Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16GB User manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadTablet

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:

•SafetyandWarrantyGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage99

TheSafetyandWarrantyGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.Toreferto

them,gotohttp://support.lenovo.com,andthentouchGuides&Manuals.

FirstEdition(August2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2011.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

Readthisrst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Accessories.................4

Features..................4

Specications................5

Operatingenvironment............5

Preinstalledwidgetsandapplications.......6

Chapter2.Gettingstarted.......9

InstallingtheSIMcard.............9

Settingupyourtablet............10

YourGoogleAccount............11

Homescreens...............12

Usingthemultitouchscreen.........14

Usingtheonscreenkeyboard.........15

UsingtheThinkPadTabletPen........17

Screenlockmode.............18

Downloadinggamesandapplications.....19

CustomizingyourHomescreens.......19

Chapter3.Connectingtowireless

networksanddevices........23

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.23

Disablingdataroamingonmobilenetworks...23

Limitingmobiledataconnectionto2Gnetworks.23

EditingorcreatingaGSMaccesspointname..24

Connectingtoa2Gor3Gmobiledatanetwork..24

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........25

UsingBluetoothdevices...........26

Chapter4.Batteryandacpower...29

Chargingthebattery............29

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges...31

Checkingthebatterystatus.........31

Chapter5.Usingyourtablet.....33

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........33

BrowsingtheInternet............33

ConnectingtotheInternet........33

Usingthebrowser...........34

SearchingtheInternet..........36

Usingenhancedwirelessfeatures.......37

ImportingWi-FiprolesfromaThinkPad

notebookcomputertoyourtablet.....37

Conguringthewirelessnetworkdisconnect

policy................38

Usingyourtabletforentertainment.......39

Usingheadphonesorearphones......39

Usingcameras.............39

Viewingpictures............41

Watchingvideos............41

Listeningtomusic...........42

Readingbooks.............42

Obtainingmultimediales........42

WorkingwithEmail.............43

Managingyourcontacts...........44

Workingwithyourfavoriteapplications.....44

Managingrecentlylaunchedapplications....45

Sharingyourmobiledataconnection......45

WorkingwithUSBdevices..........46

UsingthemicroUSBconnector......46

Usingthefull-sizeUSBconnector.....47

UsingHDMIdevices............48

Usingthe3-in-1mediacardreader......48

Workingwiththeclock...........50

WorkingwithGoogleMapsandGPS......51

GoogleTalk................52

YouTube.................53

Chapter6.ThinkPadTabletoptions..55

ThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase.....55

ThinkPadTabletDock............56

UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase.56

UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock........59

Chapter7.Usingyourtabletwithinan

enterprise...............61

SettingupMicrosoftExchangeaccounts....61

Accessingyourcompany’sVPN........61

Chapter8.Security..........63

Protectingdataagainstviruses........63

Lockingthetabletscreen..........63

Encryptingthetabletinternalstorage......64

Encryptingtheashmediacard........65

Chapter9.Youandyourtablet....67

Comfortandaccessibility..........67

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....67

Accessibilityinformation.........67

Gettingupdates..............68

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Travelingwithyourtablet...........69

Traveltips...............69

Travelaccessories...........70

Careandmaintenance...........70

Cleaningyourtablet...........70

Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablelm.70

Storingthetabletforextendedperiods...70

Chapter10.Settings..........71

Wireless&networks............71

Sound..................74

Screen..................74

Location&security.............75

Applications................76

Accounts&sync..............77

Privacy..................78

USBsettings...............78

Storage.................79

Language&input.............80

Accessibility................81

Date&time................82

OpticalTrackPoint.............82

Abouttablet................83

Chapter11.Troubleshooting

problems...............85

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...86

Chapter12.Gettingsupport.....87

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........87

Lenovouserforums.............88

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............89

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........89

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............90

Exportclassicationnotice..........91

Electronicemissionnotices..........91

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

DeclarationofConformity........91

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............91

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...92

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...92

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....92

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....93

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswithrated

currentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase.93

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................93

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......93

AppendixB.Environmental,

recycling,anddisposal

information..............95

Lenovorecyclingstatement.........95

Japanrecyclingstatements.........95

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........96

EUWEEEstatements............96

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....97

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................97

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................97

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......98

Chinasubstancedisclosuretable.......98

TurkishRoHS...............98

UkraineRoHS...............98

AppendixC.Notices..........99

Trademarks................100

iiUserGuide

Readthisrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourtablet.Failure

todosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourtablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad

