Lenovo ThinkPad 8 User Guide

UserGuide

ThinkPad8

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixD“Notices”onpage63

ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupport
Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManual.

SecondEdition(March2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

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

Contents

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

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview.....1

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

Frontviewandsideview.........1

Back-sideview.............4

Accessories................5

Features.................5

Specifications...............6

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

Lenovoprograms.............7

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet.....9

Initialsetupinstructions...........9

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........9

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouch

keyboardandhandwritingpanel........12

Changingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthe

desktoportheStartscreen..........12

Downloadinggamesandapplications.....13

UsingtheThinkPad8QuickshotCover.....13

Usingthecameras.............15

UsingthemicroSDcardreader........16

UsingHDMIdevices............17

Usingsynchronizationsolutions........18

UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........18

Powermanagement............18

Chargingthebattery..........18

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..19

Checkingthebatterystatus........20

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................21

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...21
Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.23

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........23

Connectingtoamobilenetwork........24

SharingyourInternetconnection.......25

UsingBluetoothdevices...........25

Chapter4.Security..........27

Usingpasswords..............27

Passwordsandsleepmode........27

Supervisorpassword..........27

Settingthesecuritychip...........28

Usingfirewalls...............29

Protectingdataagainstviruses........29

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview....31

Refreshingyourtablet............31

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings.................31

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions......32

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1

failstostart................32

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......32

Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration..35

Installingdevicedrivers...........35

ThinkPadTabletSetup...........35

Usingsystemmanagement..........36

Systemmanagement..........36

Settingmanagementfeature.......37

Chapter7.Youandyourtablet....39

Comfortandaccessibility..........39

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....39

Accessibilityinformation.........39

Gettingupdates..............39

Travelingwithyourtablet...........40

Traveltips...............40

Travelaccessories...........40

Careandmaintenance...........41

Chapter8.Troubleshooting

problems...............43

Diagnosingproblems............43

Troubleshooting..............43

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...44

Errormessages..............45

Errorswithoutmessages...........45

Chapter9.Gettingsupport......47

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........47

Lenovouserforums.............48

FindingThinkPadoptions..........48

Purchasingadditionalservices........48

AppendixA.Regulatory

information..............51

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........51

LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless

antennas...............52

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....53

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Exportclassificationnotice..........53

Electronicemissionnotices..........53

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........53

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............53

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...54

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...54

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....55

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....55

Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswithrated
currentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase.55

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................55

Eurasiancompliancemark..........55

AppendixB.Environmental,
recycling,anddisposalinformation.57

Lenovorecyclingstatement.........57

RecyclinginformationforJapan........57

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........58

ImportantWEEEinformation.........58

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....59

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................59

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................59

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......60

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....61

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........61

ChinaRoHS................61

TurkishRoHS...............61

UkraineRoHS...............62

IndiaRoHS................62

AppendixD.Notices..........63

Trademarks................64

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Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto
dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad
thetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPad8UserGuide(thispublication).Youcanaccess
theThinkPad8UserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

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

•Startthetablet.T apLenovoSupportontheStartscreen.ThentapUserGuide.

•OpenWindows

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

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HelpandSupport.ThentapLenovoUserGuide.

Handleyourtabletwithcare:

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

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8(hereaftercalled

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

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technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.

Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:

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

Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalbattery:

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

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother
liquids.

Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:

Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstorechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely:

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Chargingmethod

ThinkPad8ACAdapterSupported,butthebatterywillbe

ThinkPadTabletDCChargerSupported,butthebatterywillbe

USBconnectionbetweenthe
microUSB3.0connectoronthe
tabletandaUSBconnectorona
personalcomputerorotherdevices
thatcomplywiththeUSB2.0/3.0
standards

Tableton
(displayon)

chargedslowly

chargedslowly

Supported,butwillcompensate
forpowerconsumption(slowest
chargingmethod)

Tabletofforinscreenlockmode
(displayoff)

Supported(fastestchargingmethod)

Supported

Supported,butthebatterywillbe
chargedslowly

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.

