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ThinkPadHelixUserGuide20CGand20CH
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide•RegulatoryNotice•“Importantsafetyandhandlinginformation”onpageiii•AppendixD“Notices”onpage109ThelatestSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideandtheRegulatoryNoticeareavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.FirstEdition(November2014)©CopyrightLenovo2014.LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
ContentsReadthisfirst.............iiiImportantsafetyandhandlinginformation.....iiiChapter1.Productoverview......1Tabletlayout................1Frontviewandsideview..........1Rearview................3Accessories.................4Features..................5Specifications................6Operatingenvironment............7Lenovoprograms..............7Chapter2.Usingyourtablet......9Initialsetupinstructions............9Usingthemulti-touchscreen.........10Powermanagement............11Chargingthebattery..........12Extendingthebatterylifebetweencharges..13Checkingthebatterystatus........13UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen.........14UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel........14ChangingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen..........15Downloadinggamesandapplications.....15Usingthefingerprintreader..........15UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover...18Usingthecameras.............20Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader........20Usingasmartcard.............22UsingHDMIdevices............24Usingsynchronizationsolutions........25UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiver........25Turningoffthetablet............25Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices................27InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard...27Determiningwhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.29ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork........29Connectingtoamobilenetwork........30SharingyourInternetconnection.......31UsingBluetoothdevices...........31UsingtheNFCconnection..........32Chapter4.Youandyourtablet....37Comfortandaccessibility..........37Usingyourtabletmorecomfortably....37Accessibilityinformation.........37Gettingupdates..............40Travelingwithyourtablet...........40Traveltips...............40Travelaccessories...........40Careandmaintenance...........41Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions..43ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard......43OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard...............43UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard...............44ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.....48OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard...............48UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard...............50ThinkPadTabletDock............59OverviewofThinkPadTabletDock.....59UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock......61Chapter6.Security..........63Usingpasswords..............63Typingpasswords...........63Passwordsandsleepmode........63Power-onpassword...........63Supervisorpassword..........64Harddiskpasswords..........65Harddisksecurity...........67Usingthesecuritychip...........68Usingfirewalls...............68Protectingdataagainstviruses........69Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration..71Installingdevicedrivers...........71ThinkPadTabletSetup...........71Mainmenu..............72Configmenu..............73Securitymenu.............77Startupmenu.............82Restartmenu.............83UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOS.....84Usingsystemmanagement..........84Systemmanagement..........84©CopyrightLenovo2014i
Chapter8.Troubleshootingproblems...............85Diagnosingproblems............85Troubleshooting..............85Recoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblem...87Errormessages..............87Chapter9.Recoveryinformation...89Refreshingyourtablet............89Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.................89Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions......90RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart................90Creatingandusingrecoverymedia......90Chapter10.Gettingsupport.....93Locatingimportantproductinformation.....93Lenovotechnicalsupport..........94Lenovouserforums.............95FindingThinkPadoptions..........95Purchasingadditionalservices........95AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation..............97Wirelessrelatedinformation.........97LocatingtheUltraConnect™wirelessantennas...............98Locatingwirelessregulatorynotices....99Exportclassificationnotice..........99Electronicemissionnotices..........99FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformity........99IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatement...............99EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective...100GermanClassBcompliancestatement...100KoreaClassBcompliancestatement....101JapaneseVCCIClassBstatement.....101Japancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20Aperphase................101LenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwan................101Eurasiancompliancemark..........101Brazilregulatorynotice...........101Mexicoregulatorynotice...........101AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation.............103ImportantWEEEinformation.........103RecyclinginformationforChina........103RecyclinginformationforJapan........103RecyclinginformationforBrazil........104BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwan.....105BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanada................105BatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnion..................105ChinarecyclinginformationforWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE).......106AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)....107EuropeanUnionRoHS...........107ChinaRoHS................107TurkishRoHS...............107UkraineRoHS...............108IndiaRoHS................108AppendixD.Notices.........109Trademarks................110iiThinkPadHelixUserGuide
ReadthisfirstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofthetablet.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,orcausethetablettofail.ImportantsafetyandhandlinginformationToavoidpersonalinjury,propertydamage,oraccidentaldamagetoyourThinkPad®Helix(hereaftercalledthetablet),readalloftheinformationinthissectionbeforeusingit.Fordetailedoperatinginstructions,refertotheThinkPadHelixUserGuide(thispublication).YoucanaccesstheThinkPadHelixUserGuidebyusingoneofthefollowingmethods:•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManualsandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.•OpenWindows®HelpandSupport.ThentapLenovoUserGuide.Foradditionaltipstohelpyouoperatethetabletsafely,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/safetyHandleyourtabletwithcare:Donotdrop,bend,puncture,insertforeignobjects,orplaceheavyobjectsonyourtablet.Sensitivecomponentsinsidemightbecomedamaged.Yourtabletscreenismadeofglass.Theglassmightbreakifthetabletisdroppedonahardsurface,isthesubjectofahighimpact,oriscrushedbyaheavyobject.Iftheglasschipsorcracks,donottouchthebrokenglassorattempttoremoveitfromthetablet.StopusingthetabletimmediatelyandcontactLenovo®technicalsupportforrepair,replacement,ordisposalinformation.Donotdisassembleormodifyyourtablet:Yourtabletisasealedunit.Therearenoend-userserviceablepartsinside.AllinternalrepairsmustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityoraLenovo-authorizedtechnician.Attemptingtoopenormodifyyourtabletwillvoidthewarranty.GeneralbatterynoticeDANGERBatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedforcompatibilityandshouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.AbatteryotherthantheonespecifiedbyLenovo,oradisassembledormodifiedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Batteryabuseormishandlingcancauseoverheat,liquidleakage,oranexplosion.T oavoidpossibleinjury,dothefollowing:•Donotopen,dissemble,orserviceanybattery.•Donotcrushorpuncturethebattery.•Donotshort-circuitthebattery,orexposeittowaterorotherliquids.•Keepthebatteryawayfromchildren•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.©CopyrightLenovo2014iii
Stopusingthebatteryifitisdamaged,orifyounoticeanydischargeorthebuildupofforeignmaterialsonthebatteryleads.Storetherechargeablebatteriesorproductscontainingtherechargeablebatteriesatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50%ofcapacity.Werecommendthatthebatteriesbechargedaboutonceperyeartopreventoverdischarge.Donotputthebatteryintrashthatisdisposedofinlandfills.Whendisposingofthebattery,complywithlocalordinancesorregulations.Noticeforbuilt-inrechargeablebatteryDANGERDonotattempttoreplacethebuilt-inrechargeablebattery.ReplacementofthebatterymustbedonebyaLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilityortechnician.Onlyrechargethebatterystrictlyaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintheproductdocumentation.TheLenovo-authorizedrepairfacilitiesortechniciansrecycleLenovobatteriesaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Noticefornon-rechargeablecoin-cellbatteryDANGERIfthecoin-cellbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebatterycontainsasmallamountofharmfulsubstance.Donotheattomorethan100°C(212°F).ThefollowingstatementappliestousersinthestateofCalifornia,U.S.A.CaliforniaPerchlorateInformation:Productscontainingmanganesedioxidelithiumcoin-cellbatteriesmaycontainperchlorate.PerchlorateMaterial-specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchloratePreventyourtabletandadapterfromgettingwet:Donotimmerseyourtabletinwaterorleaveitinalocationwhereitcangetsaturatedwithwaterorotherliquids.Usesupportedchargingmethodsonly:Youcanuseanyofthefollowingchargingmethodstorechargetheinternalbatteryofyourtabletsafely:Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedacpoweradapterscouldseverelydamagethetablet.•acpoweradaptershippedwithyourtablet•ThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboardandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththekeyboard,ifavailableivThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•ThinkPadTabletDockandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedockNote:TheThinkPadTabletDockisanoptionaldevicethatLenovodesignedspecificallyforyourtablet.TopurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/essentialsChargingdevicesmightbecomewarmduringnormaluse.Ensurethatyouhaveadequateventilationaroundthechargingdevice.Unplugthechargingdeviceifanyofthefollowingoccurs:•Thechargingdevicehasbeenexposedtorain,liquid,orexcessivemoisture.•Thechargingdeviceshowssignsofphysicaldamage.•Youwanttocleanthechargingdevice.LenovoisnotresponsiblefortheperformanceorsafetyofproductsnotmanufacturedorapprovedbyLenovo.Preventhearingdamage:Yourtablethasacomboaudioconnectorthatyoucanuseforheadphones(alsocalledaheadset)orearphones.CAUTION:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.Adjustmentoftheequalizertomaximumincreasestheearphoneandheadphoneoutputvoltageandthesoundpressurelevel.Therefore,toprotectyourhearing,adjusttheequalizertoanappropriatelevel.ExcessiveuseofheadphonesorearphonesforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumecanbedangerousiftheoutputoftheheadphoneorearphoneconnectorsdonotcomplywithspecificationsofEN50332-2.TheheadphoneoutputconnectorofyourtabletcomplieswithEN50332-2Subclause7.Thisspecificationlimitsthetablet'smaximumwidebandtrueRMSoutputvoltageto150mV.Tohelpprotectagainsthearingloss,ensurethattheheadphonesorearphonesyouusealsocomplywithEN50332-2(Clause7limits)forawidebandcharacteristicvoltageof75mV.UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-2canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.Ifyourtabletcamewithheadphonesorearphonesinthepackage,asaset,thecombinationoftheheadphonesorearphonesandthetabletalreadycomplieswiththespecificationsofEN50332-1.Ifdifferentheadphonesorearphonesareused,ensurethattheycomplywithEN50332-1(Clause6.5LimitationValues).UsingheadphonesthatdonotcomplywithEN50332-1canbedangerousduetoexcessivesoundpressurelevels.Takecarewhenusingyourtabletinamotorvehicleoronabicycle:Alwaysprioritizeyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.Followthelaw.Locallawsandregulationsmightgovernhowyoucanusemobileelectronicdevices,suchasyourtablet,whileyoudriveamotorvehicleorrideabicycle.Disposeaccordingtolocallawsandregulations:Whenyourtabletreachestheendofitsusefullife,donotcrush,incinerate,immerseinwater,ordisposeofyourtabletinanymannercontrarytolocallawsandregulations.Someinternalpartscontainsubstancesthatcanexplode,leak,orhaveanadverseenvironmentalaffectifdisposedofincorrectly.SeeAppendixB“WEEEandrecyclinginformation”onpage103foradditionalinformation.©CopyrightLenovo2014v
Keepyourtabletandaccessoriesawayfromsmallchildren:Yourtabletcontainssmallpartsthatcanbeachokinghazardtosmallchildren.Additionally,theglassscreencanbreakorcrackifdroppedonorthrownagainstahardsurface.Protectyourdataandsoftware:Donotdeleteunknownfilesorchangethenameoffilesordirectoriesthatwerenotcreatedbyyou;otherwise,yourtabletsoftwaremightfailtowork.Beawarethataccessingnetworkresourcescanleaveyourtabletvulnerabletoviruses,hackers,spyware,andothermaliciousactivitiesthatmightdamageyourtablet,software,ordata.Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyouhaveadequateprotectionintheformoffirewalls,antivirussoftware,andanti-spywaresoftwareandkeepthissoftwareuptodate.Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,high-poweredspeakers,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfromyourtabletbecausethestrongmagneticfieldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethescreenandthedataonthetablet.Beawareofheatgeneratedbyyourtablet:Whenyourtabletisturnedonorthebatteryischarging,somepartsmightbecomehot.Thetemperaturethattheyreachdependsontheamountofsystemactivityandthelevelofchargeinthebattery.Extendedcontactwithyourbody,eventhroughclothing,couldcausediscomfortorevenaskinburn.Avoidkeepingyourhands,yourlap,oranyotherpartofyourbodyincontactwithahotsectionofthetabletforanyextendedtime.PlasticbagnoticeDANGERPlasticbagscanbedangerous.Keepplasticbagsawayfrombabiesandchildrentoavoiddangerofsuffocation.PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnoticeManypersonalcomputerproductsandaccessoriescontaincords,cablesorwires,suchaspowercordsorcordstoconnecttheaccessorytoapersonalcomputer.Ifthisproducthassuchacord,cableorwire,thenthefollowingwarningapplies:WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductorcordsassociatedwithaccessoriessoldwiththisproductwillexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.viThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Chapter1.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesanoverviewofthetablet,includingthelocationsofconnectorsandcontrols,tabletfeatures,accessories,specifications,operatingenvironment,andpreinstalledLenovoprograms.TabletlayoutThistopicintroducesthetablethardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostartusingthetablet.FrontviewandsideviewNote:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.1Microphones2Camera-statusindicator3Front-facingcamera4Ambientlightsensor5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)6WindowsStartscreencontrol7Screen-rotation-lockbutton8Powerbutton9Audioconnector10Volume-controlbuttons11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)12Micro-SD-cardslot13USB3.0connector14MicroHDMI™connector15Keyboardconnector16Dockconnector17Powerconnector18Emergency-resthole©CopyrightLenovo20141
1MicrophonesThebuilt-inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyareusedwithanapplicationcapableofhandlingaudio.2Camera-in-useindicatorWhenyoustarteitherthefrontfacingcameraortherear-facingcamera,thecamera-in-useindicatorturnsonautomatically.3Front-facingcameraYourtablethasa2-megapixelfront-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepictures,createvideos,ormakevideocallsincollaborationwithWebapplications.Whenthecameraisstarted,thecamera-in-useindicatorturnson.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage20.4AmbientlightsensorTheambientlightsensordetectsthebrightnessoftheenvironment.Thescreenbrightnessautomaticallyadjustsdependingontheambientlightconditionsdetectedbytheambientlightsensor.5NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)Ifyoufindanearfieldcommunication(NFC)touchpointontherightsideofthedisplay,itindicatesthatyourtabletsupportstheNFCfeature.FormoreinformationabouttheNFCfeature,see“UsingtheNFCconnection”onpage32.6WindowsStartscreencontrolTaptheWindowsStartscreencontroltogototheStartscreen.7Screen-rotation-lockbuttonPressthebuttontoenableordisablethescreenauto-rotationfunction.8PowerbuttonPressthepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.Toturnoffthetablet,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentapSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.Ifthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Youalsocanprogramthepowerbuttonsothatbypressingthepowerbuttonyoucanshutdownthetabletorputitintosleeporhibernationmode.Toachievethis,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:1.Fromthedesktop,tapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.2.TapMorepoweroptions.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatthepowerbuttondoes.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethesettingsaccordingtoyourpreference.9AudioconnectorConnectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadsettorecordaudioormakecalls.Note:Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.2ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
10Volume-controlbuttonsPressthevolume-uporvolume-downbuttontoadjustthetabletvolume.11Micro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)OpentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicroSubscriberIdentificationModule(SIM)cardslot.InsertamicroSIMcardtoestablishawirelesswideareanetwork(WAN)connection.ForinstructionsonhowtoinstallamicroSIMcard,see“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage27.12Micro-SD-cardslotOpentheprotectivecovertoaccessthemicrosecuredigital(SD)cardreader.InsertamicroSDcardintothemicro-SD-cardslotfordataaccessorstorage.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthemicro-SD-cardreader”onpage20.13USB3.0connectorTheUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.14MicroHDMITMconnectorYourtablethasamicroHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI)connector,whichisadigitalaudioandvideointerfacethatcanconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplaysuchasahigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV).Formoreinformation,see“UsingHDMIdevices”onpage24.15KeyboardconnectorUsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardoraThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage43and“ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”onpage48.16DockconnectorUsethisconnectortoconnectaThinkPadTabletDock.TheThinkPadTabletDockisavailableasanoptionfromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.Formoreinformation,see“ThinkPadTabletDock”onpage59.17PowerconnectorUsethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletwhenthebatterypowerislow.Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage12.18Emergency-resetholeIfthetabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoffbypressingthepowerbutton,removetheacpoweradapterandinsertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.RearviewNote:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.Chapter1.Productoverview3
