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Decreasing screen brightness, Increasing screen brightness, Initiating quicklock – HP Pavilion dm1-2001au Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

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Decreasing screen brightness

Press

fn+f3

to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to decrease the brightness level

incrementally.

Increasing screen brightness

Press

fn+f4

to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to increase the brightness level

incrementally.

Initiating QuickLock

Press

fn+f6

to initiate the QuickLock security feature.

QuickLock protects your information by displaying the operating system Log On window. While the Log
On window is displayed, the computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user password or a Windows
administrator password is entered.

NOTE:

Before you can use QuickLock, you must set a Windows user password or a Windows

administrator password. For instructions, refer to Help and Support.

To use QuickLock, press

fn+f6

to display the Log On window and lock the computer. Then follow the

instructions on the screen to enter your Windows user password or your Windows administrator
password and access the computer.

Muting and restoring speaker sound

Press

fn+f8

to mute speaker sound. Press the hotkey again to restore speaker sound.

Decreasing speaker volume

Press

fn+f10

to decrease speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to decrease speaker sound

incrementally.

Increasing speaker volume

Press

fn+f11

to increase speaker sound. Hold down the hotkey to increase speaker sound

incrementally.

Enabling the TouchPad

Press

fn+f12

to enable or disable the TouchPad. The system displays a TouchPad icon in the notification

area of the system tray.

NOTE:

You can also enable or disable the TouchPad through the use of the Device Manager. Select

Start > Control Panel > System and Security. In the System area, click Device Manager.

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