Kensington M Series - Manual (Page 27)

18 Ascentia M Series User’s Manual
When you press a function key combination, the
system sound is temporarily muted.
Gauge: Displays the battery gauge in the upper-right corner of
your screen. This key combination functions only when the
computer is run from the battery.
To disable or enable the power-management settings in System
Setup, press while the gauge is displayed. An icon of a
dripping water faucet indicates that power management is
enabled. An icon of a water faucet with water running at full force
indicates that power management is disabled. The power-
management level you choose through remains in force
when you turn off the computer.
The gauge closes in a few seconds, or you can press to
close the gauge. (See ”Monitoring the Battery Charge” on page
40 for more information on the battery gauge.)
KeyLock: Locks the keyboard and activates password protection.
Type your password and press to unlock the keyboard.
The key combination has no effect unless a password is
enabled in System Setup. The Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll
Lock lights blink when the keyboard is locked.
Mute: Turns the audio output on and off.
Volume down: Decreases the audio volume.
Volume up: Increases the audio volume.
Rest: Puts the computer into rest mode. To resume normal
operation from rest, press the power button. (See ”Using Power
Management Options” on page 60 for more information about the
rest mode.)
Scroll: In some applications, sets the cursor-control keys to scroll
the page up or down while the cursor position does not change.
Pressing again turns off the scrolling function.
Arrow> Contrast up: Increases the LCD contrast. Contrast adjustment is
not needed on a TFT LCD.
Arrow> Contrast down: Decreases the LCD contrast. Contrast adjustment
is not needed on a TFT LCD.
Arrow> Brightness up: Increases the LCD brightness.
Arrow> Brightness down: Decreases the LCD brightness.
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