1Rear-facingcamera2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)3System-statusindicator4Speakers5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)1Rear-facingcameraYourtablethasan5-megapixelrear-facingcamera.Youcanusethecameratotakepicturesandcreatevideos.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthecameras”onpage20.2Smartcardslot(onsomemodels)Yourtabletmighthaveasmartcardslot.Formoreinformation,see“Usingasmartcard”onpage22.3System-statusindicatorTheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoonthebacksideofthetabletworksasasystem-statusindicator.•Blinksthreetimes:Thetabletisconnectedtoapowersource.•On:Thetabletisonandinuse.•Off:Thetabletisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.4SpeakersTheintegratedspeakersprovideaudiooutputforvideoandmusicplayback.5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)Fingerprintauthenticationtechnologyprovidessimpleandsecureuseraccessbyassociatingyourfingerprintwithapassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthefingerprintreader”onpage15.AccessoriesThefollowingaresomeexamplesofaccessoriesavailableforyourtablet.YoucanpurchasetheseaccessoriesfromtheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialsorfromaLenovoreseller.4ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
1Powercordandacpoweradapter:Usethepowercordtogetherwiththeacpoweradaptertoprovideacpowertoyourtabletandchargethebattery.2ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(onsomemodels):TheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCoverattachestothetabletmagnetically.Usethecovertodothefollowing:•Protectthetabletscreen.•Wakeupthetabletorputthetabletintosleepmodeconveniently.•Launchthecamera.•Serveasastandforthetablet.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover”onpage18.3TabletDigitizerPen(onsomemodels):SometabletsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen.UsetheTabletDigitizerPentoinputtextordrawgraphicsinanaturalmannerandperformotheroperationswithouttappingthescreenwithyourfinger.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.Formoreinformationaboutotheroptionsavailableforyourtablet,seeChapter5“ThinkPadHelixoptions”onpage43.FeaturesProcessor•Intel®Core™processorOperatingsystem•Microsoft®Windows8.1Memory•4GBor8GBInternalstorage•M.2solid-statedriveDisplay•Anti-reflective,GorillaGlass•Size:294.5mm(11.6inches)•Screenresolution:1920x1080pixels•Automaticbrightnesscontrol(ambientlightsensor)•In-planeswitchingtechnologyforfastresponsetime,wideviewingangle,andhigh-qualitycolorreproduction•Light-emittingdiode(LED)backlighttechnology•Multi-touchtechnologyIntegratedcameras•Front-facingcamera,twomegapixels•Rear-facingcamera,fivemegapixels,auto-focusChapter1.Productoverview5
Connectors•Oneaudioconnector•Onepowerconnector•Onekeyboardconnector•Onedockconnector•OnemicroHDMIconnector•OneUSB3.0connector•OneAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectors(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard)•OneMiniDisplayPortconnector(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard)•OneUSB2.0connector(ontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard)Cardslotorcardreader•Onemicro-SIM-cardslot(onsomemodels)•Onemicro-SD-cardslot•Onesmartcardslot(onsomemodels)Wirelessfeatures•Bluetooth4.0•WirelessLAN•WirelessWAN(onsomemodels)•NFC(onsomemodels)•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)satellitereceiver(onsomemodels)SecurityfeaturesFingerprintreader(onsomemodels)SpecificationsTabletsize•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)•Depth:192.5mm(7.58inches)•Height:–Formodelswithoutasmartcardslot:9.6mm(0.38inch)–Formodelswithasmartcardslot:19.35mm(0.76inch)ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardsize•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)•Depth:215.7mm(8.49inches)•Height:7.3mm(0.29inches)to25.4mm(1.0inches)ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardsize•Width:301.1mm(11.85inches)•Depth:213.3mm(8.4inches)6ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•Height:20.2mm(0.8inches)Battery•35WhLi-PolymerbatteryPowersource(acpoweradapter)•Sine-waveinputat50Hzto60Hz•Inputratingoftheacpoweradapter:100Vacto240VacOperatingenvironment•Maximumaltitudewithoutpressurization:5000m(16404ft)•Temperature:–Ataltitudesupto2438m(8000ft)Operating:5.0°Cto35.0°C(41°Fto95°F)Storage:5.0°Cto43.0°C(41°Fto109°F)–Ataltitudesabove2438m(8000ft)Maximumtemperaturewhenoperatingunderunpressurizedconditions:31.3°C(88°F)•Relativehumidity:–Operating:8%to95%–Storage:5%to95%Ifpossible,placeyourtabletinadry,well-ventilatedareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Donotuseorstoreyourtabletindusty,dirtyareas,orextremelyhotorcoldareas.LenovoprogramsYourtabletcomeswithLenovoprogramstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurely.ToaccessLenovoprograms,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentaptheSearchcharmtosearchforthedesiredprogram.ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprogramsthatmightbepreinstalledonyourtablet.Note:PreinstalledLenovoprogramsvarybygeographiclocationsandaresubjecttochange.LenovoProgramDescriptionLenovoCompanionGetinformationaboutaccessoriesforyourtablet,viewblogsandarticlesaboutyourtablet,andcheckforrecommendedprograms.LenovoQuickControlEnableyoutocontrolyourtabletremotelythroughyoursmartphone,suchascontrollingthepointer,changingprojectionsettings,andmanagingforegroundapplicationsandwindows.LenovoReachEnhanceyourcloudexperience.LenovoReachkeepsyouconnectedatalltimesandenablesyoutoaccessallyourfavoriteitemsfrompersonaltablets,smartphones,ortablets.WithLenovoReach,youcanaddyourfavoriteWebservicestoyourclouddesktop;stayloggedintoWebsiteswiththecloudpasswordmanager;andaccess,edit,andshareyourfilesfromanywhere.LenovoSettingsEnhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyconfiguringcameraandmicrophonesettings,optimizingyourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.Chapter1.Productoverview7
LenovoProgramDescriptionLenovoSHAREitEnableyoutosharefileseasilyandrapidlyacrossdevicessuchascomputersandsmartphones,evenwithoutanyInternetconnection.Youcanconnecttoyourfriendsandsendphotos,folders,andotherfilesthroughLenovoSHAREit.Everysharingisquickandsimple.LenovoSolutionCenterTroubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.LenovoSupportRegisteryourtabletwithLenovo,viewusermanualsforyourtablet,getthewarrantyinformationforyourtablet,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation.SystemUpdateKeepthesoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwarepackages,includingLenovoprograms,devicedrivers,UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)basicinput/outputsystem(BIOS)updates,andotherthird-partyprograms.8ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Chapter2.UsingyourtabletThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousesomebasicapplicationsandtabletfeatures.InitialsetupinstructionsTousethetabletthefirsttimeafteryoutakeitoutofthebox,ensurethatyoufollowtheinstructionsbelow:1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthetablet2.2.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.3.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.IfyoutabletcomeswithaThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard,youalsocansetupyourtabletbydoingthefollowing:1.InstallthetabletintotheThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard.See“Installingorremovingthetablet”onpage50.©CopyrightLenovo20149
2.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter1.Then,connectthepowerconnectoroftheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectoronthekeyboard2.3.Plugthepowercordintoastandardacpoweroutlet3.4.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttontoturnonthetablet.5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinitialsetup.Usingthemulti-touchscreenThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethemulti-touchscreen.Note:Yourtabletscreenmightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.TapTaponthescreentoopenanapporperformanactiononanopenapp,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.SlideSlideleftwardorrightwardonthescreentoscrollthroughitems,suchaslists,pages,andphotos.DragDraganitemtothedesiredlocationtomoveanobject.ZoomoutPuttwofingersonthescreenandmovethemclosertogethertozoomout.ZoominPuttwofingersonthescreenandmovethemfartheraparttozoomin.RotatePuttwoormorefingersonanitem,andthenrotateyourfingersclockwiseorcounterclockwise(supportedonlyonsomeapps).10ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
TapandholdTapandholdonthescreentoopenamenuwithmultipleoptions.SwipefromtherightedgeSwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsthatcontainsystemcommands,suchasStart,Settings,Search,Share,andDevices.SwipeinandoutontheleftedgeSwipeinandoutontheleftedgeofthescreentoviewtherecentlyusedappsorselectanactiveappfromthelist.SwipefromtheleftedgeSwipeinfromtheleftedgeofthescreentocyclethroughandswitchtoopenapps.SwipeuptothetopedgeSwipeuptothetopedgeofthescreentoviewallappsontheStartscreen.SwipefromthetoporbottomedgeSwipeinfromthetoporbottomedgeofthescreentoviewtheappcommands,suchasCopy,Save,andDelete,dependingontheapp.SwipeinfromthetopedgetothebottomSwipeinfromthetopedgetoofthescreenthebottomtoclosethecurrentapp.Tipsonusingthemulti-touchscreen•Themulti-touchscreenisaglasspanelcoveredwithaplasticfilm.Donotapplypressureorplaceanymetallicobjectonthescreenthatmightdamagethetouchpanelorcauseittomalfunction.•Donotusefingernails,glovedfingers,orinanimateobjectsotherthananapprovedTabletDigitizerPenforinputonthescreen.Tipsoncleaningthemulti-touchscreen•Turnoffthetabletbeforecleaningthemulti-touchscreen.•Useadry,soft,andlint-freeclothorapieceofabsorbentcottontoremovefingerprintsordustfromthemulti-touchscreen.Donotapplysolventstothecloth.•Gentlywipethescreenusingatop-downmotion.Donotapplyanypressureonthescreen.PowermanagementThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtochargethebattery,extendthebatterylifebetweencharges,andcheckthebatterystatus.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet11
ChargingthebatteryThetabletisshippedwithanacpoweradapterandapowercordtochargethetabletfromanystandardacpoweroutlet.Note:Thebatteryisnotfullychargedwhenshipped.Attention:UseonlyLenovo-approvedacpoweradapters.Unauthorizedacpoweradapterscouldseverelydamagethetablet.Tochargethetabletbattery,dooneofthefollowing:•Usetheacpoweradaptershippedwiththetablettochargethetabletbatteryasshown.•IfyourtabletcomeswithaThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,usetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththekeyboardtochargethetabletbatteryandkeyboardbatteryasshown.•UsetheThinkPadTabletDockandtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktochargetheinternalbatteryofyourtablet.See“UsingtheThinkPadTabletDock”onpage61.TheThinkPadTabletDockisanoptionaldevice.TopurchasetheoptionfromLenovo,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/essentials12ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
ExtendingthebatterylifebetweenchargesWhenyouaretravelingwithyourtabletandacpowerisnotavailable,youcanextendthebatterylifebydoingthefollowing:•TurnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetoothwhennotinuse.ToturnoffWi-Fi,mobilenetwork,andBluetooth,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.4.IntheAirplanemodesection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessdevices.•Turnoffautomaticsynchronizationifyoudonotneedit.Toturnofftheautomaticsynchronizationfunction,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapOneDrive➙Syncsettings.4.SwitchoffSyncsettingswithOneDrive.•Lowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen.Tolowerthebrightnesslevelofthescreen,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙Brightness.3.Slidethecontroldowntolowerthebrightness.•Entersleepmodewhenthetabletistemporarilynotinuse.Toentersleepmode,dooneofthefollowing:–ClosetheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover.–Toentersleepmodefromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙Power➙Sleep.•Turnoffyourtabletifyouarenotgoingtouseitforawhile.Toturnoffyourtablet,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.CheckingthebatterystatusGettheapproximatestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebycheckingthedesktopbattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Tocheckfortheaccuratestatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Power.2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconfiguresettings.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet13
UsingtheTabletDigitizerPenSomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.TheTabletDigitizerPenenablesyoutoinputtextinanaturalmanner,takenotes,annotatePortableDocumentFormat(PDF)files,anddrawgraphicstogetherwithapplicationscapableofeditingandsketching.Notes:•Thispenisnotwaterproof.Takecarenottosoakitordipitinwater.•Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Donotsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.TheTabletDigitizerPenconsistsofatip1,aclickbutton2,andanerasertip3.Holdthepenandpointthetipatthedisplaytomovethepointer.Theerasertip3functionslikeaneraserinprogramsthatsupportthisfunction.Tomakeaselection(singleclick),tapthedisplayoncewiththepen.Todouble-click,tapthedisplaytwicewiththepenwithoutpausingbetweentaps.Toright-click,dooneofthefollowing:•Tapandholdthetipofthepenonthedisplayforonesecondandthenliftthepenfromthedisplay.•Pressandholdtheclickbutton2andtapthetiponthedisplay.FormoreinstructionsaboutusingthepenwithThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardorThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,see“UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard”onpage44or“UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard”onpage50.UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelUsetheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltotypetext,numbers,symbols,andothercharacters.Youalsocanusethetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpaneltoperformhandwriting.Whenyourotatethetablet,theOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelautomaticallyrotatestothecorrespondingportraitorlandscapeview.ToopentheOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforOn-ScreenKeyboard.3.TapOn-ScreenKeyboard.Toopenthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel,dooneofthefollowing:•Onthedesktop,tapthekeyboardiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.14ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•OntheStartscreen,thetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanelisdisplayedautomaticallyanytimeyoutype.•OntheDesktoportheStartscreen,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSettingscharm.3.TapKeyboard➙Touchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel.Toconfiguretheinputlanguage,dothefollowing:1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel.3.TapClock,Language,andRegion➙Changeinputmethods.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheinputlanguage.ChangingthestartupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreenYoucansetthetablettoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:1.Onthedesktop,tapandholdonthetaskbar.Amenuisdisplayed.2.TapProperties.TheTaskbarandNavigationpropertieswindowisdisplayed.3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,removethecheckfromtheWhenIsigninorcloseallappsonascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.4.TapOKtosavethenewsetting.DownloadinggamesandapplicationsToextendthefunctionalityofyourtablet,downloadandinstalladditionalapplicationsfromtheWindowsStore.TheWindowsStoreprovidesaneasyandquickwayforyoutoshopforgamesandmobileapplications.TodownloadorbuyanapplicationoragamefromWindowsStore,tapStorefromtheStartscreen,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.UsingthefingerprintreaderDependingonthemodel,yourtabletmighthaveafingerprintreader.FingerprintauthenticationcanreplaceyourWindowspassword.Inthisway,youcanlogontoyourtabletsimplyandsecurely.Toenablefingerprintauthentication,enrollyourfingerprintsfirst.EnrollingyourfingerprintsToenrollyourfingerprints,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapAccounts➙Sign-inoptions.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet15
4.IntheFingerprintsection,tapAdd.The“Addafingerprinttothisaccount”windowisdisplayed.5.EntertheWindowspasswordasrequired.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoenrollyourfingerprint.Note:Itisrecommendedthatyouenrollmorethanonefingerprintincaseofanyinjuriestoyourfingers.SwipingyourfingeroverthefingerprintreaderToswipeyourfingeroverthefingerprintreader,dothefollowing:Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.1.Placethetopjointofyourfingeronthesensor.16ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
2.Applylightpressureandswipeyourfingertowardyouacrossthereaderinonesmoothmotion.Donotliftyourfingerwhenyouareswipingit.MaintainingthefingerprintreaderThefollowingactionscoulddamagethefingerprintreaderorcauseitnottoworkproperly:•Scratchingthesurfaceofthereaderwithahard,pointedobject.•Scrapingthesurfaceofthereaderwithyourfingernailoranythinghard.•Usingortouchingthereaderwithadirtyfinger.Ifyounoticeanyofthefollowingconditions,gentlycleanthesurfaceofthereaderwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth:•Thesurfaceofthereaderisdirtyorstained.•Thesurfaceofthereaderiswet.•Thereaderoftenfailstoenrollorauthenticateyourfingerprint.Ifyourfingerhasanyofthefollowingconditions,youmightnotbeabletoregisterorauthenticateit:•Yourfingeriswrinkled.•Yourfingerisrough,dry,orinjured.•Yourfingerisstainedwithdirt,mud,oroil.•Thesurfaceofyourfingerisdifferentfromwhenyouenrolledyourfingerprint.•Yourfingeriswet.•Afingerisusedthathasnotbeenenrolled.Toimprovethesituation,trythefollowing:•Cleanorwipeyourhandstoremoveanyexcessdirtormoisturefromthefingers.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet17
