BlackBerry 7100i TM Nextel Welcome Guide LEARN. CONNECT. IMPRESS. How To Use This Guide Congratulations on your BlackBerry 7100iTM from Nextel purchase. We hope that your experience will be an enjoyable one. If you are a first time BlackBerry® user or are already familiar with BlackBerry technology, this guide is designed to make your set up as easy as possible. 1. 2. Get started right away by familiarizing yourself with the look and feel of the device in the BlackBerry 7100i section. Move quickly through the Set-up Checklist to get your device up and running using the short "Set-up Checklist" on page 4. If you need more information to get started, detailed instructions are available in the latter portion of this chapter. Become familiar with the BlackBerry device by learning the basic keys and useful tips for typing and editing in the section called Navigating Your BlackBerry. Learn about all of the services that Nextel provides in the section called Nextel Services Overview . Read the basic instructions on how to perform the main tasks on your device. For complete instructions for your BlackBerry 7100i, refer to the BlackBerry 7100i User Guide found on your setup CD. 3. 4. 5. Good luck with your BlackBerry 7100i from Nextel! i nextel.com Table of Contents How To Use This Guide.............................................................. i The BlackBerry 7100iTM from Nextel ......................................... 1 BlackBerry® Basics.................................................................... 2 Getting Help ........................................................................................ 2 Navigating Your Device....................................................................... 2 Set-up Checklist......................................................................... 4 Typing a Password.............................................................................. 8 Setting up Your Notification Profiles.................................................... 9 Navigating Your BlackBerry ................................................... 10 Nextel Services Overview ....................................................... 16 Contacting Customer Care................................................................ 17 Driving Tips ....................................................................................... 19 Nextel Email Services.............................................................. 20 BlackBerry Internet Service Email..................................................... 20 BlackBerry Enterprise Server Email .................................................. 24 Sending an Email .............................................................................. 25 Nextel Phone Services ............................................................ 26 Making a Phone Call ......................................................................... 26 Dialing Using Letters ......................................................................... 26 Ending a Phone Call.......................................................................... 27 Using the Mute Option....................................................................... 27 Receiving a Call ................................................................................ 27 Making an Emergency Call ............................................................... 27 Viewing Your Message and Call Logs............................................... 27 Additional Phone Features ................................................................ 28 iii Nextel® Welcome Guide Using Your Personal Information Management Items ......... 30 Scheduling a Meeting ....................................................................... 30 Creating a Task................................................................................. 30 Writing a Memo ................................................................................. 31 Adding a Contact .............................................................................. 31 Adding a Contact from a Message, Memo, Call Log, or Web Page.. 31 Adding a Custom Phone Tune for a Contact .................................... 31 Using Your SIM Card Phone Book......................................... 32 Adding New Contacts to your SIM Card Phone Book....................... 32 Copying All SIM Card Contacts to Your Address Book..................... 32 Adding a New Contact to Your SIM Card Phone Book ..................... 33 Viewing Your Software Version......................................................... 33 Nextel Voice Mail ..................................................................... 34 Setting Up Your Voice Mail Box ........................................................ 34 Recording Your Active Greeting........................................................ 34 Changing Your Password ................................................................. 35 Receiving Voice Mail Messages ....................................................... 35 Logging Into Voice Mail..................................................................... 35 Main Voice Mail Menu....................................................................... 36 Playing Voice Mail Messages ........................................................... 36 Saving and Deleting Messages......................................................... 37 Recovering Deleted Messages ......................................................... 37 Changing Your Voice Mail Language to Spanish.............................. 37 Nextel® Walkie-Talkie Service ................................................ 38 Using the Walkie-TalkieTM Button...................................................... 38 Placing Nextel Walkie-Talkie Service Calls....................................... 38 Finding Your Walkie-Talkie Number ................................................. 40 Receiving Nextel Walkie-Talkie Service Calls................................... 40 Using Your Call Alert......................................................................... 40 Placing Group ConnectSM Calls......................................................... 41 nextel.com iv Nextel Web Services ............................................................... 42 Accessing NWS Web Sites ............................................................... 42 PIN and SMS Messaging......................................................... 