Lenovo K49 Notebook User Manual Page 1

UserGuideLenovoZhaoYangK29andK49

Batteriescandegradewhentheyareleftunusedforlongperiodsoftime.Forsomerechargeablebatteries(particularlyLithiumIonbatteries),leavingabatteryunusedinadis

HeatandproductventilationDANGERComputers,acpoweradapters,andmanyaccessoriescangenerateheatwhenturnedonandwhenbatteriesarecharging.Notebookcomputerscan

•Airowtemperaturesintothecomputershouldnotexceed35°C(95°F).ElectricalcurrentsafetyinformationDANGERElectriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicatio

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposuretohazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.•Useo

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Chapter1.GettingtoknowyourcomputerThischapterintroducesthecomputerhardwarefeaturestogiveyouthebasicinformationyouwillneedtostartusingthecomputer.•“Top

1IntegratedcameraUsethecameratotakepicturesorholdavideoconference.2KeyboardlightUsethekeyboardlightwhenthelightingconditionisnotideal.3Wirelessmodulea

1 23412111078956Figure2.LenovoZhaoYangK49topview1Integratedcamera7Mutebutton2Keyboardlight8Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)3Wirelessmoduleantennas9Touc

7MutebuttonPressthisbuttontomutethecomputer.8FingerprintreaderThengerprintauthenticationtechnologyenablesyoutouseyourngerprinttostartthecomputer.9T

4HDMIportUsethehigh-denitionmultimediainterface(HDMI)porttoconnectacompatibledigitalaudiodeviceorvideomonitorsuchasanHDTV.5USB3.0connectorConnectaUSB

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•Safety,Warranty,andSetupGuide•“Importantsafetyinformation”onp

DANGERToavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotconnectthetelephonecabletotheEthernetconnector.YoucanonlyconnectanEthernetcabletothisconnector.Formoreinfor

Formoreinformation,referto“Wiredconnection”onpage27.4acpowerconnectorTheacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputeracpowerconnectortoprovidepowertothecom

Frontview1 2Figure7.LenovoZhaoYangK29frontview1Statusindicators2Mediacardreaderslot1StatusindicatorsThestatusindicatorsshowthecurrentstatusofyourcompu

1acpowerconnectorTheacpoweradaptercableconnectstothecomputeracpowerconnectortoprovidepowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.Formoreinformation,referto“

5Built-instereospeakersToadjustthesoundlevelofthebuilt-inspeakers,referto“Functionkeycombinations”onpage22.241 3Figure11.LenovoZhaoYangK49bottomview1B

1 23 4Figure12.LenovoZhaoYangK29statusindicators1 23 4Figure13.LenovoZhaoYangK49statusindicators1Powerandbatterystatusindicator•Blue:Thebatterychargel

FeaturesThistopicliststhephysicalfeaturesforyourcomputer.Processor•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:ClickStart,rightclickComputer.ThenclickProperties.•Fo

•100/1000MbpsEthernetcommunicationSecurityfeature•Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)SpecicationsThistopicliststhephysicalspecicationsforyourcomputer.He

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Chapter2.UsingyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationonusingsomeofthecomputercomponents.•“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage15•“Tipsonusingyourcompute

ContentsReadthisrst...iiiImportantsafetyinformation...ivConditionsthatrequireimmediateaction...ivSafetyguidelines...vChapt

Solution:Ifyoucanstartthebackupfeaturewithoutaproblem,butitfailsduringthebackupprocess,trythefollowing:1.Closeotherapplications,thenrestartthebackuppr

PuttingyourcomputerintosleepmodeIfyouwillbeawayfromyourcomputerforashorttime,putthecomputerintosleepmode.Whenthecomputerisinsleepmode,youcanquicklywak

UsingtheacpoweradapterThepowertorunyourcomputercancomeeitherfromthelithium-ionbatterypackprovidedwithit,orfromacpowerthroughtheacpoweradapter.Whileyou

•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshowsgreenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.HandlingthebatteryD

•Keepitawayfromchildren.UsingthetouchpadForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:123ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:1231Touchpad:T omovethecursoronthescreen,slideyourng

2Leftclickbutton:Functionsthesameastheleftbuttononaconventionalmouse.3Rightclickbutton:Functionsthesameastherightbuttononaconventionalmouse.Notes:Toen

Recoverybutton:Therecoverybuttonenablesyoutolaunchtherecoveryprogramspreinstalledonyourcomputer.•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:–Whenthecomputeristurne

ForLenovoZhaoYangK29models:122ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:122Thefollowingisabriefintroductiontothefunctionkeycombinations.LenovoZhaoYangK29functionkeyc

Wirelessradiocontrol(Fn+F5)Pressthiskeycombinationtoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Touchpadcontrol(Fn+F6)PressFn+F6toenableordis

