Blackbe;rry 8100 - Pearl - T-Mobile User manual

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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 ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Change the value in a field .................................................................................................................. 15
Typing basics ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Applications ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Home screen status indicators .......................................................................................................... 20
Message list status indicators ............................................................................................................. 21
Phone status indicators ........................................................................................................................ 21
Wireless network coverage indicators ............................................................................................... 22
Start using your device ................................................................................................................ 23
Make a call ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Send an email message ....................................................................................................................... 23
Send an SMS text message ................................................................................................................ 24

Send an MMS message .......................................................................................................................24
Add a contact ........................................................................................................................................ 25
Take a picture ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Visit a web page ................................................................................................................................... 26
Turn on Bluetooth technology ............................................................................................................ 27
Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device ................................................................................................ 27
About using your device with a computer ........................................................................................ 28
About accessories ................................................................................................................................ 30
About adding applications to your device ........................................................................................ 30
Insert a media card ............................................................................................................................... 31
Find more information ......................................................................................................................... 32
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 35
I cannot connect to a wireless network ............................................................................................ 35
I cannot associate my device with an email address ...................................................................... 35
I do not know which email setup option to select in the setup wizard ........................................ 36
I cannot send messages ...................................................................................................................... 37
I am not receiving messages .............................................................................................................. 38
I cannot make or receive calls ............................................................................................................ 39
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® device 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.
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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.
1. Press the battery cover release button.
2. Slide off the battery cover.
3. Slide the SIM card holder door toward its hinges to unlock it.
4. Open the SIM card holder door.
5. Remove the SIM card from any packaging.
6. Place the SIM card into the holder so that the metal contacts on the SIM card
face down and the cut off corner of the SIM card points toward the bottom of
your device.
7. Close the SIM card holder door so that it holds the SIM card flat.
8. Slide the SIM card holder door away from its hinges to lock it.
9. Insert the battery so that the BlackBerry logo faces up and the metal contacts
on the battery align with the metal contacts on your device.
10. Slide the battery cover back onto the device.
If the battery is charged, the device turns on. If the device does not turn on, charge
the battery.
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Figure 1. Remove the battery cover
Figure 2. Insert the SIM card
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Figure 3. Insert the battery
Charge the battery
1. Connect the small end of the travel charger cable to the USB port on the side
of your BlackBerry® device.
2. If required, perform one of the following actions:
• Insert the plug blade attachment into the power adapter.
• Fold the plug blades down.
3. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet.
4. Charge the battery to full power.
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Figure 4. Connect the travel charger cable to your device
Figure 5. Insert plug attachment or fold plug blades down (if required)
If you have an available USB port on your computer, you can use the USB cable that
came with your device to connect your device to your computer for charging.
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Battery power level indicators
full battery power battery charging
low battery power
Complete the setup wizard
Thesetupwizardisdesignedtohelpyoulearnabouttyping,setoptionstopersonalize
your BlackBerry® device, and set up one or more email addresses. The setup wizard
takes approximately ten minutes to complete.
1. In the setup wizard dialog box, roll the trackball to highlight Run Setup
Wizard.
2. Click (press) the trackball.
3. Read the setup wizard introduction.
4. Roll the trackball to highlight Next.
5. Click the trackball.
6. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Note: If the setup wizard dialog box does not appear automatically, on the Home
screen, press the key. Click Setup Wizard.
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Figure 6. Setup wizard screen
About email setup options
Use one of the following options to set up email on your BlackBerry® device:
•BlackBerry Internet Service Email 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. 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 or by visiting the My T-Mobile web site
(my.t-mobile.com) using a browser on your computer. On the My T-Mobile
web site, click BlackBerry Internet E-mail Setup to open the email setup
web site on your computer.
•BlackBerry Enterprise Server option: Use this email setup option to
associate your device with a Microsoft Outlook, IBM Lotus Notes, or Novell®
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GroupWise® work email account and to take advantage of advanced wireless
data synchronization capabilities. If your system administrator has provided
you with an enterprise activation password, you can set up email 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 enterprise activation password, contact your system
administrator for more information about setting up email for your device.
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.
2. Click Next.
3. Click Next to open the email setup web site on your device.
4. On the email setup web site, if you agree to the legal terms and conditions,
click Yes.
5. Click a language.
6. Perform one of the following actions:
• To associate an existing, supported email address with your
BlackBerry® device, type the email address information.
• To create a new email address for your device, click Create a
BlackBerry email address.
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•Tolearn moreabout settingup emailaddresses orusing theemail setup
web site, click Help.
To log out of the email setup web site and return to the setup wizard, click Log Out.
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Learn the basics
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Move around the 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 open a menu, press the key.
•To close a menu or move back a screen, press the key.
Open a menu
• To open a list of the applications on your BlackBerry® device, press the
key on the Home screen.
• 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.
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Figure 7. Applications list Figure 8. Full menu Figure 9. Short menu
Change the value in a field
1. Highlight a field.
2. Click the trackball.
3. Click a value.
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Figure 10. Change the value in a field
Typing basics
About typing input methods
You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType™ input method or the
multi-tap input method.
SureType technology combines a traditional phone number key layout with a familiar
computer-style letter layout that is designed to provide a comfortable typing and
dialing experience.
When you use SureType technology, you press the letter key for each letter in a word
once. For example, to type run, you would press the key once, the key
once, and the key once. As you type, a list of possible letter combinations and
words appears on the screen. SureType technology selects letter combinations or
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words from the list based on context. If you try to type a word or letter combination
(for example, a web address or an abbreviation) that SureType technology does not
recognize, you can use the list that appears on the screen to build the word letter by
letter. SureType technology is designed to "learn" new words or letter combinations
that you type and add them to your custom word list.
When you use multi-tap, you press a letter key once to type the first letter on the key
and twice to type the second letter. For example, to type run, you would press the
key twice, the key once, and the key twice.
SureType technology is the default typing input method for most fields. Multi-tap is
the default for phone number and password fields.
Type text using SureType technology
Press the letter key for each letter in a word until you have typed the entire word.
If your BlackBerry® device does not recognize the word that you have typed, perform
one of the following actions:
•To highlight an item in the list that appears when you type, roll the trackball.
• To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and
continue typing the same word, press the key.
•To select a highlighted item from the list that appears when you type and start
a new word, press the key.
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Type text using multi-tap
• To type the first letter on a key, press the letter key once.
• To type the second letter on a key, press the letter key twice.
Typing indicators
multi-tap input
mode
number lock mode
Shift mode typing input
language
Alt mode
Typing tips
•To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or
press the key and press the letter key.
•To type the alternate character on a key, hold the key and press the
character key.
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