Dell V03B001 SMART PHONE User Manual 1

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your smartphone. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.____________________Information in this document is subject to change without notice.© 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.Trademarks used in this text: Dell™ and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.Adobe Acrobat® is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions; Microsoft®, Windows®, Excel®, and Powerpoint®, are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Bluetooth® is a registered trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell under license.Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.August 2010 A00Federal Communications Commission (FCC) StatementThis smartphone complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:1) this smartphone may not cause harmful interference and2) this smartphone must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the smartphone.FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:For body worn operation, this smartphone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.Thunder_UM.book Page 2 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Contents 3Contents1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use . . . . . 7Turning On Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 11Turning Off Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 12Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Dell Venue Smartphone Features . . 13Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts. . . . . . 24Dell Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Quick Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Navigating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Thunder_UM.book Page 3 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
4ContentsMessaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Android Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Swype Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Google Search Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Managing Your Smartphone Settings . . . . . . 724 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 74Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865 Customizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130To change the display settings. . . . . . . . . . 130To change sound and ringtone settings . . . . 131To manually set the date, time and time zone . 133To set the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1346 Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Thunder_UM.book Page 4 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Contents 5Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN . . . 138Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1397 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Copying Files to and from the MicroSD. . . . . 145Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Photos and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159SIM Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159SIM Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Thunder_UM.book Page 5 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
6Contents8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Connect to a Computer and Install Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Using Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1619 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Thunder_UM.book Page 6 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone 71 Setting Up Your Dell Venue SmartphoneGetting Your Smartphone Ready for Use1 Remove the back coveraSlide the back cover down towards the bottom of the smartphone.bLift the back cover off the smartphone.Thunder_UM.book Page 7 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
8Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone2 Insert the SIM card3 Insert the batteryInsert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the SIM card holder. NOTE: If you have difficulty in inserting the SIM card, ensure that the angled corner of the SIM card is aligned with the angled corner of the SIM card holder.Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery.Thunder_UM.book Page 8 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone 94 Install the microSD cardaHold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down.bSlide the microSD card into the microSD card holder.Thunder_UM.book Page 9 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
10 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone5Close the back coveraAlign the tabs on the back cover with the slots on back of the smartphone.bPlace the cover onto the back of the smartphone, and then slide the cover towards the top of the smartphone to secure the cover in place.Thunder_UM.book Page 10 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone 116 Charge the smartphone NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between 0°C and 45°C. NOTE: The smartphone is fully charged within two hours when connected to a power outlet. NOTE: To charge your smartphone using a computer, connect the supplied USB cable's micro USB connector to the smartphone, and the other end of the cable to a USB connector on the computer.Turning On Your Smartphone NOTE: Use this smartphone in an environmental temperature between -10°C and 55°C.The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.aPlug the supplied USB cable's micro USB connector into the connector on the smartphone.bPlug the other end of the cable to the supplied USB wall charger plug.cPlug the USB wall charger plug into an electric outlet and charge the smartphone till the battery is fully charged.Thunder_UM.book Page 11 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
12 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone1Press and hold the Power button to turn on your smartphone. The operating system starts up.2If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon right to unlock the screen.3If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number (PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm your input.4The smartphone is ready for use when the default Home screen is displayed.Turning Off Your Smartphone1Press and hold the Power button.2Touch th e Power off option on the screen.Turning Off the ScreenIf both the smartphone and the screen are on, press the Power button to turn off the screen. NOTE: If the smartphone is on, but the screen is off, press the Power button to turn on the screen.Thunder_UM.book Page 12 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 132 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesThis section provides information about the features available on your Dell Venue smartphone.Feature Function(s)1Headphone connector Connects to headphones.1254367811 10 9Thunder_UM.book Page 13 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
14 Dell Venue Smartphone Features2Power and Sleep/Wake button • If the smartphone is off, press and hold to turn on the smartphone.• If the smartphone is on, but the screen is off, press to turn on the screen.• If both the smartphone and the screen are on,–Press to turn off the screen.–Press and hold to select one of these options: Silent mode: The smartphone is set to vibrate mode; all sounds are disabled except for alarms.Airplane mode: Select to disable all wireless connections.Power off: Turn off the smartphone.3Ambient light sensor (ALS) Controls screen brightness according to the surrounding lighting conditions.NOTE: To enable the ambient light sensor, touch the Home button → Menu button , and then select Settings→ Display→ Brightness→ Automatic brightness→ OK.4Proximity sensor Automatically turns off screen as you bring the smartphone close to your face to make or receive a call, in order to prevent unintentional touch on the screen.5Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations.6Back button Touch to return to the previous screen, close a dialog box, menu, or pop-up message, and to dismiss the keyboard.Feature Function(s)Thunder_UM.book Page 14 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 157Menu button Touch to open or close the pop-up menu that displays the available options for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen.8Home button • Touch to return to the default Home screen.• Touch and hold: For quick access to the recently accessed applications.9Microphone Use for voice calls.10 Micro USB connector • Connects to a USB cable to transfer files to a computer.• Connects to a charger to charge the smartphone.11 Speaker and speakerphone Audio output for video and music playback.Feature Function(s)Thunder_UM.book Page 15 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
16 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesFeature Function(s)1Camera lens Captures photos and videos.2Camera flash For using while capturing photos and videos.3Ring/Silent switch Switches between ring and silent modes.• Slide the switch upward to enable silent mode. The icon appears in the status area.• Slide the switch downward to enable ring mode.4Back cover Secures the battery in place.1237654Thunder_UM.book Page 16 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 175Camera button • If the camera is not active, press and hold to start the camera.• If the camera is active, half press to focus the camera.• If the camera is active, press to capture a photo or record a video.• When recording a video, press to stop.6Volume down button • While playing media such as music tracks or video clips:–Press to decrease the media volume by one level.–Press and hold to continuously decrease the media volume.• Press to mute the ringer while receiving a call.• In all other situations:–Press to decrease the ringer volume by one level.–Press and hold to continuously decrease the ringer volume.7Volume up button • While playing media such as music tracks or video clips:–Press to increase the media volume by one level.–Press and hold to continuously increase the media volume.• Press to mute the ringer while receiving a call.• In all other situations:–Press to increase the ringer volume by one level.–Press and hold to continuously increase the ringer volume.Feature Function(s)Thunder_UM.book Page 17 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
18 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesTouch ScreenYour smartphone has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the surface of the screen to operate the smartphone.Finger Gestures Allows you to:TouchTouch 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 or numeric keypad.Thunder_UM.book Page 18 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 19Touch and holdTouch and hold your finger on the screen. Move an item on a Home screen panel, except for the HOME Stage widget.Finger Gestures Allows you to:Thunder_UM.book Page 19 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
20 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesDrag1Touch 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.• Open/close the application drawer:–From any of the desktop Home screen panels, drag up in the lower area of the screen to open the application drawer.–To close the application drawer, drag down anywhere within the application drawer.Finger Gestures Allows you to:Thunder_UM.book Page 20 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 21Flick or swipeMove your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen.Scroll through Home screen panels, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.Finger Gestures Allows you to:Thunder_UM.book Page 21 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
22 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesZoom outMove two fingers close together on the screen.Reduce the view of an image or web page.Finger Gestures Allows you to:Thunder_UM.book Page 22 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 23Zoom inMove two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web page.Finger Gestures Allows you to:Thunder_UM.book Page 23 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
24 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesScreen OrientationFor optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the smartphone. NOTE: The Home screen panels are always displayed in portrait format and does not automatically orient to landscape format. Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not support automatic screen orientation to landscape or portrait format. NOTE: To modify the default behavior, open the orientation settings by touching the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Display→ Auto-rotate screen.Applications, Widgets, and ShortcutsApplication - Software which allows you to perform a specific task. Your smartphone is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional applications can be downloaded from the Android Market.Widget - A small application which resides on a Home screen panel 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.Shortcut - A link that you can add on a Home screen panel to provide quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or bookmarks.Dell StageDell Stage widgets are designed to provide you direct access to your recently-used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & Twitter applications, and frequently-used websites.You can use the free Home screen panels to add the other Stage widgets. The following are the available Dell Stage widgets:• HOME (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on page 27.)• CONTACTS (see "Using the CONTACTS Stage widget" on page 27.)Thunder_UM.book Page 24 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 25• EMAIL (see "Using the EMAIL Stage widget" on page 28.)• GALLERY (see "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 29.)• MUSIC (see "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 30.)• SOCIAL (see "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 31.)• WEB (see "Using the WEB Stage widget" on page 31.)Adding a Stage Widget1Navigate to a free Home screen panel.2Touch and hold on the Home screen panel until the Add to Home screen menu appears.3Touch Stage Widgets.4From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select Stage widget you want to add to the Home screen panel.Deleting a Stage WidgetTo delete a Stage widget, touch and hold the Stage widget, and then drag it to the icon that appears at the bottom of the screen. When the Stage widget turns red, release your finger from the screen.Thunder_UM.book Page 25 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
26 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesUsing Stage WidgetsUsing the HOME Stage widgetThe panoramic Home screen comes with Dell Stage widget. You can directly access your most recently-used applications on the HOME Stage widget.The panoramic Home screen also has plenty of space to display widgets, folders, and shortcuts, providing easy access to your favorite or frequently-used applications. You can also display your favorite pictures as your Home screen wallpapers. NOTE: To return to the default Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home button .Navigating across the Home screen panelsThe panoramic Home screen is made up of seven individual panels. Each panel fits the physical display border and can be set to have their own shortcuts and widgets.You can move around the Home screen by flicking the Home screen horizontally until the desired panel is displayed.Thunder_UM.book Page 26 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 27Or, you can touch at the bottom of the screen to display the shortcuts for each Home screen panel. Touch on the corresponding icon to go to the desired Home screen panel.Using the CONTACTS Stage widgetFrom the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your favorite contacts, or add a new contact quickly.• Touch a favorite contact to select the action to proceed with.Thunder_UM.book Page 27 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
28 Dell Venue Smartphone Features•Touch ADD to go to your address book to add a new contact. Refer to "To add a new contact" on page 51 for instructions on adding contacts. Designate your contact as a Favorite to see it in the Stage CONTACTS Widget.Using the EMAIL Stage widgetFrom the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read the e-mail messages in your e-mail account or compose a new message. 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.Thunder_UM.book Page 28 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 29Using the GALLERY Stage widget•From the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of your image and video files in the Gallery application. Touch to open an image or a video file.• Touch the camera in the lower right to take a new picture or video.Thunder_UM.book Page 29 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
30 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesUsing the MUSIC Stage widgetFrom the MUSIC Stage widget, you can view the music albums or playlists created on your smartphone, and also can quickly open the Amazon MP3 application where available. NOTE: Amazon MP3 is not available in all areas.• Touch a music album to browse the songs available. Touch a song to start playback.• Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to start playback.• Touch Amazon MP3 to open the application.Thunder_UM.book Page 30 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 31Using the SOCIAL Stage widgetThe SOCIAL Stage widget provides shortcuts to Facebook and Twitter applications. For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see "Facebook" on page 86 and "Twitter" on page 89.Using the WEB Stage widgetThe WEB Stage widget displays your recently-visited websites and bookmarks. Touch the website you want to visit, or touch MORE BOOKMARKS to select a website you want to visit.Thunder_UM.book Page 31 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
