Venue 8 Pro User’s Manual
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your tablet PC. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. _______________________ © 2013 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Contents Features............................................................................ 5 Accessories...................................................................... 8 Setting Up Your Tablet.................................................. 9 Charging the Tablet..................................................................... 9 Turning On Your Tablet.............................................................. 11 Turning Off Your Tablet.......................................................
Locating Your Service Tag and Express Service Code.................................................. 36 Specifications................................................................ 37 Glossary......................................................................... 39 Index ..............................................................................
Features 1 2 3 4 5 15 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 Feature Functionality 1 Audio port (3.5 mm) Connect a headset, headphones, microphone, or other audio equipment to listen to stereo sound, record audio, or make calls. 2 Windows button • Press to open the Windows Start screen. • Press for quick access to the most recently used app or most recently viewed screen.
Feature Functionality 3 Status light • Lights up to indicate when either the front or rear camera is activated. • Flashes when the tablet is powering on or shutting down. 4 Front-facing camera • Capture a front view picture or record videos. • Use while making video calls. 5 Ambient-light sensor Automatically adjusts the brightness of the display’s backlight based on surrounding light levels.
Feature Functionality 13 Micro-SIM card slot Insert a micro-SIM card for mobile broadband connectivity. 14 microSD-card slot Insert a microSD card to expand the tablet’s storage capacity. 15 Rear camera Captures pictures or videos. NOTE: The front camera does not support zoom, face tracking, or the touch-to-focus feature. NOTE: The rear camera supports continuous auto-focus and touch‑to‑focus, but does not support zoom or the face tracking feature.
Accessories Your tablet supports the following accessories: 10 W power adapter and micro-USB cable Provides power to your tablet and charges the battery. Stylus (optional) Allows you to draw shapes, select items and text, turn pages, write or sign documents, as well as use touch gestures on the touchscreen. NOTE: The stylus is sold separately and is not shipped with the tablet.
Setting Up Your Tablet WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your tablet. For additional best practices information, see dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Charging the Tablet CAUTION: Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of 0 °C to 35 °C. CAUTION: Use only the supplied power adapter to charge your tablet. Using unauthorized power adapters or micro-USB cables may severely damage your tablet.
3 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and charge the tablet until the battery is fully charged. NOTE: A fully discharged battery takes about 4 hours to fully charge. You can check the tablet battery charge status from: Battery-charge light located on the right side of the tablet: LED behavior Description Solid white Battery is getting charged. Solid amber Tablet is on or in connected-standby mode, and the battery is low. Off Battery is not charging or battery is fully charged.
Turning On Your Tablet When you turn on the tablet for the first time, you must finish Windows setup to start using your tablet. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide. 1 Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds to turn on your tablet. The lock screen appears. 2 Swipe-up your finger from the bottom of the display to switch to the login screen, and then enter password to log in to Windows. NOTE: If the login screen is not enabled, the Start screen appears after the lock screen.
Turning Off Your Tablet Using the power button: 1 Press and hold the power button for at least 4 seconds. 2 Swipe-down the shutdown confirmation screen to the bottom edge of the display to turn off the tablet. Using Charms: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings → Power → Shut down to turn off the tablet. Turning Off the Screen Using the power button: Press the power button to turn off the screen.
Inserting a microSD Card 1 Open the slot cover. 2 Align the microSD card so that the pins are pointed toward the card slot and are facing toward the rear of the tablet. 3 Push the microSD card into the card slot. 4 Close the slot cover.
Removing the microSD Card CAUTION: Removing the microSD card while it is in use may cause data loss or result in application errors. Make sure all save operations to the microSD card are complete before removing the microSD card. 1 Touch the Desktop tile to enter Desktop mode. 2 Touch Safely Remove Hardware in the notification area at the bottom-right corner of the screen. NOTE: If you do not see Safely Remove Hardware , touch Show Hidden Icons to display all icons in the notification area.
Inserting a Micro‑SIM Card SIM SIM CAUTION: Inserting an incompatible SIM card, such as a nano-SIM card, into the micro-SIM card slot may damage the card or the tablet, and may corrupt data stored on the card. 1 Open the slot cover. 2 Align the micro-SIM card so that the pins are pointed toward the card slot and are facing toward the rear of the tablet. 3 Push the micro-SIM card into the card slot. 4 Close the slot cover. NOTE: Make sure the micro-SIM card is inserted all the way into the card slot.
Removing the Micro-SIM Card SIM SIM CAUTION: Removing the micro-SIM card when the tablet is turned on may cause data loss or damage the card. Make sure your tablet is turned off or the network connections are disabled. 1 Turn off your tablet. For more information on turning off your tablet, see Turning Off Your Tablet. 2 Open the slot cover. 3 Press on the micro-SIM card to release it. 4 Slide the card out after it pops out from the micro-SIM card slot.
Using Headphones You can connect a headset or headphones to the audio port of your tablet. WARNING: Listening to loud music for an extended period of time can lead to hearing loss. 1 Connect headphones to the audio port (3.5 mm) on the tablet. 2 Insert the earphones in your ears and adjust the volume level to a comfortable level. NOTE: When you connect an audio device to the 3.5 mm audio jack, the integrated speakers on your tablet are muted automatically.
