Lenovo Tablet 2 User Manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadTablet2

Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixC“Notices”onpage71

TheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.T o
refertothem,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.

FifthEdition(January2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2014.

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

Contents

Readthisfirst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Frontandsideview............1

Back-sideview..............3

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

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

Specifications................5

Operatingenvironment............6

Chapter2.Gettingstarted.......7

Initialsetupinstructions............7

Usingthemulti-touchscreen..........7

Usingtheonscreenkeyboard.........10

Usingthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel.11

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen.........11

Checkingforinstalledapplications.......12

Downloadinggamesandapplications.....12

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................13

InstallingtheSIMcard............13

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.14

Connectingtoamobiledatanetwork......14

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........15

UsingBluetoothdevices...........16

Usingthedc-inconnector........25

UsingtheUSBconnector........25

UsingthemicroSDcardreader........26

UsingHDMIdevices............27

Usingsynchronizationsolutions........27

SharingyourInternetconnection.......28

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........29

Chapter6.ThinkPadTablet2

options................31

ThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwith

Stand..................31

ThinkPadT ablet2Dock...........32

UsingtheBluetoothkeyboard.........33

UsingtheThinkPadTablet2Dock.......34

Chapter7.Security..........37

Usingpasswords..............37

Passwordsandsleepmode........37

Supervisorpassword..........37

Settingthesecuritychip...........38

Usingfirewalls...............39

Protectingdataagainstviruses........39

Chapter8.Recoveryoverview....41

Refreshingyourtablet............41

Restoringyourtablettothefactorydefaultstate.41

Advancedstartupoptions..........42

Chapter4.Batteryandacpower...19

Chargingthebattery............19

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges...20

Checkingthebatterystatus.........21

Chapter5.Usingyourtablet.....23

ChangingtheWindows8.1startupbehaviorto
openeitherthedesktoportheStartscreen...23

BrowsingtheInternet............23

Usingyourtabletforentertainment.......23

Usingheadphonesorearphones......23

Usingthecameras...........24

Viewingpicturesandwatchingvideos....24

Listeningtomusic...........24

Readingbooks.............24

WorkingwithEmail.............25

Usingthescreencapturefunction.......25

WorkingwithUSBdevices..........25

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Chapter9.Advancedconfiguration..43

Installingdevicedrivers...........43

ThinkPadSetup..............43

Mainmenu..............43

DateandTimemenu..........44

Configmenu..............44

Securitymenu.............45

Startupmenu.............47

Restartmenu.............47

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....48

Usingsystemmanagement..........48

Systemmanagement..........48

Settingmanagementfeature.......49

Chapter10.Y ouandyourtablet...51

Comfortandaccessibility..........51

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....51

Accessibilityinformation.........51

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Gettingupdates..............51

Travelingwithyourtablet...........52

Traveltips...............52

Travelaccessories...........53

Careandmaintenance...........53

Chapter11.T roubleshooting

problems...............55

Troubleshooting..............55

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...56

Errormessages..............56

Errorswithoutmessages...........57

Chapter12.Gettingsupport.....59

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........59

Lenovouserforums.............60

FindingThinkPadoptions..........60

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............61

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........61

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............62

Exportclassificationnotice..........62

Electronicemissionnotices..........62

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

DeclarationofConformity........62

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............63

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe

ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...63

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...63

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....64

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....64

Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswithrated
currentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase.64

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................64

Additionalregulatoryinformation.......65

AppendixB.Environmental,
recycling,anddisposalinformation.67

Lenovorecyclingstatement.........67

Japanrecyclingstatements.........67

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........68

ImportantWEEEinformation.........68

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....69

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................69

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................69

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......70

AppendixC.Notices..........71

Trademarks................72

AppendixD.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....73

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........73

ChinaRoHS................73

TurkishRoHS...............73

UkraineRoHS...............74

IndiaRoHS................74

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Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourtablet.Failure
todosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourtablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad
referredtoasthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadTablet2UserGuide(thispublication).Youcan
accesstheThinkPadT ablet2UserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

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

•Startyourtablet.TapLenovoSupportontheStartscreen.ThentapUserGuide.

•OpenWindows

Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperateyourtabletsafely,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/safety

®

HelpandSupport.ThentapLenovoUserGuide.

Handleyourtabletwithcare:

Donotdrop,bend,puncture,insertforeignobjects,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourtablet.Sensitive
componentsinsidemightbecomedamaged.

