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  • Page 1 Getting Started Guide BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone...
  • Page 2 MAT-14955-001 | PRINTSPEC-016 | RBK41CG...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome to BlackBerry! ... 3 Set up your device ... 5 Insert the battery ... 5 Charge the battery ... 7 Complete the setup wizard ... 9 Learn the basics ... 13 Move around the screen ... 14 Open a menu ... 14 Change the value in a field ...
  • Page 4 Add a contact ... 25 Visit a web page ... 25 Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device ... 26 About using your device with a computer ... 26 Transfer a file between your device and your computer using the media manager tool ... 29 Insert a media card ...

  • Page 5: Welcome To Blackberry

    Welcome to BlackBerry! Get ready to experience the freedom and connectivity of your all-in-one mobile solution. Setting up your BlackBerry® device is easy. Simply charge the battery and complete the setup wizard. After you complete the setup wizard, take some time to explore the features on your device.

  • Page 7: Set Up Your Device

    1. Press the battery cover release button. 2. Slide off the battery cover. 3. Insert the battery so that the BlackBerry® logo faces up and the metal contacts on the battery align with the metal contacts on your BlackBerry device.
  • Page 8 Figure 1. Remove the battery cover Figure 2. Insert the battery...

  • Page 9: Charge The Battery

    Charge the battery 1. Connect the small end of the travel charger cable to the USB port on the side of your BlackBerry® device. 2. If required, perform one of the following actions: • Insert the plug blade attachment into the power adapter.

  • Page 10: Battery Power Level Indicators

    If you have an available USB port on your computer and you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, you can use the 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"...

  • Page 11: Complete The Setup Wizard

    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. The setup wizard takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. 1. In the setup wizard dialog box, roll the trackball to highlight Run Setup Wizard.
  • Page 12 About email setup options Use one of the following options to set up email on your BlackBerry® device: • BlackBerry Internet Service option: Use this email setup option to create a new email address for your device or to associate your device with one or more (up to ten) existing email addresses.
  • Page 13 • BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option: Use this email setup option to associate your device with a Microsoft Outlook (Workgroup Installation) email account. You can set up email using this option by installing the BlackBerry Desktop Software and selecting the BlackBerry Desktop Redirector option. If you use this email setup option, you must keep your computer turned on to receive your email messages.
  • Page 14 8. Record your user name and password in a safe place. 9. Perform one of the following actions: • If your service creates a BlackBerry email address for you automatically and you want to change options for the email address, click View Account or Next.

  • Page 15: Learn The Basics

    Learn the basics...

  • Page 16: Move Around The Screen

    • To close a menu or move back a screen, press the Open a menu • To open a list of the applications on your BlackBerry® device, press the key on the Home screen. • To open a menu of all the available actions for a highlighted item in an application, press the •...

  • Page 17: Change The Value In A Field

    Figure 6. Full menu Figure 7. Short menu Change the value in a field 1. Highlight a field. 2. Click the trackball. 3. Click a value.

  • Page 18: Typing Basics

    Typing basics Typing indicators Shift mode Alt mode Typing tips • To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press a Shift Figure 8. Change the value in a field key and the letter key. number lock mode...

  • Page 19: Applications

    • To turn off NUM lock, press the 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 to learn about typing, set options to personalize your device, and set up your email address.

  • Page 20: Home Screen Status Indicators

    Click Call Log to make a call or view a list of recent calls. Click Media to view saved videos, ring tones, pictures, or songs. Click Messages to view a list of your messages. More than one message list might appear on your device. Click Options to view the main list of device options.

  • Page 21: Message List Status Indicators

    voice mail message Bluetooth® technology is turned on Message list status indicators unopened message opened message message with an attachment message is high priority SMS text message roaming paired with Bluetooth enabled device MMS message sent message message is sending message not sent...

  • Page 22: Phone Status Indicators

    Wireless network coverage indicators Indicators on the Home screen display the wireless coverage level for the area in which you are using your BlackBerry® device. A wireless coverage level might limit the use of some device features. You can use the phone, send and receive email, PIN, SMS text, and MMS messages, and use the browser with a high-speed data connection.
  • Page 23 You can only make emergency calls. Your connection to the wireless network is turned off. You are not in a wireless coverage area. You might be able to make emergency calls.

