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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 Getting Your Device Ready for Use Turning On Your Device Turning Off Your Device Turning Off the Screen 3 Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Out-Of-Box Wizard...
  • Page 4 4 Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Managing Contacts Messaging Pop-up Menu Android Keyboard Google Search Power Control Widget Managing Your Device Settings 5 Internet Connecting to the Internet Browsing the Internet E-mail Web Applications Synchronizing Your Google Data 6 Customizing Your Dell Streak 7...
  • Page 5 7 Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet ......Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern...
  • Page 6 9 Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync 10 Troubleshooting Starting Your Device in the Safe Mode Contents ......

  • Page 7: Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features

    Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features This section provides information about the features available on your device. Buttons/Connectors/Parts Headphone connector Speaker TV antenna (available on select models only) Volume up button Volume down button Functionality Connects to headphones. Provides audio output for video and music playback.
  • Page 8 Battery status light Back button Menu button Home button Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features Functionality • Press and hold to turn on the device. • Press to turn the screen on or off. • While the device is on, press and hold to select one of these options: –Silent mode: The device is set to...
  • Page 9 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...
  • Page 10 Camera lens Camera flash Dell Streak 7 Tablet Features Captures pictures and videos. Used for capturing pictures and videos in dimly lit environments.

  • Page 11: Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Hold the SIM card with the metal contacts facing down, and follow the SIM card illustration on the slot door label to insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Insert the SD card Pull out the slot door. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 12 NOTE: When charging the battery by connecting the device to an electrical outlet, the battery requires about 4 hours to be fully charged. Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 13: Turning On Your Device

    Sleep/Wake button unlocking the screen, see "The Screen Lock Wallpaper" on page 35. once to turn off the screen. once to turn on the screen. For information on Setting Up Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet to turn on icon up to...

  • Page 14: Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Finger Gestures Touch Tap gently on the screen with your fingertip. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  the Launcher button Allows you to: • Select the items on the screen including options, entries, images, and icons.
  • Page 15 Home screen. • Open the context menu. • Move 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...
  • Page 16 Zoom out Move two fingers close together on the screen. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Allows you to: Quickly scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on. Reduce the view of an image or web page (zoom out).

  • Page 17: Screen Orientation

    For example, the Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update your status. Allows you to: page (zoom in).  Auto-rotate screen. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet   Menu button...

  • Page 18: 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 19 The icon of the thumbnail represents the Stage widget. • To view the Home screen thumbnails: Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated in red. Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 20 – Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired screen. – To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger horizontally across the thumbnails, until the desired Home screen appears. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Home screen thumbnails...

  • Page 21: Dell™ Stage Widgets

    1 Touch and hold the Stage widget. 2 Drag the widget over the 3 When the widget turns red, release your finger from the screen to delete the widget. and then touch the Add option. icon. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 22 • Touch a music album to browse for its songs. Touch a song to start playback. • Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to start playback. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 23 • Touch that appears beside the search box, and say the name or keyword of the topic you are looking for. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet on the...

  • Page 24: Customizing Your Home Screen

    4 Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen: Items Shortcuts Add shortcuts for items that you want to access directly from the Home screen. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and then touch the Add option. Steps Applications: Scroll through the application menu to locate the desired application.
  • 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 Facebook contacts with phone numbers. Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a star. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Steps Touch and hold an empty area on a Home screen. Touch Widgets in the Add to Home screen menu that appears.
  • Page 27 Set wallpaper to set it as a wallpaper. NOTE: You can also touch the Home  button Wallpaper to change your Home screen wallpaper. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet to open  the Menu button...
  • Page 28 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 at the bottom of the screen to enter to close the panel.

  • 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 message, and e-mail. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet , until the Rename...
  • Page 30 Silent mode is enabled Signal strength — strong No signal Airplane mode is enabled Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet • Displays status icons to show the current state of your device, such as battery power, charging progress, alarms set, network connections, and so on.
  • Page 31 No SIM card is inserted New e-mail message Download in progress Download complete Application update available The SD card is safe to remove Preparing the SD card Song is playing New Google Talk message Upcoming calendar event Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...

