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Dell™ Streak 7
User's Manual
COMMENT
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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better use of your device.
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of data if instructions are not followed.
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personal injury, or death.
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Contents
1 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features. . . . . . . 6
2 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 10
Getting Your Device Ready for Use . . . . . . . . 10
Turning On Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning Off Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 13
Out-Of-Box Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts . . . . . . 16
The Dell™ Stage Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dell™ Stage Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quick Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Navigating the Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4Contents
4 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . 36
Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pop-up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Managing Your Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . 45
5 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Browsing the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Synchronizing Your Google Data . . . . . . . . . 99
6 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 100
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sound and Ringtone Settings . . . . . . . . . . 101
Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 105
Contents 5
Protect Your Device Data With a Screen
Unlock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Protect Your Device Data With a PIN . . . . . . 107
Protect Your Device Data With a Password . . 108
8 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Copying Files to and From the Device . . . . . 111
Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9 Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and
Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync 127
10 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode . . . . . 130
Emergency Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
6Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features
Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features
This section provides information about the features available on your
device.
Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
1Headphone connector Connects to headphones.
2Speaker Provides audio output for video and
music playback.
3TV antenna
(available on select models only)
Used for improving the reception of
television signals.
4Volume up button • Press to increase the media volume
by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously
increase the media volume.
5Volume down button • Press to decrease the media
volume by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously
decrease the media volume.
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6Power 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.
7Battery 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.
8Back button Touch to return to the previous
screen, close a dialog box, menu, or
pop-up message, and to dismiss the
keyboard.
9Menu 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
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10 Home 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.
3Force-power-off button Push the button to force power off
the device.
4SD card slot Holds the SD card in place.
5Slot door Provides access to the SD card slot.
6Speaker Provides audio output for video and
music playback.
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7Microphone Used for making video calls with
supportive web applications, such as
Skype.
8Front-facing camera • Used for capturing 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 Used for capturing pictures and
videos in dimly lit environments.
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Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7
Tablet
Getting Your Device Ready for Use
Insert the SD card
1Pull out the slot door.
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.
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Charge 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.
NOTE: The battery cannot be charged by connecting your device to a
computer using the supplied USB cable.
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 an electrical 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.
Turning 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.
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The device is ready for use when the Home screen is displayed.
Turning Off Your Device
1Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button .
2Touch the Power off option on the screen.
Turning Off the Screen
If 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.
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Out-Of-Box Wizard
To 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 the next or previous page.
After viewing the last page, touch DONE to return to the Home screen.
Touch Screen
Your device has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the
surface of the screen to operate the device.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Touch
Tap 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.
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Touch and hold
Touch and hold your finger on the
screen.
• Enable the moving mode of an
item on the Home screen.
• Open the context menu.
Drag
1Touch 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:
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Flick or swipe
Move 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 out
Move two fingers close together on
the screen.
Reduce the view of an image or web
page
(zoom out).
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Screen Orientation
For 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 Shortcuts
Application — 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 in
Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web
page
(zoom in).
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Shortcut — 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 Desktop
The 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 20.
NOTE: To return to the Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home
screen button .
Home screen
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To navigate across the desktop
Flick the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is
displayed.
To navigate the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails
The Home screen thumbnails act as shortcuts to their individual Home
screens. The icon of the thumbnail represents the Stage widget.
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• To view the Home screen thumbnails:
• To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either:
– Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired
screen.
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.
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– To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger
horizontally across the thumbnails, until the desired Home
screen appears.
Dell™ Stage Widgets
The Dell™ Stage widgets give 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 Widget
1Flick 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.
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5From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select the Stage
widget you want to add to the screen.
Deleting a Stage Widget
1Touch 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.
Using Stage Widgets
Touching 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 Widget
From the HOME Stage widget, you can touch application shortcuts to
access your most recently-used applications.
To use the CONTACTS Stage Widget
From 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 Widget
From 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.
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To use the GALLERY Stage Widget
From 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 Widget
From 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.
To use the SOCIAL Stage Widget
The 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 widget
1Flick 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 60 and "Twitter" on page 64.
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To use the WEB Stage Widget
The 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.
Customizing Your Home screen
To add an item to a Home screen
1Touch 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:
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Items Steps
Shortcuts
Add 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.
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Shortcuts 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 80.
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.
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Widgets
Add 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.
2Touch 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.
Folders
You 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 tablet numbers: Add a
shortcut to the contacts with tablet
numbers.
