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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Chapter4.Batteryandacpower

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,howtoextendthebatterylifebetween
charges,andhowtoviewthebatterystatus.

Chargingthebattery

Yourtabletisshippedwithanacadaptertochargeyourtabletfromanystandardacpoweroutlet.

Note:Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.

Tochargethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Plugtheacadapterintoastandardacpoweroutlet.

2.ConnectoneendoftheUSBcabletotheacadapterandtheotherendtothedc-inconnectoron
thetablet.

Figure4.Connectingtheacadapterwiththetablet

3.Disconnecttheacadapterfromyourtabletwhenthebatterypowerisfull,orleavetheacadapter
connectedtooperatefromacpower.

Alternatively,youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryof
yourtablet:

Chargingmethod

ThinkPadTablet2Dock(fastest
chargingmethod)

ThinkPadTabletACAdapter

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

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Tableton
(Displayison)

ApprovedApproved

Approved,butthebatterywillcharge
slowly

Thischargingmethodwill
compensatethepowerconsumption.
Thebatterywilldischargemoreslowly
thanusual.

Tabletofforinscreenlockmode
(Displayisoff)

Approved

Approved,butthebatterywillcharge
slowly

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Attention:UseonlyLenovoapprovedadapters.Unauthorizedadapterscouldcauseseveredamageto

yourtablet.

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges

Whenyouaretravelingoutdoorswithyourtabletandacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthebattery
lifebydoingthefollowing:

•TurnoffWi-Fi,mobiledatanetwork,andGPSwhennotinuse.
ToturnofftheWi-Fi,mobiledatanetwork,andGPSfeature,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.Tapthenetworkicon.

4.SlidetotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessdevices.

•Turnoffautomaticsynchronizationforapplicationsifyoudonotneedthem.
Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:

–Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapSyncyoursettings.

5.SwitchoffSyncyoursettings.

–Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapSkyDrive,andthentapSyncsettings.

5.SwitchoffSyncsettingswithSkyDrive.

•Adjustthebrightnessofyourscreen.
Toadjustthebrightnessofyourscreen,dothefollowing:

–Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapBrightness.

4.Slidedowntolowerthebrightnessorslideuptoincreasethebrightness.

–Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapScreen.

4.Slidedowntolowerthebrightnessorslideuptoincreasethebrightness.

•Entersleepmodewhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.
Toentersleepmode,dothefollowing:

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1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapPower➙Sleep.

•Turnoffyourtabletifyouarenotgoingtouseitforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapPower➙Shutdown.

Checkingthebatterystatus

GettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingtheDesktopbatterystatusiconon
thetaskbar.

Tocheckfortheaccuratestatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Power.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconfiguresettings.

TocheckthebatterystatusinLenovoSupport,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport➙SystemHealth➙BatteryHealth.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconfiguresettings.

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Chapter5.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandmanyofyourtablet’sfeatures.

ChangingtheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktop ortheStartscreen

OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart
screenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,tapandholdonthetaskbar.Amenuisdisplayed.

2.TapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona
screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor
closeallappsonthescreen,gotodesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.TapOKtosavethenewsetting.

ThisfeatureisnotavailableontheWindows8operatingsystem.

BrowsingtheInternet

UsethebrowsertosurftheInternetandsearchforinformationontheWeb.

Note:Ifyouchoosetouseamobiledatanetwork,youmighthavetosignupforadataplanwithyour
servicecarrierinyourarea.Withsomecarriers,youcanchooseadataplan,trackyourdatausage,and
changeorcancelyourplan.Withsomeplansyoupaybasedontheamountofdataused,whilewithother
plansyoupayafixedfeeforunlimiteddatause.

SomeWebsitesrequireyoutoenterausernameandpasswordbeforeyoucangainaccess.ThePassword
ManagerprogrampromptsyoutostoreyourlogoninformationwhenyouaccessaWebsite.Afterthe
PasswordManagerprogramstoresyourlogoninformation,itautomaticallylogsyouonthenexttimeyou
accesstheWebsiteorapplication.FormoreinformationaboutthePasswordManagerprogram,seethe
helpinformationsystemthatcomeswiththeprogram.

Usingyourtabletforentertainment

Useyourtablettotakepicturesandvideos,listentomusic,watchmovies,andreadbooks.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Yourtablethasaheadphoneconnectorthatyoucanuseforavarietyoflisteningdevicessuchas
headphones,earphones,andearbuds.Listeningwiththevolumeturneduptoohighfortoolongcanleadto
hearingloss.Thesymptomsofhearingdamagemightbeprogressiveandnotnoticedatfirst.

Takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Limittheamountoftimeyouuseheadphones,earphones,earbuds,orotherdevicesthatprovide
sounddirectlyintoyourears.

2.Avoidusinghighvolumetoblocksurroundingnoise.

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3.Decreasethevolumeifyouareunabletohearpeoplespeakingaroundyou.

4.Toensurethatsoundpressurelevelsdonotexceedasafelevel,useheadphones,earphones,orear
budsthatcomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7Limits).

Usingthecameras

Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Eachcamerahasan
auto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.Therear-facingcamera
comeswithanintegratedflashandincludesapanoramamodethatenablesyoutotakeasingleimage
encompassingawiderangescene.

Tolaunchacameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoconfiguresettingsandusethecamera.

Toswitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.IntheViewsection,selectFrontPanelorBackPanelfromtheSelectviewdrop-downlistboxto
switchthecameras.

•Windows8.1:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.IntheViewsection,selectFront-facingcameraorRear-facingcamerafromtheSelectacamera
drop-downlistboxtoswitchthecameras.

Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherapplicationsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video
capturing,andvideoconferencing.Todownloadotherapplications,tapLenovoAppStoreorWindows

StorefromtheStartscreen.Thenfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

Viewingpicturesandwatchingvideos

Toviewyourphotos,tapPhotosfromtheStartscreen.Photosstoresallyourpicturesthatyouhavetaken
withyourcamera,,aswellastheonesyoudownloadedorcopiedfromothersources.

Toviewyourvideos,tapVideofromtheStartscreen.Videostoresallyourvideosthatyouhavetakenwith
yourcamera,aswellastheonesyoudownloadedorcopiedfromothersources.Italsoprovidesvideos
thatyoumightbeinterestedin.

Listeningtomusic

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithseveralonlinemusicapplications.Theseapplicationsenableyoutolisten
to,download,orpurchasemusicfromtheWeb.

Tolistentomusicstoredonyourtablet,doeitherofthefollowing:

•TapMusicfromtheStartscreen.

•Launchapreferredmusicapplication.

Readingbooks

Toreadonlinebooksandmagazines,taptheapplicationtiletoopeneitherthepreinstallede-bookreader,or
othere-bookreadersthatyouhavedownloadedfromtheWindowsstore.

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Ifyouwanttoreaddocumentsthatarestoredonyourtablet,usethepreinstalledMicrosoftOffice2010
orAdobeReader.

WorkingwithEmail

UsetheEmailapplicationtoreadandsende-mailsandmanageallyoure-mailaccounts.

Usingthescreencapturefunction

Thescreencapturefunctionmakesiteasyforyoutosaveusefulonscreeninformationandshareimagesof
whatyouseeonthescreenbytakingscreencaptures.

YoucanuseeithertheWindowsSnippingTooltocapturetheonscreeninformation.Toopenandusethe
WindowsSnippingT ool,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportprogram.

WorkingwithUSBdevices

Youtablethasadc-inconnectorandaUSBconnectortoconnectUSBcompatibledevices.Readthistopic
tolearnhowtouseeachconnectortoconnectdifferentdevices.

Usingthedc-inconnector

Usethedc-inconnectortogetherwiththesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectyourtablettotheACadapter
tochargethetabletbattery.

Note:Thedc-inconnectorisfordcchargeonly.

UsingtheUSBconnector

UsetheUSBconnectortoconnectacompatibleUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,USBkeyboard,orUSB
memorykey.TolocatetheUSBconnectoronyourtablet,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1

Notes:

•TheUSBconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.

•TheUSBconnectorcanprovideamaximumof2.5Wpoweroutput.

WorkingwithaUSBkeyboardorUSBmouse

Ifyouareaccustomedtousingatraditionalphysicalkeyboard,youcanconnectaUSBkeyboardtoyour
tablet.

KeyboardscanalsobesetupthroughtheThinkPadTablet2Dock’sUSBconnectorandLenovo
offersbothaThinkPadUSBKeyboardwithTrackPoint
andmousecombothatcanconnectthroughthisport.Topurchasetheseoptions,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

ForinformationaboutusingaThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStand,see“UsingtheBluetooth
keyboard”onpage33.

YoualsocanconnectaUSBmousetothetablet.AssoonasyouconnectaUSBmousetothetablet,a
pointerisdisplayedonthetabletscreenindicatingthatthemouseisactivatedandreadyforuse.

®

andaThinkPadEdgewirelesskeyboard

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UsingthemicroSDcardreader

YourtablethasamicroSDcardreader.

TolocatethemicroSDcardreader,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1

InsertingamicroSDcard
Attention:BeforehandlingamicroSDcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.

ToinsertamicroSDcardintothemicroSDcardreader,dothefollowing:

1.OpenthecardreadercoverandlocatethemicroSDcardreader.

2.Makesurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet.

3.InsertthecardfirmlyintothemicroSDcardreaderuntilyouhearaclick.Thecardmightstopbeforeitis
completelyinstalledintothecardreader.

.

Removingaflashmediacard

Toremoveaflashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Opentheslotcover.

2.PushthemicroSDcardinwardalittleuntilyouhearaclick;then,releaseit.ThemicroSDcardpopsout.

3.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardreader.

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UsingHDMIdevices

YourtablethasaminiHDMIconnectorthatyoucanusetoconnectanexternaldisplayforvideooutput.
TolocatetheminiHDMIconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.

Toconfigurescreensettingsfortheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaycharms.

2.TaptheDevicescharm.

3.TapSecondscreen.

4.Taptoselectapresentationscheme.

Usingsynchronizationsolutions

Byusingsynchronizationsolutions,youcaneasilysynchronizesettingsbetweenyourtabletandpersonal
computer.

SynchronizingsettingsbyusingtheWindowssynchronizationsolution

ToaccessWindowssynchronizationsolution,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TaptheChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapSyncyoursettings.

5.Configuresettingsasdesired.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TaptheChangePCsettings.

4.Inthenavigationpanel,tapSkyDrive,andthentapSyncsettings.

5.Configuresettingsasdesired.

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SynchronizingfilesbyusingtheLenovoCloudsolution

TheLenovoCloudsolutionenablesyoutoaccess,view,upload,ordownloadmassiveresources,software,
andinformationonaremotecloudserverinasecuredenvironment.

FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoCloudsolution,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/cloud.

SharingyourInternetconnection

Note:ThistopicisonlyapplicablefortheWindows8operatingsystem.