•Enrollanduseadifferentfingerforauthentication.•Ifyourhandsaredry,applylotiontothem.UsingtheThinkPadHelixQuickshotCoverDependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewithaThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover(hereaftercalledthecover).Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethecover.Tousethecover,attachthecovertothetabletfirstasshown.Thecoverwillbeattachedtothetabletmagnetically.PutthetabletintosleepmodeorwakeupthetabletIfthecoverisopenandthetabletison,thetablet,bydefault,enterssleepmodeautomaticallyafteryouclosethecover.18ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Ifthecoverisclosedandthetabletisinsleepmode,thetablet,bydefault,resumesnormaloperationwhenyouopenthecover.Youalsocanchangethesettingssothatbyclosingthecoveryoucanshutdownthetablet,putthetabletintohibernationmode,ordonothing.Toachievethis,youmustchangeyourlidsettingsbydoingthefollowing:1.Fromthedesktop,swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙PowerOptions.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapChoosewhatclosingtheliddoes.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochooseanoptionaccordingtoyourpreference.LaunchthecameraWhenyouusethetabletwiththecoveropentoanangleof360degrees,youcanflipoverthemagnetictabofthecoverasshowntolaunchthecameraautomatically.Thisfunctionisenabledbydefault.Ifyouwanttodisablethisfunction,dothefollowing:1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.2.IntheQuickshotsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisablethefunction.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet19
ServeasastandforthetabletThecovercanserveasastandforthetabletasshown.Inthisway,youcanusethetablettowatchmovies,viewphotos,ormakeapresentationconveniently.Note:Ifyourtabletisequippedwithasmartcardslotontherearside,thecovermightnotworkwellasastandforthetablet.UsingthecamerasYourtablethastwocameras,afront-facingcameraandarear-facingcamera.Therear-facingcameraanauto-focusfeaturethatenablesyoutocapturehigh-qualitypicturesandvideos.Tolaunchacameraandconfigurethecamerasettings,dothefollowing:1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettingsandusethecamera.Toswitchbetweenthefront-facingcameraandtherear-facingcamera,dothefollowing:1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Camera.2.IntheViewsection,selectFront-facingcameraorRear-facingcamerafromtheSelectacameradrop-downlistboxtoswitchthecameras.Youalsocanusethecamerawithotherapplicationsthatprovidefeaturessuchasphotographing,videocapturing,andvideoconferencing.Todownloadotherapplications,tapWindowsStorefromtheStartscreen.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Usingthemicro-SD-cardreaderYourtablethasamicro-SD-cardreaderthatprovidesamicro-SD-cardslotforyoutoinstallamicroSDcard.Themicro-SD-cardslotsupportsthefollowingtypesofcards:•SecureDigitaleXtended-Capacity(SDXC)card•SecureDigital(SD)card•SecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(SDHC)cardInstallingamicro-SD-cardAttention:BeforehandlingamicroSDcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycandamagethecard.ToinstallamicroSDcardintothemicro-SD-cardslot,dothefollowing:20ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
1.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SD-cardslota.2.Ensurethatthemetalcontactsofthecardarefacingdownandpointingtowardthetablet.3.Insertthecardintothemicro-SD-cardslot.Thecardmightstopbeforeitiscompletelyinstalledintothecardreader.Ensurethatyouinsertthecardfirmlyuntilyouhearaclick.RemovingamicroSDcardToremoveamicroSDcard,dothefollowing:1.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet21
2.PushthemicroSDcardinwardalittleuntilyouhearaclick1.Then,releaseit.ThemicroSDcardejects.3.Gentlyslidethecardoutofthecardslot2.UsingasmartcardSomemodelscomewithasmartcardslot.Thistopicprovidesinformationonhowtousethesmartcard.Generally,smartcardscanprovideauthentication,datastorage,andapplicationprocessing.Smartcardsalsomightprovidestrongsecurityauthenticationforsinglesign-on(SSO)withinlargeorganizations.Yourtabletsupportssmartcardswiththefollowingspecifications:•Width:85.60mm(3.37inches)•Depth:53.98mm(2.13inches)•Height:0.76mm(0.03inch)22ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Thefollowingillustrationsshowbothsidesofasmartcard.Inillustration1,themetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingupward.Inillustration2,themetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownward.Note:Yoursmartcardmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.InstallingasmartcardAttention:•Beforeinstallingasmartcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.•Whiletransferringdatatoorfromasmartcard,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.Toinstallasmartcard,dothefollowing:1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthemetalcontactsaofthecardarefacingdownwardandpointingtowardthecardslot.2.Insertthecardintotheslotasshown.Iftheplug-and-playfeatureisnotenabledfortheinstalledsmartcard,dothefollowingtoenablethefeature:1.GotoControlPanel.2.TapHardwareandSound.3.TapDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepasswordorprovideconfirmation.4.FromtheActionmenu,tapAddlegacyhardware.TheAddHardwareWizardstarts.5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet23
RemovingasmartcardAttention:•Beforeremovingasmartcard,stopthecardfirst.Otherwise,dataonthecardmightbedamagedorlost.•Donotremovethesmartcardwhilethetabletisinsleepmodeorhibernationmode.Otherwise,thesystemmightnotrespondwhenyoutrytoresumeoperation.Toremoveasmartcard,dothefollowing:1.Tapthetriangularicononthetaskbartoshowhiddenicons.Then,tapandholdtheSafelyRemoveHardwareandEjectMediaicon.2.Taptheitemyouwanttoremovetostopthecard.3.Pullthecardoutwardalittle,andgentlyslidethecardoutoftheslot.Note:IfyoudonotremovethesmartcardfromyourtabletafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitfirst,theninsertitagain.UsingHDMIdevicesYourtablethasamicroHDMIconnectorthatyoucanusetoconnectanexternaldisplayforvideooutput.TolocatethemicroHDMIconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.Connecting an external monitorWhen you connect an external monitor, a video interface cable with a ferrite core is required.You might need a micro HDMI to VGA adapter. You can purchase the micro HDMI to VGA adapter as option at http://www.lenovo.com/essentials.To connect an external monitor, do the following:1. Connect a supported external display to the micro HDMI connector on your tablet.2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricoutlet.3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.Ifyourtabletcannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,thenclickScreen➙Resolution➙Detect.ConfiguringthesettingsToconfigurescreensettingsfortheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:24ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaycharms.2.TaptheDevicescharm.3.TapProject➙Secondscreen.4.Taptoselectapresentationscheme.UsingsynchronizationsolutionsByusingsynchronizationsolutions,youcaneasilysynchronizesettingsbetweenyourtabletandotherpersonalcomputer.YoucansynchronizingthesettingsbyusingtheWindowssynchronizationsolution.ToaccessWindowssynchronizationsolution,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapOneDrive➙Syncsettings.4.Configuresettingsasdesired.UsingtheGPSsatellitereceiverYourtabletmighthaveaGPSsatellitereceiverthatenablesyoutopinpointyourlocationdowntothestreetlevel.Uselocation-basedapplicationstofindyourcurrentlocation,getdirectionstoyourdestination,andfindotherlocation-basedinformation.Note:Bydefault,theGPSsatellitereceiverisenabled.Foralongerbatterylife,disabletheGPSsatellitereceiverwhennotinuse.TodisabletheGPSsatellitereceiver,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.4.IntheGNSSsection,slidethecontroltothelefttodisabletheGPSsatellitereceiver.TurningoffthetabletToturnofthetablet,dooneofthefollowing:•GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcornerofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.•Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.Note:Ifyourtabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,youalsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey.Chapter2.Usingyourtablet25
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Chapter3.WirelessnetworksanddevicesYourtabletcanconnecttoavarietyofnetworksanddevices,includingmobilenetworks(3Gor4G),Wi-Fidatanetworks,andBluetoothdevices.Note:Sometabletmodelscanconnecttobothmobilenetworks(3Gor4G)andWi-Finetworks,whileotherscanconnecttoWi-Finetworksonly.IfyourtabletsupportsWi-Ficonnectiononly,theinformationrelatedtomobilenetworksdoesnotapplytoyourtablet.InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcardIfthetabletsupportsmobilenetworkconnection,itmightrequireamicroSIMcardtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.ThemicroSIMcardisshippedwithsometabletmodelsonlyandyoucanpurchaseonewhennecessary.Attention:WheninstallingorremovingthemicroSIMcard,donottouchthemicroSIMcardmetalconnectors.AlwaysholdthetabletinyourhandbeforeyouinstallorremovethemicroSIMcardtoavoidelectrostaticdischarges.ToinstallthemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthetablet.2.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.Thenlocatethemicro-SIM-cardslota.©CopyrightLenovo201427
3.HoldthemicroSIMcardwiththemetalcontactsfacingdown,andtheninsertitfirmlyintothemicro-SIM-cardslotasshownuntilyouhearaclick.4.Closetheprotectivecoverandturnonyourtablet.ToremovethemicroSIMcard,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthetablet.2.Opentheprotectivecoverontheleftsideofyourtablet.28ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
3.PushthemicroSIMcardinwarduntilyouhearaclick1.ThemicroSIMcardejects.GentlyslidethemicroSIMcardoutoftheslot2.4.Closetheprotectivecover.DeterminingwhichmobilenetworkyouareusingIfyouhaveconnectedtoanetwork,youcancheckthenetworknametoseewhichmobilenetworkyouareusing.Tocheckthenetworkname,dooneofthefollowing:•Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThentaptheSettingscharm.Thenetworknameisdisplayedunderthenetworkicon.•Onthedesktop,movethepointertothenetworkiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.Thenetworknameisdisplayed.ConnectingtoaWi-FinetworkWi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccesstospecificgroupsorindividuals.Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalareaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,theinfrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.ConnectingtoaWi-FinetworkToestablishaWi-Finetworkconnection,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices29
2.TaptheSettingscharm.3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.4.TaptheIDofthenetworkyouwanttoconnect.5.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconnecttotheWi-Finetwork.Toviewsecurity,address,andotherinformationabouttheWi-Finetworkyouareconnected,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.4.IntheWi-Fisection,tapthenetworknametoviewtheinformation.ThetabletsupportstheproxyfeatureforWi-Ficonnection.TheproxyfeatureenablesyoutoaccessmoreWeb-basedsourceandbrowseInternetmoresecurely.IfyouwanttoconfiguretheproxysettingswhenyouareconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Proxy.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguretheproxysettings.AddingaWi-FinetworkIfyouwanttoaccessaWi-Finetworkthatdoesnotbroadcastitsnetworkname(alsocalledaservicesetidentifierorSSID),youmustaddthatWi-Finetworkbeforeyoucanconnecttoit.ToaddaWi-Finetwork,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSettingscharm.3.Tapthenetworkicon.AlistofavailableWi-Finetworksisdisplayed.4.TapHiddennetwork.5.FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddaWi-Finetwork.AddinganetworkprofileEachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededforconnectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourtabletfromplacetoplace,youcanquicklyandeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtoreconfigureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthetableteachtime.Toaddanetworkprofile,dothefollowing:1.FromtheStartmenu,tapLenovoSettings.2.TapLocationAwareness.3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoaddanetworkprofile.ConnectingtoamobilenetworkAmicroSIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingandremovingthemicroSIMcard”onpage27forinstructionsonhowtoinstallamicroSIMcard.Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage29forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.30ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Toconnecttothemobilenetwork,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSettingscharm.3.Tapthenetworkicon.Alistofavailablenetworksisdisplayed.4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.5.Tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.6.TapConnect.Whenyouareconnectedtothemobilenetwork,settheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnectiontoreducetheamountofdatayousendandreceive.Tosettheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.5.IntheSetasameteredconnectionsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.Afteryousetyourmobilenetworkasameteredconnection,youcandisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeaturetopreventextracharges.TodisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeature,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Devices.4.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidethecontroltothelefttoturnitoff.SharingyourInternetconnectionYoucanshareyourmobilebroadbandInternetconnectionwithmultipledevices.ToshareyourInternetconnection,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Connections.4.IntheMobilebroadbandsection,tapthenetworkname.Amenuisdisplayed.5.IntheSharethisconnectionsection,slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.UsingBluetoothdevicesBluetoothisashort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.UseBluetoothtoestablishawirelessconnectionwithanotherBluetooth-enableddeviceoveradistanceofabout10m(32.8ft).PairingwithaBluetoothdeviceToconnectandexchangedatawithanotherBluetoothdevice,pairyourtabletwiththeBluetoothdevicebydoingthefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices31
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Bluetooth.4.Slidethecontroltotherighttoturniton.ThetabletwillsearchforBluetoothdevices.5.WhentheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttopairisfound,taptheIDoftheBluetoothdevice.6.TapPair.UnpairingaBluetoothdeviceTounpairaBluetoothdevice,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapPCanddevices➙Bluetooth.4.TaptheIDoftheBluetoothdeviceyouwanttounpair.5.TapRemovedevice.Anotificationpromptisdisplayed.6.TapYes.UsingtheNFCconnectionNearfieldcommunication(NFC)isahigh-frequencyandshort-rangewirelesscommunicationstechnology.Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightcomewiththeNFCfeature.ByusingtheNFCfeature,youcanestablishradiocommunicationsbetweenyourtabletandanotherNFC-enableddeviceoveradistancenomorethanafewcentimeters.IfyourtabletisequippedwiththeNFCfeature,youcanfindtheNFCicononthetablet.Bydefault,theNFCfeatureisenabled.IftheNFCfeatureofyourtabletisdisabled,dothefollowingtoenabletheNFCfeature:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙Network➙Radiodevices.3.SlidetheNFCcontroltotherighttoenabletheNFCfeature.IfyoustillcannotenabletheNFCfeature,checktheNFCsettingintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambydoingthefollowing:1.StarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.See“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage71.2.TapSecurity➙I/OPortAccess.3.SettheNFCoptiontoOn.YoucanusetheNFCfeaturewithNFC-supportedprograms,suchastheLenovoQuickControlprogram.Insomescenarios,youmightwanttouseanNFCcardoranNFC-enabledsmartphonewithyourtablettotransferdata.ThefollowingsectionsprovideinstructionsonhowtoadjustthepositionofanNFCcardandanNFC-enabledsmartphoneforNFCcommunication.PositioninganNFCcardAttention:•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Staticelectricitycoulddamagethecard.32ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFCcard,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.Notes:•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthetabletisonandtheNFCfeatureofthetabletisenabled.•BeforepositioninganNFCcard,ensurethatthecardisinNFCDataExchangeFormat(NDEF),otherwisethecardwillnotbesuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.•YourtabletscreenandNFCcardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TopositionanNFCcard,dothefollowing:1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthefrontsideofthecardisfacingupward.Aligntheleft-sideedgeofthecardwiththeNFClogoonthetablet.2.Movethecardleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthecardforaboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthecardhasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthecardthroughNFC.FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththecard.PositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphoneAttention:WhiletransferringdatatoorfromanNFC-enabledsmartphone,donotputyourtabletintosleeporhibernationmodebeforethedatatransferfinishes;otherwise,yourdatacouldbecomedamaged.Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices33
Notes:•BeforepositioninganNFC-enabledsmartphone,ensurethatboththetabletandthesmartphoneareonandtheNFCfeatureisenabledonboththetabletandsmartphone.•ThescreenofyourtabletandNFC-enabledsmartphonemightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.TopositionanNFC-enabledsmartphone,dooneofthefollowingdependingonthepositionofyoursmartphone:•Whenthesmartphoneisinaportraitposition:1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Aligntheleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphoneforaboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththesmartphone.•Whenthesmartphoneisinalandscapeposition:34ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
1.Positionyourtabletasshownandensurethatthescreenofthesmartphoneisfacingupward.Aligntheleft-sideedgeofthesmartphonewiththeNFClogoonthetablet.2.Movethesmartphoneleftandrightwithin5mm(0.20inch)asshown.Then,holdthesmartphoneforaboutoneseconduntilyouarepromptedthatthesmartphonehasbeensuccessfullydetectedbythetablet.Then,youcantransferdatatoorfromthesmartphonethroughNFC.FormoreinformationabouttransferringdatathroughNFC,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththesmartphone.Chapter3.Wirelessnetworksanddevices35
