Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet User Guide
UserGuide
ThinkPadTablet
Notes:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthefollowing:
•SafetyandWarrantyGuide
•RegulatoryNotice
•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii
•AppendixC“Notices”onpage99
TheSafetyandWarrantyGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticehavebeenuploadedtotheWebsite.T oreferto
them,gotohttp://support.lenovo.com,andthentouchGuides&Manuals.
FirstEdition(August2011)
©CopyrightLenovo2011.
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Contents
Readthisrst.............iii
Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii
Chapter1.Productoverview......1
Tabletlayout................1
Accessories.................4
Features..................4
Specications................5
Operatingenvironment............5
Preinstalledwidgetsandapplications.......6
Chapter2.Gettingstarted.......9
InstallingtheSIMcard.............9
Settingupyourtablet............10
YourGoogleAccount............11
Homescreens...............12
Usingthemultitouchscreen.........14
Usingtheonscreenkeyboard.........15
UsingtheThinkPadTabletPen........17
Screenlockmode.............18
Downloadinggamesandapplications.....19
CustomizingyourHomescreens.......19
Chapter3.Connectingtowireless
networksanddevices........23
Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.23
Disablingdataroamingonmobilenetworks...23
Limitingmobiledataconnectionto2Gnetworks.23
EditingorcreatingaGSMaccesspointname..24
Connectingtoa2Gor3Gmobiledatanetwork..24
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........25
UsingBluetoothdevices...........26
Chapter4.Batteryandacpower...29
Chargingthebattery............29
Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges...31
Checkingthebatterystatus.........31
Chapter5.Usingyourtablet.....33
Frequentlyaskedquestions.........33
BrowsingtheInternet............33
ConnectingtotheInternet........33
Usingthebrowser...........34
SearchingtheInternet..........36
Usingenhancedwirelessfeatures.......37
ImportingWi-FiprolesfromaThinkPad
notebookcomputertoyourtablet.....37
Conguringthewirelessnetworkdisconnect
policy................38
Usingyourtabletforentertainment.......39
Usingheadphonesorearphones......39
Usingcameras.............39
Viewingpictures............41
Watchingvideos............41
Listeningtomusic...........42
Readingbooks.............42
Obtainingmultimediales........42
WorkingwithEmail.............43
Managingyourcontacts...........44
Workingwithyourfavoriteapplications.....44
Managingrecentlylaunchedapplications....45
Sharingyourmobiledataconnection......45
WorkingwithUSBdevices..........46
UsingthemicroUSBconnector......46
Usingthefull-sizeUSBconnector.....47
UsingHDMIdevices............48
Usingthe3-in-1mediacardreader......48
Workingwiththeclock...........50
WorkingwithGoogleMapsandGPS......51
GoogleTalk................52
YouTube.................53
Chapter6.ThinkPadT abletoptions..55
ThinkPadT abletKeyboardFolioCase.....55
ThinkPadT abletDock............56
UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase.56
UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock........59
Chapter7.Usingyourtabletwithinan
enterprise...............61
SettingupMicrosoftExchangeaccounts....61
Accessingyourcompany’sVPN........61
Chapter8.Security..........63
Protectingdataagainstviruses........63
Lockingthetabletscreen..........63
Encryptingthetabletinternalstorage......64
Encryptingtheashmediacard........65
Chapter9.Y ouandyourtablet....67
Comfortandaccessibility..........67
Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....67
Accessibilityinformation.........67
Gettingupdates..............68
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Travelingwithyourtablet...........69
Traveltips...............69
Travelaccessories...........70
Careandmaintenance...........70
Cleaningyourtablet...........70
Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablelm.70
Storingthetabletforextendedperiods...70
Chapter10.Settings..........71
Wireless&networks............71
Sound..................74
Screen..................74
Location&security.............75
Applications................76
Accounts&sync..............77
Privacy..................78
USBsettings...............78
Storage.................79
Language&input.............80
Accessibility................81
Date&time................82
OpticalTrackPoint.............82
Abouttablet................83
Chapter11.T roubleshooting
problems...............85
Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...86
Chapter12.Gettingsupport.....87
Lenovotechnicalsupport..........87
Lenovouserforums.............88
AppendixA.Regulatory
information..............89
Wirelessrelatedinformation.........89
LocationoftheUltraConnectwireless
antennas...............90
Exportclassicationnotice..........91
Electronicemissionnotices..........91
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
DeclarationofConformity........91
IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliance
statement...............91
EuropeanUnion-Compliancetothe
ElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...92
GermanClassBcompliancestatement...92
KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....92
JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....93
Japancompliancestatementforproducts
whichconnecttothepowermainswithrated
currentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase.93
Lenovoproductserviceinformationfor
Taiwan................93
Additionalregulatoryinformation.......93
AppendixB.Environmental,
recycling,anddisposal
information..............95
Lenovorecyclingstatement.........95
Japanrecyclingstatements.........95
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........96
EUWEEEstatements............96
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....97
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStates
andCanada................97
BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropean
Union..................97
ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectrical
andElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......98
Chinasubstancedisclosuretable.......98
TurkishRoHS...............98
UkraineRoHS...............98
AppendixC.Notices..........99
Trademarks................100
iiUserGuide
Readthisrst
Besuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourtablet.Failure
todosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcauseyourtablettofail.
Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation
Toavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad
referredtoasthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.
Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadT abletUserGuide(thispublication).Youcan
accesstheThinkPadT abletUserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuidesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
®
Tablet(hereafter
•Startyourtablet.Touchtheapplicationsicon
page.Then,touchtheUserGuideicon.
Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperateyourtabletsafely,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/safety
ontheHomescreentogototheapplications
Handleyourtabletwithcare:
Donotdrop,bend,puncture,insertforeignobjects,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourtablet.Sensitive
componentsinsidemightbecomedamaged.
Yourtabletscreenismadeofglass.Theglassmightbreakifthetabletisdroppedonahardsurface,is
thesubjectofahighimpact,oriscrushedbyaheavyobject.Iftheglasschipsorcracks,donottouch
thebrokenglassorattempttoremoveitfromthetablet.Stopusingthetabletimmediatelyandcontact
Lenovo
®
technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.
Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:
Yourtabletisasealedunit.Therearenoend-userserviceablepartsinside.Allinternalrepairsmustbedone
byaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.Attemptingtoopenormodifyyour
tabletwillvoidthewarranty.
