Page 1 Dell™ Streak User's Manual OMMENT...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
....2 Dell™ Streak Features ... . 3 Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak ..Getting Your Device Ready for Use .
Page 4 Navigating the Applications ... . 5 Using Your Dell™ Streak ....... . .
Page 5 To manually set the date, time, and time zone To choose a language ....8 Protecting Your Dell™ Streak ..Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern .
Page 6 SIM Manager ....10 Playing Videos on HDMI Devices 11 Troubleshooting ....Contents...
Page 7: Package Contents
NOTE: Availability of accessories may vary depending on the country/region where you purchased the device. U.S.A Streak device Battery Quick Start Guide Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information Warranty Service Information...
Page 8: Dell™ Streak Features
Dell™ Streak Features Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality Headphone connector Connects to headphones. Volume up/down button • While playing media such as music tracks or video clips: Landscape mode: –Press to increase or decrease the Volume up button media volume by one level.
Page 9 • Touch to open or close the pop-up Menu button menu displaying available options for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen. • Touch and hold to bring up the on- screen keyboard for text input. Dell™ Streak Features...
Page 10 Ambient light sensor Controls screen brightness according to the surrounding lighting conditions. NOTE: To enable the ambient light → sensor, touch the Home button Menu button , and then select → → Settings Display Brightness. Automatic brightness Dell™ Streak Features...
Page 11 Parts/controls Functionality Speaker Audio output for video and music playback. Back cover Secures the battery in place. Camera lens Captures pictures and videos. Camera flash For using flash to take pictures. Dell™ Streak Features...
Page 12: Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak
Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak Getting Your Device Ready for Use 1 Remove the back cover Slide the back cover downwards in the direction towards the end of the device. Lift the back cover off the device. NOTE: The device will shut down automatically if you remove the back cover while the device is on.
Page 13 Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery. 4 Install the microSD card Hold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down. Slide the microSD card into the microSD card holder. Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 14 Push the end of the back cover against the groove near the bottom of the device. Place the cover onto the back of the device, and then push the cover towards the top of the device to secure the cover in place. Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 15: Turning On Your Device
Use this device in an environmental temperature between -10°C and 55°C. 1 Press and hold the Power button to turn on your device. The operating system starts up. 2 If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon to unlock the screen. Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 16: Turning Off Your Device
NOTE: If the device is on, but the screen is off, press the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn on the screen. For how to unlock the screen, see The Screen Lock Wallpaper. Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 17: Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
Tap gently on the screen with your • Select the items on the screen fingertip. including options, entries, images, and icons. • Start applications. • Press the buttons on the screen. • Input text using the on-screen keyboard. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 18 • Scroll through Home screens, web the screen, move your fingertip to pages, lists, entries, photo the desired location. thumbnails, contacts, and so on. Take your finger off the screen to drop the item in the desired location. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 19 Quickly scroll through Home screens, horizontal direction on the web pages, lists, entries, photo screen. thumbnails, contacts, and so on. Zoom-out Move two fingers close together on Reduce the view of an image or web the screen. page (zoom out). Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 20: Screen Orientation
Widget - A small application which resides on the Home screen and provides quick and easy access to information. For example, the Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update your status. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 21: The Stage Desktop
The Stage Desktop As part of the new Dell™ Stage interface, the Stage desktop is composed of seven individual screens including the Home screen. The desktop displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to give you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, Twitter or Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.
