Lenovo ThinkPad T520 User Manual

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Contents

ContentsRead this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vImportant safety information . . . . . . . . . . viConditions that require immediate action . . viiSafety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . viiChapter1.Product Overview . . . . . . 1Locating computer controls, connectors, andindicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Right-side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Left-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Bottom view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Locating important product information . . . . . 17Machine type and model label. . . . . . . 17FCC ID and IC Certification number label . . 18Certificate of Authenticity label . . . . . . 19Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . 22ThinkVantage Technologies and software . . . . 22Accessing applications in Windows 7 . . . . 23Access Connections . . . . . . . . . . 24Active Protection System. . . . . . . . . 24Client Security Solution . . . . . . . . . 25Color Sensor Utility . . . . . . . . . . . 25Fingerprint Software. . . . . . . . . . . 25Lenovo Solution Center . . . . . . . . . 25Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools . . . . . . . . 26Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox. . . . . . . 26Message Center Plus . . . . . . . . . . 26Password Manager . . . . . . . . . . . 27Power Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Recovery Media . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Presentation Director . . . . . . . . . . 27Rescue and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . 27SimpleTap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28System Update . . . . . . . . . . . . 28ThinkVantage GPS . . . . . . . . . . . 28ThinkVantage Productivity Center . . . . . 28Chapter2.Using your computer . . . 29Register your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 29Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 29Special keys and buttons . . . . . . . . . . 31ThinkVantage button . . . . . . . . . . 31Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Function key combinations . . . . . . . . 33Volume and mute buttons . . . . . . . . 36Windows key and Application key . . . . . 38Using the UltraNav pointing device. . . . . . . 39Using the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . 40Using the touch pad. . . . . . . . . . . 41Behavior of the UltraNav and an externalmouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Adding the UltraNav icon to the system tray . 42Touch panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Checking battery status . . . . . . . . . 44Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 44Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 45Maximizing battery life . . . . . . . . . . 45Managing your battery power . . . . . . . 45Power-saving modes . . . . . . . . . . 45Handling the battery. . . . . . . . . . . 47Connecting to the network . . . . . . . . . . 49Ethernet connections . . . . . . . . . . 49Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . 49Using the built-in modem. . . . . . . . . 57Presentations and multimedia. . . . . . . . . 77Changing display settings . . . . . . . . 77Connecting a projector or external display . . 78Setting up a presentation. . . . . . . . . 82Using dual displays . . . . . . . . . . . 83Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature . . . 84Using a color profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Using audio features . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Using an integrated camera . . . . . . . . . 86Using the ThinkLight feature . . . . . . . . . 87Using the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . 87Using the media card reader . . . . . . . . . 87Inserting an ExpressCard, a flash media card,or a smart card. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Removing an ExpressCard, a flash mediacard, or a smart card . . . . . . . . . . 89Chapter3.You and your computer . . 91Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 91Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 91Adjusting your computer to fit you . . . . . 92Accessibility information . . . . . . . . . 93FullScreen Magnifier function . . . . . . . 93Traveling with your computer . . . . . . . . . 94© Copyright Lenovo 2012 i