Dell STREAK7-16GRAY User Manual

Dell STREAK7-16GRAY Manual

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    Dell™ Streak 7 User's Manual COMMENT
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    A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. Adobe
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    Off Your Device 13 Turning Off the Screen 13 3 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 14 Out-Of-Box Wizard 14 Touch Screen 14 Screen Orientation 17 Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts 17 The Dell™ Stage Desktop 18 Dell™ Stage Widgets 21 Status Bar 29 Quick Buttons 32 Navigating the
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    54 Connecting to the Internet 54 Browsing the Internet 57 E-mail 65 Web Applications 68 Synchronizing Your Google Data 107 6 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 108 Display Settings 108 Sound and Ringtone Settings 109 Date, Time, and Time Zone 111 Language Settings 112 4 Contents
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    7 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 113 Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern 113 Protect Your Device Data With a PIN 115 Protect Your Device Data With a Password . . 116 Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password
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    9 Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync 136 10 Troubleshooting 138 Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode . . . . . 140 6 Contents
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    Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features This section provides information about the features available on your device. 45 6 7 8 9 10 3 2 1 Buttons/Connectors/Parts 1 to decrease the media volume by one level. • Press and hold to continuously decrease the media volume. Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features 7
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    the current screen. 10 Home button • Touch to open the central Home screen. • Touch and hold for quick access to the most recently used applications. 8 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features
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    output for video and music playback. Used for making video calls with supportive web applications, such as Skype. • Used for capturing a front view picture, for example, a self-portrait. • Used for making video calls with supportive web applications, such as Skype. Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features 9
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    1 2 1 Camera lens 2 Camera flash Captures pictures and videos. Used for capturing pictures and videos in dimly lit environments. 10 Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features
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    Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Getting Your Device Ready for Use Insert the SIM card 1 2 1 Pull out the slot door. 2 Hold the SIM card with the metal to insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Insert the SD card 1 2 1 Pull out the slot door. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 11
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    : When charging the battery by connecting the device to an electrical outlet, the battery requires about 4 hours to be fully charged. 12 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    to turn on 2 If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon up to unlock the screen. 3 If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number (PIN . For information on unlocking the screen, see "The Screen Lock Wallpaper" on page 35. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 13
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    Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Out-Of-Box Wizard To view the on-screen Out-Of-Box Wizard for basic controls of your device, touch the Home button  the Launcher button  welcome, and follow the instructions to proceed. You can play the wizard videos to get a quick overview of the
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    items such as images and icons on the screen. • Scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 15
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    on. Zoom out Move two fingers close together on the screen. Reduce the view of an image or web page (zoom out). 16 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    on how you hold the device. NOTE: Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape format. NOTE: To modify the default rotating behavior to read posts on your wall and update your status. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 17
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    application or a folder containing contacts or bookmarks. The Dell™ Stage Desktop The Dell Stage desktop is composed of multiple screens including the and cannot be added or deleted. NOTE: For more information on using Dell Stage widgets, see "Dell™ Stage Widgets" on page 21. NOTE: To return to the
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    bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated in red. 2 Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 19
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    screen thumbnails - To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger horizontally across the thumbnails, until the desired Home screen appears. 20 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    ™ Stage Widgets The Dell™ Stage widgets give you direct access to your most recently used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & the icon. 3 When the widget turns red, release your finger from the screen to delete the widget. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 21
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    of any Stage Widget opens the supporting application in its default screen. For have not set up an email account, touch Add an Account and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your e-mail configuration. To use the GALLERY Stage start playback. 22 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    on the Home screen, add another SOCIAL widget to a different screen and sign in to the appropriate service there. To use the Twitter widget 1 Flick through the tweets (Twitter messages) posted by all the keyword of the topic you are looking for. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 23
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    number to create the shortcut on the Home screen. You can touch the shortcut to compose and send a message to the number. 24 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    to open Google Latitude to share locations with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with their Google accounts. Music playlist: Create a Play all or a Recently added shortcut that you can touch the shortcut to access the setting. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 25
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    for your favorite applications or web-based services, such as an analog clock, the music Flick through the available applications or services to locate the desired application or service. 4 Touch the desired widget to Contacts with tablet numbers: Add a shortcut to the contacts with tablet numbers.