Facebook Phonebook: Add a shortcut
to the Facebook 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
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Wallpapers
Change 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
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To add an application shortcut from the main applications view
1Touch 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 item
1Touch 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 item
1Touch 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 folder
1Touch 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 folder
Touch the Close icon to close the panel.
To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder
1Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen.
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NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.
To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder
1Touch 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 folder
1Touch a folder to open the folder panel.
2Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel
, until the Rename
folder menu opens.
3Touch the Folder name text box to type the name using the on-
screen keyboard.
4Touch OK to confirm.
Status Bar
The 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, USB
connection, 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 e-mail or USB connection status.
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The status area may also display some of the following icons:
The notification 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 Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Battery status — 100% full Bluetooth is enabled
Battery is low and needs to be
charged
Connected to a new Bluetooth
device
Battery is extremely low and
needs to be charged
immediately
GPS satellites function is
enabled
Battery is charging Airplane mode is enabled
Vibrate mode is enabled Receiving location data from
GPS satellites
Silent mode is enabled Ongoing data synchronization
The headphone is connected
Problem with sign-in or sync New e-mail
SD card is full Download in progress
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A Wi-Fi network is found Download complete
USB cable is connected Application update available
Some notifications not
displayed The SD card is safe to remove
New Gmail Preparing the SD card
New Google Talk message Song is playing
Upcoming calendar event New voicemail
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Quick Buttons
The 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 Home screen.
2Email button Touch the Email button to open the Email
application. For more information on using Email,
see "E-mail" on page 57.
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 Home screen.
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Navigating the Applications
You can find applications available on your device in these screen
elements:
Application Drawer
The 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 drawer
1Touch 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 applications
Flick 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 .
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Application Shortcuts
To 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 23.
To open an application using the application shortcuts
1Touch 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 Applications
To open a recently used application
1Touch 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 20).
2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
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The Screen Lock Wallpaper
You 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.
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Managing Contacts
To view and manage your contacts, touch → Contacts
.
To add a new contact
1Touch 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.
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.
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To find a contact
1To 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 send e-mail to a contact
1On 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 Email to send e-mail using the e-mail accounts you
have set up on your device.
To edit or share a contact
1On the Contacts list, find the desired contact.
2Touch the contact entry to view the contact details.
3Touch 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 using the e-mail applications, see "Gmail"
on page 68 and "E-mail" on page 57.
6Touch Revert 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.
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Contacts settings
In 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.
Accounts
NOTE: 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 Dell Mobile
Sync; 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 SD card to
your device, export contacts from your device to
your SD card, and share visible contacts using
Bluetooth or Gmail.
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Pop-up Menu
Touch the
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 menu
1Touch 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.
Android Keyboard
You 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 keyboard
Touch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button .
To close the keyboard
Touch the Back button or touch and hold the Menu button .
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Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail
1• 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.
3• 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.
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To configure the keyboard settings
1Touch 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 settings
Word suggestion settings
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.
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.
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Create your personal dictionary
The 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 dictionary
1Touch 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 dictionary
1Touch 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.
To delete a word from the dictionary
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.
2Touch the word to delete.
3Touch Delete.
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Google Search
You 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 typing
1From 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.
6Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page.
To search by voice
1Touch 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.
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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 23.
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.
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Managing Your Device Settings
To check storage spaces
Touch 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 space
1Touch 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 card
1Touch 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.
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1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD
card & Device storage.
2Touch Unmount External SD card.
3Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake 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 tablet.
NOTE: You must draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.
3Touch Erase everything after you read the warning.
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To force power off your device
1Pull out the slot door.
2Push the force-power-off button using a paper clip or other
similar pointed objects.
3Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on
your device.
Force-power-off button
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Connecting to the Internet
Setting up a Wi-Fi Connection
To browse the Internet and access web-based utilities such as instant
messaging, you need to set up a Wi-Fi connection.
To connect your device 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 network
1Touch 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.
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To check the current Wi-Fi network connection
From 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 network
1Touch 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.
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Disable all Connections Using the Airplane Mode
Selecting the Airplane mode disables all 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 Internet
To open the browser
Touch the Browser button or touch the Launcher button →
Browser .
To use the browser controls bar
To go to a web page
1On 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 either the key on the keyboard or on the
browser controls bar.
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.
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To set up your home page
To 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 Pages
To navigate on a web page
Flick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and
view desired areas of a web page.
To zoom in on a web page
Pinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart
on the screen.
