Blackbe;rry 8800 - SMARTPHONE - SAFETY AND User manual

BLACKBERRY 8800
GETTING STARTED
1 Check with your service provider for availability. Coverage is currently limited. Updates with broader coverage will be
available in the future. For details on coverage areas visit www.blackberry8800.com. 2 The BlackBerry 8800 accepts
microSD cards; the amount of storage is determined by card capacity. 3 All audio and video files must be transferred to
the smartphone before playing. Files can be transferred via USB cable, smartphone browser application or Bluetooth®. For
a complete list of supported media file formats visit www.blackberry8800.com. 4 Integrating corporate email accounts
requires BlackBerry Mail Connector or the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution. Multiple email accounts only available with
BlackBerry Internet Service. 5 Based on GSMA PRD TW.09 Battery Life Measurement Technique. Results may vary.
Network availability and coverage affect battery life and are dependent upon a number of factors, including location and
transmission environment. 6 Check with network for availability.
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NEW BLACKBERRY USERS
Setting up for data
1. Please ensure that your SIM is enabled
for BlackBerry® Internet Service by
your network operator†.
2. Now insert the sim card and battery,
and charge the device as follows:
GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED 3
TOOLS FOR PEOPLE ON THE MOVE 6
BASIC FUNCTIONS 8
TIPS AND TRICKS 10
SPECIFICATIONS 14
CONTENTS
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† Please check with your network provider for data transfer tariffs.
Figure 1. Remove the battery cover
Figure 2. Insert the SIM card
Figure 3. Insert the battery
Charge the battery
a) Connect the small end of the travel
charger cable to the USB port on the
side of your BlackBerry smartphone.
b) If required, perform one of the
following actions:
• Insert the plug blade attachment
into the power adapter.
• Fold the plug blades down.
c) Plug the power adapter into a
power outlet.
d) Charge the battery to full power.
Figure 4.
Connect the BlackBerry®
Travel Charger to your
device
Figure 5.
Insert plug attachment
or fold down plug blades
(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.
Battery power level indicators
Full battery Low battery
Charging
The following document provides essential information for getting started with your
new BlackBerry® 8800 smartphone, including guidance on set-up and useful keyboard
shortcuts. For more in-depth information, please download the full product user guide
from www.blackberry.com.

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EXISTING BLACKBERRY USERS
Swapping over from an old
BlackBerry smartphone
Log in to your BlackBerry Internet Service
account using the user ID and password
created in the steps above, select the
option to ‘change handheld’ and enter
the PIN and IMEI of the new device;
all previously set up email accounts will
be re-routed to the new device.
GETTING STARTED
Setting up your BlackBerry Internet
Service account
3. Ensure that your handset is connected
to the wireless network††.
4. Select the ‘Email Settings’ icon from the
homescreen of your BlackBerry
smartphone, or select the ‘Internet
Browser’ icon and enter the URL in the
instructions provided with your handset.
5. Click ‘Create New Account’ and accept
the terms and conditions.
6. Enter a memorable user name and a
password (of your choosing) to complete
the account set up.
Accessing your ISP email account
ISP or POP3 email accounts (e.g. Yahoo!®,
Google MailTM, AOL®††† etc.) can be made
accessible via your BlackBerry smartphone
as follows:
7. After completion of the steps above,
simply enter the email address and
password of your ISP account into
the fields provided and select the
‘Next’ button.
The mailbox will be represented by a new
mail icon on the device. Up to 10 such
accounts can be created by repeating the
steps above.
†† GPRS, EDGE or UMTS will be displayed at the top of
the screen of your handset (note: lowercase text or GSM
indicates that your SIM may not be correctly set up by
your network operator).
††† Some ISPs may charge for access to their services,
please check with your ISP.
