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Thunder_UM.book Page 2 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Contents 1 Setting Up Your Dell Venue Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . Getting Your Smartphone Ready for Use . 7 . . . . Turning On Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 11 Turning Off Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Turning Off the Screen 2 Dell Venue Smartphone Features Touch Screen . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Screen Orientation 24 . . . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 4 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Messaging 1:35 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pop-Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Android Keyboard . Swype Keyboard. 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Google Search Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Power Control Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Managing Your Smartphone Settings . 4 Internet . . . . . 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 5 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Protect Your Smartphone Data With a PIN . Protect Your Smartphone Data With a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 . . . . . 138 Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Applications Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 6 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Connect to a Computer and Install Nero SyncWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Nero SyncWizard 9 Troubleshooting 6 Contents . . . 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thunder_UM.book Page 7 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 8 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 9 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 10 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 11 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 12 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. Touch the OK button to confirm your input.
Thunder_UM.book Page 13 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 2 Dell Venue Smartphone Features This section provides information about the features available on your Dell Venue smartphone. 1 2 5 6 11 Feature 1 Headphone connector 7 43 8 10 9 Function(s) Connects to headphones.
Thunder_UM.book Page 14 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Feature 1:35 PM Function(s) 2 Power and Sleep/Wake button • 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. –Press and hold to select one of these options: Silent mode: The smartphone is set to vibrate mode; all sounds are disabled except for alarms.
Thunder_UM.book Page 15 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Feature 7 Menu button 8 Home button 1:35 PM Function(s) 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. • Connects to a USB cable to transfer files to a computer.
Thunder_UM.book Page 16 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1 1:35 PM 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 16 Secures the battery in place.
Thunder_UM.book Page 17 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Feature 5 Camera button 1:35 PM Function(s) • 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. 6 Volume down button • While playing media such as music tracks or video clips: –Press to decrease the media volume by one level.
Thunder_UM.book Page 18 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. • Input text using the onscreen keyboard or numeric keypad.
Thunder_UM.book Page 19 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Finger Gestures Allows you to: Touch and hold Touch and hold your finger on the screen. Move an item on a Home screen panel, except for the HOME Stage widget.
Thunder_UM.book Page 20 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. 20 Dell Venue Smartphone Features • Move items such as images and icons on the screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 21 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Finger Gestures Allows you to: Flick or swipe Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen. Scroll through Home screen panels, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.
Thunder_UM.book Page 22 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Finger Gestures Allows you to: Zoom out Move two fingers close together on the screen. 22 Dell Venue Smartphone Features Reduce the view of an image or web page.
Thunder_UM.book Page 23 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Finger Gestures 1:35 PM 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 24 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 screen panels are always displayed in portrait format and does not automatically orient to landscape format. Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not support automatic screen orientation to landscape or portrait format.
Thunder_UM.book Page 25 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM • EMAIL (see "Using the EMAIL Stage widget" on page 28.) • GALLERY (see "Using the GALLERY Stage widget" on page 29.) • MUSIC (see "Using the MUSIC Stage widget" on page 30.) • SOCIAL (see "Using the SOCIAL Stage widget" on page 31.) • WEB (see "Using the WEB Stage widget" on page 31.) Adding a Stage Widget 1 Navigate to a free Home screen panel. 2 Touch and hold on the Home screen panel until the Add to Home screen menu appears.
Thunder_UM.book Page 26 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Using Stage Widgets Using the HOME Stage widget The panoramic Home screen comes with Dell Stage widget. You can directly access your most recently-used applications on the HOME Stage widget. The panoramic Home screen also has plenty of space to display widgets, folders, and shortcuts, providing easy access to your favorite or frequently-used applications. You can also display your favorite pictures as your Home screen wallpapers.
Thunder_UM.book Page 27 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Or, you can touch at the bottom of the screen to display the shortcuts for each Home screen panel. Touch on the corresponding icon to go to the desired Home screen panel. Using the CONTACTS Stage widget From the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your favorite contacts, or add a new contact quickly. • Touch a favorite contact to select the action to proceed with.
Thunder_UM.book Page 28 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM • 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 29 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 30 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. Touch a song to start playback.
Thunder_UM.book Page 31 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Using the SOCIAL Stage widget The SOCIAL Stage widget provides shortcuts to Facebook and Twitter applications. For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see "Facebook" on page 86 and "Twitter" on page 89. Using the WEB Stage widget The WEB Stage widget displays your recently-visited websites and bookmarks. Touch the website you want to visit, or touch MORE BOOKMARKS to select a website you want to visit.