  • Page 25: Start Using Your Device

    Start using your device Make a call 1. On the Home screen or in the phone, perform one of the following actions: • Type a phone number. • Type part of a contact name. Highlight a contact or phone number. 2.

  • Page 26: Send An Sms Text Message

    5. Click the trackball. 6. Click Send. Note: If your BlackBerry® device is associated with more than one email address, in the Send Using field, you can set the email address that you want to use to send the email message.

  • Page 27: Add A Contact

    Add a contact 1. In the address book, press the 2. Click New Address. 3. Type the contact information. 4. Click the trackball. 5. Click Save. Visit a web page 1. In the browser, press the 2. Click Go To. 3.

  • Page 28: Pair With A Bluetooth Enabled Device

    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: • Synchronize organizer data such as contacts, calendar entries, tasks, and memos between your device and your computer.

  • Page 29: Install The Blackberry Desktop Software

    • available USB port • CD drive Install the BlackBerry Desktop Software 1. Verify that your BlackBerry® device is not connected to your computer. 2. Insert the BlackBerry User Tools CD into the CD drive on your computer. 3. Click BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 30 8. Type your customer information. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 10. Perform one of the following actions: • If you do not want to use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to synchronize certificates between your device and your computer, select the Typical option. Click Next.

  • Page 31: Transfer A File Between Your Device And Your Computer Using The Media Manager Tool

    Online Help. Insert a media card Use a microSD media card to extend the memory available on your BlackBerry® device for storing media files such as videos, ring tones, pictures, or songs. The media card might be sold separately from your device.
  • Page 32 5. Place the media card into the slots in the media card holder door so that the metal contacts on the media card align with the metal contacts on your device when the media card holder door is closed. 6. Close the media card holder door. 7.

  • Page 33: About Accessories

    About adding applications to your device You can download applications for your BlackBerry® device from a web site such as mobile.blackberry.com using the browser on your device. You can also download application files from a web site such as www.handango.com/blackberry/ using a browser on your computer.

  • Page 34: Find More Information

    • 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.

  • Page 35: Insert The Sim Card

    One end of the SIM card should be hidden under the plastic casing on your device. 7. Insert the battery so that the BlackBerry logo faces up and the metal contacts on the battery align with the metal contacts on your device.
  • Page 36 Figure 10. Remove the battery cover...
  • Page 37 Figure 11. Insert the SIM card Figure 12. Insert the battery...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    I cannot connect to a wireless network Try performing the following actions: • If you are trying to connect to a GSM network, verify that your BlackBerry® device is in global roaming mode and that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly.

  • Page 40: I Do Not Know Which Email Setup Option To Select In The Setup Wizard

    • Log in to the email setup web site using a browser on your computer and add an email address to your BlackBerry® device. To log in to the email setup web site, type the email setup web site address provided by your wireless service provider in a browser on your computer.
  • Page 41 • Select the I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server option if a system administrator has provided you with a password that you can use to activate your device over the wireless network. If you select this option, an Enterprise Activation screen appears.

  • Page 42: I Cannot Send Messages

    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 the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.

  • Page 43: I Am Not Receiving Messages

    I am not receiving 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, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.

  • Page 44: I Cannot Make Or Receive Calls

    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 smart- dialing options, dial the full phone number, including the country code and area code, for your contact.

  • Page 45: Legal Notice

    Legal notice ©2007 Research In Motion Limited. All Rights Reserved. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images, and symbols are the exclusive properties of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion, BlackBerry, "Always On, Always Connected" and the "envelope in motion" symbol are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries.
  • Page 46 information and/or trade secrets, this document may describe some aspects of RIM technology in generalized terms. RIM reserves the right to periodically change information that is contained in this document; however, RIM makes no commitment to provide any such changes, updates, enhancements, or other additions to this document to you in a timely manner or at all.
  • Page 47 Information in this document does not imply endorsement by RIM of the Third-Party Information or the third party in any way. Installation and use of Third-Party Information with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark, or copyright licenses in order to avoid infringement of the intellectual property rights of others.
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