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  • Page 1 Dell™ Streak 7 User's Manual OMMENT...
  • Page 2 Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. Adobe Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions;...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features ..2 Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 10 Getting Your Device Ready for Use ..Turning On Your Device .
  • Page 4 Synchronizing Your Google Data ..6 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet 100 Display Settings ....
  • Page 5 ..... Sound Recorder ....9 Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync 127 10 Troubleshooting .

  • Page 6: Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features

    Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features This section provides information about the features available on your device. Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality Headphone connector Connects to headphones. Speaker Provides audio output for video and music playback. TV antenna Used for improving the reception of (available on select models only) television signals.
  • Page 7 Touch to open or close options Menu button menus that display available tools for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen. Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features...
  • Page 8 Push the button to force power off the device. SD card slot Holds the SD card in place. Slot door Provides access to the SD card slot. Speaker Provides audio output for video and music playback. Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features...
  • Page 9 • Used for making video calls with supportive web applications, such as Skype. Camera lens Captures pictures and videos. Camera flash Used for capturing pictures and videos in dimly lit environments. Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features...

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Pull out the slot door. Hold the SD card with the metal contacts facing down, and follow the SD card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SD card into the SD card slot. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 11: Turning On Your Device

    1 Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on your device. The operating system starts up. 2 If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon up to unlock the screen. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 12: Turning Off Your Device

    If the device is on, but the screen is off, press the Power and Sleep/Wake button once to turn on the screen. For information on unlocking the screen, see "The Screen Lock Wallpaper" on page 35. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 13: Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Tap gently on the screen with your • Select the items on the screen fingertip. including options, entries, images, and icons. • Start applications. • Press the buttons on the screen. • Input text using the on-screen keyboard. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 14 • Scroll through Home screens, web the screen, move your fingertip to pages, lists, entries, photo the desired location. thumbnails, contacts, and so on. Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 15 Zoom out Move two fingers close together on Reduce the view of an image or web the screen. page (zoom out). Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 16: Screen Orientation

    Widget — A small application which resides on the Home screen and provides quick and easy access to information. For example, the Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update your status. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 17: The Dell™ Stage Desktop

    The Dell™ Stage Desktop The Dell Stage desktop is composed of multiple screens including the Home screen. The desktop displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to give you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, Twitter or Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.
  • Page 18 To navigate the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails The Home screen thumbnails act as shortcuts to their individual Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail represents the Stage widget. Home screen thumbnails Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 19 Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails. • To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either: – Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired screen. Home screen thumbnails Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 20: Dell™ Stage Widgets

    3 To access the Add to Home screen menu, either: • Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen. and then touch the Add option. • Touch the Menu button 4 Touch Stage Widgets. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 21 From the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read your e-mails in your e- mail account or compose a new e-mail. If you have not set up an e- mail account, touch Add an Account and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your e-mail configuration. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 22 Update button. You can also touch the Update button to compose and post your tweet. NOTE: For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see "Facebook" on page 60 and "Twitter" on page 64. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 23 • Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen. • Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option. 4 Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen: Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 24 Touch the desired bookmark to create the shortcut on the current Home screen. Contact: Flick through the Contacts entries to locate the desired contact. Touch the desired contact entry to create the shortcut on the current Home screen. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 25 Settings: Scroll through the settings to locate the desired setting. Touch the desired setting to create the shortcut on the current Home screen, where you can touch the shortcut to access the setting. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 26 Contacts with tablet numbers: Add a shortcut to the contacts with tablet numbers. Facebook Phonebook: Add a shortcut to the Facebook contacts with phone numbers. Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a star. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 27 Set wallpaper 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...
  • Page 28 To move a Home screen 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. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 29: Status Bar

    • Touch and drag down the status bar to view the notifications listed in the order of arrival time, and then touch a notification to view the desired e-mail or USB connection status. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 30 Silent mode is enabled Ongoing data synchronization The headphone is connected The notification area may also display some of the following icons: Problem with sign-in or sync New e-mail SD card is full Download in progress Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 31 USB cable is connected Application update available Some notifications not The SD card is safe to remove displayed New Gmail Preparing the SD card New Google Talk message Song is playing Upcoming calendar event New voicemail Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 32: Quick Buttons

