

Once you've manually adjusted the backlighting once, the backlighting should stay at that level until rebooted or manually adjusted again. You can turn off the backlighting on your keyboard by tapping the shortcut Alt + Brightness down until the backlighting slide drops to 0%. However, in rooms that are lit naturally or partially, the dim backlight can combine with soft reflections on the keys to make them even harder to read than if they weren't backlit at all.

NOTE: The action and time options are the same when running on battery as they are for when the computer is plugged in.The C434's backlighting comes on automatically and that's useful in truly dark environments.

In the VAIO Control Center window, click Keyboard and Mouse.In the Search screen, in the Search field type VAIO Control Center, and then click the VAIO Control Center icon.NOTE: The Windows Logo + Q key combination will also take you to the Search screen. Point to (but do not click) the lower-right or top-right corner of the screen, and then click to select the Search charm.To see if your computer has it, consult the Marketing Specifications or Users Guide. Not all Sony computers are equipped with this feature. IMPORTANT: In order to use this procedure your computer must have the Backlit Keyboard feature. Follow these steps to configure the keyboard backlight feature.
