User Guide BlackBerry 8120 Smartphone
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Contents BlackBerry basics..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 About typing input methods...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
TTY support......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Multiple phone numbers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Email messages...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 PIN messages..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Prerequisites: Wireless data restoration.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119 Delete all device data....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................151 Contact basics................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date and time.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................193 Set the date and time...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
About the preferred wireless network list.................................................................................................................................................................................................218 Add a wireless network to the preferred wireless network list..............................................................................................................................................................218 Change the order of preferred wireless networks....
Certificate servers.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247 Key stores......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Typing troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................103 Attachment troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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BlackBerry basics About typing input methods You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or the multi-tap input method. SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout that is designed to provide a quick and comfortable typing and dialing experience. SureType technology is designed to predict words as you type them.
Switch applications 1. In any application, press the Menu key. 2. Click Switch Application. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • If the application that you want to switch to appears, highlight an application and press the Enter key. • If the application that you want to switch to does not appear, highlight Home Screen and press the Enter key. Assign an application to a Convenience key Your BlackBerry® device has one Convenience key on the left side of the device and one on the right side.
Create a link for a PIN You can create a link for a PIN in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos. If you click the link, you can send a PIN message. When typing text, type pin: and the PIN. BlackBerry basics shortcuts • To move the cursor, roll the trackball. • To move back a screen, press the Escape key. • To move to a list item or menu item, type the first letter of the item. • To select or clear a check box, press the Space key. • To view available values in a field, press the Alt key.
For more information about the features that are available on your device, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
Shortcuts BlackBerry basics shortcuts • To move the cursor, roll the trackball. • To move back a screen, press the Escape key. • To move to a list item or menu item, type the first letter of the item. • To select or clear a check box, press the Space key. • To view available values in a field, press the Alt key. • To switch applications, hold the Alt key and press the Escape key. Continue to hold the Alt key and highlight an application. Release the Alt key.
• To zoom in to a subject before taking a picture, press the Volume Up key. • To zoom out from a subject before taking a picture, press the Volume Down key. • To change the flash mode for a picture or to turn on low-light mode for a video, press the Space key. Media shortcuts • To pause a video or song, press the Mute key. To resume playing a video or song, press the Mute key. • To move to the controls at the bottom of the screen when you are viewing a list of songs, press the Space key.
• To move down a message, press 8. • To move to the next date, press 6. • To move to the previous date, press 4. Typing shortcuts • To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized. • To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears. • To type the alternate character on a key, press the Alt key and the character key. • To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right.
• To search for text in a presentation attachment, verify that you are viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view. Press Q. Attachment shortcuts • To search for text in an attachment, press Q. In a spreadsheet • To move to a specific cell, press A. • To view the content of a cell, press the Space key. • To switch worksheets, press O. Highlight a worksheet. Press the Enter key. In a presentation • To switch presentation views, press Z.
• To zoom out from a map, press O. • To view status information at the top of a map, press Q. To hide status information at the top of a map, press Q. • To view tracking information at the bottom of a map, press the Space key. To hide tracking information at the bottom of a map, press the Space key. • To move to the next direction on a route, press 6. • To move to the previous direction on a route, press 4.
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Phone Phone basics Find your phone number In the phone, your phone number appears at the top of the screen. If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your active phone number appears at the top of the screen. 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 key. To end the call, press the key. Answer a second call 1.
Do not hold the BlackBerry® device near your ear while you use the speakerphone. Hearing damage can occur. For more information, see the safety and product information booklet for your device. Dial an extension 1. Press the X key. 2. Type the extension number. Dial using numbers or letters When you type a letter in a phone number, your BlackBerry® device dials the number that is associated with the letter on a conventional phone keypad. • To type a number, press a number key.
Emergency calls About emergency calls Your BlackBerry® device is designed to make emergency calls even when it is locked or the SIM card is not inserted. If the connection to the wireless network is turned off when you initiate an emergency call, your device is designed to connect to the wireless network automatically. If you are outside of a wireless coverage area and the SOS wireless coverage indicator appears, you can only call emergency numbers.
Improve sound quality for all calls You can only change sound quality for the earpiece on your BlackBerry® device. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Enhance Call Audio field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Voice mail Check your voice mail Verify that you have a voice mail access number. Depending on your theme, you might be able to check your voice mail from the Home screen. 1. In the phone, press the Menu key. 2. Click Call Voice Mail.
5. Click a contact. To make a call using speed dial, in the phone, on the Home screen, in a message, or in a message list, hold the key that you assigned to the contact. Change the contact assigned to a speed dial key 1. 2. 3. 4. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click View Speed Dial List. Click a contact or phone number. Perform one of the following actions: • To change the contact that is assigned to a speed dial key, click Edit. Click a new contact.
Disconnect a contact from a conference call 1. During a conference call, press the Menu key. 2. Click Drop Call. 3. Click a contact. Leave a conference call Verify that your wireless service provider supports this feature. If you make a conference call, you can leave the conference call and the call continues without you. 1. During a conference call, press the Menu key. 2. Click Transfer. Caller ID Add a caller ID picture for a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the address book, highlight a contact.
10. Center the picture in the box. 11. Press the Menu key. 12. Click Crop and Save. Delete the caller ID picture for a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the address book, highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Click the caller ID picture. Click Delete Picture. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Call logs About call logs Call logs include the date on which you called your contact, the phone number that you called, and the duration of the call. You can also add notes to your call logs.
7. Click the trackball. 8. Click Save. Change call log notes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the phone, highlight a call log. Press the Menu key. Click View History. Press the Menu key. Click Edit Notes. Change the call notes. Click the trackball. Click Save. Send a call log 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the phone, highlight a call log. Press the Menu key. Click View History. Press the Menu key. Click Forward. Delete call log notes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the phone, highlight a call log. Press the Menu key.
• Verify that your wireless service provider has set up your SIM card for this service. Turn on call waiting If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, you can change call waiting options for the active phone number only. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Call Waiting. Change the Call Waiting Enabled field to Yes. Press the Menu key. Click Save. To turn off call waiting, change the Call Waiting Enabled field to No.
Add a call forwarding phone number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Call Forwarding. Press the Menu key. Click New Number. Type a phone number. Press the Enter key. Press the Menu key. Click Close. Change a call forwarding phone number You can only change call forwarding phone numbers that you have added. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Call Forwarding. Press the Menu key. Click Edit Numbers.
Call blocking About call blocking You can block all incoming calls or block incoming calls only when you roam to another wireless network. You can also block all outgoing calls and all outgoing international calls, or you can block outgoing international calls only when you roam to another wireless network. If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry®device, you can change call blocking options for the active phone number only.
Fixed dialing About fixed dialing If you turn on fixed dialing, you can only make calls to contacts that appear in your fixed dialing list. You can make an emergency call when fixed dialing is turned on, even if the emergency number does not appear in your fixed dialing list. If your wireless service plan includes SMS text messaging, you can also send SMS text messages to contacts that appear in your fixed dialing list.
Change a contact in your fixed dialing list 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click FDN Phone List. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a contact from your fixed dialing list 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click FDN Phone List. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Delete.
5. In the National Number Length field, set the default length for phone numbers in your country. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Note: When you calculate the default length for phone numbers, include your area code and local number, but do not include your country code or the National Direct Dialing prefix. Set options for dialing extensions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Smart Dialing.
6. Click Save. A TTY indicator appears in the device status section of the screen. To turn off TTY support, set the TTY Mode field to No. Multiple phone numbers About multiple phone numbers Your SIM card might support more than one phone number, or your BlackBerry® device might be associated with a phone number provided by your wireless service provider and an enterprise voice phone number provided by your organization.
• To sort contacts alphabetically by contact name, set the Phone List View field to Name. • To sort phone numbers or contacts by recency of use, set the Phone List View field to Most Recent. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. To sort phone numbers or contacts by call logs again, set the Phone List View field to Call Log. Hide or display your phone number when you make calls The wireless network can override the option that you choose. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options.
Answer calls automatically when you remove your device from the holster 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Auto Answer Calls field to Out Of Holster. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Reset a call timer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Status. Click Last Call or Total Calls. Click Clear Timer. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Phone shortcuts • To answer a call, press the Send key.
• Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you cannot make calls and fixed dialing is turned on, verify that the phone number for your contact appears in your fixed dialing list or turn off fixed dialing. • If you have traveled to another country and you have not changed your smart-dialing options, dial the full phone number, including the country code and area code, for your contact.
I cannot join a call If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an enterprise voice phone number, you cannot join a call that you make from or receive to your enterprise voice phone number with a call that you make from or receive to the phone number provided by your wireless service provider.
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Voice dialing Make a call using a voice command If you are using a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, verify that the Bluetooth enabled device supports this feature and that you have paired the Bluetooth enabled device with your BlackBerry® device. You cannot make calls to emergency numbers using voice commands. 1. In the voice dialing application, wait for the sound. 2. Say "Call" and a contact name or phone number. To end the call, press the End key.
3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Save. Turn off choice lists for voice commands 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Voice Dialing. Set the Choice Lists field to Always Off. Press the Menu key. Click Save. If your BlackBerry® device identifies more than one possible match to a voice command, your device selects the best match and dials the phone number automatically. Turn off voice prompts 1. In the voice dialing application, wait for the sound. 2. Say "Turn prompts off.
Improve voice recognition of numbers 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Voice Dialing. Press the Menu key. Click Adapt Digits. Complete the instructions on the screen. Voice dialing troubleshooting I cannot make calls using a voice command Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network.
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Camera and video camera Take a picture 1. In the camera, click the trackball. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To take another picture, click the icon. • To set the picture as a caller ID picture or Home screen background, click the • To rename and save the picture, click the • To send the picture, click the icon. • To delete the picture, click the icon. icon. icon. Zoom in to or out from a subject In the camera, perform one of the following actions: • To zoom in, roll the trackball up.