    • Touch the dots at the bottom right of the screen to display the Home screen thumbnails. • Double-tap the dots at the bottom right of the screen to move to the last Home screen. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 33: Navigating The Applications

    Flick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to run it. To close the application drawer • 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...
  • Page 34 HOME Stage Widget on the Home screen which contains the most recently used applications (see "Adding a Stage Widget" on page 20). 2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 35 Drag or flick this button upward to unlock the screen. NOTE: To set the duration the screen remains on before turning off after → → the last operation, touch the Home button Menu button → → Settings Display Screen timeout. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 36: Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Managing Contacts → Contacts To view and manage your contacts, touch To add a new contact → New contact. 1 Touch the Menu button 2 Select the account where you want to add this contact, such as your Gmail account.
  • Page 37 Share to share the contact information with your friends through e-mail or Bluetooth. NOTE: For information about using the e-mail applications, see "Gmail" on page 68 and "E-mail" on page 57. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 38 Accounts Contacts stored on your device can be synchronized with a computer using Dell Mobile NOTE: If you want to Sync; contacts stored on your personal e-mail...

  • Page 39: Pop-Up Menu

    To open the Android keyboard Touch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button To close the keyboard Touch the Back button or touch and hold the Menu button Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 40 –Android keyboard settings: Configure the keyboard settings. Touch to use voice input. Say the words you want to enter in the microphone. The device enters the words that it can recognize from your voice. Touch to enter a line feed. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 41 Word suggestion settings Quick fixes Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos. Show suggestions Show suggested words as you type. Auto-complete Touching the space bar or a punctuation key automatically inserts a highlighted word suggestion. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 42 5 Touch OK. To delete a word from the dictionary → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Language & keyboard→ User dictionary. 2 Touch the word to delete. 3 Touch Delete. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 43: Google Search

    6 Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page. To search by voice 1 Touch that appears beside the search box. 2 Say the name or keyword of the item you want to search. 3 The browser with matching web links opens. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 44: Power Control Widget

    Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your device automatically sync your Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Outlook data, or the data from other accounts you set up on the device. Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 45: Managing Your Device Settings

    To remove the SD card safely CAUTION: Removing the SD card while the device is working 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...
  • Page 46 1 Touch the Home button 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. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 47 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 to turn on your device. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 48: Internet

    Internet Connecting to the Internet Setting up a Wi-Fi Connection To browse the Internet and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, you need to set up a Wi-Fi connection. To connect your device to a Wi-Fi network, you need access to a wireless point or “hotspot”...
  • Page 49 To check the current Wi-Fi network connection From the status bar: When your device is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar indicates the signal strength (number of bands that light up). If Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings→ Network notification is enabled, the icon appears in the status bar as the device discovers an accessible Wi-Fi network within range.

  • Page 50: Browsing The Internet

    Disable all Connections Using the Airplane Mode Selecting the Airplane mode disables all Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane. → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & Touch the Home button networks→...
  • Page 51 To set up your home page To manually enter a home page: → More→ Settings→ Set home page. 1 Touch the Menu button 2 Enter the address of the website you want to use as your home page and then touch OK. To set the current page as the home page: 1 Go to the web page that you want to set as the home page.
  • Page 52 To view the next or previous page Touch the back button to view the previous page; touch Menu → More→ Forward to view the next page. button To open a new window → New window. A new browser window Touch the Menu button opens and displays the home page.
  • Page 53 4 Release your finger from the screen. 5 To paste text on an e-mail, touch and hold the text field on an e- mail screen and then touch Paste on the context menu. Using Web Links, History, and Downloads To select a link on a web page Move to a link you want on a web page.
  • Page 54 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.
  • Page 55 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: •...
  • Page 56 Share link Touch to share the bookmark’s address through Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Gmail, or Twitter. • Bluetooth: Turn on Bluetooth. If your device is not listed under Bluetooth devices, touch Scan for devices. Touch the device you want to share the link with.

