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.

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

Contents

Readthisrst.............iii

Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iii

Chapter1.Productoverview......1

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

Accessories.................4

Features..................4

Specications................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-FiprolesfromaThinkPad

notebookcomputertoyourtablet.....37

Conguringthewirelessnetworkdisconnect

policy................38

Usingyourtabletforentertainment.......39

Usingheadphonesorearphones......39

Usingcameras.............39

Viewingpictures............41

Watchingvideos............41

Listeningtomusic...........42

Readingbooks.............42

Obtainingmultimediales........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

Encryptingtheashmediacard........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

Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablelm.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

Exportclassicationnotice..........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

Readthisrst

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
theoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecicationsofEN50332-2.
TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecication
limitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearing
loss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)fora
widebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbe
dangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.

Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationofthe
headphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespecicationsofEN50332-1.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:

Donotdeleteunknownlesorchangethenameoflesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;
otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.

Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletocomputerviruses,hackers,
spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyour
responsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformofrewalls,antivirussoftware,and
anti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.

Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,and
microwaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliances
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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viUserGuide

Chapter1.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsoftheconnectorsandcontrols,tablet
features,accessories,specications,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

1

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-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)connector,adigitalaudioandvideo
interfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahighdenition
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

.

OpenthecardslotcovertoaccesstheSubscriberIdenticationModule(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.

Chapter1.Productoverview3

Accessories

Figure2.Accessories

•ThinkPadT abletACCharger:Theacchargerconsistsoftwoparts,snap-inprongsandachargerhead.
Inserttheprongsintothechargerheadtosetuptheaccharger.Usetheacchargertogetherwiththe
suppliedUSBcabletoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.

•USBcable:UsetheUSBcabletoconnectyourtablettoapersonalcomputerfordatatransfer,oruseit
togetherwiththeacchargertochargeyourtablet.

•ThinkPadT abletPen(forsomemodels):IfyourtabletisequippedwithaThinkPadTabletPen,useit
toinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithouttouchingthe
screenwithyournger.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)

Specications

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%

Chapter1.Productoverview5

–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.

GetnoticationsaboutthelatestsoftwareupdatesfromLenovoandthird-partyservice
providers.

Readtipsonhowtoperformbasicoperationswithyourtablet.

Lockthescreen.

Enableordisablethemicrophone.

Playmusicorotheraudioles.

Viewpicturesinthepicturegallery.

Vieweventsconductedthroughvariouswidgetsandapplicationsonyourtablet,suchas
POPMail,GoogleMaps,andGoogleCalendar.

Enableordisabletheaudiooutput.

.

Applications

Anapplicationisasoftwareprogramthatenablesyoutoperformaspecictask.

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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

SettingsCongureyourtabletsettings.

Slacker

SocialTouch

Talk

USBFileCopyUtilityManageandtransferdatabetweenaUSBstoragedeviceandyourtablet.

GettheweatherinformationfordifferentlocationsfromtheWeb.

Find,shopfor,download,andreadKindleeBooksfromthemassiveselection.

DownloadorpurchasemusicfromtheAmazonMP3store.

Serviceradio.

Performbasicarithmeticoperations.

Takepicturesandrecordvideos.

View,edit,andcreateMicrosoft

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Word,Excel

®

,andPowerPoint

®

les,orview

PDFles.

Managedownloadedles.

ChatonlinewithfriendsthroughWeb-basedinstantmessagingservicessuchas
MSN,Yahoo,GoogleTalk,andsoon.

Viewallpicturesorvideosthatyouhavetakenwiththecameras.

ViewthelocationsofyourfriendsonGoogleMapandshareorhideyourlocation.

FindlocationsandgetdirectionswithGoogleMaps.

Browse,download,andinstallapplicationsfromAndroidMarket.

Sendtextmessagestoyourfriends,colleagues,andfamily.

Rentyourfavoritemovietowatchit.

Playmusicstoredonyourtabletormusicstoredonanoptionallyinstalledash
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.

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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

Thersttimeyouturnonyourtablet,theSetupWizardisdisplayedtohelpyousetupyourtabletstepby
step.T ouchtherightarrowtogotothenextstepafteryounishasetting.

1.LanguageandTimeZone
Selectthelanguageyouwanttouseonyourtabletandsetthedateandtime.

2.Licenseagreement
TouchAccepttoacceptthelicenseagreement.

Note:Y oucannotgoforwarduntilyouaccepttheagreement.

3.Usingtheonscreenkeyboard
Thisstepprovidesyouanopportunitytopracticeusingtheonscreenkeyboard.T ouchSkipifyoudo

notwanttopractice.

4.Wirelessconnection
ThetabletscansforavailableWi-Finetworks.TouchWinetworkwithinrangetosetupaWi-Fi

connection.
IfyourtabletsupportswirelessWANconnection,touchSetupyourMobileBroadband(3G)

connectiontoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.

Note:ASIMcardisrequiredtoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.See“InstallingtheSIMcard”

onpage9.
Ifyouchoosenottoconnecttoawirelessnetworknow,touchtherightarrowtogotothenextstep.You

canconnecttoawirelessnetworklater.

5.GoogleAccountandLocationServices
Ifawirelessconnectionhasbeenestablished,createaGoogleAccountorsignintoyourGoogle

Accountifyoualreadyhaveone.Otherwise,touchtherightarrowtonishthesetup.

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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.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentonishaddingtheaccount.Alltheaddedaccountsarelisted
underManageaccountsontheAccounts&syncscreen.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

ToremoveaGoogleaccount,touchtheaccountfromtheaccountslistontheAccounts&syncscreen,and
thentouchRemoveaccountfromthetoprightcorner.

SynchronizingyourGoogleAccountwithyourtablet

ThechangesyoumaketoanyaddedaccountonthetabletorontheWebcanbeautomaticallysynchronized
witheachother.Bydefault,theAuto-syncfunctionisenabled.

Ifyouwanttosynchronizeyouraccountswithyourtabletmanually,dothefollowing:

1.GototheAccounts&syncsettingsscreen.

2.Touchtheaccountthatyouwanttosynchronizewithyourtablet.

3.Conguretheitemsthatyouwanttosynchronize,andthentouchtheSyncNowiconfromthe
toprightcornerofthescreen.

IfyouhaveforgottenyourGoogleAccountpassword,youcanresetitbydoingthefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.google.comandtouchSignin.

2.TouchCan’taccessyouraccount?intheSigninwithyourGoogleAccountbox,andthenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreentoresetyourpassword.

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ChangingthesynchronizationsettingsforaGoogleAccount

TocongurethesynchronizationsettingsforaGoogleAccount,dothefollowing:

1.OpentheAccounts&syncsettingsscreen.

2.Touchtheaccountthatyouwanttosynchronizewithyourtablet.Alistofitemsthatthisaccount
cansynchronizeisdisplayed.

3.Selectorclearthecheckboxforanitemtochangethesynchronizationsettings.

Homescreens

Asthestartingpointstouseyourtablet,Homescreensdisplaythestatusofyourtabletandprovideyou
withaccesstoapplications.

ThereareveHomescreens.Bydefault,themainHomescreenisdisplayedwheneveryouturnonyour
tabletorpresstheHomebutton.Touchablankareaonthescreenandslideyourngerleftorright
horizontallytoviewtheotherHomescreens.

Note:TheavailablewidgetsandapplicationshortcutsonHomescreensmightvarybygeographiclocation.

YoucancustomizetheveHomescreenstomeetyourpersonalpreferences.Forexample,youcanchange
themainHomescreen,addorremovewidgetsorapplications,changethewallpaper,andsoon.Formore
information,see“CustomizingyourHomescreens”onpage19

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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,noticationsforthelatest
updatesfromLenovo,andcustomizablelaunchpointstoyourfavoriteapplications.

Figure4.LenovoLaunchZone

Note:DefaultapplicationsinLenovoLaunchZonevarybygeographiclocations.

1Watch

2Email

3Androidsettings

4Read

5Listen

6LenovoLaunchZone

settings

Launchyourfavoritevideoplayer,suchasmSpotMovies,towatchmoviesorvideos.

Launchyourfavoritee-mailapplicationtoreadandsende-mails.

ThenumbernexttotheEmailiconindicatesthenumberofunreade-mails.Y oucan
disablethisfeaturethroughtheLenovoLaunchZonesettings.See“CustomizingLenovo
LaunchZone”onpage21

OpentheAndroidSettingsscreentocongureyourtabletsettings.

Launchyourfavoritee-bookreader,suchasAmazonKindle,toreadbooks,magazines,
orotherwrittencontents.

Launchyourfavoritemusicplayer,radioplayer,ormusicdownloadsitetolistentomusic,
radiobroadcasts,oraudiobooks.

OpentheLaunchZonesettingsscreentochangethecolorofLenovoLaunchZoneor
changethecongurationofeachlaunchpoint.Formoreinformation,see“Customizing
LenovoLaunchZone”onpage21

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7BrowserLaunchtheBrowserapplication.

8Featuresand

messages

Receiveinformationandtipsaboutyourtablet,aswellasspecialoffersincongured
categories.

ThisiconisdisplayedonlywhenthereareunreadsystemnoticationsfromLenovo.
Touchthisicontoviewdetailsofthenotications.

LenovoLaunchZoneisfullycustomizablethroughtheLenovoLaunchZonesettings.Y oucanchangethe
centerareaofLenovoLaunchZone,whichispredenedas7Browser,tobeapictureviewer.Y oualsocan
changeanyofthefourquadrants,predenedas1Watchvideos,2Email,4Readbooks,and5Listento
music,tolaunchanyinstalledapplication.Inthisway,youcanloadyourmostcommonlyusedapplications
onLenovoLaunchZoneandaccessthoseapplicationswithasimpletouch.Forinstructionsonhowto
changethesesettings,referto“CustomizingLenovoLaunchZone”onpage21

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Systembar

ThesystembaratthebottomofaHomescreendisplaysstatusicons,noticationicons,thecurrenttime,
andseveraldevicecontrols:

•Back:Gobacktothepreviousscreen.

•Home:ReturntothemainHomescreenatanytimeinanyapplication.

•RecentApps

:Openaviewofvemostrecentlylaunchedapplications.Formoreinformation,see

“Managingrecentlylaunchedapplications”onpage45.

•FavoriteApps:LaunchtheFavoriteAppsutility.See“Workingwithyourfavoriteapplications”on
page44

formoreinformation.

•Time,status,andnoticationarea:
Therightsideofthesystembardisplaystime,systemstatusicons,andnoticationicons.
Whenyoutouchthetimearea,theStatusDetailspanelopensdisplayingthecurrenttime,date,wireless

connectionstatus,andbatterystatus.
Whenanynoticationsarepresent,thesummaryislistedbelowthestatusdetails.Touchanoticationto

viewthedetailedinformation.
WhenyoutouchanywhereintheStatusDetailspanel,theQuickSettingspanelisdisplayedbelowthe

statusdetails.ThroughQuickSettings,youcanadjustthedisplaybrightnessandenableordisablea
feature,suchasmobilenetworkconnection,GPS,Bluetooth,Airplanemode,Wi-Fi,Emailsync,screen
orientation,andnotications.

ToclosetheQuickSettingspanel,touchanywhereelseonthescreen.

Usingthemultitouchscreen

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemultitouchscreen.

Touch

Tapgentlyonthescreenwithyourngertiptolaunchanapplication,selectanitem,openamenu,or
typetextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.

Touchandhold

Touchandholdanobjectorablankareaonthescreenuntilanactionoccurs.

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Drag

Tomoveanitemsuchasanimageandanicononthescreen,touchandholdyourngerontheitem,move
yourngertothedesiredlocation,andthentakeyourngeroffthescreen.

Swipeorslide

MoveyourngerinaverticalorhorizontaldirectiononthescreentoscrollthroughHomescreens,Web
pages,lists,picturethumbnails,andsoon.

Zoom

•Zoomout:Movetwongersclosetogetheronthescreenasifyouarepickingsomethinguptoreduce
theviewofanimageoraWebpage.

•Zoomin:MovetwongersapartonthescreentoenlargetheviewofanimageoraWebpage.

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,touchthetexteldtobringuptheonscreenkeyboard,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,
touchthedragonamekeyandspeakthetextthatyouwanttoinput.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➙Congureinputmethod.Alltheinputmethodsarelistedwiththeir
submenus.

3.FortheAndroidkeyboard,touchActiveinputmethodsanddisabletheselectionUsesystem
language.FortheFlexT9keyboard,touchSettings➙Languagesandsettings.

4.Touchthedesiredinputlanguagefromthelanguagelist.

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5.TouchtheBackbuttonwhenyouaredone.

Ifyouhaveconguredmultiplelanguagesandwanttoswitchtoanotherlanguagewhenyouaretyping
text,dothefollowing:

•FortheAndroidkeyboard:

1.Touchandholdthesettingskeytobringuptheinputmethodselectiondialogbox.

2.Touchthedesiredlanguagefromthelist.Theselectedlanguageisdisplayedonthespacekey.

•FortheFlexT9keyboard:

1.Touchandholdthespacekey.Apop-upmenuisdisplayedlistingallofthelanguagesthatyou
havecongured.

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.

Usethepeninsteadofyourngerinthefollowingconditions:

•Whenyouneedpreciseanddetailedinput,suchasdrawingapictureorusinghandwritingmode

•Whentoomanyelementsarecrowdedonthescreen,forexample,whenyouareplayinggames

•Ifyouwanttokeepyourscreenfreefromsmudges

•Ifyouhavelongngernailsanditisdifcultforyoutotype

YourtabletprovidesastorageslotandstringholesfortheThinkPadTabletPen.Whenyouarenotusingthe
ThinkPadTabletPen,storeitinthetablet.Ifyouneedtousethepenfrequently,stringthepentothestring
holestoavoidlosingit.T olocatethestorageslotandstringholes,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1

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Screenlockmode

Topreventunauthorizeduseandaccesstoyourdata,lockyourtabletwhenyouarenotusingit.Afteryou
lockyourtablet,nothinghappenswhenyoutouchthescreen,butyoustillcanlistentomusicandusethe
volumebuttons.

Tolockyourtablet,pressthepowerbuttononce.Thetabletscreenisturnedoff.

Tounlockthescreen,pressthepowerbuttonagainanddragtheunlockiconacrossthescreen
inanydirection.

IfyouhavesetupascreenunlockpasswordoraPersonalIdenticationNumber(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.Ifyouarelaunchingthisapplicationforthersttime,readthetermsandconditionsandtouchAccept.
TheAndroidMarketscreenisdisplayed.

5.Scrollandbrowselistedapplicationsorgamestolocatethedesiredapplicationorgame.Touchthe
applicationorgametoviewdetailedinformation.

6.Ontheapplicationdetailsscreen,touchDOWNLOADorBUYandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen
tostartthedownloadandinstallation.Thedownloadingiconisdisplayedonthesystembar.

7.Whenthedownloadnishes,touchthetimeareafromthesystembartobringupthenotication
messages.

8.Touchtheinstalledapplicationonthelistandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouseit.

DownloadinggamesandapplicationsfromLenovoAppShop

TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromLenovoAppShop,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchApplications➙UnknownsourcestoallowtheinstallationofapplicationsfromLenovoApp
Shop.

Note:YouonlyneedtoenableUnknownsourcesthersttimeyoudownloadapplicationsfromLenovo
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
pausebeforeliftingyournger,theHomescreenenlargessoyoucanplacetheitemwhereyouwant
ittobelocated.Otherwise,theitemisplacedontherstavailablespot.Ifyousimplytouchthe
iteminsteadofdraggingit,theitemisaddedtotheHomescreenfromwhichyouenteredtheHome
screencustomizationview.

Note:Whenaddingsomeitems,youmightbepromptedtomakeadditionalselectionsbeforetheitem
isaddedtoaHomescreen.

MovingaHomescreenitem

TomoveanitemonaHomescreen,dothefollowing:

1.Touchandholdtheitemyouwanttorepositionuntilitmagniesandbecomesmovable.Donotlift
yournger.

2.DragtheitemtoanewlocationonthesameHomescreenandreleaseyournger.Ifyouwanttomove
theitemtoanotherHomescreen,holdanddragtheitemtotheleftorrightoutlineofanotherHome
screenuntilthedesiredHomescreenopens,andthenreleaseyournger.

RemovinganitemfromaHomescreen

1.Touchandholdtheitemyouwanttoremoveuntilitmagniesandbecomesmovable.Donotliftyour
nger.TheapplicationsiconinthetoprightcornerchangestotheTrashicon.

2.DragtheitemtotheTrashicon.

3.ReleaseyourngerwhentheTrashiconglowsred.

ChangingtheHomescreenwallpaper

1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.

2.TouchtheWallpaperstabandtouchasource(Gallery,LiveWallpapers,orWallpaper)fromwhichto
selectthewallpaper.

3.Touchtheimageofthewallpaperyouwanttouse.

ChangingthemainHomescreen

1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.

2.TouchtheOptionstab.

3.TouchandholdtheHomeicon,andthendragittoanotherlocationabovetheHomescreenthat
youwanttosetasthemainHomescreen.TheselectedHomescreenishighlightedingreen.

4.Releaseyournger.TheselectedHomescreenbecomesthemainHomescreen.

ReorderingtheHomescreens

IfyouwanttoreordertheHomescreens,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.

2.TouchtheOptionstab.

3.TouchandholdaHomescreenanddragittoanewlocation.Thetargetlocationishighlightedwitha
greenline.

4.Releaseyournger.TheHomescreenismovedtothenewlocation.

