Lenovo 8 User manual

UserGuide

ThinkPad8

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage63

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManual.

FourthEdition(September2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Readthisﬁrst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

Tabletlayout................1

Frontviewandsideview..........1

Back-sideview..............4

Accessories.................5

Features..................5

Speciﬁcations................6

Operatingenvironment............6

Lenovoprograms..............7

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet......9

Initialsetupinstructions............9

Usingthemulti-touchscreen..........9

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouch

keyboardandhandwritingpanel........12

Changingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthe

desktoportheStartscreen..........12

Downloadinggamesandapplications.....13

UsingtheThinkPad8QuickshotCover.....13

Usingthecameras.............15

UsingthemicroSDcardreader........16

UsingHDMIdevices............17

Usingsynchronizationsolutions........18

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........18

Powermanagement............18

Chargingthebattery..........18

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..19

Checkingthebatterystatus........20

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................21

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...21

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.23

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........23

Connectingtoamobilenetwork........24

SharingyourInternetconnection.......25

UsingBluetoothdevices...........25

Chapter4.Security..........27

Usingpasswords..............27

Passwordsandsleepmode........27

Supervisorpassword..........27

Settingthesecuritychip...........28

Usingﬁrewalls...............29

Protectingdataagainstviruses........29

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....31

Refreshingyourtablet............31

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings.................31

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions......32

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1

failstostart................32

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......33

Chapter6.Advancedconﬁguration..35

Installingdevicedrivers...........35

ThinkPadTabletSetup...........35

Usingsystemmanagement..........36

Systemmanagement..........36

Settingmanagementfeature.......37

Chapter7.Youandyourtablet....39

Comfortandaccessibility..........39

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....39

Accessibilityinformation.........39

Gettingupdates..............39

Travelingwithyourtablet...........40

Traveltips...............40

Travelaccessories...........40

Careandmaintenance...........41

Chapter8.Troubleshooting

problems...............43

Diagnosingproblems............43

Troubleshooting..............43

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...44

Errormessages..............45

Errorswithoutmessages...........45

Chapter9.Gettingsupport......47

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........47

Lenovouserforums.............48

FindingThinkPadoptions..........48

Purchasingadditionalservices........48

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............49

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........49

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............50

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....51

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Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........51

Electronicemissionnotices..........51

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........51

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............51

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...52

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...52

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....53

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....53

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswithrated

currentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase.53

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................53

Eurasiancompliancemark..........53

Brazilregulatorynotice...........53

Mexicoregulatorynotice...........53

AppendixB.Environmental,

recycling,anddisposalinformation.55

Lenovorecyclingstatement.........55

RecyclinginformationforJapan........55

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........56

ImportantWEEEinformation.........56

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....57

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................57

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................57

RecyclinginformationforChina........58

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....59

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........59

ChinaRoHS................60

TurkishRoHS...............61

UkraineRoHS...............61

IndiaRoHS................61

AppendixD.Notices..........63

Trademarks................64

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Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto

dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad

®

8(hereaftercalled

thetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPad8UserGuide(thispublication).Youcanaccess

theThinkPad8UserGuidebydoingoneofthefollowingmethods:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManualandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•OpenWindows

®

HelpandSupport.ThentapLenovoUserGuide.

Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperatethetabletsafely,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/safety

Handleyourtabletwithcare:

Donotdrop,bend,puncture,insertforeignobjects,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourtablet.Sensitive

componentsinsidemightbecomedamaged.

Yourtabletscreenismadeofglass.Theglassmightbreakifthetabletisdroppedonahardsurface,is

thesubjectofahighimpact,oriscrushedbyaheavyobject.Iftheglasschipsorcracks,donottouch

thebrokenglassorattempttoremoveitfromthetablet.Stopusingthetabletimmediatelyandcontact

Lenovo

®

technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.

Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:

Yourtabletisasealedunit.Therearenoend-userserviceablepartsinside.Allinternalrepairsmustbedone

byaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.Attemptingtoopenormodifyyour

tabletwillvoidthewarranty.

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalbattery:

ReplacementoftheinternalrechargeablebatterymustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityora

Lenovo-authorizedtechnician.Lenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteries

accordingtolocallawsandregulations.

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother

liquids.

Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:

Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstorechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely:

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Chargingmethod

Tableton

(displayon)

Tabletofforinscreenlockmode

(displayoff)

ThinkPad8ACAdapterSupported,butthebatterywillbe

chargedslowly

Supported(fastestchargingmethod)

ThinkPadTabletDCChargerSupported,butthebatterywillbe

chargedslowly

Supported

USBconnectionbetweenthe

microUSB3.0connectoronthe

tabletandaUSBconnectorona

personalcomputerorotherdevices

thatcomplywiththeUSB2.0/3.0

standards

Supported,butwillcompensate

forpowerconsumption(slowest

chargingmethod)

Supported,butthebatterywillbe

chargedslowly

Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround

thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:

•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.

•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.

•Youwanttocleanthechargingdevice.

Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby

Lenovo.

Preventhearingdamage:

Yourtablethasaheadphoneconnector.Alwaysusetheheadphoneconnectorforheadphones(alsocalleda

headset)orearphones.

CAUTION:

Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof

theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound

pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousif

theoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspeciﬁcationsofEN50332-2.

TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspeciﬁcation

limitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearing

loss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)fora

widebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbe

dangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationofthe

headphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespeciﬁcationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferent

headphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5Limitation

Values).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessive

soundpressurelevels.

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Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:

Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmight

governhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicle

orrideabicycle.

Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeof

yourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstances

thatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.

SeeAppendixB“Environmental,recycling,anddisposalinformation”onpage55

foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen

canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

Protectyourdataandsoftware:

Donotdeleteunknownﬁlesorchangethenameofﬁlesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;

otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletoviruses,hackers,spyware,

andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyourresponsibilityto

ensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofﬁrewalls,antivirussoftware,andanti-spyware

softwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and

microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticﬁeldsgeneratedbytheseappliances

candamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.

Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:

Whenyourtabletisturnedonorthebatteryischarging,somepartsmightbecomehot.Thetemperature

thattheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extended

contactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeeping

yourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthetabletforany

extendedtime.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsofconnectorsandcontrols,tablet

features,accessories,speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledLenovoprograms.

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedtostart

usingthetablet.

Frontviewandsideview

Figure1.Frontviewandsideview

1Powerbutton

8Micro-SIM-cardslot

2Emergency-resethole9Ambientlightsensor

3Volume-controlbuttons

10Front-facingcamera

4MicroUSB3.0connector

11Microphones

5Comboaudioconnector

12Windowsbutton

6MicroHDMI

TM

connector13Multi-touchscreen

7MicroSDcardreader

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1Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Toturnoffthetablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙

Power➙Shutdown.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfourseconds

ormore.Ifthetabletstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandusetheemergency-reset

holetoresetthetablet.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe

tabletorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youmustchangeyourpowerplansettings.

Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,tapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

2.TapMorepoweroptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethesettingsaccordingtoyourpreference.

2Emergency-resethole

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,remove

theacpoweradapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.

3Volume-controlbuttons

Pressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

4MicroUSB3.0connector

Youcanusethesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhenthebattery

powerislow.See“Chargingthebattery”onpage18.

SomemodelsmightbeshippedwithaThinkPadMicroUSB3.0toUSB3.0cable.Youcanconnectthe

ThinkPadMicroUSB3.0toUSB3.0cabletothemicroUSB3.0connector.ThroughtheThinkPadMicro

USB3.0toUSB3.0cable,thetabletcanconnecttodevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasa

USBmouse,USBkeyboard,orUSBmemorykey.

Note:TheUSBdeviceconnectedtothemicroUSB3.0connectormightinﬂuencethewirelessLAN,wireless

WAN,andGPSfunctionsofyourtablet.IfyourtabletcannotestablishwirelessLANandwirelessWAN

communications,orifyourlocationcannotbepinpointedthroughtheGPSfunctionofyourtablet,detach

thedevicefromthemicroUSB3.0connector.

5Comboaudioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadset

torecordaudioormakecalls.

Note:Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

6MicroHDMI

TM

connector

YourtablethasamicroHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioand

videointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-deﬁnition

television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage17

.

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7MicroSDcardreader

OpenthemicroSDcardreadercovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSD

cardintothemicroSDcardreaderfordataaccessorstorage.See“UsingthemicroSDcardreader”on

page16

formoreinformation.

8Micro-SIM-cardslot

Openthemicro-SIM-cardslotcovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentiﬁcationModule(SIM)cardslot.

InsertamicroSIMcardtoestablishawirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)connection.Forinstructionson

howtoinstallamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage21

.

Note:Themicro-SIM-cardslotisnotfunctionalonWi-Fi-onlymodels.

9Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically

adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbythebuilt-inambientlightsensor.

10Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepictures,create

videos,ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreen

camera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage15

.

11Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableof

handlingaudio.

12Windowsbutton

PresstheWindowsbuttontogototheStartscreen.

13Multi-touchscreen

Tapthescreentousethecontrolsonthescreenincludingicons,menuitems,andtheon-screenkeyboard.

Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage9

.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Back-sideview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure2.Back-sideview

1Rear-facingcamerawithaﬂash

3Speakers

2System-statusindicator

1Rear-facingcamerawithaﬂash

Yourtablethasan8-megapixelrear-facingcamerawithaﬂash.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesand

createvideos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage15.

2System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.

•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoanacpowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

3Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

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Accessories

Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.Youcanpurchasethese

accessoriesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.htmlorfroma

Lenovoreseller.

Figure3.Accessories

•ThinkPad8ACAdapterandpowercord:Usetheacpoweradaptertogetherwiththesuppliedpower

cordtoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

•ThinkPad8QuickshotCover(forsomemodels):TheThinkPad8QuickshotCover(hereaftercalledthe

cover)canbeattachedtothetabletmagnetically.Usethecovertoprotectthetabletscreen,towakeup

thetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently,tolaunchthecamera,andtoserveasastandfor

thetablet.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPad8QuickshotCover”onpage13

.

•ThinkPadMicroUSB3.0toUSB3.0cable(forsomemodels):UsetheThinkPadMicroUSB3.0toUSB

3.0cabletoconnectyourtablettodevicescompatiblewithaUSBinterface,suchasaUSBmouse,

USBkeyboard,orUSBmemorykey.

Features

Microprocessor

•Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourtablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthedesktopscreen

todisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Operatingsystem

•Microsoft

®

Windows8.1

Memory

•2GBor4GB

Internalstorage

•EmbeddedMultiMediaCard(eMMC)

Display

•DragontrailGlass

•Size:210.82mm(8.3inches)

•Screenresolution:1200x1920pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)

•In-planeswitchingtechnology

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•Light-emittingdiode(LED)backlighttechnology

•Multi-touchtechnology

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,twomegapixels

•Rear-facingcamerawithaﬂash,eightmegapixels

Connectors

•OnemicroUSB3.0connector

•OnemicroHDMIconnector

•Onecomboaudioconnector

Cardslotorcardreader

•Micro-SIM-cardslot

•MicroSDcardreader

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth4.0(onsomemodels)

•WirelessLAN(802.11a/g/n)

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onmodelswithwirelessWAN)

Speciﬁcations

Size

•Width:224.3mm(8.83inches)

•Depth:132mm(5.20inches)

•Height:8.8mm(0.35inch)

Battery

•20.5WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vacto240Vac

Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:5000m(16404ft)

•Temperature:

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)

Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)

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•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%

–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor

storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremehotorcoldareas.

Lenovoprograms

YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

ToaccessLenovoprograms,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentapthe

Searchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon

yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

LenovoProgramDescription

LenovoCompanionGettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyour

tablet,andcheckforrecommendedprograms.

SHAREitShareﬁleseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchastabletsandsmartphones,evenwithout

anyInternetconnection.Youcanconnecttoyourfriendsandsendphotos,folders,andother

ﬁlesthroughLenovoSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.

Lenovo

QuickControl

Enableyoutocontrolyourtabletremotelythroughyoursmartphone,suchascontrollingthe

pointer,controlmoviesandmusic,givepresentations,andmore.

LenovoSettings

Enhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyconﬁguringcameraandmicrophonesettings,

optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkproﬁles.

LenovoSolution

Center

Troubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation

collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum

systemperformance.

LenovoTools

ProvideeasyaccesstovariousLenovoapplications,suchasSystemUpdate,LenovoSolution

Center,andsoon.

