Blackbe;rry PEARL User manual

Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry® Pearl™
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Table of Contents
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Welcome to AT&T! 4
Remove These Items From the Box 4
BlackBerry®PearlTM Key Functions 5
Set Up Your BlackBerry®PearlTM 6
Insert the Battery 6
Charge the Battery 7
Battery power level indicators 7
Setup Wizard 8
Introduction to BlackBerry®8
Typing Tutorial 11
Owner Information 11
Font 11
Email Setup 12
Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl 16
Make Phone Calls 16
Make A Phone Call Using A Voice Command 17
Pair with a Bluetooth®Enabled Device 18
Add A Contact 19
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Make a Push to Talk Call 20
Set Up 20
Make a Push to Talk Call 20
Add a Push to Talk Contact 21
Set Up Voicemail 21
Check Your Voice Mail Messages From Your BlackBerry Pearl 21
Go to Web Pages 22
Send Email 23
Media 24
Insert a Media Card 25
Use the Camera 26
Sync Your BlackBerry Pearl with Your Computer 27
BlackBerry®Desktop Software 27
What You Need 28
Setup instructions 29
Troubleshooting 34
Tips and Tricks 38
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Remove These Items From the Box BlackBerry Pearl Key Functions
Welcome to AT&T!
BlackBerry®Pearl Key FunctionsRemove These Items From the Box
Remove the following items from the box to help you set up your
BlackBerry®PearlTM.
USB Sync Cable
AC Adapter
Headset
BlackBerry®User Tools CD
Includes User Manual and
Warranty information for your
BlackBerry Pearl
Rechargeable
Battery
Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry Pearl
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2. Pull the plug blades down.
3. Plug the AC charger into a power outlet.
4. Charge the battery to full power.
Insert the Battery
1. Press the battery cover
release button, slide
the battery cover ahead
Insert the Battery Charge the Battery
Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl
Charge the Battery
Steps?
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Takes?
1 minute
Note:
If you have an
available USB port on
your computer, you
can use the USB cable
that came with your
BlackBerry Pearl to
connect your device
to your computer for
charging.
Steps?
3
Takes?
1 minute
Note:
If the battery
is charged, the
BlackBerry Pearl turns
on. If the BlackBerry
Pearl does not turn
on, charge the
battery.
slightly and remove the
battery cover. The
battery cover release
button is at the bottom of
your BlackBerry®PearlTM
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 Pearl.
3. Slide the battery cover
back onto the BlackBerry
Pearl so that the cover lies
flat and clicks into place.
1. Connect the small USB end of the
AC charger cable to the USB port
on the side of your BlackBerry
Pearl.
full battery power
low battery power
battery charging
Battery power level indicators
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Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard is designed to help you learn about typing, set
options to personalize your BlackBerry Pearl, and set up one or
more (up to 10) supported email addresses. The Setup Wizard takes
approximately 10 minutes to complete. To navigate use your thumb to
roll and click the trackball.
Setup Wizard
Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl
Introduction to BlackBerry
Note:
The Setup Wizard
is designed to start
automatically the first
time you turn on your
BlackBerry Pearl.
You can return to
the Setup Wizard at
anytime by selecting
BlackBerry Setup from
the Home screen and
then choosing Setup
Wizard.
Takes?
10 minutes
Note:
As you go through
the Setup Wizard
look for the progress
indicator, to tell you
how far along you are,
the More indicator, to
tell you there is more
on the screen, and
the Close, Back and
Next buttons, that
allow you to navigate
through the wizard.
The introduction to BlackBerry Pearl section of the Setup Wizard will
help you choose your language, set the date and time, and orient you
to some of the important keys/functions on your BlackBerry Pearl.
Once you have launched the Setup Wizard use the trackball the scroll
up and down on the screens and highlight input fields or buttons. Click
the trackball to select input fields or buttons.
Be sure to select Yes if asked if you want to
connect to the wireless network.
To set your time zone highlight the current time
zone and click the trackball. Roll the trackball up
or down to find your time zone and click again to
select it.
Setup Wizard
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Be sure to note where the following important keys are on your BlackBerry Pearl:
Escape
End/Power
Delete
Enter
Shift
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Menu
Send
Space
Alt
Symbol
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Setup Wizard
Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl
Typing Tutorial
The typing tutorial is designed to help you get used to typing. AT&T
recommends that you take the time to complete the typing tutorial.
Setup Wizard
Note:
When typing in
Multi-tap mode no
suggested word will
appear. You must
press the key once for
the first letter on the
key and twice for the
second.
Owner Information
After you have completed the Typing Tutorial
the Setup Wizard will display the Owner
Information screen. Enter your name and any
other information you’d like.
Font
You can choose how you want text to appear
on your BlackBerry Pearl on the Font selection
screen.
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Setup Wizard Setup Wizard
Email Setup
1. The Email Setup portion of the Setup Wizard will ask you to choose
to either create or add an email address or to use a work account
with a BlackBerry®Enterprise Server. Unless you have been given
an Enterprise Activation Password by your system administrator 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 email supported accounts you
setup on your BlackBerry Pearl, you may
have up to 10) or create a new one. If you are
a new user supported accounts or this is a
new BlackBerry Pearl you must choose
Create New Account.
3. To continue you must accept the BlackBerry
Internet Service terms and conditions.
Choose Yes by scrolling to the bottom of
the screen.
4. Create a User ID and password of your
choice for your BlackBerry Internet Service
Account.
The User ID and Password must be at
least 6 characters and is case sensitive.
Store this login information in a safe place
so that you can add additional email
accounts to your BlackBerry Pearl or change
your settings in the future.
Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl
Steps?
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Takes?
5 minutes
Note:
To set up email using
web browser on your
computer, visit www.
cingular.com/
blackberrystart.
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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 Logout.
9. When you Logout your BlackBerry Pearl will
display the BlackBerry Internet Service login
screen on the BlackBerry email setup
website. Be sure to close the browser
window by scrolling to the bottom of the
page and selecting Close Browser.
You have now completed the Setup Wizard.
Setup Wizard Setup Wizard
5. Select your language by clicking on your
language choice.
6. Enter the email address and password for
the email account you are setting up.
7. Once the confirmation screen displays
click OK.
Typing Tips
To enter
symbols like
.and @, hold
the Alt key
while typing
OP (for .)
and ZX (for @).
To find other
symbols like -,
_, or /, use the
Symbol key
Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl
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Make Phone Calls
1. On the Home screen or in the Phone
screen, perform one of the following:
a. Type a phone number
b. 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.
Make Phone Calls Make A Phone Call Using A Voice Command
Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl
Make A Phone Call Using A Voice Command
Steps?
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Note:
To learn more about
voice dialing features,
refer to the voice
dialing section in the
Help menu on your
BlackBerry Pearl .
Steps?
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Note:
To turn the
speakerphone on or
off during a call, press
the Speakerphone
(OP) key, or click
the trackball and
then click Activate
Speakerphone/
Handset.
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.
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Pair with a Bluetooth Enabled
Device
Some Bluetooth®enabled devices have preset
passkeys that you must type before you can pair
with them.
1. On the Home screen, click BlackBerry Setup.
Click Set Up Bluetooth. Click OK.
2. Click a Bluetooth enabled device.
3. If required, type the passkey for the Bluetooth
enabled device on your BlackBerry®PearlTM.
4. If required, type the passkey for the Bluetooth
enabled device on the Bluetooth enabled device.
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Pair with a Bluetooth Enabled Device Add A Contact
Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl
Add A Contact
Steps?
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Takes?
1 minute
Steps?
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Takes?
1 minute
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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