Lenovo 3000 Y500 User manual

Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide
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Lenovo Portable Computer User guide
Preface
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthisLenovo3000Y500
computer,andwelcometotheUser’sGuide.Thisuser’sguide
providesdetailedinformationonallaspectsofusingyournew
computer,fromkeyboardfunctionstopreinstalledsoftware
programs.Itisonlyusedtodescribetherequirementsforuseofand
environmentabouttheLenovonotebookcomputeritisattachedto.
LenovodoesnotguaranteethatthisguidecanbeusedforLenovo
notebookcomputersofothermodelsorproductsfromother
vendors.
Thecorrectnessofthematerialsinthisguidehasbeenreviewed
carefully,butLenovowillnotguaranteetherightnessofitscontent.
©CopyrightLenovo2006.AllrightsReserved.
ThisguideisonlyintendedtoguideyoutousetheLenovo
notebookcomputers.Withoutexplicitlywrittenapprovalfrom
Lenovo,itisprohibitedforanybody,withanyobjectiveandinany
formormeasure,touse,replicateorspreadanypartofthisguide.
Trademarks,logosandiconsusedinthisguidebelongtoLenovo
Corporationoritsauthorizedparts.
Pentium,Dothan,CentrinoandCeleronareregisteredtrademarks
ofIntelCorporation.
MS‐DOS,Windows,WindowsXPandWindows2000areregistered
trademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.

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Readfirst
WelcometouseLenovoPCs
WindowsXPoperatingsystem
Ifthepreinstalledoperatingsystemonyourcomputeris
WindowsXP,whenyoustartitupforthefirsttime,thesystemwill
performthetasksofuserinformationcollectionandfinal
configuration.Youneedtoreadthefollowingcarefullytoensure
youroperationcangoonsmoothly.
Whenthesystemisbooted,readthewordsonthescreencarefully.
TouseWindowsXP,youmustgetlicensedatfirst.Readthe
EndUserLicenseAgreementcarefully.Onlyafteryouhave
acceptedthisagreement,theinstallationcontinues.
Thesystemwillaskyoutosetupthenameanddescriptionof
thisnotebookcomputer,setuptheInternetaccess,registeryour
computertoMicrosoft(Youcandecidetoregisterornotbyyourself)
andsetuptheusernamesforthecomputer.
Whenyoutypeinallthenecessaryuserinformation,the
systemwillcompletethefinalconfiguration.Bysimplyfollowing
theinstructions,youcaneasilycompletetheentiresetupprocess
stepbystepandthenotebookcomputerwillbereadyforuse.
Note:Onthebasisoftheoperatingsystemauthorization
contractwithMicrosoft,thepreinstalledMicrosoft
operatingsystemsonthiscomputerhavebeen
authorizedbythecopyrightowner.

