User's Manual

Fn key combinations

The following table shows the function of each combination of Fn with a function

key.

Table 9. Fn key combinations

Key combination Description

Fn+F1 Reserved.

Fn+F2 Lock the computer.

Fn+F3 Select a power scheme that has been created by Power Manager. When

you press this combination, a panel for selecting a power scheme

appears.

Notes:

1. To use the Fn+F3 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad

PM device driver installed on the computer.

2. If you have logged on with an administrator user ID, and you press

Fn+F3, the panel for selecting a power scheme appears. If you have

logged on with another user ID, and you press Fn+F3, the panel

does not appear.

3. You cannot turn off the computer display by pressing Fn+F3.

Fn+F4 Put the computer in standby mode. To return to normal operation,

press the Fn key only, without pressing a function key.

Notes:

1. To use the Fn+F4 key combination, you must have the ThinkPad

PM device driver installed on the computer.

2. This combination of keys also functions as a sleep button. If you

want to use the combination to put the computer into hibernation

mode or shut the computer down, change the settings in the Power

Manager.

Fn+F5 Enable or disable the built-in wireless networking features and the

Bluetooth features. If you press Fn+F5, a list of wireless features is

displayed. You can quickly change the power state of each feature in

the list.

Note: If you want to use Fn+F5 to enable the feature specified in IEEE

standard 802.11, the following device drivers must be installed on the

computer beforehand:

v ThinkPad Power Management driver

v OnScreen Display Utility

v Wireless device drivers

Fn+F6 Change the camera settings and the setting of the microphone mute

button. When you press Fn+F6, the camera setting window is opened.

Note: For Window XP models, the setting of the microphone mute

button cannot be changed.