Dell Venue 7040 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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2015 - 05 Rev. A00

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

Contents | 3

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

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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.

Features | 5

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”.

6 | Features

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.

Features | 7

Keyboard features

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”.

8 | Features

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.

Accessories | 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, 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.

10 | Setting up your tablet

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.

Setting up your tablet | 11

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.

12 | Setting up your tablet

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.

Setting up your tablet | 13

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.

14 | Setting up your tablet

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.

Setting up your tablet | 15

Turningonyourtablet

When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Android setup. For more information, see the 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”.

Quick Start Guide

that shipped

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.

16 | Setting up your tablet

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