32 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesCustomizing Your Home Screen PanelsTo add an item to a Home screen panel1Touch the Home button .2To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:• Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen panel. The Add to Home screen menu appears.• Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option. The Add to Home screen menu appears.3Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen panel:Thunder_UM.book Page 32 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 33Items StepsShortcutsAdd shortcuts for items that you want to access directly from the Home screen panel.Applications:1Flick the application menu to locate the desired application.2Touch the desired application to create the shortcut on the current Home screen panel.Bookmark:1Flick the Bookmarks list to locate the desired bookmark.2Touch the desired bookmark to create the shortcut on the current Home screen panel.Contact:1Flick the Contacts entries to locate the desired contact.2Touch the desired contact to create the shortcut on the current Home screen panel.Direct dial:Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen panel. You can touch the shortcut to dial the number directly.Direct message:Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen panel. You can touch the shortcut to compose and send a message to the number.Thunder_UM.book Page 33 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
34 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesShortcuts Directions & Navigation: Create a shortcut that you can touch to open Google Maps and view directions to a location.1Type your destination in the Destination field.2Choose how you want to get to your destination by touching the By car , By public transit , or Walking icon (from left to right).3Type 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 110.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 panel.Items StepsThunder_UM.book Page 34 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 35WidgetsAdd 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 panel.2Touch Widgets in the Add to Home screen menu that appears.3Flick the available applications or services to locate the desired one.4Touch the desired widget to add it on the Home screen panel.FoldersYou can create the following folders:New folder: Add a folder where you can store your Home screen shortcuts.All contacts: Add a shortcut to all your contacts stored in the Contacts application.Bluetooth received: Add a shortcut to access files received through Bluetooth.Contacts with phone numbers: Add a shortcut to the contacts with phone numbers.Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a star.Touch the desired folder to create a folder on the Home screen panel.Once the folder is on your Home screen panel, you can drag and drop an item on top of the folder in order to add it to the folder.Items StepsThunder_UM.book Page 35 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
36 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesTo add an application shortcut to a Home screen panel: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 panel. The application’s icon appears on the Home screen panel.To move a Home screen item1Touch and hold the item you want to reposition until it magnifies and becomes movable. The smartphone vibrates to indicate that the item’s moving mode is activated. NOTE: To disable the item’s moving mode, release the item.WallpapersChange the wallpaper of your Home screen.NOTE: You can also touch the Home button → the Menu button → Wallpaper to change your Home screen wallpaper.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, bluetooth, 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.Items StepsThunder_UM.book Page 36 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 372With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen, drag the item to another location on the screen.3Release the item in the desired location.To remove a Home screen item1Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.2Drag it to the Trash icon that appears at the bottom of the screen.To open a Home screen folder1Touch the folder to open the panel displaying the contents of the folder.2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.To close a Home screen folderTouch the Close icon to close the panel.To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder1Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.2Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen panel. NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder1Touch a folder on the Home screen panel to view the contents.2Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.3Drag the shortcut in the folder to the Trash icon that appears at the bottom of the screen.Thunder_UM.book Page 37 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
38 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesTo rename a folder1Touch the folder you want to rename. A panel displaying the contents of the folder appears.2Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel , until the Rename folder menu pops up.3Touch the Folder name input field to type the name using the on-screen keyboard.4Touch OK to confirm.Status BarThe status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification, status, and time areas.1Notification area • The notification area displays notification icons to inform you of missed calls, new e-mail, messages, and so on.• Touch and drag the status bar down to view the notifications listed the order of arrival time, and then touch a notification to view the desired message, e-mail, or missed call record.2Status area • Displays status icons to show the current state of your smartphone, such as battery power, charging progress, alarms set, network connections, and so on.• Touch and drag the status bar down to view the information regarding the carrier currently in use, remaining battery charge, and so on.3Time area Displays the current time.123Thunder_UM.book Page 38 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 39The status area may also display some of the following icons:Alarm is set 3G data network is connectedBattery status — 100% full 3G data network is in useBattery is low and needs to be chargedGPRS data network is connectedBattery is extremely low and needs to be charged immediatelyGPRS data network is in useBattery is charging EDGE data network is connectedVibrate mode is enabled EDGE data network is in useSilent mode is enabledHSPA data network is connected (only available for carrier-specific versions)Microphone is on muteHSPA data network is in use(only available for carrier-specific versions)Speakerphone is on Roaming signal strength — strongSignal strength — strong Connected to a Wi-Fi networkNo signal No SIM card is insertedAirplane mode is enabled GPS satellites function is enabled Bluetooth is enabled Receiving location data from GPS satellitesConnected to a new Bluetooth device Ongoing data synchronizationThunder_UM.book Page 39 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
40 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesThe notification area may also display some of the following icons:Missed call Problem with sign-in or syncCall in progress MicroSD card is fullCall on hold A Wi-Fi network is foundCall forwarding is enabled USB cable is connectedCall in progress using a Bluetooth headsetSome notifications not displayedNew Gmail message Song is playingNew SMS/MMS Download in progressProblem with SMS/MMS delivery Download finishedNew Google Talk message Application update availableNew voicemail The MicroSD card is safe to removeUpcoming calendar eventThunder_UM.book Page 40 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 41Quick ButtonsThe quick buttons at the bottom of the Home screen allow you to access the application menu and some main functions quickly.1Phone button Touch the Phone button to open the Phone application to make calls.2Launcher button • Touch the Launcher button to display the applications menu:–The applications menu contains all of the applications on your smartphone, including those you have downloaded from the Android Market.–Touch an application to launch it.• Touch and hold the Launcher button to display thumbnails of the Home screen panels.3Browser button Touch the Browser button to open the Browser application.4Dots The panoramic Home screen is made up of seven individual panels. Small dots at the lower left and right of the screen indicate which Home screen panel you are viewing.32144Thunder_UM.book Page 41 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
42 Dell Venue Smartphone FeaturesNavigating ApplicationsYou can find applications available on your smartphone in these screen elements:Application DrawerThe application drawer can be accessed from any home screen panel and contains all of the applications installed on the smartphone, including those you have downloaded from the Android Market.To open the application drawer1Touch the Home button to display the default Home screen on the desktop.2From any of the desktop Home screen panels, you can:• Drag up in the lower area of the screen.• Touch the Launcher button .To navigate pages of applicationsFlick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to run it.To close the application drawer• Drag down anywhere within the application drawer.• To return to the default Home screen, touch .• To return to the current Home screen, touch .Application ShortcutsTo quickly launch applications on the Home screen, you can add shortcuts for frequently-used applications to a Home screen panel or to the folder that you created on a Home screen panel. For more information, see "Customizing Your Home Screen Panels" on page 32.Thunder_UM.book Page 42 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Dell Venue Smartphone Features 43To open an application using the application shortcuts1Touch the Home button .2If the desired application shortcut is displayed on the Home screen panel, touch the shortcut to launch the application.If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen panel, touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then touch the desired application shortcut.Recent ApplicationsTo open a recently used application1Touch and hold the Home button to view the recently used applications.2Touch the desired application shortcut to launch the application.Thunder_UM.book Page 43 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
44 Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone3 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneCallingMaking CallsTo make calls, you can perform either of the following:• Touch the Phone button on the Home screen to open the Phone application quickly.• Touch the Launcher button to open the applications menu and flick the screen horizontally to touch Phone on the applications menu to open the Phone application.Thunder_UM.book Page 44 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 45To make a call1Touch to select a contact from your Favorites contact list. Touch a contact and then touch to call or touch to send a text message to the contact.2Touch to select a contact from your Contacts list. Touch a contact and then touch to call or touch to send a text message to the contact.3Touch to view the call log, call or text message the caller, or save or view the caller in Contacts.NOTE: To erase all calls from the call log, touch the Menu button → Clear call log→ OK.4Touch to open the on-screen dialpad.5• Touch to bring up the numeric keypad or move the cursor.• Touch and hold to bring up the Edit text pop-up menu.6Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.3215678911104Thunder_UM.book Page 45 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
46 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneTo call a number with an extension1Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.2Touch and hold the asterisk key on the dialpad until “,” appears.3Type the extension.4Touch to make the call.To make an international call1Touch and hold the number 0 key on the dialpad until "+" appears. 2Enter the country code, area code, and phone number.3Touch to make the call.To listen to your voicemailTouch and hold the number 1 key on the dialpad to call your voicemail box. NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number.7Touch to call your voicemail box.NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number.8Touch to call the typed number.9Touch to clear an incorrect number.10 Touch a call record to view the call information, call or send a message to the caller, or save or view the caller in Contacts. For more information on using Contacts, see "Managing Contacts" on page 51.11 Touch to call a desired phone number or contact from the call log.Thunder_UM.book Page 46 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 47To answer or reject an incoming call1Drag right to answer an incoming call.2Drag left to reject an incoming call.12Thunder_UM.book Page 47 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
48 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneControls during a call1• Touch to hold an active call. To resume a held call, touch .• Touch to swap between active and held calls.2• Touch to bring up the dialpad and make another call. The first call is placed on hold automatically.• Touch to connect the active and held calls to have a conference call.3Touch to accept calls using a Bluetooth headset when a Bluetooth headset is connected to your smartphone. For information on connecting a Bluetooth headset to your smartphone, see "Bluetooth" on page 146.4Touch to mute the microphone during a call.1237654Thunder_UM.book Page 48 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 49Adjust Call SettingsYou can change call settings to suit your personal needs, or enable the call services available from your network service provider.Touch the Home button → Menu button , and then select Settings→ Call settings.5Touch to turn the speaker on or off. WARNING: Ensure that you turn off the speaker before you hold the smartphone close to your ear as this could damage your hearing.6Touch to open the dialpad for dialing.7Touch to end an active call or cancel dialing.Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN)Restricts outgoing calls to the phone numbers on the FDN list. To enable this service, you need to enter your SIM card’s PIN2 that you can obtain from your network service provider.Voicemail •Voicemail service: Displays the name of your carrier.•Voicemail settings: Stores another voicemail number other than the one already on your SIM card.Thunder_UM.book Page 49 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
50 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneOther call settings •Call forwarding: Diverts incoming calls to a designated phone number when your phone is busy, unreachable, does not answer, or if you want to always forward calls.To enable call forwarding, enter the number to divert to or touch to select a contact from your Contacts list, and then touch Enable.NOTE: Your smartphone can use Call forwarding only if the Call forwarding function is supported by your network service provider.•Call barring: Blocks certain types of incoming or outgoing calls.•Additional settings: –Caller ID: Shows the caller ID or number on the screen based on the setting.NOTE: Your smartphone displays the caller ID only if the caller ID function is supported by your network service provider.–Call waiting: Alerts an incoming call with a call waiting tone or message when you are on another call.NOTE: To use call waiting, you may need to register this service with your service provider.•Auto Answer: Sets the duration your phone waits before automatically answering an incoming call.•TTY mode: Enable Teletypewriter (TTY) mode to let the user with speech or hearing disabilities have a phone conversation by typing.•Hearing aids: Enable Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) mode to minimize interference from the smartphone with the user's hearing aid, and optimize audio output for the hearing aid.NOTE: Enabling the HAC mode disables the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi transmitter functions.Thunder_UM.book Page 50 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 51Managing ContactsTo view and manage your contacts, touch Contacts or touch Phone → Contacts .To add a new contactTouch the Menu button → New contact→ Create contact under account.1This area shows the account in which the new contact is stored.2Touch to capture 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 one that you choose from the Select label list, for example from Mobile phone number to Home phone number.1234398756Thunder_UM.book Page 51 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
52 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneTo find a contact1To find a contact, you can either:• Flick the Contacts 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 field. The screen displays the matching contacts.2Once the contact is found, touch the contact’s entry to view the contact’s details.To call, e-mail, or send a message to a contact• From the Contacts list, select a desired contact.5Touch to save the new contact to your Contacts list.6Touch to return to your Contacts list.7Touch to remove an item from the current information category.8Touch to add a new item to the current information category, for example a second phone number.9Touch to fill more name information.1Touch to see the actions that you can do with the contact.2Touch to call the contact.3Touch to text message the contact.4Touch to e-mail the contact using Gmail.5Touch to start an instant messaging chat on Google Talk6Touch to view the contact’s address using Google Maps.1234 56Thunder_UM.book Page 52 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 53• When viewing the contact details: NOTE: For information about composing and sending SMS and MMS, see "Messaging" on page 56. To find out how to start an instant messaging chat on Google Talk, see "Google Talk" on page 99. For information about using the e-mail applications, see "Gmail" on page 96 and "E-mail" on page 84.1Touch an action you want to do with the contact.2Touch to add the current contact to your Favorites list.3Touch the Menu button to edit the contact details or share the contact information with your friends through e-mail. To designate a ringtone for the contact’s incoming calls, or to allow your smartphone to automatically send the contact’s calls to your voicemail box, touch Options.123Thunder_UM.book Page 53 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