To zoom out on a web page
Pinch-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.
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To view the next or previous page
Touch the back button to view the previous page; touch Menu
button → More→ Forward to view the next page.
To open a new window
Touch the Menu button → New window. A new browser window
opens and displays the home page.
To switch between browser windows
You 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 page
1When 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 page
You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail.
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.
3Position 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.
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4Release your finger from the screen.
5To paste text on an e-mail, touch and hold the text field on an e-
mail screen and then touch Paste on the context menu.
Using Web Links, History, and Downloads
To select a link on a web page
Move 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 pages
1On the browser screen, touch , or touch the Menu button
→ Bookmarks.
2Touch the History tab.
3Touch the day when your desired web page was last visited.
4Touch a web address to open the web page.
NOTE: To check your most visited web pages, touch the Most visited
tab.
Link type Functionality
Web 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, 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.
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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 application
1On 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 downloads
On the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→
Downloads.
Manage Bookmarks
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your device.
To bookmark a web page
1On 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 .
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4Type the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed.
5Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.
To open a bookmark
1On 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 bookmarks
1On 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.
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.
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To configure browser settings
On the browser screen, touch
the Menu button
→ More→ Settings
to adjust the browser settings.
Share link Touch to share the bookmark’s address through
Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Gmail, 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.
•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.
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E-mail
You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web-
based e-mail services on your device.
To open the e-mail application
Touch the Email button , or touch the Launcher button →
Email
.
To set up an e-mail account
1On 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.
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To view your e-mails
To select an account as default for sending e-mail
1Touch 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.
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.
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To compose and send e-mail
1Touch the Email button , or touch the Launcher button
→ Email .
2Select an email account to use if you have set up more than one
account on your device.
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 e-mail.
7Touch the Menu button → Send.
NOTE: If you want to save the email as a draft and modify it later, touch
or touch Save as draft.
To delete an e-mail
1On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want
to delete.
2On the context menu, touch Delete.
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To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device
1Touch the Email button , or touch 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.
Web Applications
NOTE: To use the following applications, you require an active Wi-Fi
connection. For more information about configuring your device for
Internet connectivity, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 48.
NOTE: Not all applications are available in all versions of this product.
Facebook
Touch 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 Facebook
1Type your e-mail address and password with which you registered
your Facebook account.
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ouch the
Login
button
If you do not have a Facebook account, touch the Sign up button and
follow the instructions on the screen to create an account.
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To use Facebook on your device
Once 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.
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3Touch 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.
4Touch 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.
7Touch 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.
8Touch 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.
9Touch Groups to view the groups you created and share posts with
small groups of friends.
10 Touch Requests to view invitations or requests from your friends.
11 Touch 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.
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The Facebook widget
From 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.
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Twitter
Touch the Launcher button →
Twitter
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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 Twitter
You 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 22 as an alternative way
of using Twitter.
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To use Twitter on your device
1Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on
page 67.
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, 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.
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5View 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, and 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.
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To 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.
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Gmail
Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.
To open Gmail
Touch the Launcher button → Gmail .
To set up your Google account
You 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, and 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 connection
before you sign in. For more information on setting up a Wi-Fi
connection, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 48.
NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account.
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Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e-
mails are delivered to your inbox.
To refresh Gmail
Touch 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 labels
To 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.
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To 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.
4Touch Reply to reply to the contact.
Touch Reply all to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.
Touch 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.
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To create and send an e-mail
1Touch 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 Talk
Google Talk is an instant messaging program provided by Google.
To activate Google Talk
1Touch 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 68).
3The Google Talk window opens with your friends list.
To sign in automatically
You 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.
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To 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 invitation
1In 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 message
1Touch 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 conversation
1Touch to select a friend in the friends list.
2Type your message in the text box.
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3Touch the Send button to send the message.
To add a friend to an active conversation
1On 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 log
On 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 conversations
1While 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 list
Only 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 list
1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2Touch Show friend.
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To always show a friend in most popular list
You 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 messages
1In 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 friend
1In 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 talk
1In 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.
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To sign out from Google Talk
In the friends list, t
ouch the Menu button
→
Sign out.
Maps
Google 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 source
To 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 Maps
Touch the Launcher button → Maps .
To see your location on a map
On 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.
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To find a location on the map
1On 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.
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To view the details of a place
1Touch 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 77).
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 80).
3Touch to switch to street view for the location. (For more information,
see "To view a map in street view" on page 79).
