Contents
User Manual
ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
20CGand20CH
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:
•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide
•RegulatoryNotice
•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii
•AppendixD“Notices”onpage109
ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.
FirstEdition(November2014)
©CopyrightLenovo2014.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Readthisfirst.............iii
Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Tabletlayout................1
Frontviewandsideview..........1
Rearview................3
Accessories.................4
Features..................5
Specifications................6
Operatingenvironment............7
Lenovoprograms..............7
Chapter2.Usingyourtablet......9
Initialsetupinstructions............9
Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........10
Powermanagement............11
Chargingthebattery..........12
Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..13
Checkingthebatterystatus........13
UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen.........14
UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouch
keyboardandhandwritingpanel........14
Changingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthe
desktoportheStartscreen..........15
Downloadinggamesandapplications.....15
Usingthefingerprintreader..........15
UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover...18
Usingthecameras.............20
Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader........20
Usingasmartcard.............22
UsingHDMIdevices............24
Usingsynchronizationsolutions........25
UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........25
Turningoffthetablet............25
Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand
devices................27
InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...27
Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.29
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........29
Connectingtoamobilenetwork........30
SharingyourInternetconnection.......31
UsingBluetoothdevices...........31
UsingtheNFCconnection..........32
Chapter4.Youandyourtablet....37
Comfortandaccessibility..........37
Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....37
Accessibilityinformation.........37
Gettingupdates..............40
Travelingwithyourtablet...........40
Traveltips...............40
Travelaccessories...........40
Careandmaintenance...........41
Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions..43
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard......43
OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabook
Keyboard...............43
UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabook
Keyboard...............44
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.....48
OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro
Keyboard...............48
UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro
Keyboard...............50
ThinkPadTabletDock............59
OverviewofThinkPadTabletDock.....59
UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock......61
Chapter6.Security..........63
Usingpasswords..............63
Typingpasswords...........63
Passwordsandsleepmode........63
Power-onpassword...........63
Supervisorpassword..........64
Harddiskpasswords..........65
Harddisksecurity...........67
Usingthesecuritychip...........68
Usingfirewalls...............68
Protectingdataagainstviruses........69
Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration..71
Installingdevicedrivers...........71
ThinkPadTabletSetup...........71
Mainmenu..............72
Configmenu..............73
Securitymenu.............77
Startupmenu.............82
Restartmenu.............83
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....84
Usingsystemmanagement..........84
Systemmanagement..........84
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Chapter8.Troubleshooting
problems...............85
Diagnosingproblems............85
Troubleshooting..............85
Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...87
Errormessages..............87
Chapter9.Recoveryinformation...89
Refreshingyourtablet............89
Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault
settings.................89
Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions......90
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1
failstostart................90
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......90
Chapter10.Gettingsupport.....93
Locatingimportantproductinformation.....93
Lenovotechnicalsupport..........94
Lenovouserforums.............95
FindingThinkPadoptions..........95
Purchasingadditionalservices........95
AppendixA.Regulatory
information..............97
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........97
LocatingtheUltraConnect™wireless
antennas...............98
Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....99
Exportclassificationnotice..........99
Electronicemissionnotices..........99
FederalCommunicationsCommission
DeclarationofConformity........99
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............99
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...100
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...100
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....101
JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....101
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper
phase................101
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................101
Eurasiancompliancemark..........101
Brazilregulatorynotice...........101
Mexicoregulatorynotice...........101
AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling
information.............103
ImportantWEEEinformation.........103
RecyclinginformationforChina........103
RecyclinginformationforJapan........103
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........104
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....105
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................105
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................105
ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical
andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......106
AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS)....107
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........107
ChinaRoHS................107
TurkishRoHS...............107
UkraineRoHS...............108
IndiaRoHS................108
AppendixD.Notices.........109
Trademarks................110
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Readthisfirst
Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto
dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.
Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation
Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad®Helix(hereafter
calledthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.
Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadHelixUserGuide(thispublication).Youcan
accesstheThinkPadHelixUserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManualsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•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.
Generalbatterynotice
DANGER
BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.T oavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:
•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.
•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.
•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren
•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.
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Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.
Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.
Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.
Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery
DANGER
Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.
Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.
TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.
Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery
DANGER
Ifthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontains
asmallamountofharmfulsubstance.
Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).
ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.
CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:
Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.
PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate
Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:
Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother
liquids.
Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:
Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstorechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely:
Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedacpoweradapterscouldseverely
damagethetablet.
•acpoweradaptershippedwithyourtablet
•ThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboardandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththekeyboard,ifavailable
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•ThinkPadTabletDockandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedock
Note:TheThinkPadTabletDockisanoptionaldevicethatLenovodesignedspecificallyforyourtablet.
TopurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround
thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:
•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”onpage103foradditionalinformation.
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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.
Plasticbagnotice
DANGER
Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
Manypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsor
cordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,then
thefollowingwarningapplies:
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.
1Microphones2Camera-statusindicator
3Front-facingcamera4Ambientlightsensor
5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)6WindowsStartscreencontrol
7Screen-rotation-lockbutton8Powerbutton
9Audioconnector10Volume-controlbuttons
11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)12Micro-SD-cardslot
13USB3.0connector14MicroHDMI™connector
15Keyboardconnector16Dockconnector
17Powerconnector18Emergency-resthole
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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”onpage20.
4Ambientlightsensor
Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbytheambientlightsensor.
5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)
Ifyoufindanearfieldcommunication(NFC)touchpointontherightsideofthedisplay,itindicatesthat
yourtabletsupportstheNFCfeature.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFC
connection”onpage32.
6WindowsStartscreencontrol
TaptheWindowsStartscreencontroltogototheStartscreen.
7Screen-rotation-lockbutton
Pressthebuttontoenableordisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.
8Powerbutton
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.
Toturnoffthetablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙
Power➙Shutdown.
Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsor
more.
Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthetablet
orputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccess
powerplansettings,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,tapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
2.TapMorepoweroptions.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethesettingsaccordingtoyourpreference.
9Audioconnector
Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadset
torecordaudioormakecalls.
Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.
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10Volume-controlbuttons
Pressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.
11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)
OpentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)cardslot.Inserta
microSIMcardtoestablishawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)connection.Forinstructionsonhowto
installamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage27.
12Micro-SD-cardslot
Opentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardinto
themicro-SD-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemicro-SD-card
reader”onpage20.
13USB3.0connector
TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,
USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
14MicroHDMITMconnector
YourtablethasamicroHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioand
videointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-definition
television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage24.
15Keyboardconnector
UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardoraThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro
Keyboard.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage43and“ThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboard”onpage48.
16Dockconnector
UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTabletDock.TheThinkPadTabletDockisavailableasanoption
fromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadTabletDock”
onpage59.
17Powerconnector
Usethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhen
thebatterypowerislow.
Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage12.
18Emergency-resethole
Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheacpower
adapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.
Rearview
Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.
Chapter1.Productoverview3
1Rear-facingcamera2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)
3System-statusindicator4Speakers
5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)
1Rear-facingcamera
Yourtablethasan5-megapixelrear-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesandcreate
videos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage20.
2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)
Yourtabletmighthaveasmartcardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage22.
3System-statusindicator
TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.
•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoapowersource.
•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.
•Off:Thetabletisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.
4Speakers
Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.
5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)
Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint
withapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage15.
Accessories
Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.Youcanpurchasethese
accessoriesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialsorfromaLenovoreseller.
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1Powercordandacpoweradapter:Usethepowercordtogetherwiththeacpoweradaptertoprovide
acpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.
2ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(onsomemodels):TheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCoverattachesto
thetabletmagnetically.Usethecovertodothefollowing:
•Protectthetabletscreen.
•Wakeupthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently.
•Launchthecamera.
•Serveasastandforthetablet.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover”onpage18.
3TabletDigitizerPen(onsomemodels):SometabletsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen.Usethe
TabletDigitizerPentoinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithout
tappingthescreenwithyourfinger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.
Formoreinformationaboutotheroptionsavailableforyourtablet,seeChapter5“ThinkPadHelixoptions”
onpage43.
Features
Processor
•Intel®Core™processor
Operatingsystem
•Microsoft®Windows8.1
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,twomegapixels
•Rear-facingcamera,fivemegapixels,auto-focus
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Connectors
•Oneaudioconnector
•Onepowerconnector
•Onekeyboardconnector
•Onedockconnector
•OnemicroHDMIconnector
•OneUSB3.0connector
•OneAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectors(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard)
•OneMiniDisplayPortconnector(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard)
•OneUSB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard)
Cardslotorcardreader
•Onemicro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)
•Onemicro-SD-cardslot
•Onesmartcardslot(onsomemodels)
Wirelessfeatures
•Bluetooth4.0
•WirelessLAN
•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)
•NFC(onsomemodels)
•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onsomemodels)
Securityfeatures
Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)
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(0.29inches)to25.4mm(1.0inches)
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardsize
•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)
•Depth:213.3mm(8.4inches)
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•Height:20.2mm(0.8inches)
Battery
•35WhLi-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
YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.
ToaccessLenovoprograms,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentapthe
Searchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.
ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon
yourtablet.
Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.
LenovoProgramDescription
LenovoCompanionGetinformationaboutaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourtablet,
andcheckforrecommendedprograms.
Lenovo
QuickControl
Enableyoutocontrolyourtabletremotelythroughyoursmartphone,suchascontrollingthe
pointer,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforegroundapplicationsandwindows.
LenovoReachEnhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnectedatalltimesandenables
youtoaccessallyourfavoriteitemsfrompersonaltablets,smartphones,ortablets.With
LenovoReach,youcanaddyourfavoriteWebservicestoyourclouddesktop;stayloggedin
toWebsiteswiththecloudpasswordmanager;andaccess,edit,andshareyourfilesfrom
anywhere.
LenovoSettingsEnhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyconfiguringcameraandmicrophonesettings,
optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
Chapter1.Productoverview7
LenovoProgramDescription
LenovoSHAREitEnableyoutosharefileseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchascomputersand
smartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.Youcanconnecttoyourfriendsandsend
photos,folders,andotherfilesthroughLenovoSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.
LenovoSolution
Center
Troubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation
collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum
systemperformance.
LenovoSupportRegisteryourtabletwithLenovo,viewusermanualsforyourtablet,getthewarrantyinformation
foryourtablet,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.
SystemUpdateKeepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,
includingLenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basic
input/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.
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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandtabletfeatures.
Initialsetupinstructions
Tousethetabletthefirsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:
1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheac
poweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthetablet2.
2.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.
3.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.
IfyoutabletcomeswithaThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard,youalsocansetupyourtabletbydoing
thefollowing:
1.InstallthetabletintotheThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard.See“Installingorremovingthetablet”
onpage50.
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2.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheac
poweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthekeyboard2.
3.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.
4.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.
Usingthemulti-touchscreen
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreen.
