Dell STREAK 7 User manual

Dell™ Streak 7
User's Manual
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your product.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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Contents 3
Contents
1 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . 11
Getting Your Tablet Ready for Use . . . . . . . . 11
Turning On Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Off Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 About Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . . . 14
Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts . . . . . . 17
Home Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Notifications and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Customizing Your Home Screen . . . . . . . . . 25
The Dell Stage Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Navigating the Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . . . . . . 40
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4Contents
Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Messaging (on 3G model only) . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pop-up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Swype Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dell Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Managing Your Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . 59
5 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Browsing the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Synchronizing Your Google Data . . . . . . . . 103
6 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . 104
Power Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . 104
Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sound and Ringtone Settings . . . . . . . . . . 106
Date, Time, and Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
7 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet . . . . 109
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Protect Your Device Data with a Screen
Unlock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protect Your Device Data with a PIN . . . . . . 111
Protect Your Device Data with a Password . . 112
Protect Your SIM Card with the SIM Lock
Password (on 3G model only) . . . . . . . . . . 113
8Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
9 Connect and Sync with a Computer Using
Dell Mobile Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
10 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode . . . . . 136
Emergency Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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6Features
Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features
This section provides information about the features available on your
device.
NOTE: The features or applications described in this User’s Manual may
not be all available on your device, and may vary depending on the
model you purchase.
Buttons/Ports/Parts Functionality
1Headphone connector Connects to headphones.
2Speaker Provides audio output for video and
music playback.
3Volume up button • Press to increase the volume by
one level.
• Press and hold to continuously
increase the volume.
4Volume down button • Press to decrease the volume by
one level.
• Press and hold to continuously
decrease the volume.
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5Power and Sleep/Wake button • Press and hold to turn on the
device.
• Press to turn the screen on or off.
• While the device is on, press and
hold to turn off the device. Touch
OK when the Power off menu
appears.
6Battery status light Indicates the battery charge status
and pending notifications. The
different lights indicate the following:
• Solid green — Battery is fully
charged when connected to
power.
• Solid amber — Battery is charging.
• Solid red — Battery charge is low
and the battery is charging.
• Blinking red — Battery charge is
low.
• Blinking green — Indicates pending
notifications.
7Back button Touch to return to the previous
screen, close a dialog box, menu, or
pop-up message, and to dismiss the
keyboard.
8Menu button Touch to open or close options
menus that display available tools for
the current application or actions that
you can perform on the current
screen.
Buttons/Ports/Parts Functionality
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8Features
9Home button • When viewing other Home screens,
you can touch this button to return
to the central Home screen.
• When performing any function on
the device, such as working with
applications, widgets, and so on,
you can touch this button to return
to the last Home screen you
viewed, or touch this button again
to return to the central Home
screen.
Buttons/Ports/Parts Functionality
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130-pin port • Connects to the supplied USB
cable for transferring files to and
from a computer.
• Connects to the supplied USB
cable and USB wall-charger
adapter to charge the device.
2Touch screen Touch the screen to use the on-
screen controls including buttons,
menu items, and the keyboard.
3Force power-off button Push the button to force power off
the device.
4SD card slot Holds the SD card in place.
5SIM card slot (on 3G model only) Holds the SIM card in place.
6Slot door Provides access to the SIM card and
SD card slots.
7Speaker Provides audio output for video and
music playback.
8Microphone Used for making video calls with
supportive web applications, such as
Skype.
9Front-facing camera • Used for capturing a front view
picture, for example, a self-portrait.
• Used for making video calls with
supportive web applications, such
as Skype.
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10 Features
1Camera lens Captures pictures and videos.
2Camera flash Used for capturing pictures and
videos in dimly lit environments.
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Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7
Tablet
Getting Your Tablet Ready for Use
Insert the SIM card on 3G model (Optional)
Insert the SD card
1Pull out the slot door.
2Hold the SIM card with the metal contacts facing down, and follow the
SIM card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SIM card into the
SIM card slot.
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12 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
Charge the battery
CAUTION: Charging your tablet when the ambient temperature is not
between 0°C - 45°C can damage your tablet.
NOTE: The battery cannot be charged by connecting your device to a
computer.
NOTE: The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.
1Connect the supplied USB cable's 30-pin connector to the 30-pin
port on the device.
2Connect the cable's USB connector to the supplied USB wall-
charger adapter.
3Connect the USB wall-charger adapter into an electrical outlet
and charge the device until the battery is fully charged.
NOTE: When charging the battery by connecting the device to an
electrical outlet, the battery is fully charged in about 4 hours.
NOTE: The cable is specific for this device: 30-pin to USB and the length
is less than 3 meters.
2Hold the SD card with the metal contacts facing down, and follow the
SD card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SD card into the
SD card slot.
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Turning On Your Device
NOTE: Use this device in an environmental temperature between -10°C
and 55°C.
1Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on
your device.
2If the lock screen appears, touch and hold the lock icon .
When it turns into a circle, drag it to the edge of the larger circle
that surrounds it to unlock the screen.