44 About PIN Messages ........................................................................ 44 Sending a PIN Message ................................................................... 44 About SMS Messages ...................................................................... 44 Open SMS messages ....................................................................... 44 Multimedia Messaging ............................................................ 45 Sending an MMS Message ............................................................... 45 Manage MMS Message Attachments ............................................... 45 Manage MMS messages .................................................................. 46 Sending a Picture with an MMS Message ........................................ 46 Attaching an Address to an MMS Message ...................................... 47 Attaching an Appointment to a Message .......................................... 47 About the GPS Feature ........................................................... 48 Your GPS Location When Dialing 911 .............................................. 48 Enhancing GPS Performance ........................................................... 49 IMPORTANT: Things to Keep in Mind .............................................. 49 Bluetooth®-enabled Tips ......................................................... 50 Turning On Your Bluetooth Radio ..................................................... 50 Turning Off Your Bluetooth Radio ..................................................... 50 Pairing with another Bluetooth-enabled Device ................................ 50 Vertical Applications ............................................................... 51 Horizontal Applications .......................................................... 51 JavaTM Applications ................................................................. 51 Other Important Information................................................... 52 General Terms and Conditions ......................................................... 52 v Nextel® Welcome Guide nextel.com vi The BlackBerry 7100i from Nextel TM 1 Nextel® Welcome Guide BlackBerry Basics ® Getting Help There are many ways to find answers to your questions at any time. · · · · · · The CD included in your kit contains the complete BlackBerry 7100i from Nextel User's Guide. From the Home screen, click the Help screen. The Home screen is the initial screen that contains all main BlackBerry device options. With your trackwheel, you can scroll to the left or to the right to see more options. Visit www.nextel.com/welcome and register in MyNextel if you are a new Nextel customer. You can also visit www.nextel.com, click Support and click on your device model for more information. Use the typing tutorial to learn important typing tips! The tutorial appears the first time that you turn on your device. Click The Home Screen Help > Typing Tutorial to restart the tutorial at any time. Navigating Your Device 1. 2. 3. Roll the trackwheel to move the cursor to click options on the screen. Click the trackwheel by pushing it in. This will select items or open menus. Press the Escape button to exit a screen, cancel an action, or go back one page in the browser. Trackwheel Escape Button nextel.com 2 Navigating Your Device Using the SureTypeTM Keyboard Your BlackBerry device uses SureType innovative keyboard technology that integrates a traditional phone keypad with a keyboard layout. SureType recognize word patterns and allows you to easily enter information. When you type, the letters on the screen change automatically so that by the time you finish typing a word, SureType has probably already figured it out. For example, to type the word "run," press the ER + UI + BN and press the Space key. Note: Use the typing tutorial to learn important typing tips! The tutorial appears the first time that you turn on your device but to use it at any time, from the Home screen, click Help > Typing Tutorial. USER TIP: Type the entire word before you attempt to make a correction. Using SureType technology, press each key only once until the word is finished and press the Space key. The letters on the screen change automatically until a word is formed. If you type all the letters in a word and the word does not appear correctly, or if more than one word is displayed, use the list to build a word. · · · · To move through the list, press the Next key or scroll using the trackwheel. Select your preference from the list and either press the Enter key or click on the trackwheel. To choose your preference from the list and begin typing a new word, press the Space key. To delete letters that you have typed, press the Backspace key. Using the Multi-tap Method You can also use the multi-tap input method as an alternate means of typing. To switch to this method, while you are in a text field, hold the key. Press a key once for the first letter and twice for the second letter. 3 Nextel® Welcome Guide Set-up Checklist To set up your BlackBerry 7100i from Nextel, follow these steps: Step 1: Insert the SIM card Step 2: Insert the battery Step 3: Turn on the power Step 4: Set the date/time Step 5: Connect to the wireless network Step 6: Set up your email Step 7: Transfer your contacts Step 1: Insert the SIM Card Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is a smart card that fits into your phone and contains your personal information including network activation and phone book entries. Your phone will not work unless your SIM card is inserted. 1. Your SIM card may already be inserted in your device. Verify that it is in your BlackBerry 7100i from Nextel. Slide off the battery cover by pushing up the tab marked BlackBerry and pulling out the cover. If the battery is inserted, remove it by pushing up with your thumb from the bottom of the battery. If the SIM Card is not inserted, remove your SIM card from its package. Hold the SIM card with the metal contacts facing down so that the notches of the card align with the notches in the SIM card holder. Slide the SIM card into the holder so that it lies flat below the guide. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. nextel.com 4 Navigating Your Device Note:To remove your SIM card, press the tab. Slide the SIM card over the tab and out of the holder. Step 2: Insert the Battery Note:Your kit may contain a charged battery. If you need to charge your battery, it should ...