®

Tablet(hereafter

referredtoasthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadTabletUserGuide(thispublication).Youcan

accesstheThinkPadTabletUserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

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

•Startyourtablet.Touchtheapplicationsicon

ontheHomescreentogototheapplications

page.Then,touchtheUserGuideicon.

Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperateyourtabletsafely,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.

Preventyourtabletandchargerfromgettingwet:

•Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwater

orotherliquids.

•DonotusetheThinkPadTabletACChargeroutdoors.

Useapprovedchargingmethodsonly:

Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtablet:

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Chargingmethod

Tableton

(Displayison)

Tabletofforinscreenlockmode

(Displayisoff)

ThinkPadTabletDock(fastest

chargingmethod)

ApprovedApproved

ThinkPadTabletACCharger

Approved,butthebatterywillcharge

slowly

Approved

ThinkPadTabletDCCharger

Approved,butthebatterywillcharge

slowly

Approved

AUSBconnectionbetweenthe

micro-USBconnectoronthetablet

andaUSBconnectorofapersonal

computerorotherdevicethat

complieswiththeUSB2.0standards

(slowestchargingmethod)

MightnotchargeduetoUSB2.0

powerlimits.

Ifthepowerconsumptionofthetablet

exceedsUSB2.0powerlimits,the

batterywilldischargetocompensate

fortheadditionalpowerrequiredby

thetablet.

Approved

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

theoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.

TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication

limitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearing

loss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)fora

widebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbe

dangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationofthe

headphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.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”onpage95foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen

canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

Protectyourdataandsoftware:

Donotdeleteunknownlesorchangethenameoflesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;

otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletocomputerviruses,hackers,

spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyour

responsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofrewalls,antivirussoftware,and

anti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and

microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliances

candamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.

Takeprecautionswithplasticbags:

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

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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viUserGuide

Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsoftheconnectorsandcontrols,tablet

features,accessories,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledwidgetsandapplications.

Tabletlayout

Figure1.ThinkPadTabletfrontandsideview

1Powerbutton

12Speaker

2Microphone13ThinkPadTabletPenstorage

3Rear-facingcamera

14ThinkPadTabletPenstringholes

4Headphoneormicrophoneconnector15Volumecontrolbutton

5MiniHDMIconnector16Ambientlightsensor

6Micro-USBconnector

17Front-facingcamera

7ThinkPadTabletDockconnector18Multitouchscreen

8SIMcardslot

19Homebutton

9Emergencyresethole20Backbutton

103-in-1mediacardreader21Browserbutton

11USBconnector22Screenrotationlockbutton

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1Powerbutton

Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforafewsecondstoturnonthetablet.Toturnoffthetablet,pressand

holdthepowerbuttonforafewseconds,andthentouchOKfromthePoweroffmenu.

Whenthetabletison,pressthepowerbuttononcetolockorunlockthescreen.

2Microphone

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationcapableofhandling

audio.

Todisablethemicrophone,gototheAndroidSettingsscreenandtouchSound➙Microphone.

3Rear-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa5-megapixelrear-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepicturesandcreatevideos.For

moreinformation,see“Usingcameras”onpage39.

4Headphoneormicrophoneconnector

Connectheadphonestotheconnectortolistentostereosoundfromthetabletorconnectamicrophone

torecordaudioormakecalls.Youalsocanconnectaheadsetwithanintegratedmicrophonethatusesa

combinedaudio/microphoneconnector.

5MiniHDMIconnector

Yourtablethasaminihigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)connector,adigitalaudioandvideo

interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahighdenition

television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage48

.

6MicroUSBconnector

UsethesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectapersonalcomputertothemicroUSBconnectorfordatatransfer.

See“UsingthemicroUSBconnector”onpage46

.