View the amount of memory available for recording videos In the video camera, the approximate amount of memory available for recording videos appears in the lower-left corner of the screen. Camera and video camera options Change the location for storing pictures or videos 1. In the camera or video camera, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • In the camera, change the Store Pictures and Folder fields. • In the video camera, change the Folder field. 4.
4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Set picture quality You can set the fineness of detail that the camera captures in pictures. The finer the detail of a picture, the more memory the picture requires. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the camera, press the Menu key. Click Options. Set the Picture Quality field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Apply a color effect to pictures You can apply a sepia or black-and-white color effect to pictures that you take. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the camera, press the Menu key.
• Increase the maximum amount of memory available for pictures. The flash dims or turns off If the battery power level drops below 20 percent, the flash dims to conserve battery power. In cold temperatures, when the battery power level drops below 20 percent, the flash might turn off. Some pictures that I take are blurry In low lighting conditions, the camera might compensate for the lack of exposure by using a slower shutter speed.
Media Transferring and downloading media files About transferring media files You can connect your BlackBerry® device to your computer to transfer files between your device and your computer, or you can use Bluetooth® technology to send media files to or receive media files from a Bluetooth enabled device.
Receive a media file using Bluetooth technology Verify that Bluetooth® technology is turned on and that your BlackBerry® device is paired with a Bluetooth enabled device. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, click a media type. Press the Menu key. Click Receive Using Bluetooth. Click Yes. Click Save. Send a media file If you send a media file using Bluetooth® technology, verify that Bluetooth technology is turned on and that your BlackBerry® device is paired with a Bluetooth enabled device.
Playing media files and recording voice notes Play a media file 1. In the media application, click a media type. 2. If necessary, click a category. 3. Click a song, ring tone, video, or voice note. Play a song or video on a web page 1. In the browser, click a link for a song or video. 2. Click Open. Shuffle songs 1. In the media application, click Music. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To shuffle all songs, click Shuffle Songs. • To shuffle all the songs in a category, click a category.
2. 3. 4. 5. If necessary, click a category. Click a song, video, or voice note. Press the Menu key. Click Repeat. To stop repeating a song, video, or voice note, press the Menu key. Click Repeat. Search for a media file 1. In the media application, click a media type. 2. If necessary, click a category. 3. In the Find field, type part or all of a name for a song, ring tone, video, or voice note. Switch applications during a song 1. Press the End key. 2. Click an application.
Improve sound quality for media files You can only improve sound quality when you use stereo headphones with your BlackBerry® device. 1. In the media application, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Change the Equalizer field. Keep backlighting on when you play a video 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, press the Menu key. Click Options. Change the Turn Off Auto Backlighting field to No. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Click New Playlist. Click Standard Playlist. Type a name for the playlist. Press the Menu key. Click Add Songs. Click a song. To add more songs, repeat steps 6 to 8. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Create an automatic playlist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. In the media application, click Music. Click Playlists. Click New Playlist. Click Automatic Playlist. Type a name for the playlist. Click the plus sign (+) beside Artists, Albums, or Genres.
4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Add to Playlist. 6. Click a standard playlist. Change the order of songs in a standard playlist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. In the media application, click Music. Click Playlists. Click a standard playlist. Highlight a song. Press the Menu key. Click Move. Roll the trackball to the new location. Click the trackball. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a song from a standard playlist 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the media application, click Music. Click Playlists.
3. Highlight a playlist. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Delete. View properties for a media file 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, click a media type. If necessary, click a category. Highlight a media file. Press the Menu key. Click Properties. Change the amount of memory available for media files 1. In the media application, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Navigate to a folder that contains media files. Highlight a media file. Press the Menu key. Click Move. Click a folder. Click Move Here. Delete a media file You can only delete songs, ring tones, videos, or voice notes that you added. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, click a media type. If necessary, click a category. Highlight a song, ring tone, video, or voice note. Press the Menu key. Click Delete.
4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click View Slide Show. To close the slide show, press the Escape key. Change the number of seconds between slides in a slide show 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, press the Menu key. Click Options. Change the Slide Show Interval field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. View pictures in a list 1. 2. 3. 4. In the media application, click Pictures. Click My Pictures. Press the Menu key. Click View List. Zoom in to or out from a picture 1. In a picture, press the Menu key.
Managing pictures Add a picture folder 1. In the media application, click Pictures. Click My Pictures. Press the Menu key. Click New Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Save. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Save a picture Save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open a picture attachment or highlight a picture on a web page. Press the Menu key. Click Save Image. Click Save. Sort pictures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Move a picture You can only move pictures that you added. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the media application, click Pictures. Click My Pictures. Highlight a picture. Press the Menu key. Click Move. Highlight a picture folder. Press the Menu key. Click Move Here. Delete a picture or picture folder You can only delete pictures or picture folders that you added. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, click Pictures. Click My Pictures. Highlight a picture or picture folder. Press the Menu key. Click Delete.
1. In the device options, click Media Card. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To encrypt files using an encryption key that your device generates for your media card, set the Encryption Mode field to Device. • To encrypt files using your device password, set the Encryption Mode field to Security Password. • To encrypt files using a media card encryption key and your device password, set the Encryption Mode field to Security Password & Device. 3.
3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Save. Turn off mass storage mode support 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Media Card. Set the Mass Storage Mode Support field to Off. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Turn off media card support 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Media Card. Set the Media Card Support field to Off. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Media shortcuts • To pause a video or song, press the Mute key. To resume playing a video or song, press the Mute key.
• If you are trying to open a media file on your BlackBerry® device and your device is connected to your computer, disconnect your device from the computer or turn off mass storage mode. • If you are trying to open a media file on your computer using mass storage mode, verify that you have closed the media manager tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.
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Messages Message basics Composing messages Check spelling You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create. 1. In a message, calendar entry, task, or memo, press the Menu key. 2. Click Check Spelling. 3. Perform any of the following actions: • To accept the suggested spelling, click the highlighted word. • To ignore the suggested spelling, press the Escape key. • To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the Menu key. Click Ignore All.
Add a signature Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, see the BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help for more information. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Email Settings. Set the Use Auto Signature field to Yes. Type a signature. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
Send a PIN message 1. In a message list, press the Menu key. 2. Click Compose PIN. 3. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • Type a PIN. Click the trackball. • Type a contact name. Click the trackball. • Type part of a contact name. Click a contact. 4. Type a message. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Send. Send an SMS text message 1. In a message list, press the key. 2. Click Compose SMS. 3.
2. Click Reply or Reply to All. Forward a message You cannot forward MMS messages that contain content that is copyright protected. 1. In a message, press the Menu key. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • Click Forward. • Click Forward As. Click a message type. Resend a message 1. In a sent message, press the Menu key. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To change the message, click Edit. Change the message. Click the trackball. Click Send. • To change the recipients, click Edit.
Search for text in a message, in an attachment, or on a web page To search for text in a presentation attachment, verify that you are viewing the presentation in text view or in text and slide view. 1. 2. 3. 4. In a message, in an attachment, or on a web page, press the Menu key. Click Find. Type the text. Press the Enter key. To search for the next instance of the text, press the Menu key. Click Find Next.
Email messages Email message basics Send an email message 1. In a message list, press the key. 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. Type a message. 5. Press the key. 6. Click Send. Delete the original text from a reply message 1. When replying to a message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Delete Original Text.
Forward messages from a specific email message folder to your device Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Email Settings. Press the Menu key. Click Folder Redirection. Select the check box beside an email message folder. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
Email message filters About email message filters You can create email message filters to specify which email messages are forwarded to your BlackBerry® device and which remain in the email application on your computer. Email message filters are applied to email messages based on the order in which they appear in your list of email message filters.
Specify one or more contacts or email addresses that the email message filter should search for in the From field of email messages. Separate multiple contacts or email addresses with a semicolon (;). To specify that the email message filter should search for all contacts or email addresses that contain specific text, type the text and use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character to represent the rest of the contact or email address.
6. 7. 8. 9. Click Edit. Change the options for the email message filter. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Prioritize email message filters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Email Filters. Highlight an email message filter. Press the Menu key. Click Move. Roll the trackball to the new location. Click the trackball. Delete an email message filter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Email Filters.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click Email Settings. Change the Use Out Of Office Reply field to Yes. Type a reply. If you use IBM® Lotus Notes®, in the Until field, set the date on which the out-of-office reply should turn off. Press the Menu key. Click Save. To turn off the out-of-office reply, change the Use Out Of Office Reply field to No. Request delivery or read confirmation for email messages Verify that your wireless service provider supports this feature. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Hide filed email messages 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Hide Filed Messages field to Yes. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Receive only the first section of long email messages 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Auto More field to No. Press the Menu key. Click Save. To download more of an email message, press the Menu key. Click More or More All.
PIN messages About PIN messages A PIN uniquely identifies BlackBerry® devices and BlackBerry enabled devices on the wireless network. If you have contacts who use a BlackBerry device or a BlackBerry enabled device and you know their PIN number, you can send them PIN messages. PIN messages are not routed through your email account. When your PIN message is delivered to the recipient, in a message list, a D appears with a check mark beside the PIN message. Find your PIN In the device options, click Status.
SMS text messages SMS text message basics About SMS text messages With an SMS phone number, you can send and receive SMS text messages. An SMS phone number is a phone number that your wireless service provider sets up for SMS text messaging. If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends SMS text messages using the first phone number that appears in the drop-down list at the top of the phone screen.