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    to set it as a wallpaper. NOTE: You can also touch the Home button  the Menu button  Wallpaper to change your Home screen wallpaper. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 27
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    shortcut into a folder 1 Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable. 2 Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen. 28 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    bar to view the notifications listed in the order of arrival time, and then touch a notification to view the desired message, and e-mail. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 29
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    - strong EDGE data network is in use No signal Airplane mode is enabled Roaming signal strength - strong Connected to a Wi-Fi network 30 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    inserted The notification area may also display some of the following icons: Problem with sign-in or sync New e-mail message SD card is full connected Some notifications not displayed New Gmail message New SMS/MMS Problem with SMS/MMS delivery New voicemail Application update available The SD
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    the Home screen thumbnails. • Double-tap the dots at the bottom right of the screen to move to the last Home screen. 32 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    • Drag down anywhere within the application drawer. • To return to the default Home screen, touch . • To return to the current Home screen, touch . Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 33
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    contains the most recently used applications (see "Adding a Stage Widget" on page 21). 2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application. 34 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    automatically after a timeout period of inactivity, or turn it off manually by pressing the power button . When you press the power to enable or disable the vibration mode. 2 Drag or flick this button upward to unlock the screen. NOTE: To set the duration the screen remains on before turning off
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    Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Managing Contacts To view and manage your contacts, touch  Contacts . To add a new contact 1 Touch the Menu button  New contact. 2 phone number to Home phone number. 5 Touch Done to save the new contact to your Contacts list. 36 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    touch Edit contact to edit the contact details, or touch Share to share the contact information with your friends through e-mail or Bluetooth. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 37
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    NOTE: If you want to synchronized with a computer using Dell Mobile synchronize individual data Sync; contacts stored on your personal e-mail manually, clear Auto-sync, and then from your account such as , and share visible contacts using Bluetooth or Gmail. 38 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    messages to the same recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 39
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    118. Open the Select music track menu. Touch a desired audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to your message. 40 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    menu. Touch a desired preloaded ringtone, and then touch OK to attach it to your message. You can also manually copy new ringtones to the SD card and attach a ringtone to your MMS. To do so, follow the Use this recording to attach the recording to your message. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 41
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    show; touch Edit to modify the slideshow. 10 To remove the slideshow attachment from your message, touch Edit Menu button  Discard slideshow. 42 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    the website. • E-mail address - touch the e-mail address to open the Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the address. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 43
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    display the picture; touch the Play button to play the attached video. NOTE: Touch the Download button, to manually download the media file in the message. NOTE: To save the attached media item to your SD card, . 3 Touch Send to send your message to the sender. 44 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    threads. To edit message settings In the Message application, touch the Menu button  Settings. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the text or multimedia message settings. Pop-up Menu Touch the Menu button Menu button again to close the pop-up menu. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 45
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    the keyboard with the most probable word highlighted in color. • You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text box. 46 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    on keypress The device beeps when you touch a key. NOTE: To activate this item, you also need to select Settings Sound Audible selection. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 47
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    & keyboard User dictionary. 2 Touch a desired word. 3 Touch Edit. 4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text box. 5 Touch OK. 48 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    key on the keyboard or the search icon search box. on the 5 The matching application or the browser with matching web links opens. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 49
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    , or the data from other accounts you set up on the device. 6 Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight. 50 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    may cause data loss or result in application errors. CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you unmount the SD card before removing it. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 51
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    Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed. 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Privacy Factory data reset. 2 Touch Reset tablet. NOTE: You must draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled. 3 Touch Erase everything after you read the warning. 52 Using Your
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    To force power off your device Force-power-off button 1 Pull out the slot door. 2 Push the force-power-off button using a paper clip or other similar pointed objects. 3 Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button your device. to turn on Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 53
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    the Internet using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G, or HSPA Your device is configured with the GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your device. However, this is only limited to text messaging. If a Wi-Fi connection is currently available, the
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    set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network. To manually select a new network 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Wireless & networks Mobile networks Network operators Search networks. The list of
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    3 Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. 4 Enter a password (if necessary), then touch Connect to connect to the Wi-Fi network. NOTE: To connect to a network protected by Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2, or Wireless Protected
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    To connect to another Wi-Fi network 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Wireless & networks Wi-Fi settings. The detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list. NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch the Menu
