Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 20CH User manual

ThinkPadHelixUserGuide

MachineTypes:20CGand20CH

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage125

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport

Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

FourthEdition(July2015)

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2015.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

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

Contents

Readthisﬁrst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

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

Rearview................4

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

Features..................6

Speciﬁcations................7

Operatingenvironment............8

Lenovoprograms..............8

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet.....11

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........11

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................11

Initialsetupinstructions...........12

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........12

Powermanagement............14

Chargingthebattery..........14

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..15

Checkingthebatterystatus........15

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActive

Pen...................16

Usingtheon-screeninputmethods......18

AttachinganEthernetcable.........18

Downloadingapplications..........19

Usingtheﬁngerprintreader..........19

UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover...21

Usingthecameras.............23

Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader........24

Usingasmartcard.............26

UsingHDMIdevices............28

UsingtheGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem

receiver.................29

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................31

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...31

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork.......33

UsingBluetoothdevices...........34

UsingtheNFCconnection..........34

Chapter4.Youandyourtablet....39

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

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....39

Accessibilityinformation.........39

Gettingupdates..............42

Travelingwithyourtablet...........42

Traveltips...............42

Travelaccessories...........42

Careandmaintenance...........43

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions..45

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard......45

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabook

Keyboard...............45

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabook

Keyboard...............46

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.....52

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro

Keyboard...............52

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro

Keyboard...............54

ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard........65

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixFolio

Keyboard...............65

UsingtheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard..66

ThinkPadTabletDock............70

OverviewoftheThinkPadTabletDock...70

UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock......71

Chapter6.Security..........75

Usingpasswords..............75

Typingpasswords...........75

Passwordsandsleepmode........75

Power-onpassword...........75

Supervisorpassword..........76

Harddiskpasswords..........77

Harddisksecurity...........79

Usingthesecuritychip...........80

Usingﬁrewalls...............80

Protectingdataagainstviruses........80

Chapter7.Advancedconﬁguration..83

Installingdevicedrivers...........83

ThinkPadTabletSetup...........83

Mainmenu..............84

Conﬁgmenu..............84

Securitymenu.............86

Startupmenu.............90

Restartmenu.............91

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....92

Usingsystemmanagement..........92

Systemmanagement..........92

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Chapter8.Troubleshooting

problems...............95

Diagnosingproblems............95

Troubleshooting..............95

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...97

Errormessages..............97

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview....99

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

systems.................99

Refreshingyourtablet..........99

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings................99

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....100

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............100

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..100

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................101

Resettingyourtablet..........101

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......102

Recoveringyouroperatingsystemifthe

Windows10operatingsystemfailstostart..102

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..102

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....105

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....105

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........106

Lenovouserforums.............107

FindingThinkPadoptions..........107

Purchasingadditionalservices........108

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............109

LocatingtheUltraConnect™wirelessantennas..109

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........109

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...110

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....111

Certiﬁcationrelatedinformation........111

Exportclassiﬁcationnotice..........111

Electronicemissionnotices..........111

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........111

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............112

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...112

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...112

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....113

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....113

Japancompliancestatementforproducts

whichconnecttothepowermainswith

ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................113

Japannoticeforacpowercord......113

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................114

Eurasiancompliancemark..........114

Brazilaudionotice.............114

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............115

ImportantWEEEinformation.........115

RecyclinginformationforChina........115

RecyclinginformationforJapan........115

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........116

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....117

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................117

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................117

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......118

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....119

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........119

ChinaRoHS................120

TurkishRoHS...............120

UkraineRoHS...............121

IndiaRoHS................121

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............123

AppendixE.Notices.........125

Trademarks................126

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Readthisﬁrst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto

dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad

®

Helix(hereafter

calledthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadHelixUserGuide(thispublication).Youcan

accesstheThinkPadHelixUserGuidebydoingthefollowingmethods:

Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManualsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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.

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand

shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespeciﬁedbyLenovo,ora

disassembledormodiﬁedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.T oavoidpossible

injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromﬁre.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign

materialsonthebatteryleads.

