Lenovo N23 User manual

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Lenovo N23

User Guide

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Read the safety noticesand important tipsin the 

included manualsbefore using your computer.

Notes

•Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadLenovoSafetyandGeneralInformation

Guidefirst.

•Thelatestelectroniccomplianceandenvironmentalinformationareavailable

fromtheLenovocomplianceinformationWebsites.

‐Toviewcomplianceinformationgoto:

http://www.lenovo.com/compliance.

‐Todownloadenvironmentalinformationgoto:

http://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

•SomeinstructionsinthisguidemayassumethatyouareusingWindows®10.

IfyouareusinganotherWindowsoperatingsystem,someoperationsmaybe

slightlydifferent.Ifyouareusingotheroperatingsystems,someoperations

maynotapplytoyou.

•Thefeaturesdescribedinthisguidearecommontomostmodels.Some

featuresmaynotbeavailableonyourcomputeroryourcomputermayinclude

featuresthatarenotdescribedinthisuserguide.

•Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct.Pleaserefer

totheactualproduct.

RegulatoryNotice

•Fordetails,refertoGuides&Manualsathttp://support.lenovo.com.

FirstEdition(May2016)

©CopyrightLenovo2016.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneral

ServicesAdministration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionsset

forthinContractNo.GS‐35F‐05925.

Contents

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer ......................................... 1

Topview.....................................................................................................................1

Left‐sideview............................................................................................................9

Right‐sideview........................................................................................................12

Bottomview.............................................................................................................13

Chapter 2. Starting to use Windows 10 ............................................. 14

Configuringtheoperatingsystemforthe firsttime.......................................... 14 14

Operatingsysteminterfaces..................................................................................14

Puttingthecomputertosleeporshutting itdown............................................ 18 18

Touchscreenoperation..........................................................................................20

Connectingtoawirelessnetwork........................................................................24

GethelpfromWindows.........................................................................................25

Chapter 3. Recovery system ............................................................... 26

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ................................................................ 29

Frequentlyaskedquestions...................................................................................29

Troubleshooting......................................................................................................31

Trademarks .......................................................................................... 34

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Top view -------------------------------------------------------------------------

ab b

Note: Thedashedareasindicatepartsthatarenotvisibleexternally.

Attention:

•Donotopenthedisplaypanelbeyond360degrees.Whenclosingthedisplaypanel,be

carefulnottoleavepensoranyotherobjectsinbetweenthedisplaypanelandthe

keyboard.Otherwise,thedisplaypanelmaybedamaged.

aIntegrated

camera

Usethecameraforvideocommunication.

bBuilt-in

microphone

Capturesoundwhichcanbeusedforvideoconferencing,

voicenarration,oraudiorecording.

cWireless LAN

antennas

ConnecttoawirelessLANadaptertosendandreceive

wirelessradiosignals.

dMulti-touch

screen

TheLCDdisplaywithLEDbacklightprovidesbrilliant

visualoutput.Multi‐touchfunctionisavailableonthis

display.

eNovo button Whenthecomputerisoff,pressthisbuttontostartthe

recoverysystemortheBIOSsetuputility,ortoenterthe

bootmenu.

Note: Fordetails,see“Chapter3.Recoverysystem”onpage26.

fPower button Pressthisbuttontoturnonthecomputer.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

gSystem status

indicators

Battery/Chargingstatusindicator

Keyboardlookindicator

AC power

adapter status

Indicator status Meaning

Disconnected

Off Thecomputerisinhibernationmodeor

turnedoff;Thebatteryhasmorethan

20%charge.

Solidamber Thebatteryhasbetween5%and20%

charge.

Fastblinkingamber Thebatteryhasbetween1%and5%

charge.

Connected

Slowblinkingamber Thebatteryisbeingcharged.When

batterychargereaches20%,theblinking

colorchangestowhite.

Slowblinkingwhite Thebatteryhasbetween20%and80%

chargeandisstillcharging.Whenthe

batteryreaches80%chargethelightwill

stopblinking.

SolidwhiteThebatteryhasmorethan80%charge,

chargingwillcontinueuntilthebattery

isfullycharged.

hTouch pad Thetouchpadfunctionsasaconventionalmouse.

Touchpad:Tomovethepointeronthescreen,slideyour

fingertipoverthepadinthedirectioninwhichyouwantthe

pointertomove.

Touchpadbuttons:Thefunctionsoftheleft/rightside

correspondtothoseoftheleft/rightmousebuttonona

conventionalmouse.

Note: Youcanenable/disablethetouchpadbypressingF8().

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Using the keyboard

Hotkeys

Youcanaccesscertainsystemsettingsquicklybypressingtheappropriate

hotkeys.

: Mutes/unmutesthesound. : Enables/disablesairplane

mode.

: Decreasesthevolume

level.

Enables/disablesthetouch

pad.

: Increasesthevolumelevel. : Turnson/offthebacklight

oftheLCDscreen.

: Closesthecurrentlyactive

window. :

Togglesthedisplay

betweenthecomputerand

anexternaldevice.

Refreshesthedesktopor

thecurrentlyactive

window.

: Decreasesdisplay

brightness.

Enable/disablesthe

keyboard. : Increasesdisplay

brightness.

Note: IfyouchangedtheHotkeyModefromEnabledtoDisabledintheBIOSsetuputility,

youwillneedtopresstheFnkeyincombinationwiththeappropriatehotkey.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Function key combinations

Throughtheuseofthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeatures

instantly.Tousethisfunction,pressandholdFna;thenpressoneofthe

functionkeysb.

Thefollowingdescribesthefeaturesofeachfunctionkey.

Fn + PgUp: Enable/Disablethescrolllock.

Fn + PgDn Activatethesystemrequest.

Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer

Positioning the display panel

Thedisplaypanelcanbeopenedtoanyangleupto360degrees.

Notebook Mode

Suitablefortasksthatrequireakeyboardandmouse(suchascreating

documents,writinge‐mails,andsoon).

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