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    web page address and then touch either the browser controls bar. key on the keyboard or on the To set up your home page To manually enter a home page: 1 Touch the Menu button  MoreSettings Set home page. 2 Enter the address of the website you want to use as your home
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    Viewing Web Pages To navigate on a web page Flick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page. To zoom in on a web page Pinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart on the screen. To zoom out on a web page Pinch-in a
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    To find text within a web page 1 When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button  More Find on page. 2 Type the search item in the search bar. 3 Touch or to go to the previous or next matching item. NOTE: Touch to close the search bar. To copy text on a web page You can copy and paste text from a
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    Using Web Links, History, and Downloads To select a link on a web page Move to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an orange box when you touch it. Link type Functionality Web page address • Touch the link to open the web page. • Touch and hold the link to open a context menu
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    To allow download of web applications CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your device and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market. To download web applications, enable your device's downloading feature. 1
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    4 Type the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed. 5 Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark. To open a bookmark 1 On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button  Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens. 2 On the Bookmarks window, you can either: • Touch the bookmark you want to
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    Share link Copy link URL Delete bookmark Set as homepage Touch to share the bookmark's address through Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Gmail, text messaging, or Twitter. • Bluetooth: Turn on Bluetooth. If your device is not listed under Bluetooth devices, touch Scan for devices. Touch the device you
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    create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from webbased e-mail services on your device. To open the e-mail application Touch the Email e-mail server, protocol, and so on after touching Next. NOTE: Touch Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming and outgoing settings for the
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    To view your e-mails Carrier 1 2 3 6 5 4 1 The Combined Inbox contains all e-mails received in all your accounts. 2 E-mail not sent and saved as drafts are stored in the Drafts folder. 3 Select an account to view e-mails received in the inbox of the account. 4 The number of new e-mails received
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    type information, matching contacts appear on the screen. Touch the recipient to automatically add the e-mail address, or continue typing the e-mail address manually. If you are sending the e-mail to multiple recipients, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. You can add as many recipients as
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    which you registered your Facebook account. 2 Touch the Login button If you do not have a Facebook account, touch the Sign up button and follow the instructions on the screen to create an account. 68 Internet
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    To use Facebook on your device Once logged in, you can touch the Back button Facebook main page. 4 56 to go to your 3 7 8 2 9 1 10 11 12 13 1 Touch Events to view the events associated with your friends, such as their birthdays. 2 Touch Messages to view messages sent between you and
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    3 Touch News Feed to view the messages and pictures you and your friends have posted. From here you can also: • Type the message you want your friends to know into the What's on your mind? text box and then touch the Share button to post the message on the Wall of your Facebook Profile page. • Touch
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    The Facebook widget From the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can view your friends' wall postings. 2 3 1 4 1 Touch to view a Facebook friend's wall postings. 2 To respond to this friend's postings, touch the text box then type the message you want to post on this friend's
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    service application that allows you to view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can also post your own Tweets for others to read. To sign in to Twitter You must have a Twitter account to use Twitter. To set up a Twitter account, touch Sign up now and follow the instructions
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    To use Twitter on your device 16 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 6 1 Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on page 75. 2 Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow. • Touch an author's picture to view the profile of the author and the tweets from the author. • Touch
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    5 View the most popular trending topics at the moment. • Touch the Current, Daily, and Weekly tabs to view the lists of current, daily, and weekly trending topics. • Touch a trending topic to view the tweets related to that topic. 6 • Touch to search for tweets about a desired topic, or tweets
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    To create a tweet 1 7 6 54 2 3 1 Type your tweet message here. 2 Touch the Update button to post your tweet. 3 Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet. 4 Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk to in your tweet. Their names will appear in your tweet
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    Touch the Launcher button  Gmail . To set up your Google account You need to sign in to a Google account to use Google applications and services such as Gmail, Google Talk, and Android Market. Signing in to your Google account also synchronizes all e-mails and contacts on your Google account
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    Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received emails are delivered to your inbox. 7 1 2 6 3 4 5 1 Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails. 2 Touch the check box to select the e-mail thread. To use this feature, touch the Menu button  More Settings, then enable
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    To read e-mails • When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon appears on the status bar to alert you of a new e-mail. Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel and touch the new e-mail to view it. • While in the inbox or in any other folder, scroll the e-mail threads on the screen,
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    Google Talk 1 Touch the Launcher button  Talk . 2 Sign in to Google Talk with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on page 76). 3 The Google Talk window opens with your friends
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    To add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add users who have a Google Account. 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button  Add friend. 2 Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add to your friends list. NOTE: When you type the
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    3 Touch the Send button to send the message. To add a friend to an active conversation 1 On the chat screen, touch the Menu button  Add to chat 2 Select the friend you want to invite to the current conversation. To disable the chat log On the chat screen, touch the Menu button  Chat off record.
