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Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

Shortcuts

Gmail label

: Touch to create a desired

Gmail label shortcut so that you can
access your e-mails with that label
from the desktop.

NOTE:

This option is only available

after you have signed in with your
Google Account. For more
information, see "To set up your
Google account" on page 72.

Latitude

: Create a shortcut that you

can touch to open Google Latitude to
share locations with your friends and
family who have signed in to the
service with their Google accounts.

Music playlist

: Create a

Play all

or a

Recently added

shortcut that you can

touch to play all songs or recently
added songs.

Settings

Scroll through the settings to
locate the desired setting.

Touch the desired setting to create
the shortcut on the current Home
screen, where you can touch the
shortcut to access the setting.

Widgets

Add widgets to display active Home
screen windows or controls for your
favorite applications or web-based
services, such as an analog clock, the
music player, the Google Quick Search
Box, or a calendar showing upcoming
events.

Touch and hold an empty area on a
Home screen.

Touch

Widgets

in the

Add to Home

screen

menu that appears.

Flick through the available
applications or services to locate
the desired application or service.

Touch the desired widget to add it
on the Home screen.

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Summary of Contents for Streak7

Page 1: ...Dell Streak 7 User s Manual COMMENT ...

Page 2: ...ritten permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc Adobe Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft Office PowerPoint are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpor...

Page 3: ...Device 13 Turning Off Your Device 13 Turning Off the Screen 13 3 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 14 Out Of Box Wizard 14 Touch Screen 14 Screen Orientation 17 Applications Widgets and Shortcuts 17 The Dell Stage Desktop 18 Dell Stage Widgets 21 Status Bar 30 Quick Buttons 33 Navigating the Applications 34 4 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 37 ...

Page 4: ... 49 5 Internet 52 Connecting to the Internet 52 Browsing the Internet 54 E mail 61 Web Applications 64 Synchronizing Your Google Data 103 6 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 104 Power Management Settings 104 Display Settings 105 Sound and Ringtone Settings 106 Date Time and Time Zone 107 Language Settings 109 7 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 110 ...

Page 5: ... With a Password 113 8 Applications 114 Camera 114 Copying Files to and From the Device 116 Bluetooth 117 Gallery 120 Music 122 Calendar 125 Clock 128 Calculator 130 Sound Recorder 131 9 Connect and Sync with a Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync 132 10 Troubleshooting 134 Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode 135 Emergency Recovery 135 ...

Page 6: ...ity 1 Headphone connector Connects to headphones 2 Speaker Provides audio output for video and music playback 3 Volume up button Press to increase the media volume by one level Press and hold to continuously increase the media volume 4 Volume down button Press to decrease the media volume by one level Press and hold to continuously decrease the media volume 5 4 2 1 3 8 9 7 6 ...

Page 7: ...and pending notifications The different lights indicate the following Solid green Battery is fully charged when connected to power Solid amber Battery is charging Solid red Battery charge is low and the battery is charging Blinking red Battery charge is low Blinking green Indicates pending notifications 7 Back button Touch to return to the previous screen close a dialog box menu or pop up message ...

Page 8: ...8 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features 9 Home button Touch to open the central Home screen Touch and hold for quick access to the most recently used applications Buttons Connectors Parts Functionality ...

Page 9: ... and the keyboard 3 Force power off button Push the button to force power off the device 4 SD card slot Holds the SD card in place 5 Slot door Provides access to the SD card slot 6 Speaker Provides audio output for video and music playback 7 Microphone Used for making video calls with supportive web applications such as Skype 8 Front facing camera Used for capturing a front view picture for exampl...

Page 10: ...10 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features 1 Camera lens Captures pictures and videos 2 Camera flash Used for capturing pictures and videos in dimly lit environments 1 2 ...

Page 11: ...ell Streak 7 Tablet Getting Your Device Ready for Use Insert the SD card 1 Pull out the slot door 2 Hold the SD card with the metal contacts facing down and follow the SD card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SD card into the SD card slot 2 1 ...

Page 12: ...lied USB cable s 30 pin connector to the 30 pin connector on the device 2 Connect the cable s USB connector to the supplied USB wall charger adapter 3 Connect the USB wall charger adapter into an electrical outlet and charge the device until the battery is fully charged NOTE When charging the battery by connecting the device to an electrical outlet the battery is fully charged in about 4 hours NOT...

Page 13: ... is ready for use when the Home screen is displayed Turning Off Your Device 1 Press and hold the Power and Sleep Wake button 2 Touch the Power off option on the screen Turning Off the Screen If both the device and the screen are on press the Power and Sleep Wake button once to turn off the screen NOTE If the device is on but the screen is off press the Power and Sleep Wake button once to turn on t...

Page 14: ...device At any point during the video you can touch CONTINUE and PREVIOUS to go to the next or previous page After viewing the last page touch DONE to return to the Home screen Touch Screen Your device has a multi touch sensitive screen You can touch the surface of the screen to operate the device Finger Gestures Allows you to Touch Tap gently on the screen with your fingertip Select the items on t...

Page 15: ...uch and hold your finger on an item on the screen 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the screen move your fingertip to the desired location 3 Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location Move items such as images and icons on the screen Scroll through Home screens web pages lists entries photo thumbnails contacts and so on Finger Gestures Allows you to ...

Page 16: ... a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen Quickly scroll through Home screens web pages lists entries photo thumbnails contacts and so on Zoom out Move two fingers close together on the screen Reduce the view of an image or web page zoom out Finger Gestures Allows you to ...