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Chapter4.YouandyourtabletThischapterprovidestheaccessibilityinformationaboutyourtablet,andinstructionsontravelingwiththetabletandmaintainingthetablet.ComfortandaccessibilityReadthistopictolearnhowtouseyourtabletmorecomfortablyandhowtousetheaccessibilityfeatures.UsingyourtabletmorecomfortablyWiththehelpofalltheconveniencesandpowerfulfeaturesofyourtablet,youcancarryyourtabletalldaylongforworkorentertainmentatmanyplaces.Thereforeitisimportantthatyouremainattentivetogoodposture,goodlighting,andproperseatingtoachievegreatercomfortwithyourtablet.Activesittingandrestbreaks:Thelongeryousitandworkwithyourtabletthemoreimportantitistoobserveyourworkingposture.Makeminorvoluntaryposturalchangesandtakefrequent,shortbreakswhenyouusethetabletforalongtime.Yourtabletisalightandmobilesystem;rememberthatitcaneasilyberepositionedtoaccommodatemanyposturemodificationsyoumightwishtomake.Workareasetupoptions:Familiarizeyourselfwithallofyourofficefurnituresothatyouknowhowtoadjustyourworksurface,seat,andotherworktoolstoaccommodateyourpreferencesforcomfort.Ifyourworkareaisnotinanofficesetting,besuretotakespecialnoteofemployingactivesittingandutilizingworkbreaks.NotethattherearemanyThinkPadproductsolutionsavailabletohelpyoumodifyandexpandyourtablettobestsuityourneeds.AccesstheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/essentialstoviewsomeoftheseoptions.Exploreyouroptionsfordockingsolutionsandexternalproductsthatcanprovidetheadjustabilityandfeaturesthatyouwant.AccessibilityinformationLenovoiscommittedtoprovidingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateraccesstoinformationandtechnology.Sometechnologiesarealreadyprovidedinyouroperatingsystem.Otherscanbepurchasedthroughvendors.UsersalsocanusetheEaseofAccessCenterprovidedintheWindowsoperatingsystemtoconfiguretheirtablettosuittheirphysicalandcognitiveneeds.TheEaseofAccessCenterisacentrallocationthatyoucanusetoconfiguretheaccessibilitysettingsandprogramsavailableintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.TousetheEaseofAccessCenter,openControlPanelandtapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter.Thefollowinginformationprovideswaystohelpuserswhohavehearing,vision,andmobilitylimitationsgetthemostoutoftheircomputerexperience.On-screennotificationOn-screennotificationhelpshearing-impairedpeoplebeawareofthestatusoftheirtablet.On-screennotificationreplacessoundswithvisualcuesortextcaptionstoindicatethatactivityishappeningonthetablet.Asaresult,systemalertsarenoticeableevenwhentheyarenotheard.Forexample,whenyouselectoneobject,theobjectishighlighted.Touseon-screennotification,openControlPanel,tapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter,andthentapUsetextorvisualalternativeforsounds.©CopyrightLenovo201437
AudionotificationAudionotificationhelpsvisuallyimpairedpeopleorpeoplewithweaksightbeawareofthestatusoftheirtablet.Touseaudionotification,openControlPanel,tapEaseofAccess➙EaseofAccessCenter➙Usethecomputerwithoutadisplay,andthenselectTurnonAudioDescription.NarratorNarratorisascreenreaderthatreadstextsonthescreenaloudanddescribeseventslikeerrormessages.ToopenNarrator,dothefollowing:1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.2.Inthesearchfiled,enterNarrator,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapNarrator.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureNarrator,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.Screen-readertechnologiesScreen-readertechnologiesareprimarilyfocusedonsoftwareprograminterfaces,helpinformationsystems,andavarietyofonlinedocuments.Foradditionalinformationaboutscreenreaders,seethefollowing:•UsingPDFswithscreenreaders:http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE•UsingtheJAWSscreenreader:http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp•UsingtheNVDAscreenreader:http://www.nvaccess.org/SpeechRecognitionSpeechRecognitionenablesyoutocontrolyourtabletbyvoice.Usingonlyyourvoice,youcanstartprograms,openmenus,tapbuttonsandotherobjectsonthescreen,dictatetextintodocuments,andwriteandsende-mails.ToopenSpeechRecognition,dothefollowing:1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.2.Inthesearchfiled,enterSpeechRecognition,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapSpeechRecognition.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureSpeechRecognition,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.CustomizabletextsizeDependingonyourpreference,youcanchangeonlythetextsizeinsteadofchangingthesizeofeverythingonthedesktop.Tochangethetextsize,openControlPanelandtapAppearancesandPersonalization➙Display.Then,gotoChangeonlythetextsizeandsetatextsizethatmeetsyourneeds.MagnifierYourtabletisequippedwiththeMicrosoftMagnifiertohelpvisuallyimpairedpeopleusethecomputermorecomfortably.Magnifierisausefulutilitythatenlargespartorallofyourscreensothatyoucanseethewordsandimagesbetter.MagnifierispartoftheEaseofAccessCenter.38ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
ToopenMagnifier,dothefollowing:1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.2.Inthesearchfiled,enterMagnier,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapMagnifier.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureMagnifier,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.ZoomYoucanusethezoomfeaturetoenlargeorreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.•Zoomin:Movetwofingersfartherapartonthetouchscreentoenlargethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.•Zoomout:Movetwofingersclosertogetheronthetouchscreentoreducethesizeoftext,pictures,maps,orotherobjects.ScreenresolutionYoucanmakeyourdocumentseasiertoreadbyadjustingthescreenresolutionofyourtablet.Toadjustthescreenresolution,tapandholdanywhereonthedesktop,tapScreenresolution,andthenadjustthesettingsasyouprefer.Note:Settingtoolowofaresolutionmightpreventsomeitemsfromfittingonthescreen.Foralternativesonincreasingthesizeoftextandotherobjects,seethefollowing:•“Customizabletextsize”onpage38•“Magnifier”onpage38•“Zoom”onpage39On-ScreenKeyboardOn-ScreenKeyboarddisplaysavisualkeyboardwithallthestandardkeys.ToopenOn-ScreenKeyboard,dothefollowing:1.SwipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharmsandtapSearch.2.Inthesearchfiled,enterOn-ScreenKeyboard,andthen,inthelistofresults,tapOn-ScreenKeyboard.FormoreinformationabouthowtouseandconfigureOn-ScreenKeyboard,see“UsingtheOn-ScreenKeyboardorthetouchkeyboardandhandwritingpanel”onpage14ortheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem.Industry-standardconnectorsYourtabletprovidesindustry-standardconnectorsthatenableyoutoconnectassistivedevices,ifneeded.Formoreinformationonthelocationandfunctionofeachconnector,see“Tabletlayout”onpage1.DocumentationinaccessibleformatsLenovoprovideselectronicdocumentationinaccessibleformats,suchasproperlytaggedPDFfilesorHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML)files.Lenovoelectronicdocumentationisdevelopedtoensurethatvisuallyimpaireduserscanreadthedocumentationthroughascreenreader.Eachimageinthedocumentationalsoincludesadequatealternativetexttoexplaintheimagesothatvisuallyimpaireduserscanunderstandtheimagewhentheyuseascreenreader.Chapter4.Youandyourtablet39
GettingupdatesYourtabletenablesyoutoupdatetheWindowsoperatingsystemandLenovoapplications.GettingupdatesfromLenovoYourtabletispreinstalledwithSystemUpdate.ThisprogramenablesyoutokeeptheLenovosoftwareonyourtabletup-to-datebydownloadingandinstallingsoftwareupdates.TostartSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforSystemUpdate.3.TapSystemUpdate.4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.GettingupdatesfromMicrosoftTocheckandkeepyourWindows,programs,ordevicedriversup-to-date,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportformoreinformation.TravelingwithyourtabletThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyouworkwithandtransportyourtabletwhileyoutraveling.TraveltipsUsethefollowingtraveltipstotravelmoreconfidentlyandefficientlywithyourtablet:•Whileitissafetoallowyourtablettogothroughthexraymachinesatairportsecuritystations,itisimportanttokeepyoureyesonthetabletatalltimestopreventtheft.•Putyourtabletinaprotectivecasewhennotinusetopreventdamageorscratching.TraveltipsonairplanesIfyoucarryyourtabletintoanairplane,checkthefollowingtraveltips:•Ifyouaregoingtousethewirelessservice,checkwiththeairlineforanyrestrictionsbeforeboardingtheairplane.•Iftherearerestrictionsontheuseoftabletswiththewirelessfeatureonanairplane,enabletheAirplanemode.Toenableit,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapNetwork➙Airplanemode.4.SlidethecontroltotherighttoturnonAirplanemodetodisableallwirelessdevices.•Becarefulabouttheseatinfrontofyouontheairplane.Placeyourtabletinasafepositionsothatitdoesnotgetcaughtwhenthepersoninfrontofyouleansback.TravelaccessoriesThefollowingisachecklistofthingstoconsiderpackingwhenyouaregoingtobeawayfromyourofficeorhome:40ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Travelessentials:•Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourtablet•Thepowercordthatcomeswithyourtablet•AqualitycarryingcasethatprovidesadequatecushionandprotectionOtheritemsyoumightwanttoconsider:•ThinkPadheadphones•Additionalstoragedevicesorsmartcards•TabletDigitizerPen•ThinkPadTabletDock•ThinkPadHelixQuickshotCover•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardIfyouaretravelingtoanothercountryorregion,youmightwanttoconsiderthefollowingitems:•AThinkPadacpoweradapterforthecountryorregiontowhichyouaretraveling•AmicroSIMcardforthelocalmobileservicesinthatcountryorregionCareandmaintenanceHandleyourtabletwithcaresothatyoucanenjoythisproductforalongtime.CleaningyourtabletTocleanyourtablet,unplugallcablesandturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforafewseconds.Thenwipethetabletscreenwithasoft,lint-free,dryclothtoclearstainsandsmudges.Note:Donotusescreencleaners,householdcleaners,aerosolsprays,solvents,alcohol,ammonia,orabrasivestocleanyourtablet.ProtectingthescreenwithareplaceablefilmYoucanpurchaseareplaceablefilmtoprotectthescreenfromscratchingandextendthelifeofyourtablet.Touseareplaceablefilm,cleanthescreenfirstandthenapplythereplaceablefilmonthescreen.StoringthetabletforextendedperiodsIfyouarenotgoingtouseyourtabletforanextendedperiodoftime,removethemicroSIMcardfromyourtablet,andthenpackyourtabletwithaprotectivecaseandstoreitinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine.Chapter4.Youandyourtablet41
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Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptionsThefollowingoptionaldevicesaredesignedspeciallyforyourThinkPadHelixtablet.•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard•ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard•ThinkPadTabletDockTheseoptionsprovideconvenienceandmakeyourtableteasiertouseforwork,study,andentertainment.Fortabletsthatdonotcomewiththeseoptionaldevices,youcanpurchasethemfromLenovoathttp://www.lenovo.com/essentials.ThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardandinstructionsonhowtouseit.OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostartusingit.12TabletDigitizerPenslotcoverandT abletDigitizerPenslotSomemodelscomewithaTabletDigitizerPenslotcover1.TostoretheTabletDigitizerPenintheTabletDigitizerPenslot,removetheTabletDigitizerPenslotcoverfromtheslotfirst.Note:EnsurethatyoukeeptheTabletDigitizerPenslotcover.ReattachittotheTabletDigitizerPenslotwhenyouarenotstoringthepenintheslot.3Two-buttonclickpadThetwo-buttonclickpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudowhenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsomebasictouchgestures.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetwo-buttonclickpad”onpage46.©CopyrightLenovo201443
4SpecialkeysThespecialkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage45.5USB2.0connectorTheUSB2.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinter,USBmouse,USBkeyboard,USBmemorykey,oradigitalcamera.Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisUSBconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardTousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst,asshowninthefollowingillustration.Ensurethatthetabletissecuredinplace.Note:DonotdetachthetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwhileusingthekeyboard,otherwisetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwillbedisabled.44ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPenSomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.YoucanstorethepenintheslotontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.RemovetheTabletDigitizerPenslotcoverfirst1,thenpushthepengentlyintotheslotuntilyouhearaclick2.Note:TheTabletDigitizerPenslotcoverisavailableonsomemodels.Toremovethepenfromtheslot,pressthepengentlyintotheslot1toreleaseit;thenpullthepenout2.Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Donotsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.Formoreinformationaboutusingthepen,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.UsingthespecialkeysTheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytoquicklycontroltheassociatedfunction.Volumeandmutecontrol•Mutethespeakers.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions45
•Turndownthespeakervolume.•Turnupthespeakervolume.•Mutethemicrophone.Screencontrol•Turndownthebrightness.•Turnupthebrightness.Applicationcontrol•OpentheSettingscharm.•OpentheSearchcharm.•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened.•Viewallapplications.•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.Fnkeycontrol+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.Functionkeycombinations•Fn+4:Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyorpowerbutton.•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.Usingthetwo-buttonclickpadYoucanenableordisablethetwo-buttonclickpadbypressingFn+8.46ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Theright-clickareaaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheright-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.Therestareaonthetwo-buttonclickpadworksastheleft-clickbuttononaconventionalmouse.Youalsocanusethetwo-buttonclickpadtoperformthefollowingtouchgestures.TapTapanywhereontheclickpadwithonefingertoselectoropenanitem.Two-fingertapTapanywhereontheclickpadwithtwofingerstodisplayashortcutmenu.Two-fingerscrollPuttwofingersontheclickpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenablesyoutoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardSometimesyoudonotneedtousethekeysontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard,butyouwouldliketocarryorstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowingmethodsdependingonthemodelofyourtablet.•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions47
•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.2.Gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.TheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.ThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardThistopicprovidesanoverviewoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardandinstructionsonhowtouseit.OverviewofThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardThetopicintroducestheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostartusingtheit.1TrackPointbuttonsTheTrackPointbuttonscontainthefollowingparts:48ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•Left-clickbutton:Presstheleft-clickzonetoselectoropenanitem.•Scrollbar:Pressandholdthedottedscrollingbarwhileapplyingpressuretothepointingstickintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thenyoucanscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.•Right-clickbutton:Presstheright-clickzonetodisplayashortcutmenu.2TouchpadThetouchpadisapointer-positioningdevicethatenablesyoutopoint,select,drag,andscroll,likeyoudowhenusingamouse.Youalsocanuseittoperformsometouchgestures.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthetouchpad”onpage56.3SpecialkeysThespecialkeysenableyoutocontrolmanyfeaturesofyourtabletbypressingasinglekey.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthespecialkeys”onpage55.4TrackPointpointingstickTousetheTrackPointpointingstick,applypressuretothenonslipcaponthepointingstickinanydirectionparalleltothekeyboard.Thenyoucanmovethepointer.Butthepointingstickitselfdoesnotmove.Thespeedatwhichthepointermovesdependsonthepressureyouapplytothepointingstick.Thecapontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Formoreinformation,see“Replacingthecapofthepointingstick”onpage57.5DockconnectorUsethisconnectortoconnectthetablettotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.6Security-lockslotToprotectyourThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardfromtheft,youcanpurchaseasecuritycablelockthatfitsthesecurity-lockslottolockthekeyboardtoastationaryobject.See“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage53.7MiniDisplayPortconnectorUsetheminiDisplayPortconnectortoconnectyourcomputertoacompatibleprojector,externalmonitor,orhigh-definitiontelevision.TheminiDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputersupportsaudioaswellasvideostreaming.Thiscompactconnectorenablesaplug-and-playsetupandsupportsadaptersthatcanplugintoDVI,VGA,orHDMIconnectors.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions49
8AlwaysOnUSB3.0connectorBydefault,theAlwaysOnUSBconnectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesinthefollowingsituations:•Whenyourtabletisonorinsleepmode•Whenyourtabletisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpowerIfyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthetabletisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthetabletisnotconnectedtoacpower,tapWindowsStartscreencontroltogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.ThenmovetheswitchtotheOnpositionintheEnableAlwaysOnUSBareaandselecttheEnableevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheckbox,andclickOKorApply.9PowerconnectorUsethisconnectorwiththesuppliedpowercordandtheacpoweradaptertochargetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardandthetabletwhenthebatterypowerislow.Formoreinformation,see“Chargingthebattery”onpage12.10EjectionbuttonPresstheejectionbuttontoreleaseyourtabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.11Penholder(onsomemodels)SomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPen.Youcanstorethepeninthepenholder.See“StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage53.UsingtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.InstallingorremovingthetabletTousetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,installyourtabletintothekeyboardfirst.Toinstallthetabletforthefirsttime,dothefollowing:1.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.50ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
2.Pivotupthetablet.Toremovethetabletfromthekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Presstheejectbuttonontherightsideofthekeyboard.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions51
2.Removethetabletfromthekeyboard.Note:DonotremovethetabletfromtheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwhileusingthekeyboard,otherwisetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwillbedisabled.Thenexttimeyouwanttoreinstallthetablet,alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,Then,insertthetabletintothekeyboardasshown.Note:DonottouchthekeyboardconnectorontheThinkPadUltrabookProKeyboard.52ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
AttachingamechanicallockYoucanattachasecuritycablelocktotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardtopreventthekeyboardfromtheft.Note:Youareresponsibleforevaluating,selecting,andimplementingthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Lenovomakesnocomments,judgments,orwarrantiesaboutthefunction,quality,orperformanceofthelockingdeviceandsecurityfeature.Toattachasecuritycablelocktothekeyboard,dothefollowing:1.Securethechainonthelocktoastationaryobject.Refertotheinstructionsshippedwiththemechanicallock.2.Insertthesecuritycablelockintothesecurity-lockslot.Thenturnaroundthelockkeytothelockedposition.StoringandremovingtheTabletDigitizerPenSomemodelsareequippedwithaTabletDigitizerPenasastandardfeature.YoucanstorethepeninthepenholderontherightsideoftheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Tostorethepen,dothefollowing:1.Takeoutthedummyrubberfromthepen-holderslot.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions53