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CustomizingLenovoLaunchZone

CustomizeLenovoLaunchZonebychangingthebackgroundcolor,thetransparencylevel,andother
settingstomeetyourpersonalpreferences.

TochangethebackgroundcolorandthetransparencylevelofLenovoLaunchZone,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheLenovoLaunchZoneSettingsiconfromLenovoLaunchZone.Thesettingsitemsare
displayed.

2.TouchChangeLaunchZoneColor.

3.Touchyourfavoritecolorandslidethetransparencybartoyourpreference.

Toreplaceoneofthepredenedfourquadrantswithanotherapplication,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:Chooseanimagesourceandcongurehowoftenyouwouldliketochange

apicture.

Tochangeothersettings,opentheLenovoLaunchZonesettingsviewandtouchanitemforfurther
conguration.

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.

CongureZone5tobethelaunchpointforBrowseror
tobeapictureviewer.

Changethebackgroundcolorandtransparencytoyour
preference.

Selectcategoriesforwhichyouwanttoreceive
notications,suchasgames,movies,deviceaccessories,
andbooks.

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Chapter3.Connectingtowirelessnetworksanddevices

Yourtabletcanconnecttoavarietyofnetworksanddevices,includingmobilenetworks(2Gor3G),Wi-Fi
datanetworks,andBluetoothdevices.

Note:Sometabletmodelscanconnecttobothmobilenetworks(2Gor3G)andWi-Finetworks,whileothers
canconnecttoWi-Finetworksonly.IfyourtabletsupportsWi-Ficonnectiononly,theinformationrelated
tomobilenetworksdoesnotapplytoyourtablet.

Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing

Forsomenetworks,youcancheckthenetworknametoseewhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.

Tocheckthenetworkname,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworkstoviewthenameofthenetworktowhichyouare
connected.

Disablingdataroamingonmobilenetworks

Disablethedataroamingfunctiontoavoidunwantedchargeswhenyouaretravelingwithyourtabletto
areascoveredbyothercarriers’mobilenetworks.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

Todisablethedataroamingfunction,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙MobilenetworksandcleartheDataroamingcheckbox.

Limitingmobiledataconnectionto2Gnetworks

Ifyourbatterypowerislowandyouareunabletochargethebattery,limitthemobiledataconnectiontoa
2Gnetworktoextendyourbatterylife.Aslowernetworkconnectionconsumeslesspower.

Note:Whenyouareconnectedtoa2Gnetwork,youmightwanttopostponeactivitiesthattransmitalotof
data,suchassending,uploading,ordownloadingpicturesorvideos,untilyoucanchargeyourbatteryand
connectyourtablettoafastermobilenetworkorotherwirelessnetwork.

Tolimitdataconnectiontoa2Gnetwork,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks.

3.TouchUseonly2Gnetworks.

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EditingorcreatingaGSMaccesspointname

IfyourtabletconnectstoaGlobalSystemforMobileCommunications(GSM)mobilenetwork(2Gor3G),
andyouneedtoeditthesettingsforanexistingaccesspointname(APN)orcreateanewAPN,youmust
obtaintheAPNanddetailedsettingsfromyourservicecarrier.

ToeditorcreateanewAPN,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks➙AccessPointNames.

3.TouchanexistingAPNtoedititortouchNewAPNtocreateanewone.EntertheAPNsettingsthatyou
obtainedfromyourcarrierbytouchingeachsettingthatyouneedtoedit.

4.Whenyouarenished,touchSave.

Connectingtoa2Gor3Gmobiledatanetwork

ASIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingtheSIMcard”onpage9for
instructionsonhowtoinstallaSIMcard.

Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage

forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.

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Dependingonyourtabletmodelandplaceofpurchase,youmightbeguidedtoconnecttoyourmobile
networkassoonasyouturnonthetabletforthersttimeandconguretheinitialsetup.Duringtheinitial
setup,ifaSIMcardisdetected,youaregiventheoptiontoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.

Ifyouchosenottoactivateyouraccountatthattime,youcanactivateyourmobilenetworkaccountafter
youinstallaSIMcardbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks.

3.TouchDataenabledifitisdisabled.

4.TouchActivatedeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoactivateyourmobilenetwork
accountandconnecttothemobilenetwork.

Tomanuallyselectanetwork,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks➙Networkoperators➙Searchnetworks.Thelist
ofmobiledatanetworkscurrentlyavailableisdisplayed.

3.Touchanetworkfromthenetworklist,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoestablish
theconnection.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

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ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.YoucanconnectanyThinkPadTabletto
aWi-Finetwork.

AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specicgroupsorindividuals.

Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalisaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.

ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork

ToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Wi-Fisettings.TouchWi-Fitoturniton.

3.AlistofavailablenetworksisdisplayedunderWi-Finetworks.TouchaWi-Finetworktoconnecttoit.

4.Ifthenetworkisopen,youarepromptedtoconrmthatyouwanttoconnecttothatnetworkby
touchingConnect.Ifthenetworkissecured,youarepromptedtotypeapasswordorothercredentials.

WhenyouareconnectedtoaWi-Finetwork,touchitsnameontheWi-Fisettingsscreenfordetailsabout
thespeed,security,address,andrelatedinformation.

AddingaWi-Finetwork

IfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaserviceset
identierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.

ToaddaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Wi-Fisettings➙Wi-Fitoturniton.

3.ScrolltothebottomoftheWi-FisettingsscreenandtouchAddWi-Finetwork.

4.Typetherequiredinformationforthenetwork.

5.TouchSave.Theinformationaboutthenetworkissaved.TheWi-Ficonnectionwillbeestablished
automaticallythenexttimeyoucomewithintherangeofthisnetwork.

DisablinganautomaticWi-Ficonnection

IfyoudonotwantthetablettoautomaticallyconnecttoaspecicWi-Finetworkthatyouhadpreviously
congured,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks.

3.IftheWi-Fifunctionisoff,touchWi-Fitoturniton.

4.TouchthenameoftheWi-Finetwork.

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5.TouchForget.ThedetailsoftheWi-Finetworkareerased.

UsingBluetoothdevices

Bluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawireless
connectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft),suchasa
Bluetoothkeyboardorheadset.

EnablinganddisablingtheBluetoothfunction

ToenableordisabletheBluetoothfunction,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙BluetoothtoenableordisabletheBluetoothfunction.Whenenabled,a
greencheckisdisplayedinthecheckboxandtheBluetoothiconisdisplayedonthesystembar.

WhenyouarenotusingBluetooth,turnitofftoextendthebatterylife.

ChangingtheBluetoothnameofyourtablet

YourtablethasagenericBluetoothnamebydefault,whichisvisibletootherdeviceswhenyouaretryingto
connecttothem.Youcanchangethisnametoyourpreferencetomakeitmorerecognizabletoyou.

Tochangethename,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchWireless&networks.

3.IftheBluetoothfunctionisoff,touchBluetoothtoturnonBluetooth.

4.TouchBluetoothsettings.

5.TouchDevicename.

6.Typeanewname,andthentouchOK.

PairingwithaBluetoothdevice

ThersttimeyouconnectyourtablettoaBluetoothdevice,youneedtopairthedevicewithyourtablet,so
thatthetwodevicescanexchangedatasecurely.

TopairyourtabletwithaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks.

3.IftheBluetoothfunctionisoff,touchBluetoothtoturnonBluetooth.

4.TouchDiscoverabletomakeyourtabletdiscoverabletootherdevices.

5.TouchFindnearbydevices.AlistofdeviceIDsisdisplayedunderFounddevices.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

Note:T ouchScanfordevicestorefreshthesearchresults.

6.TouchtheIDoftheBluetoothdevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.

7.TouchPair.

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8.IfyouarepromptedtotypeapasswordoraPINtoauthenticate,typethesamepasswordorPINon
bothdevices.Otherwise,consultthedocumentationthatcamewiththetargetdevicetolearnitsdefault
passwordorPINforconnection,orwhatotherproceduresitrequiresforpairing.

9.Whenthepairingissuccessful,Pairedbutnotconnectedisdisplayedunderthepaireddevice.

ConnectingtoaBluetoothdevice

ToconnecttoaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.PairwiththetargetBluetoothdevicerst.See“PairingwithaBluetoothdevice”onpage26.

2.IntheBluetoothSettingsview,touchthepaireddevicefromthedevicelisttostarttheconnection.

3.Ifthetargetdevicerequiresadditionalaction,consultthedocumentationthatcamewiththedeviceto
learnhowtoconnecttoaBluetoothdevice,orfollowtheinstructionsonthescreenofthetargetdevice.

4.Whenthetabletandthedeviceareconnected,ConnectedisdisplayedunderthedeviceID.

TransferringdatabetweenyourtabletandaBluetoothdevice

AfteryouconnectyourtablettoaBluetoothdevice,youcantransferdatabetweenyourtabletandthedevice.

TosendaletotheconnectedBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Touchandholdthedesireditemtobringuptheoptionsmenu.

2.TouchtheShareiconorSend,thentouchBluetooth.

3.ReceivetheleattheconnectedBluetoothdevice.Consultthedocumentationthatcamewiththe
connectedBluetoothdeviceforinformationonhowtoreceiveale.

ToreceivealefromaconnectedBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.SendtheletoyourtabletthroughBluetoothfromtheconnectedBluetoothdevice.Fordetailed
instructionsonhowtosendale,consultthedocumentationthatcamewiththeconnectedBluetooth
device.

2.AmessageisdisplayedtoinformyouthatthereisanincominglethroughBluetooth,andtheicon

isdisplayedonthesystembarofyourtablet.

3.Touchtheiconfromthesystembartobringupthenoticationmessage.

4.Touchthenoticationmessage.AFiletransferdialogboxisdisplayed.

5.TouchAccepttoreceivethele.

6.Whentheleiscompletelyreceived,theiconisdisplayedonthesystembarandanoticationis
displayed,informingyouthatthelehasbeenreceived.

7.Touchtheiconandthentouchthenoticationmessagetoopenalistoflesreceivedthrough
Bluetooth.

8.Touchthedesiredleandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoopenit.

TocheckallthelesthatyoureceivedthroughBluetooth,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks.

3.IftheBluetoothfunctionisoff,touchBluetoothtoturnonBluetooth.

4.TouchBluetoothsettings➙Showreceivedles.Alistofreceivedlesisdisplayed.

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ConguringBluetoothoptions

BluetoothdevicesaredesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatiscompliantwith
BluetoothSpecication2.1+EDRasdenedbytheBluetoothSpecialInterestGroup(SIG).DifferentBluetooth
deviceshavedifferentprolessuchasFileT ransfer,GenericAccess,AudioGateway,andBasicImage.

AfteryouconnectyourtablettoaBluetoothdevice,selecttheproleoftheBluetoothdeviceyouwant
tousebydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks.

3.IftheBluetoothfunctionisoff,touchBluetoothtoturnonBluetooth.

4.TouchBluetoothSettings.

5.LocatetheBluetoothdevicethatyouwanttocongureandtouchtheCongureicon.Awindowis
displayedwiththedeviceinformation,includingitsproles.

6.Touchaproletoopentheoptionsforthatprole.

7.Touchafeaturetoenableordisableit.

DisconnectingaBluetoothdevice

TodisconnectaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Bluetoothsettings.

3.Touchthenameoftheconnecteddevice.

4.TouchOKfromthepop-updialogboxtodisconnectthedevice.

UnpairingaBluetoothdevice

TounpairaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙Bluetoothsettings.

3.LocatetheBluetoothdevicethatyouwanttocongureandtouchtheCongureicon.

4.TouchUnpairtoeraseallpairinginformationforthatdevice.

ViewingBluetoothstatus

ChecktheBluetoothstatusthroughtheBluetoothstatusicononthesystembar:

ingray:Bluetoothison.

•

•inblue:ThetabletisconnectedtoaBluetoothdevice.

•:AleiscomingfromaBluetoothdevice.

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Chapter4.Batteryandacpower

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,howtoextendthebatterylifebetween
charges,andhowtoviewthebatterystatus.

Chargingthebattery

YourtabletisshippedwithaThinkPadTabletACChargertochargeyourtabletfromanystandardac
poweroutlet.

Note:Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.

Tochargethebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Insertthesnap-inprongsintothechargerhead.Makesurethattheconnectionissecure.

Figure6.Installingtheaccharger

2.ConnectoneendoftheUSBcabletotheacchargerandtheotherendtothemicroUSBconnectoron
thetablet.

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Figure7.Connectingtheacchargerwiththetablet

3.Plugtheacchargerintoastandardacpoweroutlet.

4.Disconnecttheacchargerfromyourtabletwhenthebatterypowerisfull,orleavetheaccharger
connectedtooperatefromacpower.

Alternatively,youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstosafelyrechargetheinternalbatteryof
yourtablet:

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

Attention:UseonlyLenovoapprovedchargers.Unauthorizedchargerscouldcauseseveredamageto
yourtablet.

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Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges

Whenyouaretravelingoutdoorswithyourtabletandtheacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthe
batterylifebydoingthefollowing:

•TurnoffBluetoothandWi-Fiwhennotinuse.
ToturnoffBluetoothandWi-Fi,dothefollowing:

1.TouchthetimeareafromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetailspanel.

2.Touchanywhereinthepanel.TheQuickSettingspanelisdisplayed.

3.EithertouchAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessconnections,ortouchBluetoothandWi-Fi
todisablethetwofeatures.

•Manageyourwirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicytosavemorebatterypower.
Formoreinformationonhowtocongurethewirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy,see“Conguringthe

wirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy”onpage38.

•TurnoffautomaticsynchronizationforGmail,Calendar,Contacts,andotherapplicationsifyoudo
notneedthem.

Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,or
touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettings

screenopens.

2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Auto-synctodisablethisfunction.

•Lowerthebrightnessofyourscreen.
Followeitherofthefollowingprocedurestolowerthebrightnesslevelofyourscreen:

1.TouchthetimeareafromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetailspanel.

2.Touchanywhereinthepanel.TheQuickSettingspanelisdisplayed.

3.Locatethescreenbrightnessiconandthendragtheslidertothelefttolowerthescreenbrightness.

-OR-

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,or
touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettings

screenopens.

2.TouchScreen➙Brightness.

3.Dragtheslidertothelefttolowerthescreenbrightness.

•Turnoffthescreenwhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.
Pressthepowerbuttontoturnoffthescreen.

•Poweroffyourtabletifthetabletwillnotbeusedforawhile.
Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.PressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthePoweroffmenuisdisplayed.

2.TouchOK.

Checkingthebatterystatus

Gettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthebatterystatusicononthesystembar.

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Tocheckfortheaccuratestatus,touchthebatterystatusiconfromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetails
panel.Theremainingbatterypowerpercentageisdisplayedinthepanel.

Youalsocangetmuchmoredetailedbatterystatusbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchAbouttablet.

3.TouchBatteryusetocheckwhichapplicationsareconsumingbatterypower.

Ifyouhaveusedyourtabletforalongtime,checkthebatteryconditionanddetermineifthebatteryshould
bereplacedwithanewonebydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchAbouttablet➙Status.

3.TouchBatterycondition.IfthebatteryconditionshowsPoor,contactLenovoforfurtherinstructions.
Thebatterymightneedtobereplacedwithanewone.

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Chapter5.Usingyourtablet

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousemanyofyourtablet’sfeaturesandsomepreinstalled
applications.

Frequentlyaskedquestions

UsetheHomescreentipstolookforsomebasicoperatinginstructions.T oviewtheHomescreentips,
dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheCustomizeiconfromtheactionbartoopentheHomescreencustomizationview.

2.TouchWidgets.

3.ScrolltolocatetheHomescreentipswidgetandtouchit.TheHomescreentipswidgetisadded
toyourHomescreen.

4.GototheHomescreenwhereyouaddedtheHomescreentipswidget,andthentouchthewidgetto
viewtipsonebyone.

Thefollowingareafewtipsthatmighthelpyouoptimizetheuseofyourtablet.

CanIgettheUserGuideinanotherlanguage?

TodownloadtheUserGuideinanotherlanguage,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadUserGuides.Then
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

HowcanIusethebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamoutoftheofce?

See“Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges”onpage31

Concernedaboutinformationsecurity?

SeeChapter8“Security”onpage63tolearnhowtoprotectyourpersonalinformation.

Isgettingconnectedindifferentlocationsachallenge?

See“Usingenhancedwirelessfeatures”onpage37

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?

See“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage48

formoreinformation.

toeasilyconnecttotheInternetfromdifferentlocations.

fortipsaboutsavingbatterypower.

BrowsingtheInternet

ReadthistopictolearnmoreaboutbrowsingtheInternet.

ConnectingtotheInternet

TobrowsetheWebandaccessWeb-basedutilitiessuchasinstantmessagingapplications,makesurethat
youhaveoneofthefollowingnetworkconnectionsavailable:

•Mobilenetwork(2Gor3G)

•Wi-Fi

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•GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS)

Ifyouchoosetouseamobiledatanetwork,youmighthavetosignupforadataplanwithyourservice
carrierinyourarea.Withsomecarriers,youcanchooseadataplan,trackyourdatausage,andchangeor
cancelyourplan.Withsomeplansyoupaybasedontheamountofdataused,whilewithotherplansyou
payaxedfeeforunlimiteddatause.

FordetailedinformationabouthowtoconnecttotheInternet,seeChapter3“Connectingtowireless
networksanddevices”onpage23.

