Dell M02M001 Tablet Computer User Manual LG7 bk0

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Dell™ Streak 7User's ManualCOMMENT
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device. 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.____________________Information in this document is subject to change without notice.© 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.Adobe Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions; Microsoft, Windows, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint, are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.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.November 2010 A00Federal Communications Commission (FCC) StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC R ules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:1) this device may not cause harmful interference and2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Contents 3Contents1 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features. . . . . . . 72 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Getting Your Device Ready for Use . . . . . . . . 11Turning On Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Turning Off Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Out-Of-Box Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts . . . . . . 17The Dell™ Stage Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Dell™ Stage Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Quick Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Navigating the Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4Contents4 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . 36Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Pop-up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Managing Your Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . 515 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Browsing the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Synchronizing Your Google Data . . . . . . . . 1066 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Sound and Ringtone Settings . . . . . . . . . . 108Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Contents 57 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Protect Your Device Data With a ScreenUnlock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Protect Your Device Data With a PIN . . . . . . 114Protect Your Device Data With a Password . . 115Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM LockPassword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1168 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Copying Files to and From the Device . . . . . 119Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1349 Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
6Contents10 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode . . . . . 139
Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features 7Dell Streak 7 Tablet FeaturesThis section provides information about the features available on your device.Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality1Headphone connector Connects to headphones.2Speaker Provides audio output for video and music playback.3Volume up button • Press to increase the media volume by one level.• Press and hold to continuously increase the media volume.4Volume down button • Press to decrease the media volume by one level.• Press and hold to continuously decrease the media volume.542138976
8Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features5Power and Sleep/Wake button • Press and hold to turn on the device.• Press to turn the screen on or off.• While the device is on, press and hold to select one of these options: –Silent mode: The device is set to vibrate mode; all sounds are disabled except for alarms.–Airplane mode: Disable all wireless connections.–Power off: Turn off the device.6Battery status light Indicates the battery charge status and pending notifications. The different lights indicate the following:• Solid green — Battery is fully charged when connected to power.• Solid amber — Battery is charging.• Solid red — Battery charge is low and the battery is charging.• Blinking red — Battery charge is low.• Blinking green — Indicates pending notifications.7Back button Touch to return to the previous screen, close a dialog box, menu, or pop-up message, and to dismiss the keyboard.8Menu button Touch to open or close options menus that display available tools for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen.Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features 99Home button • Touch to open the central Home screen.• Touch and hold for quick access to the most recently used applications.130-pin connector • Connects to the supplied USB cable for transferring files to and from a computer.• Connects to the supplied USB cable and USB wall charger adapter to charge the device.2Touch screen Touch the screen to use on-screen controls including buttons, menu items, and the keyboard.3Reset button Push the button to reset the device to the default state.4SD card slot Holds the SD card in place.5SIM card slot(available on select models only)Holds the SIM card in place.6Slot door Provides access to the SIM card and SD card slots.Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality97124 5 638
10 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features7Speaker Provides audio output for video and music playback.8Microphone Used for making video calls with supportive web applications, such as Skype.9Front-facing camera • Use for taking a front view picture, for example, a self-portrait.• Used for making video calls with supportive web applications, such as Skype.1Camera lens Captures pictures and videos.2Camera flash Use for capturing pictures and videos in dimly lit environments.12
Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 11Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 TabletGetting Your Device Ready for UseInsert the SIM cardInsert the SD card1Pull out the slot door.2Hold the SIM card with the metal contacts facing down, and follow the SIM card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot.1Pull out the slot door.2121
12 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 TabletCharge the battery NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between 0°C and 45°C. NOTE: The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.1Connect the supplied USB cable's 30-pin connector into the 30-pin connector on the device.2Connect the cable's USB connector into the supplied USB wall charger adapter.3Connect the USB wall charger adapter into a power outlet and charge the device until the battery is fully charged. NOTE: When charging the battery by connecting the device to an electrical outlet, the battery requires about 4 hours to be fully charged.2Hold the SD card with the metal contacts facing down, and follow the SD card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SD card into the SD card slot.
Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 13Turning On Your Device NOTE: Use this device in an environmental temperature between -10°C and 55°C.1Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on your device. The operating system starts up.2If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon up to unlock the screen.3If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number (PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm your input.The device is ready for use when the Home screen is displayed.Turning Off Your Device1Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button .2Touch t he Power off option on the screen.Turning Off the ScreenIf both the device and the screen are on, press the Power and Sleep/Wake button once to turn off the screen. NOTE: If the device is on, but the screen is off, press the Power and Sleep/Wake button once to turn on the screen. For information on unlocking the screen, see "The Screen Lock Wallpaper" on page 35.
14 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletUnderstanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletOut-Of-Box WizardTo view the on-screen Out-Of-Box Wizard for basic controls of your device, touch the Home button → the Launcher button → welcome, and follow the instructions to proceed.You can play the wizard videos to get a quick overview of the device.At any point during the video, you can touch CONTINUE and PREVIOUS to go to next or previous page.After viewing the last page, touch DONE to return to the Home screen.Touch ScreenYour device has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the surface of the screen to operate the device.Finger Gestures Allows you to:TouchTap gently on the screen with your fingertip.• Select the items on the screen including options, entries, images, and icons.• Start applications.• Press the buttons on the screen.• Input text using the on-screen keyboard.
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 15Touch and holdTouch and hold your finger on the screen.• Enable the moving mode of an item on the Home screen.• Open the context menu.Drag1Touch and hold your finger on an item on the screen.2Keeping your finger in contact with the screen, move your fingertip to the desired location.3Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location.• Move items such as images and icons on the screen.• Scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.Finger Gestures Allows you to:
16 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletFlick or swipeMove your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen.Quickly scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.Zoom outMove two fingers close together on the screen.Reduce the view of an image or web page(zoom out).Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 17Screen OrientationFor optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the device. NOTE: Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape format. NOTE: To modify the default rotating behavior, open the rotation settings by touching the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Display→ Auto-rotate screen.Applications, Widgets, and ShortcutsApplication — Software which allows you to perform a specific task. Your device is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional applications can be downloaded from the Android Market.Widget — A small application which resides on the Home screen and provides quick and easy access to information. For example, the Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update your status.Zoom inMove two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web page(zoom in).Finger Gestures Allows you to:
18 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletShortcut — A link that you can create on your Home Screen to provide quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or bookmarks.The Dell™ Stage DesktopThe Dell Stage desktop is composed of multiple screens including the Home screen. The desktop displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to give you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, Twitter or Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.You can personalize the Stage desktop by adding your own shortcuts or widgets, or by displaying your favorite picture as the desktop wallpaper. NOTE: The desktop screens are fixed, and cannot be added or deleted. NOTE: For more information on using Dell Stage widgets, see "Dell™ Stage Widgets" on page 21. NOTE: To return to the Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home screen button .Home screen
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 19To navigate across the desktopFlick the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is displayed.To navigate the Home screens using Home screen thumbnailsThe Home screen thumbnails act as shortcuts to their individual Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail represents the Stage widget.• To view the Home screen thumbnails:• To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either:1Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated in red.2Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails.12
20 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet– Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired screen.– To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger horizontally across the thumbnails, until the desired Home screen appears.Home screen thumbnails
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 21Dell™ Stage WidgetsDell™ Stage widgets gives you direct access to your most recently used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & Twitter updates, and frequently viewed websites.You can create your own Stage widgets on free Home screens to access the desired items.Adding a Stage Widget1Flick to the desktop screen where you want to add a Stage widget.2To reserve enough space for the widget, remove unwanted items from the screen (see "To remove a Home screen item" on page 28).3To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:• Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.• Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option.4Touch Stage Widgets.5From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select the Stage widget you want to add to the screen.Deleting a Stage Widget1Touch and hold the Stage widget.2Drag the widget over the icon.3When the widget turns red, release your finger from the screen to delete the widget.
22 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletUsing Stage WidgetsTouching the label of any Stage Widget opens the supporting application in its default screen. For example, touching the label of the MUSIC widget opens the Music player in the same manner as it would by touching the Music icon in the application drawer.To use the HOME Stage WidgetFrom the HOME Stage widget, you can touch application shortcuts to access your most recently-used applications.To use the CONTACTS Stage WidgetFrom the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your existing contacts or add a new contact quickly.• Touch the tile of an existing contact and select the action to proceed with the contact.•Touch the ADD tile to add a new contact.To use the EMAIL Stage WidgetFrom the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read your e-mails in your e-mail account or compose a new e-mail. If you have not set up an e-mail account, touch Add an Account and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your e-mail configuration.To use the GALLERY Stage WidgetFrom the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of your recent pictures and videos from the Gallery application. Touch the thumbnail of a picture or video to view or play it.To use the MUSIC Stage WidgetFrom the MUSIC Stage widget, you can view the music albums or playlists created on your device.• Touch a music album to browse for its songs. Touch a song to start playback.• Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to start playback.
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 23To use the SOCIAL Stage WidgetThe SOCIAL Stage widget provides widgets to display the latest postings from your Twitter or Facebook account. To use the Twitter and Facebook widgets, you need to sign in to your Twitter or Facebook account with your e-mail address and password. NOTE: The SOCIAL Stage Widget displays either Facebook or Twitter. If you want to display both applications on the Home screen, add another SOCIAL widget to a different screen and sign in to the appropriate service there.To use the Twitter widget1Flick through the tweets (Twitter messages) posted by all the authors you follow.2Touch a tweet to view the other tweets posted by the same author.3To post your tweet, touch the text box, type your tweet, and then touch the Update button. You can also touch the Update button to compose and post your tweet. NOTE: For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see "Facebook" on page 68 and "Twitter" on page 72.To use the WEB Stage WidgetThe WEB Stage widget shows your recently-visited websites and bookmarks. Touch the website you want to visit, or touch MORE BOOKMARKS to select a website to visit.To find information on the Internet, you can also:• Touch the Google search text box on the top of the widget, enter the name or keyword of the topic you are looking for, and touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box.• Touch that appears beside the search box, and say the name or keyword of the topic you are looking for.
24 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletCustomizing Your Home screenTo add an item to a Home screen1Touch the Home button .2Flick to the screen where you want to add the item.3To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:• Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.• Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option.4Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen:Items StepsShortcutsAdd shortcuts for items that you want to access directly from the Home screen.Applications:1Scroll through the application menu to locate the desired application.2Touch the desired application to create the shortcut on the current Home screen.Bookmark:1Flick through the Bookmarks list to locate the desired bookmark.2Touch the desired bookmark to create the shortcut on the current Home screen.Contact:1Flick through the Contacts entries to locate the desired contact.2Touch the desired contact entry to create the shortcut on the current Home screen.Direct message: Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen. You can touch the shortcut to compose and send a message to the number.
