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The ThinkPad Tablet Dock is an optional device. To purchase the option from Lenovo, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/essentials
Extending the battery life between charges
When you are traveling with your tablet and ac power is not available, you can extend the battery life
by doing the following:
• Turn off Wi-Fi, mobile network, and Bluetooth when not in use.
To turn off Wi-Fi, mobile network, and Bluetooth, do the following:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap Settings ➙ Change PC settings.
3. In the navigation panel, tap Network ➙ Airplane mode.
4. In the Airplane mode section, slide the control to the right to turn on Airplane mode to disable
all wireless devices.
• Turn off automatic synchronization if you do not need it.
To turn off the automatic synchronization function, do the following:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap Settings ➙ Change PC settings.
3. In the navigation panel, tap OneDrive ➙ Sync settings.
4. Switch off Sync settings with OneDrive.
• Lower the brightness level of the screen.
To lower the brightness level of the screen, do one of the following:
– If your tablet is attached to a supported keyboard, press the brightness-down key
down the brightness.
– If you tablet is not attached to a supported keyboard, do the following:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap Settings ➙ Brightness.
3. Slide the control down to lower the brightness.
• Enter sleep mode when the tablet is temporarily not in use.
To enter sleep mode, do one of the following:
– Close the ThinkPad Helix Quickshot Cover.
– Go to the Start screen, tap or click the power icon
click Shutdown.
– To enter sleep mode from the operating system, do the following:
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms.
2. Tap Settings ➙ Power ➙ Sleep.
• Turn off your tablet if you are not going to use it for a while.
To turn off your tablet, do one of the following:
– Go to the Start screen, tap or click the power icon
click Shutdown.
– Swipe in from the right edge of the screen to display the charms, then tap Settings ➙ Power ➙
Shut down.
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