2.Insertthepenholderintothepen-holderslot.3.Insertthepenintothepenholderinthedirectionasshownbythearrow.Toremovethepenfromtheslot,dothefollowing:54ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
1.Pullthepenoutofthepenholderinthedirectionasshownbythearrow.2.Takethepenholderoutfromthepen-holderslot,ifnecessary.Then,insertthedummyrubberbackintothepen-holderslot.Note:Thepencontainspressuresensors.Donotpushthetipofthepenforanextendedperiodoftime.Donotsubjectthepentoshockorvibration.Formoreinformationaboutusingthepen,see“UsingtheTabletDigitizerPen”onpage14.UsingthespecialkeysTheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboardhasseveralspecialkeys.Pressaspecialkeytoquicklycontroltheassociatedfunction.Volumeandmutecontrol•Mutethespeakers.•Turndownthespeakervolume.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions55
•Turnupthespeakervolume.•Mutethemicrophone.Screencontrol•Turndownthebrightness.•Turnupthebrightness.Applicationcontrol•OpentheSettingscharm.•OpentheSearchcharm.•Viewallapplicationsthatyouhaveopened.•Viewallapplications.•Navigatetothetopwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.•Navigatetothebottomwhenyouareviewinginformation,suchasadocumentoraWebpage.Fnkeycontrol+:PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1–F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1–F12,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionofeachkey,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.Functionkeycombinations•Fn+Spacebar:Controlsthekeyboardbacklight.Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebartochangethemodesofthekeyboardbacklight.•Fn+4:Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyorpowerbutton.•Fn+End:HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+B:HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+K:HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+P:HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyontheconventionalkeyboard.•Fn+S:HasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyontheconventionalkeyboard.UsingthetouchpadYoucanusethetouchpadtoperformavarietyoftouchgestures.Thefollowingtableintroducessomefrequentlyusedtouchgestures.56ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
TapTapanywhereonthetouchpadwithonefingertoselectoropenanitem.Two-fingertapTapanywhereonthetouchpadwithtwofingerstodisplayashortcutmenu.Two-fingerscrollPuttwofingersonthetouchpadandmovethemintheverticalorhorizontaldirection.Thisactionenablesyoutoscrollthroughthedocument,Website,orapps.Two-fingerrotatePuttwofingersonthetouchpadandrotatethemclockwiseorcounterclockwisetorotateanitem.Two-fingerzoomoutPuttwofingersonthetouchpadandmovethemclosertogethertozoomout.Two-fingerzoominPuttwofingersonthetouchpadandmovethemfartheraparttozoomin.Three-fingerswipePutthreefingersonthetouchpadandmovethemlefttoshowthenextitem.Movethemrighttoshowthepreviousitem.Four-fingerswipePutfourfingersonthetouchpadandmovethemupwardtoviewandchoosefromopenedapps.Four-fingerswipePutfourfingersonthetouchpadandmovethemdownwardtoshowthedesktop.SwipefromthetopedgeFromtheStartscreenorthecurrentapp,swipeinfromthetopedgeofthetouchpadwithonefingertodisplaythecommandmenu.SwipefromthetoptothebottomedgeSwipefromthetoptothebottomedgeofthetouchpadwithonefingertoclosethecurrentapp.PerformingthisgestureonthedesktopclosesthedesktopanddisplaystheStartscreen.SwipefromtherightedgeSwipeinfromtherightedgeofthetouchpadwithonefingertodisplaythecharms.SwipeinandoutSwipeinandoutfromtherightedgeofthetouchpadwithonefingertohidethecharms.SwipefromtheleftedgeSwipeinfromtheleftedgeofthetouchpadwithonefingertoshowthepreviouslyusedapp.ReplacingthecapofthepointingstickThecap1ontheendofthepointingstickisremovable.Afteryouusethecapforaperiodoftime,youmightconsiderreplacingthecapwithanewone.Note:Ensurethatyouuseacapwithgroovesaasshowninthefollowingillustration.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions57
CarryingorstoringthetablettogetherwiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardSometimesyoudonotneedtousethekeysontheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard,butyouwouldliketocarryorstorethetablettogetherwiththekeyboard.Inthissituation,youmightconsiderthefollowingmethodsdependingonthemodelofyourtablet.•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardslot,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingupward.2.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.•Forallmodels,youcaninstallthetabletintotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboardwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:Note:Yourtabletmightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrations.58ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
1.Positionthetabletwiththetabletscreenfacingdownward.2.Alignthehookholeonthebottomofthetabletwiththekeyboardhook,then,gentlyslideyourtabletasshown.ThetabletisattachedtotheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.Thekeyboardisdisabledinthissituation.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththeThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard.ThinkPadTabletDockTheThinkPadTabletDock(hereaftercalledthedock)holdsyourtabletinanuprightpositionandfreesyourhandstodoothertasks.ThedockalsoprovidesyouwitheasyaccesstoconnectorsforUSBdevices,filetransfers,charging,audioinput,audiooutput,andvideooutput.ThistopicprovidesanoverviewofThinkPadTabletDockandinstructionsonhowtouseit.OverviewofThinkPadTabletDockThetopicintroducestheThinkPadTabletDockhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouneedtostartusingtheit.Frontviewandleft-sideviewofthedock1DockconnectorUsedtoestablishtheconnectionbetweenthedockandtabletwhenyourtabletisseatedinthedock.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions59
2Always-onUSBconnector(USB3.0connector)Usedtochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesandsmartphonesbydefault,nomatterwhenyourtabletisoff,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.Formoreinformation,refertothedocumentationthatcamewiththedock.Note:ThisconnectoriscompatiblewiththeUSB2.0standard.3ComboaudioconnectorUsedtoconnectheadphonesoraheadsettolistentostereosoundfromthetablet.Youalsocanconnectaheadsettorecordaudioormakecalls.Rearviewofthedock1USB3.0connectorsUsedtoconnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0andUSB2.0.2HDMIconnectorUsedtoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideodisplay.3EthernetconnectorUsedtoconnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.4PowerconnectorUsedtoconnecttheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktoprovidepowertothetabletandchargethebattery.60ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
UsingtheThinkPadTabletDockBeforeusingthedock,ensurethatyouconnectthetablettothedockandthenconnectthedocktoanelectricaloutletbydoingthefollowing:1.Positionyourtabletwiththedockconnectorsidefacingdownward.2.Alignthedockconnectoronthetabletwiththeoneonthedock.3.Gentlyslideyourtabletintothedockuntilitisseatedinplace.4.Usetheacpoweradapterandpowercordshippedwiththedocktoconnectthedocktoanelectricaloutlet.Chapter5.ThinkPadHelixoptions61
Afterthetabletisconnectedtothedock,youcan:•Useyourtabletinanuprightpositionwithouthavingtoholdthetablet.•UsethedocktoholdyourtabletuprightwhenusinganexternalUSBkeyboard.•ConnectthedocktoyourpersonalUSBstoragedevicewiththesuppliedUSBcabletotransferfiles.•Connectthedocktoastereosystemorspeakersusingastereoaudiocabletoplaymusic.•Connectthedocktoanelectricaloutletusingtheacpoweradaptershippedwiththedocktochargethetabletbattery.62ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Chapter6.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotecttheinformationstoredonyourtablet.UsingpasswordsYoucanhelppreventyourtabletfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Onceyousetapassword,apromptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthetablet.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.Youcannotusethetabletunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocksautomaticallywhenthetabletresumesfromsleepmode.Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youwillbepromptedtoenterit.TypingpasswordsWhenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Totypeamasterharddiskpassword,pressF1.Whentheiconchangesto,typethemasterharddiskpasswordNote:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.PasswordsandsleepmodeIfyouhavesetaWindowspasswordandyouputyourtabletintosleepmode,youwillbepromptedtoenterthepasswordwhenresumingoperation.IfyouuseyouremailaddressasauseraccounttosignintoWindows,enteryouremailpasswordwhenresumingoperation.Power-onpasswordYoucansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourtabletagainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthetablet.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthetablet.Setting,changing,orremovingapower-onpasswordToset,change,orremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:1.Printtheseinstructions.2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.4.TapSecurity➙Password➙Power-onPassword.5.Dependingonyourneed,dooneofthefollowing:©CopyrightLenovo201463
•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-onpassword.b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewpower-onpassword.c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewpower-onpasswordandtapOK.d.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentpower-onpassword.b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.TapOK.c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.SupervisorpasswordIfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoenterasupervisorpasswordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadTabletSetup.Withoutit,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthetablet.Note:Thesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanytabletstomakeadministrationeasier.Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpasswordOnlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:1.Printtheseinstructions.2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.4.TapSecurity➙Password➙SupervisorPassword.5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:•Tosetapassword,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.64ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•Tochangeapassword,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisorpassword.b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteranewsupervisorpassword.c.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthenewsupervisorpasswordandtapOK.d.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,enterthecurrentsupervisorpassword.b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.TapOK.c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.Attention:Itisrecommendedthatyourecordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyoursupervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtoenteryourpasswordtoproceed.HarddiskpasswordsThefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:•UserharddiskpasswordIfauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustentertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessfilesandapplicationsontheharddiskdrive.•MasterharddiskpasswordThemasterharddiskpasswordalsorequiresauserharddiskpassword.Themasterharddiskpasswordisusuallysetandusedbyasystemadministrator.Itenablestheadministratortoaccessanyharddiskdriveinasystemlikeamasterkey.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;thenassignsauserpasswordforeachtabletinthenetwork.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddiskpassword.SettingaharddiskpasswordTosetaharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:1.Printtheseinstructions.2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.3.Restartthetabletbypressingthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametime.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.4.TapSecurity➙Password➙HarddiskPassword.5.Apasswordwindowisdisplayed.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwanttosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.SelectUser+Masterifyouwanttosetauserharddiskpasswordandamasterharddiskpassword,forexampleifyouareanadministratororasupervisor.•IfyouselectUser,dothefollowing:a.TapEnter.Awindowopens.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,enteradesiredpassword.Chapter6.Security65
b.IntheConfirmNewPasswordfield,reenterthepasswordandtapOK.c.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,tapOK.•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:a.First,setauserharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosettheuserharddiskpassword,pressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.b.Then,setamasterharddiskpassword.Whenamessagewindowpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.PressEntertocontinue.TypeyournewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.6.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.Thenexttimeyouturnonyourtablet,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourtabletandaccesstheoperatingsystem.ChangingorremovingaharddiskpasswordTochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochangethepassword,dependingonyourneeds.–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEntertwice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:1.Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage65,typingyourpasswordtostarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenewpasswordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEntertwice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.66ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Tipsonusingtheharddiskpasswords•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywithatabletthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstalltheharddiskdriveinatabletthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.•Recordyourpasswordandstoreitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgettheuserharddiskpassword,orbothuserandmasterharddiskpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourtablettoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.Notes:TheeDrivestoragedrivesorTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)Opal-compliantstoragedrivesprovideself-encryptioncapabilitiestosecureyourdata.•IfaTCGOpal-compliantstoragedriveandaTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramareinstalled,andtheTCGOpalmanagementsoftwareprogramisactivated,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.•IfaneDrivestoragedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,andyourtabletispreinstalledwiththeWindows8.1operatingsystem,theharddiskpasswordisnotavailable.HarddisksecurityToprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,refertothefollowingtipstomaximizesecurity:•Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolid-statedrive.Refertotheproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage63and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage65.Forsecurity,alongerpasswordisrecommended.•ToprovidereliablesecurityfortheUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityapplicationwithaTrustedPlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Usingthesecuritychip”onpage68.•IfanEncryptionsolid-statedriveisinstalledinyourtablet,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyourtabletmemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker®DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Referto“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage67.•Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourtablet,deletethedatastoredonit.UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionTohelpprotectyourtabletagainstunauthorizedaccess,usethedriveencryptionsoftware,suchasWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows8.1operatingsystem.ItissupportedintheProfessionalandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprotecttheoperatingsystemanddatastoredonyourtablet,evenifyourtabletislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserandsystemfiles,includingtheswapandhibernationfiles.BitLockerusesaTrustedPlatformModuletoprovideenhancedprotectionforyourdataandtoensureearlybootcomponentintegrity.AcompatibleTPMisdefinedasaV1.2TPM.TochecktheBitLockerstatus,gotoControlPanel,andclickSystemandSecurity➙BitLockerDriveEncryption.FormoreinformationaboutWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption,seethehelpinformationsystemoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orsearchfor“MicrosoftWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionStep-by-StepGuide”ontheMicrosoftWebsite.Chapter6.Security67
Encryptionsolid-statedriveSomemodelscontaintheEncryptionsolid-statedrive.Thisfeaturehelpstoprotectyourtabletagainstsecurityattacksonmedia,NANDflash,ordevicecontrollersbyuseofahardwareencryptionchip.Fortheefficientuseoftheencryptionfeature,setaharddiskpasswordfortheinternalstoragedevice.UsingthesecuritychipStrictsecurityrequirementsareimposedonnetworkclientcomputersthattransferconfidentialinformationelectronically.Youcansetthesecuritychipinyourtablettoenhancecomputingsecurity.SomemodelsareequippedwithonesecuritychipcalledthefirmwareTPM(displayedas“TrustedPlatformModule2.0”inDeviceManager).SomemodelsareequippedwithtwosecuritychipscalledthediscreteTPM(displayedas“TrustedPlatformModule1.2”inDeviceManager)andthefirmwareTPM.Formodelswithtwosecuritychips,youcanselectwhichoneyouwanttouseintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambyusingtheinstructionsinthistopic.Note:EnsurethatthesupervisorpasswordhasbeensetintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram;otherwiseanyonecanchangethesettingsforthesecuritychip.AbouttheSecurityChipmenuTheSecurityChipmenuprovidesthefollowingitemsforyoutoconfiguretheembeddedsecuritychip.YoucanfindtheSecurityChipmenufromtheSecuritymenuoftheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.•SecurityChipSelection:Selectthesecuritychipyouwanttouse.Thisitemisdisplayedonlyonsometabletmodels.•SecurityChip:Enableordisablethesecuritychip.•ClearSecurityChip:Cleartheencryptionkey.Thisoptionisnotdisplayedwhenthesecuritychipisinactiveordisabled.Toclearthesecuritychip,ensurethatyouactivateorenablethesecuritychipfirstsothatthisoptioncanbedisplayed.SettingthesecuritychipTosetthesecuritychipthroughtheSecurityChipmenu,dothefollowing:1.Printtheseinstructions.2.Saveallopenfilesandexitallapplications.Then,turnoffyourtablet.3.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.4.TapSecurity.5.TapSecurityChip.6.Settheitems.7.Saveconfigurationchangesandexit.UsingfirewallsYourtabletispreinstalledwithafirewallprogramaspartofantiviruspackage.ThisprogramprotectsagainstInternetsecuritythreats,unauthorizedaccess,intrusions,andInternetattacks.Italsoprotectsyourprivacy.Formoreinformationabouthowtousethefirewallprogram,refertotheonlinehelpthatcomeswiththeprogram.68ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