Delete the history from an SMS text message 1. When replying to an SMS text message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Remove History. Options for SMS text messages Turn off AutoText for SMS text messages 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click SMS. Set the Disable AutoText field to Yes. Press the Menu key. Click Save. View more of the history in SMS text messages 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click SMS. Set the Number of Previous Items field. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
Set how long your service center attempts to send SMS text messages If you send an SMS text message and it cannot be delivered immediately, your service center tries to send the SMS text message for the amount of time set in the Validity Period field. Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click SMS. Set the Validity Period field. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
• If a cell broadcast channel does not appear on the screen, highlight the Empty field. Press the Menu key. Click Add Channel. Type the channel ID and a nickname. Click OK. 5. Click a language. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. To turn off cell broadcasting, change the Cell Broadcasting Service field to Off. Before you turn off cell broadcasting, verify that your wireless service provider does not use cell broadcasting to manage services, such as preferred rates, based on your location.
Prerequisites: MMS messaging • Verify that your BlackBerry® device supports MMS messaging. • Verify that your wireless service plan includes this service. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. Find your MMS phone number In the phone, your phone number appears at the top of the screen. If your wireless service provider has set up your BlackBerry® device for MMS messaging, this number is also your MMS phone number.
• To move an item on a slide, click the item. Click Move Field. Roll the trackball to the new location. Click the trackball. MMS message attachments Attach a media file to an MMS message 1. When composing an MMS message, press the Menu key. 2. Click one of the following menu items: • Attach Picture • Attach Audio • Attach Video • Attach Voice Note 3. Click a media file. Attach an appointment to an MMS message You can only send nonrecurring appointments in MMS messages.
Save a media file from an MMS message 1. In an MMS message, press the Menu key. 2. Click one of the following menu items: • Save Image • Save Audio • Save Ringtone • Save Video • Save Voice Note MMS message options Request delivery or read notification for an MMS message 1. When composing an MMS message, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Perform any of the following actions: • To receive notification when the message is delivered to the recipient, set the Confirm Delivery field to Yes.
Stop receiving MMS messages when roaming 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click MMS. Set the Multimedia Reception and Automatic Retrieval fields to Home Only. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Block MMS messages 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click MMS. In the Message Filtering section, select the Reject Anonymous Messages check box or the Reject Advertisements check box. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
3. 4. 5. 6. Click General Options. Set the Keep Messages field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. To restore messages, set the Keep Messages field to a longer period of time. Messages that you received on your BlackBerry® device within the set period of time appear in a message list. Use color to differentiate work messages from other messages Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. 1. In the device options, click Security Options.
account, you can open and manage email messages for that email account, and you can send messages using the email address for the email account. For more information about associating your device with more than one email account, see the BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help. Depending on your theme, a separate message list might appear for SMS text messages and MMS messages.
View call logs in a message list 1. 2. 3. 4. In the phone, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Call Logging. Select an option for a call log type. To hide call logs in a message list, select the None option. Block incoming messages If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able to block PIN messages from contacts in your organization. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
• Add PIN 7. 8. 9. 10. Type the contact information. Press the Enter key. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Reset a blocked message counter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Firewall. Highlight a message type. Press the Menu key. Click Reset Count or Reset All Counts. Message shortcuts In a message • To reply to a message, press the exclamation point (!) key. • To forward a message, press the period (.) key.
Message troubleshooting I cannot send messages Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. • If the menu item for sending a message does not appear, verify that you have added an email address, a PIN, or a phone number for your contact.
I cannot file email messages Try performing the following actions: • Verify that wireless email reconciliation is turned on. • If your email message folders do not appear on your BlackBerry® device, reconcile your email messages using the email settings tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help. I cannot send SMS text messages Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network.
• If you are downloading an attachment, cancel the download and wait for a short period of time. Try downloading the attachment again. HTML email messages do not appear correctly Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. • Wait for a short period of time. Your device receives long messages and attachments in sections.
To view the shortcuts for viewing one type of message in a message list, view your list of saved searches.
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Typing Typing basics Type a symbol 1. Press the Symbol key. To view more symbols, press the Symbol key again. 2. Type the letter that appears below the symbol. Type an accent or special character To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right. Click a selected character. For example, to type ü, hold 3 and roll the trackball to the left until ü is highlighted. Click the trackball. Cut, copy, and paste text 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
4. Roll the trackball left or right. Cancel a text selection 1. With text selected, press the Menu key. 2. Click Cancel Selection. Set the cursor speed 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the Key Rate field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Turn on key tones 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the Key Tone field to On. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Set the trackball sensitivity You can set how the trackball responds to your touch.
Typing input methods About typing input methods You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or the multi-tap input method. SureType technology combines a traditional phone-style key layout with a familiar computer-style letter layout that is designed to provide a quick and comfortable typing and dialing experience. SureType technology is designed to predict words as you type them.
4. Click Save. Switch typing input methods when typing 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Click Enable Multitap or Enable SureType. About typing input languages You can set a typing input language to use when you type. The typing input language can be different from the display language. When you set a typing input language, AutoText and other typing options change to the selected language. For example, you might use your BlackBerry® device in French, but type messages in English.
3. Perform any of the following actions: • To accept the suggested spelling, click the highlighted word. • To ignore the suggested spelling, press the Escape key. • To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the Menu key. Click Ignore All. • To add the word to the custom dictionary, press the Menu key. Click Add To Dictionary. • To stop checking spelling, press the Menu key. Click Cancel Spell Check. Check spelling automatically before sending email messages 1. 2. 3. 4.
7. Click the trackball. Delete a word from the custom dictionary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Spell Check. Click Custom Dictionary. Highlight a word. Press the Menu key. Click Delete. Custom dictionary About the custom dictionary If you type a word or letter combination that your BlackBerry® device does not recognize, your device adds the word or letter combination to the custom dictionary. You can also add words or letter combinations manually to the custom dictionary.
• To delete one custom dictionary item, highlight an item. Press the Menu key. Click Delete. • To delete all custom dictionary items, press the Menu key. Click Clear Custom Dictionary. Stop adding items to the custom dictionary automatically 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Language. Click Input Options. Clear the Auto Word Learning check box. Change the Learn Words From Email Messages field to Off. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
• To insert a macro (for example, the current date or time), press the Menu key. Click Insert Macro. 6. In the Using field, perform one of the following actions: • To capitalize the entry exactly as you typed it, click Specified Case. • To capitalize the entry according to the context, click SmartCase. 7. Set the language. 8. Press the Menu key. 9. Click Save. Turn off AutoText for SMS text messages 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click SMS. Set the Disable AutoText field to Yes. Press the Menu key.
• To type an accented or special character, hold the letter key and roll the trackball to the left or right. Click a selected character. For example, to type ü, hold 3 and roll the trackball to the left until ü is highlighted. Click the trackball. • To type a number in a number field, press a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key. • To type a number in a text field, hold the Alt key and press the number key.
You can only check the spelling of text that you type.
Search Messages, attachments, and web pages Search for messages You can search for messages on your BlackBerry® device. You might also be able to search for messages in the email application on your computer or in another integrated email account if your device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Search. Specify the search criteria.
Specify whether your device searches encrypted messages, plain text messages, and digitally signed messages. Service: If your device is associated with more than one email address, change the email account that your device should search in for messages. Folder: Change the folder that your device should search for messages in. Show: Change the status of messages that your device should search for. Type: Change the type of messages that your device should search for.
1. 2. 3. 4. In a message, in an attachment, or on a web page, press the Menu key. Click Find. Type the text. Press the Enter key. To search for the next instance of the text, press the Menu key. Click Find Next. View a list of saved searches 1. 2. 3. 4. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Search. Press the Menu key. Click Recall. Change a saved search 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the list of saved searches, highlight a search. Press the Menu key. Click Edit Search. Edit the search criteria.
4. Click Search. Note: If you type more than one word in the Text or Name field, only items that contain all the words appear. To stop a search, press the Escape key. Search for contacts in your organization's address book Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the address book, press the Menu key. Click Lookup.
Attachments Attachment basics About attachments You can view several attachment types on your BlackBerry® device, including .zip, .htm, .html, .doc, .dot, .ppt, .pdf, .wpd, .txt, .vcf, and .xls files. You can also view .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png, .tif, and .wmf files, and play .wav and .mp3 files. If you save an email message that contains an attachment that you have previewed, the email message and the attachment are stored in the device memory until you delete the email message.
Stop downloading an attachment 1. In a message, highlight an attachment that you are downloading. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Cancel Download. Open a link in an attachment Some attachments might contain links to embedded content, such as tables, pictures, footnotes, text boxes, or comments. 1. In an attachment, click a link. 2. Click Retrieve. To return to the attachment, press the Escape key.
Document attachments Open a password-protected .pdf file attachment Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. When the "Password protected document" message appears, press the Escape key. Press the Menu key. Click Password. Type the password. Press the Enter key.
View the content of a cell In a spreadsheet cell, click the trackball. View a list of worksheets 1. In a spreadsheet, press the Menu key. 2. Click Table of Contents. To move to a specific worksheet, click a worksheet. Switch worksheets 1. In a spreadsheet, press the Menu key. 2. Click Next Sheet or Prev Sheet. Change the size of a column In a spreadsheet, perform one of the following actions: • To change the size of a column, click the column label. Click a size.
1. In a multi-page .tif file attachment, press the Menu key. 2. Click Table of Contents. To move to a specific page, click a page. Switch pages in a multi-page .tif file attachment 1. In a multi-page .tif file attachment, press the Menu key. 2. Click Next Page or Prev Page. Presentation attachments Switch presentation views 1. In a presentation, press the Menu key. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To view text only, click View Text. • To view text and slides, click View Both.
3. Type a name for the file. 4. Click Save. vCard contact attachments About vCard contact attachments vCard® contact attachments (.vcf files) contain information for a specific contact. When you add a vCard contact attachment to an email message, recipients of your email message can view your contact information or add it to the address book on their BlackBerry® device.