Page 17: ...g the Home button Menu button Settings Display Auto rotate screen Applications Widgets and Shortcuts Application Software which allows you to perform a specific task Your device is preloaded with a variety of applications and additional applications can be downloaded from the Android Market Widget A small application which resides on the Home screen and provides quick and easy access to informatio...

Page 18: ...idgets shortcuts and widgets to give you quick and easy access to frequently used applications Twitter or Facebook postings music pictures and more You can personalize the Stage desktop by adding your own shortcuts or widgets or by displaying your favorite picture as the desktop wallpaper NOTE The desktop screens are fixed and cannot be added or deleted NOTE For more information on using Dell Stag...

Page 19: ... the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is displayed To navigate the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails The Home screen thumbnails act as shortcuts to their individual Home screens The icon of the thumbnail represents the Stage widget Home screen thumbnails ...

Page 20: ...ntrol the Home screens using the thumbnails either Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired screen 1 Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons as illustrated in red 2 Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails 1 2 Home screen thumbnails ...

Page 21: ...ebook Twitter updates and frequently viewed websites You can create your own Stage widgets on free Home screens to access the desired items Adding a Stage Widget 1 Flick to the desktop screen where you want to add a Stage widget 2 To reserve enough space for the widget remove unwanted items from the screen see To remove a Home screen item on page 29 3 To access the Add to Home screen menu either T...

Page 22: ...t would by touching the Music icon in the application drawer To use the HOME Stage Widget From the HOME Stage widget you can touch application shortcuts to access your most recently used applications To use the CONTACTS Stage Widget From the CONTACTS Stage widget you can view your existing contacts or add a new contact quickly Touch the tile of an existing contact and select the action to proceed ...

Page 23: ...ostings from your Twitter or Facebook account To use the Twitter and Facebook widgets you need to sign in to your Twitter or Facebook account with your e mail address and password NOTE The SOCIAL Stage Widget displays either Facebook or Twitter If you want to display both applications on the Home screen add another SOCIAL widget to a different screen and sign in to the appropriate service there To...

Page 24: ... or keyword of the topic you are looking for and touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box Touch that appears beside the search box and say the name or keyword of the topic you are looking for Customizing Your Home screen To add an item to a Home screen 1 Touch the Home button 2 Flick to the screen where you want to add the item 3 To access the Add to Home screen menu eith...

Page 25: ...ntact 1 Flick through the Contacts entries to locate the desired contact 2 Touch the desired contact entry to create the shortcut on the current Home screen Directions Navigation Create a shortcut that you can touch to open Google Maps and view directions to a location 1 Type your destination in the text box 2 Choose how you want to get to your destination by touching the driving public transporta...

Page 26: ...ut that you can touch to play all songs or recently added songs Settings 1 Scroll through the settings to locate the desired setting 2 Touch the desired setting to create the shortcut on the current Home screen where you can touch the shortcut to access the setting Widgets Add widgets to display active Home screen windows or controls for your favorite applications or web based services such as an ...

Page 27: ...e screen shortcuts All contacts Add a shortcut to all your contacts stored in the Contacts application Bluetooth received Add a shortcut to access files received through Bluetooth Contacts with tablet numbers Add a shortcut to the contacts with tablet numbers Facebook Phonebook Add a shortcut to the Facebook contacts with phone numbers Starred contacts Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a ...

Page 28: ...k the picture thumbnails horizontally to locate the desired picture 3 Touch the picture to display it 4 To cut a portion of the picture as the wallpaper move the crop frame and drag the angles to select the desired part 5 Touch the Save button to set the wallpaper Live wallpapers Select an animated and interactive wallpaper Wallpapers Flick to or touch a picture thumbnail to display a picture then...

Page 29: ...he item 2 With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen drag the item to another location on the screen 3 Release the item in the desired location To remove a Home screen item 1 Touch and hold an item such as a widget shortcut or folder that you want to remove until it magnifies and becomes movable 2 Drag the item onto the top of the Trash icon and when the item turns red relea...

Page 30: ... open the folder panel 2 Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel until the Rename folder menu opens 3 Touch the Folder name text box to type the name using the on screen keyboard 4 Touch OK to confirm Status Bar The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification status and time areas 1 Notification area The notification area displays notification icons to inform you of ...

Page 31: ...rrently in use remaining battery charge and so on 3 Time area Displays the current time Alarm is set Connected to a Wi Fi network Battery status 100 full Bluetooth is enabled Battery is low and needs to be charged Connected to a new Bluetooth device Battery is extremely low and needs to be charged immediately GPS satellites function is enabled Battery is charging Airplane mode is enabled Vibrate m...

Page 32: ...work is found Download complete USB cable is connected Application update available Some notifications not displayed The SD card is safe to remove New Gmail Preparing the SD card New Google Talk message Song is playing Upcoming calendar event New voicemail ...

Page 33: ...Home screen 2 Email button Touch the Email button to open the Email application For more information on using Email see E mail on page 61 3 Launcher button Touch the Launcher button to display the application drawer Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the Home screen thumbnails 4 Browser button Touch the Browser button to open the Browser application 5 Home screen dots Touch the dots at ...

Page 34: ...d from the Android Market To open the application drawer 1 Touch the Home button to display the default Home screen on the desktop 2 From any of the desktop Home screens you can Drag up in the lower area of the screen Touch the Launcher button To navigate pages of applications Flick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to run it To close the application drawer Drag down an...

