Dell Venue 8 3830, Venue 8 Hspa+, Venue 7 Hspa+, Venue 7 3730 User Manual

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Venue 7/8

User's Manual

Tablet model: Venue 7, Venue 8, Venue 7 3730, Venue 7 HSPA+, Venue 8 3830, Venue 8 HSPA+

Regulatory model: T01C/T02D

Regulatory type: T01C001, T02C002/T02D001, T02D002

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your tablet.

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.

© 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Venueare trademarks of Dell Inc. Bluetooth® is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

2013 – 10      Rev. A00

Contents

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

5

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

. . . . .

6

Inserting the MicroSD Card and

 

 

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

. . . . . . 7

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning on/off the tablet . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

8

Finishing Android setup

 

8

Customizing the screen . . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

9

Locking and unlocking your tablet . . . .

. . . . .

10

Touch tips

 

10

Status bar

 

11

Screen orientation . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

11

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

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12

Apps and widgets

 

12

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

. . . . . 13

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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13

Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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14

Managing your tablet's storage . . . . .

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14

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi

 

15

Connecting to the Internet using mobile

 

 

broadband . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

16

Using the airplane mode

 

17

     3

Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Customizing Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . .

. 19

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 19

Sound settings

20

Date, time, and time zone

20

Protecting Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Screen-unlock pattern

20

PIN

21

Password

21

Face unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

Protecting your SIM card with the SIM lock

 

password (LTE/HSPA+ models only)

22

Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 23

Camera

23

Copying files to and from the tablet

23

Bluetooth

24

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 26

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 26

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 28

4       

Dell Venue 8 3830, Venue 8 Hspa+, Venue 7 Hspa+, Venue 7 3730 User Manual

Features

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Part

 

Functionality

1.

Front camera

Use to make video calls or to capture front photos and videos.

2.

Micro-USB port

Connect the USB cable to charge your tablet or to connect to

 

 

your computer.

3.Volume button • Press to increase or decrease the volume by one level.

Press and hold to continuously increase or decrease the volume.

4.

Service Tag label

Provide the Service Tag when contacting Dell for support.

5.

Speaker

Outputs sound.

6.

MicroSD-card slot

Insert a microSD card to expand the storage on your tablet.

7.

Micro-SIM card slot

Insert a micro-SIM card to access mobile broadband.

 

(HSPA+ models

 

 

only)

 

8.

Power button

• Press and hold to turn on your tablet.

 

 

• Press and release to lock or unlock the screen.

 

 

• In standby mode, press and hold to open the options menu.

9.

Microphone

Use for recording sound or inputting voice in other

 

 

voice-based apps.

10.

Headset connector

Connect headphones or headset.

11.

Rear camera

Capture pictures and videos.

Features        5

Charging the Battery

NOTE: Your tablet may not be fully charged when you receive it. It is recommend to charge the tablet for 4 hours for the first time.

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

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

3.Connect the power adapter to a power outlet.

An animated icon appears on the screen while the battery is being charged. When the battery is fully charged, the icon is static.

4.While disconnecting the cable, unplug the power adapter from the power outlet and then the micro-USB end of the USB cable from the USB port of your tablet.

6        Charging the Battery

Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM

Card (optional)

Open the card-slot door, insert the cards into their respective slots, and close the card-slot door.

NOTE: Make sure the cards are correctly aligned and are inserted all the way.

SIM

SIM

Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM Card (optional)        7

Getting Started

Turning on/off the tablet

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

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

Finishing Android setup

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

You can configure settings such as language, date and time, connect to your Wi-Fi network, sign-in to your Google account, enable Google location services, and so on.

8        Getting Started

Customizing the screen

After finishing several Android setup optionally, you can customize your tablet's screen as prompted.

Getting Started        9

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