Donotattempttoreplacetheinternalbattery:
ReplacementoftheinternalrechargeablebatterymustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityora
Lenovo-authorizedtechnician.Lenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteries
accordingtolocallawsandregulations.
Preventyourtabletandchargerfromgettingwet:
•Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwater
orotherliquids.
•DonotusetheThinkPadTabletACChargeroutdoors.
Useapprovedchargingmethodsonly:
Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtablet:
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Chargingmethod
ThinkPadT abletDock(fastest
chargingmethod)
ThinkPadTabletACCharger
ThinkPadTabletDCCharger
AUSBconnectionbetweenthe
micro-USBconnectoronthetablet
andaUSBconnectorofapersonal
computerorotherdevicethat
complieswiththeUSB2.0standards
(slowestchargingmethod)
Tableton
(Displayison)
ApprovedApproved
Approved,butthebatterywillcharge
slowly
Approved,butthebatterywillcharge
slowly
MightnotchargeduetoUSB2.0
powerlimits.
Ifthepowerconsumptionofthetablet
exceedsUSB2.0powerlimits,the
batterywilldischargetocompensate
fortheadditionalpowerrequiredby
thetablet.
Tabletofforinscreenlockmode
(Displayisoff)
Approved
Approved
Approved
Chargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaround
thechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:
•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.
•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.
•Youwanttocleanthechargingdevice.
Lenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedby
Lenovo.
Preventhearingdamage:
Yourtablethasaheadphoneconnector.Alwaysusetheheadphoneconnectorforheadphones(alsocalleda
headset)orearphones.
CAUTION:
Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentof
theequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesound
pressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.
Excessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousif
theoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.
TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication
limitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearing
loss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)fora
widebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbe
dangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.
Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationofthe
headphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferent
headphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5Limitation
Values).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessive
soundpressurelevels.
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Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:
Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmight
governhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicle
orrideabicycle.
Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:
Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeof
yourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstances
thatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.
SeeAppendixB“Environmental,recycling,anddisposalinformation”onpage95foradditionalinformation.
Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:
Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreen
canbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.
Protectyourdataandsoftware:
Donotdeleteunknownlesorchangethenameoflesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.
Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletocomputerviruses,hackers,
spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyour
responsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofrewalls,antivirussoftware,and
anti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.
Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliances
candamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.
Takeprecautionswithplasticbags:
DANGER
Plasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddanger
ofsuffocation.
Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:
Whenyourtabletisturnedonorthebatteryischarging,somepartsmightbecomehot.Thetemperature
thattheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extended
contactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeeping
yourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthetabletforany
extendedtime.
PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproduct
willexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsor
otherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.
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Chapter1.Productoverview
Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsoftheconnectorsandcontrols,tablet
features,accessories,specications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledwidgetsandapplications.
Tabletlayout
Figure1.ThinkPadTabletfrontandsideview
1Powerbutton
2Microphone13ThinkPadTabletPenstorage
3Rear-facingcamera
4Headphoneormicrophoneconnector15Volumecontrolbutton
5MiniHDMIconnector16Ambientlightsensor
6Micro-USBconnector
7ThinkPadTabletDockconnector18Multitouchscreen
8SIMcardslot
9Emergencyresethole20Backbutton
103-in-1mediacardreader21Browserbutton
11USBconnector22Screenrotationlockbutton
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12Speaker
14ThinkPadTabletPenstringholes
17Front-facingcamera
19Homebutton
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1Powerbutton
Pressandholdthepowerbuttonforafewsecondstoturnonthetablet.Toturnoffthetablet,pressand
holdthepowerbuttonforafewseconds,andthentouchOKfromthePoweroffmenu.
Whenthetabletison,pressthepowerbuttononcetolockorunlockthescreen.
2Microphone
Thebuilt-inmicrophonecapturessoundandvoicewhenitisusedwithanapplicationcapableofhandling
audio.
Todisablethemicrophone,gototheAndroidSettingsscreenandtouchSound➙Microphone.
3Rear-facingcamera
Yourtablethasa5-megapixelrear-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepicturesandcreatevideos.For
moreinformation,see“Usingcameras”onpage39.
4Headphoneormicrophoneconnector
Connectheadphonestotheconnectortolistentostereosoundfromthetabletorconnectamicrophone
torecordaudioormakecalls.Youalsocanconnectaheadsetwithanintegratedmicrophonethatusesa
combinedaudio/microphoneconnector.
5MiniHDMIconnector
Yourtablethasaminihigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)connector,adigitalaudioandvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahighdenition
television(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage48
.
6MicroUSBconnector
UsethesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectapersonalcomputertothemicroUSBconnectorfordatatransfer.
See“UsingthemicroUSBconnector”onpage46
.
YoualsocanusethesuppliedUSBcableandtheacchargertochargethetabletwhenthebatterypoweris
low.See“Chargingthebattery”onpage29.
7ThinkPadTabletDockconnector
UsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTabletDock.TheThinkPadTabletDockisavailableasanoption
fromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Formoreinformation,see“Using
theThinkPadTabletDock”onpage59
8SIMcardslot
.
OpenthecardslotcovertoaccesstheSubscriberIdenticationModule(SIM)cardslot.InsertaSIMcardto
establishawirelessWideAreaNetwork(WAN)connection.
Note:TheSIMcardslotisnotfunctionalonWi-Fi-onlymodels.
9Emergencyresethole
Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,resetthe
tabletbyinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoturnoffthetablet.
103-in-1mediacardreader
Openthecovertoaccessthe3-in-1mediacardreader.Installasecuredigital(SD)card,asecuredigital
highcapacity(SDHC)card,oraMultiMediaCard(MMC)intothe3-in-1mediacardreaderfordatastorage.
See“Usingthe3-in-1mediacardreader”onpage48formoreinformation.
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11USBconnector
OpentheUSBconnectorcovertoaccessthefull-sizeUSBconnector.Usethefull-sizeUSBconnector
toconnectacompatibleUSBdevice,suchasaUSBstoragedeviceoraUSBkeyboard.See“Usingthe
full-sizeUSBconnector”onpage47.
IfyourtabletcomeswithaThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCaseoryouhavepurchasedone,usethis
connectortoconnectthekeyboard.See“UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase”onpage56.
12Speaker
Theintegratedspeakerprovidesaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.
