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Thunder_UM.book Page 2 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your smartphone. 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. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Thunder_UM.book Page 3 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Contents 1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . 6 . . . . . . . 6 Turning On Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Turning Off Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use . Turning Off the Screen 2 Dell Venue Smartphone Features . Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Screen Orientation . . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 4 Monday, December 13, 2010 Messaging 6:53 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Android Keyboard . Swype Keyboard. 55 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Google Search Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Managing Your Smartphone Settings . 4 Internet . 70 72 . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 5 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN . . . . . . Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Password 128 . . 128 Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password 129 7 Applications. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Files to and from the MicroSD. Bluetooth 130 . . . . . . . 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 6 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use 1 Remove the back cover a Slide the back cover down towards the bottom of the smartphone. b Lift the back cover off the smartphone.
Thunder_UM.book Page 7 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 2 Insert the SIM card Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the SIM card holder. NOTE: If you have difficulty in inserting the SIM card, ensure that the angled corner of the SIM card is aligned with the angled corner of the SIM card holder. 3 Insert the battery Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery.
Thunder_UM.book Page 8 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 4 Install the microSD card a Hold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down. b Slide the microSD card into the microSD card holder.
Thunder_UM.book Page 9 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 5 Close the back cover a Align the tabs on the back cover with the slots on back of the smartphone. b Place the cover onto the back of the smartphone, and then slide the cover towards the top of the smartphone to secure the cover in place.
Thunder_UM.book Page 10 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 6 Charge the smartphone NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between 0°C and 45°C. The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked. a Plug the supplied USB cable's micro USB connector into the connector on the smartphone. b Plug the other end of the cable to the supplied USB wall charger plug. c Plug the USB wall charger plug into an electric outlet and charge the smartphone till the battery is fully charged.
Thunder_UM.book Page 11 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Turning On Your Smartphone NOTE: Use this smartphone in an environmental temperature between -10°C and 55°C. 1 Press and hold the Power button to turn on your smartphone. The operating system starts up. 2 If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon right to unlock the screen. 3 If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number (PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys using the on-screen keypad.
Thunder_UM.book Page 12 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm 2 Dell Venue Smartphone Features This section provides information about the features available on your Dell Venue smartphone. 1 2 5 6 11 Feature 43 7 8 10 9 Function(s) 1 Headphone connector Connects to headphones.
Thunder_UM.book Page 13 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Feature 2 Power and Sleep/Wake button Function(s) • If the smartphone is off, press and hold to turn on the smartphone. • If the smartphone is on, but the screen is off, press to turn on the screen. • If both the smartphone and the screen are on, –Press to turn off the screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 14 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Feature Function(s) 7 Menu button 8 Home button Touch to open or close the pop-up menu that displays the available options for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen. • Touch to return to the default Home screen. • Touch and hold: For quick access to the recently accessed applications. 9 Microphone 10 Micro USB connector Use for voice calls.
Thunder_UM.book Page 15 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm 1 2 7 6 3 5 4 Feature Function(s) 1 Camera lens Captures photos and videos. 2 Camera flash For using while capturing photos and videos. 3 Ring/Silent switch Switches between ring and silent modes. • Slide the switch upward to enable silent mode. The icon appears in the status area. • Slide the switch downward to enable ring mode. 4 Back cover Secures the battery in place.
Thunder_UM.book Page 16 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Feature Function(s) 5 Camera button • If the camera is not active, press and hold to start the camera. • If the camera is active, half press to focus the camera. • If the camera is active, press to capture a photo or record a video. • When recording a video, press to stop.
Thunder_UM.book Page 17 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Touch Screen Your smartphone has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the surface of the screen to operate the smartphone. Finger Gestures Allows you to: Touch Touch gently on the screen with your fingertip. • Select the items on the screen including options, entries, images, and icons. • Start applications. • Press the buttons on the screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 18 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Finger Gestures Allows you to: Touch and hold Touch and hold your finger on the screen. Move an item on a Home screen, except for the HOME Stage widget.
Thunder_UM.book Page 19 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Finger Gestures Allows you to: Drag 1 Touch and hold your finger on an item on the screen. 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the screen, move your fingertip to the desired location. 3 Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location. • Move items such as images and icons on the screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 20 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Finger Gestures Allows you to: Flick or swipe Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen. Scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.
Thunder_UM.book Page 21 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Finger Gestures Allows you to: Zoom out Move two fingers close together on the screen. Reduce the view of an image or web page.
Thunder_UM.book Page 22 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Finger Gestures Allows you to: Zoom in Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web page.
Thunder_UM.book Page 23 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Screen Orientation For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the smartphone. NOTE: The Home screens are always displayed in portrait format and does not automatically orient to landscape format.
Thunder_UM.book Page 24 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm The Stage Desktop As part of the new Dell Stage interface, the Stage desktop is composed of seven individual 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 25 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm To control the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails The Home screen thumbnails work as shortcuts to their individual Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail will change to represent the Stage widget displayed on the Home screen. • To bring up the Home screen thumbnails: 2 1 1 2 Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated in red.
Thunder_UM.book Page 26 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm • To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either: – Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired screen. Home screen thumbnails – To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger horizontally across the shortcuts, until the desired Home screen appears.