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    To always show a friend in most popular list You can let a friend always appear in your most popular friends list. 1 In the friends list, touch and hold the friend's name to open the options menu. 2 Touch Always show friend. NOTE: To remove a friend from the most popular list, in the friends list,
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    To sign out from Google Talk In the friends list, touch the Menu button  Sign out. Maps Google Maps helps you find your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and get directions to your destination. You can also use the search tool to locate addresses or places of interest on a map
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    To find a location on the map 1 On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button  Search. 2 To search by typing: a Type the place you want to find in the search box. You can enter an address, a city or country, or a type of business or organization such "restaurant" or "school". b Touch the search key
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    87). 4 Touch the photo thumbnail to open the browser and find more information about the location on Google. 5 • Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available. • Select the action you can do with the location. You can select Buzz about this place to
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    To move around a map 1 Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view desired areas. 2 If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map, touch and hold the place to display the address (a picture thumbnail is also displayed if the street view for the location is available). To
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    Map layer The map layer displays streets, highways, buildings, main establishments, mass transit stations, parks, rivers, lakes, mountains, boundaries, and so on. Traffic layer The traffic layer displays colored lines along the roads where real-time traffic data can be collected. Green lines
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    NOTE: While viewing a street view of a location, touch the Menu button  Compass mode to enable the compass mode, which allows you to view the area around the selected location by tilting or turning your device, rather than by moving the view on the screen with your finger. To get directions Use
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    4 Touch Show on map, or touch a direction instruction on the list to show the directions or routes on the map. NOTE: To obtain driving directions using the Google GPS navigation services, touch Navigate. For more information, see "Navigation" on page 94. To clear a map Touch the Menu button  Clear
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    To invite friends to share locations 1 On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button  Add friends. 2 Choose the friends you want to share locations with: • Select from Contacts: Select friends from your contacts. Friends already using Latitude have an icon next to their names. • Add via email
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    list and end all location sharing. 6 Touch the thumbnail to open the pop-up menu. Depending on available settings, you may use Messaging and Gmail services to send a message to your friend. Internet 91
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    To control what to share and change your public profile 1 In Maps, touch the Menu button  Latitude. 2 Touch your name on the list of friends to open your public profile window. 3 Set the following options to your preferences. Change your photo Send location to others Edit privacy settings
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    Places Touch the Launcher button  Places . Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas stations, and more. 1 Touch to select a category. 2 From the list of places, touch the desired
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    Navigation NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is only available for use in the United States at this time. WARNING: It is your sole responsibility to use this application in a safe and responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate the
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    Feature Traffic view Description Traffic view provides live traffic data and displays up-to-date traffic conditions on the screen. Press the Menu button  Layers Traffic to turn on Traffic view. Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your route. Press the Menu button 
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    Feature Satellite View Street View Car dock mode Navigation shortcut Description Satellite view allows you to view your route overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google's high-resolution aerial imagery. Press the Menu button  Layers Satellite to turn on Satellite view. Street view helps visualize
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    Feature Walking navigation Description Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your device vibrates for turn notifications. Internet 97
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    Launcher button  News and Weather . Weather The Weather service automatically detects your current location and shows the local weather If your current location is temporarily unavailable, you need to set your location manually as follows. 1 Touch the Menu button  Settings Weather settings. 2
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    . 3 Touch Refresh interval to adjust the refresh interval. Faster refresh intervals increase data usage and consume more battery power. NOTE: To refresh news and weather manually, touch the Menu button  Refresh. Internet 99
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    YouTube YouTube is an Internet video streaming service that allows you to view videos uploaded by YouTube members. NOTE: Browsing and watching videos does not require you to sign in to a YouTube account.