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Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:

Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmight
governhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicle
orrideabicycle.

Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

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

SeeAppendixB“Environmental,recycling,anddisposalinformation”onpage57

foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen
canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

Protectyourdataandsoftware:

Donotdeleteunknownfilesorchangethenameoffilesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletoviruses,hackers,spyware,
andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyourresponsibilityto
ensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformoffirewalls,antivirussoftware,andanti-spyware
softwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

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

Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:

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

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct

willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor
otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsofconnectorsandcontrols,tablet
features,accessories,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledLenovoprograms.

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedtostart
usingthetablet.

Frontviewandsideview

Figure1.Frontviewandsideview

1Powerbutton

2Emergency-resethole9Ambientlightsensor

3Volume-controlbuttons

4MicroUSB3.0connector

5Comboaudioconnector

6MicroHDMI

7MicroSDcardreader

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connector13Multi-touchscreen

8Micro-SIM-cardslot

10Front-facingcamera

11Microphones

12Windowsbutton

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1 Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Toturnoffthetablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙
Power➙Shutdown.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfourseconds
ormore.Ifthetabletstillisnotresponding,removetheacpoweradapterandusetheemergency-reset
holetoresetthetablet.

Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthe
tabletorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,youmustchangeyourpowerplansettings.
Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,tapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

2.T apMorepoweroptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethesettingsaccordingtoyourpreference.

2 Emergency-resethole

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,remove
theacpoweradapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.

3 Volume-controlbuttons

Pressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

4 MicroUSB3.0connector

Youcanusethesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhenthebattery
powerislow.See“Chargingthebattery”onpage18.

Note:TheUSBdeviceconnectedtothemicroUSB3.0connectormightinfluencethewirelessLAN,wireless
WAN,andGPSfunctionsofyourtablet.IfyourtabletcannotestablishwirelessLANandwirelessWAN
communications,orifyourlocationcannotbepinpointedthroughtheGPSfunctionofyourtablet,detach
thedevicefromthemicroUSB3.0connector.

5 Comboaudioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Y oualsocanconnectaheadset
torecordaudioormakecalls.

Note:Thecomboaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

6 MicroHDMI

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connector

YourtablethasamicroHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioand
videointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-definition
television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage17.

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7MicroSDcardreader

OpenthemicroSDcardreadercovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSD
cardintothemicroSDcardreaderfordataaccessorstorage.See“UsingthemicroSDcardreader”on
page16

8Micro-SIM-cardslot

formoreinformation.

Openthemicro-SIM-cardslotcovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)cardslot.
InsertamicroSIMcardtoestablishawirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)connection.Forinstructionson
howtoinstallamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage21

.

Note:Themicro-SIM-cardslotisnotfunctionalonWi-Fi-onlymodels.

9Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbythebuilt-inambientlightsensor.

10Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera.Y oucanusethecameratotakepictures,create
videos,ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreen
camera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage15

11Microphones

.

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableof
handlingaudio.

12Windowsbutton

PresstheWindowsbuttontogototheStartscreen.

13Multi-touchscreen

Tapthescreentousethecontrolsonthescreenincludingicons,menuitems,andtheon-screenkeyboard.
Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemulti-touchscreen”onpage9

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Back-sideview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure2.Back-sideview

1Rear-facingcamerawithaflash

2System-statusindicator

1Rear-facingcamerawithaflash

3Speakers

Yourtablethasan8-megapixelrear-facingcamerawithaflash.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesand
createvideos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage15.

2System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.

•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoanacpowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.

3Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

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Accessories

Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.Youcanpurchasethese
accessoriesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.htmlorfroma
Lenovoreseller.

