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Connecting to a local area network (LAN) .......................................................................................... 25
3 Pointing devices and keyboard ................................................................................................................... 26
Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 26
Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................ 26
Using the embedded numeric keypad ................................................................................................ 31
Using an optional external numeric keypad ....................................................................................... 31
4 Multimedia ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 32
Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... 34
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Connecting a modem cable (purchased separately) ......................................................... 21
Connecting a country-specific modem cable adapter (purchased separately) .................. 22
Selecting a location setting ................................................................................................ 22
Viewing the current location selection ............................................................... 22
Adding new locations when traveling ................................................................ 23
Solving travel connection problems .................................................................. 24
Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 26
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 26
Connecting an external mouse .......................................................................................... 26
Using hotkeys .................................................................................................................... 26
Displaying system information .......................................................................... 28
Opening Help and Support ................................................................................ 29
Decreasing screen brightness ........................................................................... 29
Increasing screen brightness ............................................................................ 29
Switching the screen image .............................................................................. 29
Initiating Sleep (fn+f5) ....................................................................................... 29
Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6) (select models) ...................................................... 30
Launching Web browser (fn+f7) (select models) ............................................... 30
Launching printer (fn+f8) (select models) .......................................................... 30
Muting speaker sound (fn+f7) (select models) .................................................. 30
Decreasing speaker sound (fn+f8) (select models) ........................................... 30
Increasing speaker sound (fn+f9) (select models) ............................................ 30
Playing the previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f10) (select
models) ............................................................................................................. 30
Playing, pausing, or resuming an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f11) (select
models) ............................................................................................................. 31
Playing the next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD (fn+f12) (select
models) ............................................................................................................. 31
Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad .................................................... 31
Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad .............................................. 31
Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 32
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... 33
Accessing your preinstalled multimedia software .............................................................. 35