Blackberry 9788 User Manual
Blackberry 9788 User Manual

Blackberry 9788 User Manual

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BlackBerry 9788 Smartphone
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Version: 6.0
To find the latest user guides, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones.

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  • Page 1 BlackBerry 9788 Smartphone User Guide Version: 6.0 To find the latest user guides, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones.
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Quick Help.......................................... Top 10..........................................Getting to know your smartphone..................................Tips............................................. Make it yours........................................Shortcuts..........................................Phone shortcuts......................................... Message shortcuts......................................File and attachment shortcuts................................... Typing shortcuts......................................... Media shortcuts......................................... Browser shortcuts......................................Calendar shortcuts......................................Search shortcuts......................................... Map shortcuts........................................Troubleshooting: Shortcuts....................................Phone..........................................Phone basics........................................Emergency calls........................................
  • Page 4 Troubleshooting: Voice dialing................................... Messages..........................................Email........................................... PIN messages........................................Text messages........................................Security options for messages.................................... Attachments........................................S/MIME-protected messages..................................... IBM Lotus Notes native encrypted messages..............................PGP protected messages....................................Message shortcuts......................................File and attachment shortcuts................................... Troubleshooting: Messages....................................Files............................................ File basics........................................... Managing files and attachments..................................File and attachment shortcuts...................................
  • Page 5 Flashing LED........................................Change alarm notification options..................................Turn on or turn off event sounds..................................Troubleshooting: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts............................... Browser..........................................Browser basics........................................Browser bookmarks......................................RSS feeds..........................................Browser options......................................... Browser security......................................... Browser push........................................Browser shortcuts......................................Troubleshooting: Browser....................................Calendar..........................................Calendar basics........................................Meetings..........................................Conference call meetings....................................
  • Page 6 Use the stopwatch......................................Use the timer........................................Change timer notification options..................................Troubleshooting: Clock....................................... Tasks and memos....................................... Create a task or memo....................................... Send a task or memo......................................Change or delete a task or memo..................................Change the status of a task....................................Hide completed tasks......................................Show tasks in the calendar....................................
  • Page 7 Delete a language....................................... Troubleshooting: Language....................................Screen display........................................Set options for backlighting....................................Use a picture as your device wallpaper................................Change the display font...................................... Organizing applications on the Home screen..............................Add a message that appears when your device is locked..........................Use grayscale or reverse contrast for the screen display........................... Turn on flashing LED notification for wireless coverage............................
  • Page 8 About updating the BlackBerry Device Software............................... Update the BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network........................Return to or delete the previous version of the BlackBerry Device Software....................Update the BlackBerry Device Software from a web site..........................Update the BlackBerry Device Software using the BlackBerry Desktop Software.....................
  • Page 9 Search..........................................Search for an item......................................Set the types of items that are included in searches............................Search for messages......................................Message search criteria...................................... Do more with your message search results............................... Search for text in a message, in a file, or on a webpage............................ View, change, or delete a saved search................................
  • Page 10 Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports..............................I cannot run or submit a diagnostic report................................. View the version number of the BlackBerry Device Software on your device....................Synchronization........................................About synchronization and reconciliation................................Reconcile email over the wireless network................................ Delete email on your device and in your email application on your computer....................
  • Page 11 Glossary..........................................Legal notice........................................Legal notice........................................
  • Page 12: Quick Help

    • Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song. • To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
  • Page 13: About Adding Applications

    BlackBerry Desktop Software If you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer, you can connect your device to your computer to add, update, remove, or restore applications. You can also add applications to your device that you have downloaded to your computer, without having to use the wireless network.
  • Page 14: Use A Picture As Your Device Wallpaper

    > Set As Wallpaper. Related information My display changed, 205 Supported audio and video file formats Depending on your BlackBerry® device model and wireless service provider, some media file formats might not be supported. Type File format Audio •...
  • Page 15 Transfer a file from your computer to your device using your device as a USB memory drive You must use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when you transfer files between your BlackBerry device and your computer.
  • Page 16: Getting To Know Your Smartphone

    User Guide Quick Help Reconcile email over the wireless network You can set the Wireless Reconcile option for each email address that is associated with your BlackBerry® device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key >...
  • Page 17 User Guide Quick Help Name Actions • Press and hold to turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device. Top keys Name Actions Lock Lock your device or keyboard. Mute • Mute a call. • Mute the volume. Side keys...
  • Page 18 User Guide Quick Help Select commands using pop-up menus Pop-up menus are available in most applications, and appear in the center of the screen. You can use the pop-up menu when you are viewing a message, for example, to file, forward, or reply to the message. •...
  • Page 19 User Guide Quick Help Applications Get started with some of these great applications. Messages Send emails, PIN messages, and more. Text Messages Send text messages. Browser Browse websites. Media See saved pictures, play songs, and more. Camera (if supported) Take pictures. Instant Messaging Chat with friends or colleagues.
  • Page 20: Feature Availability

