
ThinkPadS230uoperating
modes
ThinkPad
®
S230uprovidesthelaptopmode,standmode,tabletmode,andtent
modethatenableyoutoworkmoreconvenientlyinyourworkingenvironment.
Laptopmode
Openthecomputerdisplayslowly.Yourcomputerisnowinlaptopmode.By
default,theAutorotatefeatureisdisabled.
Standmode
Ifyourcomputerisinlaptopmode,toenterstandmode,slowlyrotatethedisplay
clockwiseuntilthebackofthedisplayisfacingthekeyboard.Yourcomputer
isnowinstandmode.
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Tabletmode
Ifyourcomputerisinstandmode,slowlyclosethedisplaytoentertabletmode.
Afteryourcomputerenterstabletmode,theAutorotatefeatureisenabledandthe
Autorotate-onindicatorisdisplayedonyourscreen.
Toavoidundesiredscreenrotationintabletmode,presstheScreenRotationLock
buttontodisabletheAutorotatefeature.
Tentmode
Toentertentmodefromtabletmode,dothefollowing:
1.Slowlyopenyourdisplayseveralinches.Thescreenrotatestotheorientation
foryoutolookatinstandmode.TheAutorotatefeatureisautomatically
disabledandtheAutorotate-offindicatorisdisplayedonyourscreen.
2.Positionyourcomputerasshown.
3.PresstheScreenRotationLockbuttontorotatethescreen180degrees.
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