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Venue 7/8 User's Manual Tablet model: Venue 7, Venue 8, Venue 7 3730, Venue 7 HSPA+, Venue 8 3830, Venue 8 HSPA+ Regulatory model: T01C/T02D Regulatory type: T01C001, T02C002/T02D001, T02D002
Venue 7/8 User's Manual Tablet model: Venue 7, Venue 8, Venue 7 3730, Venue 7 HSPA+, Venue 8 3830, Venue 8 HSPA+ Regulatory model: T01C/T02D Regulatory type: T01C001, T02C002/T02D001, T02D002
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... forbidden. and is a registered trademark owned by Dell under license. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. A00 All rights reserved. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Venue™ are not followed. CAUTION: A CAUTION ...indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are trademarks of Dell Inc. Reproduction of your tablet. is subject to either the entities claiming...
... forbidden. and is a registered trademark owned by Dell under license. disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. A00 All rights reserved. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Venue™ are not followed. CAUTION: A CAUTION ...indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are trademarks of Dell Inc. Reproduction of your tablet. is subject to either the entities claiming...
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Contents Features 5 Charging the Battery 6 Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM Card (optional 7 Getting Started 8 Turning on/off the tablet 8 Finishing Android setup 8 Customizing the screen 9 Locking and unlocking your tablet 10 Touch tips 10 Status bar 11 Screen orientation 11 Keys and functions 12 Apps and widgets 12 Using Your Tablet 13 Contacts 13 Text entry 14 Managing your tablet's storage 14 Internet 15 Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi 15 Connecting to the Internet using mobile broadband 16 Using the airplane mode 17 3
Contents Features 5 Charging the Battery 6 Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM Card (optional 7 Getting Started 8 Turning on/off the tablet 8 Finishing Android setup 8 Customizing the screen 9 Locking and unlocking your tablet 10 Touch tips 10 Status bar 11 Screen orientation 11 Keys and functions 12 Apps and widgets 12 Using Your Tablet 13 Contacts 13 Text entry 14 Managing your tablet's storage 14 Internet 15 Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi 15 Connecting to the Internet using mobile broadband 16 Using the airplane mode 17 3
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Browsing the Internet 17 Email 18 Customizing Your Tablet 19 Display settings 19 Sound settings 20 Date, time, and time zone 20 Protecting Your Tablet 20 Screen-unlock pattern 20 PIN 21 Password 21 Face unlock 22 Protecting your SIM card with the SIM lock password (LTE/HSPA+ models only 22 Apps 23 Camera 23 Copying files to and from the tablet 23 Bluetooth 24 Gallery 25 Calendar 26 Clock 26 Troubleshooting 26 Specifications 28 4
Browsing the Internet 17 Email 18 Customizing Your Tablet 19 Display settings 19 Sound settings 20 Date, time, and time zone 20 Protecting Your Tablet 20 Screen-unlock pattern 20 PIN 21 Password 21 Face unlock 22 Protecting your SIM card with the SIM lock password (LTE/HSPA+ models only 22 Apps 23 Camera 23 Copying files to and from the tablet 23 Bluetooth 24 Gallery 25 Calendar 26 Clock 26 Troubleshooting 26 Specifications 28 4
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... to connect to your tablet. • Press and release to lock or unlock the screen. • In standby mode, press and hold to open the options menu. Outputs sound. Power button 9. Provide the Service Tag when contacting Dell for recording sound or inputting voice in other voice-based apps. Use for support...
... to connect to your tablet. • Press and release to lock or unlock the screen. • In standby mode, press and hold to open the options menu. Outputs sound. Power button 9. Provide the Service Tag when contacting Dell for recording sound or inputting voice in other voice-based apps. Use for support...
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... charged, the icon is being charged. It is recommend to the power adapter. 3. Connect the micro-USB end of the USB cable to charge the tablet for 4 hours for the first time. 1. While disconnecting the cable, unplug the power adapter from the power outlet and then the micro-USB end of... the USB cable from the USB port of the tablet. 2. Connect the power adapter to the USB port of your tablet. 6 Charging the Battery Charging the Battery NOTE: Your tablet may not be fully charged when you receive it. An animated icon appears on the...
... charged, the icon is being charged. It is recommend to the power adapter. 3. Connect the micro-USB end of the USB cable to charge the tablet for 4 hours for the first time. 1. While disconnecting the cable, unplug the power adapter from the power outlet and then the micro-USB end of... the USB cable from the USB port of the tablet. 2. Connect the power adapter to the USB port of your tablet. 6 Charging the Battery Charging the Battery NOTE: Your tablet may not be fully charged when you receive it. An animated icon appears on the...
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To turn off your tablet, press and hold the power button for the first time, follow the prompts on the screen to finish Android setup. You can configure settings such as language, date and time, connect to your Wi-Fi network, sign-in to open the options menu, and then select Power off→ OK. Getting Started Turning on/off the tablet To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button to your Google account, enable Google location services, and so on. → 8 Getting Started Finishing Android setup After you turn on your tablet for about 3 seconds.