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 25Shortcuts Directions & Navigation: Create a shortcut that you can touch to open Google Maps and view directions to a location.1Type your destination in the text box.2Choose how you want to get to your destination by touching the driving, public transportation, or walking icon (from left to right).3Enter a name for the shortcut.4Touch the shortcut icon that you want to use for the shortcut.5Touch the Save button.NOTE: For more information on getting directions using Google Maps, see "To get directions" on page 88.Gmail label: Touch to create a desired Gmail label shortcut so that you can access your e-mails with that label from the desktop.Latitude: Create a shortcut that you can touch to open Google Latitude to share locations with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with their Google accounts.Music playlist: Create a Play all or a Recently added shortcut that you can touch to play all songs or recently added songs.Settings:1Scroll through the settings to locate the desired setting.2Touch the desired setting to create the shortcut on the current Home screen, where you can touch the shortcut to access the setting.Items Steps
26 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletWidgetsAdd widgets to display active Home screen windows or controls for your favorite applications or web-based services, such as an analog clock, the music player, the Google Quick Search Box, or a calendar showing upcoming events.1Touch and hold an empty area on a Home screen.2Touc h Widgets in the Add to Home screen menu that appears.3Flick through the available applications or services to locate the desired application or service.4Touch the desired widget to add it on the Home screen.FoldersYou can create the following folders:New folder: Add a folder where you can store your Home screen shortcuts.All contacts: Add a shortcut to all your contacts stored in the Contacts application.Bluetooth received: Add a shortcut to access files received through Bluetooth®.Contacts with phone numbers: Add a shortcut to the contacts with phone numbers.Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a star.Touch the desired folder to create one on the Home screen.Once the folder is on your Home screen, you can drag and drop an item on top of the folder in order to add it to the folder.Items Steps
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 27WallpapersChange the wallpaper of your Home screen.Gallery: Open the Gallery application and select a saved picture as a wallpaper, or touch to open the camera application and capture a picture that you can set as a wallpaper.1Touch a picture category from your collection, such as Camera, downloaded, and so on.2Flick the picture thumbnails horizontally to locate the desired picture.3Touch the picture to display it.4To cut a portion of the picture as the wallpaper, move the crop frame and drag the angles to locate the desired part.5Touch the Save button to set the wallpaper.Live wallpapers: Select an animated and interactive wallpaper.Wallpapers: Flick to or touch a picture thumbnail to display a picture, then touch Set wallpaper to set it as a wallpaper.NOTE: You can also touch the Home button → the Menu button → Wallpaper to change your Home screen wallpaper.Items Steps
28 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletTo add an application shortcut from the main applications view1Touch the Launcher button at the bottom of the screen to enter the main applications view.2On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and drag it onto the current Home screen. The application’s icon appears on the Home screen.To move a Home screen item1Touch and hold the item you want to reposition until it magnifies and becomes movable. The device vibrates to indicate that the item’s moving mode is activated. NOTE: To disable the item’s moving mode, release the item.2With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen, drag the item to another location on the screen.3Release the item in the desired location.To remove a Home screen item1Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.2Drag the item onto the top of the Trash icon , and when the item turns red release it.To open a Home screen folder1Touch the folder to open a panel displaying the contents of the folder.2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.To close a Home screen folderTouch the Close icon to close the panel.To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder1Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.2Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen.
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 29 NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder1Touch a fo lder on the Home screen to view the contents.2Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable. The shortcut pops out and the folder closes automatically.3Drag the shortcut to another location on the Home screen.To rename a Home screen folder1Touch a folder to open the folder panel.2Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel , until the Rename folder menu opens.3Touch t he Folder name text box to type the name using the on-screen keyboard.4Touch OK to confirm.Status BarThe status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification, status, and time areas.1Notification area • The notification area displays notification icons to inform you of new e-mail, messages, and so on.• Touch and drag down the status bar to view the notifications listed in the order of arrival time, and then touch a notification to view the desired message, and e-mail.123
30 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletThe status area may also display some of the following icons:2Status area • Displays status icons to show the current state of your device, such as battery power, charging progress, alarms set, network connections, and so on.• Touch and drag down the status bar to view the information regarding the carrier currently in use, remaining battery charge, and so on.3Time area Displays the current time.Alarm is set 3G data network is connectedBattery status — 100% full 3G data network is in useBattery is low and needs to be chargedGPRS data network is connectedBattery is extremely low and needs to be charged immediatelyGPRS data network is in useBattery is charging EDGE data network is connectedVibrate mode is enabled EDGE data network is in useSilent mode is enabledHSPA data network is connected (only available for carrier-specific versions)Signal strength — strongHSPA data network is in use(only available for carrier-specific versions)No signal Roaming signal strength — strongAirplane mode is enabled Connected to a Wi-Fi networkBluetooth is enabled No SIM card is inserted
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 31The notification area may also display some of the following icons:Connected to a new Bluetooth deviceGPS satellites function is enabled Ongoing data synchronization Receiving location data from GPS satellitesProblem with sign-in or sync New e-mail messageSD card is full Download in progressA Wi-Fi network is found Download completeUSB cable is connected Application update availableSome notifications not displayed The SD card is safe to removeNew Gmail message Song is playingNew SMS/MMS New e-mail messageProblem with SMS/MMS delivery New Google Talk messageNew voicemail Upcoming calendar event
32 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletQuick ButtonsThe quick buttons at the bottom of the Home screen allow you to quickly access the application drawer and some main functions.1Home screen dots • Touch the dots at the bottom left of the screen to display the Home screen thumbnails.• Double-tap the dots at the bottom left of the screen to move to the first the Home screen.2Gmail button Touch the Gmail button to open the Gmail application. For more information on using Gmail, see "Gmail" on page 76.3Launcher button • Touch the Launcher button to display the application drawer.• Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the Home screen thumbnails.4Browser button Touch the Browser button to open the Browser application.5Home screen dots • Touch the dots at the bottom right of the screen to display the Home screen thumbnails.• Double-tap the dots at the bottom right of the screen to move to the last the Home screen.2341 5
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 33Navigating the ApplicationsYou can find applications available on your device in these screen elements:Application DrawerThe application drawer can be accessed from any home screen and contains all of the applications installed on the device, including those you have downloaded from the Android Market.To open the application drawer1Touch the Home button to display the default Home screen on the desktop.2From any of the desktop Home screens, you can:• Drag up in the lower area of the screen.• Touch the Launcher button .To navigate pages of applicationsFlick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to run it.To close the application drawer• Drag down anywhere within the application drawer.• To return to the default Home screen, touch .• To return to the current Home screen, touch .
34 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 TabletApplication ShortcutsTo quickly launch applications on the Home screen, you can add shortcuts for frequently-used applications to the Home screen or to the folder that you created on the Home screen. For more information, see "Customizing Your Home screen" on page 24.To open an application using the application shortcuts1Touch the Home button .2If the desired application shortcut displays on the Home screen, touch the shortcut to run the application.If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen, touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then touch the desired application shortcut.Recent ApplicationsTo open a recently used application1Touch and hold the Home button to view the recently used applications, or create the HOME Stage Widget on the Home screen which contains the most recently used applications (see "Adding a Stage Widget" on page 21).2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 35The Screen Lock WallpaperYou can set the display to turn off automatically after a timeout period of inactivity, or turn it off manually by pressing the power button .When you press the power button to wake up the display, the screen lock wallpaper appears to help prevent unintentional touch of the screen. NOTE: To set the duration the screen remains on before turning off after the last operation, touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Display→ Screen timeout.1Drag or flick this button downward to enable or disable the vibration mode.2Drag or flick this button upward to unlock the screen.12
36 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletUsing Your Dell Streak 7 TabletManaging ContactsTo view and manage your contacts:•Touch Contacts •Touch → Contacts.To add a new contact1Touch the Menu button → New contact.2Select the account where you want to add this contact, such as your Gmail account.1This area shows the account in which the new contact is stored.2Touch to take a photo or select a photo from the Gallery application to use as the contact’s visual caller ID.3Enter the contact information using the on-screen keyboard. Scroll the screen to find more items to fill.1872345 69
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 37To find a contact1To locate a contact, you can either:• Flick the contact list until you find the contact.• Touch the Menu button → Search, and then type either the contact’s full name or only the first letters of it into the Search contacts text box. The screen displays the matching contacts.2Once the contact is located, touch the contact’s entry to view the contact’s details.To e-mail or send a message to a contact1On the Contacts list, find a desired contact.2Do one of the following:• Touch the photo icon of the contact. The icons that represent the actions you can do such as e-mail or address search on Maps appear. Touch the action you want to perform.• Touch the contact entry to view the contact details, and then touch E-mail to send e-mail using the e-mail accounts you have set up on your device, or touch to send a message.To edit or share a contact1On the Contacts list, find the desired contact.2Touch the contact entry to view the contact details.4Touch to replace a default information label with another label that you can choose from the Select label list. For example, you can change the label from Mobile phone number to Home phone number.5Touch Done to save the new contact to your Contacts list.6Touch to return to your Contacts list.7Touch to remove an item from the current information category.8Touch to add a new item to the current information category. For example, you can add a second phone number.9Touch to fill more information about the contact.
38 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet3Touch the Menu button , and then touch Edit contact to edit the contact details, or touch Share to share the contact information with your friends through e-mail or Bluetooth. NOTE: For information about composing and sending messages, see Messaging. For information about using the e-mail applications, see "Gmail" on page 76 and "E-mail" on page 65.Contacts settingsIn Contacts , touch the Menu button .Display options Choose from which accounts you want to display the contacts, or set your device to only display the contacts who have phone numbers.AccountsNOTE: If you want to synchronize individual data manually, clear Auto-sync, and then from your account, touch a data item to start synchronization of that data.While data is syncing, the sync icon appears on the status bar, and the sync icon appears on the option of the data being synced.Contacts stored on your device can be synchronized with a computer using Nero PC Suite; contacts stored on your personal e-mail account such as Gmail can be synchronized through an Internet connection.• To select the data to synchronize:1Select Background data to make all the sync options available.2Select Auto-sync to let the device automatically synchronize the selected data in your e-mail account, which may include Contacts, Gmail, Calendar, Picasa Web Albums, or Twitter data.• To select the data to sync from your e-mail account:1Touch your e-mail account to open the Data & synchronization list.2Select the data that you want the device to synchronize automatically, such as Sync Contacts, Sync Gmail, Sync Calendar, Sync Picasa Web Albums, and Sync Twitter data.Import/Export You can import contacts from your SIM/SD card to your device, export contacts from your device to your SD card, and share visible contacts using Bluetooth or Gmail.
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 39MessagingTo compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages, touch → Messaging . The Messaging screen opens with a list of messages or message threads representing all the received, sent, and draft messages. NOTE: For information about the message thread, see "Receiving text and multimedia messages" on page 43.To compose and send a text message1On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The composer screen opens.2In the To field, type the mobile phone number or the contact name of the recipient. As you type a phone number or contact name, matching contacts with their mobile numbers appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact to enter the contact’s mobile number, or continue typing the desired phone number. You can also touch to select the recipient from the previous message recipients, or touch to select from your contacts.3Repeat step 2 to enter more mobile numbers if you want to send the message to multiple mobile phone users.4If you want to add a subject line to the message, touch the Menu button → Add subject.5Touch t he Type to compose text field to start composing your message.6Touch t he Send button to send the text message.7To start a text conversation similar to online instant messaging, you can continue to compose and send messages to the same recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs.
40 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletTo compose and send a multimedia message1In the To field, type the recipient’s mobile phone number, e-mail address, or contact name. Matching contacts with their mobile numbers or e-mail addresses appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact, or continue typing the desired phone number or e-mail address. You can also touch to select the recipient from the previous message recipients, or touch to select from your contacts.2Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your message.3While editing your message, you can touch the Menu button → Attach to insert media items into the message. See the following table for more information.4When you have completed editing the multimedia message, touch the Send button to send the message.You can attach any of the following items to a multimedia message:Picture Open the Gallery application and touch a picture file to attach it to your message.Capture picture Open the Camera application to capture a picture, and then attach it to your message. For more information about the Camera application, see "Camera" on page 117.Videos Open the Gallery application and touch a video clip to attach it to your message.Capture video Open the Camcorder application to capture a video clip, and then attach it to your message. For more information about the Camcorder application, see "Camera" on page 117.
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 41Audio Open the Select music track menu. Touch a desired audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to your message.To attach an audio file stored on the SD card to your MMS:1Create a folder named Ringtones in the SD card.2Open the Ringtones folder.3Copy the audio file you want to attach to your MMS into the Ringtones folder.4On the MMS composer screen, touch the Menu button → Attach→ Audio.5Select the audio file to attach it to your MMS.Record audio • Open the Music application and select a music file from the list.• Open the Sound Recorder application to record an audio clip:–Touch to start recording.–Touch to stop recording.–Touch to listen to the recording.–Touch Use this recording to attach the recording to your message.
