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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 .....................................................................................5-6
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
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 ..............................................6-15
