Blackbe;rry BlackBerry Curve User manual

Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry® Curve™

BlackBerry®Curve™
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Welcome to AT&T 4
What’s in the Box? 4
Insert the Battery 5
Charge the Battery 5
Set Up Your BlackBerry®Curve™6
Setup Wizard 6
Introduction to BlackBerry Curve 6
Email Set Up 9
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry®Curve™14
Make a Phone Call 14
Make a Phone Call Using Voice Dialing 15
Set Up Voicemail 16
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your BlackBerry®Curve™16
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones 16
Add a Contact 17
Schedule an Appointment 18
Send an Email 19
Send an SMS Text Message 20
Go to Web Pages 21
Set Up Bluetooth® 22
Push to Talk 23
- Set up Push to Talk 23
- Add a Push to Talk contact 24
- Create a Push to Talk group 24
- Edit a Push to Talk contact or group 25
- Make a Push to Talk call 26
- Make a Quick Group call 26
Table of Contents

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- Accept a Push to Talk invitation 27
- Respond to a Push to Talk call 27
- Set your Push to Talk availability status 28
- Send a Call Me Alert 28
- Set a Contact Alert 29
- Send a Voice Message 29
- Turn off Push to Talk 30
Take a Picture 31
Take & Send a Picture 31
Sync Your BlackBerry®Curve™With Your Computer 32
BlackBerry®Desktop Software 32
What You Need 33
Setup instructions 34
Media 38
Media 38
Transfer Music and Videos to your BlackBerry®Curve™38
Insert a Media Card 39
AT&T Mobile Music™ 40
AT&T Mall 41
Troubleshooting 42
Tips and Tricks 48
Accessories 50
Icons & Indicators 54

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What’s in the Box?
Remove the following items from the box to help you set up your
BlackBerry®Curve™.
USB Sync Cable
Travel Charger
Stereo Headset
BlackBerry®User Tools CD
Includes User Guide,
BlackBerry End User/Software
License Agreement and
warranty information for your
BlackBerry Curve.
Rechargeable
Battery
Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry Curve
Welcome to AT&T
What’s in the Box?
Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry® Curve™
Quick Start Guide
Email
Text Messaging
Push to Talk
MEdia™ Net
AT&T Mobile Music™
2MP Camera
See User Guide on BlackBerry® User Tools CD for Spanish Instructions.
Additional charges may apply. Visit www.cingular.com for more details.
BlackBerry® Curve™ features subject to change without prior notice.
All BlackBerry Curve screens are simulated.
Use your phone for more than just talking
Quick Start Guide

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Insert & Charge the Battery
Insert the Battery
1. Press the battery cover release
button on the back of the
BlackBerry Curve 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 Curve .
3. Slide the battery cover back onto
the BlackBerry Curve 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 Curve .
3. Plug the travel charger into a power outlet.
4. Charge the battery to full power.
Steps?
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Takes?
1 minute
Note:
If the battery
is charged, the
BlackBerry®Curve™
turns on. If the device
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
Curve . Use of other
accessories might
invalidate your
warranty and might
be dangerous.

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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
Setup Wizard.
Set Up Your BlackBerry Curve
Setup Wizard
Setup Wizard
The BlackBerry®Curve™contains a Setup Wizard designed to help you
quickly and easily set up and personalize your BlackBerry Curve .
Introduction to BlackBerry Curve
The introduction to the BlackBerry®Curve™
section of the Setup Wizard will help you
choose your language, set up the date and
time, and orient you to some of the important
keys/functions on your BlackBerry Curve .

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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®Curve™
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
1. Once you have launched the Setup Wizard,
use the TRACKBALL to scroll up and down
on the screens and highlight input fields
or buttons. Click (press) the TRACKBALL to
select fields or buttons.
2. To set your time zone, highlight the
current time zone and click the TRACKBALL.
Scroll the TRACKBALL 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 Curve
Setup Wizard
4. Enter your owner information and click
“Next”.
5. Select the display font and click “Next”.
Note:
If your SIM card
currently has contacts
saved to it, you will
be prompted to
import them to the
BlackBerry®Curve™.
To import the
contacts click “Yes”
then click “Next”.