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Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom

temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe

chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply

withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe

donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebuilt-inrechargeablebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedinthe

productdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal

lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust

bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandﬁlls.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply

withlocalordinancesorregulations.TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycle

Lenovobatteriesaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother

liquids.

Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:

Torechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage14.

Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradaptersandpowercords.Unauthorizedacpower

adaptersandpowercordscouldseverelydamagethetablet.

Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround

thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:

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•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.

•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.

•Youwanttocleanthechargingdevice.

Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby

Lenovo.

Preventhearingdamage:

Yourtablethasacomboaudioconnectorthatyoucanuseforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)or

earphones.

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.

Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:

Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmight

governhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicle

orrideabicycle.

Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeof

yourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstances

thatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.

SeeAppendixB“WEEEandrecyclinginformation”onpage115foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen

canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

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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.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger

ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION:

Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped

onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove

it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice

Manytabletproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsorcords

toconnecttheaccessorytoatablet.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,thenthefollowing

warningapplies:

WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor

otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsofconnectorsandcontrols,tablet

features,accessories,speciﬁcations,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledLenovoprograms.

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostart

usingthetablet.

Frontviewandsideview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Microphones

2Camera-in-useindicator

3Front-facingcamera

4Ambientlightsensor

5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)

6Windowsbutton

7Screen-rotation-lockbutton

8Powerbutton

9Audioconnector10Volume-controlbuttons

11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)12Micro-SD-cardslot

13USB3.0connector

14MicroHDMI™connector

15Keyboardconnector16Dockconnector

17Powerconnector18Emergency-resethole

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1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableof

handlingaudio.

2Camera-in-useindicator

Whenyoustarteitherthefrontfacingcameraortherear-facingcamera,thecamera-in-useindicatorturns

onautomatically.

3Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepictures,createvideos,

ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-use

indicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage23.

4Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically

adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbytheambientlightsensor.

5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)

Ifyouﬁndanearﬁeldcommunication(NFC)touchpointontherightsideofthedisplay,itindicatesthat

yourtabletsupportstheNFCfeature.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFC

connection”onpage34.

6Windowsbutton

•ForMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

8.1:TaptheWindowsbuttontoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceand

theStartscreen;ortaptheWindowsbuttontowakeupthetabletfromsleepmode.

•ForMicrosoftWindows10:TaptheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenu;ortaptheWindows

buttontowakeupthetabletfromsleepmode.

7Screen-rotation-lockbutton

Pressthebuttontoenableordisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.

8Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Toturnoffthetablet,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbytappingtheWindowsbutton,tapthepowericon

,andthentapShutdown.

–Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙Power

➙Shutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapPower,andthentapShutdown.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsor

more.

Youalsocandeﬁnewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn

offthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbuttondoes,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.TapPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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9Audioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadset

torecordaudioormakecalls.

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

10Volume-controlbuttons

Pressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)

OpentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentiﬁcationModule(SIM)cardslot.Inserta

microSIMcardtoestablishawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)connection.Forinstructionsonhowto

installorremoveamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage31

.

12Micro-SD-cardslot

Opentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardinto

themicro-SD-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemicro-SD-card

reader”onpage24

.

13USB3.0connector

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,

USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.

Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

14MicroHDMI

TM

connector

YourtablethasamicroHigh-DeﬁnitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioand

videointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-deﬁnition

television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage28

.

15Keyboardconnector

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadHelixUltrabook™Keyboard.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPad

HelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage45

.

16Dockconnector

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTabletDockandThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.For

moreinformation,see“ThinkPadTabletDock”onpage70and“ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”

onpage52

.

17Powerconnector

Usethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhen

thebatterypowerislow.

Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage14

.

18Emergency-resethole

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheacpower

adapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Rearview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Rear-facingcamera

2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

3System-statusindicator4Speakers

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

1Rear-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa5-megapixelrear-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesandcreate

videos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage23.

2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Yourtabletmighthaveasmartcardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage26.

3System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.

•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoapowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisoff,orinsleepmode.

4Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

Note:IfthetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,thespeakervolumeandmute

settingsfollowthespeakersettingoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourﬁngerprint

withapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheﬁngerprintreader”onpage19.