Note:Yourtabletscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
Tap
Taponthescreentoopen
anapporperformanaction
onanopenapp,suchas
Copy,Save,andDelete,
dependingontheapp.
Slide
Slideleftwardorrightward
onthescreentoscroll
throughitems,suchaslists,
pages,andphotos.
Drag
Draganitemtothedesired
locationtomoveanobject.
Zoomout
Puttwofingersonthe
screenandmovethem
closertogethertozoom
out.
Zoomin
Puttwofingersonthe
screenandmovethem
fartheraparttozoomin.
Rotate
Puttwoormorefingerson
anitem,andthenrotate
yourfingersclockwiseor
counterclockwise(supported
onlyonsomeapps).
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Tapandhold
Tapandholdonthescreen
toopenamenuwith
multipleoptions.
Swipefromtherightedge
Swipeinfromtherightedge
ofthescreentodisplaythe
charmsthatcontainsystem
commands,suchasStart,
Settings,Search,Share,
andDevices.
Swipeinandoutonthe
leftedge
Swipeinandoutontheleft
edgeofthescreentoview
therecentlyusedappsor
selectanactiveappfrom
thelist.
Swipefromtheleftedge
Swipeinfromtheleftedge
ofthescreentocycle
throughandswitchtoopen
apps.
Swipeuptothetopedge
Swipeuptothetopedgeof
thescreentoviewallapps
ontheStartscreen.
Swipefromthetopor
bottomedge
Swipeinfromthetopor
bottomedgeofthescreen
toviewtheappcommands,
suchasCopy,Save,and
Delete,dependingonthe
app.
Swipeinfromthetop
edgetothebottom
Swipeinfromthetopedge
toofthescreenthebottom
toclosethecurrentapp.
Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen
•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreenthatmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.
•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsotherthananapprovedTabletDigitizer
Penforinputonthescreen.
Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen
•Turnoffthetabletbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.
•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe
multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.
•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.
Powermanagement
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,extendthebatterylifebetweencharges,
andcheckthebatterystatus.
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Chargingthebattery
Thetabletisshippedwithanacpoweradapterandapowercordtochargethetabletfromanystandard
acpoweroutlet.
Note:Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.
Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedacpoweradapterscouldseverely
damagethetablet.
Tochargethetabletbattery,dooneofthefollowing:
•Usetheacpoweradaptershippedwiththetablettochargethetabletbatteryasshown.
•IfyourtabletcomeswithaThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,usetheThinkPadHelixUltrabook
ProKeyboardandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththekeyboardtochargethetabletbatteryand
keyboardbatteryasshown.
•UsetheThinkPadTabletDockandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktochargetheinternal
batteryofyourtablet.See“UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock”onpage61.
TheThinkPadTabletDockisanoptionaldevice.TopurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
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Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges
Whenyouaretravelingwithyourtabletandacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthebatterylife
bydoingthefollowing:
•TurnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetoothwhennotinuse.
ToturnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetooth,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.
4.IntheAirplanemodesection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisable
allwirelessdevices.
•Turnoffautomaticsynchronizationifyoudonotneedit.
Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapOneDrive➙Syncsettings.
4.SwitchoffSyncsettingswithOneDrive.
•Lowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen.
Tolowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙Brightness.
3.Slidethecontroldowntolowerthebrightness.
•Entersleepmodewhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.
Toentersleepmode,dooneofthefollowing:
–ClosetheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover.
–Toentersleepmodefromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙Power➙Sleep.
•Turnoffyourtabletifyouarenotgoingtouseitforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.
Checkingthebatterystatus
Gettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthedesktopbattery-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.
Tocheckfortheaccuratestatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Power.
2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconfiguresettings.
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UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen
SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.TheTabletDigitizerPenenables
youtoinputtextinanaturalmanner,takenotes,annotatePortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files,anddraw
graphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching.
Notes:
•Thispenisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.
•Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Donot
subjectthepentoshockorvibration.
TheTabletDigitizerPenconsistsofatip1,aclickbutton2,andanerasertip3.Holdthepenandpoint
thetipatthedisplaytomovethepointer.Theerasertip3functionslikeaneraserinprogramsthat
supportthisfunction.
Tomakeaselection(singleclick),tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.Todouble-click,tapthedisplaytwice
withthepenwithoutpausingbetweentaps.Toright-click,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tapandholdthetipofthepenonthedisplayforonesecondandthenliftthepenfromthedisplay.
•Pressandholdtheclickbutton2andtapthetiponthedisplay.
FormoreinstructionsaboutusingthepenwithThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardorThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboard,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage44or“Usingthe
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”onpage50.
UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwriting
panel
UsetheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltotypetext,numbers,symbols,
andothercharacters.Youalsocanusethetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltoperformhandwriting.
Whenyourotatethetablet,theOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel
automaticallyrotatestothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.
ToopentheOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.
3.TapOn-ScreenKeyboard.
Toopenthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel,dooneofthefollowing:
•Onthedesktop,tapthekeyboardiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
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•OntheStartscreen,thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyou
type.
•OntheDesktoportheStartscreen,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.TapKeyboard➙Touchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel.
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.
Downloadinggamesandapplications
Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromtheWindows
Store.TheWindowsStoreprovidesaneasyandquickwayforyoutoshopforgamesandmobile
applications.
TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromWindowsStore,tapStorefromtheStartscreen,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingthefingerprintreader
Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplace
yourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogontoyourtabletsimplyandsecurely.Toenablefingerprint
authentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.
Enrollingyourfingerprints
Toenrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapAccounts➙Sign-inoptions.
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4.IntheFingerprintsection,tapAdd.The“Addafingerprinttothisaccount”windowisdisplayed.
5.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyour
fingerprint.
Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.
Swipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader
Toswipeyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader,dothefollowing:
Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.
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2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot
liftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.
Maintainingthefingerprintreader
Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:
•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.
•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.
•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.
Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:
•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.
•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.
•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.
Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:
•Yourfingeriswrinkled.
•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.
•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.
•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.
•Yourfingeriswet.
•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.
Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:
•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.
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•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.
•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.
UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover
Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewithaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(hereaftercalled
thecover).Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethecover.
Tousethecover,attachthecovertothetabletfirstasshown.Thecoverwillbeattachedtothetablet
magnetically.
Putthetabletintosleepmodeorwakeupthetablet
Ifthecoverisopenandthetabletison,thetablet,bydefault,enterssleepmodeautomaticallyafteryou
closethecover.
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Ifthecoverisclosedandthetabletisinsleepmode,thetablet,bydefault,resumesnormaloperation
whenyouopenthecover.
Youalsocanchangethesettingssothatbyclosingthecoveryoucanshutdownthetablet,putthetabletinto
hibernationmode,ordonothing.Toachievethis,youmustchangeyourlidsettingsbydoingthefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatclosingtheliddoes.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochooseanoptionaccordingtoyourpreference.
Launchthecamera
Whenyouusethetabletwiththecoveropentoanangleof360degrees,youcanflipoverthemagnetictab
ofthecoverasshowntolaunchthecameraautomatically.Thisfunctionisenabledbydefault.
Ifyouwanttodisablethisfunction,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.
2.IntheQuickshotsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisablethefunction.
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Serveasastandforthetablet
Thecovercanserveasastandforthetabletasshown.Inthisway,youcanusethetablettowatchmovies,
viewphotos,ormakeapresentationconveniently.
Note:Ifyourtabletisequippedwithasmartcardslotontherearside,thecovermightnotworkwellas
astandforthetablet.
Usingthecameras
Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Therear-facingcameraan
auto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.
Tolaunchacameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettingsandusethecamera.
Toswitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.
2.IntheViewsection,selectFront-facingcameraorRear-facingcamerafromtheSelectacamera
drop-downlistboxtoswitchthecameras.
Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherapplicationsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video
capturing,andvideoconferencing.Todownloadotherapplications,tapWindowsStorefromtheStart
screen.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader
Yourtablethasamicro-SD-cardreaderthatprovidesamicro-SD-cardslotforyoutoinstallamicroSDcard.
Themicro-SD-cardslotsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:
•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card
•SecureDigital(SD)card
•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card
Installingamicro-SD-card
Attention:BeforehandlingamicroSDcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction
reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.
ToinstallamicroSDcardintothemicro-SD-cardslot,dothefollowing:
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1.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SD-cardslota.
2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet.
3.Insertthecardintothemicro-SD-cardslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletelyinstalledintothe
cardreader.Ensurethatyouinsertthecardfirmlyuntilyouhearaclick.
RemovingamicroSDcard
ToremoveamicroSDcard,dothefollowing:
1.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.
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2.PushthemicroSDcardinwardalittleuntilyouhearaclick1.Then,releaseit.ThemicroSDcardejects.
3.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardslot2.
Usingasmartcard
Somemodelscomewithasmartcardslot.Thistopicprovidesinformationonhowtousethesmartcard.
Generally,smartcardscanprovideauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Smartcards
alsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.
Yourtabletsupportssmartcardswiththefollowingspecifications:
•Width:85.60mm(3.37inches)
•Depth:53.98mm(2.13inches)
•Height:0.76mm(0.03inch)
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Thefollowingillustrationsshowbothsidesofasmartcard.Inillustration1,themetalcontactsaofthecard
arefacingupward.Inillustration2,themetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownward.
Note:Yoursmartcardmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
Installingasmartcard
Attention:
•Beforeinstallingasmartcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromasmartcard,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmode
beforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.
Toinstallasmartcard,dothefollowing:
1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthemetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownward
andpointingtowardthecardslot.
2.Insertthecardintotheslotasshown.
Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledsmartcard,dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:
1.GotoControlPanel.
2.TapHardwareandSound.
3.TapDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconfirmation.
4.FromtheActionmenu,tapAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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Removingasmartcard
Attention:
•Beforeremovingasmartcard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbedamagedorlost.
•Donotremovethesmartcardwhilethetabletisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,the
systemmightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.
Toremoveasmartcard,dothefollowing:
1.Tapthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.Then,tapandholdtheSafelyRemove
HardwareandEjectMediaicon.
2.Taptheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.
3.Pullthecardoutwardalittle,andgentlyslidethecardoutoftheslot.
Note:IfyoudonotremovethesmartcardfromyourtabletafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,
theninsertitagain.
UsingHDMIdevices
YourtablethasamicroHDMIconnectorthatyoucanusetoconnectanexternaldisplayforvideooutput.
TolocatethemicroHDMIconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.
Connecting an external monitor
When you connect an external monitor, a video interface cable with a ferrite core is required.
You might need a micro HDMI to VGA adapter. You can purchase the micro HDMI to VGA adapter as
option at http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.
To connect an external monitor, do the following:
1. Connect a supported external display to the micro HDMI connector on your tablet.
2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricoutlet.
3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourtabletcannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,thenclickScreen➙
Resolution➙Detect.
Configuringthesettings
Toconfigurescreensettingsfortheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:
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1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaycharms.
