Dell Streak User manual

Dell™ Streak
User's Manual
COMMENT

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your device.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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March 2010
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference and
2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
For body worn operation, this phone 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.

Contents 3
Contents
1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Dell™ Streak Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Your Device Ready for Use . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning On Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turning Off Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Understanding Your Dell™ Streak. . . . . . 15
Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Screen Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . 18
Home Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Navigating the Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5 Using Your Dell™ Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4Contents
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pop-Up Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Widgets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Managing Your Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting to the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Browsing the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7 Customizing Your Dell™ Streak . . . . . . . 88
To change display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
To change sound and ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . 89
To manually set the date, time and time zone . . . . . . 90
To choose a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
8 Protecting Your Dell™ Streak . . . . . . . . 93
Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern 93

Contents 5
Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password . 95
9 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
MicroSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Bluetooth®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Photos & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Voice Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Outlook Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
SIM Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Outlook Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Quickoffice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10 Synchronizing Your Dell™ Streak and Computer
Using Dell PC Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Connect to a Computer and Install Dell PC Suite . . . . 120
Using Dell PC Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

6Contents
11 Playing Videos on HDMI Devices . . . . . 123
12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Package Contents 7
Package Contents
Check the contents of your package to verify that you have the following:
U.S.A
Streak device
Battery
Quick Start Guide
Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information
Warranty Service Information
USB cable
Charger
US plug
Pouch
Headset
EMEA
Streak device
Battery
Quick Start Guide
Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information
Warranty Service Information
USB cable
Charger
UK plug
EURO plug
Pouch
Headset

8Dell™ Streak Features
Dell™ Streak Features
Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
1 Headphone connector Connects to headphones.
2 Volume up/down button
Landscape mode:
Volume up button /
Volume down button
Portrait mode:
Volume up button
Volume down button
•Whileplayingmedia such as music
tracks or video clips:
– Press to increase or decrease the
media volume by one level.
– Press and hold to continuously
increase or decrease the media
volume.
• Press either button to mute the ringer
while receiving a call.
• In all other situations:
– Press to increase or decrease the ringer
volume by one level.
– Press and hold to continuously
increase or decrease the ringer
volume.
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Dell™ Streak Features 9
3 Power and Sleep/Wake button • If the device is off, press and hold to
power on the device.
• If the device is on, but the screen is off,
press to turn on the screen.
• If both the device and the screen are on,
– Press to turn the screen off.
– Press and hold to select one of these
options:
Silent mode : The device does not
vibrate and disables all sounds except
for alarms.
Airplane Mode : Select to disable all
wireless connections.
Power off : Turn off the device.
4 Camera button • If the camera is not active, press and
hold to start the camera.
• If the camera is active, press to capture a
photo or record a video.
• When recording a video, press to stop.
5 Back button
Touch to return to the previous screen,
close a dialog box, menu, or pop-up
message, and to dismiss the keyboard.
6 Menu button • Touch to open or close the pop-up
menu displaying available options for
the current application or actions that
you can perform on the current screen.
• Touch and hold to bring up the on-
screen keyboard for text input.
7 Home button • Touch to return to the Home screen.
•Touchandhold:
–Forquickaccessto the recently
accessed applications.
– Add or delete additional Home
screens.
Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality

10 Dell™ Streak Features
8 Microphone Use for voice calls
9 30-pin connector • Connects to a USB cable to transfer files
to a computer.
• Connects to a charger to charge the
device.
• Connects to the Home Dock for audio
and video output.
10 Proximity sensors Turn off the screen as you bring the
device close to your face to make or
receive a call, in order to prevent
unintentional touches.
11 Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations.
12 Front-facing camera lens Use for taking a front view picture, e.g.
self-portrait.
13 Ambient light sensor Controls the screen brightness according
to the surrounding lighting conditions.
Parts/controls Functionality
14 Speaker Audio output for video and music
playback.
15 Back cover Secures the battery in place.
16 Camera lens Captures pictures and videos.
17 Camera flash For using flash to take pictures.
Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
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Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak 11
Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak
Getting Your Device Ready for Use
1 Remove the back cover
2 Insert the SIM card
a Slide the back cover downwards in the
direction towards the end of the
device.
b Lift the back cover off the device.
NOTE: The device will shut down automatically if you remove the back cover while
the device is on.
NOTE: You cannot turn on the device if the back cover is removed.
Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the
SIM card holder.
NOTE: If you have trouble inserting the card, ensure that you have aligned the
angled corner on the card with the corner of the card holder.

12 Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak
3 Insert the battery
4 Install the microSD card
Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and
insert the battery.
a Hold the microSD card with the
metal contacts facing down.
b Slide the microSD card into the
microSD card holder.

Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak 13
5 Close the back cover
6 Charge the device
NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between 0°C and 45°C.
a Push the end of the back cover against
the groove near the bottom of the
device.
b Place the cover onto the back of the
device, and then push the cover
towards the top of the device to secure
the cover in place.
The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.
a Plug the supplied USB cable's 30-pin connector into the 30-pin connector on the
device.
b Plug the cable's USB connector into the supplied USB wall charger adaptor.
c Plug the USB wall charger adaptor into a power outlet and charge the device till the
battery is fully charged.
NOTE: The device is fully charged within
four hours from a power outlet.
NOTE: To charge your device using a
computer, connect the supplied USB
cable's 30-pin connector to the
device, and the cable's USB
connector to a USB port on the
computer.

14 Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak
Turning On Your Device
NOTE: Use this device in an environmental temperature between -10°C and 55°C.
1 Press and hold the Power button in order to turn on your device. The
operating system starts up.
2 Touch the Menu button to unlock the screen if it is automatically
locked.
3 If 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.
4 The device is ready for use when the home screen is displayed.
Turning Off Your Device
1 Press and hold the Power button .
2 Touch the Power off option on the screen.
Turning Off the Screen
If both the device and the screen are on, press the Power button to turn
off the screen.
NOTE: If the device is on, but the screen is off, press the Power button to
turn on the screen.

Understanding Your Dell™ Streak 15
Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
NOTE: To view the on-screen tutorial for basic controls of your device, on the
Home screen touch , and follow the instructions on the screen to proceed.
Touch Screen
Yo u r d e v i c e h a s a m u l t i - t o uch 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
or numeric keypad.

16 Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
Touch and hold
Touch and hold your finger on the screen.
• Move an item on the Home Screen.
• Add Home screens. Touch and hold the
Home button to add a Home
screen.
• Open or close the on-screen keyboard.
Touch and hold the Menu button to
open or close the on-screen keyboard.
Drag
1 Touch and hold your finger on an item
on the screen.
2 Keeping your finger in contact with the
screen, move your fingertip to the
desired location.
3 Take your finger off the screen to drop
the item in the desired location.
Move items such as images and icons on
the screen.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:

Understanding Your Dell™ Streak 17
Flick or swipe
Move your finger in a vertical or
horizontal direction on the screen.
Scroll through Home screens, web pages,
lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts,
and so on.
Zoom-out
Move two fingers close together on the
screen.
Reduce the view of an image or web page
(zoom out).
Finger Gestures Allows you to:

18 Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
Screen Orientation
For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically
to portrait or landscape depending on how you hold the device.
NOTE: The Home screen is always displayed in landscape and does not
automatically orient to portrait. Applications downloaded from Android Market may
not support automatic screen orientation to portrait or landscape.
NOTE: To modify the default behavior, open the orientation settings by touching the
Home button →Menu button →Settings→Sound & display→Orientation.
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 ones 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 read posts on your wall and update your status.
Shortcut - A link that you can put on your Home Screen in order to provide
quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or bookmarks.
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:

Understanding Your Dell™ Streak 19
Home Screen
The Home screen displays widgets, folders, and shortcuts that provides easy
access to your favorite or frequently-used applications. You can also display
your favorite pictures as your Home screen wallpapers.
NOTE: Touch the Home screen button to return to the current home screen.
Multiple Home Screens
Your device supports additional Home screens to give you more space to
display widgets, shortcuts or folders.
NOTE: The dots in the Home status area of the
status bar indicate the total number of the Home screens. The colored dot indicates
which Home screen is being viewed.
To navigate across the Home screens
Flick the Home screens horizontally until the desired one is displayed.
To add a Home screen
1 Touch in the Home status area or touch and
hold the Home button to view the thumbnail of the available Home
screens.
2 Touch the + icon to add a selected Home screen.
NOTE: Your device supports a maximum of six Home screens.
To delete a Home screen
1 Touch in the Home status area or touch and
hold the Home button to view the thumbnail of the available Home
screens.
2 Touch the icon on the top right corner of the Home screen that you
desire to delete. The
Delete Room message box appears.
3 Touch the Yes button to confirm deletion.
NOTE: You cannot delete your last remaining Home screen.

20 Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
Customizing Your Home Screen
To add an item to a Home screen
1 Touch the Home button .
2 To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
• Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen. The
Add to Home
screen
menu appears.
• Touch the Menu button and then touch the
Add option. The Add
to Home screen
menu appears.
3 Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen: