FIC M296 - Manual (Page 12)

Outline of the M295 / M296
• TFT color LVDS with 14.1" 1024x768 XGA or 15" 1400x1050 resolution panels.
• Capable of displaying 16M colors (32-bit true color) on either size panels.
• LVDS display control hot-keys allows you to adjust the brightness of the LCD.
• Simultaneous display capability for LCD and external desktop computer monitor.
• LCD display can be 14.1” or 15" TFT.
You adjust the brightness level of the LCD by pressing the display control hot-keys. You
activate the hot-keys by pressing the <
Fn > key along with another function key:
• <
Fn > + < F8 > Key = Increases the brightness of the LCD display
• <
Fn > + < F9 > Key = Decreases the brightness of the LCD display
Keyboard Panel
− Standard QWERTY-key layout and full-sized 87 / 90 keys keyboard with
Windows hot-keys, embedded numeric keypad, hot keys, inverted “T” cursor
arrow keys, and separate page screen control keys.
− Wide extra space below the keyboard panel for your wrist or palm to sit-on
comfortably during typing. (The keypad F4, F5, F7 on the following keyboard
should no words print on it.)
n Function Keys o
q Control Keys p Windows
Start Menu Key
r Windows Short-cut Key s Cursor Control Keys
Figure 1-3 Keyboard Layout
The notebook keyboard is a little bit different from a standard desktop keyboard. Aside
from the normal alphanumeric characters and the standard keyboard function keys, the
notebook keyboard includes an embedded numeric keypad, and special function keys that
activates by pressing the <
Fn > key together with another key. These special function keys
or “hot-keys” allow you to control and adjust some of the functions of the notebook like
display controls, power saving features, and others.
(1) Function Keys — These function keys, out of
<F1> through <F12> , are available on
the notebook keyboard. These keys also work together with the <Fn> key to activate
1-8 FIC M295 / M296 Service Manual