  • Page 57: E-Mail

    E-mail You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web- based e-mail services on your device. To open the e-mail application → Touch the Email button , or touch the Launcher button Email To set up an e-mail account 1 On the Set up email screen, type the e-mail address and password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch Next.
  • Page 58 To view your e-mails Carrier The Combined Inbox contains all e-mails received in all your accounts. E-mail not sent and saved as drafts are stored in the Drafts folder. Select an account to view e-mails received in the inbox of the account. The number of new e-mails received in this account.
  • Page 59 To compose and send e-mail 1 Touch the Email button , or touch the Launcher button → Email 2 Select an email account to use if you have set up more than one account on your device. NOTE: If you do not select an account, the account marked as default by a check symbol will be the one used for sending e-mail.

  • Page 60: Web Applications

    To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device 1 Touch the Email button , or touch the Launcher button → Email → Accounts. 2 Touch the Menu button • To delete an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you want to remove under the Accounts bar and then touch Remove account on the context menu.
  • Page 61 To use Facebook on your device Once logged in, you can touch the Back button to go to your Facebook main page. Touch Events to view the events associated with your friends, such as their birthdays. Touch Messages to view messages sent between you and your friends. Touch the desired message to read it.
  • Page 62 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.
  • Page 63 The Facebook widget From the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can view your friends’ wall postings. Touch to view a Facebook friend's wall postings. To respond to this friend’s postings, touch the text box then type the message you want to post on this friend’s wall.
  • Page 64 Twitter → Twitter Touch the Launcher button Twitter is a social networking 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.
  • Page 65 To use Twitter on your device Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on page 67. 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.
  • Page 66 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. •...
  • Page 67 To create a tweet 7 6 5 4 Type your tweet message here. Touch the Update button to post your tweet. Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet. Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk to in your tweet.
  • Page 68 Gmail Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google. To open Gmail → Gmail Touch the Launcher button 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 with your device.
  • Page 69 Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e- mails are delivered to your inbox. Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails. Touch the check box to select the e-mail thread. To use this feature, →...
  • Page 70 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.
  • Page 71 To create and send an e-mail → Compose. 1 Touch the Menu button 2 Type the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. To send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc), →...
  • Page 72 To add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add users who have a Google Account. → Add friend. 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button 2 Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add to your friends list.
  • Page 73 3 Touch the Send button to send the message. To add a friend to an active conversation → Add to chat. 1 On the chat screen, touch the Menu button 2 Select the friend you want to invite to the current conversation. To disable the chat log →...
  • Page 74 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, touch and hold the friend you want to remove from the list, and then...
  • Page 75 To sign out from Google Talk → Sign out. In the friends list, touch the Menu button 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 or in a street view.
  • Page 76 To find a location on the map → Search. 1 On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button 2 To search by typing: 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”...
  • Page 77 Touch the place name to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available (For more information, see "To view the details of a place" on page 77). Touch to show the list of search results. Touch to zoom in or out on the map.
  • Page 78 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).
  • Page 79 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 indicate good traffic speeds, yellow lines indicate slower speeds, and brown lines indicate congested traffic.
  • Page 80 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 Google Maps to obtain directions to your destination.
  • Page 81 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 86.
  • Page 82 To invite friends to share locations → Add friends. 1 On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button 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.
  • Page 83 • List view → To show a list of your friends, touch the Menu button Latitude. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them, touch the friend’s name from the list. To connect with your friends Touch a friend’s name in map view or list view to open the friend’s profile.
  • Page 84 To control what to share and change your public profile → Latitude. 1 In Maps, touch the Menu button 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 Change the picture that your friends see on the map or in their list of friends.
  • Page 85 Places → Places Touch the Launcher button 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 place to view more details.
  • Page 86 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.
  • Page 87 Feature Description Traffic view 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 →...
  • Page 88 Feature Description Satellite View 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 Street view helps visualize turns with Street View imagery.
  • Page 89 Feature Description Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your device vibrates for turn notifications. Internet...
  • Page 90 News and Weather → News and Weather Touch the Launcher button Weather The Weather service automatically detects your current location and shows the local weather information. • Current weather. • Touch this area to view temperatures, wind speed, and humidity data within the next 24 hours.
  • Page 91 News Flick pages horizontally to view news topics, such as Top Stories, U.S., Sports, and Entertainment. Touch the news headline you are interested in to view the full content. To add/remove news topics You can manage the news topics to be displayed on your device as follows.
  • Page 92 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. However, to use full YouTube features, such as commenting on videos, adding videos to your favorites, or uploading videos, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account.
  • Page 93 To search for a video by voice command 1 Touch the icon on the top right corner of the YouTube screen, → Search to open the search bar. or touch the Menu button 2 Touch 3 Say the video name or a keyword. 4 The videos that match the words you said are listed.
  • Page 94 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.
  • Page 95 Android Market You can use Android Market to download and install applications and games on your device. NOTE: Applications downloaded from Android Market may not support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape. To open Android Market → Market 1 Touch the Launcher button 2 Sign in to Android Market with your Google account.
  • Page 96 4 The Android Market screen opens. • 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. The Market screen displays popular application categories here for direct access.
  • Page 97 When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→ Brain & Puzzle: Touch Top paid to view the paid games downloaded most often. Touch Top free to view the free games downloaded most often. Touch Just in to view new games available for download. Touch the game to download and install on your device.
  • Page 98 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 screen.