®

Tablet2(hereafter

Yourtabletscreenismadeofglass.Theglassmightbreakifthetabletisdroppedonahardsurface,is
thesubjectofahighimpact,oriscrushedbyaheavyobject.Iftheglasschipsorcracks,donottouch
thebrokenglassorattempttoremoveitfromthetablet.Stopusingthetabletimmediatelyandcontact
Lenovo

®

technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.

Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:

Yourtabletisasealedunit.Therearenoend-userserviceablepartsinside.Allinternalrepairsmustbedone
byaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.Attemptingtoopenormodifyyour
tabletwillvoidthewarranty.

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalbattery:

ReplacementoftheinternalrechargeablebatterymustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityora
Lenovo-authorizedtechnician.Lenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteries
accordingtolocallawsandregulations.

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother
liquids.

Useapprovedchargingmethodsonly:

Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtablet:

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Chargingmethod

ThinkPadTablet2Dock(fastest
chargingmethod)

ThinkPadTabletACAdapter

AUSBconnectionbetweenthedc-in
connectoronthetabletandaUSB
connectorofapersonalcomputeror
otherdevicethatcomplieswiththe
USB2.0standards(slowestcharging
method)

Tableton
(Displayison)

ApprovedApproved

Approved,butthebatterywillcharge
slowly

Thischargingmethodwill
compensatethepowerconsumption.
Thebatterywilldischargemoreslowly
thanusual.

Tabletofforinscreenlockmode
(Displayisoff)

Approved

Approved,butthebatterywillcharge
slowly

Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround
thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:

•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.

•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.

•Youwanttocleanthechargingdevice.

Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby
Lenovo.

Preventhearingdamage:

Yourtablethasaheadphoneconnector.Alwaysusetheheadphoneconnectorforheadphones(alsocalleda
headset)orearphones.

CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof
theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound
pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.

Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousif
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.

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Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeof
yourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstances
thatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.

SeeAppendixB“Environmental,recycling,anddisposalinformation”onpage67

foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen
canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

Protectyourdataandsoftware:

Donotdeleteunknownfilesorchangethenameoffilesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletocomputerviruses,hackers,
spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyour
responsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformoffirewalls,antivirussoftware,and
anti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliances
candamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.

Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:

Whenyourtabletisturnedonorthebatteryischarging,somepartsmightbecomehot.Thetemperature
thattheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extended
contactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeeping
yourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthetabletforany
extendedtime.

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor
otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

NoticeforusersinBrazil

Batterycapacity:8.21Ah
Exposuretosoundsinexcessof85dB(A)forextendedperiodsmaycauseimpairmenttohearing.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsoftheconnectorsandcontrols,tablet
features,accessories,specifications,andoperatingenvironment.

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedtostart
usingthetablet.

Frontandsideview

Figure1.ThinkPadTablet2frontandsideview

1T abletDigitizerPenstorage9ThinkPadTablet2Dockconnector

2SIM-cardslot

3MicroSDcardreader

4Powerbutton

5Headphoneormicrophoneconnector

6Volumecontrolbuttons14Ambientlightsensor

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10Emergency-resethole

11dc-inconnector

12USBconnector

13Front-facingcamera

1

7Screenrotationlockbutton

8MiniHDMI™connector

1TabletDigitizerPenstorage

15Windowsbutton

16Multi-touchscreen

IfyourtabletisshippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenoryouhavepurchasedone,usethestorageslottostoreit.

2SIM-cardslot

OpenthecovertoaccesstheSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)cardslot.InsertaSIMcardtoestablish
awirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)connection.ForinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheSIMcard,see
“InstallingtheSIMcard”onpage13

.

Note:TheSIM-cardslotisnotfunctionalonWi-Fi-onlymodels.

3MicroSDcardreader

OpenthecovertoaccessthemicroSDcardreader.Installasecuredigital(SD)cardintothemicro
SDmediacardreaderfordataaccessorstorage.See“UsingthemicroSDcardreader”onpage26

for

moreinformation.

4Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfourseconds
ormore.

5Headphoneormicrophoneconnector

Connectheadphonestotheconnectortolistentostereosoundfromthetabletorconnectamicrophone
torecordaudioormakecalls.Youalsocanconnectaheadsetwithanintegratedmicrophonethatusesa
combinedaudio/microphoneconnector.