ProtectingdataagainstvirusesYourtabletispreinstalledwithanantivirusprogramsoyoucandetectandeliminateviruses.Theantivirusprogramisdesignedtohelpyoudetectandeliminateviruses.Lenovoprovidesafullversionofantivirussoftwareonyourtabletwithafree30-daysubscription.After30days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinuereceivingtheantivirussoftwareupdates.Formoreinformationabouthowtouseyourantivirussoftware,refertothehelpsystemofyourantivirussoftware.Chapter6.Security69
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Chapter7.AdvancedconfigurationIfyouneedtoupdateyoursystemUEFIBIOS,installnewdevicedrivers,thisinformationwillhelpyouhandleyourtabletwithpropercareandkeepitintopworkingshape.•“Installingdevicedrivers”onpage71•“ThinkPadTabletSetup”onpage71•“Usingsystemmanagement”onpage84InstallingdevicedriversThedevicedriversareavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers.Chooseyourtabletproductnametoviewallthedevicedriversforyourtablet.Attention:Alwaysgotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversforthelatestdevicedrivers.DonotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.ThinkPadTabletSetupYourtabletcomeswiththeThinkPadTabletSetupprogramthatenablesyoutoviewandconfigurevarioussetupparameters.TostarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,dooneofthefollowing:Note:Ifyouarerequiredtoenterthesupervisorpassword,enterthecorrectpassword.YoualsocanskipthepasswordpromptandstarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Ifyoudonotenterthepassword,youcannotchangetheconfigurationsthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.Formoreinformation,referto“Usingpasswords”onpage63.•Ifyoutabletisattachedtoasupportedkeyboard,restartthetablet.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.•Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.•TostarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramfromtheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow.5.Thetabletrestartsandamenuisdisplayed.TapTroubleshoot➙Advancedoptions➙UEFIFirmwareSettings➙Restart.6.ThetabletrestartsandenterstheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Note:Ifyouhavesetasupervisorpassword,theThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuwillbedisplayedafteryouenterthepassword.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramincludesthefollowingmenus:•Mainmenu:Viewthesysteminformationandsetthedateandtimeforyourtablet.•Configmenu:Viewandchangetheconfigurationsofyourtablet.•Securitymenu:Setthesupervisorpasswordandconfigureothersecurityfeaturesofyourtablet.©CopyrightLenovo201471
•Startupmenu:Changethetabletstartupsettings.•Restartmenu:ChooseanoptionforclosingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartingthesystem.Oneachmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoptiontoselectit.Youcanfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfiguresettings.Afteryouchangethesettings,tapRestart,andthentapyourdesiredoptiontorestartthetablet.Notes:•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.•Thedefaultconfigurationsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Incorrectchangeoftheconfigurationsmightcauseunexpectedresults.MainmenuTheMainmenuisthefirstinterfaceyouseeafteryouentertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Itdisplaysthefollowingconfigurationofyourtablet:•SystemInformation–UEFIBIOSVersion–UEFIBIOSDate(Y ear-Month-Day)–EmbeddedControllerVersion–MPUFirmwareVersion–TXEFirmwareVersion–MachineTypeModel–System-unitserialnumber–UUID–Systemboardserialnumber–AssetTag–ProcessorType–ProcessorSpeed–T otalMemory–Preinstalledoperatingsystemlicense–UEFISecureBoot•SystemDate•SystemTimeSetthesystemdateandsystemtimeIfyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourtablet,tapSystemDateorSystemTimefromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.Oneofthefollowingsubmenusisdisplayed:•SystemDate•SystemTimeTochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing:1.Taptoselecttheitemtochangethedateortime.2.Taptoselectafield.72ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
3.Inputthedateortimebyusingtheonscreenkeyboard.ConfigmenuIfyouneedtochangetheconfigurationofyourtablet,tapConfigfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammainmenu.ThefollowingtableliststheConfigmenuitems.Notes:•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.•Oneachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.Table1.ConfigmenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsUEFIIPv4NetworkStack•Off•OnEnableordisableNetworkStackforPXEBoot.UEFIIPv6NetworkStack•Off•OnEnableordisableNetworkStackforPXEBoot.NetworkUEFIPXEBootPriority•IPv6First•IPv4FirstEnableordisableNetworkStackforPXEBoot.USBUEFIBIOSSupport•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablebootsupportforUSBstoragedevices.AlwaysOnUSB•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theexternalUSBdevicescanbechargedthroughUSBconnectorsevenwhenthetabletisinlow-powermode(sleep,hibernate,orpower-off).Note:IfyouselectEnabled,USBwakeupfunctionisnotsupportedonAlwaysOnUSBconnector.–ChargeinBatteryMode•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theexternalUSBdevicescanbechargedthroughUSBconnectorsevenwhensystemisinhibernationorpower-offmodeandinbatterymode.USBUSB3.0Mode•Disabled•Enabled•AutoSettheUSB3.0controllermodefortheportssharedbetweenUSB2.0andUSB3.0controllers.IfyouselectAuto,itenablesyoutoconnectandrouteappropriateUSB3.0orUSB2.0connectors.IfyouselectEnabled,itenablesChapter7.Advancedconfiguration73
Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsUSB3.0modeandallowsUSB3.0tobesupportedintheoperatingsystem.IfyouselectDisabled,itdisablesandhidestheUSB3.0controller,andUSB3.0connectorswillworkasUSB2.0connectors.TrackPoint•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethebuilt-inTrackPointpointingdevice.Trackpad•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethebuilt-intrackpad.Keyboard/MouseFnandCtrlKeyswap•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,theFnkeyworksastheCtrlkey,andtheCtrlkeyworksastheFnkey.DisplayBootDisplayDevice•ThinkPadLCD•Analog(VGA)•DigitalonThinkPad•DisplayondockSelectthedisplaydevicethatistobeactivatedatboottime.Thisselectioniseffectiveforboottime,passwordprompt,andThinkPadTabletSetup.DigitalonThinkPadistheMiniDisplayPortconnectoronyourtablet.Displayondockisdisplayconnectorsonadock.Intel(R)SpeedSteptechnology•Disabled•EnabledModeforAC•MaximumPerformance•BatteryOptimizedModeforBattery•MaximumPerformance•BatteryOptimizedSelectthemodeofIntelSpeedSteptechnologyatruntime.MaximumPerformance:Alwayshighestspeed.BatteryOptimized:Alwayslowestspeed.Disabled:Noruntimesupport,highestspeed.AdaptiveThermalManagementSchemeforAC•MaximizePerformance•BalancedSchemeforBattery•MaximizePerformance•BalancedSelectathermalmanagementschemetouse.MaximizePerformance:Reducemicroprocessorthrottling.Balanced:Balancesound,temperature,andperformance.Power74ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsNote:Eachschemeaffectsfansound,temperature,andperformance.CPUPowerManagement•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethepower-savingfeaturethatstopsthemicroprocessorclockautomaticallywhentherearenosystemactivities.Normally,itisnotnecessarytochangethesetting.PowerOnwithACAttach•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisableafeaturethatpowersonthesystemwhentheacpoweradapterisattached.IfyouselectEnabled,thesystemispoweredonwhentheacpoweradapterisattached.Whenthesystemisinhibernatestate,thesystemresumes.IfyouselectDisabled,thesystemisnotpoweredonnorresumedwhentheacpoweradapterisattached.IntelRapidStartTechnology•Disabled•EnabledEnterafter:•Immediately•1minute•2minutes•5minutes•10minutes•15minutes•30minutes•1hour•2hours•3hoursTousethisfeature,aspecialpartitiononthesolid-statedriveisrequired.Whenenabled,thetabletentersalowerpowerstateafterthespecifiedtimeinsleepstate.Andittakesonlysecondstoresumenormaloperation.DisableBuilt-inBattery•Yes•NoTemporarilydisabletheinternalbuilt-inbatteryforservicingthesystem.Afterselectingthisitem,thesystemwillbeautomaticallypoweredoff.Thesystemisthenreadytobeserviced.Note:Thebatterywillbeautomaticallyre-enabledwhentheacpoweradapterisreconnectedtothesystem.Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration75
Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsPasswordBeep•Disabled•EnabledEnablethisoptiontohaveabeepsoundwhenthesystemiswaitingforapower-on,harddisk,orsupervisorpassword.Differentbeepswillsoundwhentheenteredpasswordmatchesordoesnotmatchtheconfiguredpassword.BeepandAlarmKeyboardBeep•Enabled•DisabledEnableordisablekeyboardbeepwhenunmanageablekeycombinationsarepressed.BootDeviceListF12Option•On•OffEnableordisablebootdevicemenu.StartupoptionBootOrderLock•On•OffEnableordisablebootorderlock.IntelAMTControl•Disabled•Enabled•PermanentlyDisabledIfyouselectEnabled,IntelAMT(ActiveManagementTechnology)isconfiguredandadditionalsetupitemsareprovidedinMEBx(ManagementEngineBIOSExtension)Setup.IfyouselectPermanentlyDisabled,youwillneverbeabletoenableitagain.Becautiouswhenyouwanttousethisoption.Note:YoucanentertheMEBxSetupmenubypressingtheCtrl+PkeycombinationintheStartupInterruptMenuwindow.TodisplaytheStartupInterruptMenuwindow,presstheblackbuttonorEnterkeyduringthepower-onself-test(POST).CIRATimeout0-255Note:Thedefaultvalueis60seconds.SetthetimeoutoptionforCIRAconnectiontobeestablished.Selectablesecondvaluesarefrom1to254.Ifyouselect0,use60secondsasthedefaulttimeoutvalue.Ifyouselect255,thewaitingtimeforestablishingaconnectionisunlimited.IntelAMT76ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Table1.Configmenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemSelectionCommentsConsoleType•PCANSI•VT100+•PC-ANSI•VT-UTF8SelecttheconsoletypeforAMT.Note:ThisconsoletypeshouldmatchtheIntelAMTremoteconsole.DebugPortDebugPort•Disabled•EnabledDisabled:Donotallowuserstousedebugport.Enabled:Allowuserstousedebugport.SecuritymenuIfyouneedtosetthesecurityfeaturesofyourtablet,tapSecurityfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.ThefollowingtableliststheSecuritymenuitems.Notes:•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Ifyouconsiderchangingthetabletconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.•Ineachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandtapadesiredoption.•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.Table2.SecuritymenuitemsMenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsSupervisorPassword•Disabled•EnabledSee“Supervisorpassword”onpage64.LockUEFIBIOSSettings•Disabled•EnabledEnableordisablethefunctionthatprotectsitemsinThinkPadTabletSetupfrombeingchangedbyauserwhodoesnothavethesupervisorpassword.Bydefault,thisissettoDisabled.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandenablethisfunction,noonebutyoucanchangeanyitemsinThinkPadTabletSetup.PasswordatUnattendedBoot•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectandenablePasswordatunattendedboot,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenthetabletisturnedon,fromeitherapower-offstateorhibernationstate,byanunattendedeventsuchasaWakeonLANattempt.IfyouselectDisabled,PasswordChapter7.Advancedconfiguration77
Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsnopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thetabletgoesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.PasswordatRestart•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectandenablePasswordatrestart,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyourestartthetablet.IfyouselectDisabled,nopasswordpromptisdisplayed;thetabletgoesaheadandloadstheoperatingsystem.Topreventunauthorizedaccess,settheuserauthenticationontheoperatingsystem.PasswordatBootDeviceList•Disabled•EnabledIftheSecuritypasswordisset,thisoptionisusedtospecifywhethertheSecuritypasswordmustbeenteredtodisplaytheF12bootdevicelist.SelectEnabledtopromptfortheSecuritypassword.SelectDisabledtoproceedwithoutanyuseractionrequired.PasswordCountExceededError•Disabled•EnabledSelectEnabledtoshowthePOST0199errorandpromptfortheSecuritypassword.SelectDisabledtohidethePOST0199errorandproceedwithoutanyuseractionneeded.SetMinimumLength•Disabled•xcharacters(4≤x≤12)Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-onpasswordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyousetthesupervisorpasswordandspecifyaminimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyoucanchangethelength.Power-OnPassword•Disabled•EnabledSee“Power-onpassword”onpage63.HardDisk1Password•Disabled•EnabledSee“Harddiskpasswords”onpage65.78ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsSecureBoot•On•OffEnableordisableUEFISecureBootfeature.PlatformMode•UserMode•SetupModeSpecifythesystemoperatingmode.SecureBootMode•StandardMode•CustomModeIndicatesSecureBootmodeisstandardmodeorcustommode.ResettoSetupMode•EnterThisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatformkeyandputthesystemintosetupmode.YoucaninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomizetheSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinsetupmode.SecureBootmodewillbesettocustommode.SecureBootRestoreFactoryKeys•EnterThisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysandcertificatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactorydefaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettingswillbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkeywillbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginalsignaturedatabasesincludingcertificateforWindows8.1operatingsystem.FlashBIOSUpdatingbyEnd-Users•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,alluserscanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.IfyouselectDisabled,onlythepersonwhoknowsthesupervisorpasswordcanupdatetheUEFIBIOS.UEFIBIOSUpdateOptionSecureRollBackPrevention•On•OffIfyouselectOff,youcanflashtothepreviousversionofUEFIBIOS.IfyouselectOn,youcannotflashtothepreviousversionofUEFIBIOS.Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration79
Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsMemoryProtectionExecutionPrevention•Disabled•EnabledSomecomputervirusesandwormscausememorybufferstooverflow.ByselectingEnabledyoucanprotectyourtabletagainstattacksbysuchvirusesandworms.IfafterchoosingEnabledyoufindthataprogramdoesnotruncorrectly,selectDisabledandresetthesetting.IntelVirtualizationTechnology•Disabled•EnabledIfyouselectEnabled,aVirtualMachineMonitor(VMM)canutilizetheadditionalhardwarecapabilitiesprovidedbyIntelVirtualizationTechnology.VirtualizationIntelVT-dFeature•Disabled•EnabledIntelVT-dstandsforIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O.Whenenabled,aVMMcanutilizetheplatforminfrastructureforI/Ovirtualization.WirelessLAN•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusethewirelessLANdevice.WirelessWAN•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusethewirelessWANdevice.Bluetooth•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanuseBluetoothdevices.GPS•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanuseGPSdevices.USBPort•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanuseUSBconnectors.MemoryCardSlot•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusethememorycardslots.SmartCardSlot•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusethesmartcardslot.IntegratedCamera•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusetheintegratedcamera.NFC•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusetheNFCconnection.FingerprintReader•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusethefingerprintreader.I/OPortAccess80ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsMicrophone•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusethemicrophones(internal,external,orline-in).UltrabookKeyboard•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusetheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard.ThinkPadTabletDockAudio•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusetheaudioconnectoronThinkPadTabletDock.ThinkPadTabletDockEthernetLAN•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanusetheEthernetLANdeviceonThinkPadTabletDock.USBPortonThinkPadTabletDock•On•OffIfyouselectOn,youcanuseUSBconnectorsonThinkPadTabletDock.IntelTXTFeature•On•OffEnableordisableIntelTrustedExecutionTechnology.Notes:•ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhaveselectedActiveorEnabledfortheSecurityChipoption.•ThisissettodisabledwhenIntelPTTisenabled.SecurityChipSelection•FirmwareTPM•DiscreteTPMConfigurethesecuritychip.ThisoptionisavailableonlyonmodelsthathaveboththefirmwareTPMandthediscreteTPM.SecurityChip•On•OffEnableordisablesecuritychipfeature.ClearSecurityChip•EnterCleartheencryptionkey.Note:ThisitemisdisplayedonlyifyouhaveselectedOnfortheSecurityChipoption.PhysicalPresenceforProvisioning•Off•OnThisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmationmessagewhenyouchangethesettingsofthesecuritychip.SecurityChipChapter7.Advancedconfiguration81
Table2.Securitymenuitems(continued)MenuitemSubmenuitemValueCommentsPhysicalPresenceforClear•On•OffThisoptionenablesordisablestheconfirmationmessagewhenyouclearthesecuritychip.IntelATModuleActivation•Disabled•Enabled•PermanentlyDisabledEnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivatetheIntelATmodule,whichisanoptionalanti-theftservicefromIntel.Note:IfyousettheIntelATmoduleactivationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbeunabletoenablethissettingagain.IntelATSuspend•EnterThisoptionisdisplayedonlywhentheanti-theftfunctionisactivated.TheIntelanti-theftsuspendscreenwillbedisplayedatnextboottoenterthesuspendmode.Anti-TheftComputraceModuleActivationCurrentSetting:•On•OffCurrentState:•Notactivated•ActivatedPermanentlyDisabled:•EnterEnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfacetoactivatethecomputracemodule.ComputraceisanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsoluteSoftware.Note:IfyousetthecomputracemoduleactivationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbeunabletoenablethissettingagain.StartupmenuYoumightneedtochangethetabletstartupsettings.Todoso,tapStartupfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmenu.Attention:•Afteryouchangeyourstartupsequence,youmustbeextremelycarefulnottospecifyawrongdeviceduringacopy,asave,oraformatoperation.Ifyouspecifyawrongdevice,yourdataandprogramsmightbeerasedoroverwritten.•IfyouareusingtheBitLocker®driveencryption,youshouldnotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdriveencryptiondetectsthechangeofstartupsequenceandlocksthetabletfrombooting.ChangingthestartupsequenceTochangethestartupsequence,dothefollowing:1.TapBoot.Thedefaultbootlistisdisplayed,showingtheorderinwhichdeviceswillbestartedup.Evendevicesthatarenotattachedtoorinstalledonyourtabletarelisted.82ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