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    To search for a video by voice command 1 Touch the icon on the top right corner of the YouTube screen, or touch the Menu button  Search to open the search bar. 2 Touch . 3 Say the video name or a keyword. 4 The videos that match the words you said are listed. 5 Touch the video to start playing the
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    To watch videos in the Portrait format 1 Place the device in the Portrait format. 2 Select a video on the YouTube screen. Touch the video to start the playback in the top half of the screen. 3 Touch the screen to pause the playback. When paused, the icon appears. 4 Touch the screen again to resume
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    device. NOTE: Applications downloaded from Android Market may not support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape. To open Android with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account
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    4 The Android Market screen opens. 6 1 5 2 4 3 1 • Touch Apps to view the application categories. All applications available for download are sorted by these categories. • Touch Games to view the game categories. All games available for download are sorted by these categories. 2 The Market
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    When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab Brain & Puzzle: 2 1 3 4 1 Touch Top paid to view the paid games downloaded most often. 2 Touch Top free to view the free games downloaded most often. 3 Touch Just in to view new games available for download. 4 Touch the game to
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    NOTE: During installation, the icon appears in the notification area of the status bar. Touch the notification area of the status bar to open the Notifications panel and check the status of the download. NOTE: To stop downloading an application, touch Cancel download on the application's downloading
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    , and Sync Calendar. NOTE: If you want to synchronize individual applications manually, touch to clear the Auto-sync check box, then touch a data option to start synchronization of the selected data. To sync all of the data manually, touch the Menu button  Sync now. NOTE: While data is syncing, the
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    Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet You can customize your device, using the options available setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box . Brightness Auto-rotate screen Manually adjust screen brightness. 1 Drag the brightness slider horizontally or touch the desired portion on
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    enabled the screen lock pattern. For more information, see "Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern" on page 113. Sound and Ringtone Settings To change the sound and ringtone settings: 1 Flick the list to locate and touch a desired option. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 109
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    . Select this item to enable notification sound. Plays a tone as you touch the screen to select items. Plays a tone when the screen is locked and unlocked. The device vibrates when you touch the buttons or when specific interactions with the device occur. 110 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    check box . Select time source Set date Set time zone Set time Choose to set the device time manually or automatically from your mobile network or from the Internet. 1 Touch or touch and hold or to adjust is in use. 3 Touch Set to confirm the time. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 111
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    & keyboard Select language, or touch  Settings icon  Language & keyboard Select language. 2 Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears. 112 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    steps, visit support.dell.com. To create a screen unlock pattern 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Location & security Set up screen lock Pattern, or touch the Launcher button  Settings icon  Location & security Set up screen lock Pattern. 2 Read the instructions on the
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    are ready to draw your own pattern. 4 Drag your finger to draw the unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal and/or diagonal 3 Select None to disable screen unlock security; select Pattern to draw a new unlock pattern. 114 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    it. Clear this option if you do not want the device to give you tactile feedback when drawing the unlock pattern. Protect Your Device Data With a PIN 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Location 4 Enter the PIN again to confirm. 5 Touch OK. Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 115
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    & security Change screen lock. 2 Enter the password you have enabled. 3 Select None to disable the PIN; select Password to change the password. 116 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet
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    PIN for three consecutive times. You must then enter the Personal Unblocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM card. Contact your service provider to obtain the PUK. To enable the SIM card PIN 1 Touch the Home the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK. Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 117
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    Applications Camera Your device has a camera with auto-focus feature that allows you to capture and share high-quality pictures and videos. To start the camera in picture mode Touch the Launcher button  Camera . Camera controls 5 1 4 3 2 1 Viewfinder screen. 2 Camera setting indicator.
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    4 Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing videos. 5 Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage the picture using the Gallery application. Additional camera settings Touch the Menu button .
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    2 Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camcorder settings. 3 To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button. 4 Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos. 5 Touch
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    5 Copy the desired files such as music or pictures from another drive/folder to one of the removable drives, or vice versa. To turn off USB storage The device will not recognize the SD card and the internal device storage when they are being used as a USB drive. You will not be able to use the
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    3 Touch Bluetooth settings, then select the Discoverable check box to make the device recognizable by other nearby Bluetooth devices. To pair and connect a Bluetooth device 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings. 2 Touch and select the Bluetooth
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    3 Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears. To terminate a pairing partnership 1 Touch the Home button  Menu button  Settings Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings. 2 Touch and hold the name of a paired device. 3 Touch Unpair on the pop-up menu that appears to erase all pairing