Attachment troubleshooting A skipped content bar appears in a document More attachment content is available for you to download to your BlackBerry® device. To download the content, click the skipped content bar. Click More. A message or attachment does not appear or is truncated Try performing the following actions: • Wait for a short period of time. Your BlackBerry® device receives long messages and attachments in sections.
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Synchronization About synchronization The wireless data synchronization feature is designed to synchronize organizer data (contacts, calendar entries, tasks, and memos) between your BlackBerry® device and the email application on your computer over the wireless network. The wireless email reconciliation feature is designed to reconcile email messages between your device and the email application on your computer over the wireless network.
Prerequisites: Wireless data synchronization • Verify that you have synchronized your organizer data using the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help. • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. Synchronize organizer data over the wireless network 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Manage data synchronization conflicts You can change how conflicts that occur during organizer data synchronization are resolved by turning off wireless data synchronization, changing conflict resolution options, and synchronizing organizer data using the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information about managing conflicts that occur during organizer data synchronization, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Email Reconciliation. Press the Menu key. Click Purge Deleted Items. Synchronization troubleshooting Email messages are not reconciling over the wireless network Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • Verify that wireless email reconciliation is turned on. • Reconcile email messages manually. In a message list, press the Menu key. Click Reconcile Now.
Custom address book field data is not appearing on my computer You can only synchronize the data in a custom address book field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom address book field on your BlackBerry® device and synchronize it with the email application on your computer, because the birthday field is a date field in the email application on your computer.
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Browser Browser basics Browsing web pages Visit a web page Depending on your wireless service provider, multiple browsers might appear on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about the charges associated with using each browser, contact your wireless service provider. 1. In the browser, perform one of the following actions: • If a web address field appears on the screen, type a web address. • If a web address field does not appear on the screen, press the key. Click Go To. Type a web address. 2.
On a web page, click the trackball. To zoom out from the web page, press the Escape key. Move back or forward a web page 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Back or Forward. Move through a web page line by line 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Select Mode. To select only links and fields as you move through a web page, press the Menu key. Click View Mode. Refresh a web page 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Refresh.
2. Click History. Return to the home page 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Home. Close the browser 1. In the browser, press the Menu key. 2. Click Close. Viewing, copying, and forwarding addresses View the address for a web page 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2. Click Page Address. View the address for a link or picture 1. On a web page, highlight or pause on a link or picture. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Link Address or Image Address.
Send a link or picture from a web page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On a web page, highlight or pause on a link or picture. Press the Menu key. Click Link Address or Image Address. Click Send Address. Click a message type. To return to the browser after you send the message, press the Escape key. Viewing pictures and playing media files Play a song or video on a web page 1. In the browser, click a link for a song or video. 2. Click Open. Save a song or video from a web page 1. 2. 3. 4.
Browser bookmarks About bookmarks for web pages You can add bookmarks for web pages that you visit frequently. When you add a bookmark, you can set whether you want the browser to check the web page for updates periodically. Bookmarks for web pages that have been updated since the last time you visited them appear in italic. Add a bookmark for a web page 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. Click Add Bookmark.
Delete a bookmark for a web page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On a web page, press the Menu key. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a bookmark. Press the Menu key. Click Delete Bookmark. Add a bookmark folder for web pages 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On a web page, press the Menu key. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a bookmark folder. Press the Menu key. Click Add Subfolder. File a bookmark for a web page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On a web page, press the Menu key. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a bookmark. Press the Menu key. Click Move Bookmark.
Web feeds About web feeds Web feeds provide you with information about updates to web site content. You can open a web feed to view a list of titles and descriptions for updated web site content. For example, if you open a sports web feed for a news web site, you can scan a list of sports stories that the web site has published since the last time that you checked the web feed.
Mark a web feed title as opened or unopened In a web feed, perform one of the following actions: • Highlight a title. Press the Menu key. Click Mark Opened or Mark Unopened. • Highlight a date field. Press the Menu key. Click Mark Prior Opened. Change a web feed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On a web page, press the Menu key. Click Bookmarks. Highlight a web feed. Press the Menu key. Click Edit Bookmark. Change the web feed. Click Accept. File a web feed 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On a web page, press the Menu key.
Browser options Change the default browser view 1. In the browser, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Properties. Change the Default View field. Press the Menu key. Click Save Options. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Change the home page or start page Depending on your wireless service provider, you might not be able to change the home page. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the browser, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Browser Configuration.
2. Click Options. 3. Perform any of the following actions: • To stop displaying pictures, click Browser Configuration. Change the Show Images field. • To change the quality of pictures, click General Properties. Change the Image Quality field. • To change the number of times that animated graphics repeat, click General Properties. Change the Repeat Animations field. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save Options. Change display options for web pages 1. In the browser, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3.
4. Set the Default charset field. 5. Click OK. Receive a prompt before closing the browser or running a script 1. 2. 3. 4. In the browser, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Properties. Select any of the following check boxes: • Prompt Before Closing Browser On Escape • Prompt Before Closing Modified Pages • Prompt Before Running WML Scripts 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save Options. Clear a browser cache 1. 2. 3. 4. In the browser, press the Menu key. Click Options.
You can use the WAP Browser configuration to access web pages from your wireless service provider that enable you to configure your account information and subscribe to services such as voice mail. If you are in a Wi-Fi® coverage area, you can log in to a Wi-Fi access point and use the Hotspot Browser to browse web pages. Set the default browser configuration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Browser. Set the Default browser configuration field. Press the Menu key.
Specify the type of TLS or SSL connection that your browser uses for HTTP connections. To use a direct TLS or SSL connection, change this field to Handheld. To use Triple DES and TLS or SSL, change this field to Proxy. Allow HTTP Redirections: Specify whether a prompt appears before a secure web page redirects your browser to another web page. Protocol: Specify the protocol that your BlackBerry® device uses for TLS connections between the browser and content servers.
Add a trusted content server Add content servers to your trusted content server list to accelerate the authentication process when you are authenticating with a content server. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click TLS. Press the Menu key. Click Add Host. Perform one of the following actions: • If the TLS Default field is set to Proxy, in the Host Name field, type the web address for the content server.
4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Browser push options Process MDS: Set whether your BlackBerry® device accepts browser push messages from the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Internet Service. MDS Hosts: Set whether your device accepts push messages from all BlackBerry Enterprise Servers or BlackBerry Internet Services, or no BlackBerry Enterprise Servers or BlackBerry Internet Services. Process SMSC: Set whether your device accepts SMS-based browser push messages.
• To move up a screen, press 3. • To move down a screen, press 9. • To move to the top of a web page, press 1. • To move to the bottom of a web page, press 7. Browser troubleshooting No browser is available on my device Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • Verify that your wireless service plan includes this service.
Applications Add an application 1. On a web page, highlight a link for an application. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Download. 4. Click OK. View properties for an application 1. In the device options, click Advanced Options. 2. Click Applications. 3. Click an application. Delete a third-party application 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Applications. Highlight a third-party application. Press the Menu key. Click Delete.
About upgrading the BlackBerry Device Software You can upgrade the BlackBerry® Device Software over the wireless network, or if you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software using the application loader tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. For more information about upgrading using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, see the BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help.
Delete the previous version of the BlackBerry Device Software If you upgrade your BlackBerry® Device Software, your BlackBerry device deletes the previous version of the software after 30 days. To increase the amount of available memory on your device, you can remove the previous version manually. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Wireless Upgrade. Click Previous upgrade succeeded. Press the Menu key. Click Delete Downgrade Data.
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Maps Map basics Get directions 1. On a map, press the Menu key. 2. Click Get Directions. 3. Perform one of the following actions to specify a starting location: • To specify your current location if your BlackBerry® device is paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, click Where I Am. • To specify a new location, click Enter An Address. • To specify a saved location, click From Favorites. • To specify a location for a contact, click From Address Book.
• To view a location for a contact, click From Address Book. • To view a location that you viewed recently, click the location. View a list of points of interest near a location You can search for points of interest such as businesses, airports, schools, parks, or landmarks. 1. 2. 3. 4. On a map, press the Menu key. Click Local Search. Type the point of interest information. Click the trackball. View points of interest on a map When viewing a list of points of interest, click View On Map.
Pan a map Roll the trackball. Maps bookmarks Add a bookmark for a location or route 1. On a map, press the Menu key. 2. Click Add To Favorites. Change a bookmark for a location or route 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. On a map, press the Menu key. Click Find Location. Click From Favorites. Highlight a bookmark. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the bookmark. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a bookmark for a location or route 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. On a map, press the Menu key. Click Find Location.
5. Click Add Subfolder. File a bookmark for a location or route 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. On a map, press the Menu key. Click Find Location. Click From Favorites. Highlight a bookmark. Press the Menu key. Click Move. Roll the trackball to the new location. Click the trackball. Map options Set the GPS receiver that you use to track your movement Verify that your BlackBerry® device is paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On a map, press the Menu key. Click Options.
5. Click Save. To hide the status information again, change the Hide Title Bar field to Yes. View north at the top of a map By default, when you are tracking your movement, the direction that you are moving appears at the top of the map. 1. On a map, press the Menu key. 2. Click North Up. To view the direction that you are moving at the top of the map again, press the Menu key. Click Track Up. Hide the tracking information at the bottom of a map 1. When tracking your movement on a map, press the Menu key.
View GPS location information for a picture on a map When you highlight a picture that includes GPS location information, a globe indicator appears beside the file name in the lower-left corner of the screen. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the media application, click Pictures. Click a category. Highlight a picture that includes GPS location information. Press the Menu key. Click View on Map. Map shortcuts • To zoom in to a map, press L. • To zoom out from a map, press O.
