User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your tablet
- Initial setup instructions
- Using the multi-touch screen
- Using the On-Screen Keyboard or the touch keyboard and handwriting panel
- Changing the startup behavior to open either the desktop or the Start screen
- Downloading games and applications
- Using the ThinkPad 8 Quickshot Cover
- Using the cameras
- Using the micro SD card reader
- Using HDMI devices
- Using synchronization solutions
- Power management
- Chapter 3. Wireless networks and devices
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Recovery overview
- Chapter 6. Advanced configuration
- Chapter 7. You and your tablet
- Chapter 8. Troubleshooting problems
- Chapter 9. Getting support
- Appendix A. Regulatory information
- Wireless related information
- Export classification notice
- Electronic emission notices
- Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
- Industry Canada statement
- European Union - Compliance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
- German Class B compliance statement
- Korea Class B compliance statement
- Japanese VCCI Class B statement
- Japan compliance statement for products which connect to the power mains with rated current less than or equal to 20 A per phase
- Lenovo product service information for Taiwan
- Eurasian compliance mark
- Appendix B. Environmental, recycling, and disposal information
- Lenovo recycling statement
- Recycling information for Japan
- Recycling information for Brazil
- Important WEEE information
- Battery recycling information for Taiwan
- Battery recycling information for the United States and Canada
- Battery recycling information for the European Union
- China recycling information for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
- Appendix C. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
- Appendix D. Notices
Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions
Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindows
operatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.
4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
5.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourtabletiscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows
8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1
operatingsystemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthetablet,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixthe
problemsonyourtablet.
Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSearchcharm.
3.TyperecoveryintheSearchfield.ThentapCreatearecoverydrive.
4.TapYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.
5.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThentapNext.
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