My MacBook air's screen has gone black, how can I fix or reset it?

MY macbook airs screen has gone black and won't come back on. The keyboard still lights up. When I turn it off and back on it makes the start up sound, but not a thing comes up on the screen. No idea what else to do. Please help.

Try the fn key (bottom right) and the F2 key (top left) together and step up the brightness.

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