54 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneContacts settingsTo see the contact settings, you can either:•Touch Contacts on the home screen, and then touch the Menu button .•Touch Phone → Contacts and then touch the Menu button .Display options Choose from which accounts you want to display the contacts, or set your smartphone to only display the contacts who have phone numbers.Thunder_UM.book Page 54 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 55Accounts Contacts stored on your smartphone can be synchronized with a computer using Nero PC Suite; contacts stored on your personal e-mail account like 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 smartphone automatically synchronize the selected data in your e-mail account.To select the data to sync from your e-mail account:1Touch your e-mail account to open the data list.2Select the data that you want the smartphone to synchronize automatically: Sync Picasa Web Albums, Sync Contacts, Sync Calendar, and/or Sync Gmail.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.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.Import/Export You can import contacts from your SIM/microSD card to your phone, export contacts from your phone to your microSD card, or share visible contacts using Bluetooth or Gmail.Thunder_UM.book Page 55 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
56 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneMessagingTo compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages, touch the Launcher button → Messaging . The Messaging screen opens with a list of messages or message threads representing all the received, sent, and draft messages. NOTE: For information about the message thread, see "Receiving text and multimedia messages" on page 61.To compose and send a text message1On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The compose screen opens.2In the To field, type the mobile phone number or the contact name of the recipient. As you type a phone number or contact name, matching contacts with their mobile numbers appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact to enter the contact’s mobile number, or continue typing the desired phone number. NOTE: Repeat step 2 to enter more mobile numbers if you want to send the message to multiple recipients. You need to enter ";" for a second number. NOTE: To add a subject line to the message by touching the Menu button → Add subject. NOTE: When adding a subject, the message automatically changes to MMS format.3Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your message.4Touch the Send button to send the text message.5To start a text conversation similar to online instant messaging, you can continue to compose and send messages to the same recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs.Thunder_UM.book Page 56 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 57To compose and send a multimedia message1In the To field, type the recipient’s mobile phone number, e-mail address, or contact name. Matching contacts with their mobile numbers or e-mail addresses appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact, or continue manually typing the desired phone number or e-mail address. NOTE: Repeat step 1 to enter more mobile numbers if you want to send the message to multiple recipients. You need to enter ";" for a second number. NOTE: To add a subject line to the message by touching the Menu button → Add subject.2Touch the Type to compose text field to start composing your message.3While editing your message, you can touch the Menu button → Attach to insert media items into the message.4When you have completed editing the multimedia message, touch the Send button to send the message.You can attach any of the following items to a multimedia message:Picture Open the Gallery application and touch a picture file to attach it to your message.Capture picture Open the Camera application to capture a picture, then attach it to your message. For information about the Camera application, see "Camera" on page 140.Video Open the Gallery application and touch a video clip to attach it to your message.Capture video Open the Camcorder application to capture a video clip, then attach it to your message. For more information about the Camcorder application, see "Camera" on page 140.Thunder_UM.book Page 57 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
58 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneAudio Open the Select audio menu. Touch a desired audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to your message.To attach an audio file stored on the microSD card to your MMS:1Create a folder named Ringtones in the microSD card.2Open the Ringtones folder.3Copy the audio file you want to attach to your MMS into the Ringtones folder.4On the MMS composer screen, touch the Menu button → Attach→ Audio.5Select the audio file to attach it to your MMS.Thunder_UM.book Page 58 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 59Record audio Open the Recorder application to record an audio clip.•Touch to start recording.•Touch to stop recording.•Touch to listen to the recording.•Touch Use this recording to attach the recording to your message.Thunder_UM.book Page 59 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
60 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneSlideshow Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide show and attach it to your message. 1Touch Add slide to create new slides.2Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open the slideshow editor screen.3Touch Add picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide.4You can touch the text field on the lower part of the screen to compose a caption for the displayed slide.5Touch the Menu button to preview the slide, remove the picture, add a music to the current slide, add a new slide, or change the slide duration or the text and picture layout.• When editing multiple slides, touch to edit the next slide; touch to return to the previous slide.NOTE: You can create a slideshow of up to ten slides.• To replace a picture, on the slideshow editor screen, touch the Replace picture button and select a new picture to replace. To remove the current slide, touch the Remove Slide button. To preview the slideshow, touch the Preview button.• When complete, touch the Done button at the bottom right to attach the slideshow to your message.• On the message composer screen, touch the slideshow attachment icon to play back the slide show; touch Edit to modify the slideshow.• To remove the slideshow attachment from your message, touch Edit→ Menu button → Discard slideshow.Thunder_UM.book Page 60 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 61Receiving text and multimedia messagesDepending on your notification settings, the smartphone rings, vibrates, or displays a message briefly in the status bar as a new text or multimedia message arrives.A new message icon appears and stays in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of a new message. NOTE: To alter the notification settings for new messages, in the Messaging application touch the Menu button → Settings→ Notification settings. In the Notification settings section, you can decide whether to receive a text notification in the status bar when a new message arrives by enabling/disabling Notifications. You can also select a ringtone that rings on the arrival of a new message, or let the smartphone vibrate to report a new message.Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from the same contact or a number are grouped into message threads similar to text conversations of an online chat. You can see all of the messages exchanged between you and the contact. Message threads are listed according to when they are sent or received, with the latest message at the top.To read a text messageTo read a text message, you can either:• Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon is displayed. A list of notifications is displayed. Touch a new message notification to open and read the message.• Touch the Launcher button → Messaging to open the message list, and then touch a text message or message thread to open and read it.If the message includes a:• Website link — touch the link to open the Browser application and visit the website.• Phone number — touch the number to open the Phone application and call the number.Thunder_UM.book Page 61 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
62 Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone• E-mail address — touch the e-mail address to open the Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the address.To forward the message1Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops up.2Touch Forward to forward the message.To view a multimedia message1Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon is displayed. A list of notifications is displayed. Touch a new message notification to open the message. OrTouch the Launcher button → Messaging to open the message list, and then touch a multimedia message or message thread to open the message.2Touch the thumbnail of the attached picture to display the picture; touch the Play button to play back the attached video. NOTE: Touch the Download button, to manually download the media file in the message. NOTE: To save the attached media item to your microSD card, touch and hold the message until the Message options menu pops up. Touch Copy attached to SD card.To reply to a text or multimedia message1Touch a message or message thread to open it.2Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field.3Touch Send to send your message to the sender.Thunder_UM.book Page 62 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 63To delete a message or a message thread1In the Messaging list, touch and hold the message thread that you want to delete.2To delete the entire thread, touch Delete thread and then touch Delete to confirm deletion.To delete a message within a thread, touch and hold the message to delete, and then touch Delete message on the Message options menu. Touch Delete to confirm deletion. NOTE: To delete all messages in the Messaging list, touch the Menu button → Delete threads.To edit message settingsIn the Message application, touch the Menu button → Settings to change the text or multimedia message settings. Follow the instructions on the screen.Pop-Up MenuTouch the Menu button to open or close the pop-up menu that lists the available options for the current application, or actions that you can perform on the current screen.To select an option or item on the pop-up menu1Touch the Menu button to open the pop-up menu.2Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu.3If the menu has a scroll bar on the right side, you can flick the menu until the desired item is found.4Touch the Menu button again to close the pop-up menu.Thunder_UM.book Page 63 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
64 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneAndroid KeyboardYou can type text using the Android on-screen keyboard. When you start an application or touch a field that requires text input, the on-screen keyboard opens. The keyboard automatically changes to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the orientation of your phone.To open the Android keyboardTouch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button . NOTE: The Android keyboard is the default keyboard that opens when you touch a text box for the first time. To open the Swype keyboard:• Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input method→ Swype.• On the Android keyboard, touch and hold to open the Android keyboard context menu→ Input method→ Swype. For information on using the Swype keyboard, see "Swype Keyboard" on page 68. NOTE: To switch back to the Android keyboard from the Swype keyboard, touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input method→ Android keyboard.To close the keyboardTouch the Back button , or touch and hold the Menu button .To display the keyboardTouch a text field, or touch and hold the Menu button .Thunder_UM.book Page 64 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 65Keyboard controls1• Touch to type letters into the field 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, the most probable one highlighted in color. • You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text field.3• Touch once to show the uppercase keyboard for typing an upper case letter.• Touch and hold 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.–Android keyboard settings: Configure the keyboard settings.–Input method: Choose to use the Swype or Android keyboard.12348765Thunder_UM.book Page 65 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
66 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneTo configure the keyboard settings1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ Android keyboard.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 settings5Touch to use voice input. Say the words you want to enter to the microphone. The device enters the words that it can recognize from your voice.6• Touch to enter the smiley emoticon.• Touch and hold to see the other available emoticons.7• Touch to delete a typed character, symbol, or a space to the left of the cursor.• Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text.8Touch to see more suggested words.Vibrate on keypress The smartphone vibrates when you touch a key.Sound on keypress The smartphone beeps when you touch a key.NOTE: To activate this feature, 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.Input languages Select more input languages. To change to use another input language, use your finger to slide on the spacebar.Thunder_UM.book Page 66 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 67Word suggestion settingsCreate your personal dictionaryThe keyboard uses the default dictionary to display suggested words as you type. You can create a personal dictionary to include words not found in the main dictionary. The keyboard will also look at the words that are added to your personal dictionary to make word suggestions.To add a word to the dictionary1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.2Touch the Menu button → Add.3Type the desired word into the Add to dictionary text field.4Touch OK.To edit a word in the dictionary1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.2Touch the desired word.3Touch Edit.4Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text field.5Touch OK.To delete a word from the dictionary1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Language & keyboard→ User dictionary.2Touch the word you want to delete.3Touch Delete.Quick fixes Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos.Show suggestions Show suggested words as you type.Auto-complete A space or a proper punctuation mark is automatically inserted after a typed word.Thunder_UM.book Page 67 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
68 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneSwype KeyboardThe Swype keyboard allows you to enter text by drawing a path through the letters of a word, instead of touching each key to type the word.To open the Swype keyboardTouch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input method→ Swype.Swype Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail1To enter the word “Need” for example, place your finger on the first letter “N” and glide to the following letters. Lift your finger after the last letter “d”. The keyboard predicts and enters the word according to the letters that the path you drew goes through. Letters irrelevant to the spelling of the word are ignored.2To enter the double letters “ee” for the word “Need”, do a quick back-and-forth scribble or draw a loop on the letter “e”.4238156 7Thunder_UM.book Page 68 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 693• When no word is entered into the text box, touch the key to choose from the following:–Tutorial: Play the animated tutorial demonstrating how to use Swype.–More Help: Read Swype Help for detailed information on using Swype.–Options: Adjust the Swype keyboard settings.• After words are entered into the text box, touch the key to see other word suggestions to replace the word where the cursor is inserted.• Touch and hold the key to access Swype Help directly.4• Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols.5• Touch to enter “,”.• Touch and hold to enter “-”.6• Touch to enter a space.• Touch and hold to enter a tab space.7• Touch to enter “.”• Touch and hold to enter “’”8The Swype keyboard display word suggestions when it cannot predict the word according to the trace you draw, or when you touch .Thunder_UM.book Page 69 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