Thunder_UM.book Page 32 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Customizing Your Home Screen Panels To add an item to a Home screen panel 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 panel. 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 33 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Items 1:35 PM Steps Shortcuts Applications: Add shortcuts for items that you 1 Flick the application menu to locate the desired application. want to access directly from the 2 Touch the desired application to create Home screen panel. the shortcut on the current Home screen panel. Bookmark: 1 Flick the Bookmarks list to locate the desired bookmark. 2 Touch the desired bookmark to create the shortcut on the current Home screen panel.
Thunder_UM.book Page 34 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. 4 Touch the shortcut icon that you want to use for the shortcut. 5 Touch the Save button.
Thunder_UM.book Page 35 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Items 1:35 PM 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 panel. 2 Touch Widgets in the Add to Home screen menu that appears. 3 Flick the available applications or services to locate the desired one.
Thunder_UM.book Page 36 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. Menu button → 1 Touch a picture category from your Wallpaper to change your Home screen wallpaper. collection, such as Camera, bluetooth, and so on.
Thunder_UM.book Page 37 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. Status Bar The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification, status, and time areas.
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Thunder_UM.book Page 41 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 panel 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 panel, touch the shortcut to launch the application. If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen panel, touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then touch the desired application shortcut.
Thunder_UM.book Page 44 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Other call settings 1:35 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 51 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Contacts settings To see the contact settings, you can either: • Touch Contacts Menu button • Touch Phone button Display options 54 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 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Accounts 1:35 PM Contacts stored on your smartphone can be synchronized with a computer using Nero PC Suite; contacts stored on your personal e-mail account like Gmail can be synchronized through an Internet connection. To select the data to synchronize: 1 Select Background data to make all the sync options available. 2 Select Auto-sync to let the smartphone automatically synchronize the selected data in your e-mail account.
Thunder_UM.book Page 56 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. NOTE: For information about the message thread, see "Receiving text and multimedia messages" on page 61. To compose and send a text message 1 On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread.
Thunder_UM.book Page 57 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. Matching contacts with their mobile numbers or e-mail addresses appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact, or continue manually typing the desired phone number or e-mail address. NOTE: Repeat step 1 to enter more mobile numbers if you want to send the message to multiple recipients.
Thunder_UM.book Audio Page 58 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 59 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Record audio 1:35 PM Open the Recorder application to record an audio clip. • Touch to start recording. • Touch to stop recording. • Touch to listen to the recording. • Touch Use this recording to attach the recording to your message.
Thunder_UM.book Page 60 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Slideshow 1:35 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 61 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 62 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 63 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 64 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 65 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 66 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 67 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 68 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 69 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 70 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 71 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 72 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 73 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1 Touch the Home button card & phone storage. 1:35 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 74 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 75 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 76 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 3 Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network to connect to. 4 Enter a password (if necessary), then touch Connect to connect to the Wi-Fi network. NOTE: To connect to a network protected by Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2, or WPS (Wireless Protected Setup), you must enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS security key to obtain authorized access to the network.
Thunder_UM.book Page 77 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To connect to another Wi-Fi network 1 Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Wireless & networks→ Wi-Fi settings. The detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list. NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi → Scan. settings screen, touch the Menu button 2 Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the network you want to connect to.
Thunder_UM.book Page 78 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To go to a web page 1 On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the screen. 2 Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you type the address, matching web page addresses appear. 3 Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that web page, or complete typing the web page address, then touch the Go button.
Thunder_UM.book Page 79 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To zoom in on a web page Pinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart on the screen. To zoom out on a web page Pinch-in a desired area of a web page by bringing two fingers closer together on the screen. To view the next or previous page Touch the Back button to view the previous page; touch to Menu button → Forward to view the next page. To open a new window Touch the Menu button → New window.
Thunder_UM.book Page 80 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To copy text on a web page You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail, text, or multimedia messages. 1 Go to the web page from where you want copy the text. 2 Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu button → More→ Select text. 3 Position your finger at the start of the text you want to copy and then drag to the end of the text you want to copy. The copied text is highlighted in pink.
Thunder_UM.book Page 81 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Link type Functionality Phone number Touch to open the Phone application to call the phone number. NOTE: You can call a number from the web page only if the feature is supported by your service provider. To check the history of visited web pages 1 On the browser screen, touch button → History, or touch the Menu → Bookmarks. 2 Touch the History tab . 3 Touch the day when your desired web page was last visited.
Thunder_UM.book Page 82 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To install an application 1 On the browser screen, touch the application you want to download. 2 The application details screen appears. Read details about the application, such as its cost, overall rating, comments by users, the developer contact info, and more. 3 To install the application, select either Install (free applications) or Buy (applications that require purchase).
Thunder_UM.book Page 83 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM • Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the pop-up menu touch Open to open the bookmark in the same browser window, or Open in new window to open the bookmark in a new window. To manage your bookmarks 1 On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button → Bookmarks.
Thunder_UM.book Page 84 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To configure browser settings → More→ Settings On the browser screen, touch the Menu button to adjust the browser settings. 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 .