Thunder_UM.book Page 27 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Dell Stage Widgets Dell Stage widgets are designed to provide you direct access to your recently-used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & Twitter applications, and frequently-used websites. Touching the label of any Stage Widget opens the supporting application to it's default screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 28 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Using Stage Widgets Using the HOME Stage widget From the HOME Stage widget, you can view the weather information of your current location, use Android Market and Google Search, and also touch application shortcuts to access your most recently-used applications.
Thunder_UM.book Page 29 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm • Touch ADD to go to your address book to add a new contact. Refer to "To add a new contact" on page 51 for instructions on adding contacts. Designate your contact as a Favorite to see it in the Stage CONTACTS Widget. Using the EMAIL Stage widget From the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read the e-mail messages in your e-mail account or compose a new message.
Thunder_UM.book Page 30 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Using the GALLERY Stage widget • From the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of your image and video files in the Gallery application. Touch to open an image or a video file. • Touch the camera in the lower right to take a new picture or video.
Thunder_UM.book Page 31 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Using the MUSIC Stage widget From the MUSIC Stage widget, you can view the music albums or playlists created on your smartphone, and also can quickly open the Amazon MP3 application where available. NOTE: Amazon MP3 is not available in all areas. • Touch a music album to browse the songs available. Touch a song to start playback. • Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created.
Thunder_UM.book Page 32 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Using the SOCIAL Stage widget The SOCIAL Stage widget provides shortcuts to Facebook and Twitter applications. NOTE: The SOCIAL Stage Widget displays either Facebook or Twitter. If you want to display both applications on the Home screen, add another SOCIAL widget to a different screen and sign in to the appropriate service there.
Thunder_UM.book Page 33 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Customizing Your Home Screens To add an item to a Home screen 1 Touch the Home button . 2 To access the Add to Home screen menu, either: • Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. The Add to Home screen menu appears. • Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option. The Add to Home screen menu appears.
Thunder_UM.book Page 34 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Items Steps Shortcuts Directions & Navigation: Create a shortcut that you can touch to open Google Maps and view directions to a location. 1 Type your destination in the Destination field. 2 Choose how you want to get to your destination by touching the By car , By public transit , or Walking icon (from left to right). 3 Type a name for the shortcut.
Thunder_UM.book Page 35 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Items Steps Widgets Add widgets to display active Home screen windows or controls for your favorite applications or web-based services, such as an analog clock, the music player, the Google Quick Search Box, or a calendar showing upcoming events. 1 Touch and hold an empty area on a Home screen. 2 Touch Widgets in the Add to Home screen menu that appears.
Thunder_UM.book Page 36 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Items Steps Wallpapers Gallery: Open the Gallery application and select a saved picture as a wallpaper, or Change the wallpaper of your Home screen. touch to open the camera NOTE: You can also touch the application and capture a picture that you Home button → the can set as a wallpaper.
Thunder_UM.book Page 37 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm 2 With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen, drag the item to another location on the screen. 3 Release the item in the desired location. To remove a Home screen item 1 Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable. 2 Drag it to the Trash icon screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 38 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm To rename a folder 1 Touch the folder you want to rename. A panel displaying the contents of the folder appears. 2 Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel , until the Rename folder menu pops up. 3 Touch the Folder name input field to type the name using the onscreen keyboard. 4 Touch OK to confirm.
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Thunder_UM.book Page 41 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Quick Buttons The quick buttons at the bottom of the Home screen allow you to access the application menu and some main functions quickly. 1 2 3 4 1 Phone button 4 Touch the Phone button to open the Phone application to make calls.
Thunder_UM.book Page 42 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm Navigating Applications You can find applications available on your smartphone in these screen elements: Application Drawer The application drawer can be accessed from any home screen and contains all of the applications installed on the smartphone, including those you have downloaded from the Android Market. To open the application drawer 1 Touch the Home button on the desktop.
Thunder_UM.book Page 43 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM FILE LOCATION: E:\Mobile\Toucan\UM\Generic\fm\Features.fm To open an application using the application shortcuts 1 Touch the Home button . 2 If the desired application shortcut is displayed on the Home screen, touch the shortcut to launch the application. If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen, touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then touch the desired application shortcut.
Thunder_UM.book Page 44 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 3 Using Your Dell Venue Smartphone Calling Making Calls To make calls, you can perform either of the following: • Touch the Phone button on the Home screen to open the Phone application quickly. • Touch the Launcher button to open the applications menu and flick the screen horizontally to touch Phone applications menu to open the Phone application.
Thunder_UM.book Page 45 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To make a call 4 3 2 1 5 11 6 7 1 8 to call or touch to send a text message Touch to select a contact from your Contacts list. Touch a contact and then touch contact. 3 10 Touch to select a contact from your Favorites contact list. Touch a contact and then touch to the contact. 2 9 to call or touch to send a text message to the Touch to view the call log, call or text message the caller, or save or view the caller in Contacts.
Thunder_UM.book 7 Page 46 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Touch to call your voicemail box. NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number. 8 Touch to call the typed number. 9 Touch to clear an incorrect number. 10 Touch a call record to view the call information, call or send a message to the caller, or save or view the caller in Contacts.
Thunder_UM.book Page 47 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To answer or reject an incoming call 1 2 1 Drag right to answer an incoming call. 2 Drag left to reject an incoming call.
Thunder_UM.book Page 48 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Controls during a call 1 7 2 6 3 5 4 1 • Touch to hold an active call. To resume a held call, touch • Touch . to swap between active and held calls. 2 • Touch to bring up the dialpad and make another call. The first call is placed on hold automatically. • Touch to connect the active and held calls to have a conference call.