Page 35: ...sired application shortcut displays on the Home screen touch the shortcut to run the application If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen touch the folder to display the contents of the folder and then touch the desired application shortcut Recent Applications To open a recently used application 1 Touch and hold the Home button to view the recently used applications or c...

Page 36: ...ess the power button to wake up the display the screen lock wallpaper appears to help prevent unintentional touch of the screen NOTE To set the duration the screen remains on before turning off after the last operation touch the Home button Menu button Settings Display Screen timeout 1 Drag or flick this button downward to enable or disable the vibration mode 2 Drag or flick this button upward to ...

Page 37: ...he new contact is stored 2 Touch to take a photo or select a photo from the Gallery application to use as the contact s visual caller ID 3 Enter the contact information using the on screen keyboard Scroll the screen to find more items to fill 4 Touch to replace a default information label with another label that you can choose from the Select label list For example you can change the label from Mo...

Page 38: ...the action you want to perform Touch the contact entry to view the contact details and then touch Email to send e mail using the e mail accounts you have set up on your device To edit or share a contact 1 On the Contacts list find the desired contact 2 Touch the contact entry to view the contact details 3 Touch the Menu button and then touch Edit contact to edit the contact details or touch Share ...

Page 39: ...ed on your personal e mail account such as Gmail can be synchronized through an Internet connection To select the data to synchronize 1 Select Background data to make all the sync options available 2 Select Auto sync to let the device automatically synchronize the selected data in your e mail account which may include Contacts Gmail Calendar Picasa Web Albums or Twitter data To select the data to ...

Page 40: ... 3 Touch the Menu button again to close the pop up menu Android Keyboard You can type text using the Android on screen keyboard The keyboard automatically rotates to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the device orientation To set the Android keyboard as the input keyboard 1 Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu 2 Touch Input method Android keyboard To open the A...

Page 41: ...he text box 3 Touch once to show the uppercase keyboard for typing a capital letter Touch twice to enable the Caps Lock mode Touch to change back to the lowercase keyboard 4 Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers punctuation marks and symbols other than the period Touch to switch back to the alphabet keyboard Touch and hold to select the following option Android keyboard settings Configure ...

Page 42: ...ion settings 7 Touch to delete a typed character symbol or a space Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text 8 Touch to see more suggested words Vibrate on keypress The device vibrates when you touch a key Sound on keypress The device beeps when you touch a key NOTE To activate this item you also need to select Settings Sound Audible selection Auto capitalization The first letter of the word in ...

Page 43: ...ctionary 1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings Language keyboard Android dictionary 2 Touch the Menu button Add 3 Type a desired word into the Add to dictionary text box 4 Touch OK To edit a word in the dictionary 1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings Language keyboard Android dictionary 2 Touch a desired word 3 Touch Edit 4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text box 5 T...

Page 44: ...s the input keyboard in either way below Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu Input method Swype If the Android keyboard is displayed touch and hold to open the Android keyboard context menu Input method Swype For information on using the Android keyboard see Android Keyboard on page 40 To open the Swype keyboard Touch a text box or touch and hold the Menu button To close t...

Page 45: ...same letter twice for example ee for the word Need do a quick back and forth scribble or draw a loop on the letter e 3 When no word is entered into the text box touch the key to choose from the following Tutorial Play the animated tutorial demonstrating how to use Swype More Help Read Swype Help for detailed information on using Swype Options Adjust the Swype keyboard settings After words are ente...

Page 46: ...release to enter To find more symbols available from this key touch and hold the key until the symbols appear and then touch the symbol you want to type 8 To type the number or symbol displayed on the key touch and hold the key and when the number or symbol appears release the key To find more symbols available from the same key touch and hold the key until the symbols appear and then touch the sy...

Page 47: ...pens 3 Type a keyword or text into the box using the keyboard As you type the search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box 4 Scroll the listed search results and touch the desired result If you only want to view matching web links on Google either touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box 5 The matching application or the br...

Page 48: ...hen not in use 1 Indicates if the appropriate mode is enabled or disabled 2 Touch to enable or disable a Wi Fi connection 3 Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth 4 Touch to enable or disable the Use GPS satellites mode which allows you to pinpoint locations down to the street level This mode requires a clear view of the sky and consumes more battery power 5 Touch to enable or disable the Auto sync ...

Page 49: ...ons list touch the application whose cache or data you want to remove 3 In the Application info screen touch Clear data under Storage to erase unwanted application data touch Clear cache under Cache to erase unwanted cache To format the SD card 1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings SD card Device storage 2 Touch Unmount External SD card to enable the Format SD card option CAUTION Formatting...

Page 50: ...ep Wake button and then touch the Power off option to turn off the device 4 Pull out the slot door and then remove the SD card from your device as illustrated To erase all data from your device CAUTION The following steps will erase all the data including your Google account and downloaded applications from your device Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed 1 Touch the Ho...

Page 51: ...To force power off your device 1 Pull out the slot door 2 Push the force power off button using a paper clip or other similar pointed objects 3 Press and hold the Power and Sleep Wake button to turn on your device Force power off button ...

Page 52: ...ess networks 2 Touch Wi Fi settings The network names and security settings Open network or Secured with WEP WPA WPA2 WPS of discovered Wi Fi networks display in the Wi Fi networks list 3 Flick the list and touch to select a Wi Fi network you want to connect to 4 Enter a password if necessary then touch Connect to connect to the Wi Fi network NOTE To connect to a network protected by Wired Equival...

