Lenovo U530 User guide

Brand: Lenovo

Model: U530

Category: Notebooks

Type: User guide

This manual is also suitable for

U530 Touch

Lenovo U530: Your Gateway to Seamless Computing

The Lenovo U530 is a feature-rich laptop designed to enhance your productivity and entertainment experiences. Here's a quick rundown of its capabilities:

Immersive Visuals: Enjoy stunning visuals with the U530's multi-touch display, perfect for browsing photos, watching movies, or creating presentations.
Powerful Performance: Equipped with a robust processor, the U530 handles multitasking and demanding applications with ease.
Wireless Connectivity: Stay connected on the go with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, allowing you to access the internet, transfer files, or connect to wireless devices.

Lenovo U530: Your Gateway to Seamless Computing

The Lenovo U530 is a feature-rich laptop designed to enhance your productivity and entertainment experiences. Here's a quick rundown of its capabilities:

Immersive Visuals: Enjoy stunning visuals with the U530's multi-touch display, perfect for browsing photos, watching movies, or creating presentations.
Powerful Performance: Equipped with a robust processor, the U530 handles multitasking and demanding applications with ease.
Wireless Connectivity: Stay connected on the go with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, allowing you to access the internet, transfer files, or connect to wireless devices.

Lenovo IdeaPad

U530 Touch

Read the safety notices and important tips in the

included manuals before using your computer.

User Guide

First Edition (June 2013)

Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General

Information Guide ﬁrst.

The features described in this guide are common to most models.

Some features may not be available on your computer and/or your

computer may include features that are not described in this user

guide.

Some instructions in this guide may assume that you are using

Windows

8. If you are using other Windows operating systems, some

operations may be slightly diﬀerent. If you are using other operating

systems, some operations may not apply to you.

LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If data or software is delivered pursuant a General

Services Administration “GSA” contract, use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set

forth in Contract No. GS-35F-05925.

Notes

•

The illustrations in this manual may diﬀer from the actual product.

Please refer to the actual product.

•

The illustrations used in this manual are for Lenovo IdeaPad U530

Touch unless otherwise stated.

•

For details, refer to Guides & Manuals at hp://support.lenovo.com.

Regulatory Notice

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer ..........................................1

Topview.......................................................................................................................1

Left‐sideview ..............................................................................................................5

Right‐sideview............................................................................................................8

Bottomview ...............................................................................................................11

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 ................................................12

Configuringtheoperatingsystemforthefirsttime ............................................12

Operatingsysteminterfaces ....................................................................................12

Charmsandthecharmsbar.....................................................................................13

Puttingthecomputertosleeporshuttingitdown..............................................15

Touchscreenoperation ...........................................................................................17

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork ..........................................................................20

Helpandsupport ......................................................................................................21

Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery system ................................... 22

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ................................................................. 24

Frequentlyaskedquestions .....................................................................................24

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................27

Trademarks............................................................................................ 31

Contents

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Top view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Note: Thedashedareasindicatepartsthatarenotvisiblefromoutside.

Attention:

Donotopenthedisplaypanelbeyond130degrees.Whenclosingthedisplaypanel,becareful

nottoleavepensoranyotherobjectsinbetweenthedisplaypanelandthekeyboard.

Otherwise,thedisplaypanelmaybedamaged.

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Integrated

camera

Usethecameraforvideocommunication.

Built-in

microphone

Capturessound,whichcanbeusedforvideo

conferencing,voicenarration,oraudiorecordings.

Multi-touch

display

TheLCDdisplaywithLEDbacklightprovidesbrilliant

visualoutput.Multi‐touchfunctionisavailableonthis

display.

Power button

Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Touchpad

Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.

TouchpadTomovethecursoronthescreen,slideyour

fingertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwant

thecursortomove.

TouchpadbuttonsThefunctionsoftheleft/rightside

correspondtothoseoftheleft/rightmousebuttonona

conventionalmouse.

Notes:

• Youcanenable/disablethetouchpadbypressingF6().

• IfyouchangetheHotKeyModefromEnabledtoDisabledintheBIOSsetuputility,

youneedtopresstheFnkeyincombinationwith theappropriatehotkey.

Ventilation slots

Dissipateinternalheat.

Attention:

Makesurethatnoneoftheventilationslotsareblockedotherwiseoverheatingofthe

computermayoccur.

Wireless

antennas

Connecttothewirelessadaptertoreceiveandsend

wirelesssignal.

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Hotkeys

Youcanaccesscertainsystemsettingsquicklybypressingtheappropriate

hotkeys.

Mutes/unmutesthesound.

Enables/disablesAirplane

mode.

Decreasesthevolumelevel.

Switchestheactiveprogram.

Increasesthevolumelevel.

TurnstheLCDscreenback‐

lighton/off.

Closesthecurrentlyactive

window.

Projectstoaconnected

display.

Refreshesthedesktoporthe

currentlyactivewindow.

Decreasesdisplay

brightness.