Wirelessradiocontrol(Fn+F5)Pressthiskeycombinationtoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Touchpadcontrol(Fn+F8)PressFn+F8toenableordis

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UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeatureSomeLenovonotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.NVIDIAOptimusGraphicsenablesadynamicswitch,thatis,aswitchw

Chapter3.ConnectingtothenetworkAsaglobalnetwork,theInternetconnectscomputersworldwide,providingservicessuchase-mailing,informationsearching,electronic

ForLenovoZhaoYangK49models:1231TVcable(notsupplied)2Splitter(notsupplied)3Cablemodem(notsupplied)Note:Y ourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheabo

1Telephoneline(notsupplied)2Splitter(notsupplied)3DSLmodem(notsupplied)Note:Y ourwiredconnectionmightlookdifferentfromtheaboveillustrations.Softwareco

SoftwarecongurationConsultyourInternetServiceProviderandsearchtheWindowsHelpandSupportCenterfordetailsonhowtocongureyourcomputerforwirelessconnectio

Chapter4.YouandyourcomputerThischapterprovidesinformationaboutaccessibilityandcomfort.AccessibilityandcomfortGoodergonomicpracticeisimportanttogetthem

cleanandsetthebrightnesstolevelsthatenableyoutoseethescreenclearly.PressFn+up/downarrowtoadjustdisplaybrightness.Headposition:Keepyourheadandneckinaco

Chapter5.SecurityThischapterprovidesinformationaboutprotectingyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse.•“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage33•“Usingpasswo

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Chapter6.RecoveryoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsforyourcomputer.•“UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramontheWindows7operati

ReadthisrstBesuretofollowtheimportanttipsgivenheretocontinuetogetthemostuseandenjoymentoutofyourcomputer.Failuretodosomightleadtodiscomfortorinjury,o

•UsearescuemediumtostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace.•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefa

Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourcomputer,refertotheonlinehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.Chapter6.Recoveryo

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Chapter7.PreventingproblemsAnimportantpartofowningaLenovonotebookcomputerismaintenance.Withpropercare,youcanavoidcommonproblems.Thechapterprovidesinfo

TakingcareofyourcomputerAlthoughyourcomputerisdesignedtofunctionreliablyinnormalworkenvironments,youneedtousecommonsenseinhandlingit.Byfollowingthesei

•BesuretoturnoffthepowerandclosetheLCDwhennotinuse.•Whenyouleavethecomputerinyourcar,placeitonthebackseattoavoidbeingmissed.•Carrytheacpoweradapterand

8.Wipethesurfaceagainwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.9.Waitforthesurfacetodrycompletelyandremoveanybersfromthecloth.Note:Shutdownthecomputerandthendisco

Chapter8.TroubleshootingcomputerproblemsThischapterprovidesinformationonwhattodoifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourcomputer.TroubleshootingTomakesurethaty

1.Makesurethattheconnectionoftheacpoweradapteriscorrect.Forinstructionsonconnectingtheacpoweradapter,seeSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswithyour

Incorrectcharactersappearonthescreen.Checkwhetheryouhaveinstalledtheoperatingsystemorapplicationscorrectly.Ifyes,havethecomputerserviced.WhenIturnonth

Protectyourcomputeranddatawhenmovingit.Beforemovingacomputerequippedwithaharddiskdrive,dooneofthefollowing,andmakesurethatthepowerswitchisofforisblink

YouhearanoisefromthedrivewhentheCD,DVD,orCD-RWdiscisspinning.Ifthediscisnotcorrectlyloadedonthecenterpivotofthedrive,itmightrubagainstthedrivecoverand

OtherproblemsPrinttheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.Yourcomputerdoesnotrespond.Doeitherofthefollowing:•Toturnoffyourcompu

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AppendixA.RegulatoryinformationWirelessrelatedinformationWirelessinteroperabilityTheWirelessLANPCIExpressMiniCardisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithanywir

•BatteryStatusProleUsageenvironmentandyourhealthIntegratedwirelesscardsemitradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergylikeotherradiodevices.However,thelevelo

AppendixB.WEEEandrecyclingstatementsLenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhenitisnolongerneeded.Len

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AppendixC.RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)ChinaRoHS©CopyrightLenovo201253

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AppendixD.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

apotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksorattempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.ContacttheCustomerSupportCenterforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServic

TrademarksThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:LenovoOneKeyActiveProtectionSystemThefollowingtermsaretrademar

PartNumber:PrintedinChina(1P)P/N:*1P*

PowercordsandpoweradaptersDANGERUseonlythepowercordsandpoweradapterssuppliedbytheproductmanufacturer.Thepowercordsshallbesafetyapproved.ForGermany,its

circuitrating.Consultanelectricianformoreinformationifyouhavequestionsaboutpowerloadsandbranchcircuitratings.Besurethatthepoweroutletyouareusingisprop