2.TaptheDevicescharm.
3.TapProject➙Secondscreen.
4.Taptoselectapresentationscheme.
Usingsynchronizationsolutions
Byusingsynchronizationsolutions,youcaneasilysynchronizesettingsbetweenyourtabletandother
personalcomputer.
YoucansynchronizingthesettingsbyusingtheWindowssynchronizationsolution.
ToaccessWindowssynchronizationsolution,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapOneDrive➙Syncsettings.
4.Configuresettingsasdesired.
UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver
YourtabletmighthaveaGPSsatellitereceiverthatenablesyoutopinpointyourlocationdowntothestreet
level.Uselocation-basedapplicationstofindyourcurrentlocation,getdirectionstoyourdestination,and
findotherlocation-basedinformation.
Note:Bydefault,theGPSsatellitereceiverisenabled.Foralongerbatterylife,disabletheGPSsatellite
receiverwhennotinuse.
TodisabletheGPSsatellitereceiver,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.
4.IntheGNSSsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisabletheGPSsatellitereceiver.
Turningoffthetablet
Toturnofthetablet,dooneofthefollowing:
•GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcornerofthe
screen,thenclickShutdown.
•Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.
Note:Ifyourtabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,youalsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressing
thesettingskey.
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Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices
Yourtabletcanconnecttoavarietyofnetworksanddevices,includingmobilenetworks(3Gor4G),Wi-Fi
datanetworks,andBluetoothdevices.
Note:Sometabletmodelscanconnecttobothmobilenetworks(3Gor4G)andWi-Finetworks,whileothers
canconnecttoWi-Finetworksonly.IfyourtabletsupportsWi-Ficonnectiononly,theinformationrelated
tomobilenetworksdoesnotapplytoyourtablet.
InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard
Ifthetabletsupportsmobilenetworkconnection,itmightrequireamicroSIMcardtoconnecttoamobile
network.ThemicroSIMcardisshippedwithsometabletmodelsonlyandyoucanpurchaseonewhen
necessary.
Attention:WheninstallingorremovingthemicroSIMcard,donottouchthemicroSIMcardmetal
connectors.AlwaysholdthetabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovethemicroSIMcardtoavoid
electrostaticdischarges.
ToinstallthemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthetablet.
2.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SIM-cardslota.
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3.HoldthemicroSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdown,andtheninsertitfirmlyintothe
micro-SIM-cardslotasshownuntilyouhearaclick.
4.Closetheprotectivecoverandturnonyourtablet.
ToremovethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthetablet.
2.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.
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3.PushthemicroSIMcardinwarduntilyouhearaclick1.ThemicroSIMcardejects.Gentlyslide
themicroSIMcardoutoftheslot2.
4.Closetheprotectivecover.
Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing
Ifyouhaveconnectedtoanetwork,youcancheckthenetworknametoseewhichmobilenetworkyou
areusing.
Tocheckthenetworkname,dooneofthefollowing:
•Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentaptheSettingscharm.The
networknameisdisplayedunderthenetworkicon.
•Onthedesktop,movethepointertothenetworkiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenetwork
nameisdisplayed.
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork
Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.
AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specificgroupsorindividuals.
Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalareaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork
ToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
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2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.
4.TaptheIDofthenetworkyouwanttoconnect.
5.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconnecttotheWi-Finetwork.
Toviewsecurity,address,andotherinformationabouttheWi-Finetworkyouareconnected,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.
4.IntheWi-Fisection,tapthenetworknametoviewtheinformation.
ThetabletsupportstheproxyfeatureforWi-Ficonnection.Theproxyfeatureenablesyoutoaccessmore
Web-basedsourceandbrowseInternetmoresecurely.Ifyouwanttoconfiguretheproxysettingswhenyou
areconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Proxy.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheproxysettings.
AddingaWi-Finetwork
IfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaserviceset
identifierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.
ToaddaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.
4.TapHiddennetwork.
5.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddaWi-Finetwork.
Addinganetworkprofile
EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoa
networkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.Byswitchingbetweenlocation
profilesasyoumoveyourtabletfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwith
noneedtoreconfigureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthetableteachtime.
Toaddanetworkprofile,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheStartmenu,tapLenovoSettings.
2.TapLocationAwareness.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddanetworkprofile.
Connectingtoamobilenetwork
AmicroSIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIM
card”onpage27forinstructionsonhowtoinstallamicroSIMcard.
Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
29forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.
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Toconnecttothemobilenetwork,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.Tapthenetworkicon.Alistofavailablenetworksisdisplayed.
4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.
5.Tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.
6.TapConnect.
Whenyouareconnectedtothemobilenetwork,settheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnectionto
reducetheamountofdatayousendandreceive.
Tosettheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.
4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.
5.IntheSetasameteredconnectionsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.
Afteryousetyourmobilenetworkasameteredconnection,youcandisabletheDownloadovermetered
connectionsfeaturetopreventextracharges.
TodisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeature,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Devices.
4.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidethecontroltothelefttoturnitoff.
SharingyourInternetconnection
YoucanshareyourmobilebroadbandInternetconnectionwithmultipledevices.
ToshareyourInternetconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.
4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.
5.IntheSharethisconnectionsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.
UsingBluetoothdevices
Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft).
PairingwithaBluetoothdevice
ToconnectandexchangedatawithanotherBluetoothdevice,pairyourtabletwiththeBluetoothdevice
bydoingthefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
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2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Bluetooth.
4.Slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.ThetabletwillsearchforBluetoothdevices.
5.WhentheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttopairisfound,taptheIDoftheBluetoothdevice.
6.TapPair.
UnpairingaBluetoothdevice
TounpairaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Bluetooth.
4.TaptheIDoftheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttounpair.
5.TapRemovedevice.Anotificationpromptisdisplayed.
6.TapYes.
UsingtheNFCconnection
Nearfieldcommunication(NFC)isahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.
Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewiththeNFCfeature.ByusingtheNFCfeature,youcan
establishradiocommunicationsbetweenyourtabletandanotherNFC-enableddeviceoveradistanceno
morethanafewcentimeters.
IfyourtabletisequippedwiththeNFCfeature,youcanfindtheNFCicononthetablet.
Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourtabletisdisabled,dothefollowingto
enabletheNFCfeature:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Network➙Radiodevices.
3.SlidetheNFCcontroltotherighttoenabletheNFCfeature.
IfyoustillcannotenabletheNFCfeature,checktheNFCsettingintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram
bydoingthefollowing:
1.StarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage71.
2.TapSecurity➙I/OPortAccess.
3.SettheNFCoptiontoOn.
YoucanusetheNFCfeaturewithNFC-supportedprograms,suchastheLenovoQuickControlprogram.
Insomescenarios,youmightwanttouseanNFCcardoranNFC-enabledsmartphonewithyourtabletto
transferdata.ThefollowingsectionsprovideinstructionsonhowtoadjustthepositionofanNFCcardand
anNFC-enabledsmartphoneforNFCcommunication.
PositioninganNFCcard
Attention:
•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.
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•WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFCcard,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmode
beforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.
Notes:
•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthetabletisonandtheNFCfeatureofthetabletisenabled.
•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchangeFormat(NDEF),otherwise
thecardwillnotbesuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.
•YourtabletscreenandNFCcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
TopositionanNFCcard,dothefollowing:
1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthefrontsideofthecardisfacingupward.Alignthe
left-sideedgeofthecardwiththeNFClogoonthetablet.
2.Movethecardleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthecardforaboutone
seconduntilyouarepromptedthatthecardhasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.Then,you
cantransferdatatoorfromthecardthroughNFC.
FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththe
card.
PositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone
Attention:WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFC-enabledsmartphone,donotputyourtabletintosleep
orhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.
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Notes:
•BeforepositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone,ensurethatboththetabletandthesmartphoneareon
andtheNFCfeatureisenabledonboththetabletandsmartphone.
•ThescreenofyourtabletandNFC-enabledsmartphonemightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsin
thistopic.
TopositionanNFC-enabledsmartphone,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthepositionofyour
smartphone:
•Whenthesmartphoneisinaportraitposition:
1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Align
theleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.
2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphonefor
aboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythe
tablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.
FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewith
thesmartphone.
•Whenthesmartphoneisinalandscapeposition:
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1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Align
theleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.
2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphonefor
aboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythe
tablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.
FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewith
thesmartphone.
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Chapter4.Youandyourtablet
Thischapterprovidestheaccessibilityinformationaboutyourtablet,andinstructionsontravelingwith
thetabletandmaintainingthetablet.
Comfortandaccessibility
Readthistopictolearnhowtouseyourtabletmorecomfortablyandhowtousetheaccessibilityfeatures.
Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably
Withthehelpofalltheconveniencesandpowerfulfeaturesofyourtablet,youcancarryyourtabletallday
longforworkorentertainmentatmanyplaces.Thereforeitisimportantthatyouremainattentivetogood
posture,goodlighting,andproperseatingtoachievegreatercomfortwithyourtablet.
Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourtabletthemoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Makeminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakefrequent,shortbreakswhen
youusethetabletforalongtime.Yourtabletisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilybe
repositionedtoaccommodatemanyposturemodificationsyoumightwishtomake.
Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand
yourtablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialstoviewsome
oftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcanprovidethe
adjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.
Accessibilityinformation
Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.
Sometechnologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthrough
vendors.
UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheir
tablettosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCenterisacentrallocationthatyoucan
usetoconfiguretheaccessibilitysettingsandprogramsavailableintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.
TousetheEaseofAccessCenter,openControlPanelandtapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.
Thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpuserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationsget
themostoutoftheircomputerexperience.
On-screennotification
On-screennotificationhelpshearing-impairedpeoplebeawareofthestatusoftheirtablet.On-screen
notificationreplacessoundswithvisualcuesortextcaptionstoindicatethatactivityishappeningon
thetablet.Asaresult,systemalertsarenoticeableevenwhentheyarenotheard.Forexample,when
youselectoneobject,theobjectishighlighted.
Touseon-screennotification,openControlPanel,tapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,and
thentapUsetextorvisualalternativeforsounds.
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Audionotification
Audionotificationhelpsvisuallyimpairedpeopleorpeoplewithweaksightbeawareofthestatusoftheir
tablet.
Touseaudionotification,openControlPanel,tapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter➙Usethe
computerwithoutadisplay,andthenselectTurnonAudioDescription.
Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadstextsonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslikeerrormessages.
ToopenNarrator,dothefollowing:
1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.
2.Inthesearchfiled,enterNarrator,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapNarrator.
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureNarrator,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.
Screen-readertechnologies
Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,
andavarietyofonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:
•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE
•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp
•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
http://www.nvaccess.org/
SpeechRecognition
SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourtabletbyvoice.
Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,tapbuttonsandotherobjectsonthescreen,
dictatetextintodocuments,andwriteandsende-mails.
ToopenSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:
1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.
