ThinkPad S440 - Appendix A. Regulatory information; Wireless related information

1.Exittheapplicationthatusesthesounddevice(forexample,WindowsMediaPlayer).
2.OpenControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSound➙Sound➙Playback.
3.IfyouareusingaHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefault
button.IfyouareusinganAVprofile,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.
4.ClickOKtoclosetheSoundwindow.
•Problem:PIMitemssentfromtheWindows7operatingsystemscannotbereceivedcorrectlyintothe
addressbookofanyotherBluetooth-enableddevice.
Solution:TheWindows7operatingsystemsendPIMitemsinXMLformat,butmostBluetooth-enabled
deviceshandlePIMitemsinvCardformat.IfanotherBluetooth-enableddevicecanreceiveafilethrough
Bluetooth,aPIMitemsentfromtheWindows7mightbesavedasafilewiththeextension.contact.
Problemswiththekeyboardandotherpointingdevices
Thefollowingarethemostcommonproblemswithkeyboardsandotherpointingdevices.
ThinkPadpointingdeviceproblems
•Problem:Thepointerdriftswhenthecomputeristurnedonorafteritresumesnormaloperation.
Solution:ThepointermightdriftwhenyouarenotusingtheTrackPointpointingdeviceduringnormal
operation.ThisisanormalcharacteristicoftheTrackPointpointingdeviceandisnotadefect.Pointer
driftingmightoccurforseveralsecondsunderthefollowingconditions:
–Whenthecomputeristurnedon
–Whenthecomputerresumesnormaloperation
–WhentheTrackPointpointingdeviceiskeptpressedforalongtime
–Whenthetemperaturechanges
•Problem:TheTrackPointpointingdeviceorThinkPadtrackpaddoesnotwork.
Solution:MakesurethattheTrackPointpointingdeviceorThinkPadtrackpadisenabledintheThinkPad
DeviceSettingwindow.
Keyboardproblems
•Problem:Allorsomekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.
Solution:Ifanexternalnumerickeypadisconnected:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removetheexternalnumerickeypad.
3.Turnonthecomputerandtryusingthekeyboardagain.
Ifthekeyboardproblemisresolved,carefullyreconnecttheexternalnumerickeypadandtheexternal
keyboard.Ensurethatyouhaveseatedtheconnectorscorrectly.
Iftheproblempersists,ensurethatthecorrectdevicedriverisinstalled.
1.OpenControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeiconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickKeyboard.
3.SelecttheHardwaretab.IntheDevicePropertiespane,ensurethatyouseethismessage:Device
Status:Thisdeviceisworkingproperly.
Ifkeysonthekeyboardstilldonotwork,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Allorsomekeysontheexternalnumerickeypaddonotwork.
Solution:Ensurethattheexternalnumerickeypadiscorrectlyconnectedtothecomputer.
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