Thunder_UM.book 5 Page 49 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Touch to turn the speaker on or off. WARNING: Ensure that you turn off the speaker before you hold the smartphone close to your ear as this could damage your hearing. 6 Touch to open the dialpad for dialing. 7 Touch to end an active call or cancel dialing. Adjust Call Settings You can change call settings to suit your personal needs, or enable the call services available from your network service provider.
Thunder_UM.book Page 50 Monday, December 13, 2010 Other call settings 6:53 PM • Call forwarding: Diverts incoming calls to a designated phone number when your phone is busy, unreachable, does not answer, or if you want to always forward calls. To enable call forwarding, enter the number to to select a contact from your divert to or touch Contacts list, and then touch Enable. NOTE: Your smartphone can use Call forwarding only if the Call forwarding function is supported by your network service provider.
Thunder_UM.book Page 51 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Managing Contacts To view and manage your contacts, touch Contacts Phone → Contacts or touch . To add a new contact Touch the Menu button account. → New contact→ Create contact under 1 2 3 9 3 8 7 4 5 6 1 This area shows the account in which the new contact is stored. 2 Touch to capture a photo or select a photo from the Gallery application to use as the contact’s visual caller ID.
Thunder_UM.book Page 52 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 5 Touch to save the new contact to your Contacts list. 6 Touch to return to your Contacts list. 7 Touch to remove an item from the current information category. 8 Touch to add a new item to the current information category, for example a second phone number. 9 Touch to fill more name information. To find a contact 1 To find a contact, you can either: • Flick the Contacts list until you find the contact.
Thunder_UM.book Page 53 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • When viewing the contact details: 2 1 3 1 Touch an action you want to do with the contact. 2 Touch to add the current contact to your Favorites list. 3 Touch the Menu button to edit the contact details or share the contact information with your friends through e-mail. To designate a ringtone for the contact’s incoming calls, or to allow your smartphone to automatically send the contact’s calls to your voicemail box, touch Options.
Thunder_UM.book Page 54 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Contacts settings To see the contact settings, you can either: • Touch Contacts Menu button • Touch Phone button Display options Accounts on the home screen, and then touch the . → Contacts and then touch the Menu . Choose from which accounts you want to display the contacts, or set your smartphone to only display the contacts who have phone numbers.
Thunder_UM.book Page 55 Monday, December 13, 2010 Import/Export 6:53 PM You can import contacts from your SIM/microSD card to your phone, export contacts from your phone to your microSD card, or share visible contacts using Bluetooth or Gmail. Messaging To compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages, touch the Launcher button → Messaging . The Messaging screen opens with a list of messages or message threads representing all the received, sent, and draft messages.
Thunder_UM.book Page 56 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 5 To start a text conversation similar to online instant messaging, you can continue to compose and send messages to the same recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs. To compose and send a multimedia message 1 In the To field, type the recipient’s mobile phone number, e-mail address, or contact name.
Thunder_UM.book Page 57 Monday, December 13, 2010 Audio 6:53 PM Open the Select audio menu. Touch a desired audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to your message. To attach an audio file stored on the microSD card to your MMS: 1 Create a folder named Ringtones in the microSD card. 2 Open the Ringtones folder. 3 Copy the audio file you want to attach to your MMS into the Ringtones folder. 4 On the MMS composer screen, touch the Menu button → Attach→ Audio.
Thunder_UM.book Page 58 Monday, December 13, 2010 Slideshow 6:53 PM Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide show and attach it to your message. 1 Touch Add slide to create new slides. 2 Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open the slideshow editor screen. 3 Touch Add picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide. 4 You can touch the text field on the lower part of the screen to compose a caption for the displayed slide.
Thunder_UM.book Page 59 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Receiving text and multimedia messages Depending on your notification settings, the smartphone rings, vibrates, or displays a message briefly in the status bar as a new text or multimedia message arrives. A new message icon appears and stays in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of a new message.
Thunder_UM.book Page 60 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • E-mail address — touch the e-mail address to open the Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the address. To forward the message 1 Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops up. 2 Touch Forward to forward the message. To view a multimedia message 1 Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon is displayed. A list of notifications is displayed.
Thunder_UM.book Page 61 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To delete a message or a message thread 1 In the Messaging list, touch and hold the message thread that you want to delete. 2 To delete the entire thread, touch Delete thread and then touch Delete to confirm deletion. To delete a message within a thread, touch and hold the message to delete, and then touch Delete message on the Message options menu. Touch Delete to confirm deletion.
Thunder_UM.book Page 62 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Android Keyboard You can type text using the Android on-screen keyboard. When you start an application or touch a field that requires text input, the onscreen keyboard opens. The keyboard automatically changes to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the orientation of your phone. To open the Android keyboard Touch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button .
Thunder_UM.book Page 63 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Keyboard controls 1 2 8 3 7 4 6 5 1 • Touch to type letters into the field where the cursor appears. • Touch and hold to type accented letters for applicable languages. 2 • Based on the letters being typed, the keyboard shows suggested words along the top, the most probable one highlighted in color. • You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text field.
