Chapter 5: Working On Your Computer; Using The Backlit Keyboard; Turning The Keyboard Backlight On/Off Or Adjusting Brightness; Changing The Keyboard Backlight Color - Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme 7214 Getting Started Manual

This section provides information about the backlit keyboard, stealth mode, function keys and converting your computer to notebook and
tablet modes (if applicable).
Topics:
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Using the backlit keyboard

• Function Fn key lock features
• Turning stealth mode on/off
• Disabling stealth mode in the system setup (BIOS)
• Enabling and disabling the wireless (WiFi) feature
• Converting between notebook and tablet modes
Using the backlit keyboard
The Latitude rugged series comes equipped with a backlit keyboard that can be customized. The following colors are enabled:
1. White
2. Red
3. Green
4. Blue
Alternatively, the system can be configured with two additional custom colors in the System Setup (BIOS).
Turning the keyboard backlight on/off or adjusting
brightness
To turn the backlight on/off or adjust the backlight brightness settings:
1. To initialize the keyboard backlight switch, press Fn+F10 (the Fn key is not needed if function key Fn lock is enabled).
2. The first use of the preceding key combination turns on the backlight to its lowest setting.
3. Repeated pressing of the key combinations cycles the brightness settings through 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent and
100 percent.
4. Cycle through the key combination to either adjust the brightness or turn off the keyboard backlight.

Changing the keyboard backlight color

To change the keyboard backlight color:
1. Press Fn+C keys to cycle through the available backlight colors.
Working on your computer
Working on your computer
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