Dell J42A User Manual
XPS 10 Tablet
User's Manual
COMMENT
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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better use of your tablet PC.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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Contents
1 XPS 10 Tablet Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 XPS 10 Tablet Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . 10
Getting Your Tablet Ready for Use . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Charging the tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning On Your Tablet
Turning Off Your Tablet
Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Inserting a Micro-SD card
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4 Using Your XPS 10 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Windows 8 Start Screen
Using Headphones
Managing Your Tablet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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5 Synchronizing Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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6 Using XPS 10 Tablet
Keyboard Dock
Tablet Keyboard Dock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Docking Your Tablet to the Keyboard Dock
Undocking Your Tablet from the
Keyboard Dock
Charging the tablet and dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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7 Cleaning Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9 Locating Your Service Tag and Express Service
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
11 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
12 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4 Contents
XPS 10 Tablet Features
This section provides information about the features available on
your tablet.
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Feature Functionality
1 Camera ambient-light sensor Captures pictures and videos in dimly lit
environments.
2 Camera-status light Indicates the camera activity.
3 Camera • Capture a front view picture or record
videos.
• Make video calls with web applications,
such as Skype.
4 Microphone 1 • Captures sounds.
• Records voice for calls made from web
applications, such as Skype.
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Feature Functionality
5 Slot cover Provides access to Micro-SD card slot.
6 Microphone 2 • Captures sounds.
• Records voice for calls made from web
applications, such as Skype.
7 Power and Sleep/Wake button • Press and hold to turn the tablet on or off.
• Press to turn the touchscreen display on
or off.
8 Battery-status light Indicates the battery charge status.
9 Touchscreen display Touch the display to use on-screen
controls including buttons, menu items,
and the on-screen keyboard.
10 Windows button • Press to open the Windows Start screen.
• Press for quick access to the most
recently used application or most
recently viewed screen.
6 XPS 10 Tablet Features
Regulatory model: J42A
Regulatory type: J42A001
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Feature Functionality
1 Audio port (3.5 mm) Connect headphones, microphones, and
other audio equipment to listen to stereo
sound, record audio or make calls.
2 Volume-up button • Press to increase volume by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously increase
the volume.
3 Volume-down button • Press to decrease volume by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously
decrease the volume.
4 Speaker Provides audio output for video and music
playback.
5 Removable docking-port cover • Protects the docking port.
• Remove the cover to connect a Dell
tablet keyboard dock (sold separately).
6 Power-adapter/docking port • Connect the supplied power adapter to
provide power to the tablet and charge
the battery.
• Connect a Dell tablet keyboard dock
(sold separately).
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Feature Functionality
7 Micro-USB port • Connect USB devices or connect to
your computer for transferring or
synchronizing data, music, photos,
videos, contacts, and so on.
• Connect USB cable to trickle charge the
battery.
8 Removable docking-port cover • Protects the docking port.
• Remove the cover to connect a Dell
tablet keyboard dock (sold separately).
9 Speaker Provides audio output for video and music
playback.
8 XPS 10 Tablet Features
XPS 10 Tablet Accessories
Your XPS 10 Tablet Package includes the following accessories:
30 W AC power adapter and power cable: Provides power to your
tablet and charges the battery.
Micro-USB to standard USB conversion cable: Provides connection
between your tablet and USB devices.
Mini-HDMI to HDMI cable: Provides connection between your tablet
and devices supporting audio/video signals in HDMI format.
XPS 10 Tablet Accessories 9
Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet
This section provides information about how to set up the XPS 10
Tablet for first time use.
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section,
read the safety information that shipped with your tablet. For
additional best practices information, see
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Getting Your Tablet Ready for Use
Connect the AC power adapter and power cable
1 Connect the supplied power cable into the supplied power
adapter.
10 Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet
Charging the tablet
CAUTION: Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of 0 °C to
35 °C.
CAUTION: Use only the supplied power adapter and power cable to
charge your tablet. Using unauthorized power adapters or power
cables may cause severe damage to your tablet.
NOTE: The battery is not fully charged when you unpack your tablet.
1 Connect the power adapter to the 40-pin power-adapter port on
the tablet.
2 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the
tablet until the battery is fully charged.
NOTE: The tablet battery requires about 4 hours to fully charge.
NOTE: You can also trickle charge the tablet via USB connection. The
battery requires about 7.5~24 hours to fully charge depending on the
power output of the USB port.
Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet 11
You can check the tablet battery charge status from:
• Battery-charge light located on the front of the tablet:
LED behavior Description
Solid white color on Battery is charging with AC.
Breathe white color (on for 2
seconds and off for 2 seconds)
Off Battery is fully charged.
Battery is at low level.
• Battery icon displayed on the screen:
Battery icon Description
Battery is fully charged.
Battery is charging with AC.
Your tablet is running on battery power
and the battery is discharging.
Your tablet is plugged in, and either no
battery is detected, or the battery isn't
working correctly.
Battery is at low level.
Battery is at critical level.
12 Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet
Turning On Your Tablet
NOTE: Use this tablet in an ambient temperature between 0 °C and 35 °C.
1 Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button for at
least 4 seconds to turn on your tablet.
2 If the lock screen image is displayed, swipe your finger from the
bottom of the display to switch to the login screen, and then
enter password to log in to Windows.
The tablet is ready for use when the Windows Start screen is displayed.
NOTE: If the login screen is not enabled in Windows 8, you will be taken
directly from the lock screen to the Start screen.
NOTE: The lock screen is only displayed when returning from a sleep state.
NOTE: The first time you turn on your tablet, you need to enter the
Serial Number to register your tablet, followed by a Welcome Message,
finger gesture tutorial and then the Start screen.
Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet 13
Turning Off Your Tablet
•Using power button:
Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button for at
least 4 seconds to turn off the tablet.
•Using Charms:
1 Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms.
2 Tou ch Setting → Power → Shut down to turn off
the tablet.
Turning Off the Screen
•Using power button:
Press the Power and Sleep/Wake button for 1 second to
turn off the screen.
•Using Charms:
1 Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms.
2 Tou ch Setting → Power → Sleep to turn off the screen.
NOTE: If your tablet is in a sleep state (tablet is on, but screen is off),
press the Power and Sleep/Wake button
once to turn on the screen.
or Windows button
14 Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet
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