  • Page 32: Quick Buttons

    Home screen dots Email button Launcher button Browser button Home screen dots Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet • Touch the dots at the bottom left of the screen to display the Home screen thumbnails. • Double-tap the dots at the bottom left of the screen to move to the first Home screen.

  • Page 33: Navigating The Applications

    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 to display the default Home screen 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 21). 2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet to view the recently used...
  • Page 35 To set the duration the screen remains on before turning off after the last operation, touch the Home button  Settings Display to wake up the display, the  Screen timeout. Understanding Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet   Menu button...

  • Page 36: Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet

    Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Managing Contacts To view and manage your contacts, touch To add a 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 Bluetooth.  Search, and then type either the appear. Touch the action you want to perform. , and then touch Edit contact to edit Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet or address search to send a message.
  • Page 38 Import/Export Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Choose from which accounts you want to display the contacts, or set your device to only display the contacts who have phone numbers. Contacts stored on your device can be synchronized with a computer using Dell Mobile Sync;...

  • Page 39: Messaging

    All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs. Messaging . The Messaging screen  Add subject. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet...
  • Page 40 Capture picture Video Capture video Audio Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Open the Gallery application and touch a picture file to attach it to your message. Open the Camera application to capture a picture, and then attach it to your message. For more information about the Camera application, see "Camera"...
  • Page 41 • Open the Sound Recorder application to record an audio clip: –Touch to start recording. –Touch to stop recording. –Touch to listen to the recording. –Touch Use this recording to attach the recording to your message. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Ringtone.
  • Page 42 Slideshow Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide show and attach it to your message. Touch Add slide to create new slides. Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open the slideshow editor screen.
  • Page 43 • E-mail address — touch the e-mail address to open the Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the address. appears and stays in the notifications area of to open the message list, and Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet   Settings...
  • Page 44 1 Touch a message or message thread to open it. 2 Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field. 3 Touch Send to send your message to the sender. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet to open the message list, and to play the attached video.

  • Page 45: Pop-Up Menu

    2 Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu. 3 Touch the Menu button to open or close the pop-up menu that lists to open the pop-up menu. again to close the pop-up menu. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings.

  • Page 46: Android Keyboard

    • You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text box. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet or touch and hold the Menu button...
  • Page 47 The device vibrates when you touch a key. The device beeps when you touch a key. NOTE: To activate this item, you also need to  select Settings Sound Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings  Audible selection.
  • Page 48 3 Touch Edit. 4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text box. 5 Touch OK. Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet The first letter of the word in a new sentence is capitalized. Turn on the microphone to enable voice input for the main keyboard or symbols keyboard.

  • Page 49: Google Search

    Google, either touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon search box. 5 The matching application or the browser with matching web links opens.  Menu button  Settings Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet on the...

  • Page 50: Power Control Widget

    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  Voice Search ®...

  • Page 51: Managing Your Device Settings

    CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you unmount the SD card before removing it.  Menu button  Settings SD card &  Menu button  Menu button Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings  Settings SD...
  • Page 52 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  Menu button  Settings SD  Menu button ...
  • Page 53 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. Force-power-off button Using Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet to turn on...

  • Page 54: Internet

    Internet Connecting to the Internet To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, one of the following data networking connections must be available: • GPRS • EDGE • 3G • 4G • HSPA • Wi-Fi GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G/HSPA To connect to 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...
  • Page 55 NOTE: Depending on whether a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G, or HSPA network is currently in use, a corresponding data network icon appears on the status bar after a data connection is established. For information about the data network icons, see "Status Bar" on page 29. You can set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network.
  • Page 56 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 Setup (WPS), you must enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS security key to obtain authorized access to the network.