Managing the device from your PC
or Mac
To upload media to your BlackBerry
8800 smartphone, recharge it using
your computer via USB, and synchronise
contacts information with your email
platform, you will need to download
and install ‘BlackBerry® Desktop
Manager v.4.2’ (for PC) or ‘Pocket Mac
v.4.0’ (for Mac users).
Both pieces of software are available free
of charge from the following address:
http://eu.blackberry.com/eng/
services/desktop
Set up of BlackBerry Enterprise
Server email accounts
If your organisation already employs
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, pass your
device to your IT administrator who will be
able to configure it to receive work email.

TOOLS FOR PEOPLE
ON THE MOVE
VOICE DIALLING
Just say a word and this function will call anyone in your contact list.
You can also voice dial with a wired or Bluetooth® enabled headset,
or via the speakerphone whilst driving.
LONGER LIFE BATTERY
The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone doesn’t only work harder; with it’s
1400mAh battery, it also works longer. Meaning less of those all too
frustrating ‘zero battery’ moments.
LARGE BRIGHT DISPLAY
The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone features a large, high-resolution screen
with light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts to the ambient
light, aiding viewing.
MULTI-MEDIA PLAYER3
The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone incorporates a multi-media player that
allows you to listen to music while you go through your emails or watch
videos on the move.
VIEW ATTACHMENTS
Easily open popular email file attachments including JPEGs, Adobe
PDFs, Microsoft® Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
SYNCHRONISATION
The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone synchronises seamlessly with your
desktop to allow access to your address book, calendar, tasks, memos and
multiple email accounts4, including a unique BlackBerry one if you need an
extra email account.
EXPANDABLE MEMORY
The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
supports microSD2 cards so you can store
pictures, music files, video and even use
it to hold office documents if necessary.
GSM/GPRS/EDGE QUAD-BAND
This feature enables global roaming
across high speed networks (where
supported) without the need for you
to change your settings or device.
SPEAKERPHONE
This built-in feature allows you to speak
in safety whilst driving, or make
conference calls.
64MB FLASH MEMORY
With this amount of memory, you can
store all of your applications, contacts,
emails and tasks.
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COMPOSE AND SEND AN EMAIL
1. From the home screen,
click the ‘Messages’
icon. The ‘Messages’
screen appears.
2. Click the trackball.
3. Click ‘Compose Email’.
4. In the ‘To:’ field, type an email address
or contact name.
5. Click the trackball.
6. Type a message.
7. Click the trackball.
8. Click ‘Send’.
OPEN AN AT TACHMENT
1. Within a message, use the trackball to
select the attachment (marked at the
top and bottom of the message).
2. Click the trackball.
3. Click ‘Open Attachment’.
PLACE A PHONE CALL
1. From the home screen,
press the ‘Send’ key.
The Phone screen
appears.
2. Type the phone number or select a
contact from the list.
3. Press the ‘Send’ key.
PLACE A CALL USING
VOICE DIALLING
1. From the home screen, click the ‘Voice
Dialling’ icon. The voice dialling screen
appears.
2. When prompted, say “Call”, followed
by the name or phone number of the
contact.
3. Your call is made.
SEND A PICTURE
1. From the home screen, click the ‘Media’
icon. The media screen appears.
2. Then click to ‘Pictures’ screen.
3. Select the picture.
• Use the menu to send the picture.
• Or in BlackBerry® Messenger mode,
simply say “Send file”.
BASIC FUNCTIONS
VIEW A MEDIA FILE STORED ON
A MICROSD CARD
1. From the home
screen, click the
‘Media’ icon. The
media screen appears.
2. Then click to ‘Pictures’ screen.
3. Click ‘Media Card’.
4. Click the file you want to open.
ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH
1. Ensure your Bluetooth
device is in pairing
mode. Then, from the
home screen on the
BlackBerry 8800 smartphone, click
the ‘Set up Bluetooth’ icon. The
Bluetooth Options screen appears.
2. To begin a Bluetooth inquiry, click ‘OK’
when prompted.
BROWSE TO A WEB PAGE
1. In the Browser, press
the ‘Menu’ key.
