Getting Started Guide BlackBerry Pearl 8230 Smartphone
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Contents Welcome to BlackBerry!...............................................................................................................................3 Set up your device.........................................................................................................................................5 Insert the battery..................................................................................................................................................5 Charge the battery...........
Send an SMS text message...............................................................................................................................22 Send an MMS message......................................................................................................................................22 Add a contact......................................................................................................................................................23 Take a picture .....................
Welcome to BlackBerry! Get ready to experience the freedom and connectivity of your all-in-one mobile solution. Setting up your BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone is easy. Simply charge the battery and complete the setup wizard. After you complete the setup wizard, take some time to explore the features on your device. This guide provides tips and instructions to help you learn the basics quickly.
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Set up your device Insert the battery 1. Hold down the release button for the battery cover and lift off the battery cover. 2. Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the battery align with the metal contacts on your device. 3. Replace the battery cover back onto the device so that it clicks into place. If the battery is charged, the device turns on. If the device does not turn on, charge the battery.
Insert the battery Charge the battery 1. Connect the small end of the travel charger cable to the micro-USB port on the side of your BlackBerry® device. 2. If necessary, perform one of the following actions: • Insert the plug blade attachment into the power adapter. • Fold down the plug blades on the power adapter. 3. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet. 4. Charge the battery to full power.
Connect the travel charger cable to your device Insert the plug blade attachment or fold down the plug blades (if necessary) You can use the micro-USB cable that came with your device to connect your device to your computer for charging. For more information, see the "About using your device with a computer" topic.
Battery power level indicators full battery power battery charging low battery power Complete the setup wizard The setup wizard is designed to help you learn about typing, change options to personalize your BlackBerry® device, and set up one or more email addresses. 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Welcome screen, read the setup wizard introduction. Roll the trackball to highlight Continue. Click (press) the trackball. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Setup wizard screen About email setup options If you have not already set up an email address, you can use one of following options to set up email. Depending on your wireless service provider, the available options might vary. • BlackBerry Internet Service option: Use this email setup option to create a new email address for your device or to associate your device with one or more (up to ten) existing email addresses. This option is most common for individual users.
using this option by selecting the I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server option in the setup wizard on your device. If you do not have an activation password, contact your administrator. • BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option: Use this email setup option to associate your device with a Microsoft Outlook (Workgroup Installation) email account.
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Move around the screen • To open the application list from the Home screen, press the • • • • To move the cursor in any direction and highlight items, roll the trackball. To select an item or follow a link, click the trackball. To change the value in a field, click a field. Click a value. To move back a screen, press the • To return to the Home screen, press the Home screen 12 key. key. key.
Move around the screen Open a menu • To open a menu of all the available actions for a highlighted item in an application, press the key. • If you click an item with more than one common available action, a short menu of these available actions appears. To view more available actions for the highlighted key or click Full Menu. item, press the • To close a menu, press the key.
Full menu Short menu Typing basics About typing input methods You can type on your BlackBerry® device using the SureType® input method or the multitap 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.
When you use multi-tap, you press a letter key once to type the first letter on the key and twice to type the second letter. For example, to type run, you would press the key twice, the key once, and the key twice. SureType technology is the default typing input method for most fields. Multi-tap is the default typing input method for phone number and password fields. Type text using SureType technology 1. Press the letter key once for each letter in a word. 2.
Typing indicators Shift mode Alt mode number lock mode Typing tips • To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press the key and the letter key. • To type the alternate character on a key, press the For example, to type a question mark (?), press the key and the character key. key and . • To type a symbol, press the key. To view more symbols, press the again. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.
Applications Take some time to explore the applications that are available on your BlackBerry® device. Here are a few applications to get you started. Click Setup Wizard in the Setup folder to learn about typing, change options to personalize your device, and set up your email address. The setup wizard also provides links to information about common tasks. Click Email Settings in the Setup folder to set up one or more email addresses or change BlackBerry® Internet Service email options.
Click Help to view the user guide for your device.
SMS text message draft message filed message Phone status indicators missed call received call placed call Calendar status indicators reminder set meeting recurring appointment or meeting exception to recurring appointment or meeting calendar entry with notes Camera status indicators flash is turned on automatic flash mode 19
flash is turned off slow shutter speed Wireless coverage indicators Indicators on the Home screen display the wireless coverage level for the area in which you are using your BlackBerry® device. You can use the phone, send and receive email messages, PIN messages, MMS messages, SMS text messages, and use the browser with a highspeed data connection. You can use the phone, send and receive email messages, PIN messages, MMS messages, SMS text messages, and use the browser.