Page 53: ...info signal strength link speed and IP address NOTE If you want to disconnect the Wi Fi network from your device touch Forget on this window You will need to configure the Wi Fi settings again if you want to restore connection to this wireless network To connect to another Wi Fi network 1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings Wireless networks Wi Fi settings The detected Wi Fi networks are di...

Page 54: ...cher button Browser To use the browser controls bar To go to a web page 1 On the browser screen touch the web page address field on the screen 2 Type the web page address using the on screen keyboard As you type the address matching web page addresses appear 3 Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that web page or complete typing the web page address and then touch either the ...

Page 55: ...trol bar to open the lists of bookmarks most visited sites and browsing history 2 Touch and hold a desired bookmark to open the commands menu Set as homepage Viewing Web Pages To navigate on a web page Flick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page To zoom in on a web page Pinch out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart ...

Page 56: ...aying the page in full screen 3 To close a browser window touch on the browser window To find text within a web page 1 When viewing a web page touch the Menu button More Find on page 2 Type the search item in the search bar 3 Touch or to go to the previous or next matching item NOTE Touch to close the search bar To copy text on a web page You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e mail ...

Page 57: ... visited 4 Touch a web address to open the web page NOTE To check your most visited web pages touch the Most visited tab Link type Functionality Web page address Touch the link to open the web page Touch and hold the link to open a context menu that allows you to open bookmark and save the link copy the link of the web page to the clipboard or share the link through Bluetooth e mail Facebook Gmail...

Page 58: ...1 On the browser screen touch the application you want to download 2 The application details screen opens Read details about the application such as its cost overall rating comments by users the developer contact info and more 3 To install the application select either Install if the item is free or Buy if it requires purchase To check downloads On the browser screen touch the Menu button More Dow...

Page 59: ...new window to open the bookmark in a new window To manage your bookmarks 1 On the browser window touch or touch the Menu button Bookmarks 2 On the Bookmarks window touch and hold a desired bookmark to open the context menu that provides the following options Open Open the bookmarked website in the same browser window Open in new window Open the bookmarked website in a new window Edit bookmark Touc...

Page 60: ...o share the link with Gmail Email Touch to open the composing window with the bookmark s address automatically pasted on the text field Send the bookmark s address to others through an e mail Facebook Twitter Touch to open the message composing window with the bookmark address pasted Post the bookmark onto Facebook or Twitter where your online friends can see it Copy link URL Copy the web address ...

Page 61: ...Next NOTE If the e mail account you want to set up is not in the device s e mail database you will be asked to manually enter the e mail account settings including the e mail server protocol and so on after touching Next NOTE Touch Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming and outgoing settings for the account being set up 2 Enter the name for the account and the name you want displ...

Page 62: ...e check box 1 The Combined Inbox contains all e mails received in all your accounts 2 E mail not sent and saved as drafts are stored in the Drafts folder 3 Select an account to view e mails received in the inbox of the account 4 The number of new e mails received in this account 5 The check symbol indicates that this account is the default account for sending e mail 6 Touch to view e mails in the ...

Page 63: ...e To field As you type information matching contacts appear on the screen Touch the recipient to automatically add the e mail address or continue typing the e mail address manually If you are sending the e mail to multiple recipients separate their e mail addresses with a comma You can add as many recipients as you need 5 Type the subject 6 Compose your e mail 7 Touch the Menu button Send NOTE If ...

Page 64: ...wing applications you require an active Wi Fi connection For more information about configuring your device for Internet connectivity see Connecting to the Internet on page 52 NOTE Not all applications are available in all versions of this device Facebook Touch the Launcher button Facebook Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your personal profile and pictures find and contac...

Page 65: ...s 2 Touch Messages to view messages sent between you and your friends Touch the desired message to read it To delete a message touch the check box next to the message and then touch the Delete button To reply to the message type your reply into the text box at the bottom and then touch the Send button To compose a new message touch the button or touch the Menu button Compose 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1...

Page 66: ...ompose and post your messages or pictures 6 Touch to search for your friends on Facebook 7 Touch Friends type the name of a friend you are looking for on Facebook and touch the name of the friend you found to View the friend s wall info and pictures on their profile page Type a message into the Write something text box on your friend s wall screen Touch Share to post your message on their wall 8 T...

Page 67: ...ation on using Facebook visit facebook com help 1 Touch to view a Facebook friend s wall postings 2 To respond to this friend s postings touch the text box then type the message you want to post on this friend s wall 3 Touch Share to post your message on this friend s wall 4 Touch the arrow buttons to scroll and view other friends postings 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 68: ...Twitter You must have a Twitter account to use Twitter To set up a Twitter account touch Sign up now and follow the instructions on the screen 1 To sign in to Twitter type your user name or e mail address and your password and then touch Sign in 2 Choose whether to sync the people you follow in your Twitter account to your Contacts list then touch the Done button NOTE See To use the Twitter widget...

Page 69: ...hoose to reply to the author forward Retweet the tweet to your followers on Twitter add the author to your favorites list or share the tweet through Facebook e mail or Twitter 3 Tweets that contain username in the body of the tweet are collected in here as Mentions 4 Touch to send private tweets called direct messages to people you follow From the Direct messages screen touch to compose and send y...

Page 70: ...n and then touch to display available tweets around Touch to find people who use Twitter Touch From the pop up menu touch Type a name in the Search people text box and then touch 7 Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted To post your profile picture onto Twitter touch the Menu button Change profile photo and then select a desired picture from Gallery 8 Touch to read the tweets forward...

