Acer Aspire V5-121 Quick Manual page 6

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Hotkeys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the
computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in
the hotkey combination.
Hotkey Icon
<Fn> + <F3>
<Fn> + <F4>
<Fn> + <F5>
<Fn> + <F6>
<Fn> + <F8>
<Fn> +
<F11>
<Fn> +
<F12>
<Fn> + < >
<Fn> + < >
<Fn> + < >
<Fn> + < >
Function Description
Enables/disables the computer's
communication devices.
Communication
Communication devices may vary by
configuration.
Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
Switches display output between the
Display toggle display screen, external monitor
(if connected) and both.
Turns the display screen backlight off to
Screen blank
save power. Press any key to return.
Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
When Num Lock is on, the embedded
keypad is in numeric mode. The keys
function as a calculator (complete with
the arithmetic operators +, -, *, and /).
Use this mode when you need to do a
Num Lock
lot of numeric data entry. A better
solution would be to connect an
external keypad.
<Fn> + <F11> only for certain models.
When Scroll Lock is on, the screen
moves one line up or down when you
Scroll Lock press the up or down arrow keys
respectively. Scroll Lock does not work
with some applications.
Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
Brightness
Decreases the screen brightness.
down
Increases the sound volume (only for
Volume up
certain models).
Decreases the sound volume (only for
Volume down
certain models).