13ThinkPadTabletPenstorage
IfyourtabletisshippedwithaThinkPadT abletPenoryouhavepurchasedone,usethestorageslottostoreit.
14ThinkPadTabletPenstringholes
UsetheholestotethertheThinkPadTabletPentoyourtablettoavoidlosingit.
15Volumecontrolbutton
Pressthisbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.
16Ambientlightsensor
Theambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomatically
adjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbythebuilt-inambientlightsensor.
17Front-facingcamera
Yourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera,whichyoucanusetotakepictures,createvideos,ormake
videocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Formoreinformation,see“Usingcameras”onpage39.
18Multitouchscreen
Touchthescreentousethecontrolsonthescreenincludingbuttons,menuitems,andtheonscreen
keyboard.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemultitouchscreen”onpage14.
19Homebutton
PresstheHomebuttontogotothemainHomescreenatanytime.
20Backbutton
PresstheBackbuttontoreturntothepreviousscreen,ortocloseadialogboxortheonscreenkeyboard.
21Browserbutton
Pressthebuttontoopenthebrowser.
22Screenrotationlockbutton
Pressthebuttontodisablethescreenrotationfunction.Pressagaintoenableit.
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Accessories
Figure2.Accessories
•ThinkPadT abletACCharger:Theacchargerconsistsoftwoparts,snap-inprongsandachargerhead.
Inserttheprongsintothechargerheadtosetuptheaccharger.Usetheacchargertogetherwiththe
suppliedUSBcabletoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.
•USBcable:UsetheUSBcabletoconnectyourtablettoapersonalcomputerfordatatransfer,oruseit
togetherwiththeacchargertochargeyourtablet.
•ThinkPadT abletPen(forsomemodels):IfyourtabletisequippedwithaThinkPadTabletPen,useit
toinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithouttouchingthe
screenwithyournger.Ifyourtabletissoldwithoutthepen,itisavailableasanoptionfromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPad
TabletPen”onpage17
.
Features
Processor
•NVIDIA
Operatingsystem
•Android3.1
Memory
•1GB
Internalstorage
•16GB,32GB,or64GB(dependingonthemodel)
Display
•Size:257mm(10.1inches)
•Screenresolution:1280x800pixels
•Automaticbrightnesscontrol
•Multitouchtechnology
•ThinFilmTransistorLiquidCrystalDisplay(TFTLCD)technology
•Supportforbattery-poweredThinkPadTabletPeninput
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Tegra™2dual-coreARMprocessor
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Integratedcameras
•Front-facingcamera,2megapixel
•Rear-facingcamera,5megapixel
Connectors
•OneminiHDMIconnector
•OneUSB2.0connector
•OnemicroUSBconnector
•OneThinkPadTabletDockconnector
Cardslotorcardreader
•SIMcardslot
•3-in-1mediacardreader
Wirelessfeatures
•WirelessLAN
•Bluetooth2.1
•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)
Specications
Size
•Width:260.4mm(10.3inches)
•Depth:181.7mm(7.2inches)
•Height:14mm(0.55inches)
Battery
•24.1Wh3250mAhLi-Polymerbattery
Powersource(accharger)
•Sine-waveinputat50to60Hz
•Inputratingoftheaccharger:100Vacto240Vac
Operatingenvironment
•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:3048m(10000ft)
•Temperature:
–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)
Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)
Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)
–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)
Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)
•Relativehumidity:
–Operating:8%to80%
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–Storage:5%to95%
Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseor
storeyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremehotorcoldareas.
Preinstalledwidgetsandapplications
Thistopicprovidesanoverallintroductiontothewidgetsandapplicationspreinstalledonyourtablet.
Widgets
AwidgetisasmallapplicationthatyoucanplaceonaHomescreentoprovidequickandeasyaccessto
information,anapplication,orafunction.ForadditionalinformationaboutplacingwidgetsonaHome
screen,see“CustomizingyourHomescreens”onpage19
Thefollowingtableprovidesalistofsomehelpfulwidgetsthatmightbepreinstalledonyourtablet.
WidgetDescription
AccuWeather.com
AnalogclockViewthecurrenttime.
AppShopAccessLenovoAppShoptodownloadapplicationsandgames.
Bookmarks
CalendarCheckforthedateandscheduledeventsforthatdate.TouchtoopentheCalendar
ConnectifyHotspot
Connections
ConnectifyHotspotStatusCheckforthehotspotsharingstatus.
Contact
Email
FeaturesandMessages
GoogleSearchSearchforinformationontheInternet.
GmailCheckforrecentlyreceivede-mailsfromyourGmailaccount.
Homescreentips
LenovoLaunchZoneAccesscommonlyusedapplicationsandAndroidsettings.
LockControl
MarketAccessAndroidMarkettodownloadapplications.
MicMuteControl
Music
Pictureframe
SocialTouch
SpeakerMuteControl
ViewtheweatherinformationforyourlocationfromtheWeb.
ViewURLsyouhavebookmarkedasfavorites.T ouchabookmarktogotothedesired
Website.
application.
ViewConnectifypeerswhoaresharingyourmobileconnectiondata.
Viewselectedcontacts.Touchtoeasilygetintouchwiththecontact.
Viewalistofrecentlyreceivede-mails.T ouchtolaunchtheEmailapplication.
GetnoticationsaboutthelatestsoftwareupdatesfromLenovoandthird-partyservice
providers.
Readtipsonhowtoperformbasicoperationswithyourtablet.
Lockthescreen.
Enableordisablethemicrophone.
Playmusicorotheraudioles.
Viewpicturesinthepicturegallery.
Vieweventsconductedthroughvariouswidgetsandapplicationsonyourtablet,suchas
POPMail,GoogleMaps,andGoogleCalendar.
Enableordisabletheaudiooutput.
.
Applications
Anapplicationisasoftwareprogramthatenablesyoutoperformaspecictask.
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Note:Preinstalledapplicationsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.
Thefollowingtablelistssomeapplicationsthatmightbepreinstalledonyourtablet.
ApplicationDescription
AccuWeather.com
AmazonKindle
AmazonMP3
AppShopBrowse,download,andinstallgamesandapplicationsfromLenovoAppShop.
BBCnewsViewinternationalnewsandlistentothelatestnewsheadlinesandBBCWorld
BooksReadbooksthatyouhavedownloadedorcopiedtoyourtablet.
BrowserAccesstheInternet.
Calculator
Camera
ClockSetupalarmsanddisplaythecurrenttime.