42 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletSlideshow Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide show and attach it to your message. 1Touc h Add slide to create new slides.2Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open the slideshow editor screen.3Touc h Add picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide.4You can touch the text field at the bottom of the screen to compose a caption for the displayed slide.5Touch the Menu button to preview the slide, remove the picture, add a music to the current slide, add a new slide, or change the slide duration or the text and picture layout.6When editing multiple slides, touch to edit the next slide; touch to return to the previous slide.NOTE: You can create a slideshow of up to ten slides.7To replace a picture, on the slideshow editor screen, touch the Replace picture button and select a new picture to replace. To remove the current slide, touch the Remove Slide button. To preview the slideshow, touch the Preview button.8When complete, touch the Done button to attach the slideshow to your message.9On the message composer screen, touch the slideshow attachment icon to play back the slide show; touch Edit to modify the slideshow.10 To remove the slideshow attachment from your message, touch Edit→ Menu button → Discard slideshow.
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 43Receiving text and multimedia messagesDepending on your notification settings, the device rings, vibrates, or displays a message briefly in the status bar as a new text or multimedia message is received.A new message icon appears and stays in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of a new message. NOTE: To alter the notification settings for new messages, in the Messaging application, touch the Menu button → Settings→ Notification settings. You can then decide whether to display a text notification in the status bar when a new message arrives, select a ringtone that rings on the arrival of a new message, or let the device vibrate to notify a new message.Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from the same contact or a number are grouped into message threads similar to text conversations of an online chat. You can see all of the messages exchanged between you and the contact. Message threads are listed according to when they are sent or received, with the latest message at the top.To read a text message• Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon is displayed. A list of notifications is displayed. Touch a new message notification to open and read the message.•Touch → Messaging to open the message list, and then touch a text message or message thread to open and read it.If the message includes a:• Website link — touch the link to open the Browser application and visit the website.• E-mail address — touch the e-mail address to open the Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the address.
44 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletTo forward the message1Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops up.2Select Forward to forward the message.To view a multimedia message1Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon is displayed. A list of notifications opens. Touch a new message notification to open the message. OrTouch → Messaging to open the message list, and then touch a multimedia message or message thread to open the message.2Touch the thumbnail of the attached picture to display the picture; touch the Play button to play the attached video. NOTE: Touch the Download button, to manually download the media file in the message. NOTE: To save the attached media item to your SD card, touch and hold the message until the Message options menu opens. Touch Copy attached to SD card.To reply to a text or multimedia message1Touch a message or message thread to open it.2Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field.3Touch Send to send your message to the sender.
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 45To delete a message or a message thread1In the Messaging list, touch and hold the message thread that you want to delete.2To delete the entire thread, touch Delete thread and then touch Delete to confirm deletion.To delete a message within a thread, touch and hold the message to delete, and then touch Delete message on the Message options menu. Touch Delete to confirm deletion. NOTE: To delete all messages in the Messaging list, touch the Menu button → Delete threads.To edit message settingsIn the Message application, touch the Menu button → Settings. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the text or multimedia message settings.Pop-up MenuTouch t he Menu button to open or close the pop-up menu that lists available options for the current application, or actions that you can perform on the current screen.To select an option or item on the pop-up menu1Touch the Menu button to open the pop-up menu.2Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu.3Touch the Menu button again to close the pop-up menu.
46 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletAndroid KeyboardYou can type text using the Android on-screen keyboard. The keyboard automatically rotates to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the device orientation.To open the Android keyboardTouch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button .To close the keyboardTouch the Back button or touch and hold the Menu button .Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail1• Touch to type letters into the text box where the cursor appears.• Touch and hold to type accented letters for applicable languages.2• Based on the letters being typed, the keyboard shows suggested words along the top of the keyboard with the most probable word highlighted in color.• You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text box.12863475
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 47To configure the keyboard settings1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ Android keyboard. Or from the Android keyboard, touch and hold to open the Android keyboard context menu→ Android keyboard settings.2To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box .Available keyboard settings3• Touch once to show the uppercase keyboard for typing a capital letter.• Touch twice to enable the Caps Lock mode.• Touch to change back to the lowercase keyboard.4• Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols other than the period.• Touch to switch back to the alphabet keyboard.• Touch and hold to select the following option:–Android keyboard settings: Configure the keyboard settings.5Touch to use voice input. Say the words you want to enter in the microphone. The device enters the words that it can recognize from your voice.6Touch to enter a line feed.7• Touch to delete a typed character, symbol, or a space.• Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text.8• Touch to see more suggested words.Vibrate on keypress The device vibrates when you touch a key.Sound on keypress The device beeps when you touch a key.NOTE: To activate this item, you also need to select Settings→ Sound→ Audible selection.
48 Using Your Dell Streak 7 TabletWord suggestion settingsCreate your personal dictionaryThe keyboard displays suggested words as you type using the default dictionary. You can create a personal dictionary to include words not found in the main dictionary. Word suggestions also appear from your personal dictionary, if you have created it.To add a word to the dictionary1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.2Touch the Menu button → Add.3Type a desired word into the Add to dictionary text box.4Touch OK.To edit a word in the dictionary1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.2Touch a desired word.3Touch Edit.4Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text box.5Touch OK.Auto-capitalization The first letter of the word in a new sentence is capitalized.Voice input Turn on the microphone to enable voice input for the main keyboard or symbols keyboard.Quick fixes Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos.Show suggestions Show suggested words as you type.Auto-complete Touching the space bar or a punctuation key automatically inserts a highlighted word suggestion.
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 49To delete a word from the dictionary1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.2Touch the word to delete.3Touch Delete.Google SearchYou can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and information on Google, applications installed on your device or available from Android Market, and contacts stored in your Contacts list.To search by typing1From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen, touch to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or Contacts.2Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard opens.3Type a keyword or text into the box using the keyboard. As you type, the search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box.4Scroll the listed search results and touch the desired result. If you only want to view matching web links on Google, either touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box.5The matching application or the browser with matching web links opens.
50 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet6Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page.To search by voice1Touch that appears beside the search box.2Say the name or keyword of the item you want to search.3The browser with matching web links opens. NOTE: You can also access the Voice Search function by touching the Launcher button → Voice Search .Power Control Widget NOTE: To use the Power Control widget, you need to add it on the Home screen of your device. For information on adding widgets to the Home screen, see "Customizing Your Home screen" on page 24. NOTE: To conserve battery charge, you may choose to disable one or more of these modes when not in use.1Indicates if the appropriate mode is enabled or disabled.2Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi connection.3Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth®.4Touch to enable or disable the Use GPS satellites mode, which allows you to pinpoint locations down to the street-level. This mode requires a clear view of the sky and consumes more battery power.5Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your device automatically sync your Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Outlook data, or the data from other accounts you set up on the device.6Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight.23 4 5 61
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 51Managing Your Device SettingsTo check storage spacesTouch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & Device storage. The screen displays the total and available space on the device and on the SD card.To erase unwanted application data to free storage space1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Applications→ Manage applications.2From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose cache or data you want to remove.3In the Application info screen, touch Clear data under Storage to erase unwanted application data; touch Clear cache under Cache to erase unwanted cache.To format the SD card1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & Device storage.2Touch Unmount External SD card to enable the Format SD card option. CAUTION: Formatting a SD card erases all data and downloaded applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up the data that you require before formatting your SD card.3Touch Format External SD card→ Format SD card button.To remove the SD card safely CAUTION: Removing the SD card while the device is working may cause data loss or result in application errors. CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you unmount the SD card before removing it.
52 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & Device storage.2Touch Unmount External SD card.3Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option to turn off the device.4Pull out the slot door and then remove the SD card from your device as illustrated.To erase all data from your device CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your Google account and downloaded applications from your device. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Privacy→ Factory data reset.2Touch Reset phone. NOTE: You must draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.3Touch Erase everything after you read the warning.
Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 53To reset your device to the default state CAUTION: The following steps will restore your device to the default state and erase all data and downloaded applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you reset the device.1Pull out the slot door.2Push the reset button using a paper clip or other similar pointed objects.3Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on your device.Reset button
54 InternetInternetConnecting to the InternetTo browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, one of the following data networking connections must be available:•GPRS• EDGE•3G•HSPA•Wi-FiGPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPATo connect to the web using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPAYour device is configured with the GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your device. However, this is only limited to text messaging. If a Wi-Fi connection is currently available, the device automatically uses the Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet. The Internet connection through GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA becomes temporarily inactive, until the Wi-Fi connection ends.If you want to connect to the Internet using a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA data network:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks, then touch Wi-Fi to disable it.2Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks, then touch Data enabled to enable it. NOTE: Depending on whether a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network is currently in use, a corresponding data network icon appears on the status bar after a data connection is established. For information about the data network icons, see "Status Bar" on page 29.
Internet 55You can set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network.To manually select a new network1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→ Search networks. The list of networks currently available is displayed.2Touch to select a network from the network list.To automatically select a new networkTouch t he Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→ Select automatically.To schedule mobile data connectionYou can schedule your data connection to minimize the amount of time that you use your data connection to save battery charge.1To enable this feature, touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Schedule data connection→ Enable.2In the off-peak hours section, set a time range as off-peak hours.•Touch Start Time. Adjust the time by touching or , or touch the hour and minute fields to enter a time. Touch Set when done.•Touch End Time and set the end time.3Touch Cellular Data Timeout to set the timeout value. For example, if you select 15 minutes, the data connection will be turned off after 15 minutes of inactivity.To resume the data connection, turn on the display of your device. NOTE: You can also touch Cellular Data Timeout in the peak hours section to set the timeout value for peak hours.
56 InternetWi-FiYou can connect your device to the Internet using Wi-Fi.To connect to a Wi-Fi network, you need access to a wireless point or “hotspot” within a distance of up to 300 feet (100 meters). NOTE: The range and quality of the Wi-Fi signal is affected by the number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the signal is transmitted.To turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi to select the Wi-Fi check box. The device scans for available wireless networks.2Touch Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings (Open network or Secured with WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS) of discovered Wi-Fi networks display in the Wi-Fi networks list.3Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.4Enter a password (if necessary), then touch Connect to connect to the Wi-Fi network. NOTE: To connect to a network protected by Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2, or Wireless Protected Setup (WPS), you must enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS security key to obtain authorized access to the network. The next time your device connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be asked to enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS key again, unless you reset your device to its factory default settings. NOTE: Your device has the ability to maintain a constant Internet connection through Wi-Fi or data networks (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA). However, Wi-Fi connection has priority over mobile network connection if both are available.
Internet 57To check the current Wi-Fi network connectionFrom the status bar:When your device is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar indicates the signal strength (number of bands that light up). If Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings→ Network notification is enabled, the icon appears in the status bar as the device discovers an accessible Wi-Fi network within range.From the Wi-Fi network:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings.2Touch the Wi-Fi network that the device is currently connected to (labeled Connected). A window opens displaying the Wi-Fi network’s name, status, security info, signal strength, link speed, and IP address. NOTE: If you want to disconnect the Wi-Fi network from your device, touch Forget on this window. You will need to configure the Wi-Fi settings again if you want to restore connection to this wireless network.To connect to another Wi-Fi network1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings. The detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list. NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch the Menu button → Scan.2Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the network you want to connect to. NOTE: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, flick to the bottom of the list to touch Add Wi-Fi network. Enter the Wi-Fi network settings, and then touch Save.
