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User Guide
ThinkP ad Helix
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Not es: Befor e using this information and the pr oduct it suppor ts, be sur e t o r ead the following: • Safety, W arr anty, and Setup Guide • Regulat or y Notice • “Impor tant safety and handling information” on page iii • Appendix E “Notices” on page 75 The Safety, W arr anty, and Setup Guide and the Regulat or y Notice have been uploaded t o the W eb sit e. T o r efer t o them, go t o http://w w w .lenovo.com/ThinkP adUserGuides . First Edition (December 2012) © Copyright L enovo 2012. LIMIT
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Contents Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii P asswor ds and sleep mode . . . . . . . . 29 Impor tant safety and handling information . . . . . iii Ent ering passwor ds . . . . . . . . . . . 30 P ower -on passwor d . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view . . . . . . 1 Har d disk passwor ds . . . . . . . . . . 30 P r oduct layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Super visor passwor d . . . . . . . . . . 32 F r ont view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting the secu
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Err ors without messages . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Appendix B. Envir onmental, r ecycling, and disposal information . 67 Chapt er 9. Getting suppor t . . . . . . 59 L enovo r ecycling stat ement . . . . . . . . . 67 L enovo t echnical suppor t . . . . . . . . . . 59 Japan r ecycling stat ements . . . . . . . . . 67 L enovo user forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Recycling information for Br azil . . . . . . . . 68 Finding ThinkP ad options . . . . . . . . . . 60 Impor tant WEEE information . . .
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Read this first Be sur e t o follow the impor tant tips given her e t o get the most use and enjoyment out of the tablet. F ailur e t o do so might lead t o discomfor t or injur y, or cause the tablet t o fail. Impor tant safety and handling information ® T o avoid personal injur y, pr oper ty damage, or accidental damage t o your ThinkP ad Helix (her eaft er r eferr ed t o as the tablet), r ead all of the information in this section befor e using it. F or detailed oper ating instructions, r efe
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• Inser t the tablet int o the k eyboar d dock t o establish the connection. Then, plug the ac power adapt er int o an ac power outlet, and then inser t the jack int o the k eyboar d dock t o char ge the tablet and the k eyboar d dock at the same time. • Inser t the tablet int o the k eyboar d dock t o establish the connection. If the int ernal batt er y of the tablet is not full and the int ernal batt er y of the k eyboar d dock does not run out of power , the k eyboar d dock will char ge the t
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K eep your tablet and accessories away fr om small childr en: Y our tablet contains small par ts that can be a choking hazar d t o small childr en. Additionally, the glass scr een can br eak or cr ack if dr opped on or thr own against a har d sur face. P r ot ect your data and softwar e: Do not delet e unknown files or change the name of files or dir ect ories that wer e not cr eat ed by you; other wise, your tablet softwar e might fail t o work. Be awar e that accessing network r esour ces can
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Chapt er 1. P r oduct over view This chapt er pr ovides an over view of the tablet, including the locations of connect ors and contr ols, tablet featur es, accessories, specifications, and oper ating envir onment. P r oduct layout This t opic intr oduces the pr oduct har dwar e featur es t o give you the basic information you will need t o star t using the pr oduct. F r ont view Figur e 1. F r ont view 1 T ablet 5 T ouch pad 2 K eyboar d dock 6 Fn k ey 3 S tatus indicat or 7 Eject butt on ® 4 T
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• Blink thr ee times : The tablet or the k eyboar d dock is connect ed t o an ac power sour ce. • On : The tablet is on and in use. • Off : The tablet is off or in hibernation mode. • Slow blinking : The tablet is in sleep mode. • F ast blinking : The tablet is ent ering hibernation mode or sleep mode. ThinkP ad pointing device 4 T r ackP oint pointing stick 5 T ouch pad The k eyboar d dock contains the L enovo unique ThinkP ad pointing device. P ointing, selecting, and dr agging ar e all par t