Thunder_UM.book Page 85 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 3 Type the recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you type information, matching contacts appear on the screen. Touch the recipient to automatically add the e-mail address, or continue 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 86 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 74. Facebook Touch the Launcher button → Facebook .
Thunder_UM.book Page 87 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To use Facebook on your smartphone Once logged in, press the Menu button , and then touch Home at the bottom of the screen to enter your Facebook main page. 1 1 6 2 5 3 4 Touch News feed to view the messages and pictures you and your friends posted.
Thunder_UM.book 5 Page 88 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Touch Inbox to view e-mails sent between you and your friends. Touch the desired e-mail to read it. • To delete an email, touch the check box next to the desired e-mail, then touch the Delete button. • To reply to the e-mail, type your reply into the text box at the bottom then touch the Send button. • To compose a new e-mail, touch the Menu button 6 → Compose.
Thunder_UM.book Page 89 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Twitter Touch the Launcher button → Twitter . Twitter is a social networking service application that allows you to view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can also post your own Tweets for others to read. To sign in to Twitter NOTE: You must have a Twitter account to use Twitter. To set up a Twitter account, touch Sign up now and follow the instructions on the screen.
Thunder_UM.book Page 90 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To use Twitter on your smartphone 1 6 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 6 1 Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on page 92. 2 Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow. • Touch an author’s picture to view the tweets from the author.
Thunder_UM.book 5 Page 91 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM View the most popular trending topics at the moment. • Touch the Current, Daily, and Weekly tabs to view the lists of current, daily and weekly trending topics. • Touch a trending topic to view the tweets related to that topic. 6 • Touch to search for tweets about a desired topic, or tweets sent by authors around your location. –To search for tweets about a topic, type the topic or keyword into the Search Tweets text box, then touch .
Thunder_UM.book Page 92 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To create a tweet 7 6 5 4 1 2 1 92 3 Type your tweet message here. 2 Touch the Update button to post your tweet. 3 Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet. 4 Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk to in your tweet. Their names will appear in your tweet as “@name”. 5 Touch to start the camera and capture a picture to post along with your tweet.
Thunder_UM.book Page 93 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM The Twitter widget From the Twitter widget you created on the Home screen, you can view the latest tweets posted by the authors you follow. 2 3 1 4 1 Touch to view the tweets posted by the authors you follow. 2 To post your tweet, touch the text box to open the tweet composing screen, then type your tweet and touch Update to post it. 3 You can also touch the Update button here to compose and post your tweet.
Thunder_UM.book Page 94 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM RadioTime RadioTime is an Internet radio service that allows you to listen to your local AM/FM radio, and find many types of streaming talk radio and streaming music radio online. 1 Touch the Launcher button → RadioTime . 2 In the RadioTime main page, select the desired radio from the options available below, or directly type a keyword in the Search text box.
Thunder_UM.book Page 95 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM • Sports: allows you to select radio from multiple types of sports radio. • By Location: allows you to select radio by country/region. • By Language: allows you to select radio by language. • Podcasts: allows you to select radio from a list of podcasts. 3 Once a radio is selected, it will start streaming and playback. 1 4 2 3 1 Touch to return to the previous page. 2 Touch to select the action you want to proceed with.
Thunder_UM.book Page 96 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To access RadioTime presets If you have a RadioTime account, preform the following steps to access your presets. 1 In RadioTime, touch the Menu button → Settings. 2 Touch If you have a RadioTime account, enter it here to access Presets. 3 Type your username and password in the corresponding fields. 4 Touch Save. Gmail Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google. To open Gmail Touch the Launcher button → Gmail .
Thunder_UM.book Page 97 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM NOTE: Signing in to your Google Account requires an Internet connection. Ensure that your smartphone has an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) before you sign in. For more information about setting up a data connection, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 74. NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account. Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view.
Thunder_UM.book Page 98 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To refresh Gmail Touch the Menu button → Refresh to send or receive e-mails and to synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the web. 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.
Thunder_UM.book 2 Page 99 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in Inbox, touch → Go to labels→ Starred. the Menu button 3 Touch to reply to the contact. 4 Touch to reply to all contacts in the mail loop. 5 Touch to forward the e-mail to another contact. 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 100 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 101 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 102 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 103 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 104 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To see your location on a map On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button → My Location. Your location is marked on the map with a blinking blue dot. 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 105 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 3 The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons. 1 4 2 3 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 106. 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 106 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 110. 3 Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the information is available.
Thunder_UM.book Page 107 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 108 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 109 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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. → Layers → More layers to find more layers that you can apply on the map. For information about the other layers, visit the Google Maps website.
Thunder_UM.book Page 110 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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 104 and "To move around a map" on page 107. 2 On the map, touch the name or address of the place. 3 On the location details screen, touch Street View .
