UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerssupporttheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature.
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenthecomputerperformanceandalongbatterylife,dependingonthe
graphicsqualitydemandoftherunningprogramandthesettingsofthepowerplanthatyouuse,theNVIDIA
OptimusGraphicsfeatureautomaticallyswitchesbetweenHighPerformanceGraphicsandEnergySaving
Graphics,withnoneedtorestartyourcomputer,closeprograms,orintervenemanually.
Usingaudiofeatures
Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowing:
•Comboaudiojack,1/8inch(3.5mm)indiameter
•Built-instereospeakers
•Built-inmonauraldigitalmicr ophone
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,suchas:
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVles
•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3les
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtothejacksonyourcomputeror
dockingstationaresupported.
Table3.Audiofeaturelist
AudiodeviceHeadsetwitha3.5mm
4-poleplug
Conventional
headphone
Conventional
microphone
ComboaudiojackHeadphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Headphonejackofthedocking
station
Onlyheadphonefunction
supported.Microphone
functionnotsupported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Microphonejackofthe
dockingstation
NotsupportedNotsupportedMicrophonefunction
supported
Conguringforsoundrecording
Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimizedsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoContr olPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.
Usingtheintegratedcamera
Ifyourcomputerhasanintegratedcamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageand
takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage.
Tostartthecamera,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:PressFn+F6toopentheCommunicationssettingswindow.
•ForWindows8:PressFn+F6tostarttheLenovoSettingsprogram.ThenclickCamera.
Whenthecameraisstarted,thegreencamera-in-useindicatorturnson.
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