What's that down-pointing arrow light on my keyboards

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#1 Post by **Falcon** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:51 pm

On all of my keyboards, next to the NumLock and CapsLock indicator lights, there is one that looks like a down-pointing arrow. I have never seen it illuminated, but I'm sure it's there for something. Does anyone know what it is supposed to indicate or what it's function is?

#2 Post by **rokytnji.1** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:31 pm

When it lights up. Sounds like a hot key for sound, wireless, brightness , cuz I don't really know what it may control.

I could be wrong. Would not be a first.

#3 Post by **Pierre** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:32 pm

is it the Scroll Lock Indicator ?.
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#4 Post by **Gordon Cooper** » Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:43 pm

It will vary with the keyboard maker. The Dell KB has the Scroll Lock Key in a group of three immediately above the numeric keys. There is no indicator.
Two HP keyboards have their Scroll Lock key in a group of three spaced above the Insert, Home and Page Up Keys. One of these boards has an indicator
light labelled Scroll Lock in the right hand top corner of the keyboard but I have never seen it light up. The other HP keyboard, a smaller one, has a down facing arrow in the top right corner but I have never seen this light up either. I simply ignore them and do not use scroll lock anyway..

#5 Post by **Falcon** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:17 am

I tried the Scroll Lock key but the indicator didn't light up. Like you said, I just ignore it, but it would have been interesting to know what it's intended function was. Oh, well.

#6 Post by **Adrian** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:35 am

If you give us the model of the keyboard we could probably find a screenshot or even manual...

#7 Post by **siamhie** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:38 am

Look up the model of the keyboard. I'm sure your answer is out there.

#8 Post by **Falcon** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:30 pm

The keyboard is made by IHome and the model number is ih-bl-k601.

#9 Post by **radonrose** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:02 pm

[1] : Num Lock
[A] : Caps Lock
[⤓] : Scroll lock

#10 Post by **Falcon** » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:10 pm

I tried pressing the Scroll Lock key but the indicator doesn't light up. Maybe some OSs don't support the Scroll Lock function...???

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