Figure3.Accessories

•ThinkPad8ACAdapterandpowercord:Usetheacpoweradaptertogetherwiththesuppliedpower
cordtoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

•ThinkPad8QuickshotCover(forsomemodels):TheThinkPad8QuickshotCover(hereaftercalledthe
cover)canbeattachedtothetabletmagnetically.Usethecovertoprotectthetabletscreen,towakeup
thetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently,tolaunchthecamera,andtoserveasastandfor
thetablet.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPad8QuickshotCover”onpage13.

Features

Microprocessor

•Toviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourtablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthedesktopscreen
todisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.

Operatingsystem

•Microsoft

Memory

•2GB

Internalstorage

•EmbeddedMultiMediaCard(eMMC):64GB,128GB(dependingonthemodel)

Display

•DragontrailGlass

•Size:210.82mm(8.3inches)

•Screenresolution:1200x1920pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)

•In-planeswitchingtechnology

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Windows8.1(32-bit)

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•Light-emittingdiode(LED)backlighttechnology

•Multi-touchtechnology

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,twomegapixels

•Rear-facingcamerawithaflash,eightmegapixels

Connectors

•OnemicroUSB3.0connector

•OnemicroHDMIconnector

•Onecomboaudioconnector

Cardslotorcardreader

•Micro-SIM-cardslot

•MicroSDcardreader

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth4.0(onsomemodels)

•WirelessLAN(802.11a/g/n)

•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)

•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onmodelswithwirelessWAN)

Specifications

Size

•Width:224.3mm(8.83inches)

•Depth:132mm(5.20inches)

•Height:8.8mm(0.35inch)

Battery

•20.5WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vacto240Vac

Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:5000m(16404ft)

•Temperature:

–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)

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

–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)

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Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)

•Relativehumidity:

–Operating:8%to80%
–Storage:5%to95%

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

Lenovoprograms

YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.

ToaccessLenovoprograms,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentapthe
Searchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon
yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

LenovoProgramDescription

LenovoCloud
solution

LenovoCompanionGettheinformationabouttheaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyour

LenovoQuickCastProvideyouwithaquickandeasywaytosendfilesanduniformresourcelocators(URLs)

Lenovo
QuickControl

LenovoSettings

LenovoSolution
Center

LenovoSupport

LenovoTools

SystemUpdate

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

tablet,andcheckforrecommendedprograms.

betweentwodevices.

Enableyoutocontrolyourtabletremotelythroughyoursmartphone,suchascontrollingthe
pointer,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforegroundapplicationsandwindows.

Enhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyconfiguringcameraandmicrophonesettings,
optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.

Troubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformation
collection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximum
systemperformance.

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

ProvideeasyaccesstovariousLenovoapplications,suchasSystemUpdate,LenovoSolution
Center,andsoon.

Keepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,
includingThinkVantage
basicinputoutputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

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programs,devicedrivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)

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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandmanyofyourtablet’sfeatures.

Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetabletthefirsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Usethesuppliedpowercordandacpoweradaptertoconnectthetablettoanelectricaloutlet.

2.Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreen.

Note:Yourtabletscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

TasksTouchgestures

Toopenanapplicationorperformanactiononanopen
application,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,depending
ontheapplication

Tap.

Toscrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos

TomoveanobjectDraganitemtothedesiredlocation.

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TasksTouchgestures

Tozoomout

Movetwofingersclosertogether.

Tozoomin

Torotateanitem

ToopenamenuwithmultipleoptionsTapandhold.

Movetwofingersfartherapart.

Puttwoormorefingersonanitem,andthenrotateyour
fingers(supportedonlyonsomemodels).

Todisplaythecharmsthatcontainsystemcommands,
suchasStart,Settings,Search,Share,andDevices

Tocyclethroughandswitchtoopenapplications

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Swipeinfromtherightedge.

Swipeinfromtheleftedge.

