Lenovo TAB S8-50 User manual

Lenovo TAB S8-50
User Guide V1.0
Please read the
safety precautions and important notes
in the supplied manual before use.

Chapter 01
Lenovo TAB S8-50 Overview
1-1 Appearance
1-2 Buttons
1-3 Activating/Deactivating the display
1-4 Screen lock/unlock
1-5 Navigation tips
1-6 Home screen
1-7 Status bar
1-8 Recent apps
1-9 Application management
1-10 Entering text
Tips
Model & Version•

Model Version
Lenovo TAB S8-50F WLAN
Lenovo TAB S8-50L WLAN+LTE (Data only)
Lenovo TAB S8-50LC WLAN+LTE (Voice)
All information labelled with * in this guide refers only to the WLAN + LTE model (Lenovo TAB S8-50L(C) ).•Your Lenovo TAB S8-50 supports LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 20. But in some countries, LTE is not
supported. To know if your Lenovo TAB S8-50 works with LTE networks in your country, contact your carrier.
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1-1 Appearance
Images are for reference purposes only, and may differ from your Lenovo TAB S8-50.

1-2 Buttons
On/Off button
To turn on your tablet, press and hold this button for about 3 seconds, then release it.•If your tablet is turned on, press this button to deactivate the display. If the display is deactivated, press this
button to activate the display.
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To turn off your tablet, press and hold this button for about 1 second, then select OK in the Power off pop-up
window to shut down your tablet.
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NOTE: When connecting to a computer with a USB cable, make sure that the battery power is sufficient for normal
operation; otherwise, charge with the AC power adaptor before making the USB connection.

Volume controls
Press the Volume up or Volume down button to adjust the volume.•
1-3 Activating/Deactivating the display
Activating the display
With the display deactivated, press the On/Off button on the tablet to activate the display. The tablet's display will
then illuminate, indicating that it has been activated.
Deactivating the display
If you do not need to use your tablet temporarily, you can press the On/Off button to deactivate the display. Your
tablet will then enter standby mode to save power.
1-4 Screen lock/unlock
Screen lock
Auto-lock
You can set screen timeout by tapping Settings >Display > Sleep. If there is no operation within the pre-
set standby time, the display will automatically deactivate and your tablet will be locked automatically.
Manual lock

If you do not need to use your tablet temporarily, you can press the On/Off button for about 1 second to deactivate
the display. Your tablet will then be locked, and will enter standby mode.
Screen unlock
When in standby mode, press the On/Off button on your tablet to activate the display. Then, tap and hold the lock
icon and drag the slider over the unlock icon, as shown in the illustration below.

Screen lock pattern setting
You can set the screen lock pattern by tapping Settings >Security > Screen lock > Pattern. After this
function has been enabled, you will be required to trace a personalised unlock pattern to unlock the screen before you
can use your tablet.
1-5 Navigation tips
Back• : Return to the previous screen.
Home• : Return to the Home screen.
Recent apps• : Display recently used apps.
Advanced menu•: Display shortcuts such as Add, Theme, Wallpaper, Screen manager, Desktop settings
and Settings.

1 - Back 2 - Home
3 - Recent apps 4 - Advanced menu
1-6 Home screen
This desktop enables you to quickly view and open all your applications.
In the Home screen, you can add widgets and change your wallpaper.

To add a shortcut to the Home screen, tap and hold the icon of the other screen until it is added to the Home
screen.
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To change your wallpaper, tap•>Wallpaper to choose a wallpaper from Local wallpaper.
To delete something from the Home screen, tap and hold the selected item for about 2 seconds until•
appears beside the item, then tap area to remove it.

Switching Home screens
Your tablet has multiple desktops.
Move through screens by sliding your finger across the display. Icons can be moved from one panel to another.
1-7 Status bar
System messages, if any, will be displayed in the status bar.
Information about WLAN connections and reception, power levels, charging status and other notifications are
displayed in the status bar.
Drop down the status bar to display the notification panel, which contains the Airplane mode switch, WLAN setting
shortcut, Auto-rotate screen switch, Brightness adjustment toolbar, Settings shortcut etc.

1-8 Recent apps
Your tablet remembers apps you have used recently.
Tap to display a list of your recently used apps. Tap an app from the list to open it. Tap the app left or right to
end it.