GPS technology About GPS technology You can use GPS technology on your BlackBerry® device to get your GPS location and to use location-based applications and locationbased services. Location-based applications can use your GPS location to provide you with other location-based information. For example, a location-based application could use your GPS location to provide you with driving directions.
• If you have paired your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, verify that the Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver is turned on. • If you are using GPS technology for the first time, wait a short period of time for your device to get your GPS location.
Contacts Contact basics Add a contact 1. In the address book, press the 2. 3. 4. 5. key. Click New Address. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Add a contact from a message, call log, or web page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a message, a call log, or on a web page, highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Add to Address Book. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
Add a pause or a wait to a phone number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. After typing the main part of a phone number in a phone number field, press the Menu key. Click Add Pause or Add Wait. Type the additional numbers. Press the Menu key. Click Save. View a contact In the address book, click a contact. Change a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the address book, highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a contact 1.
3. Perform one of the following actions: • To add a contact to your address book, click Add. • To add all the contacts, click Add All. • To view information for a contact, click View. • To delete a contact from the address lookup results, click Delete. • To delete the address lookup results, click Delete Lookup. • To start a new address lookup, click Lookup. Customizing contacts About custom ring tones You can assign a custom ring tone to a contact without changing other notifications.
7. Center the picture in the box. 8. Press the Menu key. 9. Click Crop and Save. Change the caller ID picture for a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. In the address book, highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Highlight the caller ID picture. Press the Menu key. Click Replace Picture. Highlight a picture. Press the Menu key. Click Select. Center the picture in the box. Press the Menu key. Click Crop and Save. Delete the caller ID picture for a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Categories are shared between the address book, the task list, and the memo list and changes that you make in one application are made in all applications. Create a category for contacts, tasks, or memos 1. In the address book, task list, or memo list, press the Menu key. Click Filter. Press the Menu key. Click New. Type a name for the category. Press the Enter key. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Categorize a contact, task, or memo 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When creating or changing a contact, task, or memo, press the Menu key.
5. Click Delete. Note: When you delete a category, contacts, tasks, or memos in the category are not deleted. Mailing lists About mailing lists You can use mailing lists when you send email, PIN, SMS text, or MMS messages. Mailing lists that you create on your BlackBerry® device do not appear in the email application on your computer. Create a mailing list 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the address book, press the Menu key. Click New Group. Type a name for the mailing list. Press the Menu key.
View a mailing list In the address book, click a mailing list. To view the details for a contact in the mailing list, click a contact. Click View Member. Delete a mailing list 1. In the address book, highlight a mailing list. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Delete Group. Multiple address books About multiple address books If your BlackBerry®device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have contacts from each address book on your device.
SIM card phone book About the SIM card phone book If your wireless service provider has set up your SIM card with a SIM card phone book, you can use the SIM card phone book to access contacts that you have added to your SIM card. The SIM card phone book is different from the address book on your BlackBerry® device. If you switch SIM cards, the contacts in the SIM card phone book change. You can add ADN entries to your SIM card phone book. You can also search for ADN entries or SDN entries.
6. Click Save. Change a SIM card contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the address book, press the Menu key. Click SIM Phone Book. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a SIM card contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the address book, press the Menu key. Click SIM Phone Book. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Delete. Contact list options Sort contacts or tasks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items You can turn off the prompt that appears before you delete messages, call logs, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, memos, or passwords. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In an application, press the Menu key. Click Options. If necessary, click General Options. Change the Confirm Delete field to No. Press the Menu key. Click Save. View the number of contacts stored on your device 1. In the address book, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Click an address book.
Calendar Calendar basics About calendar views You can view your appointments and meetings in one of four calendar views. Day, Week, and Month views display all your appointments and meetings for the selected time period. Agenda view displays all your scheduled appointments and meetings in a list. Agenda view also displays free time that you have between appointments. Switch calendar views 1. In a calendar, press the Menu key. 2. Click a view. Move around a calendar 1. In a calendar, press the Menu key. 2.
4. Click the trackball. If you have multiple calendars on your BlackBerry®device, the appointment appears in your default calendar. Schedule a meeting Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In a calendar, press the Menu key. Click New. Type the meeting information.
Open an appointment or a meeting In a calendar, click an appointment or a meeting. Delete an appointment or a meeting 1. In a calendar, highlight an appointment or a meeting. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Delete. Switch days in Day view To move from one day to another using the navigation bar in the upper-right corner of the screen, click a day.
Respond to a meeting invitation 1. In a meeting invitation, press the Menu key. 2. Click one of the following menu items: • Accept or Accept with Comments • Tentative or Tentative with Comments • Decline or Decline with Comments Note: If you delete a meeting invitation from a message list before you accept or decline it, the meeting is deleted from the email application on your computer. View your calendar when responding to a meeting 1. In a meeting invitation, press the Menu key. 2. Click View Calendar.
Send an email message to all meeting participants 1. In a meeting, meeting invitation, or meeting response, press the Menu key. 2. Click Email All Attendees. Contact a meeting participant 1. In a meeting, meeting invitation, or meeting response, highlight a contact. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click a message type or Call . Calendar options Change the default calendar view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a calendar, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Initial View field.
6. Click Save. Change the snooze time for reminders 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a calendar or task list, press the Menu key. Click Options. If necessary, click General Options. Change the Snooze field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Change the email address that you use to send messages or meeting invitations Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with more than one email address. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Default Services.
Hide free time in Agenda view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a calendar, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Show Free Time in Agenda View field to No. Press the Menu key. Click Save. View more of the subject line for appointments in Agenda view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a calendar, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click General Options. Change the Show End Time in Agenda View field to No. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Change how long your device stores calendar entries 1. 2. 3. 4.
View the number of calendar entries stored in a calendar 1. In a calendar, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. 3. Click a calendar. The Number of Entries field displays the number of entries that are stored in the calendar. Multiple calendars About multiple calendars If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have multiple calendars on your device.
5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Change the default calendar Verify that you have multiple calendars on your BlackBerry® device. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Default Services. Change the Calendar (CICAL) field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Calendar shortcuts For shortcuts to work in Day view, in the general calendar options, change the Enable Quick Entry field to No. • To schedule an appointment, press the period (.) key.
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Tasks Task basics Create a task 1. In the task list, press the Menu key. Click New. Type the task information. Set a due date for the task. If the task recurs, set the Recurrence field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Recurrence fields Every: Set the frequency of the daily, weekly, or monthly recurring appointment, meeting, or task.
• To mark the task as deferred, in progress, or waiting, click Open. Set the Status field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Hide completed tasks 1. In the task list, press the Menu key. 2. Click Hide Completed. Send a task or memo 1. 2. 3. 4. In the task list or memo list, highlight a task or memo. Press the Menu key. Click Forward As. Click a message type. Check spelling You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create. 1.
Category names are not case sensitive. More than one category can apply to a contact, task, or memo. If you use IBM® Lotus Notes®, you can apply more than one category to a task on your BlackBerry® device, but only one category synchronizes with the task in Lotus Notes. Categories are shared between the address book, the task list, and the memo list and changes that you make in one application are made in all applications. Create a category for contacts, tasks, or memos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
2. 3. 4. 5. Click Filter. Highlight a category. Press the Menu key. Click Delete. Note: When you delete a category, contacts, tasks, or memos in the category are not deleted. Task list options Sort contacts or tasks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the address book or task list, press the Menu key. Click Options. If necessary, click General Options. Change the Sort By field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Change the snooze time for reminders 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In a calendar or task list, press the Menu key.
3. 4. 5. 6. If necessary, click General Options. Change the Confirm Delete field to No. Press the Menu key. Click Save. View the number of tasks or memos stored on your device 1. In the task list or memo list, press the Menu key. 2. Click Options. The Number of Entries field displays the number of tasks or memos that are stored on your BlackBerry® device.
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Memos Memo basics Create a memo 1. In the memo list, press the Menu key. Click New. Type the memo information. Press the Menu key. Click Save. 2. 3. 4. 5. Change a memo 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the memo list, highlight a memo. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the memo information. Click the trackball. Click Save. Send a task or memo 1. 2. 3. 4. In the task list or memo list, highlight a task or memo. Press the Menu key. Click Forward As. Click a message type.
• To stop checking spelling, press the Menu key. Click Cancel Spell Check. Delete a memo 1. In the memo list, highlight a memo. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Delete. Categories About categories You can create categories to group your contacts, tasks, and memos. You can also narrow the contacts, tasks, and memos that appear based on categories. Category names are not case sensitive. More than one category can apply to a contact, task, or memo.
Sort contacts, tasks, or memos by category 1. In the address book, task list, or memo list, press the Menu key. 2. Click Filter. 3. Select the check box next to a category. Delete a contact, task, or memo from a category 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When changing a contact, task, or memo, press the Menu key. Click Categories. Clear the check box beside the category. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a category 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the address book, task list, or memo list, press the Menu key. Click Filter.
2. Click Options. The Number of Entries field displays the number of tasks or memos that are stored on your BlackBerry® device.
Alarm About the alarm In the BlackBerry® device alarm, you can set the alarm to sound at the same time everyday or only on weekdays. You can also set a snooze time for the alarm and adjust the alarm volume. If you turn off your device by pressing the Power key, or by clicking Turn Power Off and selecting Turn Off, the alarm is designed to sound at the correct time even if the device is turned off. Turn on the alarm 1. In the alarm, change the Daily Alarm field to On or Weekdays Only. 2.
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Calculator Use the calculator • To press a key in the calculator, press the corresponding key on the BlackBerry® device keyboard. • To use the alternate function on a key in the calculator, press the Alt key and the corresponding key on the device keyboard. Convert a measurement 1. In the calculator, type a number. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • To convert the number from imperial to metric, click To Metric.