Usingthebrowser

Toopenthebrowser,dooneofthefollowing:

•TouchtheBrowsericonfromthepredenedLenovoLaunchZone.

•PresstheBrowserbuttonontherightsideofyourtablet.

•Touchtheapplicationsicon

fromtheactionbarandthentouchBrowser.

.

NavigatingtheWeb

•Usingthebrowsercontrolbar

Figure8.Browsercontrolbar

1Back

2Forward

3RefreshRefreshthecurrentWebpage.

4WebaddresseldTouchandtypetheaddressoftheWebpagetowhichyouwanttogo.

5BookmarkBookmarkthecurrentWebpage.

6SearchUseGoogleSearchtosearchforinformation.

7BookmarksViewallbookmarksandthebrowsinghistory.

GobacktothepreviousWebpage.

GoforwardtoarecentlyvisitedWebpage.

•Usingthebrowsermenu

WhileyouarebrowsingaWebpage,touchtheMenuiconfromthetoprightcornertoaccess
thefollowingoptions:

–Newtab:OpenanewtabforanewWebpage.
–Newincognitotab:IfyoutouchthisoptiontoopenanewWebpage,theWebpageisnotrecorded

intothebrowsinghistory.
–Findonpage:SearchfortextorcontentonthecurrentWebpage.
–Sharepage:SharetheWebpagewithafriendorcolleaguethroughBluetooth,e-mail,message,or

otherways.
–Savepage:Savethecurrentpage.

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–Pageinfo:ViewthedetailsofthecurrentWebpage.
–Downloads:Viewandmanagedownloadedles.
–Settings:Congureyourbrowsersettings,suchassettingahomepage,clearingcache,setting

textsize,andsoon.

•ViewingWebpages
ToviewaspecicWebpage,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchBrowser.

2.TouchtheWebpageaddresseldandtypetheaddressoftheWebpagetowhichyouwanttogo.As
youtypetheaddress,matchingWebpageaddressesaredisplayedonalist.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

–TouchanaddressdisplayedonthescreentogodirectlytothatWebpage.
–CompletetypingtheWebpageaddress.ThentouchtheenterkeyontheAndroidkeyboard(or

touchGoifyouareusingtheFlexT9keyboard).

4.ScrollyourngerhorizontallyorverticallyonthescreentoscrollandviewdesiredareasofaWeb
page.T ozoomoutonaWebpage,pinch-inadesiredareabybringingtwongersclosertogether
onthescreen.TozoominonaWebpage,pinch-outadesiredareaofaWebpagebymovingtwo
ngersapartonthescreen.

ToselectanitemonaWebpage,dothefollowing:

–Fortext,touchandholdawordtobringupthetextselectortabsandtheeditmenu.Thetextselector

isapairofselectiontabs.Drageitheroftheselectiontabstohighlightthetextyouwanttoselect.
Thenusetheeditmenuthatisdisplayedatthetopofthescreentocopythetext.

–ForhyperlinksorWebpageaddresses,touchthedesiredhyperlinkorWebpageaddresstogo

tothedirectedpage.

Settingupyourhomepage

TosetthecurrentWebpageasthehomepage,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheMenuiconfromthetoprightcorner.

2.TouchSettings➙General➙Sethomepage.

3.TouchCurrentpageandtouchOK.

TomanuallytypeahomepageWebaddress,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheMenuiconfromthetoprightcorner.

2.TouchSettings➙General➙Sethomepage.

3.TypetheaddressoftheWebsiteyouwanttosetasyourhomepageandthentouchOK.

TosetabookmarkedWebpageasthehomepage,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheBookmarksiconfromthebrowsercontrolbar.

2.TouchandholdadesiredbookmarktobringupthecommandsmenuandtouchSetashomepage.

DownloadingapplicationsfromtheWeb
Note:ApplicationsdownloadedfromtheWebcanbefromunknownsources.T oprotectyourtabletand

personaldata,downloadapplicationsonlyfromtrustedsourcessuchasAndroidMarketandLenovoApp
Shop.

TodownloadaWebapplication,dothefollowing:

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1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchApplications➙Unknownsourcestoenablethefeaturetopermitinstallationofapplications
fromWebsites.

3.WhentheAttentiondialogboxisdisplayed,touchOK.

4.Gobacktothebrowserscreen,andtouchtheapplicationyouwanttodownload.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadtheapplication.

Managebookmarksandhistory

TobookmarkaWebpage,dothefollowing:

1.StayontheWebpageandtouchtheBookmarkicon.TheBookmarkthispagedialogopens.

2.TypeabookmarknameintheLabeleldandtouchOKtosavethesetting.

Tomanageyourbookmarks,dothefollowing:

1.StayonaWebpageandtouchtheBookmarksicon.

2.TouchtheBookmarkstabtoviewallbookmarks.

3.TouchabookmarktoopentheWebsite,ortouchandholdabookmarktobringupmoreoptions.

AllthebookmarkedWebpagesalsoareaccessiblefromtheLenovobookmarkwidget.AddtheLenovo
bookmarkwidgettoaHomescreensoyoucaneasilyscrollthroughallbookmarksandgodirectlytoa
bookmarkedWebpagefromtheHomescreen.Forinformationabouthowtoaddawidget,see“Customizing
yourHomescreens”onpage19

.

Tomanageyourbrowsinghistory,dothefollowing:

1.StayonaWebpageandtouchtheBookmarksicon.

2.TouchtheHistorytabtoviewthelistofvisitedWebsites.

3.OntheHistorytab,youcanperformthefollowingactions:

•TouchaWebsiteaddresstoopenit.

•TouchadateforlistsoftheWebpagesvisitedonthatday.

•TouchthestariconnexttoaWebpagetobookmarktheWebpage.

•TouchtheMenuiconandthentouchClearhistorytoclearthebrowsinghistory.

•TouchandholdonaWebsiteaddresstobringupmoreoptions.

Congurebrowsersettings

Tocongurethebrowsersettings,dothefollowing:

1.Onthebrowserscreen,touchtheMenuicon.

2.TouchSettings.

3.Touchanitemtocongurethesettings.

SearchingtheInternet

Bytypingorspeaking,youcanuseGoogleSearchorGoogleVoiceSearchtosearchforinformationonthe
Web.

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GoogleSearch

Tosearchbytyping,dothefollowing:

1.FromaHomescreen,touchtheGoogleSearchiconontheactionbar.

2.Typeakeywordorothertextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Asyoutype,thesearchresultsthatfullyor
partiallymatchthetextbeingtypedaredisplayedonamenubelowthesearchbox.

3.Dooneofthefollowing:

•Touchoneofthesearchresultsdisplayedonthemenu.

•FinishtypingandthentouchtheenterkeyontheAndroidkeyboard(ortouchGoifyouareusing

theFlexT9keyboard).

GoogleVoiceSearch

YoualsocansearchforinformationontheWebwithGoogleVoiceSearch.

Tosearchbyspeaking,dothefollowing:

1.FromaHomescreen,touchtheGoogleVoiceSearchiconontheactionbar.

Note:TherstfewtimesyouopenGoogleVoiceSearch,itoffershintsabouthowtouseitand
anintroductoryvideo.

2.TouchSpeaknowandspeakthenameorkeywordoftheitemyouwanttosearch.

3.Whenyounishspeaking,GoogleVoiceSearchanalyzesyourspeechandthebrowseropens,
displayingthesearchresults.

Note:IfGoogleVoiceSearchcannotunderstandwhatyousay,itpresentsalistofsimilar-sounding
searchterms,whichyoucantouchtocontinuetosearch.

Usingenhancedwirelessfeatures

Foryoureasymanagementofwirelessnetworkconnectionsatdifferentlocations,Lenovohasenhanced
thewirelessfeatureswiththefollowingfunctions:

•Thewirelessnetworkprolesimportandexportfunction.See“ImportingWi-FiprolesfromaThinkPad
notebookcomputertoyourtablet”onpage37

•Advancedwirelesspowermanagement.See“Conguringthewirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy”
onpage38

.

.

ImportingWi-FiprolesfromaThinkPadnotebookcomputertoyour
tablet

IfyouhaveseveralWi-FisettingsprolesthathavebeenconguredandsavedonaThinkPadnotebook
computer,youcancaptureandimportthoseprolestoyourtablet.Bycapturingandimportingexisting
proles,youcanavoidhavingtomanuallycongurewirelesssettingsonyourtablet.Aftertheprocessis
complete,thetabletautomaticallyconnectstothesameWi-FinetworksastheThinkPadnotebookhost
computerdoes.

ToimportWi-FiprolesfromaThinkPadnotebookcomputertoyourtablet,youcaneithercapturethe
Wi-FiprolesfromyourThinkPadnotebookcomputerbyyourself,oraskyourITadministratortomanually
generatedeployableWi-Fiprolesandimportthemintoyourtablet.Forthelattermethod,consultyourIT
administratorforfurtherhelp.

Chapter5.Usingyourtablet37

CapturingWi-FiprolesfromyourThinkPadnotebookcomputer
Notes:TocaptureWi-Fiproles,thehostThinkPadnotebookcomputermusthavethefollowinginstalled:

•Windows7operatingsystem

•LatestAccessConnections™program
IfthehostThinkPadnotebookcomputerdoesnothavethelatestAccessConnectionsprograminstalled,

gotohttp://support.lenovo.comtodownloadit.

TocapturetheWi-FiprolesfromyourThinkPadnotebookcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Installaashmediacardintoyourtablet.TheashmediacardisusedtostorethecapturedWi-Fi
proles.See“Usingthe3-in-1mediacardreader”onpage48forinstructionsonhowtoinstalla
ashmediacard.

2.ConnectthetablettoyourcomputerwiththesuppliedUSBcableandselectTransferles(Media
TransferProtocol).

3.LaunchAccessConnectionsfromyourcomputerandswitchtotheAdvancedview.

4.ClicktheT oolstabandclickExporttoAndroid.AlistofWi-Fiprolesisdisplayed.

5.SelecttheWi-FiprolesfromthelistandclickOK.

6.SelecttheCaptureWiFiconnectionproleradiobutton.

7.BrowsetheinstalledashmediacardinyourtabletasthetargetlocationtosavetheWi-Fiproles.

8.ClickOK.TheWi-Fiprolesaresavedandstoredontheashmediacardthatisinstalledinyourtablet.

9.ClickOKagainwhenpromptedforconrmation.

ImportingWi-Fiprolestoyourtablet

ToimporttheWi-Fiprolestoyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&network➙Wi-Fisettings➙Import.TheWi-FiImportSettingsscreenisdisplayed.

3.TouchtheWi-Fiprolesyouwanttoimport,andthentouchOK.

4.TheselectedWi-FiproleisimportedtoyourtabletandtheWi-FinameislistedunderWi-Finetworks
ontheWi-Fisettingsscreen.WhenyouarewithinrangeofthisWi-Finetwork,yourtabletwillconnectto
itautomatically.

Conguringthewirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy

Togetlongerbatterylife,manageyourwirelessconnectionsmorereasonablybyconguringthewireless
networkdisconnectpolicy.

Tocongurethewirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&network➙Wi-Fisettings.

3.TouchtheMenuiconandthentouchAdvanced.

4.TouchWirelessEnhancedSettings

5.Thefollowingoptionsaredisplayed.Touchtoenablethefunctionortofurthercongurethesetting.

•TurnoffWi-Fiwhendisplayisoff

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Whenenabled,theWi-Ficonnectionwillbedisabledafterthescreenislocked.Youcansetwhen
Wi-FiwillbeturnedoffafterthescreenislockedbytouchingSetminutes.

•NeverturnoffWi-Fiwhenconnecttothespecied[SSID]
Whenenabled,eveniftherstoptionTurnoffWi-Fiwhendisplayisoffisenabled,theconnection

tothespeciedSSIDwillnotbeturnedoffafterthescreenislocked.

•TurnoffWi-Fionschedule
Choosethisoptiontosetupascheduletoturnoffthewirelessconnection.Forexample,youcanset

thescheduletoturnoffWi-Fifrom11:30amto2:00pmeveryworkday.

Note:YoucannotturnonWi-FiduringthescheduledWi-Fiofftime.

Usingyourtabletforentertainment

Readthistopictolearnmoreaboutusingheadphonesorearphones,usingcameras,viewingpictures,
playingvideos,playingmusic,andtransferringmedialesbetweenexternaldevicesandyourtablet.

Usingheadphonesorearphones

Yourtablethasaheadphoneconnectorthatyoucanuseforavarietyoflisteningdevicessuchas
headphones,earphones,andearbuds.Listeningwiththevolumeturneduptoohighfortoolongcanleadto
hearingloss.Thesymptomsofhearingdamagemightbeprogressiveandnotnoticedatrst.

Takethefollowingprecautions:

1.Limittheamountoftimeyouuseheadphones,earphones,earbuds,orotherdevicesthatprovide
sounddirectlyintoyourears.

2.Avoidusinghighvolumetoblocksurroundingnoise.

3.Decreasethevolumeifyouareunabletohearpeoplespeakingaroundyou.

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

Usingcameras

Yourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera,eachwithanauto-focus
featurethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.

Touseacamera,touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbar,andthentouchCameratoturnon
thecamera.

Chapter5.Usingyourtablet39

Cameracontrols

Figure9.Cameracontrols

1Zoominorout

2Camerasettingscontrols

3Shutterorrecordbutton

4Cameramodeswitch

5CameraswitchSwitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera.

6Lasttakenpictureorvideo

Zoominorouttoadjustthefocus.

Toucheachcontroltovieworchangetheassociatedcamerasettings.

Takeapictureorstartrecordingavideo.

Dragtoswitchbetweenthecameramodeforcapturingpicturesandthe
camcordermodeforcapturingvideos.

Touchthethumbnailofthelasttakenpictureorvideotogotothepicture
galleryorvideogallerytoviewandmanagethepicturesorvideostakenwith
thecameras.

Takingapicture

Totakeapicture,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchCameratoturnonthecamera.

2.Makesurethatthecameramodeissetforcapturingpictures.

3.Selecttousethefront-facingcameraortherear-facingcamera.

4.Usecamerasettingscontrolstoadjustthesettings,andthentouchtheShutterbutton.Thepictureis
savedtothepicturegalleryautomaticallyanddisplayedatthebottomleftcornerofthescreen.

Recordingavideo

Torecordavideo,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchCameratoturnonthecamera.

2.Slidethecameramodeswitchtothecamcordermode.

3.Selecttousethefront-facingcameraortherear-facingcamera.

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4.Usethecamerasettingscontrolstoadjustthesettings,andthentouchtheRecordbutton.While
recording,theRecordbuttonchangestoStop.

5.TouchtheStopbuttontostoprecording.Thevideoissavedintothevideogalleryautomatically.

Disablingcameras

Ifyouwanttodisablethecameras,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchPrivacy➙Camerastoclearthecheckbox.

Viewingpictures

Youcanviewandmanagepicturesstoredonyourtablet,performbasiceditingtasksonpictures,andseta
pictureasyourwallpaperorasacontactpicture.Youalsocanshareyourpictureswithfriendsthrough
e-mailoramessagingapplication,orbyuploadingthemtotheYouTubeWebsite.

Toviewpicturesstoredonyourtablet,dothefollowing:

•Touchtheapplicationsicon

•TouchImagesandvideos➙Imagesonlytodisplayallpictures.

•Touchanalbumandthentouchapicturetoviewit.

Whileyouareviewingapicture,touchthescreentobringupthefollowingoptions:

•

:Viewpicturesinaslide-showmode.

•:SharetheselectedpicturethroughBluetooth,e-mail,oramessagingapplication.

•:Deletetheselectedpicture.

•Touchthemenuicontoviewthepicturedetails,rotatethepicture,cropthepicture,orsetthepictureas
thewallpaperorasacontactphoto.

fromtheactionbar,andthentouchGallery.

Watchingvideos

Youcanwatchmoviesonlinedirectlyfromyourtabletusingoneofthepreinstalledvideoapplications,play
videosthatyouhavetakenwithcameras.Youalsocanshareyourvideoswithfriendsthroughe-mail,ora
messagingapplication,orbyuploadingthemtotheYouTubeWebsite.

Tolaunchthedefaultvideoplayer,touchWatchfromthepredenedLenovoLaunchZonetolaunchthe
application.Thenscrollandselectyourfavoritemovietowatchit.

Toplayavideofromyourvideogallery,dothefollowing:

1.Touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbar.

2.TouchGallery.

3.TouchImagesandvideos➙Videosonlytodisplayallthevideosyouhavetakenwithcameras.

4.Touchavideotoplayit.

5.Usethecontrolsonthescreentocontrolplayback.

Toshareavideowithyourfriends,touchandholdthevideofromthevideogallery.TouchtheShareicon

,andthentouchadatatransfermethod.

Chapter5.Usingyourtablet41

Listeningtomusic

YourtabletispreinstalledwiththeAmazonMP3applicationandthemSpotMusicapplication.Both
applicationsenableyoutolistento,download,orpurchasemusicfromtheWebsites.

TouchListenfromLenovoLaunchZonetolaunchthedefaultmusicplayerapplication.

Tolistentomusicstoredonyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbartoopentheapplicationlibrary.

2.TouchMusic.TheAndroidmusicplayerislaunched.

3.Touchanalbumandtouchasongtoplayit.

-OR­Whileviewingalistofalbums,artists,playlists,orsongs,touchthetriangularmenubuttonnexttoan

itemandtouchPlay.Theplaybackscreenopensandthetracksonthecurrentlistplayinorderuntil
youreachtheendoftheplaylist(unlessyouchoosearepeatoption).Ifyouchoosetherepeatoption,
playbackstopsonlyifyoustopit,evenwhenyouswitchapplications.

