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- Display Panel
Using the Keyboard
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[Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display.
•
[Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display.
Using the Power Options
To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and select either
Large icons
or
Small icons
in the
View by:
Double-click
Power Options
. At the bottom of the window, drag the brightness bar to the
desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to change them
again.
Using the PC Settings Window
To change the brightness using the PC Settings window, click at the bottom right corner of the screen so that vertical
menu appears, then click the Settings icon. Click the Brightness icon and drag the brightness bar up to increase the
brightness, or down to decrease it.
Using the Windows Mobility Center
To change the brightness using the Windows Mobility Center, open the Control Panel and select either
Large icons
or
Small icons
in the
View by:
Double-click
Windows Mobility Center
. In the
Display Brightness
area, drag the
brightness bar to the desired level.
Closing the Display Panel
Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LIFEBOOK notebook.
•
W
HEN
USING
AC
POWER
YOUR
BRIGHTNESS
SETTING
IS
SET
TO
ITS
HIGHEST
LEVEL
BY
DEFAULT
. W
HEN
USING
BATTERY
POWER
YOUR
BRIGHTNESS
SETTING
IS
SET
TO
APPROXIMATELY
MID
-
LEVEL
BY
DEFAULT
.
•
T
HE
HIGHER
THE
BRIGHTNESS
LEVEL
,
THE
MORE
POWER
THE
NOTEBOOK
WILL
CONSUME
AND
THE
FASTER
YOUR
BATTERIES
WILL
DISCHARGE
. F
OR
MAXIMUM
BATTERY
LIFE
,
MAKE
SURE
THAT
THE
BRIGHTNESS
IS
SET
AS
LOW
AS
POSSIBLE
.