Enables/disablesthe

touchpad.

Increasesdisplaybrightness.

Note: IfyouchangetheHotKeyModefromEnabledtoDisabledintheBIOSsetuputility,

youneedtopresstheFnkeyincombinationwiththeappropriatehotkey.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Function key combinations

Throughtheuseofthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeatures

instantly.Tousethisfunction,pressandholdFn ;thenpressoneofthe

functionkeys .

Thefollowingdescribesthefeaturesofeachfunctionkey.

Fn + Home: Activatethepausefunction.

Fn + End: Activatethebreakfunction.

Fn + PgUp: Enable/disablethescrolllock.

Fn + PgDn: Activatetheinsertfunction.

Fn + Space : Turnthekeyboardbacklighton/off.

Insert PrtSc Delete

Home End

PgUp

PgDn

Pause Break ScrLk SysRq

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Left-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Novo button

Whenthecomputerisofforinhibernationmode,press

thisbuttontostarttheLenovoOneKeyRecoverysystem

ortheBIOSsetuputility,ortoenterthebootmenu.

Notes:

• Fordetails,see“Chapter3.LenovoOneKeyRecoverysystem”onpage22.

• IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwithaLinpusoperatingsystem,OnekeyRecovery

systemisnotavailable.

RJ-45 port

ConnectsthecomputertoanEthernetnetwork.

HDMI port

ConnectstodeviceswithHDMIinputsuchasaTVora

display.

USB port

ConnectstoUSBdevices.

Notes:

• TheportsupportsUSB3.0.

• Fordetails,see“ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage6.

Combo audio

jack

Connectstoheadsets.

Notes:

• Atthedefaultsetting,thecomboaudiojackdoesnotsupportconventionalmicrophones.

• Therecordingfunctionmaynotbesupportedifthird‐partyheadphonesorheadsetsare

connected,duetodifferentindustrystandards.

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Connecting USB devices

ConnectaUSBdevicetoyourcomputerbyinsertingtheUSBplug(TypeA)

intotheUSBportonyourcomputer.

ThefirsttimeyouplugaUSBdeviceintoaparticularUSBportonyour

computer,Windowsautomaticallyinstallsadriverforthatdevice.Afterthe

driverisinstalled,you

canreconnectthedevicewithoutperformingany

additionalsteps.

BeforedisconnectingaUSBstoragedevice,makesureyourcomputerhas

finishedtransferringdatatoorfromthatdevice.ClicktheSafelyRemove

HardwareandEjectMediaiconinthenotificationareaoftheWindows

desktopscreentoremovethedevicebefore

disconnecting.

Note: Typically,Windowsdetectsanewdeviceafterconnectingit,andtheninstallsthe

driverautomatically.However,somedevicesmayrequireyoutoinstallthedriver

beforeconnecting.Checkthedocumentationprovidedbythedevice’smanufacturer

beforeconnectingthedevice.

Notes:

• IfyourUSBdeviceusesapowercord,connectthedevicetoapowersourcebefore

connectingit.Otherwise,thedevicemaynotberecognized.

• ToconnectordisconnectaUSBdeviceinsleepmode,wakeupyourcomputerfirst.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Connecting a Bluetooth device

IfyourcomputerhasanintegratedBluetoothadaptercard,itcanconnectto

andtransferdatawirelesslytoorfromotherBluetoothenableddevices,such

asnotebookcomputers,PDAs,andcellphones.Youcantransferdata

betweenthesedevicesatarangeofupto10metersinopenspace.

Enabling Bluetooth and WLAN communications on your computer

PressF7()todisableairplanemode.

Note: Theactualmaximumrangemayvaryduetointerferenceandtransmissionbarriers.

Forthebesttransferspeed,placethedeviceasneartoyourcomputeraspossible.

Notes:

• WhenyoudonotneedtousetheBluetoothfunction,turnitofftosavebatterypower.

• YouneedtopairtheBluetoothenableddevicewithyourcomputerbeforeyoucantransfer

databetweenthem.ReadthedocumentationsuppliedwiththeBluetoothenableddevice

fordetailsonhowtopair

thedevicewithyourcomputer.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Right-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

System status

indicators

Powerindicator

Batterystatusindicator

Symbol Indicator status Meaning

On(solidwhite) Thecomputerispowered

on.

Blinking Thecomputerisinsleep

mode.

Off Thecomputerispowered

off.

On(solidwhite) Thebatteryhasmorethan

20%charge.

Solidamber Thebatteryhasbetween5%

and20%charge.

Fastblinkingamber Thereisaproblemwiththe

batteryorthebatterycon‐

nection.

Slowblinkingamber The

batteryisbeing

charged.Whenbattery

chargereaches20%,the

blinkingcolorchangesto

white.

Slowblinkingwhite Thebatteryhasbetween

20%and80%chargeandis

stillcharging.Whenthebat‐

teryreaches80%charge,the

lightwillstopblinking,but

chargingwillcontinueuntil

thebatteryisfullycharged.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Memory card slot

Insertmemorycards(notsupplied)here.

