Dell Venue User Manual

Dell™ Venue

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User's Manual

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make

better use of your smartphone.

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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December 2010 A00

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

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

1) this smartphone may not cause harmful interference and

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

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

For body worn operation, this smartphone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.

Contents

1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . 6

Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use . . . . . . . . 6

Turning On Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning Off Your Smartphone

Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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2 Dell Venue Smartphone Features . . . . . . . . 12

Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Screen Orientation

Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . 23

The Stage Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dell Stage Widgets

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Quick Buttons

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Navigating Applications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

3 Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . . . . 44

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Contents 3

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Android Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Swype Keyboard

Google Search Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Managing Your Smartphone Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

. . . . . . . . . . 70

4 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

E-mail

Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5 Customizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone 120

6 Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone . 125

4 Contents

To change the display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

To change sound and ringtone settings

To manually set the date, time and time zone . . . . 123

To set the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

. . . . . . . 121

Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN . . . . . . 128

Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Password . . 128

Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password 129

7 Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Copying Files to and from the MicroSD. . . . . . . . 135

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Photos and Videos

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Alarm Clock

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Voice Dialer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone

and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync

. . . 150

9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Contents 5

1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue

Smartphone

Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use

1 Remove the back cover

a Slide the back cover down towards the bottom of the smartphone.

b Lift the back cover off the smartphone.

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2 Insert the SIM card

Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the SIM card holder.

NOTE: If you have difficulty in inserting the SIM card, ensure that the

angled corner of the SIM card is aligned with the angled corner of the SIM card holder.

3 Insert the battery

Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery.

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4 Install the microSD card

a Hold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down.

b Slide the microSD card into the microSD card holder.

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5Close the back cover

a Align the tabs on the back cover with the slots on back of the

smartphone.

b Place the cover onto the back of the smartphone, and then slide the

cover towards the top of the smartphone to secure the cover in place.

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6 Charge the smartphone

NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between

0°C and 45°C.

The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.

a Plug the supplied USB cable's micro USB connector into the connector

on the smartphone.

b Plug the other end of the cable to the supplied USB wall charger plug. c Plug the USB wall charger plug into an electric outlet and charge the

smartphone till the battery is fully charged.

NOTE: The smartphone is fully charged within two hours when

connected to a power outlet.

NOTE: To charge your smartphone using a computer, connect the

supplied USB cable's micro USB connector to the smartphone, and the other end of the cable to a USB connector on the computer.

NOTE: The type of USB wall charger plug may vary depending on the

country/region where you purchased the smartphone.

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Turning On Your Smartphone

NOTE: Use this smartphone in an environmental temperature between

-10°C and 55°C.

1 Press and hold the Power button to turn on your smartphone. The

operating system starts up.

2 If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon right

to unlock the screen.

3 If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number

(PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm your input.

4 The smartphone is ready for use when the default Home screen is

displayed.

Turning Off Your Smartphone

1 Press and hold the Power button.

2 Tou c h th e Power off option on the screen.

Turning Off the Screen

If both the smartphone and the screen are on, press the Power button to turn off the screen.

NOTE: If the smartphone is on, but the screen is off, press the Power

button to turn on the screen.

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Features

This section provides information about the features available on your Dell Venue smartphone.

Feature Function(s)

1 Headphone connector Connects to headphones.

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Feature Function(s)

Power and Sleep/Wake button • If the smartphone is off, press and

hold to turn on the smartphone.

• If the smartphone is on, but the screen is off, press to turn on the screen.

• If both the smartphone and the screen are on,

–Press to turn off the screen. –Press and hold to select one of

these options:

Silent mode: The smartphone is set to vibrate mode; all sounds are disabled except for alarms.

Airplane mode: Select to disable all wireless connections.

Power off: Turn off the smartphone.

3 Ambient light sensor (ALS) Controls screen brightness according

to the surrounding lighting conditions.

NOTE: To enable the ambient light

sensor, touch the Home button

Menu button , and then select

Settings Automatic brightness

4 Proximity sensor Automatically turns off screen as you

→ Display→ Brightness→

→ OK.

bring the smartphone close to your face to make or receive a call, in order to prevent unintentional touch on the screen.

5 Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations.

6 Back button

Touch to return to the previous screen, close a dialog box, menu, or pop-up message, and to dismiss the keyboard.

→

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Feature Function(s)

Menu button

Touch to open or close the pop-up menu that displays the available options for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen.

8 Home button

• Touch to return to the default Home screen.

• Touch and hold: For quick access to the recently accessed applications.

9 Microphone Use for voice calls.

10 Micro USB connector • Connects to a USB cable to transfer

files to a computer.

• Connects to a charger to charge the smartphone.

11 Speaker and speakerphone Audio output for video and music

playback.

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Feature Function(s)

1 Camera lens Captures photos and videos.

2 Camera flash For using while capturing photos and

videos.

3 Ring/Silent switch Switches between ring and silent

modes.

• Slide the switch upward to enable

silent mode. The icon appears

in the status area.

4 Back cover Secures the battery in place.

• Slide the switch downward to enable ring mode.

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Feature Function(s)

Camera button • If the camera is not active, press

and hold to start the camera.

• If the camera is active, half press to focus the camera.

• If the camera is active, press to capture a photo or record a video.

• When recording a video, press to stop.

6 Volume down button • While playing media such as music

tracks or video clips: –Press to decrease the media

volume by one level.

–Press and hold to continuously

decrease the media volume.

• Press to mute the ringer while receiving a call.

• In all other situations: –Press to decrease the ringer

volume by one level.

–Press and hold to continuously

decrease the ringer volume.

7 Volume up button • While playing media such as music

tracks or video clips: –Press to increase the media

volume by one level.

–Press and hold to continuously

increase the media volume.

• Press to mute the ringer while receiving a call.

• In all other situations: –Press to increase the ringer

volume by one level.

–Press and hold to continuously

increase the ringer volume.

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Touch Screen

Your smartphone has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the surface of the screen to operate the smartphone.

Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Touc h

Touch gently on the screen with your fingertip.

• Select the items on the screen including options, entries, images, and icons.

• Start applications.

• Press the buttons on the screen.

• Input text using the onscreen keyboard or numeric keypad.

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Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Touch and hold

Touch and hold your finger on the screen. Move an item on a Home

screen, except for the HOME Stage widget.

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Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Drag

1 Touch 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.

• Open/close the application drawer:

–From any of the desktop

Home screens, drag up in the lower area of the screen to open the application drawer.

–To close the application

drawer, drag down anywhere within the application drawer.

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Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Flick or swipe

Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen.

Scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.

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Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Zoom out

Move two fingers close together on the screen.

Reduce the view of an image or web page.

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Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Zoom in

Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image

or web page.

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Screen Orientation

For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the smartphone.

NOTE: The Home screens are always displayed in portrait format and

does not automatically orient to landscape format. Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not support automatic screen orientation to landscape or portrait format.

NOTE: To modify the default behavior, open the orientation settings by

touching the Home button

Display

→ Auto-rotate screen.

→ Menu button → Settings→

Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts

Application - Software which allows you to perform a specific task.

Your smartphone is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional applications can be downloaded from the Android Market.

Widget - A small application which resides on a Home screen and provides quick and easy access to information.

Shortcut - A link that you can add on a Home screen to provide quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or bookmarks.

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The Stage Desktop

As part of the new Dell Stage interface, the Stage desktop is composed of seven individual screens including the HOME screen. The desktop displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to give you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, Twitter or Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.

You can customize the Stage desktop to your personal preferences by adding your own shortcuts or widgets, or by displaying your favorite picture as the desktop wallpaper.

NOTE: For more information on using Dell Stage widgets, see "Dell

Stage Widgets" on page 27.

NOTE: To return to the Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home

screen button .

To navigate across the desktop

Flick the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is displayed.

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To control the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails

The Home screen thumbnails work as shortcuts to their individual Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail will change to represent the Stage widget displayed on the Home screen.

• To bring up the Home screen thumbnails:

1 Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated

in red.

Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails.

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Home screen thumbnails

• To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either:

– Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired

screen.

– To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger

horizontally across the shortcuts, until the desired Home screen appears.

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Dell Stage Widgets

Dell Stage widgets are designed to provide you direct access to your recently-used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & Twitter applications, and frequently-used websites.

Touching the label of any Stage Widget opens the supporting application to it's default screen. For example, touching the label of the MUSIC widget opens up the Music player just as it would by touching the Music icon in the application drawer.

You can use the free Home screens to add the other Stage widgets. The following are the available Dell Stage widgets:

• HOME (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on page 28.)

• CONTACTS (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on page 28.)

• EMAIL (see "Using the EMAIL Stage widget" on page 29.)

• GALLERY (see "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 30.)

• MUSIC (see "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 31.)

• SOCIAL (see "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 32.)

• WEB (see "Using the WEB Stage widget" on page 32.)

Adding a Stage Widget

1 Navigate to a free Home screen.

2 Touch and hold on the Home screen until the Add to Home

screen menu appears.

3 Touc h Stage Widgets.

4 From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select Stage

widget you want to add to the Home screen.

Deleting a Stage Widget

To delete a Stage widget, touch and hold the Stage widget, and then

drag it to the icon that appears at the bottom of the screen. When the Stage widget turns red, release your finger from the screen.

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Using Stage Widgets

Using the HOME Stage widget

From the HOME Stage widget, you can view the weather information of your current location, use Android Market and Google Search, and also touch application shortcuts to access your most recently-used applications.

Using the CONTACTS Stage widget

From the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your favorite contacts, or add a new contact quickly.

• Touch a favorite contact to select the action to proceed with.

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•Touch ADD to go to your address book to add a new contact. Refer to "To add a new contact" on page 51 for instructions on adding contacts. Designate your contact as a Favorite to see it in the Stage CONTACTS Widget.

Using the EMAIL Stage widget

From the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read the e-mail messages in your e-mail account or compose a new message. If you have not set up an e-mail account, touch Add an Account and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your e-mail configuration.

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Using the GALLERY Stage widget

•From the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of your image and video files in the Gallery application. Touch to open an image or a video file.

• Touch the camera in the lower right to take a new picture or video.

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