Dell Venue 7 User Manual

Venue 7

3000 Series

User's Manual

Marketing model: Venue 3741 Regulatory model: T02C Regulatory type: T02C001

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use

of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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2014 – 09

Rev. A00

Contents

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

Charging the Battery ............................ 7

Inserting the MicroSD Card and

Micro-SIM Card (optional)........................8

Getting Started..................................9

Turning on/off the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Finishing Android setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Customizing the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Locking and unlocking your device . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Touch tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Status bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Screen orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Keys and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Apps and widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using Your Device .............................14

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Managing your device's storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Customizing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Protecting Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Troubleshooting ...............................28

Specifications ..................................30

Features

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Part Functionality

1. Front camera Use to make video calls or to capture front photos and

2. Ambient-light

sensor

3. Earpiece Used to transfer sound.

4. Microphone Use for recording sound or to input voice in other

5. Speaker Outputs sound.

6. Micro-SIM card slot Insert a micro-SIM card to access mobile broadband.

7. MicroSD-card slot Insert a microSD card to expand the storage on your

8. Volume buttons • Press to increase or decrease the volume by one

videos.

Detects the ambient light to allow screen-brightness to be adjusted automatically.

voice-based apps.

device.

level.

• Press and hold to continuously increase or decrease the volume.

Features | 5

Part Functionality

9. Battery-charging

status light

10. Power button • Press and hold to turn on your device.

11. Rear camera Capture pictures and videos.

12. Headset port Connect headphones or headset.

13. Micro-USB port Connect a USB cable to charge your device or to

When the device is charging, the battery-charging status light flashes.

• Press and release to lock or unlock the screen.

• While the device is turned on, press and hold to

open the options menu.

connect to your computer.

6 | Features

Charging the Battery

NOTE: Your device may not be fully charged when you receive it. It is

recommended to charge the device for 4 hours for the first time.

CAUTION: Use only the power adapter and/or cable that shipped with the device.

1. Connect the micro-USB end of the USB cable to the USB port of the device.

2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the adapter.

3. Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet.

An animated icon appears on the screen while the battery is being charged.

When the battery is fully charged, the icon is static.

NOTE: When disconnecting the device from the adapter, disconnect the power adapter from the power outlet and then disconnect the cable from your device.

Charging the Battery | 7

Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM Card (optional)

Open the card-slot door

Insert the cards into the respective slots and push the cards in until they click in place

Close the card-slot door

NOTE: Make sure the cards are correctly aligned and are inserted all the way. NOTE: Turn off your device before inserting the microSD card and

micro-SIMcard.

8 | Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM Card (optional)

Getting Started

Turning on/off the device

To turn on your device, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds.

NOTE: When your device is fully discharged, it is recommended to connect the device to the power adapter for charging for 3-5 minutes and then turn on thedevice.

To turn off your device, press the power button to open the options menu, and then select Power off → OK.

Finishing Android setup

After you turn on your device for the first time, follow the prompts on the screen to finish Android setup.

You can configure settings such as language, Wi-Fi, date & time, sign-in to your Google account, and so on.

Getting Started | 9

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