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.
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To move around a map
1Flick 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 layers
Google 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.
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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 view
You 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 76 and "To move around
a map" on page 78.
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 layer
The map layer displays streets, highways, buildings, main establishments,
mass transit stations, parks, rivers, lakes, mountains, boundaries, and so on.
Traffic layer
The 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 layer
The satellite layer displays the map in non-real-time satellite view.
Terrain layer
The terrain layer combines street maps with visual information about terrains.
Transit Lines layer
The transit lines layer displays mass-transit routes around the area.
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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 directions
Use Google Maps to obtain directions to your destination.
1When viewing a map:
touch the Menu button → Directions.
Or
When 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 point
2Destination
3Choose 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.
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4Touch 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 86.
To clear a map
Touch
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 68).
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 Latitude
While viewing a map, touch
the Menu button
→ Latitude.
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To invite friends to share locations
1On 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 invitation
When 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 friends
You can show your friends on the map or in the list view.
•Map view
When 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.
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•List view
To 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 friends
Touch 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 Gmail to send an e-mail to your friend.
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To control what to share and change your public profile
1In 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, 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 75.
•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.
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Places
Touch 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 77.
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Navigation
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 Description
Searching 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).
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Traffic 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.
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Satellite 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.
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Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking
directions. Your device vibrates for turn
notifications.
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News and Weather
Touch the Launcher button → News and Weather .
Weather
The 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.
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News
Flick 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 topics
You 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 settings
1Touch 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.
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YouTube
YouTube is an Internet video streaming service that allows you to view
videos uploaded by YouTube members.
NOTE: Browsing and watching videos does not require you to sign in to
a YouTube account. However, to use full YouTube features, such as
commenting on videos, adding videos to your favorites, or uploading
videos, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account.
To open YouTube
Touch the Launcher button → YouTube
.
To search for a video by typing
1Touch 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.
NOTE: You can touch All time (or the current time filter setting) at the
top of the search results screen. From the Time filter pop-up menu,
select a time frame you want to filter the search results. The videos that
match the selected time frame will be listed.
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To search for a video by voice command
1Touch the icon on the top right corner of the YouTube screen,
or touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.
2Touch .
3Say 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 watch videos in the Landscape format
1Place the device in the Landscape format.
2Select a video on the YouTube screen. Touch the video to start the
playback in full screen.
3To control video playback, touch anywhere on the screen to bring
up the controls.
4Touch the screen again to pause the playback. When paused, the
icon appears.
5Touch the screen again to resume the playback.
6To end playback, touch the Back button or the Home button
.
NOTE: In full screen, you can touch HQ to toggle High Quality (HQ)
mode or touch CC to enable subtitles (if available).
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To watch videos in the Portrait format
1Place the device in the Portrait format.
2Select a video on the YouTube screen. Touch the video to start the
playback in the top half of the screen.
3Touch the screen to pause the playback. When paused, the
icon appears.
4Touch the screen again to resume the playback.
While the video is playing, you can touch if you like the video, or
touch if you do not like the video. You can also touch More to add
the video to your favorites, save it to a playlist, share it, copy its URL, or
flag it.
In the bottom half of the screen, you can flick the Info, Related videos
and Comments tabs to view the information about this video, browse
related videos, and read comments.
NOTE: Some of the features above may require signing in to your
YouTube account.
To use YouTube menu options
In YouTube, you can touch the Menu button to access the following
menu options, some of which may require signing in to your YouTube
account.
NOTE: For more information on using YouTube, touch the Menu button
→ Settings→ Help.
Home Return to the YouTube main screen.
Browse Browse videos from a list of categories.
Search Search for videos.
My Channel Access your video uploads, favorite videos, video
playlists, and video subscriptions. You can also sign
out from this page.
Upload Upload videos from your device.
Settings Customize your YouTube preferences and settings.
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Android Market
You 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 Market
1Touch 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 68).
3Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the
Android Market Terms of Service.
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4The 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.
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When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→
Brain & Puzzle:
To download and install an application or game
1Scroll 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.
1Touch Top paid to view the paid games downloaded most often.
2Touch Top free to view the free games downloaded most often.
3Touch Just in to view new games available for download.
4Touch the game to download and install on your device.
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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 game
To uninstall an application or game
1On 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 the 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.
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Synchronizing Your Google Data
Through 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 synchronize
1Touch Home button → 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.
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You can customize your device, using the options available in the
Settings menu.