ContactsSaveandmanagetheinformationofyourcontacts.
DocumentsToGo
Downloads
eBuddy
EmailManageallyoure-mailaccountsinthissingleapplication.
Gallery
GoogleSearchSearchforinformationontheInternet.
GmailSendorreceivee-mailsusingyourGmaile-mailbox.
Latitude
Maps
Market
Messaging
mSpotSearchformusiconlineorplaymusicstoredonyourtablet.
mSpotMovies
Music
PrinterShare
SettingsCongureyourtabletsettings.
Slacker
SocialTouch
Talk
USBFileCopyUtilityManageandtransferdatabetweenaUSBstoragedeviceandyourtablet.
GettheweatherinformationfordifferentlocationsfromtheWeb.
Find,shopfor,download,andreadKindleeBooksfromthemassiveselection.
DownloadorpurchasemusicfromtheAmazonMP3store.
Serviceradio.
Performbasicarithmeticoperations.
Takepicturesandrecordvideos.
View,edit,andcreateMicrosoft
®
Word,Excel
®
,andPowerPoint
®
les,orview
PDFles.
Managedownloadedles.
ChatonlinewithfriendsthroughWeb-basedinstantmessagingservicessuchas
MSN,Yahoo,GoogleTalk,andsoon.
Viewallpicturesorvideosthatyouhavetakenwiththecameras.
ViewthelocationsofyourfriendsonGoogleMapandshareorhideyourlocation.
FindlocationsandgetdirectionswithGoogleMaps.
Browse,download,andinstallapplicationsfromAndroidMarket.
Sendtextmessagestoyourfriends,colleagues,andfamily.
Rentyourfavoritemovietowatchit.
Playmusicstoredonyourtabletormusicstoredonanoptionallyinstalledash
mediacard.
PrintpicturesanddocumentstoWi-FiprinterssharedonyourLocalAreaNetwork
(LAN)orremoteprintersovertheInternet.
Listentoover100freeexpert-programmedradiostationsfromeverygenreor
createyourowncustomstations.
Vieweventsconductedthroughvariouswidgetsandapplicationsonyourtablet,
suchasPOPMail,GoogleMaps,andGoogleCalendar.
ChatwithotherGoogleT alkusers.
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ApplicationDescription
VoiceSearch
YouTube
ZinioReader
Performasearchbyspeakingyoursearchterms.
ViewanduploadYouTubevideosfromyourtablet.
PurchaseandviewdigitalmagazinesfromZinio.
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Chapter2.Gettingstarted
Thischapterhelpsyouquicklystartusingyourtablet.
InstallingtheSIMcard
IfyourtablethasawirelessWANfeature,itmightrequireaSIMcardtoestablishwirelessWANconnections.
Dependingonthecountryofdelivery,theSIMcardmightalreadybeinstalledinyourtabletormightbepart
oftheshippingcontentsthatcamewithyourtablet.
Attention:WheninstallingorremovingtheSIMcard,donottouchtheSIMcardmetalconnectors.As
aprecaution,alwaysholdyourtabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovetheSIMcardtoavoid
electrostaticdischarges.
ToinstallaSIMcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonforafewseconds,andthentouchOKfromthePower
offmenu.
2.OpentheSIMcardslotcoverandlocatetheSIMcardslot.T olocatetheSIMcardslot,see“Tablet
layout”onpage1
3.HoldtheSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet,andtheninsertit
rmlyintotheSIMcardslotuntilyouhearaclick.
.
4.ClosetheSIMcardslotcoverandrestartyourtablet.
ToremoveaSIMcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonforafewseconds,andthentouchOKfromthePower
offmenu.
2.LocatetheSIMcardslotandopentheSIMcardslotcover.T olocatetheSIMcardslot,see“Tablet
layout”onpage1.
3.PushtheSIMcardinwardandthenreleaseit.TheSIMcardejects.GentlyslidetheSIMcardout
oftheslot.
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Settingupyourtablet
Thersttimeyouturnonyourtablet,theSetupWizardisdisplayedtohelpyousetupyourtabletstepby
step.T ouchtherightarrowtogotothenextstepafteryounishasetting.
1.LanguageandTimeZone
Selectthelanguageyouwanttouseonyourtabletandsetthedateandtime.
2.Licenseagreement
TouchAccepttoacceptthelicenseagreement.
Note:Y oucannotgoforwarduntilyouaccepttheagreement.
3.Usingtheonscreenkeyboard
Thisstepprovidesyouanopportunitytopracticeusingtheonscreenkeyboard.T ouchSkipifyoudo
notwanttopractice.
4.Wirelessconnection
ThetabletscansforavailableWi-Finetworks.TouchWinetworkwithinrangetosetupaWi-Fi
connection.
IfyourtabletsupportswirelessWANconnection,touchSetupyourMobileBroadband(3G)
connectiontoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.
Note:ASIMcardisrequiredtoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.See“InstallingtheSIMcard”
onpage9.
Ifyouchoosenottoconnecttoawirelessnetworknow,touchtherightarrowtogotothenextstep.You
canconnecttoawirelessnetworklater.
5.GoogleAccountandLocationServices
Ifawirelessconnectionhasbeenestablished,createaGoogleAccountorsignintoyourGoogle
Accountifyoualreadyhaveone.Otherwise,touchtherightarrowtonishthesetup.
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YourGoogleAccount
Tooptimizeyourtabletcapabilities,registerandsignintoaGoogleAccounttouseGoogleapplications,
downloadapplicationsfromAndroidMarket,backupyoursettingsandotherdatatoGoogleservers,and
takeadvantageofotherGoogleservicesonyourtablet.
Note:AnInternetconnectionisrequiredtocreateorsignintoaGoogleAccount.Ensurethatyourtablet
hasanactiveWi-Fiormobiledataconnection(2Gor3G)beforeyouregisterorsignin.
CreatingaGoogleAccount
TocreateaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Addaccount.
3.TouchGoogleAccountsfromtheaccounttypelist.
4.TouchCreateaccount,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreateyouraccount.
AddingandremovingaGoogleAccount
ToaddaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon
2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Addaccount.
3.Touchtheaccounttypethatyouwanttoadd.