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Bluetooth technology Bluetooth technology basics About Bluetooth technology Bluetooth® technology is designed to enable you to establish a wireless connection between your BlackBerry® device and a Bluetooth enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless stereo headset. After you pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth enabled device, you can connect to that Bluetooth enabled device when the device is within range of your BlackBerry device (a typical range is approximately 10 meters).
Switch to a paired Bluetooth enabled device during a call Verify that Bluetooth® technology is turned on and that your BlackBerry® device is paired with a Bluetooth enabled device. 1. During a call, press the Menu key. 2. Click Activate . Share contacts with a paired Bluetooth enabled car kit Verify that Bluetooth® technology is turned on and that your BlackBerry® device is paired with a Bluetooth enabled car kit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
Rename a paired Bluetooth enabled device 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Click a paired Bluetooth® enabled device. Click Device Properties. In the Device Name field, change the name for the Bluetooth enabled device. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a paired Bluetooth enabled device Verify that your BlackBerry® device is not connected to the Bluetooth® device. 1. In the device options, click Bluetooth. 2. Click a Bluetooth enabled device. 3. Click Delete Device.
Make your BlackBerry device discoverable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Press the Menu key. Click Options. Set the Discoverable field to Yes. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Change the pairing name for your BlackBerry device 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Press the Menu key. Click Options. In the Device Name field, type a name for your BlackBerry® device. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Turn off Bluetooth connection notification 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Turn off a Bluetooth profile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Press the Menu key. Click Options. Clear the check box beside one or more Bluetooth® profiles. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Bluetooth profiles Headset (HSP) This profile allows you to connect your BlackBerry® device to Bluetooth® enabled headsets that support the Headset profile.
This profile allows you to use the buttons on a Bluetooth enabled headset to perform actions such as adjusting the volume or playing the next or previous media file on your BlackBerry device. Encrypt data that you send or receive using Bluetooth technology Verify that the Bluetooth® enabled device supports data encryption. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Press the Menu key. Click Options. Change the Security Level field to High+Encryption. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
• Allow the Bluetooth enabled device to discover your BlackBerry device. In the Bluetooth setup application, click Allow another device to find me. • Turn off encryption for Bluetooth connections between your BlackBerry device and the Bluetooth enabled device. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Click a Bluetooth enabled device. Click Device Properties. Change the Encryption field to Disabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
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Date and time Set the date and time 1. In the device options, click Date/Time. 2. Set the date and time. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Save. Get the date and time from the wireless network automatically 1. In the device options, click Date/Time. 2. Change the Time Zone field. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • To get the date and time from the wireless network that your BlackBerry® device is connected to, change the Date/Time Source field to Network.
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Notification profiles Notification basics About notification profiles Notification profiles define how your BlackBerry® device notifies you of calendar and task reminders, and incoming messages, calls, and browser content. Your device has six preloaded profiles: Loud, Vibrate, Quiet, Normal, Phone Only, and Off. You can change preloaded notification profiles or create new ones.
10. 11. 12. 13. Click Save. To set notification options for another item, repeat steps 5 through 10. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Change a notification profile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the profile list, click Advanced. Highlight a notification profile. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the notification profile. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a notification profile You can only delete notification profiles that you created. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the profile list, click Advanced.
Silence your device In the profile list, perform one of the following actions: • To receive LED notification only, click Quiet. • To receive vibrate notification only, click Vibrate. • To turn off all notification, including notification profile exceptions and LED notification, click Off. Download a ring tone Verify that your wireless service provider supports this feature. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the media application, click Ring Tones. Click All Ring Tones. Press the Menu key. Click Download Ring Tones.
6. Click Save. To turn on Bluetooth® connection notification again, change the LED Connection Indicator field to On. Turn on wireless coverage notification 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the LED Coverage Indicator field to On. Press the Menu key. Click Save. When your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network, the LED light flashes green. To turn off wireless coverage notification again, set the LED Coverage Indicator field to Off.
Change the order of notification profile exceptions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the profile list, click Advanced. Highlight a notification profile exception. Press the Menu key. Click Move. Roll the trackball to the new location. Click the trackball. Change a notification profile exception 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the profile list, click Advanced. Highlight a notification profile exception. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the notification profile exception information. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
About custom ring tones You can assign a custom ring tone to a contact without changing other notifications. Custom ring tone options appear with your contacts and your notification profiles. When you assign a custom ring tone to a contact, a new profile exception appears with your notification profiles as "Calls From ". Notification profile exceptions are shared between your contacts and your notification profiles and changes that you make in one application are made in the other application.
BlackBerry Messenger Contacts Add a contact You must invite contacts to use BlackBerry® Messenger before they are added to your contact list. 1. In BlackBerry Messenger, on the contact list screen, press the Menu key. 2. Click Add a Contact. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • If the contact is not in your address book, highlight Use Once. Press the Menu key. Click Request by Email or Request by PIN. Type an email address or PIN. Press the Enter key.
• Remove Note: If you click Remove, the contact who sent the invitation does not receive confirmation that your email address is a correct email address. Turn off invitation forwarding options If you turn off invitation forwarding, contacts that you invite can only accept invitations from the original email address or PIN that you sent the invitation to. If those contacts try to accept the invitation from a different email address or PIN, their acceptance is rejected. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
4. Click OK. Move a contact to a different group A contact can only be in one group at a time. If you move a contact to a group, the contact is moved out of the group it was in originally. 1. 2. 3. 4. In BlackBerry® Messenger, on the contact list screen, highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Move Contact. Click a group. Rename a group 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In BlackBerry® Messenger, on the contact list screen, highlight a group. Press the Menu key. Click Rename Group. Type a name for the group.
2. Click the trackball. Add an emoticon 1. When composing a message, press the Symbol key three times. 2. Click an emoticon. Send a file to a contact 1. 2. 3. 4. During a BlackBerry Messenger conversation, click the trackball. Click Send a File. Navigate to a folder that contains pictures or audio files. Click a file. Ping a contact When you ping a contact, the contact's BlackBerry® device vibrates. 1. During a BlackBerry Messenger conversation, click the trackball. 2. Click Ping Contact.
2. Click Invite. 3. In the drop-down list, click a contact. 4. Click OK. Copy a conversation history When you copy a conversation history, you can paste it into other BlackBerry® device applications. 1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a conversation, press the Menu key. 2. Click Copy History. Clear a conversation history 1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, during a conversation, press the Menu key. 2. Click Clear History. End a conversation 1.
Receive notification when a contact becomes available 1. In BlackBerry® Messenger, on the contact list screen, highlight an unavailable contact. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Set Alert.
Display and keyboard Backlighting About backlighting The screen and keyboard on your BlackBerry® device are designed to be lit so that you can use your device in various lighting conditions. The backlighting is designed to adjust automatically depending on lighting conditions in your environment. Set the brightness of the backlighting 1. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. 2. Set the Backlight Brightness field. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Save. Set how long backlighting remains on 1. 2. 3.
4. Press the key. 5. Click Set As Home Screen Image. To clear the picture from the Home screen, press the key. Click Reset Home Screen Image. Download a Home screen background Verify that your wireless service provider supports this feature. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the media application, click Pictures. Click My Pictures. Press the Menu key. Click Download Images. Set the display font 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the font fields. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
• To move the application icon out of an application folder, click the Up folder. Hide an application icon Depending on your theme, you might not be able to hide some application icons. 1. In the application list, highlight an application icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Hide. To view a hidden application, press the Menu key. Click Show All. Delete an application folder 1. In the application list, highlight an application folder. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Delete.
Assign an application to a Convenience key Your BlackBerry® device has one Convenience key on the left side of the device and one on the right side. Depending on your theme, you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a Convenience key. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the Convenience Key Opens fields. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Set the trackball sensitivity You can set how the trackball responds to your touch.
3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Delete. Download a theme Verify that your wireless service provider supports this feature. 1. In the device options, click Theme. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Download Themes. Display troubleshooting My device screen turns off When you do not use your BlackBerry® device for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. To turn on the screen, click the trackball or press a key.
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Language Change the display language Verify that your BlackBerry® Device Software supports multiple languages. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Language. Change the Language field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Add a display language You can add a display language using the application loader tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.
Switch typing input methods 1. In the device options, click Language. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To use the multi-tap input method, set the Input Language field to Multitap. • To use the SureType® input method, set the Input Language field to . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Save. Turn off the shortcut for switching typing input languages Verify that your BlackBerry® Device Software supports multiple languages.
Change the display options for contacts You can change how your contacts appear in all applications, including the phone, message list, address book, and calendar. 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Language. Change the Name Display field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Language troubleshooting Some characters do not appear correctly on my device The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Internet Service that is associated with your BlackBerry® device might not support the characters.
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Wireless network coverage Find information about wireless coverage indicators Your BlackBerry® device uses various indicators to indicate the current wireless coverage level. For more information about wireless coverage indicators, see the printed documentation that came with your device. Turn off a wireless connection You should turn off wireless connections in certain places, such as on an airplane or in a hospital.
Green: Your device is connected to another Bluetooth® enabled device. Yellow: Bluetooth technology is turned on, but your device is not connected to another Bluetooth enabled device. Red: Bluetooth technology is turned off. Turn on wireless coverage notification 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Screen/Keyboard. Set the LED Coverage Indicator field to On. Press the Menu key. Click Save. When your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network, the LED light flashes green.
5. Click Add Network. 6. Perform one of the following actions: • To scan for a wireless network to add, click Select From Available Networks. Click a wireless network. Click Select Network. • To scan for a wireless network that is already known to your BlackBerry® device, click Select From Known Networks. Click a wireless network. Click Select Network. • To add a wireless network, click Manual Entry. Set the priority for the wireless network. Type the MCC and MNC. 7. Press the Menu key. 8. Click Save.