70 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneGoogle Search WidgetYou can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and information on Google, access applications installed on your smartphone, or find contacts stored in your Contacts list.To search by typing1From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen, touch to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or Contacts.2Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard appears.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 to select a desired keyword. 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 voice1Touch that is displayed next to the search box.2Say the name or keyword of the item you are looking for.3The browser with matching web links opens.Thunder_UM.book Page 70 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 71 NOTE: You can also access the Voice Search function by touching the Launcher button → Voice Search .Power Control WidgetTo conserve battery, you may choose to disable one 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 more battery power.5Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your phone automatically sync your Gmail data and Outlook data using Nero PC Suite.6Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight.2345 61Thunder_UM.book Page 71 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
72 Using Your Dell Venue SmartphoneManaging Your Smartphone SettingsTo check storage spacesTouch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & phone storage. The screen displays the total and available space on the phone and on the microSD card.To erase unwanted application data to free storage space1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Applications→ Manage applications.2From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose cache or data you want to remove.3In the Application info screen, touch Clear data under Storage to erase unwanted application data; touch Clear cache under Cache to erase unwanted cache.To format the microSD card1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & phone storage.2Touch Unmount SD card to enable the Format SD card option. CAUTION: Formatting a microSD card erases all data and downloaded applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up the data that you need before formatting your microSD card. NOTE: For information on how to back up your smartphone data, see "Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero SyncWizard" on page 160.3Touch Format SD card→ Format SD card→ Erase everything button.To remove the microSD card safely CAUTION: Removing the microSD card while the smartphone is working may cause data lost or result in application errors. CAUTION: It is strongly recommended to unmount the microSD card before removing it.Thunder_UM.book Page 72 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone 731Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & phone storage.2Touch Unmount SD card.3Turn off your smartphone.4Remove the back cover.5Remove the microSD card from your smartphone.To erase all data from your smartphone CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your Google account and downloaded applications from your smartphone. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Privacy→ Factory data reset→ Erase everything.2Touch Reset phone. NOTE: You need to draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.3Touch Reset phone after you read the warning.To reset your smartphone to the default state CAUTION: The following steps will restore your smartphone to the default state and erase all data and downloaded applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you reset the smartphone.1Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option→ OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone.2Simultaneously press and hold the volume up and down buttons.3Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the Power button, until the smartphone displays the configuration screen.4Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen to the Factory reset option.5Press the Camera button to start the reset process and wait for the smartphone to restart.Thunder_UM.book Page 73 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
74 Internet4InternetConnecting to the InternetTo browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, one of the following data networking connections must be available:•GPRS•EDGE•3G•HSPA•Wi-FiGPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPATo connect to the internet using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPAYour smartphone is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your smartphone. However, this is only limited to voice calling and text messaging. If a Wi-Fi connection is currently available, the smartphone automatically uses the Wi-Fi connection to access the internet. The internet connection through GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA becomes temporarily inactive, until the Wi-Fi connection ends.If you want to connect to the internet using a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA data network:1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks, then clear the Wi-Fi check box to disable Wi-Fi.2Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks, then touch Data enabled.Thunder_UM.book Page 74 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 75 NOTE: Depending on whether a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network is currently in use, a corresponding data network icon appears on the status bar after a data connection is established. For information about identifying the data network icons, see "Status Bar" on page 38.You can set the smartphone to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network.To manually select a new network1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→ Search networks. A list of networks currently available is displayed.2Select a network manually from the network list.To automatically select a new networkTouch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Mobile networks→ Network operators→ Select automatically.Wi-FiYou can connect your smartphone to the Internet using Wi-Fi.To use Wi-Fi on your smartphone, you need access to a wireless point or “hotspot” within a distance of up to 300 feet (100 meters). NOTE: The range and quality of the Wi-Fi signal is affected by the number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the signal is transmitted.To turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi to select the Wi-Fi check box. The smartphone 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 are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list.Thunder_UM.book Page 75 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
76 Internet3Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network 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), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2, or WPS (Wireless Protected Setup), you must enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS security key to obtain authorized access to the network. The next time your smartphone connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be required to enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS key again, unless you reset your smartphone to its factory default settings. NOTE: Your smartphone has the ability to maintain a constant internet connection through Wi-Fi or mobile networks (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA). However, Wi-Fi connection has priority over mobile network connection if both are available.To check the current Wi-Fi network connectionFrom the status bar:When your smartphone 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 smartphone 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 smartphone 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 smartphone, touch Forget on the window. You will need to configure the Wi-Fi settings again if you want to restore connection to this wireless network.Thunder_UM.book Page 76 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 77To connect to another Wi-Fi network1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings. The detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list. NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch the Menu button → Scan.2Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the network you want to connect to. NOTE: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, flick to the bottom of the list to touch Add Wi-Fi network. Enter the Wi-Fi network settings, and then touch Save.Disable All Connections Using the Airplane ModeSelecting the Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Airplane mode to enable or disable the Airplane mode.Browsing the InternetTo open the browserTouch the Launcher button → Browser .To use the browser controls bar1Touch 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.12Thunder_UM.book Page 77 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
78 InternetTo go to a web page1On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the screen.2Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you type the address, matching web page addresses appear. 3Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that web page, or complete typing the web page address, then touch the Go button.To set up your home pageTo manually enter a home page:1Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page.2Enter the web 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 view the lists of bookmarks, most visited sites, and browsing history.2Touch and hold a desired bookmark to display the commands menu→ Set as homepage.Viewing Web PagesTo navigate on a web pageFlick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page.Thunder_UM.book Page 78 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 79To zoom in on a web pagePinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart on the screen.To zoom out on a web pagePinch-in a desired area of a web page by bringing two fingers closer together on the screen.To view the next or previous pageTouch the Back button to view the previous page; touch to Menu button → Forward to view the next page.To open a new windowTouch the Menu button → New window. A new browser window opens and displays the home page.To switch between browser windowsYou can open multiple browser windows and easily switch from one web page to another.1On a browser window, touch the Menu button → Windows. NOTE: To close a browser window, touch on the browser window.2Touch the web address of a desired web page. The window opens displaying the page in full screen.To find text within a web page1When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button → More→ Find on page.2Type the search item in the search bar.3Touch or to go to the previous or next matching item. NOTE: Touch to close the search bar.Thunder_UM.book Page 79 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
80 InternetTo copy text on a web pageYou can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail, text, or multimedia messages.1Go to the web page from where you want copy the text.2Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu button → More→ Select text.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.4Release your finger from the screen.5To paste text on an e-mail, text, or multimedia message, touch and hold the text field on a message or e-mail screen and then touch Paste on the pop-up menu.Using Web Links, History, and DownloadsTo select a link on a web pageMove to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an orange box when you touch it.Link type FunctionalityWeb page address Touch and hold the link to open a pop-up menu that allows you to copy the link of the web page to the clipboard, or share the link through Bluetooth, Evernote, Facebook, Gmail, text messaging, or Twitter.E-mail address • Touch to send an e-mail to the e-mail address.• Touch and hold till a pop-up 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.Thunder_UM.book Page 80 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 81To check the history of visited web pages1On the browser screen, touch → History, 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 .To allow download of web applications CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your smartphone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market.To download web applications, enable your smartphone’s downloading feature.1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Applications.2Touch Unknown sources to select the check box.3When the Attention dialog box appears, touch OK. NOTE: All downloaded applications are saved to the microSD card. Before you download an application from the web, ensure that you have installed a microSD card on your smartphone. For information on how to install a microSD card, see "Install the microSD card" on page 9.Phone number Touch to open the Phone application to call the phone number.NOTE: You can call a number from the web page only if the feature is supported by your service provider.Link type FunctionalityThunder_UM.book Page 81 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
82 InternetTo install an application1On the browser screen, touch the application you want to download.2The application details screen appears. 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 (free applications) or Buy (applications that require purchase).To check downloadsOn the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→ Downloads.Manage BookmarksYou can store as many bookmarks as you want on your smartphone.To bookmark a web page1On the browser screen, go to the web page you want to bookmark.2Touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.3On the Bookmarks tab, touch Add.4Enter the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed.5Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.To open a bookmark1On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.2On the Bookmarks window, you can either:• Touch the bookmark you want to open in the same browser window.Thunder_UM.book Page 82 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 83• Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the pop-up menu touch Open to open the bookmark in the same browser window, or Open in new window to open the bookmark in a new window.To manage your bookmarks1On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks.2On the Bookmarks window, touch and hold a desired bookmark to open a pop-up menu that provides the following options: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. Then you can touch the shortcut on the Home screen to start the browser and go directly to the bookmarked page.Share link Touch to share the link through Bluetooth, Evernote, Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, or Twitter.•Bluetooth: Touch 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: Touch to open the Compose window with the bookmark’s address automatically pasted on the text field. Then send the bookmark’s address to others with an e-mail.•Messaging: Touch to open the message composer with the bookmark’s address automatically pasted on the text field. Then send the bookmark’s address to others with a text message.Copy link URL Copy the link of the web page to the clipboard.Delete bookmark Touch to delete the selected bookmark.Set as homepage Set the selected bookmark as the home page.Thunder_UM.book Page 83 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
84 InternetTo configure browser settingsOn the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings to adjust the browser settings.E-mailYou can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web-based e-mail services on your smartphone.To open the e-mail applicationTouch the Launcher button → Email .To set up an e-mail account1On the Set up email screen, type the e-mail address and password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch Next. NOTE: If the e-mail account you want to set up is not in the smartphone 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: Tou ch Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming and outgoing server 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 one e-mail account, touch the Menu button → Accounts→ touch the Menu button again→ Add account, if you need to create another e-mail account.To compose and send e-mails1Touch the Launcher button → Email .2In an e-mail account inbox, touch the Menu button → Compose.Thunder_UM.book Page 84 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 853Type 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 completely. 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.4Type the subject.5Compose your message.6Touch the Menu button → Send. NOTE: If you want to save the message as a draft and modify it later, touch or touch Save as draft.To delete an e-mail1On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want to delete.2On the pop-up menu, touch Delete.To delete or edit an e-mail account on your smartphone1Touch the Launcher button → Email .2Touch the Menu button → Accounts.3To delete an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you want to remove under the Accounts bar, then touch Remove account on the pop-up menu. When the confirm deletion screen is displayed, touch OK.4To edit an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you want to edit, then touch Account settings on the pop-up menu.Thunder_UM.book Page 85 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