Display Settings
To 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.
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Sound and Ringtone Settings
To 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 105.
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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 .
General settings
Notifications settings
Feedback settings
Silent 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.
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Date, Time, and Time Zone
To 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 .
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.
2Tou ch 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.
3Tou ch Set to confirm the time.
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.
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Language Settings
To 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.
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Protect Your Device Data With a Screen
Unlock Pattern
You 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 105.
NOTE: If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the
above steps, visit support.dell.com.
To create a screen unlock pattern
1Touch 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.
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3Study 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 pattern
1Touch 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.
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To change unlock pattern settings
1Touch 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 PIN
1Touch 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.
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To disable or change PIN
1Touch 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 Password
1Touch 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 password
1Touch 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.
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Applications
Camera
Your 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 mode
Touch the Launcher button → Camera .
Camera controls
1Viewfinder 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.
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Additional camera settings
Touch the Menu button .
To start the camcorder mode
Touch the Menu button → Switch to video, or touch to switch to
the camcorder screen.
Camcorder controls
4Drag 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
Camera
Use 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.
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Copying Files to and From the Device
To 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 10.
To set the SD card or the internal device storage as a USB drive
1Connect 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.
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5Copy 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 storage
The 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.
Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes:
To turn on Bluetooth and make the device discoverable
1Touch 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.
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3Touch Bluetooth settings, and then select the Discoverable
check box to make the device recognizable by other nearby
Bluetooth devices.
To pair and connect a Bluetooth device
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2Touch and select t h e Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth.
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.
NOTE: To listen to the music using a Bluetooth headset, pair it first with
your device.
NOTE: The message indicating successful pairing may vary depending
on the type of the paired device. For example, if the paired device is a
Bluetooth headset, the Connected to phone audio or Connected to
phone and media audio message will be displayed and the Bluetooth
connected icon appears in the status bar.
NOTE: Pairing is a one-time process. Once your device successfully
pairs with another device, your device recognizes that device without the
need to re-enter the password.
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To end a Bluetooth connection
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.
2Touch and hold the name of a connected device.
3Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears.
To terminate a pairing partnership
1Touch 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 name
1Ensure 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.
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Gallery
To 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 albums
All 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.
•Touch Share to post a selected picture or video album to Picasa,
Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube, or send the album using Bluetooth
or e-mail.
• To delete the album, touch Delete.
To browse picture and video thumbnails
1Touch 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.
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3To 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 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 picture
Touch 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 video
1Touch 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.
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• Touch or drag the playback progress bar at the bottom to
rewind or fast-forward the video.
Music
To open Music
Touch 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 song
1All 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.
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4You 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.
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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 playlist
1On 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.
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Calendar
Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and
appointments.
To open the calendar
Touch the Launcher button → Calendar .
To set up an event
1On 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.
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To view the calendar
You 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 calendars
If 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.
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3Touch OK.
Event reminders
If 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 reminder
1Drag 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 123
Clock
Your 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.
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7
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2
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To set an alarm
You 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.
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To temporarily disable an alarm
On the Alarms screen, clear the green bar of the alarm time you want
to disable.
To delete an alarm
1On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete.
2On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete.
To enable the alarm in silent mode
You 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.
Calculator
1Touch 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
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Sound Recorder
Open 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 117.
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Synchronizing Your Dell Streak
7 Tablet and Computer Using
Dell Mobile Sync
The 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.
NOTE: The Dell Mobile Sync software is supported by Microsoft
Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.
To install the Dell Mobile Sync software on your computer
1Connect the supplied USB cable to your device and a computer.
2Obtain the device driver in either way below and install the driver
onto your computer:
• Find the driver named ADB_Tethering_Driver.zip from the
microSD card.
• Download the driver from the following website:
support.dell.com/support/downloads.
After the driver installation is complete, the Dell Mobile Sync
installer may start automatically on computers running the
Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, and Windows 7
operating systems.
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3If 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.
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.
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Troubleshooting
Problem Possible causes Possible solutions
System problems
Battery 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.
Shortened 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.
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.
E-mail problems
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.
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Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode
If 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 problems
Unable to connect to the
network.
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 problems
Windows 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
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NOTE: To exit the Safe mode, turn off your device and turn it on
normally again.
Emergency Recovery
If your device does not turn on or respond due to corrupt system files,
you can perform an emergency recovery by restoring your device to
the factory default state, or by upgrading the software on your device.