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Safetywarnings
Careduringuse:
Donotplacethecomputerinanoverheatedenvironment,soasto
preventthecomputerfrombeingdamagedbyheat.
Donotplaceanyobjectsonthecomputer.
Donotimpactorletthecomputerfall,soastopreventthe
computerfrombeingdamaged.
CareforACadapter:
Donotdisassembleit.
Donotuseitoutdoorstopreventitfrombeingheated,burnedor
electricallyshocked.
Donottouchitwithwethandsorimmergeitintowater.
Donotusethisadapterwithanyothercomputers,inordertoavoid
electricshock,burnsandcomponentdamages.
InChina,usetheACpowercordinthebox;inothercountries,
pleaseusepowercordsincompliancewithlocalrequirements.
Careforbatterypack:
Donotmakethebatteryshort‐circuited.
Donotplacethebatteryinanenvironmentabove60℃.
Donotplacethebatteryinfire.
Donotfallorvibratethebattery.
Donotwipethemetalcomponentonthebatterywithawetcloth.
Donottouchthebatterywithawethandorimmergeitintowater.
Donotdisassemblethebattery.
Whenyouusethecomputerundersunshineornearhigh
temperatureobjectorfire,donotusethebatteryasthepower
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Chapter1Welcome
Thisuser’sguideprovidesthehardwareandsoftwareinformation
oftheLENOVO®NotebookComputerwhichyouwilluse.
Thecomputerisaprecisionelectronicequipment.Readthroughthe
wholeguidebeforeyourfirstuse.Especiallyifyouareanewuser
ofcomputersoryou’renewtonotebookcomputers.Don’tworryif
youarestillconfusedaboutsomepartoftheguide.Keepthisguide
asareferencewhenyouareusingyourcomputer,orcallouragent
forhelp.
Payyourattentiontothecautionandsafetymessagesinthisguide
andthesafetymessagesinthepreface.
Note：
1.Donotpluginand/orremoveanycomputercomponentwhile
usingthecomputer(exceptUSB,PCMCIAand/orCD‐ROM
deviceswhichsupportPnP‐PlugandplayTechnology).
2.Thecomputerhasadoptedmanynewhardwarecomponents.
Theusermustinstallthedriversbyfollowingtheguide’s
instructiontogetthebestcomputerperformance.
1.1Quicktourofyournotebookcomputer
ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheLENOVO3000Y500series
notebookcomputer.Thispowerful,flexibleandlightweight
notebookcomputerisdesignedtoprovidelong‐termreliableand
highcomputingperformance.Itisagoodfriendofyouwhenever
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youareinworkorentertainmenttime.
LENOVO®3000Y500serieshastwooptionsasfollows:
zIntel®945GM/943GML/940GMLExpressChipsetwith
integratedgraphicscard
zIntel®945PMExpressChipsetwithNVIDIA®Geforce®Go7
Seriesdiscretegraphicscard.
1.2Findingwhereeverythingislocated
1.2.1Frontviewwiththedisplayopen
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1WebCamera10 ComputerDisplay
2PowerButton11 Wireless&Bluetooth
Switch
3NovoButton12 SubwooferSwitch
4CameraButton13 Battery‐statusIndicator
5MuteButton14 Power‐statusIndicator
6ShuttleButton15 Keyboard
7Built‐inMicrophones16 Touchpad
8TV‐statusIndicator17 Touchpad‐statusIndicator
9System‐status
Indicators
1.Webcamera
Somemodelshavethewebcameraforvideocommunication.
2.Powerbutton
Pressthisbuttontoturnon/offthecomputer.
Hint:
Ifyourcomputerstopsrespondingandyoucannotturnitoff,
pressandholdthepowerswitchformorethan4~5seconds.Ifthe
systemisstillnotreset,removetheACadapterandthebattery.
3.Novobutton
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Bydefault,theNovoKeyistheOnekeyRecoverykey.Itisusedto
activatethe“OnekeyRecovery”application.Whenthecomputeris
poweredoff,presstheNovoKeytoenterintothesystemrecovery
application.Youcanrecover,backuporuninstallthesystem
throughtheapplication.See<OnekeyRecoveryUserGuide>in

