Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 20CG, ThinkPad Helix 20CH User guide [en, uk]

ThinkPadHelixUserGuide

MachineTypes:20CGand20CH

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide

•RegulatoryNotice

•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii

•AppendixE“Notices”onpage125

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

SixthEdition(June2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2016.

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

Contents

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

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Frontviewandsideview..........1

Rearview................4

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

Features..................6

Specifications................7

Operatingenvironment............8

Lenovoprograms..............8

Chapter2.Usingyourtablet.....11

Frequentlyaskedquestions.........11

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperating

system..................11

Initialsetupinstructions...........12

Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........12

Powermanagement............14

Chargingthebattery..........14

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..15

Checkingthebatterystatus........15

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActive

Pen...................16

Usingtheon-screeninputmethods......18

AttachinganEthernetcable.........18

Downloadingapplications..........19

Usingthefingerprintreader..........19

UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover...21

Usingthecameras.............23

Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader........24

Usingasmartcard.............26

UsingHDMIdevices............28

UsingtheGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem

receiver.................29

Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksand

devices................31

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...31

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork.......33

UsingBluetoothdevices...........34

UsingtheNFCconnection..........34

Chapter4.Youandyourtablet....39

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

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....39

Accessibilityinformation.........39

Gettingupdates..............42

Travelingwithyourtablet...........42

Traveltips...............42

Travelaccessories...........42

Careandmaintenance...........43

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions..45

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard......45

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabook

Keyboard...............45

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabook

Keyboard...............46

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.....52

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro

Keyboard...............52

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro

Keyboard...............54

ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard........65

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixFolio

Keyboard...............65

UsingtheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard..66

ThinkPadTabletDock............70

OverviewoftheThinkPadTabletDock...70

UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock......71

Chapter6.Security..........75

Usingpasswords..............75

Typingpasswords...........75

Passwordsandsleepmode........75

Power-onpassword...........75

Supervisorpassword..........76

Harddiskpasswords..........77

Harddisksecurity...........79

Usingthesecuritychip...........80

Usingfirewalls...............80

Protectingdataagainstviruses........80

Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration..83

Installingdevicedrivers...........83

ThinkPadTabletSetup...........83

Mainmenu..............84

Configmenu..............84

Securitymenu.............86

Startupmenu.............90

Restartmenu.............92

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....92

Usingsystemmanagement..........92

Systemmanagement..........93

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Chapter8.Troubleshooting

problems...............95

Diagnosingproblems............95

Troubleshooting..............95

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...97

Errormessages..............97

Chapter9.Recoveryoverview....99

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8.1operating

systems.................99

Refreshingyourtablet..........99

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings................99

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....100

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............100

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..100

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................101

Resettingyourtablet..........101

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......102

Recoveringyouroperatingsystemifthe
Windows10operatingsystemfailstostart..102

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..102

Chapter10.Gettingsupport....105

Locatingimportantproductinformation.....105

Lenovotechnicalsupport..........106

Lenovouserforums.............107

FindingThinkPadoptions..........107

Purchasingadditionalservices........108

AppendixA.Regulatory

information.............109

LocatingtheUltraConnect™wirelessantennas..109

Wirelessrelatedinformation.........109

Wireless-radiocomplianceinformation...110

Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....111

Certificationrelatedinformation........111

Exportclassificationnotice..........111

Electronicemissionnotices..........111

FederalCommunicationsCommission

DeclarationofConformity........111

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance

statement...............112

EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive

orRadioEquipmentDirective.......112

GermanClassBcompliancestatement...112

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....113

JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....113

Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswith
ratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aper

phase................113

Japannoticeforacpowercord......113

Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor

Taiwan................114

Eurasiancompliancemark..........114

Brazilaudionotice.............114

AppendixB.WEEEandrecycling

information.............115

ImportantWEEEinformation.........115

RecyclinginformationforChina........115

RecyclinginformationforJapan........115

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........116

BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....117

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates

andCanada................117

BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean

Union..................117

ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......118

AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardous
Substances(RoHS)Directive...119

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........119

TurkishRoHS...............119

UkraineRoHS...............119

IndiaRoHS................119

ChinaRoHS................120

TaiwanRoHS...............121

AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodel

information.............123

AppendixE.Notices.........125

Trademarks................126

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Readthisfirst

Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failureto
dosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation

Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad
calledthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.

Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadHelixUserGuide(thispublication).Y oucan
accesstheThinkPadHelixUserGuidebydoingthefollowingmethods:

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

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

Handleyourtabletwithcare:

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

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

®

technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.

®

Helix(hereafter

Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:

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

Generalbatterynotice

DANGER

BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityand
shouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,ora
disassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.T oavoidpossible
injury,dothefollowing:

•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.

•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.

•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.

•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren

•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.

Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeign
materialsonthebatteryleads.

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Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroom
temperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbe
chargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.

Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.Replacementofthebatterymustbe
donebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.

Onlyrechargethebuilt-inrechargeablebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedinthe
productdocumentation.

TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocal
lawsandregulations.

Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery

DANGER

Donotattempttoreplacethenon-rechargeablecoin-cellbattery.Replacementofthebatterymust
bedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.

Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,comply
withlocalordinancesorregulations.TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycle
Lenovobatteriesaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.

ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.

CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:

Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.

PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,See
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Preventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:

Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorother
liquids.

Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:

Torechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage14.

Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradaptersandpowercords.Unauthorizedacpower
adaptersandpowercordscouldseverelydamagethetablet.

Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround
thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:

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•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.

•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.

•Y ouwanttocleanthechargingdevice.

Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby
Lenovo.

Preventhearingdamage:

Yourtablethasacomboaudioconnectorthatyoucanuseforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)or
earphones.

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.

Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:

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

SeeAppendixB“WEEEandrecyclinginformation”onpage115foradditionalinformation.

Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:

Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen
canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.

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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.

Plasticbagnotice

DANGER

Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.

Glasspartsnotice

CAUTION:
Somepartsofyourproductmaybemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreakiftheproductisdropped
onahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.Ifglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremove
it.Stopusingyourproductuntiltheglassisreplacedbytrainedservicepersonnel.

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Chapter1.Productoverview

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

Tabletlayout

Thistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostart
usingthetablet.

Frontviewandsideview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Microphones

3Front-facingcamera

5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)

7Screen-rotation-lockbutton

9Audioconnector10Volume-controlbuttons

11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)12Micro-SD-cardslot

13USB3.0connector

15Keyboardconnector16Dockconnector

17Powerconnector18Emergency-resethole

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2Camera-in-useindicator

4Ambientlightsensor

6Windowsbutton

8Powerbutton

14MicroHDMI™connector

1

1Microphones

Thebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableof
handlingaudio.

2Camera-in-useindicator

Whenyoustarteitherthefrontfacingcameraortherear-facingcamera,thecamera-in-useindicatorturns
onautomatically.

3Front-facingcamera

Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepictures,createvideos,
ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-use
indicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage23.

4Ambientlightsensor

Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbytheambientlightsensor.

5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)

Ifyoufindanearfieldcommunication(NFC)touchpointontherightsideofthedisplay,itindicatesthat
yourtabletsupportstheNFCfeature.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFC
connection”onpage34.

6Windowsbutton

•ForMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

8.1:TaptheWindowsbuttontoswitchbetweenthecurrentworkspaceand

theStartscreen;ortaptheWindowsbuttontowakeupthetabletfromsleepmode.

•ForMicrosoftWindows10:T aptheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartmenu;ortaptheWindows
buttontowakeupthetabletfromsleepmode.

7Screen-rotation-lockbutton

Pressthebuttontoenableordisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.

8Powerbutton

Pressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

Toturnoffthetablet,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbytappingtheWindowsbutton,tapthepowericon

,andthentapShutdown.

–Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙Power

➙Shutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapPower,andthentapShutdown.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsor
more.

Youalsocandefinewhatthepowerbuttondoes.Forexample,bypressingthepowerbutton,youcanturn
offthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmode.Tochangewhatthepowerbuttondoes,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.T apPowerOptions➙Choosewhatthepowerbuttonsdo.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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9Audioconnector

Connectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadset
torecordaudioormakecalls.

Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.

10Volume-controlbuttons

Pressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.

11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)

OpentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)cardslot.Inserta
microSIMcardtoestablishawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)connection.Forinstructionsonhowto
installorremoveamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage31

12Micro-SD-cardslot

.

Opentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardinto
themicro-SD-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemicro-SD-card
reader”onpage24

13USB3.0connector

.

TheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,
USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

14MicroHDMI

TM

connector

YourtablethasamicroHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioand
videointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-definition
television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage28

15Keyboardconnector

.

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadHelixUltrabook™Keyboard.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPad
HelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage45

16Dockconnector

.

UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadT abletDockandThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.For
moreinformation,see“ThinkPadT abletDock”onpage70and“ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”
onpage52

17Powerconnector

.

Usethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhen
thebatterypowerislow.

Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage14

18Emergency-resethole

.

Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheacpower
adapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.

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Rearview

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

1Rear-facingcamera

3System-statusindicator4Speakers

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

1Rear-facingcamera

2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Yourtablethasa5-megapixelrear-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesandcreate
videos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage23.

2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)

Yourtabletmighthaveasmartcardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage26.

3System-statusindicator

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.

•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoapowersource.

•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.

•Off:Thetabletisoff,orinsleepmode.

4Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

Note:IfthetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,thespeakervolumeandmute
settingsfollowthespeakersettingoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprint
withapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage19.

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Accessories

Thefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.Dependingonyourtabletmodel,
someaccessoriesmightalreadybeshippedwithyourtablet.Ifyourtabletdoesnotcomewithsomeof
theaccessories,youcanpurchasethemfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialsor
fromaLenovoreseller.

1Powercordandacpoweradapter:Usethepowercordtogetherwiththeacpoweradaptertoprovide

acpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

2ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(onsomemodels):Y oucanattachaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover

toyourtabletmagnetically.Usethecovertodothefollowing:

•Protectthetabletscreen.

•Wakeupthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently.

•Launchthecameraautomatically.

•Serveasastandforthetablet.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover”onpage21

3TabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen(onsomemodels):UsetheT abletDigitizerPenor

.

ThinkPadActivePentoinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithout
tappingthescreenwithyourfinger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPad
ActivePen”onpage16

4LenovoMicroHDMIToVGAAdapter(onsomemodels):Usethisadaptertoconnectyourtablet

.

toaVGA-compatibleexternaldisplay.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage28.

5LenovoMini-DisplayPorttoVGAAdapter(onsomemodels):Whenyourtabletisattachedtothe

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,usethisadaptertoconnectyourtablettoaVGA-compatible
externaldisplay.

TolocatetheMiniDisplayPortconnectorontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,see“Overviewof
theThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”onpage52

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Chapter1.Productoverview5

6ThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapter(onsomemodels):Usethisadaptertoconnectyourtablettoa

localnetworkorabroadbandconnection.

Formoreinformation,see“AttachinganEthernetcable”onpage18.

Formoreinformationaboutotheroptionsavailableforyourtablet,seeChapter5“ThinkPadHelixoptions”
onpage45.

Features

Thetabletfeaturesintroducedinthissectioncoveravarietyofmodels.Foryourspecificmodel,some
featuresmightvaryornotapply.