To restore your device to the factory default state
1Press and hold the power button and then touch the Power
off option on the screen to turn off the device.
2Press and hold the volume up button , and without
releasing press and hold the power button , until the
device turns on the configuration menu.
3To restore the device to the factory default state, press the
volume up button or the volume down button to
move the highlight bar on the menu to either of these options:
•Factory reset (User data only): Restores the device to the
factory default state and erases all your user data including
contacts, settings, and downloaded applications from the
internal application storage.
•Factory Reset (User data and internal tablet storage):
Restores the device to the factory default state and erases the
following data:
aAll your user data including contacts, settings, and
downloaded applications stored in the internal application
storage.
bAll your personal files except the preinstalled ones stored in
the internal tablet storage.
4Press the power button to start the reset process.
5Wait for the device to reboot the system.
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To upgrade the device software
1Connect an SD card to your computer.
2On your computer, go to support.dell.com and follow the
instructions to download the software upgrade package
“update.pkg” to the SD card.
NOTE: The device only recognizes the software upgrade package as
“update.pkg”. Rename the downloaded package to “update.pkg” if it is
not named so.
3Disconnect the SD card from the computer and install the SD
card into the device.
4Follow steps 1 and 2 in To restore your device to the factory
default state to turn on the configuration menu.
5Press the volume up button or the volume down button
to move the highlight bar to the Software upgrade via
update.pkg on SD card option, and press the power button
to confirm your selection.
6Press the power button to confirm and start upgrading the
software package.
7Wait for the device to load files and reboot the system.
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Index
A
Airplane Mode, 50
Alarm Clock, 123
Android Market, 95
Applications
Definition, 16
Erase data, 45
Navigate, 33
Recently used, 34
Shortcuts, 34
B
Battery
Charge, 11
Bluetooth, 112
Button
Back, 7
Home, 8
Menu, 7
Power and Sleep/Wake, 7
Volume up/down, 6
C
Calculator, 125
Calendar, 120
Camcorder, 110
Camera, 109
Camcorder, 110
Shoot videos, 110
Take pictures, 109
Charging, 11
Connection
To a computer, 111
Wi-Fi, 48
Contacts, 36
Add, 36
Sync, 38
View, 37
Controls, 6
Touch scree n, 1 3
Customize, 100
D
Date, 103
Dell Mobile Sync, 127
Dell Stage
Desktop, 17
widgets, 20
Device
Customize, 100
Overview, 6
Protect, 105
Settings, 45
Setup, 10
Turn off, 1 2
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Turn o n , 1 1
Disable all connections, 50
Display settings, 100
E
E-mail, 57
Emergency recovery, 131
Erase all data, 46
F
Facebook, 60
Force power off, 47
G
Gallery, 115
Gmail, 68
Google Account
Setup, 68
Google Maps, 75
Google Maps Navigation, 86
Google Search, 43
Google Talk, 71
H
Home screen, 17
Customize, 23
I
Internet
Browse, 50
Connection, 48
K
Keyboard, 39
L
Language, 104
M
Maps, 75
Music, 117
Create a playlist, 119
Playback, 118
N
Navigation, 86
News and Weather, 90
O
On-Screen Keyboard, 39
P
Pictures and videos, 115
Index 135
PIN
Device, 107
Places, 85
Pop-Up menu, 39
R
Recorder, 126
Ringtone, 101
S
Safe Mode, 130
Screen
Orientation, 16
Tur n of f/on , 1 2
Screen Unlock Pattern, 105
Create, 105
Disable/change, 106
Settings, 107
SD card, 111
Format, 45
Insert, 10
Remove, 45
Set as USB drive, 111
Turn off USB storage, 112
Unmount, 45
Search, 43
Settings
Date and time, 103
Display, 100
Language, 104
Sound and ringtone, 101
Shortcuts, 34
Add, 24
Definition, 17
Software upgrade, 132
Sound, 101
Stage widgets, 20
Status bar, 29
Icons, 30
Synchronize Google Data, 99
Synchronize with Computer
Use Dell Mobile Sync, 127
T
Time, 1 03
Time zo ne, 1 03
Tou ch screen, 13
Troubleshooting, 129
Twitter, 64
V
Voice Search, 43
W
Web
Applications, 60
Bookmarks, 54
Widgets
Add, 26
136 Index
Definition, 16
Google Search, 43
Wi-Fi, 48
Y
YouTube, 92

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