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.

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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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