  • Page 57: Browsing The Internet

    To connect to another Wi-Fi network 1 Touch the Home button 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 button 2 Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the network you want to connect to.
  • Page 58 Touch to view bookmarks, most visited web pages, and browsing history. To go to a web page 1 On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the screen. 2 Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you type the address, matching web page addresses appear.
  • Page 59 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.
  • Page 60 To find text within a web page 1 When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button Find on page. 2 Type the search item in the search bar. 3 Touch NOTE: Touch To copy text on a web page You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail or text messages.
  • Page 61 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 Web page address E-mail address To check the history of visited web pages 1 On the browser screen, touch...
  • Page 62 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 63 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 Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens. 2 On the Bookmarks window, you can either: •...
  • Page 64 Share link Copy link URL Delete bookmark Set as homepage To configure browser settings On the browser screen, touch the Menu button to adjust the browser settings. Internet Touch to share the bookmark’s address through Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Gmail, text messaging, or Twitter.

  • Page 65: 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 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 66 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 67 To compose and send e-mail 1 Touch the Email 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 68: Web Applications

    To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device 1 Touch the Email button  Email 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 69 To use Facebook on your device Once logged in, you can touch the Back button 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 70 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 71 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 72 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 73 To use Twitter on your device Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on page 75. 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 74 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 75 To create a tweet 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 76 Gmail Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google. To open 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 77 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 touch the Menu button operations. Touch Archive to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder. Touch Delete to delete the selected e-mail thread.
  • Page 78 To read e-mails • When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon 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 79 To create and send an e-mail 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), touch the Menu button 3 Type the e-mail subject.
  • Page 80 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 2 Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add to your friends list.
  • Page 81 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 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 subsequent chat conversations will not be recorded.
  • Page 82 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 83 To sign out from Google Talk 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 84 To find a location on the map 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 85 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 85). Touch to show the list of search results. Touch to zoom in or out on the map.
  • Page 86 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 87 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 88 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 89 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.
  • Page 90 To invite friends to share locations 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 91 • 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 92 To control what to share and change your public profile 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 Send location to others Edit privacy settings...
  • Page 93 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 94 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 95 Feature Traffic view Searching along route 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. Search for any kind of business along your route.
  • Page 96 Feature Satellite View Street View Car dock mode Navigation shortcut Internet 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 on Satellite view. Street view helps visualize turns with Street View imagery.
  • Page 97 Feature Walking navigation Description Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your device vibrates for turn notifications. Internet...
  • Page 98 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. Weather forecast for the next 6 days.
  • Page 99 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 100 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 101 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 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 video.
  • Page 102 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 103 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 1 Touch the Launcher button 2 Sign in to Android Market with your Google account.
  • Page 104 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 105 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 106 NOTE: During installation, the 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. 5 After the application is downloaded and installed on your device, icon appears in the notification area of the status bar.

  • Page 107: 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 1 Touch Home button Accounts &...

  • Page 108: Tablet

    3 To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box Brightness Auto-rotate screen Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Menu button  Settings icon Manually adjust screen brightness. Drag the brightness slider horizontally or touch the desired portion on the slider.

  • Page 109: Sound And Ringtone Settings

    For more information, see "Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern" on page 113.  Menu button  Settings icon Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet icon up  Settings  Sound.
  • Page 110 Notification sound Feedback settings Audible selection Screen lock sounds Haptic feedback Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Silence all sounds except media and alarms. Set the device to vibrate based on the available settings. • Ringtone: Adjust the ringer volume for notifications.

  • Page 111: Date, Time, And Time Zone

    Touch the AM/PM button if the 12-hour format is in use. Touch Set to confirm the time. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings Date  Date & time.

  • Page 112: Language Settings

    Select language. 2 Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears. Customizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet Clear this check box to display the time in 12- hour format. Select the format to be used for displaying the date.

  • Page 113: Tablet

    Location & security Set up screen lock Pattern, or touch the Launcher button Location & security Set up screen lock Pattern. 2 Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.  Menu button  Settings icon Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings ...
  • Page 114 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  Menu button  Settings  Settings icon...

  • Page 115: Protect Your Device Data With A Pin

    Clear this option if you do not want the device to give you tactile feedback when drawing the unlock pattern.  Menu button  Settings icon Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings   Settings ...

