Dell XPS10 User manual

XPS 10 Tablet
User's Manual
COMMENT

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.
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personal injury, or death.
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following two conditions:
1) this tablet PC may not cause harmful interference and
2) this tablet PC must accept any interference received, including interference that may
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Contents
1 XPS 10 Tablet Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 XPS 10 Tablet Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Setting Up Your XPS 10 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Your Tablet Ready for Use . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Charging the tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning On Your Tablet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turning Off Your Tablet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Turning Off the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting a Micro-SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Using Your XPS 10 Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The Windows 8 Start Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Managing Your Tablet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Synchronizing Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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6 Using XPS 10 Mobile Keyboard Dock . . . . . 27
Mobile Keyboard Dock Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Docking Your Tablet to the Keyboard Dock . . . . . . 29
Undocking Your Tablet from the Keyboard Dock . . . 31
Charging the tablet and dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7 Cleaning Your Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9 Locating Your Service Tag and Express
Service Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
11 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
12 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

XPS 10 Tablet Features 5
XPS 10 Tablet Features
This section provides information about the features available on
your tablet.
Feature Functionality
1Ambient-light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness of the
display's backlight based on surrounding
light levels.
2Camera-status light Indicates the camera activity.
3Front-facing camera • Capture a front view picture or
record videos.
• Make video calls with web applications,
such as Skype.
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NOTE: The default resolution of the front camera is approximately
0.9 MP (16:9). If you change the camera resolution, the setting will be
remembered by Windows.
NOTE: The front camera does not support zoom, face tracking or
touch to focus.
Regulatory model: J42A
4Front microphone 1 • Captures sounds.
• Records voice for calls made from web
applications, such as Skype.
5Slot cover Provides access to Micro-SD card slot.
6Front microphone 2 • Captures sounds.
• Records voice for calls made from web
applications, such as Skype.
7Power and Sleep/Wake button • Press and hold to turn the tablet on or off.
• Press to turn the touchscreen display on
or off.
8Battery-status light Indicates the battery charge status.
9Touchscreen display Touch the display to use on-screen
controls including buttons, menu items,
and the on-screen keyboard.
10 Windows button • Press to open the Windows Start screen.
• Press for quick access to the most
recently used application or most
recently viewed screen.
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Feature Functionality
1Audio port (3.5 mm) Connect headphones, microphones, and
other audio equipment to listen to stereo
sound, record audio or make calls.
2Volume-up button • Press to increase volume by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously increase
the volume.
3Volume-down button • Press to decrease volume by one level.
• Press and hold to continuously
decrease the volume.
4Speaker Provides audio output for video and
music playback.
5Removable docking-port cover • Protects the docking port.
• Remove the cover to connect a Dell
mobile keyboard dock (sold separately).
6Power-adapter/docking port • Connect the supplied power adapter to
provide power to the tablet and charge
the battery.
• Connect a Dell mobile keyboard dock
(sold separately).
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7Micro-USB port • Connect USB devices for transferring
data, music, photos, videos, and so on.
• Connect USB cable to trickle charge
the battery.
• Capable of providing up to 1 amp power.
8Removable docking-port cover • Protects the docking port.
• Remove the cover to connect a Dell
mobile keyboard dock (sold separately).
9Speaker Provides audio output for video and
music playback.
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NOTE: The default resolution of the rear camera is approximately
0.9 MP (16:9). If you change the camera resolution, the setting will be
remembered by Windows.
NOTE: The rear camera supports continuous auto-focus, but does not
support zoom, face tracking or touch to focus. Auto-focus may be
disabled by default but can be enabled in camera settings.
Feature Functionality
1Rear camera Capture pictures or videos.
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10 XPS 10 Tablet Accessories
XPS 10 Tablet Accessories
Your XPS 10 Tablet Package includes the following accessories:
30 W AC power adapter and power cable: Provides power to your
tablet and charges the battery.
Micro-USB to standard USB conversion cable: Provides connection
between your tablet and USB devices.
NOTE: This conversion cable is not compatible with high power USB
devices like hard drives or CD-ROMs.
Mini-HDMI to HDMI cable: Provides connection between your tablet
and devices supporting audio/video signals in HDMI format.
NOTE: The Mini-HDMI to HDMI cable is shipped with XPS 10 mobile
keyboard dock (sold separately).