Page 71: ... to quit composing your tweet 4 Touch to view the people you follow then select who you want to talk to in your tweet Their names will appear in your tweet as name 5 Touch to launch the camera and capture a picture to post along with your tweet 6 Touch to open Gallery and select a picture to post along with your tweet 7 Shows the number of remaining characters allowed in your tweet 3 1 2 7 6 5 4 ...

Page 72: ...gning in to your Google account 1 On the Add a Google account screen touch the Next button to proceed 2 Touch the Sign in button Enter your Google user name and password and then touch the Sign in button NOTE If you need to use another Google account with a different user name and password on your device touch the Menu button Accounts Add account Next Sign in Enter your Google user name and passwo...

Page 73: ...e mails 1 Touch the Menu button Go to labels 2 Touch the folder that stores the e mails you want to view or touch the label with which the e mails are marked 1 Folder or Label and number of unread e mails 2 Touch the check box to select the e mail thread To use this feature touch the Menu button More Settings then enable Batch operations 3 Touch Archive to store the selected e mail thread in the A...

Page 74: ...reen and then touch an e mail thread to view the e mails inside 1 Touch to view previous e mails with the same subject 2 Touch to read the next or previous e mail thread 3 Touch to open or close the Reply all and Forward buttons 4 Touch Reply to reply to the contact Touch Reply all to reply to all contacts in the mail loop Touch Forward to forward the e mail to another contact 5 Touch to star an e...

Page 75: ...ication NOTE Touch to remove an attachment 5 Touch Send to send the e mail Google Talk Google Talk is an instant messaging program provided by Google To activate Google Talk 1 Touch the Launcher button Talk 2 Sign in to Google Talk with your Google account If you do not have a Google account follow the instructions on the screen to create an account see To set up your Google account on page 72 3 T...

Page 76: ...ccept an invitation 1 In the friends list touch the Menu button More Invites All chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been answered are listed on the pending invitations screen 2 Touch a pending invitation 3 Touch Accept or Cancel When a friend accepts your chat invitation the pending invitation disappears from the list To change your online status and message 1 Touch the online...

Page 77: ...n the friends list touch the Menu button Switch chats 2 In the panel that opens touch the name of the friend you want to chat with To close a conversation In your friends list touch and hold the name of a friend with an active chat Touch End chat on the menu that pops up On a chat screen touch the Menu button End chat To display all friends in your friends list Only the friends that you chat with ...

Page 78: ...d the friend s name and then touch Block friend Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list NOTE To unblock a friend in the friends list touch the Menu button More Blocked In the blocked friends list touch the name of the friend to unblock then touch OK To permanently remove a friend 1 In the friends list find the friend to remove 2 Touch and hold the fri...

Page 79: ...g Google Maps you need to enable My location sources 1 Touch Home button Menu button Settings Location security 2 Select Use wireless networks Use GPS satellites or both NOTE Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint locations down to the street level However this mode requires a clear view of the sky and consumes battery power To open Google Maps Touch the Launcher button Maps To see yo...

Page 80: ...board or the search icon on the search box To search by voice a Touch b Say your destination NOTE As you enter information previous searches or matching locations appear below the search box You can touch a place name or address to show the location on the map 3 The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons 1 Touch the place name to view the address details and reviews for the plac...

Page 81: ...ion For more information see To view a map in street view on page 83 4 Touch the photo thumbnail to open the browser and find more information about the location on Google 5 Touch to view the address details and reviews for the place if the information is available Select the action you can do with the location You can select Buzz about this place to post your opinions about the place or select Sh...

Page 82: ...ouch to zoom in Move two fingers close together on the screen to zoom out move two fingers further apart to zoom in To change map layers Google Maps opens with the default map layer You can apply different types of layers to view additional information or images on the map 1 Touch 2 From the Layers menu touch the desired layer to display it on the map NOTE Touch More Layers to find more layers tha...

Page 83: ...the view along the street touch the arrows displayed on the screen or touch the Menu button Step forward or Step backward NOTE While viewing a street view of a location touch the Menu button Compass mode to enable the compass mode which allows you to view the area around the selected location by tilting or turning your device rather than by moving the view on the screen with your finger To get dir...

Page 84: ...ctions using the Google GPS navigation services touch Navigate For more information see Navigation on page 90 To clear a map Touch the Menu button Clear Map All the search results directions and traffic indicators are deleted from the map 1 Starting point 2 Destination 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination driving public transportation bicycling or walking 4 Touch to render directions 5...

Page 85: ...unt If you do not have a Google account follow the instructions on the screen to create an account see To set up your Google account on page 72 NOTE If you have set up two or more Google accounts on your device and want to use Latitude with another account touch the Menu button More Switch Account 3 Read the privacy policy If you accept touch Agree Share To launch Latitude While viewing a map touc...

Page 86: ... You can see your friend s location but they cannot see yours Don t accept Reject the sharing request No location information is shared To show your friends You can show your friends on the map or in the list view Map view When you open Google Maps it displays the locations of your friends Each friend is marked by a photo icon with an arrow that indicates their location To see a friend s profile a...

Page 87: ...ections to the friend s location 3 See a friend s location on the map 4 Sharing options Share best available location Share street level location with your friend Share only city level location Share only the city or the approximate area you are in not the street level location Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in Hide from this friend Stop location sharing with...

Page 88: ...Manage how your location is shared with your friends Turn off Latitude Disable Latitude and end location sharing Detect your location Latitude automatically detects and updates your current location NOTE To let Latitude report your location you must enable My location sources For more information see To enable location source on page 79 Set your location Select a location from the map contact addr...