  • Page 116: Protect Your Device Data With A Password

    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  Menu button  Settings  Settings icon ...

  • Page 117: Protect Your Sim Card With The Sim Lock

    3 Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK. 4 Type the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK.  Menu button  Settings icon  Menu button  Settings icon Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet  Settings   Settings ...

  • Page 118: 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 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 119 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 Camera...

  • Page 120: 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 121: 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 122 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 Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings. 2 Touch and select the Bluetooth check box. Your device starts to scan for Bluetooth devices within range and then displays all detected devices below the Bluetooth devices banner.
  • Page 123 3 Touch Disconnect on the pop-up menu that appears. To terminate a pairing partnership 1 Touch the Home button 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 information with that device.

  • Page 124: Gallery

    Gallery To view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your device, 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 125 3 To select a thumbnail, touch and hold it until 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. •...

  • Page 126: Music

    • 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 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 127 You can flick or drag a long list, and then drag the icon 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 128 • 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 129: Calendar

    Calendar Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. To open the calendar Touch the Launcher button To set up an event 1 On any calendar view, touch the Menu button event to open the Event details screen. 2 Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard.
  • Page 130 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 131 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 132: 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. Touch the Launcher button Displays the first active alarm time. The current time and date. Touch to set the alarm. Touch to play the slideshow of the pictures stored on your device.
  • Page 133 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 Ringtone Vibrate Label 4 Touch Done to set the alarm.

  • Page 134: 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 135: 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. 1 Touch the Launcher button 2 Touch to start recording.

  • Page 136: Tablet And Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync

    Double-click the new Removable Disk that appears on your computer. Navigate to the Dell Mobile Sync folder on the removable disk. Synchronizing Your Dell Streak 7 Tablet and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync ™ ) software allows you to copy...
  • Page 137 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 on the Windows...

  • Page 138: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem PIN Code is blocked System problems Battery does not charge Unable to turn the device on. Shortened standby time Troubleshooting Possible causes You have entered an incorrect PIN code three consecutive times. The battery or battery charger is damaged. The device’s temperature is below 0°C or higher than 45°C.
  • Page 139 Problem Messaging problems Unable to send or receive text messages. Unable to send or receive e-mail. Internet problems Unable to connect to the network. Media problems Windows Media Player on my computer cannot play the sounds of the video captured using the device.

  • Page 140: Starting Your Device In The Safe Mode

    2 Press and hold the Power and Sleep/Wake button your device. 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 of the screen. NOTE: To exit the Safe mode, turn off your device and turn it on normally again.
  • Page 141 Wait for the device to reboot. Start software recovery Connect an SD card to your computer. 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 the software upgrade package as “Update.pkg”.
  • Page 142 To a computer, 120 Wi-Fi, 55 Contacts, 36 Add, 36 Sync, 38 View, 37 Controls, 7 Touch screen, 14 Customize, 108 Data connection, 54 Date, 111 Dell Mobile Sync, 136 Dell Stage Desktop, 18 widgets, 21 Device Customize, 108 Overview, 7 Protect, 113...
  • Page 143 Safe Mode, 140 Settings, 51 Setup, 11 Turn off, 13 Turn on, 13 Disable all connections, 57 Display settings, 108 E-mail, 65 Emergency software recovery, 141 Erase all data, 52 Facebook, 68 Force power off, 53 Gallery, 124 Gmail, 76 Google Account Setup, 76 Google Maps, 83...
  • Page 144 Add, 24 Definition, 18 SIM card Insert, 11 Software Recovery, 141 Sound, 109 Stage widgets, 21 Status bar, 29 Icons, 30 Synchronize Google Data, 107 Synchronize with Computer Use Dell Mobile Sync, 136 Text message, 39 Time, 111 Time zone, 111...
  • Page 145 Touch screen, 14 Troubleshooting, 138 Twitter, 72 Voice Search, 50 Applications, 68 Bookmarks, 62 Widgets Add, 26 Definition, 17 Google Search, 49 Wi-Fi, 55 YouTube, 100 Index...

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