Thunder_UM.book 5 6 Page 64 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Touch to use voice input. Say the words you want to enter to the microphone. The device enters the words that it can recognize from your voice. • Touch to enter the smiley emoticon. • Touch and hold to see the other available emoticons. 7 • Touch to delete a typed character, symbol, or a space to the left of the cursor. • Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text. 8 Touch to see more suggested words.
Thunder_UM.book Page 65 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Word suggestion settings Quick fixes Show suggestions Auto-complete Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos. Show suggested words as you type. A space or a proper punctuation mark is automatically inserted after a typed word. Create your personal dictionary The keyboard uses the default dictionary to display suggested words as you type. You can create a personal dictionary to include words not found in the main dictionary.
Thunder_UM.book Page 66 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Swype Keyboard The Swype keyboard allows you to enter text by drawing a path through the letters of a word, instead of touching each key to type the word. To open the Swype keyboard Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input method→ Swype.
Thunder_UM.book 3 Page 67 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • When no word is entered into the text box, touch the key to choose from the following: –Tutorial: Play the animated tutorial demonstrating how to use Swype. –More Help: Read Swype Help for detailed information on using Swype. –Options: Adjust the Swype keyboard settings. • After words are entered into the text box, touch the key to see other word suggestions to replace the word where the cursor is inserted.
Thunder_UM.book Page 68 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Google Search Widget You can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and information on Google, access applications installed on your smartphone, or find contacts stored in your Contacts list. To search by typing 1 From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen, touch to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or Contacts. 2 Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard appears.
Thunder_UM.book Page 69 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: You can also access the Voice Search function by touching the → Voice Search Launcher button . Power Control Widget To conserve battery, you may choose to disable one of these modes when not in use. 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Indicates if the appropriate mode is enabled or disabled. Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi connection. Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth.
Thunder_UM.book Page 70 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Managing Your Smartphone Settings To check storage spaces Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ SD card & phone storage. The screen displays the total and available space on the phone and on the microSD card. To erase unwanted application data to free storage space 1 Touch the Home button → Menu button Applications→ Manage applications.
Thunder_UM.book Page 71 Monday, December 13, 2010 1 Touch the Home button card & phone storage. 6:53 PM → Menu button → Settings→ SD 2 Touch Unmount SD card. 3 Turn off your smartphone. 4 Remove the back cover. 5 Remove the microSD card from your smartphone. To erase all data from your smartphone CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your Google account and downloaded applications from your smartphone. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.
Thunder_UM.book Page 72 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 4 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 • HSPA • Wi-Fi GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA To connect to the internet using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA Your smartphone is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your smartphone.
Thunder_UM.book Page 73 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: Depending on whether a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 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 identifying the data network icons, see "Status Bar" on page 38. You can set the smartphone to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network.
Thunder_UM.book Page 74 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 3 Touch Cellular Data Timeout to set the timeout value. For example, if you select 15 minutes, data connection will be turned off after 15 minutes of inactivity. To resume data connection, turn on the display of your smartphone. NOTE: You can also touch Cellular Data Timeout in the peak hours section to set the timeout value for peak hours. Wi-Fi You can connect your smartphone to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
Thunder_UM.book Page 75 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: Your smartphone has the ability to maintain a constant internet connection through Wi-Fi or mobile networks (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA). However, Wi-Fi connection has priority over mobile network connection if both are available.
Thunder_UM.book Page 76 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, flick to the bottom of the list to touch Add Wi-Fi network. Enter the Wi-Fi network settings, and then touch Save. Disable All Connections Using the Airplane Mode Selecting the Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane.
Thunder_UM.book Page 77 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To set up your home page To manually enter a home page: 1 Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page. 2 Enter the web 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. 2 Touch the Menu button → More→ Settings→ Set home page. 3 Touch Use current page→ OK.
Thunder_UM.book Page 78 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To open a new window Touch the Menu button → New window. A new browser window opens and displays the home page. To switch between browser windows You can open multiple browser windows and easily switch from one web page to another. 1 On a browser window, touch the Menu button NOTE: To close a browser window, touch → Windows. on the browser window. 2 Touch the web address of a desired web page.
Thunder_UM.book Page 79 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Using Web Links, History, and Downloads To select a link on a web page Move to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an orange box when you touch it. Link type Functionality Web page address Touch and hold the link to open a pop-up menu that allows you to copy the link of the web page to the clipboard, or share the link through Bluetooth, Evernote, Facebook, Gmail, text messaging, or Twitter.
Thunder_UM.book Page 80 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To allow download of web applications CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your smartphone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market. To download web applications, enable your smartphone’s downloading feature. 1 Touch the Home button Applications. → Menu button → Settings→ 2 Touch Unknown sources to select the check box.
Thunder_UM.book Page 81 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Manage Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your smartphone. To bookmark a web page 1 On the browser screen, go to the web page you want to bookmark. 2 Touch or touch the Menu button Bookmarks window opens. → Bookmarks. The 3 On the Bookmarks tab, touch Add. 4 Enter the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed. 5 Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.
Thunder_UM.book Page 82 Monday, December 13, 2010 Edit bookmark 6:53 PM Touch to open the Edit bookmark window. Enter the bookmark’s name and address and touch OK. Add shortcut to Home Touch to create the bookmark’s shortcut on the current Home screen. Then you can touch the shortcut on the Home screen to start the browser and go directly to the bookmarked page. Share link Touch to share the link through Bluetooth, Evernote, Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, or Twitter. • Bluetooth: Touch Bluetooth.
