Lenovo Yoga 500
User Guide
Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer.
Notes
•Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first.
•Some instructions in this guide may assume that you are using Windows® 8.1. If you are using another Windows operating system, some operations may be slightly different. If you are using other operating systems, some operations may not apply to you.
•The features described in this guide are common to most models. Some features may not be available on your computer or your computer may include features that are not described in this user guide.
•The illustrations used in this manual are for Lenovo Yoga 500-15IBD unless otherwise stated.
•The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual product. Please refer to the actual product.
Regulatory Notice
• For details, refer to Guides & Manuals at http://support.lenovo.com.
First Edition (January 2015)
© Copyright Lenovo 2015.
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Lenovo
Yoga 500
User Guide
Instructions and technical information in this manual are applicable to the following Lenovo notebook computers unless otherwise stated.
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Yoga 500-14IBD |
80N4 |
Yoga 500-14IHW |
80N5 |
Yoga 500-14ACL |
80NA |
Yoga 500-14ACZ |
80NB |
Yoga 500-15IBD |
80N6 |
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Yoga 500-15IHW |
80N7 |
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Yoga 500-15ACL |
80ND |
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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer........................... |
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Top view......................................................................................................................................................... |
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Left-side view .............................................................................................................................................. |
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Right-side view............................................................................................................................................ |
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Bottom view................................................................................................................................................. |
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Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8.1........................................................................................ |
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Configuring the operating system for the first time.............................................................................. |
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Operating system interfaces...................................................................................................................... |
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The charms................................................................................................................................................... |
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Putting the computer to sleep or shutting it down................................................................................ |
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Touch screen operation.............................................................................................................................. |
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Connecting to a wireless network ............................................................................................................ |
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Help and support........................................................................................................................................ |
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Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System.............................................................................. |
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Chapter 4. Troubleshooting............................................................................................................ |
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Frequently asked questions....................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Trademarks ...................................................................................................................................... |
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Note: The dashed areas indicate parts that are not visible externally.
Attention:
•When closing the display panel, be careful not to leave pens or any other objects in between the display panel and the keyboard. Otherwise, the display panel may be damaged.
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a Integrated camera |
Use the camera for video communication. |
bWireless LAN antennas Connect to a wireless LAN adapter to send and receive wireless radio signals.
c Built-in microphone |
Captures sound which can be used for video conferencing, voice |
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narration, or audio recording. |
Note: Select models may have only one microphone, please refer to the actual product.
dMulti-touch screen
eTouchpad
The LCD display with LED backlight provides brilliant visual output. Multi-touch function is available on this display.
The touchpad functions as a conventional mouse.
Touchpad: To move the pointer on the screen, slide your fingertip over the pad in the direction in which you want the pointer to move. Touchpad buttons: The functions of the left/right side correspond to that of the left/right mouse button on a conventional mouse.
Note: You can enable/disable the touchpad by pressing F6 ( ).
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Using the keyboard
Numeric keypad (Lenovo Yoga 500-15IBD/Yoga 500-15IHW/Yoga 500-15ACL)
The keyboard has a separate numeric keypad. To enable or disable the numeric keypad, press the Num Lock key.
Function key combinations
Through the use of the function keys, you can change operational features instantly. To use this function, press and hold Fn a; then press one of the function keys b.
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The following describes the features of each function key.
Fn + Home:
Fn + End:
Fn + PgUp:
Fn + PgDn:
Fn + Space
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Activates the pause function.
Activates the break function.
Enables/disables the scroll lock.
Activates the system request.
Adjusts the keyboard backlight (off dim bright off).
Hotkeys
You can access certain system settings quickly by pressing the appropriate hotkeys.
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Mutes/unmutes the sound. |
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Enables/disables Airplane mode. |
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Increases the display brightness. |
Setting hotkey mode
By default, the hotkey functions are accessible by pressing the appropriate hotkey. However, you can disable the hotkey mode in the BIOS setup utility.
To disable the hotkey mode:
1Shut down the computer.
2Press the Novo button and then select BIOS Setup.
3In the BIOS setup utility, open the Configuration menu, and change the setting of HotKey Mode from Enabled to Disabled.
4Open the Exit menu, and select Exit Saving Changes.
Note: When hotkey mode is disabled, press the Fn key and the appropriate hotkey to access the corresponding hotkey function.
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Positioning the display panel
The display panel can be opened to any angle up to 360 degrees.
Notebook Mode
Suitable for tasks that require a keyboard and mouse (such as creating documents, writing e-mails, and so on).
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