Lenovo 4991011 User guide

Read the safety notices and important tips in the

included manuals before using your computer.

Lenovo N23

User Guide



Read the safety notices and important tips in the 

included manuals before using your computer.

Notes

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

Guidefirst.

•Thelat

estelectroniccomplianceandenvironmentalinformationareavailable

fromtheLenovocomplianceinformationWebsites.

‐ Toviewco

mplianceinformationgoto:

http://www.lenovo.com/compliance.

‐ Todow

nloadenvironmentalinformationgoto:

http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

•Someins

tructionsinthisguidemayassumetha tyouareusingWindows

10.

IfyouareusinganotherWindows operatingsystem,someoperationsmaybe

slightlydifferent.Ifyouareusingotheroperatingsystems,someoperations

maynotapplytoyou.

•Thefeat

uresdescribedinthisguidearecommontomostmodels.Some

featuresmaynotbeavailableonyourcomputeroryourcomputermayinclude

featuresthatarenotdescribedinthisuserguide.

•Theil

lustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.Pleaserefer

totheactualproduct.

RegulatoryNotice

•Fordetails,refertoGuides&Manualsathttp://support.lenovo.com.

FirstEd

ition(May2016)

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016.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:Ifdataorsoftwareisdelivered pu rsuanttoaGeneral

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

forthinContractNo.GS‐35F‐05925.

Contents

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

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

Left‐sideview ............................................................................................................9

Right‐sideview........................................................................................................12

Bottomview .............................................................................................................13

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 10 .............................................14

Configuringtheoperatingsystemforthe firsttime.......................................... 14 14

Operatingsysteminterfaces ..................................................................................14

Puttingthecomputertosleeporshutting itdown ............................................ 18 18

Touchscreenoperation ..........................................................................................20

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork ........................................................................24

GethelpfromWindows.........................................................................................25

Chapter 3. Recovery system ............................................................... 26

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ................................................................ 29

Frequentlyaskedquestions ...................................................................................29

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................31

Trademarks ..........................................................................................34

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

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

ab b

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

 Attention:

• Donotopenth

edisplaypanelbeyond360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.

a Integrated

camera

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

b Built-in

microphone

Capturesoundwhichcanbeusedforvideoconferencing,

voicenarration,oraudiorecording.

c Wireless LAN

antennas

ConnecttoawirelessLANadaptertosendandreceive

wirelessradiosignals.

d Multi-touch

screen

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

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

display.

e Novo button

Whenthecomputerisoff,pressthisbuttontostartthe

recoverysystemortheBIOSsetuputility,ortoenterthe

bootmenu.

Note: Fordetails,see“Chapter3.Recoverysystem”onpage26.

f Power button

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

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

g System status

indicators

Battery/Chargingstatusindicator

Keyboardlookindicator

AC power

adapter status

Indicator status Meaning

Disconnected

Off Thecomputerisinhibernationmodeor

turnedoff;Thebatteryhasmorethan

20%charge.

Solidamber Thebatteryhasb

etween5%and20%

charge.

Fastblinkingamber Thebatteryhasb

etween1%and5%

charge.

Connected

Slowblinkingamber Thebatteryisbeingcharged.When

batterychargereaches20%,theblinking

colorchangestowhite.

Slowb

linkingwhite Thebatteryhasbetween20%and80%

chargeandisstillcharging.Whenthe

batteryreaches80%chargethelightwill

stopblinking.

Solidwhit

e Thebatteryhasmorethan80%charge,

chargingwillcontinueuntilthebattery

isfullycharged.

h Touch pad

Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.

Touchpad

:Tomovethepointeronthescreen,slideyour

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

pointertomove.

Touchpadbu

ttons:Thefunctionsoftheleft/rightside

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

conventionalmouse.

Note: Youcanenable/disablethetouchpadbypressingF8( ).

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Using the keyboar

Hotkeys

Youcanaccesscertainsystemsett ingsquicklybypressingtheappropriate

hotkeys.

Mutes/unmutesthesound.

Enables/disablesairplane

mode.

Decreasesthevol

ume

level.

Enables/disablesthetouch

pad.