Processor

•T oviewthemicroprocessorinformationofyourtablet,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Thentap

Settings➙PCinfo.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu

appstodisplayallprograms,andthentapSettings➙System➙About.

Operatingsystem

•Windows8.1orWindows10

Memory

•4GBor8GB

Internalstorage

•M.2solid-statedrive

Display

•Anti-reflective,GorillaGlass

•Size:294.5mm(11.6inches)

•Screenresolution:1920x1080pixels

•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)

•In-planeswitchingtechnologyforfastresponsetime,wideviewingangle,andhigh-qualitycolor
reproduction

•Light-emittingdiode(LED)backlighttechnology

•Multi-touchtechnology

,andthentapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAll

Integratedcameras

•Front-facingcamera,2megapixels

•Rear-facingcamera,5megapixels,auto-focus

Connectorsonthetablet

•Audioconnector

•Powerconnector

•Keyboardconnector

•Dockconnector

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•MicroHDMIconnector

•USB3.0connector

Connectorsonthekeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard:USB2.0connector

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard:AlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorandMiniDisplayPort®connector

Cardslot

•Micro-SD-cardslot

•Micro-SIM-cardslot(availableonsomemodels)

•Smartcardslot(availableonsomemodels)

Wirelessfeatures

•Bluetooth4.0

•WirelessLAN

•WirelessWAN(availableonsomemodels)

•NFC(availableonsomemodels)

•GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(availableonsomemodels)

Securityfeature

Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

Specifications

Tabletsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:192.5mm(7.58inches)

•Height:

–Formodelswithoutasmartcardslot:9.6mm(0.38inch)
–Formodelswithasmartcardslot:19.35mm(0.76inch)

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:215.7mm(8.49inches)

•Height:7.3mm(0.29inch)to25.4mm(1.0inch)

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardsize

•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)

•Depth:213.3mm(8.4inches)

•Height:20.2mm(0.8inch)

ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardsize

•Width:303.7mm(11.96inches)

•Depth:214.8mm(8.46inches)

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•Height:17.65mm(0.69inch)to19.15mm(0.75inch)

Battery

•Forthetablet:35WhLi-Polymerbattery

•FortheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard:26WhLi-Polymerbattery

Powersource(acpoweradapter)

•Sine-waveinputat50Hzto60Hz

•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vacto240Vac

Operatingenvironment

•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:5000m(16404ft)

•T emperature:

–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%to95%
–Storage:5%to95%

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

Lenovoprograms

YourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkeasilyandsecurely.

Note:Theavailableprogramsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

TolearnmoreabouttheprogramsandothercomputingsolutionsofferedbyLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

ToaccessLenovoprogramsonyourtablet,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:

1.T aptheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartscreen.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartscreen,tapthearrowicontoopentheAppsscreen.

3.IfyoustilldonotfindtheprogramontheAppsscreen,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

•ForWindows10:

1.T aptheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu.Locateaprogrambytheprogramname.

2.IftheprogramisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,tapAllprogramsorAllappstodisplayall
programs.

3.Ifyoustilldonotfindtheprogramintheprogramlist,searchfortheprograminthesearchbox.

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SomeLenovoprogramsarereadytobeinstalled.Y oucannotfindtheseprogramsthroughtheabove
methodsunlessyouhaveinstalledthemfirst.ToinstalltheseLenovoprograms,gotoLenovoPC
Experience➙LenovoT oolsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledon
yourtablet.

Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.

ActiveProtectionSystem™

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

AutoScrollUtility

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

FingerprintManagerPro,
LenovoFingerprintManager,or
TouchFingerprintManager

(Windows8.1)

HotkeyFeaturesIntegration

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoCompanion

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoPCExperience

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

LenovoSettings

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

MobileBroadbandConnect

(Windows10)

TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourinternalstoragedrive(such
asharddiskdrive)whentheshocksensorinsideyourtabletdetectsacondition
thatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,excessivevibration,orshock.

Theinternalstoragedriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitisnotoperating.
Thisisbecausewhentheinternalstoragedriveisnotoperating,thesystem
stopsitfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthe
drivetoareasthatdonotcontaindata.

Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain
(minimalchangeinsystemtilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheinternal
storagedrive.

Thisprogramenhancesyourexperiencewithwindowoperation.Thewindow
positionofaforegroundapplicationisautomaticallyadjusted.OntheWindows

8.1operatingsystem,thescrollbaronauserinterfaceisalsoautomatically
adjusted.

Ifyourtabletcomeswithafingerprintreader,theFingerprintManagerPro
program,LenovoFingerprintManagerprogram,orT ouchFingerprintManager
programenablesyoutoenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyour
passwords.Asaresult,fingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourpasswords
andenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.

HotkeyFeaturesIntegrationisautilitypackagethatenablesyoutoselectand
installutilityprogramsspecificallyforthespecialkeysandbuttonsonyour
tablet.Thespecialkeysandbuttonsaredesignedtomeetaccessibilityand
usabilityrequirements.Installingrelatedutilityprogramsenablesfullfunctionality
ofthespecialkeysandbuttons.

Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.With
Companion,theyare.

UseCompaniontoregisteryourtablet,accessyourusermanual,manage
systemhealthandupdate,checkthewarrantystatus,andseeaccessories
customizedforyourtablet.Youalsocanreadhintsandtips,exploreLenovo
forums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticlesandblogsfrom
trustedsources.ThisappisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyou
learnaboutyournewsystem.

TheLenovoPCExperienceprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelyby
providingeasyaccesstovariousprograms.

TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputing
experiencebyturningyourtabletintoaportablehotspot,configuringcamera
andaudiosettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanaging
multiplenetworkprofiles.

TheMobileBroadbandConnectprogramenablesyoutoconnectthetabletto
themobilebroadbandnetworkthroughasupportedwirelessWANcard.

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PasswordManager

(Windows8.1)

RecoveryMedia

(Windows10)

SystemUpdate

(Windows8.1)

WRITEit

(Windows8.1andWindows10)

ThePasswordManagerprogramautomaticallycapturesandfillsin
authenticationinformationforWindowsprogramsandWebsites.

TheRecoveryMediaprogramenablesyoutorestorethecontentsofthehard
diskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.

TheSystemUpdateprogramenablesyoutokeepthesoftwareonthetablet
up-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingdevice
drivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem
(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.

WRITEitgivesyouinstanthandwritinginputwhereveryouneedit.Y oucanwrite
directlyinanyappandtextfield,edittextinrealtime,seeyourfullscreen,and
convertyourhandwritingintodigitaltext.

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Chapter2.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandtabletfeatures.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

Thistopicprovidesafewtipsthatwillhelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourtablet.

Toensurethatyoureceivethebestperformancefromyourtablet,browsethefollowingWebpagetofind
informationsuchasaidsfortroubleshootingandanswerstofrequentlyaskedquestions:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/faq

CanIgetmyuserguideinanotherlanguage?

Todownloadtheuserguideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Thenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows8.1:TaptheWindowsbuttontoopentheStartscreen,tapthearrowicontoopen
theAppsscreen,andthentapControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,thentapAllapps➙WindowsSystem➙ControlPanel.

CanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthetablettoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen
bydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,moveyourpointertothetaskbaratthebottomofthescreenandright-clickonthe
taskbar.

2.T apProperties.TheT askbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•T osetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•T osettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninor

closeallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.T apOKtosavethenewsetting.

GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem

TheWindowshelpinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusingtheWindows
operatingsystemtohelpyougetthemostofyourtablet.ToaccesstheWindowshelpinformationsystem,
dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay
thecharms.ThentapSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operatingsystemprovidesa
Help+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthentapGetstarted.Additionally,youcansearchfromthe
taskbartofindhelp,apps,files,settings,andsoon.

©CopyrightLenovo2014,2016

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Initialsetupinstructions

Tousethetabletthefirsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheac
poweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthetablet

2.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.

3.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.

2.

Usingthemulti-touchscreen

Usethetouchgesturestointeractwithyourtablet.

Thissectionintroducesonlythemostfrequentlyusedgestures.Forawholelistofsupportedgestures,refer
totheWindowshelpinformation.See“GettinghelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem”onpage11.

Note:Somegesturesaresupportedonlyoncertainapps.

GesturessupportedonbothWindows8.1andWindows10

Tap

Taponthescreentoopen,
select,oractivatetheitem
youtap.

Slide

Slideleftwardorrightward
onthescreentoscroll
throughitems,suchaslists,
pages,andphotos.

Tapandhold

Tapandholdonthescreen
toopenamenuwith
multipleoptions.

Drag

Draganitemtothedesired
locationtomoveanobject.

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Zoomin

Zoomout

Puttwofingersonthe
screenandmovethem
fartheraparttozoomin.

Rotate

Puttwoormorefingerson
anitem,andthenrotate
yourfingersclockwiseor
counterclockwise.

Swipeinfromtheleft
edge

ForWindows8.1:Switch
backtoapreviousapp.

ForWindows10:Viewall
youropenappsintask
view.

Swipeinshortlyfromthetoporbottomedge

ForWindows8.1:Showtheappcommands.

Puttwofingersonthe
screenandmovethem
closertogethertozoom
out.

Swipeinfromthetop
edgetothebottomedge

Closethecurrent
full-screenedapp.

Swipeinfromtheright
edge

ForWindows8.1:Display
thecharmsthatcontain
systemcommands.

ForWindows10:Openthe
actioncenter

.

ForWindows10:

•Fromthetop:Showthehiddentitlebarinfull-screenedapps.

•Fromthebottom:Showthetaskbarinfull-screenedapps.

GesturessupportedonWindows8.1only

Swipeinandoutonthe
leftedge

Viewalistoftherecently
usedapps.

SwipeupfromtheStart
screen

ShowtheAppsscreen.

Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen

•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceany
metallicobjectonthescreenthatmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.

•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsotherthananapprovedT abletDigitizerPen
orThinkPadActivePenforinputonthescreen.

Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen

•T urnoffthetabletbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.

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

•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.

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Powermanagement

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,extendthebatterylifebetweencharges,
andcheckthebatterystatus.

Chargingthebattery

Thetabletisshippedwithanacpoweradapterandapowercordtochargethetabletfromanystandard
acpoweroutlet.

Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradaptersandpowercords.Unauthorizedacpower
adaptersandpowercordscouldseverelydamagethetablet.

Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.Tochargethetabletbattery,dooneofthefollowing:

•Chargethetabletbatteryasshown.

•FortabletsthatareshippedwithaThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,chargethetabletbatteryand
keyboardbatteryasshown.

•FortabletsthatareequippedwithaThinkPadTabletDock,see“UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock”onpage

71.

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TheThinkPadTabletDockisanoptionaldevice.T opurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges

Whenyouaretravelingwithyourtabletandacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthebatterylife
bydoingthefollowing:

•T urnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetoothwhennotinuse.
ToturnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetooth,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙

ChangePCsettings➙Network,andthenslidethecontrolforAirplanemodetotheleft.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andtapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllapps

todisplayallprograms,tapSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode,andthenslidethe
controlforAirplanemodetotheleft.

•Lowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen.
Tolowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen,dooneofthefollowing:

–Ifyourtabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,pressthebrightness-downkey
–Ifyourtabletisnotattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.TapSettings➙

Brightness.Slidethecontroltolowerthebrightness.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,andthentapSettings➙System➙Display.Slidethe

controltolowerthebrightnesslevel.

