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5 Always-onUSB3.0connector
TheAlways-onUSB3.0connectorisusedforconnectingUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBprinteror
adigitalcamera.
Bydefault,theAlways-onUSB3.0connectorenablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevicesand
smartphonesinthefollowingsituations:
•Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
•Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,butconnectedtoacpower
Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhenthecomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff,andthe
computerisnotconnectedtoacpower,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytogototheStartscreen.ClickLenovoSettings➙Power.
ThenselecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheck
boxunderAlways-onUSB.
•ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.Then
selecttheEnableUSBchargefromthecomputerbatteryevenwhenthecomputerisoffcheck
box,andclickOKorApply.
Attention:WhenyouattachaUSBcabletothisconnector,ensurethattheUSBmarkisfacingupward.
Otherwisetheconnectormightbedamaged.
6 Audioconnector
Connectheadphonesoraheadsetthathasa3.5-mm(0.14-inch),4-poleplugtotheaudioconnectorto
listentothesoundfromthecomputer.
Notes:
•Ifyouareusingaheadsetwithafunctionswitch,forexample,aheadsetforaniPhonemobiledigital
device,donotpressthisswitchwhileusingtheheadset.Ifyoupresstheswitch,theheadsetmicrophone
willbedisabled,andtheintegratedmicrophonesonthecomputerwillbeenabledinstead.
•Theaudioconnectordoesnotsupportaconventionalmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see“Using
audiofeatures”onpage46.
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