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    Gallery To view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your device, touch the Launcher button  Gallery . The Gallery application displays not only the pictures and videos stored on your SD card, but also those uploaded to the Picasa web album of your Gmail account which you signed in with
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    3 To select a thumbnail, touch and hold it until appears; touch more thumbnails as you need. • To post a selected picture or video to Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, YouTube, or to send it using Bluetooth, messaging, or email, touch Share. • To delete a selected picture or video, touch Delete. • To set a
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    • Touch or drag the playback progress bar at the bottom to rewind or fast-forward the video. Music To open Music Touch the Launcher button  Music . The Music library screen opens, which is organized by Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists tabs. You can touch a tab to display your desired
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    4 You can flick or drag a long list, and then drag the icon to quickly scroll the list by alphabet. that appears 5 The letter icon indicates the alphabet of the list you scroll to. To control music playback 12 11 10 1 9 2 8 3 4 567 1 The album's cover image if present. 2 The passing
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    9 • The name of the artist, album, and the song being played. • Touch and hold the artist, album, or song to search for relevant information or videos from the Internet using the Browser or Youtube application, or do the search inside the Music application. 10 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes
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    Calendar Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. To open the calendar Touch the Launcher button  Calendar . To set up an event 1 On any calendar view, touch the Menu button  More New event to open the Event details screen. 2 Type the event name using
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    To view the calendar You can display the calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the calendar view, touch the Menu button  Day/Week/Month/Agenda/Today. While viewing the calendar you can: • In day or week views, touch an event to open a quick view window of the event on the
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    3 Touch OK. Event reminders If you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon appears in the notifications area of the status bar when the reminder time arrives. To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder 1 Drag the notification area of the status bar to open the Notification menu. 2 Touch the
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    Clock Your device can work as a desk alarm clock to display current time and date, local weather, and play picture slideshow and music. Touch the Launcher button  Clock . 1 8 2 7 3 4 5 6 1 Displays the first active alarm time. 2 The current time and date. 3 Touch to set the alarm. 4
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    To set an alarm You can set multiple alarms. 1 On the Clock main screen, touch . 2 On the Alarms screen, touch Add alarm. 3 The Set alarm menu opens with these settings: Turn on alarm Time Repeat Turn on the alarm that you have set on the device. Set the alarm time. Adjust the time by
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    To temporarily disable an alarm On the Alarms screen, clear the green bar of the alarm time you want to disable. Green bar To delete an alarm 1 On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete. 2 On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete. To enable the alarm in silent mode You can choose
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    and sounds and then play them back. You can also set the recording as a ringtone for your device. NOTE: The sound recorder only supports recording in the amr format. 1 Touch the Launcher button  Sound Recorder . 2 Touch to start recording. 3 Touch to end recording. 4 Touch to start playback
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    Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync The Dell Mobile Sync (powered by Nero™) software allows you to copy or sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts between your device and a computer. NOTE: The Dell Mobile Sync software is supported by Microsoft
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    install the Dell Mobile Sync software from support.dell.com/support/downloads. To Dell Mobile Sync software and to learn how to sync your device to a computer using Wi-Fi, see the documentation included in the Dell Mobile Sync software. Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell
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    Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Possible solutions PIN Code is blocked You have entered an incorrect PIN code three consecutive times. Contact your service provider. If the service provider provides the SIM card's PUK code, use the PUK code to unlock the SIM card. System problems
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    your network connection, and confirm with your e-mail service provider if your e-mail setting has been configured correctly. Internet problems Unable to connect to the Invalid SIM card. network , such as video captured using the not support amr decoding. QuickTime. device. Troubleshooting 139
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    hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button your device. to turn on 3 While the operating system is starting up, the white DELL logo appears twice. When you see the white DELL logo at the second time, touch and hold the Menu button until "Safe mode" appears at the bottom of the screen
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    recovery 1 Connect an SD card to your computer. 2 On your computer, go to support.dell.com and follow the instructions to download the software upgrade package to the SD card. NOTE: The device only recognizes . 7 Wait for the device to load files and reboot the system. Troubleshooting 141
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    To a computer, 120 Wi-Fi, 55 Contacts, 36 Add, 36 Sync, 38 View, 37 Controls, 7 Touch screen, 14 Customize, 108 D Data connection, 54 Date, 111 Dell Mobile Sync, 136 Dell Stage Desktop, 18 widgets, 21 Device Customize, 108 Overview, 7 Protect, 113
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    Safe Mode, 140 Settings, 51 Setup, 11 Turn off, 13 Turn on, 13 Disable all connections, 57 Display settings, 108 E E-mail, 65 Emergency software recovery, 141 Erase all data, 52 F Facebook, 68 Force power off, 53 G Gallery, 124 Gmail, 76 Google Account Setup, 76 Google Maps, 83 Google Maps
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    R Recorder, 135 Ringtone, 109 S Safe Mode, 140 Screen Orientation, 17 Turn off/on, 13 Screen Unlock Pattern, 113 Create, 113 Disable/change, 114 Settings, 115 SD card, 120 144 Index Format, 51 , 107 Synchronize with Computer Use Dell Mobile Sync, 136 T Text message, 39 Time, 111 Time zone, 111
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    Touch screen, 14 Troubleshooting, 138 Twitter, 72 V Voice Search, 50 W Web Applications, 68 Bookmarks, 62 Widgets Add, 26 Definition, 17 Google Search, 49 Wi-Fi, 55 Y YouTube, 100 Index 145
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