Getting Started Guide BlackBerry 8707g Smartphone
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Contents Welcome to BlackBerry! ................................................................................................................. 3 Set up your device ........................................................................................................................... 5 Insert the SIM card and battery ........................................................................................................... 5 Charge the battery ..........................................................
Add a contact ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Visit a web page .................................................................................................................................... 27 Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device ............................................................................................... 28 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 verify that your SIM card and battery are inserted in your device, 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 SIM card and battery Your SIM card is a small rectangular plastic card that stores important information about your wireless service. Your SIM card might already be inserted in your BlackBerry® device. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the battery cover release button. Slide off the battery cover. If the battery is inserted, remove the battery. If your SIM card is already inserted, proceed to step 8. Remove the SIM card from any packaging.
If the battery is charged, the device turns on. If the device does not turn on, charge the battery. Figure 1.
Figure 2. Insert the SIM card Figure 3.
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 4.
Figure 5. 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 6. 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 key. • 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 list of the applications on your BlackBerry® device, press the Front Convenience key on the Home screen. • To open a menu of all the available actions for a highlighted item in an application, click the trackwheel.
Figure 7. Applications List Figure 8. Full menu Change the value in a field 1. Highlight a field. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click a value.
Figure 9. 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, hold the key and the character key. • To type a symbol, press the symbol. 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. • To turn on NUM lock, press the key and the • To turn off NUM lock, press the key. key.
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. Click Help to view the user guide for your device.
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 21
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. You can use the phone and send and receive email messages or use the browser simultaneously.
You can only make emergency calls. Your connection to the wireless network is turned off. 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 1. In the browser, click the trackwheel. 2. Click Go To. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • Type a web address. Click the trackwheel. • Highlight a web address. Click the trackwheel. • Highlight a web address. Click the trackwheel. Click Edit. Change the web address. Click the trackwheel. 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.
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 your SIM card is inserted in your BlackBerry® device correctly. • Verify that you have turned on the connection to the wireless network. • Verify that you are connected to your wireless service provider's network. If you switched wireless networks manually, your device remains connected to that wireless network until you select your wireless service provider's network again.
site, type the email setup web site address provided by your wireless service provider in a browser on your computer. If you have already created a login ID and password, use this information to log in. If you have not created a login user ID and password, click Create New Account and complete the instructions on the screen.
type your work email address and the password provided by your system administrator to activate your device. • Select the Skip email setup option if any of the following situations apply: • 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.
• If the menu item for sending a message does not appear, verify that you have added an email address or PIN for your contact. • If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your device using the email setup web site, verify that you have received an activation message on your device from the BlackBerry Internet Service.
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 are not receiving calls, verify that call blocking and call forwarding are turned off. • If your SIM card supports more than one phone number, but you have only one phone number, verify that the phone number is set as the primary number.
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