58 InternetDisable all Connections Using the Airplane ModeSelecting the Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Airplane mode to enable or disable the Airplane mode.Browsing the InternetTo open the browserTouch the Launcher button → Browser .To use the browser controls barTo go to a web page1On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the screen.2Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you type the address, matching web page addresses appear. 3Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that web page, or complete typing the web page address and then touch Go.1Touch the web page address field and type the address of the web page you want to go to.2Touch to view bookmarks, most visited web pages, and browsing history.12
Internet 59To set up your home pageTo manually enter a home page:1Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.2Enter the address of the website you want to use as your home page and then touch OK.To set the current page as the home page:1Go to the web page that you want to set as the home page.2Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.3Touch Use current page→ OK.To select a home page from bookmarks:1Touch from the browser control bar to call up the lists of bookmarks, most visited sites, and browsing history.2Touch and hold a desired bookmark to call up the commands menu→ Set as homepage.Viewing Web PagesTo navigate on a web pageFlick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page.To zoom in on a web pagePinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart on the screen.To zoom out on a web pagePinch-in a desired area of a web page by bringing two fingers closer together on the screen. NOTE: You can also double-tap the desired area of a web page to switch between the zoom-in and zoom-out views of the area.
60 InternetTo view the next or previous pageTouch the back button to view the previous page; touch Menu button → More→ Forward to view the next page.To open a new windowTouch the Menu button → New window. A new browser window opens and displays the home page.To switch between browser windowsYou can open multiple browser windows to easily switch from one web page to another.1On a browser window, touch the Menu button → Windows.2Touch the web address of a desired web page. The window opens displaying the page in full screen.3To close a browser window, touch on the browser window.To find text within a web page1When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button → More→ Find on page.2Type the search item in the search bar.3Touch or to go to the previous or next matching item. NOTE: Touch to close the search bar.To copy text on a web pageYou can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail or text messages.1Go to the web page from where you want copy the text.2Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu button → More→ Select text.
Internet 613Position your finger at the start of the text you want to copy and then drag to the end of the text you want to copy. The copied text is highlighted in pink.4Release your finger from the screen.5To paste text on an e-mail or text message, touch and hold the text field on a message or e-mail screen and then touch Paste on the context menu.Using Web Links, History, and DownloadsTo select a link on a web pageMove to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an orange box when you touch it.To check the history of visited web pages1On the browser screen, touch , or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks.2Touch t he History tab.3Touch the day when your desired web page was last visited.Link type FunctionalityWeb page address • Touch the link to open the web page.• Touch and hold the link to open a context menu that allows you to open, bookmark, and save the link, copy the link of the web page to the clipboard, or share the link through Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, text messaging, or Twitter.E-mail address • Touch to send an e-mail to the e-mail address.• Touch and hold till a context menu appears.–Touch Send email to send an e-mail to the e-mail address.–Touch Copy to copy the e-mail address to the clipboard. You can paste the e-mail address later to a new contact or while composing a new e-mail.
62 Internet4Touch a web address to open the web page. NOTE: To check your most visited web pages, touch the Most visited tab.To allow download of web applications CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your device and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market.To download web applications, enable your device’s downloading feature.1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Applications.2Touch Unknown sources to select the check box.3When the Attention dialog box opens, touch OK.To install an application1On the browser screen, touch the application you want to download.2The application details screen opens. Read details about the application, such as its cost, overall rating, comments by users, the developer contact info, and more.3To install the application, select either Install if the item is free or Buy if it requires purchase.To check downloadsOn the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→ Downloads.
Internet 63Manage BookmarksYou can store as many bookmarks as you want on your device.To bookmark a web page1On the browser screen, go to the web page you want to bookmark.2Touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.3On the Bookmarks tab, touch the Add thumbnail .4Type the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed.5Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.To open a bookmark1On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.2On the Bookmarks window, you can either:• Touch the bookmark you want to open in the same browser window.• Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the context menu touch Open to open the bookmark in the same browser window, or touch Open in new window to open the bookmark in a new window.To manage your bookmarks1On the browser window, touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks.2On the Bookmarks window, touch and hold a desired bookmark to open the context menu that provides the following options:Open Open the bookmarked website in the same browser window.Open in new window Open the bookmarked website in a new window.
64 InternetTo configure browser settingsOn the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings to adjust the browser settings.Edit bookmark Touch to open the Edit bookmark window. Enter the bookmark’s name and address and touch OK.Add shortcut to Home Touch to create the bookmark’s shortcut on the current Home screen. You can touch the shortcut on the Home screen to start the browser and go directly to the bookmarked page.Share link Touch to share the bookmark’s address through Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Gmail, text messaging, or Twitter.•Bluetooth: Turn on Bluetooth. If your device is not listed under Bluetooth devices, touch Scan for devices. Touch the device you want to share the link with.•Gmail, Email: Touch to open the composing window with the bookmark’s address automatically pasted on the text field. Send the bookmark’s address to others with an e-mail.•Messaging: Touch to open the message composer with the bookmark’s address automatically pasted on the text field. Send the bookmark’s address to others with a text message.•Facebook, Twitter: Touch to open the message composing window with the bookmark address pasted. Post the bookmark onto Facebook or Twitter where your online friends can see it.Copy link URL Copy the web address of the bookmarked website to the clipboard.Delete bookmark Touch to delete the selected bookmark.Set as homepage Set the bookmarked website as your browser homepage.
Internet 65E-mailYou can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web-based e-mail services on your device.To open the e-mail applicationTouch the Launcher button → Email .To set up an e-mail account1On the Set up email screen, type the e-mail address and password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch Next. NOTE: If the e-mail account you want to set up is not in the device's e-mail database, you will be asked to manually enter the e-mail account settings, including the e-mail server, protocol, and so on after touching Next. NOTE: Touch Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming and outgoing settings for the account being set up.2Enter the name for the account and the name you want displayed in outgoing e-mails and then touch Done.After creating an e-mail account, touch the Menu button → Add account if you need to create another e-mail account.
66 InternetTo view your e-mailsTo select an account as default for sending e-mail1Touch an account→ Menu button → Account settings, or touch and hold the account, then touch Account settings from the context menu.2Touch Default account to select the check box.To compose and send e-mail1Touch the Launcher button → Email .2Select an email account to use if you have set up more than one account on your device.1The Combined Inbox contains all e-mails received in all your accounts.2E-mail not sent and saved as drafts are stored in the Drafts folder.3Select an account to view e-mails received in the inbox of the account.4The number of new e-mails received in this account.5The check symbol indicates that this account is the default account for sending e-mail.6Touch to view e-mails in the other folders of this account.162354Carrier
Internet 67 NOTE: If you do not select an account, the account marked as default by a check symbol will be the one used for sending e-mail.3In an e-mail account inbox, touch the Menu button → Compose.4Type the recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you type information, matching contacts appear on the screen. Touch the recipient to automatically add the e-mail address, or continue typing the e-mail address manually. If you are sending the e-mail to multiple recipients, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. You can add as many recipients as you need.5Type the subject.6Compose your message.7Touch the Menu button → Send. NOTE: If you want to save the message as a draft and modify it later, touch or touch Save as draft.To delete an e-mail1On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want to delete.2On the context menu, touch Delete.To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device1Touch the Launcher button → Email .2Touch the Menu button → Accounts.• To delete an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you want to remove under the Accounts bar and then touch Remove account on the context menu. When asked to confirm deletion, touch OK.• To edit an e-mail account, touch an account→ Menu button → Account settings, or touch and hold the account and then touch Account settings on the context menu.
68 InternetWeb Applications NOTE: To use the following applications, you require an active Wi-Fi or mobile data network connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA). For more information about configuring your device for Internet connectivity, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 54. NOTE: Not all applications are available in all versions of this product.FacebookTouch the Launcher button → Facebook .Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your personal profile and pictures, find and contact your friends, classmates or work associates, and exchange messages with them.To log in to Facebook1Type your e-mail address and password with which you registered your Facebook account.2Touch the Login buttonIf you do not have a Facebook account, touch the Sign up button and follow the instructions on the screen to create an account.
Internet 69To use Facebook on your deviceOnce logged in, you can touch the Back button to go to your Facebook main page.1Touch Events to view the events associated with your friends, such as their birthdays.2Touch Messages to view messages sent between you and your friends. Touch the desired message to read it.• To delete a message, touch the check box next to the message and then touch the Delete button.• To reply to the message, type your reply into the text box at the bottom and then touch the Send button.• To compose a new message, touch the button, or touch the Menu button → Compose.12345678910111213
70 Internet3Tou ch News Feed to view the messages and pictures you and your friends have posted. From here you can also:• Type the message you want your friends to know into the What’s on your mind? text box and then touch the Share button to post the message on the Wall of your Facebook Profile page.• Touch to capture a picture and then touch the Upload button to post it to your Facebook account for your friends to see.4Tou ch Profile to view your Facebook Profile page.• Touch the Wall tab to view your Facebook wall, where you can see the messages and pictures you and your friends have posted.• Touch the Info tab to view your account details.• Touch the Photos tab to view the pictures you have posted.5Touch to compose and post your messages or pictures.6Touch to search for your friends on Facebook.7Tou ch Friends, type the name of a friend you are looking for on Facebook, and touch the name of the friend you found to:• View the friend’s wall, info, and pictures on their profile page.• Type a message into the Write something... text box on your friend's wall screen. Touch Share to post your message on their wall.8Tou ch Places to share your location by “checking in” to a place and letting friends know where you are.NOTE: This feature is only available currently in the U.S.9Tou ch Groups to view the groups you created and share posts with small groups of friends.10 Tou ch Requests to view invitations or requests from your friends.11 Tou ch Photos to view the pictures you posted.12 Touch the reel to view your friends' pictures and videos easily.13 Touch or drag Notifications to view notifications of your friends’ wall postings.
Internet 71The Facebook widgetFrom the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can view your friends’ wall postings. NOTE: For more information on using Facebook, visit facebook.com/help.1Touch to view a Facebook friend's wall postings.2To respond to this friend’s postings, touch the text box then type the message you want to post on this friend’s wall.3Touch Share to post your message on this friend’s wall.4Touch the arrow buttons to scroll and view other friends’ postings.1234
72 InternetTwitterTouch the Launcher button → Twitter .Twitter is a social networking service application that allows you to view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can also post your own Tweets for others to read.To sign in to TwitterYou must have a Twitter account to use Twitter. To set up a Twitter account, touch Sign up now and follow the instructions on the screen.1To sign in to Twitter, type your user name or e-mail address and your password, and then touch Sign in.2Choose whether to sync the people you follow in your Twitter account to your Contacts list, then touch the Done button. NOTE: See "To use the Twitter widget" on page 23 as an alternative way of using Twitter.
Internet 73To use Twitter on your device1Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on page 75.2Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow.• Touch an author’s picture to view the profile of the author and the tweets from the author.•Touch on a tweet and choose to reply to the author, forward (Retweet) the tweet to your followers on Twitter, add the author to your favorites list, or share the tweet through Facebook, e-mail, Messaging, or Twitter.3Tweets that contain “@username” in the body of the tweet are collected in here as “Mentions”.4Touch to send private tweets, called direct messages, to people you follow. From the Direct messages screen, touch to compose and send your message. Touch and choose the person you want to send your message.2634578961
74 Internet5View the most popular trending topics at the moment.• Touch the Current, Daily, and Weekly tabs to view the lists of current, daily and weekly trending topics.• Touch a trending topic to view the tweets related to that topic.6• Touch to search for tweets about a desired topic, or tweets sent by authors around your location.–To search for tweets about a topic, type the topic or keyword into the Search Tweets text box and then touch .–To search for tweets around your location, touch or drag to turn Location on and then touch to display available tweets around.• Touch to find people who use Twitter.–Touch . From the pop-up menu, touch . Type a name in the Search people text box, and then touch .7Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted. To post your profile picture onto Twitter, touch the Menu button → Change profile photo, then select a desired picture from Gallery.8Touch to read the tweets forwarded by you or by the people you follow.9Organize users you follow into listed groups. To create a list:1Touch or the Menu button → Create list.2Give the list a name and description.3Choose to make the list public (everyone can see it) or private (only you can see it).4Touch the Create list button to create the list.