YoualsocanusethesuppliedUSBcableandtheacchargertochargethetabletwhenthebatterypoweris

low.See“Chargingthebattery”onpage29.

7ThinkPadTabletDockconnector

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTabletDock.TheThinkPadTabletDockisavailableasanoption

fromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Formoreinformation,see“Using

theThinkPadTabletDock”onpage59

.

8SIMcardslot

OpenthecardslotcovertoaccesstheSubscriberIdenticationModule(SIM)cardslot.InsertaSIMcardto

establishawirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)connection.

Note:TheSIMcardslotisnotfunctionalonWi-Fi-onlymodels.

9Emergencyresethole

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,resetthe

tabletbyinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoturnoffthetablet.

103-in-1mediacardreader

Openthecovertoaccessthe3-in-1mediacardreader.Installasecuredigital(SD)card,asecuredigital

highcapacity(SDHC)card,oraMultiMediaCard(MMC)intothe3-in-1mediacardreaderfordatastorage.

See“Usingthe3-in-1mediacardreader”onpage48formoreinformation.

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11USBconnector

OpentheUSBconnectorcovertoaccessthefull-sizeUSBconnector.Usethefull-sizeUSBconnector

toconnectacompatibleUSBdevice,suchasaUSBstoragedeviceoraUSBkeyboard.See“Usingthe

full-sizeUSBconnector”onpage47.

IfyourtabletcomeswithaThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCaseoryouhavepurchasedone,usethis

connectortoconnectthekeyboard.See“UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase”onpage56.

12Speaker

Theintegratedspeakerprovidesaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

13ThinkPadT abletPenstorage

IfyourtabletisshippedwithaThinkPadTabletPenoryouhavepurchasedone,usethestorageslottostoreit.

14ThinkPadTabletPenstringholes

UsetheholestotethertheThinkPadTabletPentoyourtablettoavoidlosingit.

15Volumecontrolbutton

Pressthisbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

16Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically

adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbythebuilt-inambientlightsensor.

17Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepictures,createvideos,ormake

videocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Formoreinformation,see“Usingcameras”onpage39.

18Multitouchscreen

Touchthescreentousethecontrolsonthescreenincludingbuttons,menuitems,andtheonscreen

keyboard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemultitouchscreen”onpage14.

19Homebutton

PresstheHomebuttontogotothemainHomescreenatanytime.

20Backbutton

PresstheBackbuttontoreturntothepreviousscreen,ortocloseadialogboxortheonscreenkeyboard.

21Browserbutton

Pressthebuttontoopenthebrowser.

22Screenrotationlockbutton

Pressthebuttontodisablethescreenrotationfunction.Pressagaintoenableit.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Accessories

Figure2.Accessories

•ThinkPadTabletACCharger:Theacchargerconsistsoftwoparts,snap-inprongsandachargerhead.

Inserttheprongsintothechargerheadtosetuptheaccharger.Usetheacchargertogetherwiththe

suppliedUSBcabletoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

•USBcable:UsetheUSBcabletoconnectyourtablettoapersonalcomputerfordatatransfer,oruseit

togetherwiththeacchargertochargeyourtablet.

•ThinkPadTabletPen(forsomemodels):IfyourtabletisequippedwithaThinkPadTabletPen,useit

toinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithouttouchingthe

screenwithyournger.Ifyourtabletissoldwithoutthepen,itisavailableasanoptionfromLenovoat

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPad

TabletPen”onpage17

.

Features

Processor

•NVIDIA

®

Tegra™2dual-coreARMprocessor

Operatingsystem

•Android3.1

Memory

•1GB

Internalstorage

•16GB,32GB,or64GB(dependingonthemodel)

Display

•Size:257mm(10.1inches)

•Screenresolution:1280x800pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol

•Multitouchtechnology

•ThinFilmTransistorLiquidCrystalDisplay(TFTLCD)technology

•Supportforbattery-poweredThinkPadTabletPeninput

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Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,2megapixel

•Rear-facingcamera,5megapixel

Connectors

•OneminiHDMIconnector

•OneUSB2.0connector

•OnemicroUSBconnector

•OneThinkPadTabletDockconnector

Cardslotorcardreader

•SIMcardslot

•3-in-1mediacardreader

Wirelessfeatures

•WirelessLAN

•Bluetooth2.1

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

Specications

Size

•Width:260.4mm(10.3inches)

•Depth:181.7mm(7.2inches)

•Height:14mm(0.55inches)

Battery

•24.1Wh3250mAhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(accharger)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheaccharger:100Vacto240Vac

Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•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)

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%

Chapter1.Productoverview5

–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor

storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremehotorcoldareas.