Increasesthevolumelevel.

Turnson/offthebacklight

oftheLCDscreen.

Closesthe curr

entlyactive

window.

Togglesthedisplay

betweenthecomputerand

anexternaldevice.

Refreshesthedesktopor

thecurrentlyactive

window.

Decreasesdisplay

brightness.

Enable/disablesthe

keyboard.

Increasesdi

splay

brightness.

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

youwill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a;thenpressoneofthe

functionkeysb.

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

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

Fn + PgDn Activatethesys

temrequest.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Positioning the display panel

Thedisplaypanelcanbeopenedtoanyangleupto360degrees.

Notebook Mode

Suitablefortasksthatrequireakeyboardandmouse(suchascreating

documents,writinge‐mails,andsoon).

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Stand Mode (Theater Mode)

Suitablefor tasksthatrequirelittleornotouch(suchasviewingphotosor

playingvideos).

Tablet Mode

Suitablefor tasksthatrequiretouchingthescreenoften(suchassurfingthe

Web,playinggames,andsoon).

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Tent Mode (Presentation Mode)

Suitablefortasksthatrequirelimitedinteractionwiththetouchscreen(such

asdisplayinggraphsorPowerPointpresentations).

 Attention:

• Donotopenthedis

playwithtoomuchforce,otherwisethepanelorhingesmaybe

damaged.

Note: Thekeyboardandtouchpadareautomaticallylockedwhenthescreenisopened

beyond190degrees(approximately).

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

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

ab c d

a AC power

adapter jack

ConnectstotheACpoweradapter.

b USB 3.0 port

ConnectstoUSBdevices.

Note: Fordetails,see“ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage10.

c HDMI port

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

display.

d Micro SD card

slot

AcceptsamicroSDcard(notsupplied).

Note: Fordetails,see“UsingamicroSDcard(notsupplied)”onpage11.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Connecting USB

devices

YoucanconnectaUSBdevicetoyourcomputerbyinsertingits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hasbeeninstalled,youcandisconnectandreconnectthedevice

withoutperforminganyadditionalsteps.

Note: Typically,Windowsdetectsanewdeviceafterithasbeenconnected,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.

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

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

andEjectMediaiconintheWindowsnotificationareatoremovethedevice

beforedisconnecting.

Note: 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.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

 Using a mic

ro SD card (not supplied)

YourcomputersupportsmicroSecureDigital(SD)cards.

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

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

Inserting a card

Slidethecardinuntilitclicksintoplace.

Removing a card

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

2 Gentlypu

llthememorycardoutoftheslot.

Note: Beforeremovingthememorycard,disableitbyusingtheWindowssafelyremove

hardwareandejectmediautilitytoavoiddatacorruption.

Notes:

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

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

ab c

a Combo audio

jack

Connectstoheadsets.

• 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.

b USB port

ConnectstoUSBdevices.

Note: Fordetails,see“ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage10.

c Kensington mini

security slot

ForattachingaKensingtonMiniSaver™Mobile(or

compatible)lock.

Attachasecu

ritylock(notsupplied)heretohelpprotect

yourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.

Youcanattachasecuritylocktoyourcomputertohelp

preventitfrombeingremovedwithoutyourpermission.

Forde

tailsoninstallingthesecuritylock,pleasereferto

theinstructionsshippedwiththesecuritylockthatyou

havepurchased.

• Lockisnotsupplied.Whenpurchasingalock,chooseonethatutilizestheCleat



lockingmechanismandverifyitscompatibilitywiththeslotbeforepurchase.Alock

utilizingtheT‐Bar

lockingmechanismisnotcompatiblewiththeKensingtonMini

Securityslot.

• Bef

orepurchasinganysecurityproduct,verifythatitiscompatiblewiththistypeof

securitykeyhole.

• Yo

uareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdevicesand

securityfeatures.Lenovooffersnocomment,judgment,orwarrantyregardingthe

function,quality,orperformanceoflockingdevicesandsecurityfeatures.

Notes:

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

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

a a

a Speakers

Provideaudiooutput.

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 10

Configuring the operating system for the 

first time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -