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Lenovo IdeaPad Y400/ Y500 Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer . ©Lenovo China 2012 New World.
To refer to it, go to http://support.lenovo.com and click User guides and manuals . Regulatory Notice First Edition (July 2012) © Copyright Lenovo 2012. Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first. The features described in this guide are common to most models.
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1 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer To p v i e w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
2 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Y500 Integrated camera Use the camera for vid eo communication. Built- in mi crop hone (wit h noise reduct ion) Captures sound which can be used for video conferencin g, voice narration, or audio r ecor ding.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 3 T ouchpad The touchpad functio ns as a conventional mouse. One Piece multi-touch clickpad : T o move the cursor on the sc reen, slide your fingertip over the pad in the direction in which you want the cursor to move.
4 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Using the keybo ard Y our computer has a numeric keypad and function keys incorporated in its standard keybo ard. Nume ric keypad Y500 The keyboard has a separate numeric keypad . T o enable o r disable the numeric keypad, press the Nu m Lock key .
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 5 Function key com binations Through the use of the functi on keys, you can change opera tional featur es in stantly .
6 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer The following describes the featur es of each function key . Fn + Esc: Cancel hotkey . Fn + F1: Enter sleep mode. Fn + F2: T urn on/off t he backlight o f the LCD s creen. Fn + F3: Open the i nterface fo r selectin g displa y options.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 7 Left-side v iew - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
8 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Connecting USB de vic es Y o u can connect a USB device to your computer by inserting its USB plug (T ype A ) into the USB por t on yo ur c om put er . The first ti me you plug a USB device i nto a pa rticular USB po rt on your computer , W i ndows automati cally instal ls a dri ver for th at device.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 9 Enabling Bluetoot h and WLAN communications o n your computer Press Fn + to make co nfigur ation. Note: • When you do not need to use the B luetooth function, turn it of f to save battery power .
10 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Right-side view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 11 Y500 Headphone ja ck Connects to external headphones. Attention: • Listen ing to music at high vo lume over ext ended periods of time may damage your hearing. Micr ophon e jac k Connects to external micr ophones.
12 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer USB port Connects to USB d evices. Note: • The yellow port supports USB 2.0. • For details, see “Connecting USB de vices” on page 8. • When powered of f , the port can char ge most curr ently available external USB d evices.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 13 Fr ont vie w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
14 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Using memory ca rds (not sup plied) Y o ur computer supports the following types of memo ry card s: • Secure Digit al (SD) card • Secure Digital PR.
Chapter 1. Gett ing to know your computer 15 Bottom view - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
16 Chapter 1. Getting to know y our computer Y500 Battery latch - manual The manual battery latch is used to keep the battery pack secur ed in place. Battery pack Battery latch - spring loaded The spring-loaded battery latch keeps the battery pack secur ed in place.
17 Chapter 2. Star ting to use Window s 8 Configu ring the operating system for the first time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Y ou may need to co nfigur e the operat ing system when it is first used.
18 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 The char ms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Chapter 2. Star ting to use Windows 8 19 Share charm The Share charm lets you sen d links, photos, and more to your friends and social networks without leaving the app you are in. Start char m The Start cha rm is a f ast way to go t o the Start screen.
20 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 Putting the computer to sleep or shutting it dow n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
Chapter 2. Star ting to use Windows 8 21 Shutting do wn the com puter If you are no t going to use your computer for a long time, shut it down. T o sh ut down your computer: 1 Open the ch arms, select Settings .
22 Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 8 Connec ting to wireless L AN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enabling a wir eless connecti on T o enable wireless func tions, do one of the foll owing: • Press to disable ai rplane mode .
Chapter 2. Star ting to use Windows 8 23 Help and suppor t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
24 Chapter 3 . Leno v o OneKe y Recovery system The Lenovo OneKey R ecovery s ystem is so ftware designed to back up and r estore your comput er . Y ou can u se it to r estore the system part ition to its origi nal status in case of a system failu re.
25 Chapter 4. T roub leshooting Frequentl y asked questions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This sectio n lists frequently asked question s by category .
26 Chapter 4. T roubleshooting When do I ne ed to restore the system to the factory status? Use this feature when the opera ting system fai ls to st art up.
Cha pter 4 . T rou blesh ooting 27 T rou bleshootin g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
28 Chapter 4. T roubleshooting Sle ep mod e pr oble ms The cr itical low-ba tter y error message ap pears, and t he computer imm ediately tur ns off. • The battery power is getting lo w . Connect the AC adapter to the computer , or r eplace the battery with a fully charge d one.
Cha pter 4 . T rou blesh ooting 29 Battery problems Y our compu ter shuts down before the batter y sta tus indicator shows empty . -or- Y our compu ter operate s after the batter y status i ndicator shows empty . • Dis ch arge a nd re cha rge th e bat ter y .
30 Chapter 4. T roubleshooting Other pr oblems Y our computer doe s not respond. • T o turn off y our computer , press and hold the power button f or 4 seconds or more. If the computer still does not respond, r emove the AC adapter and the battery .
31 Appendix. CR U instructions Re placi ng th e bat ter y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o replace th e battery , do t he foll owing: 1 T urn off t he comput er .
32 Appendix . CRU instruct ions Repla cing the remo vabl e module - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Remove the ba ttery pac k. 2 Push the latch in the dir ection shown by the arr ow .
Appendix . CRU instruct ions 33 5 Gently push the rem ovable DVD Burner into the module co mpartment . 6 Lock the l atch i n the dir ect ion shown by t he arr ow .
34 T radema rks The following ter ms ar e trademar ks or registered trademarks of Leno vo in the United States, other countries, or both. Lenovo Ide aPa d OneK ey Micr osoft a nd W indows are t rademarks of Micr osoft Corporatio n in the Unite d State s, other countries, or both.
To refer to it, go to http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/ and click User guides and manuals . Regulatory Notice First Edition (December 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. Before using the product, be sure to read Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide first.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y400/ Y500 Read the safety notices and important tips in the included manuals before using your computer . ©Lenovo China 2012 User Guide V1.
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