2.FromtheBootsubmenu,tapthemenuitemtospecifythestartupsequencethatrunswhenyouturnonthepower.3.Savethechangesandrestartthesystem.ThefollowingtableliststheStartupmenuitems.Notes:•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.•Fromeachsubmenu,tapthedefaultvaluetoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoption.•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthetabletsupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.Table3.StartupmenuitemsMenuitemValueCommentsBootSee“Changingthestartupsequence”onpage82.InternalStorage•On•OffChangetheBootorderbydragginganddroppingtheicon.USBHDD•On•OffChangetheBootorderbydragginganddroppingtheicon.USBCD/DVD•On•OffChangetheBootorderbydragginganddroppingtheicon.USBFDD•On•OffChangetheBootorderbydragginganddroppingtheicon.SDCard0•On•OffChangetheBootorderbydragginganddroppingtheicon.NetworkAdapter•On•OffChangetheBootorderbydragginganddroppingtheicon.RestartmenuIfyouwanttoclosetheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramandrestartthesystem,tapRestartfromtheThinkPadTabletSetupmainmenu.Thefollowingitemsaredisplayed:•ExitSavingChanges:Exitsystemsetupandsavethechanges.•ExitDiscardingChanges:Exitsystemsetupwithoutsavingthechanges.•LoadSetupDefaults:Restoretothefactorydefaultsettings.•DiscardChanges:Discardthechanges.•SaveChanges:Savethechanges.Note:Changesonthefollowingitemsaresavedautomaticallyduringyourconfiguration:•AnyitemsincludedintheSecuritymenu•SystemdateandtimeThesechangescannotbediscardedevenyouselectanoptiontodiscardthechangesorrestoretothefactorydefaultsettingswhenexitingtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.Todiscardthechangesormakenewchanges,youmustentertheThinkPadTabletSetupprogramagainandresetthecorrespondingitemsaccordingtoyourneeds.Chapter7.Advancedconfiguration83
UpdatingyoursystemUEFIBIOSTheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BIOSisapartofthesystemprogramsthatmakeupthebasiclayerofsoftwarebuiltintoyourtablet.TheUEFIBIOStranslatestheinstructionsfromothersoftwarelayers.YoucanupdatetheUEFIBIOSandtheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrambystartingyourtabletwithaflashupdateapplicationrunningintheWindowsenvironment.Insomeinstanceswhenyouaddsoftware,hardware,oradevicedriver,youmightbeinformedthatyouneedtoupdateyourUEFIBIOSinorderforthenewadditiontoworkproperly.ToupdateyourUEFIBIOS,gotothefollowingWebsiteandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen:http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversUsingsystemmanagementThissectionisintendedprimarilyfornetworkadministrators.Yourtabletisdesignedformanageability,sothatyoucanredirectmoreofyourresourcestobettermeetyourbusinessobjectives.Thismanageability,or“TotalCostofOwnership”(TCO),enablesyoutoremotelyoperateclienttabletsinthesamewayasyouoperateyourowntablet,suchasturningonaclienttablet,formattingharddiskdrive,andinstallingsoftware.Oncethetabletisconfiguredandoperational,youcanmanageitbyuseofsoftwareandmanageabilityfeaturesalreadyintegratedintotheclientsystemandthenetwork.SystemmanagementReadthistopictolearnmoreaboutfeaturesofsystemmanagement.DesktopManagementInterfaceThesystemUEFIBIOSofyourtabletsupportsaninterfacecalledSystemManagementBIOSReferenceSpecification(SMBIOS)V2.6.1SMBIOSprovidesinformationaboutthehardwarecomponentsofyoursystem.ItistheresponsibilityoftheBIOStosupplythisdatabasewithinformationaboutitselfandthedevicesonthesystemboard.ThisspecificationdocumentsthestandardsforgettingaccesstothisBIOSinformation.AssetIDEEPROMTheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitsconfigurationandtheserialnumbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankfieldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformationabouttheendusersinyournetwork.PrebooteXecutionEnvironmentThePrebooteXecutionEnvironment(PXE)technologymakesthetabletmoremanageablebyenablingthetablettostartfromaserver.Forexample,withtheappropriateLANcard,yourtabletcanbestartedfromthePXEserver.Note:TheRemoteInitialProgramLoad(RIPLorRPL)functioncannotbeusedwithyourtablet.84ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Chapter8.TroubleshootingproblemsThischapterdescribesonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourtablet.DiagnosingproblemsIfyouexperienceproblemswithyourtablet,usetheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramasastartingpointforsolvingthem.TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvetabletproblems.Itcombinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,alongwithhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.Note:TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramcanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSearchcharmtosearchforLenovoSolutionCenter.3.TapLenovoSolutionCenter.Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprintthelogfiles.YouwillneedthelogfileswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnicalsupportrepresentative.TroubleshootingTheproblemsandsolutionsdescribedinthissectionaremeantonlyasaguide.Theyarenotdefinitiveproblemsolvingtechniques.Forsomeproblems,youmightneedhelpfromLenovo,yourreseller,oryourserviceprovider.Whenyouobserveaproblem,stopoperationimmediately,becausetakingfurtheractionmightresultindatalossordamage.Takeanoteofwhatthesystemisdoingandwhatactionsyouperformedbeforetheproblemoccurred.ProvidedetailedinformationtoLenovooryourserviceproviderforquickerproblemresolution.Internetproblem•Problem:Unabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork.Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:–ThemicroSIMcardisvalidandworkableifyouareusingamobilenetwork(3Gor4G).–Youarewithinthenetwork’sservicerangeandthesignalstrengthisgood.–YourtabletisnotinAirplanemode.Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.Screenproblems•Problem:Themulti-touchscreenrespondsslowlyorimproperly.Suggestedsolution:Dothefollowing:1.Ensurethatyourhandsarecleananddrywhentouchingthescreen.2.Restartyourtablettotryagain.©CopyrightLenovo201485
Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerbydoingthefollowing:1.Gothedesktopandtapthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationarea.2.TapMorepoweroptions➙Balanced.•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthetabletdoesnotbeepwhilestartingup.Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.Solution:Ensurethat:–ThetabletisconnectedtotheacpoweradapterbythesuppliedUSBcableandtheacpoweradapterispluggedintoaworkingelectricaloutlet.Thetabletisturnedon.(Turnthepowerbuttononagainforconfirmation.)Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethetabletserviced.•Problem:WhenIturnonthetablet,onlyawhitepointerisdisplayedonablankscreen.Solution:Dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthetablet,andthenturnitonagain.2.Ifyoustillseeonlythepointeronthescreen,usetherecoverysolutionstorestorethesystemtothefactorystate.Iftheproblempersists,havethetabletserviced.•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethetabletison.Solution:Yourscreensaverorpowermanagementmighthavebeenenabled.Doeitherofthefollowing:–Tapthetabletscreentoexitthescreensaver.–Pressthepowerbuttontoresumefromsleeporhibernationmode.Batteryproblem•Problem:Thebatterydoesnotchargecorrectly.Suggestedsolution:Checkiftheacpoweradapterisconnectedcorrectly.Iftheconnectionisgoodbutthebatterystilldoesnotcharge,contactLenovotoreplacewithanewbattery.Systemproblem•Problem:Unabletoturnthetableton.Suggestedsolution:Connectyourtablettoanacpoweroutlettoseeiftheproblemiscausedbyadrainedbattery.Iftheproblempersists,insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Frontviewandsideview”onpage1.Iftheproblemstillpersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.Mediaproblems•Problem:Theaudioqualityispoororthereisnosoundoutput.Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethat:–Thespeakerisnotcovered.86ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
–Thespeakermutefunctionisdisabled.–Ifyouareusingaheadset,unplugit,thenplugitinagain.–Thevolumeisnotturnedtothelowestlevel.Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.•Problem:Asong,video,orothermediafilecannotbeplayed.Suggestedsolution:Checkandensurethatthemediafileisnotcorrupted.Externaldeviceconnectionproblems•Problem:Aconnectionisnotestablishedwhenyouconnectthetablettoacomputer.Suggestedsolution:EnsurethatthetabletUSBcableyouareusingistheonethatisshippedwithyourtablet.•Problem:Bluetoothdevicescannotbelocated.Suggestedsolution:Ensurethat:–YourtabletBluetoothisswitchedon.–TheBluetoothfeatureisactivatedonthedevicetowhichyouwanttoconnect.–YourtabletandtheBluetoothdevicearewithinthemaximumBluetoothrange(10m).Iftheproblempersists,contactLenovofortechnicalsupport.RecoveringfromaseveresoftwareproblemIfyourtabletstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnoffthetabletbypressingandholdingthepowerbutton,insertaneedleorastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resetholetoresetthetablet.Thenrestartyourtablet.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,see“Frontviewandsideview”onpage1.Ifyoustillencounterthesameproblemafteryourestartyourtablet,resetyourtabletandrestartitagain,youcanperformafactorydataresetoperation.Formoreinformation,referto“Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings”onpage89.Errormessages•Message:0177:BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.Solution:ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced.Havethetabletserviced.•Message:0183:BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.EnterThinkPadTabletSetup.Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadTabletSetuptochecksecuritysettings,andrestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethetabletserviced.•Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror.Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethetabletserviced.•Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheboxserialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.•Message:0189:InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationareaSolution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)needstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.•Message:0190:Criticallow-batteryerrorChapter8.Troubleshootingproblems87
Solution:Thetabletturnedoff,becausethebatterypowerislow.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothetabletandchargethebatteries.•Message:0191:SystemSecurity-InvalidremotechangerequestedSolution:Thesystemconfigurationchangehasfailed.Confirmtheoperationandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadTabletSetup.•Message:0199:SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycountexceeded.Solution:Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisorpasswordmorethanthreetimes.Confirmthesupervisorpasswordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterThinkPadTabletSetup.•Message:1802:Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-Poweroffandremovethenetworkcard.Solution:Thewirelessnetworkcardisnotsupportedonthistablet.Removeit.•Message:1820:Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreadersareattached.Solution:Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetupwithinyourmainoperatingsystem.•Message:2101:DetectionerroronSSD1(M.2)Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.•Message:2102:DetectionerroronSSD2(M.2)Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.•Message:2111:ReaderroronSSD1(M.2)Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.•Message:2112:ReaderroronSSD2(M.2)Solution:TheM.2SSDdeviceisnotworking.HavetheM.2SSDdeviceserviced.•Message:2200:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Solution:MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.•Message:2201:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Solution:MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.•Message:FanerrorSolution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthetabletimmediatelyandhavethetabletserviced.•Message:ThermalsensingerrorSolution:Thethermalsensorhasproblem.Shutdownthetabletimmediatelyandhavethetabletserviced.•Message:Error:TheSystemUEFIVariableStorageisnearlyfull.Note:Thiserrorindicatesthattheoperatingsystemorapplicationscannotcreate,modify,ordeletedatainthenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageduetoinsufficientstoragespaceafterPOST.Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisusedbytheUEFIBIOSandbytheoperatingsystemorapplications.Thiserroroccurswhentheoperatingsystemorapplicationsstorelargeamountsofdatainthevariablestorage.AlldataneededforPOST,suchasBIOSsetupsettings,chipsetorplatformconfigurationdata,arestoredinaseparateUEFIvariablestorage.Solution:EnterThinkPadTabletSetupaftertheerrormessageisdisplayed.Adialogaskstheuserforconfirmationtocleanupthestorage.Iftheuserselects“Yes”,alldatathatwerecreatedbytheoperatingsystemorapplicationsaredeletedexceptglobalvariablesdefinedbytheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterfaceSpecification.Iftheuserselects“No”,alldataiskept,buttheoperatingsystemorapplicationswillnotbeabletocreate,modify,ordeletedatainthestorage.Ifthiserrorhappensataservicecenter,Lenovoauthorizedservicepersonnelwillcleanupthenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageusingtheabovesolution.88ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Chapter9.RecoveryinformationThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourtablet.TheWindowsrecoveryimageenablesyoutorefreshyourtablet,orresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withtherecoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourtabletevenifyoucannotstarttheoperatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage90.RefreshingyourtabletIfyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,youcanrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyouinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.4.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourtablet.ResettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettingsIfyouwanttorecycleyourtabletorjuststartover,youcanresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthetabletwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourtablet,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.Attention:Ifyouresetthetablettothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.Toresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.4.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.ThentapNexttoconfirmtheoperation.5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:•Toperformaquickformat,tapJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltakeseveralminutes.•Toperformacompleteformat,tapFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltakeseveralhours.6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.©CopyrightLenovo201489
UsingtheadvancedstartupoptionsWiththeadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.5.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostartTheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourtabletiscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1operatingsystemfailstostart.Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Thenyoucanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.CreatingandusingrecoverymediaYoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindowsrecoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthetablet,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourtablet.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.CreatingrecoverymediaTocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast16GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacitydependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.2.TaptheSearchcharm.3.TyperecoveryintheSearchfield.ThentapCreatearecoverydrive.4.TapYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.5.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.ThentapNext.90ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthetabletfromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourtabletiftherecoverypartitiononyourtabletisdamaged.6.ConnectaproperUSBdrive,thentapNext.7.TapCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.8.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapFinish.•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapDeletetherecoverypartition.Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,dokeeptherecoverymediainasafeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourtabletanymore,andyouwillneedtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourtablet.9.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.UsingrecoverymediaIfyoucannotstartyourtablet,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourtablet,userecoverymediatorecoveryourtablet.Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.1.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.TheThinkPadTabletSetupprogrammenuopens.2.TapStartup.3.IntheBootsubmenu,dragtherecoverydrivetothefirstplacetoselectitasthebootdevice.4.Saveconfigurationchangesandrestartthetablet.5.Followingtheinstructionsonthescreentorecoverthetablet.FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8.1operatingsystem,goto:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800Chapter9.Recoveryinformation91
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Chapter10.GettingsupportThischapterprovidesinformationaboutgettinghelpandsupportfromLenovo.LocatingimportantproductinformationThissectionprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatethemachinetypeandmodel(MTM)label,theFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)IDandICCertificationlabel.LocatingtheMTMnumberandtheserialnumberWhencallingfortechnicalassistance,youarerequestedtoprovidetheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber.TogettheMTMnumberandtheserialnumber,checktheMTMlabelonyourproduct.Forthetablet:Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightlookdifferent.FortheThinkPadHelixUltrabookKeyboard:©CopyrightLenovo201493
FortheThinkPadHelixUltrabookProKeyboard:LocatingtheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersYoucanfindtheFCCIDandICCertificationnumbersfortheinstalledtransmittercardsonthebottomofyourtablet.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourtabletmightlookdifferent.LenovotechnicalsupportAfteryoubuyaThinkPadHelix,registeryourtabletwithLenovo.Usingtheregisteredinformation,Lenovocancontactyouincaseofarecallorothersevereproblems.AfteryouregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,youwillreceivequickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesandservicestoregisteredusers.ToregisteryourtabletwithLenovo,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.TechnicalsupportinformationisavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.ThisWebsiteisupdatedwiththelatestsupportinformationsuchasthefollowing:•Driversandsoftware•Diagnosticsolutions•Productandservicewarranty94ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
