Tablet User’s Guide Regulatory model: P08T Regulatory type: P08T001
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Contents Contents About Your Tablet �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Set Up the Tablet Mode ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 6 Using Your Tablet ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 Using the Touch Screen ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
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About Your Tablet Your Inspiron duo notebook can also be used as a tablet.
Set Up the Tablet Mode Set Up the Tablet Mode 1. Open the display.
Set Up the Tablet Mode 2. Push the display panel from the top and rotate it 180 degrees clockwise.
Set Up the Tablet Mode 3. Close the display. The duo Stage interface is activated automatically in Tablet Mode.
Using Your Tablet Using Your Tablet Using the Touch Screen The touch screen feature on your tablet allows you to interact with the tablet without the use of additional devices such as a mouse or keyboard. Opening Applications Touch the application tile to open the applications. For more information on the different applications, see “Applications in the duo Stage Interface” on page 14.
Using Your Tablet Touch Screen Gestures The multi-touch screen on your tablet allows you to use your finger to move the screen content, scroll through menus, view photos, and so on. Zoom Dwell Allows you to increase or decrease the magnification of the screen content. Allows you to access additional information by simulating a right-click. Press and hold a finger on the touch screen, to open context-sensitive menus.
Using Your Tablet Scroll Allows you to scroll through content. The scroll features include: Pan — Allows you to move the focus on the selected object when the entire object is not visible. Move two fingers in the desired direction to pan scroll the selected object. Scroll Horizontal — Allows you to scroll left or right on the active window. Move a finger to the left or right to activate horizontal scrolling. Rotate Allows you to rotate the active content on the screen.
Using Your Tablet Screen Orientation The orientation on your tablet changes depending on the way you hold the tablet. Rotate the tablet sideways to change the orientation of the screen from portrait to landscape mode, and vice versa. In landscape mode, the screen content expands to fit the screen and is suitable for viewing pages on your web browser.
Using Your Tablet On-Screen Keyboard You can type text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard appears when you touch anywhere on the screen. The keyboard automatically changes to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the orientation of your tablet. To use the on-screen keyboard 1. Touch anywhere on the screen. A portion of the on-screen keyboard appears on the top left of the screen. 2. Touch and drag the portion of the keyboard that appears to view the entire keyboard. 3.
duo Stage Interface duo Stage Interface The duo Stage interface launches as soon as you set your laptop to tablet mode. This interface provides access to your favorite media and multi-touch applications.
duo Stage Interface If you do not want the duo Stage interface to launch every time you set your laptop to Tablet mode, touch the settings icon and clear the Show duo Stage when entering tablet mode check box. The Windows 7 desktop will display as soon as you close the duo Stage interface. To manually launch the duo Stage interface, click Start Stage.
duo Stage Interface Applications in duo Stage Interface This section gives an introduction about the different tiles available in the duo Stage interface. NOTE: The default tiles are pre-installed on your computer. You can download the latest duo Stage software from support.dell.com. Listen to music or radio stations from across the globe. You can also browse through your music files by album, artist, or song title.
duo Stage Interface Play movies, videos, or watch TV shows using the Internet. You can use the optional CinemaNow application to purchase or rent movies and TV shows using the Internet. Browse the web, send e-mail, download music and books. Play touch-enabled games. Read e-books available on your tablet. You can download books using the Internet. Draw and edit photos.
Music Music Touch the Music tile to: • view and listen to the recently played music available in your tablet • view and browse your music collection in your library by album, artists, or genres • download songs using Napster • listen to the radio using RadioTime 18
Music Playing Recently Added Songs 1. Touch the Music tile to view the MusicStage home page. 2. On the MusicStage page, touch the desired thumbnail to play the song. Playing Songs Available on Your Tablet 1. Touch the Music tile to view the MusicStage home page. 2. Touch the Library tab and browse the songs by albums, artists, or genres. ALBUMS — Touch to view and play a song from the albums available on your tablet. The ALBUMS tab is selected by default.
Music Controlling Music Playback 1 2 3 4 5 1 Touch to play the previous song. This option is enabled only if there is more than one song in the selected album. 2 Touch to pause playback; touch to resume playback. 3 Touch to play the next song. This option is enabled only if there is more than one song in the selected album. 4 Touch the playback control to jump to any part of the song. 5 Touch the volume control to increase, decrease, or mute the volume.
