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Venue 8 Pro Tablet
User’s Manual
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your tablet PC. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ © 2013 Dell Inc. ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.; ® ® ® Microsoft , Windows , and Internet Explorer ar
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Contents Features ........................................................................... 5 Accessories ..................................................................... 8 Setting Up Your Tablet ................................................. 9 Charging the tablet ..................................................................... 9 Turning On Your Tablet ............................................................. 11 Turning Off Your Tablet .........................................
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Specifications ............................................................... 30 Glossary ........................................................................ 32 Index ............................................................................. 35 4 | Contents
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Features 1 2 34 5 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 Feature Functionality 1 Audio port (3.5 mm) Connect a headset, headphones, microphones, or other audio equipment to listen to stereo sound, record audio, or make calls. 2 Windows button • Press to open the Windows Start screen. • Press for quick access to the most recently used app or most recently viewed screen. Features | 5
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Feature Functionality 3 Status light • Lights up to indicate when either the front-facing or rear camera is activated. • Flashes when the tablet is powering on or shutting down. 4 Front-facing camera • Capture a front view picture or record videos. • Use while making video calls. 5 Ambient-light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness of the display’s backlight based on surrounding light levels. 6 Micro-USB port • Connect the supplied power adapter to provide power to the tablet a
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Feature Functionality 13 Service Tag label Provides the Service Tag/Express Service code needed for contacting Dell for customer service or technical support. 14 Rear camera Captures pictures or videos. NOTE: The front camera does not support zoom, face tracking or touch to focus. NOTE: The rear camera supports continuous auto-focus and touch-to-focus, but does not support zoom or face tracking. NOTE: The Micro-USB port does not support connecting to a computer, or power sharing to connecte
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Accessories Your Venue 8 Pro Tablet Package includes the following accessories: 10 W AC power adapter and Micro-USB cable Provides power to your tablet and charges the battery. Stylus (optional) Allows you to draw shapes, select items and text, turn pages, write or sign documents, as well as use touch gestures on the touchscreen. NOTE: The stylus is sold separately and is not shipped with the tablet. 8 | Accessories
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Setting Up Your Tablet WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your tablet. For additional best practices information, see dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Charging the tablet CAUTION: Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of 0 °C to 35 °C. CAUTION: Use only the supplied power adapter to charge your tablet. Using unauthorized power adapters or Micro-USB cables may severely damage your tablet. NOTE: The battery is n
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3 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the tablet until the battery is fully charged. NOTE: A fully discharged battery takes about 4 hours to fully charge. You can check the tablet battery charge status from: Battery-charge light located on the right side of the tablet: LED behavior Description Solid white Battery is getting charged. Solid amber Tablet is on or in connected-standby mode, and the battery is low. Off Battery is not charging or battery is fully charged. Fl
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Turning On Your Tablet When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Windows setup to start using your tablet. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide. 1 Press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds to turn on your tablet. The lock screen appears. 2 Swipe-up your finger from the bottom of the display to switch to the login screen, and then enter password to log in to Windows. The tablet is ready for use when the Windows Start screen is displayed. NOTE: If the logi
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Turning Off Your Tablet Using the Power button: 1 Press and hold the Power button for at least 4 seconds. 2 Swipe-down the shutdown confirmation screen to the bottom edge of the display to turn off the tablet. Using Charms: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings → Power → Shut down to turn off the tablet. Turning Off the Screen Using the Power button: Press the Power button to turn off the screen. Using Charms: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the dis
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Inserting a microSD card 1 Open the slot cover. 2 Align the microSD card so that the pins are pointed toward the card slot. 3 Push the microSD card into the card slot. 4 Close the slot cover. Setting Up Your Tablet | 13
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Removing the microSD card CAUTION: Removing the microSD card while it is in use may cause data loss or result in application errors. Make sure all save operations to the microSD card are complete before removing the microSD card. 1 Touch the Desktop tile to enter Desktop mode. 2 Touch Safely Remove Hardware in the notification area at the bottom-right corner of the screen. NOTE: If you do not see Safely Remove Hardware , touch Show Hidden Icons to display all icons in the notification area
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Using Headphones You can connect a headset or headphones to the audio port of your tablet. WARNING: Listening to loud music for an extended period of time can lead to hearing loss. 1 Connect headphones to the audio port (3.5 mm) on the tablet. 2 Insert the earphones in your ears and adjust the volume level to a comfortable level. NOTE: When you connect an audio device to the 3.5 mm audio jack, the integrated speakers on your tablet are muted automatically. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the
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Using Your Tablet Wi-Fi Setting Turning On/Off Wi-Fi: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings → Network icon . 3 Swipe Wi-Fi icon left or right to turn Wi-Fi on or off. Connecting to a network: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings → Available . 3 Select an available network from the list and touch Connect. Gestures Your tablet has a multi-touch display. You can touch the screen to operate the tablet. Finger g
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Finger gestures Allows you to: Touch and Hold • Display detailed information about an Touch and hold your finger on item. the display . • Open the context menu of an item to perform further actions. Drag Move items such as images and icons on 1 Touch and hold your finger on the screen. an item on the screen. 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the display, move your fingertip to the desired location. 3 Take your finger off the display to drop the item in the desired location . Sw
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Finger gestures Allows you to: Zoom in Enlarge the view of an image or web page. Touch the display with two fingers and then move the fingers apart . Zoom out Reduce the view of an image or web page. Touch the display with two fingers and then move the fingers closer . Rotate Rotate an object by 90 degrees. Touch the display with two or more fingers and then move the fingers in a clockwise or counter-clockwise arc . 18 | Using Your Tablet
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Screen Orientation For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the tablet. You can disable automatic screen rotation and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode. NOTE: Some apps may not support automatic screen rotation and are designed to work only in one orientation. Locking the screen orientation 1 Change the screen to the desired orientation. 2 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to a
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Accessing the Start screen When you computer boots into Windows, the Start screen appears by default. To access the start screen from any other window or app, use any of the following methods. • Press the Windows button. • Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms, and then touch the Start icon . If you are at the Start screen, pressing the Start icon takes you to the most recently used app or most recently viewed screen. NOTE: The functionality of the Start icon is sa
