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Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key
Combinations/
Feature
Fn+
(ESC)
System suspend
mode
Fn+
(F2)
Display power status
Fn+
(F3)
Speaker switch
Fn+
(F4)
Speaker volume
Fn+
(F5)
Brightness control
Fn+
(F6)
Contrast control
Fn+
LCD
/
VGA
(F7)
Switch to the
external display
Fn+
LCD
/
(F8)
Select video out
Fn+
(F9)
Functions
Puts the system into system suspend mode, a
power management state. To return the system
to the active state, press any key or press the
power switch on your computer.
Displays the power status, as in the two
examples below:
Using AC
power
Toggles the built-in speaker between off and on.
Adjusts the built-in speaker volume.
To increase volume, press Fn+F4, then
To decrease volume, press Fn+F4, then
Adjusts the brightness of the LCD.
To increase light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then
or
.
To decrease light intensity, press Fn+F5 and then
or
.
(For PCG-745) Adjusts the contrast control on
the LCD display.
To increase contrast, press Fn+F6, then
To decrease contrast, press Fn+F6, then
(For PCG-747) The contrast control is not
currently used on the LCD display.
Toggles between LCD, external display
(connected to the
both LCD and external display.
Only LCD
Only external display
Toggles between LCD and TV connected to the
Video Out connector.
Disconnects from the docking station when the
power is on, in case that the charged battery is
inserted in the computer.
Charging
the battery
Monitor connector) and
LCD and external display
or
.
or
.
or
or
.