  • Page 99: Synchronizing Your Google Data

    Synchronizing Your Google Data Through a web connection, your device can synchronize your Google data including Gmail, calendar, and contacts with your computer or any other device that you use to access your Google account. To select the applications to synchronize →...

  • Page 100: Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    If Automatic brightness is enabled, the device will adjust the screen brightness automatically based on the surrounding light conditions. Auto-rotate screen If enabled, the screen will switch the orientation to landscape or portrait as you rotate the device. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 101: Sound And Ringtone Settings

    1 Touch the Home button → Settings icon → Sound. Sound, or touch Use the options under Sound settings, and then touch a desired option. 2 Flick the list to locate and touch a desired option. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 102 Plays a tone as you touch the screen to select items. Screen lock sounds Plays a tone when the screen is locked and unlocked. Haptic feedback The device vibrates when you touch the buttons or when specific interactions with the device occur. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 103: Date, Time, And Time Zone

    Touch Set to confirm the time. Use 24-hour format Clear this check box to display the time in 12- hour format. Select date format Select the format to be used for displaying the date. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 104: Language Settings

    1 Touch the Home button Language & keyboard→ Select language, or → Settings icon → Language & keyboard→ touch Select language. 2 Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 105: Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern, or → Settings icon → touch the Launcher button Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Pattern. 2 Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next. Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 106 → Settings icon → touch the Launcher button Location & security→ Change screen lock. 2 Draw the pattern you created. 3 Select None to disable screen unlock security; select Pattern to draw a new unlock pattern. Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 107: Protect Your Device Data With A Pin

    2 On the Choose your PIN page that appears, enter a PIN in the text box. Your PIN must be 4 characters at least. 3 Touch OK to proceed. 4 Enter the PIN again to confirm. 5 Touch OK. Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 108: Protect Your Device Data With A Password

    → Settings icon → touch the Launcher button Location & security→ Change screen lock. 2 Enter the password you have enabled. 3 Select None to disable the PIN; select Password to change the password. Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 109: Applications

    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 → Camera Touch the Launcher button Camera controls Viewfinder screen. Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera settings, and touch to select the desired setting.
  • Page 110 Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing videos. 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 Front-Facing/Rear-Facing Use the front-facing or rear-facing camera to...

  • Page 111: Copying Files To And From The Device

    Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camcorder settings. To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button. Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos. Touch the thumbnail view of the last captured video to play and manage the video using the Gallery application.