2. Click ‘Go To’.
3. Perform one of the
following actions:
• Type a web address, and press the
‘Menu’ key.
• Highlight a web address and press
the ‘Menu’ key.
• Click ‘Edit’. Change the web address.
• Press the ‘Menu’ key.
INSTANT MESSAGING
With BlackBerry Messenger, you can
communicate in real-time with friends
and colleagues using either Yahoo!®
Messenger or Google TalkTM.
For Yahoo!® Messenger, go to
www.blackberry.com/yahoodownload
to set up your device for Instant
Messaging with Yahoo!®
For Google TalkTM, go to
www.blackberry.com/googletalk
to set up your device for Instant
Messaging with GoogleTM.
BlackBerry Messenger works just like on
your PC, so you can always know which
contacts are on-line, set your own status,
and add others to a conversation.
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TIPS AND TRICKS
BLACKBERRY BASICS
Move the cursor
Roll trackball
Exit a screen or move back a page in
the browser
Press Escape key
Move to a list item or menu item
Type first letter of the item
Select or clear a check box
Press Space key
Switch applications
Hold Alt key and press Escape key
Continue to hold Alt key and select
application
Release Alt key
PHONE
Answer a call
Press Send key
Insert (+) into a phone number
Hold 0
Add an extension to a phone number
Press Alt key + X key and type the
extension number
Assign a speed dial number to a key
On the Home screen or on the Phone
screen, hold down key
Turn speakerphone on or off during
a call
Press Speakerphone key
Type a letter in a phone number field
Press Alt key + the letter key
Check your voicemail
Hold 1
MESSAGES
WITHIN A MESSAGE
Reply to a message
Press R
Reply to all
Press L
Forward a message
Press F
File a highlighted email message
Press I
IN A MESSAGE LIST
Open a highlighted message
Press Enter key
Compose a message from a message list
Press C
Mark a message as opened or unopened
Press Alt key + U
View received messages
Press Alt key + I
View sent messages
Press Alt key + O
View voicemail messages
Press Alt key + V
View SMS text messages
Press Alt key + S
View call logs
Press Alt key + P
MOVING AROUND A MESSAGE LIST
Move up the screen
Press Shift key + Space key
Move down the screen
Press Space key
Move to the top of a message list
Press T
Move to the bottom of a message list
Press B
Move to the next date
Press N
Move to the previous date
Press P
Move to the next unopened item
Press U
TYPING
Insert a period
Press Space key twice – the next letter
is capitalised
Capitalise a letter
Hold letter key until capitalised letter
appears
Type an alternate character on a key
Hold Alt key and press character key
Type an accented or special character
Hold letter key and roll trackball left
or right (For example, to type ü, hold U
and roll the trackball to the left until ü
appears)
Release letter key when accented
or special character appears
Type a number in a password field
Hold Alt key and press a number key
Turn on NUM lock
Press Alt key + Left Shift key
Turn on CAP lock
Press Alt key + Right Shift key
Turn off NUM lock or CAP lock
Press Shift key
Switch typing input languages
On the Language screen, set Use Input
Language Shortcut field to Yes
Hold Alt key and press Enter key
Highlight a language
Release Alt key
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Insert a period or at sign (@) into an
email address
Press Space key
Type a symbol
Press Symbol key and type the letter
that appears below the symbol
Highlight a line of text
Press Shift key and roll trackball
Highlight text character by character
Hold Shift key and roll trackball left or
right
Cancel a text selection
Press the Escape key
Cut highlighted text when typing
Press Shift key + Backspace/Delete key
Copy highlighted text when typing
Press Alt key and click trackball
Paste highlighted text when typing
Press Shift key and click trackball
SEARCH
Search for a contact in a list of contacts
