Operating the OmniBook Using the OmniBook Display Using the OmniBook Display This section describes how to ♦ Adjust the display brightness and contrast. ♦ Extend the life of the display. To adjust the display brightness and contrast Brightness affects battery time . To maximize your battery operating time, set the brightness to the lowest comfortable setting. Brightness • Press Fn+F1 to decrease the brightness. • Press Fn+F2 to increase the brightness. Contrast (for DSTN displays only) • Press Fn+F3 to decrease the contrast. • Press Fn+F4 to increase the contrast. To extend the life of the display Observe the following guidelines to maximize the life of the backlight in the OmniBook display.
• Set the brightness to the lowest comfortable setting (Fn+F1). • When working at your desk, connect an external monitor and turn off the internal display (Fn+F5). • Avoid using a screen saver or other software that prevents the OmniBook from changing to Suspend or Standby mode after a time-out period. • Do not disable Suspend or Standby time-outs. • If you are using ac power and have no external monitor attached, change to suspend or standby when not in use. 2-7