•Putyourtabletintosleepmodewhenitistemporarilynotinuse.
Toputyourtabletintosleepmode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:GototheStartscreenbytappingtheWindowsbutton,tapthepowericon

,andthentapSleep.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapPower,andthentapSleep.

Note:IfyourtabletisequippedwithaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover,bydefault,youalsocanquickly
putyourtabletintosleepmodebyjustclosingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover.Topurchasethe
ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

•T urnoffyourtabletifyouarenotgoingtouseitforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbytappingtheWindowsbutton

Shutdown.

–Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙Power

➙Shutdown.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tap

Power,andthentapShutdown.

,tapthepowericon,andthentap

.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Gettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthedesktopbattery-statusiconin
theWindowsnotificationarea.

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Tocheckfortheaccuratebatterystatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalance
betweenperformanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.T apPowerOptions.

3.Checkyourbatterystatusandconfiguresettings.

UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen

SometabletmodelsareequippedwithaT abletDigitizerPenoraThinkPadActivePen.TheTabletDigitizer
PenorThinkPadActivePenenablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmannerwhenyouaretakingnotes,
annotatingPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files,ordrawinggraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableof
editingandsketching.WhenyoudraworwritewiththeTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,keep
thepenperpendiculartothedisplaytoachievethebestlinequality.

UsetheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePeninsteadofyourfingerinconditionssuchasthefollowing:

•Y ouneedpreciseanddetailedinput,suchasdrawingapictureorusingthehandwritingmode.

•T oomanyelementsarecrowdedonthescreen,forexample,whenyouareplayinggames.

•Y ouwanttokeepyourscreenfreefromsmudges.

•Y ouhavelongfingernailsanditisdifficultforyoutotype.

Notes:

•TheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.

•TheThinkPadActivePendoesnotapplytotabletmodelsequippedwiththeTabletDigitizerPen,and
viceversa.

•IfyourtabletdoesnotcomewithaTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,yourtabletdoesnot
supporttheuseofapen.

UsingtheT abletDigitizerPen

TheTabletDigitizerPenfunctionswithoutbatteries.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheTabletDigitizerPen.

1Tip
2Clickbutton
3Erasertip

YoucanperformthefollowingoperationswiththeTabletDigitizerPen:

•T oclickormakeaselection,tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.

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•T odouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.

•T oright-click,tapthetiponthedisplayandholdthepenforonesecond,orpresstheclickbutton
andtapthetiponthedisplay.

•T oeraseink,pressandholdtheeraserbutton,tapthetiponthedisplay,anddragthepenacrossthe
inkyouwanttoerase.

UsingtheThinkPadActivePen

TheThinkPadActivePenisbattery-poweredandusedwithoneAAAAalkalinebattery.

ToinstallabatteryintotheThinkPadActivePen,unscrewandremovetheendcapoftheThinkPadActive
Pen,insertthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentwiththenegativepolarityfacingoutward,andthen
tightentheendcapbackintoposition.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouinstallthebatteryincorrectorientationwiththenegativepolarityfacingoutward.

•Whenthebatterypowerrunsout,theclickbuttonanderaserbuttonstopfunctioning.Inthiscase,
replacethebattery.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheThinkPadActivePen.

1Tip
2Eraserbutton
3Clickbutton
4Endcap

YoucanperformthefollowingoperationswiththeThinkPadActivePen:

•T oclickormakeaselection,tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.

•T odouble-click,taptwicewithoutpausing.

•T oright-click,tapthetiponthedisplayandholdthepenforonesecond,orpresstheclickbutton
andtapthetiponthedisplay.

•T oeraseink,pressandholdtheeraserbutton,tapthetiponthedisplay,anddragthepenacrossthe
inkyouwanttoerase.

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Usingtheon-screeninputmethods

Youcanuseeitherthefollowingvisuallydisplayedkeyboardprovidedbyyouroperatingsystemtohelpyou
inputtext,numbers,symbols,andothercharacters.

•On-ScreenKeyboard:TypeOn-Screenkeyboardintothesearchboxtoopenit.

•T ouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel:TapthekeyboardiconintheWindowsnotificationareatoopenit.

Toconfiguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.T apClock,Language,andRegion➙Changeinputmethods.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheinputlanguage.

AttachinganEthernetcable

ToattachanEthernetcabletoyourtabletfornetworkconnection,youmusthaveaThinkPadUSB3.0
EthernetAdapteravailable.

TheThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapterisavailableasoptionandonlyshippedwithsomemodels.To
purchaseaThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapter,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThefollowingillustrationshowshowtoattachanEthernetcabletoyourtabletthroughaThinkPadUSB

3.0EthernetAdapter.

Attention:WhenyouconnecttheThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdaptertotheUSB3.0connectoronyour
tablet,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwise,theconnectormightgetdamaged.

TheThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapterhastwonetworkstatusindicators.Whenthegreenindicatorison,
thetabletisconnectedtoaLAN.Whentheyellowindicatorblinks,dataisbeingtransmitted.

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Downloadingapplications

Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplications(includinggamesfor
entertainment)fromtheWindowsStore.TheWindowsStoreprovidesasimpleandquickwayforyouto
shopforgamesandmobileapplications.

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationfromWindowsStore,tapStorefromtheStartscreen(Windows8.1)or
theStartmenu(Windows10),andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Usingthefingerprintreader

Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmighthaveafingerprintreader.Fingerprintauthenticationcanreplace
yourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogintoyourtabletsimplyandsecurely.Toenablefingerprint
authentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.

Enrollingyourfingerprints

Toenrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T apSettings➙ChangePCsettings.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapAccounts➙Sign-inoptions.

4.IntheFingerprintsection,tapAdd.The“Addafingerprinttothisaccount”windowisdisplayed.

5.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyour
fingerprint.

•ForWindows10

1.EnsurethatyouhavesetaWindowspasswordfirst.

2.OpentheStartmenu,tapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllappstodisplayallprograms,
andthentapSettings➙Accounts➙Sign-inoptions.

3.T apAddundertheFingerprintsection.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoswipeyourfinger
acrossthefingerprintreaderuntiltheenrollmentiscompleted.

4.T apFinish.Yourfingerprintisenrolledsuccessfully.

Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.

Swipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader

Toswipeyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

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1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.

2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donot
liftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.

Maintainingthefingerprintreader

Thefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:

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•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.

•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.

•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.

Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-free
cloth:

•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.

•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.

•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.

Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:

•Y ourfingeriswrinkled.

•Y ourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.

•Y ourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.

•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.

•Y ourfingeriswet.

•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.

Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:

•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.

•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.

•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.

UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover

Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewithaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(hereaftercalled
thecover).Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethecover.

Tousethecover,attachthecovertothetabletfirstasshown.Thecoverwillbeattachedtothetablet
magnetically.

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Putthetabletintosleepmodeorwakeupthetablet

Ifthecoverisopenandthetabletison,thetablet,bydefault,enterssleepmodeautomaticallyafteryou
closethecover.

Ifthecoverisclosedandthetabletisinsleepmode,thetablet,bydefault,resumesnormaloperation
whenyouopenthecover.

Youalsocanchangethesettingssothatbyclosingthecoveryoucanshutdownthetablet,ordonothing.
Toachievethis,youmustchangeyourlidsettingsbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.T apHardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.

3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatclosingtheliddoes.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochooseanoptionaccordingtoyourpreference.

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Launchthecamera

Whenyouusethetabletwiththecoveropentoanangleof360degrees,youcanflipoverthemagnetictab
ofthecoverasshowntolaunchthecameraautomatically.Thisfunctionisenabledbydefault.

Serveasastandforthetablet

Thecovercanserveasastandforthetabletasshown.Inthisway,youcanusethetablettowatchmovies,
viewphotos,ormakeapresentationconveniently.

Note:Ifyourtabletisequippedwithasmartcardslotontherearside,thecovermightnotworkwellas
astandforthetablet.

Usingthecameras

Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Therear-facingcameraan
auto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.

Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:TapCamerafromtheStartscreen.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthentapCamera.

Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherapplicationsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,video
capturing,andvideoconferencing.

Youcanconfigurethecamerasettingstomeetyourneeds,suchasadjustingthequalityofthevideooutput.

Toconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

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–Configurethecamerasettingsdirectlyfromtheprogramthatisusingthecamera.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

–T apLenovoSettingsfromtheStartscreen.ThentapCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento

configurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

•ForWindows10:Dooneofthefollowing:

–OpentheCameraapp,andtapthesettingsiconintheupper-rightcorner.Followtheinstructionson

thescreentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

–T apLenovoSettingsfromtheStartmenu,andthentapCamera.Followtheinstructionsonthe

screentoconfigurethecamerasettingsasdesired.

Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader

Yourtablethasamicro-SD-cardreaderthatprovidesamicro-SD-cardslotforyoutoinstallamicroSDcard.
Themicro-SD-cardslotsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:

•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

Installingamicro-SD-card
Attention:BeforehandlingamicroSDcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.

ToinstallamicroSDcardintothemicro-SD-cardslot,dothefollowing:

1.Opentheprotectivecoverontherightsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SD-cardslota.

2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet.

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3.Insertthecardintothemicro-SD-cardslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletelyinstalledintothe
cardreader.Ensurethatyouinsertthecardfirmlyuntilyouhearaclick.

4.Closetheprotectivecoverandturnonyourtablet.

RemovingamicroSDcard

ToremoveamicroSDcard,dothefollowing:

1.Opentheprotectivecoverontherightsideofyourtablet.

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2.PushthemicroSDcardinwardalittleuntilyouhearaclick1.Then,releaseit.ThemicroSDcardejects.

3.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardslot2.

4.Closetheprotectivecover.

Usingasmartcard

Somemodelscomewithasmartcardslot.Thistopicprovidesinformationonhowtousethesmartcard.

Generally,smartcardscanprovideauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Smartcards
alsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.

Thesmartcardreaderonyourtabletonlysupportsthesmartcardofthefollowingspecifications:

•Length:85.60mm(3.37inches)

•Width:53.98mm(2.13inches)

•Thickness:0.76mm(0.03inch)

Donotinsertsmartcardswithslitsintoyourtablet.Otherwise,thesmartcardreadermightgetdamaged.

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Attention:Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaflashmediacard,orasmartcard,donotputyourtabletinto

sleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferiscompleted;otherwise,yourdatacouldgetdamaged.

Installingasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeinstallingasmartcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

•Duringthedatatransfer,donotputyourtabletintosleepmodebeforethedatatransferfinishes;
otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

Toinstallasmartcard,dothefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthemetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownward
andpointingtowardthecardslot.

2.Insertthecardintotheslotasshown.

Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledsmartcard,dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.T apHardwareandSound.

3.T apDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpassword,typethepassword.

4.FromtheActionmenu,tapAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Removingasmartcard

Attention:

•Beforeremovingasmartcard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightgetdamagedorlost.

•Donotremovethesmartcardwhilethetabletisinsleepmode.Otherwise,thesystemmightnotrespond
whenyoutrytoresumeoperation.

Toremoveasmartcard,dothefollowing:

1.T apthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.Then,tapandholdtheSafelyRemove
HardwareandEjectMediaicon.

2.T aptheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.