Thunder_UM.book Page 83 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM E-mail You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from webbased e-mail services on your smartphone. To open the e-mail application 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 84 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM typing the e-mail address completely. If you are sending the email to multiple recipients, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. You can add as many recipients as you need. 4 Type the subject. 5 Compose your message. 6 Touch the Menu button → Send. NOTE: If you want to save the message as a draft and modify it later, touch or touch Save as draft.
Thunder_UM.book Page 85 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Web Applications NOTE: You require an active Wi-Fi or mobile data network connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) to be able to connect to the web. For more information about configuring your smartphone for web connectivity, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 72. NOTE: Not all applications are available in all versions of this product. Gmail Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.
Thunder_UM.book Page 86 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account. Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received emails are delivered to your inbox. 1 2 3 7 4 5 6 1 Indicates the number of e-mails grouped under the same subject. 2 Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails. 3 Touch the check box to select the e-mail. To use this feature, touch the Menu button → More→ Settings, then enable Batch operations.
Thunder_UM.book Page 87 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To view e-mails in different folders or with labels To view e-mails stored in the folders other than the inbox, such as in the Sent or All Mail folders, or to view labeled or starred e-mails: 1 Touch the Menu button → Go to labels. 2 Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.
Thunder_UM.book Page 88 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 5 Touch to read the previous e-mail thread. 6 Touch to reply to all contacts in the mail loop. 7 Touch to forward the e-mail to another contact. 8 Touch to open or close the Reply all and Forward buttons. To create and send an e-mail 1 Touch the Menu button → Compose. 2 Enter 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 89 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To sign in automatically You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever you turn on the smartphone. 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings. 2 Select Automatically sign in. To add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add friends who have a Google Account. 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend.
Thunder_UM.book Page 90 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 4 To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon→ Change to open Gallery, then select the photo to use. 5 When finished, touch Done. To start a conversation 1 Touch to select a friend in the friends list. 2 Type your message in the text box. 3 Touch the Send button to send the message. To add a friend to an active conversation 1 On the chat screen, touch the Menu button → Add to chat.
Thunder_UM.book Page 91 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To show a friend in the most popular list 1 In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the options menu. 2 Touch Show friend. 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 92 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To find out what device your friend uses to chat on Google talk → Settings→ Mobile 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button indicator. 2 In the friends list, check the image that appears next to your friend’s name. For example, if your friend is using an Android phone, the Android image will appear. If no image is displayed, it indicates that your friend has signed in to Google using a computer.
Thunder_UM.book Page 93 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To see your location on a map On the Maps screen, touch with a blinking blue dot. . Your location is marked on the map NOTE: Selecting Enable GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint your current location down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power. To find a location on the map 1 On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → Search.
Thunder_UM.book Page 94 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 3 The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons. 1 4 2 3 94 1 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 95. 2 Touch to show the list of search results. 3 Touch to zoom in or out on the map. 4 The search result is marked by a lettered marker.
Thunder_UM.book Page 95 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To view the details of a place When you touch a place name on the map view, the following screen appears, showing the address, details and review for the place (if available). 6 1 5 2 4 3 1 Touch to display the map view. 2 Touch to obtain directions. For more information, see "To get directions" on page 99. 3 Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available.
Thunder_UM.book Page 96 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To move around a map 1 Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view the desired areas. 2 If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map, touch and hold the place to display the address (a picture thumbnail is also displayed if the street view for the location is available). To zoom-in or zoom-out on a map Touch to zoom out and touch to zoom in. To change map layers Google Maps opens with the default map layer.
Thunder_UM.book Page 97 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 98 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Satellite layer The satellite layer displays the map in non-real-time satellite view. Terrain layer The terrain layer combines street maps with visual information about terrains. → More Layers to find more layers that you can apply to the map. For information about the other layers, visit the Google Maps website.
Thunder_UM.book Page 99 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: To remove all of the layers other than the map layer, touch → Clear Map. To view a map in street view You can switch to street view for the location that you found on the map. The street view is composed of imagery captured from the streets. 1 Locate a place of interest on the map. For more information, see "To find a location on the map" on page 93 and "To move around a map" on page 96. 2 On the map, touch the name or address of the place.
Thunder_UM.book Page 100 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 2 Enter the starting point in the first text box and your destination in the second text box. NOTE: By default, your current location is the starting point, and the place you found on the map is your destination. 1 5 2 3 4 1 Starting point 2 Destination 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination: driving, public transportation, or walking. 4 Touch to render directions.
Thunder_UM.book Page 101 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Using Google Latitude NOTE: To use Google Latitude, you will be required to sign in to a Google account. The Google Latitude location service allows you to share locations with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with their Google accounts. You can also send instant messages and emails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations.
Thunder_UM.book Page 102 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To accept an invitation When you receive a request to share your location with a friend on Latitude, choose how you want to respond: • Accept and share your location: You can see your friend’s location, and your friend can see yours. • Accept, but hide your location: You can see your friend’s location, but they cannot see yours. • Don’t accept: Reject the sharing request. No location information is shared.
Thunder_UM.book Page 103 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To connect with your friends Touch a friend’s name in map view or list view to open the friend’s profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend and configure privacy options. 3 2 1 6 4 5 1 Switch to street view of the friend’s location. 2 Get directions to the friend’s location. 3 See a friend’s location on the map. 4 Sharing options: • Share best available location: Share street-level location with your friend.