4.TypeyouraccountinformationandtouchSignin.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentonishaddingtheaccount.Alltheaddedaccountsarelisted
underManageaccountsontheAccounts&syncscreen.
fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
ToremoveaGoogleaccount,touchtheaccountfromtheaccountslistontheAccounts&syncscreen,and
thentouchRemoveaccountfromthetoprightcorner.
SynchronizingyourGoogleAccountwithyourtablet
ThechangesyoumaketoanyaddedaccountonthetabletorontheWebcanbeautomaticallysynchronized
witheachother.Bydefault,theAuto-syncfunctionisenabled.
Ifyouwanttosynchronizeyouraccountswithyourtabletmanually,dothefollowing:
1.GototheAccounts&syncsettingsscreen.
2.Touchtheaccountthatyouwanttosynchronizewithyourtablet.
3.Conguretheitemsthatyouwanttosynchronize,andthentouchtheSyncNowiconfromthe
toprightcornerofthescreen.
IfyouhaveforgottenyourGoogleAccountpassword,youcanresetitbydoingthefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.google.comandtouchSignin.
2.TouchCan’taccessyouraccount?intheSigninwithyourGoogleAccountbox,andthenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreentoresetyourpassword.
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ChangingthesynchronizationsettingsforaGoogleAccount
TocongurethesynchronizationsettingsforaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheAccounts&syncsettingsscreen.
2.Touchtheaccountthatyouwanttosynchronizewithyourtablet.Alistofitemsthatthisaccount
cansynchronizeisdisplayed.
3.Selectorclearthecheckboxforanitemtochangethesynchronizationsettings.
Homescreens
Asthestartingpointstouseyourtablet,Homescreensdisplaythestatusofyourtabletandprovideyou
withaccesstoapplications.
ThereareveHomescreens.Bydefault,themainHomescreenisdisplayedwheneveryouturnonyour
tabletorpresstheHomebutton.Touchablankareaonthescreenandslideyourngerleftorright
horizontallytoviewtheotherHomescreens.
Note:TheavailablewidgetsandapplicationshortcutsonHomescreensmightvarybygeographiclocation.
YoucancustomizetheveHomescreenstomeetyourpersonalpreferences.Forexample,youcanchange
themainHomescreen,addorremovewidgetsorapplications,changethewallpaper,andsoon.Formore
information,see“CustomizingyourHomescreens”onpage19
.
Figure3.Homescreen
1Actionbar
2Desktop
3Systembar
Actionbar
TheactionbarislocatedatthetopofaHomescreen:
•GoogleSearch:SearchforinformationontheInternet.See“SearchingtheInternet”onpage36
formoreinformation.
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•GoogleVoiceSearch:SearchforinformationontheInternetbyspeaking.See“Searchingthe
Internet”onpage36formoreinformation.
•Applications:Opentheapplicationlibrarytoviewallinstalledapplications.
•Customize
:OpentheHomescreenscustomizationviewtocustomizetheHomescreens.
Desktop
Desktopistheareawherewidgetsorapplicationshortcutsaredisplayed.
Bydefault,aLenovo-uniquewidgetnamedLenovoLaunchZoneisdisplayedatthecenterofthemainHome
screen.LenovoLaunchZoneprovidesyouwitheasyaccesstoAndroidsettings,noticationsforthelatest
updatesfromLenovo,andcustomizablelaunchpointstoyourfavoriteapplications.
Figure4.LenovoLaunchZone
Note:DefaultapplicationsinLenovoLaunchZonevarybygeographiclocations.
1Watch
2Email
3Androidsettings
4Read
5Listen
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settings
Launchyourfavoritevideoplayer,suchasmSpotMovies,towatchmoviesorvideos.
Launchyourfavoritee-mailapplicationtoreadandsende-mails.
ThenumbernexttotheEmailiconindicatesthenumberofunreade-mails.Y oucan
disablethisfeaturethroughtheLenovoLaunchZonesettings.See“CustomizingLenovo
LaunchZone”onpage21
OpentheAndroidSettingsscreentocongureyourtabletsettings.
Launchyourfavoritee-bookreader,suchasAmazonKindle,toreadbooks,magazines,
orotherwrittencontents.
Launchyourfavoritemusicplayer,radioplayer,ormusicdownloadsitetolistentomusic,
radiobroadcasts,oraudiobooks.
OpentheLaunchZonesettingsscreentochangethecolorofLenovoLaunchZoneor
changethecongurationofeachlaunchpoint.Formoreinformation,see“Customizing
LenovoLaunchZone”onpage21
.
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7BrowserLaunchtheBrowserapplication.
8Featuresand
messages
Receiveinformationandtipsaboutyourtablet,aswellasspecialoffersincongured
categories.
ThisiconisdisplayedonlywhenthereareunreadsystemnoticationsfromLenovo.
Touchthisicontoviewdetailsofthenotications.
LenovoLaunchZoneisfullycustomizablethroughtheLenovoLaunchZonesettings.Y oucanchangethe
centerareaofLenovoLaunchZone,whichispredenedas7Browser,tobeapictureviewer.Y oualsocan
changeanyofthefourquadrants,predenedas1Watchvideos,2Email,4Readbooks,and5Listento
music,tolaunchanyinstalledapplication.Inthisway,youcanloadyourmostcommonlyusedapplications
onLenovoLaunchZoneandaccessthoseapplicationswithasimpletouch.Forinstructionsonhowto
changethesesettings,referto“CustomizingLenovoLaunchZone”onpage21
.
Systembar
ThesystembaratthebottomofaHomescreendisplaysstatusicons,noticationicons,thecurrenttime,
andseveraldevicecontrols:
•Back:Gobacktothepreviousscreen.
•Home:ReturntothemainHomescreenatanytimeinanyapplication.
•RecentApps
:Openaviewofvemostrecentlylaunchedapplications.Formoreinformation,see
“Managingrecentlylaunchedapplications”onpage45.
•FavoriteApps:LaunchtheFavoriteAppsutility.See“Workingwithyourfavoriteapplications”on
page44
formoreinformation.
•Time,status,andnoticationarea:
Therightsideofthesystembardisplaystime,systemstatusicons,andnoticationicons.
Whenyoutouchthetimearea,theStatusDetailspanelopensdisplayingthecurrenttime,date,wireless
connectionstatus,andbatterystatus.
Whenanynoticationsarepresent,thesummaryislistedbelowthestatusdetails.Touchanoticationto
viewthedetailedinformation.