2.Inthesearchfiled,enterSpeechRecognition,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapSpeechRecognition.
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportinformationsystem.
Customizabletextsize
Dependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverything
onthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandtapAppearancesandPersonalization➙
Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.
Magnifier
YourtabletisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputermore
comfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethewords
andimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.
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ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:
1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.
2.Inthesearchfiled,enterMagnier,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapMagnifier.
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.
Zoom
Youcanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.
•Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,
orotherobjects.
•Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscreentoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,
maps,orotherobjects.
Screenresolution
Youcanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourtablet.Toadjust
thescreenresolution,tapandholdanywhereonthedesktop,tapScreenresolution,andthenadjustthe
settingsasyouprefer.
Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.
Foralternativesonincreasingthesizeoftextandotherobjects,seethefollowing:
•“Customizabletextsize”onpage38
•“Magnifier”onpage38
•“Zoom”onpage39
On-ScreenKeyboard
On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.
ToopenOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.
2.Inthesearchfiled,enterOn-ScreenKeyboard,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapOn-ScreenKeyboard.
FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureOn-ScreenKeyboard,see“UsingtheOn-Screen
Keyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel”onpage14ortheWindowsHelpandSupport
informationsystem.
Industry-standardconnectors
Yourtabletprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices,ifneeded.
Formoreinformationonthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.
Documentationinaccessibleformats
Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure
thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe
documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetexttoexplaintheimagesothatvisuallyimpairedusers
canunderstandtheimagewhentheyuseascreenreader.
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Gettingupdates
YourtabletenablesyoutoupdatetheWindowsoperatingsystemandLenovoapplications.
GettingupdatesfromLenovo
YourtabletispreinstalledwithSystemUpdate.ThisprogramenablesyoutokeeptheLenovosoftwareon
yourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdates.
TostartSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforSystemUpdate.
3.TapSystemUpdate.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
GettingupdatesfromMicrosoft
TocheckandkeepyourWindows,programs,ordevicedriversup-to-date,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportformoreinformation.
Travelingwithyourtablet
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.
Traveltips
Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourtablet:
•Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.
•Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.
Traveltipsonairplanes
Ifyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:
•Ifyouaregoingtousethewirelessservice,checkwiththeairlineforanyrestrictionsbeforeboarding
theairplane.
•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseoftabletswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,enabletheAirplane
mode.Toenableit,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.
4.SlidethecontroltotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessdevices.
•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouontheairplane.Placeyourtabletinasafepositionsothatitdoes
notgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.
Travelaccessories
Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofficeor
home:
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Travelessentials:
•Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourtablet
•Thepowercordthatcomeswithyourtablet
•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection
Otheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:
•ThinkPadheadphones
•Additionalstoragedevicesorsmartcards
•TabletDigitizerPen
•ThinkPadTabletDock
•ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover
•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard
•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard
Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:
•AThinkPadacpoweradapterforthecountryorregiontowhichyouaretraveling
•AmicroSIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregion
Careandmaintenance
Handleyourtabletwithcaresothatyoucanenjoythisproductforalongtime.
Cleaningyourtablet
Tocleanyourtablet,unplugallcablesandturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfora
fewseconds.Thenwipethetabletscreenwithasoft,lint-free,dryclothtoclearstainsandsmudges.
Note:Donotusescreencleaners,householdcleaners,aerosolsprays,solvents,alcohol,ammonia,or
abrasivestocleanyourtablet.
Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablefilm
Youcanpurchaseareplaceablefilmtoprotectthescreenfromscratchingandextendthelifeofyourtablet.
Touseareplaceablefilm,cleanthescreenfirstandthenapplythereplaceablefilmonthescreen.
Storingthetabletforextendedperiods
Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourtabletforanextendedperiodoftime,removethemicroSIMcardfromyour
tablet,andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithout
directexposuretosunshine.
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Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions
ThefollowingoptionaldevicesaredesignedspeciallyforyourThinkPadHelixtablet.
•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard
•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard
•ThinkPadTabletDock
Theseoptionsprovideconvenienceandmakeyourtableteasiertouseforwork,study,andentertainment.
Fortabletsthatdonotcomewiththeseoptionaldevices,youcanpurchasethemfromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard
ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardandinstructionsonhowtouseit.
OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard
ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasic
informationyouneedtostartusingit.
12TabletDigitizerPenslotcoverandT abletDigitizerPenslot
SomemodelscomewithaTabletDigitizerPenslotcover1.TostoretheTabletDigitizerPenintheTablet
DigitizerPenslot,removetheTabletDigitizerPenslotcoverfromtheslotfirst.
Note:EnsurethatyoukeeptheTabletDigitizerPenslotcover.ReattachittotheTabletDigitizerPenslot
whenyouarenotstoringthepenintheslot.
3Two-buttonclickpad
Thetwo-buttonclickpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,
likeyoudowhenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsomebasictouchgestures.
Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetwo-buttonclickpad”onpage46.
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4Specialkeys
Thespecialkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Formore
information,see“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage45.
5USB2.0connector
TheUSB2.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,
USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard
TousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst,asshowninthe
followingillustration.Ensurethatthetabletissecuredinplace.
Note:DonotdetachthetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwhileusingthekeyboard,
otherwisetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwillbedisabled.
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StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen
SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.Youcanstorethepeninthe
slotontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.RemovetheTabletDigitizerPenslotcover
first1,thenpushthepengentlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick2.
Note:TheTabletDigitizerPenslotcoverisavailableonsomemodels.
Toremovethepenfromtheslot,pressthepengentlyintotheslot1toreleaseit;thenpullthepenout2.
Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Do
notsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.
Formoreinformationaboutusingthepen,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.
Usingthespecialkeys
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytoquicklycontrol
theassociatedfunction.
Volumeandmutecontrol
•Mutethespeakers.
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•Turndownthespeakervolume.
•Turnupthespeakervolume.
•Mutethemicrophone.
Screencontrol
•Turndownthebrightness.
•Turnupthebrightness.
Applicationcontrol
•OpentheSettingscharm.
•OpentheSearchcharm.
•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened.
•Viewallapplications.
•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.
•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.
Fnkeycontrol
+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.
•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction
ofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorresponding
functionkey.
•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
correspondingfunctionkeydirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.
Functionkeycombinations
•Fn+4:Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyorpower
button.
•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
Usingthetwo-buttonclickpad
Youcanenableordisablethetwo-buttonclickpadbypressingFn+8.
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Theright-clickareaaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheright-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.
Therestareaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheleft-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.
Youalsocanusethetwo-buttonclickpadtoperformthefollowingtouchgestures.
Tap
Tapanywhereontheclickpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.
Two-fingertap
Tapanywhereontheclickpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.
Two-fingerscroll
Puttwofingersontheclickpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.
CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard
SometimesyoudonotneedtousethekeysontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,butyouwouldlike
tocarryorstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowing
methodsdependingonthemodelofyourtablet.
•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:
1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.
2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.
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•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreen
facingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:
Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.
2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.
Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard
ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardandinstructionsonhowto
useit.
OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard
ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasic
informationyouneedtostartusingtheit.
1TrackPointbuttons
TheTrackPointbuttonscontainthefollowingparts:
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•Left-clickbutton:Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.
•Scrollbar:Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickinthe
verticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.
•Right-clickbutton:Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.
2Touchpad
Thetouchpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudo
whenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsometouchgestures.
Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetouchpad”onpage56.
3Specialkeys
Thespecialkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Formore
information,see“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage55.
4TrackPointpointingstick
TousetheTrackPointpointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirection
paralleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethepointer.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.The
speedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thecapon
theendofthepointingstickisremovable.Formoreinformation,see“Replacingthecapofthepointing
stick”onpage57.
5Dockconnector
UsethisconnectortoconnectthetablettotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.
6Security-lockslot
ToprotectyourThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock
thatfitsthesecurity-lockslottolockthekeyboardtoastationaryobject.See“Attachingamechanical
lock”onpage53.
7MiniDisplayPortconnector
UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,
orhigh-definitiontelevision.TheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellas
videostreaming.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcan
plugintoDVI,VGA,orHDMIconnectors.
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8AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyourtabletisonorinsleepmode
•Whenyourtabletisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthetabletisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthetablet
isnotconnectedtoacpower,tapWindowsStartscreencontroltogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovo
Settings➙Power.ThenmovetheswitchtotheOnpositionintheEnableAlwaysOnUSBareaandselect
theEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox,andclickOKorApply.
9Powerconnector
UsethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargetheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboardandthetabletwhenthebatterypowerislow.
Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage12.
10Ejectionbutton
PresstheejectionbuttontoreleaseyourtabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.
11Penholder(onsomemodels)
SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen.Youcanstorethepeninthepenholder.See“Storing
andremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage53.
UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.
Installingorremovingthetablet
TousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst.Toinstallthe
tabletforthefirsttime,dothefollowing:
1.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtabletas
shown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.
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2.Removethetabletfromthekeyboard.
Note:DonotremovethetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwhileusingthe
keyboard,otherwisetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwillbedisabled.
Thenexttimeyouwanttoreinstallthetablet,alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththe
keyboardhook,Then,insertthetabletintothekeyboardasshown.
Note:DonottouchthekeyboardconnectorontheThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard.
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Attachingamechanicallock
YoucanattachasecuritycablelocktotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardtopreventthekeyboard
fromtheft.
Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity
feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.
Toattachasecuritycablelocktothekeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.Securethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththe
mechanicallock.
2.Insertthesecuritycablelockintothesecurity-lockslot.Thenturnaroundthelockkeytothelocked
position.
StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen
SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.Youcanstorethepeninthe
penholderontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.
Tostorethepen,dothefollowing:
1.Takeoutthedummyrubberfromthepen-holderslot.
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2.Insertthepenholderintothepen-holderslot.
3.Insertthepenintothepenholderinthedirectionasshownbythearrow.
Toremovethepenfromtheslot,dothefollowing:
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1.Pullthepenoutofthepenholderinthedirectionasshownbythearrow.
2.Takethepenholderoutfromthepen-holderslot,ifnecessary.Then,insertthedummyrubberback
intothepen-holderslot.
Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Do
notsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.
Formoreinformationaboutusingthepen,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.
Usingthespecialkeys
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytoquicklycontrol
theassociatedfunction.
Volumeandmutecontrol
•Mutethespeakers.
•Turndownthespeakervolume.
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•Turnupthespeakervolume.
•Mutethemicrophone.
Screencontrol
•Turndownthebrightness.
•Turnupthebrightness.
Applicationcontrol
•OpentheSettingscharm.
•OpentheSearchcharm.
•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened.
•Viewallapplications.
•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.
•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.
Fnkeycontrol
+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.
•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction
ofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorresponding
functionkey.
•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthe
correspondingfunctionkeydirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.
Functionkeycombinations
•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange
themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.
•Fn+4:Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyorpower
button.
•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.
