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XPS 10 Tablet

User's Manual

COMMENT

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make 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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© 2012 Dell Inc.

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November 2012 Rev. A00

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This tablet PC complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1)this tablet PC may not cause harmful interference and

2)this tablet PC must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the tablet PC.

Contents

1 XPS 10 Tablet Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 XPS 10 Tablet Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet . . . . . . . . . .

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Getting Your Tablet Ready for Use . . . . . . . . . . .

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Charging the tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Turning On Your Tablet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Turning Off Your Tablet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Inserting a Micro-SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4 Using Your XPS 10 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Windows 8 Start Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Using Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Managing Your Tablet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Synchronizing Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . .

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6Using XPS 10 Tablet

Keyboard Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Tablet Keyboard Dock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Docking Your Tablet to the Keyboard Dock . . . . . . 27

Undocking Your Tablet from the

Keyboard Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Charging the tablet and dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

7 Cleaning Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

9Locating Your Service Tag and Express Service

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

10 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

11 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

12 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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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.

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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

1Connect the supplied power cable into the supplied power adapter.

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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.

1Connect the power adapter to the 40-pin power-adapter port on the tablet.

2Connect 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.

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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

Battery is at low level.

seconds and off for 2 seconds)

 

 

 

Off

Battery is fully charged.

 

 

• 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet

Turning On Your Tablet

NOTE: Use this tablet in an ambient temperature between 0 °C and 35 °C.

1Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button for at least 4 seconds to turn on your tablet.

2If 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.

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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 Touch 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 Touch 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 or Windows button once to turn on the screen.

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