Getting Started Guide BlackBerry 8703e Smartphone
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Contents Welcome to BlackBerry! ................................................................................................................ 3 Set up your device .......................................................................................................................... 5 Insert the battery ................................................................................................................................... 5 Charge the battery .................................................
Add a contact ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Visit a web page .................................................................................................................................. 25 Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device .............................................................................................. 26 About using your device with a computer .................................
Welcome to BlackBerry! Get ready to experience the freedom and connectivity of your all-in-one mobile solution. Setting up your BlackBerry® device is easy. Simply charge the battery and complete the setup wizard. After you complete the setup wizard, take some time to explore the features on your device. This guide provides tips and instructions to help you learn the basics quickly.
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Set up your device Insert the battery 1. Press the battery cover release button. 2. Slide off the battery cover. 3. Insert the battery so that the BlackBerry logo faces up and the metal contacts on the battery align with the metal contacts on your device. 4. Slide the battery cover back onto the device so that it clicks into place. If the battery is charged, the device turns on. If the device does not turn on, charge the battery.
Figure 1. Remove the battery cover Figure 2.
Charge the battery 1. If required, perform one of the following actions: • Insert the plug blade attachment into the power adapter. • Fold the plug blades down. 2. Connect the small end of the travel charger cable to the USB port on the side of your BlackBerry® device. 3. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet. 4. Charge the battery to full power. Figure 3.
Figure 4. Connect the travel charger cable to your device 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.
Complete the setup wizard The setup wizard is designed to help you learn about typing, set options to personalize your BlackBerry® device, and set up one or more email addresses. The setup wizard takes approximately ten minutes to complete. 1. In the setup wizard dialog box, roll the trackwheel to highlight Run Setup Wizard. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Read the setup wizard introduction. 4. Roll the trackwheel to highlight Next. 5. Click the trackwheel. 6. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Figure 5. Setup wizard screen About email setup options Use one of the following options to set up email on your BlackBerry® device: • BlackBerry Internet Service option: Use this email setup option to create a new email address for your device or to associate your device with one or more (up to ten) existing email addresses. You can set up email using this option by selecting the I want to create or add an email address option in the setup wizard on your device.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server option in the setup wizard on your device. If you do not have an enterprise activation password, contact your system administrator. • BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option: Use this email setup option to associate your device with a Microsoft Outlook (Workgroup Installation) email account. You can set up email using this option by installing the BlackBerry Desktop Software and selecting the BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option.
9. Click your language. 10. Perform one of the following actions: • To associate an existing, supported email address with your BlackBerry® device, type the email address information. • To create a new email address for your device, click Create a BlackBerry email address. • To learn more about setting up email addresses or using the email setup web site, click Help. To log out of the email setup web site and return to the setup wizard, click Log Out.
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Move around the screen • To move the cursor and highlight items, roll the trackwheel. • To select an item or follow a link, click the trackwheel or press the • To open a menu, click the trackwheel. • To close a menu or move back a screen, press the Escape key. Open a menu • To open a menu of all the available actions for a highlighted item in an application, click the trackwheel. 14 key.
Figure 6. Full menu Change the value in a field 1. Highlight a field. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click a value.
Figure 7. Change the value in a field Typing basics Typing indicators Shift mode number lock mode Alt mode Typing tips • To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press the key and the letter key.
• To type the alternate character on a key, press the key and the character key. For example, to type a question mark (?), press the • To type a symbol, press the symbol. key and . key. Type the letter that appears below the • To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackwheel. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears. For example, to type ü, hold and roll the trackwheel until ü appears.
Click Browser to visit web pages or view the browser bookmark list. Click Call Log to make a call or view a list of recent calls. Click Media to view saved ring tones and pictures. Click Messages to view a list of your messages. More than one message list might appear on your device. Click Options to view the main list of device options. You can also access additional options from the menu in each application. Click Address Book to view your contact list or add a new contact.
missed calendar reminder receiving data voice mail message roaming Bluetooth® technology is turned on paired with Bluetooth enabled device Message list status indicators unopened message MMS message opened message sent message message with an attachment message is sending message is high priority message not sent SMS text message 19
Phone status indicators missed call received call placed call Wireless network coverage indicators Indicators on the Home screen display the wireless coverage level for the area in which you are using your BlackBerry® device. A wireless coverage level might limit the use of some device features. You can use the phone, send and receive email, PIN, SMS text, and MMS messages, and use the browser with a high speed data connection.
You are not in a wireless coverage area.
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Start using your device Make a call 1. On the Home screen or in the phone, 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 To end the call, press the key. key. Send an email message 1. In a message list, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Compose Email. 3. 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. 4.
5. Click the trackwheel. 6. Click Send. Note: If your BlackBerry® device is associated with more than one email address, in the Send Using field, you can set the email address that you want to use to send the email message. Send an SMS text message 1. In a message list, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Compose SMS. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • If the contact is not in your address book, click Use Once. Click SMS.
Add a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the address book, click the trackwheel. Click New Address. Type the contact information. Click the trackwheel. Click Save. Visit a web page Depending on your wireless service provider, multiple browsers might be available on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about the charges associated with each browser, contact your wireless service provider. 1. In the browser, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Go To. 3.
4. Click OK. Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device Some Bluetooth® enabled devices have passkeys that you must type before you can pair with them. 1. In the Bluetooth setup application, click OK. 2. Click a Bluetooth enabled device. 3. If required, type the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device on your BlackBerry® device. 4. If required, type the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device on the Bluetooth enabled device.
• Set up and manage email message forwarding or wireless calendar synchronization if your system administrator has advised you to do so. • Set up and manage email message forwarding using the BlackBerry Desktop Redirector to forward email messages from a Microsoft® Outlook® (Workgroup installation) email account that resides on a Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 or later.
4. Complete the instructions on the screen. 5. When the installation is complete, connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port on the side of your device. 6. Connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Note: If the BlackBerry Desktop Manager does not open automatically, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > Desktop Manager.
computer, you can add the application to your device using the application loader tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. The BlackBerry Desktop Software is available on the BlackBerry User Tools CD that came with your device. CAUTION: If you add an application to your device, read the terms and conditions for the application carefully. Research In Motion makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee whatsoever for applications that you add to your device and assumes no liability for them.
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Troubleshooting I cannot connect to a wireless network Try performing the following actions: • Verify that you have turned on the connection to the wireless network. • If you have set a specific speed for wireless network connections, verify that you are in a wireless coverage area that supports the connection speed. I cannot associate my device with an email address Try performing the following actions: • On the email setup web site, verify that you have typed all the email address information correctly.
instructions on the screen. To associate your device with a Microsoft® Outlook® or IBM® Lotus Notes® email account, you must visit the BlackBerry Internet Service email setup website using a browser on your computer. • Verify that the email address is associated with a supported email account (for example, a POP3 or IMAP email account).
• A representative from the store where you purchased your device has already helped you to set up your email address. • You have already visited the email setup web site and have set up an email address using a browser on your computer. • You have an existing email account and have access to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, but your system administrator has not provided you with a password that you can use to activate your device over the wireless network.
• If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your device using the email setup screen in the setup wizard, verify that you have received an activation message on your device from the BlackBerry® Internet Service. If you have not received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the setup wizard, open the email setup screen to send a service book to your device.
have not received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), use the email setup web site to send a service book to your device. • If you have not received a registration message from the wireless network, register your device. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Host Routing Table. Click the trackwheel. Click Register Now. • If you switched devices, verify that you have updated the device PIN on the email setup web site.
• If you have more than one phone number associated with your device, you can receive calls to the active phone number only.
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