Page 89: ...nd offers guide to nearby restaurants coffee shops bars hotels attractions ATMs gas stations and more 1 Touch to select a category 2 From the list of places touch the desired place to view more details For more information on using the controls on this screen see To view the details of a place on page 81 ...

Page 90: ...nd safety regulations Do not operate the device while driving Touch the Launcher button Navigation Google Maps Navigation is an Internet connected GPS satellite navigation system with voice guidance Navigation provides the following features Feature Description Searching in plain language Type the name or address of the place the business or the organization you want to find Searching by voice Nam...

Page 91: ...d displays up to date traffic conditions on the screen Press the Menu button Layers Traffic to turn on Traffic view Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your route Press the Menu button Layers to access popular types of places Feature Description ...

Page 92: ...reet View imagery Navigation automatically switches to Street View as you approach your destination Car dock mode Place your device in a car dock to access Navigation and Voice Search easily Navigation shortcut Speak Destination Say your destination using Google voice search Type Destination Type your destination Contacts Select a destination from the location of your contacts Starred Places Selec...

Page 93: ...Internet 93 Walking navigation Get voice guided navigation for walking directions Your device vibrates for turn notifications Feature Description ...

Page 94: ...h the Menu button Settings Weather settings 2 Clear the Use my location check box 3 Touch Set location 4 Enter a city or postal code 5 Touch The weather location will be updated to the location you manually set 1 Current weather Touch this area to view temperatures wind speed and humidity data within the next 24 hours 2 Weather forecast for the next 6 days 3 Touch the The Weather Channel icon to s...

Page 95: ...h Select news topics Select the check boxes next to the news topics you want to display on the device Clear the check boxes next to the unwanted news topics To configure news and weather refresh settings 1 Touch the Menu button Settings Refresh settings 2 To refresh news and weather automatically select the Auto refresh check box 3 Touch Refresh interval to adjust the refresh interval Faster refre...

Page 96: ...e search bar 2 Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the on screen keyboard The search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box You can a Scroll the search results and touch the desired result b Touch on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box to search for results that match the entered text and then touch a desired search...

Page 97: ...he Landscape format 1 Hold the device in the Landscape orientation 2 Select a video on the YouTube screen Touch the video to start the playback in full screen 3 To control video playback touch anywhere on the screen to view the controls 4 Touch the screen again to pause the playback When paused the icon appears 5 Touch the screen again to resume the playback 6 To end playback touch the Back button...

Page 98: ... the Info Related videos and Comments tabs to view the information about this video browse related videos and read comments NOTE Some of the features above may require signing in to your YouTube account To use YouTube menu options In YouTube you can touch the Menu button to access the following menu options some of which may require signing in to your YouTube account NOTE For more information on u...

Page 99: ...atic screen rotation to portrait or landscape To open Android Market 1 Touch the Launcher button Market 2 Sign in to Android Market with your Google account If you do not have a Google account follow the instructions on the screen to create an account see To set up your Google account on page 72 3 Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the Android Market Terms of Service ...

Page 100: ...ll games available for download are sorted by these categories 2 The Market screen displays popular application categories here for direct access 3 The Market screen opens with featured applications for direct access 4 Shows user rating about the item and whether it is free or requires a purchase 5 Touch Downloads to view your downloads 6 Touch to search Android Market for applications or games 6 ...

Page 101: ...to view the functions or data that the application or game can access on your device 4 On the application details screen touch Install to start the download and installation The application s downloading screen will show the download progress NOTE If the application requires access to any of your data or functions on your device Market tells you what the application can access Touch the OK button ...

Page 102: ...pplication or game 1 On the downloads screen touch the application you want to uninstall 2 Touch Uninstall 3 After the uninstall is completed you can select the reason for removing the application From the Market screen 1 Touch the Downloads tab on the Market screen or touch the Menu button Downloads 2 Touch the installed application in the list 3 Touch Open The selected application starts running...

Page 103: ...ings bar touch to select Auto sync to allow the device to automatically synchronize the selected data 4 Under the Manage accounts bar touch your account to select the data that you want the device to synchronize automatically such as Sync Contacts Sync Gmail Sync Picasa Web Albums and Sync Calendar NOTE If you want to synchronize individual applications manually touch to clear the Auto sync check ...

Page 104: ...anagement or touch the Launcher button Settings icon Power Management 2 Select from the following settings Standard Power Save Recommended Data connectivity is disabled only when the screen is turned off between the start time and end time that you define in this option 1 Touch this option to select it 2 Set the start time and end time Aggressive Power Save When the screen is turned off data conne...

Page 105: ...htness Manually adjust screen brightness 1 Drag the brightness slider horizontally or touch the desired portion on the slider The length of the highlighted bar on the slider determines the brightness of the screen 2 Touch OK to confirm the adjustment NOTE If Automatic brightness is enabled the device will adjust the screen brightness automatically based on the surrounding light conditions Auto rot...

Page 106: ... Set the duration the screen remains on after the last operation Scroll the options and touch a preferred timeout period to disable this feature select Never timeout The screen automatically turns off and locks itself based on the preset timeout duration To turn on and unlock the screen press the Power button and then flick the icon up to unlock the screen if it is automatically locked NOTE If you...

Page 107: ...ume for notifications Media Adjust the volume for music and video playback Alarm Adjust the volume for alarm ringtone 1 To adjust the volume drag the sliders horizontally or touch the desired portion of the slider to increase or decrease volume 2 Touch OK to confirm the adjustment Notification ringtone Select a desired ringtone for notifications Notification sound Select this item to enable notifi...