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3.Pullthecardoutwardalittle,andgentlyslidethecardoutoftheslot.

Note:IfyoudonotremovethesmartcardfromyourtabletafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows
operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,
theninsertitagain.

UsingHDMIdevices

YourtablethasamicroHDMIconnectorthatyoucanusetoconnectanexternaldisplayforvideooutput.
TolocatethemicroHDMIconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1

.

Connectinganexternaldisplay

TheLenovoMicroHDMIToVGAAdapterisavailableasoptiononsomemodels.Ifyourtabletdoesnot
comewithaLenovoMicroHDMIT oVGAAdapter,youcanpurchaseoneat:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

YoucanusethisadaptertoconnectyourtablettoaVGA-compatibleexternaldisplayasshowninthe
followingillustration.

Note:Whenyouconnectanexternaldisplay,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.

Ifyourtabletcannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:

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•ForWindows8.1:Tapandholdanywhereonthedesktoptoopenthemenu,thentapScreenresolution

➙Detect.

•ForWindows10:Tapandholdanywhereonthedesktoptoopenthemenu,thentapDisplaysettings

➙Detect.

Choosingadisplaymode

Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthetablet,theexternaldisplay,orboth.

Tochoosehowtodisplaythevideooutput,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T apDevices➙Project➙Secondscreen.

3.T aptoselectapresentationscheme.

•ForWindows10:

1.OpentheStartmenu.

2.T apSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthentap
Settings➙System➙Display.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectapresentationscheme.

UsingtheGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystemreceiver

YourtabletmighthaveaGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)receiverthatenablesyoutopinpoint
yourlocationdowntothestreetlevel.Uselocation-basedapplicationstofindyourcurrentlocation,get
directionstoyourdestination,andfindotherlocation-basedinformation.

Note:Bydefault,theGNSSreceiverisenabled.Foralongerbatterylife,disabletheGNSSreceiverwhen
notinuse.

TodisabletheGNSSreceiver,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙
ChangePCsettings➙Network➙Airplanemode.IntheGNSSorGPSsection,slidethecontrolto
thelefttodisabletheGNSSreceiver.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthentapSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode.IntheGNSSorGPS
section,slidethecontroltothelefttodisabletheGNSSreceiver.

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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.

InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard

Ifthetabletsupportsmobilenetworkconnection,itmightrequireamicroSIMcardtoconnecttoamobile
network.ThemicroSIMcardisshippedwithsometabletmodelsonlyandyoucanpurchaseonewhen
necessary.

Attention:WheninstallingorremovingthemicroSIMcard,donottouchthemicroSIMcardmetal
connectors.AlwaysholdthetabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovethemicroSIMcardtoavoid
electrostaticdischarges.

ToinstallthemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthetablet.

2.Opentheprotectivecoverontherightsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SIM-cardslota.

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3.HoldthemicroSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdown,andtheninsertitfirmlyintothe
micro-SIM-cardslotasshownuntilyouhearaclick.

4.Closetheprotectivecoverandturnonyourtablet.

ToremovethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthetablet.

2.Opentheprotectivecoverontherightsideofyourtablet.

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3.PushthemicroSIMcardinwarduntilyouhearaclick1.ThemicroSIMcardejects.Gentlyslide
themicroSIMcardoutoftheslot

2.

4.Closetheprotectivecover.

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork

ConnectyourtablettotheInternetorotherwirelessnetworkssothatyoucanbrowseonyourtabletand
shareinformation.

Yourtabletsupportsthefollowingwirelessnetworks:

•Wi-Finetwork
TheWi-Fifeatureprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters(328feet)dependingonthe

Wi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.Yourtabletisinstalledwithawireless-local-area-networkcard
(wireless-LANcard)tosupporttheWi-Ficonnection.ThequalityoftheWi-Fisignalisaffectedbythe
numberofconnecteddevices,theinfrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.

•Mobilebroadbandnetwork(supportedbysomemodels)
ThemobilebroadbandfeatureenablesyoutoconnecttotheInternetfromanylocationwherecellular

serviceisavailable.Mobilebroadbandconnectionsuse3G,4G,orLTEcellularandmobilenetworks,
justasphonesdo.Mobilebroadbandconnectionissupportedonlyontabletmodelsthatcomewith
awireless-wide-area-networkcard(wireless-WANcard)installed.

AmicroSubscriberIdentityModule(SIM)cardoranexternalmobilebroadbanddeviceisrequiredto
connecttoamobilebroadbandnetwork.ForinstructionsonreplacingorinstallingamicroSIMcard,see
“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage31

YourtabletalsosupportsBluetoothandNFCwirelesscommunications.Formoreinformation,see“Using
theNFCconnection”onpage34and“UsingBluetoothdevices”onpage34.

.

Tojoinawirelessnetwork:

1.T apthewireless-networkicononthetaskbar.Alistofavailablewirelessnetworksisdisplayed.

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Note:IftheAirplanemodecontrolison,ortheWi-Fi/Mobilebroadbandcontrolisoff,thelistmight
notbedisplayed.Tapthecorrespondingcontroltodisplaythelist.

2.T apanetworktojoinit.Forsecurednetworks,enterthevalidpasswordwhenprompted.

UsingBluetoothdevices

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft).

TopairyourtabletwithaBluetoothdevice:

1.T urnontheBluetoothdeviceandmakeitdiscoverable.Formoreinformation,seethedocumentthat
comeswiththeBluetoothdevice.

2.EnabletheBluetoothfeatureofyourtabletbydoingthefollowing:

•ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.TapSettings➙

ChangePCsettings➙PCanddevices➙Bluetooth.ThentaptheBluetoothcontroltoturniton.
AlistofavailableBluetoothdevicesisdisplayed.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllappsto

displayallprograms,andthentapSettings➙Devices➙Bluetooth.ThentaptheBluetoothcontrol
toturniton.AlistofavailableBluetoothdevicesisdisplayed.

3.SelectthetargetBluetoothdeviceandtapPair.

UsingtheNFCconnection

Nearfieldcommunication(NFC)isahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.
Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewiththeNFCfeature.ByusingtheNFCfeature,youcan
establishradiocommunicationsbetweenyourtabletandanotherNFC-enableddeviceoveradistanceno
morethanafewcentimeters.

IfyourtabletisequippedwiththeNFCfeature,youcanfindtheNFCicon

Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourtabletisdisabled,dothefollowingto
enabletheNFCfeature:

•ForWindows8.1:

1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.

2.T apSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙NFC.

3.T aptheNFCcontroltoturniton.

•ForWindows10:

1.OpentheStartmenu.

2.T apSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllappstodisplayallprograms,andthentapSettings
➙Devices➙Network➙Airplanemode.

3.T aptheNFCcontroltoturniton.

IfyoustillcannotenabletheNFCfeature,checktheNFCsettingintheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram
bydoingthefollowing:

1.StarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadT abletSetup”onpage83.

2.T apSecurity➙I/OPortAccess.

3.SettheNFCoptiontoOn.

onthetablet.

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Insomescenarios,youmightwanttouseanNFCcardoranNFC-enabledsmartphonewithyourtabletto
transferdata.ThefollowingsectionsprovideinstructionsonhowtoadjustthepositionofanNFCcardand
anNFC-enabledsmartphoneforNFCcommunication.

PositioninganNFCcard

Attention:

•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesany
staticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.

•WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFCcard,donotputyourtabletintosleepmodebeforethedata
transferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

Notes:

•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthetabletisonandtheNFCfeatureofthetabletisenabled.

•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchangeFormat(NDEF),otherwise
thecardwillnotbesuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.

•Y ourtabletscreenandNFCcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

TopositionanNFCcard,dothefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthefrontsideofthecardisfacingupward.Alignthe
left-sideedgeofthecardwiththeNFClogoonthetablet.

2.Movethecardleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthecardforaboutone
seconduntilyouarepromptedthatthecardhasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.Then,you
cantransferdatatoorfromthecardthroughNFC.

FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththe
card.

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PositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone
Attention:WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFC-enabledsmartphone,donotputyourtabletintosleep

modebeforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.

Notes:

•BeforepositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone,ensurethatboththetabletandthesmartphoneareon
andtheNFCfeatureisenabledonboththetabletandsmartphone.

•ThescreenofyourtabletandNFC-enabledsmartphonemightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsin
thistopic.

TopositionanNFC-enabledsmartphone,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthepositionofyour
smartphone:

•Whenthesmartphoneisinaportraitposition:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Align
theleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.

2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphonefor
aboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythe
tablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.

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FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewith
thesmartphone.

•Whenthesmartphoneisinalandscapeposition:

1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Align
theleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.

2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphonefor
aboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythe
tablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.

FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewith
thesmartphone.

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Chapter4.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.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpand
yourtablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialstoviewsome
oftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcanprovidethe
adjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Lenovoiscommittedtoprovidinguserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationswithgreater
accesstoinformationandtechnology.Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthewaystohelptheseusers
getthemostoutoftheirtabletexperience.Youalsocangetthemostup-to-dateaccessibilityinformation
fromthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessibility

Keyboardshortcuts

Thefollowingtablecontainskeyboardshortcutsthatcanhelpmakeyourtableteasiertouse.

Note:Dependingonyourkeyboard,someofthefollowingkeyboardshortcutsmightnotbeavailable.

KeyboardshortcutFunction

Windowslogokey+U

RightShiftforeightseconds

ShiftfivetimesTurnonorturnoffStickyKeys

NumLockforfivesecondsTurnonorturnoffToggleKeys

LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock

LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(orPrtSc)TurnonorturnoffHighContrast

OpenEaseofAccessCenter

TurnonorturnoffFilterKeys

TurnonorturnoffMouseKeys

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Formoreinformation,gotohttp://windows.microsoft.com/,andthentypeanyofthefollowingkeywords
forsearching:keyboardshortcuts,keycombinations,shortcutkeys.

EaseofAccessCenter

EaseofAccessCenterontheWindowsoperatingsystemenablesuserstoconfiguretheirtabletstosuittheir
physicalandcognitiveneeds.

TouseEaseofAccessCenter,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.T apEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.

3.Usethetoolsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

EaseofAccessCentermainlyincludesthefollowingtools:

•Magnifier
Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargestheentirescreenorpartofthescreensothatyoucansee

theitemsbetter.

•Narrator
Narratorisascreenreaderthatreadswhatisdisplayedonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslike

errormessages.

•On-ScreenKeyboard
Ifyouprefertotypeorenterdataintoyourtabletwithoutusingaphysicalkeyboard,youcanuse

On-ScreenKeyboard.On-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.Y ou
canselectkeysusingthemouseoranotherpointingdevice,oryoucantaptoselectthekeysifyour
tabletsupportsmulti-touchscreen.

•HighContrast
HighContrastisafeaturethatheightensthecolorcontrastofsometextandimagesonyourscreen.Asa

result,thoseitemsaremoredistinctandeasiertoidentify.

•Personalizedkeyboard
Adjustkeyboardsettingstomakeyourkeyboardeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanuseyourkeyboard

tocontrolthepointerandmakethekeyboardeasiertotypecertainkeycombinations.

•Personalizedmouse
Adjustmousesettingstomakeyourmouseeasiertouse.Forexample,youcanchangethepointer

appearanceandmakeyourmouseeasiertomanagewindows.