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LenovoDriversCDfordetails.
Caution:Makesureyouhavealreadybackedupthedatain
theharddrive.Thesystemrecoverywillreformat
theharddriveandrestoreittofactorysettings.
UnderOperatingSystem,pressNOVOkeytoquicklyswitchitems
ofActiveschemesinEnergyCut(PowerManagement)software.For
moredetails,refertoEnergyCutHelp.
4.Camerabutton
IfyoucomputerequippedawebcameraandEasyCapturesoftware
isinstalledonyourcomputer,pressthisbuttontolaunchthis
programandthenworkasacamerakey.
Youcanalsoself‐definethebutton,ifthere’snowebcameraonyour
computer.
5.Mutebutton
TheMutebuttonenablesyoutomutethesoundfromyour
computer.
6.Shuttlebutton
ThisShuttlecontrolisassociatedwithLenovoShuttleCenter
software.TousetheShuttleCenter,youfirstinstalltheEasyButton
driver,andthenrefertothebelowdescriptions.
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OK Up/Down
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Clicktomoveupcursor
Longpresstofastmove
Doubleclicktomoverightsidecursor
Clicktomoveupcursor
Longpresstofastmove
Doubleclicktomoveleftsidecursor
ClicktoenterintomenuandthenafterthatclicktoOK
Longpresstoquicklyreturntoprimalmenu;inthemain
window,longpresstoexitShuttleCentermediasoftware.
Doubleclicktoreturntoprimalmenufrom secondary
menu;inmainwindow,doubleclickisof no effect.
InteractionunderWindowsoperatingsystem:
a.IfLenovoShuttleCenterisinstalledonyourNotebook
∙PressOKtorunLenovoShuttleCenterapplication
∙Pressupanddownbuttontocontrol
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b.IfLenovoShuttleCenterisnotinstalledonyourNotebook
∙PressUpandDownbuttontocontrolthevolume
∙PressOKtorunWindowsMediaPlayer
7.Built‐inmicrophones
Thebuilt‐inmicrophonescapturesoundandvoicewhentheyare
usedwithanapplicationprogramcapableofhandlingaudio.
8.TVstatusindicator
TheindicatorstayslitwhenthemodelhasTVtuner.
9.System‐statusindicators
Yourcomputerhassystemstatusindicators:DeviceAccess,Caps
LockandNumericLock.
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(1)DeviceAccess
Aharddiskdriveoranoptionaldriveisbeingusedtoreadorwrite
data.Whenthisindicatorisblinking,donotputthecomputerinto
standbymode,removethedevicefromthebay,orturnoffthe
computer.
(2)CapsLock
CapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcanenterallalphabeticcharacters
(A‐Z)inuppercasewithoutpressingtheShiftkey.Toenableor
disableCapsLockmode,presstheCapsLockkey.
(3)NumericLock
Thenumerickeypadonthekeyboardisenabled.Toenableor
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disablethekeypad,pressandholdthe[Fn]key,andpresstheNum
Lockkey.
10.Computerdisplay
Thecomputeradopts15.4ʺ wideThin‐FilmTransistor(TFT)
full‐colordisplay.Itprovidesclearandbrillianttextandgraphics.
11.WirelessLANandBluetoothswitch
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SlidethelatchrighttoenablethewirelessandBluetoothswith,and
thenyoucanturnon/offWirelessLANandBlluetoothbypress
Fn+F4/F5key.
WirelessLAN&Bluetoothindicatorstatus:
zPurple:BoththewirelessandBluetoothfeaturesareonand
readyforuse.
zBlue:ThewirelessfeatureisonwhiletheBluetoothfeatureis
off.
zAmber:TheBluetoothfeatureisonwhilethewirelessfeatureis
off.
Dataisbeingtransmittedwhentheindicatorisblinkingorstaying
lit;differentwirelesscardmodelmayshowalittledifferent.
Simplyslidelefttoturnofftheswitch,andthenbothwirelessand
Bluetoothareoff.
 Hint:WirelessLANandBluetoothareselectmodelsto
marketingrequirements.Itwillextendtheoperating
timeofbatteryiftheWirelessLANorBluetooth
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functionisdisabled.
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Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunctionin
thehospitalornearbyanyelectronicmedical
equipment!Theradiowavesofthewirelesscard
mightcausetheelectronicmedicalequipmentsout
offunctionandresultinseriousaccident.
Caution:Donotusethewirelesscommunicationfunctionon
theplane!Theradiowavesofthewirelesscard
mightcausetheelectronicequipmentsoftheplane
outoffunctionandresultinseriousaccident.
Caution:Avoidinterferingwithotherelectronicequipment
whenyouenablethewirelesscommunication
function!Theradiowavesofthewirelesscardmight
causeotherelectronicequipmentsoutoffunction
andresultinseriousaccident.
12.Subwooferswitch

Slidethelatchrighttoenablethesubwooferfunction.Equipped
withasubwoofer,yourcomputerprovidesyouanexcitingaudio
experiencethatmakesyoufeellikebeingsurroundedinahome
theatre.
13.Battery‐statusindicator
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Thecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower.Thebatteryindicator
statusincludes:
zFlashingamber:Thebatteryislowpower.
zOff:Thecomputerworksnormally.
Thecomputerisoperatingonexternalpower.Thebatteryindicator
statusincludes:
zBlue:Thebatteryhasmorethan95%charge.
zAmber:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.
14.Power‐statusindicator

Thepowerindicatorstatusincludes:
zBlue:Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.
zFadingin/outblue:ThecomputerisinStandbymode;
zOff:ThecomputerispoweredofforinHibernationmode.
15.Keyboard
Standard86‐keykeyboard(Embeddednumerickeypadand
functionkeys.Theycancombinewith[Fn]keytoachievesome
shortcutfunctions).See“UsingKeyboard”fordetails.
16.TouchpadandTouchpadbutton
Movethepointerandselectoractivateitemsonthescreen.There
aretwobuttonsthatperformlikemousebuttons.Afterthedriver
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installed,Touchpadcanbesettoperformothermousefunctions.
See“UsingTouchpad”fordetails.
17.Touchpad‐statusindicator
Theindicatorstayslitwhenthetouchpadfunctionisenabled.
1.2.2Frontviewwithdisplayclosed

1.Build‐instereospeakers
Twostereospeakerscanoutputclearstereosound.
2.CIR(customerinfrared)port
SomemodelequipedwithTVTunerhasthisintegratedconsumer
Infraredport.ItalwaysworkswithaCIRremotecontroller.
Remotecontroller
Thefollowingtableshowsthefunctionofeachkey.
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
Poweronsystem;
Poweroffbydoubleclick .