Usingthetouchpad
Youcanusethetouchpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Thefollowingtableintroducessome
frequentlyusedtouchgestures.
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Tap
Tapanywhereonthetouchpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.
Two-fingertap
Tapanywhereonthetouchpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.
Two-fingerscroll
Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.
Two-fingerrotate
Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
androtatethemclockwiseor
counterclockwisetorotateanitem.
Two-fingerzoomout
Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemclosertogether
tozoomout.
Two-fingerzoomin
Puttwofingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.
Three-fingerswipe
Putthreefingersonthetouch
padandmovethemlefttoshow
thenextitem.Movethemrightto
showthepreviousitem.
Four-fingerswipe
Putfourfingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemupwardtoviewand
choosefromopenedapps.
Four-fingerswipe
Putfourfingersonthetouchpad
andmovethemdownwardto
showthedesktop.
Swipefromthetopedge
FromtheStartscreenorthecurrent
app,swipeinfromthetopedgeof
thetouchpadwithonefingerto
displaythecommandmenu.
Swipefromthetoptothe
bottomedge
Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edgeofthetouchpadwithone
fingertoclosethecurrentapp.
Performingthisgestureonthe
desktopclosesthedesktopand
displaystheStartscreen.
Swipefromtherightedge
Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthe
touchpadwithonefingertodisplay
thecharms.
Swipeinandout
Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edgeofthetouchpadwithone
fingertohidethecharms.
Swipefromtheleftedge
Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe
touchpadwithonefingertoshow
thepreviouslyusedapp.
Replacingthecapofthepointingstick
Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,you
mightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.
Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.
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CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard
SometimesyoudonotneedtousethekeysontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,butyouwould
liketocarryorstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowing
methodsdependingonthemodelofyourtablet.
•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:
1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.
2.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboard
isdisabledinthissituation.
•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwiththetablet
screenfacingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:
Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.
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1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.
2.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboard
isdisabledinthissituation.
Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.
ThinkPadTabletDock
TheThinkPadTabletDock(hereaftercalledthedock)holdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandfreesyour
handstodoothertasks.ThedockalsoprovidesyouwitheasyaccesstoconnectorsforUSBdevices,file
transfers,charging,audioinput,audiooutput,andvideooutput.
ThistopicprovidesanoverviewofThinkPadTabletDockandinstructionsonhowtouseit.
OverviewofThinkPadTabletDock
ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadTabletDockhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyou
needtostartusingtheit.
Frontviewandleft-sideviewofthedock
1Dockconnector
Usedtoestablishtheconnectionbetweenthedockandtabletwhenyourtabletisseatedinthedock.
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2Always-onUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)
Usedtochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesbydefault,nomatterwhenyourtabletis
off,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcame
withthedock.
Note:ThisconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.
3Comboaudioconnector
Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnecta
headsettorecordaudioormakecalls.
Rearviewofthedock
1USB3.0connectors
UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.
2HDMIconnector
Usedtoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplay.
3Ethernetconnector
UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.
4Powerconnector
Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktoprovidepowertothetabletandcharge
thebattery.
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UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock
Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyouconnectthetablettothedockandthenconnectthedocktoan
electricaloutletbydoingthefollowing:
1.Positionyourtabletwiththedockconnectorsidefacingdownward.
2.Alignthedockconnectoronthetabletwiththeoneonthedock.
3.Gentlyslideyourtabletintothedockuntilitisseatedinplace.
4.Usetheacpoweradapterandpowercordshippedwiththedocktoconnectthedocktoanelectrical
outlet.
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Afterthetabletisconnectedtothedock,youcan:
•Useyourtabletinanuprightpositionwithouthavingtoholdthetablet.
•UsethedocktoholdyourtabletuprightwhenusinganexternalUSBkeyboard.
•ConnectthedocktoyourpersonalUSBstoragedevicewiththesuppliedUSBcabletotransferfiles.
•Connectthedocktoastereosystemorspeakersusingastereoaudiocabletoplaymusic.
•Connectthedocktoanelectricaloutletusingtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktocharge
thetabletbattery.
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Chapter6.Security
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotecttheinformationstoredonyourtablet.
Usingpasswords
Youcanhelppreventyourtabletfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,a
promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthetablet.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.You
cannotusethetabletunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.
Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthetabletresumesfromsleepmode.
Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.
Typingpasswords
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,
pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword
Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.
Passwordsandsleepmode
IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourtabletintosleepmode,youwillbepromptedtoenter
thepasswordwhenresumingoperation.
IfyouuseyouremailaddressasauseraccounttosignintoWindows,enteryouremailpasswordwhen
resumingoperation.
Power-onpassword
Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourtabletagainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
tablet.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthetablet.
Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword
Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.
3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.The
ThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.
4.TapSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPassword.
5.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:
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•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-on
password.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewpower-onpassword.
c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewpower-onpasswordandtapOK.
d.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-on
password.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.TapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.
Supervisorpassword
IfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoentera
supervisorpasswordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.
ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadTabletSetup.Withoutit,
noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthetablet.
Note:Thesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanytabletstomake
administrationeasier.
Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword
Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.
Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.
3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.The
ThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.
4.TapSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPassword.
5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
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•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisor
password.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewsupervisorpassword.
c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewsupervisorpasswordandtapOK.
d.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisor
password.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.TapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.
ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoenteryourpassword
toproceed.
Harddiskpasswords
Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:
•Userharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust
entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.
•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword
isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk
driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachtabletinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.
Settingaharddiskpassword
Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.
3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.The
ThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.
4.TapSecurity➙Password➙HarddiskPassword.
5.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk
passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.
•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:
a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
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b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.
•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:
a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserhard
diskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.
b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster
harddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.Typeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.
6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourtablet,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourtabletand
accesstheoperatingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.
–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.
Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.
–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:
1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.
•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage65,typingyourpasswordtostart
theThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.
2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.
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Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords
•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
tabletthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddisk
driveinatabletthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,
youcannotaccessthedrive.
•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
drive.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddisk
drivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide
self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.
•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,andyourtabletispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1
operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.
Harddisksecurity
Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:
•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage63and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage65.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.
•ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Usingthesecuritychip”onpage68.
•IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourtablet
memoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindows
BitLocker®DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsofthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage67.
•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourtablet,deletethedatastoredonit.
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourtabletagainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itis
supportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyou
protecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourtablet,evenifyourtabletislostorstolen.BitLocker
worksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.
BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.
TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.
FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.
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Encryptionsolid-statedrive
SomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourtabletagainst
securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe
efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.
Usingthesecuritychip
Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformation
electronically.Youcansetthesecuritychipinyourtablettoenhancecomputingsecurity.Somemodels
areequippedwithonesecuritychipcalledthefirmwareTPM(displayedas“TrustedPlatformModule
2.0”inDeviceManager).SomemodelsareequippedwithtwosecuritychipscalledthediscreteTPM
(displayedas“TrustedPlatformModule1.2”inDeviceManager)andthefirmwareTPM.Formodelswithtwo
securitychips,youcanselectwhichoneyouwanttouseintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambyusing
theinstructionsinthistopic.
Note:EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram;otherwise
anyonecanchangethesettingsforthesecuritychip.
AbouttheSecurityChipmenu
TheSecurityChipmenuprovidesthefollowingitemsforyoutoconfiguretheembeddedsecuritychip.You
canfindtheSecurityChipmenufromtheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.
•SecurityChipSelection:Selectthesecuritychipyouwanttouse.Thisitemisdisplayedonlyonsome
tabletmodels.
•SecurityChip:Enableordisablethesecuritychip.
•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.Thisoptionisnotdisplayedwhenthesecuritychipis
inactiveordisabled.Toclearthesecuritychip,ensurethatyouactivateorenablethesecuritychipfirst
sothatthisoptioncanbedisplayed.
Settingthesecuritychip
TosetthesecuritychipthroughtheSecurityChipmenu,dothefollowing:
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenfilesandexitallapplications.Then,turnoffyourtablet.
3.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.The
ThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.
4.TapSecurity.
5.TapSecurityChip.
6.Settheitems.
7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.
Usingfirewalls
Yourtabletispreinstalledwithafirewallprogramaspartofantiviruspackage.Thisprogramprotectsagainst
Internetsecuritythreats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.
Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertotheonlinehelpthatcomeswiththe
program.
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Protectingdataagainstviruses
Yourtabletispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirus
programisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.
Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourtabletwithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.
Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.
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Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration
IfyouneedtoupdateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,installnewdevicedrivers,thisinformationwillhelpyouhandle
yourtabletwithpropercareandkeepitintopworkingshape.
•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71
•“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage71
•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage84
Installingdevicedrivers
Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Chooseyourtabletproduct
nametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourtablet.
Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donot
downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ThinkPadTabletSetup
YourtabletcomeswiththeThinkPadTabletSetupprogramthatenablesyoutoviewandconfigurevarious
setupparameters.
TostarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,dooneofthefollowing:
Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Youalsocanskip
thepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthepassword,you
cannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,
referto“Usingpasswords”onpage63.
•Ifyoutabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,restartthetablet.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,
pressF1.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
•Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.The
ThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
•TostarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramfromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.
4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow.
5.Thetabletrestartsandamenuisdisplayed.TapTroubleshoot➙Advancedoptions➙
UEFIFirmwareSettings➙Restart.
6.ThetabletrestartsandenterstheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.
Note:Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuwillbedisplayed
afteryouenterthepassword.
TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramincludesthefollowingmenus:
•Mainmenu:Viewthesysteminformationandsetthedateandtimeforyourtablet.
•Configmenu:Viewandchangetheconfigurationsofyourtablet.
•Securitymenu:Setthesupervisorpasswordandconfigureothersecurityfeaturesofyourtablet.
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•Startupmenu:Changethetabletstartupsettings.
•Restartmenu:ChooseanoptionforclosingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartingthe
system.
Oneachmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoptiontoselectit.You
canfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettings.Afteryouchangethesettings,tapRestart,
andthentapyourdesiredoptiontorestartthetablet.
Notes:
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
•Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Incorrectchangeoftheconfigurationsmight
causeunexpectedresults.
Mainmenu
TheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouentertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Itdisplays
thefollowingconfigurationofyourtablet:
•SystemInformation
–UEFIBIOSVersion
–UEFIBIOSDate(Y ear-Month-Day)
–EmbeddedControllerVersion
–MPUFirmwareVersion
–TXEFirmwareVersion
–MachineTypeModel
–System-unitserialnumber
–UUID
–Systemboardserialnumber
–AssetTag
–ProcessorType
–ProcessorSpeed
–T otalMemory
–Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense
–UEFISecureBoot
•SystemDate
•SystemTime
Setthesystemdateandsystemtime
Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourtablet,tapSystemDateorSystemTimefromthe
ThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.Oneofthefollowingsubmenusisdisplayed:
•SystemDate
•SystemTime
Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:
1.Taptoselecttheitemtochangethedateortime.