6Volumecontrolbuttons

Pressthevolumeupordownbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

7Screenrotationlockbutton

Pressthebuttontodisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.Pressagaintoenableit.

8MiniHDMI™connector

Yourtablethasaminihigh-definitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)connector,adigitalaudioandvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahighdefinition
television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage27

9ThinkPadTablet2Dockconnector

.

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTablet2Dock.TheThinkPadTablet2Dockisavailableasan
optionfromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Formoreinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkPadTablet2Dock”onpage34

10Emergency-resethole

.

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitofforturnitonbypressingandholdingthepower
button,resetthetabletbyinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.

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11dc-inconnector

YoucanusethesuppliedUSBcableandtheacadaptertochargethetabletwhenthebatterypowerislow.
See“Chargingthebattery”onpage19

12USBconnector

.

OpentheUSBconnectorcovertoaccesstheUSBconnector.UsetheUSBconnectortoconnecta
compatibleUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,USBkeyboard,orUSBmemorykey.See“Usingthe
USBconnector”onpage25

13Front-facingcamera

.

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepictures,createvideos,or
makevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”
onpage24

14Ambientlightsensor

.

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbythebuilt-inambientlightsensor.

15Windowsbutton

PresstheWindowsbuttontogototheStartscreenatanytime.

16Multi-touchscreen

Tapthescreentousethecontrolsonthescreenincludingicons,menuitems,andtheonscreenkeyboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage7

.

Back-sideview

Figure2.ThinkPadTablet2back-sideview

1Rear-facingcamerawithanintegratedflash

2Speakers4Near-field-communicationlogo(onsomemodels)

1Rear-facingcamerawithflash

Yourtablethasan8-megapixelrear-facingcamerawithanintegratedflash,whichyoucanusetotake
picturesandcreatevideos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage24.

3Microphone

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2Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

3Microphone

Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationcapableofhandling
audio.

4Near-field-communicationlogo(onsomemodels)

Ifyourtabletcomeswiththenear-field-communication(NFC)feature,theNFClogoisonthebottomcover.

Accessories

Figure3.Accessories

•ThinkPadT abletACAdapterandtheUSBcable:UsetheacadaptertogetherwiththesuppliedUSB

cabletoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

•T abletDigitizerPen(forsomemodels):IfyourtabletisequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen,useitto

inputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithouttappingthescreen
withyourfinger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage11.

Features

Processor

•Intel

®

Operatingsystem

•Microsoft

•Windows8.1(32bit)

Memory

•2GB

Internalstorage

•64GB

•32GB

™

Atom

®

Windows8(32bit)

processorZ27601.8GHzwithIntelBurstT echnology,1.5GHzHFM,600MHzLFM

Display

•Chemicallystrengthenedglass

•Size:257mm(10.1inches)

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•Screenresolution:1366x768pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol

•In-PlaneSwitchingtechnology

•LightEmittingDiode(LED)backlighttechnology

•Multi-touchtechnology

•SupportfortheThinkPadDigitzerPeninput

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,2megapixel

•Rear-facingcamerawithanintegratedflash,8megapixel

Connectors

•OneminiHDMIconnector

•OneUSB2.0connector

•Onedc-inconnector

•OneThinkPadTablet2Dockconnector

•Oneheadphoneormicrophoneconnector

Cardslotorcardreader

•SIM-cardslot

•MicroSDcardreader

GPSandwirelessfeatures

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver

•Bluetooth4.0

•NFC(onsomemodels)

•WirelessLAN(802.11a/g/n)

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

Specifications

Size

•Width:262.6mm(10.3inches)

•Depth:164.6mm(6.48inches)

•Height:9.8mm(0.39inches)

Battery

•30WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acadapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacadapter:100Vacto240Vac

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Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)

•Temperature:

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)
Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor
storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremehotorcoldareas.

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Chapter2.Gettingstarted

Thischapterhelpsyouquicklystartusingyourtablet.

Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetabletthefirsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.UsethesuppliedUSBcableandThinkPadT abletACAdaptertoconnectthetablettoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

3.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocompletetheinitialsetup.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreen.

Tap

Tapgentlyonthescreenwithyourfingertiptolaunchanapplication,selectanitem,openamenu,or
inputtextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.

Pressandhold

Pressandholdanobjectorablankareaonthescreenuntilanactionoccurs.