Internet 75To create a tweet NOTE: For more information on using Twitter, visit Twitter.com/Help.1Type your tweet message here.2Touch the Update button to post your tweet.3Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet.4Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk to in your tweet. Their names will appear in your tweet as “@name”.5Touch to launch the camera and capture a picture to post along with your tweet.6Touch to open Gallery and select a picture to post along with your tweet.7Shows the number of remaining characters allowed in your tweet.3127 6 5 4
76 InternetGmailGmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.To open GmailTouch the Gmail button , or touch the Launcher button → Gmail .To set up your Google accountYou need to sign in to a Google account to use Google applications and services such as Gmail, Google Talk, and Android Market. Signing in to your Google account also synchronizes all e-mails and contacts on your Google account with your device. NOTE: You will not be required to sign in with your Google account if you have already signed in when previously using an application that requires signing in to your Google account.1On the Add a Google account screen, touch the Next button to proceed.2Touch the Sign in button. Enter your Google user name and password, then touch the Sign in button. NOTE: If you need to use another Google account with a different user name and password on your device, touch the Menu button → Accounts→ Add account→ Next→ Sign in. Enter your Google user name and password and then touch the Sign in button. NOTE: Signing in to your Google Account requires an Internet connection. Ensure that your device has an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) before you sign in. For more information on setting up a data connection, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 54. NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account.
Internet 77Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e-mails are delivered to your inbox.To refresh GmailTouch the Menu button → Refresh to send or receive e-mails and to synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the Internet.To view e-mails in different folders or with labelsTo view e-mails stored in the folders other than the inbox, such as in the Sent or All Mail folders, or to view labeled or starred e-mails:1Touch the Menu button → Go to labels.2Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.1Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails.2Touch the check box to select the e-mail thread. To use this feature, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings, then enable Batch operations.3Touch Archive to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder.4Touch Delete to delete the selected e-mail thread.5Touch Labels to label the selected e-mail thread.6Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star.7The number of e-mails grouped under the same subject.4316257
78 InternetTo read e-mails• When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon appears on the status bar to alert you of a new e-mail. Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel and touch the new e-mail to view it.• While in the inbox or in any other folder, scroll the e-mail threads on the screen, and then touch an e-mail thread to view the e-mails inside.1Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject.2Touch to read the next or previous e-mail thread.3Touch to open or close the Reply all and Forward buttons.4Tou ch Reply to reply to the contact.Tou ch Reply all to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.Tou ch Forward to forward the e-mail to another contact.5Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in the Inbox, touch the Menu button → Go to labels→ Starred.21345
Internet 79To create and send an e-mail1Touch the Menu button → Compose.2Type the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. To send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc), touch the Menu button → Add Cc/Bcc.3Type the e-mail subject.4Compose your e-mail. To attach a picture, touch the Menu button → Attach. Select the picture you want to attach from the Gallery application. NOTE: Touch to remove an attachment.5Touch Send to send the e-mail.Google TalkGoogle Talk is an instant messaging program provided by Google.To activate Google Talk1Touch the Launcher button → Talk .2Sign in to Google Talk with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on page 76).3The Google Talk window opens with your friends list.To sign in automaticallyYou can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever you turn on the device.1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings.2Select Automatically sign in.
80 InternetTo add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add users who have a Google Account.1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend.2Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add to your friends list. NOTE: When you type the instant messaging ID of a friend who is already a contact saved in Contacts with the same ID, this matching contact will display on the screen before you finish typing. You can touch the contact whose ID is then entered automatically.3Touch Send invitation.To view and accept an invitation1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → More→ Invites. All chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been answered are listed on the pending invitations screen.2Touch a pending invitation.3Touch Accept or Cancel.When a friend accepts your chat invitation, the pending invitation disappears from the list.To change your online status and message1Touch the online status icon next to your name.2Select the status you want from the Set Status menu.3To enter your status message, touch the text box and enter your message.4To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon to open Gallery, then select the photo to use.5Touch Done.To start a conversation1Touch to select a friend in the friends list.2Type your message in the text box.
Internet 813Touch t he Send button to send the message.To add a friend to an active conversation1On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Add to chat.2Select the friend you want to invite to the current conversation.To disable the chat logOn the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Chat off record. The subsequent chat conversations will not be recorded. To resume the chat log, touch Chat on record.To switch between active conversations1While on a chat screen or in the friends list, touch the Menu button → Switch chats.2In the panel that opens, touch the name of the friend you want to chat with.To close a conversation• In your friends list, touch and hold the name of a friend with an active chat. Touch End chat on the menu that pops up.• On a chat screen, touch the Menu button → End chat.To display all friends in your friends listOnly the friends that you chat with most frequently are listed as the most popular ones. If you want to display all your friends, touch the Menu button → All friends.To display a friend in the most popular list1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu.2Touch Show friend.
82 InternetTo always show a friend in most popular listYou can let a friend always appear in your most popular friends list.1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu.2Touch Always show friend. NOTE: To remove a friend from the most popular list, in the friends list, touch and hold the friend you want to remove from the list, and then touch Auto show friend in the options menu. NOTE: To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Hide friend in the menu.To block a friend from sending you messages1In the friends list, find the friend to block.2Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Block friend.Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list. NOTE: To unblock a friend, in the friends list, touch the Menu button → More→ Blocked. In the blocked friends list, touch the name of the friend to unblock, then touch OK.To permanently remove a friend1In the friends list, find the friend to remove.2Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Remove friend.To find out what device your friend uses to chat on Google talk1In the friends list, ensure that the Menu button → Settings→ Mobile indicator is selected.2In the friends list, check the image that appears to the right of your friend’s name. For example, if your friend is using an Android phone, the Android image will appear. If no image is displayed, it indicates that your friend has signed in to Google using a computer.
Internet 83To sign out from Google TalkIn the friends list, touch the Menu button → Sign out.MapsGoogle Maps helps you find your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and get directions to your destination. You can also use the search tool to locate addresses or places of interest on a map or in a street view. NOTE: The Google Maps application does not completely cover every location.To enable location sourceTo search for desired places or find your current location using Google Maps, you need to enable My location sources:1Touch Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security.2Select Use wireless networks, Use GPS satellites, or both. NOTE: Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint locations down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a clear view of the sky and consumes battery power.To open Google MapsTouch the Launcher button → Maps .To see your location on a mapOn the Maps screen, touch . Your location is marked on the map with a blinking blue dot. NOTE: Enabling GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint your current location down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a clear view of the sky and consumes more battery power.
84 InternetTo find a location on the map1On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → Search.2To search by typing:aType the place you want to find in the search box. You can enter an address, a city or country, or a type of business or organization such “restaurant” or “school”.bTouch the search key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box.To search by voice:aTouch .bSay your destination. NOTE: As you enter information, previous searches or matching locations appear below the search box. You can touch a place name or address to show the location on the map.3The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons.2143
Internet 85To view the details of a place1Touch the place name to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available (For more information, see "To view the details of a place" on page 85).2Touch to show the list of search results.3Touch to zoom in or out on the map.4The search result is marked by a lettered marker. Touch the marker to display the name of the place.1Touch to display the map view.2Touch to obtain directions. (For more information, see "To get directions" on page 88).3Touch to switch to street view for the location. (For more information, see "To view a map in street view" on page 87).4Touch the photo thumbnail to open the browser and find more information about the location on Google.5• Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available.• Select the action you can do with the location. You can select Buzz about this place to post your opinions about the place, or select Share this place to share the address and contact information about the place using e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, Bluetooth, and more.Scroll down the list to find more actions you can do.51234
86 InternetTo move around a map1Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view desired areas.2If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map, touch and hold the place to display the address (a picture thumbnail is also displayed if the street view for the location is available).To zoom in or out on a map• Touch to zoom out and touch to zoom in.• Move two fingers close together on the screen to zoom out; move two fingers further apart to zoom in.To change map layersGoogle Maps opens with the default map layer. You can apply different types of layers to view additional information or images on the map.1Touch .2From the Layers menu, touch the desired layer to display it on the map.
Internet 87 NOTE: Touch → More Layers to find more layers that you can apply to the map. For information about the other layers, visit maps.google.com. NOTE: To remove all of the layers other than the map layer, touch → Clear Map.To view a map in street viewYou can switch to street view for the location that you found on the map. The street view is composed of imagery captured from the streets.1Locate a place of interest on the map. For more information, see "To find a location on the map" on page 84 and "To move around a map" on page 86.2On the map, touch the name or address of the place.3On the location details screen, touch .4To view the 360-degree panorama of the area around the place, turn the view on the screen with your finger.5To move the view along the street, touch the arrows displayed on the screen, or touch the Menu button → Step forward or Step backward.Map layerThe map layer displays streets, highways, buildings, main establishments, mass transit stations, parks, rivers, lakes, mountains, boundaries, and so on.Traffic layerThe traffic layer displays colored lines along the roads where real-time traffic data can be collected. Green lines indicate good traffic speeds, yellow lines indicate slower speeds, and brown lines indicate congested traffic. indicates where construction work is taking place; indicates where the road is blocked.Satellite layerThe satellite layer displays the map in non-real-time satellite view.Terrain layerThe terrain layer combines street maps with visual information about terrains.Transit Lines layerThe transit lines layer displays mass-transit routes around the area.
88 Internet NOTE: While viewing a street view of a location, touch the Menu button → Compass mode to enable the compass mode, which allows you to view the area around the selected location by tilting or turning your device, rather than by moving the view on the screen with your finger.To get directionsUse Google Maps to obtain directions to your destination.1When viewing a map:touch the Menu button → Directions.OrWhen a place is found:aTouch the place’s name or address displayed on the map.bOn the location details screen, touch .2Enter the starting point in the first text box and your destination in the second text box. NOTE: By default, your current location is the starting point, and the place you found on the map is your destination.3Touch Go. The directions to your destination are listed.1Starting point2Destination3Choose how you want to get to your destination: driving, public transportation, or walking.4Touch to render directions.5Touch to set your current location, a contact address, or a place on the map as the starting point or destination.13524
Internet 894Touch Show on map, or touch a direction instruction on the list to show the directions or routes on the map. NOTE: To obtain driving directions using the Google GPS navigation services, touch Navigate. For more information, see "Navigation" on page 94.To clear a mapTouch the Menu button → Clear Map. All the search results, directions and traffic indicators are deleted from the map.Using Google Latitude NOTE: To use Google Latitude, you will be required to sign in to a Google account.The Google Latitude location service allows you to share locations with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with their Google accounts. You can also send instant messages and e-mails, and get directions to your friends’ locations.To let your friends view your location and accept their invitations, you need to enable Latitude.1While viewing a map in any mode, touch the Menu button → Join Latitude.2Sign in to Google Latitude with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on page 76). NOTE: If you have set up two or more Google accounts on your device, and want to use Latitude with another account, touch the Menu button → More→ Switch Account.3Read the privacy policy. If you accept, touch Agree & Share.To launch LatitudeWhile viewing a map, touch the Menu button → Latitude.
90 InternetTo invite friends to share locations1On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button → Add friends.2Choose the friends you want to share locations with:•Select from Contacts: Select friends from your contacts. Friends already using Latitude have an icon next to their names.•Add via email address: Enter an e-mail address.3Touch Add friends and then touch Yes.4Your friends already using Latitude receive an e-mail request and a notification on Latitude requesting them to share locations. If they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an e-mail that requests them to sign in to Latitude with their Google accounts.To accept an invitationWhen you receive a request to share your location with a friend on Latitude, touch the request and choose how you want to respond:•Accept and share back: You can see your friend’s location, and your friend can see yours.•Accept, but hide my location: You can see your friend’s location, but they cannot see yours.•Don’t accept: Reject the sharing request. No location information is shared.To show your friendsYou can show your friends on the map or in the list view.•Map viewWhen you open Google Maps, it displays the locations of your friends. Each friend is marked by a photo icon with an arrow that indicates their location. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them, touch the photo, then touch their location callout right above their photo. To see other friends, touch either one of the arrow buttons next to the callout.