4.Usecontrolsonthescreentocontrolplayback.

Note:TheAndroidMusicapplicationndsyourmusiclesanywhereyouputthemonyourtablet.

Youcanreturntotheplaybackscreenfromanyotherapplicationbyopeningthenoticationspaneland
touchingtheongoingmusicnotication.T oopenthenoticationpanel,touchthetimeareafromthesystem
bar;thenoticationsarelistedunderDetailsStatus.

Ifyouwanttocreateaplaylistofyourfavoritesongsorsortsongsbytype,dothefollowing:

1.Touchthetriangularmenubuttontotherightofanalbum,anartist,asong,oragenre,andtouch
Addtoplaylist.

2.OntheAddtoplaylistscreen,touchNew.

3.TypethenameforyournewplaylistinthetexteldandthentouchSave.

Toremoveasongfromaplaylist,touchandholdthesong,andthentouchDeletefromthepop-upmenu.

Readingbooks

YourtabletispreinstalledwiththeAmazonKindlee-bookreaderandZiniomagazinereader.

YoucantouchReadfromLenovoLaunchZonetolaunchthedefaulte-bookreaderapplication,orgotothe
applicationslibrarytolaunchtheAmazonKindleapplication,theZiniomagazinereader,orothere-book
readersthatyouhavedownloadedfromAndroidMarket.

Obtainingmultimediales

Useanyofthefollowingmethodstogetpictures,music,books,andmovies:

•CopylesfromyourcomputerusingtheTransferles(MediaT ransferProtocol)optionwhenyou
connectthetablettoyourcomputerusingtheprovidedUSBcable.See“UsingthemicroUSBconnector”
onpage46.

•DownloadmultimedialesfromtheInternet.See“DownloadingapplicationsfromtheWeb”onpage35.

•CopylesfromotherUSBstoragedevices.See“WorkingwithUSBstoragedevices”onpage47.

•ReceivefromotherBluetoothdevices.See“TransferringdatabetweenyourtabletandaBluetooth
device”onpage27.

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Note:UseBluetoothtotransfersmall-sizelesonlysuchasapictureorasong.Ittakesalongtime

totransferalargeleusingBluetooth.

WorkingwithEmail

UsetheEmailapplicationtoreadandsende-mailsandmanageallyoure-mailaccounts.

YoualsocansetupaMicrosoftExchangeaccounttoreadandwriteyourworke-mailsasyoudoona
computer.Formoreinformation,seeChapter7“Usingyourtabletwithinanenterprise”onpage61.

SettingupyourEmailaccount

ThersttimeyoulaunchtheEmailapplication,youaredirectedtosetupanEmailaccountbydoingthe
following:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchEmailonLenovoLaunchZone(ortouchtheapplicationsicon
fromtheactionbarandthentouchEmail).

2.Typethee-mailaddressandpasswordofthee-mailaccountyouwanttoaddandthentouchSignin.

3.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentosetupyourEmailaccount.

Readingane-mail

1.LaunchtheEmailapplication.

2.Ifyouhavemultiplee-mailaccounts,touchthee-mailaddressfromthetopleftcornertobringupalist

ofaccountsyouhaveadded.Then,touchane-mailbox.

3.Touchane-mailtoreadit.

Sendingane-mail

Ifyouwanttoreplytoareceivede-mail,touchorfromthetopofthereceivede-mail.

Ifyouwanttocomposeanewe-mail,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheComposenewe-mailicon.

2.Typetherecipient’se-mailaddressandthesubject,thencomposeyourmessage.Ifyouwanttoadd

CCorBCCaddresses,touch+Cc/Bcc.

3.TouchSendtosendthee-mail.

Managingaccounts

Toaddanadditionale-mailaccounttoyourEmailapplication,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheMenuiconfromanye-mailaccountview.

2.TouchSettings.TheSettingsscreenisdisplayed.

3.TouchAddaccount.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddtheaccount.

Todeleteanaccount,touchtheaccountfromtheaccountlistscreen.ThentouchRemoveaccountto
deletetheaccount.

Tochangethesettingsofanaccount,dothefollowing:

1.Touchanaccountfromtheaccountslistscreen.

2.TouchtheMenuicon,andthentouchSettings.

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3.Touchanitemorane-mailboxtocongurethesettings.

Managingyourcontacts

TheContactsapplicationenablesyoutocreate,store,andmanageinformationaboutyourfriends,family,
andcolleagues.

Addingacontact

1.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicontoopentheapplicationlibrary.

2.TouchContactstolaunchtheapplication.

3.TouchNew.

4.Touchtheaccounttowhichyouwanttoaddthenewcontact.

5.EnterthecontactinformationandtouchDone.

Editingcontacts

•Toeditacontact,touchthecontactfromthecontactlist,andthentouchtheEditicon.

•Todeleteacontact,touchthecontactfromthecontactlist,touchtheMenuicon,andthentouch
Deletecontact.

•ToimportcontactsfromaashmediacardoraUSBstoragedevice,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheMenuiconfromthecontactsscreen.

2.TouchImport/Exportandthentouchthelocationfromwhichyouwanttoimportthecontact
information.

3.Touchtheoptionforimportingasinglecontactle,multiplecontactles,orallcontactles.The
contactsareimported.

•ToexportcontactstoaashmediacardoraUSBstoragedevice,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheMenuiconfromthecontactsscreen.

2.TouchImport/Exportandthentouchthelocationtowhichyouwanttoexportthecontactinformation.

3.TouchOKtoconrm.Allofyourcontactsareexported.

Usingcontacts

UseContactstoquicklyreachpeopleorshareacontactwithyourfriends:

•Tosendane-mailtoacontact,touchthecontactfromthecontactslistandtouchthee-mailaddress.

•Toshareacontact,touchthecontactfromthecontactslist,touchtheMenuicon,andthentouchShare

contacttosharethecontactinformationwithyourfriendsthroughe-mailorBluetooth.

Workingwithyourfavoriteapplications

TheFavoriteAppsutilityenablesyoutoquicklyaccessyourfavoriteapplicationsfromaHomescreen.By
default,theFavoriteAppsicon

Appsicon,andtheFavoriteAppsutilityislaunchedanddisplayedatthebottomrightareaofthescreen.

Note:IfyoudonottakefurtheractionwithintwosecondsafteryoulaunchtheFavoriteAppsutility,the

utilityfadesaway.TouchtheFavoriteAppsiconagaintobringtheutilityback.

isdisplayedasaprimaryshortcutonthesystembar.TouchtheFavorite

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TheFavoriteAppsutilitydisplayslaunchpointsforsixapplications.Eachlaunchpointisascreen
representationofthatapplicationwiththelaunchericoninthebottomleftcorner.Touchalaunchpointto
launchtheapplication.

ToaddanapplicationtotheFavoriteAppsutility,dothefollowing:

1.TouchandholdtheFavoriteAppsiconfromthesystembartoopentheAddorRemoveapplications
screen.TheFavoriteAppsutilitypanelisdisplayedatthebottomofthescreenandthepreinstalled
applicationslibraryisdisplayedatthetop.

2.ScrollthroughtheapplicationsanddragthedesiredapplicationicontoanopenslotintheFavoriteApps
utilitypanel.Theapplicationisadded.

ToremoveanapplicationfromtheFavoriteAppsutility,dothefollowing:

1.TouchandholdtheFavoriteAppsiconfromthesystembartoopentheAddorRemoveapplications
screen.

2.DragthedesiredapplicationlaunchpointfromtheFavoriteAppsutilitypaneltotheapplicationslibrary.
Theapplicationslotontheutilityisnowempty.

Managingrecentlylaunchedapplications

Ifyouhavelaunchedseveralapplicationsandwanttoswitchbetweenthem,usetheRecentAppsapplication.

TolaunchRecentApps,touchtheRecentAppsiconfromthesystembar.Apanelopensdisplaying
recentlylaunchedapplications.Scrollthroughtheapplicationsandtouchanapplicationtoswitchtoit.

YoualsocanuseRecentAppstocloseanapplicationbytouchingtheredXinthetoprightcornerof
thelistedapplication.

Toviewallapplicationsthatarerunning,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchApplications➙Runningservices.Alistofrunningapplicationsisdisplayed.

Tocloseanapplicationfromtherunningservicesview,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheapplicationyouwanttocloseandthentouchStop.

2.TouchOKtoconrmtheaction.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

Sharingyourmobiledataconnection

Youcanshareyourtablet’smobiledataconnectionwithasinglecomputerthroughUSBtetheringorthrough
Bluetoothtethering.Youalsocanshareyourtablet’sdataconnectionwithmultipledevicesatthesametime
bysettingyourtabletasaportableWi-Fihotspot.

Note:Thetetheringandhotspotfunctionsmightnotbesupportedbyallcarriers.

Toshareyourtablet’smobiledataconnectionthroughUSB:

1.UsethesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectyourtablettoyourcomputer.

2.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

3.TouchWireless&networks➙Tethering&portablehotspot➙USBtethering.

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4.Thetabletstartssharingitsmobilenetworkdataconnectionwithyourcomputer.

5.Tostopsharingyourdataconnection,cleartheUSBtetheringcheckbox.Orjustdisconnectthe
USBcable.

Toshareyourtablet’smobiledataconnectionthroughBluetooth:

1.Pairyourtabletwithyourcomputer.See“UsingBluetoothdevices”onpage26.

2.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

3.TouchWireless&networks➙Tethering&portablehotspot➙Bluetoothtethering.

4.Thetabletstartssharingitsmobilenetworkdataconnectionwithyourcomputer.

5.Tostopsharingyourdataconnection,cleartheBluetoothtetheringcheckbox.

Toshareyourtablet’smobiledataconnectionbyturningyourtabletintoaportableWi-Fihotspot:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙T ethering&portablehotspot➙PortableWi-Fihotspot.

3.Afteramoment,thetabletstartsbroadcastingitsWi-Finetworkname(SSID).Nowothercomputersor
devicescansharethetablet’smobiledataconnection.

4.TostopsharingyourdataconnectionthroughWi-Fi,clearthePortableWi-Fihotspotcheckbox.

TosecureyourportableWi-Fihotspot:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙T ethering&portablehotspot➙CongureWi-Fihotspot.

3.TouchtheSecuritymenutocongurethenetworkwithWi-FiProtectedAccess2securitywitha
presharedkey(WPA2PSK).

IfyoutouchWPA2PSK,apasswordeldisdisplayedintheCongureWi-Fihotspotdialogbox.After
youtypeapassword,youneedtotypethatpasswordthenexttimeyouconnecttothetablet’shotspot
withacomputerorotherdevice.T oremovethepassword,touchOpenontheSecuritymenu.

4.TouchSave.

WorkingwithUSBdevices

YoutablethasamicroUSBconnectorandafull-sizeUSBconnectortoconnectUSBcompatibledevices.
Readthistopictolearnhowtouseeachconnectortoconnectdifferentdevices.

UsingthemicroUSBconnector

UsethemicroUSBconnectortogetherwiththesuppliedUSBcabletoconnectyourtablettoyourpersonal
computertochargethetabletbattery,transferles,orshareyourmobiledataconnection.

Whenthetabletisconnectedtoyourcomputerthroughthemicro-USBconnector,amenuisdisplayedon
yourtabletwiththefollowingoptions:

•Low-powerchargeonly.(Pleaseturnoffyourtablet'sscreen)
Ifyouchoosethisoption,turnoffthetabletscreenbypressingthepowerbutton.

•ViewcontentsofSDcard(Mount)

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Ifyouhaveinstalledaashmediacardinyourtabletandyouwanttoviewtheinformationstoredon
thecardfromyourcomputer,touchthisoption.

•Transferles(MediaTransferProtocol)
TheMediaT ransferProtocol(MTP)supportsthetransferofmultimediadatawithoutadditionaldevice

drivers.MTPispartoftheWindowsMedia

®

frameworkandthusyoucanuseWindowsMediaPlayerto

synchronizelesbetweenthecomputerandthetablet.
Touchthisoptionifyouwanttocopyormovepictures,documents,andotherdatalesfromorto

yourcomputer.

Note:Ifyoueversetupascreenunlockpassword,PIN,orapattern,afteryoutouchanyoftheoptions,you
arepromptedtotypethepasswordorPIN,ordrawthepatterntocontinuewiththeoperation.

Ifyoudonotwantthispop-upmenutobedisplayedeachtimeyouconnectthetablettoacomputer,
disableitbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchUSBsettings.

3.TouchanyoptionexceptAskonconnection.

Usingthefull-sizeUSBconnector

Usethefull-sizeUSBconnectortoconnectacompatibleUSBdevicetoyourtablet,suchasaUSBstorage
deviceoraUSBkeyboard.Tolocatethefull-sizeUSBconnectoronyourtablet,see“T abletlayout”
onpage1

.

Note:Thefull-sizeUSBconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.

WorkingwithUSBstoragedevices

IfyouconnectaUSBstoragedevicetoyourtablet,usetheUSBFileCopyUtilityapplicationtocopyles
fromonedevicetoanother,deleteles,viewledetails,andviewavailablespaceonthestoragedevice.

WhenaUSBstoragedeviceisconnectedtoyourtablet,apop-upmessageisdisplayedaskingyouif
youwanttostarttheUSBFileCopyUtilityapplication.TouchStartUtilitytolaunchtheUSBFileCopy
Utilityapplication.Otherwise,touchDon’tstart.

AfteryoutouchStartUtilityfromthepop-upmenu,theUSBFileCopyUtilityscreenopens,displayingthe
contentsstoredonboththetabletinternalstorageandtheconnectedUSBstoragedevice.

TocopyanitembetweenyourtabletandtheUSBdevice,dothefollowing:

1.Touchthenameofthedesiredstoragedevicefromthelocationbartoopenthelelistforthatdevice.

2.Touchthenamesofthedesiredles.Whenselected,agreencheckisdisplayedinthebottomleft
cornerofthele.

3.TouchCopyfromtheactionbar.Amessageboxopens,displayingalistofavailablestoragelocations.

4.Touchalocation.Thelesarecopiedtothedesiredlocation.

Note:EvenifyoudonotconnectaUSBstoragedevicetoyourtablet,youcanusetheUSBFileCopyUtility
applicationtomanagelesonyourtabletandonaninstalledashmediacard.

TodisconnecttheUSBstoragedevice,dooneofthefollowing:

•UnplugtheUSBdeviceorcabledirectly.

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•Disconnectthedeviceprogrammaticallyandthenphysicallyasfollows:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,or
touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettings

screenopens.

2.TouchStorage➙UnmountUSBstorage.

3.UnplugtheUSBdevicesafely.

WorkingwithotherUSBdevices

Ifyouareaccustomedtousingatraditionalphysicalkeyboard,youcanconnectaUSBkeyboardtoyour
tablet.Whenconnected,theonscreenkeyboardisdisabledautomaticallyandyoucanstartusingthe
USBkeyboardimmediately.

KeyboardscanalsobesetupthroughtheThinkPadTabletDock’sUSBconnectorandLenovo
offersbothaThinkPadUSBKeyboardwithTrackpoint
andmousecombothatcanconnectthroughthisport.T opurchasetheseoptions,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

ForinformationaboutusingaThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCaseoption,see“UsingtheThinkPadTablet
KeyboardFolioCase”onpage56

YoualsocanconnectaUSBmousetothetablet.AssoonasyouconnectaUSBmousetothetablet,a
pointerisdisplayedonthetabletscreenindicatingthatthemouseisactivatedandreadyforuse.

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andaThinkPadEdgewirelesskeyboard

UsingHDMIdevices

YourtablethasaminiHDMIconnectorthatyoucanusetoconnectanexternaldisplayforvideooutput.To
locatetheminiHDMIconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1

Touseanexternaldisplayforvideooutput,youhavetoenabletheAttacheddisplayfunctionrstby
doingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchScreen➙Attacheddisplaytoenableit.Whenenabled,agreencheckisdisplayedinthe
checkbox.

.

WhenyouconnectanexternaldisplaytoyourtabletthroughtheHDMIconnector,yourtabletscreenimage
isautomaticallymirroredontheexternaldisplayatthehighestresolutionthatthedevicesupports.

Ifyouattachanexternaldisplaywhileyouareplayingavideo,thevideooutputisdisplayedontheexternal
displayinafull-screenlandscapemode,butthevideoplaybackcontrolsaredisplayedonyourtablet.

Todisabletheimageoutputontheattacheddisplay,disconnecttheexternaldisplayfromyourtablet.

Usingthe3-in-1mediacardreader

Yourtablethasa3-in-1mediacardreaderthatsupportsthefollowingcards.

•SecureDigital(SD)card

•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)card

•MultiMediaCard(MMC)

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Useanyoneofthesecardstoextendthestoragecapabilityofyourtablet.Youalsocanusethesecardsto
sharedatawithacomputerorotherdevicethatsupportsthesecardformats.

Tolocatethe3-in-1mediacardreader,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.

Insertingaashmediacard
Attention:Beforehandlingaashmediacard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction

reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.

Toinsertaashmediacardintothe3-in-1mediacardreader,dothefollowing:

1.Openthecardreadercoverandlocatethe3-in-1mediacardreader.

2.Makesurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet.

3.Insertthecardrmlyintothe3-in-1mediacardreaderuntilyouhearaclick.Thecardmightstop
beforeitiscompletelyinstalledintothecardreader.