Turn off data service Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email, PIN and MMS messages, and browser service) on your BlackBerry® device so that only phone and SMS text messaging services are available. For more information, contact your wireless service provider. 1. In the device options, click Mobile Network. 2. Perform one of the following actions: • To turn off data service, change the Data Services field to Off.
Wi-Fi connection settings About connecting to a Wi-Fi network If you are in a Wi-Fi® coverage area and if your wireless service plan supports it, you might be able to access services (for example, email service) over a Wi-Fi network. For more information, contact your wireless service provider. You can connect to a Wi-Fi network without saving the connection information, or you can save the connection information in a Wi-Fi profile.
WEP key: Type the WEP key for the Wi-Fi network in hexadecimal format. Pre-Shared Key: Type the WPA™ Personal pass phrase for the Wi-Fi network. User name: If necessary, type the user name that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network. User password: If necessary, type the user password that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network. CA certificate: Set the root certificate that your BlackBerry® device should use to verify that it is connecting to the correct Wi-Fi network.
Switch Wi-Fi networks manually By default, your BlackBerry® device switches to an appropriate Wi-Fi® network automatically when you move between Wi-Fi coverage areas. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections. Set the Wi-Fi Selection Mode field to Manual. Click a Wi-Fi profile. Press the Menu key. Click Save. To connect to the first available Wi-Fi network in your Wi-Fi profile list automatically, set the Wi-Fi Selection Mode field to Automatic.
9. In the Security Warning dialog box, click Yes. If the root certificate contains multiple certificates, all the certificates are installed on your computer. To install the root certificate on your BlackBerry® device, use the certificate synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager to synchronize the root certificate between your device and your computer. Advanced Wi-Fi connection settings Change a Wi-Fi profile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections.
Select WEP key: Set the type of WEP key for the Wi-Fi network. WEP key: Type the WEP key for the Wi-Fi network in hexadecimal format. Pre-Shared Key: Type the WPA™ Personal pass phrase for the Wi-Fi network. User name: If necessary, type the user name that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network. User password: If necessary, type the user password that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
Type the IP address for your device. Subnet mask: Type the subnet mask for the wireless access point to which your device should connect. Primary DNS: Type the primary DNS to which your device should connect. Secondary DNS: Type the secondary DNS to which your device should connect. Default gateway address: Type the default gateway IP address to which your device should connect. Domain suffix: Type the domain that your device uses to resolve host names into IP addresses.
• 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. • If your wireless service provider supports UMA, verify that your connection preference is not set to Wi-Fi Only. I cannot connect to a Wi-Fi network Try performing the following actions: • Verify that you have turned on the connection to the Wi-Fi® network.
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Power, battery, and memory Turn off your device Depending on your theme, the location or name for Turn Power Off might differ from the location or name in this procedure. For more information about application locations and names, see the printed documentation that came with your device. • If you have not set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically at specific times, hold the Power key.
• • • • • • Turn off the connection to a wireless network when you are not in a wireless coverage area. Delete the original message when you send a reply. Lower the brightness of the backlighting. Turn off the flash in the camera. Send a message to multiple contacts using Add To, Add Cc, or Add Bcc. Charge your device regularly. View the amount of available memory on your device 1. Remove and reinsert the battery. 2. In the device options, click Status.
SIM card About the SIM card phone book If your wireless service provider has set up your SIM card with a SIM card phone book, you can use the SIM card phone book to access contacts that you have added to your SIM card. The SIM card phone book is different from the address book on your BlackBerry® device. If you switch SIM cards, the contacts in the SIM card phone book change. You can add ADN entries to your SIM card phone book. You can also search for ADN entries or SDN entries.
5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Change a SIM card contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the address book, press the Menu key. Click SIM Phone Book. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Change the contact information. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Delete a SIM card contact 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the address book, press the Menu key. Click SIM Phone Book. Highlight a contact. Press the Menu key. Click Delete.
Protect your SIM card with a PIN code Verify that your wireless service provider has provided you with a SIM card PIN code. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click SIM Card. Press the Menu key. Click Enable Security. Type your SIM card PIN code. Click the trackball. Note: If you type the SIM card PIN code incorrectly three times, your SIM card does not function. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
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Security Security basics About the device password If you type your BlackBerry® device password incorrectly, you might be prompted to type blackberry before you can continue. When you try to type your password again, the characters that you type appear on the screen. If you exceed the number of allowed password attempts, your device deletes all your device data for security reasons. Set a device password 1. In the device options, click Security Options. 2. Click General Settings. 3.
Set a limit for device password attempts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click General Settings. Set the Number of Password Attempts field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Password keeper About the password keeper Use the password keeper to store all your passwords in one place. The password keeper is designed to protect your passwords with a password keeper password. When you type this password, the password keeper decrypts your passwords.
3. Set the random password fields. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. View a password in the password keeper In the password keeper, click a password. Change a password in the password keeper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the password keeper, highlight a password. Press the Menu key. Click Open. Change the password information. Click the trackball. Click Save. Hide passwords in the password keeper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the password keeper, press the Menu key. Click Options. Set the Show Password field to No.
3. Click Delete. Change the password keeper password 1. In the password keeper, press the Menu key. 2. Click Change Password. Copy a password 1. In the password keeper, highlight a password. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Copy Username or Copy Password. To clear the clipboard, press the Menu key. Click Clear Clipboard. Note: Passwords are not encrypted when they are on the clipboard. Prevent password copying 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the password keeper, press the Menu key. Click Options.
When you lock your device, an open lock indicator appears in the device status section of the screen to indicate that your device is deleting a copy of the private key from the temporary device memory. A lock indicator appears when the device has deleted the key. Protect your device data Verify that you have set a BlackBerry® device password. 1. In the device options, click Security Options. Click General Settings. Change the Content Protection field to Enabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save. 2. 3. 4. 5.
About content compression Content compression is designed to reduce the size of your BlackBerry® device data while maintaining the integrity of that data. When content compression is turned on, your device compresses all device data, including messages, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, and memos. You should keep content compression turned on. If content compression and content protection are turned on, your device compresses device data before encrypting it.
• To prevent your device from deleting sensitive data from the device memory when your device remains idle for a specified period of time, change the Clean When Idle field to No. • To change how long your device waits after you stop using it before it deletes sensitive data from the device memory, change the Idle Timeout field. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Delete sensitive application data from the device memory 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Memory Cleaning.
9. Click Add Certificate to Key Store. View properties for a certificate 1. In the device options, click Security Options. 2. Click Certificates. 3. Click a certificate. Certificate properties Revocation Status: This field displays the revocation status of the certificate at a specified date and time. Trust Status: This field displays the trust status of the certificate chain.
MD5 Thumbprint: This field displays the MD5 digital thumbprint of the certificate. View one type of certificate in the certificate list 1. 2. 3. 4. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Certificates. Press the Menu key. Click one of the following menu items: • Show My Certs • Show Others Certs • Show CA Certs • Show Root Certs To view all the certificates on your BlackBerry® device, press the Menu key. Click Show All Certs.
Certificate status Certificate status indicators : The certificate has a corresponding private key that is stored on your BlackBerry® device or a smart card. : The certificate chain is trusted and valid, and the revocation status of the certificate chain is good. : The revocation status of the certificate chain is unknown, or a public key for a certificate in the certificate chain is weak.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Certificates. Highlight a certificate. Press the Menu key. Click Revoke. Click Yes. Change the Reason field. Click OK. To cancel a certificate hold, highlight the certificate. Press the Menu key. Click Cancel Hold. Certificate revocation reasons Unknown: The revocation reason does not match any of the predefined reasons. Key Compromise: A person who is not the key subject might have discovered the private key value.
6. Type a display name for the certificate. 7. Click OK. Add an email address to a certificate 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Certificates. Highlight a certificate. Press the Menu key. Click Associate Addresses. Click the trackball. Click Add Address. Perform one of the following actions: • Click a contact. • Click Use Once. Type an email address. Click the trackball. 9. Press the Menu key. 10. Click Save.
7. Perform one of the following actions: • To download the revocation status of a certificate when you add it to the key store, change the Fetch Status field to Yes. • To add a certificate to the key store without downloading the revocation status, change the Fetch Status field to No. 8. Press the Menu key. 9. Click Save. Certificate shortcuts • To view the certificate issuer, press the Space key. • To view the properties of a certificate, press the Enter key.
6. Change connection information for the certificate server. 7. Press the Menu key. 8. Click Save. Connection options for LDAP certificate servers Friendly Name: Type a display name for the certificate server. Server Name: Type the network address of the certificate server. Base Query: Type the base query information for the certificate server using X.509 certificate syntax (for example, o=test.rim.net). Port: Type the port number for your organization’s network. The default port number is 389.
2. 3. 4. 5. Click Certificate Servers. Highlight a certificate server. Press the Menu key. Click Delete. Key stores About the key store The key store on your BlackBerry® device might store the following items. To access these items in the key store, you must type a key store password.
2. 3. 4. 5. Click Key Stores. Change the Key Store Address Injector field to Enabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Change the service that your device uses to download certificates Depending on your organization, you might not be able to change the service that you use to download certificates. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Key Stores. Change the Certificate Service field. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
3. Change the Accept Unverified CRLs field to No. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Your BlackBerry® device rejects certificate revocation lists from CRL servers that the BlackBerry® MDS Connection Service cannot verify. Smart cards About using a smart card with your device Smart cards store certificates and private keys. You can use a smart card reader to import certificates from a smart card to the key store on your BlackBerry® device, but you cannot import private keys.