Page 22 Stage widget displayed on the Home screen. • To bring up the Home screen thumbnails: Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated in red. Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 23 • To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either: – Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired screen. Home screen thumbnails – To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger horizontally across the shortcuts, until the desired Home screen appears. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 24: Dell™ Stage Widgets
Deleting a Stage Widget 1 Touch and hold the Stage widget. 2 Drag the widget over the icon. 3 When the widget turns red, release your finger from the screen to delete the widget. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 25 • Touch a music album to browse for its songs. Touch a song to start playback. • Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to start playback. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 26 • Touch the Google search text box on the top of the widget, enter the name or keyword of the topic you look for, and touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 27 2 To access the Add to Home screen menu, either: • Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen. • Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option. 3 Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen: Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 28 You can touch the shortcut to dial the number directly. • Direct message: Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen. You can touch the shortcut to compose and send a message to the number. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 29 • Settings: Scroll through the settings to locate the desired one. Touch the desired setting to create the shortcut on the current Home screen, where you can touch the shortcut to access the setting. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 30 Bluetooth received: Add a shortcut to access files received through ® Bluetooth Contacts with phone numbers: Add a shortcut to the contacts with phone numbers. Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a star. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 31 On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and drag it onto the current Home screen, then the application’s icon appears on the Home screen. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 32 1 Touch a folder on the Home screen to view the contents. 2 Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable. The shortcut jumps out and the folder closes automatically. 3 Drag the shortcut to another location on the Home screen. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 33: Status Bar
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view the information regarding the carrier currently in use, remaining battery charge, and so on. Time area Displays the current time. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 34 Connected to a Wi-Fi network No signal No SIM card is inserted GPS satellites function is Airplane mode is enabled enabled Receiving location data from Bluetooth is enabled GPS satellites Connected to a new Bluetooth Ongoing data synchronization device Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 35 New e-mail message New SMS/MMS Download in progress Problem with SMS/MMS Download finished delivery New Google Talk message Application update available New voicemail The SD card is safe to remove Upcoming calendar event Song is playing Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 36: Quick Buttons
Browser button Touch the Browser button to open the Browser application. Home screen dots Touch the dots at the bottom right and left of the screen to move to the desired room of the Home screen. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 37: Navigating The Applications
Flick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to run it. To close the application drawer • Drag down anywhere within the application drawer. • To return to the default Home screen, touch • To return to the current Home screen, touch Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 38 HOME Stage widget on the Home screen which contains the most recently used applications. See Adding a Stage Widget. 2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 39 Drag or flick this button upward to unlock the screen. NOTE: To set how long the screen remains on before turning off after → → the last operation, touch the Home button Menu button → → Settings Display Screen timeout. Understanding Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 40: Using Your Dell™ Streak
Using Your Dell™ Streak Calling Making Calls To open the Phone application • Touch the Phone button on the Home screen to open the Phone application quickly. → the Launcher button → • Touch the Home button Phone on the Home screen.
Page 41 • Touch to bring up the additional keypad. • Touch to move the cursor. • Touch and hold to open the Edit text context menu, which allows you to select, cut, copy, and paste numbers, and select the input keypad to use. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 42 Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number. Touch to call the typed number. Touch to clear an incorrect number; touch and hold to clear all the entered numbers. 10 Touch to make a call using voice commands. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 43 Touch to call a contact or phone number directly. To call a number with an extension 1 Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad. 2 Touch and hold the asterisk key on the dialpad until “p” appears. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 44 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. To answer or reject an incoming call Drag right to answer an incoming call. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 45 Touch to accept calls using a Bluetooth headset when a Bluetooth headset is connected to your device. For information on connecting a Bluetooth headset to your device, see "Bluetooth®" on page 137 Touch to mute the microphone during a call. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 46 SIM card’s PIN2 that you can obtain from your network service provider. Voicemail • Voicemail service: Displays the name of your carrier. • Voicemail settings: Stores another voicemail number other than the one already on your SIM card. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 47 • Hearing aids: Enable Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) mode to minimize interference from the device with the user's hearing aid, and optimize audio output for the hearing aid. NOTE: Enabling the HAC mode disables the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi transmitter functions. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 48: Managing Contacts
Touch to replace a default information label with another one that you choose from the Select label list, for example from Mobile phone number to Home phone number. Touch Done to save the new contact to your Contacts list. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 49 Touch to see the actions that you can do with the contact. Touch to call the contact. Touch to text message the contact. Touch to e-mail the contact using your available e-mail accounts. Touch to view the contact’s address using Google Maps. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 50 Options. Touch to add this contact to your Favorites list. NOTE: For information about composing and sending SMS and MMS, see Messaging. For information about using the e-mail applications, see Gmail and E-mail. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 51 Import/Export You can import contacts from your SIM/SD card to your device, export contacts from your device to your SD card, and share visible contacts using Bluetooth or Gmail. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 52: Messaging
