Dell P08T User manual

Tablet User’s Guide
Regulatory model: P08T Regulatory type: P08T001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
tablet.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and
tells you how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or
death.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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December 2010 Rev. A00
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Contents
About Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Set Up the Tablet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
duo Stage Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Applications in duo Stage Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Music .................................................................... 18
Photo.................................................................... 23
Video .................................................................... 33
Books.................................................................... 36
Paint..................................................................... 45
Games ...................................................................48
Internet ..................................................................49
Contents
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Contents
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Touch Screen Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Wireless Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
duo Stage Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
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Your Inspiron duo notebook can also be used as a tablet. In the Tablet mode, you can access
the duo Stage interface to:
listen to music, watch movies and videos•
view photos on your tablet and upload your photos on your Facebook, Flickr, or Shutterfly•
accounts
read e-books•
play touch-enabled games along with the default operating system games•
stay connected to the Internet and browse the web•
About Your Tablet
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Set Up the Tablet Mode
Set Up the Tablet Mode
Open the display.1.
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Set Up the Tablet Mode
Push the display panel from the top and rotate it 180 degrees clockwise.2.
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Set Up the Tablet Mode
Close the display.3.
The duo Stage interface is activated automatically in Tablet Mode.
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Using Your Tablet
Using Your Tablet
Using the Touch Screen
The touch screen feature on your tablet allows you to interact with the tablet without the use
of additional devices such as a mouse or keyboard.
Opening Applications
Touch the application tile to open the applications. For more information on the different
applications, see “Applications in the duo Stage Interface” on page 14.
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Using Your Tablet
Touch Screen Gestures
The multi-touch screen on your tablet allows you to use your finger to move the screen
content, scroll through menus, view photos, and so on.
Zoom
Allows you to increase or decrease the
magnification of the screen content.
Pinch — Allows you to zoom in or zoom out
by moving two fingers apart or bringing them
closer together on the screen.
To zoom in:
Move two fingers apart
to enlarge the view of the
active window.
To zoom out:
Move two fingers close
together to reduce the
view of the active window.
Dwell
Allows you to access additional information
by simulating a right-click.
Press and hold a finger on
the touch screen, to open
context-sensitive menus.
Flick
Allows you to flip content forward or
backward based on the direction of the flick.
Move a finger quickly in
the desired direction to
flip through content in the
active window like pages
in a book. Flick also works
vertically when navigating
content such as images or
songs in a playlist.
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Using Your Tablet
Scroll
Allows you to scroll through content. The
scroll features include:
Pan — Allows you to move the focus on the
selected object when the entire object is not
visible.
Move two fingers in the
desired direction to pan
scroll the selected object.
Scroll Vertical — Allows you to scroll up or
scroll down on the active window.
Move a finger up or
down to activate vertical
scrolling.
Scroll Horizontal — Allows you to scroll left
or right on the active window.
Move a finger to the left or
right to activate horizontal
scrolling.
Rotate
Allows you to rotate the active content on
the screen.
Twist — Allows you to rotate the active
content using two fingers.
Keeping a finger or
thumb in place, move the
other finger in an arced
direction right or left. You
can also rotate the active
content by moving both
the fingers in a circular
motion.
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Using Your Tablet
Screen Orientation
The orientation on your tablet changes depending on the way you hold the tablet. Rotate the
tablet sideways to change the orientation of the screen from portrait to landscape mode, and
vice versa. In landscape mode, the screen content expands to fit the screen and is suitable for
viewing pages on your web browser.
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Using Your Tablet
On-Screen Keyboard
You can type text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard appears when you
touch anywhere on the screen. The keyboard automatically changes to either the portrait or
landscape mode based on the orientation of your tablet.
To use the on-screen keyboard
Touch anywhere on the screen.
1.
A portion of the on-screen keyboard appears on the top left of the screen.
Touch and drag the portion of the keyboard that appears to view the entire keyboard.
2.
Touch the key(s) on the keyboard to start typing.3.
To close the keyboard
Touch on the top right corner of the keyboard.
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duo Stage Interface
duo Stage Interface
The duo Stage interface launches as soon as you set your laptop to tablet mode. This interface
provides access to your favorite media and multi-touch applications.
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duo Stage Interface
If you do not want the duo Stage interface to launch every time you set your laptop to Tablet
mode, touch the settings icon and clear the Show duo Stage when entering tablet mode
check box. The Windows 7 desktop will display as soon as you close the duo Stage interface.
To manually launch the duo Stage interface, click Start → All Programs→Dell Stage→ duo
Stage.
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duo Stage Interface
Applications in duo Stage Interface
This section gives an introduction about the different tiles available in the duo Stage interface.
NOTE: The default tiles are pre-installed on your computer. You can download the latest
duo Stage software from support.dell.com.
Listen to music or radio
stations from across the
globe. You can also browse
through your music files by
album, artist, or song title. The
optional Napster application
allows you to download
songs when connected to the
Internet.
View, organize, or edit your
photos. You can create slide
shows and albums to upload
them to Facebook, Flickr, or
Shutterfly when connected
to the Internet. You can also
zoom-in or zoom-out on a
photo using the touch screen
gestures.
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duo Stage Interface
Play movies, videos, or watch
TV shows using the Internet.
You can use the optional
CinemaNow application to
purchase or rent movies and
TV shows using the Internet.
Read e-books available on
your tablet. You can download
books using the Internet.
Draw and edit photos.
Browse the web, send e-mail,
download music and books.
Play touch-enabled games.
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Music
Touch the Music tile to:
view and listen to the recently played music available in your tablet•
view and browse your music collection in your library by album, artists, or genres•
download songs using Napster•
listen to the radio using RadioTime•
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Playing Recently Added Songs
Touch the1. Music tile to view the MusicStage home page.
On the
2. MusicStage page, touch the desired thumbnail to play the song.
Playing Songs Available on Your Tablet
Touch the1. Music tile to view the MusicStage home page.
Touch the
2. Library tab and browse the songs by albums, artists, or genres.
ALBUMS — Touch to view and play a song from the albums available on your tablet. The
ALBUMS tab is selected by default.
NOTE: The recently viewed albums appear in the MusicStage tab.
ARTISTS — Touch to view and play the songs listed by the name of the artists.
GENRES — Touch to view and play the songs listed by genres.
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Controlling Music Playback
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1Touch to play the previous song. This option is enabled only if there is more than one
song in the selected album.
2Touch to pause playback; touch to resume playback.
3Touch to play the next song. This option is enabled only if there is more than one song in
the selected album.
4Touch the playback control to jump to any part of the song.
5Touch the volume control to increase, decrease, or mute the volume.
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