86 InternetWeb Applications NOTE: You require an active Wi-Fi or mobile data network connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) to be able to connect to the web. For more information about configuring your smartphone for web connectivity, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 74.FacebookTouch the Launcher button → Facebook .Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your personal profile and pictures, find and contact your friends, classmates or work associates, and exchange messages with them.To log in to FacebookTouch the Login button and type your e-mail and password with which you registered your Facebook account. If you do not have a Facebook account, touch the Sign Up button and follow on-screen instructions to create one. NOTE: Refer to "Status Bar" on page 38 as an alternative way of using Facebook.Thunder_UM.book Page 86 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 87To use Facebook on your smartphoneOnce logged in, press the Menu button , and then touch Home at the bottom of the screen to enter your Facebook main page.1Touch News feed to view the messages and pictures you and your friends posted. From here you can also:• Type the message you want your friends to know into the What’s on your mind? text box, then touch the Share button to post the message on the Wall of your Facebook Profile page.• Touch to capture a picture, then touch the Upload button to post it to your Facebook account for your friends to see.2Touch Photos to view the pictures you posted.3Touch 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 posted.• Touch the Info tab to view your account details.• Touch the Photos tab to view the pictures you posted.4Touch Notifications to view notifications of your friends’ wall postings.123654Thunder_UM.book Page 87 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
88 InternetThe Facebook widgetFrom the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can view your friends’ wall postings. NOTE: For detailed information on using Facebook, visit facebook.com/help.5Touch Inbox to view e-mails sent between you and your friends. Touch the desired e-mail to read it.• To delete an email, touch the check box next to the desired e-mail, then touch the Delete button.• To reply to the e-mail, type your reply into the text box at the bottom then touch the Send button.• To compose a new e-mail, touch the Menu button → Compose.6Type the name of a friend you are looking for on Facebook, and then touch the name of the friend you found to:• View the friend’s wall, info, and pictures on their profile page.• On your friend’s Wall screen, type a message into the Write something... text box, then touch Share to post your message on their wall.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.1234Thunder_UM.book Page 88 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 89TwitterTouch the Launcher button → Twitter .Twitter is a social networking service application that allows you to view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can also post your own Tweets for others to read.To sign in to Twitter NOTE: 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 the contacts you want to sync to your Twitter account, then touch the Done button. NOTE: Refer to "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 31 as an alternative way of using Twitter.Thunder_UM.book Page 89 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
90 InternetTo use Twitter on your smartphone1Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on page 92.2Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow.• Touch an author’s picture to view the tweets from the author.•Touch on a tweet and choose to reply to the author, forward (Retweet) the tweet to your followers on Twitter, add the author to your favorites list, or share the tweet through Facebook, e-mail, Messaging, or Twitter.3Tweets that contain “@username” in the body of the tweet are collected in here as “Mentions”.4Touch to send private tweets, called direct messages, to people you follow. From the Direct messages screen, touch to compose and send your message. Touch and choose the person you want to send your message.2634578961Thunder_UM.book Page 90 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 915View 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, then touch .–To search for tweets around your location, touch or drag to turn Location on, then touch to display available tweets around.• Touch to find people who use Twitter.–Touch . From the pop-up menu, touch . Type a name in the Search people text box, and then touch .7Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted. To post your profile picture onto Twitter, touch the Menu button → Change profile photo, then select a desired picture from Gallery.8Touch to read the tweets forwarded by you or by the people you follow.9Organize users you follow into listed groups. To create a list:1Touch or the Menu button → Create list.2Give the list a name and description.3Choose to make the list public (everyone can see it) or private (only you can see it).4Touch th e Create list button to create the list.Thunder_UM.book Page 91 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
92 InternetTo create a tweet1Type 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 start 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.7Displays the number of remaining characters allowed in your tweet.1234567Thunder_UM.book Page 92 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 93The Twitter widgetFrom the Twitter widget you created on the Home screen, you can view the latest tweets posted by the authors you follow. NOTE: For information on how to use Twitter, visit Twitter.com/Help.1Touch to view the tweets posted by the authors you follow.2To post your tweet, touch the text box to open the tweet composing screen, then type your tweet and touch Update to post it.3You can also touch the Update button here to compose and post your tweet.4Touch the arrow buttons to scroll tweets.1234Thunder_UM.book Page 93 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
94 InternetRadioTimeRadioTime is an Internet radio service that allows you to listen to your local AM/FM radio, and find many types of streaming talk radio and streaming music radio online.1Touch the Launcher button → RadioTime .2In the RadioTime main page, select the desired radio from the options available below, or directly type a keyword in the Search text box.•My Presets: allows you to select radio from the list of radio channels you have added to the Presets. This option only appears when you have entered your RadioTime account.•Local Radio: allows you to select radio from a list of your local radio AM/FM stations.•Music: allows you to select radio from multiple kinds of music genres.•Talk: allows you to select radio from multiple types of talk radio.Thunder_UM.book Page 94 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 95•Sports: allows you to select radio from multiple types of sports radio.•By Location: allows you to select radio by country/region.•By Language: allows you to select radio by language.•Podcasts: allows you to select radio from a list of podcasts.3Once a radio is selected, it will start streaming and playback.4To stop playback, touch the Menu button → Exit→ OK. NOTE: On the 3G network, the quality of radio streaming is dependent on the signal from your carrier. If the signal is weak, the quality may be lower.1Touch to return to the previous page.2Touch to select the action you want to proceed with.3Touch to start/pause the playback.4Touch to add the current radio to your Presets, if you have a RadioTime account.1234Thunder_UM.book Page 95 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
96 InternetTo access RadioTime presetsIf you have a RadioTime account, preform the following steps to access your presets.1In RadioTime, touch the Menu button → Settings.2Touch If you have a RadioTime account, enter it here to access Presets.3Type your username and password in the corresponding fields.4Touch Save.GmailGmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.To open GmailTouch the Launcher button → Gmail .To set up your Google accountYou need to sign in to a Google account to use Google applications and services such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, and Android Market. Signing in to your Google account also synchronizes all e-mails and contacts on your Google account with your smartphone. NOTE: You will not be required to sign in with your Google account if you have already signed in when previously using an application that requires signing in to your Google account.1On the Add a Google account screen, touch the Next button to proceed.2Touch the Sign in button. Enter your Google user name and password, then touch the Sign in button. NOTE: If you need to use a different Google user name and password with your smartphone, you must erase all data from your smartphone by performing a Factory Reset (see "To erase all data from your smartphone" on page 73).Thunder_UM.book Page 96 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 97 NOTE: Signing in to your Google Account requires an Internet connection. Ensure that your smartphone has an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) before you sign in. For more information about setting up a data connection, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 74. NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account.Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e-mails are delivered to your inbox.1Indicates the number of e-mails grouped under the same subject.2Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails.3Touch the check box to select the e-mail. To use this feature, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings, then enable Batch operations.4Touch to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder.5Touch to delete the selected e-mail thread.6Touch to label the selected e-mail thread.7Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star.1234567Thunder_UM.book Page 97 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
98 InternetTo refresh GmailTouch the Menu button → Refresh to send or receive e-mails and to synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the web.To view e-mails in different folders or with labelsTo view e-mails stored in the folders other than the inbox, such as in the Sent or All Mail folders, or to view labeled or starred e-mails:1Touch the Menu button → Go to labels.2Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.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 to open it.1Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject.12345Thunder_UM.book Page 98 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 99To create and send an e-mail1Touch the Menu button → Compose.2Enter 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.3Enter 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 (for more information, see "Photos and Videos" on page 148). NOTE: Touch to remove an attachment.5Touch Send to send the e-mail.Google TalkGoogle Talk is an instant messaging application provided by Google.To activate Google Talk1Touch the Launcher button → Google 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 96).3The Talk window opens with your friends list.2Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in Inbox, touch the Menu button → Go to labels→ Starred.3Touch to reply to the contact.4Touch to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.5Touch to forward the e-mail to another contact.Thunder_UM.book Page 99 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
100 InternetTo sign in automaticallyYou can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever you turn on the smartphone.1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings.2Select Automatically sign in.To add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add friends who have a Google Account.1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend.2Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add to your friends list. NOTE: When you type the instant messaging ID of a friend who is already a contact saved in Contacts with the same ID, this matching contact will display on the screen before you finish typing. You can touch the contact whose ID is then entered automatically.3Touch Send invitation.To view and accept an invitation1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → More→ Invites. All chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been answered are listed on the pending invitations screen.2Touch a pending invitation.3Touch Accept or Cancel.When a friend accepts your chat invitation, the pending invitation disappears from the list.To change your online status and message1Touch the online status icon next to your name.2Select the status you want from the Set Status menu.3To enter your status message, touch the text box and enter your message.Thunder_UM.book Page 100 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 1014To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon→ Change to open Gallery, then select the photo to use.5When finished, touch Done.To start a conversation1Touch to select a friend in the friends list.2Type your message in the text box.3Touch the Send button to send the message.To add a friend to an active conversation1On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Add to chat.2Select the friend you want to invite to the current conversation.To disable the chat logOn the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Chat off record. The subsequent chat conversations will not be recorded. To resume the chat log, touch Chat on record.To switch between active conversations1While on a chat screen or in the friends list, touch the Menu button → Switch chats.2In the panel that opens, touch the name of the friend you want to chat with.To close a conversation• In your friends list, touch and hold the name of a friend with an active chat. Touch End chat on the menu that pops up.• On a chat screen, touch the Menu button → End chat.To display all friends in your friends listOnly the friends you chat with most frequently are listed as the most popular friends. If you want to display all your friends, touch the Menu button → All friends.Thunder_UM.book Page 101 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
102 InternetTo show a friend in the most popular list1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu.2Touch Show friend.To always show a friend in most popular listYou can let a friend always appear in your most popular friends list.1In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu.2Touch Always show friend. NOTE: To remove a friend from the most popular list, in the friends list, touch and hold the friend you want to remove from the list, and then touch Auto show friend in the options menu. NOTE: To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Hide friend in the menu.To block a friend from sending you messages1In the friends list, find the friend to block.2Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Block friend.Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list. NOTE: To unblock a friend, in the friends list, touch the Menu button → More→ Blocked. In the blocked friends list, touch the name of the friend to unblock, then touch OK.To permanently remove a friend1In the friends list, find the friend to remove.2Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Remove friend.Thunder_UM.book Page 102 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 103To find out what device your friend uses to chat on Google talk1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings→ Mobile indicator.2In the friends list, check the image that appears next to 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.To sign out from Google TalkIn the friends list, touch the Menu button → Sign out.MapsGoogle Maps helps you find your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and get directions to your destination. You can also use the search tool to locate addresses or places of interest on a map or in a street view. NOTE: The Google Maps application does not completely cover every location.To enable location sourceTo search for desired places or find your current location using Google Maps, you need to enable My location sources:1Touch H om e 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 more battery power.To open Google MapsTouch the Launcher button → Maps .Thunder_UM.book Page 103 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
104 InternetTo see your location on a mapOn the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → My Location. Your location is marked on the map with a blinking blue dot. NOTE: Selecting Enable 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 more battery power.To find a location on the map1On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → Search.2To search by typing:aType the place you want to find in the search box. You can enter an address, a city or country, or a type of business or organization such as a “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.Thunder_UM.book Page 104 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 1053The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons.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 106.2Touch 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.1243Thunder_UM.book Page 105 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
106 InternetTo view the details of a placeWhen you touch a place name on the map view, the following screen appears, showing the address, details and review for the place (if available).1Touch to display the map view.2Touch to obtain directions. For more information, see "To get directions" on page 110.3Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available. Scroll down the list to find more actions you can do.4Touch to call the contact number of the place if available.5Touch to switch to street view for the location. For more information, see "To view a map in street view" on page 110.6Touch the photo thumbnail to switch to street view for the location. For more information, see "To view a map in street view" on page 110.654123Thunder_UM.book Page 106 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 107To move around a map1Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view the 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 zoom-out on a mapTouch to zoom out and touch to zoom in.To change map layersGoogle Maps opens with the default map layer. You can apply different types of layers to view additional information or images on the map.1Touch the Menu button → Layers.2From the Layers menu, touch the desired layer to display it on the map.Thunder_UM.book Page 107 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