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 Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 53 Capture video Open the Camcorder application to capture a video clip, then attach it to your message. For more information about the Camcorder application, see ."Camera" on page 133 Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 54 • Open the Sound 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. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 55 On the message composer screen, touch the slideshow attachment icon to play back the slide show; touch Edit to modify the slideshow. To remove the slideshow attachment from → your message, touch Edit Menu button → Discard slideshow. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 56 If the message includes a: • Website link — touch the link to open the Browser application and visit the website. • Phone number — touch the number to open the Phone application and call the number. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 57 To reply to a text or multimedia message 1 Touch a message or message thread to open it. 2 Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field. 3 Touch Send to send your message to the sender. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 58: Pop-Up Menu
To select an option or item on the pop-up menu 1 Touch the Menu button to open the pop-up menu. 2 Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu. 3 Touch the Menu button again to close the pop-up menu. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 59: Android Keyboard
To switch back to the Android keyboard from the Swype keyboard, touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context → → menu Input method Android keyboard To close the keyboard Touch the Back button or touch and hold the Menu button Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 60 –Input method: Choose to use the Swype or Android keyboard. 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 a line feed. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 61 Word suggestion settings Quick fixes Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos. Show suggestions Show suggested words as you type. Auto-complete Touching the spacebar or a punctuation key automatically inserts a highlighted word suggestion. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 62 4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text box. 5 Touch OK. To delete a word from the dictionary → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Language & keyboard→ User dictionary. 2 Touch the word to delete. 3 Touch Delete. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 63: Swype Keyboard
Letters irrelevant to the spelling of the word are ignored. To enter the double letters “ee” for the word “Need”, do a quick back- and-forth scribble or draw a loop on the letter “e”. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 64 • Touch to enter “ ” ’ • Touch and hold to enter “ ” The Swype keyboard display word suggestions when it cannot predict the word according to the trace you draw, or when you touch Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 65: Google Search
6 Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page. To search by voice 1 Touch on the right corner of the search box. 2 Say the name or keyword of the item you are looking for. 3 The browser with matching web links opens. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 66: Power Control Widget
Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your device automatically sync your Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Outlook data, or the data from other accounts you set up on the device. Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 67: Managing Your Device Settings
CAUTION: It is strongly recommended to unmount the microSD card before removing it. → Menu button → Settings→ SD 1 Touch the Home button card & phone storage. 2 Touch Unmount SD card. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 68 To upgrade the software version on your device CAUTION: The following steps will erase all data including your Google account and downloaded applications from your device. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 69 3 Press the Camera button to confirm and start emergency software recovery. NOTE: If you wish to cancel software recovery, press the volume down button 4 Wait for the device to load files and restart the system. Using Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 70: Internet
Internet Connecting to the Internet To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, one of these data networking connections must be available: • GPRS • EDGE • 3G • HSPA • Wi-Fi GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA To connect to the web using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA Your device is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your device.
Page 71 You can set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network. To manually select a new network → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Wireless &...
Page 72 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. The next time your device connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be asked to enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS key again, unless you reset your device to its factory default settings.
Page 73: Browsing The Internet
To connect to another Wi-Fi network → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button 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 →...
Page 74 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 To set up your home page...
Page 75 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.
Page 76 To copy text on a web page You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail or text 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 →...
Page 77 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 , or touch the Menu button →...
Page 78 To install an application 1 On the browser screen, touch the application you want to download. 2 The application details screen opens. 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 if the item is free or Buy if it requires purchase.
Page 79 • Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the context menu touch Open to open the bookmark in the same browser window, or touch Open in new window to open the bookmark in a new window. To manage your bookmarks 1 On the browser window, touch or touch the Menu button...
Page 80: E-Mail
E-mail You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web- based e-mail services on your device. To open the e-mail application → Email Touch the Launcher button To set up an e-mail account 1 On the Set up email screen, type the e-mail address and password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch Next.
Page 81 To view your e-mails Carrier The Combined Inbox contains all e-mails received in all your accounts. E-mail not sent and saved as drafts are stored in the Drafts folder. Select an account to view e-mails received in the inbox of the account. The number of new e-mails received in this account.
Page 82 NOTE: If you do not select an account, the one marked as default by a check symbol will be the one used for sending e-mail. → 3 In an e-mail account inbox, touch the Menu button Compose. 4 Type the recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you type information, matching contacts appear on the screen.
Page 83: Web Applications
Web Applications NOTE: To use the following applications, you require an active Wi-Fi or mobile data network connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) to be able to connect to the Internet. For more information about configuring your device for Internet connectivity, see Connecting to the Internet. NOTE: Available applications may vary from region to region.
Page 84 To use Facebook on your device → Home Once logged in, touch the Menu button at the bottom of the screen to enter your Facebook main page Carrier Touch News feed to view the messages and pictures you and your friends posted.
