User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Read this first
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your tablet
- 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 Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity
- Industry Canada Class B emission compliance 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
- Additional regulatory information
- Appendix B. Environmental, recycling, and disposal information
- Lenovo recycling statement
- Japan recycling statements
- 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. ENERGY STAR model information
- Appendix E. Notices
Connectingtoamobiledatanetwork
ASIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingandremovingtheSIMcard”on
page23forinstructionsonhowtoinstallaSIMcard.
Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
25forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.
Ifyouuseamobiledatanetwork,youmighthavetosignupforadataplanwithyourservicecarrierinyour
area.TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramenablesyoutomanageyourmobilebroadbandconnection.
Youcancreateanaccount,addmoneytotheaccount,andpurchasemobilebroadbandsessionsusing
youraccount.
TousetheLenovoMobileAccessprogram,dothefollowing:
1.TapLenovoMobileAccessontheStartscreen.TheLenovoMobileAccessprogramopens.
2.Signintoyouraccountandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
Whenyouareconnectedtothemobiledatanetwork,settheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection
toreducetheamountofdatayousendandreceive.
Tosettheactivemobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.Tapthenetworkicon.Alistofavailablenetworksisdisplayed.
4.Tapthenetworknameandholdyourngeronthescreenfortwoseconds.Thentakeyournger
offthescreen.Amenuisdisplayed.
5.TapSetasmeteredconnection.
Afteryousetyourmobilenetworkasmeteredconnection,youcandisabletheDownloadovermetered
connectionsfeaturetopreventextracharges.
TodisabletheDownloadovermeteredconnectionsfeature,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapDevices.
4.IntheDownloadovermeteredconnectionssection,slidetothelefttoturnitoff.
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork
Wi-Fiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatprovidesnetworkaccessatdistancesofupto100meters
(328feet)dependingontheWi-Firouterandyoursurroundings.YoucanconnectanyThinkPadHelixto
aWi-Finetwork.
AWi-FiconnectionrequiresaccesstoafunctioningWirelessAccessPoint(WAP),alsocalledahotspot.
Somehotspotsareopentothepublic,butsomeothersimplementsecurityfeaturestolimitaccessto
specicgroupsorindividuals.
Note:TherangeandqualityoftheWi-Fisignalareaffectedbythenumberofconnecteddevices,the
infrastructure,andtheobjectsthroughwhichthesignalistransmitted.
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