Blackbe;rry 8700C - GSM User manual

Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry®8700c

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- Respond to a Push to Talk call 25
- Set your Push to Talk availability status 26
- Send a Call Me Alert 26
- Set a Contact Alert 27
- Send a Voice Message 27
- Turn off Push to Talk 28
Synchronize Your BlackBerry®8700c
With Your Computer 30
BlackBerry®Desktop Software 30
What You Need 31
Setup Instructions 32
Media 36
Media 36
Troubleshooting 38
Tips and Tricks 44
Accessories 46
Icons and Indicators 50
Welcome to AT&T 4
What’s in the Box? 4
Insert the Battery 5
Charge the Battery 5
Set Up Your BlackBerry®8700c 6
Setup Wizard 6
Introduction to BlackBerry®8700c 6
Email Set Up 9
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry®8700c 12
Send an Email 12
Send an SMS Text Message 13
Make a Phone Call 14
Set Up Voicemail 16
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your BlackBerry®8700c 16
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones/Wireless Devices 16
Add a Contact 17
Schedule an Appointment 18
Go to Web Pages 19
Setup Bluetooth® 20
Push to Talk 21
- Setup Push to Talk 21
- Add a Push to Talk contact 22
- Create a Push to Talk group 22
- Edit a Push to Talk contact or group 23
- Make a Push to Talk call 24
- Make a Quick Group call 24
- Accept a Push to Talk invitation 25
Table of Contents

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Insert the Battery
1. Press the battery cover release
button on the back of your
BlackBerry®8700c and slide the
battery cover off.
2. Insert the battery so that the
BlackBerry logo faces up and the
metal contacts on the battery align
with the metal contacts on your
BlackBerry®8700c.
3. Slide the battery cover back onto
your BlackBerry®8700c so that the
cover lies flat and clicks into place.
Charge the Battery
1. Pull the plug blades down on the travel charger.
2. Connect the small USB end of the travel charger cable to the USB
port on the side of your BlackBerry®8700c.
3. Plug the travel charger into a power outlet.
4. Charge the battery to full power.
What’s in the Box?
Remove the following items from the box to help you set up your
BlackBerry®8700c.
USB Sync Cable
Travel Charger
Headset
BlackBerry®User Tools CD
Includes User Guide, BlackBerry End
User/Software License Agreement
and warranty information for your
BlackBerry®8700c Rechargeable
Battery
Getting Started Guide
Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry®8700c
Welcome to AT&T
What’s in the Box? Insert & Charge the Battery
Steps?
3
Takes?
1 minute
Note:
If the battery
is charged, the
BlackBerry®
8700c turns on. If
the BlackBerry®
8700c does not
turn on, charge the
battery. The length
of time to charge the
battery can take up to
an hour or more.
CAUTION: Use only
accessories that
Research In Motion
has approved for use
with your BlackBerry®
8700c. Use of other
accessories might
invalidate your
warranty and might
be dangerous.
BlackBerry®8700c

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Takes?
5 - 10 minutes
Note:
As you complete the
Setup Wizard, look for
the progress indicator
to tell you how many
screens you have
completed. The more
indicator tells you if
there is more to see
on the screen and
the buttons along the
bottom allow you to
navigate through the
wizard.
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8700c
Setup Wizard
Note:
You can exit the
Setup Wizard at any
time and return to
where you left off by
selecting BlackBerry
Setup from the
Home screen and
then choosing Setup
Wizard.
Note:
To save battery
power your
BlackBerry 8700c
screen is set to
Timeout (go dark
or dim) after 45
seconds. If the
screen goes dark or
dims simply press
any key to view the
screen again.
Setup Wizard
Setup Wizard
The BlackBerry®8700c contains a Setup Wizard designed to help you
quickly and easily set up and personalize your BlackBerry®8700c.
Introduction to BlackBerry 8700c
The introduction to the BlackBerry®
8700c section of the Setup Wizard will
help you choose your language, setup the
date and time, and orient you to some of
the important keys and functions on your
BlackBerry®8700c.
1. Once you have launched the Setup Wizard,
use the trackwheel to scroll up and down
on the screens and highlight input fields
or buttons. Click (press) the trackwheel to
select fields or buttons.
2. To set your time zone, highlight
the current time zone and click the
trackwheel. Scroll the trackwheel up or
down to find your time zone and click
again to select it.
3. Review the navigation keys and click Next.

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Set Up Your BlackBerry 8700c
Setup Wizard Email Setup
Note:
If your SIM card
currently has contacts
saved to it, you will be
prompted to import
them to the device. To
import the contacts
click “Yes” then click
“Next”.
Steps?
13
Takes?
5 - 10 minutes
Note:
To set up email using
web browser on your
computer, visit www.
cingular.com/
blackberrystart.
4. Enter your owner information and click
Next.
5. Select the display font and click Next.
Email Setup
1. The Email Setup portion of the wizard will
ask you to choose to either create or add
an email address or to use a corporate
account with a BlackBerry®Enterprise
Server. Unless you have been given an
Enterprise Activation Password by your IT
department you should choose I want to
create or add an email address.
2. You must either login to your BlackBerry®
Internet Service account (this account will
manage the supported email accounts you
setup on your BlackBerry 8700c; you may
have up to 10 supported accounts) or
create a new one. If you are a new user,
you must choose Create New Account.
3. To continue, read the BlackBerry Internet
Service terms and conditions carefully, and
if you agree, click Yes.