108 InternetMap layerThe map layer displays streets, highways, buildings, main establishments, mass transit stations, parks, rivers, lakes, mountains, boundaries, and so on.Traffic layerThe traffic layer displays colored lines along the roads where real-time traffic data can be collected. Green lines indicate good traffic speeds, yellow lines indicate slower speeds, and brown lines indicate congested traffic. indicates where construction work is taking place; indicates where the road is blocked.Thunder_UM.book Page 108 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 109 NOTE: Touch the Menu button → Layers → More layers to find more layers that you can apply on the map. For information about the other layers, visit the Google Maps website. NOTE: To remove all of the layers other than the map layer, touch the Menu button → Layers → Clear Map.Satellite layerThe satellite layer displays the map in non-real-time satellite view.Terrain layerThe terrain layer combines street maps with visual information about terrains.Thunder_UM.book Page 109 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
110 InternetTo view a map in street viewYou can switch to street view for the location that you found on the map. The street view is composed of imagery captured from the streets.1Locate a place of interest on the map. For more information, see "To find a location on the map" on page 104 and "To move around a map" on page 107.2On the map, touch the name or address of the place.3On the location details screen, touch Street View .4To view 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. 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 smartphone, rather than by moving the view on the screen with your finger.To get directionsUse Google Maps to obtain directions to your destination.1When viewing a map:touch the Menu button → Directions.OrWhen a place is found:aTouch the place’s name or address displayed on the map.bOn the location details screen, touch → Get directions.2Enter the starting point in the first text box and your destination in the second text box.Thunder_UM.book Page 110 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 111 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.4Touch Show on map or Navigate, or touch a direction instruction on the list to show the directions or routes on the map.To clear a mapTouch the Menu button → More→ Clear Map. All the search results, directions and traffic indicators are deleted from the map.1Starting point2Destination3Choose how you want to get to your destination: driving, public transportation, or walking.4Touch to render directions.5Touch to set your current location, a contact address, or a place on the map as the starting point or destination.12534Thunder_UM.book Page 111 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
112 InternetUsing 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, make phone calls, 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 → 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 96).3Read the privacy policy. If you accept, touch Agree & share.To launch LatitudeWhile viewing a map, touch the Menu button → Latitude.To invite friends to share locations1On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button → Add friends.2Choose the friends you want to share locations with:•Select from Contacts: Select friends from your contacts. Friends already using Latitude have an icon next to their names.•Add via email address: Enter an e-mail address.3Touch Add friends then 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.Thunder_UM.book Page 112 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 113To accept an invitationWhen you receive a request to share your location with a friend on Latitude, choose how you want to respond:•Accept and share your location: You can see your friend’s location, and your friend can see yours.•Accept, but hide your location: You can see your friend’s location, but they cannot see yours.•Don’t accept: Reject the sharing request. No location information is shared.To show your friendsYou can show your friends on the map or in the list view.•Map viewWhen you open Google Maps, it displays the locations of your friends. Each friend is marked by a photo icon with an arrow that indicates their location. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them, touch the photo, then touch their location callout right above their photo. To see other friends, touch either one of the arrow buttons next to the callout.•List viewTo show a list of your friends, touch the Menu button → Latitude. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them, touch the friend’s name from the list.Thunder_UM.book Page 113 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
114 InternetTo connect with your friendsTouch a friend’s name in map view or list view to open the friend’s profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend and configure privacy options.1Switch to street view of the friend’s location.2Get directions to the friend’s location.3See a friend’s location on the map.4 Sharing options:•Share best available location: Share street-level location with your friend.•Share only city level location: Share only the city or the approximate area you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in.•Hide from this friend: Stop location sharing with this friend. Your friend cannot see your photo icon on the map.5 Remove this friend: Remove this friend from your list and end all location sharing.6Touch the thumbnail to open the pop-up menu. Depending on available settings, you may use Messaging and Gmail services to send a message to your friend.321456Thunder_UM.book Page 114 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 115To control what to share and change your public profile1In Maps, touch the Menu button → Latitude.2Touch your name to open your public profile window.3Set the following options based on your preferences.1See your location on the map.2 Change your photo:Change the picture that your friends see on the map or in their list of friends.You can capture a picture using the Camera application, or select a picture from the Gallery.3 Send location to others:Touch if you want to send your location to others through Bluetooth, Messaging, or Gmail.12345Thunder_UM.book Page 115 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
116 Internet4 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 103.•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.5Switch to street view of your location.Thunder_UM.book Page 116 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 117PlacesTouch the Launcher button → Places .Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas stations, etc.1Touch to select a category.2From the list of places, touch the desired one to view more details. For more information on using the controls on this screen, see "To view the details of a place" on page 106.Thunder_UM.book Page 117 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
118 InternetNavigation NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is not available in all areas. NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is only available for use in the United States at this time. WARNING: Ensure that you use this application in a safe and responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate your smartphone while driving.Touch the Launcher button → Navigation .Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS satellite navigation system with voice guidance. Navigation provides the following features:Feature DescriptionSearching in plain language Type a place, a name of a business, or a kind of business.Thunder_UM.book Page 118 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 119Searching by voice Speak your destination using Google Search by voice (English only).Traffic view Traffic view provides live traffic data and shows up-to-date traffic status on the screen. Press the Menu button → Layers→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.Feature DescriptionThunder_UM.book Page 119 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
120 InternetSearching along route Search for any kind of business along your route. Press the Menu button → Layers to access popular types of places.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 phone in a car dock to access Navigation and Voice Search easily.Feature DescriptionThunder_UM.book Page 120 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 121Navigation shortcut • Speak Destination: Speak your destination.•Type Destination: Type your destination.•Contacts: Select a destination from the location of your contacts.•Starred Places: Select a destination from the list of Starred Places.Feature DescriptionThunder_UM.book Page 121 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
122 InternetYouTubeYouTube is an internet video streaming service that allows you to view videos uploaded by YouTube members. NOTE: Browsing and viewing videos does not require you to sign in to a YouTube account. However, to use all of the YouTube features, such as rating or commenting on a video or viewing “My account”, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account.To open YouTubeTouch the Launcher button → YouTube .The YouTube screen opens with the videos grouped into categories such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Top rated, and so on.Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your smartphone vibrates for turn notifications.Feature DescriptionThunder_UM.book Page 122 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 123To search for a video by typing1Touch the icon on the top right of the YouTube screen, or touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.2Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the on-screen keyboard. The search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box. You can:• Scroll the search results and touch a desired one.• Touch the search key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box to search for results that match the entered text, then touch a desired search result.3Touch the video to start playing the video.To search for a video by voice command1Touch 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 search for a video by category1Touch the Menu button → Categories.2Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which the video appears.3Touch to start playing the video.To filter videos by different time frames1In the search results that appear, touch the Menu button → Time filter.2Select a time frame such as Today or This week.Thunder_UM.book Page 123 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
124 Internet3The videos that match the selected time frame are listed.To watch videos1Select a video listed on the on the YouTube screen. The video starts playing automatically.2To control video playback, touch anywhere on the screen to display and use the playback controls.3To end playback, touch the Back button or the Home button .To manage a video1When browsing videos in a list, touch and hold a video to open the options menu. When playing a video, touch the Menu button .2You can perform these actions that require signing in to your YouTube account.Android MarketYou can use Android Market to download and install applications and games on your smartphone. NOTE: Applications downloaded from Android Market may not support automatic screen orientation to portrait or landscape.Rate Rate the video with stars.Favorite Add the video’s web link to your browser bookmarks.Share Send the video’s web link to others by e-mail.Comments Write and send your comments about the video.Flag If you find the video inappropriate to get posted and want to have it removed, you can flag the video to notify the service provider.Thunder_UM.book Page 124 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 125To open Android Market1Touch the Launcher button → Market .2Sign in to Android Market with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on page 96).3Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the Android Market Terms of Service.Thunder_UM.book Page 125 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
126 Internet4The 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.135264Thunder_UM.book Page 126 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 127When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→ Brain & Puzzle: To download and install an application or game1Scroll and browse listed applications or games to locate the desired application.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 → Security to view the functions or data that the application or game can access on your smartphone.4On the application details screen, touch Install to start download and installation. The application's download screen displays the progress of the download.1Touch Top free to sort the items by rating.2Touch Just in to sort by date.12Thunder_UM.book Page 127 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
128 Internet NOTE: If the application requires access to any of your data or functions on your smartphone, Market displays the information that the application can access. Touch the OK button to start download and installation. NOTE: During installation, the downloading 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 download progress. NOTE: To stop downloading an application, touch Cancel download on the application’s download screen.5After the application is downloaded and installed on your smartphone, the download complete icon appears in the notification area of the status bar.To open an application or gameTo uninstall an application or game1On the downloads screen, touch the application you want to uninstall.2Touch Uninstall.3After the uninstall is completed, you can select the reason for removing the application.From the Market screen:1Touch the Downloads tab on the Market screen.2Touch the installed application in the list.3Touch t he Open button. 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 download complete icon appears to indicate a recently downloaded application.2Touch the name of the application you want to open.Thunder_UM.book Page 128 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Internet 129Synchronizing Your Google DataThrough a web connection, your smartphone can synchronize your Google data including Gmail, calendar, and contacts with your computer or any other device that you use to access your Google account.To select the applications to synchronize1Touch Home butto n → 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 smartphone to synchronize automatically: Picasa Web Albums, Contacts, Gmail, and/or 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 touched 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.Thunder_UM.book Page 129 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
130 Customizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone5 Customizing Your Dell Venue SmartphoneYou can customize your smartphone, using the options available in the Settings menu.To change the display settings1Touch 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 smartphone adjusts 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 smartphone.Animation Set the smartphone to play an animation when opening and closing windows.Thunder_UM.book Page 130 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Customizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone 131To change sound and ringtone settings1Touch 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.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 .Screen timeout • Set how long 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 right 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 Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern" on page 135.Thunder_UM.book Page 131 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
132 Customizing Your Dell Venue SmartphoneGeneral settingsIncoming calls settingsNotifications settingsFeedback settingsSilent mode Silence all sounds except media and alarms.Vibrate Set the smartphone to vibrate based on the available settings.Volume •Ringtone: Adjust ringer volume for incoming calls and notifications.•Media: Adjust volume for music and video playback.•Alarm: Adjust volume for alarm ringtone.1To adjust volume, drag the sliders horizontally or touch the desired portion of the slider to increase or decrease volume.2If you want to set a different volume for notifications, touch Use incoming call volume for notifications to clear its check box. Then adjust the Notification volume.3Touch OK to confirm the adjustment.Phone ringtone Select the desired ringtone for incoming calls.Notification ringtone Select the desired ringtone for notifications.Notification sound Enables/disables notification sound.Audible touch tones Plays a tone as you dial using the on-screen dialpad.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 smartphone vibrates when you touch some buttons on the screen in certain circumstances.Thunder_UM.book Page 132 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Customizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone 133To manually set the date, time and time zone1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Date & time.2Touch the desired option.3Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item.4To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box .Select time source •Manual: Allows you to manually adjust the date, time zone and time.•Mobile Cell Network: Your smartphone automatically displays the date, time zone and time provided by the mobile cell network.•Internet: Your smartphone automatically displays the date, time zone and time provided by the Internet time server.Set date 1Touch or touch and hold or to adjust the month, day and year; you can also touch the month, day or year to type a date using the on-screen keyboard.2Touch Set to confirm the date.Select time zone Select a city or region that represents the time zone for your smartphone. Touch the Menu button to sort the time zone list alphabetically or by time zone.Thunder_UM.book Page 133 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