SystemUpdate

Keepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,

includingThinkVantage

®

programs,devicedrivers,UniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)

basicinputoutputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandmanyofyourtablet’sfeatures.

Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetablettheﬁrsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Usethesuppliedpowercordandacpoweradaptertoconnectthetablettoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreenthatisavailableonsomemodels.

Notes:

•Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

•Dependingontheappyouuse,somegesturesmightnotbeavailable.

Touchgesture(touchmodels

only)

Description

Touch:Tap.

Mouseaction:Click.

Function:Openanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,

Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

Touch:Tapandhold.

Mouseaction:Right-click.

Function:Openamenuwithmultipleoptions.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

Touch:Slide.

Mouseaction:Scrollthemousewheel,movethescrollbar,orclickthescroll

arrow.

Function:Scrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

Touch:Draganitemtothedesiredlocation.

Mouseaction:Click,hold,anddraganitem.

Function:Moveanobject.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

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Touchgesture(touchmodels

only)

Description

Touch:Movetwoﬁngersclosertogether.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelbackward.

Function:Zoomout.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

Touch:Movetwoﬁngersfartherapart.

Mouseaction:PresstheCtrlkeywhilescrollingthemousewheelforward.

Function:Zoomin.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

Touch:Puttwoormoreﬁngersonanitemandthenrotateyourﬁngersclockwise

orcounterclockwise.

Mouseaction:Iftheappsupportsrotation,clicktherotationicon.

Function:Rotateanitem.

Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1

Touch:Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothebottom-rightortop-rightcornerofyour

screen.

Function:Displaythecharmsthatcontainsystemcommands,suchasStart,

Settings,Search,Share,andDevices.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindow8.1

Touch:Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofyourscreen,andthen

click.Keepclickingtocyclethroughtheopenapps.

Function:Cyclethroughandswitchtoopenapps.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindow8.1

Touch:Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.

Mouseaction:Movethepointertothetop-leftcornerofthescreen,andthen

movethepointerdownwardalongtheleftedge.Tomakeaselection,clickthe

desiredapp.

Function:Viewtherecentlyusedappsorselectanactiveappfromthelist.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindow8.1

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Touchgesture(touchmodels

only)

Description

Touch:Swipeuptothetopedge.

Mouseaction:Clickthedownwardarrow()locatednearthebottom-leftcorner

oftheStartscreen.

Function:ViewallappsontheStartscreen.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindow8.1

Touch:SwipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeoftheStartscreen,tapCustomize,

andthentapthedesiredicon.

Mouseaction:Right-clickablankareaontheStartscreen,clickCustomize,

andthenclickthedesiredicon.

Function:CustomizetilesontheStartscreen,oruninstallanapp.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindow8.1

Touch:Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeofanopenapp.

Mouseaction:Right-clickanywhereonanopenapp.

Function:Viewtheappcommandsonanopenapp,suchasCopy,Save,and

Delete,dependingontheapp.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindow8.1

Touch:Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomonanopenapp.

Mouseaction:Fromthetopedgeofthescreen,click,hold,andmovethepointer

tothebottomofthescreen.Then,releasethebutton.

Function:Closethecurrentapp.

Supportedoperatingsystem:Windows8andWindows8.1

Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticﬁlm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany

metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotuseﬁngernails,glovedﬁngers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.

•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyoftheﬁngerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•Turnoffthecomputerbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremoveﬁngerprintsordustfromthe

multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet11

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwriting

panel

UsetheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltotypetext,numbers,symbols,

andothercharacters.Thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelalsocanbeusedtoperformhandwriting.

Whenyourotatethetablet,theOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel

automaticallyrotatestothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.

ToopentheOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.

3.TapOn-ScreenKeyboard.

Toopenthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel,dooneofthefollowing:

•Onthedesktop,tapthekeyboardiconintheWindowsnotiﬁcationarea.

•OntheStartscreen,thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyou

needtotype.

•OntheDesktoportheStartscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapKeyboard➙T ouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel.

Toconﬁguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel.

3.TapClock,Language,andRegion➙Changeinputmethods.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconﬁguretheinputlanguage.

ChangingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart

screen

YoucansetthetablettoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartup

screen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,tapandholdonthetaskbar.Amenuisdisplayed.

2.TapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.TapOKtosavethenewsetting.

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