Drag

Tomoveanitemsuchasanimageandanicononthescreen,tapandholdyourfingerontheitem,move
yourfingertothedesiredlocation,andthentakeyourfingeroffthescreen.

Swipeorslide

MoveyourfingerinaverticalorhorizontaldirectiononthescreentoscrollthroughtheStartscreen,Web
pages,lists,picturethumbnails,andsoon.

Zoom

•Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosetogetheronthescreenasifyouarepickingsomethinguptoreduce
theviewofanimageoraWebpage.

•Zoomin:MovetwofingersapartonthescreentoenlargetheviewofanimageoraWebpage.

Double-tap

Forsomeapplications,quicklytaptwiceonthescreentozoomin.Double-tapagaintozoomout.

Rotatethescreen

Yourtablethasabuilt-inmotionsensorthatsupportsthescreenauto-rotationfeature.Bydefault,this
featureisenabled.Whenyourotatethetablet,thescreenautomaticallyrotatestolandscapeorportraitview.

Todisablethescreenauto-rotationfeature,pressthescreenrotationlockbutton.

Note:Someapplicationsdonotsupportthescreenauto-rotationfeature.

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TouchgesturesandmouseactionsforWindows8andWindows8.1operatingsystems

Thefollowingtablelistssometouchgesturesandthecorrespondingmouseactionssupportedbythe
Window8andWindows8.1operatingsystems.

Note:Yourcomputerscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

Tasks

Todisplaythecharmsthatcontain
systemcommands,suchasStart,

Settings,Search,Share,and
Devices

Tocyclethroughandswitchtoopen
applications

Toviewtherecentlyusedapplications
orselectanactiveapplicationfrom
thelist

Touchgestures(touchmodelsonly)

Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.

Mouseactions

Movethepointertothebottom-right
ortop-rightcornerofyourscreen.

Movethepointertothetop-leftcorner
ofyourscreen,andthenclick.Keep
clickingtocyclethroughtheopen
applications.

Movethepointertothetop-leftcorner
ofthescreen,andthenmovethe
pointerdownwardalongtheleftedge.
Tomakeaselection,clickthedesired
application.

ToviewallapplicationsontheStart
screen

Windows8.1:

•Swipeuptothetopedge.

•Tapthedownwardarrow()
locatednearthebottom-leftcorner
oftheStartscreen.

Windows8.1:

Clickthedownwardarrow(
locatednearthebottom-leftcornerof
theStartscreen.

Windows8:

Right-clickablankareaontheStart
screen,andthenclickAllapps

)

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Tasks

Touchgestures(touchmodelsonly)

Mouseactions

Windows8:

Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedge,
andtapAllapps.

TocustomizetilesontheStartscreen,
oruninstallanapplication

Windows8.1:

•Swipeinfromthetoporbottom

edge,

tapCustomize,andthentapthe
desiredicon.

•Pressandholdthedesiredicon.

Windows8:

Movethedesiredicondownward
untilatickicon(

)isdisplayed,then

releaseyourfinger.

Windows8.1:

•Right-clickablankareaonthe
Startscreen,clickCustomize,and
thenclickthedesiredicon.

•Right-clickthedesiredicon.

Windows8:

Right-clickthedesiredicon.

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Tasks

Toviewtheapplicationcommandson
anopenapplication,suchasCopy,
Save,andDelete,dependingonthe
application

Touchgestures(touchmodelsonly)

Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedge.

Mouseactions

Right-clickanopenapplication.

Toclosethecurrentapplication

Swipeinfromthetopedgetothe
bottom.

Movethepointertothetopedgeof
thescreen,clickandholdtheleft
buttononyourmouse,thenmovethe
pointertothebottomofthescreen.
Releasetheleftbuttonwhenyou
reachthebottomofthescreen.

Usingtheonscreenkeyboard

Usetheonscreenkeyboardtotypetext,numbers,symbols,andothercharacters.Whenyourotatethe
tablet,theonscreenkeyboardautomaticallyrotatestothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.

Toopentheonscreenkeyboard,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharm.

3.TapApp.

4.TapOn-ScreenKeyboard.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.

3.InputOn-ScreenKeyboard.

Toconfiguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.Gotothedesktop,andthenswipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapControlPanel➙Clock,LanguageandRegion.

4.TapChangeinputmethods.TheLanguagewindowsopens.