Page 108: ... the date Set time zone Select a city or region that represents the time zone for your device Touch the Menu button to sort the time zone list alphabetically or by time zone Set time 1 Touch or touch and hold or to adjust the hour and minute you can also touch the hour or minute to type a time using the on screen keyboard 2 Touch the AM PM button if the 12 hour format is in use 3 Touch Set to conf...

Page 109: ...Settings To set the language of the display text 1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings Language keyboard Select language or touch Settings icon Language keyboard Select language 2 Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears ...

Page 110: ...nds before you can try again If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern follow these steps to unlock your screen 1 Touch Forgot pattern 2 When prompted sign in to the Google website using your Google account name and password 3 Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in To create a screen unlock pattern on page 110 NOTE If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the...

Page 111: ...ate the pattern 5 The device records the pattern if it is correctly drawn Touch Continue 6 Draw the pattern again as prompted and then touch Confirm NOTE To change your unlock screen pattern you need to draw the old pattern and perform steps 4 to 6 to create a new pattern To disable or change the screen unlock pattern 1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings Location security Change screen loc...

Page 112: ...e button Menu button Settings Location security Set up screen lock PIN or touch the Launcher button Settings icon Location security Set up screen lock PIN 2 On the Choose your PIN page that appears enter a PIN in the text box Your PIN must be 4 characters at least 3 Touch OK to proceed 4 Enter the PIN again to confirm 5 Touch OK Use visible pattern Clear this option if you do not want the lines of...

Page 113: ...k Password or touch the Launcher button Settings icon Location security Set up screen lock Password 2 On the Choose your password page that appears enter a password in the text box A valid password consists of at least 4 characters and contains at least one letter 3 Touch OK to proceed 4 Enter the password again to confirm 5 Touch OK To disable or change the password 1 Touch the Home button Menu b...

Page 114: ...tton Camera Camera controls 1 Viewfinder screen 2 Camera setting indicator Touch each indicator to open the camera settings and touch to select the desired setting 3 On screen shutter button To capture a picture 1 Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen 2 To start the auto focus mode touch and hold the on screen shutter button 3 Touch the on screen shutter button and release to capture the pi...

Page 115: ...ctures and the camcorder mode for capturing videos 5 Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage the picture using the Gallery application Front Facing Rear Facing Camera Use the front facing or rear facing camera to capture pictures Gallery Open the Gallery application to view and manage pictures Switch to video camera Toggle between the camera mode for capturing picture...

Page 116: ... notification icon appears on the status bar s notification area when the device is connected to the computer NOTE If the USB connected screen does not appear drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel and then touch USB connected to open the USB connected screen 3 Touch Turn on USB storage if you want to copy files between your computer and the SD card or the internal device storage...

Page 117: ... function 1 Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel 2 Touch Turn off USB storage Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range wireless communications technology that allows your device to connect to other Bluetooth enabled devices over a wireless network Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes To turn on Bluetooth and make the device discoverable 1 Touch the Home button...

Page 118: ... to authenticate Enter the same password on both devices or enter the password provided by the device manufacturer Ensure that you read the documentation of the pairing device to check if it requires a default password 5 When the pairing is successful Paired but not connected is displayed under the paired device NOTE To listen to the music using a Bluetooth headset pair it first with your device N...

Page 119: ... hold the name of a paired device 3 Touch Unpair on the pop up menu that appears to erase all pairing information with that device You need to re enter the password if you want to restore a Bluetooth connection to that device To change your device s Bluetooth name 1 Ensure that you have turned on Bluetooth on your device icon in the status bar indicates that Bluetooth is enabled 2 Touch the Home b...

Page 120: ...aded pictures are grouped as download 1 Touch and hold an album until the check box appears 2 Touch more albums to select them if you want to do the same task for those albums Touch Share to post a selected picture or video album to Picasa Twitter Facebook or YouTube or send the album using Bluetooth or e mail To delete the album touch Delete To browse picture and video thumbnails 1 Touch an album...

Page 121: ...cture to view the next or previous one To bring up the picture viewing controls touch anywhere on the screen or touch twice To zoom the picture in or out you can Touch Pinch the picture with two fingers then move the fingers away from each other to enlarge the view of the picture or bring them closer together to reduce the view of the picture To zoom in or out on a particular area of the picture t...

Page 122: ...to these categories Artists Albums Songs and Playlists Touch a category to view the list within it NOTE If you rotate your device to landscape mode an additional Now playing category appears 2 Flick the list until you find the music you want to play For instance to select music by artist a Flick the list of artists in alphabetical order b Touch the name of an artist A list of albums by the artist ...

Page 123: ...oll the playback control bar forward to fast forward the song Drag and scroll the playback control bar backward to rewind the song 4 If the song is playing for more than five seconds touch to jump to the beginning of the song If the song is playing for less than five seconds touch to play the previous song 5 Touch to pause playback touch to resume playback 6 Touch to play the next song Touch and h...

Page 124: ... want to add in the playlist A pop up menu opens 4 Touch Add to playlist 5 In the Add to playlist window touch New NOTE If you want to add the artist album or song to the current playlist touch Current playlist in the Add to playlist options menu 6 Enter the name for your new playlist in the text field and then touch Save 9 The name of the artist album and the song being played Touch and hold the ...

Page 125: ...y check box 4 Type the event location and description 5 If you have set up more than one account on your device under the Calendar option choose the account calendar to which to add the event 6 To invite your friends to join this event type their e mail addresses into the Guests text box The invitation will be e mailed to them when this event is set up 7 Decide whether it is a recurring event in R...