TurnOn/OffLenovoShuttleCenter
application.

RunTVapplication.

Returntoupperlevel.

Muteaudiovolume.

Confirm
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
Volumeup/down.
TVchannelup/down.
 
 
Movethefocusitemup/down/left/right.

Play
Pause
Stop
Previous/Next
Backward/Forward
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TochangethesubtitleofcurrentDVD
TochangethelanguageofcurrentDVD
OpenDVDMenu
1.2.3Leftview

1SecurityKeyhole
2PowerJack
3FanLouvers
4RJ45LANConnector
5RJ11ModemConnector
6PCCardSlot
7IEEE1394Connector
8DigitalMediaReader(5in1)
9USB(UniversalSerialBus)Port
1.Securitykeyhole
Youcanbuyasecuritycablethatcanattachtothekeyhole.Useitto
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anchoryoucomputertoyourdeskorotherlargeobjecttodeny
theft.Thesecuritycable’sinstructionstellyouhowtouseit.
Hint:Beforeyoubuythesecuritycable,makesureitfitsyour
computer’ssecuritykeyhole.
2.Powerjack
TheACadaptercableconnectstothecomputerpowerjackto
providepowertothecomputerandchargethebattery.
Caution:UseonlythemodelofACadaptorthatcomeswith
thecomputer.Usingthewrongadaptormight
damageyourcomputer.
Caution:TheACadaptorcanautomaticallyadjusttoany
voltagefrom100to240voltsandtoafrequencyof
either50or60hertz,enablingyoutousethe
computerinalmostanyregion.Thepower
connectorjackandpowercordjackmightvaryin
differentcountries.MakesurethattheACadaptor
iscorrectlyconnectedtothepowersource.Wrong
connectionmightdamageyourcomputerandresult
infireaccident.
3.Fanlouvers
Theinternalfanandlouversenableairtocirculateinthecomputer
andcoolthecentralprocessor.
4.RJ45LANconnector
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TheLANjacksupportsRJ‐45standard.Youcanuseacableto
connectyourcomputertoaLAN(LocalAreaNetwork).
Caution:Becarefulnottoputthetelephonelineintothe
Ethernetconnector.Thetelephonelineuseshigher
voltagethantheLANcable;itmightdamageyour
computer.
5.RJ11Modemconnector
InareaswhereaninternalModemisinstalledasstandarddevice,
thereisaModemjackthatletsyouuseamodularcabletoconnect
theModemdirectlytoatelephoneline.
Caution:Becarefulnottoconnectthedigitalcircuitrycable
totheModemconnector.Itselectriccurrentmight
damagetheModem.
6.PCcardslot
ThisslotsupportsTypeIIPCcard.See“UsingPCCard”fordetails.
7.IEEE1394connector
YoucanconnectanexternaldevicethatsupportsIEEE1394tothis
portforhigh‐speeddatatransfer.Mostdigitalcamerassupportthis
technology.
8.Digitaldigitalmediateader(5in1)
Theslotletsyoueasilytransferdatafromotherdigitaldevice,such
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asDV,digitalcamera,andDVandPDAthatuseflashmemory.It
supportsaSDCard,aMultiMediaCard,aMemoryStick,aXD
Card,oraMSProcard.
9.USB(UniversalSerialBus)port
YoucanconnectUSBdevicestoyourcomputer,suchasmouse,
full‐sizekeyboard,memorykeyetc.TheUSBportscomplywith
USB2.0standards,whichenabledatatransferspeeds40timesfaster
thantheUSB1.1standards.(TheportsalsosupportUSB1.1.)
 Hint:TheUSBdevicesupportsPnP(PlugandPlay)
technology.Thatmeansyoucaninstallandremove
theUSBdevicewhenyourcomputerison.
Caution:DonotinstallorremovetheUSBdevicewhilethe
compterisstartingorshuttingdown.
1.2.4Rightview

1HeadphoneJack
2MicrophoneJack
3USB(UniversalSerialBus)Ports
4OpticalDrive
5S‐VideoOutPort
1.Headphonejack
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