Using Your Tablet Wi-Fi Setting Turning On/Off Wi-Fi: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings → Network icon . 3 Swipe Wi-Fi icon right or left to turn Wi-Fi on or off. Connecting to a network: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings → . 3 Select an available network from the list and touch Connect. Mobile broadband Setting Turning On/Off mobile broadband: 1 Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms.
4 Touch the icon of your mobile broadband carrier and touch Connect. The estimated data usage is shown once the mobile broadband network is enabled. CAUTION: Depending on the SIM card setting, you may be required to enter the PIN code to unlock the card and connect to the network. If you enter the incorrect PIN code, your mobile broadband connection will be blocked. NOTE: Select Connect automatically if you want the tablet to connect to mobile broadband automatically each time the tablet starts up.
Bluetooth Setting Turning On/Off Bluetooth: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings Bluetooth. → Change PC settings→ PC and devices→ 3 Swipe Bluetooth icon right or left to turn Bluetooth on or off. Pairing with Bluetooth-enabled devices: NOTE: Bluetooth connection between your tablet and Apple devices are not supported. 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings Bluetooth.
Gestures Your tablet has a multi-touch display. You can touch the screen to operate the tablet. Finger gestures Allows you to: Touch Tap gently on the display with your fingertip. • Select items on the screen, including options, entries, images, and icons. • Start apps. • Touch buttons on the screen. • Input text using the on-screen keyboard. Touch and Hold Touch and hold your finger on the display. • Display detailed information about an item.
Finger gestures Allows you to: Drag Move items such as images and 1 Touch and hold your finger on an icons on the screen. item on the screen. 2 Keeping your finger in contact with the display, move your fingertip to the desired location. 3 Take your finger off the display to drop the item in the desired location. Swipe or Slide Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the display. • Scroll through the Start screen, web pages, lists, entries, photos, contacts, and so on. • Close an app.
Finger gestures Allows you to: Zoom out Touch the display with two fingers and then move the fingers closer. Reduce the view of an image or web page. Rotate Touch the display with two or more fingers and then move the fingers in a clockwise or counter-clockwise arc. Rotate an object by 90 degrees.
Screen Orientation For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape depending on how you hold the tablet. You can disable automatic screen rotation and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode. NOTE: Some apps may not support automatic screen rotation and are designed to work only in one orientation. Locking the screen orientation 1 Change the screen to the desired orientation. 2 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms.
Accessing the Start screen When you computer boots into Windows, the Start screen appears by default. To access the Start screen from any other window or app, use any of the following methods. • Press the Windows button. • Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms, and then touch the Start icon . If you are at the Start screen, pressing the Start icon takes you to the most recently used app or most recently viewed screen.
Swipe right • Swipe-in quickly from the left edge of the display to switch the currently running apps. • Swipe-in slowly from the left edge of the display to show thumbnails of open apps. • Swipe-in and out on the left edge of the display to show a list of the most recently used apps. Swipe up/down • From Start screen, swipe-in from the bottom or top edge of the display to show the Customize icon . Touch Customize to organize the tiles on your Start screen.
Synchronizing Your Tablet Using a Microsoft account If your computer has Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 installed, you can synchronize user settings of your tablet with your computer using a Microsoft account. When you sign in with your Microsoft account on your tablet, your settings, including internet browser history, app settings, and personal files, are synchronized with other Windows 8/8.1 tablets and computers on which you use the same Microsoft account.
Refreshing Your Tablet Refreshing your tablet restores Windows to original factory settings without deleting any of your personal files, apps installed from Windows Store, or personalization settings. To restore your tablet: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings Recovery. → Change PC settings→ Update and recovery→ 3 Touch Get started under Refresh your PC without affecting your files. 4 Read the warning and touch Next.
Resetting Your Tablet CAUTION: Resetting your tablet erases all data from your tablet, including your account configuration, apps, music, pictures, files, and so on. Make sure that you back up all the required data before you proceed. Resetting your tablet returns Windows to original factory settings. To reset your tablet: 1 Swipe-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 2 Touch Settings Recovery.
Cleaning Your Tablet CAUTION: Before you clean your tablet, disconnect all the cables and turn off the tablet. Clean your tablet with a soft cloth dampened with water. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners, which may contain flammable substances. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the tablet or display, do not spray cleaning solution directly onto the display. Only use products specifically designed for cleaning displays and follow the instructions included with the product.
Troubleshooting Battery problem Problems Possible causes Possible solutions 1 Check the cable, connectors and Dell power adapter to ensure proper connectivity. 2 Verify that the wall outlet is functioning by connecting another device. Battery does not charge The tablet's temperature Charge the battery in an is below 0 °C (32 °F) or ambient temperature higher than 35 °C (95 °F). between 0 °C to 35 °C (32 °F to 95 °F) The battery or power adapter is damaged.