Type the contact name or initials
separated by a space
ATTACHMENTS
GENERAL TIPS
Move to the last cursor position after
closing and reopening an attachment
Press G
IN A SPREADSHEET ATTACHMENT
View the content of a cell
Press Space key
Switch worksheets
Press V
Highlight a worksheet
Press Enter key
View hidden columns or rows
Press H
Hide the columns or rows again
Press H
IN A PRESENTATION ATTACHMENT
Move to the next slide
Press N
Move to the previous slide
Press P
Move to the last cursor position after
closing and reopening a presentation
attachment
Verify that you’re viewing the
presentation in text view or in
text and slide view
Press G
BROWSER
GENERAL TIPS
Stop loading a web page
Press Escape key
Hide the browser
Press D
Close the browser
Hold Escape key
ON A WEB PAGE
Follow a highlighted link
Press Enter key
View a thumbnail version of a web page
Press X
To return to the normal view
Press any key
NAVIGATING WITHIN A WEB PAGE
Move up a screen
Press Shift key + Space key
Move down a screen
Press Space key
Move to the top of a web page
Press T
Move to the bottom of a web page
Press B
MEDIA PLAYER
Pause or resume playing a video or song
Press Mute key
Rotate a picture
Press R
Zoom in on a picture
Press I
Zoom out from a picture
Press O
BLACKBERRY® MAPS1
Zoom in on a map
Press I
Zoom out from a map
Press O
TIPS AND TRICKS
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SPECIFICATIONS
SIZE (LxWxD)
Approximately 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.55 inches
114mm x 66mm x 14mm
WEIGHT (BATTERY INCLUDED)
Approximately 4.73 oz (134g)
MEMORY
64 MB flash memory
EXPANDABLE MEMORY
MicroSD2
BATTERY
1400 mAhr (removable/rechargeable
lithium cell)
BATTERY LIFE5
Standby time: 528 hours (22 days)
TALK TIME5
300 minutes (5 hours)
DISPLAY
High resolution 320 x 240 landscape TFT
colour display
Supports over 65,000 colors
KEYBOARD
35 key, backlit QWERTY keyboard
DEDICATED CONVENIENCE KEYS
Send key, End key, Mute key, Volume keys
and a programmable key
NAVIGATION
Trackball, ESC key, Menu key
VOICE
Integrated earpiece and microphone,
hands-free headset, integrated
speakerphone
RINGTONES
Polyphonic MIDI, MP3
GPS
GPS enabled and preloaded with
BlackBerry Maps1 application
MEDIA PLAYER
Supported audio formats: MP3, MIDI,
AMR-NB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA
SUPPORTED VIDEO FORMATS
MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.263,
WMV
BLUETOOTH®
Bluetooth® v2.0; headset, hands-free and
serial port profiles supported
HEADSET
Stereo headset capable
USB PORTS
Enables charging and data
synchronisation via USB
POWER ADAPTER
+5V DC /500 mA AC power adapter with
interchangeable, region-specific plugs
MODEM
Embedded wireless modem, plus tethered
modem support for EDGE
NETWORK SUPPORT
Quad-Band 850/ 900 / 1800 / 1900 Mhz
GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks
DESKTOP SOFTWARE
Synchronizes calendar, address book,
tasks and memos between your
smartphone and desktop
HANDHELD SECURITY
Password protection and keyboard lock
When used with BlackBerry® Enterprise
Solution, the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
supports: AES or Triple DES encryption,
local AES encryption, password protection
and wireless IT commands
for remotely locking or deleting data on
lost or stolen smartphones.
COMPATIBILITY
Instant Messaging:6
The BlackBerry 8800 smartphone supports
Yahoo!® Messenger and Google TalkTM.
When used with the BlackBerry Enterprise
Solution, the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
also supports IBM Lotus Sametime,
Microsoft® Windows Messenger and
Novell® GroupWise® Messenger.
BlackBerry Messenger:
Exchange text messages in real-time with
other BlackBerry users – perfect when
you need quick answers. Visit
www.blackberry.com/messenger
to find out more.
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