Lenovo ThinkPad 8 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Important safety and handling information . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Product overview . . . . . . 1
Tablet layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view and side view . . . . . . . . . . 1
Back-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Lenovo programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. Using your tablet . . . . . . 9
Initial setup instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the multi-touch screen . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the On-Screen Keyboard or the touch
keyboard and handwriting panel. . . . . . . .
12
Changing the startup behavior to open either the
desktop or the Start screen. . . . . . . . . .
12
Downloading games and applications . . . . . 13
Using the ThinkPad 8 Quickshot Cover . . . . . 13
Using the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the micro SD card reader . . . . . . . . 16
Using HDMI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using synchronization solutions . . . . . . . . 18
Using the GPS satellite receiver . . . . . . . . 18
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 18
Extending the battery life between charges. . 19
Checking the battery status . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3. Wireless networks and
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Installing and removing the micro SIM card . . . 21
Determining which mobile network you are using . 23
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting to a mobile network . . . . . . . . 24
Sharing your Internet connection . . . . . . . 25
Using Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4. Security . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Passwords and sleep mode. . . . . . . . 27
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the security chip . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Protecting data against viruses . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 5. Recovery overview . . . . 31
Refreshing your tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Resetting your tablet to the factory default
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Using the advanced startup options . . . . . . 32
Recovering your operating system if Windows 8.1
fails to start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Creating and using recovery media . . . . . . 33
Chapter 6. Advanced configuration . . 35
Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ThinkPad Tablet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using system management. . . . . . . . . . 36
System management . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting management feature . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 7. You and your tablet . . . . 39
Comfort and accessibility . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using your tablet more comfortably . . . . 39
Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 39
Getting updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Traveling with your tablet. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Travel tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Travel accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 8. Troubleshooting
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Recovering from a severe software problem . . . 44
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Errors without messages. . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 9. Getting support . . . . . . 47
Lenovo technical support . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lenovo user forums. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Finding ThinkPad options . . . . . . . . . . 48
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . 48
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 51
Location of the UltraConnect wireless
antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Locating wireless regulatory notices . . . . 53
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