Dell Streak 7 Tablet User Manual

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Date, Time, and Time Zone
To manually set the date, time, and time zone:
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ Date 
& time, or touch → Settings icon → Date & time.
2Flick the list to locate and touch the desired item.
3To 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 sourceChoose to set the device time manually or 
automatically from your...

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Language Settings
To set the language of the display text:
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Language & keyboard→ Select language, or 
touch → Settings icon → Language & keyboard→ 
Select language.
2Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears.
Use 24-hour formatClear this check box to display the time in 12-
hour format.
Select date formatSelect the format to be used for displaying the 
date.
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Protecting Your Dell Streak 7 
Ta b l e t
Protect Your Device Data With a Screen
Unlock Pattern
You can protect your device 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.
After you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen for five 
consecutive times, you will be asked to wait for...

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3Study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then 
touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern.
4Drag your finger to draw the 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 must touch and drag your finger on the screen to create the 
pattern.
5The device records the pattern if it is correctly drawn. Touch 
Continue.
6Draw...

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To change unlock pattern settings
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security.
2To 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  .
Protect Your Device Data With a PIN
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ PIN, or 
touch the...

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To disable or change PIN
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or 
touch the Launcher button → Settings icon → 
Location & security→ Change screen lock.
2Enter the PIN you have enabled.
3Select None to disable the PIN; select PIN to change PIN.
Protect Your Device Data With a Password
1Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→ 
Location & security→ Set up screen lock→ Password, or 
touch the Launcher button...

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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 
device in order to unlock your SIM.
 NOTE: The SIM card will be permanently locked if you enter the 
incorrect PIN for three consecutive times. You must then enter the 
Personal Unblocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM...

118Applications
Applications
Camera
Your device has a camera with auto-focus feature that allows you to 
capture and share high-quality pictures and videos.
To start the camera in picture mode
Touch the Launcher button → Camera .
Camera controls
1Viewfinder screen.
2Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to open the camera 
settings, and touch to select the desired setting.
3• On-screen shutter button.
• To capture a picture:
1Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen.
2To start the auto focus...

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Additional camera settings
Touch the Menu button  .
To start the camcorder mode
Touch the Menu button → Switch to video, or touch   to switch to 
the camcorder screen.
Camcorder controls
4Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for 
capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for capturing videos.
5Touch the thumbnail view of the last taken picture to view and manage 
the picture using the Gallery application.
Front-Facing/Rear-Facing 
CameraUse the front-facing or...

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Copying Files to and From the Device
To exchange pictures, videos, music, and other files between your 
device and a computer, you can use the internal device storage or the 
SD card as a USB drive, by connecting the device to a computer with 
the included USB cable.
 NOTE: To copy files to and from your SD card, you need to install the SD 
card in your device. For more information on how to install a SD card on 
your device, see "Insert the SD card" on page 11.
To set the SD card...