Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 12)

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the PC Card icon to open the PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties window.
For more information, check the documentation that came with your operating system.
To configure a PC Card in Windows NT, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Softex PC Card Controller icon to open the Softex PC Card Controller window.
For more information, click the Help tab.
Display
Adjusting the Brightness
To accommodate local lighting conditions or video output from the software you are using, you can use the key combinations shown in Table 7 .
Table 7. Brightness Key Combinations and Their Functions
Expanded Video Mode
When working in text mode, you can select the font used to display text. Press <Fn><F7> to toggle between a regular serif font and a serif font with
extra leading. Expanded video mode is useful if you are working in 800 x 600 resolution on a 14.1-inch extended graphics array (XGA) display.
Customizing Video Resolution
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click the Display icon.
The Display Properties window appears.
3. Click the Settings tab, and then set the resolution by dragging the slider in the Screen Area box. In the Colors box, choose the number of
colors from the menu provided.
For more information, see your operating system documentation. If you choose a resolution or color palette that is higher than the
NOTE: When you run the computer on battery power, set your computer's brightness control to the lowest setting that
affords comfortable viewing. You can conserve up to 10 percent of battery power by using the minimum brightness
setting.
Key Combinations Function
<Fn> + down arrow Decreases brightness
<Fn> + up arrow Increases brightness
<Fn> + right arrow Decreases contrast
(has no effect on an active-matrix display)
<Fn> + left arrow Increases contrast
(has no effect on an active-matrix display)
NOTES: You cannot change contrast on an active-matrix (thin film transistor [TFT]) display. Contrast adjustments are
only necessary on passive matrix displays.
When using the integrated keyboard, you press <Fn> and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions. To perform
such functions on an external keyboard, you press <Scroll Lock> and the appropriate keys. You must be sure that the
External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
NOTE: You may have trouble using the display fonts feature with MS-DOS® programs that use downloaded fonts.