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Chapter 5 The Keyboard
Typewriter keys ................................................................................. 5-1
F1 … F12 function keys ..................................................................... 5-2
Soft keys: Fn key combinations ........................................................ 5-2
Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard .............................................. 5-2
Hot keys............................................................................................. 5-4
Fn Sticky key ..................................................................................... 5-7
Windows special keys ....................................................................... 5-7
Keypad overlay .................................................................................. 5-7
Turning on the overlays ....................................................................... 5-7
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) .................................. 5-8
Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) ................................................. 5-9
Temporarily changing modes .............................................................. 5-9
Generating ASCII characters ............................................................ 5-9
Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes
Power conditions ............................................................................... 6-1
Power indicators ............................................................................... 6-2
Battery indicator ................................................................................. 6-2
DC IN indicator ................................................................................... 6-3
Power indicator ................................................................................... 6-3
Battery types ...................................................................................... 6-3
Battery pack ....................................................................................... 6-3
Real Time Clock battery ..................................................................... 6-4
Care and use of the battery pack ..................................................... 6-5
Safety precautions .............................................................................. 6-5
Charging the batteries ........................................................................ 6-8
Monitoring battery capacity ................................................................ 6-9
Maximizing battery operating time .................................................... 6-10
Retaining data with power off ............................................................ 6-11
Extending battery life ........................................................................ 6-11
Replacing the battery pack ............................................................. 6-12
Removing the battery pack ............................................................... 6-12
Installing the battery pack ................................................................. 6-13
Starting the computer by password ............................................... 6-14
Power-up modes ............................................................................. 6-15
Windows utilities .............................................................................. 6-15
Hot keys........................................................................................... 6-15