Dell Venue 10 7000 Series User Manual

Venue 10

7000 Series

User’s Manual

Tablet model: Venue 7040
Regulatory model: T13G
Regulatory type: T13G001

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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their respective companies.

2015 - 05 Rev. A00

Contents | 3

Contents

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

Tablet features ..............................................................................5

Keyboard features ....................................................................... 8

Accessories ..................................................................... 9

Setting up your tablet ................................................. 10

Charging your tablet ................................................................ 10

Connectingyour tablet to the keyboard ..............................12

Disconnecting your tablet from the keyboard ....................14

Modes ...........................................................................................15

Turningonyourtablet ..............................................................16

Turningoffyourtablet ..............................................................16

Locking your tablet ....................................................................17

Unlocking your tablet ...............................................................17

Inserting microSD card .............................................................18

Removing microSD card ..........................................................19

Using headphones ....................................................................20

Using your tablet ......................................................... 21

Home screen ..............................................................................21

Gestures ...................................................................................... 26

Screen orientation .................................................................... 29

Wi‑Fi .............................................................................................30

Bluetooth .....................................................................................31

IntelRealSenseSnapshot ........................................................ 32

Synchronizing your tablet ....................................................... 34

Resetting your tablet ................................................................ 35

4 | Contents

Using the keyboard ..................................................... 36

Pairing a keyboard with your tablet ...................................... 36

Connecting to the keyboard in Airplane mode .................. 38

Shortcut keys ............................................................................. 39

Cleaning your tablet and keyboard ......................... 41

Troubleshooting .......................................................... 42

Locating your Service Tag and

ExpressServiceCode .................................................46

Contacting Dell ........................................................... 47

Specifications ...............................................................48

Glossary ........................................................................ 51

Features | 5

Features

Tablet features

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Feature Functionality

1 Front camera • Captures pictures or records videos.

• Use to make video calls.

2 Ambient‑light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness

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

3 Microphones (2) • Record sound.

• Provide sound input.

4 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

display the options menu.

5 Volume buttons • Press to increase or decrease volume.

• Press and hold to continuously increase

or decrease the volume.

6 | Features

Feature Functionality

6 Microphone • Records sound.

• Provides sound input.

7 Speakers (2) Provide audio output.

8 Keyboard slots (2) Connect the Venue 10 keyboard. For more

information, see “Connectingyour tablet
to the keyboard”.

9 Headset port Connect a headset, headphone,

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

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

and micro‑USB cable to charge
thetablet.

• Connect the micro‑USB cable to a
computer to transfer documents,
music, photos, and videos, or trickle
charge the battery.

• Connect USB devices, using an optional
USB On‑The‑Go (OTG) dongle, for
transferring documents, music, photos,
videos, and so on.

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.

12 Service Tag label Use the Service Tag and Express Service

Code when contacting Dell for customer
service or technical support.

13 Intel RealSense Snapshot Captures pictures or recordsvideos.

For more information, see
“IntelRealSenseSnapshot”.

Features | 7

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

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
face tracking.

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

8 | Features

Keyboard features

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Feature Functionality

1 Tablet connectors (2) Connect your tablet to the keyboard.

For more information, see
“Connectingyour tablet to the keyboard”.

2 Shortcut keys Provides quick access to the features

you use most frequently. For more
information, see “Shortcut keys”.

3 Touchpad and click area Provides the function of a mouse.

NOTE: The keyboard is powered by your tablet. To activate

the keyboard, ensure your tablet is properly connected to the
keyboard. For more information, see “Connectingyour tablet to
the keyboard”.

NOTE: The keyboard shipped with your tablet is already paired
with the tablet. For pairing instructions, see “Pairing a keyboard
with your tablet”.

Accessories | 9

Accessories

Your tablet supports the following accessories:

Venue 10 keyboard

Provides traditional typing option within the Android interface, as well
as various convenient navigation options, such as built‑in shortcut
keys and touchpad.

10 | Setting up your tablet

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, see
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Charging your 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 may not be 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.

Setting up your tablet | 11

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

tablet battery until it is fully charged.

NOTE: A fully discharged battery takes up to 7 hours to fully
charge when the tablet is not in use.

NOTE: You can also trickle charge the tablet by connecting
your tablet to a computer 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 USB hub, or if the
computer is switched off or in sleep mode.

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

Battery icon Description

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

Connectingyour tablet to the keyboard

NOTE: The keyboard communicates to your tablet using

Bluetooth. Before using your keyboard, ensure that Bluetooth is
enabled on your tablet. For more information, see “Turning on/
off Bluetooth”.

1 Align the keyboard slots with the tablet connectors.

2 Insert the tablet into the keyboard until it magnetically clicks into

place.

Setting up your tablet | 13

After your tablet successfully connects to the keyboard, the
keyboard backlight and the Caps Lock light turn on, and the
Bluetooth keyboard is connected message is displayed briefly on
the screen.

NOTE: When a keyboard is connected to your tablet, the
on‑screen keyboard does not appear when a text input field is
selected.

14 | Setting up your tablet

Disconnecting your tablet from the
keyboard

CAUTION: Do not try to forcefully disconnect your tablet from
the keyboard. Disconnect your tablet from the keyboard by
following these instructions.

CAUTION: To prevent the tablet from accidentally falling over,
ensure that you hold the tablet firmly with one hand while
disconnecting from the keyboard.

1 Open the tablet to the widest possible angle.

2 Hold down the keyboard, and push the center of the tablet

outwards.

Setting up your tablet | 15

Modes

Laptop mode

Connect the tablet to the keyboard with the display facing toward the
keyboard.

Tent mode

Connect the tablet to the keyboard with the display facing away from
the keyboard.

NOTE: The keyboard is disabled in this mode.

16 | Setting up your tablet

Turningonyourtablet

When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Android
setup. 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 screen up to display the Android Home screen.

NOTE: Swipe the lock screen left to launch the Camera app.

NOTE: If the lock screen is set to PIN, Pattern or Password, you

need to unlock the tablet first to access the Home screen. For
more information, see “Unlocking your tablet”.

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

Turningoyourtablet

To turn off your tablet, press and hold the power button until the
options menu is displayed and then tap Power off.