WhenyoutouchanywhereintheStatusDetailspanel,theQuickSettingspanelisdisplayedbelowthe
statusdetails.ThroughQuickSettings,youcanadjustthedisplaybrightnessandenableordisablea
feature,suchasmobilenetworkconnection,GPS,Bluetooth,Airplanemode,Wi-Fi,Emailsync,screen
orientation,andnotications.
ToclosetheQuickSettingspanel,touchanywhereelseonthescreen.
Usingthemultitouchscreen
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemultitouchscreen.
Touch
Tapgentlyonthescreenwithyourngertiptolaunchanapplication,selectanitem,openamenu,or
typetextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.
Touchandhold
Touchandholdanobjectorablankareaonthescreenuntilanactionoccurs.
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Drag
Tomoveanitemsuchasanimageandanicononthescreen,touchandholdyourngerontheitem,move
yourngertothedesiredlocation,andthentakeyourngeroffthescreen.
Swipeorslide
MoveyourngerinaverticalorhorizontaldirectiononthescreentoscrollthroughHomescreens,Web
pages,lists,picturethumbnails,andsoon.
Zoom
•Zoomout:Movetwongersclosetogetheronthescreenasifyouarepickingsomethinguptoreduce
theviewofanimageoraWebpage.
•Zoomin:MovetwongersapartonthescreentoenlargetheviewofanimageoraWebpage.
Double-tap
Forsomeapplications,quicklytaptwiceonthescreentozoomin.Double-tapagaintozoomout.
Editing
•T ocutorcopytext,dothefollowing:
1.Touchandholdthewordyouwanttouseuntilthepop-upmenuisdisplayed.
2.TouchSelecttext.Theeditmenuisdisplayedatthetopofthescreen.Theselectedwordis
highlightedandtwoselectiontabsaredisplayedundertheword.
3.Drageitherselectiontabtoexpandorreducetherangeoftheselectedtext.Ifyouwanttoselectall
text,touchSelectall.
4.TouchCutorCopyfromtheeditmenu.Thetextissavedtotheclipboard.
•T opastetext,dothefollowing:
1.Touchandholdtheareawhereyouwanttopastethetextthatyoucutorcopied.Apop-upoptionis
displayed.
2.TouchPastetopastethetext.
Rotatethescreen
Yourtablethasabuilt-inmotionsensorthatsupportsthescreenauto-rotationfeature.Bydefault,this
featureisenabled.Whenyourotatethetablet,thescreenautomaticallyrotatestolandscapeorportraitview.
Todisablethescreenauto-rotationfeature,dooneofthefollowing:
•Pressthescreenrotationlockbuttonfromtherightsideofyourtablet.
•TouchthetimeareafromthesystembarandtouchanywhereintheStatusDetailspaneltoopenthe
QuickSettingspanel.ThentouchLockscreenorientation.
•FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicon
theapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreen
opens.ThentouchScreen➙Auto-rotatescreen.
Note:Someapplicationsdonotsupportthescreenauto-rotationfeature.
onLenovoLaunchZone,ortouch
Usingtheonscreenkeyboard
Theonscreenkeyboardisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyouneedtotype.Itautomaticallyrotatestoeither
theportraitorlandscapeviewbasedonthetabletorientation.Usetheonscreenkeyboardtotypetext,
numbers,symbols,andothercharacters.
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YourtabletispreinstalledwiththeAndroidkeyboardandtheFlexT9keyboard.Youcandownloadmore
inputmethodsfromAndroidMarket.
Typingtext,numbers,symbols,andothercharacters
Whenyouneedtotypetext,touchthetexteldtobringuptheonscreenkeyboard,thentouchkeysonthe
keyboardtotype.Toclosetheonscreenkeyboard,touchthedownarrowbutton
fromthesystembar.
•FortheAndroidkeyboard:
Touchtheshiftkeytocapitalizethecharacter.Double-taptheshiftkeytomakeallcharacters
capitalized.Bydefault,theauto-capitalizationfunctionisenabledwhenyouaretypingEnglish.
Totypenumbersandsymbols,touchthe123key
toswitchtothenumbersandsymbolskeyboard.
Toinputtextbyspeaking,touchthemicrophonekeytostartspeaking.
•FortheFlexT9keyboard:
Touchtheshiftkeytocapitalizethecharacter.Double-taptheshiftkeytomakeallcharacters
capitalized.Bydefault,theauto-capitalizationfunctionisenabledwhenyouaretypingEnglish.
Totypenumbersandsymbols,touchthe123key
toswitchtothenumbersandsymbolskeyboard.
FlexT9alsosupportsspeakmode,whichmeansyoucaninputtextbyspeaking.Tousethespeakmode,
touchthedragonamekeyandspeakthetextthatyouwanttoinput.Whenyouaredone,simply
stoptalking.FlexT9convertsyourspeechtovisualtext.Innoisyenvironments,itmightbenecessaryto
manuallystopthespeakmodebytouchinganywhereonthekeyboard.
Ifyouprefertoinputtextbywriting,touchthepenkey
toenablethehandwritingmode.
TolearnmoreaboutFlexT9,gotohttp://www.dragonmobileapps.com/android/ex_overview.html.
Changingtheinputmethodwhentyping
Tochangetheinputmethodwhentyping,dothefollowing:
•FortheAndroidkeyboard:
1.Touchandholdthesettingskeytobringuptheinputmethodselectiondialogbox.
2.Touchthedesiredinputmethodfromthelist.
•FortheFlexT9keyboard:
1.Touchandholdthe123keytobringuptheFlexT9inputmethodselectiondialogbox.
2.TouchSelectInputMethod.
3.Touchthedesiredinputmethodfromthelist.
Usingtheonscreenkeyboardinotherlanguages
Tochangetheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
2.TouchLanguage&input➙Congureinputmethod.Alltheinputmethodsarelistedwiththeir
submenus.
3.FortheAndroidkeyboard,touchActiveinputmethodsanddisabletheselectionUsesystem
language.FortheFlexT9keyboard,touchSettings➙Languagesandsettings.
4.Touchthedesiredinputlanguagefromthelanguagelist.
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5.TouchtheBackbuttonwhenyouaredone.
Ifyouhaveconguredmultiplelanguagesandwanttoswitchtoanotherlanguagewhenyouaretyping
text,dothefollowing:
•FortheAndroidkeyboard:
1.Touchandholdthesettingskeytobringuptheinputmethodselectiondialogbox.