To turn off your tablet, press and hold the power button for the first time, follow the prompts on the screen to finish Android setup. You can configure settings such as language, date and time, connect to your Wi-Fi network, sign-in to open the options menu, and then select Power off→ OK. Getting Started Turning on/off the tablet To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button to your Google account, enable Google location services, and so on. → 8 Getting Started Finishing Android setup After you turn on your tablet for about 3 seconds.
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Customizing the screen After finishing several Android setup optionally, you can customize your tablet's screen as prompted. → Getting Started 9
Customizing the screen After finishing several Android setup optionally, you can customize your tablet's screen as prompted. → Getting Started 9
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... fingers apart to zoom-in maps, photos, web pages, and so on the screen and move the icon to the target position. Touch tips Your tablet has a multi-touch sensitive screen. Switch between different home screens. You can use zoom-in and zoom-out in or bring the fingers close to... zoom out. You can also configure your tablet. Tap and hold Slide Drag Two-finger zoom Touch the screen once to access a menu or select an item. Locking and unlocking your...
... fingers apart to zoom-in maps, photos, web pages, and so on the screen and move the icon to the target position. Touch tips Your tablet has a multi-touch sensitive screen. Switch between different home screens. You can use zoom-in and zoom-out in or bring the fingers close to... zoom out. You can also configure your tablet. Tap and hold Slide Drag Two-finger zoom Touch the screen once to access a menu or select an item. Locking and unlocking your...
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...devices such as battery charge and charging progress, alarms, Bluetooth, and so on. Status panel displays status icons to show the current state of your tablet, such as battery, SIM card, Bluetooth, and so on . Slide the panel down to view the notifications and then tap a notification icon ...to access more settings and configuration options. Tap to inform you hold the tablet. Slide the panel down to view details of the notification. NOTE: To enable or disable auto-rotate, slide down the status panel and tap...
...devices such as battery charge and charging progress, alarms, Bluetooth, and so on. Status panel displays status icons to show the current state of your tablet, such as battery, SIM card, Bluetooth, and so on . Slide the panel down to view the notifications and then tap a notification icon ...to access more settings and configuration options. Tap to inform you hold the tablet. Slide the panel down to view details of the notification. NOTE: To enable or disable auto-rotate, slide down the status panel and tap...
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... exit the running application. • Tap to close the on the home screen and provides quick and easy access to open the Google search. Your tablet is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional applications can be downloaded from the Play Store. • Widgets: A small application which resides on -screen keyboard...
... exit the running application. • Tap to close the on the home screen and provides quick and easy access to open the Google search. Your tablet is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional applications can be downloaded from the Play Store. • Widgets: A small application which resides on -screen keyboard...
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... contact information using the on-screen keyboard and then tap Done to view the contact's details. Tap → People→ Create a new contact. 2. Using Your Tablet 13 After you find the desired contact. 2. Sign in to an existing Google account or create a new Google account to open the search bar...
... contact information using the on-screen keyboard and then tap Done to view the contact's details. Tap → People→ Create a new contact. 2. Using Your Tablet 13 After you find the desired contact. 2. Sign in to an existing Google account or create a new Google account to open the search bar...
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...enable the Caps Lock mode. Erasing app data and cache 1. In the application screen, tap Clear cache or Clear data. 14 Using Your Tablet Tap twice to display the keys for typing a capital letter. Tap to change back to remove. 3. NOTE: It is displayed. Managing your...; Settings→ Storage. From the Apps list, tap the application whose cache or data you want to the lowercase mode. 4. To open the on the tablet's internal storage and microSD card is recommended to improve speech-recognition accuracy. 5. To close the keyboard, tap the back key. 1 2 3 54 1. Tap once ...
...enable the Caps Lock mode. Erasing app data and cache 1. In the application screen, tap Clear cache or Clear data. 14 Using Your Tablet Tap twice to display the keys for typing a capital letter. Tap to change back to remove. 3. NOTE: It is displayed. Managing your...; Settings→ Storage. From the Apps list, tap the application whose cache or data you want to the lowercase mode. 4. To open the on the tablet's internal storage and microSD card is recommended to improve speech-recognition accuracy. 5. To close the keyboard, tap the back key. 1 2 3 54 1. Tap once ...
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... back up all data, including your personal information and downloaded applications from your tablet CAUTION: Performing these steps erases all the required data before removing it is transmitted. 1. The tablet scans for Wi-Fi networks in application errors. Tap the network you can .... 2. Internet You can also connect to . 4. Connecting to On position. Tap Reset tablet. 3. Read the warning and tap Erase everything. Enable Wi-Fi by the distance between the tablet and the wireless router,the number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the ...