SpeechRecognition

SpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourtabletbyvoice.

Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,tapobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextinto
documents,andwriteandsende-mails.Everythingyoudowiththekeyboardandmousecanbedonewith
onlyyourvoice.

TouseSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.T apEaseofAccess➙SpeechRecognition.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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Screen-readertechnologies

Screen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,
andvariousonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:

•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE

•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp

•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:
http://www.nvaccess.org/

Screenresolution

Youcanmakethetextandimagesonyourscreeneasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionof
yourtablet.

Toadjustthescreenresolution,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickanemptyareaofthedesktopandselectScreenresolution.

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Settingaresolutiontoolowmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.

Customizableitemsize

Youcanmaketheitemsonyourscreeneasiertoreadbychangingtheitemsize.

•T ochangetheitemsizetemporarily,usetheMagnifiertoolinEaseofAccessCenter.See“Easeof
AccessCenter”onpage40.

•T ochangetheitemsizepermanently,dothefollowing:

–Changethesizeofalltheitemsonyourscreen.

1.GotoControlPanel,andensurethatyouviewControlPanelbyCategory.

2.T apAppearanceandPersonalization➙Display.

3.Changetheitemsizebyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

4.T apApply.Thischangewilltakeeffectthenexttimeyoulogintotheoperatingsystem.

–ChangethesizeoftheitemsonaWebpage.

PressandholdCtrl,andthenpresstheplus-signkey(+)toenlargeortheminus-signkey(-)to
reducethetextsize.

–Changethesizeoftheitemsonthedesktoporawindow.

Note:Thisfunctionmightnotworkonsomewindows.
Ifyourmousehasawheel,pressandholdCtrl,andthenscrollthewheeltochangetheitemsize.

Industry-standardconnectors

Yourtabletprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices.

Formoreinformationaboutthelocationandfunctionoftheconnectors,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1

.

Documentationinaccessibleformats

Lenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesor
HyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensure
thatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthe

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documentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetextsothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandthe
imagewhentheyuseascreenreader.

Gettingupdates

YourtabletenablesyoutoupdatetheWindowsoperatingsystemandLenovoapplications.

GettingupdatesfromLenovo

Downloadingupdatedsoftwaremightresolveproblemsyouexperiencewithyourtablet.

Todownloadupdatedsoftware,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

GettingupdatesfromMicrosoft

TocheckandkeepyourWindows,programs,ordevicedriversup-to-date,seetheWindowshelpfor
moreinformation.

Travelingwithyourtablet

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourtablet:

•Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.

•Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:

•Ifyouintendtouseyourtabletorwirelessservices(suchasInternetandBluetooth),checkwiththeairline
forrestrictionsandavailabilityofservicesbeforeboardingtheairplane.Iftherearerestrictionsonthe
useoftabletswithwirelessfeaturesontheairplane,youmustabidebythoserestrictions.Ifnecessary,
enabletheAirplanemodebeforeboarding.IntheAirplanemode,allwirelessfeaturesaredisabled.
ToenabletheAirplanemode,dothefollowing:

–ForWindows8.1:Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms,tapSettings➙

ChangePCsettings➙Network,andthenslidethecontrolforAirplanemodetotheright.

–ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,tapSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,tapAllappsto

displayallprograms,andthentapSettings➙Network&Internet➙Airplanemode,andthen
slidethecontrolforAirplanemodetotheright.

•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouonairplanes.Angleyourtabletdisplaysothatitdoesnotget
caughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofficeor
home:

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Travelessentials:

•Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourtablet

•Thepowercordthatcomeswithyourtablet

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Otheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:

•Additionalstoragedevicesorsmartcards

•LenovoMicroHDMIT oVGAAdapter

•LenovoMini-DisplayPorttoVGAAdapter

•T abletDigitizerPen

•ThinkPadActivePen

•ThinkPadheadphones

•ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard

•ThinkPadTabletDock

•ThinkPadUSB3.0EthernetAdapter

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:

•AThinkPadacpoweradapterforthecountryorregiontowhichyouaretraveling

•AmicroSIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregion

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,removethemicroSIMcardfromyour
tablet,andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithout
directexposuretosunshine.

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Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions

ThefollowingoptionaldevicesaredesignedspeciallyforyourThinkPadHelixtablet:

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

•“ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard”onpage65

•ThinkPadTabletDock

Theseoptionsprovideconvenienceandmakeyourtableteasiertouseforwork,study,andentertainment.
Fortabletsthatdonotcomewiththeseoptionaldevices,youcanpurchasethemfromLenovoat:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardandinstructionsonhowtouseit.

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasic
informationyouneedtostartusingit.

12PenslotcoverandPenslot

Somemodelscomewithapenslotcover1.TostoretheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePeninthe
penslot2,removethepenslotcoverfromtheslotfirst.

Note:Storethepenslotcoverinasafeplace.Reattachittothepenslotwhenyouarenotstoringthepen
intheslot.

3Clickpad

Theclickpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudo
whenusingamouse.Y oualsocanusetheclickpadtoperformsomebasictouchgestures.

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Formoreinformation,see“Usingtheclickpad”onpage51.

4Specialkeys

Thespecialkeysenableyoutoworkeasilyandeffectively.See“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage50.

5USB2.0connector

TheUSB2.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,
USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.

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Installingorremovingthetablet

Toinstallyourtabletintothekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Installyourtabletintothekeyboardvertically.Ensurethatthetabletissecuredinplace.

2.Releasethetabletandthetabletwillswingbackto125degrees.

Note:DonotdetachthetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwhileusingthekeyboard.

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Ifyoudonotwanttousethetabletwiththekeyboard,youcanremoveitasshowninthefollowingillustration.

CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard

SometimesyoudonotneedtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,butyouwouldliketocarry
orstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowingmethods
dependingonthemodelofyourtablet.

•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:

1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.

2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.

•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreen
facingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

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1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.

2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.
TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.

StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen

SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenasastandardfeature.You
canstorethepenintheslotontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.Removethepen
slotcoverfirst1,thenpushthepengentlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick2.

Note:Thepenslotcoverisavailableonsomemodels.

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions49

ToremovetheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenfromtheslot,pressthepengentlyintotheslot1
toreleaseit;thenpullthepenout2.

Note:TheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthe
penforanextendedperiodoftime.Donotsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,see“UsingtheTablet
DigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen”onpage16.

Usingthespecialkeys

TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytocontrolthe
associatedfunction.

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.T apKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,taptheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPadF1–F12
keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction

keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction
printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkey
andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•

Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.To

turnonthesound,pressor.

•Decreasesthespeakervolume.

•

Increasesthespeakervolume.

•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe
keyison.

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•Darkensthedisplay.

•

Brightensthedisplay.

•Managesexternaldisplays

•Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

•

–Windows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheCortana

®

searchbox.

•Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•

•

Viewsalltheprograms.

Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Fn+4:Putsthetabletintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,pressthepowerbutton.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

Usingtheclickpad

YoucanpressFn+8toenableordisabletheclickpad.

Theright-clickareaaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheright-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.
Therestareaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheleft-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.

Youalsocanusethetwo-buttonclickpadtoperformthefollowingtouchgestures.

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Tap

Tapanywhereontheclickpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingerscroll

Puttwofingersontheclickpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereontheclickpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.

ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardandinstructionsonhowto
useit.

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasic
informationyouneedtostartusingit.

1TrackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice”onpage62.

2T rackpad

Thetrackpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudo
whenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsometouchgestures.Formoreinformation,see
“Usingthetrackpad”onpage62

3Specialkeys

.

Thespecialkeysenableyoutoworkeasilyandeffectively.See“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage60.

4Dockconnector

UsethisconnectortoconnectthetablettotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

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5Security-lockslot

ToprotectyourThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelock
thatfitsthesecurity-lockslottolockthekeyboardtoastationaryobject.See“Attachingamechanical
lock”onpage57

6MiniDisplayPortconnector

.

UsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourtablettoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,or
high-definitiontelevision.TheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourtabletsupportsaudioaswellasvideo
streaming.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanpluginto
DVI,VGA,orHDMIconnectors.

7AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:

•Whenyourtabletisonorinsleepmode

•Whenyourtabletisturnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower

Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthetabletisturnedoff,andthetabletisnotconnectedtoac
power,starttheLenovoSettingsprogram,tapPOWER,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Forinstructionsonhowtostarttheprograms,seeLenovoprograms.

Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightgetdamaged.

8Powerconnector

UsethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargetheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboardandthetabletwhenthebatterypowerislow.

Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage14

9Ejectbutton

.

PresstheejectbuttontoreleaseyourtabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

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10Speakers

Theintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.

Note:IfthetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,thespeakervolumeandmute
settingsfollowthespeakersettingoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

Installingorremovingthetablet

TousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst.T oinstallthe
tabletforthefirsttime,dothefollowing:

1.Alignthehookholesinthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhooks,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

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2.Pivotupthetablet.

Attention:Donotforcethedisplayopenbeyond125degreesfromtherelativepositionofthekeyboard.
Forcingthedisplaybeyondthispointcancausedamage.

Toremovethetabletfromthekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Presstheejectbuttonontheleftsideofthekeyboard.

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2.Removethetabletfromthekeyboard.

Note:DonotremovethetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwhileusingthe
keyboard.

Thenexttimeyouwanttoreinstallthetablet,alignthehookholesinthebottomofthetabletwiththe
keyboardhooks.Then,insertthetabletintothekeyboardasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Note:DonottouchthedockconnectorontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

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Attachingamechanicallock

YoucanattachasecuritycablelocktotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardtopreventthekeyboard
fromtheft.

Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurity
feature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformance
ofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.

Toattachasecuritycablelocktothekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Securethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththe
mechanicallock.

2.Insertthesecuritycablelockintothesecurity-lockslotofthekeyboard.Thenturnaroundthelock
keytothelockedposition.

CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard

SometimesyoudonotneedtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,butyouwouldliketocarry
orstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowingmethods
dependingonthemodelofyourtablet.

•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelix
UltrabookProKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.T oachievethis,dothefollowing:

Note:Ifthisisnotthefirsttimethatyouinstallthetabletintothekeyboard,refertotheinstallation
instructionsinthelaterpartofthistopic.

1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.

2.Alignthehookholesinthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhooks,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboard
isdisabledinthissituation.

•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwiththetablet
screenfacingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:

Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions57

1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.

2.Alignthehookholesinthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhooks,then,gentlyslideyourtablet
asshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboard
isdisabledinthissituation.

StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen

SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenasastandardfeature.You
canstorethepeninthepenholder.

TostoretheT abletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,dothefollowing:

1.Locatethepen-holderslotaonthebottomsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,thebottomsidemightlookdifferent.Formodelsthatarenotequipped
withaTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,thepen-holderslotiscoveredwithadummyrubber.

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2.InsertthepenholderthatcomeswiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardintothepen-holder
slot.

3.InserttheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenintothepenholderinthedirectionasshownby
thearrow.

ToremovetheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenfromthepen-holderslot,dothefollowing:

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions59

1.T aketheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePenoutofthepenholderinthedirectionasshownby
thearrow.

2.T akethepenholderoutofthepen-holderslot,ifnecessary.