    Feature availability The following items affect the availability of features on your BlackBerry® device. The features discussed are meant as examples, and are not inclusive of every feature that might or might not be available on your device. Device model...
  • Page 21: Tips

    BlackBerry® Internet Service. If you are a corporate user, your administrator sets up your email account by associating it with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Your administrator might set options that determine the features and settings that are available on your device. To view the IT policies that have been set by your administrator, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 22 On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Application Management. If the app is listed, it is installed on your BlackBerry® device. Tips: Doing things quickly For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
  • Page 23 Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Application Management. • For a complete list of BlackBerry® indicators, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones. Click your device model, and then click the Icons and Indicators guide.
  • Page 24 Tips: Extending battery life For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom. Set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click automatically.
  • Page 25 Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® device. If you find that your device processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email messages, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.
  • Page 26 The application memory on my device is low, 261 Tips: Keeping your information safe You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® device from being compromised, such as avoiding leaving your device unattended. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software.
  • Page 27: Make It Yours

    Visit the Setup application The Setup application helps you learn about navigation and typing, change options to personalize your BlackBerry® device, and set up network connections, such as Bluetooth® connections. You can also set up email addresses and social networking accounts.
  • Page 28: Set The Number Of Icons That Appear On The Home Screen

    User Guide Quick Help Move an application icon 1. On the Home screen or in an application folder, highlight an application icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • To move the application icon to a different location on the Home screen, click Move. On the trackpad, slide your finger to the new location.
  • Page 29: Add A Message That Appears When Your Device Is Locked

    1. On the Home screen, press the key > Options. • To search your BlackBerry® device or the Internet when you type on the Home screen, change the Launch by Typing field to Universal Search. • To open applications when you press shortcut keys, change the Launch by Typing field to Application Shortcuts.
  • Page 30 Quick Help If you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer, you can connect your device to your computer to add, update, remove, or restore applications. You can also add applications to your device that you have downloaded to your computer, without having to use the wireless network.
  • Page 31 • Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song. • To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
  • Page 32: Set The Cursor Speed

    User Guide Quick Help To delete a contact alert, highlight the contact alert that you want to delete. Press the key > Delete. Set up speed dial for a contact 1. From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the key >...
  • Page 33: Find More Information

    > Save. Find more information • Help on your device: Find step-by-step instructions in the user guide for your BlackBerry® device. Click Help on the Home screen or in an application menu. • www.discoverblackberry.com: Find software, applications, and accessories for your device.
  • Page 34: Shortcuts

    User Guide Shortcuts Shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Phone shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Change your ring tone From the Home screen, press the key.
  • Page 35: File And Attachment Shortcuts

    User Guide Shortcuts Move to the last cursor position after you close and reopen a Press G received email or PIN message Move to the next message Press N Move to the previous message Press P In your message inbox Open a message Press the key.
  • Page 36: Typing Shortcuts

    User Guide Shortcuts Search for text in a file or an attachment Press F Move to the last cursor position after closing and reopening a Press G file or an attachment In a spreadsheet Move to a specific cell Press G View the content of a cell Press the Space key Switch worksheets...
  • Page 37: Media Shortcuts

    Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Audio and video files Pause an audio or video file Press the key on the top of your BlackBerry® device. Resume playing an audio or video file Press the key.
  • Page 38: Browser Shortcuts

    User Guide Shortcuts Zoom in Press I Zoom out Press O Pan up Press 2 Pan down Press 8 Pan right Press 6 Pan left Press 4 Rotate Press L Camera and video camera Zoom in before you take a picture or record a video Press the Volume Up key.
  • Page 39: Calendar Shortcuts

    User Guide Shortcuts Add a bookmark Press A View a list of web pages that you have visited Press Y recently Refresh a web page Press R Find text on a web page Press F. To find the next instance of the text, press V. Open the browser options Press S Move around a web page...
  • Page 40: Search Shortcuts

    Search shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Search for an item on your BlackBerry® device Start typing on the Home screen. Search for a contact in a list of contacts Type part or all of a contact name, or type initials separated by a space.
  • Page 41 User Guide Shortcuts Related information Change the language, 200...
  • Page 42: Phone

    • If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, to view a list of your phone numbers, from the Home screen, press the key.Click the phone number at the top of the screen. If your wireless service plan supports text messaging, the first phone number in the list is the phone number that you use to send and receive text messages.
  • Page 43: Answer A Second Call

    • Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song. • To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
  • Page 44: Emergency Calls