Preinstalledwidgetsandapplications

Thistopicprovidesanoverallintroductiontothewidgetsandapplicationspreinstalledonyourtablet.

Widgets

AwidgetisasmallapplicationthatyoucanplaceonaHomescreentoprovidequickandeasyaccessto

information,anapplication,orafunction.ForadditionalinformationaboutplacingwidgetsonaHome

screen,see“CustomizingyourHomescreens”onpage19

.

Thefollowingtableprovidesalistofsomehelpfulwidgetsthatmightbepreinstalledonyourtablet.

WidgetDescription

AccuWeather.com

ViewtheweatherinformationforyourlocationfromtheWeb.

AnalogclockViewthecurrenttime.

AppShopAccessLenovoAppShoptodownloadapplicationsandgames.

Bookmarks

ViewURLsyouhavebookmarkedasfavorites.Touchabookmarktogotothedesired

Website.

CalendarCheckforthedateandscheduledeventsforthatdate.TouchtoopentheCalendar

application.

ConnectifyHotspot

Connections

ViewConnectifypeerswhoaresharingyourmobileconnectiondata.

ConnectifyHotspotStatusCheckforthehotspotsharingstatus.

Contact

Viewselectedcontacts.Touchtoeasilygetintouchwiththecontact.

Email

Viewalistofrecentlyreceivede-mails.TouchtolaunchtheEmailapplication.

FeaturesandMessages

GetnoticationsaboutthelatestsoftwareupdatesfromLenovoandthird-partyservice

providers.

GoogleSearchSearchforinformationontheInternet.

GmailCheckforrecentlyreceivede-mailsfromyourGmailaccount.

Homescreentips

Readtipsonhowtoperformbasicoperationswithyourtablet.

LenovoLaunchZoneAccesscommonlyusedapplicationsandAndroidsettings.

LockControl

Lockthescreen.

MarketAccessAndroidMarkettodownloadapplications.

MicMuteControl

Enableordisablethemicrophone.

Music

Playmusicorotheraudioles.

Pictureframe

Viewpicturesinthepicturegallery.

SocialTouch

Vieweventsconductedthroughvariouswidgetsandapplicationsonyourtablet,suchas

POPMail,GoogleMaps,andGoogleCalendar.

SpeakerMuteControl

Enableordisabletheaudiooutput.

Applications

Anapplicationisasoftwareprogramthatenablesyoutoperformaspecictask.

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Note:Preinstalledapplicationsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

Thefollowingtablelistssomeapplicationsthatmightbepreinstalledonyourtablet.

ApplicationDescription

AccuWeather.com

GettheweatherinformationfordifferentlocationsfromtheWeb.

AmazonKindle

Find,shopfor,download,andreadKindleeBooksfromthemassiveselection.

AmazonMP3

DownloadorpurchasemusicfromtheAmazonMP3store.

AppShopBrowse,download,andinstallgamesandapplicationsfromLenovoAppShop.

BBCnewsViewinternationalnewsandlistentothelatestnewsheadlinesandBBCWorld

Serviceradio.

BooksReadbooksthatyouhavedownloadedorcopiedtoyourtablet.

BrowserAccesstheInternet.

Calculator

Performbasicarithmeticoperations.

Camera

Takepicturesandrecordvideos.

ClockSetupalarmsanddisplaythecurrenttime.

ContactsSaveandmanagetheinformationofyourcontacts.

DocumentsToGo

View,edit,andcreateMicrosoft

®

Word,Excel

®

,andPowerPoint

®

les,orview

PDFles.