5.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

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Usingthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel

Usethetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltotypetext,numbers,symbols,andothercharactersas
wellasperforminghandwriting.Whenyourotatethetablet,theonscreenkeyboardautomaticallyrotates
tothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.

Toopenthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel,dooneofthefollowing:

•OntheStartscreen,thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyou
needtotype.

•OntheDesktop,tapthekeyboardicontoopenit.

Toconfiguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.Gotothedesktop,andthenswipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapControlPanel➙Clock,LanguageandRegion.

4.TapChangeinputmethods.TheLanguagewindowsopens.

5.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

Disablingtheonscreenkeyboard

Ifyouprefertouseaphysicalkeyboard,connectanexternalUSBkeyboardorpairaThinkPadTablet2
BluetoothKeyboardwithStandtoyourtablet.Theonscreenkeyboardisdisabledautomaticallywhen
youtypefromthephysicalkeyboard.

UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen

TheTabletDigitizerPenenablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmanner,aswellastakingnotes,annotating
PDFfiles,anddrawinggraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching.

SometabletsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.

TheTabletDigitizerPenconsistsofatip1andaclickbutton2.Holdthepenandpointthetipatthe
displaytomovethepointer.

Tomakeaselection(singleclick),tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.Todouble-click,taptwicewithout
pausing.Todoaright-click,tapthedisplayonceandthenholdthetipofthepenonthedisplay;the
right-clickiconappears.

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Pressingtheclickbuttontotakeascreencaptureandsnipthecapturedimage.Formoreinformation,see
“Usingthescreencapturefunction”onpage25

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Checkingforinstalledapplications

Tocheckforalloftheinstalledapplications,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapAppwithout
enteringasearchitem.

•Windows8.1:Fromthedesktop,swipeuptothetopedgeofthescreen.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoapplicationsthatmightbepreinstalledon
yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoapplicationsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

ApplicationDescription

LenovoCloud
solution

LenovoCompanionGettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyour

LenovoSettings

LenovoSupport

Lenovo
ThinkVantageT ools

ThinkVantage
SystemUpdate

PasswordManager

Access,view,upload,ordownloadmassiveresources,software,andinformationonaremote
cloudserverinasecuredenvironment.

tablet,andcheckforrecommendedprograms.

Enhanceyourexperiencebyturningyourtabletintoaportablehotspot,sharingyourInternet
connectionusingtheNFCtechnology,configuringcameraandmicrophonesettings,optimizing
yourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

RegisteryourtabletwithLenovo,checkthetablethealthconditionandbatterystatus,view
usermanualsforyourtablet,getthewarrantyinformationforyourtablet,andexplorehelp
andsupportinformation.

ProvideeasyaccesstovariousLenovoapplications,suchasSystemUpdate,Password
manager,andsoon.

Keepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages
(ThinkVantageprograms,devicedrivers,UEFIBIOSupdates,andotherprograms).

AutomaticallycaptureandfillinauthenticationinformationforWindowsapplicationsand
Websites.

Downloadinggamesandapplications

Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromtheWindows
StoreandLenovoAppStore.BothMicrosoftStoreandLenovoAppStoreprovideaneasyandquickwayfor
youtoshopforgamesandmobileapplications.

DownloadinggamesandapplicationsfromtheWindowsStore

Todownload,buyanapplication,oragamefromtheWindowsStore,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapStore.

2.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

DownloadinggamesandapplicationsfromLenovoAppStore

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromLenovoAppStore,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoAppStore.

2.Scrollandbrowselistedapplicationsorgamestolocatethedesiredapplicationorgame.

3.Taptheapplicationorgame,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallit.

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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.

InstallingtheSIMcard

Ifyourtabletsupportsthemobilenetworkconnection,itmightrequireaSIMcardtoconnecttoamobile
network.Dependingonthecountryorregionofdelivery,theSIMcardmightbeshippedwithyourtabletor
youneedtopurchaseonefromtheservicecarrier.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingtheSIMcard,donottouchtheSIMcardmetalconnectors.As
aprecaution,alwaysholdyourtabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovetheSIMcardtoavoid
electrostaticdischarges.

ToinstallaSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet.

2.OpentheSIM-card-slotcoverandlocatetheSIM-cardslot.T olocatetheSIM-cardslot,see“Tablet
layout”onpage1

3.HoldtheSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdown,andtheninsertitfirmlyintotheSIM-cardslot
untilyouhearaclick.