Internet 91•List viewTo show a list of your friends, touch the Menu button → Latitude. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them, touch the friend’s name from the list.To connect with your friendsTouch a friend’s name in map view or list view to open the friend’s profile. In the profile screen, you can send messages to your friend and configure privacy options.1Switch to street view of the friend’s location.2Get directions to the friend’s location.3See a friend’s location on the map.4 Sharing options:•Share best available location: Share street-level location with your friend.•Share only city level location: Share only the city or the approximate area you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in.•Hide from this friend: Stop location sharing with this friend. Your friend cannot see your photo icon on the map.5 Remove this friend: Remove this friend from your list and end all location sharing.6Touch the thumbnail to open the pop-up menu. Depending on available settings, you may use Messaging and Gmail services to send a message to your friend.451236
92 InternetTo control what to share and change your public profile1In Maps, touch the Menu button → Latitude.2Touch your name on the list of friends to open your public profile window.3Set the following options to your preferences.Change your photo Change the picture that your friends see on the map or in their list of friends.You can take a picture using the Camera application, or select a picture stored in Gallery.Send location to others Send the address of your current location using Twitter, Facebook, Bluetooth, text messaging, or e-mail.Edit privacy settings Manage how your location is shared with your friends:•Turn off Latitude: Disable Latitude and end location sharing.•Detect your location: Latitude automatically detects and updates your current location.NOTE: To let Latitude report your location, you must enable My location sources. For more information, see "To enable location source" on page 83.•Set your location: Select a location from the map, contact addresses or nearby places, or type an address.•Hide your location. All of your friends will not be able to see your location on their maps.
Internet 93PlacesTouch the Launcher button → Places .Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas stations, and more.1Touch to select a category.2From the list of places, touch the desired place to view more details. For more information on using the controls on this screen, see "To view the details of a place" on page 85.
94 InternetNavigation NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is only available for use in the United States at this time. WARNING: It is your sole responsibility to use this application in a safe and responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate the device while driving.Touch the Launcher button → Navigation .Google Maps Navigation is an Internet-connected GPS satellite navigation system with voice guidance. Navigation provides the following features:Feature DescriptionSearching in plain language Type the name or address of the place, the business, or the organization you want to find.Searching by voice Name your destination using Google Search by voice (English only).
Internet 95Traffic view Traffic view provides live traffic data and displays up-to-date traffic conditions on the screen. Press the Menu button → Layers→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your route. Press the Menu button → Layers to access popular types of places.Feature Description
96 InternetSatellite View Satellite view allows you to view your route overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google's high-resolution aerial imagery. Press the Menu button → Layers→ Satellite to turn on Satellite view.Street View Street view helps visualize turns with Street View imagery. Navigation automatically switches to Street View as you approach your destination.Car dock mode Place your device in a car dock to access Navigation and Voice Search easily.Navigation shortcut • Speak Destination: Say your destination using Google voice search.•Type Destination: Type your destination.•Contacts: Select a destination from the location of your contacts.•Starred Places: Select a desalination from the list of Starred Places.Feature Description
Internet 97Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your device vibrates for turn notifications.Feature Description
98 InternetNews and WeatherTouch the Launcher button → News and Weather .WeatherThe Weather service automatically detects your current location and shows the local weather information.If your current location is temporarily unavailable, you need to set your location manually as follows.1Touch the Menu button → Settings→ Weather settings.2Clear the Use my location check box.3Touch Set location.4Enter a city or postal code.5Touch . The weather location will be updated to the location you manually set.1• Current weather.• Touch this area to view temperatures, wind speed, and humidity data within the next 24 hours.2Weather forecast for the next 6 days.3Touch the The Weather Channel icon to start the browser and visit The Weather Channel website to find more weather information.231
Internet 99NewsFlick pages horizontally to view news topics, such as Top Stories, U.S., Sports, and Entertainment. Touch the news headline you are interested in to view the full content.To add/remove news topicsYou can manage the news topics to be displayed on your device as follows.1Touch the Menu button → Settings→ News settings.2Touch Select news topics.• Select the check boxes next to the news topics you want to display on the device.• Clear the check boxes next to the unwanted news topics.To configure news and weather refresh settings1Touch the Menu button → Settings→ Refresh settings.2To refresh news and weather automatically, select the Auto-refresh check box.3Touch Refresh interval to adjust the refresh interval. Faster refresh intervals increase data usage and consume more battery power. NOTE: To refresh news and weather manually, touch the Menu button → Refresh.
100 InternetYouTubeYouTube is an Internet video streaming service that allows you to view videos uploaded by YouTube members. NOTE: Browsing and viewing videos does not require you to sign in to a YouTube account. However, to use all of the YouTube features, such as rating or commenting on a video or viewing “My account”, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account.To open YouTubeTouch the Launcher button → YouTube .The YouTube screen opens with the videos grouped into categories such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Top rated, and so on.To search for a video by typing1Touch the icon on the top right of the YouTube screen, or touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.2Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the on-screen keyboard. The search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box. You can:aScroll the search results and touch the desired result.bTouch on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box to search for results that match the entered text, and then touch a desired search result.3The videos that match the selected result are listed.4Touch the video to start playing the video.To search for a video by voice command1Touch the icon on the top right corner of the YouTube screen, or touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.2Touch .
Internet 1013Say the video name or a keyword.4The videos that match the words you said are listed.5Touch the video to start playing the video.To search for a video by category1Touch the Menu button → Categories.2Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which the video appears.3Touch to start playing the video.To filter videos by different time frames1From a category screen, touch the Menu button → Time filter.2Select a time frame such as Today or This week.3The videos that match the selected time frame are listed.To watch videos1Select a video listed on the YouTube screen. The video starts playing automatically.2To control video playback, touch anywhere on the screen to display and use the playback controls.3To end playback, touch the Back button or the Home button .To manage a video1When browsing videos in a list, touch and hold a video to open the options menu. When playing a video, touch the Menu button .2You can manage the video using the following options, some of which may require signing in to your YouTube account.Captions Display captions during the video playback.Details View the details about the video.Rate Rate the video with stars.
102 InternetAndroid MarketYou can use Android Market to download and install applications and games on your device. NOTE: Applications downloaded from Android Market may not support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape.To open Android Market1Touch the Launcher button → Market .2Sign in to Android Market with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on page 76).3Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the Android Market Terms of Service.Comments Write and send your comments about the video.Favorite Add the video’s web link to your browser bookmarks.Share Send the video’s web link to others using Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, and so on.Flag If you find the video inappropriate to get posted and want to have it removed, you can flag the video to notify the service provider.Home Return to the YouTube main screen
Internet 1034The Android Market screen opens.1•Touch Apps to view the application categories. All applications available for download are sorted by these categories.•Touch Games to view the game categories. All games available for download are sorted by these categories.2The Market screen displays popular application categories here for direct access.3The Market screen opens with featured applications for direct access.4Shows user rating about the item and whether it is free or requires a purchase.5Touch Downloads to view your downloads.6Touch to search Android Market for applications or games.615423
104 InternetWhen a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→ Brain & Puzzle: To download and install an application or game1Scroll and browse listed applications or games to locate the desired application or games.2Touch the application or game you want to download and install.3On the application details screen, you can read the introduction to the application or game, user ratings and comments, and developer information. NOTE: Touch the Menu button and select Security to view the functions or data that the application or game can access on your device.4On the application details screen, touch Install to start the download and installation. The application’s downloading screen will show the download progress. NOTE: If the application requires access to any of your data or functions on your device, Market tells you what the application can access. Touch the OK button to start the download and installation.1Tou ch Top paid to view the paid games downloaded most often.2Tou ch Top free to view the free games downloaded most often.3Tou ch Just in to view new games available for download.4Touch the game to download and install on your device.1234
Internet 105 NOTE: During installation, the icon appears in the notification area of the status bar. Touch the notification area of the status bar to open the Notifications panel and check the status of the download. NOTE: To stop downloading an application, touch Cancel download on the application’s downloading screen.5After the application is downloaded and installed on your device, the icon appears in the notification area of the status bar.To open an application or gameTo uninstall an application or game1On the downloads screen, touch the application you want to uninstall.2Touch Uninstall.3After the uninstall is completed, you can select the reason for removing the application.From the Market screen:1Touch t he Downloads tab on the Market screen, or touch the Menu button → Downloads.2Touch the installed application in the list.3Touch Open. The selected application starts running.From the main application menu:1Touch the Launcher button .2Touch the application’s icon.From the status bar:1Drag down the status bar to view the Notifications panel where the icon appears to indicate a recently downloaded application.2Touch the name of the application you want to open.
106 InternetSynchronizing Your Google DataThrough a web connection, your device can synchronize your Google data including Gmail, calendar, and contacts with your computer or any other device that you use to access your Google account.To select the applications to synchronize1Touch H ome b utton → Menu button → Settings→ Accounts & sync.2Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Background data to make all the sync options available.3Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Auto-sync to allow the device to automatically synchronize the selected data.4Under the Manage accounts bar, touch your account to select the data that you want the device to synchronize automatically, such as Sync Contacts, Sync Gmail, Sync Picasa Web Albums, and Sync Calendar. NOTE: If you want to synchronize individual applications manually, touch to clear the Auto-sync check box, then touch a data option to start synchronization of the selected data. To sync all of the data manually, touch the Menu button → Sync now. NOTE: While data is syncing, the sync icon appears on the status bar, and the sync icon appears on the option of the data being synced.
Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 107Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 TabletYou can customize your device, using the options available in the Settings menu.Display SettingsTo change the display settings:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Display, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Display.2Touch the desired item under Display settings.3To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box .Brightness Manually adjust screen brightness.1Drag the brightness slider horizontally or touch the desired portion on the slider. The length of the highlighted bar on the slider determines the brightness of the screen.2Touch OK to confirm the adjustment.NOTE: If Automatic brightness is enabled, the device will adjust the screen brightness automatically based on the surrounding light conditions.Auto-rotate screen If enabled, the screen will switch the orientation to landscape or portrait as you rotate the device.
108 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 TabletSound and Ringtone SettingsTo change the sound and ringtone settings:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Sound, or touch → Settings icon → Sound.Use the options under Sound settings, and then touch a desired option.2Flick the list to locate and touch a desired option.Animation Set the device to play an animation for opening and closing windows.Screen timeout • Set the duration the screen remains on after the last operation. Scroll the options and touch a preferred timeout period; to disable this feature select Never timeout.• The screen automatically turns off and locks itself based on the preset timeout duration.• To turn on and unlock the screen, press the Power button and then flick the icon up to unlock the screen if it is automatically locked.NOTE: If you select Never timeout, the screen does not turn off, and depletes the battery charge soon.NOTE: You must draw the unlock pattern if you have set up and enabled the screen lock pattern. For more information, see "Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern" on page 112.
Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 1093To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box .General settingsNotifications settingsFeedback settingsSilent mode Silence all sounds except media and alarms.Vibrate Set the device to vibrate based on the available settings.Volume •Ringtone: Adjust the ringer volume for notifications.•Media: Adjust the volume for music and video playback.•Alarm: Adjust the volume for alarm ringtone.1To adjust the volume, drag the sliders horizontally or touch the desired portion of the slider to increase or decrease volume.2Touch OK to confirm the adjustment.Notification ringtone Select a desired ringtone for notifications.Notification sound Select this item to enable notification sound.Audible selection Plays a tone as you touch the screen to select items.Screen lock sounds Plays a tone when the screen is locked and unlocked.Haptic feedback The device vibrates when you touch the buttons or when specific interactions with the device occur.
