Using The Keyboard; Colored Hot Keys - Asus T9A User Manual

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Using the Keyboard

Colored Hot Keys

The following defines the colored hot keys on the Notebook PC's keyboard. The colored commands can only
be accessed by first pressing and holding the function key while pressing a key with a colored command.
F1
SUSPEND
F5
F6
F7
LCD
F8
LCD
F10
F11
F12
Ins
NumLK
Del
ScrLK
NOTE: Hot Keys work only on the Notebook PC's own keyboard and not on any exter-
nally connected keyboards. (OSD) stands for on screen display. OSD provides a large
clear status displayed on the LCD panel for the function selected.
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Suspend (F1): Places the Notebook PC in suspend mode (either Save-to-RAM or Save-to-
Disk depending on sleep button setting in power management setup).
Dark Sun Icon (F5):
Decreases the display brightness (OSD)
Open Sun Icon (F6):
Increases the display brightness (OSD)
LCD Icon (F7): Toggles the display panel ON and OFF. This is a quick way to hide
your work (OSD). This also stretches your screen area to fill the entire display when
using low resolution modes.
LCD/Monitor Icons (F8): Toggles between the Notebook PC's LCD display and an exter-
nal monitor in this series: Notebook PC LCD -> External Monitor -> Both. (This function
does not work in 256 Colors, select High Color in Display Property Settings.) (OSD)
Speaker Icons (F10):
Toggles the speakers ON and OFF (OSD)
Down Speaker Icon (F11):
Decreases the speaker volume (OSD)
Up Speaker Icon (F12):
Increases the speaker volume (OSD)
Num Lk (Ins): Toggles the numeric keypad (number lock) ON and OFF. Allows you
to use a larger portion of the keyboard for number entering.
Scr Lk (Del): Toggles the "Scroll Lock" ON and OFF. Allows you to use a larger
portion of the keyboard for cell navigation.