134 Customizing Your Dell Venue SmartphoneTo set the language1Touch 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.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.3Touch 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 a format used for displaying the date.Thunder_UM.book Page 134 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone 1356 Protecting Your Dell Venue SmartphoneProtect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock PatternYou can protect your smartphone 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 on 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 135. NOTE: If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the above steps, visit support.dell.com.To create a screen unlock pattern1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern.2Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.Thunder_UM.book Page 135 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
136 Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone3Study 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 an 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 touch and drag your finger on the screen to create the pattern.5The smartphone 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.Thunder_UM.book Page 136 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone 137To enable or disable the screen unlock pattern and change related settings1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Change screen lock, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Change screen lock.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 .Change screen lock • Select None to disable screen unlock security.• Select Pattern to enable screen unlock security by drawing an unlock pattern.• Select PIN to enable screen unlock security by entering a PIN code.• Select Password to enable screen unlock security by entering a password.Use visible pattern Clear the Use visible pattern check box 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 smartphone to give you tactile feedback when drawing the unlock pattern.Thunder_UM.book Page 137 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
138 Protecting Your Dell Venue SmartphoneProtect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN.2In the Choose your PIN screen, type a PIN in the text box. You PIN must have a minimum of 4 characters.3Touch Continue to proceed.4Enter the PIN code again to confirm.5Touch OK.To unlock your screen using the PIN, type the PIN and touch OK.Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Password1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password.2In the Choose your password screen, type a password in the text box. Your password must have a minimum of 4 characters, and must include a letter.3Touch Continue to proceed.4Enter the password again to confirm.5Touch OK.To unlock your screen using the password, type the password and touch OK.Thunder_UM.book Page 138 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone 139Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock PasswordYou can protect your SIM card against unauthorized use with a personal identification number (PIN). After a PIN is enabled to lock your SIM, you will need to enter the PIN each time you turn on the smartphone in order to unlock your SIM. NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter an incorrect PIN in three consecutive attempts. You must then enter the Personal Unblocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM card. Please contact your service provider to obtain the PUK. NOTE: You can make emergency calls without unlocking the SIM.To enable the SIM card PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card, ortouch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card.2Type your SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard, and then touch OK.To change the SIM card PIN1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN.2Type the old SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard, and then touch OK.3Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.4Type the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK.Thunder_UM.book Page 139 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
140 Applications7 ApplicationsCameraYour smartphone has a 8.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature that allows you to capture and share high-quality pictures and videos. NOTE: Before you use the camera application, you need to install a microSD card in your smartphone. All pictures and videos that you capture using your smartphone’s camera are stored on the microSD card. For more information on how to install a microSD card on your smartphone, see "Install the microSD card" on page 9.To launch the camera in picture modeTo launch the camera, do one of the following:• Press and hold the camera button.• Touch the Launcher button → Camera .Camera controls1Viewfinder screen.2Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera settings.12345Thunder_UM.book Page 140 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 141To manage pictures3• On-screen shutter button.• To capture a picture:1Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen.2To start the auto focus mode, half-press and hold the camera button, or touch and hold the on-screen shutter button.3Touch the on-screen shutter button or press the camera button all the way down and release to capture the picture.NOTE: To achieve optimal focus such as for taking a close shot, half-press and hold the camera button to use the auto-focus mode. Then without releasing the camera button, press it again to capture the picture.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 taken picture to view and manage the picture.1Touch to return to the Gallery main page.2Touch to return to the album the current picture belongs to.3Display current/total number of pictures.12358764Thunder_UM.book Page 141 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
142 Applications4Flick horizontally to view the previous or next picture.5Touch to run a slideshow of the pictures stored in the same album.6Touch to view more actions you can do with the picture.•Share: Touch to select a way to share the picture.–Select Picasa to upload the picture to Picasa to allow your friends see it.–Select Bluetooth to send the picture to another paired Bluetooth device, or print the picture using a paired Bluetooth printer.–Send the picture using Messaging or Gmail.•Delete: Touch to delete the picture from your smartphone.•More:–Details: Touch to view detailed information about the picture.–Set as: Touch to set the picture as a contact’s visual caller ID, or the wallpaper of the Home screen. Drag and move the frame to crop the desired portion as the wall paper.–Crop: Touch to drag and move the frame to crop the desired portion of the picture.–Rotate Left: Touch to rotate the picture 90 degrees counterclockwise.–Rotate Right: Touch to rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise.7Touch to zoom-in or zoom-out the picture.NOTE: You can also tap anywhere inside the picture frame to toggle between the zoom-in and zoom-out states. After a picture is zoomed in, you can flick the screen to see the desired portion of the picture.8Touch to return to the camera viewfinder.Thunder_UM.book Page 142 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 143To start the camcorder modeTouch the Launcher button → Camcorder .Camcorder controls1Viewfinder screen.2Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camcorder settings.3To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button or press the camera 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.23451Thunder_UM.book Page 143 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
144 ApplicationsTo manage vid eos1Flick horizontally to view the previous or next video.2Share: Touch to select a way to share the video.• Select YouTube to upload the video to the video streaming website YouTube, where people can view the posted video. To upload videos to YouTube, you must first sign in to your YouTube account.• Select Bluetooth to send the video to another paired Bluetooth device.• Send the video using Messaging or Gmail.3 Delete: Touch to delete the video from your smartphone.4More:•Details: Touch to view detailed information about the video.5Touch to return to the camera viewfinder.25134Thunder_UM.book Page 144 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 145Copying Files to and from the MicroSDThe files on your smartphone are stored on the microSD card. To exchange pictures, videos, music, and other files between your smartphone and a computer, use the microSD card as a USB drive by connecting the smartphone to a computer with the included USB cable.To set the microSD card as a USB drive1Connect one of the USB cable to the micro-USB connector on your smartphone and the other end to an available USB connector on your computer.2The USB notification icon appears on the status bar’s notification area.3Drag down the status bar, and from the Notifications panel that opens, touch USB connected.4Touch Turn on USB storage→ OK, if you want to copy files between your computer and the microSD card.5Open the My Computer window on your computer to locate a removable drive that maps to the microSD card installed on your smartphone. Then copy desired files such as music or pictures from another drive/folder to the removable drive, or vice versa.To turn off USB storageThe smartphone will not recognize the microSD card when the card is used as a USB drive. You will not be able to use the smartphone’s applications that involve saving or retrieving files on the microSD card, such as camera or music playback. You need to turn off USB storage for the smartphone to recognize the microSD card when the smartphone 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.Thunder_UM.book Page 145 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
146 ApplicationsTo remove the microSD cardBluetoothBluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that lets your smartphone connect over a wireless network to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for data exchange.Bluetooth on your smartphone operates in three different modes:1Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option to turn the smartphone off.2Remove the back cover.3Slide and lift the microSD card out of the microSD card slot on the smartphone.On Bluetooth is turned on. Your smartphone 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 smartphone.Off Bluetooth is turned off. Your smartphone is unable to send and receive data using Bluetooth.Thunder_UM.book Page 146 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 147To turn on Bluetooth and make the smartphone discoverable1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings → Wireless & networks.2Select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. The Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar.3Touch Bluetooth settings, then select the Discoverable check box to make the smartphone recognizable by other nearby Bluetooth devices.To pair and connect a Bluetooth headset1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.2Touch and select the Bluetooth check box. Your smartphone starts to scan for Bluetooth devices within range and then displays all detected devices in the Bluetooth devices section. 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 specific password provided by the device manufacturer. Ensure that you read the documentation of the pairing device to check if it requires a default password.5When the pairing is successful, Paired but not connected is displayed under the paired device.6Touch the paired device to start the connection. When the paired device is successfully connected to your smartphone, the Bluetooth connected icon appears in the status bar. NOTE: To make and receive calls or listen to the music using a Bluetooth headset, pair the headset to your smartphone. NOTE: Pairing is a one-time process. Once your smartphone successfully pairs with another device, your smartphone recognizes that device without the need to re-enter the password.Thunder_UM.book Page 147 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
148 ApplicationsTo end a Bluetooth connection1Touch 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 partnership1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings.2Touch and hold the name of a paired device.3Touch Unpair on the pop-up menu that appears to erase all pairing information with that device. You need to enter the password again if you want to restore a Bluetooth connection to that device.To change your smartphone’s Bluetooth name1Ensure that you have turned on Bluetooth on your smartphone ( indicates in the status bar that Bluetooth is enabled).2Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings→ Device name.3Enter a name to identify the smartphone when you connect using Bluetooth.4Touch OK.Photos and VideosTo view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your smartphone, touch the Launcher button → Gallery . NOTE: Refer to "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 29 as an alternative way of using Gallery.Thunder_UM.book Page 148 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 149The Gallery application displays not only the pictures and videos stored on your microSD card, but also those uploaded to the Picasa web album of your Gmail account which you signed in with on your smartphone. NOTE: Before you run the Gallery application, ensure that a microSD card containing media files is installed on your smartphone. All pictures and videos that you capture using your smartphone’s camera are stored on the microSD card. For more information on installing a microSD card on your smartphone, see "Install the microSD card" on page 9.To share or delete albumsAll pictures and videos are grouped in separate albums as overlapping thumbnails, according to their dates, sources, or folders in which they are stored. For example, pictures captured using the smartphone’s camera are grouped as Camera, and downloaded pictures are grouped as download.1Touch and hold an album until the check box appears.2Touch more albums to select them if you want to do the same task for those albums.• To post the selected album to YouTube, Picasa, or to send it using Bluetooth, Messaging or Gmail, touch Share.• To delete the album, touch Delete.To browse picture and video thumbnails1Touch an album to display the thumbnails of all pictures and videos inside.2To browse the thumbnail s:• 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.3To select a thumbnail, touch and hold it until appears; touch more thumbnails as you need.Thunder_UM.book Page 149 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
150 Applications• To post a selected picture or video to YouTube, Picasa, or to send it using Bluetooth, Messaging or Gmail, 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 display a full pictureTouch a desired picture thumbnail to display the picture in full screen.• Flick the picture to view the next or previous picture.• To see the picture viewing controls, touch anywhere on the picture.• To zoom-in or zoom-out on the picture, you can:•Touch .• Pinch the picture with two fingers, then move the fingers apart to enlarge the picture, or bring them closer together to reduce the picture.• To zoom in or out a particular area of the picture, tap that area twice.• When a picture view is being enlarged, flick or drag the enlarged picture across the screen until the required area appears.To play a video1Touch a video thumbnail to start playback of the video.2To control playback, use these controls below the viewing screen:• Touch the button to pause and the button to resume playback.• Touch or drag the blue playback progress bar to rewind or fast-forward the video.Thunder_UM.book Page 150 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 151Music NOTE: The Music application only plays audio files saved on the microSD card of your smartphone. Before opening Music, ensure that the needed audio files have been copied to the microSD card of your smartphone. NOTE: Refer to "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 30 as an alternative way of using Music.To open MusicTouch the Launcher button → Music .The Music library screen appears and displays the music files grouped in the Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists tabs. You can touch a tab to display the desired category.All the music files available on your smartphone are grouped into one of the following categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists. NOTE: If you rotate your smartphone to landscape format, an additional Now playing tab appears.To select a song1Touch an album or category to view the list within it.2Inside a category, flick the list until you find the music you want to play. For instance, to select music by artist:aTouch Artists. A list of artists appears in alphabetical order.Thunder_UM.book Page 151 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