Thunder_UM.book Page 104 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To control what to share and change your public profile 1 In Maps, touch the Menu button → Latitude. 2 Touch your name to open your public profile window. 1 5 2 3 4 3 Set the following options based on your preferences. 1 See your location on the map. 2 Change your photo: Change the picture that your friends see on the map or in their list of friends.
Thunder_UM.book 4 Page 105 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Edit privacy settings: Manage how your location is shared with your friends. • Turn off Latitude: Disable Latitude and end location sharing. • Detect your location: Latitude automatically detects and updates your current location. NOTE: To let Latitude report your location, you must enable My location sources. For more information, see "To enable location source" on page 92.
Thunder_UM.book Page 106 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Places Touch the Launcher button → Places . Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas stations, etc. 1 Touch to select a category. 2 From the list of places, touch the desired one to view more details. For more information on using the controls on this screen, see "To view the details of a place" on page 95.
Thunder_UM.book Page 107 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Navigation NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is not available in all areas. NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is only available for use in the United States at this time. WARNING: Ensure that you use this application in a safe and responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate your smartphone while driving. Touch the Launcher button → Navigation .
Thunder_UM.book Page 108 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Feature Description Searching by voice Speak your destination using Google Search by voice (English only). Traffic view Traffic view provides live traffic data and shows up-to-date traffic status on the → screen. Touch the Menu button Layers→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.
Thunder_UM.book Page 109 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Feature Description Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your route. Touch the Menu button → Layers to access popular types of places. Satellite View Satellite view allows you to view your route overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google's high-resolution aerial imagery. Touch the Menu button → Layers→ Satellite to turn on Satellite view. Street View Street view helps visualize turns with Street View imagery.
Thunder_UM.book Page 110 Monday, December 13, 2010 Feature Navigation shortcut 6:53 PM Description • Speak Destination: Speak your destination. • Type Destination: Type your destination. • Contacts: Select a destination from the location of your contacts. • Starred Places: Select a destination from the list of Starred Places.
Thunder_UM.book Page 111 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Feature Description Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your smartphone vibrates for turn notifications. News and Weather Touch the Launcher button → News and Weather . Weather The Weather service automatically detects your current location and shows the local weather information.
Thunder_UM.book Page 112 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 5 Touch . The weather information will be updated to the location you manually set. News When holding the smartphone in portrait format, 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 113 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM YouTube YouTube is an internet video streaming service that allows you to view videos uploaded by YouTube members. NOTE: Browsing and viewing videos does not require you to sign in to a YouTube account. However, to use all of the YouTube features, such as rating or commenting on a video or viewing “My account”, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account. To open YouTube Touch the Launcher button → YouTube .
Thunder_UM.book Page 114 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 4 The videos that match the words you said are listed. 5 Touch the video to start playing the video. To search for a video by category 1 Touch the Menu button → Categories. 2 Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which the video appears. 3 Touch to start playing the video. To filter videos by different time frames 1 In the search results that appear, touch the Menu button Time filter.
Thunder_UM.book Page 115 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Comments Write and send your comments about the video. Flag If you find the video inappropriate to get posted and want to have it removed, you can flag the video to notify the service provider. Android Market You can use Android Market to download and install applications and games on your smartphone. NOTE: Applications downloaded from Android Market may not support automatic screen orientation to portrait or landscape.
Thunder_UM.book Page 116 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 4 The Android Market screen opens. 6 1 5 2 4 3 1 • Touch Apps to view the application categories. All applications available for download are sorted by these categories. • Touch Games to view the game categories. All games available for download are sorted by these categories. 116 2 The Market screen displays popular application categories here for direct access. 3 The Market screen opens with featured applications for direct access.
Thunder_UM.book Page 117 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→ Brain & Puzzle: 1 1 Touch Top free to sort the items by rating. 2 Touch Just in to sort by date. 2 To download and install an application or game 1 Scroll and browse listed applications or games to locate the desired application. 2 Touch the application or game you want to download and install.
Thunder_UM.book Page 118 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM NOTE: If the application requires access to any of your data or functions on your smartphone, Market displays the information that the application can access. Touch the OK button to start download and installation. NOTE: During installation, the downloading 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 download progress.
Thunder_UM.book Page 119 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Synchronizing Your Google Data Through a web connection, your smartphone 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 & sync. → Menu button → Settings→ 2 Under the General sync settings bar, touch to select Background data to make all the sync options available.
Thunder_UM.book Page 120 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 5 Customizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone You can customize your smartphone, using the options available in the Settings menu. To change the display settings 1 Touch the Home button Display, or touch the Launcher button → Menu button → Settings→ → Settings icon → Display. 2 Touch the desired item under Display settings.
Thunder_UM.book Page 121 Monday, December 13, 2010 Screen timeout 6:53 PM • Set how long the screen remains on after the last operation. Scroll the options and touch a preferred timeout period; to disable this feature select Never timeout. • The screen automatically turns off and locks itself based on the preset timeout duration. • To turn on and unlock the screen, press the Power button and then flick the icon right to unlock the screen if it is automatically locked.
Thunder_UM.book Page 122 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM General settings Silent mode Silence all sounds except media and alarms. Vibrate Set the smartphone to vibrate based on the available settings. Volume • Ringtone: Adjust ringer volume for incoming calls and notifications. • Media: Adjust volume for music and video playback. • Alarm: Adjust volume for alarm ringtone. 1 To adjust volume, drag the sliders horizontally or touch the desired portion of the slider to increase or decrease volume.