Note:TheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthe
penforanextendedperiodoftime.Donotsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.

FormoreinformationaboutusingtheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen,see“UsingtheTablet
DigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePen”onpage16.

Usingthespecialkeys

TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytocontrolthe
associatedfunction.

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

2.T apKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,taptheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPadF1–F12

keystab.

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3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction

keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction
printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkey
andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•

Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.To

turnonthesound,pressor.

•

Decreasesthespeakervolume.

•Increasesthespeakervolume.

•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe
keyison.

•

Darkensthedisplay.

•Brightensthedisplay.

•Managesexternaldisplays

•Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

•

–Windows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheCortanasearchbox.

•Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•Viewsalltheprograms.

•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.
Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochange

themodesofthekeyboardbacklight.

•Fn+4:Putsthetabletintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,pressthepowerbutton.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

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UsingtheT rackPointpointingdevice

TheTrackPointpointingdeviceenablesyoutoperformallthefunctionsofatraditionalmouse,suchas
pointing,clicking,andscrolling.

TheT rackPointpointingdeviceconsistsofthefollowingfourcomponents:

1Pointingstick
2Left-clickbutton(primary-clickbutton)
3Right-clickbutton(secondary-clickbutton)
4Scrollbar

TousetheTrackPointpointingdevice,refertothefollowinginstructions:

Note:Placeyourhandsinthetypingpositionanduseyourindexfingerormiddlefingertoapplypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcap.Useeitherthumbtopresstheleft-clickbuttonorright-clickbutton.

•Point
Usethepointingstick1tomovethepointeronthescreen.T ousethepointingstick,applypressureto
thepointing-sticknonslipcapinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thepointermovesaccordingly
butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthe
amountofpressureyouapplytothepointingstick.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickbutton

2toselectoropenanitem.

•Right-click
Presstheright-clickbutton3todisplayashortcutmenu.

•Scroll
Pressandholdthedottedscrollbar4whileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.

Usingthetrackpad

Theentiretrackpadissensitivetofingertouchandmovement.Youcanusethetrackpadtoperformallthe
pointing,clicking,andscrollingfunctionsofatraditionalmouse.

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Thetrackpadcanbedividedintotwozonesbyitsfunction:

1Left-clickzone(primary-clickzone)
2Right-clickzone(secondary-clickzone)

Tousethetrackpad,refertothefollowinginstructions:

•Point
Slideonefingeracrossthesurfaceofthetrackpadtomovethepointeraccordingly.

•Left-click
Presstheleft-clickzone

1toselectoropenanitem.

Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithonefingertoperformtheleft-clickaction.

•Right-click
Presstheright-clickzone2todisplayashortcutmenu.
Youalsocantapanywhereonthesurfaceofthetrackpadwithtwofingerstoperformtheright-clickaction.

•Scroll
Puttwofingersonthetrackpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenables
youtoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Ensurethatyoupositionyourtwofingersslightly
apartfromeachother.

Withthetrackpad,youalsocanperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Thefollowingtableintroducessome
frequentlyusedtouchgestures.

Notes:

•Whenusingtwoormorefingers,ensurethatyoupositionyourfingersslightlyapart.

•SomegesturesarenotavailableifthelastactionwasdonefromtheTrackPointpointingdevice.

•Somegesturesareonlyavailablewhenyouareusingcertainapps.

•Somegesturesarenotenabledbydefault.Tochangethesettings,see“CustomizingtheThinkPad
pointingdevice”onpage65

.

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions63

Tap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereonthetrackpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Two-fingerscroll

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.

Two-fingerzoomin

Puttwofingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemfartherapartto
zoomin.

Two-fingerzoomout

Puttwofingersonthetrackpadand
movethemclosertogethertozoom
out.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows8.1operatingsystem.

Swipefromthetopedge

FromtheStartscreenorthe
currentapp,swipeinfrom
thetopedgeofthetrackpad
withonefingertodisplaythe
commandmenu.

Swipefromtherightedge

Swipeinfromtherightedgeof
thetrackpadwithonefingerto
displaythecharms.

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edge

Swipefromthetoptothebottom
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertoclosethecurrentapp.
Performingthisgestureonthe
desktopclosesthedesktopand
displaystheStartscreen.

Swipefromtheleftedge

Swipeinfromtheleftedgeofthe
trackpadwithonefingertoshow
thepreviouslyusedapp.

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheright
edgeofthetrackpadwithone
fingertohidethecharms.

Swipeinandoutfromtheleft
edge

Swipeinandoutfromtheleftedge
ofthetrackpadwithonefingerto
displayallthecharms.

ThefollowingsectionintroducessometouchgesturesontheWindows10operatingsystem.

Swipethreefingersup

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemuptoopenthe
taskviewtoseeallyouropen
windows.

Swipethreefingersdown

Putthreefingersonthetrackpad
andmovethemdowntoshowthe
desktop.

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CustomizingtheThinkPadpointingdevice

YoucancustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevicesoyoucanuseitmorecomfortablyandefficiently.For
example,youcanchoosetoenabletheTrackPointpointingdevice,thetrackpad,orboth.Y oualsocan
disableorenablethetouchgestures.

TocustomizetheThinkPadpointingdevice,dothefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.

2.T apHardwareandSound➙Mouse.TheMousePropertieswindowisdisplayed.

3.IntheMousePropertieswindow,followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethecustomization.

Replacingthecapofthepointingstick

Thecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,youmight
considerreplacingthecapwithanewone.Togetanewcap,contacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgrooves

Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookPro
Keyboard.

aasshowninthefollowingillustration.

ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardandinstructionsonhowtouseit.

OverviewoftheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformation
youneedtostartusingit.

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions65

1Penholder

YoucanstoretheTabletDigitizerPenorThinkPadActivePeninthepenholder.

2Specialkeys

Thespecialkeysenableyoutoworkeasilyandeffectively.See“UsingtheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard”
onpage66.

3Clickpad

Theclickpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudo
whenusingamouse.Y oualsocanusetheclickpadtoperformsomebasictouchgestures.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard”onpage66.

4Cover

Thecovercanprotectyourtablet.Bydefault,yourtabletenterssleepmodeafteryouclosethecoverand
resumesnormaloperationwhenyouopenthecover.

UsingtheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard.

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Installingorremovingthetablet

TousetheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst.Ensurethatthetabletis
securedinplace.

Note:DonotdetachthetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardwhileusingthekeyboard.

Ifyoudonotwanttousethetabletwiththekeyboard,youcanremoveitasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Operatingmodes

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingmodesoftheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard.The
ThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardprovidesthetabletmode,notebookmode,flatmode,andclosedmodefor
yourtablet.Y oucanchooseanappropriatemodetoworkmoreconvenientlyinyourworkingenvironment.

Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions67

TabletmodeNotebookmode

Flatmode

Closedmode

Usingthespecialkeys

Beforeyouusethespecialkeys,payattentiontothefollowing:

ToenablefullfunctionalityofthespecialkeysonyourThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard,installtheHotkey
FeaturesIntegrationprogramonyourtablet.ItisrecommendedthatyouusetheLenovoSystemUpdate
programpreinstalledonyourtablettohelpyoueasilydownloadandinstalltherequiredprogram.
Alternatively,youcandownloadandinstalltheHotkeyFeaturesIntegrationprogramfromtheWebsite
bydoingthefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supportandfollowtheon-screeninstructionstochooseyourproduct.
TheWebpageforyourproductisdisplayed.

2.OntheDownloadstab,selectSoftwareandUtilitiesfromtheComponentdrop-downlistbox,and
thenlocatetheHotkeyFeaturesIntegrationprogramforyourtabletoperatingsystem.T oquicklylocate
theprogram,youalsocandirectlytypehotkeyintothekeywordtextboxontherightsideofthe
drop-downlistboxesandpressEntertosearchfortheprogram.

3.DownloadtheappropriateHotkeyFeaturesIntegrationprogramandinstallitonyourtablet.

4.Restartyourtablet.

TheThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytocontroltheassociated
function.

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowbydoingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel,thenchangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.

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2.T apKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,taptheFnandfunctionkeysorThinkPadF1–F12
keystab.

3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.

•+EnablesordisablestheFnLockfunction.
WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorison.ToinputF1–F12,pressthefunction

keysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthe
correspondingfunctionkey.

WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunction
printedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkey
andthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.Whenthespeakersaremuted,theindicatoronthekeyison.To
turnonthesound,pressor.

•Decreasesthespeakervolume.

•

Increasesthespeakervolume.

•Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.Whenthemicrophonesaremuted,theindicatoronthe
keyison.

•Darkensthedisplay.

•Brightensthedisplay.

•

Managesexternaldisplays.

•Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

•

–Windows8.1:OpenstheSettingscharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•

–Windows8.1:OpenstheSearchcharm.
–Windows10:OpenstheCortanasearchbox.

•Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

•Viewsalltheprograms.

•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.

•Fn+4:Putsthetabletintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,pressthepowerbutton.

•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.

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Usingtheclickpad

YoucanpressFn+8toenableordisabletheclickpad.

Theright-clickareaaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheright-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.
Therestareaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheleft-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.

Youalsocanusethetwo-buttonclickpadtoperformthefollowingtouchgestures.

Tap

Tapanywhereontheclickpad
withonefingertoselectoropen
anitem.

Two-fingerscroll

Puttwofingersontheclickpad
andmovethemintheverticalor
horizontaldirection.Thisaction
enablesyoutoscrollthroughthe
document,Website,orapps.

Two-fingertap

Tapanywhereontheclickpadwith
twofingerstodisplayashortcut
menu.

Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixFolioKeyboard.

ThinkPadTabletDock

TheThinkPadTabletDock(hereaftercalledthedock)holdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandfreesyour
handstodoothertasks.ThedockalsoprovidesyouwitheasyaccesstoconnectorsforUSBdevices,file
transfers,charging,audioinput,audiooutput,andvideooutput.

ThistopicprovidesanoverviewofThinkPadT abletDockandinstructionsonhowtouseit.

OverviewoftheThinkPadT abletDock

ThetopicintroducestheThinkPadTabletDockhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyou
needtostartusingit.

Frontviewandleft-sideviewofthedock

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1Dockconnector

Usedtoestablishtheconnectionbetweenthedockandtabletwhenyourtabletisseatedinthedock.

2Always-onUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)

Usedtochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesbydefault,nomatterwhenyourtabletisoff,
orinsleepmode.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththedock.

Note:ThisconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.

3Comboaudioconnector

Usedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Y oualsocanconnecta
headsettorecordaudioormakecalls.

Rearviewofthedock

1USB3.0connectors

UsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.

2HDMIconnector

Usedtoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplay.

3Ethernetconnector

UsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.

4Powerconnector

Usedtoconnecttheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktoprovidepowertothetabletandcharge
thebattery.

UsingtheThinkPadT abletDock

Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyouconnectthetablettothedockandthenconnectthedocktoan
electricaloutletbydoingthefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletwiththedockconnectorsidefacingdownward.

2.Alignthedockconnectoronthetabletwiththeoneonthedock.

3.Gentlyslideyourtabletintothedockuntilitisseatedinplace.

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4.Usetheacpoweradapterandpowercordshippedwiththedocktoconnectthedocktoanelectrical
outlet.

