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Dell™ Venue

Getting Started Guide

Status Bar

The status bar appears at the top of every screen. It

displays icons to indicate the notifications you have

received, the phone’s status, and the current time.

Notification

area

Status area

Notification area – Displays icons for missed calls, new

e-mail, messages, and so on.

Status area – Displays icons for battery charge, charging

progress, alarms set, network connections, and so on.

To open the notifications panel that displays the phone

status and list of notifications, touch the status bar and

drag it down to the bottom of the screen.

Touch a notification in the list to open it in the

appropriate application.

To close the notification panel, touch the tab at

the bottom of the panel and drag it up to the top of the

screen.

Dell Stage

Your phone has seven Home screens that you can customize. The Dell Stage widgets appear on the Home screens and provide quick access to recently used applications, contacts,

music, pictures, and so on.

Setting Up Your PhoneAbout Your Phone

Slide up to

silence ringer

Press and hold

to turn on/off

Volume

buttons

Camera

button

HomeBack

Ring/Silent

button

3.5 mm Headset

connector

MenuMicro-USB

connector

Power/Lock

button

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Insert the SIM card and microSD (optional) card.

NOTE: The SIM card and microSD card may be pre-

installed.

3. Insert the battery.

4. Close the back cover and charge the phone.

Charge time:

~2 hours

Making calls

You can make a call by selecting a contact from the

contacts list, call log, favorites, or by using the onscreen

dialpad.

Touch on the Home

screen to open the phone

application.

Dial the number using the

onscreen dialpad and touch

to make the call.

To switch to a recently used

application while you are

on a call, touch and hold

and then touch the

application’s icon.

If you open other

applications during a call

and want to return to the

phone application, touch

the status bar and drag it

down to the bottom of the

screen, and then touch

Current call.

Answer or Reject Calls

When you receive a call, the Incoming call screen

displays the caller ID. The Incoming call screen will

display additional information if the caller is available

on your contacts list.

To answer a call,

touch and drag it to

the right of the screen.

To reject a call,

touch and drag it to

the left of the screen.

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To add a widget,

shortcut, or folder

touch and hold your

finger on an empty

area on the Home

screen, and follow the

instructions on the

screen.

MUSIC widget –

Displays the music

albums and playlists

available on your

phone. Touch the

album or playlist to

view the available

songs.

SOCIAL widget –

Allows you to access

social networking

websites such as

Facebook and Twitter.

CONTACTS widget –

Displays your favorite

contacts as tiles. Touch

a contact’s tile to call,

message, or mail the

contact.

EMAIL widget – Allows

you to send and

receive e-mail from the

e-mail accounts you

have added.

The appearance of the

Home screens on your

phone may vary.

HOME widget – Displays

the current weather

and the recently used

applications. Touch to

go to the Stage Home from

anywhere.

To navigate across the Home screens, flick your finger to the right or

left on the screen.

Center Home screen

Lock Screen

The phone enters sleep mode automatically after a preset

duration of inactivity. To wake up the phone from sleep

mode, press the power/lock button.

The lock screen appears

when you wake up the

phone from sleep mode.

To unlock the screen, touch

and drag to the right.

You can set a screen lock

to prevent unauthorized

access of your phone.

To set a screen lock, touch

on the Home screen

and then touch

Settings → Location

& Security→ Set up

screen lock and follow the

instructions on the screen.

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Dell™ VenueGetting Started GuideStatus BarThe status bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons to indicate the notifications you have

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CameraThe camera allows you to capture photos and videos and save them on the microSD card. To open the camera, press the camera button on the side of