TasksTouchgestures

Toviewtherecentlyusedapplicationsorselectanactive

Swipeinandoutontheleftedge.

applicationfromthelist

ToviewallapplicationsontheStartscreen•Swipeuptothetopedge.

•Tapthedownwardarrow()locatednearthe
bottom-leftcorneroftheStartscreen.

TocustomizetilesontheStartscreen,oruninstallan

•Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedge,

application

Toviewtheapplicationcommandsonanopen
application,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,depending
ontheapplication

Toclosethecurrentapplication

tapCustomize,andthentapthedesiredicon.

•Pressandholdthedesiredicon.

Swipeinfromthetoporbottomedge.

Swipeinfromthetopedgetothebottom.

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Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreen,whichmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsforinputonthescreen.

•Regularlycalibratetheaccuracyofthefingerinputtoavoidadiscrepancy.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•Turnoffthetabletbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthe
multi-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwriting panel

UsetheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltotypetext,numbers,symbols,
andothercharacters.Thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelalsocanbeusedtoperformhandwriting.
Whenyourotatethetablet,theOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel
automaticallyrotatestothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.

ToopentheOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T aptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.

3.T apOn-ScreenKeyboard.

Toopenthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel,dooneofthefollowing:

•Onthedesktop,tapthekeyboardiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.

•OntheStartscreen,thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyou
needtotype.

•OntheDesktoportheStartscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T aptheSettingscharm.

3.T apKeyboard➙Touchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel.

Toconfiguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T apSettings➙ControlPanel.

3.T apClock,Language,andRegion➙Changeinputmethods.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheinputlanguage.

ChangingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart screen

YoucansetthetablettoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartup
screen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,tapandholdonthetaskbar.Amenuisdisplayed.

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2.T apProperties.TheT askbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona
screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor
closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.T apOKtosavethenewsetting.

Downloadinggamesandapplications

Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromtheWindows
StoreandLenovoAppStore.BothWindowsStoreandLenovoAppStoreprovideaneasyandquickwayfor
youtoshopforgamesandmobileapplications.

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromWindowsStore,tapStorefromtheStartscreen,andthen
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromLenovoAppStore,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoAppStore.

2.Scrollandbrowselistedapplicationsorgamestolocatethedesiredapplicationorgame.

3.T aptheapplicationorgame,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallit.

UsingtheThinkPad8QuickshotCover

IfyouhavepurchasedaThinkPad8QuickshotCover(hereaftercalledthecover),refertothistopicfor
instructionsonhowtousethecover.

Tousethecover,attachthecovertothetabletfirstasshown.Thecoverwillbeattachedtothetablet
magnetically.

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Putthetabletintosleepmodeorwakeupthetablet

Ifthecoverisopenandthetabletison,thetablet,bydefault,enterssleepmodeautomaticallyafteryou
closethecover.

Ifthecoverisclosedandthetabletisinsleepmode,thetablet,bydefault,wakesupfromsleepmode
whenyouopenthecover.

Youalsocanchangethesettingssothatbyclosingthecoveryoucanshutdownthetablet,putthetabletinto
hibernationmode,ordonothing.T oachievethis,youmustchangeyourlidsettingsbydoingthefollowing:

1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T apSettings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatclosingtheliddoes.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochooseanoptionaccordingtoyourpreference.

14UserGuide

Launchthecamera

Whenyouusethetabletwiththecoveropentoanangleof360degrees,youcanflipoverthemagnetictab
ofthecoverasshowntolaunchthecameraautomatically.

Bydefault,thisfunctionisenabled.Ifyouwanttodisablethisfunction,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.IntheQuickshotsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisableit.

Serveasastandforthetablet

Thecovercanserveasastandforthetabletasshown.Inthisway,youcanusethetablettowatchmovies,
viewphotos,ormakeapresentationconveniently.

Usingthecameras

Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Therear-facingcamerahasa
flashandanauto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.

Tolaunchacameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettingsandusethecamera.

Toswitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.

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