... back up all data, including your personal information and downloaded applications from your tablet CAUTION: Performing these steps erases all the required data before removing it is transmitted. 1. The tablet scans for Wi-Fi networks in application errors. Tap the network you can .... 2. Internet You can also connect to . 4. Connecting to On position. Tap Reset tablet. 3. Read the warning and tap Erase everything. Enable Wi-Fi by the distance between the tablet and the wireless router,the number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the ...
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... & networks→ Wi-Fi, then touch Wi-Fi to a mobile broadband network, the network type appears in the status bar. NOTE: If the tablet cannot automatically searches for the carrier signal, tap → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ More→ Mobile networks→ Data enabled to the ...network. NOTE: To start a new search for the carrier signal and connects to enable it . 2. The tablet automatically searches for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi screen, tap → Scan. NOTE: To connect to a secured Wi-Fi network, ...
... & networks→ Wi-Fi, then touch Wi-Fi to a mobile broadband network, the network type appears in the status bar. NOTE: If the tablet cannot automatically searches for the carrier signal, tap → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ More→ Mobile networks→ Data enabled to the ...network. NOTE: To start a new search for the carrier signal and connects to enable it . 2. The tablet automatically searches for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi screen, tap → Scan. NOTE: To connect to a secured Wi-Fi network, ...
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... or vertically on an airplane. Zoom-in Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. Internet 17 Using the airplane mode Putting the tablet in or zoom-out using the two-finger zoom.
... or vertically on an airplane. Zoom-in Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. Internet 17 Using the airplane mode Putting the tablet in or zoom-out using the two-finger zoom.
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... computer). 2. Opening the email app Tap → Email . Email You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange email accounts from web-based email services on your tablet 1. Deleting an email account on your tablet. Tap Next to enter the account options screen to confirm deletion, tap OK. 18 Internet
... computer). 2. Opening the email app Tap → Email . Email You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange email accounts from web-based email services on your tablet 1. Deleting an email account on your tablet. Tap Next to enter the account options screen to confirm deletion, tap OK. 18 Internet
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... such as the wallpaper. Tap OK to compose a new mail. 4. In an email account screen, tap to confirm the adjustment. Compose your tablet adjusts the screen brightness automatically based on , using the Settings screen. Display settings Tap → Settings→ Display and then select the desired... and sending emails 1. Select an email account to use if you are sending the email to set up more than one account on your tablet's font size from the Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpaper. Type the recipient's email address in the Subject field. 6. Select the pictures or...
... such as the wallpaper. Tap OK to compose a new mail. 4. In an email account screen, tap to confirm the adjustment. Compose your tablet adjusts the screen brightness automatically based on , using the Settings screen. Display settings Tap → Settings→ Display and then select the desired... and sending emails 1. Select an email account to use if you are sending the email to set up more than one account on your tablet's font size from the Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpaper. Type the recipient's email address in the Subject field. 6. Select the pictures or...
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..., or with a face unlock. Drag your finger off the screen when a pattern is played every time you can protect your tablet prompts for the respective unlocking information before you touch the screen. Volumes Default notification sound Touch sounds Screen lock sound Adjust the volume... time, and disable the automatic date, time and time zone. 2. Draw the pattern again and then tap Confirm. 20 Protecting Your Tablet Creating a screen unlock pattern 1. Tap → Settings→ Security→ Screen lock→ Pattern. 2. Configure options such as the date,...
..., or with a face unlock. Drag your finger off the screen when a pattern is played every time you can protect your tablet prompts for the respective unlocking information before you touch the screen. Volumes Default notification sound Touch sounds Screen lock sound Adjust the volume... time, and disable the automatic date, time and time zone. 2. Draw the pattern again and then tap Confirm. 20 Protecting Your Tablet Creating a screen unlock pattern 1. Tap → Settings→ Security→ Screen lock→ Pattern. 2. Configure options such as the date,...
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...proceed. 4. Tap Continue to draw a new unlock pattern. Tap OK. If incorrect unlock passwords are entered for five consecutive times, the tablet forces a 30-second delay before you can try again. Creating a password 1. NOTE: A valid password consists of at least 4 characters ...and contains at least 4 characters. 3. If incorrect unlock PINs are entered for five consecutive times, the tablet forces a 30-second delay before you can try again. Creating a PIN 1. Disabling or changing PIN 1. Tap → Settings→ Security...
...proceed. 4. Tap Continue to draw a new unlock pattern. Tap OK. If incorrect unlock passwords are entered for five consecutive times, the tablet forces a 30-second delay before you can try again. Creating a password 1. NOTE: A valid password consists of at least 4 characters ...and contains at least 4 characters. 3. If incorrect unlock PINs are entered for five consecutive times, the tablet forces a 30-second delay before you can try again. Creating a PIN 1. Disabling or changing PIN 1. Tap → Settings→ Security...