Afterthetabletisconnectedtothedock,youcan:

•Useyourtabletinanuprightpositionwithouthavingtoholdthetablet.

•UsethedocktoholdyourtabletuprightwhenusinganexternalUSBkeyboard.

•ConnectthedocktoyourpersonalUSBstoragedevicewithaUSBcabletotransferfiles.

•ConnectyourtablettoanHDTVthroughtheHDMIconnector.

•Connectthedocktoastereosystemorspeakersusingastereoaudiocabletoplaymusic.

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•Connectthedocktoanelectricaloutletusingtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktocharge
thetabletbattery.

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Chapter6.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotecttheinformationstoredonyourtablet.

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourtabletfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,a
promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthetablet.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Y ou
cannotusethetabletunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks
automaticallywhenthetabletresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.

Typingpasswords

Attachyoutablettoasupportedkeyboardbeforetypingpasswords.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.T otypeamasterharddiskpassword,

pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpassword

Note:T oreturntotheicon,pressF1again.

Passwordsandsleepmode

IfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourtabletintosleepmode,youwillbepromptedtoenter
thepasswordwhenresumingoperation.

IfyouuseyouremailaddressasauseraccounttosignintoWindows,enteryouremailpasswordwhen
resumingoperation.

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourtabletagainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
tablet.Y oumustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthetablet.

Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpassword

Toset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.EntertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage83.

4.T apSecurity➙Password.

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5.T apEnternexttothePower-OnPassworditem.Awindowopens.

6.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-onpassword.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewpower-onpassword.
c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewpower-onpasswordandtapOK.
d.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.T apContinue.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-onpassword.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.T apOK.
c.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Supervisorpassword

IfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoentera
supervisorpasswordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadTabletSetup.Withoutit,
noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthetablet.

Note:Thesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanytabletstomake
administrationeasier.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.EntertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage83.

4.T apSecurity➙Password.

5.T apEnternexttotheSupervisorPassworditem.Awindowopens.

6.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.

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c.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisorpassword.
b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewsupervisorpassword.
c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewsupervisorpasswordandtapOK.
d.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.T apContinue.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisorpassword.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.T apOK.
c.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforget
yoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoenteryourpassword
toproceed.

Harddiskpasswords

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:

•Userharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.

•Masterharddiskpassword
Themasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpassword

isusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddisk
driveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauser
passwordforeachtabletinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,but
theadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.

Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.

Settingaharddiskpassword

Tosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

3.EntertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage83.

4.T apSecurity➙Password➙Harddisk1Password.

5.T apEnternexttotheHarddisk1Passworditem.

6.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.Y ouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserif
youwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddisk
passwordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.

•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.

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b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.
c.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:
a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuser

harddiskpassword,tapContinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordfield.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandtapOK.ASetup
Noticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemaster

harddiskpassword,tapContinue.TypeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordfield.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandtapOK.ASetup
Noticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.

7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Thenexttimeyouturnonyourtablet,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourtabletand
accesstheoperatingsystem.

Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword

Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:

•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.

–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.

2.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfield;thenretypethepasswordinthe
ConfirmNewPasswordfield.

3.T apOK.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.

–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:

1.T ypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.

2.T ypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfield;thenretypethenew
passwordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.

3.T apOK.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.TapContinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandtapOK,
boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.

•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:

1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage77,typingyourpasswordtostart
theThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.

2.T ypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.

3.T ypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfield;thenretypethenewpasswordinthe
ConfirmNewPasswordfield.

4.T apOK.ASetupNoticemessageisdisplayed.T apContinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.

Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandtapOK,the
userharddiskpasswordisremoved.

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Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords

•Y oucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.

•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
tabletthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddisk
driveinatabletthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,
youcannotaccessthedrive.

•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuser
andmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk
drive.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddisk
drivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovide
self-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.

•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,and
theTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,andyourtabletispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1or
Windows10operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.

Harddisksecurity

Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:

•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Refertothe
proceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage75and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage77.Forsecurity,
alongerpasswordisrecommended.

•T oprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwitha
TrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Usingthesecuritychip”onpage80.

•IfaDiskEncryptionstoragedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourtablet
memoryfromunauthorizedaccessesbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindows
BitLocker

•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourtablet,deletethedatastoredonit.

®

DriveEncryption.See“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage79

.

UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption

Tohelpprotectyourtabletagainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchas
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.

WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofsomeeditionsoftheWindowsoperating
system.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourtablet,evenifyourtabletislost
orstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.

BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearly
bootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.

TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andtapSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDrive
Encryption.

FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-Step
Guide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.

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Encryptionsolid-statedrive

SomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourtabletagainst
securityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Forthe
efficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.

Usingthesecuritychip

Strictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclienttabletsthattransferconfidentialinformation
electronically.Y oucansetthesecuritychipinyourtablettoenhancecomputingsecurity.Somemodels
areequippedwithonesecuritychipcalledthefirmwareTPM(displayedas“T rustedPlatformModule

2.0”inDeviceManager).SomemodelsareequippedwithtwosecuritychipscalledthediscreteTPM
(displayedas“TrustedPlatformModule1.2”inDeviceManager)andthefirmwareTPM.Formodelswithtwo
securitychips,youcanselectwhichoneyouwanttouseintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambyusing
theinstructionsinthistopic.

Note:EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram;otherwise
anyonecanchangethesettingsforthesecuritychip.

AbouttheSecurityChipmenu

TheSecurityChipmenuprovidesthefollowingitemsforyoutoconfiguretheembeddedsecuritychip.You
canfindtheSecurityChipmenufromtheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.

•SecurityChipSelection:Selectthesecuritychipyouwanttouse.Thisitemisdisplayedonlyonsome
tabletmodels.

•SecurityChip:Enableordisablethesecuritychip.

•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.Thisoptionisnotdisplayedwhenthesecuritychipis
inactiveordisabled.T oclearthesecuritychip,ensurethatyouactivateorenablethesecuritychipfirst
sothatthisoptioncanbedisplayed.

Settingthesecuritychip

TosetthesecuritychipthroughtheSecurityChipmenu,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfilesandexitallapplications.Then,turnoffyourtablet.

3.EntertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage83.

4.T apSecurity.

5.T apSecurityChip.

6.Settheitems.

7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.

Usingfirewalls

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithafirewallprogramaspartofantiviruspackage.Thisprogramprotectsagainst
Internetsecuritythreats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.

Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertotheonlinehelpthatcomeswiththe
program.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirus
programisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.

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Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourtabletwithafree30-daysubscription.After30
days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.

Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirus
software.

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Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration

IfyouneedtoupdateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,installnewdevicedrivers,thisinformationwillhelpyouhandle
yourtabletwithpropercareandkeepitintopworkingshape.

•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage83

•“ThinkPadT abletSetup”onpage83

•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage92

Installingdevicedrivers

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

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

ThinkPadTabletSetup

YourtabletcomeswiththeThinkPadTabletSetupprogramthatenablesyoutoviewandconfigurevarious
setupparameters.

TostarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Restartthetablet.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoscreenisdisplayed,taparoundTointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnteror
taphere.

3.T apF1onthescreentostarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.

Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.Y oualsocanskip
thepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthepassword,you
cannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,
referto“Usingpasswords”onpage75.

TheThinkPadT abletSetupprogramincludesthefollowingmenus:

•Mainmenu:Viewthesysteminformationandsetthedateandtimeforyourtablet.

•Configmenu:Viewandchangetheconfigurationsofyourtablet.

•Securitymenu:Setthesupervisorpasswordandconfigureothersecurityfeaturesofyourtablet.

•Startupmenu:Changethetabletstartupsettings.

•Restartmenu:ChooseanoptionforclosingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartingthe
system.

Oneachmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoptiontoselectit.Y ou
canfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettings.Afteryouchangethesettings,tapRestart,
andthentapyourdesiredoptiontorestartthetablet.

Notes:

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

•Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Incorrectchangeoftheconfigurationsmight
causeunexpectedresults.

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Mainmenu

TheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouentertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Itdisplays
thefollowingconfigurationofyourtablet:

•SystemInformation

–UEFIBIOSVersion
–UEFIBIOSDate(Year-Month-Day)
–EmbeddedControllerVersion
–MPUFirmwareVersion
–MEFirmwareVersion
–MachineTypeModel
–System-unitserialnumber
–UUID
–Systemboardserialnumber
–AssetTag
–CPUType
–CPUSpeed
–InstalledMemory
–PreinstalledOSLicense
–UEFISecureBoot
–OA3ID

•SystemDate

•SystemTime

Configmenu

Ifyouneedtochangetheconfigurationofyourtablet,tapConfigfromtheThinkPadT abletSetupprogram
mainmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,
thedefaultvaluemightvary.

•Oneachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table1.Configmenuitems

Note:TheitemslistedinthefollowingtablemightnotbethesameasthoseinyourThinkPadTabletSetup.
Theitemsaresubjecttochange.

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

USBAlwaysOnUSB•Off

DisplayBootDisplayDevice

Power

PowerOnwithAC
Attach

•On

•ThinkPadLCD

•DigitalonThinkPad

•Displayondock

•Off

•On

IfyouselectOn,theexternalUSB
devicescanbechargedthroughUSB
connectorsevenwhenthetabletis
inlow-powermode(sleep,hibernate,
orpower-off).

Note:IfyouselectOn,USBwakeup
functionisnotsupportedonAlways
OnUSBconnector.

Selectthedisplaydevicethatistobe
activatedatboottime.Thisselection
iseffectiveforboottime,password
prompt,andThinkPadT abletSetup.

DigitalonThinkPadistheMini
DisplayPortconnector.

Displayondockisdisplay
connectorsonadock.

Enableordisableafeaturethat
powersonthesystemwhentheac
poweradapterisattached.

IfyouselectEnabled,thesystem
ispoweredonwhentheacpower
adapterisattached.Whenthe
systemisinhibernatestate,the
systemresumes.

IfyouselectDisabled,thesystemis
notpoweredonnorresumedwhen
theacpoweradapterisattached.

LidOpenAction

•Wakeup

Setthelidopenaction.

•DoNothing

DisableBuilt-inBattery•EnterTemporarilydisabletheinternal

built-inbatteryforservicingthe
system.Afterselectingthisitem,the
systemwillbeautomaticallypowered
off.Thesystemisthenreadytobe
serviced.

Note:Thebatterywillbe
automaticallyre-enabledwhen
theacpoweradapterisreconnected
tothesystem.

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Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

BeepandAlarm

IntelAMT

SubmenuitemSelectionComments

PasswordBeep

KeyboardBeep

IntelAMTControl

CIRATimeout

•Off

•On

•On

•Off

•Disabled

•Enabled

•PermanentlyDisabled

0-255

Note:Thedefaultvalue
is60seconds.

Enablethisoptiontohaveabeep
soundwhenthesystemiswaitingfor
apower-on,harddisk,orsupervisor
password.Differentbeepswillsound
whentheenteredpasswordmatches
ordoesnotmatchtheconfigured
password.

Enableordisablekeyboard
beepwhenunmanageablekey
combinationsarepressed.

IfyouselectEnabled,IntelAMT
(ActiveManagementTechnology)is
configuredandadditionalsetupitems
areprovidedinMEBx(Management
EngineBIOSExtension)Setup.

IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,
youwillneverbeabletoenableit
again.Becautiouswhenyouwant
tousethisoption.

Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetup
menubypressingtheCtrl+Pkey
combinationintheStartupInterrupt
Menuwindow.TodisplaytheStartup
InterruptMenuwindow,pressthe
blackbuttonorEnterkeyduringthe
power-onself-test(POST).

SetthetimeoutoptionforCIRA
connectiontobeestablished.
Selectablesecondvaluesarefrom
1to254.

Ifyouselect0,use60secondsas
thedefaulttimeoutvalue.

Ifyouselect255,thewaitingtime
forestablishingaconnectionis
unlimited.

ConsoleType•PCANSI

•VT100+

•PC-ANSI

•VT -UTF8

SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT .

Note:Thisconsoletypeshould
matchtheIntelAMTremoteconsole.

Securitymenu

Ifyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapSecurityfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.

ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,
thedefaultvaluemightvary.

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•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthetabletconfiguration,
proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.

•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table2.Securitymenuitems

Note:TheitemslistedinthefollowingtablemightnotbethesameasthoseinyourThinkPadTabletSetup.
Theitemsaresubjecttochange.

Menuitem

Password

Submenuitem

SupervisorPassword

-PasswordStatus

LockUEFIBIOSSettings•Off

PasswordatUnattended
Boot

PasswordatRestart

PasswordatBootDevice
List

Value

•Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

Comments

See“Supervisorpassword”onpage

.

76

Enableordisablethefunctionthat
protectsitemsinThinkPadTablet
Setupfrombeingchangedbyauser
whodoesnothavethesupervisor
password.Bydefault,thisisset
toOff.Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandenablethisfunction,
noonebutyoucanchangeanyitems
inThinkPadT abletSetup.

IfyouselectandturnonPassword
atunattendedboot,apassword
promptisdisplayedwhenthetablet
isturnedon,fromeitherapower-off
state,byanunattendedeventsuch
asaWakeonLANattempt.Ifyou
selectOff,nopasswordpromptis
displayed;thetabletgoesahead
andloadstheoperatingsystem.To
preventunauthorizedaccess,setthe
userauthenticationontheoperating
system.

IfyouselectandturnonPassword
atrestart,apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenyourestartthetablet.
IfyouselectOff,nopasswordprompt
isdisplayed;thetabletgoesahead
andloadstheoperatingsystem.To
preventunauthorizedaccess,setthe
userauthenticationontheoperating
system.

IftheSecuritypasswordisset,this
optionisusedtospecifywhetherthe
Securitypasswordmustbeentered
todisplaytheF12bootdevicelist.

PasswordCount
ExceededError

SelectOntopromptfortheSecurity
password.SelectOfftoproceed
withoutanyuseractionrequired.

•Off

•On

SelectOntoshowthePOST0199
errorandpromptfortheSecurity
password.SelectOfftohidethe

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

SecurityChip

UEFIBIOSUpdate
Option

Submenuitem

SetMinimumLength

Power-OnPassword

-PasswordStatus

HardDisk1Password•Enter

-PasswordStatus

SecurityChipSelection

SecurityChip

SecurityChip

ClearSecurityChip

PhysicalPresencefor
Clear

FlashBIOSUpdatingby
End-Users

SecureRollBack
Prevention

Value

•Disabled

•xcharacters

•Enter

•Disabled

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Enabled

•IntelPTT

•DiscreteTPM

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Active

•Inactive

•Disabled

•Enter

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

Comments

POST0199errorandproceedwithout
anyuseractionneeded.

Specifyaminimumlengthfor
power-onpasswordsandharddisk

(4≤x≤12)

passwords.Ifyousetthesupervisor
passwordandspecifyaminimum
lengthforpasswords,noonebutyou
canchangethelength.

See“Power-onpassword”onpage

75.

See“Harddiskpasswords”onpage

77.

Configurethesecuritychip.This
optionisavailableonlyonmodels
thathaveboththefirmwareTPMand
thediscreteTPM.

IfSecurityChipissettoIntelPTT.
Enableordisablesecuritychip
feature.

IfSecurityChipissettoDiscrete
TPM.Enableordisablesecuritychip
feature.

Cleartheencryptionkey.

Note:Thisitemisdisplayedonly
ifyouhaveselectedOnforthe
SecurityChipoption.

Thisoptionenablesordisablesthe
confirmationmessagewhenyou
clearthesecuritychip.

IfyouselectOn,alluserscanupdate
theUEFIBIOS.IfyouselectOff,only
thepersonwhoknowsthesupervisor
passwordcanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.

IfyouselectOff,youcanflashtothe
previousversionofUEFIBIOS.Ifyou
selectOn,youcannotflashtothe
previousversionofUEFIBIOS.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

MemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention

Virtualization

I/OPortAccess

Submenuitem

IntelVirtualization
Technology

IntelVT-dFeature

WirelessLAN

WirelessWAN

Bluetooth

USBPort•On

MemoryCardSlot•On

SmartCardSlot•On

IntegratedCamera•On

Microphone

FingerprintReader

NFC•On

UltrabookKeyboard

ThinkPadTabletDock
EthernetLAN

Value

•Off

•On

Comments

Sometabletvirusesandworms
causememorybufferstooverflow.
ByselectingOnyoucanprotect
yourtabletagainstattacksbysuch
virusesandworms.Ifafterchoosing
Onyoufindthataprogramdoesnot
runcorrectly,selectOffandresetthe
setting.

•Off

•On

IfyouselectOn,aVirtualMachine
Monitor(VMM)canutilizethe
additionalhardwarecapabilities
providedbyIntelVirtualization
Technology.

•Off

•On

IntelVT -dstandsforIntelVirtualization
TechnologyforDirectedI/O.When
enabled,aVMMcanutilizethe
platforminfrastructureforI/O
virtualization.

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe
wirelessLANdevice.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe
wirelessWANdevice.

IfyouselectOn,youcanuse
Bluetoothdevices.

IfyouselectOn,youcanuseUSB

•Off

connectors.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe

•Off

memorycardslots.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe

•Off

smartcardslot.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

integratedcamera.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe
microphones(internal,external,or
line-in).

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe
fingerprintreader.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusetheNFC

•Off

•On

•Off

•On

•Off

connection.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe
ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.

IfyouselectOn,youcanusethe
EthernetLANdeviceonThinkPad
TabletDock.

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Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

InternalDeviceAccess

Anti-Theft

SecureBoot

Submenuitem

ThinkPadTabletDock
USBPort

InternalStorageTamper
Detection

ComputraceModule
Activation

SecureBoot•On

PlatformMode

SecureBootMode•StandardMode

ResettoSetupMode

RestoreFactoryKeys•EnterThisoptionisusedtorestoreall

ClearAllSecureBoot
Keys

Value

•On

•Off

•Disabled

•Enabled

CurrentSetting:

•Enabled

•Disabled

•Permanently
Disabled

CurrentState:

•Notactivated

•Activated

•Off

•UserMode

•SetupMode

•CustomMode

•EnterThisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrent

•Enter

Comments

IfyouselectOn,youcanuseUSB
connectorsonThinkPadT abletDock.

IfyouselectEnabled,removingany
internalstoragedevicewhenyour
computerisinsleepmodewillbe
detected.Ifyouremovetheinternal
storagedevicewhilethecomputeris
insleepmode,thecomputerwillshut
downwhenyouwakeitup,andany
unsaveddatawillbelost.

EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOS
interfacetoactivatethecomputrace
module.Computraceisanoptional
monitoringservicefromAbsolute
Software.

EnableordisableUEFISecureBoot
feature.

Specifythesystemoperatingmode.

IndicatesSecureBootmodeis
standardmodeorcustommode.

platformkeyandputthesysteminto
setupmode.Y oucaninstallyour
ownplatformkeyandcustomizethe
SecureBootsignaturedatabasesin
setupmode.SecureBootmodewill
besettocustommode.

keysandcertificatesinSecureBoot
databasestofactorydefaults.Any
customizedSecureBootsettingswill
beerased,andthedefaultplatform
keywillbere-establishedalongwith
theoriginalsignaturedatabases
includingcertificatefortheWindows
8andWindows10operatingsystems.

Startupmenu

Youmightneedtochangethetabletstartupsettings.T odoso,tapStartupfromtheThinkPadTablet
Setupmenu.

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Attention:

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

•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker

®

driveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLocker

driveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthetabletfrombooting.

Changingthestartupsequence

Tochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:

1.T apBoot.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup.Even
devicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourtabletarelisted.

2.FromtheBootsubmenu,tapthemenuitemtospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnon
thepower.

3.Savethechangesandrestartthesystem.

ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.

Notes:

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Themenuitemsmightchangewithoutnotice.Dependingonthemodel,
thedefaultvaluemightvary.

•Fromeachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption.

•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Table3.Startupmenuitems

Note:TheitemslistedinthefollowingtablemightnotbethesameasthoseinyourThinkPadTabletSetup.
Theitemsaresubjecttochange.

Menuitem

StartupOption

Boot

Submenuitem

OptionKeyDisplay•On

BootDeviceListF12Option•On

BootOrderLock•On

ATAHDD

USBHDD•On

USBCD•On

USBFDD•On

Value

•Off

•Off

•Off

•On

•Off

•Off

•Off

•Off

Comments

IfyouselectOff,the“To
interruptnormalstartup,
pressEnter.”messageisnot
displayedduringthePOST.

Enableordisableboot
devicemenu.

Enableordisablebootorder
lock.

ChangetheBootorderby
dragginganddroppingthe
icon.

ChangetheBootorderby
dragginganddroppingthe
icon.

ChangetheBootorderby
dragginganddroppingthe
icon.

ChangetheBootorderby
dragginganddroppingthe
icon.

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Table3.Startupmenuitems(continued)

Menuitem

Submenuitem

NetworkAdapter

Value

•On

•Off

Comments

ChangetheBootorderby
dragginganddroppingthe
icon.

Restartmenu

IfyouwanttoclosetheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartthesystem,tapRestartfromthe
ThinkPadTabletSetupmainmenu.Thefollowingitemsaredisplayed:

•ExitSavingChanges:Exitsystemsetupandsavethechanges.

•ExitDiscardingChanges:Exitsystemsetupwithoutsavingthechanges.

•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.

Note:EnableOSOptimizedDefaultstomeettheWindows8orWindows10certificationrequirement.
Whenyouchangethissetting,someothersettingsarechangedautomatically,suchasCSMSupport,
UEFI/LegacyBoot,SecureBoot,andSecureRollBackPrevention.

•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.

•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.

Note:Changesonthefollowingitemsaresavedautomaticallyduringyourconfiguration:

•AnyitemsincludedintheSecuritymenu

•Systemdateandtime

Thesechangescannotbediscardedevenyouselectanoptiontodiscardthechangesorrestoreto
thefactorydefaultsettingswhenexitingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Todiscardthechangesor
makenewchanges,youmustentertheThinkPadT abletSetupprogramagainandresetthecorresponding
itemsaccordingtoyourneeds.

UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS

TheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeup
thebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourtablet.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromother
softwarelayers.

YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadT abletSetupprogrambystartingyourtabletwithaflash
updateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.

Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyou
needtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.

ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

Usingsystemmanagement

Thissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.

Yourtabletisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobettermeet
yourbusinessobjectives.

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