Dell Venue 8 7000 Series User manual

Venue 8
7000 Series
User’s Manual
Tablet model: Venue 8 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.
May 2015 Rev. A01

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
Home screen ..............................................................................18
Gestures...................................................................................... 23
Screen orientation .................................................................... 26
Wi-Fi setting ............................................................................... 27
Bluetooth setting ...................................................................... 28
IntelRealSenseSnapshot........................................................ 29
Synchronizing your tablet........................................................31
Resetting your tablet................................................................ 32
Cleaning your tablet................................................................. 33
Troubleshooting.......................................................... 34

4 |Contents
Locating your Service Tag and
ExpressServiceCode ................................................. 37
Contacting Dell ........................................................... 38
Specifications............................................................... 39
Glossary ........................................................................ 41

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 buttons • Press to increase or decrease volume.
• Press and hold to continuously increase
or decrease the volume.
3 Microphone • Records sound.
• Provides sound input.

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 to make video calls.
6 Headset port Connect a headset, headphone,
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 Use the Service Tag and Express Service
Code when 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. For more information, 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.

10 |Setting up your tablet
3 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the
tablet until the battery is fully charged.
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.

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You can check the tablet’s battery charge status from the battery icon
displayed at the top of the screen:
Battery icon Description
The battery is fully charged.
Tablet is connected to a power supply and the battery is
charging.
Tablet is running on the battery power and the battery is
discharging.
Tablet is running on the battery power and the battery
charge is low.
Tablet is running on the battery power and the battery
charge is critically low.

12 |Setting up your tablet
Turningonyourtablet
When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Android
setup to start using your tablet. For more information, see the Quick
Start Guide that shipped with your tablet.
1 Press and hold the power button for 7 seconds to turn on your
tablet. The lock screen appears.
2 Swipe the lock screen up to display the Android Home screen.
NOTE: Swipe the lock screen left to launch the Camera app.
The tablet is ready for use when the Android Home screen is displayed.

Setting up your tablet |13
Turningoyourtablet
To turn off your tablet, press and hold the power button for at least 2
seconds and then touch Power off.
Lockingyourtablet
Press the power button to turn off the screen and lock your tablet.
Your tablet provides several screen locks including Swipe, Pattern, PIN,
and Password to protect your tablet against unauthorized access. To
configure the type of the screen lock used for your tablet:
1 Touch →Settings→Security→Screen lock.
2 Select the screen lock you want to use for your tablet and follow
the instructions on the screen.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you choose at least one
of the screen locks to protect your tablet.

14 |Setting up your tablet
Unlocking your tablet
When the screen goes dark and a screen lock is set, you must unlock
your tablet to enter the Home screen.
To unlock your tablet:
1 Press the power button to wake up the screen.
2 Unlock the screen lock using one of the following methods,
depending on the type of lock you have configured:
Swipe Swipe the lock screen up.
Pattern Draw the correct pattern.
PIN Enter the correct PIN.
Password Enter the correct password.
NOTE: The default screen lock is set to Swipe.
NOTE: If a screen lock is not enabled, your tablet enters the
Home screen after pressing the power button.

Setting up your tablet |15
Inserting a microSD card
1 Insert a pin or paper clip into the pinhole on the microSD-card
tray so that the microSD-card tray pops out.
2 Remove the microSD-card tray.
3 Align the microSD card so that the pins are pointed toward the
card slot and are facing toward the rear of the tablet.
4 Place the microSD card into the microSD-card tray.
5 Push the microSD-card tray into the card slot until it locks into
place.

16 |Setting up your tablet
Removing the microSD card
CAUTION: Removing the microSD card while it is in use may
cause data loss or result in application errors. Ensure all save
operations to the microSD card are complete before removing
the microSD card.
1 Touch →Settings→Storage.
2 In the SD Card menu, touch Unmount and then confirm your
choice.
A message appears confirming that the microSD card can be
safely removed.
3 Insert a pin or paper clip into the hole on the microSD-card tray
so that the microSD-card tray pops out.
4 Remove the microSD-card tray.
5 Remove the microSD card from the tray and push the tray back
into the card slot until it locks into place.

Setting up your tablet |17
Using headphones
You can connect a headset, headphones, microphone, or other audio
equipment to the headset port of your tablet.
WARNING: Listening to loud music for an extended period of
time can lead to hearing loss.
1 Connect headphones to the headset port (3.5 mm) on the tablet.
2 Insert the earbuds in your ears, or wear the over-ear headphones
over your head, and then adjust the volume to a comfortable
level.
NOTE: When you connect an audio device to the 3.5 mm
headset port, the integrated speakers on your tablet are muted
automatically.
CAUTION: To prevent damaging your headphones when
disconnecting it from the tablet, pull the connector and not the
cable.

18 |Using your tablet
Using your tablet
Home screen
When you turn on your tablet and unlock the screen, the Android
Home screen is displayed. The Home screen displays app shortcuts,
status icons, notification menu, Favorites tray, and navigation bar.
NOTE: Touch to display the All apps screen. The all apps
screen allows you to browse all your apps and widgets that are
installed on your tablet.

Using your tablet |19
Customizing Home screen
You can customize your Home screen by adding app shortcuts,
widgets, or changing the Home screen wallpaper.
Adding app shortcuts
You can add app shortcuts to your Home screen for quick access.
To add an app shortcut to the Home screen:
1 Touch .
2 Touch and hold the app you want to add to the Home screen.
3 Move the app to the area you want to place it in and release your
finger.
NOTE: If there is an app or widget in the area you want to place
the app, it will be automatically moved to a nearby area.
NOTE: To create a folder, move the app shortcut on top of
another app shortcut on the Home screen and release your
finger.
Adding widgets
1 Touch and hold any empty space of the Home screen, and then
touch WIDGETS.
2 Touch and hold the widget you want to add to the Home screen.
3 Move the widget to the area you want to place it in and release
your finger.
NOTE: If there is an app or widget in the area you want to place
the widget, it will be automatically moved to a nearby area.
Changing wallpaper
1 Touch and hold any empty space of the Home screen, and then
touch WALLPAPERS.
2 Touch a wallpaper thumbnail to choose a pre-installed wallpaper
image or touch Pick image to choose an image from your picture
gallery.

20 |Using your tablet
Quick Settings
The status icons are displayed at the top-right of the Home screen.
Swipe-down from the top of the display twice with one finger or
once with two fingers to access the Quick Settings menu. The Quick
Settings menu provides quick access to settings, such as Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, display brightness, and so on.