Youcanshareyourtablet’smobiledataconnectionwithasinglecomputerthroughWi-Fitethering.You
alsocanshareyourInternetconnectionwithmultipledevicesatthesametimebysettingyourtabletasa
mobilehotspot.

SharingyourInternetconnectionbyturningyourtabletintoamobilehotspot

ToshareyourInternetconnectionbyturningyourtabletintoamobilehotspot,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙MobileHotspot.

2.IntheSetuphotspotsection,choosethenetworktoshare,createanameandapasswordforyour
mobilehotspot,andthenselectasecurityoption.

3.TapStartSharingtoturnyourtabletintoamobilehotspot.Thenotheruserscanconnecttoyour
networkbyenteringthecorrectmobilehotspotnameandpassword.

4.IntheManageUserssection,youcanviewuserswhoareconnectedtoyournetworkinthedrop-down
listbox.

SharingyourInternetconnectionusingNFC

NFCisawirelesstechnologythatenablesyoutoestablishradiocommunicationbetweentwodevicesby
touchingthemtogetherorbringingthemintocloseproximity,usuallynomorethanafewcentimeters.

IfyourtabletisNFC-enabled,toinviteandconnectanotherNFC-enableddevicetoyourhotspot,dothe
following:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙MobileHotspot.

2.IntheEnableNFCsection,slidetotherighttoenableNFC.

3.Turnyourtabletintoamobilehotspot.Formoreinformation,see“SharingyourInternetconnectionby
turningyourtabletintoamobilehotspot”onpage28

4.Bringthetwodevicesintoverycloseproximityortouchthemtogether.

5.IfyouwanttodirecttheinvitedusertoaWebsiteaddresswhentheuserisconnectedtoyourhotspot,
locatetheTaptoSharesection,selectthecheckboxnexttotheWebsiteaddressfield,andfillina
Websiteaddressintothefield.

Note:TheinviteduserwillbedirectedtothedefinedWebsiteaddresswhentheuserisconnected
toyourhotspot.

6.IntheT aptoSharesection,taptheinvitationmessagetosendaninvitationnotificationtotheuser
youwanttoinvite.

Note:Theinvitedusermusttaptheinvitationnotificationpromptwithinoneminutetoconnecttoyour
hotspot.Otherwise,youhavetotaptheinvitationmessagetosendtheinvitationnotificationagain.

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UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver

Yourtablethasaglobalpositioningsystem(GPS)satellitereceiverthatenablesyoutopinpointyourlocation
downtothestreetlevel.Uselocation-basedapplicationssuchasGoogleMapstofindyourcurrentlocation,
getdirectionstoyourdestination,andfindotherlocation-basedinformation.

Note:Forlongerbatterylife,disabletheGPSsatellitereceiverwhennotinuse.

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Chapter6.ThinkPadT ablet2options

YourtabletmightcomewithaThinkPadTablet2DockoraThinkPadT ablet2BluetoothKeyboard
withStand.Ifyourtabletdoesnotcomewithone,youcanpurchaseonefromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

TheThinkPadTablet2DockandtheThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStandareoptiondevices
thatLenovodesignedspecificallyfortheThinkPadTablet.Theseoptionsprovideconvenienceandmake
yourtableteasiertouseforwork,study,andentertainment.

ThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStand

ThistopicgivesanintroductiontotheThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStand(hereaftercalled
Bluetoothkeyboard).

Figure5.Bluetoothkeyboardoverview

1Bluetoothkeyboard

WorksasaBluetoothkeyboardwithopticalT rackPointandhotkeys.

23OpticalTrackPoint

TheopticalT rackPointisacursor-positioningdevicethatenablestoyoutopoint,select,dragandscroll
withoutmovingyourfingersfromatypingposition.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheBluetoothkeyboard”onpage33

4Hotkeys

.

Thehotkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Referto“Usingthe
Bluetoothkeyboard”onpage33formoreinformation.

5Stand

Thestandholdsyourtabletinanuprightposition.

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ThinkPadT ablet2Dock

TheThinkPadTablet2Dock(hereaftercalledthedock)holdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandfreesyour
handstodoothertasks.ItalsoprovidesyouwitheasyaccesstoconnectorsforUSBdevices,filetransfers,
charging,audioinput,audiooutput,andvideooutput.

Figure6.Dockfrontviewandrightsideview

1Dockconnector

Thisconnectorestablishestheconnectionbetweenthedockandtabletwhenyourtabletisseatedinthe
dock.

2USBconnector

ConnectUSBdevices,suchasaUSBkeyboardoraUSBstoragedevice.

Note:ThisconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.

Figure7.Dockrearview

1HDMIconnector

Connectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplay.

2Headphoneconnector

Connectaheadphoneorpoweredspeakerstolistentotheaudiooutput.

3Microphoneconnector

Connectamicrophonetocapturesound.

4USBconnectors

ConnectcompatibleUSBdevices.

5Ethernetconnector

ConnectyourtablettoaLAN(10/100Mbps).

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6Powerconnector

Usethe65Wacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktoprovidepowertothetabletandchargethebattery.

UsingtheBluetoothkeyboard

TousetheBluetoothkeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst,asshowninthefollowingillustration.
Ensurethatthetabletissecuredinplace.

Figure8.InstallingthetabletintotheBluetoothkeyboard

Then,pairtheBluetoothkeyboardwithyourtablet.See“UsingBluetoothdevices”onpage16.

Note:Tosavebatterypower,turnofftheBluetoothkeyboardwhenitisnotinuse.Forinformationabout
howtoturnofftheBluetoothfeature,see“Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges”onpage20

.