2.Touchthedesiredlanguagefromthelist.Theselectedlanguageisdisplayedonthespacekey.
•FortheFlexT9keyboard:
1.Touchandholdthespacekey.Apop-upmenuisdisplayedlistingallofthelanguagesthatyou
havecongured.
2.Touchthedesiredlanguagefromthepop-upmenu.Theselectedlanguageisdisplayedonthe
spacekey.
Dictionary
Yourtablethasdictionariesinmanylanguagesthatcanbehelpfulwhencomposingmessagesand
documents.Theappropriatedictionaryisactivatedautomaticallywhenyoutouchasupportedkeyboard.
Theactivedictionarysuggestscorrectionsorcompletesthewordwhileyoutype.Youdonotneedto
interruptyourtypingtoacceptthesuggestedword.
•Acceptingorrejectingdictionarysuggestions
Toacceptadictionarysuggestion,touchthespacekeyonthekeyboardwhenthedictionarysuggestion
isdisplayed.T orejectadictionarysuggestion,nishtypingthewordthatyouwant,andthentouchthe
suggestiontodismissitbeforetypinganythingelse.
•Correctingawordusingthedictionarysuggestedcorrections
Ifyoumisspellaword,thewordisunderlinedwithadottedline.Touchthemisspelledwordandalist
ofsuggestedcorrectionsisdisplayed.Touchtheonethatbestmatchesyourword.Themisspelled
wordisreplaced.
YoualsocancreateyourowndictionarybyusingtheUserdictionaryfunction.
Toaddawordtoyourdictionary,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
2.TouchLanguage&input➙Userdictionary➙Addtoaddyourword.
Disablingtheonscreenkeyboard
Ifyouprefertouseaphysicalkeyboard,justconnectanexternalUSBkeyboardorawirelessBluetooth
keyboardtoyourtablet.Theonscreenkeyboardisdisabledautomatically.
UsingtheThinkPadT abletPen
Thebattery-poweredThinkPadT abletPenenablesyoutoinputtextordrawgraphicsinanatural
manner.SometabletsareequippedwithaThinkPadTabletPenasastandardfeature.For
tabletsthatareshippedwithouttheThinkPadTabletPen,youcanorderapenfromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.
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Figure5.ThinkPadTabletPenoverview
TousetheThinkPadTabletPen,holdthepenandgentlytouchthescreenwiththetiptoaccomplishactions
suchastouch,touchandhold,drag,andslide.Youalsocantouchanitemorablankareawiththepentip
andthenpresstheactivebutton1toimitateatouch-and-holdoperation.
Ifthebatterypowerrunsout,theactivebutton1stopsfunctioning.Unscrewthebatterycap2andremove
ittoreplacethebattery.
Whendrawingorwritingwiththepen,holdthepenverticallytoachievethebestlinequality.
Note:TheThinkPadTabletPenusesoneAAAAalkalinebattery.
Usethepeninsteadofyourngerinthefollowingconditions:
•Whenyouneedpreciseanddetailedinput,suchasdrawingapictureorusinghandwritingmode
•Whentoomanyelementsarecrowdedonthescreen,forexample,whenyouareplayinggames
•Ifyouwanttokeepyourscreenfreefromsmudges
•Ifyouhavelongngernailsanditisdifcultforyoutotype
YourtabletprovidesastorageslotandstringholesfortheThinkPadTabletPen.Whenyouarenotusingthe
ThinkPadTabletPen,storeitinthetablet.Ifyouneedtousethepenfrequently,stringthepentothestring
holestoavoidlosingit.T olocatethestorageslotandstringholes,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1
.
Screenlockmode
Topreventunauthorizeduseandaccesstoyourdata,lockyourtabletwhenyouarenotusingit.Afteryou
lockyourtablet,nothinghappenswhenyoutouchthescreen,butyoustillcanlistentomusicandusethe
volumebuttons.
Tolockyourtablet,pressthepowerbuttononce.Thetabletscreenisturnedoff.
Tounlockthescreen,pressthepowerbuttonagainanddragtheunlockiconacrossthescreen
inanydirection.
IfyouhavesetupascreenunlockpasswordoraPersonalIdenticationNumber(PIN),oranunlockpattern,
youhavetotypethecorrectpasswordorPIN,ordrawthecorrectpatterntounlockyourscreen.Formore
information,see“Lockingthetabletscreen”onpage63
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Downloadinggamesandapplications
Toextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromAndroidMarket
andLenovoAppShop.BothAndroidMarketandLenovoAppShopprovideaneasyandquickwayfor
youtoshopforgamesandmobileapplications.
DownloadinggamesandapplicationsfromAndroidMarket
TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromAndroidMarket,dothefollowing:
1.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicontoopentheapplicationlibrary.
2.TouchtheAndroidMarketicontolaunchtheapplication.
3.SignintoAndroidMarketwithyourGoogleAccount.IfyoudonothaveaGoogleAccount,followthe
instructionsonthescreentocreateanaccount.
4.Ifyouarelaunchingthisapplicationforthersttime,readthetermsandconditionsandtouchAccept.
TheAndroidMarketscreenisdisplayed.
5.Scrollandbrowselistedapplicationsorgamestolocatethedesiredapplicationorgame.Touchthe
applicationorgametoviewdetailedinformation.
6.Ontheapplicationdetailsscreen,touchDOWNLOADorBUYandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen
tostartthedownloadandinstallation.Thedownloadingiconisdisplayedonthesystembar.
7.Whenthedownloadnishes,touchthetimeareafromthesystembartobringupthenotication
messages.
8.Touchtheinstalledapplicationonthelistandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouseit.
DownloadinggamesandapplicationsfromLenovoAppShop
TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromLenovoAppShop,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon
2.TouchApplications➙UnknownsourcestoallowtheinstallationofapplicationsfromLenovoApp
Shop.
Note:YouonlyneedtoenableUnknownsourcesthersttimeyoudownloadapplicationsfromLenovo
AppShop,orafteryouperformafactorydataresetoperation.
3.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicontoopentheapplicationlibrary.
4.TouchtheLenovoAppShopicontolaunchtheapplication.
5.Scrollandbrowselistedapplicationsorgamestolocatethedesiredapplicationorgame.
