Dell Venue 8 7000 Series User manual

Venue 8
7000 Series
User’s Manual
Tablet model: Venue 7840
Regulatory model: T02E
Regulatory type: T02E001

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you
make better use of your tablet PC.
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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respective companies.
October 2014 Rev. A00

Contents |3
Contents
Features........................................................................... 5
Accessories..................................................................... 8
Setting Up Your Tablet ................................................. 9
Charging the Tablet.................................................................... 9
TurningOnYourTablet.............................................................12
TurningOffYourTablet.............................................................13
Locking your tablet....................................................................13
Unlocking your tablet ...............................................................14
Inserting a MicroSD Card .........................................................15
Removing the MicroSD Card...................................................16
Using Headphones ....................................................................17
Using Your Tablet ........................................................ 18
Wi‑FiSetting................................................................................18
BluetoothSetting.......................................................................19
Gestures......................................................................................20
Screen Orientation ................................................................... 23
Android Home Screen ............................................................. 24
IntelRealSenseSnapshot........................................................ 29
Synchronizing Your Tablet .......................................................31
Resetting Your Tablet ............................................................... 32
Cleaning Your Tablet ................................................................ 32
Troubleshooting.......................................................... 33
Contacting Dell ........................................................... 36

4 |Contents
Locating Your Service Tag and
ExpressServiceCode ................................................. 37
Specifications............................................................... 38
Glossary ........................................................................40
Index ............................................................................. 43

Features |5
Features
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Feature Functionality
1 Power button • Press and hold to turn the tablet on
or off.
• Press to turn the display on or off.
• In standby mode, press and hold to
open the options menu.
2 Volume button • Press to increase or decrease volume.
• Press and hold to continuously increase
or decrease the volume.
3 Microphone • Records sound.
• Provides sound input while using calls.

6 |Features
Feature Functionality
4 Ambient‑light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness
of the display’s backlight based on the
surrounding light intensity.
5 Front camera • Captures pictures or records videos.
• Use while making video calls.
6 Headset port Connect a headset, headphones,
microphone, or other audio equipment
to listen to stereo sound, record audio, or
make calls.
7 Micro‑USB/Charging port • Connect the supplied power adapter
and micro‑USB cable to provide power
to the tablet and charge the battery.
• Connect the micro‑USB cable to a
computer to trickle charge the battery.
• Connect the micro‑USB cable to
a computer or USB devices, for
transferring data, music, photos, and
videos.
8 Speaker Provides audio output.
9 Service Tag label Provides the Service Tag and Express
Service Code needed for contacting Dell
for customer service or technical support.
10Intel RealSense Snapshot Captures pictures or records videos.
Pictures taken with the Intel RealSense
Snapshot can feature depth or motion
effects, see “IntelRealSenseSnapshot”.
11 MicroSD‑card slot Insert a microSD card to expand the
tablet’s storage capacity. Your tablet
supports a microSDcard with capacity up
to 512 GB.

Features |7
NOTE: The front camera supports zoom, but does not support
the face tracking, continuous auto‑focus, or touch‑to‑focus
feature.
NOTE: The Intel RealSense Snapshot supports continuous
auto‑focus, touch‑to‑focus, and zoom, but does not support the
face tracking feature.
NOTE: The micro‑USB/charging port supports connecting to a
computer and power sharing to connected USB devices.

8 |Accessories
Accessories
Your tablet supports the following accessories:
10 W power adapter and micro-USB cable
Provides power to your tablet and charges the battery.

Setting Up Your Tablet |9
Setting Up Your Tablet
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this
section, read the safety information that shipped with your
tablet. For additional best practices information, go to
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Charging the Tablet
CAUTION: Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of
0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F).
CAUTION: Use only the supplied power adapter to charge
your tablet. Using unauthorized power adapters or micro-USB
cables may severely damage your tablet.
NOTE: The battery is not fully charged when you unpack your
tablet.
1 Connect the micro‑USB cable into the power adapter.
2 Connect the micro‑USB cable to the micro‑USB/charging port on
the tablet.
3 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the
tablet until the battery is fully charged.

10 |Setting Up Your Tablet
NOTE: A fully discharged battery takes up to 4 hours to fully
charge.
NOTE: You can also trickle charge the tablet via a computer’s
USB port using the micro‑USB cable. When connected to
a computer, the battery charges slowly as the charge time
depends on the power output of the USB port. The tablet may
not charge if it is connected to a computer that is turned off or in
sleep mode, to a USB hub, or to the USB port of a keyboard.