152 ApplicationsbFlick the list and touch the name of an artist. A list displays the songs by the artist according to the album name.cTouch a music file to open the music playback screen and play the music.To control music playback1The album’s cover image if available.2The name of the artist.3The name of the album.4The name of the song being played.5• 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.6The current playback time.12345678 913121110Thunder_UM.book Page 152 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 153 NOTE: Press the volume up button or volume down button to adjust the playback volume. NOTE: On the Music screen, touch the Menu button → Shuffle all to play all songs in your library in random order. The first randomly selected song starts to play.To create a playlist1On the Music screen, touch the Artists, Albums, or Songs tab.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 appears.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.7• 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.8Touch to pause playback; touch to resume playback.9Touch to play the next song.10 The duration of the song.11 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes.12 Touch to turn the shuffle mode on and off.13 Go to the Now playing list.Thunder_UM.book Page 153 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
154 ApplicationsCalendarUse the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments.To open the calendarTouch the Launcher button → Calendar .To set up an event1On any calendar view, touch the Menu button → More→ New event to open the Event details screen.2Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard.3If there is a time period for the event, touch and type the From and To date and time.If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or spans the whole day, set the From and To date, and then select the All day check box.4Type the event location and description.5Set the event reminder time in Reminders, then decide whether it is a recurring event in Repetition.6Touch Done. 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 appears with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields.To view the calendarYou can display the calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the calendar view, touch the Menu button → Day/Week/Month/Agenda/Today.While viewing the calendar you can:• In day or week views, touch an event to open a quick view window of the event on the lower part of the screen.• Touch the quick view window to view details about the event.Thunder_UM.book Page 154 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 155• Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event.Event remindersIf you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon appears in the notifications area of the status bar at the time of the event.To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder1Touch 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.Alarm ClockYour smartphone can work as an alarm clock. You can set as many alarms as you require.To open the alarm clock1Touch the Launcher button → Clock .2Touch .To set an alarm1On the Alarms screen, touch Add alarm.2Set the alarm time as needed.Thunder_UM.book Page 155 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
156 Applications3The Set alarm menu appears with these settings: NOTE: On the Alarm Clock 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 smartphone.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 smartphone to vibrate when the alarm goes off.Label Give the alarm a name for a special event.Thunder_UM.book Page 156 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 157To temporarily disable an alarmOn the Alarms screen, touch to clear the green bar that appears next to the alarm you want to disable.To delete an alarm1On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete.2On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete.To silence all alarmsYou can change the settings to choose if the alarm should ring when the smartphone is in Silent mode.1On the Alarms screen, touch the Menu button → Settings.2Touch Alarm in silent mode to set the alarm to ring when the smartphone is in Silent mode.Green barThunder_UM.book Page 157 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
158 ApplicationsCalculator1Touch 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.Sound RecorderThe sound recorder allows you to record sounds and play them. You can also set the recording as a ringtone for your smartphone. NOTE: Sound Recorder only supports recording in 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 microSD card.6To play back a sound recording again, touch the Launcher button → Music → Playlist→ My recordings, then select a recording to play. For information about Music, see "Music" on page 151.Thunder_UM.book Page 158 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Applications 159Voice DialerTouch the Launcher button → Voice Dialer .The voice dialer allows you to make calls and run applications using voice commands on your smartphone. The voice dialer pop-up displays examples of voice commands that you can use.To use a voice command to start an action1When Voice Dialer prompts you with voice command examples such as to call a contact, say an appropriate command to start an action. For example, if you want to call a contact named John, say "Call John".2Once your smartphone recognizes your command, it automatically calls the contact or number.SIM ManagerTouch the Launcher button → SIM Manager .You can add and delete contacts on your SIM card, and check the number of the contacts and messages stored on it.To copy selected entries from your smartphone’s contacts to your SIM card, touch the Menu button → Import Contacts.SIM ToolkitTouch the Launcher button → SIM Toolkit .SIM Toolkit contains the smartphone applications developed by your network service provider.Thunder_UM.book Page 159 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
160 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero Syn-8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero SyncWizardConnect to a Computer and Install Nero SyncWizard1Connect the supplied USB cable to your smartphone and a computer. Wait for your computer to automatically install the software driver.2Once the installation is complete, a new “Removable Disk” will become available on your computer. This will allow you to view the contents of the microSD card from your computer.3On your smartphone, drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel and touch USB connected→ Turn on USB storage→ OK.4Browse the contents of the Removable Disk from your computer, double-click on WebInstall.exe to install Nero MediaHub. NOTE: You can also download Nero SyncWizard at support.dell.com and selecting your product model.5Once the installation is complete, click Start→ Programs→ Dell→ Nero SyncWizard to launch the synchronization software.Thunder_UM.book Page 160 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero SyncWizard 161Using Nero SyncWizardTo synchronize using SyncWizard1Once you launch Nero SyncWizard, the Nero SyncWizard window opens and detects the connected smartphone.2Click My Dell Venue→ Next to proceed.3Follow the instructions on the screen to select the Outlook® application and categories (Contacts, Tasks, Calendar and Notes) that you want to synchronize with the smartphone, and choose whether you want to synchronize manually or automatically.4Click Next to start synchronization.To back up or restore smartphone data using Backup & RestoreTo prevent data loss from your smartphone, you can use NeroBackItUp to create a backup of your smartphone data. It is recommended that you make backups of your smartphone data on a regular basis.1Touch the Launcher button → Backup & Restore .2Touch Backup or Restore to perform a backup or restore task.Thunder_UM.book Page 161 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
162 Troubleshooting9TroubleshootingProblem Possible causes Possible solutionsCall-related problemsSIM card error SIM card malfunction or damage.Take the SIM card to your service provider for testing.The SIM card may be inserted improperly.Insert the SIM card properly.The SIM card's metal contacts may have dirt or dust.Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the SIM card’s metal contacts.Poor reception The network signal may be too weak at your current location. For example, network signals cannot reach effectively near tall buildings or in the basement.Move to a location where the network signal can be received properly.The network may be busy at the at present. For example, during peak network traffic, the network may not be able to handle additional calls.Try calling again after waiting for a short duration.You may be too far away from a base station for your service provider.You can request a service area map from your service provider.Thunder_UM.book Page 162 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Troubleshooting 163You cannot make outgoing callsThe SIM card may not be installed.Install a valid SIM card in your smartphone.Poor signal. Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window.Your smartphone is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity.Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Airplane mode option to disable it.You have enabled the Call barring feature.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Call settings→ Call barring→ Deactivate all.You have enabled Fixed Dialing Numbers.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Call settings→ Fixed Dialing Numbers. Disable Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN).You cannot answer incoming callsPoor signal. Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window.Your smartphone is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity.Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Airplane mode option to disable it.You have enabled the Call barring feature.Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Call settings→ Call barring→ Deactivate all.Unable to add contacts to the smartphoneMemory for storing contacts is already full.Delete unnecessary contact information from the smartphone.Problem Possible causes Possible solutionsThunder_UM.book Page 163 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
164 TroubleshootingEcho or noise Poor network trunk quality from your service provider, or poor local telephone line quality.End the call and dial again. You may be switched to a better-quality network trunk or phone line.Noises during a call You may be near a strong electromagnetic source such as a TV, microwave oven, and so on during a call.Move to another location to reduce the interference effects.You cannot enable certain call featuresYour service provider does not support these features, or you have not subscribed for services that provide these features.Contact your service provider.PIN Code is blocked You have entered an incorrect PIN code in three consecutive attempts.Contact your service provider. If the service provider provides the SIM card's PUK code, use the PUK code to unlock the SIM card.System problemsBattery does not charge The battery or battery charger is damaged.Contact the dealer.The smartphone’s temperature is below 0°C or higher than 45°C.Try charging the phone at temperatures ranging between 0°C and 45°C.Poor contact between the battery and charger.Check to see if you have connected the USB cable and charging plug correctly.Unable to turn the smartphone on.The battery is empty. Charge the smartphone.The smartphone system is corrupted.See page 167 for solutions.Battery contacts are not clean.Seek your dealer's help to clean the contacts.Problem Possible causes Possible solutionsThunder_UM.book Page 164 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Troubleshooting 165Shortened standby time The standby time is affected by your service provider’s system configuration.If you are located in an area where the network signal is weak, temporarily turn off your smartphone.The battery is depleted. In high-temperature environments, battery life will be shortened.Use a new battery.If you are not able to connect to the network, the smartphone will continue to send out signals as it attempts to locate a base station. Doing this consumes battery power and consequently shortens standby time.Change your location to one where the network is accessible, or temporarily turn off your smartphone.Messaging problemsUnable to send or receive text messages.Your smartphone is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity.Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Airplane mode option to disable it.The signal strength is not strong enough.Try moving to a different location for better signal reception.Problem Possible causes Possible solutionsThunder_UM.book Page 165 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
166 TroubleshootingUnable to send or receive multimedia messages.Your smartphone is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity.Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Airplane mode option to disable it.No MMS service is available. Subscribe to the MMS service from your network service provider. Your MMS settings are not configured properly.Check your network connection, and confirm with your network service provider if your MMS settings are configured correctly.Not enough space left on your smartphone memory.Check if there is enough space on your smartphone memory. Delete data that you do not require to free space if necessary.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.Internet problemsUnable to connect to the network.Invalid SIM card. Contact your service provider.You are not within the network’s service area.Check the service area with your service provider.Poor signal. Move to an open space or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window.Media problemsWindows Media Player on my computer cannot play the sounds of the video captured using the smartphone.The smartphone records video sounds in amr format. Windows media player does not support the amr format.Play the video using a video player with the amr decoder, such as QuickTime.Problem Possible causes Possible solutionsThunder_UM.book Page 166 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Troubleshooting 167If your smartphone does not turn on due to corrupt system files, you can either rest your smartphone or start emergency software recovery.Reset your smartphone to the default state1Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option→ OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone.2Press and hold the volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously.3Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the Power button, until the smartphone turns on the configuration screen.4Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen to the Factory reset option.5Press the Camera button to start the reset process.6Wait for the smartphone to restart.Start emergency software recovery1Remove the microSD card from the smartphone.2Connect a microSD card adapter to your computer and insert your smartphone's microSD card in the adapter.3On your computer, go to support.dell.com and follow the instructions to download the software upgrade package to the microSD card.NOTE: Check if the downloaded file is named as Update.pkg. If not, rename the file as Update.pkg.4Disconnect the microSD card adapter from your computer, and insert the microSD card in your smartphone.5Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Reset your smartphone to the default state" on page 167 to turn on the configuration screen.6Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar to the Software upgrade from update.z option, and press the Camera button to confirm your selection.7Press the Camera button to confirm and start emergency software recovery.NOTE: If you want to cancel software recovery, press the volume down button.8Wait for the smartphone to load files and restart.Thunder_UM.book Page 167 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
168 IndexIndexAAirplane Mode, 77Alarm Clock, 155Ambient light sensor, 14Android Market, 124ApplicationsDefinition, 24Erase data, 72Navigate, 42Recently used, 43Shortcuts, 42BBack coverClose, 10Remove, 7Backupdata, 161BatteryCharge, 11Insert, 8Bluetooth, 146ButtonBack, 14Camera, 17Home, 15Menu, 15Power and Sleep/Wake, 14Volume up/down, 17CCalculator, 158Calendar, 154Calling, 44Camera, 140Charging, 11ConnectionMobile networks, 74To a com puter, 1 4 5Wi-Fi, 75Contacts, 51Add, 51View, 52Controls, 13Touch screen, 18DDataBackup and restore, 161Data connection, 74Date, 133Disable all connections, 77Display settings, 130Thunder_UM.book Page 168 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Index 169EE-mail, 84Emergency software recovery, 167Erase all data, 73FFacebook, 86Factory reset, 73GGmail, 96Google AccountSetup, 96Google Maps, 103Google Search, 70Google Talk, 99HHome ScreenCustomize, 32KKeyboard, 64LLanguage, 134MMaps, 103Messaging, 56microSD, 145Format, 72Install, 9Set as USB drive, 145Turn off USB storage, 145Mobile networks, 74Music, 151Create a playlist, 153Playback, 152OOn-Screen Keyboard, 64PPC Suite, 160Photos & Videos, 148PINChange, 139Enable, 139Pop-Up menu, 63Proximity sensors, 14Thunder_UM.book Page 169 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
170 IndexRRecorder, 158RestoreData, 161Ringtone, 131SScreenOrientation, 24Turn off/on, 12Screen Unlock Pattern, 135Create, 135Enable/disable, 137Search, 70Sensor, 14SettingsDate and time, 133Display, 130Language, 134Sound and ringtone, 131Shortcuts, 42Add, 33Definition, 24SIM cardInsert, 8SIM Manager, 159SmartphoneOverview, 13Protect, 135Reset, 73Settings, 72Tur n of f, 1 2Tur n on , 1 1SoftwareRecovery, 167Sound, 131Stage, 24Status bar, 38Icons, 39Synchronize Google Data, 129Synchronize with PCUse PC Suite, 160TText M es sagesComposeMMS,57SMS,56Receive, 61Tim e, 1 3 3Tim e zo ne , 13 3Touch screen, 18Troubleshooting, 162Twitter, 89VVoice Control, 159Voice Search, 70Thunder_UM.book Page 170 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM
Index 171WWebApplications, 86Bookmarks, 82Browse, 77Connection, 74WidgetsAdd, 35Definition, 24Google Search, 70Wi-Fi, 75YYouTube, 122Thunder_UM.book Page 171 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM

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