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7. Once the confirmation screen displays, click OK.
8. Once the summary screen displays, showing you the email account
you’ve set up you can choose to set up another account (up to 10
supported accounts), create a BlackBerry email address, or log out.
9. When you log out, your BlackBerry 8700c
will display the BlackBerry Internet Service
login screen. Be sure to close the browser
window by pressing the Menu key and
clicking Close.You have now completed
the Setup Wizard.
Email Set Up
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8700c
Email Set Up
Typing Tips
To capitalize a
letter, hold the
letter key until the
capitalized letter
appears or hold
the right shift
key and press
the appropriate
letter key
Note:
Once you add
an email account
using the email
setup application,
messages sent to
that account will
also appear in the
messages list on
your device. Also,
when you send a
message from your
device, it will be
sent using the email
address of that
account.
4. Create a User ID and password of your
choice for your BlackBerry Internet
Service Account. The password must
be at least 6 characters long and is case
sensitive. Store this login information in a
safe place so that you can add additional
email accounts to your BlackBerry 8700c or
change your settings in the future.
5. Select a language by clicking on a
language choice.
6. Enter your email address and password.
The user name must begin with a letter or number,
contain between 4 and 32 characters, and may contain
letters, numbers, underscores, dashes, and period
characters.

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Send an Email
Steps?
7
More Info
To learn more about
email features click
the trackwheel while
in Messages, scroll to
and click Help.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8700c
Send an SMS Text Message
Steps?
7
Send an Email
1. On the Home screen, click Messages .
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Compose Email.
4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions:
Type an email address.
Type a contact name.
Type part of a contact name. Click a contact.
5. Type a message.
6. Click the trackwheel.
7. Click Send.
If you have associated your BlackBerry®8700c with more than one supported email
address, in the Send Using field, you can set the email address that you use to send the
email message.
Note: You must set up an email account on your BlackBerry 8700c to send email. To learn
how to set up an email account, refer to Email Setup in the SetupWizard.
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Send an SMS Text Message
1. On the Home screen, click Messages .
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Compose SMS Text.
4. Perform one of the following actions:
If the contact is not in your address book, click Use Once. Type an
SMS phone number (include the country code and area code) or
an email address. Click the trackwheel.
If the contact is in your address book, click a contact.
5. Type a message.
6. Click the trackwheel.
7. Click Send.
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Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8700c
Make a Phone Call
Steps?
3
Make a Phone Call
1. On the Home screen or in the Phone application, perform
one of the following actions:
Type a phone number
Type part of a contact name. Highlight a contact or phone
number.
2. Press the send key .
3. To end the call, press the end key .
Note: To turn the speakerphone on or off during a call, press the speakerphone key ,
or click the trackwheel and then click Activate Speakerphone/Handset.
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Add a Contact
Steps?
6
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8700c
Setup Voicemail
Steps?
4
Takes?
2 minutes
Setup Voicemail
1. Press and hold the 1key on your BlackBerry®8700c to connect
to the AT&T voicemail system.
Note: There is no need to hold down the left shift key or alt key when dialing a phone
number.
2. Create your password.
3. Record your name.
4. Record a greeting.
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your
BlackBerry 8700c
1. Press and hold the 1key .
2. Follow the voice prompts.
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones
/Wireless Devices
1. Dial your 10-digit wireless number.
2. Press the *key when you hear your personal greeting.
(Press the #key in Puerto Rico)
3. Enter your personal passcode.
Add a Contact
1. On the Home screen, click Address Book .
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click New Address.
4. Type the contact information.
5. Click the trackwheel.
6. Click Save.

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Go to Web Pages
Note:
The Go To dialog box
tracks the web pages
that you type. To
access a web page on
the list, highlight and
click the the address
with the trackwheel.
Not all web sites
are designed for
browsing on a hand-
held device and may
not look or function in
the same way as they
would on a PC.
Steps?
5
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8700c
Schedule an Appointment
Steps?
6
More Info
To learn more about
calendar features click
the trackwheel while
in Calendar, scroll to
and click “Help”.
Schedule an Appointment
1. On the Home screen, click Calendar .
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click New.
4. Type the appointment information.
5. Click the trackwheel.
6. Click Save.
Note: To change calendar views, Click the trackwheel and select the desired view.
Go to Web Pages
There are two browsers that come with your BlackBerry®8700c : the
MEdia™Net Browser and an Internet Browser. Use the MEdia Net
Browser to access your favorite content (weather, news...) and download
ringtones or other personalization items. Go to the Quick Start Guide
in the box to find out more information about MEdia Net. Use the
Internet Browser to access web sites.
1. On the Home screen click Browser
2. Click the trackwheel.
3. Click Go To….
4. In the dialog box that appears, type the URL (web address, e.g.
www.cingular.com) that you wish to go to.
5. Click the trackwheel to go to the URL.
Typing Tips: To insert a period, press the space key twice.
To insert symbols such as @, _and /, press the alt key and press the appropriate letter
key.
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to the third party products and services and assumes no liability whatsoever in relation
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