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Adjusting Display Panel Brightness
Once you have turned on your LIFEBOOK notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the
screen to a more comfortable viewing level. There are three ways to adjust the brightness, by using the
keyboard, the Power Options, or the Windows Mobility Center.
Using the Keyboard
Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily.
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[Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display.
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[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 one of the icon
views in the View by: window. Click on the
Power Options
icon. Drag the brightness bar at the bottom
of the screen to the desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until
you decide to change them again.
Using the Windows Mobility Center
In the Control Panel, double-click the
Windows Mobility Center
icon. Drag the
Display Brightness
bar
to the desired level.
Closing the Display Panel
To close the display, hold the edge of the display panel and pull it forward until it is flush with the body
of your LIFEBOOK notebook.
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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
.
