Dell Venue 8 User manual

Marketing model: Venue 7 3740, Venue 7 3740 HSPA+,
Venue 8 3840, Venue 8 3840 HSPA+
Regulatory model: T01C/T02D
Regulatory type: T01C003, T01C004/T02D003, T02D004
Dell Venue™ 7/8
User's Manual

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your tablet.
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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jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective companies.
2014 – 06 Rev. A00

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Contents
Features .......................................5
Charging the Battery ...........................6
Inserting the MicroSD Card and
Micro-SIM Card (optional)....................... 7
Getting Started.................................8
Turning on/off the tablet...........................8
Finishing Android setup ........................... 8
Customizing the screen ........................... 9
Locking and unlocking your tablet .................. 10
Touch tips..................................... 10
Status bar ......................................11
Screen orientation ...............................11
Keys and functions ...............................12
Apps and widgets ................................12
Using Your Tablet .............................13
Contacts.......................................13
Text entry ......................................14
Managing your tablet’s storage......................14
Internet ......................................15
Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi................15
Connecting to the Internet using mobile broadband .....16

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Using the airplane mode .........................17
Browsing the Internet ...........................17
Email....................................... 18
Customizing Your Tablet.....................19
Display settings ................................19
Sound settings ............................... 20
Date, time, and time zone....................... 20
Protecting Your Tablet .......................20
Screen-unlock pattern ......................... 20
PIN .........................................21
Password ....................................21
Face unlock ..................................21
Protecting your SIM card with the SIM lock password
(LTE/HSPA+ models only) ....................... 22
Apps .......................................23
Camera..................................... 23
Copy files to and from the tablet.................. 23
Bluetooth ................................... 24
Gallery ..................................... 25
Calendar .................................... 26
Clock ...................................... 26
Troubleshooting ............................27
Warnings and Precautions....................29
Specifications ..............................33

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Features
Part Functionality
1. Front camera Use to make video calls or to capture front photos and videos.
2. Light sensor Detects the ambient light to allow screen-brightness to be
adjusted automatically.
3. Micro-USB port Connect the shielded USB cable to charge your tablet or to
connect to your computer.
4. Battery-charging Stay on while the tablet is charging.
status light
5 Volume buttons • Press to increase or decrease the volume by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously increase or decrease the volume.
6. Speaker Outputs sound.
7. MicroSD-card slot Insert a microSD card to expand the storage on your tablet.
8. Micro-SIM card slot.....Insert a micro-SIM card to access mobile broadband.
(LTE/HSPA+ models)
9. Power button • Press and hold to turn on your tablet.
• Press and release to lock or unlock the screen.
• Press and hold to open the options menu.
10. Microphone Use for recording sound or inputting voice in other
voice-based apps.
11. Headset connector Connect headphones or headset.
12. Rear camera Capture pictures and videos.
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Charging the Battery
NOTE :Y our tablet may not be fully charged when you receive it. It is recommend to
charge the tablet for 4 hours for the first time.
1. Connect the micro-USB end of the USB cable to the USB port of the tablet.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the 10W power adapter provided in box
with the tablet.
3. Connect the power adapter to a power outlet.
An animated icon appears on the screen while the battery is being charged. When
the battery is fully charged, the icon is static.
4. While disconnecting the cable, unplug the power adapter from the power outlet
and then the micro-USB end of the USB cable from the USB port of your tablet.

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Inserting the MicroSD Card and Micro-SIM
Card (optional)
Open the card-slot door, insert the cards into the respective slots, push the cards until
they are engaged in place, then close the card-slot door.
NOTE:
Make sure the cards are correctly aligned and are inserted all the way.

8 Getting Started
Getting Started
Turning on/off the tablet
To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds.
To turn off your tablet, press the power button to open the options menu, and then
select Power off→OK.
Finishing Android setup
After you turn on your tablet for the first time, follow the prompts on the screen to finish
Android setup.
You can configure settings such as language, date and time, select Wi-Fi, sign-in to your
Google account, enable Google location services, and so on.
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Customizing the screen
After finishing several Android setup optionally, you can customize your tablet's screen as
prompted.
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Locking and unlocking your tablet
Press the power button to turn off the screen and lock your tablet.
You can also configure your tablet to automatically lock after a certain period of time.
Tap →Settings→ Display→ Sleep to set the sleep time from 15 seconds, 30
seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 30 minutes.
To unlock the screen, press the power button to wake up the screen and then slide the
lock icon in any direction.
Touch tips
Your tablet has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can use the touch screen as follows:
Tap Touch the screen once to access a menu or select an item.
Tap and hold Touch and hold your finger in place.
Slide Switch between different home screens.
Drag Tap and hold an icon and then move the icon to the target position.
Two-finger zoom Place two fingers on the screen and move the fingers apart to
zoom-in or bring the fingers close to zoom out. You can use
zoom-in and zoom-out in maps, photos, web pages, and so on.