6.Touchtheapplicationorgame,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallit.
fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
CustomizingyourHomescreens
BecausetheHomescreensarethestartingpointsforyoutouseyourtablet,youmightwanttocustomize
theHomescreenstomeetyourpersonalpreferences.ReadthistopictolearnhowtocustomizeyourHome
screensbyaddinganitemtoaHomescreen,rearrangingtheHomescreens,resettingthemainHome
screen,changingthewallpaper,andcustomizingLenovoLaunchZone.
AddinganitemtoaHomescreen
Toaddanapplicationshortcut,widget,orotheritemtoaHomescreen,dothefollowing:
1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.
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2.TouchtheAppshortcutstab,theWidgetstab,ortheMoretabtoselectthedesireditemthatyou
wanttoadd.
3.DragtheitemtotheHomescreenwhereyouwanttoaddit.IfyoudragittoaHomescreenand
pausebeforeliftingyournger,theHomescreenenlargessoyoucanplacetheitemwhereyouwant
ittobelocated.Otherwise,theitemisplacedontherstavailablespot.Ifyousimplytouchthe
iteminsteadofdraggingit,theitemisaddedtotheHomescreenfromwhichyouenteredtheHome
screencustomizationview.
Note:Whenaddingsomeitems,youmightbepromptedtomakeadditionalselectionsbeforetheitem
isaddedtoaHomescreen.
MovingaHomescreenitem
TomoveanitemonaHomescreen,dothefollowing:
1.Touchandholdtheitemyouwanttorepositionuntilitmagniesandbecomesmovable.Donotlift
yournger.
2.DragtheitemtoanewlocationonthesameHomescreenandreleaseyournger.Ifyouwanttomove
theitemtoanotherHomescreen,holdanddragtheitemtotheleftorrightoutlineofanotherHome
screenuntilthedesiredHomescreenopens,andthenreleaseyournger.
RemovinganitemfromaHomescreen
1.Touchandholdtheitemyouwanttoremoveuntilitmagniesandbecomesmovable.Donotliftyour
nger.TheapplicationsiconinthetoprightcornerchangestotheTrashicon.
2.DragtheitemtotheTrashicon.
3.ReleaseyourngerwhentheTrashiconglowsred.
ChangingtheHomescreenwallpaper
1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.
2.TouchtheWallpaperstabandtouchasource(Gallery,LiveWallpapers,orWallpaper)fromwhichto
selectthewallpaper.
3.Touchtheimageofthewallpaperyouwanttouse.
ChangingthemainHomescreen
1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.
2.TouchtheOptionstab.
3.TouchandholdtheHomeicon,andthendragittoanotherlocationabovetheHomescreenthat
youwanttosetasthemainHomescreen.TheselectedHomescreenishighlightedingreen.
4.Releaseyournger.TheselectedHomescreenbecomesthemainHomescreen.
ReorderingtheHomescreens
IfyouwanttoreordertheHomescreens,dothefollowing:
1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.
2.TouchtheOptionstab.
3.TouchandholdaHomescreenanddragittoanewlocation.Thetargetlocationishighlightedwitha
greenline.
4.Releaseyournger.TheHomescreenismovedtothenewlocation.
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CustomizingLenovoLaunchZone
CustomizeLenovoLaunchZonebychangingthebackgroundcolor,thetransparencylevel,andother
settingstomeetyourpersonalpreferences.
TochangethebackgroundcolorandthetransparencylevelofLenovoLaunchZone,dothefollowing:
1.TouchtheLenovoLaunchZoneSettingsiconfromLenovoLaunchZone.Thesettingsitemsare
displayed.
2.TouchChangeLaunchZoneColor.
3.Touchyourfavoritecolorandslidethetransparencybartoyourpreference.
Toreplaceoneofthepredenedfourquadrantswithanotherapplication,dothefollowing:
1.TouchtheLenovoLaunchZoneSettingsiconfromLenovoLaunchZone.Thesettingsitemsare
displayed.
2.Touchthenameofthequadrantthatyouwanttoreplace.
3.TouchSelectanapplication.
4.TouchBrowse.
5.Scrollthroughtheapplicationlistandtouchthedesiredapplication.Y oucannowlaunchtheselected
applicationfromthequadrant.
Tochangethecenterarea(browser)intoapictureviewer,dothefollowing:
1.TouchtheLenovoLaunchZoneSettingsiconfromLenovoLaunchZone.Thesettingsitemsare
displayed.
2.TouchZone5:Customize.
3.Touchoneofthefollowing:
•Showonepicture:Selectapicturefromyourpicturegallery.
•Displayslideshow:Chooseanimagesourceandcongurehowoftenyouwouldliketochange
apicture.
Tochangeothersettings,opentheLenovoLaunchZonesettingsviewandtouchanitemforfurther
conguration.
Note:DefaultapplicationsonLenovoLaunchZonevarybygeographiclocations.Therefore,theLaunch
Zonesettingsonyourtabletmightbedifferentfromthosedescribedinthefollowingtable.
Table1.LenovoLaunchZonesettings
Menu
Zone2:Email
Options
Preinstalledvideoplayers Zone1:Watch
Selectanapplication
GmailApp
Email
Selectanapplication
Description
Touchavideoplayerfromthelist,ortouchSelectan
applicationtoselectanotherapplicationtolaunchfrom
Zone1.
IfyouselectEmail,anadditionalsettingoptionShow
unreadeMailCounteronmainwindowisdisplayed.
Whenthisoptionisenabled,thenumberofunreade-mails
isdisplayedinZone2.
IfyouwanttoreplaceEmailwithanotherapplication,touch
Selectanapplication.
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Table1.LenovoLaunchZonesettings(continued)
Menu
Zone5:Customize
ChangeLaunchZone
Color
Messagesfrom
Lenovo
Options
Preinstallede-bookreaders Zone3:Read
Selectanapplication
Preinstalledmusicplayers Zone4:Listen
Selectanapplication
Launchbrowser
Showonepicture
Displayslideshow
Description
Selectane-bookreader,ortouchSelectanapplication
toselectanotherapplicationtolaunchfromZone3.
Selectamusicplayer,ortouchSelectanapplicationto
selectanotherapplicationtolaunchfromZone4.
CongureZone5tobethelaunchpointforBrowseror
tobeapictureviewer.
Changethebackgroundcolorandtransparencytoyour
preference.
Selectcategoriesforwhichyouwanttoreceive
notications,suchasgames,movies,deviceaccessories,
andbooks.
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