2.Taptoselectafield.
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3.Inputthedateortimebyusingtheonscreenkeyboard.
Configmenu
Ifyouneedtochangetheconfigurationofyourtablet,tapConfigfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram
mainmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.
Notes:
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
•Oneachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table1.Configmenuitems
MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments
UEFIIPv4NetworkStack•Off
•On
EnableordisableNetwork
StackforPXEBoot.
UEFIIPv6NetworkStack•Off
•On
EnableordisableNetwork
StackforPXEBoot.
Network
UEFIPXEBootPriority•IPv6First
•IPv4First
EnableordisableNetwork
StackforPXEBoot.
USBUEFIBIOSSupport•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisableboot
supportforUSBstorage
devices.
AlwaysOnUSB•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,the
externalUSBdevicescan
bechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhen
thetabletisinlow-power
mode(sleep,hibernate,or
power-off).
Note:IfyouselectEnabled,
USBwakeupfunctionis
notsupportedonAlways
OnUSBconnector.
–ChargeinBatteryMode•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,the
externalUSBdevicescan
bechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhen
systemisinhibernation
orpower-offmodeandin
batterymode.
USB
USB3.0Mode•Disabled
•Enabled
•Auto
SettheUSB3.0controller
modefortheportsshared
betweenUSB2.0and
USB3.0controllers.If
youselectAuto,itenables
youtoconnectandroute
appropriateUSB3.0or
USB2.0connectors.Ifyou
selectEnabled,itenables
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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments
USB3.0modeandallows
USB3.0tobesupported
intheoperatingsystem.
IfyouselectDisabled,it
disablesandhidestheUSB
3.0controller,andUSB3.0
connectorswillworkas
USB2.0connectors.
TrackPoint•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethe
built-inTrackPointpointing
device.
Trackpad•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethe
built-intrackpad.
Keyboard/Mouse
FnandCtrlKeyswap•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,the
FnkeyworksastheCtrl
key,andtheCtrlkeyworks
astheFnkey.
DisplayBootDisplayDevice•ThinkPadLCD
•Analog(VGA)
•DigitalonThinkPad
•Displayondock
Selectthedisplaydevice
thatistobeactivatedat
boottime.Thisselection
iseffectiveforboottime,
passwordprompt,and
ThinkPadTabletSetup.
DigitalonThinkPadisthe
MiniDisplayPortconnector
onyourtablet.
Displayondockisdisplay
connectorsonadock.
Intel(R)SpeedStep
technology
•Disabled
•Enabled
ModeforAC
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
SelectthemodeofIntel
SpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.
MaximumPerformance:
Alwayshighestspeed.
BatteryOptimized:Always
lowestspeed.
Disabled:Noruntime
support,highestspeed.
AdaptiveThermal
Management
SchemeforAC
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
Selectathermal
managementscheme
touse.
MaximizePerformance:
Reducemicroprocessor
throttling.
Balanced:Balance
sound,temperature,and
performance.
Power
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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments
Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,
andperformance.
CPUPowerManagement•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethe
power-savingfeaturethat
stopsthemicroprocessor
clockautomaticallywhen
therearenosystem
activities.Normally,it
isnotnecessarytochange
thesetting.
PowerOnwithACAttach•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisableafeature
thatpowersonthesystem
whentheacpoweradapter
isattached.
IfyouselectEnabled,the
systemispoweredonwhen
theacpoweradapteris
attached.Whenthesystem
isinhibernatestate,the
systemresumes.
IfyouselectDisabled,the
systemisnotpoweredon
norresumedwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.
IntelRapidStartTechnology•Disabled
•Enabled
Enterafter:
•Immediately
•1minute
•2minutes
•5minutes
•10minutes
•15minutes
•30minutes
•1hour
•2hours
•3hours
Tousethisfeature,aspecial
partitiononthesolid-state
driveisrequired.
Whenenabled,thetablet
entersalowerpowerstate
afterthespecifiedtimein
sleepstate.Andittakes
onlysecondstoresume
normaloperation.
DisableBuilt-inBattery•Yes
•No
Temporarilydisablethe
internalbuilt-inbatteryfor
servicingthesystem.After
selectingthisitem,the
systemwillbeautomatically
poweredoff.Thesystemis
thenreadytobeserviced.
Note:Thebatterywillbe
automaticallyre-enabled
whentheacpoweradapter
isreconnectedtothe
system.
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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments
PasswordBeep•Disabled
•Enabled
Enablethisoptiontohave
abeepsoundwhenthe
systemiswaitingfora
power-on,harddisk,or
supervisorpassword.
Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpassword
matchesordoesnotmatch
theconfiguredpassword.
BeepandAlarm
KeyboardBeep•Enabled
•Disabled
Enableordisablekeyboard
beepwhenunmanageable
keycombinationsare
pressed.
BootDeviceListF12Option•On
•Off
Enableordisableboot
devicemenu.
Startupoption
BootOrderLock•On
•Off
Enableordisableboot
orderlock.
IntelAMTControl•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
IfyouselectEnabled,Intel
AMT(ActiveManagement
Technology)isconfigured
andadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinMEBx
(ManagementEngineBIOS
Extension)Setup.
IfyouselectPermanently
Disabled,youwillneverbe
abletoenableitagain.Be
cautiouswhenyouwantto
usethisoption.
Note:Youcanenterthe
MEBxSetupmenuby
pressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow.To
displaytheStartupInterrupt
Menuwindow,pressthe
blackbuttonorEnter
keyduringthepower-on
self-test(POST).
CIRATimeout0-255
Note:Thedefaultvalueis
60seconds.
Setthetimeoutoptionfor
CIRAconnectiontobe
established.Selectable
secondvaluesarefrom1to
254.
Ifyouselect0,use60
secondsasthedefault
timeoutvalue.
Ifyouselect255,the
waitingtimeforestablishing
aconnectionisunlimited.
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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionComments
ConsoleType•PCANSI
•VT100+
•PC-ANSI
•VT-UTF8
Selecttheconsoletypefor
AMT.
Note:Thisconsoletype
shouldmatchtheIntelAMT
remoteconsole.
DebugPortDebugPort•Disabled
•Enabled
Disabled:Donotallow
userstousedebugport.
Enabled:Allowusersto
usedebugport.
Securitymenu
Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapSecurityfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.
ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.
Notes:
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider
changingthetabletconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.
•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table2.Securitymenuitems
MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments
SupervisorPassword•Disabled
•Enabled
See“Supervisor
password”onpage64.
LockUEFIBIOSSettings•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethe
functionthatprotects
itemsinThinkPadTablet
Setupfrombeingchanged
byauserwhodoes
nothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,
thisissettoDisabled.
Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandenablethis
function,noonebutyou
canchangeanyitemsin
ThinkPadTabletSetup.
PasswordatUnattendedBoot•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatunattended
boot,apasswordprompt
isdisplayedwhenthe
tabletisturnedon,from
eitherapower-offstateor
hibernationstate,byan
unattendedeventsuchas
aWakeonLANattempt.
IfyouselectDisabled,
Password
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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments
nopasswordprompt
isdisplayed;thetablet
goesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.
PasswordatRestart•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatrestart,
apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenyourestart
thetablet.Ifyouselect
Disabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;
thetabletgoesahead
andloadstheoperating
system.Toprevent
unauthorizedaccess,set
theuserauthenticationon
theoperatingsystem.
PasswordatBootDeviceList•Disabled
•Enabled
IftheSecuritypassword
isset,thisoptionisused
tospecifywhetherthe
Securitypasswordmust
beenteredtodisplaythe
F12bootdevicelist.
SelectEnabledtoprompt
fortheSecuritypassword.
SelectDisabledto
proceedwithoutany
useractionrequired.
PasswordCountExceededError•Disabled
•Enabled
SelectEnabledtoshow
thePOST0199error
andpromptforthe
Securitypassword.Select
DisabledtohidethePOST
0199errorandproceed
withoutanyuseraction
needed.
SetMinimumLength•Disabled
•xcharacters(4≤x≤12)
Specifyaminimumlength
forpower-onpasswords
andharddiskpasswords.
Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandspecify
aminimumlengthfor
passwords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.
Power-OnPassword•Disabled
•Enabled
See“Power-onpassword”
onpage63.
HardDisk1Password•Disabled
•Enabled
See“Harddisk
passwords”onpage
65.
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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments
SecureBoot•On
•Off
EnableordisableUEFI
SecureBootfeature.
PlatformMode•UserMode
•SetupMode
Specifythesystem
operatingmode.
SecureBootMode•StandardMode
•CustomMode
IndicatesSecureBoot
modeisstandardmodeor
custommode.
ResettoSetupMode•EnterThisoptionisusedto
clearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystem
intosetupmode.Youcan
installyourownplatform
keyandcustomizethe
SecureBootsignature
databasesinsetupmode.
SecureBootmodewillbe
settocustommode.
SecureBoot
RestoreFactoryKeys•EnterThisoptionisusedto
restoreallkeysand
certificatesinSecure
Bootdatabasestofactory
defaults.Anycustomized
SecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthe
defaultplatformkeywill
bere-establishedalong
withtheoriginalsignature
databasesincluding
certificateforWindows8.1
operatingsystem.
FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,
alluserscanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect
Disabled,onlytheperson
whoknowsthesupervisor
passwordcanupdatethe
UEFIBIOS.
UEFIBIOSUpdate
Option
SecureRollBackPrevention•On
•Off
IfyouselectOff,you
canflashtotheprevious
versionofUEFIBIOS.If
youselectOn,youcan
notflashtotheprevious
versionofUEFIBIOS.
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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments
MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled
•Enabled
Somecomputerviruses
andwormscausememory
bufferstooverflow.By
selectingEnabledyou
canprotectyourtablet
againstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafter
choosingEnabledyou
findthataprogramdoes
notruncorrectly,select
Disabledandresetthe
setting.
IntelVirtualizationTechnology•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,a
VirtualMachineMonitor
(VMM)canutilizethe
additionalhardware
capabilitiesprovided
byIntelVirtualization
Technology.
Virtualization
IntelVT-dFeature•Disabled
•Enabled
IntelVT-dstandsforIntel
VirtualizationTechnology
forDirectedI/O.When
enabled,aVMMcanutilize
theplatforminfrastructure
forI/Ovirtualization.
WirelessLAN•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,you
canusethewirelessLAN
device.
WirelessWAN•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethewirelessWAN
device.
Bluetooth•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
useBluetoothdevices.
GPS•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
useGPSdevices.
USBPort•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
useUSBconnectors.
MemoryCardSlot•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethememorycardslots.
SmartCardSlot•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethesmartcardslot.
IntegratedCamera•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheintegratedcamera.
NFC•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheNFCconnection.
FingerprintReader•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usethefingerprintreader.
I/OPortAccess
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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments
Microphone•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,you
canusethemicrophones
(internal,external,or
line-in).