Whenaashmediacardisinsertedintothe3-in-1mediacardreader,apop-upmessageisdisplayedasking
ifyouwanttodisplaythecontentsonthecard.T odisplaythecontents,touchStartUtility.Otherwise,
touchDon’tstart.

Removingaashmediacard

Toremoveaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

1.Opentheslotcover.

2.Pushtheashmediacardinwardalittleuntilyouhearaclick;then,releaseit.Theashmediacard
popsout.

3.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardreader.

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Securingyourashmediacard

Toprotecttheinformationfromunauthorizedaccess,youcanencryptyourashmediacard.Referto
“Encryptingtheashmediacard”onpage65formoreinformation.

Workingwiththeclock

UsetheClockapplicationtodisplaythedateandtimeinlargecharactersonyourscreenandtosetalarms
tosoundonceoronarepeatingschedule.

Settingdateandtime

Bydefault,yourtabletautomaticallysynchronizesthedateandtimewiththeInternet.Ifyouwanttosetthe
dateandtimemanually,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchDate&Time➙Automatictodisabletheauto-synchronizationfunction.

3.TouchSetdate,Settime,Selecttimezone,andotheritemstosetupdateandtime.

Settinganalarm

Tosetanalarm,dothefollowing:

1.LaunchtheClockapplication.

2.TouchSetalarmandtouchAddalarmtosetthealarmtime.

3.TouchSet.Adialogboxwithdetailsaboutthealarmopens.

4.TouchRepeattoopenadialogboxtoselectthedaysonwhichyouwantthealarmtosound.

5.TouchRingtonetoselectaringtoneforthealarm.Theringtoneplaysbrieywhenyouselectit.

6.TouchLabeltotypealabelforthealarm.

7.TouchDonetosaveyoursetting.

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WorkingwithGoogleMapsandGPS

UsetheGoogleMapsapplicationtondyourcurrentlocation,getdirectionstoyourdestination,and
ndotherlocation-basedinformation.

TosearchforplacesorndyourcurrentlocationusingGoogleMaps,youmustenabletheresources
requiredforplottingpositionsbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchLocation&security.

3.EnableUsewirelessnetworks,UseGPSsatellites,orboth.

Note:SelectingUseGPSsatellitesenablesyoutopinpointlocationsdowntothestreetlevel.However,this
moderequiresaclearviewoftheskyandconsumesmorebatterypower.

FindingyourlocationonGoogleMaps

Tolocateyourselfonamap,dothefollowing:

1.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicon.Theapplicationlibraryopens.

2.TouchMapstolaunchGoogleMaps.

3.Touch.Ablinkingbluedotismarkedonthemaptoindicateyourcurrentapproximatelocation.

Note:ThisfunctionissupportedevenifyoudonothaveGPS.

FindingaspeciclocationonGoogleMaps

1.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicon.Theapplicationlibraryopens.

2.TouchMapstolaunchGoogleMaps.

3.TypetheplaceyouwanttondinthesearchboxorspeaktheplaceusingtheGoogleVoiceSearch
function.

4.Touchthetrianglemarktostartsearching.Thesearchresultsaremarkedonthemapbylettered
balloons.

Gettingdirections

1.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicon.Theapplicationlibraryopens.

2.TouchMapstolaunchGoogleMaps.

3.Touchandtypetheaddressesofthestartinglocationandthedestinationlocation.

4.Touchatravelmethod(car,bus,orwalk)andtouchGo.Thedetaileddirectionsaredisplayedon
thescreen.

UsingotherfunctionsofGoogleMap

TouchandchoosetoviewthemapthroughtheTrafclayer,Satellitelayer,T errainlayer,orLatitude
layer.

Touch

tondlandmarks,placesofbusiness,restaurants,andotherplacesnearyourcurrentlocation.

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GoogleTalk

GoogleTalkisaninstantmessagingprogram.UseittocommunicatewithotherGoogleT alkusersbytext,
audio,orvideo.

TolaunchtheGoogleT alkapplication,touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbar,andthentouch

GoogleTalk.SigninwithyourGoogleAccount.

Note:IfyoudonothaveaGoogleAccount,touchAddaccounttocreateone.

AfteryousignintoGoogleTalk,yourfriendslistisdisplayedontheleftandyourcurrentstatusandother
informationisdisplayedonthemainpartofthescreen.

Addinganewfriendtoyourfriendslist

Toaddafriend,dothefollowing:

1.Whileviewingyourfriendslist,touchtheAddfriendiconfromthetoprightofthescreen.

2.Typeyourfriend’se-mailaddress.Thee-mailaddresscanbeaGmailaddressorothere-mailaddress
thatisconguredtoconnecttoGoogleTalk.

3.TouchSendinvitation.

Friendswhoacceptyourinvitationareaddedtoyourfriendslist.Y oucanchatwithanyoneonyour
friendslist.

Startingaconversation

Tochatwithafriendbytext,dothefollowing:

1.Touchafriendonyourfriendslist.Thechatscreenopens.

2.TypeyourmessageandtouchSendtosendthemessage.

Tostartavoicechat,dothefollowing:

1.Touchyourfriend’snameonthefriendslisttoopenachatscreen.

2.TouchtheMicrophoneiconontherightofthechatscreen.

3.Yourfriendreceivesavoicechatinvitation.Ifyourfriendacceptsyourinvitation,youcanspeaktoeach
otherusingyourtablet’sbuilt-inmicrophoneandspeaker,oraheadset.

Toinviteafriendtoavideochat,dothefollowing:

1.Touchyourfriend’snameonthefriendslisttoopenachatscreen.

2.TouchtheVideoiconontherightofthechatscreen.

3.Yourfriendreceivesavideochatinvitation.Ifyourfriendacceptsyourinvitation,thevideochatscreen
opens.

4.Youcannowseeeachotherusingyourtablet’sbuilt-incameraandtalktoeachotherusingthebuilt-in
microphoneandspeaker,oraheadset.

FormoreinformationaboutusingGoogleTalk,gototheGoogleWebsiteathttp://www.google.com/mobile/.

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YouT ube

YouTubeisGoogle’sonlinevideostreamingservicethatenablesyoutoviewvideosanduploadyourown
videostosharewithothers.

WachingvideosonYouTube

ToviewY ouTubevideos,dothefollowing:

1.Fromtheactionbar,touchtheapplicationsicontoopentheapplicationlibrary.

2.TouchY ouTubetolaunchtheapplication.

3.TouchavideoontheY ouTubehomescreentowatchit.

4.TouchBrowsetolookforvideosbycategory.

5.TouchYourChanneltoopenascreenwithyourfavorites,uploads,andotherY ouTubeinformation.

6.TouchSearchY ouTubetosearchforvideosbytypingorspeaking.

UploadingvideostoYouT ube

UploadingvideostoYouTuberequiresaYouTubeaccount.TosignintoyourYouT ubeaccount,touchthe
MenuiconfromthetoprightofthescreenandtouchSignin.IfoneoftheGoogleAccountsonyour

tabletisalreadyaYouTubeaccount,youarepromptedtouseittosignin.Otherwise,addaYouTube
accountbytouchingAddaccount.

TouploadyourownvideostoYouT ube,dothefollowing:

1.LaunchtheYouT ubeapplicationandtouchYourChannel.

2.TouchUpload.Thevideogalleryopens,displayingalbumsofyourvideos.

3.Openanalbumandtouchthevideoyouwanttoupload.

4.Typeatitleforthevideoandmoredetailsifyouwant.Forexample,youcanspecifywhetheryouwant
tomakethevideopublicorprivate.

5.TouchUpload.Thevideoisaddedtoyourchannel.

FormoreinformationaboutusingY ouTube,gotohttp://www.google.com/mobile.

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Chapter6.ThinkPadTabletoptions

YourtabletmightcomewithaThinkPadT abletKeyboardFolioCaseoraThinkPadT ablet
Dock.Ifyourtabletdoesnotcomewithone,youcanpurchaseonefromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

TheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCaseandtheThinkPadTabletDockareoptiondevicesthatLenovo
designedspecicallyfortheThinkPadTablet.Theseoptionsprovideconvenienceandmakeyourtablet
easiertouseforwork,study,andentertainment.

ThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase

Thekeyboardfoliocaseisnotonlyabook-likecoverwithaThinkPadkeyboard.Italsoisafoldablestand
thatholdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandprovidesatypingexperiencesimilartoanotebookcomputer.

Figure10.ThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCaseoverview

1Keyboard

WorksasaUSBkeyboardwithOpticalTrackPointandhotkeys.

24OpticalT rackPoint

TheOpticalTrackPointisacursor-positioningdevicethatenablestoyoutopoint,select,anddragwithout
movingyourngersfromatypingposition.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase”onpage56

3Hotkeys

Thehotkeysonthekeyboardfoliocaseenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressinga
singlekey.Referto“UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase”onpage56formoreinformation.

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ThinkPadT abletDock

TheThinkPadTabletDockholdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandfreesyourhandstodoothertasks.It
alsoprovidesyoueasyaccesstoconnectorsforUSBdevices,letransfers,charging,audioinput,audio
output,andvideooutput.

Figure11.ThinkPadTabletDockfrontviewandrightsideview

1Dockconnector

Thisconnectorestablishestheconnectionbetweenthedockandtabletwhenyourtabletisseatedinthe
dock.

2USBconnector

UsetoconnectUSBdevices,suchasaUSBkeyboardorUSBstoragedevice.

Note:ThisconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.

Figure12.ThinkPadTabletDockrearview

1MicroUSBconnector

ConnectapersonalcomputerwiththesuppliedUSBcablefordatatransfer.

2Headphoneconnector

Connectaheadphoneorpoweredspeakerstolistentotheaudiooutput.

3Microphoneconnector

Connectamicrophonetocapturesound.

4Powerconnector

Usethe65Wacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktoprovidepowertothetabletandchargethebattery.

UsingtheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase

Toconnectthekeyboardfoliocasetoyourtablet,dothefollowing:

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1.OpentheUSBcoveronthetabletbyslidingittotheleft.

Figure13.OpeningtheUSBcover

2.AligntheUSBconnectoronthetabletwiththeUSBconnectoronthekeyboardfoliocaseandslide
thetabletdownwarduntilthetwoUSBconnectorsareconnected.

Figure14.Installingthetabletintothekeyboardfoliocase

3.Whentheconnectionisestablished,theonscreenkeyboardisautomaticallydisabledandthekeyboard
foliocaseisactivated.

Usingthehotkeys

Thekeyboardfoliocasehasseveralhotkeys.Pressahotkeytoquicklycontrolthecorrespondingfunction.
Tolocatethehotkeys,referto“ThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase”onpage55

.

Volumeandmutecontrol

•

•

Speakermute

Speakervolumedown

•Speakervolumeup

•Microphonemute

Applicationcontrol

•

OpenthemainHomescreen

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•ViewnoticationsfromLenovo

•

OpentheAndroidSettingsscreen

•Openthemenuforthecurrentapplication

•LaunchGoogleSearch

Screencontrol

•Gobacktothepreviousscreen

•

Lockthescreen

•Zoomin

•Zoomout

Audioandvideocontrol

•Gototheprevioustrackorscene

•Playorpause

•

Gotothenexttrackorscene

UsingtheOpticalT rackPoint

Figure15.UsingtheOpticalTrackPoint

TheOpticalTrackPointconsistsofapointingsensor1onthekeyboardandtwoclickbuttons23at
thebottomofthekeyboard.Tomovethepointer4onthescreen,slideyourngertipacrossthetopof
thepointsensor1inthedirectioninwhichyouwantthepointertomove.Toselectanitemoropenan
application,putthepointer4onthedesireditemandpresstheleftbutton3.Presstherightbutton2to
openthemenuforthecurrentapplication

Formoreinformationaboutthekeyboardfoliocase,refertothedocumentationshippedwiththekeyboard.

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UsingtheThinkPadT abletDock

Toconnectyourtablettothedock,dothefollowing:

1.Positionyourtabletwiththedockconnectorsidedownward.

2.Alignthedockconnectoronthetabletwiththeconnectoronthedock.

3.Gentlyslideyourtabletintothedockuntilitisfullyseatedasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Figure16.Sittingyourtabletonthedock

Afterthetabletisinthedock,youcan:

•Useyourtabletinanuprightpositionwithouthavingtoholdthetablet.

•UsethedocktoholdyourtabletuprightwhenusinganexternalBluetoothkeyboardorUSBkeyboard.

•ConnectthedocktoyourpersonalcomputerwiththesuppliedUSBcabletotransferles.

•Connectthedocktoastereosystemorspeakersusingastereoaudiocabletoplaymusic.

•Connectthedocktoanelectricaloutletusingthe65Wacpoweradaptershippedwiththedockto
chargethetabletbattery.

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Chapter7.Usingyourtabletwithinanenterprise

YourtabletprovidessupportforsecureaccesstocorporatenetworksandMicrosoftExchange.Additionally,
anumberofbusiness-relatedapplicationsarepreinstalledtohelpyouworkwithandmanageyour
work-relateddocuments.

Note:UsingyourtabletinyourcompanymightrequireadditionalsettingsorcongurationsfromyourIT
administrator.ContactyourITadministratorformoreinformation.

SettingupMicrosoftExchangeaccounts

MicrosoftExchangeisane-mail-basedcollaborativecommunicationserviceprovidedbyMicrosoft.Set
upaMicrosoftExchangeaccounttoconnectwithyourcompany’se-mailaccountsoyoucanuseyour
tabletforwork.

TosetupaMicrosoftExchangeaccount,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchAccounts&sync➙Addaccount➙Corporate.

3.Entertherequiredinformationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentosetupyouraccount.

Note:TousetheMicrosoftExchangeaccount,yourcompany’sITadministratormightneedtosetadditional
securitypoliciesfortheaccount.ContactyourITadministratorformoreinformation.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

Accessingyourcompany’sVPN

Avirtualprivatenetwork(VPN)providesaccesstotheresourcesinsideasecuredlocalnetwork,suchas
thenetworkofyourcompany.

ConguringtheVPNsettings

Toaccessyourcompany’sVPN,youmustobtainthedetailedVPNsettingsfromyourcompany’snetwork
administrator,andthensetuptheVPNonyourtabletbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchWireless&networks➙VPNsettings➙AddVPN.

3.TouchthetypeofVPNtoadd.ForinformationontheVPNtype,see“Wireless&networks”onpage71.

4.Onthescreenthatopens,followtheinstructionsfromyournetworkadministratortocongurethe
VPNsettings.

5.TouchtheMenuiconandtouchSave.TheVPNisaddedtotheVPNlist.

Connectingtoyourcompany’sVPN

AfteryounishconguringtheVPNsettings,connecttoitbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

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2.TouchWireless&networks➙VPNsettings.AlltheVPNsthatyouhaveaddedarelistedonthe
VPNsettingsscreen.

3.Touchyourcompany’sVPN.

4.Inthedialogboxthatopens,typetherequestedcredentialsandtouchConnect.

WhenyouareconnectedtoaVPN,anoticationiconisdisplayedonthesystembar,totheleftofthetime.
TodisconnecttheVPN,touchthenoticationiconfromthesystembar.

EditingordeletingaVPN

ToeditaVPN,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheVPNsettingsscreen,touchandholdtheVPNtobringupasubmenu.

2.TouchEditnetwork.Editthesettings.

3.TouchtheMenuiconandtouchSavetosavethechanges.

TodeleteaVPN,dothefollowing:

1.TouchandholdtheVPNfromtheVPNsettingsscreen,andthentouchDeletenetwork.

2.TouchOKtoconrmtheoperation.

Whenconnectedtoyourcompany’snetwork,youcanusesomeoftheapplicationspreinstalledonyour
tablet,suchasDocumentsToGoandCitrixReceiver,touseyourtabletasaproductivitytool.

DocumentsToGoenablesyoutoview,edit,andcreateMicrosoftWord,Excel,andPowerPointles,andto
viewPDFles.CitrixReceiverenablesyoutoaccessvirtualdesktopsandapplicationsfromyourtablet.It
alsoallowsyoutoaccesssecure,centralizedservicesprovidedbyyourITdepartment.

Consultyourcompany’sITadministratorformoreinformationaboutusingCitrixReceiverinyourwork
environment.

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Chapter8.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotecttheinformationstoredonyourtablet.

Protectingdataagainstviruses

YourtabletispreinstalledwithMcAfeeantivirusprogramstohelpyoutodetectandeliminateviruses.

McAfeeWaveSecureisamobilesecurityservicethatenablesyoutoprotectdata,safelyconnecttothe
Internet,andsecurelybrowseandshoptheWeb.Italsoensuresprivacyintheeventoftheftandenhances
thepossibilityofrecoveringyourtablet.

TouseMcAfeeWaveSecure,youhavetoregisterwithMcAfeerstbydoingthefollowing:

1.Touchtheapplicationsiconfromtheactionbar.

2.TouchtheMcAfeeWaveSecureicon.

3.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoregisterwithMcAfee.

Ifyouareusingyourtabletinanenterpriseenvironment,McAfeeEnterpriseMobilityManagementenables
yourcompany’sITpersonneltocontrolandcongureyourtablettoprovidesecureandeasyaccessto
corporatemobileapplications.