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Email Set Up
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. Click “Create New Account”.
Email Set Up
Steps?
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Takes?
5 - 10 minutes
Note:
To set up email using
web browser on your
computer, visit www.
cingular.com/
blackberrystart.

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Email Set Up
Set Up Your BlackBerry Curve
4. To view the terms of the BlackBerry®
Internet Service license agreement, click
“click here”.
5. Please read the terms and conditions
carefully. To accept the terms of the
license agreement, select the “Yes”
option. Click “I Agree”.
6. Type a login user name of your choice for
the email setup website.
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.
Typing Tips
To capitalize a
letter, hold the
letter key until the
capitalized letter
appears or press
the RIGHT SHIFT
key and press
the appropriate
letter key

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7. Type a login password of six or more
characters. Confirm the password. Click
“Next”.
Passwords must contain between 6 and 16 characters, are
case-sensitive and cannot contain accented characters.
8. Record your user name and password in a safe place.
9. Type the email address information for the
existing email account that you want to
add and click “Next”.
To insert symbols such as @and period [.], press the ALT
key and press the appropriate letter key.
Email Set Up
Note:
Once you add a
supported email
account (up to 10)
using the email
setup application,
messages sent to
that account will
also appear in the
messages list on
your BlackBerry®
Curve™. Also, when
you send a message
from your device,
it will be sent using
the email address of
that account.

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Email Set Up
Set Up Your BlackBerry Curve
10. After the confirmation displays, click
“OK”.
11. On the summary screen perform one of
the following actions:
To create a new email address for your
BlackBerry®Curve™, click “Create A
BlackBerry Email Address”.
To add another existing supported
email address (up to 10) click “Add An Email Account”.
To exit the email setup website, press the MENU key . Click
“Close”.
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12. You have now completed the Setup Wizard. On the Setup Wizard
Complete screen perform one of the
following actions:
To read shortcuts and information about
personalizing your device, click “Next”
To exit the Setup Wizard, click “Close”.
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Email Set Up

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Get Started Using Your BlackBerry Curve
Make a Phone Call
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 TRACKBALL and then click “Activate Speakerphone/Handset”.
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Steps?
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Make a Phone Call Using Voice Dialing
Make a Phone Call Using Voice Dialing
1. On the Home screen, click “Voice Dialing” .
2. Wait for the sound.
3. Say “Call” and a contact name or phone number.
4. To end the call, press the END key .
Steps?
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More Info
To learn more about
Voice Dialing features
press the MENU
key while in Voice
Dialing, scroll to and
click “Help”.

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Get Started Using Your BlackBerry Curve
Set Up Voicemail
Set Up Voicemail
1. Press and hold the 1key on your BlackBerry®Curve™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 Curve
1. Press and hold the 1key .
2. Follow the voice prompts.
Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones
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.
Steps?
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Takes?
2 minutes

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Add a Contact
Add a Contact
1. On the Home screen, click “Address Book” .
2. Press the MENU key .
3. Click “New Address”.
4. Type the contact information.
5. Click the TRACKBALL.
6. Click “Save”.
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Get Started Using Your BlackBerry Curve
Schedule an Appointment
Schedule an Appointment
1. On the Home screen, click “Calendar” .
2. Press the
MENU key .
3. Click “New”.
4. Type the appointment information.
5. Click the TRACKBALL.
6. Click “Save”.
Note: To change calendar views, press the MENU key and select the desired view.
Steps?
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More Info
To learn more about
calendar features
press the MENU
key while in Calendar,
scroll to and click
“Help”.

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Send an Email
Send an Email
1. On the Home screen, click “Messages” .
2. Press the MENU key .
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 TRACKBALL.
7. Click “Send”.
If you have associated your BlackBerry®Curve™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 Curve device to send email.
To learn how to set up a supported email account, refer to Email Setup in the Setup
Wizard.
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More Info
To learn more about
email features press
the MENU key
while in Messages,
scroll to and click
“Help”.

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Get Started Using Your BlackBerry Curve
Send an SMS Text Message
Send an SMS Text Message
1. On the Home screen, click “Messages” .
2. Press the MENU key .
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 TRACKBALL.
If the contact is in your address book, click a contact.
5. Type a message.
6. Click the TRACKBALL.
7. Click “Send”.
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