Thunder_UM.book Page 111 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. 5 Touch to set your current location, a contact address, or a place on the map as the starting point or destination. 3 Touch Go.
Thunder_UM.book Page 112 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 113 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 114 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 115 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 116 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 103.
Thunder_UM.book Page 117 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 106.
Thunder_UM.book Page 118 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 119 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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. Press the Menu button Layers→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.
Thunder_UM.book Page 120 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Feature Description Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your route. Press 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. Press the Menu button → Layers→ Satellite to turn on Satellite view. 120 Street View Street view helps visualize turns with Street View imagery.
Thunder_UM.book Page 121 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Feature Navigation shortcut 1:35 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 122 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Feature Description Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your smartphone vibrates for turn notifications. 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 123 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To search for a video by typing 1 Touch the icon on the top right of the YouTube screen, or touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar. 2 Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the on-screen keyboard. The search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box. You can: • Scroll the search results and touch a desired one.
Thunder_UM.book Page 124 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 3 The videos that match the selected time frame are listed. To watch videos 1 Select a video listed on the on the YouTube screen. The video starts playing automatically. 2 To control video playback, touch anywhere on the screen to display and use the playback controls. 3 To end playback, touch the Back button . or the Home button To manage a video 1 When browsing videos in a list, touch and hold a video to open the options menu.
Thunder_UM.book Page 125 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To open Android Market 1 Touch the Launcher button → Market . 2 Sign in to Android Market with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on page 96). 3 Touch the Accept button after you read and agree with the Android Market Terms of Service.
Thunder_UM.book Page 126 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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. 126 2 The Market screen displays popular application categories here for direct access.
Thunder_UM.book Page 127 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 128 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 129 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 130 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 131 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Screen timeout 1:35 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 132 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 133 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 134 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Set time 1:35 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 135 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 136 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 137 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 138 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 139 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 140 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 141 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 142 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 143 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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.
Thunder_UM.book Page 144 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 145 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 146 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 147 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 148 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 149 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 150 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 151 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 30 as an alternative way of using Music. To open Music Touch the Launcher button → Music .
Thunder_UM.book Page 152 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 153 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 154 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 155 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM • Touch and hold an event to open a menu with options for viewing, editing, or deleting the event, or creating a new event. Event reminders If you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon appears in the notifications area of the status bar at the time of the event. To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder 1 Touch the notification area of the status bar, to open the notification menu.
Thunder_UM.book Page 156 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 3 The Set alarm menu appears with these settings: Turn on alarm Turn on the alarm that you have set on the smartphone. Time Set the alarm time. Adjust the time by touching or , or touch the hour and minute fields to enter a time. Touch AM to change to PM or vice versa, then touch Set when done. Repeat Select the days you want the alarm to ring, then touch OK.
Thunder_UM.book Page 157 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM To temporarily disable an alarm On the Alarms screen, touch to clear the green bar that appears next to the alarm you want to disable. Green bar To delete an alarm 1 On the Alarms screen, touch the alarm time you want to delete. 2 On the Set alarm screen, touch Delete. To silence all alarms You can change the settings to choose if the alarm should ring when the smartphone is in Silent mode.
Thunder_UM.book Page 158 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Calculator 1 Touch the Launcher button → Calculator . The basic calculator panel opens. 2 Perform calculations by touching the corresponding buttons on the calculator panel; touch the CLEAR button to clear the displayed numbers or symbols. 3 To perform advanced calculations, flick the basic calculator panel away to the left and reveal the advanced panel, or touch the Menu button → Advanced panel.
Thunder_UM.book Page 159 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 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. To use a voice command to start an action 1 When Voice Dialer prompts you with voice command examples such as to call a contact, say an appropriate command to start an action.
Thunder_UM.book Page 160 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM 8 Synchronizing Your Dell Venue Smartphone and Computer Using Nero SyncWizard Connect to a Computer and Install Nero SyncWizard 1 Connect the supplied USB cable to your smartphone and a computer. Wait for your computer to automatically install the software driver. 2 Once the installation is complete, a new “Removable Disk” will become available on your computer. This will allow you to view the contents of the microSD card from your computer.
Thunder_UM.book Page 161 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM Using Nero SyncWizard To synchronize using SyncWizard 1 Once you launch Nero SyncWizard, the Nero SyncWizard window opens and detects the connected smartphone. 2 Click My Dell Venue→ Next to proceed. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to select the Outlook® application and categories (Contacts, Tasks, Calendar and Notes) that you want to synchronize with the smartphone, and choose whether you want to synchronize manually or automatically.
Thunder_UM.book Page 162 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 163 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 164 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 165 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 166 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 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 167 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:35 PM If your smartphone does not turn on due to corrupt system files, you can either rest 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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