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Operation
Operating in Tablet Mode
Usage Example
In Tablet Mode, the computer can be operated while holding the body as shown in the figure.
In addition to being used as a regular notebook computer (Laptop mode), this computer can also
be operated in Tablet mode. Simply turn the display around 180°, and close the computer with
the display facing up. In Tablet mode, the computer can be operated using the touchscreen
(
page 25), the software keyboard and the tablet buttons ( “Tablet Buttons”),
instead of the internal keyboard and the touch pad.
Set the computer in Tablet mode using the following procedure.
1
Open the display so that it is perpendicular with the body of the computer.
2
Slide latch C to the right, and then without releasing it, turn the display clockwise by 180°.
3
Close the computer with the display facing up.
Do not rotate the display more than 180° or attempt to rotate the display counter-
clockwise.
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1
3
4
5
Latch A
Latch B
To return to Laptop mode:
Perform the steps for changing the computer into
Tablet mode, only in reverse order.
1
Pull up latch A and release latch B.
2
Open the display.
3
Slide latch C to the right, and then without
releasing it, turn the display counter-clockwise
by 180°.
4
Pull up latch A.
5
Position latch B on the display side, then bring latch A down to fix the display in place.
Latch A
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2
Latch C
Latch C
CAUTION
NOTE