UltrabookKeyboard•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookKeyboard.
ThinkPadTabletDock
Audio
•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheaudioconnector
onThinkPadTabletDock.
ThinkPadTabletDock
EthernetLAN
•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
usetheEthernetLAN
deviceonThinkPadTablet
Dock.
USBPortonThinkPadTablet
Dock
•On
•Off
IfyouselectOn,youcan
useUSBconnectorson
ThinkPadTabletDock.
IntelTXTFeature•On
•Off
EnableordisableIntel
TrustedExecution
Technology.
Notes:
•Thisitemisdisplayed
onlyifyouhave
selectedActiveor
Enabledforthe
SecurityChipoption.
•Thisissettodisabled
whenIntelPTTis
enabled.
SecurityChipSelection•FirmwareTPM
•DiscreteTPM
Configurethesecurity
chip.Thisoptionis
availableonlyonmodels
thathaveboththe
firmwareTPMandthe
discreteTPM.
SecurityChip•On
•Off
Enableordisablesecurity
chipfeature.
ClearSecurityChip•EnterCleartheencryptionkey.
Note:Thisitemis
displayedonlyifyou
haveselectedOnforthe
SecurityChipoption.
PhysicalPresencefor
Provisioning
•Off
•On
Thisoptionenablesor
disablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyou
changethesettingsofthe
securitychip.
SecurityChip
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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)
MenuitemSubmenuitemValueComments
PhysicalPresenceforClear•On
•Off
Thisoptionenablesor
disablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyouclear
thesecuritychip.
IntelATModuleActivation•Disabled
•Enabled
•PermanentlyDisabled
EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
theIntelATmodule,which
isanoptionalanti-theft
servicefromIntel.
Note:IfyousettheIntel
ATmoduleactivationto
PermanentlyDisabled,
youwillbeunableto
enablethissettingagain.
IntelATSuspend•EnterThisoptionisdisplayed
onlywhentheanti-theft
functionisactivated.The
Intelanti-theftsuspend
screenwillbedisplayed
atnextboottoenterthe
suspendmode.
Anti-Theft
ComputraceModuleActivationCurrentSetting:
•On
•Off
CurrentState:
•Notactivated
•Activated
PermanentlyDisabled:
•Enter
EnableordisabletheUEFI
BIOSinterfacetoactivate
thecomputracemodule.
Computraceisanoptional
monitoringservicefrom
AbsoluteSoftware.
Note:Ifyousetthe
computracemodule
activationtoPermanently
Disabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethis
settingagain.
Startupmenu
Youmightneedtochangethetabletstartupsettings.Todoso,tapStartupfromtheThinkPadTablet
Setupmenu.
Attention:
•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdevice
duringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms
mightbeerasedoroverwritten.
•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker®driveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker
driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthetabletfrombooting.
Changingthestartupsequence
Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:
1.TapBoot.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup.Even
devicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourtabletarelisted.
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2.FromtheBootsubmenu,tapthemenuitemtospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnon
thepower.
3.Savethechangesandrestartthesystem.
ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.
Notes:
•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.
•Fromeachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
Table3.Startupmenuitems
MenuitemValueComments
BootSee“Changingthestartupsequence”
onpage82.
InternalStorage•On
•Off
ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.
USBHDD•On
•Off
ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.
USBCD/DVD•On
•Off
ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.
USBFDD•On
•Off
ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.
SDCard0•On
•Off
ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.
NetworkAdapter•On
•Off
ChangetheBootorderbydragging
anddroppingtheicon.
Restartmenu
IfyouwanttoclosetheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartthesystem,tapRestartfromthe
ThinkPadTabletSetupmainmenu.Thefollowingitemsaredisplayed:
•ExitSavingChanges:Exitsystemsetupandsavethechanges.
•ExitDiscardingChanges:Exitsystemsetupwithoutsavingthechanges.
•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.
•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.
•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.
Note:Changesonthefollowingitemsaresavedautomaticallyduringyourconfiguration:
•AnyitemsincludedintheSecuritymenu
•Systemdateandtime
Thesechangescannotbediscardedevenyouselectanoptiontodiscardthechangesorrestoreto
thefactorydefaultsettingswhenexitingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Todiscardthechangesor
makenewchanges,youmustentertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramagainandresetthecorresponding
itemsaccordingtoyourneeds.
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UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS
TheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeup
thebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourtablet.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother
softwarelayers.
YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambystartingyourtabletwithaflash
updateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.
Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyou
needtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.
ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
Usingsystemmanagement
Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.
Yourtabletisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.
Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclienttabletsin
thesamewayasyouoperateyourowntablet,suchasturningonaclienttablet,formattingharddisk
drive,andinstallingsoftware.
Oncethetabletisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageability
featuresalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.
Systemmanagement
Readthistopictolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofsystemmanagement.
DesktopManagementInterface
ThesystemUEFIBIOSofyourtabletsupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOSReference
Specification(SMBIOS)V2.6.1SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyour
system.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitselfandthe
devicesonthesystemboard.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOS
information.
AssetIDEEPROM
TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitsconfigurationandtheserial
numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation
abouttheendusersinyournetwork.
PrebooteXecutionEnvironment
ThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthetabletmoremanageablebyenabling
thetablettostartfromaserver.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourtabletcanbestarted
fromthePXEserver.
Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourtablet.
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Chapter8.Troubleshootingproblems
Thischapterdescribesonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourtablet.
Diagnosingproblems
Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyourtablet,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastartingpoint
forsolvingthem.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombines
diagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhints
andtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
Note:TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramcanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.
ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforLenovoSolutionCenter.
3.TapLenovoSolutionCenter.
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.
Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
thelogfiles.YouwillneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.
Troubleshooting
Theproblemsandsolutionsdescribedinthissectionaremeantonlyasaguide.Theyarenotdefinitive
problemsolvingtechniques.Forsomeproblems,youmightneedhelpfromLenovo,yourreseller,oryour
serviceprovider.
Whenyouobserveaproblem,stopoperationimmediately,becausetakingfurtheractionmightresultindata
lossordamage.Takeanoteofwhatthesystemisdoingandwhatactionsyouperformedbeforetheproblem
occurred.ProvidedetailedinformationtoLenovooryourserviceproviderforquickerproblemresolution.
Internetproblem
•Problem:Unabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork.
Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:
–ThemicroSIMcardisvalidandworkableifyouareusingamobilenetwork(3Gor4G).
–Youarewithinthenetwork’sservicerangeandthesignalstrengthisgood.
–YourtabletisnotinAirplanemode.
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.
Screenproblems
•Problem:Themulti-touchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly.
Suggestedsolution:Dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatyourhandsarecleananddrywhentouchingthescreen.
2.Restartyourtablettotryagain.
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Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerby
doingthefollowing:
1.Gothedesktopandtapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.
2.TapMorepoweroptions➙Balanced.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthetabletdoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.
Solution:Ensurethat:
–ThetabletisconnectedtotheacpoweradapterbythesuppliedUSBcableandtheacpoweradapter
ispluggedintoaworkingelectricaloutlet.
Thetabletisturnedon.(Turnthepowerbuttononagainforconfirmation.)
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethetabletserviced.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:Dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthetablet,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemto
thefactorystate.
Iftheproblempersists,havethetabletserviced.
•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethetabletison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:
–Tapthetabletscreentoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.
Batteryproblem
•Problem:Thebatterydoesnotchargecorrectly.
Suggestedsolution:Checkiftheacpoweradapterisconnectedcorrectly.Iftheconnectionisgoodbut
thebatterystilldoesnotcharge,contactLenovotoreplacewithanewbattery.
Systemproblem
•Problem:Unabletoturnthetableton.
Suggestedsolution:Connectyourtablettoanacpoweroutlettoseeiftheproblemiscaused
byadrainedbattery.Iftheproblempersists,insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintothe
emergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Frontviewandsideview”onpage1.
Iftheproblemstillpersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.
Mediaproblems
•Problem:Theaudioqualityispoororthereisnosoundoutput.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethat:
–Thespeakerisnotcovered.
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–Thespeakermutefunctionisdisabled.
–Ifyouareusingaheadset,unplugit,thenplugitinagain.
–Thevolumeisnotturnedtothelowestlevel.
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.
•Problem:Asong,video,orothermediafilecannotbeplayed.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethatthemediafileisnotcorrupted.
Externaldeviceconnectionproblems
•Problem:Aconnectionisnotestablishedwhenyouconnectthetablettoacomputer.
Suggestedsolution:EnsurethatthetabletUSBcableyouareusingistheonethatisshippedwith
yourtablet.
•Problem:Bluetoothdevicescannotbelocated.
Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:
–YourtabletBluetoothisswitchedon.
–TheBluetoothfeatureisactivatedonthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.
–YourtabletandtheBluetoothdevicearewithinthemaximumBluetoothrange(10m).
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.
Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem
Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,
insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.Thenrestart
yourtablet.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Frontviewandsideview”onpage1.
Ifyoustillencounterthesameproblemafteryourestartyourtablet,resetyourtabletandrestartitagain,
youcanperformafactorydataresetoperation.Formoreinformation,referto“Resettingyourtabletto
thefactorydefaultsettings”onpage89.
Errormessages
•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.
Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboardshould
bereplaced.Havethetabletserviced.
•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadTabletSetup.
Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadTabletSetup
tochecksecuritysettings,andrestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethetabletserviced.
•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror.
Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethetabletserviced.
•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.
Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,
andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.
•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea
Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,
andtheuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)needstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.
•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror
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Solution:Thetabletturnedoff,becausethebatterypowerislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothe
tabletandchargethebatteries.
•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested
Solution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.Toclear
theerror,enterThinkPadTabletSetup.
•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.
Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.
Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadTabletSetup.
•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.
Solution:Thewirelessnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthistablet.Removeit.
•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreadersareattached.
Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.
•Message:2101:DetectionerroronSSD1(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.
•Message:2102:DetectionerroronSSD2(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.
•Message:2111:ReaderroronSSD1(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.
•Message:2112:ReaderroronSSD2(M.2)
Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.
•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.
Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.
•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.
Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.
•Message:Fanerror
Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthetabletimmediatelyandhavethetabletserviced.
•Message:Thermalsensingerror
Solution:Thethermalsensorhasproblem.Shutdownthetabletimmediatelyandhavethetablet
serviced.
•Message:Error:TheSystemUEFIVariableStorageisnearlyfull.
Note:Thiserrorindicatesthattheoperatingsystemorapplicationscannotcreate,modify,ordeletedata
inthenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageduetoinsufficientstoragespaceafterPOST.
Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisusedbytheUEFIBIOSandbytheoperatingsystemor
applications.Thiserroroccurswhentheoperatingsystemorapplicationsstorelargeamountsofdata
inthevariablestorage.AlldataneededforPOST,suchasBIOSsetupsettings,chipsetorplatform
configurationdata,arestoredinaseparateUEFIvariablestorage.