Usingthehotkeys

TheBluetoothkeyboardhasseveralhotkeys.Pressahotkeytoquicklycontroltheassociatedfunction.To
locatethehotkeys,see“ThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStand”onpage31.

Volumeandmutecontrol

•

Speakermute

•Speakervolumedown

•Speakervolumeup

•Microphonemute

Applicationcontrol

•OpentheSettingscharm

•OpentheSearchcharm

•Viewallapplications

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•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened

Screencontrol

•Brightnessdown

•Brightnessup

Fnkeycontrol

•ToggletheF1-F12keyfunctionalitytousethekeysindefaultmodeorinlegacymode.Indefault
mode,youcaninitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkeybytappingthecorrespondingkey
directly.Inlegacymode,toinitiatethespecialfunctionsillustratedoneachkey,tapandholdtheFnkey
andthentapthedesiredfunctionkey,thenreleasebothkeys.

UsingtheopticalT rackPoint

Figure9.UsingtheopticalTrackPoint

TheopticalTrackPointconsistsofapointingsensor
movethepointer

5onthescreen,slideyourfingertipacrossthetopofthepointingsensor1inthe

1,twoclickbuttons24,andacenterbutton3.To

directioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.T oselectanitemoropenanapplication,putthepointer5
onthedesireditemandpresstheleftbutton4.Toopenthemenuforthecurrentapplication,pressthe
rightbutton2.ToscrollWebpagesordocumentsinanydirection,pressthecenterbutton3andslide
yourfingertipacrossthetopofthepointingsensor.

FormoreinformationabouttheBluetoothkeyboard,refertothedocumentationshippedwiththeBluetooth
keyboard.

UsingtheThinkPadT ablet2Dock

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethedock.

Toconnectyourtablettothedock,dothefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletwiththedockconnectorsidefacingdownward.

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2.Alignthedockconnectoronthetabletwiththeconnectoronthedock.

3.Gentlyslideyourtabletintothedockuntilitisseatedinplace.

Figure10.Sittingyourtabletonthedock

Afterthetabletisconnectedtothedock,youcan:

•Useyourtabletinanuprightpositionwithouthavingtoholdthetablet.

•UsethedocktoholdyourtabletuprightwhenusinganexternalUSBkeyboard.

•ConnectthedocktoyourpersonalcomputerwiththesuppliedUSBcabletotransferfiles.

•Connectthedocktoastereosystemorspeakersusingastereoaudiocabletoplaymusic.

•Connectthedocktoanelectricaloutletusingthe65Wacpoweradaptershippedwiththedockto
chargethetabletbattery.

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Chapter7.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotecttheinformationstoredonyourtablet.

Usingpasswords

Byusingpasswords,youcanhelppreventyourtabletfrombeingusedbyothers.Onceyousetapassword,
apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthetablet.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.
Youcannotusethetabletunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourtabletintosleepmode,youwillbepromptedtoenter
thepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

IfyouuseyouremailaddressasauseraccounttosignintoWindows,enteryouremailpasswordwhen
resumingoperation.

Supervisorpassword

IfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadSetupprogram,youareprompttoenterasupervisor
passwordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Withoutit,
noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthetablet.

Note:ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebooktablets
tomakeadministrationeasier.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressthepowerbuttonandthevolumeupbuttontogether.The
ThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.TapSecurity.

6.TapPassword.

7.TapSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe
following:

•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordfield.
b.Tapthenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

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b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.

•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.

9.Commityourpasswordtomemory.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

10.TapExittoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Settingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclienttabletsthattransferconfidentialinformation
electronically.Dependingontheoptionsyouordered,yourtabletmighthaveanembeddedsecuritychip,a
cryptographicmicroprocessor.

Settingthesecuritychip

ThechoicesofferedontheSecurityChipsubmenuundertheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadSetup
programarethefollowing:

•SecurityChipSelection:selecthesecuritychipyouwanttouse.

•SecurityChip:activate,inactivate,ordisablethesecuritychip.

•SecurityReportingOptions:enableordisableeachsecurityreportingoption.

•ClearSecurityChip:cleartheencryptionkey.

•PhysicalPresenceforProvisioning:enablesordisablestheconfirmationmessagewhenyouchange
thesettingsofthesecuritychip.

•PhysicalPresenceforClear:enablesordisablestheconfirmationmessagewhenyouclearthesecurity
chip.

Notes:

1.BesurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Otherwiseanyone
canchangethesettingsforthesecuritychip.

2.Ifthesecuritychipisremovedorreplaced,oranewonehasbeenadded,thetabletwillnotstart.Y ou
willhearfourcyclesoffourbeepseach.

3.Ifthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled,theClearSecurityChipoptionwillnotbedisplayed.

4.Whenyouclearthesecuritychip,besuretoturnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagainafteryouset
thesecuritychiptoActive.Otherwise,theClearSecurityChipoptionisnotdisplayed.

TosetanitemontheSecurityChipsubmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.Turnyourtabletoffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,presspowerbuttontogetherwiththevolumeupbutton.The
ThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

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5.TapSecurity.TheSecuritymenuopens.

6.TapSecurityChip.TheSecurityChipsubmenuopens.

7.Tapanitemyouwanttoset.Whentheitemishighlighted,taptheitem.

8.Setotheritemsthatyouwanttoset.

9.TapExit.

Usingfirewalls

Ifyoursystemispreinstalledwithafirewallprogram,itprotectsagainsttabletInternetsecuritythreats,
unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertotheonlinehelpthatcomeswiththe
program.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirus
programisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourtabletwithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter8.Recoveryoverview

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.