110 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 TabletDate, Time, and Time ZoneTo manually set the date, time, and time zone:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Date & time, or touch → Settings icon → Date & time.2Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item.3To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box .Select time source Choose to set the device time manually or automatically from your mobile network or from the Internet.Set date 1Touch or touch and hold or to adjust the day, month, and year; you can also touch the day, month, or year to type a date using the on-screen keyboard.2Touc h Set to confirm the date.Set time zone Select a city or region that represents the time zone for your device. Touch the Menu button to sort the time zone list alphabetically or by time zone.Set time 1Touch or touch and hold or to adjust the hour and minute; you can also touch the hour or minute to type a time using the on-screen keyboard.2Touch the AM/PM button if the 12-hour format is in use.3Touc h Set to confirm the time.
Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 111Language SettingsTo set the language of the display text:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ Select language, or touch → Settings icon → Language & keyboard→ Select language.2Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears.Use 24-hour format Clear this check box to display the time in 12-hour format.Select date format Select the format to be used for displaying the date.
112 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 TabletProtecting Your Dell Streak 7 TabletProtect Your Device Data With a ScreenUnlock PatternYou can protect your device data against unauthorized access by locking the touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the unlock pattern is enabled and the screen is locked, you need to draw the correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen.After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern, follow these steps to unlock your screen:1Touch Forgot pattern.2When prompted, sign in to the Google website using your Google account name and password.3Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in "To create a screen unlock pattern" on page 112. NOTE: If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the above steps, visit support.dell.com.To create a screen unlock pattern1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern.2Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.
Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 1133Study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern.4Drag your finger to draw the unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal and/or diagonal direction. Take your finger off the screen when a pattern is drawn. NOTE: You must touch and drag your finger on the screen to create the pattern.5The device records the pattern if it is correctly drawn. Touch Continue.6Draw the pattern again as prompted, and then touch Confirm. NOTE: To change your unlock screen pattern, you need to draw the old pattern and perform steps 4 to 6 to create a new pattern.To disable or change the screen unlock pattern1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Change screen lock, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Change screen lock.2Draw the pattern you created.3Select None to disable screen unlock security; select Pattern to draw a new unlock pattern.
114 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 TabletTo change unlock pattern settings1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security.2To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box .Protect Your Device Data With a PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN.2On the Choose your PIN page that appears, enter a PIN in the text box. Your PIN must be 4 characters at least.3Touch OK to proceed.4Enter the PIN again to confirm.5Touch OK.Use visible pattern Clear this option if you do not want the lines of the unlock pattern to display on the screen when you draw it.Use tactile feedback Clear this option if you do not want the device to give you tactile feedback when drawing the unlock pattern.
Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 115To disable or change PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Change screen lock, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Change screen lock.2Enter the PIN you have enabled.3Select None to disable the PIN; select PIN to change PIN.Protect Your Device Data With a Password1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password.2On the Choose your password page that appears, enter a password in the text box. A valid password consists of at least 4 characters and contains at least one letter.3Touch OK to proceed.4Enter the password again to confirm.5Touch OK.To disable or change the password1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Change screen lock, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Change screen lock.2Enter the password you have enabled.3Select None to disable the PIN; select Password to change the password.
116 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 TabletProtect Your SIM Card With the SIM LockPasswordYou can protect your SIM card against unauthorized use with a personal identification number (PIN). After a PIN is enabled to lock your SIM, you will need to enter the PIN each time you turn on the device in order to unlock your SIM. NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter the incorrect PIN for three consecutive times. You must then enter the Personal Unblocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM card. Contact your service provider to obtain the PUK.To enable the SIM card PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card, ortouch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card.2Type your SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.To change the SIM card PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN.2Type the old SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.3Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.4Type the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK.
Applications 117ApplicationsCameraYour device has a camera with auto-focus feature that allows you to capture and share high-quality pictures and videos.To start the camera in picture modeTouch the Launcher button → Camera .Camera controls1Viewfinder screen.2Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera settings, and touch to select the desired setting.3• On-screen shutter button.• To capture a picture:1Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen.2To start the auto focus mode, touch and hold the on-screen shutter button.3Touch the on-screen shutter button and release to capture the picture.54321
118 ApplicationsAdditional camera settingsTouch the Menu button .To start the camcorder modeTouch the Menu button → Switch to video, or touch to switch to the camcorder screen.Camcorder controls4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing videos.5Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage the picture using the Gallery application.Front-Facing/Rear-Facing CameraUse the front-facing or rear-facing camera to capture pictures.Gallery Open the Gallery application to view and manage pictures.Switch to video/camera Toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing videos.1Viewfinder screen.51432
Applications 119Copying Files to and From the DeviceTo exchange pictures, videos, music, and other files between your device and a computer, you can use the internal device storage or the SD card as a USB drive, by connecting the device to a computer with the included USB cable. NOTE: To copy files to and from your SD card, you need to install the SD card in your device. For more information on how to install a SD card on your device, see "Insert the SD card" on page 11.To set the SD card or the internal device storage as a USB drive1Connect the device to the computer by connecting the 30-pin connector into the device and the USB connector into the USB port on the computer.2The USB connected screen appears and the USB connected banner flashes on the status bar. The USB notification icon appears on the status bar’s notification area when the device is connected to the computer. NOTE: If the USB connected screen does not appear, drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel, and then touch USB connected to open the USB connected screen.3Touch Turn on USB storage, if you want to copy files between your computer and the SD card or the internal device storage.4Open the My Computer window on your computer to locate two removable drives, which represent respectively the SD card installed in your device, and the internal device storage.2Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camcorder settings.3To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button.4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.5Touch the thumbnail view of the last captured video to play and manage the video using the Gallery application.
120 Applications5Copy the desired files such as music or pictures from another drive/folder to one of the removable drives, or vice versa.To turn off USB storageThe device will not recognize the SD card and the internal device storage when they are being used as a USB drive. You will not be able to use the device’s applications that involve saving or retrieving files on the SD card and on the internal device storage, such as camera or music playback. You need to turn off USB storage for the device to recognize the SD card and the internal device storage, when the device is connected to a computer.To turn off the USB storage function:1Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel.2Touch Turn off USB storage.Bluetooth®Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that lets your device connect over a wireless network to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for data exchange.Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes:To turn on Bluetooth and make the device discoverable1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings → Wireless & networks.2Select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. The Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar.On Bluetooth is turned on. Your device is enabled to detect Bluetooth devices within range, but will not be found by them.Discoverable Bluetooth is turned on, and other Bluetooth devices can detect your device.Off Bluetooth is turned off. Your device cannot send and receive data using Bluetooth.
Applications 1213Touch Bluetooth settings, then select the Discoverable check box to make the device recognizable by other nearby Bluetooth devices.To pair and connect a Bluetooth device1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.2Touch and select the Bluetooth check box. Your device starts to scan for Bluetooth devices within range and then displays all detected devices below the Bluetooth devices banner. NOTE: To detect more devices, touch Scan for devices.3To initiate a connection with a device, touch the name of the device.4You may be prompted to enter a password to authenticate. Enter the same password on both devices, or enter the password provided by the device manufacturer. Ensure that you read the documentation of the pairing device to check if it requires a default password.5When the pairing is successful, Paired but not connected is displayed under the paired device.6Touch the paired device to start connection. When the paired device is successfully connected to your device, the Bluetooth connected icon appears in the status bar. NOTE: To listen to the music using a Bluetooth headset, pair it first with your device. NOTE: Pairing is a one-time process. Once your device successfully pairs with another device, your device recognizes that device without re-entering your password.To end a Bluetooth connection1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.2Touch and hold the name of a connected device.
122 Applications3Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears.To terminate a pairing partnership1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.2Touch and hold the name of a paired device.3Touch Unpair on the pop-up menu that appears to erase all pairing information with that device. You need to re-enter the password if you want to restore a Bluetooth connection to that device.To change your device’s Bluetooth name1Ensure that you have turned on Bluetooth on your device ( icon in the status bar indicates that Bluetooth is enabled).2Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings→ Device name.3Enter a name to identify the device when you connect using Bluetooth.4Touch OK.
Applications 123GalleryTo view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your device, touch the Launcher button → Gallery .The Gallery application displays not only the pictures and videos stored on your SD card, but also those uploaded to the Picasa web album of your Gmail account which you signed in with on your device.To share or delete albumsAll pictures and videos are grouped in separate albums as overlapping thumbnails, according to their dates, sources, or folders in which they are stored. For example, pictures taken using the device camera are grouped as Camera, and downloaded pictures are grouped as download.1Touch and hold an album until the check box appears.2Touch more albums to select them if you want to do the same task for those albums.• To post the selected album to Picasa or video album to YouTube, or to send the album using Bluetooth, messaging, or e-mail, touch Share.• To delete the album, touch Delete.To browse picture and video thumbnails1Touch an album to display the thumbnails of all pictures and videos inside.2To browse the thumbnails:• Touch or drag to display all the thumbnails in grid view, or group them by date as overlapping thumbnails.• When the thumbnails are displayed in grid view, drag or touch the arrows on it to move thumbnails horizontally, until the desired thumbnail is located.Overlapping thumbnails as one album.
124 Applications3To select a thumbnail, touch and hold it until appears; touch more thumbnails as you need.• To post a selected picture or video to Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, YouTube, or to send it using Bluetooth, messaging, or email, touch Share.• To delete a selected picture or video, touch Delete.• To set a picture as the Home screen wallpaper, touch More→ Set as→ Wallpaper.• To set a picture as a contact’s picture ID, touch More→ Set as→ Contact icon.To display a full pictureTouch a desired picture thumbnail to display the picture in full screen.• Flick the picture to view the next or previous one.• To bring up the picture viewing controls, touch anywhere on the screen, or touch twice.• To zoom the picture in or out, you can:•Touch .• Pinch the picture with two fingers, then move the fingers away from each other to enlarge the view of the picture, or bring them closer together to reduce the view of the picture.• To zoom in or out on a particular area of the picture, tap that area twice.• When a picture view is being enlarged, flick or drag the enlarged picture across the screen until the required area appears.To play a video1Touch a video thumbnail to start playback of the video.2To control playback, use these controls below the viewing screen:• Touch the button to pause and the button to resume playback.
Applications 125• Touch or drag the playback progress bar at the bottom to rewind or fast-forward the video.MusicTo open MusicTouch the Launcher button → Music .The Music library screen opens, which is organized by Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists tabs. You can touch a tab to display your desired category.To select a song1All the music files available on your device are grouped into these categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists. Touch a category to view the list within it.NOTE: If you rotate your device to landscape mode, an additional Now playing category appears.2Flick the list until you find the music you want to play. For instance, to select music by artist:aFlick the list of artists in alphabetical order.bTouch the name of an artist. A list of albums by the artist appears.cTouch an album to find the songs inside.dTouch a song to open the music playback screen and play the music.3 indicates the current album or song being played.31245
126 ApplicationsTo control music playback4You can flick or drag a long list, and then drag the icon that appears to quickly scroll the list by alphabet.5The letter icon indicates the alphabet of the list you scroll to.1The album’s cover image if present.2The passing playback time.3• Touch the playback control bar to jump to any part of the song.• Drag and scroll the playback control bar forward to fast-forward the song.• Drag and scroll the playback control bar backward to rewind the song.4• If the song is playing for more than five seconds, touch to jump to the beginning of the song.• If the song is playing for less than five seconds, touch to play the previous song.5Touch to pause playback; touch to resume playback.6• Touch to play the next song.• Touch and hold to fast-forward the song.7Touch to turn the HDMI mode on and off when connecting to an HDMI output device.8The duration of the song.8193 425 6 7101112
Applications 127 NOTE: Press the volume up button or volume down button to adjust the playback volume. NOTE: On the Music library screen, touch Shuffle all to play all songs in your library in random order. The first randomly selected song starts to play.To create a playlist1On the Music screen, touch the Artists, Albums, Songs tabs as needed.2Flick the screen until you reach the artist, album, or song that you want to add to the playlist.3Touch and hold the artist, album, or song that you want to add in the playlist. A pop-up menu opens.4Touch Add to playlist.5In the Add to playlist window, touch New. NOTE: If you want to add the artist, album, or song to the current playlist, touch Current playlist in the Add to playlist options menu.6Enter the name for your new playlist in the text field and then touch Save.9• The name of the artist, album, and the song being played.• Touch and hold the artist, album, or song to search for relevant information or videos from the Internet using the Browser or Youtube application, or do the search inside the Music application.10 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes.11 Touch to turn the shuffle mode on and off.12 Go to the Now playing list.
