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Using the Wireless LAN (page 66) . Using the BLUETOOTH Function (page 71) Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Keyboard n 35 N Using the Keyboard Your keyboard has additional keys that perform model-specific tasks. Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key . Some keyboard functions can be used only after the operating system is finished launching. Combination/Feature Function Fn + (F1): touch pad operation Disables and enables the touch pad. Fn + % (F2): muting Turns on and off the built-in speakers or the headphones. Fn + 2 (F3/F4): volume control Changes the volume level. To increase the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F4 keys or press the Fn+F4 keys and then the M or , key. To decrease the volume, keep pressing the Fn+F3 keys or press the Fn+F3 keys and then the m or < key. Fn + 8 (F5/F6): brightness control Changes the LCD brightness of your computer screen. To increase lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F6 keys or press the Fn+F6 keys and then the M or , key. To decrease lighting intensity, keep pressing the Fn+F5 keys or press the Fn+F5 keys and then the m or < key. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Keyboard n 36 N Combination/Feature Function Fn + /T (F7): display output Switches the display output between your computer screen and an external display. Press the Enter key to select the display output. ! If you disconnect a display cable from your computer while an external display is selected as the display output destination, the computer screen goes blank. In such a case, press the F7 key twice while holding down the Fn key, and then press the Enter key to switch the display output to the computer screen. Use of multiple monitors may not be supported depending on the connected external display. Fn + / (F9/F10): zooming Changes the size of an image or a document displayed on some software. To make the view look smaller and further away (zoom out), press the Fn+F9 keys. To make the view look bigger and closer (zoom in), press the Fn+F10 keys. See the help file included with the VAIO Control Center for more information. Fn + (F12): hibernation Provides the lowest level of power consumption. When you execute this command, the states of the system and the connected peripheral devices are saved to the built-in storage device and the system power is turned off. To return the system to its original state, use the power button to turn on the power. For details on power management, see Using the Power Saving Modes (page 28). Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Keyboard n 37 N Changing the Backlit Keyboard Settings Some features and options may not be available on your computer. If your computer is equipped with a backlit keyboard, you can set the keyboard light to automatically turn on and off according to ambient light intensity. Additionally, you can set a time period to turn off the keyboard backlight after inactivity of keyboard operations. To change the backlit keyboard settings 1 Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center. 2 Click Keyboard and Mouse and Backlit Keyboard. . Ambient light intensity is measured by the ambient light sensor. Blocking the ambient light sensor may turn on the keyboard backlight. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using the Touch Pad n 38 N Using the Touch Pad You can point to, select, drag, and scroll objects on the screen using the touch pad. Action Description Point Slide your finger on the touch pad (1) to place the pointer (2) on an item or object. Click Press the left side of the touch pad button (3) once. Double-click Press the left side of the touch pad button twice in a row. Right-click Press the right side of the touch pad button (4) once. With many applications, this action displays a context-sensitive shortcut menu (if any). Drag Slide your finger on the touch pad while pressing the left side of the touch pad button. Scroll Slide your finger along the right edge of the touch pad to scroll vertically. Slide your finger along the bottom edge to scroll horizontally. Once vertical or horizontal scrolling is engaged, you can move your finger in circles on the touch pad to keep scrolling without taking the finger off the touch pad (the scroll function is available only with applications that support a touch pad scroll feature). Flick Slide two fingers linearly in quick motion on the touch pad. On web browsers or image viewer software, you can flick left to move backward and flick right to move forward. Pinch With some software applications, you can pinch on the touch pad with two fingers for zooming. Pinch open to zoom in or pinch close to zoom out. . You can disable/enable the touch pad by pressing the Fn+F1 keys. You can also use the VAIO Control Center to change the touch pad settings. ! Be sure to connect a mouse before disabling the touch pad. If you disable the touch pad before connecting a mouse, you will be able to use only the keyboard for pointer operations. Using Your VAIO Computer > Using Special-function Buttons n 39 N Using Special-function Buttons Y...
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