Start using your device Make a call 1. On the Home screen or in the phone application, 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. 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.
5. Press the key. 6. Click Send. Send an SMS text message You can send an SMS text message to up to ten recipients. 1. In a message list, press the key. 2. Click Compose SMS. 3. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: • • • • Type an email address. Type an SMS phone number (include the country code and area code). Type a contact name. Type part of a contact name. Click a contact. 4. Type a message. 5. Press the key. 6. Click Send.
2. Click Compose MMS. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • If the contact is not in your contact list, click [Use Once]. Click Email or Phone. Type an email address or an MMS phone number. Click the trackball. • If the contact is in your contact list, click a contact. Click an email address or MMS phone number. 4. Type a message. 5. Press the key. 6. Click Send. Add a contact 1. In the contact list, click Add Contact. 2. Type the contact information. 3. Press the key. 4. Click Save.
2. To take a picture, click the trackball. Note: The approximate number of pictures that you can save to the BlackBerry® device memory or the media card appears in the lower-left corner of the screen. If you save pictures to the device memory, you can insert a media card into your device to save more pictures. Record a video To perform this task, you must have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device. 1. In the video camera, click the trackball. 2. To pause recording, click the trackball again.
Schedule an appointment 1. In a calendar, press the 2. 3. 4. 5. key. Click New. Type the appointment information. If the appointment recurs, change the Recurrence field. Press the key. 6. Click Save. Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device Some Bluetooth® enabled devices have a passkey that you must type before you can pair with them. 1. In the Bluetooth setup application, click Search or Listen. 2. If necessary, click a Bluetooth enabled device. 3.
About using your device with a computer You can install the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer and connect your BlackBerry device to your computer to perform any of the following actions: • Charge your device. • Synchronize organizer data such as contacts, calendar entries, tasks, and memos between your device and your computer. • Back up and restore device data. • Transfer files between your device and your computer. • Add applications to your device.
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000, or later • BlackBerry® User Tools CD • available USB port Install the BlackBerry Desktop Software 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Verify that your BlackBerry® device is not connected to your computer. Insert the BlackBerry® User Tools CD into the CD drive on your computer. Click BlackBerry Desktop Software. Complete the instructions on the screen until the Setup Type screen appears.
8. Connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. If the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager does not open automatically, on the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > Desktop Manager. About switching devices You can import data from your current BlackBerry® device, Palm® device, or Windows Mobile® powered device to your new BlackBerry device using the switch device wizard tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.
Transfer a file between your device and your computer using the Roxio Media Manager 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Connect your BlackBerry® device to your computer. On your computer, open the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. Click Media. In the Media Manager section, click Start. Drag a file or folder from one location to another. For more information about transferring and managing media files, see the online help that is available in the Roxio® Media Manager. Synchronize data between your device and your computer 1. 2. 3.
Insert a media card Use a microSD media card to extend the memory available on your BlackBerry® device for storing media files such as songs, ring tones, videos, or pictures. The media card might be sold separately from your device. 1. Lift the edge of the cover for the media card slot. 2. Rotate the cover 180 degrees. 3. Hold the media card so that the metal contacts on the media card point toward the front of your device. 4.
Find more information • To view the user guide for your BlackBerry® device, click Help in the application list or in an application menu. • To view the BlackBerry® 101 tutorial, user guide, safety and product information booklet, or software license agreement and warranty for your device, insert the BlackBerry® User Tools CD that came with your device into the CD drive on your computer.
worn or carried on the body. For more information about carrying your device, including separation distances when wearing your device, see the Safety and Product Information booklet on the BlackBerry® User Tools CD that came with your device. To purchase RIM approved holsters equipped with an integrated belt clip or other accessories for your device, contact your wireless service provider or visit www.shopblackberry.com.
Troubleshooting I cannot connect to a wireless network Verify that you have turned on the connection to the wireless network. I cannot associate my device with an email address Try performing the following actions: • On the email setup screen, verify that you have typed all the email address information correctly. • Verify that the email address is associated with a supported email account (for example, a POP3 email account or an IMAP email account).
• 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.
I cannot make or receive calls Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you have traveled to another country and you have not changed your smartdialing options, dial the full phone number, including the country code and area code, for your contact. • If you are not receiving calls, verify that call forwarding is turned off.
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