Page 85 Type the name of a friend you are looking for on Facebook, then touch the name of the friend you found to: • View the friend’s wall, info, and pictures on their profile page. • On your friend’s Wall screen, type a message into the Write something...
Page 86 Twitter → Twitter Touch the Launcher button Twitter is a social networking service application that lets you 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 1 To use Twitter, you need to create a Twitter account if you do not have one.
Page 87 To use Twitter on your device 10 9 Carrier Carrier Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow. • Touch an author’s picture to view the tweets from the author. • Touch on a tweet and choose to reply to the author, forward (Retweet) the tweet to your followers on Twitter, add the author to your favorites list, or share the tweet through Bluetooth, Facebook, e-mail, Messaging, or Twitter.
Page 88 Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted. To post your → profile picture onto Twitter, touch the Menu button Change profile photo, then select a desired picture from Gallery. Touch to read the tweets forwarded by you or by the people you follow. Organize users you follow into listed groups.
Page 89 Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet. 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”. Touch to start the camera and capture a picture to post along with your tweet.
Page 90 NOTE: Signing in to your Google Account requires an Internet connection. Ensure that your device has an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) before you sign in. See Connecting to the Internet for more information on how to set up a data connection.
Page 91 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: → Go to labels. 1 Touch the Menu button 2 Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.
Page 92 Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in Inbox, touch → → the Menu button Go to labels Starred. To create and send an e-mail → Compose. 1 Touch the Menu button 2 Enter the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma.
Page 93 To sign in automatically You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever you turn on the device. → Settings. 1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button 2 Select Automatically sign in. To add a new friend to your friends list NOTE: You can only add people who have a Google Account.
Page 94 4 To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon 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.
Page 95 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.
Page 96 To find out what device your friend uses to chat on Google talk → Settings→ 1 In the friends list, ensure that the Menu button Mobile indicator is selected. 2 In the friends list, check the image that appears to the right of your friend’s name.
Page 97 To see your location on a map → My Location. Your On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button location is marked on the map with a blinking blue dot. NOTE: Enabling GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint your current location down to the street-level.
Page 98 3 The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons. 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). Touch to show the list of search results.
Page 99 To view the details of a place Touch to display the map view. Touch to obtain directions. (see To get directions for more information). Touch to call the contact number of the place if available. Touch to switch to street view for the location (see To view a map in street view for more information).
Page 100 To move around a map 1 Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view 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).
Page 101 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 ones indicate slower speeds, and brown ones indicate congested traffic.
Page 102 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. Internet...
Page 103 Transit Lines layer The transit lines layer displays mass-transit routes around the area. → → NOTE: Touch the Menu button Layers More layers to find more layers that you can apply to the map. For information about the other layers, visit the Google Maps website. NOTE: To remove all of the layers other than the map layer, touch the →...
Page 104 5 To move the view along the street, touch the arrows displayed on → Step forward or Step the screen, or touch the Menu button backward. NOTE: While viewing a street view of a location, touch the Menu button → Compass mode to enable the compass mode, which allows you to view the area around the selected location by tilting or turning your device, rather than by moving the view on the screen with your finger.
Page 105 Touch to set your current location, a contact address, or a place on the map as the starting point or destination. 3 Touch Go. The directions to your destination are listed. 4 Touch Show on map, or touch a direction instruction on the list to show the directions or routes on the map.
Page 106 To run Latitude → Latitude. While viewing a map, touch the Menu button To invite friends to share locations → Add friends. 1 On the Latitude screen, touch the Menu button 2 Choose the friends you want to share locations with: •...
Page 107 with them, touch the photo, then touch their location callout right above their photo. To see other friends, touch either one of the arrow buttons next to the callout. • List view → To show a list of your friends, touch the Menu button Latitude.
Page 108 Touch the thumbnail to open the pop-up menu. Depending on available settings, you may use Messaging and Gmail services to send a message to your friend. To control what to share and change your public profile → Latitude. 1 In Maps, touch the Menu button 2 Touch your name on the list of friends to open your public profile window.
Page 109 Places → Places Touch the Launcher button Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas stations, and more. 1 Touch to select a category. 2 From the list of places, touch the desired one to view more details.
Page 110 Navigation NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is not available in all areas. WARNING: It is your sole responsibility to use this application in a safe and responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate the device while driving. →...