Music Downloading Music Using Napster Napster is an online music application that allows you to choose and download songs that are categorized by top songs, artists, or genres. To download music: 1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. 2. Touch the Music tile to view the MusicStage home page. 3. Touch the Napster tab and view the songs listed by top songs, artists, or genre. 4. Touch the desired song to download to your tablet.
Music Listening to Songs Using Online Radio The RadioTime application allows you to listen to songs on the radio from different regions across the globe. To listen to radio: 1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. 2. Touch the Music tile to view the MusicStage home page. 3. Touch the RadioTime tab. 4. Choose the radio location. Touch BROWSE BY LOCATION or touch the locations highlighted on the globe. 5. Touch the play button to start listening to radio of the selected region.
Photo Photo Touch the Photo tile to: • view, edit, and print photos • import photos from external storage devices such as a USB drive or digital camera • organize photos by date or albums • upload photos to websites such as Facebook, Flickr, or Shutterfly 23
Photo Viewing Recently Added Photos 1. Touch the Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. 2. On the PhotoStage page, touch the desired thumbnail to view the photo. Viewing Photos Available on Your Tablet 1. Touch the Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. 2. Touch the Library tab to view all photos listed in the library.
Photo Uploading Photos on Facebook, Flickr, or Shutterfly 1. Touch the Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. 2. Touch the desired photo. The following options appear: — Touch to upload photos to your Facebook account. — Touch to upload photos to your Flickr account. — Touch to upload photos to your Shutterfly account. NOTE: You can also upload your photos to Facebook and Flickr accounts by accessing the Facebook and Flickr tabs respectively. Viewing Photo Information 1.
Photo Editing Photos 1. Touch the Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. 2. Touch the thumbnail of the desired photo to edit. NOTE: To view all the photos on the tablet, touch the Library tab and touch the desired photo thumbnail. 3. Touch the Edit icon to view the editing options. The editing options available are: Rotate Crop — Touch to rotate the photo by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. — Touch to crop a desired portion of the photo.
Photo Importing Photos 1. Touch the Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. 2. Touch the Library tab. 3. Touch IMPORT. In the window that appears, add the photos from an external device such as a USB drive or digital camera.
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Photo 1 Touch to go back to PhotoStage home page. 2 Touch to view the previous photo. 3 Touch to connect to your Facebook account and upload your photos. 4 Touch to connect to your Flickr account and upload your photos. 5 Touch to connect to your Shutterfly account and upload your photos. 6 Touch to view information about a photo such as date taken and location where the photo is saved on your tablet. 7 Touch to edit the photo. For more information on the editing options, see page 26.
Photo Scanning and Organizing Digital Photos 1. Touch Photos tile to view the PhotoStage home page. 2. Touch the Apps tab and touch Open to launch Windows Live Photo Gallery.
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Photo Changing the Photo Tile Settings Touch the Photo tile and touch the settings icon . You can change the following settings: Slide show — The following options are available in this tab: • Transition — Touch to select an animation effect for the slide show. The options available are Pan/Zoom, Cross fade, and Alpha Artist. The default option is Pan/Zoom. • Duration — Touch to select the time interval in second(s) for a photo to appear during the slide show.
Video Video Touch the Video tile to: • view recently added videos and movies • organize the videos by name or date • view or rent online movies using CinemaNow 33
Video Viewing Recently Added Videos 1. Touch the Videos tile to launch the VideoStage home page. 2. Touch the thumbnail of the recently added video to start playing. You can: • touch the icon to play the movie from the beginning. • touch the icon to resume the movie. Viewing Videos Available on Your Tablet 1. Touch the Videos tile to launch the VideoStage home page. 2. Touch the Library tab to see all the videos saved on your tablet. 3. Touch a video to start playing.
Video Viewing Online Videos 1. Touch the Videos tile to launch the VideoStage home page. 2. Touch the CinamaNow tab to connect to the online CinemaNow application. It hosts movies, music concerts, and television shows. You can: • become a member and browse movies and TV shows by genres. • view, buy, and rent movies online. Changing the Video Tile Settings Touch the Video tile and touch the settings icon .
Books Books Touch the Books tile to launch the Welcome the BookStage eReader window. On this window that appears you can: • read book available in the library available on your tablet • search and download books for free • create a BookStage account to buy books from the online store NOTE: Select Hide this welcome screen at startup to hide the welcome window.
Books Reading Books 1. Touch the Books tile to launch the My Library home. 2. Touch the desired book twice to open the book.
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Books 1 Touch to open different options for using BookStage application. The options available are: Open — Touch to open an existing book on your tablet. Print — Touch to print a book. Password — Touch to create or change password for your BookStage account. Account — Touch to manage your account information such as contact information, regional data, and credit card information. Settings — Touch to manage change the settings for BookStage application. For more information on settings, see page 44.