TodownloadMcAfeeEnterpriseMobilityManagement,touchtheapplicationsicon
bartoopentheapplicationslibrary.TouchtheMcAfeeBusinessicon.ThentouchDownloadhere.For
instructionsonhowtouseit,consultyourITadministrator.

fromtheaction

Lockingthetabletscreen

Toprotectyourtabletdataagainstunauthorizedaccess,lockthescreenandsetanunlockmodefor
unlockingthescreen.Thescreenunlockmodecanbeapersonalorcorporatepassword,aPIN,orapattern.
Afterascreenunlockmodeissetandthescreenislocked,thenexttimeyouturnonyourtabletorwakeup
thescreen,youmusttypethepasswordorthePIN,ordrawtheunlockpatterntounlockit.

Settingupthescreenunlockfunction

Toenablethescreenunlockfunctionandsetupapassword,PIN,orapatterntounlockthescreen,do
thefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchLocation&Security➙Congurelockscreentoopenalistofoptions.

3.Touchoneofthefollowingoptionstosetupthescreenunlockmode:

•Notsecured:Nopassword,PIN,orpatternisrequiredtounlockthescreen.

•Pattern:Apatternisauniquewayyousettounlockthescreenbyusingyourngertodrawa

pattern.Thersttimeyoutrytosetapattern,ashorttutorialaboutcreatinganunlockpatternis
displayedtoguideyouthroughtheprocessofsettingone.

•PIN:Typeaseriesofnumbers.

•Password:Typeaseriesofcharacters,numbers,oracombinationofboth.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

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•CorporateLogon:TouchthisoptiontousethesameuserIDandpasswordyouusetologontoyour
company’sActiveDirectorydomaintounlockyourtabletscreen.

Note:Makeanoteofyourpassword,PIN,orpatternincaseyouforgetit.

4.TouchOKtosaveyoursetting.Thenexttimeyouturnonyourtabletorwakeupthescreen,typethe
passwordorPIN,ordrawthepatterntounlockthescreen.

Attention:

•FortheCorporateLogonmode,after10incorrectattemptstounlockyourtablet,yourtabletwillreset
itselftothefactorydefaultstate.Thisprocesserasesalluser-createddatafromthetablet,including
Googleorothere-mailaccountsettings,systemandapplicationdataandsettings,anddownloaded
applications.

•Forotherunlockmodes,ifyouforgetthepassword,PIN,orpattern,contactLenovosupportforsystem
reset.

Changingthescreenunlockpassword,PIN,orpattern

Tochangethescreenunlockpassword,PIN,orpattern,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchLocation&Security➙Congurelockscreen.

3.TouchthescreenunlockmodethatiscurrentlysetandtypethepasswordorPIN,ordrawthepattern.
ThentouchOK.

4.TypeyournewpasswordorPIN,ordrawanewpattern.Conrmitbytypingordrawingitforthe
secondtime.

5.TouchOKtosaveyourchange.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

Disablingthescreenunlockfunction

Todisablethescreenunlockfunction,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon

2.TouchLocation&Security➙Congurelockscreen.

3.TouchNotsecured.Thescreenunlockfunctionisdisabled.

fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

Encryptingthetabletinternalstorage

Toprotectthedatathatisstoredonyourtabletinternalstoragefromunauthorizedaccess,youcanencrypt
theinternalstoragebydoingthefollowing:

Important:Beforeyoustarttheencryptionprocess,connectyourtablettoastandardacpoweroutletto
ensureasteadyandsustainedsupplyofelectricalpower.

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchLocation&Security➙Encrypttablet.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoencryptyouraccounts,settings,downloadedapplications,
andsoon.

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Encryptingtheashmediacard

Ifyouuseaashmediacardtostorecondentialdataorpersonalinformationonyourtablet,encryptthe
cardtopreventthedatafrombeingaccessedifthecardiseverlostorstolen.

Encryptingaashmediacard

Toencryptaashmediacard,dothefollowing:

Important:Beforeyoustarttheencryptionprocess,connectyourtablettoastandardacpoweroutletto
ensureasteadyandsustainedsupplyofelectricalpower.

1.SetupascreenunlockpasswordorPINifyoudidnotsetonebefore.See“Lockingthetabletscreen”
onpage63.

2.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

3.TouchLocation&Security➙EncryptSDCard.Amessageisdisplayedtoinformyouthatalldataon
theashmediacardwillbeencrypted.

4.TypethepasswordorPINthatissetforunlockingthescreen.

5.TouchOKtoconrmtheencryption.Astatusboxisdisplayedshowingtheprogressoftheencryption.

6.Whentheencryptionprocessnishes,thestatusboxcloses.Youcanresumenormaloperationof
yourtablet.

Notes:

•Whileencrypting,youcandonothingwithyourtabletuntiltheprocessnishes.Thetimeittakesto
encryptdependsontheashmediacardspacevolume,lesize,letype,numberofles,andsoon.

•Theencryptionprocesscopiesthedataontheashmediacardtothetabletinternalstoragerst.
Therefore,iftheamountofspaceonthetabletinternalstorageislessthantheamountofdataonthe
installedcard,youwillbepromptedtomovesomedatafromthecardtoanotherstoragemedium.

Readingdatafromanencryptedashmediacard

Ifyoutrytoreadthedataontheencryptedcardonyourtablet,theoperationisthesameasusual.For
example,ifyouwanttoviewtheaudiolesorpicturesstoredontheencryptedcard,justinsertthecardand
usetheAndroidmusicplayertoplayaudiolesorgotothegallerytoviewpictures,oruseanotherprogram
suchasDocumentstoGotoopenale.However,ifyouuseanothertablettoreadtheencryptedcard,you
arepromptedtotypethescreenunlockpasswordorPINofthetabletwithwhichthecardwasencrypted.
AfteryouinputacorrectpasswordorPIN,youwillbeabletoaccessdataontheencryptedcard.

Note:Ifyouattempttoreadanencryptedashmediacardonacomputer,youwillnotbeabletoaccess
thecontentsofthecardunderanycircumstances.

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66UserGuide

Chapter9.Youandyourtablet

Thischapterprovidestheaccessibilityinformationaboutyourtablet,andinstructionsontravelingwith
thetabletandmaintainingthetablet.

Comfortandaccessibility

Readthistopictolearnhowtouseyourtabletmorecomfortablyandhowtousetheaccessibilityfeatures.

Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably

Withthehelpofalltheconveniencesandpowerfulfeaturesofyourtablet,youcancarryyourtabletallday
longforworkorentertainmentatmanyplaces.Thereforeitisimportantthatyouremainattentivetogood
posture,goodlighting,andproperseatingtoachievegreatercomfortwithyourtablet.

Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourtabletthemoreimportantitisto
observeyourworkingposture.Makeminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakefrequent,shortbreakswhen
youusethetabletforalongtime.Yourtabletisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilybe
repositionedtoaccommodatemanyposturemodicationsyoumightwishtomake.

Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofcefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjust
yourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourwork
areaisnotinanofcesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingwork
breaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyour
tablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html
toviewsomeoftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcan
providetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.

Accessibilityinformation

Accessibilitytechnologiesenableusersthathavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationstoaccess
informationinthemostappropriatewayandgetthemostoutoftheirtabletexperience.

Zoom

Zoomintoenlargethetextsize.Tozoomin,touchthescreenwithtwongersandthenslidethemapart.

Toreducethetextsize,zoomoutbydraggingyourngerstogether.

Screenbrightness

Tosetascreenbrightnesslevelthatworksforyou,dothefollowing:

1.TouchthetimeareafromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetailspanel.

2.Touchanywhereofthepanel.TheQuickSettingspanelisdisplayed.

3.Locatethescreenbrightnessiconandthendragtheslidertotheleftorrighttoadjustthescreen
brightness.

VoiceActions

TheVoiceActionsapplicationenablesyoutocontrolyourtabletusingyourvoice,suchassending
messages,browsingtheWeb,listeningtomusic,andactivatinganapplication.

Note:TheVoiceActionsfeatureisonlysupportedinalimitedsetoflanguages.

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TouseVoiceActions,dothefollowing:

1.TouchtheGoogleVoiceSearchiconfromtheactionbar,ortouchtheapplicationsiconfromthe
actionbarandthentouchVoiceSearch.

2.Saywhatyouwantyourtablettodo.Thefollowingareexamples:

•“MapofGoldenGatePark,SanFrancisco”

•“Directionsto1299ColusaAvenue,Berkeley,California”

•“GotoGoogle.com”

•“Sende-mailtoHughBriss,subject,newshoes,message,Ican’twaittoshowyoumynewshoes,

period”

•“Notetoself:remembertogetthemilk”

•“Setalarmfor7:45pm,label,switchthelaundry”

•“ListentoForever”

Screenreader

Screenreadertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareapplicationinterfaces,helpsystems,anda
varietyofonlinedocuments.However,inthecasewhereascreenreadercannotreaddocuments,the
documentmustrstgothroughaconversionprocess.OnesolutionconvertsAdobePDFlesintoaformat
thatisreadbythescreenreaderapplications.ThissolutionisaWeb-basedserviceprovidedbyAdobe
SystemsIncorporated.Throughhttp://www.adobe.com,AdobePDFdocumentscanbeconvertedtoHTML
orplaintextinmanylanguages.OneconversionoptionconvertsPDFdocumentsontheInternet.Asecond
optionenablesuserstosubmittheURLofanAdobePDFlethroughe-mailtoconvertittoHTMLorASCII
text.AdobePDFlesonalocalstoragedeviceorlocalareanetwork(LAN)alsocanbeconvertedby
attachingtheAdobePDFletoane-mailmessage.

Todownloadascreenreaderapplication,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchAccessibility.Amessageboxpopsuptoaskyoutodownloadascreenreader.

3.TouchOKandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadtheapplication.

Moreaccessibilitytechnologies

Thefollowingaccessibilityapplicationsalsoaresupportedbutnotinstalledonyourtablet.Theyareavailable
asfreeapplicationsonAndroidMarket.

•KickBack:Thetabletvibratesbrieyasfeedbackasyounavigatetheuserinterface,touchbuttons,
andsoon.

•T alkBack:Thetabletspeaksthelabelsornamesofitemsasyounavigatetheuserinterface,suchas
menuoptions,applicationtitles,andcontacts.

•SoundBack:Thetabletplaysasoundasyoutouchthescreen.

Afteryoudownloadtheseapplications,thecorrespondingitemsaredisplayedunderSettings➙

Accessibility.Touchthedesireditemtoenablethefunction.

Gettingupdates

YourtabletprovidesautomaticnoticationforupdatesavailablefortheAndroidoperatingsystemand
updatesavailablefromLenovo.

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GettingupdatesfromLenovo

Yourtabletispreinstalledwithanoticationapplicationthatinformsyouaboutthelatestsoftwareupdates
fromLenovo.

TheapplicationiconisdisplayedinLenovoLaunchZoneonlywhenthereareunreadsystemnotications
fromLenovo.See“LenovoLaunchZone”onpage12.Touchtheicontoopenamessageboxtocheckfor
detailedinformationabouttheupdates,andthenfollowtheinstructionstoupdateyourtabletifyouwant.

GettingupdatesfromAndroid

YourtabletreceivesautomaticnoticationswhenupdatesareavailablefortheAndroidoperatingsystem.
WhenyoureceiveanAndroidupdatenotication,touchInstallnow,Installlater,orMoreinfofromthe
pop-upoptionsmenuwhentheauto-noticationisdisplayed.

Youalsocancheckforupdatesmanually.Tocheckforthelatestupdates,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchAbouttablet➙Systemupdates.

3.AscreenopensanddisplaysalltheavailableupdatesfromAndroid.

Note:Ifthereisnoupdateavailable,youwillseeamessagestatingthatyoursystemisuptodate.

4.Ifyouwanttoapplytheupdate,touchRestart&install,andthenfollowtheinstructionstonishthe
installation.Otherwise,touchtheBackbutton.

Travelingwithyourtablet

Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.

Traveltips

Usethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmorecondentlyandefcientlywithyourtablet:

1.Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itis
importanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.

2.Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.

3.Ifyouaretravelingabroad,disablethedataroamingfunctiontopreventunwantedcharges.See
“Disablingdataroamingonmobilenetworks”onpage23.

Traveltipsonairplanes

Ifyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:

1.Ifyouaregoingtousethewirelessservice,checkwiththeairlineforanyrestrictionsbeforeboarding
theairplane.

2.Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseoftabletswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,enabletheAirplane
mode.Toenableit,dothefollowing:

a.TouchthetimeareafromthesystembartoopentheStatusDetailspanel.
b.T ouchanywhereintheStatusDetailspanel.TheQuickSettingspanelisdisplayed.
c.TouchAirplanemode.

3.Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouontheairplane.Placeyourtabletinasafepositionsothatit
doesnotgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.

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Travelaccessories

Thefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofceor
home:

Travelessentials:

•TheThinkPadTabletACChargerthatcomeswithyourtablet

•ThesuppliedUSBcable

•Aqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotection

Ifyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsidertheseitems:

•AThinkPadTabletACChargerforthecountrytowhichyouaretraveling

•ASIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregion

Otheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:

•ThinkPadheadphones

•Additionalstoragedevicesorashmediacards

•AThinkPadTabletDCChargerifyouaretravelingbyautomobile

•ThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase

Careandmaintenance

Handleyourtabletwithcaresothatyoucanenjoythisproductforalongtime.

Cleaningyourtablet

Tocleanyourtablet,unplugallcablesandturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfora
fewseconds.Thenwipethetabletscreenwithasoft,lint-free,dryclothtoclearstainsandsmudges.

Notes:

•Donotusescreencleaners,householdcleaners,aerosolsprays,solvents,alcohol,ammonia,orabrasives
tocleanyourtablet.

•Thetablethasanoleophobiccoatingonthescreen.Theabilityofthiscoatingtorepeloilwilldiminish
overtimewithnormalusage,andrubbingthescreenwithanabrasivematerialwillfurtherdiminishits
effectandmightscratchyourscreen.

Protectingthescreenwithareplaceablelm

Yourtablethasahighlysensitivemultitouchscreen.Anytinyscratchorabrasionwillaffectthe
performanceofthemultitouchscreen.Toprotectthescreenfromscratching,cleanthescreenrst
andthenapplyareplaceablelmonthescreen.ThereplaceablelmsareavailablefromLenovoat
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html.

Storingthetabletforextendedperiods

Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourtabletforanextendedperiodoftime,removetheSIMcardandtheash
mediacardfromyourtablet,andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilated
anddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.

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Chapter10.Settings

Readthischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththevarioussettingsavailabletohelpyoupersonalizeand
optimizeyourtablet.

ThefollowingtableliststhemainmenuitemsontheAndroidSettingsscreen.

Table2.MainmenuitemsontheAndroidSettingsscreen

MainmenuDescription

Wireless&networks

SoundCongurethevolumelevelandtype;congureringtonesandalarms.

ScreenCongurebrightnessandotherscreensettings.

Location&security

ApplicationsViewdetailsabouttheapplicationsinstalledonyourtablet,manageapplicationdata,

Accounts&sync

PrivacyBackupdataorresetyourtablet.

USBsettingsConguretheUSBmodewhenaUSBstoragedeviceconnectstothetablet.

Storage

Language&input

AccessibilityEnableordisableaccessibilitytechnologies.

OpticalTrackPointCongurethefunctionsoftheOpticalTrackPointbuttons.

Date&time

Abouttablet

CongureandmanageconnectionstonetworksanddevicesthroughWi-Fi,Bluetooth,
andmobilenetworks.

Congurehowyouwantthetablettodetermineyourlocationandhowyouwantto
shareyourlocationwithGoogleandothers.

closeapplications,andsetwhetheryouwanttopermittheinstallationofapplications
thatyouobtainfromWebsitesande-mail.

Add,remove,andmanageyourGoogleAccountsandotheraccounts.

Monitortheusedandavailablespaceonyourtabletinternalstorage.

Selectthelanguagethatyouwanttoworkwithonyourtabletandconguretheinput
method.

Note:ThismenuisavailableonlywhenyouconnectyourtablettoaThinkPadT ablet
KeyboardFolioCase.

Setdateandtime.

Viewinformationaboutyourtablet.

Toaccessanyitem,dothefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.Touchanitemfromthemainmenu.Thesubmenufortheitemisdisplayed.

Wireless&networks

UseWireless&networkssettingstocongureandmanageconnectionstonetworksanddevicesthrough
Wi-Fi,Bluetooth,mobilenetworks,andaUSBconnection.YoualsocanuseWireless&networkssettings
tocongureconnectionsbetweenyourtabletandvirtualprivatenetworks(VPNs),connectotherdevicesto
theInternetusingyourtablet’smobiledataconnection,andturnoffallradiosbyenablingtheAirplanemode.

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Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheWireless&networksmenu.

Table3.Wireless&networkssettings

Menu

AirplanemodeWhenairplanemodeisenabled,allwirelessconnectionsare

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fisettings

Wi-Fiadvancedsettings
Note:T oopenthe
Wi-Fiadvancedsettings
screen,touchtheMenu

iconfromtheWi-Fi
settingsview,andthen
touchAdvanced.

Bluetooth

Bluetoothsettings

Submenu

Wi-Fi

NetworknoticationWhenenabled,yourtabletnotiesyouwhenanopennetwork

Import

Show/Edit/Export

Wi-Finetworks

AddWi-FinetworkEnablesyoutoaddaWi-Finetworkmanuallybyentering

WirelessEnhanced
Settings

Bluetooth

Devicename

Discoverable

Discoverabletimeout

ShowreceivedlesCheckforlesreceivedthroughBluetooth.