Page 111 Feature Description Traffic view Traffic view provides live traffic data and displays up-to-date traffic conditions on the → screen. Press the Menu button → Layers Traffic to turn on Traffic view. Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your →...
Page 112 Feature Description 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. Street View Street view helps visualize turns with Street View imagery.
Page 113 Feature Description Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking directions. Your device vibrates for turn notifications. Internet...
Page 114: News And Weather
News and Weather → News and Weather Touch the Launcher button Weather The Weather service automatically detects your current location and shows the local weather information. • Current weather. • Touch this area to view temperatures, wind speed, and humidity data within the next 24 hours.
Page 115 News Flick pages horizontally to view news topics, such as Top Stories, U.S., Sports, and Entertainment. Touch the news headline you are interested in to view the full content. To add/remove news topics You can manage the news topics to be displayed on your device as follows.
Page 116 YouTube YouTube is an Internet video streaming service that allows you to view videos uploaded by YouTube members. NOTE: Browsing and viewing videos does not require you to sign in to a YouTube account. However, to use all of the YouTube features, such as rating or commenting on a video or viewing “My account”, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account.
Page 117 3 Say the video name or a keyword. 4 The videos that match the words you said are listed. 5 Touch the video to start playing the video. To search for a video by category → Categories. 1 Touch the Menu button 2 Scroll the listed categories and touch the category under which the video appears.
Page 118: Android Market
Share Send the video’s web link to others using Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, and so on. Flag If you find the video inappropriate to get posted and want to have it removed, you can flag the video to notify the service provider.
Page 119 4 The Android Market screen opens. • Touch the Apps tab to view the application categories. All applications available for download are sorted by these categories. • Touch the Games tab to view the game categories. All games available for download are sorted by these categories. The Market screen displays popular application categories here for direct access.
Page 120 When a category is selected, for example, touch the Games tab→ Brain & Puzzle: Touch Top paid to view the paid games downloaded most often. Touch Top free to view the free games downloaded most often. Touch Just in to view new games available for download. Touch the game to download and install on your device.
Page 121 NOTE: During installation, the 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. NOTE: To stop downloading an application, touch Cancel download on the application’s downloading screen.
Page 122: Synchronizing Your Google Data
Synchronizing Your Google Data Through a web connection, your device 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 →...
Page 123: Customizing Your Dell™ Streak
Auto-rotate screen If enabled, the screen will switch the orientation to landscape or portrait as you rotate the device. Animation Set the device to play an animation for opening and closing windows. Customizing Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 124: To Change Sound And Ringtone Settings
3 Flick the list to locate and touch a desired item. 4 To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box Customizing Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 125 You can hear a tone as you touch the screen to select items. Screen lock sounds You can hear a tone when the screen is locked and unlocked. Haptic feedback The device vibrates when you touch the buttons or when specific interactions with the device occur. Customizing Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 126: To Manually Set The Date, Time, And Time Zone
Touch Set to confirm the time. Use 24-hour format Clear the check box of this feature if you want to display time using the 12-hour format. Select date format Select a format used for displaying the date. Customizing Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 127: To Choose A Language
→ Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Language & keyboard→ Select language, or → Settings icon → Language & keyboard→ Select touch language. 2 Select a language of your choice from the Locale list that appears. Customizing Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 128: Protecting Your Dell™ Streak
Protecting Your Dell™ Streak 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.
Page 129 → Settings icon → touch the Launcher button Location & security→ Change screen lock. 2 Draw the pattern you created. 3 Select None to disable screen unlock security; select Pattern to draw a new unlock pattern. Protecting Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 130: Protect Your Device Data With A Pin
2 On the Choose your PIN page that appears, enter a PIN in the text box. Your PIN must be 4 characters at least. 3 Touch OK to proceed. 4 Enter the PIN again to confirm. 5 Touch OK. Protecting Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 131: Protect Your Device Data With A Password
Location & security→ Change screen lock, or → Settings icon → touch the Launcher button Location & security→ Change screen lock. 2 Enter the password you have enabled. 3 Select None to disable the PIN; select Password to change the password. Protecting Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 132: Protect Your Sim Card With The Sim Lock Password
Location & security→ Set up SIM card lock→ Change SIM PIN. 2 Type the old SIM card PIN, and then touch OK. 3 Type the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK. 4 Type the new SIM card PIN again, and then touch OK. Protecting Your Dell™ Streak...