Refreshingyourtablet

Ifyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,you
canrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyou
installedfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapGeneral.

5.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapUpdateandrecovery,andthentapRecovery.

5.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.

Restoringyourtablettothefactorydefaultstate

Youcanrestoreyourtablettothefactorydefaultstate.Restorethetabletreinstallstheoperatingsystem,
programs,andsettingsthatcamewithyourtablet.

Attention:Whenyourestoreyourtablet,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingsaredeleted.T oavoiddataloss,
makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeepbeforeyourestoreyourtablet.

Toresetyourtablet,doonethefollowing:

•UsingaUSBrecoverykeyprovidedbyLenovo(32GBmodelsonly):

1.Turnoffthetablet,waitforaboutfiveseconds,andtheninserttheUSBrecoverykeyintotheUSB
connectorofyourtablet.

2.Pressandholdthepowerbuttontogetherwiththevolumeupbuttonatthesametimetoenter
theThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.OntheBootsubmenu,selectCD/DVD:GenericMassStorage,andthentap“+/–”untilthe
CD/DVD:GenericMassStorageisshownasthefirststartupdevice.

4.InserttheUSBrecoverykeyintotheUSBconnectorofyourtablet.

5.TapF10tosavetheconfigurationchangeandexitThinkPadSetup.Thetabletrestartsandthe
recoveryprogramopens.

6.Dependingonyourneeds,selectthelanguageyoupreferinthedrop-downlistbox.ClickNext.

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7.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

•UsingtherecoveryapplicationprovidedbyMicrosoft(allmodelsexcept32GBmodels):

–Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapGeneral.

5.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.

–Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TapSettings.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapUpdateandrecovery,andthentapRecovery.

5.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.

Formoreinformation,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportprogram.

Advancedstartupoptions

AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem,
startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapGeneral.

5.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙T roubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

6.Restartyourtabletfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSettingscharm.

3.TapChangePCsettings.

4.TapUpdateandrecovery,andthentapRecovery.

5.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙T roubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

6.Restartyourtabletfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoredetailsabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedontabletspreinstalledwiththeWindows8or
Windows8.1operatingsystem,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8orWindows8.1
operatingsystem.

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Chapter9.Advancedconfiguration

IfyouneedtoupdateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,installnewdevicedrivers,thisinformationwillhelpyouhandle
yourtabletwithpropercareandkeepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage43

•“ThinkPadSetup”onpage43

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage48

Installingdevicedrivers

Thedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Clickyourtabletproduct
nametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourtablet.

Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.Donot
downloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.

ThinkPadSetup

YourtabletcomeswiththeThinkPadSetupprogramtoenableyoutoselectvarioussetupparameters.

TostarttheThinkPadSetupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthetablet.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressthepowerbuttontogetherwiththevolume
upbuttonatthesametime.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

Note:Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuwillbedisplayed
afteryouenterthepassword.YoucanstarttheThinkPadSetupprogrambytappingEnterinstead
ofenteringthesupervisorpasswordontheonscreenkeyboard.However,youcannotchangethe
parametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.

2.Taptheitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemishighlighted,taptheitem.Asubmenuisdisplayed.

3.TapEsctoexitfromthesubmenu.

4.Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,tapEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupprogram
mainmenu.

Note:Ifyouneedtorestorethesettingstotheiroriginalstateasofthetimeofpurchase,tapDefault
toloadthedefaultsettings.YoualsocantapanoptionontheRestartsubmenutoloadthedefault
settingsordiscardthechanges.

5.TapRestart.T aptheoptionyouwantforrestartingyourtablet,thentapEnter.Yourtabletrestarts.

Mainmenu

TheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.Itdisplaysthe
followingconfigurationofyourtablet:

•UEFIBIOSVersion

•UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)

•MachineTypeModel

•System-unitserialnumber

•Systemboardserialnumber

•AssetTag

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•CPUType

•CPUSpeed

•Installedmemory

•UUID

•PreinstalledOSLicense

•UEFISecureBoot

DateandTimemenu

Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourtablet,tapDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:

1.Taptoselecttheitemtochangethedateortime.

2.Taptoselectafield.

3.Inputthedateortime.

Configmenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapConfigfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider
changingthetabletconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table1.Configmenuitems

Menuitems

Power

Submenuitems

DisableBuilt-inBattery•EnterTemporarilydisablebattery

Coolmode

Value

•Enabled

•Disabled

Comments

forservicingthesystem.
Afterselectingthisitem,the
systemwillbeautomatically
poweredoff,thenreadyto
beserviced.

Note:Theacpower
adaptermustbe
disconnectedtoperform
thisoperation.Thebattery
willbeautomatically
enabledwhentheacpower
adapterisreconnected.

IfDisabledisselected,
theexteriormayget
uncomfortablyhotduring

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitems

Submenuitems

Value

Comments

highCPUloadprocesses,
likeextendedvideoplay.

DebugPortDebugPort•Enabled

•Disabled

IfDisabledisselected,
userscannotusedebug
port.IfEnabledisselected,
userscanusedebugport.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapSecurityfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsider
changingthetabletconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table2.Securitymenuitems

Menuitem

Password

SecurityChip

Submenuitem

SupervisorPassword

SecurityChipSelection

SecurityChip

SecurityReporting
Options

ClearSecurityChipat
nextboot

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•TPM2.0

•DiscreteTPM

•Disable

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•No

•Y es

Comments

See“Supervisorpassword”onpage37.