Thunder_UM.book Page 123 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To manually set the date, time and time zone 1 Touch the Home button & time. → Menu button → Settings→ Date 2 Touch the desired option. 3 Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item. 4 To 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 source . • Manual: Allows you to manually adjust the date, time zone and time.
Thunder_UM.book Page 124 Monday, December 13, 2010 Set time 6:53 PM 1 Touch 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. 2 Touch the AM/PM button if the 12-hour format is in use. 3 Touch Set to confirm the time. Use 24-hour format Clear this check box to display the time in 12hour format. Select date format Select a format used for displaying the date.
Thunder_UM.book Page 125 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 6 Protecting Your Dell Venue Smartphone Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern You can protect your smartphone 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 126 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 3 Study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern. 4 Drag your finger to draw an 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 touch and drag your finger on the screen to create the pattern. 5 The smartphone records the pattern if it is correctly drawn.
Thunder_UM.book Page 127 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To enable or disable the screen unlock pattern and change related settings 1 Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Location & security→ Change screen lock, or touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → Location & security→ Change screen lock. 2 To 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 Change screen lock .
Thunder_UM.book Page 128 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN 1 Touch 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. 2 In the Choose your PIN screen, type a PIN in the text box. You PIN must have a minimum of 4 characters. 3 Touch Continue to proceed. 4 Enter the PIN code again to confirm. 5 Touch OK.
Thunder_UM.book Page 129 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 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 smartphone in order to unlock your SIM. NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter an incorrect PIN in three consecutive attempts.
Thunder_UM.book Page 130 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 7 Applications Camera Your smartphone has a 8.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature that allows you to capture and share high-quality pictures and videos. NOTE: Before you use the camera application, you need to install a microSD card in your smartphone. All pictures and videos that you capture using your smartphone’s camera are stored on the microSD card.
Thunder_UM.book 3 Page 131 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • On-screen shutter button. • To capture a picture: 1 Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen. 2 To start the auto focus mode, half-press and hold the camera button, or touch and hold the on-screen shutter button. 3 Touch the on-screen shutter button or press the camera button all the way down and release to capture the picture.
Thunder_UM.book Page 132 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 4 Flick horizontally to view the previous or next picture. 5 Touch to run a slideshow of the pictures stored in the same album. 6 Touch to view more actions you can do with the picture. • Share: Touch to select a way to share the picture. –Select Picasa to upload the picture to Picasa to allow your friends see it. –Select Bluetooth to send the picture to another paired Bluetooth device, or print the picture using a paired Bluetooth printer.
Thunder_UM.book Page 133 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To start the camcorder mode Touch the Launcher button → Camcorder . Camcorder controls 5 4 1 3 2 1 Viewfinder screen. 2 Camcorder setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camcorder settings. 3 To start or stop recording, touch this on-screen video recording button or press the camera button. 4 Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
Thunder_UM.book Page 134 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To manage videos 5 1 2 3 4 1 Flick horizontally to view the previous or next video. 2 Share: Touch to select a way to share the video. • Select YouTube to upload the video to the video streaming website YouTube, where people can view the posted video. To upload videos to YouTube, you must first sign in to your YouTube account. • Select Bluetooth to send the video to another paired Bluetooth device.
Thunder_UM.book Page 135 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Copying Files to and from the MicroSD The files on your smartphone are stored on the microSD card. To exchange pictures, videos, music, and other files between your smartphone and a computer, use the microSD card as a USB drive by connecting the smartphone to a computer with the included USB cable.
Thunder_UM.book Page 136 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To remove the microSD card 1 Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option to turn the smartphone off. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Slide and lift the microSD card out of the microSD card slot on the smartphone. Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that lets your smartphone connect over a wireless network to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for data exchange.
Thunder_UM.book Page 137 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To turn on Bluetooth and make the smartphone discoverable 1 Touch the Home button Wireless & networks. → Menu button → Settings → 2 Select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. The Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar. 3 Touch Bluetooth settings, then select the Discoverable check box to make the smartphone recognizable by other nearby Bluetooth devices.
Thunder_UM.book Page 138 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To end a Bluetooth connection 1 Touch the Home button → Menu button Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings. → 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 1 Touch the Home button → Menu button Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth settings. → Settings→ 2 Touch and hold the name of a paired device.
Thunder_UM.book Page 139 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM The Gallery application displays not only the pictures and videos stored on your microSD card, but also those uploaded to the Picasa web album of your Gmail account which you signed in with on your smartphone. NOTE: Before you run the Gallery application, ensure that a microSD card containing media files is installed on your smartphone. All pictures and videos that you capture using your smartphone’s camera are stored on the microSD card.
Thunder_UM.book Page 140 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • To post a selected picture or video to YouTube, Picasa, or to send it using Bluetooth, Messaging or Gmail, touch Share. • To delete a selected picture or video, touch Delete. • To set a picture as the Home screen wallpaper, touch More→ Set as→ Wallpaper. To display a full picture Touch a desired picture thumbnail to display the picture in full screen. • Flick the picture to view the next or previous picture.