Paireddevices

Description

disabled,andyoucannotconnecttonetworks.Ifallowedby
theaircraftoperatorandapplicablelawsandregulations,you
cancontinuetouseotherfeatures,suchasplayingmusic,
watchingvideos,checkingyourcalendar,viewingpictures,
andsoon.

TurnonorturnoffWi-Fi.

TurnonorturnoffWi-Fi.

isavailable.

TheimportfeatureenablesyoutoimportyourWi-Fisettings
prolesfromyourThinkPadnotebookcomputertoyourtablet.

ThisfeatureenablesyoutoexportyourWi-Fisettingsproles
fromonetablettoanother,toeditaWi-Finetworkprolethat
youpreviouslycongured.
Note:ExportingWi-Fiprolesfromatablettoacomputer
isnotsupported.

DisplaysalistofWi-Finetworksyouhavepreviously
conguredandthosedetectedwhenthetabletlastscanned
forWi-Finetworks.

itsSSID(thenameitbroadcasts),securitytype,andother
properties.

Congurethewirelessdisconnectpolicy.

Selectwhenyouwanttoturnoffawirelessconnection:

•TurnoffWi-Fiwhendisplayisoff

•NeverturnoffWi-Fiwhenconnecttothespecied

[SSID]

•TurnoffWi-Fionschedule

TurnonorturnofftheBluetoothfeature.

TurnonorturnofftheBluetoothfeature.

Thedefaultnameforyourtabletisdisplayedonthescreen.
WhentheBluetoothfeatureisturnedon,touchthedefault
nametochangeit.

SetyourtablettobevisibletootherBluetoothdevices.This
functionisonlyavailablewhenBluetoothison.

Sethowlongyouwanttokeepyourdevicediscoverable.

CheckforBluetoothdevicesthatyouhavepreviously
conguredandthosedetectedwhenthetabletlastscanned
forBluetoothdevices.

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Table3.Wireless&networkssettings(continued)

Menu

Tethering&portable
hotspot
Note:TheT ethering
&portablehotspot
functionmightnotbe
supportedbyallcarriers.

VPNsettings

Mobilenetworks
Note:Thisoption
isonlyavailablefor
theWAN-supported
models.

Submenu

Findnearbydevices

Description

ScanfornearbyavailableBluetoothdevices.Whenthesearch
resultsaredisplayed,touchadevicetopairwithit.Formore
information,see“UsingBluetoothdevices”onpage26.

USBtetheringShareyourtablet’smobilenetworkdataconnectionwithyour

computerthroughaUSBconnection.

PortableWi-Fihotspot

Shareyourtablet’smobilenetworkdataconnectionasa
portableWi-Fihotspot.

CongureWi-FihotspotOpenascreenwithsettingstoturnonorturnoffthehotspot

andtosetitsSSID(itsbroadcastname)andsecurityfeatures.

Bluetoothtethering

Shareyourtablet’smobilenetworkdataconnectionwithother
devicesthroughaBluetoothconnection.

Help

OpenascreenthatcontainsinformationaboutUSBtethering,
portableWi-Fihotspots,Bluetoothtethering,andwhereto
learnmore.

AddVPN

SelectthetypeofVPNtoadd.

•AddPPTPVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPNwith
Point-to-PointTunnelingProtocol(PPTP).

•AddL2TPVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPNwithLayer2
TunnelingProtocol(L2TP).

•AddL2TP/IPSecPSKVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPN
withPresharedkey-basedL2TP/IPsec(InternetProtocol
Security).

•AddL2TP/IPSecCRTVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPN
withcerticate-basedL2TP/IPsec.

VPNs

Dataenabled

OpenthelistofVPNsthatarecurrentlycongured.

Disablethissettingtopreventyourtabletfromtransmitting
dataonanymobilenetwork.Thisisusefulifyouaretravelingin
anareawhereyoudonothaveamobiledataplanandwantto
avoidchargesfordatauseonlocalcarriers’mobilenetworks.
Note:Disablingthissettingdoesnotpreventyourtabletfrom
transmittingdataonotherwirelessnetworks,suchasWi-Fi
orBluetooth.

ActivatedeviceActiveyourWANadapterandyourmobilenetworkaccountto

connecttoamobilenetwork.

Dataroaming

Disablethissettingtopreventyourtabletfromtransmitting
dataonothercarriers’mobilenetworkswhenyoucannot
accessyourowncarrier’smobilenetworks.

AccessPointNames
(GSMmobilenetworks

OpentheAPNsscreentoselectmobileaccesspoint
congurationsandsetupaccesspointnames(APNs).

only)

Consultyourcarrierabouthowtousethetoolsonthisscreen.

Useonly2Gnetworks
(GSMmobilenetworks
only)

Networkoperators
(GSMmobilenetworks

Whenthebatterypowerislow,enablethisselectiontoextend
thebatterylifebypreventingyourtabletfromconnectingto
higher-speednetworks.

Searchforavailablenetworksandselectanetworkfor
roaming.

only)

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Sound

UsetheSoundsettingstocongurehow,andatwhatvolume,thetabletplaysmusicandaudiofromother
media,noticationringtones,andalarms.Youalsocanusethesesettingstopickthenoticationringtone
youpreferandsetwhetheryouhearaudiblefeedbackwhentouching,locking,orunlockingthescreen.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheSoundmenu.

Table4.Soundsettings

Menu

General

NoticationNotication

Feedback

Submenu

Vibrate

Volume

Microphone

ringtone

Audible
selection

Screenlock
sounds

Hapticfeedback

Description

Whenenabled,thetabletvibratestoalertyoutonewnotications.

Adjustthevolumeofmusicandaudiofromothermedia,noticationringtones,
andalarms.

Enabletoallowtheuseofthemicrophone.

Selecttheringtonetosoundwhenyoureceiveanotication,suchasincoming
e-mails.

Whenenabled,soundsplaywhenyoutouchiconsandotheritemsonthe
screen.

Whenenabled,tonesplaywhenyouunlockandlockthescreen.

Whenenabled,thetabletvibratestoindicatescreentouchesandother
interactions.

Screen

UsetheScreensettingstocongurebrightnessandotherscreenfeatures.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheDisplaymenu.

Table5.Displaysettings

Menu

Brightness

Auto-rotate
screen

Submenu

Description

Adjustthebrightnessofthescreen.Dragthebrightnesssliderhorizontally
ortouchthedesiredportionontheslider.Thelengthofthehighlightedbar
onthesliderindicatesthebrightnessofthescreen.

Bydefault,Automaticbrightnessisenabledandthetabletadjuststhe
screenbrightnessautomaticallyusingtheambientlightsensor.

Enableordisablethescreenauto-rotatationfunction.Whenenabled,
thescreenswitchestheorientationtolandscapeorportraitviewasyou
rotatethetablet.

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Table5.Displaysettings(continued)

Menu

Animation

Timeout

Attacheddisplay

Submenu

Noanimation

Someanimations

Allanimations
(default)

Xsecond/minute
Note:Xstandsfor
anumber.

Description

Setthetablettoplayornottoplayananimationwhenyouopenorclosea
screen,orswitchbetweenscreens.
Note:TheNoanimationoptiondoesnotcontrolanimationinall
applications.

Selectatimeoutvalueforhowlongthescreenremainsonafterthelast
operation.Forthelongestbatterylifebetweencharges,usetheshortest
convenienttimeoutvalue.

EnableordisabletheuseofHDMIdevices.

Location&security

UsetheLocation&securitysettingstocongurehowyouwantthetablettodetermineyourlocation(this
affectsaccuracy)andhowyouwanttoshareyourlocationwithGoogleandothers.Y oualsocancongure
settingsthathelpsecureyourtabletanddataonit.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheLocation&securitymenu.

Table6.Location&Securitysettings

Menu

Mylocation

Lockscreen

Submenu

UsewirelessnetworksEnabletouseWi-Fiandmobilenetworkstodetermineyour

UseGPSsatellitesEnabletouseyourtablet’sglobalpositioningsystem(GPS)satellite

UselocationforGoogle
Search

Congurelockscreen•Off:Neverlockthescreen.

Timeout

Usetactilefeedback

OwnerinfoSetwhetheryouwanttodisplayinformationaboutyourself(such

Description

approximatelocation.

receivertoaccuratelydetermineyourlocationtoseveralmeters.
GPSaccuracycanbeimpactedbyatmosphericconditions,
obstructions,andotherfactors.

EnabletoimproveGooglesearchresultsandotherGoogleservices.

•Notsecured:Nothingisneededtounlockthescreen.

•Pattern:Setanunlockpatterntounlockthescreen.

•PIN:SetaPIN(numeric)tounlockthescreen.

•Password:Setapassword(alphanumeric)tounlockthescreen.

•CorporateLogon:UseyourActiveDirectorydomainpassword
tounlockthescreen.

Setupwhentolockthescreenafterthescreenisturnedoff.This
optionisonlyavailableifyouhavesetupascreenunlockpassword,
PIN,orpattern.

Whenenabled,thetabletvibrateswhileyoutypingthescreenunlock
passwordorPIN.Thisoptionisonlyavailableifyouhavesetupa
screenunlockpasswordorPIN,orapattern.

asyourcontactinformation)onthelockedscreenandwhereto
typethetextyouwanttodisplay.

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Table6.Location&Securitysettings(continued)

Menu

Encryption

SIMcardlockSetupSIMcardlock

PasswordsVisiblepasswordEnabletoshowthepasswordasyoutype.

Device
administration

Credential
storage

Submenu

EncrypttabletEncryptyouraccounts,settings,downloadedapplications,andso

Encryptdataonremovable
SDcard

Deviceadministrators

UsesecurecredentialsEnabletoallowapplicationstoaccessyourtablet’sencryptedstore

InstallfromSDcard

SetpasswordSetorchangethepasswordforyoursecurecredentialstorage.

Clearcredentials

Description

on.Afteryouencryptyourtablet,youhavetotypeapasswordor
PINtodecryptiteachtimeyouturniton.

Encryptthedataontheinstalledashmediacard.Onceencrypted,
itrequiresapasswordorPINtodecryptyourashmediacardif
thecardisusedonothertablets.

Note:ThisoptionisonlyavailablefortheWAN-supportedmodels.
CongurethetablettorequireenteringtheSIMPINtousethetablet.

Activateanapplicationtobeadeviceadministratorforyourtablet.
Then,yourITpersonnelareabletoperformsomeadministrative
tasksonyourtabletthroughtheapplication.

ofsecurecerticatesandrelatedpasswordsandothercredentials.

Installasecurecerticatefromtheashmediacardinstalledon
thetablet.

Deleteallsecurecerticatesandrelatedcredentialsanderasethe
credentialstoragepassword.

Applications

UsetheApplicationssettingstoviewdetailsabouttheapplicationsinstalledonyourtablet,tomanage
theirdata,toforcethemtostopiftheydonotfunctioncorrectly,andtosetwhetheryouwanttopermitthe
installationofapplicationsthatyouobtainfromWebsitesande-mail.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheApplicationsmenu.

Table7.Applicationssettings

Menu

Manageapplications

Runningservices

Storageuse

BatteryuseViewwhichapplicationsareusingthebatterypowersinceyoulast

Unknownsources

Submenu

Description

Openalistoftheapplicationsinstalledonthetablettocheckthe
applicationinformationorremovetheapplication.

Openalistofapplications,processes,andservicesthatarecurrently
running.

Tostopaservice,touchtheservice,andthentouchStopatthe
conrmationprompt.

Viewtheinformationaboutthestorageusedbyeachapplication.

chargedyourtablet.

Enabletoallowtheinstallationofapplicationsfromsourcesotherthan
AndroidMarket.
Note:Thisoptionmustbeenabledtoallowinstallationofapplications
fromLenovoAppShop.

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Table7.Applicationssettings(continued)

Menu

Development

Submenu

USBdebugging

StayawakeWhenenabled,thescreenwillnotgotosleep(lock)whilethebattery

Allowmock
locations

HDCPcheckingSetifyouwanttousehigh-bandwidthdigitalcopyprotection(HDCP)

Description

Enabletoallowdebuggingwhenyourtabletisattachedtoacomputer
throughaUSBcable.

ischarging,orwhilethetabletisconnectedtoacomputerthrougha
USBcable.

Thissettingisusedbydeveloperswhendevelopinglocation-based
applications.Enablethisfunctiontoallowmocklocationsandservice
informationtobesenttoaLocationManagerservicefortesting.

tocheckfordigitalrightsmanagement(DRM)content.

Accounts&sync

UsetheAccounts&Syncsettingstoadd,remove,andmanageyourGoogleAccountsandotheraccounts.
Youalsousethesesettingstocontrolhowandwhetherapplicationssend,receive,andsynchronizedataon
theirownschedules,andwhetherapplicationscansynchronizeuserdataautomatically.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheAccounts&Syncmenu.

Table8.Accounts&syncsettings

Menu

Generalsync
settings

Manageaccounts

Submenu

BackgrounddataEnableordisablethebackgroundsynchronizationwithoutopening

Auto-syncEnabletopermitapplicationstosynchronizedataontheirown

AllowsyncwithPC

Description

applications.

schedule.Ifyouclearthischeckbox,youmusttouchanaccounton
thelisttosynchronizedataforthataccount.

Auto-syncisdisabledanddimmedifBackgrounddataiscleared.

Enablethisfunctiontoallowconnectiontoyourpersonalcomputer
throughthemicro-USBconnector.

AlltheGoogleAccountsandotheraccountsyouhaveaddedtothe
tabletaredisplayedunderManageaccounts.Differentoptionsare
displayedwhenyoutouchanaccountdependingontheaccounttype.

ForeachGoogleAccount,thekindsofdatathatcanbesynchronized
tothetabletarelisted.Touchtheoptiontostartsynchronizingthat
kindofdata.

Toaddanaccount,touchAddaccountfromthetoprightcornerof
thescreen.

Todeleteanaccount,touchtheaccountandthentouchRemove

accountfromthetoprightcornerofthescreen.

Note:Removinganaccountalsodeletesallofitsmessages,contacts,

andotherdatafromthetablet.

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Privacy

UsethePrivacysettingstomanagewhetheryoursettingsandotherdataarebackeduptoGoogleservers
withyourGoogleAccount.Y oualsousethesesettingstoeraseallthedataonyourtabletbyperforminga
factorydataresetoperation.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughthePrivacymenu.

Table9.Privacysettings

Menu

Backupand
restore

PersonaldataFactorydatareset

CamerasCameras

Submenu

Backupmydata

Backupaccount

Automaticrestore

Description

EnabletobackupsomeofyourpersonaldatatoGoogleserversusing
yourGoogleAccount.Ifyoureplaceyourtablet,youcanrestorethe
datayouhavebackedupthersttimeyousignintoyournewtablet
withyourGoogleAccount.

TheinformationthatcanbebackedupincludesyourWi-Fipasswords,
Browserbookmarks,alistoftheapplicationsyouhaveinstalledfrom
Market,thewordsyouhaveaddedtotheuserdictionaryusedbythe
onscreenkeyboard,andmostofthesettingsthatyouhavecongured
withtheSettingsapplication.

Somethird-partyapplicationsmightalsotakeadvantageofthis
feature,soyoucanrestoreyourdataifyoureinstallanapplication.

Ifyouclearthisoption,youstopbackingupyourdatatoyouraccount,
andanyexistingbackupsaredeletedfromGoogleservers.

ViewtheGoogleAccountthatyoursettingsandotherdataarebacked
upwith.ThisistheaccountyouneedtosignintoonanewAndroid
tabletorotherdevice,ifyouwanttorestorethesettingsfromthis
tablettothenewone.

Selectthisoptiontorestoresettingsandotherdatawhenyoureinstall
anapplication.Tousethisfeature,youmusthavebeenbackingup
yourdatawithyourGoogleAccountandtheapplicationhasbeen
usingthebackupservice.

UseFactorydataresettoresetyoursettingstothefactorydefault
values.Thissettingerasesalldatafromthetablet,includingGoogle
orothere-mailaccountsettings,systemandapplicationdataand
settings,anddownloadedapplications.Itwillnoterasecurrentsystem
softwareandbundledapplications,orlesstoredonaninstalledash
mediacard,suchasmusicorpictures.

Enableordisableboththefront-facingcameraandtherear-facing
camera.

USBsettings

UsetheUSBsettingstodecidehowyouwanttouseyourtabletwhenattachedtoacomputerthroughthe
microUSBconnector.Y oucanchoosetouseyourtabletasamassivestoragedeviceortochargeyour
tabletonly.

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Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheUSBsettingsmenu.

Table10.USBsettings

Menu

MicroUSB

SecurityforMedia
Connection

Submenu

Low-power
chargeonly.
(Pleaseturnoff
yourtablet's
screen)

Viewcontentsof
SDcard(Mount)

Transferles
(MediaT ransfer
Protocol)

AskonconnectionWhenenabled,everytimethetabletisconnectedtoacomputer,apop-up

ShowLock
Screen

Description

Enabletoputyourtabletintochargingmodeautomaticallywhenconnected
toacomputer.

Ifyourtabletisinstalledwithaashmediacard,whenconnectedtoa
computer,youcanviewthecontentsoftheashmediacardfromthe
connectedcomputerbychoosingthisoption.

Enablethisoptiontotransferles.

menuwillbedisplayedtoaskyoutoselectamicro-USBmode.

Ifyouenablethisfunction,beforeyoucanviewthecontentsstoredonyour
tabletfromtheconnectedcomputer,youwillbeaskedtoinputthescreen
unlockpasswordorPIN,ordrawapattern.

