Getting Started Guide BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Smartphone MAT-19767-001 | PRINTSPEC-016 SWD-425731-0731032949-001 | RBY41GW Contents Welcome to BlackBerry!...............................................................................................................................3 Set up your device.........................................................................................................................................5 Insert the SIM card and battery..........................................................................................................................5 Charge the battery................................................................................................................................................7 Complete the setup wizard.................................................................................................................................9 Learn the basics........................................................................................................................................... 13 Move around the screen ....................................................................................................................................14 Open a menu........................................................................................................................................................15 Typing basics........................................................................................................................................................16 Applications.........................................................................................................................................................19 Home screen status indicators.........................................................................................................................20 Message list status indicators........................................................................................................................... 21 Phone status indicators......................................................................................................................................21 Calendar status indicators................................................................................................................................. 21 Camera status indicators...................................................................................................................................22 Wireless coverage indicators.............................................................................................................................22 Start using your device..............................................................................................................................25 Make a call...........................................................................................................................................................25 Send an email message.....................................................................................................................................25 Send an SMS text message...............................................................................................................................26 Add a contact......................................................................................................................................................26 Take a picture .....................................................................................................................................................27 Record a video.....................................................................................................................................................27 Visit a web page..................................................................................................................................................27 Schedule an appointment.................................................................................................................................28 Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device..............................................................................................................28 About connecting to a Wi-Fi network..............................................................................................................29 About using your device with a computer...................................................................................................... 30 About switching devices....................................................................................................................................32 Transfer a file between your device and your computer using the Roxio Media Manager.....................33 Synchronize data between your device and your computer .......................................................................34 Insert a media card.............................................................................................................................................34 Find more information.......................................................................................................................................35 Carry your device................................................................................................................................................36 Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................37 I cannot connect to a wireless network...........................................................................................................37 I cannot associate my device with an email address ...................................................................................38 I cannot send or receive messages..................................................................................................................39 I cannot make or receive calls..........................................................................................................................40 Legal notice..................................................................................................................................................41 Welcome to BlackBerry! Get ready to experience the freedom and connectivity of your all-in-one mobile solution. Setting up your BlackBerry® PearlTM smartphone is easy. Simply verify that your SIM card and battery are inserted in your device, charge the battery, and complete the setup wizard. After you complete the setup wizard, take some time to explore the features on your device. This guide provides tips and instructions to help you learn the basics quickly. 3 4 Set up your device Insert the SIM card and battery Your SIM card is a small rectangular plastic card that stores important information about your wireless service. Your SIM card might already be inserted in your BlackBerry® device. Depending on your wireless service provider, you might need a PIN code for your SIM card. For more information, contact your wireless service provider. Hold down the release button for the battery cover and lift off the battery cover. If the battery is inserted, remove the battery. If your SIM card is already inserted, proceed to step 7. Remove the SIM card from any packaging. Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts on the SIM card face down and the cutoff corner of the SIM card points toward the top of your device. 6. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder until it stops. 7. Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the battery align with the metal contacts on your device. 8. Replace the battery cover back onto the device so that it clicks into place. If the battery is charged, the device turns on. If the device does not turn on, charge the battery. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5 Figure 1. Remove the battery cover Figure 2. Insert the SIM card 6 Figure 3. Insert the battery Charge the battery 1. Connect the small end of the travel charger cable to the micro-USB port on the side of your BlackBerry® device. 2. If necessary, perform one of the following actions: · Insert the plug blade attachment into the power adapter. · Fold down the plug blades on the power adapter. 3. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet. 4. Charge the battery to full power. 7 Figure 4. Connect the travel charger cable to your device Figure 5. Insert the plug blade attachment or fold down the plug blades (if necessary) You can use the USB cable that came with your device to connect your device to your computer for charging. For more information, see the "About using your device with a computer" topic. 8 Battery power level indicators full battery power low battery power battery charging Complete the setup wizard The setup wizard is designed to help you learn about typing, change options to personalize your BlackBerry® device, and set up one or more email addresses. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Welcome screen, read the setup wizard introduction. Roll the trackball to highlight Continue. Click (press) the trackball. Complete the instructions on the screen. Note: If the Welcome screen does not appear automatically, on the Home screen, press the key. Click Setup. Click Setup Wizard. 9 Figure 6. Setup wizard screen About email setup options If you have not already set up an email address, you can use one of following options to set up email. Depending on your wireless service provider, the available options might vary. · BlackBerry Internet Service option: Use this email setup option to create a new email address for your device or to associate your device with one or more (up to ten) existing email addresses. This option is most common for individual users. You can set up email using this option by selecting the I want to create or add an email address option in the setup wizard on your device. · BlackBerry Enterprise Server option: Use this email setup option to associate your device with a Microsoft® Outlook® work email account, IBM® Lotus Notes® work email account, or Novell® GroupWise® work email account and to take advantage of advanced capabilities for wireless data synchronization. If your administrator has provided you with an activation password, you can set up email 10 using this option by selecting the I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server option in the setup wizard on your device. If you do not have an activation password, contact your administrator. · BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option: Use this email setup option to associate your device with a Microsoft Outlook (Workgroup Installation) email account. You can set up email using this option by installing the BlackBerry® Desktop Software and selecting the BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option. If you use this email setup option, you must keep your computer turned on to receive email messages. Add or create an email address using the setup wizard 1. In the setup wizard, on the email setup screen, select the I want to create or add an email address option. Click Next. 2. Click Next. 3. If necessary, click Update Now. 4. If necessary, click Create New Account. 5. To accept the terms of the license agreement, select the Yes option. Click I Agree. 6. If necessary, type a login user name and password of your choice. Click Next. Record your user name and password in a safe place. 7. Complete the instructions on the screen. 11 12 Learn the basics 13 Move around the screen · To open the application list, press the · · · · key on the Home screen. To move the cursor in any direction and highlight items, roll the trackball. To select an item or follow a link, click the trackball. To change the value in a field, click a field. Click a value. To move back a screen, press the key. key. · To return to the Home screen, press the Figure 7. Home screen Figure 8. Application list 14 Figure 9. Move around the screen Open a menu · To open a menu of all the available actions for a highlighted item in an application, press the key. · If you click an item with more than one common available action, a short menu of these available actions appears. To view more available actions for the highlighted item, press the key or click Full Menu. · To close a menu, press the key. 15 Figure 10. Full menu Figure 11. Short menu Typing basics About typing input methods You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or the multitap input method. SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout that is designed to provide a quick and comfortable typing and dialing experience. SureType technology is designed to predict words as you type them. When you use SureType technology, you press the letter key for each letter in a word once until the word appears in a lis ...