1-9 Application management
Slide your finger on the Home screen to open the applications list.
Tap Settings >Apps to manage all your apps.
Uninstall

1. Tap the app you want to uninstall under the DOWNLOADED tab.
2. Tap Uninstall at the top.
3. Tap OK.
Stop a running app
1. Tap RUNNING tab.
2. Tap the running app you want to stop.
3. Tap Stop.
4. Tap OK.
1-10 Entering text
You can easily enter text from the virtual keyboard directly on the touch screen, such as when adding contact
information in the Contacts application, or typing and editing SMS messages. You can input English letters and
numeric symbols directly on the touch screen.
Virtual keyboard
Tap on the bottom bar to hide the virtual keyboard. Tap the text input box to display the virtual keyboard.
Switch input method
Tap• / to toggle letters and numbers.

Tap• to enter a capital letter. Or tap and hold until it changes into to turn caps lock on.
Tap it again to unlock.
In number input mode, tap•to input symbols and special characters. Tap to go back to
number input mode.
Input options
Tap•Settings > Language & input to open the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS menu. You can
select Google Keyboard or Google voice typing in this menu.
Cover: Lenovo TAB S8-50 user guide Chapter 02: Connecting to the Internet

Chapter 02
Connecting to the Internet
2-1 Browser
2-1 Browser
Network support is required to access the Internet with the web browser. If you have problems accessing
your network, please consult your network operator or service provider directly.
The web browser in your tablet can access the Internet via a WLAN or LTE network (LTE network does not
apply to WLAN version) for business and/or personal use.
Tap Browser in the home screen to open the browser.
The browser supports the following functions:
Entering web addresses
Tap the address bar, and input a web address using the pop-up virtual keyboard.
Tap GO on the virtual keyboard to open the web page.

Exiting the browser
Tap on the bottom bar to exit the browser and return to the Home screen.
BOOKMARKS:
Displays a list of all the web pages that you have added to BOOKMARKS. To add a bookmark, tap
to add the current web page to BOOKMARKS. To edit a bookmark, tap and hold the bookmark to open a
pop-up window. From the window, you can open, edit, copy, share or delete the selected website, create a
shortcut for it, set it as your homepage or perform other operations.
HISTORY:
Displays a list of all the web pages you have visited recently.
SAVED PAGES:
Displays a list of all the web pages you have saved for offline reading.
Tabbed browsing
You can open several web pages in the same window to multiply your web surfing fun. Tap to open a
new tab. To switch to another web page, just tap its tab. Tap on the tab to close it.
Additional functions
Refresh: Tap to manually refresh a web page.
Backwards/Forwards: Tap or to return to the previous page or to go to the next page.
Select text: Select text in the current page for copying, sharing, finding and web searching.

Edit bookmarks: Tap to manage your bookmarks.
More options: Tap to display an option list. These options include Refresh, Forward, Homepage, New
tab, Save for offline reading, Share page, Find on page, Request desktop site, Page info, Settings and
Downloads.
Chapter 01: Lenovo TAB S8-50 Overview Chapter 03: Applications

Chapter 03
Applications
3-1 Calendar
3-2 Camera
3-3 Clock
3-4 Email
Slide your finger to the left on the Home screen to open the applications list.
3-1 Calendar
Tap Calendar in the applications list to open the calendar.
New Calendar event
Tap in the Calendar view to create a new event. You can also create a new event by tapping and
holding a time in the Week or Day view.
Manage Calendar events
You can switch between Day, Week, Month and Year by tapping the appropriate tab at the top of the

page.
Day view: Tap an event in Day view to view, edit, delete or share the event.
Week view: Tap an event in Week view to view, edit, delete or share the event.
Month view: Manage events in the last view from Month view by tapping any date in the Month view.
Year view: Tap to view events across a range of years.
Tap in the Calendar view to access the calendar for the current day.
3-2 Camera
Tap Camera in the applications list to open the camera interface.
In this interface, you can perform the following operations:
Switch Cameras
Your tablet provides you with front/back camera. In the photo/video interface, tap / , and tap
or to switch between the front and back cameras.
Switch Camera modes
Your tablet provides you with three camera modes. In the camera interface, tap to switch to
Normal mode. You can also tap other modes to take pictures.
Photos
Taking Photos
In the photo interface, tap to take a picture.

Tap to set the camera properties.
Exposure
Flash
HDR
Viewing Photos
A thumbnail image of the latest taken photo will be displayed on the upper-right corner of the photo
interface for about 3 seconds. Tap the image to open the photo-viewing interface. You can set and play
photo slideshows.
Or tap left on the photo interface to open the photo viewing interface.
Photo saving location
Any photos you have taken will be saved in the Gallery application. Tap Gallery in the home screen
to open a list of all the photos you have taken. You can view photos by Albums, Locations,Times,
People or Tags.
Videos
Recording Videos
Tap in the video interface to start recording, or tap to stop recording.
Viewing Videos
A thumbnail image of the latest recorded video will be displayed on the upper-right corner of the video
interface for about 3 seconds. Tap the image to open the video player.