Dell Venue 8 7000 Series, Venue 8, 7840, T02E User Manual

Venue 8

7000 Series

User’s Manual

Tablet model: Venue 7840
Regulatory model: T02E
Regulatory type: T02E001

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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This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property
laws.
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jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective companies.

October 2014 Rev. A00

Contents | 3

Contents

Features ........................................................................... 5

Accessories ..................................................................... 8

Setting Up Your Tablet ................................................. 9

Charging the Tablet .................................................................... 9

TurningOnYourTablet .............................................................12

TurningOffYourTablet .............................................................13

Locking your tablet ....................................................................13

Unlocking your tablet ...............................................................14

Inserting a MicroSD Card .........................................................15

Removing the MicroSD Card ...................................................16

Using Headphones ....................................................................17

Using Your Tablet ........................................................ 18

Wi‑FiSetting ................................................................................18

BluetoothSetting .......................................................................19

Gestures ...................................................................................... 20

Screen Orientation ................................................................... 23

Android Home Screen ............................................................. 24

IntelRealSenseSnapshot ........................................................ 29

Synchronizing Your Tablet .......................................................31

Resetting Your Tablet ............................................................... 32

Cleaning Your Tablet ................................................................ 32

Troubleshooting .......................................................... 33

Contacting Dell ........................................................... 36

4 | Contents

Locating Your Service Tag and

ExpressServiceCode ................................................. 37

Specifications ............................................................... 38

Glossary ........................................................................40

Index .............................................................................43

Features | 5

Features

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Feature Functionality

1 Power button • Press and hold to turn the tablet on

or off.

• Press to turn the display on or off.

• In standby mode, press and hold to

open the options menu.

2 Volume button • Press to increase or decrease volume.

• Press and hold to continuously increase

or decrease the volume.

3 Microphone • Records sound.

• Provides sound input while using calls.

6 | Features

Feature Functionality

4 Ambient‑light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness

of the display’s backlight based on the
surrounding light intensity.

5 Front camera

• Captures pictures or records videos.

• Use while making video calls.

6 Headset port Connect a headset, headphones,

microphone, or other audio equipment
to listen to stereo sound, record audio, or
make calls.

7 Micro‑USB/Charging port • Connect the supplied power adapter

and micro‑USB cable to provide power
to the tablet and charge the battery.

• Connect the micro‑USB cable to a
computer to trickle charge the battery.

• Connect the micro‑USB cable to
a computer or USB devices, for
transferring data, music, photos, and
videos.

8 Speaker Provides audio output.

9 Service Tag label Provides the Service Tag and Express

Service Code needed for contacting Dell
for customer service or technical support.

10 Intel RealSense Snapshot Captures pictures or records videos.

Pictures taken with the Intel RealSense
Snapshot can feature depth or motion
effects, see “IntelRealSenseSnapshot”.

11 MicroSD‑card slot Insert a microSD card to expand the

tablet’s storage capacity. Your tablet
supports a microSDcard with capacity up
to 512 GB.

Features | 7

NOTE: The front camera supports zoom, but does not support

the face tracking, continuous auto‑focus, or touch‑to‑focus
feature.

NOTE: The Intel RealSense Snapshot supports continuous
auto‑focus, touch‑to‑focus, and zoom, but does not support the
face tracking feature.

NOTE: The micro‑USB/charging port supports connecting to a
computer and power sharing to connected USB devices.

8 | Accessories

Accessories

Your tablet supports the following accessories:

10 W power adapter and micro-USB cable

Provides power to your tablet and charges the battery.

Setting Up Your Tablet | 9

Setting Up Your Tablet

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, go to
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Charging the Tablet

CAUTION: Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of
0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F).

CAUTION: Use only the supplied power adapter to charge
your tablet. Using unauthorized power adapters or micro-USB
cables may severely damage your tablet.

NOTE: The battery is not fully charged when you unpack your

tablet.

1 Connect the micro‑USB cable into the power adapter.

2 Connect the micro‑USB cable to the micro‑USB/charging port on

the tablet.

3 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the

tablet until the battery is fully charged.

10 | Setting Up Your Tablet

NOTE: A fully discharged battery takes up to 4 hours to fully

charge.

NOTE: You can also trickle charge the tablet via a computer’s
USB port using the micro‑USB cable. When connected to
a computer, the battery charges slowly as the charge time
depends on the power output of the USB port. The tablet may
not charge if it is connected to a computer that is turned off or in
sleep mode, to a USB hub, or to the USB port of a keyboard.

Setting Up Your Tablet | 11

You can check the tablet’s battery charge status from the battery icon
displayed at the top of the screen:

Battery icon Description

Tablet is connected to a power supply and the battery is
fully charged.

Tablet is connected to a power supply and the battery is
charging.

Tablet is running on the battery power and the battery is
discharging.

Tablet is running on the battery power and the battery
charge is low.

Tablet is running on the battery power and the battery
charge is critically low.

12 | Setting Up Your Tablet

TurningOnYourTablet

When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Android
setup to start using your tablet. For more information, see the

Quick

Start Guide

that shipped with your tablet.

1 Press and hold the power button for 7 seconds to turn on your

tablet. The lock screen appears.

2 Swipe the lock icon in any direction to enter the Android

Home screen.

NOTE: Swipe your finger up from the bottom of the lock screen

to access Google Now.

The tablet is ready for use when the Android Home screen is displayed.

Setting Up Your Tablet | 13

TurningOYourTablet

To turn off your tablet, press and hold the power button for at least 2
seconds and then touch Power off.

Locking your tablet

Press the power button to turn off the screen and lock your tablet.

Your tablet provides several screen locks including Slide, Pattern,
PIN, Password, and Face Unlock to protect your tablet against
unauthorized access. To configure the type of the screen lock used
for your tablet:

1 Touch → Settings→ Security→ Screen lock.

2 Select the screen lock you want to use for your tablet and follow

the instructions on the screen.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you choose at least one
of the screen locks to protect your tablet.

14 | Setting Up Your Tablet

Unlocking your tablet

When the screen goes dark and a screen lock is set, you must unlock
your tablet to enter the Home screen.

To unlock your tablet:

1 Press the power button to wake up the screen.

2 Unlock the screen lock using one of the following methods:

Slide

Swipe the lock icon in any direction.

Pattern Draw the correct pattern.

PIN Enter the correct PIN.

Password Enter the correct password.

Face Unlock Capture your face using the front camera.

NOTE: The default screen lock is set to Slide.

NOTE: If a screen lock is not enabled, your tablet enters the

Home screen after pressing the power button.