Page 126: ...lendars to synchronize to the device and which of those to show or hide on the device in Calendar To set whether calendars are synchronized to the device or visible follow the steps below 1 In Calendar touch the Menu button More Calendars The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account on your device organized by account Touch the name of an account...

Page 127: ...der 1 Drag the notification area of the status bar to open the Notification menu 2 Touch the upcoming event name to display the event NOTE If you have other pending event reminders these events will also appear on the screen 3 Touch Snooze all to put off all event reminders for five minutes Touch Dismiss all to turn off all event reminders Press to keep the reminders pending in the notification ar...

Page 128: ...y the slideshow of the pictures stored on your device 5 Touch to start the Music application and choose the music to play 6 Touch to return to the Home screen 7 Displays the local weather Touch to start the News and Weather application to find more weather updates 8 Touch to turn the backlight down to the minimum level Touch and hold to turn off the backlight and only display the current time date...

Page 129: ...you have set on the device Time Set the alarm time Adjust the time by touching or or touch the hour and minute fields to enter a time Touch AM to change to PM or vice versa then touch Set when done Repeat Select the days you want the alarm to ring then touch OK NOTE If you did not select any days for the alarm Never appears to hint that your alarm will only go off once Ringtone Select the alarm ri...

Page 130: ...lent mode 1 On the Alarms screen touch the Menu button Settings 2 Touch Alarm in silent mode to set if the alarm should ring when the device is in silent mode Calculator Touch the Launcher button Calculator The basic calculator panel opens Perform calculations by touching the corresponding buttons on the calculator panel touch the CLEAR button to clear the displayed numbers or symbols To perform a...

Page 131: ... amr format Touch the Launcher button Sound Recorder Touch to start recording Touch to end recording Touch to start playback of the recording touch to stop playback Touch Save this recording to save the recording in the internal storage memory To play back a sound recording again touch the Launcher button Music Playlists My recordings and then select a recording to play For information about Music...

Page 132: ...Dell Mobile Sync software on your computer 1 Connect the supplied USB cable to your device and a computer 2 Obtain the device driver using one of the following methods and install the driver on your computer On your computer find the driver named Drivers zip from the removable drive which represents the internal tablet storage Download the driver from the following website support dell com support...

Page 133: ...Mobile Sync software from support dell com support downloads To sync music photos videos and Outlook contacts 1 Ensure that the supplied USB cable is connected to your device and a computer 2 Double click the Dell Mobile Sync icon on the Windows desktop Your device appears under the Devices section in the Dell Mobile Sync software 3 After the copy or sync is complete disconnect the USB cable NOTE ...

Page 134: ...nnection or the e mail setting is not configured properly Check your network connection and confirm with your e mail service provider if your e mail setting has been configured correctly Internet problems Unable to connect to the network Poor signal Move to an open space or if you are inside a building move closer to a window Your device is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity Touch the ...

Page 135: ...afe mode appears at the bottom of the screen NOTE To exit Safe mode turn off your device and turn it on again Emergency Recovery If your device does not turn on or respond due to corrupt system files you can perform an emergency recovery by restoring your device to the factory default state or by upgrading the software on your device To restore your device to the factory default state 1 Press and ...

Page 136: ... device software 1 Insert an SD card on your computer 2 On your computer go to support dell com and follow the instructions to download the software upgrade package update pkg and save it on the SD card NOTE The device only recognizes the software upgrade package as update pkg Rename the downloaded package to update pkg if it is not named so 3 Eject the SD card from the computer and install the SD...

Page 137: ...Troubleshooting 137 7 Press the power button to confirm and start upgrading the software package 8 Wait for the device to load the files and restart ...

Page 138: ... 8 Menu 7 Power and Sleep Wake 7 Volume up down 6 C Calculator 130 Calendar 125 Camcorder 115 Camera 114 Camcorder 115 Shoot videos 115 Take pictures 114 Charging 12 Connection Wi Fi 52 Contacts 37 Add 37 Sync 39 View 38 Controls 6 Touch screen 14 Customize 104 D Date 107 Dell Mobile Sync 132 Dell Stage Desktop 18 widgets 21 Device Copy files to and from a computer 116 Customize 104 Emergency reco...

Page 139: ... 50 F Facebook 64 Factory reset 135 Force power off 51 G Gallery 120 Gmail 72 Google Account Setup 72 Google Maps 79 Google Maps Navigation 90 Google Search 47 Google Talk 75 H Home screen 18 Customize 24 I Internal device storage Set as USB drive 116 Turn off USB storage 117 Internet Browse 54 Connection 52 K Keyboard Android 40 Swype 44 L Language 109 M Maps 79 Music 122 Create a playlist 124 Pl...

Page 140: ...tings 112 SD card Format 49 Insert 11 Remove 50 Set as USB drive 116 Turn off USB storage 117 Unmount 50 Search 47 Settings Date and time 107 Display 105 Language 109 Power Management 104 Sound and ringtone 106 Shortcuts 35 Add 25 Definition 18 Software upgrade 136 Sound 106 Stage widgets 21 Status bar 30 Icons 31 Swype keyboard 44 Synchronize Google Data 103 Synchronize with Computer Use Dell Mob...

Page 141: ...Index 141 U USB storage 116 V Voice Search 47 W Web Applications 64 Bookmarks 58 Widgets Add 26 Definition 17 Google Search 47 Wi Fi 52 Y YouTube 96 ...

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