RIM 950 User manual

Installation &
Getting Started Guide
BlackBerry Handheld

Installation and Getting Started Guide
Last revised: 26/07/01
Part Number: MAT-03200-001 rev.002
ASY-03321-002
At print, documentation complies with versions: Applications 2.1, and
Desktop 2.1.
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FCC compliance statement (USA)
FCC Class B Part 15
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference, and
• This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions, may cause interference harmful to radio
communications.
There is no guarantee, however, that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
Industry Canada Certification
The RIM 950 Wireless Handheld complies with
Industry Canada RSS 119, under certification number
2503 195 366A.
IC Class B compliance —This device complies with the
Class B limits for radio noise emissions as set out in the
interference-causing equipment standard entitled
“Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of Industry Canada.
The RIM 957 Wireless Handheld complies with
Industry Canada RSS 119, under certification number
2503 195 634A.
IC Class B compliance — This device complies with the
Class B limits for radio noise emissions as set out in the
interference-causing equipment standard entitled
“Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of Industry Canada.

Contents
FCC compliance statement (USA)..........................................3
Industry Canada Certification ................................................4
Important safety information........................................................7
RIM 950 Wireless Handheld..................................................10
RIM 957 Wireless Handheld..................................................11
Welcome to your wireless solution ............................................13
About this guide......................................................................14
Other documentation available ............................................16
About version 2.1 ....................................................................17
Contents of your package......................................................18
System requirements..............................................................19
Getting started................................................................................21
Before you begin .....................................................................21
About battery use and charging ...........................................22
Beginning to use the handheld .............................................26
Turning the radio on and off.................................................27
Registering with the network................................................28
Installing the desktop software.............................................30
Sending a test message...........................................................32
Reading your test message....................................................34
Configuring handheld options .............................................35
Summary..................................................................................44
Using the desktop software .........................................................45
Backing up files from handheld to PC.................................45
Loading handheld applications............................................47
Synchronizing email and PIM...............................................49
Redirecting email ....................................................................53
Summary..................................................................................56
Getting to know your handheld .................................................57
Handheld components...........................................................58