3If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number
(PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys
using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm
your input.
The device is ready for use when the Home screen is displayed.
Turning Off Your Device
1Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button .
2When the Power off menu appears, touch OK.
Turning Off the Screen
If both the device and the screen are on, press the Power and
Sleep/Wake button once to turn off the screen.
NOTE: If the device is on, but the screen is off, press the Power and
Sleep/Wake button once to turn on the screen. For information on
unlocking the screen, see "The Screen Lock Wallpaper" on page 39.
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14 About Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
About Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
Touch Screen
Your device has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the
surface of the screen to operate the device.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Touch
Tap gently on the screen with your
fingertip.
• Select the items on the screen
including options, entries, images,
and icons.
• Start applications.
• Press the buttons on the screen.
• Input text using the on-screen
keyboard.
Touch and hold
Touch and hold your finger on the
screen
• Enable the moving mode of an
item on the Home screen.
• Open the context menu.
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Drag
1Touch and hold your finger on an
item on the screen.
2Keeping your finger in contact with
the screen, move your fingertip to
the desired location.
3Take your finger off the screen to
drop the item in the desired
location.
• Move items such as images and
icons on the screen.
• Scroll through Home screens, web
pages, lists, entries, photo
thumbnails, contacts, and so on.
Flick or swipe
Move your finger in a vertical or
horizontal direction on the screen.
Quickly scroll through Home screens,
web pages, lists, entries, photo
thumbnails, contacts, and so on.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Zoom out
Move two fingers close together on
the screen.
Reduce the view of an image or web
page (zoom out).
Zoom in
Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web
page (zoom in).
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
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Screen Orientation
For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes
automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you
hold the device.
To modify the default rotating behavior, open the rotation settings by
touching the Home button →Apps button →
Settings →Screen→Auto-rotate screen.
•ToenableAuto-rotate screen, touch the setting option to select
the check box . Once enabled, the screen orientation
changes automatically when you rotate the device.
•TodisableAuto-rotate screen, touch the setting option to clear
the check box . Once disabled, the screen orientation locks in
landscape format, and the orientation does not change when you
rotate the device.
NOTE: Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not
support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape format.
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts
Application — Software which allows you to perform a specific task.
Your device is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional
applications can be downloaded from the Android Market.
Widget — A small application which resides on the Home screen and
provides quick and easy access to information. For example, the
Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update
your status.
Shortcut — A link that you can create on your Home screen to provide
quicker access to an application, service, and so on.
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18 About Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
Home Screen
When you turn on and unlock your device, or touch the Home button
, the Home screen appears. You can start from the Home screen to
access all the features of your device.
The Home screen is composed of five panels. On the central Home
screen, flick left/right or touch the screen edges to see more Home
screen panels. You can personalize the Home screen by adding your
own shortcuts or widgets, or by displaying your favorite picture as the
desktop wallpaper. For more information, see "Customizing Your
Home Screen" on page 25.
An example of the Home screen is provided as follows to help you
familiarize with your device. Your Home screen may look different
from the one below.
1GoogleSearch Search your device and the web by typing.
2 Voice Search Search your device and the web by speaking.
3 Apps Open the Apps screen to find all the applications
installed on your device.
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4Customize • Add items to your Home screen, such as
widgets and application shortcuts.
• Change the wallpaper of your Home screen.
5 Web Stage widget This is one of the Dell Stage widgets. From the
Web Stage widget, you can access the
bookmarked or frequently viewed websites. For
more information on using Dell Stage widgets,
see "The Dell Stage Widgets" on page 30.
6Systembar From the system bar at the bottom of the Home
screen, you can find navigation buttons,
notification icons, time, and status icons.
7 Status icons Indicate the status of your device. Touch the
time/status icons area to display the Status Details
panel.
8Time Display the current time.
9 Notification icons Display icons to show notifications from the
system or from an application. You can touch a
notification icon to see more details.
10 Recent
applications
Open a list of thumbnail images of the
applications you have accessed recently. Touch
an application to open it.
11 Home • When viewing other Home screens, you can
touch this button to return to the central Home
screen.
• When performing any function on the device,
such as working with applications, widgets, and
so on, you can touch this button to return to
the last Home screen you viewed, or touch this
button again to return to the central Home
screen.
12 Back Return to the previous screen or option.
13 Shortcuts You can add shortcuts to the Home screen to
quickly open applications, web bookmarks, music
playlists, and more.
14 Widgets Widgets are small applications that reside on the
Home screen to provide quick access to
information.
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NOTE: The Home button on the device and the Home button
on the screen perform the same function.
NOTE: The Back button on the device and the Back button on
the screen perform the same function.
To navigate across the Home screens
Flick or drag the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is
displayed.
Navigation Buttons
You can find the navigation buttons from the left side of the system
bar.
1Back • Return to the previous screen or option.
• If the on-screen keyboard is open, the button
changes to . Touch it to close the keyboard.
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