System problem Problems Possible causes Possible solutions Tablet does not turn on The battery is completely discharged. 1 Charge the tablet for at least 4 hours. 2 Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. Tablet does not turn off Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to perform a hard shut down. Tablet locks up Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to perform a hard shut down. Tablet is not responding or behaving unexpectedly 1 Reboot the tablet.
Network problem Problems Possible causes Possible solutions No wireless connection 1 Check if the wireless radio is on. See Wi-Fi setting. 2 Try to get closer to the wireless access point. 3 Reset the wireless router if using a private network; open the browser to view the landing page if using a public network. No mobile broadband connection 1 Check if the mobile broadband is on. See Mobile broadband Setting. 2 Move your tablet to a different location for better signal reception.
Problems Possible causes Possible solutions Slow Internet connections The signal strength is not strong enough. Move your tablet to a different location for better signal reception. 1 Make sure Bluetooth is enabled and follow proper Bluetooth pairing instructions. See Bluetooth Setting. 2 Contact Dell’s support service. See dell.com/ support.
Contacting Dell To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1 Go to dell.com/contactdell. 2 Select the appropriate service or support link based on your requirement or choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area.
Locating Your Service Tag and Express Service Code You must provide the Service Tag/Express Service Code of your tablet when contacting Dell for customer service or technical support. NOTE: The telephone systems prompts you to enter the Express Service Code that helps in routing your call efficiently. The Service Tag and Express Service Code for your tablet is located on a label at the bottom of the tablet.
Specifications Dimensions and Weight Height 216.20 mm (8.51 inches) Width 130 mm (5.11 inches) Thickness 9 mm (0.35 inches) Weight 406g +/-5g (0.90lb +/-0.01lb) Environmental requirements Temperature range: Operating 0°C to 35 °C (32°F to 95 °F) Non-operating -40°C to 65 °C (-40°F to 149 °F) Relative humidity (maximum): Operating 10% to 90% (noncondensing) Non-operating 5% to 95% (noncondensing) Altitude (maximum, unpressurized): Operating -15.
Display Type 8” WXGA with multi-point capacitive touch Resolution (maximum) 1280 x 800 Aspect ratio 16:9 Brightness (maximum) 400 nits Viewing angle Symmetrical 80 degrees Contrast ratio 700:1 Color depth 24 bit/pixel Power Adapter Input voltage 100-240 VAC Input current (maximum) 0.
Glossary This section provides information about the terms used in this document that is for informational purposes only and may or may not describe features included with your tablet. A A - ampere - A measure of the amount of electric charge passing a point in an electric circuit. AC - alternating current - The form of electricity that powers your tablet when you plug the AC adapter power cable in to an electrical outlet. ambient light sensor - A feature that helps to control the display brightness.
D device - Hardware such as a disk drive, printer, or keyboard that is installed in or connected to your tablet. E Email - Electronic mail - a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients via the Internet. Email servers accept, forward, deliver and store messages, and neither the users nor their computers are required to be online simultaneously. G GRMS - A unit of acceleration caused by the force of gravity.
Micro-USB - universal serial bus - A hardware interface for a lowspeed device such as a USB-compatible scanner, set of speakers, printer, broadband devices, imaging devices, or storage devices. Devices are plugged directly in to a 5-pin socket on your tablet, both to communicate and to supply electric power. The micro-USB port can be connected to a standard USB port using micro-USB to USB cable. R resolution - The sharpness and clarity of an image produced by a printer or displayed on a monitor.
W W - watt - The measurement of electrical power. One W is 1 ampere of current flowing at 1 volt. wallpaper - The background pattern or picture on the Windows desktop. Wi-Fi - A technology as a synonym for WLAN (wireless local area network) connects to the Internet when within range of a wireless network. WXGA - wide-aspect extended graphics array - A video standard for video cards and controllers that supports resolutions up to 1280 x 800.
Index A G Accessory Micro-USB cable, 8 Power adapter, 8 Gestures Drag, 22 Rotate, 23 Swipe or Slide, 22 Touch, 21 Touch and Hold, 21 Zoom in, 22 Zoom out, 23 B Battery Tablet battery status, 10 Tablet charge, 9 Bluetooth setting, 20 L Button Power, 6 Volume up/down, 6 Lock screen, 11 C Charging Tablet, 9 Charms, 25 Connection Bluetooth, 20 Mobile broadband, 18 Wi-Fi, 18 Login screen, 11 M microSD card Insert, 13 Remove, 14 Micro‑SIM card Insert, 15 Remove, 16 Mobile broadband setting, 18 Index |
S W Screen Lock screen, 11 Login screen, 11 Swipe left , 25 Swipe right, 26 Swipe up/down , 26 Turn off/on, 12 Wi-Fi setting, 18 Service tag Locating, 36 Start icon Function, 25 Synchronize with computer, 27 T Tablet Charge, 9 Clean, 30 Overview, 5 Refresh, 28 Reset, 29 Setting, 9 Turn off, 12 Turn on, 11 Touchscreen Display Orientation, 24 Turn off/on, 12 Troubleshooting Battery, 31 Network, 33 System, 32 Touchscreen, 33 44 | Index Windows button Location, 5 Windows Start screen, 24