Note:Ifyoudonotsetupascreenunlockfunction,thisselectionisdimmed.

Storage

UsetheStoragesettingstomonitortheusedandavailablespaceonyourtabletinternalstorageand
theinstalledashmediacard.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheStoragemenu.

Table11.Storagesettings

Menu

SDcard

USBstorageUSBstoragedevicesEnabletoallowtheuseofUSBstoragedevices.

Submenu

Totalspace

Available

MountSDcard

EraseSDcard

AllowSDcards

Description

Viewthetotalspaceonaninstalledashmediacard.

Viewtheavailablespaceonaninstalledashmediacard.

Mounttheashmediacard.

Erasethedataontheinstalledashmediacardandprepareitforusewith
yourtablet.

Alloworprohibittheuseofashmediacards.

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Table11.Storagesettings(continued)

Menu

Internal
storage

USBstorage

Submenu

Totalspace

ApplicationsViewthespaceusedbyanapplication.

Downloads

Pictures,Videos

Audio(music,
ringtones,podcast
etc)

Misc.

AvailableViewtheavailablespaceonthetabletinternalstorage.

Totalspace

Available

MountUSBstorageMounttheUSBstoragedevice.

Description

Viewthetotalspaceofyourinternalstoragedevice.

Viewthespaceusedbyadownloadedleorapplication.

Viewthespaceusedbyamediale.

ViewthetotalspaceontheexternalUSBstoragedevice.

ViewtheavailablespaceontheexternalUSBstoragedevice.

Language&input

UsetheLanguage&inputsettingstoselectthelanguageyouwanttoworkwithonyourtablet,andto
congurethesettingsofinputmethod.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheLanguage&inputmenu.

Table12.Language&inputsettings

Menu

Languagesettings

Voiceinput(Voice
recognizersettings)

Submenu

SelectlanguageSelectthelanguagetouseforthetextonyourtablet.

Userdictionary

Language

SafeSearchSetwhetheryouwantGoogleSafeSearchlteringtoblocksome

Blockoffensivewords

Description

Openalistofthewordsyouhaveaddedtothedictionary,as
describedin“Usingtheonscreenkeyboard”onpage15.

Touchawordtoedititordeleteit.Toaddaword,touchAdd.

Setthelanguageyouwanttousewheninputingtextbyspeaking.

resultswhenyouuseGoogleVoiceSearch.

Googlevoicerecognitionrecognizesandtranscribeswordsmany
peopleconsideroffensivewhenyouinputtextbyspeaking.
Whenenabled,Googlevoicerecognitionreplacesthosewordsin
transcriptionswithaplaceholdercomprisedofhashsymbols.

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Table12.Language&inputsettings(continued)

Menu

Voiceoutput
(Text-to-speech
settings)
Note:Ifyoudo
nothavespeech
synthesizerdata
installed,onlythe

Installvoicedata

optionisavailable.

Keyboardsettings

Submenu

Listentoanexample

Alwaysusemy
settings

Defaultengine

Installvoicedata

SpeechrateSethowquicklyyouwantthesynthesizertospeak.

Language

Engines

CurrentinputmethodOpenalistofinputmethods,ifyouhavemorethanoneinstalled.

Inputmethodselector

Congureinput
methods

Description

Playabriefsampleofthespeechsynthesizerusingyourcurrent
settings.

Enabletousethesettingsonthisscreeninplaceofspeech
synthesizersettingsavailableinotherapplications.

Setthetext-to-speechapplicationyouwanttouse,ifyouhavemore
thanoneinstalled.

Ifyourtabletdoesnothavespeechsynthesizerdatainstalled,touch
thisoptiontoconnecttoAndroidMarket.Y ouwillbeguidedthrough
theprocessofdownloadingandinstallingthedata.
Note:Thissettingisnotavailableifthedataisalreadyinstalled.

Selectthelanguageofthetextyouwantthesynthesizertoread.

Openalistofthetext-to-speechenginesinstalledonyourtablet.
Touchonetovieworchangeitssettings.

Selecttheinputmethodyouwanttouse.

Youcandownloadalternativekeyboardsandotherinputmethods
fromAndroidMarket.

Congurewhethertoshowtheinputmethodselectorwheneveryou
needtotype.

Displayssettingsfortheinputmethodsyouhaveinstalled.

FortheAndroidkeyboard,thefollowingsettingsarelisted:

•Activeinputmethods:Openascreentoselectmultiplelanguages
fortypingandspeakingwhenusingtheonscreenkeyboardand
voiceinput.

•Settings:Congurethefollowingsettings:

–Auto-capitalization:Whenenabled,theonscreenkeyboard

automaticallycapitalizestherstletteroftherstwordaftera
period,therstwordinatexteld,andeachwordinnameelds.

–Vibrateonkeypress:Whenenabled,thetabletvibrateswhen

youtouchakeyontheonscreenkeyboard.

–Soundonkeypress:Playabriefsoundeachtimeyoutoucha

keyontheonscreenkeyboard.

–Auto-correction:Automaticallytypesasuggestedwordthatis

highlightedinthestripabovethekeyboardwhenyouentera
spaceorpunctuation.

–Showcorrectionsuggestions:Showsuggestedwordsinastrip

abovetheonscreenkeyboardasyoutype.

Accessibility

Accessibilityservicesarespecialfeaturestomakeusingthetableteasierforthosewithcertainphysical
disabilities.UsetheAccessibilitysettingstocongureanyaccessibilityplug-insyouhaveinstalledon
yourtablet.

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Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

Note:Ifnoaccessibility-relatedapplicationsareinstalled,afteryoutouchAccessibilityfromthesettings
panel,youarepromptedtodownloadaccessibilitysoftware.TouchOKifyouwanttodownload.Otherwise,
touchCancel.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheAccessibilitymenu.

Table13.Accessibilitysettings

MenuDescription

Accessibility

Accessibilityscripts

Touch&holddelay

Selectthisoptiontoenableallinstalledaccessibilityplug-ins.

EnabletoallowapplicationstodownloadaccessibilityscriptsfromGoogle.

Congurehowlongyoumustkeepyourngeronanobjectbeforeitisrecognizedasa
touchandholdoperation.

Date&time

UseDate×ettingstosetyourpreferencesforhowdatesaredisplayed.Youalsocanusethese
settingstosetyourowntimeandtimezone,ratherthanobtainingthecurrenttimefromthenetwork.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheDate&timemenu.

Table14.Date×ettings

MenuDescription

Automaticdate&time

Automatictimezone

Setdate

Settime

Selecttimezone

Use24-hourformatEnabletodisplaythetimeusingthe24-hourtimeformat.

SelectdateformatSettheformatfordisplayingdates.

Disabletomanuallysetthedateandtime.Enabletoobtainthecurrenttimefromthe
wirelessnetwork.

Disabletomanuallysetthetimezone.Enabletoobtainthetimezonefromthewireless
network.

IfAutomaticdate&timeisunchecked,touchtomanuallysetthedate.

IfAutomaticdate&timeisunchecked,touchtomanuallysetthetime.

IfAutomatictimezoneisunchecked,touchtomanuallysetthetimezone.

OpticalTrackPoint

Note:ThismenuisavailableonlywhenyouconnectyourtablettoaThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase.

IfyouareusingaThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase,useOpticalT rackPointsettingstocongurethe
functionoftheleftandrightbuttonsoftheOpticalT rackPointonontheThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolioCase.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheOpticalT rackPointmenu.

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Table15.OpticalTrackPointsettings

MenuDescription

ButtonFunction

TutorialVideoTouchtowatchatutorialvideo.

ConguretherightbuttonandleftbuttonoftheOpticalT rackPointtofunctionas“select”
or“openmenu.”

Abouttablet

UseAbouttabletsettingstocheckforinformationaboutyourtablet,includingthestatus,batteryuse,legal
information,hardwareandsoftwareversions,andbuildnumber.

Toenableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoselectthecheckbox.Whenasettingisenabled,agreencheck
isdisplayedinthecheckbox.T odisableasetting,touchthesettingitemtoclearthecheckbox.Ifother
actionsarerequired,followtheinstructiononthescreen.

ThefollowingtableliststhesettingsthatyoucancongurethroughtheAbouttabletmenu.

Table16.Abouttabletsettings

MenuDescription

SystemupdatesOpenascreenthatreportsthelatestavailabileAndroidsoftwareupdatesforyourtablet.

Status

Batteryuse

Legalinformation

ModelnumberViewyourtabletmodelnumber.

VersioninformationViewdetailsabouttheversionsofyourtablet’shardwareandoperatingsystemsoftware.

Otherinformation

Viewinformationaboutyourbatterystatus,mobilenetworkconnection,andotherdetails.
Note:IfyouseePoorunderBatterycondition,contactLenovoforfurtherinstructions.
Thebatterymightneedtobereplacedwithanewone.

Viewalistoftheapplicationsandoperatingsystemcomponentsyouhaveusedsinceyou
lastchargedthetablet,sortedbytheamountofpowertheyhaveused.

Obtainlegalinformationaboutthesoftwareincludedwithyourtablet.

Thisinformationisusefulifyouneedtoworkwithyourcarrier’ssupportteam.

Viewotherinformation,suchastheserialnumber,universallyuniqueidentierUUID,
machinetype,andassettag.

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Chapter11.Troubleshootingproblems

Thischapterdescribessomecommonproblemsandsuggestedsolutions,andhowtorecoveryourtablet
fromacrash.

Beawarethattheproblemsandsolutionsdescribedinthischapteraremeantonlyasaguide.Theyare
notdenitiveproblemsolvingtechniques.Forsomeproblems,youmightneedhelpfromLenovo,your
reseller,oryourserviceprovider.

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

Internetproblem
Problem:Unabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork

Suggestedsolution:Makesurethat:

•TheSIMcardisvalidandworkableifyouareusingamobiledatanetwork(2Gor3G).

•Youarewithinthenetwork’sservicerangeandthesignalstrengthisgood.

•YourtabletisnotinAirplanemode.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Multitouchscreenproblem
Problem:Themultitouchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly.

Suggestedsolution:Ifyourmultitouchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly,dothefollowing:

1.Removeanyprotectivecoversfromthemultitouchscreen.Protectivecoversmightpreventthetablet
fromrecognizingyourinputsandarenotrecommendedfortouchscreendevices.

2.Ensurethatyourhandsarecleananddrywhentouchingthescreen.

3.Restartyourtablettotryagain.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Batteryproblem
Problem:Thebatterydoesnotchargecorrectly.

Suggestedsolution:Checkiftheacchargerisconnectedcorrectly.Iftheconnectionisgoodbutthe

batterystilldoesnotcharge,contactLenovotoreplacewithanewbattery.

Systemproblems

•Problem:Unabletoturnthetableton.
Suggestedsolution:Connectyourtablettoanacpoweroutlettoseeiftheproblemiscausedbya

drainedbattery.Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

•Problem:Unabletoturnthetabletoff.

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Suggestedsolution:Ifyoucannotturnoffyourtabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,insert

astraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoturnitoff.Tolocatetheemergencyreset
hole,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.

Mediaproblems

•Problem:Theaudioqualityispoororthereisnosoundoutput.
Suggestedsolution:Checkandmakesurethat:

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

•Problem:Asong,video,orothermedialecannotbeplayed.

Suggestedsolution:Checkandmakesurethatthemedialeisnotcorrupted.

Externaldeviceconnectionproblems

•Problem:Aconnectionisnotestablishedwhenyouconnectthetablettoacomputer.
Suggestedsolution:EnsurethatthecomputerUSBcableyouareusingiscompatiblewithyourtablet.

AlsoensurethattheUSBcableisconnectedtothemicro-USBconnectorofyourtablet.

•Problem:Bluetoothdevicescannotbelocated.
Suggestedsolution:Makesurethat:

–TheBluetoothwirelessfeatureisactivatedonyourtablet.
–TheBluetoothwirelessfeatureisactivatedonthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.
–YourtabletandtheBluetoothdevicearewithinthemaximumBluetoothrange(10m).
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

•Problem:Theimagecannotbemirroredontheexternaldisplay.
Suggestedsolution:Makesurethat:

1.Theexternaldisplayispoweredon.

2.TheexternaldisplayisconnectedtoyourtabletthroughtheminiHDMIconnector.

Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.

Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem

Ifyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnoffthetabletbypressingholdingthepowerbutton,
insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoresetthetablet.Thenrestartyourtablet.
Tolocatetheemergencyresethole,see“T abletlayout”onpage1.

Ifyoustillencounterthesameproblemafteryourestartyourtablet,resetyourtabletandrestartitagain,and
thenperformafactorydataresetoperationbydoingthefollowing:

1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.

2.TouchPrivacy➙Factorydatareset.

3.TouchResetsystem.ThisactionwillerasealldatafromyourtabletincludingyourGoogleAccounts,
applicationandsystemsettings,anddownloadedapplications.

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Chapter12.Gettingsupport

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.

Lenovotechnicalsupport

AfteryoubuyaThinkPadTablet,registeryourtabletwithLenovo.Usingtheregisteredinformation,Lenovo
canprovideefcientservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp,sendnoticationsoffreesoftwareandspecial
promotionaloffers,andcontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.Somelocationsoffer
extendedprivilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.

ToregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/register.Thenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.

Ifyouneedhelp,service,technicalassistance,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,you
caneithergototheLenovotechnicalsupportWebsiteathttp://support.lenovo.comorcalltheLenovo
CustomerSupportCenterdirectly.

OntheLenovotechnicalsupportWebsite,youcangetthefollowingtechnicalinformationorsupport:

DownloadDrivers&SoftwareDownloaddrivers,ashtheBIOS,andupdateyour

software.

Diagnose&FixUseself-diagnostictoolstodiagnosetheproblem

yourself,searchcommunityboards,orworkwithour
VirtualAgenttoanswerquestions.

Product&ServiceWarrantyCheckyourwarrantystatusandupgradeyourwarranty.
Product&PartsDetailFindpartnumbersforreplacementparts,learnhowto

replaceparts,andviewotherpartsinformationrelated
toyourproduct.

UserGuides&Manuals

Research&Learn

IfyouneedtocalltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phonefor
thelatesttelephonenumbersandhoursofoperation.

Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangetthefollowingservicesfromtheCustomerSupportCenter:

•Problemdetermination:Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhavea
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.

•Lenovohardwarerepair:IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,
trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.

•Engineeringchangemanagement:Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredaftera
producthasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineering
Changes(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.

ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourtablet,refertotheSafety
andWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourtablet.

Readordownloadthedocumentationrelatedtoyour
product.

Searchthecommunityknowledgebaseforyourcomputer
toshareanddiscoverinformationwithotherusers.

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Lenovouserforums

LenovoForumsontheLenovoWebsiteprovidesyouwithaplacetosearchthecommunityknowledgebase
foryourtablet,shareanddiscoverinformationwithotherusers,makesuggestionstoLenovo,askquestions
onproblemsyouencountered,andgettechnicalsupportfromLenovoengineers.

TogotoLenovoForums,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://support.lenovo.com.

2.TouchLenovoCommunitytostartwithyourrstpost.

Note:PostingonLenovoForumsrequiresauseraccount.TouchRegistertocreateyouraccountifyou
donothaveone.

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AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation

Thisappendixprovidesregulatoryinformation.

Wirelessrelatedinformation

Wirelessinteroperability

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

•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/gor802.11ndraft2.0onWirelessLANs,asdenedandapprovedby
theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.

•TheWirelessFidelity(WiFi)certicationasdenedbytheWi-FiAlliance.

ABluetoothdeviceisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatiscomplianttoBluetooth
Specication2.1+EDRasdenedbytheBluetoothSIG.ThefollowingprolesaresupportedbyBluetooth
devices:

•AudioGateway

•AV

•BasicImage

•Dial-upNetworking

•FileTransfer

•GenericAccess

•GenericObjectExchange

•GenericObjectPush

•Handsfree

•Headset

•HumanInterfaceDevices(Keyboard/Mouse)

•LANAccessusingPPP

•PersonalAreaNetwork

•Printer

•SerialPort

•ServiceDiscovery

•Synchronization

Usageenvironmentandyourhealth

Integratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,
thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdevices
suchasmobilephones.

Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafety
standardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsand
recommendationsreecttheconsensusofthescienticcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanels
andcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.

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Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietor
ofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightfor
exampleinclude:

•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blasting
areas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices.

•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identiedasharmful.

Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecicorganization,you
areencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthetablet.

LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

TheThinkPadT abletfeaturesanintegrateddiversityantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimal
reception,enablingwirelesscommunicationwhereveryouare.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.

Figure17.LocationoftheUltraConnectwirelessantennas

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

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Exportclassicationnotice

ThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExport
ClassicationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoed
countriesintheEARE1countrylist.

Electronicemissionnotices

ThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadTabletmachinetypes1838and1839.

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)DeclarationofConformity

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.

Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspeciedor
recommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodicationstothisequipment.
Unauthorizedchangesormodicationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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

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

IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation91

EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibility Directive

ThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannot
acceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanonrecommended
modicationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.

ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationT echnology
EquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederived
fortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensed
communicationdevices.

GermanClassBcompliancestatement

DeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:

HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeit

DiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zur
AngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-Mitgliedsstaaten
undhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.

Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzu
betreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.
LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProdukt
ohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohne
EmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.

Deutschland:

EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln

DiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“
EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungder
EU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.

ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeit
vonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetische
VerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),für
GerätederKlasseB.

DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen

-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo

(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.

InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:

DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.

KoreaClassBcompliancestatement

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