Dell Venue 8 7840 User manual
Venue 8
7000 Series
User’s Manual
Tablet model: Venue 8 7840
Regulatory model: T02E
Regulatory type: T02E001
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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respective companies.
May 2015 Rev. A01
Contents
Features ........................................................................... 5
Accessories ..................................................................... 8
Setting up your tablet ................................................... 9
Charging the tablet ..................................................................... 9
Turningonyourtablet ..............................................................12
Turningoffyourtablet ..............................................................13
Lockingyourtablet ....................................................................13
Unlocking your tablet ...............................................................14
Inserting a microSD card ..........................................................15
Removing the microSD card ...................................................16
Using headphones ..................................................................... 17
Using your tablet ......................................................... 18
Home screen ..............................................................................18
Gestures ...................................................................................... 23
Screen orientation .................................................................... 26
Wi-Fi setting ............................................................................... 27
Bluetooth setting ...................................................................... 28
IntelRealSenseSnapshot ........................................................ 29
Synchronizing your tablet ........................................................31
Resetting your tablet ................................................................ 32
Cleaning your tablet ................................................................. 33
Troubleshooting .......................................................... 34
Contents | 3
Locating your Service Tag and
ExpressServiceCode ................................................. 37
Contacting Dell
Specifications
Glossary
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Features
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Feature Functionality
1 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
open the options menu.
2 Volume buttons • Press to increase or decrease volume.
• Press and hold to continuously increase
or decrease the volume.
3 Microphone • Records sound.
• Provides sound input.
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Features | 5
Feature Functionality
4 Ambient-light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness
of the display’s backlight based on the
surrounding light intensity.
5 Front camera • Captures pictures or records videos.
• Use to make video calls.
6 Headset port Connect a headset, headphone,
microphone, or other audio equipment
to listen to stereo sound, record audio, or
make calls.
7 Micro-USB/Charging port • Connect the supplied power adapter
and micro-USB cable to provide power
to the tablet and charge the battery.
• Connect the micro-USB cable to a
computer to trickle charge the battery.
• Connect the micro-USB cable to
a computer or USB devices, for
transferring data, music, photos, and
videos.
8 Speaker Provides audio output.
9 Service Tag label Use the Service Tag and Express Service
Code when contacting Dell for customer
service or technical support.
10 Intel RealSense Snapshot Captures pictures or records videos.
Pictures taken with the Intel RealSense
Snapshot can feature depth or motion
effects. For more information, see
“IntelRealSenseSnapshot”.
11 MicroSD-card slot Insert a microSD card to expand the
tablet’s storage capacity. Your tablet
supports a microSDcard with capacity up
to 512 GB.
6 | Features
NOTE: The front camera supports zoom, but does not support
the 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 the
face tracking feature.
NOTE: The micro-USB/charging port supports connecting to a
computer and power sharing to connected USB devices.
Features | 7
Accessories
Your tablet supports the following accessories:
10 W power adapter and micro-USB cable
Provides power to your tablet and charges the battery.
8 | Accessories
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, go to
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Charging the 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 is not 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.
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3 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the
tablet until the battery is fully charged.
NOTE: A fully discharged battery takes up to 4 hours to fully
charge.
NOTE: You can also trickle charge the tablet via a computer’s
USB port 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 computer that is turned off or in
sleep mode, to a USB hub, or to the USB port of a keyboard.
10 | Setting up your tablet
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
Turningonyourtablet
When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Android
setup to start using your tablet. For more information, see the
Start Guide
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.
that shipped with your tablet.
NOTE: Swipe the lock screen left to launch the Camera app.
Quick
The tablet is ready for use when the Android Home screen is displayed.
12 | Setting up your tablet
Turningoyourtablet
To turn off your tablet, press and hold the power button for at least 2
seconds and then touch Power off.
Lockingyourtablet
Press the power button to turn off the screen and lock your tablet.
Your tablet provides several screen locks including Swipe, Pattern, PIN,
and Password to protect your tablet against unauthorized access. To
configure the type of the screen lock used for your tablet:
1 Touch → Settings→ Security→ Screen lock.
2 Select the screen lock you want to use for your tablet and follow
the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you choose at least one
of the screen locks to protect your tablet.
Setting up your tablet | 13
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