2. 3. 4. 5. Click General Settings. Change the User Authenticator field to Enabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Import a certificate from a smart card 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Certificates. Press the Menu key. Click Import Smart Card Certs. Type your smart card password. Select the check box beside a certificate. Click OK. Type your key store password. Click OK. Lock your device when you remove your smart card from your smart card reader 1. 2.
Turn off smart password entry You can turn off smart password entry to reduce the chance that someone might guess your BlackBerry® device password or smart card password based on the smart password filter that your device applies to password fields. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click General Settings. Set the Smart Password Entry field to Disabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save. To turn on smart password entry again, set the Smart Password Entry field to Enabled.
4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. If your BlackBerry® device checks the status of your authentication certificate and finds that it is revoked or expired, your device locks. Store the pass phrase for your smart card in the device memory 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Security Options. Click Smart Card. Change the PIN Caching field to Enabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save. Your BlackBerry® device stores the pass phrase for the same length of time as it stores your key store password.
VPN settings About VPN profiles A VPN profile contains the information that you require to log in to a VPN. If your organization uses a VPN to control access to its network, you might be able to log in to the VPN and access your organization's network using a Wi-Fi® network. Depending on your organization, you might have more than one VPN profile on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about VPN profiles, contact your administrator.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the device options, click Security Options. Click VPN. Highlight a VPN profile. Press the Menu key. Click Edit. Set the Token serial number field. Press the Menu key. Click Save. About PGP keys You can use PGP® keys if you install the PGP® Support Package for BlackBerry® devices. For more information, see the user guide supplement for the PGP Support Package for BlackBerry devices.
• Verify that you typed the smart card password correctly. You should have received this password when you received your smart card. • If you use a certificate to authenticate your smart card, verify that the certificate is not revoked or expired. I cannot connect to a Wi-Fi network or log in to a VPN using a software token Verify that the time on your BlackBerry® device is synchronized with the network time.
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Third-party application control About permissions for third-party applications You can set permissions that control how third-party applications on your BlackBerry® device interact with the other applications on your device. For example, you can control whether third-party applications can access data or the Internet, make calls, or use Bluetooth® connections.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click Applications. Highlight a third-party application. Press the Menu key. Perform one of the following actions: • To set permissions for the highlighted third-party application, click Edit Permissions. • To set permissions for all third-party applications, click Edit Default Permissions. 6. 7. 8. 9. Expand Connections, Interactions, or User Data. Change the permission fields. Press the Menu key. Click Save.
Device Settings Modification: Specify whether third-party applications can turn on or turn off your device or change device options, such as display options. Media Access: Specify whether third-party applications can access media files on your device. Module Management: Specify whether third-party applications can add or delete application modules or access module information such as an application name or version.
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BrickBreaker About BrickBreaker The object of BrickBreaker is to destroy bricks using a paddle and a ball. During the game, capsules fall from the bricks that you destroy. The capsules provide you with different mechanisms for destroying bricks or controlling the ball or paddle. When you hit the ball with your paddle 50 times on any level, the bricks descend one space every few seconds. BrickBreaker capsules Long: This capsule makes the paddle longer. Slow: This capsule slows down the ball.
BrickBreaker scoring Catching a capsule: 50 points Shooting a brick with the gun: 50 points Hitting a brick with the ball: 10 points Shooting a brick with the laser: 5 points Damaging a brick with a bomb: 5 points Play BrickBreaker • To move the paddle, roll the trackball. • To release the ball in catch mode, press the Space key. • To shoot the laser or gun, press the Space key. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key.
Submit a score to the BrickBreaker high score web site 1. In BrickBreaker, press the Menu key. 2. Click Send High Score. Check the high scores on the BrickBreaker web site 1. In BrickBreaker, press the Menu key. 2. Click High Scores.
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Service books About service books Service books determine which services are available on your BlackBerry® device. Your wireless service provider or administrator can send service books to your device over the wireless network. If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can also receive service books on your device by connecting your device to the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. Accept a service book 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Troubleshooting BlackBerry basics troubleshooting I cannot type a password Verify that you are using the multi-tap input method. No application opens when I press a Convenience key Verify that you have not deleted the application that you assigned to the key. Assign a different application to the key.
My phone number appears as Unknown in the phone Try changing the phone number on your SIM card to change how your phone number appears in the phone. In the device options, click Advanced Options. Click SIM Card. Highlight the phone number. Press the Menu key. Click Edit SIM Phone Number. Type your phone number. Click the trackball. Note: If you change the phone number on your SIM card, you do not change the phone number that your BlackBerry® device uses to make and receive calls.
Camera and video camera troubleshooting I cannot save pictures or videos Your BlackBerry® device memory or media card might not have enough available memory to store pictures or videos. Try performing the following actions: • If you are trying to save a picture to your device memory, delete old data or messages from your device. • If you are trying to save a picture or video on your media card, delete old media files. • In the camera options, verify that the Picture Quality field is not set to Superfine.
• If you encrypted the media files on your media card using a media card encryption key and you are trying to open an encrypted media file using your computer or a device other than the BlackBerry device that you used to encrypt the file, insert the media card into the BlackBerry device that you used to encrypt the file. In the media card options, change the Encryption Mode field to None or Security Password. My device does not recognize my media card Disconnect your BlackBerry® device from your computer.
• 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.
HTML email messages do not appear correctly Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. • Wait for a short period of time. Your device receives long messages and attachments in sections. • Try viewing your message in plain text. Press the Menu key. Click Get Plain Text.
• Verify that your wireless service plan includes this service. I cannot turn on cell broadcasting Your SIM card might not support the display languages that you have selected for cell broadcast messages. Clear the check box beside all languages that your SIM card does not support. I cannot attach a file to an MMS message Depending on your wireless service provider, if you attach a video, you might not be able to attach another file or create a slide show.
A message or attachment does not appear or is truncated Try performing the following actions: • Wait for a short period of time. Your BlackBerry® device receives long messages and attachments in sections. • If "More available" appears at the end of the message or attachment, press the Menu key. Click More or More All. • If you are downloading an attachment, cancel the download and wait for a short period of time. Try downloading the attachment again.
• Verify that wireless data synchronization is turned on in the address book, calendar, task list, and memo list. Custom address book field data is not appearing on my computer You can only synchronize the data in a custom address book field with a text field in the email application on your computer.
My device does not have enough available memory to upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software Try performing the following actions: • Delete media files, display languages, or third-party applications that you do not use. • Transfer media files that you have stored in the BlackBerry® device memory to a media card. Maps troubleshooting Diagonal lines appear on a map Diagonal lines appear on a map when your BlackBerry® device loads a new map or when your device is not connected to the wireless network.
Some characters in calendar entries do not appear correctly after synchronization If you schedule appointments or meetings on your BlackBerry® device that contain special characters or accents, your computer might not support these characters. On your computer, verify that you are using the correct default code page and that the correct font support is installed on your computer. For more information, see the documentation for the operating system on your computer.
Date and time troubleshooting The time on my device is incorrect Try performing the following actions: • If you have traveled to a different time zone, set the Time Zone field to display the correct time zone. • If you have set the Date/Time Source field to Network, try setting the Date/Time Source field to BlackBerry.
Language troubleshooting Some characters do not appear correctly on my device The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Internet Service that is associated with your BlackBerry® device might not support the characters. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. Wireless network coverage 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.
Security troubleshooting I cannot download a certificate If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to the LDAP certificate server, try switching to the default connection type. I cannot unlock my device using my smart card Try performing the following actions: • Verify that the correct smart card is inserted in the smart card reader. • Verify that the smart card is inserted in the smart card reader correctly. • Verify that you typed the smart card password correctly.
5. Click Run. View a diagnostic report 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Mobile Network. Press the Menu key. Click Diagnostics Test. Highlight a report. Press the Menu key. Click View Report. Submit a diagnostic report 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Mobile Network. Press the Menu key. Click Diagnostics Test. Highlight a report. Press the Menu key. Click Email Report or PIN Report. Delete a diagnostic report 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the device options, click Mobile Network.
8. Click Save. I cannot run or submit a diagnostic report Try performing the following actions: • Try running the diagnostic report again. In the diagnostic report, press the Menu key. Click Repeat All Steps. • If you cannot submit a diagnostic report to an email address, try submitting the report to a PIN. Likewise, if you cannot submit a diagnostic report to a PIN, try submitting the report to an email address.
Set a default recipient for Wi-Fi diagnostic reports If you set a default recipient, each time that you submit a Wi-Fi® diagnostic report, your BlackBerry® device sends the report to that recipient. If you want to specify a recipient each time that you submit a report, do not set a default recipient. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections. Press the Menu key. Click Wi-Fi Diagnostics. Press the Menu key. Click Options. Type the contact information. Press the Menu key.
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Glossary ADN abbreviated dialing number APN access point name BCC blind carbon copy BlackBerry enabled device A BlackBerry enabled device is a device with BlackBerry Connect software, a device with BlackBerry Built-In software, or a device that is running the BlackBerry Application Suite. BlackBerry enabled devices provide users with access to BlackBerry device applications and BlackBerry services.
ECC Elliptic Curve Cryptography FDN Fixed Dialing Number FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards GPS Global Positioning System HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IP Internet Protocol LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LED light-emitting diode mass storage mode Mass storage mode enables users to transfer files between a media card and their computer when they connect their BlackBerry device to their computer.
RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol SDN service dialing number SHA Secure Hash Algorithm SIM Subscriber Identity Module S/MIME Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions SMS Short Message Service SMSC Short Message Service Center SSL Secure Sockets Layer SSID service set identifier TCP Transmission Control Protocol TLS Transport Layer Security Triple DES Triple Data Encryption Standard TTY teletype UMA Unlicensed Mobile Access VPN virtual private network WAN 289
wide area network WAP Wireless Application Protocol WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WML Wireless Markup Language WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security 290
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