Lenovo Legion Go 8APU1 User manual

User Guide
Legion Go

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• Generic Safety and Compliance Notices
• Safety and Warranty Guide
• Setup Guide
First Edition (September 2023)
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Contents
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Chapter 1. Meet your Legion Go . . . . 1
What is Legion Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Controls seen from the front view . . . . . . . 2
Controller state light . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ambient light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Touchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Controls seen from the back view . . . . . . . 5
Air vents (intake) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mouse wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Kickstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Controls seen from the top view . . . . . . . 7
Volume buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Multi-purpose USB Type-C connector . . . . . 7
microS card slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Air vents (outlet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Combo audio jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Power light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Multi-purpose USB Type-C connector . . . . . 9
FPS mode switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mouse sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Specifications for the tablet . . . . . . . . . . 10
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . 11
Avoid constant body contact with specific hot
sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specifications for the controllers . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2. Start your Legion Go to
play video games . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Controller connection type . . . . . . . . . . 13
Play video games on the tablet of Legion Go . . . 13
Gamepad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FPS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Play video games on external devices . . . . . . 16
Connect the controllers to a Windows-based
PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connect the controllers to an Android
device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connect the controllers to an iOS device . . . 16
Chapter 3. Get the best gaming
experience on your Legion Go. . . . . 17
The Legion Space app . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Thermal mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Full Speed Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjustable refresh rate . . . . . . . . . . 18
Controller vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Button combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Preset shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Macro key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Touch gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
One-finger touch gestures . . . . . . . . . 20
Two-finger touch gestures . . . . . . . . . 21
Three- and four-finger touch gestures . . . . 21
Rechargeable battery pack . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rapid charge mode . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Recover full battery capacity . . . . . . . . 23
Power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
OS power mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The default power plan . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4. Firmware setup utility . . . 25
Use Windows advanced startup to open the
firmware setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Open the firmware setup utility from the Novo
Button Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set passwords in UEFI/BIOS setup utility . . . . . 25
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set administrator password . . . . . . . . 26
Change or remove administrator password . . 26
Set user password . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Enable power-on password . . . . . . . . 27
Set password for the secondary storage
device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Change or remove hard disk password . . . . 28
Chapter 5. Help and support . . . . . 29
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 29
Why does my screen brightness change
constantly?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Why does my controller turn off
automatically? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
How can I connect the controllers to the tablet
after connecting them to an external
device? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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What should I do if the controller
malfunctions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Can I just detach one controller from the tablet
to play video games? . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Can I charge the console when it is in the
bag? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
What is a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
CRUs for your product model . . . . . . . . . 31
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 31
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 32
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 32
ppendix . Notices and
trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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• This guide applies to the Lenovo product model(s) listed below. Illustrations in this guide may look slightly
different from your product model.
Table 1. Product model name and machine type
Model name Machine type (MT)
Legion Go 8APU1 83E1
• For further compliance information, refer to the Generic Safety and Compliance Notices at https://
pcsupport.lenovo.com/docs/generic_notices.
• This guide may contain information about accessories, features, and software that are not available on all
models.
• This guide contains instructions that are based on the Windows® operating system. These instructions are
not applicable if you install and use other operating systems.
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As a result, the operating system instructions in this guide may become outdated. Refer to Microsoft
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Chapter 1. Meet your Legion Go
What is Legion Go
Legion Go is a console developed by Lenovo, which can be used for entertainment, work, or study. In this
guide, Legion Go (hereinafter referred to as the “console”) refers to the combination of the tablet and two
controllers.
1
2 3
Figure 1. Simple Diagram of egion Go
Table 2. Components of egion Go
No. Description
1Left controller (Legion Go Controller L)
2 Tablet
3Right controller (Legion Go Controller R)
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Front view
Figure 2. Front view of egion Go
Table 3. Components seen from the front view
No. Description
1 Legion L
2 LB
3Left joystick/LS
4Controller state light
5-pad
6 Menu
7View
8 Antennas
9 Legion R
10 ABXY
11 RB/M1
12 Right joystick/RS
13 M2
14 Ambient light sensor
15 Touchpad
16 Screen
17 Microphones
Controls seen from the front view
The Legion L, LB, left joystick/LS, -pad, View, Menu, Legion R, RB/M1, ABXY, right joystick/RS, and M2
controls are visible at the front of the console and perform different functions in different games. You can find
their function descriptions in the controls guide of a specific Legion Go game.
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The left joystick and the right joystick are used to interact with games, apps, and the console interface. You
can use a joystick to move an object on the screen in any direction. When you press down on a joystick, it
can also function as a clickable button and it is then named LS/RS.
The -pad is a directional pad that allows you to indicate four directions—up, down, left, and right.
The button labelled 11 in the figure is named RB in Gamepad mode and called M1 in FPS (First-Person
Shooting Game) mode.
Controller state light
The controller state light indicates the controller’s current power state and connection state.
Light status during wired connection
When the controller is connected to the tablet using a wired connection, the controller state light turns amber
to indicate the power state.
Table 4. Controller state light status and power state during wired connection
Light status Battery charge level
Blinking fast 10%–12%
Blinking fast for 5 seconds 13%–30%
Blinking slow for 5 seconds 31%–89%
Solid on for 5 seconds 90%–100%
Light status during wireless connection
When the controller is connecting to the tablet using a wireless connection or is connecting to an external
device, the controller state light turns amber to indicate the power state.
Table 5. Controller state light status and power state during wireless connection
Light status Battery charge level
Blinking fast 10%–12%
Blinking fast for 5 seconds 13%–30%
Blinking slow for 5 seconds 31%–89%
Solid on for 5 seconds 90%–100%
After indicating the power state, the light color changes to indicate what device the controller is pairing with
or connected to.
Table 6. Controller state light color and the paired device during wireless connection
Light color The controller is pairing with or is connected to
Green The tablet or a Windows-based PC
Blue An Android device
Pink An iOS device
The status of the controller state light indicates the connection state.
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Table 7. Controller state light status and connection state during wireless connection
Light status Connection state
Solid on The controller is connected to a device.
Blinking fast The controller is pairing with a device.
Blinking slow The controller is connecting to a recently paired device automatically.
ntennas
The antennas transmit and receive radio waves to allow data to be transferred between your tablet and a Wi-
Fi network device or a Bluetooth device.
Note: The antennas are hidden inside the tablet.
mbient light sensor
The ambient light sensor detects and measures the intensity of light in the user’s environment. The data
collected by this sensor can be used to enable adaptive brightness for the screen backlight.
Touchpad
The touchpad is the console's built-in pointing device, which provides the basic functionality of an external
mouse. Slide your finger on the touchpad to move the pointer on the screen and tap or double-tap to select
or execute a screen item.
Screen
The screen of the built-in display is the area where text, graphics, and videos are displayed.
Touch-enabled screens allow you to intuitively interact with your tablet by touching buttons, icons, and menu
commands displayed on the screen. Touch-enabled screens also support multi-finger gestures.
Microphones
The microphones are the tablet's built-in sound input devices. They capture your voice and ambient sound
and convert them into digital form. Microphones are essential components when you use your tablet for
video conferencing or voice recording.
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