Blackbe;rry 5820 User manual

Refer to your Installation and Getting Started Guide and Handheld User Guide for more
detailed information about your handheld.
Using the keyboard and trackwheel
The handheld includes a keyboard and a trackwheel. The trackwheel helps
you navigate, view, and select items on each screen. To scroll though menu
items or text, roll the trackwheel. To select functions and menu options,
click (press) the trackwheel.
Inserting the SIM card
Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card stores information about your
service plan. You must insert the SIM card into your handheld before you
can send and receive messages, place and answer phone calls, or browse
web pages. The SIM card fits into a drawer that slides into the handheld.
Align the notch on the SIM card with the notch in the bottom left corner of
the drawer when you insert the SIM card into your handheld.
Charging your handheld
Your handheld is powered by an internal, rechargeable battery.
To connect the cradle to your computer
1. Connect the power adapter to the cradle’s serial port connector.
2. Plug the cradle cable into an available COM port on your computer.
3. Slide the appropriate attachment piece into the power adapter.
4. Plug the power adapter cord into an electrical outlet.
To charge your handheld
1. Insert your handheld into the cradle by aligning the connector port
on the bottom edge of your handheld with the connector prongs of
the cradle. Press your handheld firmly into place.
2. Let your handheld charge to full battery power before you use it.
When your handheld is charging, the battery power indicator (in the
upper right corner of the Home screen) changes to a charging
indicator. After your handheld is fully charged, the battery power
indicator replaces the charging indicator.
Installing the desktop software
You must install the desktop software to use the desktop software tools.
You must install handheld applications to update your handheld software.
Refer to the Getting Started Guide for more information on installing the
desktop software and handheld applications.
To turn on your handheld, press the Power button. The Home screen
appears. To turn off your handheld, hold the Power button. You can also
click the Turn Power Off icon on your handheld’s Home screen.
When you first receive your handheld, the wireless radio might be turned
off. On the Home screen, click the Turn Wireless On icon. The Turn
Wireless On icon is an antenna, but when you click the icon, the
application name changes to Turn Wireless Off and the icon changes to an
airplane. To turn off the radio, click the Turn Wireless Off icon. The
airplane icon is a reminder to turn off your handheld radio when you are
on an airplane, in a hospital, or in any place in which your handheld might
interfere with other radio transmissions and frequencies.
1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. The Options screen
appears.
2. Click Date/Time. The Date/Time screen appears.
3. In the field that you want to set, press the Space key until the
preferred option appears.
4. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Save.
1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. The Device Options
screen appears.
2. Click Security. The Security screen appears.
3. In the Password field, press the Space key.
4. In the Security Timeout field, set how much idle time should pass
before the Lock screen appears. Press the Space key until the
preferred option appears.
5. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Save.
6. Type a password of at least four characters. Click the trackwheel.
7. Type your new password again to verify it. Click the trackwheel.
The Options screen appears and your password is enabled.
After you activate your handheld, you can send and receive email, peer-to-
peer (PIN) messages, and Short Message Service (SMS) messages.
Refer to the Getting Started Guide for more information on sending
messages.
To send an email or PIN message
1. On the Home screen, click the Compose icon. The To screen appears.
2. Select [Use Once]. Click the trackwheel to view the menu.
3. Click a send method (email or PIN). Type an email address or PIN.
4. In the Subject field, type a subject and press the Enter key.
5. Type your message.
6. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Send.
To send an SMS message
1. On the Home screen, click the Compose icon. The To screen appears.
2. Select [Use Once]. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click SMS.
3. Type your message. As you type, the number of characters that you
Warning: If the password that you set is typed ten times incorrectly, all
information is erased from your handheld for security reasons. Refer to the
Getting StartedGuide for information on reloading your handheld applications.
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Warning: When you connect your handheld to your computer, use only the
cradle provided by Research In Motion®.
Enabling a password
Turning on and turning off your handheld
Turning on and turning off your radio
Setting the date and time
Sending messages

have typed appears in the upper right corner of the screen. SMS
messages are limited to 160 characters.
4. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Send.
You can use wireless email reconciliation to reconcile email messages
between your desktop email program and your handheld.
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen
appears.
2. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Options. The Message
List Options screen appears.
3. In the Wireless Reconcile field, press the Space key until On
appears.
4. In the Conflicts field, set which location should dominate if a
message is moved or deleted from both your handheld and your
desktop. Press the Space key until the preferred option appears.
5. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Save.
Your messages are filed or deleted over the wireless network.
The attachment service enables you to open file attachments that you
receive with your messages. You can open attachments with .doc, .xls, .ppt,
.pdf, .wpd, and .txt file extensions.
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. The Messages screen
appears.
2. Open the message that contains the attachment that you want to
open.
3. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Open Attachment. The
Attachments screen lists the names of the attached files.
4. Under the name of the attachment that you want to view, click Full
Content.
5. Click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Retrieve.
The content of the attachment appears.
1. On the Home screen, click the Search Messages icon. The Search
screen appears.
2. In the Name field, type a name, email address, PIN, or phone
number.
3. In the In field, press the Space key to select the field in which the text
you typed in the Name field should appear.
4. In the Subject field, type the keywords that you want to find. Click
the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Search.
1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon. The Calendar screen
appears.
2. Verify that you are in Day view. Select a start time and type a subject
for the appointment. To add a location, type it in parentheses.
3. Roll the trackwheel to change the appointment’s end time.
4. Click the trackwheel. The appointment appears on the Calendar
screen.
You can place and answer phone calls from your handheld if GSM, gprs,
or GPRS and one or more bars appear with the wireless coverage
indicator. Insert the headset connector into the headset jack at the top of
your handheld before using the Phone application.
To place phone calls quickly
1. On the Home screen, click the Phone icon. The Phone screen appears.
2. Press the Space key. The Enter Phone Number dialog box appears.
3. Type the phone number. Click Call.
To answer phone calls
When you receive a phone call, you receive visual notification and the
notification that you have selected in your notification profile
configuration.
• If you are not connected to any other phone calls and want to answer
the call, click Answer. You are connected to the call.
• If you do not want to answer the incoming phone call, click Ignore.
The caller hears a busy signal or is directed to your voice mail.
To end phone calls
To end a call, click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click End Call. The
handheld beeps to indicate that the call has ended.
1. On the Home screen, click a browser icon. The Browser Bookmarks
screen appears.
2. Select a link and click the trackwheel to view the menu. Click Get
Link. The requested web page appears.
If you are not going to use your handheld for an extended period of time
(more than two weeks), you should put it into storage mode.
1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. The Options screen
appears.
2. Click Storage Mode.
3. Click Yes in the four dialog boxes that follow.
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Note: On the Calendar Options screen, verify that the Enable Quick Entry field is
set to Yes before you complete this procedure.
Adding appointments to the Calendar
Using the Phone application
Opening web pages using links
Putting your handheld into storage mode
Enabling wireless email reconciliation
Viewing attachments
Note:To use wireless email reconciliation,one of the following requirements must
be met:
• If you use an enterprise email account, your handheld must be enabled for
wireless email reconciliation on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 or
later for Microsoft Exchange or version 2.2 or later for Lotus Domino.
• If you use the BlackBerry Web Client, your service provider must enable your
handheld for wireless email reconciliation.
Contact your system administrator or service provider for more information on
whether you can use wireless email reconciliation.
Note: To use the attachment service, you must use an enterprise email account
and your handheld must be enabled on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6
or later for Microsoft Exchange or on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.1
Service Pack 1 or later for Lotus Domino.
Searching messages and phone call logs