128 ApplicationsCalendarUse the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments.To open the calendarTouch the Launcher button → Calendar .To set up an event1On any calendar view, touch the Menu button → More→ New event to open the Event details screen.2Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard.3If there is a time period for the event, touch and type the From and To date and time.If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or takes a whole day, set the From and To date, and then select the All day check box.4Type the event location and description.5If you have set up more than one account on your device, under the Calendar option, choose the account calendar to which to add the event.6To invite your friends to join this event, type their e-mail addresses into the Guests text box. The invitation will be e-mailed to them when this event is set up.7Decide whether it is a recurring event in Repetition and choose how often it occurs.8In Reminders, set when the reminder appears before the event.9Touch Done and the event is created. NOTE: To quickly set up an event in day, week, or month view, touch and hold an empty time slot→ New event. A new Event details screen opens with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields.
Applications 129To view the calendarYou can display the calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the calendar view, touch the Menu button → Day/Week/Month/Agenda/Today.While viewing the calendar you can:• In day or week views, touch an event to open a quick view window of the event on the lower part of the screen.• Touch the event or the quick view window to view details about the event.• Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event.To view and synchronize multiple calendarsIf you have set up more than one account on your device, you can view multiple calendars from the accounts on your device. You can configure which calendars to synchronize to the device, and which of those to show or hide on the device in Calendar.To set whether calendars are synchronized to the device or visible, follow the steps below.1In Calendar, touch the Menu button → More→ Calendars. The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account on your device, organized by account. Touch the name of an account to show or hide its calendars on your device. The icon to the right of each calendar indicates whether the events on that calendar are synchronized to the device and whether they are visible in Calendar.2Touch the icon next to a calendar to change whether it is synchronized to the device and visible in Calendar.Calendar events are synchronized to the device and visible in Calendar.Calendar events are synchronized to the device but not visible in Calendar.Calendar events are not synchronized to the device.
130 Applications3Touch OK.Event remindersIf you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon appears in the notifications area of the status bar when the reminder time arrives.To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder1Drag the notification area of the status bar to open the Notification menu.2Touch the upcoming event name to display the event. NOTE: If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen.3Touch Snooze all to put off all event reminders for five minutes.Touch Dismiss all to turn off all event reminders.Press to keep the reminders pending in the notification area of the status bar.
Applications 131ClockYour device can work as a desk alarm clock to display current time and date, local weather, and play picture slideshow and music.Touch the Launcher button → Clock .1Displays the first active alarm time.2The current time and date.3Touch to set the alarm.4Touch to play the slideshow of the pictures stored on your device.5Touch to start the Music application and choose the music to play.6Touch to return to the Home screen.7• Displays the local weather.• Touch to start the News and Weather application to find more weather updates.8• Touch to turn the backlight down to the minimum level.• Touch and hold to turn off the backlight and only display the current time, date, and alarm time.NOTE: To turn on the backlight, touch anywhere on the screen.87324 5 61
132 ApplicationsTo set an alarmYou can set multiple alarms.1On the Clock main screen, touch .2On the Alarms screen, touch Add alarm.3The Set alarm menu opens with these settings:4Touch Done to set the alarm. NOTE: On the Alarms screen you can also add a new alarm by touching the Menu button → Add alarm.Turn on alarm Turn on the alarm that you have set on the device.Time Set the alarm time. Adjust the time by touching or , or touch the hour and minute fields to enter a time. Touch AM to change to PM or vice versa, then touch Set when done.Repeat Select the days you want the alarm to ring, then touch OK.NOTE: If you did not select any days for the alarm, Never appears to hint that your alarm will only go off once.Ringtone Select the alarm ringtone.Vibrate Select the check box if you want the device to vibrate when the alarm goes off.Label Give the alarm a name for a special event.
Applications 133To temporarily disable an alarmOn the Alarms screen, clear the green bar of the alarm time you want to disable.To delete an alarm1On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete.2On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete.To enable the alarm in silent modeYou can choose if the alarm should ring when the device is in silent mode.1On the Alarms screen, touch the Menu button → Settings.2Touch Alarm in silent mode to set if the alarm should ring when the device is in silent mode.Calculator1Touch the Launcher button → Calculator. The basic calculator panel opens.2Perform calculations by touching the corresponding buttons on the calculator panel; touch the CLEAR button to clear the displayed numbers or symbols.3To perform advanced calculations, flick the basic calculator panel away to the left and reveal the advanced panel, or touch the Menu button → Advanced panel.Green bar
134 ApplicationsSound RecorderOpen this application to record voice and sounds and then play them back. You can also set the recording as a ringtone for your device. NOTE: The sound recorder only supports recording in the amr format.1Touch the Launcher button → Sound Recorder .2Touch to start recording.3Touch to end recording.4Touch to start playback of the recording; touch to stop playback.5Touch Save this recording to save the recording on the SD card.6To play back a sound recording again, touch the Launcher button → Music → Songs, then select a recording to play. For information about Music, see "Music" on page 125.
Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync135Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile SyncThe Dell Mobile Sync (powered by Nero™) software allows you to copy or sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts between your device and a computer.To install the Dell Mobile Sync software on your computer1Connect the supplied USB cable to your device and a computer. Wait for your computer to automatically install the device driver.After the driver installation is complete, the Dell Mobile Sync installer may start automatically on computers running the Microsoft Windows XP (SP3) and Windows Vista operating systems.2If the Dell Mobile Sync installer does not start automatically:aDouble-click the new Removable Disk that appears on your computer.bNavigate to the Dell Mobile Sync folder on the removable disk.cDouble-click the InstallDellMSync.exe file to start the installation.
136Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync NOTE: You can also download and install the Dell Mobile Sync software from support.dell.com/support/downloads.To sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts:1Ensure that the supplied USB cable is connected to your device and a computer.2Double-click the Dell Mobile Sync icon on the Windows desktop. Your device appears under the Devices section in the Dell Mobile Sync software.3After the copy or sync is complete, disconnect the USB cable. NOTE: For information about the Dell Mobile Sync software and to learn how to sync your device to a computer using Wi-Fi, see the documentation included in the Dell Mobile Sync software.
Troubleshooting 137TroubleshootingProblem Possible causes Possible solutionsPIN Code is blocked You have entered an incorrect PIN code three consecutive times.Contact your service provider. If the service provider provides the SIM card's PUK code, use the PUK code to unlock the SIM card.System problemsBattery does not charge The battery or battery charger is damaged.Contact the dealer.The device’s temperature is below 0°C or higher than 45°C.Adjust the battery charging environment to avoid extreme temperatures.Poor contact between the battery and charger.Check all connectors to ensure that all connections have been properly made.Unable to turn the device on.The battery is empty. Charge the device.Battery contacts are not clean.Seek your dealer's help to clean the contacts.
138 TroubleshootingShortened standby time The duration of standby time is affected by your service provider’s system configuration. The same device used with different service providers' systems does not have the same duration of standby time.If you are located in an area where the network signal is weak, temporarily turn off your device.The battery is depleted. In high-temperature environments, battery life will be shortened.Use a new battery.If you are not able to connect to the network, the device will continue to send out signals as it attempts to locate a base station. Doing this consumes battery charge and consequently shortens standby time.Change your location to one where the network is accessible, or temporarily turn off your device.Messaging problemsUnable to send or receive text messages.Your device is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Clear the Airplane mode check box.The signal strength is not strong enough.Try moving to a different location for better signal reception.Unable to send or receive e-mail.The Internet connection or the e-mail setting is not configured properly.Check your network connection, and confirm with your e-mail service provider if your e-mail setting has been configured correctly.Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
Troubleshooting 139Starting Your Device in the Safe ModeIf you find your device unusable because of an application you installed, try to start your device in the Safe mode. In the Safe mode, all 3rd-party applications are disabled and you can remove any problematic applications to continue using your device normally.To enter the Safe mode, follow the steps below.1Make sure your device is off.2Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on your device.3While the operating system is starting up, the white DELL logo appears twice.When you see the white DELL logo at the second time, touch and hold the Menu button until "Safe mode" appears at the bottom of the screen.Internet problemsUnable to connect to the network.Invalid SIM card. Contact your service provider.You are not within the network’s service area.Check the service area with your service provider.Poor signal. Move to an open space or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window.Your device is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Clear the Airplane mode check box.Media problemsWindows Media Player on my computer cannot play the sounds of the video captured using the device.The device records video sounds in amr format, but Windows Media Player does not support amr decoding.Play the video using a video player with the amr decoder, such as QuickTime.Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
140 Troubleshooting NOTE: To exit the Safe mode, turn off your device and turn it on normally again.
Index 141IndexAAirplane Mode, 58Alarm Clock, 131Android Market, 102ApplicationsDefinition, 17Erase data, 51Navigate, 33Recently used, 34Shortcuts, 34BBatteryCharge, 12Bluetooth, 120ButtonBack, 8Home, 9Menu, 8Power and Sleep/Wake, 8Volume up/down, 7CCalculator, 133Calendar, 128Camcorder, 118Camera, 117Camcorder, 118Shoot videos, 118Take pictures, 117Charging, 12ConnectionMobile networks, 54To a computer, 119Wi-Fi, 56Contacts, 36Add, 36Sync, 38View, 37Controls, 7Touch s creen, 1 4Customize, 107DData connection, 54Date, 110Dell Mobile Sync, 135Dell StageDesktop, 18widgets, 21DeviceCustomize, 107Overview, 7Protect, 112
142 IndexReset, 53Settings, 51Setup, 11Turn off, 1 3Turn o n, 1 3Disable all connections, 58Display settings, 107EE-mail, 65Erase all data, 52FFacebook, 68Factory reset, 53GGallery, 123Gmail, 76Google AccountSetup, 76Google Maps, 83Google Maps Navigation, 94Google Search, 49Google Talk, 79HHome screen, 18Customize, 24IInternetBrowse, 58Connection, 54KKeyboard, 46LLanguage, 111MMaps, 83Messaging, 39Compose, 39Receive, 43Mobile networks, 54Music, 125Create a playlist, 127Playback, 126NNavigation, 94
Index 143News and Weather, 98OOn-Screen Keyboard, 46PPictures and videos, 123PINChange, 116Device, 114Enable, 116Places, 93Pop-Up menu, 45RRecorder, 134Ringtone, 108SScreenOrientation, 17Turn off/on, 1 3Screen Unlock Pattern, 112Create, 112Disable/change, 113Settings, 114SD card, 119Format, 51Insert, 11Remove, 51Set as USB drive, 119Turn off USB storage, 120Unmount, 51Search, 49SettingsDate and time, 110Display, 107Language, 111Sound and ringtone, 108Shortcuts, 34Add, 24Definition, 18SIM cardInsert, 11Sound, 108Stage widgets, 21Status bar, 29Icons, 30Synchronize Google Data, 106Synchronize with ComputerUse Dell Mobile Sync, 135TText message, 39Time, 110Time zone, 110Touch screen, 14Troubleshooting, 137Twitter, 72
144 IndexVVoice Search, 50WWebApplications, 68Bookmarks, 63WidgetsAdd, 26Definition, 17Google Search, 49Wi-Fi, 56YYouTube, 100

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