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2 Mini DisplayP or t connect or Use the mini DisplayP or t connect or t o connect the tablet t o a compatible pr oject or , e xt ernal monit or , or high-definition t elevision. 3 Emer gency r eset hole If the tablet st ops r esponding and you cannot turn it off or turn it on by pr essing the power butt on, r emove the ac power adapt er and r eset the tablet by inser ting a needle or a str aight ened paper clip int o the emer gency r eset hole t o turn off the tablet. 4 P ower connect or Connect
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F r ont and side view Figur e 3. ThinkP ad Helix fr ont and side view 1 T ablet Digitiz er P en st or age 11 SIM car d tr ay 2 F an louvers 12 Emer gency r eset hole 3 P ower butt on 13 P ower connect or 14 Built-in st er eo speak ers 4 Combo audio jack 5 V olume contr ol butt ons 15 W indows butt on 6 Scr een r otation lock butt on 16 Multi-t ouch scr een 7 Label tr ays 17 F r ont-facing camer a 8 USB 2.0 connect or 18 Micr ophones 9 Mini DisplayP or t connect or 19 Ambient light sensor 10 K ey
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3 P ower butt on P r ess the power butt on t o turn on the tablet. T o turn off the tablet, swipe in fr om the right edge of the scr een t o display the charms. Then tap Settings ➙ P ower ➙ Shut down . If the tablet st ops r esponding and you cannot turn it off, pr ess and hold the power butt on for four seconds or mor e. If the tablet still is not r esponding, r emove the ac power adapt er and use the emer gency r eset hole t o r eset the tablet. Y ou also can pr ogr am the power butt on so tha
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11 SIM car d tr ay Place a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) car d int o the SIM car d tr ay t o establish a wir eless W ide Ar ea Network (W AN) connection. F or instructions on how t o install and r emove the SIM car d, see “Installing and r emoving the SIM car d” on page 23 . Not e: The SIM car d tr ay is not functional on W i-Fi-only models. 12 Emer gency r eset hole If the tablet st ops r esponding and you cannot turn it off or turn it on by pr essing the power butt on, r emove the ac
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Back-side view Figur e 4. ThinkP ad Helix back-side view 1 Rear -facing camer a 3 NFC logo (on some models) 2 S tatus indicat or 1 Rear -facing camer a Y our tablet has a 5-megapix el r ear -facing camer a, which you can use t o tak e pictur es and cr eat e videos. When the camer a is star t ed, the gr een camer a-in-use indicat or turns on. F or mor e information, see “Using the camer as” on page 22 . 2 S tatus indicat or The illuminat ed dot in the ThinkP ad logo on the backside of the tablet
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Accessories Not e: The power adapt er and power cor d might look differ ent fr om the illustr ations above. Figur e 5. Accessories • P ower cor d and ac power adapt er : Use the power cor d t ogether with the ac power adapt er t o pr ovide ac power t o your tablet and the k eyboar d dock and char ge the batt eries. Not e: Ensur e that all power cor d connect ors ar e secur ely and complet ely plugged int o r eceptacles. • T ablet Digitiz er P en (on some models): If your tablet is equipped with
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K eyboar d on k eyboar d dock • 6-r ow full siz e k eyboar d • ThinkP ad pointing device (T r ackP oint pointing device and t ouch pad) • Fn k ey function • V olume contr ol butt ons • Speak er mut e butt on • Micr ophone mut e butt on Int egr at ed camer as • F r ont-facing camer a, 2 megapix el • Rear -facing camer a, 5 megapix el Connect ors • T ablet: – One USB 2.0 connect or – One Mini DisplayP or t connect or – One ac power connect or – T wo k eyboar d dock connect ors – One combo audio co
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Batt er y • T ablet: 42Wh Li-P olymer batt er y • K eyboar d dock: 28Wh Li-P olymer batt er y P ower sour ce (ac power adapt er) • Sine-wave input at 50 t o 60 Hz • Input r ating of the ac power adapt er: 100 V ac t o 240 V ac Oper ating envir onment • Maximum altitude without pr essurization: 3048 m (10 000 ft) • T emper atur e: – A t altitudes up t o 2438 m (8000 ft) Oper ating: 5.0°C t o 35.0°C (41°F t o 95°F) S t or age: 5.0°C t o 43.0°C (41°F t o 109°F) – A t altitudes above 2438 m (8000 ft
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Application Description L enovo Solution T r oubleshoot and r esolve tablet pr oblems. It combines diagnostic t ests, syst em information Cent er collection, security status, and suppor t information, along with hints and tips for maximum syst em per formance. L enovo Suppor t Regist er your tablet with L enovo, check the tablet health condition and batt er y status, view user manuals for your tablet, get the warr anty information for your tablet, and e xplor e help and suppor t information. L e
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