Note: Fordetails,see“Usingmemorycards(notsupplied)”onpage10.

USB port

ConnectstoUSBdevices.Fordetails,see“Connecting

USBdevices”onpage6.

Note: Ifthebatteryismorethan20%charged,theUSBportwithamarksupportsthe

chargingofanexternalUSBdevice,evenwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

AC power adapter

jack

ConnectstheACpoweradapter.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Using memory cards (not supplied)

Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingtypesofmemorycard:

•SecureDigital(SD)card

• MultiMediaCard(MMC)

Inserting a memory card

Toinsertamemorycard,dothefollowing:

Pushthedummycardinuntilyouhearaclick.

Gentlypullthedummycardoutofthememorycardslot.

Slideamemorycardinuntilitclicksintoplace.

Removing a memory card

Toremoveamemorycard,dothefollowing:

Pushthememorycardinuntilyouhearaclick.

Gentlypullthememorycardoutofthememorycardslot.

Notes:

• Insertonlyonecardintheslotatatime.

• ThiscardreaderdoesnotsupportSDIOdevices(e.g.,SDIOBluetooth,etc.).

Note: Thedummycardisusedforpreventingdustandsmallparticlesfromenteringthe

insideofyourcomputerwhenthememorycardslotisnotinuse.Retainthedummy

cardforfutureuse.

Attention:

Beforeremovingamemorycard,disableitthroughSafelyRemoveHardwareandEject

Mediatoavoid

datacorruption.

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Bottom view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Louvers

Allowairtoenterthecomputerforcooling.

Speakers

Provideaudiooutput.

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Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8

Configuring the operating system for the first

time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Youneedtoconfiguretheoperatingsystemwhenitisfirstused.The

configurationprocessmayincludetheproceduresbelow:

• Acceptingtheenduserlicenseagreement

• ConfiguringtheInternetconnection

•Registeringtheoperatingsystem

•Creatingauseraccount

Operating system interfaces - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Windows8comeswithtwomainuserinterfaces:theStartscreenandthe

Windowsdesktop.

ToswitchfromtheStartscreentotheWindowsdesktop,dooneofthe

following:

•SelecttheDesktoptileontheStartscreen.

•PresstheWindowskey+D.

ToswitchfromthedesktoptotheStartscreen,

dooneofthefollowing:

•SelectStartfromthecharmsbar.

•Movethecursortothelower‐leftcorner,andthensel ecttheStartscreen

thumbnailwhenitisdisplayed.

Start screen Desktop

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8

Charms and the charms bar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Charmsarenavigationbuttonsthatletyouaccessbasictasksquickly.

Charmsinclude:Search,Share,Start,Devices,andSettings.Thecharmsbar

isthemenuthatcontainsthecharms.Todisplaythecharmsbar,dooneof

thefollowing:

•Movethe cursortotheupper‐rightorlower‐rightcorneruntil

thecharms

barisdisplayed.

•PresstheWindowskey+C.

•Useafingertoswipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreenuntilthecharms

barisdisplayed.

Search charm

TheSearchcharmisapowerfulnewwaytofindwhatyouarelookingfor,

includingapps,settings,andfiles.

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8

Share charm

TheSharecharmletsyousendlinks,photos,andmoretoyourfriendsand

socialnetworkswithoutleavingtheappyouarein.

Start charm

TheStartcharmisaquickwaytogototheStartscreen.

Devices charm

TheDevicescharmallowsyoutoconnectorsendfilestoconnectedexternal

devices,includingdigitalcameras,TVs,andprinters.

Settings charm

TheSettingscharmletsyouperformbasictasks,suchassettingthevolume

orshuttingdownthecomputer.Also,youcangettothe ControlPanel

throughtheSettingscharmwhenontheDesktopscreen.

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8

Putting the computer to sleep or shutting it

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Whenyouhavefinishedworkingwithyourcomputer,youcanputittosleep

orshutitdown.

 Putting your computer to sleep

Ifyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforashorttime,putthecomputerto

sleep.Whenthecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanquicklywakeitto

resumeuse,bypassingthestartupprocess.Toputthecomputertosleep,do

oneofthefollowing:

•Closethedisplaypanel.

•Press

thepowerbutton.

•Openthecharmsbar,andthenselectSettingsPowerSleep.

Towakeupthecomputer,dooneofthefollowing:

•Pressanykeyonthekeyboard.

•Pressthepowerbutton.

Attention:

Waituntilthepowerindicatorlightstartsblinking(indicatingthatthecomputerisinsleep

mode)beforeyoumoveyourcompu ter.Movingyourcomputerwhiletheharddiskis

spinningcandamagetheharddisk,causinglossofdata.

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Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8

 Shutting down the computer

Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourcomputerforalongtime,shutitdown.

Toshutdownyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

Openthecharmsbar,thenselectSettings .

SelectPowerShutdown.

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Lenovo U530 User guide

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