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Accessories

Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.Dependingonyourtabletmodel,

someaccessoriesmightalreadybeshippedwithyourtablet.Ifyourtabletdoesnotcomewithsomeof

theaccessories,youcanpurchasethemfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialsor

fromaLenovoreseller.

1Powercordandacpoweradapter:Usethepowercordtogetherwiththeacpoweradaptertoprovide

acpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

2ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(onsomemodels):YoucanattachaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover

toyourtabletmagnetically.Usethecovertodothefollowing:

•Protectthetabletscreen.

•Wakeupthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently.

•Launchthecameraautomatically.

•Serveasastandforthetablet.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover”onpage21

.

3TabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen(onsomemodels):UsetheTabletDigitizerPenor

ThinkPadActivePentoinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithout

tappingthescreenwithyourﬁnger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPad

ActivePen”onpage16

.

4LenovoMicroHDMIToVGAAdapter(onsomemodels):Usethisadaptertoconnectyourtablet

toaVGA-compatibleexternaldisplay.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage28.

5LenovoMini-DisplayPorttoVGAAdapter(onsomemodels):Whenyourtabletisattachedtothe

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,usethisadaptertoconnectyourtablettoaVGA-compatible

externaldisplay.

TolocatetheMiniDisplayPortconnectorontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,see“Overviewof

theThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”onpage52

.

Chapter1.Productoverview5

6ThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapter(onsomemodels):Usethisadaptertoconnectyourtablettoa

localnetworkorabroadbandconnection.

Formoreinformation,see“AttachinganEthernetcable”onpage18.

Formoreinformationaboutotheroptionsavailableforyourtablet,seeChapter5“ThinkPadHelixoptions”

onpage45.

Features

Thetabletfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncoveravarietyofmodels.Foryourspeciﬁcmodel,some

featuresmightvaryornotapply.

Processor

•Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourtablet,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentap

Settings➙PCinfo.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu

,andthentapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAll

appstodisplayallprograms,andthentapSettings➙System➙About.

Operatingsystem

•Windows8.1orWindows10

Memory

•4GBor8GB

Internalstorage

•M.2solid-statedrive

Display

•Anti-reﬂective,GorillaGlass

•Size:294.5mm(11.6inches)

•Screenresolution:1920x1080pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)

•In-planeswitchingtechnologyforfastresponsetime,wideviewingangle,andhigh-qualitycolor

reproduction

•Light-emittingdiode(LED)backlighttechnology

•Multi-touchtechnology

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,2megapixels

•Rear-facingcamera,5megapixels,auto-focus

Connectorsonthetablet

•Audioconnector

•Powerconnector

•Keyboardconnector

•Dockconnector

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•MicroHDMIconnector

•USB3.0connector

Connectorsonthekeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard:USB2.0connector

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard:AlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorandMiniDisplayPort

®

connector

Cardslot

•Micro-SD-cardslot

•Micro-SIM-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

•Smartcardslot(availableonsomemodels)

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth4.0

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)

•NFC(availableonsomemodels)

•GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(availableonsomemodels)

Securityfeature

Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Speciﬁcations

Tabletsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:192.5mm(7.58inches)

•Height:

–Formodelswithoutasmartcardslot:9.6mm(0.38inch)

–Formodelswithasmartcardslot:19.35mm(0.76inch)

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:215.7mm(8.49inches)

•Height:7.3mm(0.29inch)to25.4mm(1.0inch)

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:213.3mm(8.4inches)

•Height:20.2mm(0.8inch)

ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardsize

•Width:303.7mm(11.96inches)

•Depth:214.8mm(8.46inches)

Chapter1.Productoverview7

•Height:17.65mm(0.69inch)to19.15mm(0.75inch)

Battery

•Forthetablet:35WhLi-Polymerbattery

•FortheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard:26WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50Hzto60Hz

•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)

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to95%

–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor

storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremelyhotorcoldareas.

Lenovoprograms

YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourtablet,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:

1.TaptheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartscreen.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartscreen,tapthearrowicontoopentheAppsscreen.

3.IfyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramontheAppsscreen,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

•ForWindows10:

1.TaptheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,tapAllprogramsorAllappstodisplayall

programs.

3.Ifyoustilldonotﬁndtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

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SomeLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.Youcannotﬁndtheseprogramsthroughtheabove

methodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemﬁrst.ToinstalltheseLenovoprograms,gotoLenovoPC

Experience➙LenovoToolsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon

yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such

asharddiskdrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourtabletdetectsacondition

thatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.

Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem

stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe

drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain

(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheinternal

storagedrive.

AutoScrollUtility

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow

positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.OntheWindows

8.1operatingsystem,thescrollbaronauserinterfaceisalsoautomatically

adjusted.

FingerprintManagerPro,

LenovoFingerprintManager,or

TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows8.1)

Ifyourtabletcomeswithaﬁngerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerPro

program,LenovoFingerprintManagerprogram,orTouchFingerprintManager

programenablesyoutoenrollyourﬁngerprintandassociateitwithyour

passwords.Asaresult,ﬁngerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswords

andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand

installutilityprogramsspeciﬁcallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour

tablet.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand

usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality

ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

LenovoCompanion

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With

Companion,theyare.

UseCompaniontoregisteryourtablet,accessyourusermanual,manage

systemhealthandupdate,checkthewarrantystatus,andseeaccessories

customizedforyourtablet.Youalsocanreadhintsandtips,exploreLenovo

forums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticlesandblogsfrom

trustedsources.ThisappisﬁlledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyou

learnaboutyournewsystem.

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby

providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms,suchasActiveProtectionSystem

andLenovoSolutionCenter.

LenovoSettings

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing

experiencebyturningyourtabletintoaportablehotspot,conﬁguringcamera

andaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanaging

multiplenetworkproﬁles.

LenovoSolutionCenter

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve

tabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,

securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsforoptimal

systemperformance.

Chapter1.Productoverview9

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows10)

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthetabletto

themobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

PasswordManager

(Windows8.1)

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandﬁllsin

authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.

REACHit

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

REACHitenablesyoutomanageallyourﬁles,nomatterwheretheyarestored,

insideonesingleapp.Connectyourdevicesalongwithmultiplecloudstorage

accountsforasimplerandfasterwaytoaccessyourstuff.

RecoveryMedia

(Windows10)

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard

diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

SHAREit

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

TheSHAREitprogramenablesyoutoshareﬁleseasilyandrapidlyacross

devicessuchastabletsandsmartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.

Youcanconnecttoyourfriendsandsendphotos,folders,andotherﬁles

throughSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.

SystemUpdate

(Windows8.1)

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthetablet

up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice

drivers,UniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem

(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

WRITEit

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

WRITEitgivesyouinstanthandwritinginputwhereveryouneedit.Youcanwrite

directlyinanyappandtextﬁeld,edittextinrealtime,seeyourfullscreen,and

convertyourhandwritingintodigitaltext.

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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandtabletfeatures.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourtablet.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourtablet,browsethefollowingWebpagetoﬁnd

informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows8.1:TaptheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartscreen,tapthearrowicontoopen

theAppsscreen,andthentapControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,thentapAllapps➙WindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthetablettoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen

bydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe

taskbar.

2.TapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.TapOKtosavethenewsetting.

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows

operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourtablet.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformationsystem,

dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay

thecharms.ThentapSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operatingsystemprovidesa

Help+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthentapGetstartedfromtherightpanel.Additionally,you

cansearchfromthetaskbartoﬁndhelp,apps,ﬁles,settings,andsoon.

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Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetablettheﬁrsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheac

poweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthetablet

2.

2.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.

3.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Usethetouchgesturestointeractwithyourtablet.

Thissectionintroducesonlythemostfrequentlyusedgestures.Forawholelistofsupportedgestures,refer

totheWindowshelpinformation.See“GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem”onpage11.

Note:Somegesturesaresupportedonlyoncertainapps.

GesturessupportedonbothWindows8.1andWindows10

Tap

Taponthescreentoopen,

select,oractivatetheitem

youtap.

Tapandhold

Tapandholdonthescreen

toopenamenuwith

multipleoptions.

Slide

Slideleftwardorrightward

onthescreentoscroll

throughitems,suchaslists,

pages,andphotos.

Drag

Draganitemtothedesired

locationtomoveanobject.

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