Chapter 6. Special Keys And Buttons - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 6. Special keys and buttons

This chapter introduces the functions of Fn key combinations and some function keys in Instant Media Mode.
Fn key combinations
The following table shows the function of each combination of Fn with a function key.
Table 8. Fn key combinations
Key combination Description
Fn+F1 Reserved.
Fn+F2 Lock the computer.
Fn+F3 Select a power plan that has been created by Power Manager, or adjust the power level by
using the slider control. When you press this combination, a panel for selecting a power
plan appears.
Notes:
Fn+F4 Put the computer in sleep mode. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key only,
without pressing a function key.
Notes:
Fn+F5 Enable or disable the built-in wireless networking features and the Bluetooth features. If you
press Fn+F5, a list of wireless features is displayed. You can quickly change the power state
of each feature in the list.
Notes: If you want to use Fn+F5 to enable the wireless feature, the following device drivers
must be installed on the computer beforehand:
• ThinkPad Power Management driver
• OnScreen Display Utility
• Wireless device drivers
Fn+F6 Launch the camera and audio settings
Fn+F7 Switch between the computer display and an external monitor. Windows will show these
display options:
• Computer display only (LCD)
• Computer display and external monitor (same image)
• Computer display and external monitor (extended desktop)
• External monitor only
Notes:
• To switch between the computer display and an external monitor, the Win+P key
• Multiple users can log on to a single operating system by using different user IDs. Each
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1. To use the Fn+F3 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad PM device driver
installed on the computer.
2. If you have logged on with an administrator user ID, and you press Fn+F3, the panel for
selecting a power plan (power scheme) appears. If you have logged on with another user
ID, and you press Fn+F3, the panel does not appear.
3. You cannot turn off the computer display by pressing Fn+F3.
1. To use the Fn+F4 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad PM device driver
installed on the computer.
2. If you want to use the combination to put the computer into hibernation mode or
do-nothing mode, change the settings in the Power Manager.
combination is also available.
user needs to change the settings.
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