Page 133: Applications
Applications NOTE: Available applications may vary from region to region. Camera Your device has a 5.0 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 device.
Page 134 Camera controls Viewfinder screen. Camera setting indicator. Touch each indicator to bring up the camera settings, and touch to select the desired setting. • On-screen shutter button. • To capture a picture: Focus on the object in the viewfinder screen. To start the auto focus mode, half-press and hold the camera button , or touch and hold the on-screen shutter button.
Page 135 Additional camera settings Touch the Menu button Front-Facing/Rear-Facing Use the front-facing or rear-facing camera to Camera take pictures. Gallery Open the Gallery application to view and manage pictures. Switch to video/camera Toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos.
Page 136: Copying Files To And From Microsd
Drag this on-screen switch to toggle between the camera mode for capturing pictures, and the camcorder mode for shooting videos. Touch the thumbnail view of the last captured video to play and manage the video using the Gallery application. Copying Files to and from MicroSD The files on your device are stored on the microSD card.
Page 137: Bluetooth
such as camera or music playback. You need to turn off USB storage for the device to recognize the microSD card when the device is connected to a computer. To turn off the USB storage function: 1 Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel. 2 Touch Turn off USB storage.
Page 138 To turn on Bluetooth and make the device discoverable → Menu button → Settings → 1 Touch the Home button Wireless & networks. 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 device recognizable by other nearby Bluetooth devices.
Page 139 To end a Bluetooth connection → Menu button → Settings→ 1 Touch the Home button Wireless & networks→ Bluetooth 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 →...
Page 140: Gallery
Gallery To view and manage the pictures and videos stored on your device, → Gallery touch the Launcher button 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 device.
Page 141 • Touch or drag to display all the thumbnails in grid view, or group them by date as overlapping thumbnails. • When the thumbnails are displayed in grid view, drag touch the arrows on it to move thumbnails horizontally, until the desired one is located.
Page 142 To play a video 1 Touch a video thumbnail to start playback of the video. 2 To control playback, use these controls below the viewing screen: • Touch the button to pause and the button to resume playback. • Touch or drag the playback progress bar at the bottom to rewind or fast-forward the video.
Page 143: Music
Music NOTE: The Music application only plays audio files saved on the microSD card of your device. Before opening Music, ensure that the needed audio files have been copied to the microSD card of your device. To open Music → Music Touch the Launcher button The Music library screen opens, which is organized by Artists, Albums, Songs, and Playlists tabs.
Page 144 You can flick or drag a long list, and then drag the icon that appears to quickly scroll the list by alphabet. The letter icon indicates the alphabet of the list you scroll to. To control music playback The album’s cover image if it has one. The passing playback time.
Page 145 • The name of the artist, album, and the song being played. • Touch and hold the artist, album, or song to search for relevant information or videos from the Internet using the Browser or Youtube application, or do the search inside the Music application. 10 Touch to cycle through the repeat modes.
Page 146: Calendar
Calendar Use the calendar to schedule and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. To open the calendar → Calendar Touch the Launcher button To set up an event → More→ New 1 On any calendar view, touch the Menu button event to open the Event details screen.
Page 147 To view the calendar You can display the calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. → To change the calendar view, touch the Menu button Day/Week/Month/Agenda/Today. While viewing the calendar you can: • In day or week views, touch an event to open a quick view window of the event on the lower part of the screen.
Page 148 3 Touch OK. Event reminders If you set a reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon appears in the notifications area of the status bar when the reminder time arrives. To view, dismiss, or snooze a reminder 1 Drag the notification area of the status bar to open the Notification menu.
Page 149: Clock
Clock Your device can work as a desk alarm clock to display current time and date, local weather, and play picture slideshow and music. → Clock Touch the Launcher button Displays the first active alarm time. The current time and date. Touch to set the alarm.
Page 150 To set an alarm You can set multiple alarms. 1 On the Clock main screen, touch 2 On the Alarms screen, touch Add alarm. 3 The Set alarm menu opens with these settings: Turn on alarm Turn on the alarm that you have set on the device. Time Set the alarm time.
Page 151: Calculator
To temporarily disable an alarm On the Alarms screen, clear the green bar of the alarm time 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.