Solution:EnterThinkPadTabletSetupaftertheerrormessageisdisplayed.Adialogaskstheuserfor
confirmationtocleanupthestorage.Iftheuserselects“Yes”,alldatathatwerecreatedbytheoperating
systemorapplicationsaredeletedexceptglobalvariablesdefinedbytheUnifiedExtensibleFirmware
InterfaceSpecification.Iftheuserselects“No”,alldataiskept,buttheoperatingsystemorapplications
willnotbeabletocreate,modify,ordeletedatainthestorage.
Ifthiserrorhappensataservicecenter,Lenovoauthorizedservicepersonnelwillcleanupthenon-volatile
systemUEFIvariablestorageusingtheabovesolution.
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Chapter9.Recoveryinformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.
AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourtablet.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourtablet,orresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourtabletevenifyoucannotstartthe
operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Formore
information,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage90.
Refreshingyourtablet
Ifyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,you
canrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.
Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyou
installedfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.
Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.
4.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourtablet.
Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings
Ifyouwanttorecycleyourtabletorjuststartover,youcanresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
Resettingthetabletwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourtablet,
andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.
Attention:Ifyouresetthetablettothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Toresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.
4.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.ThentapNexttoconfirm
theoperation.
5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:
•Toperformaquickformat,tapJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake
severalminutes.
•Toperformacompleteformat,tapFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill
takeseveralhours.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
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Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions
Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindows
operatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.
4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
5.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourtabletiscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows
8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1
operatingsystemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthetablet,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixthe
problemsonyourtablet.
Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast16GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSearchcharm.
3.TyperecoveryintheSearchfield.ThentapCreatearecoverydrive.
4.TapYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.
5.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThentapNext.
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Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,
youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthetablet
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourtabletiftherecoverypartitionon
yourtabletisdamaged.
6.ConnectaproperUSBdrive,thentapNext.
7.TapCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.
8.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapFinish.
•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapDeletetherecoverypartition.
Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,dokeeptherecoverymediainasafe
place.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourtabletanymore,andyouwillneedthe
recoverymediatorefreshorresetyourtablet.
9.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.
Usingrecoverymedia
Ifyoucannotstartyourtablet,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourtablet,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourtablet.
Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.The
ThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.
2.TapStartup.
3.IntheBootsubmenu,dragtherecoverydrivetothefirstplacetoselectitasthebootdevice.
4.Saveconfigurationchangesandrestartthetablet.
5.Followingtheinstructionsonthescreentorecoverthetablet.
FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8.1operatingsystem,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800
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Chapter10.Gettingsupport
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.
Locatingimportantproductinformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodel(MTM)label,theFederal
CommunicationsCommission(FCC)IDandICCertificationlabel.
LocatingtheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber
Whencallingfortechnicalassistance,youarerequestedtoprovidetheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber.
TogettheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber,checktheMTMlabelonyourproduct.
Forthetablet:
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightlookdifferent.
FortheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard:
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FortheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard:
LocatingtheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbers
YoucanfindtheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersfortheinstalledtransmittercardsonthebottomof
yourtablet.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightlookdifferent.
Lenovotechnicalsupport
AfteryoubuyaThinkPadHelix,registeryourtabletwithLenovo.Usingtheregisteredinformation,Lenovo
cancontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblems.AfteryouregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,
youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended
privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.
ToregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:
•Driversandsoftware
•Diagnosticsolutions
•Productandservicewarranty
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•Productandpartsdetails
•Guidesandmanuals
•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions
IfyouwanttocalltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phonefor
thelatesttelephonenumbersandhoursofoperation.
Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangetthefollowingservicesfromtheCustomerSupportCenter:
•Problemdetermination:Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.
•Lenovohardwarerepair:IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.
•Engineeringchangemanagement:Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredaftera
producthasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineering
Changes(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.
ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourtablet,refertotheSafety,
Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourtablet.
Lenovouserforums
LenovoprovidesuserforumsontheWorldWideWebtoprovideyouwithaplacetosearchthecommunity
knowledgebaseforinformationaboutyourtablet,shareinformationwithotherusers,makesuggestionsto
Lenovo,askquestions,andgettechnicalsupportfromLenovo.
TogotoLenovouserforums,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreateanaccount.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
3.TapCommunityForums.
FindingThinkPadoptions
Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourtablet,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.
YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.
ToshopatLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
Purchasingadditionalservices
Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforLenovo
andnon-Lenovohardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconfiguration
services;upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationsservices.Service
availabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountry.
Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation
Thisappendixprovidesregulatoryinformation.
Wirelessrelatedinformation
Wirelessinteroperability
TheM.2wirelessLANcardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthatisbased
onDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/orOrthogonal
FrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:
•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/g,802.11n,or802.11aconWirelessLANs,asdefinedandapproved
bytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.
•TheWirelessFidelity(Wi-Fi)certificationasdefinedbytheWi-FiAlliance.
TheBluetoothcardinyourtabletisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatiscompliant
toBluetoothSpecification4.0asdefinedbytheBluetoothSIG.Thefollowingprofilesaresupported
byyourBluetoothcard:
Note:DependingontheBluetoothcard,someprofilemightnotbeavailable.
•AdvancedAudioDistributionProfile(A2DP)
•A/VRemoteControlProfile(AVRCP)
•Dial-UpNetworkingProfile(DUN)
•FileTransferProfile(FTP)
•GenericAccessProfile(GAP)
•GenericA/VDistributionProfile(GAVDP)
•HardcopyCableReplacementProfile(HCRP)
•HeadsetProfile(HSP)
•Hands-FreeProfile(HFP)
•HumanInterfaceDeviceProfile(HID)
•MessageAccessProfile(MAP)
•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)
•ObjectPushProfile(OPP)
•PersonalAreaNetworkingProfile(PAN)
•PhoneBookAccessProfile(PBAP)
•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)
•SynchronizationProfile(SYNC)
•VideoDistributionProfile(VDP)
•GenericAttributeProfile(GATT)
•ProximityProfile
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Usageenvironmentandyourhealth
Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,
thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdevices
suchasmobilephones.
Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety
standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand
recommendationsreflecttheconsensusofthescientificcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels
andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.
Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightfor
exampleinclude:
•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting
areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices.
•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identifiedasharmful.
Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificorganization,you
areencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthetablet.
LocatingtheUltraConnect™wirelessantennas
ThinkPadHelixfeaturesanantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,whichenablesyouto
establishwirelesscommunicationswhereveryouare.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.
1Wireless-WANantenna(auxiliary)
2Wireless-WANantenna(main)
3Wireless-LANantenna(auxiliary)
4Wireless-LANantenna(main)
Note:Wireless-WANantennasareavailableonlyonsomemodels.
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Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices
Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwith
thetablet.
IfthetabletisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanfinditontheWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
Exportclassificationnotice
ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.
Electronicemissionnotices
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity
ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadHelixtablet,machinetypes20CGand20CH.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.
Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
ResponsibleParty:
Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
PhoneNumber:919-294-5900
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement
CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation99
EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility
Directive
ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanonrecommended
modificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.
ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.
EUContact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia
GermanClassBcompliancestatement
DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:
HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit
DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zur
AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten
undhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.
Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu
betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.
LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt
ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne
EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.
Deutschland:
EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln
DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“
EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder
EU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.
ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit
vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische
VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),für
GerätederKlasseB.
DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen
-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo
(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.
InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:
DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.
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KoreaClassBcompliancestatement
JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement
Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower
mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase
LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan
Eurasiancompliancemark
Модели,относящиесякнастоящейсерии(семейству)продуктовивпервыевыпущенныевобращение
до14февраля2013года,сертифицированыпотребованиямСистемысертификацииГОСТРи/или
потребованиямединойсистемысертификацииТаможенногоСоюза,действовавшимвмомент
сертификации,имаркируютсязнакомсоответствияГОСТР .
Модели,относящиесякнастоящейсерии(семейству)продуктовивпервыевыпущенныевобращение
после14февраля2013года,сертифицированывединойсистемесертификацииТаможенногоСоюза
насоответствиетребованиямприменимыхТехническихРегламентовимаркируютсязнакомEAC.
Brazilregulatorynotice
Ouvirsonscommaisde85decibéisporlongosperíodospodeprovocardanosaosistemaauditivo.
Mexicoregulatorynotice
Advertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)es
posiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebe
aceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.
AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation101
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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation
Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
ImportantWEEEinformation
TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,
EuropeanDirective2012/19/EU,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesare
labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable
withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe
thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectivesystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.
Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendof
lifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,
recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentand
humanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
RecyclinginformationforChina
http://support.lenovo.com.cn/activity/551.htm
RecyclinginformationforJapan
CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor
IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof
Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed
ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw
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forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand
RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,
visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.
PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof
home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisservice
isprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.
DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents
SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit
boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.
DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputers
Abutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputer
clockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwitha
newone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisused
lithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposal
operator,andfollowtheirinstructions.
Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.
DisposingofadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputers
YourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.Ifyou
areacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,
contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.You
alsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.
IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you
mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsat
http://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.
RecyclinginformationforBrazil
DeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasil
DescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUso
Equipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosde
coleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresas
especializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertificadaspelosorgãosambientais,de
acordocomalegislaçãolocal.
ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíficoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.Casovocêpossua
umprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:
reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruções
paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.
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BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion
Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).
BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC
concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe
frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe
EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown
away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.
InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate
thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso
includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor
cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted
municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and
treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential
effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof
hazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation105
ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectricalandElectronic
Equipment(WEEE)
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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective
(RoHS)
EuropeanUnionRoHS
LenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirementsofDirective
2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronic
equipment(“RoHSrecast”or“RoHS2”).
FormoreinformationaboutLenovoprogressonRoHS,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdf
ChinaRoHS
TurkishRoHS
TheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUse
ofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).
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UkraineRoHS
IndiaRoHS
RoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.
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AppendixD.Notices
Lenovomightnotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.
ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailablein
yourarea.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonly
thatLenovoproduct,program,orservicemightbeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,or
servicethatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmightbeusedinstead.However,itisthe
user'sresponsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.
Lenovomighthavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis
document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:
Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
U.S.A.
Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing
LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS
ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmightnot
applytoyou.
Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.
Lenovomightmakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis
publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.
Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport
applicationswheremalfunctionmightresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecificationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument
shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo
orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecificenvironmentsandis
presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmightvary.
Lenovomightuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout
incurringanyobligationtoyou.
Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin
anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof
thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.
Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresult
obtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmightvarysignificantly.Somemeasurementsmighthavebeen
madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmighthavebeenestimatedthrough
extrapolation.Actualresultsmightvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir
specificenvironment.
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Lenovo
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MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.
IntelandIntelAtomaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.S.and/orothercountries.
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HDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.
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