Thunder_UM.book Page 141 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Music NOTE: The Music application only plays audio files saved on the microSD card of your smartphone. Before opening Music, ensure that the needed audio files have been copied to the microSD card of your smartphone. NOTE: Refer to "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 31 as an alternative way of using Music. To open Music Touch the Launcher button → Music .
Thunder_UM.book Page 142 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM b Flick the list and touch the name of an artist. A list displays the songs by the artist according to the album name. c Touch a music file to open the music playback screen and play the music. To control music playback 13 1 12 11 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 8 1 The album’s cover image if available. 2 The name of the artist. 3 The name of the album. 4 The name of the song being played.
Thunder_UM.book 7 Page 143 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • Touch the playback control bar to jump to any part of the song. • Drag and scroll the playback control bar forward to fast-forward the song. • Drag and scroll the playback control bar backward to rewind the song. 8 Touch 9 Touch to play the next song. to pause playback; touch to resume playback. 10 The duration of the song. 11 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes. 12 Touch to turn the shuffle mode on and off.
Thunder_UM.book Page 144 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Calendar Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. To open the calendar Touch the Launcher button → Calendar . To set up an event 1 On any calendar view, touch the Menu button event to open the Event details screen. → More→ New 2 Type the event name using the on-screen keyboard. 3 If there is a time period for the event, touch and type the From and To date and time.
Thunder_UM.book Page 145 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM • In day or week views, touch an event to open a quick view window of the event on the lower part of the screen. • Touch the quick view window to view details about the event. • Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event.
Thunder_UM.book Page 146 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder 1 Touch the notification area of the status bar, to open the notification menu. 2 Touch the upcoming event name to display the event. NOTE: If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen. 3 Touch Snooze all to put off all event reminders for five minutes. Touch Dismiss all to turn off all event reminders.
Thunder_UM.book Page 147 Monday, December 13, 2010 Repeat 6:53 PM Select the days you want the alarm to ring, then touch OK. NOTE: If you did not select any days for the alarm, Never appears to hint that your alarm will only go off once. Ringtone Select the alarm ringtone. Vibrate Select the check box if you want the smartphone to vibrate when the alarm goes off. Label Give the alarm a name for a special event. NOTE: On the Alarm Clock screen you can also add a new alarm by → Add alarm.
Thunder_UM.book Page 148 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM To silence all alarms You can change the settings to choose if the alarm should ring when the smartphone is in Silent mode. 1 On the Alarms screen, touch the Menu button → Settings. 2 Touch Alarm in silent mode to set the alarm to ring when the smartphone is in Silent mode. Calculator 1 Touch the Launcher button → Calculator . The basic calculator panel opens.
Thunder_UM.book Page 149 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 6 To play back a sound recording again, touch the Launcher button → Music → Playlist→ My recordings, then select a recording to play. For information about Music, see "Music" on page 141. Voice Dialer Touch the Launcher button → Voice Dialer . The voice dialer allows you to make calls and run applications using voice commands on your smartphone. The voice dialer pop-up displays examples of voice commands that you can use.
Thunder_UM.book Page 150 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Dell Mobile Sync The Dell Mobile Sync (powered by Nero™) software allows you to copy or sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts between your device and a computer. NOTE: The Dell Mobile Sync software is supported by Microsoft Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.
Thunder_UM.book Page 151 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM b Navigate to the Dell Mobile Sync folder on the removable disk. c Double-click the InstallDellMSync.exe file to start the installation. NOTE: You can also download and install the drivers and Dell Mobile Sync software from support.dell.com/support/downloads. To sync music, photos, videos, and Outlook contacts: 1 Ensure that the supplied USB cable is connected to your device and a computer.
Thunder_UM.book Page 152 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM 9 Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Possible solutions SIM card malfunction or damage. Take the SIM card to your service provider for testing. The SIM card may be inserted improperly. Insert the SIM card properly. The SIM card's metal contacts may have dirt or dust. Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the SIM card’s metal contacts. The network signal may be too weak at your current location.
Thunder_UM.book Page 153 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Problem Possible causes Possible solutions You cannot make outgoing calls The SIM card may not be installed. Install a valid SIM card in your smartphone. Poor signal. Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window. Your smartphone is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity. Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Airplane mode option to disable it.
Thunder_UM.book Page 154 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Echo or noise Poor network trunk quality from your service provider, or poor local telephone line quality. End the call and dial again. You may be switched to a better-quality network trunk or phone line. Noises during a call You may be near a strong electromagnetic source such as a TV, microwave oven, and so on during a call. Move to another location to reduce the interference effects.
Thunder_UM.book Page 155 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Problem Possible causes Shortened standby time The standby time is affected If you are located in an area by your service provider’s where the network signal is system configuration. weak, temporarily turn off your smartphone. Possible solutions The battery is depleted. In high-temperature environments, battery life will be shortened. Use a new battery.
Thunder_UM.book Page 156 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Unable to send or receive multimedia messages. Your smartphone is in Airplane mode with no wireless connectivity. Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Airplane mode option to disable it. No MMS service is available. Subscribe to the MMS service from your network service provider. Unable to send or receive e-mail. Your MMS settings are not configured properly.
Thunder_UM.book Page 157 Monday, December 13, 2010 6:53 PM If your smartphone does not turn on due to corrupt system files, you can either reset your smartphone or start emergency software recovery. Reset your smartphone to the default state 1 Press and hold the Power button and then touch the Power off option→ OK on the screen to turn off the smartphone. 2 Press and hold the volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously.
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