SelectTPM2.0tousetheTPM2.0securitychip.
SelectDiscreteTPMtousethediscreteTPM1.2
securitychip.SelectDisabletodisabletheTPM

2.0andTPM1.2securitychips.

IfyouselectActive,thesecuritychipisfunctional.
IfyouselectInactive,theSecurityChipoption
isvisible,butthesecuritychipisnotfunctional.If
youselectDisabled,theSecurityChipoptionis
hiddenandthesecuritychipisnotfunctional.

EnableordisablethefollowingSecurityReporting
Options:

•BIOSROMStringReporting:BIOStextstring

•CMOSReporting:CMOSdata

•NVRAMReporting:Securitydatastoredin
theAssetID

•SMBIOSReporting:SMBIOSdata

Thisoptionisusedtoclearencryptionkeysat
nextboot.TheoptionischangedtoNoafter
thesekeysarecleared.

Itwillnotbepossibletoaccessalready-encrypted
dataafterthesekeysarecleared.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

UEFIBIOS
UpdateOption

I/OPortAccess

SecureBoot

Submenuitem

PhysicalPresencefor
Provisioning

PhysicalPresencefor
Clear

SecureRollBack
Prevention

WirelessLAN•Disabled

WirelessWAN•Disabled

Bluetooth•Disabled

USBPort

MemoryCardSlot

IntegratedCamera

NFC

SecureBoot

PlatformMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

ResettoSetupMode

RestoreFactorykeys•EnterThisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand

Value

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•UserMode

•SetupMode

•CustomMode

•Enter

Comments

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyouchangethesettingsofthe
securitychip.
Note:Thisoptionappearsonlyifthesystem
usesTPM2.0chip.

Thisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmation
messagewhenyouclearthesecuritychip.
Note:Thisoptionappearsonlyifthesystem
usesTPM2.0chip.

IfyouselectDisabled,youcanflashtothe
previousversionofUEFIBIOS.Ifyouselect
Enabled,youcannotflashtotheprevious
versionofUEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless
LANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheWireless
WANdevice.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseBluetooth
devices.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanuseUSB
connectors.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusethememory
cardslots.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheintegrated
camera.

IfyouselectEnabled,youcanusetheNFC.

EnableordisableUEFISecureBootfeature.
Windows8andWindows8.1operatingsystems
requirethisfeaturetobeenabled.

Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

IndicatesSecureBootmodeisstandardmode
orcustommode.

Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystemintosetupmode.Youcan
installyourownplatformkeyandcustomizethe
SecureBootsignaturedatabasesinsetupmode.
SecureBootmodewillbesettocustommode.

certificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory
defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkeywill
bere-establishedalongwiththeoriginalsignature
databasesincludingcertificateforWindows8
andWindows8.1operatingsystems.

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Startupmenu

Youmightneedtochangethetabletstartupsettings.T odoso,tapStartupfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.

Attention:

•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdevice
duringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprograms
mightbeerasedoroverwritten.

•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker
driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthetabletfrombooting.

Changingthestartupsequence

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.TapBoot.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup,even
devicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourtabletarelisted.

2.IntheBootsubmenu,tapthemenuitemtospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnon
thepower.

3.TapSaveandExittosavethechangesandrestartthesystem.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table3.Startupmenuitems

MenuitemValue

Boot

BootDeviceListF12Option

BootOrderLock

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

Comments

See“Changingthestartupsequence”
onpage47

IfyouselectEnabled,theF12key
isrecognizedandtheBootMenuis
displayed.

IfyouselectEnabled,thebootpriority
orderislockedforyourfutureuse.

.

Restartmenu

IfyouneedtoclosetheThinkPadSetupandrestartthesystem,selectRestartfromtheThinkPadSetup
menu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Restartthesystemaftersavingthechanges.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Restartthesystemwithoutsavingthechanges.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Loadthedefaultsettingthatwasineffectatthetimeofpurchase.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

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UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeup
thebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourtablet.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother
softwarelayers.

YourtabletsystemboardhasamodulecalledEEPROM,alsoreferredtoasflashmemory.Youcanupdate
theUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadSetupprogrambystartingyourtabletwithaflashupdateopticaldiscor
flashupdateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.

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.

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment

PrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesyourtabletmoremanageable(itisPXE

2.1-compliant)byenablingittoboot(loadanoperatingsystemoranotherexecutableimage)fromaserver.
YourtabletsupportsthepersonaltabletfunctionsthatPXErequires.Forexample,withtheappropriateLAN
card,yourtabletcanbebootedfromthePXEserver.

Note:RemoteProgramLoad(RPL)cannotbeusedwithyourtablet.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitsconfigurationandtheserial
numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation
abouttheendusersinyournetwork.

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Settingmanagementfeature

Yournetworkadministratorcanremotelyupdatethesystemprogramsonyourtabletfromamanagement
console.Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet:

•YourtabletmustbestartedovertheLAN.

•YourtabletmustbeengagedinaPrebooteXecutionEnvironment.

•Network-managementsoftwaremustbeinstalledontheremoteadministrator'stablet.

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Chapter10.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.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyour
tablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
toviewsomeoftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcan
providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Accessibilitytechnologiesenableusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationstoaccess
informationinthemostappropriatewayandgetthemostoutoftheirtabletexperience.

Zoom

Zoomintoenlargethetextsize.Tozoomin,tapthescreenwithtwofingersandthenslidethemapart.

Toreducethetextsize,zoomoutbydraggingyourfingerstogether.

Screenbrightness

Tosetascreenbrightnesslevelthatworksforyou,adjustthescreenbrightness.