  • Page 112: Bluetooth

    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 device’s applications that involve saving or retrieving files on the SD card and on the internal device storage, such as camera or music playback.
  • Page 113 3 Touch Bluetooth settings, and then select the Discoverable check box to make the device recognizable by other nearby Bluetooth devices. To pair and connect a Bluetooth device → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings. 2 Touch and select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth.
  • Page 114 To end a Bluetooth connection → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings. 2 Touch and hold the name of a connected device. 3 Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears. To terminate a pairing partnership →...

  • Page 115: Gallery

    Gallery To view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your device, → Gallery touch the Launcher button 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 on your device.
  • Page 116 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 or email, touch Share. •...

  • Page 117: Music

    • Touch or drag the playback progress bar at the bottom to rewind or fast-forward the video. Music To open Music → Music Touch the Launcher button The Music library screen opens, which is organized by Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists tabs. You can touch a tab to display your desired category.
  • Page 118 You can flick or drag a long list, and then drag the icon that appears to quickly scroll the list by alphabet. The letter icon indicates the alphabet of the list you scroll to. To control music playback The album’s cover image if present. The passing playback time.
  • Page 119 • 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.

  • Page 120: Calendar

    Calendar Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. To open the calendar → Calendar Touch the Launcher button To set up an event → More→ New 1 On any calendar view, touch the Menu button event to open the Event details screen.
  • Page 121 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 lower part of the screen.
  • Page 122 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.

  • Page 123: Clock

    Clock Your device can work as a desk alarm clock to display current time and date, local weather, and play picture slideshow and music. → Clock Touch the Launcher button Displays the first active alarm time. The current time and date. Touch to set the alarm.
  • Page 124 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 Turn on the alarm that you have set on the device. Time Set the alarm time.

  • Page 125: Calculator

    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.

  • Page 126: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Open this application to record voice 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. → Sound Recorder 1 Touch the Launcher button 2 Touch to start recording.

  • Page 127: Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet And Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync

    After the driver installation is complete, the Dell Mobile Sync installer may start automatically on computers running the Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems. Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync...
  • Page 128 For information about the 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 Mobile Sync...

  • Page 129: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Possible solutions System problems Battery does not charge The battery or battery Contact the dealer. charger is damaged. The device’s temperature is Adjust the battery charging below 0°C or higher than environment to avoid 45°C. extreme temperatures. Poor contact between the Check all connectors to battery and charger.

  • Page 130: Starting Your Device In The Safe Mode

    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.

  • Page 131: Emergency Recovery

    NOTE: To exit the Safe mode, turn off your device and turn it on normally again. Emergency Recovery If your device does not turn on or respond due to corrupt system files, you can perform an emergency recovery by restoring your device to the factory default state, or by upgrading the software on your device.
  • Page 132 To upgrade the device software 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 “update.pkg” to the SD card. NOTE: The device only recognizes the software upgrade package as “update.pkg”.
  • Page 133 Touch screen, 13 Battery Customize, 100 Charge, 11 Bluetooth, 112 Button Back, 7 Date, 103 Home, 8 Dell Mobile Sync, 127 Menu, 7 Power and Sleep/Wake, 7 Dell Stage Volume up/down, 6 Desktop, 17 widgets, 20 Device Customize, 100 Overview, 6...
  • Page 134 Turn on, 11 Disable all connections, 50 Internet Browse, 50 Display settings, 100 Connection, 48 E-mail, 57 Keyboard, 39 Emergency recovery, 131 Erase all data, 46 Language, 104 Facebook, 60 Force power off, 47 Maps, 75 Music, 117 Create a playlist, 119 Playback, 118 Gallery, 115 Gmail, 68...
  • Page 135 Stage widgets, 20 Status bar, 29 Icons, 30 Recorder, 126 Synchronize Google Data, 99 Ringtone, 101 Synchronize with Computer Use Dell Mobile Sync, 127 Safe Mode, 130 Screen Time, 103 Orientation, 16 Turn off/on, 12 Time zone, 103 Screen Unlock Pattern, 105...
  • Page 136 Definition, 16 Google Search, 43 Wi-Fi, 48 YouTube, 92 Index...

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