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4.ClosetheSIM-card-slotcoverandrestartyourtablet.

ToremovetheSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthetablet.

2.OpenandholdtheSIM-card-slotcover.

3.PushtheSIMcardinwarduntilyouhearaclick1.TheSIMcardejects.GentlyslidetheSIMcard
outoftheslot

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4.ClosetheSIM-card-slotcoverandrestartyourtablet.

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing

Ifyouhaveconnectedtoanetwork,youcancheckthenetworknametoseewhichmobilenetworkyou
areusing.

Tocheckthenetworkname,dooneofthefollowing:

•Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentaptheSettingscharm.The
networknameisdisplayedunderthenetworkicon.

•Onthedesktop,movethepointertothenetworkiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenetwork
nameisdisplayed.

Connectingtoamobiledatanetwork

ASIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingtheSIMcard”onpage13for
instructionsonhowtoinstallaSIMcard.

Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
15

forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.

Toconnecttothemobilenetwork,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.Alistofavailablenetworksisdisplayed.

4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,slidetotherighttoturniton.

5.Tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.

6.TapConnect.

Whenyouareconnectedtothemobiledatanetwork,settheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection
toreducetheamountofdatayousendandreceive.

Tosettheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,dothefollowing:

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•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TaptheWi-Finetworknameandholdyourfingeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyour
fingeroffthescreen.Amenuisdisplayed.

5.TapSetasmeteredconnection.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.

4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.

5.IntheSetasameteredconnectionsection,slidetotherighttoturniton.

Afteryousetyourmobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,youcandisabletheDownloadovermetered
connectionsfeaturetopreventextracharges.

TodisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeature,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.

5.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidetothelefttoturnitoff.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Devices.

4.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidetothelefttoturnitoff.

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.YoucanconnectanyThinkPadTablet2to
aWi-Finetwork.

AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specificgroupsorindividuals.

Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalisaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

ToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

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2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TaptheIDofthenetworkyouwanttoconnect.

5.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoconnecttotheWi-Finetwork.

Toviewspeed,security,address,andotherinformationabouttheWi-Finetworkyouareconnected,tapits
IDandholdyourfingeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyourfingeroffthedisplay.Amenuis
displayed.Selectoneofthemenuitemstoviewtheinformationyouneed.

YourtabletsupportstheproxyfeatureforWi-Ficonnection.Theproxyfeatureenablesyoutoaccessmore
Web-basedsourceandbrowseInternetmoresecurely.Ifyouwanttoconfiguretheproxysettingswhenyou
areconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheInternetoptionswindow.Forinformationabouthowtoopenthiswindow,seetheWindows
HelpandSupportprogram.

2.TaptheConnectionstab.

3.Configuretheproxysettings.

Formoreinformationaboutproxysettings,consultyourITadministrators.

AddingaWi-Finetwork

IfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaserviceset
identifierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.

ToaddaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

Note:EnsurethatAirplanemodeissettoOff.

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.

4.TapHiddennetwork.

5.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoaddaWi-Finetwork.

Addinganetworkprofile

EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoa
networkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.Byswitchingbetweenlocation
profilesasyoumoveyourtabletfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwith
noneedtoreconfigureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthetableteachtime.

Toaddanetworkprofile,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartmenu,tapLenovoSettings.

2.TapLocationAwareness.

3.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoaddanetworkprofile.

UsingBluetoothdevices

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft),suchasa
ThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStandorheadset.

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PairingwithaBluetoothdevice

ToconnectandexchangedatawithanotherBluetoothdevice,pairyourtabletwiththeBluetoothdevice
bydoingthefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.

5.TapAddadevice.

6.Whenthelistofdevicesisdisplayed,taptheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttopairandfollowthe
instructionsonbothdevicestopairthem.IftheBluetoothdeviceisnotdisplayedinthelist,tapNot
findingwhatyouarelookingfor?andfollowtheinstructions.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices,andthentapBluetooth.

5.Whenthelistofdevicesisdisplayed,taptheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttopair,tapPair,andthen
followtheinstructionsonbothdevicestopairthem.

UnpairingaBluetoothdevice

TounpairaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.

5.TaptheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttounpair.

6.Taptheremoveiconthatisdisplayedtotheright.

7.TapRemove.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices,andthentapBluetooth.

5.TaptheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttounpair.

6.TapRemovedevice.

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