Screenreaderapplications

Screenreaderapplicationscanreadoutsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpsystems,andavarietyof
onlinedocuments.Ifyouneedthisfeature,gotoWindowsStoreorLenovoAppStoretodownload
ascreenreaderapplication.

Gettingupdates

YourtabletenablesyoutoupdatetheWindowsoperatingsystemandLenovoapplications.

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GettingupdatesfromLenovo

YourtabletispreinstalledwithSystemUpdate.ThisprogramenablesyoutokeeptheLenovosoftwareon
yourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdates.

TostartSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:

•Windows8:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharm.

3.TapApp.

4.TapSystemUpdate.

5.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

•Windows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.TaptheSearchcharmandsearchforSystemUpdate.

3.TapSystemUpdate.

4.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

GettingupdatesfromMicrosoft

TocheckandkeepyourWindows,programs,ordevicedriversup-to-date,seetheWindowsHelpand
Supportprogramformoreinformation.

Travelingwithyourtablet

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourtablet:

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:

1.Ifyouaregoingtousethewirelessservice,checkwiththeairlineforanyrestrictionsbeforeboarding
theairplane.

2.Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseoftabletswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,enabletheAirplane
mode.Toenableit,dothefollowing:

a.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
b.TaptheSettingscharm.
c.Tapthenetworkicon.
d.SlidetotherighttoturnonAirplanemode.

3.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouontheairplane.Placeyourtabletinasafepositionsothatit
doesnotgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

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Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofficeor
home:

Travelessentials:

•TheThinkPadTabletACAdapterthatcomeswithyourtablet

•ThesuppliedUSBcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsidertheseitems:

•AThinkPadTabletACAdapterforthecountrytowhichyouaretraveling

•ASIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregion

Otheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:

•ThinkPadheadphones

•Additionalstoragedevicesorflashmediacards

•AThinkPadTabletACAdapterifyouaretravelingbyautomobile

•ThinkPadTablet2BluetoothKeyboardwithStand

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,removetheSIMcardandtheflash
mediacardfromyourtablet,andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilated
anddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

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Chapter11.Troubleshootingproblems

Thischapterdescribesonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourtablet.

Troubleshooting

Theproblemsandsolutionsdescribedinthischapteraremeantonlyasaguide.Theyarenotdefinitive
problemsolvingtechniques.Forsomeproblems,youmightneedhelpfromLenovo,yourreseller,oryour
serviceprovider.

Whenyouobserveaproblem,stopoperationimmediately,becausetakingfurtheractionmightresultindata
lossordamage.T akeanoteofwhatthesystemisdoingandwhatactionsyouperformedbeforetheproblem
occurred.ProvidedetailedinformationtoLenovooryourserviceproviderforquickerproblemresolution.

Internetproblem
Problem:Unabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork.

Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:

•TheSIMcardisvalidandworkableifyouareusingamobiledatanetwork(3Gor4G).

•Youarewithinthenetwork’sservicerangeandthesignalstrengthisgood.

•YourtabletisnotinAirplanemode.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Multi-touchscreenproblems

•Problem:Themulti-touchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly.
Suggestedsolution:Dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatyourhandsarecleananddrywhentouchingthescreen.

2.Restartyourtablettotryagain.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Batteryproblem
Problem:Thebatterydoesnotchargecorrectly.

Suggestedsolution:Checkiftheacadapterisconnectedcorrectly.Iftheconnectionisgoodbutthe

batterystilldoesnotcharge,contactLenovotoreplacewithanewbattery.

Systemproblems

•Problem:Unabletoturnthetableton.
Suggestedsolution:Connectyourtablettoanacpoweroutletusingeitheradockortheadapter

throughtheprovidedUSBcabletoseeiftheproblemiscausedbyadrainedbattery.Iftheproblem
persists,insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.T olocatetheemergency-reset
hole,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.Iftheproblemstillpersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Mediaproblems

•Problem:Theaudioqualityispoororthereisnosoundoutput.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethat:

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–Thespeakerisnotcovered.
–Thespeakermutefunctionisdisabled.
–Ifyouareusingaheadset,unplugit,thenplugitinagain.
–Thevolumeisnotturnedtothelowestlevel.
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

•Problem:Asong,video,orothermediafilecannotbeplayed.

Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethatthemediafileisnotcorrupted.

Externaldeviceconnectionproblems

•Problem:Aconnectionisnotestablishedwhenyouconnectthetablettoacomputer.
Suggestedsolution:EnsurethatthecomputerUSBcableyouareusingistheonethatisshipped

withyourtablet.

•Problem:Bluetoothdevicescannotbelocated.
Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:

–YourtabletBluetoothisswitched.
–TheBluetoothfeatureisactivatedonthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.
–YourtabletandtheBluetoothdevicearewithinthemaximumBluetoothrange(10m).
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,
insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.Thenrestartyourtablet.
Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.

Ifyoustillencounterthesameproblemafteryourestartyourtablet,resetyourtabletandrestartitagain,
youcanperformafactorydataresetoperation.Formoreinformation,referto“Restoringyourtabletto
thefactorydefaultstate”onpage41.

Errormessages

Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.

Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboardshould

bereplaced.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadSetup.

Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetupto

checkSecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,
havethetabletserviced.

Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror

Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

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Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea

Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,

andtheUUIDneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerror

Solution:Thetabletturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connecttheacadaptertothetabletand

chargethebattery.

Message:0191:SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested.

Solution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.T oclearthe

error,entertheThinkPadSetup.

Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.

Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.

Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,entertheThinkPadSetup.

Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.

Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

Errorswithoutmessages

•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerby

doingthefollowing:

1.Gothedesktopandtapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

2.TapMorepoweroptions➙Showadditionalplans➙Highperformance.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthetabletdoesnotbeep
whilestartingup.

Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthe
powerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.

Solution:Ensurethat:

–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothetabletandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking

electricaloutlet.
–Thetabletisturnedon.(Turnthepowerbuttononagainforconfirmation.)
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethetabletserviced.

•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.

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Solution:Ifyouhavemodifiedapartitiononyoursolidstatedrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information
aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.

1.Turnoffthetablet,andthenturnitonagain.

2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,dothefollowing:

–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitiononthesolidstatedrivebyusingthe

software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.

–UseeithertheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystem

tothefactorystate.

Iftheproblempersists,havethetabletserviced.

•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethetabletison.
Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:

–TouchtheTrackPointpointingdeviceorthetouchpad,orpressakeytoexitthescreensaver.
–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.

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Chapter12.Gettingsupport

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.

Lenovotechnicalsupport

AfteryoubuyaThinkPadTablet2,registeryourtabletwithLenovo.Usingtheregisteredinformation,Lenovo
cancontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblems.AfteryouregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,
youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextended
privilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,doeitherofthefollowing:

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

•TapLenovoSupportfromtheStartscreen.ThentapRegistration.

TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:

•Driversandsoftware

•Diagnosticsolutions

•Productandservicewarranty

•Productandpartsdetails

•Userguidesandmanuals

•Knowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestions

IfyouneedtocalltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,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.

Locatingthemachinetypeandmodel(MTM)numberandthesystemserialnumber

Whencallingfortechnicalassistance,youarerequestedtoprovidetheMTMnumberandthesystemserial
numberofyourtablet.TogettheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber,checktheMTMlabelaffixedon
thebottomcover.

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Figure11.LocationoftheMTMlabel

Lenovouserforums

LenovoprovidesuserforumsontheWorldWideWebtoprovideyouwithaplacetosearchthecommunity
knowledgebaseforinformationaboutyourtablet,shareinformationwithotherusers,makesuggestionsto
Lenovo,askquestions,andgettechnicalsupportfromLenovo.

TogotoLenovouserforums,dooneofthefollowing:

•Procedure1(fortheWindows8operatingsystemonly)

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport.ThentapRegistration.Followtheonscreeninstructions
tocreateanaccount.

2.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport➙DiscussionForum.

•Procedure2

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstocreateanaccount.

2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

3.TapLenovoCommunity.

FindingThinkPadoptions

Ifyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourtablet,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesand
upgradestomeetyourneeds.

YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.Allyouneedisan
Internetconnectionandacreditcard.

ToshopatLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Thisappendixprovidesregulatoryinformation.

Wirelessrelatedinformation

Wirelessinteroperability

WirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthat
isbasedonDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/or
OrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:

•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/gor802.11ndraft2.0onWirelessLANs,asdefinedandapprovedby
theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.

•TheWirelessFidelity(Wi-Fi)certificationasdefinedbytheWi-FiAlliance.

TheBluetoothcardinyourtabletisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatis
complianttoBluetoothSpecification2.1+EDRasdefinedbytheBluetoothSIG.Thefollowingprofiles
aresupportedbyyourBluetoothcard:

•AudioGateway

•AV

•GenericObjectExchange

•GenericObjectPush

•HumanInterfaceDevices(Keyboard/Mouse)

•PersonalAreaNetwork

•SerialPort

•ServiceDiscovery

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.

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LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

TheThinkPadTablet2featuresanintegrateddiversityantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimal
reception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.

Figure12.LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

1WirelessWANantenna(Main)
2GPSantenna
3WirelessLANantenna(Main)
4WirelessWANantenna(Auxiliary)
5WirelessLANantenna(Auxiliary)

Exportclassificationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity

ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadTablet2machinetypes3679and3682.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,mightcauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe

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determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemightnotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmightcauseundesiredoperation.

ResponsibleParty:
Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated
1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOne
Morrisville,NC27560
PhoneNumber:919-294-5900

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility Directive

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanonrecommended
modificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationT echnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.

EUcontact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,Slovakia

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

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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.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement

Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepower mainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase

LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan

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Additionalregulatoryinformation

Formoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticethatcamewith
yourtablet.

IfyourtabletisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanobtainaPDFversionfromtheLenovoWeb
siteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

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AppendixB.Environmental,recycling,anddisposal information

Lenovorecyclingstatement

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Japanrecyclingstatements

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty
ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof
Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed
ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw
forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollecting
andRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.For
details,visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.PursuanttotheLawfor
PromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-usedcomputers
andmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfreeof
chargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.

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DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmighthavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother
environmentalsensitivesubstances.T oproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,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.Y ou
alsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.

IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,you
mustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Y oualsocanrefertotheinstructionsat
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:
[e-mail],informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruções
paraocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.

ImportantWEEEinformation

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TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,
EuropeanDirective2002/96/EC,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesare
labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable
withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe
thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendof
lifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,
recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentand
humanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion

Notice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).

BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC
concerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminesthe
frameworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughoutthe
EuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrown
away,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.

InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicate
thattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalso

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includeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdfor
cadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsorted
municipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,and
treatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotential
effectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceof
hazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectricalandElectronic Equipment(WEEE)

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AppendixC.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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Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo
ThinkPad
TrackPoint
UltraConnect

MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

IntelAtomisatrademarkofIntelCorporationintheU.S.and/orothercountries.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof
HDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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AppendixD.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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