Downloads

Managedownloadedles.

eBuddy

ChatonlinewithfriendsthroughWeb-basedinstantmessagingservicessuchas

MSN,Yahoo,GoogleTalk,andsoon.

EmailManageallyoure-mailaccountsinthissingleapplication.

Gallery

Viewallpicturesorvideosthatyouhavetakenwiththecameras.

GoogleSearchSearchforinformationontheInternet.

GmailSendorreceivee-mailsusingyourGmaile-mailbox.

Latitude

ViewthelocationsofyourfriendsonGoogleMapandshareorhideyourlocation.

Maps

FindlocationsandgetdirectionswithGoogleMaps.

Market

Browse,download,andinstallapplicationsfromAndroidMarket.

Messaging

Sendtextmessagestoyourfriends,colleagues,andfamily.

mSpotSearchformusiconlineorplaymusicstoredonyourtablet.

mSpotMovies

Rentyourfavoritemovietowatchit.

Music

Playmusicstoredonyourtabletormusicstoredonanoptionallyinstalledash

mediacard.

PrinterShare

PrintpicturesanddocumentstoWi-FiprinterssharedonyourLocalAreaNetwork

(LAN)orremoteprintersovertheInternet.

SettingsCongureyourtabletsettings.

Slacker

Listentoover100freeexpert-programmedradiostationsfromeverygenreor

createyourowncustomstations.

SocialTouch

Vieweventsconductedthroughvariouswidgetsandapplicationsonyourtablet,

suchasPOPMail,GoogleMaps,andGoogleCalendar.

Talk

ChatwithotherGoogleTalkusers.

USBFileCopyUtilityManageandtransferdatabetweenaUSBstoragedeviceandyourtablet.

Chapter1.Productoverview7

ApplicationDescription

VoiceSearch

Performasearchbyspeakingyoursearchterms.

YouTube

ViewanduploadYouTubevideosfromyourtablet.

ZinioReader

PurchaseandviewdigitalmagazinesfromZinio.

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Chapter2.Gettingstarted

Thischapterhelpsyouquicklystartusingyourtablet.

InstallingtheSIMcard

IfyourtablethasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSIMcardtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.

Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourtabletormightbepart

oftheshippingcontentsthatcamewithyourtablet.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingtheSIMcard,donottouchtheSIMcardmetalconnectors.As

aprecaution,alwaysholdyourtabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovetheSIMcardtoavoid

electrostaticdischarges.

ToinstallaSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonforafewseconds,andthentouchOKfromthePower

offmenu.

2.OpentheSIMcardslotcoverandlocatetheSIMcardslot.TolocatetheSIMcardslot,see“Tablet

layout”onpage1

.

3.HoldtheSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet,andtheninsertit

rmlyintotheSIMcardslotuntilyouhearaclick.

4.ClosetheSIMcardslotcoverandrestartyourtablet.

ToremoveaSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonforafewseconds,andthentouchOKfromthePower

offmenu.

2.LocatetheSIMcardslotandopentheSIMcardslotcover.TolocatetheSIMcardslot,see“Tablet

layout”onpage1.

3.PushtheSIMcardinwardandthenreleaseit.TheSIMcardejects.GentlyslidetheSIMcardout

oftheslot.

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Settingupyourtablet

Thersttimeyouturnonyourtablet,theSetupWizardisdisplayedtohelpyousetupyourtabletstepby

step.Touchtherightarrowtogotothenextstepafteryounishasetting.

1.LanguageandTimeZone

Selectthelanguageyouwanttouseonyourtabletandsetthedateandtime.

2.Licenseagreement

TouchAccepttoacceptthelicenseagreement.

Note:Youcannotgoforwarduntilyouaccepttheagreement.

3.Usingtheonscreenkeyboard

Thisstepprovidesyouanopportunitytopracticeusingtheonscreenkeyboard.TouchSkipifyoudo

notwanttopractice.

4.Wirelessconnection

ThetabletscansforavailableWi-Finetworks.TouchWinetworkwithinrangetosetupaWi-Fi

connection.

IfyourtabletsupportswirelessWANconnection,touchSetupyourMobileBroadband(3G)

connectiontoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.

Note:ASIMcardisrequiredtoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.See“InstallingtheSIMcard”

onpage9.

Ifyouchoosenottoconnecttoawirelessnetworknow,touchtherightarrowtogotothenextstep.You

canconnecttoawirelessnetworklater.

5.GoogleAccountandLocationServices

Ifawirelessconnectionhasbeenestablished,createaGoogleAccountorsignintoyourGoogle

Accountifyoualreadyhaveone.Otherwise,touchtherightarrowtonishthesetup.

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YourGoogleAccount

Tooptimizeyourtabletcapabilities,registerandsignintoaGoogleAccounttouseGoogleapplications,

downloadapplicationsfromAndroidMarket,backupyoursettingsandotherdatatoGoogleservers,and

takeadvantageofotherGoogleservicesonyourtablet.

Note:AnInternetconnectionisrequiredtocreateorsignintoaGoogleAccount.Ensurethatyourtablet

hasanactiveWi-Fiormobiledataconnection(2Gor3G)beforeyouregisterorsignin.

CreatingaGoogleAccount

TocreateaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe

applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Addaccount.

3.TouchGoogleAccountsfromtheaccounttypelist.

4.TouchCreateaccount,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreateyouraccount.

AddingandremovingaGoogleAccount

ToaddaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe

applicationsicon

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Addaccount.

3.Touchtheaccounttypethatyouwanttoadd.

4.TypeyouraccountinformationandtouchSignin.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentonishaddingtheaccount.Alltheaddedaccountsarelisted

underManageaccountsontheAccounts&syncscreen.

ToremoveaGoogleaccount,touchtheaccountfromtheaccountslistontheAccounts&syncscreen,and

thentouchRemoveaccountfromthetoprightcorner.

SynchronizingyourGoogleAccountwithyourtablet

ThechangesyoumaketoanyaddedaccountonthetabletorontheWebcanbeautomaticallysynchronized

witheachother.Bydefault,theAuto-syncfunctionisenabled.

Ifyouwanttosynchronizeyouraccountswithyourtabletmanually,dothefollowing:

1.GototheAccounts&syncsettingsscreen.

2.Touchtheaccountthatyouwanttosynchronizewithyourtablet.

3.Conguretheitemsthatyouwanttosynchronize,andthentouchtheSyncNowiconfromthe

toprightcornerofthescreen.

IfyouhaveforgottenyourGoogleAccountpassword,youcanresetitbydoingthefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.google.comandtouchSignin.

2.TouchCan’taccessyouraccount?intheSigninwithyourGoogleAccountbox,andthenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreentoresetyourpassword.

Chapter2.Gettingstarted11

ChangingthesynchronizationsettingsforaGoogleAccount

TocongurethesynchronizationsettingsforaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheAccounts&syncsettingsscreen.

2.Touchtheaccountthatyouwanttosynchronizewithyourtablet.Alistofitemsthatthisaccount

cansynchronizeisdisplayed.

3.Selectorclearthecheckboxforanitemtochangethesynchronizationsettings.

Homescreens

Asthestartingpointstouseyourtablet,Homescreensdisplaythestatusofyourtabletandprovideyou

withaccesstoapplications.

ThereareveHomescreens.Bydefault,themainHomescreenisdisplayedwheneveryouturnonyour

tabletorpresstheHomebutton.Touchablankareaonthescreenandslideyourngerleftorright

horizontallytoviewtheotherHomescreens.

Note:TheavailablewidgetsandapplicationshortcutsonHomescreensmightvarybygeographiclocation.

YoucancustomizetheveHomescreenstomeetyourpersonalpreferences.Forexample,youcanchange

themainHomescreen,addorremovewidgetsorapplications,changethewallpaper,andsoon.Formore

information,see“CustomizingyourHomescreens”onpage19

.

Figure3.Homescreen

1Actionbar

3Systembar

2Desktop

Actionbar

TheactionbarislocatedatthetopofaHomescreen:

•GoogleSearch:SearchforinformationontheInternet.See“SearchingtheInternet”onpage36

formoreinformation.

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