Page 152: Sound Recorder
Sound Recorder Open this application to record voice and sounds and then play them back. You can also set the recording as a ringtone for your device. NOTE: Recorder only supports recording in the amr format. → Sound Recorder 1 Touch the Launcher button 2 Touch to start recording.
Page 153: Sim Manager
To say a voice command to start an action 1 When Voice Dialer prompts you with voice command examples such as to call a contact, say the command that includes the name of the contact you want to call. For example, if you want to call a contact named John, use this command Call <Name>...
Page 154: Playing Videos On Hdmi Devices
Playing Videos on HDMI Devices 1 Insert the 30-pin connector on the bottom of your device into the 30-pin connector on the home dock. 2 Connect your device to a HDMI device for example a HDMI monitor or TV using a HDMI data cable. →...
Page 155: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Call-related problems SIM card error SIM card malfunction or Take the SIM card to your damage. service provider for testing. The SIM card is inserted Insert the SIM card properly. improperly. Dirt or dust on the SIM Use a soft, dry cloth to card’s metal contacts.
Page 156 Problem Possible causes Possible solutions You cannot make The SIM card is not installed. Install a valid SIM card in your device. outgoing calls Poor signal. Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window. Your device is in Airplane Touch the status area on the mode with no wireless...
Page 157 Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Noises during a call You may be near a strong Move to another location to electromagnetic source reduce the interference (such as a TV, a microwave effects. oven, etc.) during a call. You cannot enable Your service provider does Contact your service not support these features,...
Page 158 Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Shortened standby time The length of standby time If you are located in an area is affected by your service where the network signal is provider’s system weak, temporarily turn off configuration. The same your device. device used with different service providers' systems does not have the same...
Page 159 Problem Possible causes Possible solutions Internet problems Unable to connect to the Invalid SIM card. Contact your service provider. network. You are not within the Check the service area with network’s service area. your service provider. Poor signal. Move to an open space or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window.
Page 160 Take out the microSD card from the device. Connect the microSD card to your computer using a microSD adapter. On your computer, go to support.dell.com and follow the instructions to download the software upgrade package to the microSD card. NOTE: The device only recognizes the software upgrade package as “Update.pkg”.
Page 161 If necessary, you can calibrate your touch screen as follows: NOTE: Do not touch the screen during calibration. Press and hold the power button and then touch the Power off option on the screen to turn off the device. Simultaneously press and hold the volume up button and volume down button Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the power button...
Page 162 Index Airplane Mode, 73 Calculator, 151 Alarm Clock, 149 Calendar, 146 Ambient light sensor, 10 Calling, 40 Android Market, 118 Camcorder, 135 Applications Camera, 133 Definition, 20 Camcorder, 135 Erase data, 67 Shoot videos, 135 Navigate, 37 Take pictures, 134 Recently used, 38 Charging, 15 Shortcuts, 38...
Page 163 Overview, 8 Google Talk, 92 Protect, 128 Reset, 68 Settings, 67 Setup, 12 Home Screen Turn off, 16 Customize, 27 Turn on, 15 Home screen, 21 Disable all connections, 73 Display settings, 123 Internet Browse, 73 E-mail, 80 Connection, 70 Emergency software recovery, 160 Erase all data, 68...
Page 164 Turn off USB storage, 136 Ringtone, 124 Unmount, 67 Mobile networks, 70 Music, 143 Create a playlist, 145 Screen Playback, 144 Calibration, 161 Orientation, 20 Turn off/on, 16 Screen Unlock Pattern, 128 Create, 128 Navigation, 110 Disable/change, 129 News and Weather, 114 Settings, 130 Search, 65 Sensor, 10...
Page 165 Status bar, 33 Icons, 34 YouTube, 116 Synchronize Google Data, 122 Text message, 52 Time, 126 Time zone, 126 Touch screen, 17 Troubleshooting, 155 Twitter, 86 Videos Play on HDMI devices, 154 Voice Dialer, 152 Voice Search, 65 Applications, 83 Bookmarks, 78 Widgets Add, 30...

Dell Streak User Manual

1 Package Contents

2 Dell™ Streak Features

3 Setting up Your Dell™ Streak

4 Understanding Your Dell™ Streak

5 Using Your Dell™ Streak

6 Internet

7 Customizing Your Dell™ Streak

8 Protecting Your Dell™ Streak

9 Applications

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