Dell Streak 7 Tablet User Manual

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Date, Time, and Time Zone
To manually set the date, time, and time zone:
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Date 
& time, or touch → Settings icon → Date & time.
2Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item.
3To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check 
box  ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear 
the check box  .
Select time sourceChoose to set the device time manually or 
automatically from your mobile network or from 
the Internet.
Set date
1Touch or touch and hold   or   to 
adjust the day, month, and year; you can also 
touch the day, month, or year to type a date 
using the on-screen keyboard.
2To u c h  Set to confirm the date.
Set time zoneSelect a city or region that represents the time 
zone for your device. Touch the Menu button   
to sort the time zone list alphabetically or by time 
zone.
Set time
1Touch or touch and hold   or   to 
adjust the hour and minute; you can also 
touch the hour or minute to type a time using 
the on-screen keyboard.
2Touch the AM/PM button if the 12-hour format 
is in use.
3To u c h  Set to confirm the time.
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Language Settings
To set the language of the display text:
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Language & keyboard→ Select language, or 
touch → Settings icon → Language & keyboard→ 
Select language.
2Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears.
Use 24-hour formatClear this check box to display the time in 12-
hour format.
Select date formatSelect the format to be used for displaying the 
date.
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Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 
Ta b l e t
Protect Your Device Data With a Screen
Unlock Pattern
You can protect your device data against unauthorized access by 
locking the touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the 
unlock pattern is enabled and the screen is locked, you need to draw 
the correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen.
After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five 
consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for 30 seconds before you 
can try again. If you no longer remember your screen unlock pattern, 
follow these steps to unlock your screen:
1To u c h  Forgot pattern.
2When prompted, sign in to the Google website using your Google 
account name and password.
3Draw a new screen unlock pattern as described in "To create a 
screen unlock pattern" on page 113.
 NOTE: If you are unable to obtain a new unlock pattern following the 
above steps, visit support.dell.com.
To create a screen unlock pattern
1Touch 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.
2Read the instructions on the screen and then touch Next.
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3Study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then 
touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern.
4Drag your finger to draw the unlock pattern by connecting at least 
four dots in a vertical, horizontal and/or diagonal direction. Take 
your finger off the screen when a pattern is drawn.
 NOTE: You must touch and drag your finger on the screen to create the 
pattern.
5The device records the pattern if it is correctly drawn. Touch 
Continue.
6Draw the pattern again as prompted, and then touch Confirm.
 NOTE: To change your unlock screen pattern, you need to draw the old 
pattern and perform steps 4 to 6 to create a new pattern.
To disable or change the screen unlock pattern
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Change screen lock.
2Draw the pattern you created.
3Select None to disable screen unlock security; select Pattern to 
draw a new unlock pattern.
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To change unlock pattern settings
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security.
2To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check 
box  ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear 
the check box  .
Protect Your Device Data With a PIN
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN.
2On the Choose your PIN page that appears, enter a PIN in the text 
box. Your PIN must be 4 characters at least.
3To u c h  OK to proceed.
4Enter the PIN again to confirm.
5To u c h  OK.
Use visible patternClear this option if you do not want the lines of 
the unlock pattern to display on the screen when 
you draw it.
Use tactile feedbackClear this option if you do not want the device to 
give you tactile feedback when drawing the 
unlock pattern.
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To disable or change PIN
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Change screen lock.
2Enter the PIN you have enabled.
3Select None to disable the PIN; select PIN to change PIN.
Protect Your Device Data With a Password
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password.
2On the Choose your password page that appears, enter a 
password in the text box. A valid password consists of at least 4 
characters and contains at least one letter.
3To u c h  OK to proceed.
4Enter the password again to confirm.
5To u c h  OK.
To disable or change the password
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Change screen lock.
2Enter the password you have enabled.
3Select None to disable the PIN; select Password to change the 
password.
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Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock
Password
You can protect your SIM card against unauthorized use with a 
personal identification number (PIN). After a PIN is enabled to lock 
your SIM, you will need to enter the PIN each time you turn on the 
device in order to unlock your SIM.
 NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter the 
incorrect 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
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card, or
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Lock SIM Card.
2Type your SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.
To change the SIM card PIN
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN.
2Type the old SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.
3Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.
4Type the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK.
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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
1Viewfinder screen.
2Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera 
settings, and touch to select the desired setting.
3• On-screen shutter button.
• To capture a picture:
1Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen.
2To start the auto focus mode, touch and hold the on-screen shutter 
button.
3Touch the on-screen shutter button and release to capture the 
picture.
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Additional camera settings
Touch the Menu button  .
To start the camcorder mode
Touch the Menu button → Switch to video, or touch   to switch to 
the camcorder screen.
Camcorder controls
4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for 
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing videos.
5Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage 
the picture using the Gallery application.
Front-Facing/Rear-Facing 
CameraUse the front-facing or rear-facing camera to 
capture pictures.
GalleryOpen the Gallery application to view and manage 
pictures.
Switch to video/cameraToggle between the camera mode for capturing 
pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing 
videos.
1Viewfinder screen.
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Copying Files to and From the Device
To exchange pictures, videos, music, and other files between your 
device and a computer, you can use the internal device storage or the 
SD card as a USB drive, by connecting the device to a computer with 
the included USB cable.
 NOTE: To copy files to and from your SD card, you need to install the SD 
card in your device. For more information on how to install a SD card on 
your device, see "Insert the SD card" on page 11.
To set the SD card or the internal device storage as a USB drive
1Connect the device to the computer by connecting the 30-pin 
connector into the device and the USB connector into the USB 
port on the computer.
2The USB connected screen appears and the USB connected 
banner flashes on the status bar. The USB notification icon   
appears on the status bar’s notification area when the device is 
connected to the computer.
 NOTE: If the USB connected screen does not appear, drag down the 
status bar to open the Notifications panel, and then touch USB 
connected to open the USB connected screen.
3To u c h  Turn on USB storage, if you want to copy files between 
your computer and the SD card or the internal device storage.
4Open the My Computer window on your computer to locate two 
removable drives, which represent respectively the SD card 
installed in your device, and the internal device storage.
2Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the 
camcorder settings.
3To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button.
4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for 
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
5Touch the thumbnail view of the last captured video to play and manage 
the video using the Gallery application.
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