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Books 7 Drag the page to the left to view the next page. 8 Touch to see the different options to view and zoom a book. 9 Touch to zoom in the text on the pages. 10 Touch to zoom out the text on the pages. 11 Touch the horizontal scroll bar to scroll through the pages quickly. 12 13 14 Allows you to create bookmarks in a book. Drag and highlight one or more words. The Text Toolbar appears. Touch the on the Text Toolbar to save it as a bookmark. Touch to view table of contents in a book.
Books Searching Books You can search for more information on the Internet about any word in the book. To launch the search option: 1. Open a book, drag and highlight a word. The Text Toolbar appears. 2. Touch the Look up selection icon A list of websites appears. . 3. Touch the desired website to search for more information.
Books Downloading Free Books 1. Touch the Books tile to view the BookStage home page. 2. Touch the Free Books tab. 3. You can search for books using any one of the following options: General — Touch to search all the free books available. Author — Touch to search books written by an author. Subject — Touch to search books based on a subject. Title — Touch to search books by a title. Purchasing Books 1. Touch the Books tile to view the BookStage home page. 2.
Books Changing the Books Tile Settings Open the BookStage application and touch → Settings. You can change the following settings: General Settings — The options under this tab allow you to change the General and User Interface Settings. Profile — Allows you to update your profile on BookStage. Speech — The options under this tab allow you to change the speech and reading playback settings.
Paint Paint Touch the Paint tile to create paintings or drawings using tools such as a chalk, pencil, marker, or crayon.
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Paint 1 Touch to open different options available within this application such as Save As..., Set as Wallpaper, Print, Update, Settings, and Help. 2 Touch to redo an action performed. 3 Touch to undo an action performed. 4 Touch the white board to draw and paint photos. 5 Touch to select the drawing tools such as a chalk, pencil, marker, crayon, and eraser. 6 Touch to see the options available under each stamp category. These options will change dynamically based on the stamp you choose.
Games Games Touch the Games tile to view the games available on your tablet. To play games: 1. Touch the Games tile. 2. Touch the icon of the desired game to start playing the game.
Internet Internet Touch the Internet tile to: • search for information • send and receive e-mails and stay connected with your family and friends • bookmark frequently visited website(s) as favorites for quick access • have multiple pages open at once, each one being displayed on a separate tab 49
Internet Solving Problems This section provides troubleshooting information for your tablet. Touch Screen Problems Some or all multi-touch features are not working — • Certain touch and multi-touch features may be disabled. To enable them, double-click the Flicks icon in the notification area of your desktop. In the Pen and Touch window, select the Touch tab and ensure that Use your finger as an input device and Enable multi-touch gestures and inking options are selected.
Internet If the touch screen starts losing its sensitivity — The touch screen may have foreign particles (such as sticky notes) that are blocking the touch sensors. To remove these particles: a. Turn off the computer. b. Disconnect the AC adapter cable from the wall outlet. CAUTION: Do not use water or a cleaning liquid to wipe the touch screen. c.
Internet Power Problems If the power light is off — The computer is either turned off, in hibernate mode, or is not receiving power. • Press the power button. The computer resumes normal operation if it is off or in hibernate mode. • Reseat the AC adapter cable into the power connector on the computer, into the AC adapter, and to the electrical outlet.
Internet If the power light is breathing white — The computer is in standby mode or the display may not be responding. • Press a key on the keyboard, move the connected mouse or a finger on the touch pad, or press the power button to resume normal operation. • If the display is not responding, press the power button until the computer turns off and then turn it back on. • If the problem persists, contact Dell technical support.
Internet Wireless Network Problems If the wireless network connection is lost — The wireless router is offline or wireless has been disabled on the computer. • Check your wireless router to ensure it is powered on and connected to your data source (cable modem or network hub). • Check if wireless is enabled on the your tablet. • Re-establish your connection to the wireless router (for more information, see the Inspiron duo Setup Guide at support.dell.com/manuals).
Internet duo Stage Problems If the duo Stage interface does not launch as soon as you set your notebook as a tablet — The duo Stage interface is corrupt or has some files missing. • Try launching the application manually. Click Start duo Stage. → All Programs→ Dell Stage→ • Reinstall the duo Stage interface. To reinstall, download the duo Stage application file from support.dell.com or from My Dell Downloads at DownloadStore.dell.com.