•Productandpartsdetails•Guidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsIfyouwanttocalltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneforthelatesttelephonenumbersandhoursofoperation.Duringthewarrantyperiod,youcangetthefollowingservicesfromtheCustomerSupportCenter:•Problemdetermination:Trainedpersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdeterminingifyouhaveahardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytofixtheproblem.•Lenovohardwarerepair:IftheproblemisdeterminedtobecausedbyLenovohardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.•Engineeringchangemanagement:Occasionally,theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthasbeensold.Lenovooryourreseller,ifauthorizedbyLenovo,willmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyourhardwareavailable.ForthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLimitedWarrantythatappliestoyourtablet,refertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyourtablet.LenovouserforumsLenovoprovidesuserforumsontheWorldWideWebtoprovideyouwithaplacetosearchthecommunityknowledgebaseforinformationaboutyourtablet,shareinformationwithotherusers,makesuggestionstoLenovo,askquestions,andgettechnicalsupportfromLenovo.TogotoLenovouserforums,dothefollowing:1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/registerandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreateanaccount.2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.3.TapCommunityForums.FindingThinkPadoptionsIfyouwanttoexpandthecapabilitiesofyourtablet,Lenovohasanumberofhardwareaccessoriesandupgradestomeetyourneeds.YoucanshopatLenovo24hoursaday,7daysaweekdirectlyovertheWorldWideWeb.AllyouneedisanInternetconnectionandacreditcard.ToshopatLenovo,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/essentialsPurchasingadditionalservicesDuringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforLenovoandnon-Lenovohardware,operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandconfigurationservices;upgradedorextendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationsservices.Serviceavailabilityandservicenamemightvarybycountry.Formoreinformationabouttheseservices,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/essentialsChapter10.Gettingsupport95
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AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationThisappendixprovidesregulatoryinformation.WirelessrelatedinformationWirelessinteroperabilityTheM.2wirelessLANcardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywirelessLANproductthatisbasedonDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS),ComplementaryCodeKeying(CCK),and/orOrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)radiotechnology,andiscompliantto:•The802.11b/gStandard,802.11a/b/g,802.11n,or802.11aconWirelessLANs,asdefinedandapprovedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers.•TheWirelessFidelity(Wi-Fi)certificationasdefinedbytheWi-FiAlliance.TheBluetoothcardinyourtabletisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanyBluetoothproductthatiscomplianttoBluetoothSpecification4.0asdefinedbytheBluetoothSIG.ThefollowingprofilesaresupportedbyyourBluetoothcard:Note:DependingontheBluetoothcard,someprofilemightnotbeavailable.•AdvancedAudioDistributionProfile(A2DP)•A/VRemoteControlProfile(AVRCP)•Dial-UpNetworkingProfile(DUN)•FileTransferProfile(FTP)•GenericAccessProfile(GAP)•GenericA/VDistributionProfile(GAVDP)•HardcopyCableReplacementProfile(HCRP)•HeadsetProfile(HSP)•Hands-FreeProfile(HFP)•HumanInterfaceDeviceProfile(HID)•MessageAccessProfile(MAP)•ObjectExchangeProtocol(OBEX)•ObjectPushProfile(OPP)•PersonalAreaNetworkingProfile(PAN)•PhoneBookAccessProfile(PBAP)•ServiceDiscoveryProtocol(SDP)•SynchronizationProfile(SYNC)•VideoDistributionProfile(VDP)•GenericAttributeProfile(GATT)•ProximityProfile©CopyrightLenovo201497
UsageenvironmentandyourhealthIntegratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelofenergyemittedisfarmuchlessthantheelectromagneticenergyemittedbywirelessdevicessuchasmobilephones.Duetothefactthatintegratedwirelesscardsoperatewithintheguidelinesfoundinradiofrequencysafetystandardsandrecommendations,Lenovobelievestheyaresafeforusebyconsumers.Thesestandardsandrecommendationsreflecttheconsensusofthescientificcommunityandresultfromdeliberationsofpanelsandcommitteesofscientistswhocontinuallyreviewandinterprettheextensiveresearchliterature.Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofintegratedwirelesscardsmightberestrictedbytheproprietorofthebuildingorresponsiblerepresentativesoftheorganization.Thesesituationsandareasmightforexampleinclude:•Usingtheintegratedwirelesscardsonboardofairplanes,inhospitalsornearpetrolstations,blastingareas(withelectro-explosivedevices),medicalimplantsorbody-wornelectronicmedicaldevices.•Inanyotherenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedoridentifiedasharmful.Ifyouareuncertainofthepolicythatappliesontheuseofwirelessdevicesinaspecificorganization,youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtouseintegratedwirelesscardspriortoturningonthetablet.LocatingtheUltraConnect™wirelessantennasThinkPadHelixfeaturesanantennasystembuiltintothedisplayforoptimalreception,whichenablesyoutoestablishwirelesscommunicationswhereveryouare.Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachbuilt-inwirelessantenna.1Wireless-WANantenna(auxiliary)2Wireless-WANantenna(main)3Wireless-LANantenna(auxiliary)4Wireless-LANantenna(main)Note:Wireless-WANantennasareavailableonlyonsomemodels.98ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
LocatingwirelessregulatorynoticesFormoreinformationaboutthewirelessregulatorynotices,refertotheRegulatoryNoticeshippedwiththetablet.IfthetabletisshippedwithouttheRegulatoryNotice,youcanfinditontheWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/UserManualsExportclassificationnoticeThisproductissubjecttotheUnitedStatesExportAdministrationRegulations(EAR)andhasanExportClassificationControlNumber(ECCN)of5A992.c.Itcanbere-exportedexcepttoanyoftheembargoedcountriesintheEARE1countrylist.ElectronicemissionnoticesFederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclarationofConformityThefollowinginformationreferstotheThinkPadHelixtablet,machinetypes20CGand20CH.ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.•Consultanauthorizeddealerorservicerepresentativeforhelp.Lenovoisnotresponsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyusingotherthanspecifiedorrecommendedcablesandconnectorsorbyunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothisequipment.Unauthorizedchangesormodificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.ResponsibleParty:Lenovo(UnitedStates)Incorporated1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560PhoneNumber:919-294-5900IndustryCanadaClassBemissioncompliancestatementCANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation99
EuropeanUnion-CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectiveThisproductisinconformitywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEUCouncilDirective2004/108/EContheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoelectromagneticcompatibility.Lenovocannotacceptresponsibilityforanyfailuretosatisfytheprotectionrequirementsresultingfromanonrecommendedmodificationoftheproduct,includingtheinstallationofoptioncardsfromothermanufacturers.ThisproducthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforClassBInformationTechnologyEquipmentaccordingtoEuropeanStandardEN55022.ThelimitsforClassBequipmentwerederivedfortypicalresidentialenvironmentstoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstinterferencewithlicensedcommunicationdevices.EUContact:Lenovo,Einsteinova21,85101Bratislava,SlovakiaGermanClassBcompliancestatementDeutschsprachigerEUHinweis:HinweisfürGerätederKlasseBEU-RichtliniezurElektromagnetischenVerträglichkeitDiesesProduktentsprichtdenSchutzanforderungenderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)zurAngleichungderRechtsvorschriftenüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitindenEU-MitgliedsstaatenundhältdieGrenzwertederEN55022KlasseBein.Umdiesessicherzustellen,sinddieGerätewieindenHandbüchernbeschriebenzuinstallierenundzubetreiben.DesWeiterendürfenauchnurvonderLenovoempfohleneKabelangeschlossenwerden.LenovoübernimmtkeineVerantwortungfürdieEinhaltungderSchutzanforderungen,wenndasProduktohneZustimmungderLenovoverändertbzw.wennErweiterungskomponentenvonFremdherstellernohneEmpfehlungderLenovogesteckt/eingebautwerden.Deutschland:EinhaltungdesGesetzesüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmittelnDiesesProduktentsprichtdem„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln“EMVG(früher„GesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten“).DiesistdieUmsetzungderEU-Richtlinie2004/108/EG(früher89/336/EWG)inderBundesrepublikDeutschland.ZulassungsbescheinigunglautdemDeutschenGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonBetriebsmitteln,EMVGvom20.Juli2007(früherGesetzüberdieelektromagnetischeVerträglichkeitvonGeräten),bzw.derEMVEGRichtlinie2004/108/EC(früher89/336/EWG),fürGerätederKlasseB.DiesesGerätistberechtigt,inÜbereinstimmungmitdemDeutschenEMVGdasEG-Konformitätszeichen-CE-zuführen.VerantwortlichfürdieKonformitätserklärungnachParagraf5desEMVGistdieLenovo(Deutschland)GmbH,Gropiusplatz10,D-70563Stuttgart.InformationeninHinsichtEMVGParagraf4Abs.(1)4:DasGeräterfülltdieSchutzanforderungennachEN55024undEN55022KlasseB.100ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
KoreaClassBcompliancestatementJapaneseVCCIClassBstatementJapancompliancestatementforproductswhichconnecttothepowermainswithratedcurrentlessthanorequalto20AperphaseLenovoproductserviceinformationforTaiwanEurasiancompliancemarkМодели,относящиесякнастоящейсерии(семейству)продуктовивпервыевыпущенныевобращениедо14февраля2013года,сертифицированыпотребованиямСистемысертификацииГОСТРи/илипотребованиямединойсистемысертификацииТаможенногоСоюза,действовавшимвмоментсертификации,имаркируютсязнакомсоответствияГОСТР .Модели,относящиесякнастоящейсерии(семейству)продуктовивпервыевыпущенныевобращениепосле14февраля2013года,сертифицированывединойсистемесертификацииТаможенногоСоюзанасоответствиетребованиямприменимыхТехническихРегламентовимаркируютсязнакомEAC.BrazilregulatorynoticeOuvirsonscommaisde85decibéisporlongosperíodospodeprovocardanosaosistemaauditivo.MexicoregulatorynoticeAdvertencia:EnMexicolaoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:(1)esposiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferenciaperjudicialy(2)esteequipoodispositivodebeaceptarcualquierinterferencia,incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.AppendixA.Regulatoryinformation101
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AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformationLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnology(IT)equipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.LenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersinrecyclingtheirITproducts.ForinformationonrecyclingLenovoproducts,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingImportantWEEEinformationTheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,EuropeanDirective2012/19/EU,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesarelabeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicablewithineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobethrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectivesystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflifeEEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingRecyclinginformationforChinahttp://support.lenovo.com.cn/activity/551.htmRecyclinginformationforJapanCollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitorIfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatisthepropertyofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposedofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertifiedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw©CopyrightLenovo2014103
forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingandRecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingofhome-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisserviceisprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.DisposingofLenovocomputercomponentsSomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorotherenvironmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuitboardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.DisposingofdisusedlithiumbatteriesfromLenovocomputersAbutton-shapedlithiumbatteryisinstalledinsideyourLenovocomputertoprovidepowertothecomputerclockwhilethecomputerisoffordisconnectedfromthemainpowersource.Ifyouneedtoreplaceitwithanewone,contactyourplaceofpurchaseorcontactLenovoforservice.Ifyouneedtodisposeofadisusedlithiumbattery,insulateitwithvinyltape,contactyourplaceofpurchaseoranindustrial-waste-disposaloperator,andfollowtheirinstructions.Disposalofalithiumbatterymustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.DisposingofadisusedbatterypackfromLenovonotebookcomputersYourLenovonotebookcomputerhasalithiumionbatterypackoranickelmetalhydridebatterypack.IfyouareacompanyemployeewhousesaLenovonotebookcomputerandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,contacttheproperpersoninLenovosales,service,ormarketing,andfollowthatperson'sinstructions.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.IfyouuseaLenovonotebookcomputerathomeandneedtodisposeofabatterypack,youmustcomplywithlocalordinancesandregulations.Youalsocanrefertotheinstructionsathttp://www.lenovo.com/jp/ja/environment/recycle/battery/.RecyclinginformationforBrazilDeclaraçõesdeReciclagemnoBrasilDescartedeumProdutoLenovoForadeUsoEquipamentoselétricoseeletrônicosnãodevemserdescartadosemlixocomum,masenviadosàpontosdecoleta,autorizadospelofabricantedoprodutoparaquesejamencaminhadoseprocessadosporempresasespecializadasnomanuseioderesíduosindustriais,devidamentecertificadaspelosorgãosambientais,deacordocomalegislaçãolocal.ALenovopossuiumcanalespecíficoparaauxiliá-lonodescartedessesprodutos.CasovocêpossuaumprodutoLenovoemsituaçãodedescarte,ligueparaonossoSACouencaminheume-mailpara:reciclar@lenovo.com,informandoomodelo,númerodesérieecidade,afimdeenviarmosasinstruçõesparaocorretodescartedoseuprodutoLenovo.104ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
BatteryrecyclinginformationforTaiwanBatteryrecyclinginformationfortheUnitedStatesandCanadaBatteryrecyclinginformationfortheEuropeanUnionNotice:ThismarkappliesonlytocountrieswithintheEuropeanUnion(EU).BatteriesorpackagingforbatteriesarelabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2006/66/ECconcerningbatteriesandaccumulatorsandwastebatteriesandaccumulators.TheDirectivedeterminestheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedbatteriesandaccumulatorsasapplicablethroughouttheEuropeanUnion.Thislabelisappliedtovariousbatteriestoindicatethatthebatteryisnottobethrownaway,butratherreclaimeduponendoflifeperthisDirective.InaccordancewiththeEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC,batteriesandaccumulatorsarelabeledtoindicatethattheyaretobecollectedseparatelyandrecycledatendoflife.Thelabelonthebatterymayalsoincludeachemicalsymbolforthemetalconcernedinthebattery(Pbforlead,Hgformercury,andCdforcadmium).Usersofbatteriesandaccumulatorsmustnotdisposeofbatteriesandaccumulatorsasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletocustomersforthereturn,recycling,andtreatmentofbatteriesandaccumulators.Customerparticipationisimportanttominimizeanypotentialeffectsofbatteriesandaccumulatorsontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetothepotentialpresenceofhazardoussubstances.Forpropercollectionandtreatment,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingAppendixB.WEEEandrecyclinginformation105
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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)EuropeanUnionRoHSLenovoproductssoldintheEuropeanUnion,onorafter3January2013meettherequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronicequipment(“RoHSrecast”or“RoHS2”).FormoreinformationaboutLenovoprogressonRoHS,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/RoHS_Communication.pdfChinaRoHSTurkishRoHSTheLenovoproductmeetstherequirementsoftheRepublicofTurkeyDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUseofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(EEE).©CopyrightLenovo2014107
UkraineRoHSIndiaRoHSRoHScompliantasperE-Waste(Management&Handling)Rules,2011.108ThinkPadHelixUserGuide
AppendixD.NoticesLenovomightnotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyourarea.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythatLenovoproduct,program,orservicemightbeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservicethatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmightbeusedinstead.However,itistheuser'sresponsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.Lenovomighthavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthisdocument.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansendlicenseinquiries,inwriting,to:Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc.1009ThinkPlace-BuildingOneMorrisville,NC27560U.S.A.Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensingLENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallowdisclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmightnotapplytoyou.Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodicallymadetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.Lenovomightmakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthispublicationatanytimewithoutnotice.Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupportapplicationswheremalfunctionmightresultininjuryordeathtopersons.TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecificationsorwarranties.NothinginthisdocumentshalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovoorthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecificenvironmentsandispresentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmightvary.Lenovomightuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithoutincurringanyobligationtoyou.Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotinanymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartofthematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk.Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmightvarysignificantly.Somemeasurementsmighthavebeenmadeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesameongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmighthavebeenestimatedthroughextrapolation.Actualresultsmightvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheirspecificenvironment.©CopyrightLenovo2014109
TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoLenovologoThinkPadThinkPadlogoUltraConnectMicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.IntelandIntelAtomaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.S.and/orothercountries.MiniDisplayPort(mDP)isatrademarkoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.iPhoneisatrademarkofAppleInc.,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.110ThinkPadHelixUserGuide

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