    Related information Bluetooth technology, 248 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.
  • Page 45: Volume

    Volume Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device. •...
  • Page 46: Voice Mail

    User Guide Phone Change the default volume for calls You can increase or decrease the default volume for calls. The higher you set the volume percentage, the louder the volume is. 1. From the Home screen, press the key. 2. Press the key >...
  • Page 47: Available Voice Commands

    Phone Change the voice mail access number and password If a voice mail access number is not already set on your BlackBerry® device, you can type the access number for a different voice mail system. Note: If you change the voice mail password on your device, you must also call your voice mail system to change the password there.
  • Page 48: Speed Dial

    Voice command Description "Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength" Say this voice command to check your wireless coverage level.
  • Page 49: Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, And Call Blocking

    Depending on your wireless service provider, one or more call forwarding phone numbers might already be available on your SIM card or BlackBerry® device. You might not be able to change or delete these phone numbers or add new ones.
  • Page 50: Fixed Dialing And Smart Dialing

    To use the blocked calling feature, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card for this service and provide you with a call blocking password.
  • Page 51: Turn On Fixed Dialing

    PIN2 code. Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. Turn on fixed dialing To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card for this service and provide you with a SIM card PIN2 code.
  • Page 52 3. In the Number field, type the main phone number for an organization. 4. In the Wait For field, set how long your BlackBerry® device waits before dialing an extension. 5. In the Extension Length field, set the default length for extensions.
  • Page 53: Conference Calls

    Depending on your wireless service provider or your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. If your BlackBerry® device is connected to a CDMA network, you cannot join more than two contacts to a conference call. 1. During a call, press the key >...
  • Page 54: Call Logs

    Home screen. You can also add notes to call logs or send call logs as email messages. Unless you delete a call log, it is stored on your BlackBerry® device for 30 days. Send a call log 1.
  • Page 55: Multiple Phone Numbers

    About multiple phone numbers When you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, you can switch the phone number that you use as your active phone number. You have multiple phone numbers associated with your device if one of the following situations applies: •...
  • Page 56: Phone Options

    If your wireless service provider has provided you with a phone number, and your organization has provided you with a BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, you can make calls using your active phone number only, but you receive calls to all phone numbers.
  • Page 57: Turn Off The Prompt That Appears Before You Delete Items

    2. Press the key > Options > In-call Settings. • To answer calls automatically when you remove your BlackBerry® device from the holster, change the Auto Answer Calls field to Out of Holster. • To stop answering calls automatically when you remove your device from the holster, change the Auto Answer Calls field to Never.
  • Page 58: Phone Shortcuts

    About TTY support When you turn on TTY support and you connect your BlackBerry® device to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your BlackBerry device is designed to convert received calls to text that you can read on your TTY device.
  • Page 59: Troubleshooting: Phone

    Switch the active phone number, 54 My phone number appears as Unknown in the Phone application If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, try changing the phone number on your SIM card to change how your phone number appears in the Phone application.
  • Page 60: I Can't Check My Voice Mail

    I can't change the number of times that my device rings Depending on your wireless service provider, you might not be able to choose the length of time that your BlackBerry® device rings before the call is picked up by voice mail. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
  • Page 61 Phone If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your organization might not have set up some features or might prevent you from using some features or options. If your administrator has set an option for you, a lock indicator appears beside the option field.
  • Page 62: Voice Commands

    You can dial extensions only within your company. "Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength"...
  • Page 63: Change The Language For Voice Commands

    Turn off choice lists for voice commands If your BlackBerry® device identifies more than one possible match to a voice command, your device presents you with a list of possible matches, or a choice list. You can turn off choice lists so that your device always selects the best match and dials the phone number automatically.
  • Page 64: Improve Voice Recognition

    • Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. • If you're using a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a hands-free 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 smartphone.
  • Page 65: Messages

    Note: In some cases, you might see the following options. If so, select one of the options. • Internet Mail Account: Use this option to associate your BlackBerry® device with one or more existing email accounts (for example, Google Mail™ or Windows Live™ Hotmail®) or to create a new email address for your device.
  • Page 66: Check Spelling

    > Save Draft. Attach a file to an email To attach a file that is saved on your organization's network, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 67: Add Or Change Your Signature

    > Save. Delete the disclaimer from an email If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server might add a disclaimer to your email after you send it. When you are composing an email, press the key >...
  • Page 68: Viewing And Replying To Email

    About email account icons Depending on your wireless service plan or administrator, you might be able to associate your BlackBerry® device with a work email account and one or more personal email accounts. If you associate your device with more than one email account, multiple email account icons might appear on your device, in addition to the main Messages icon.
  • Page 69: Save A Message

    > Mark Prior Opened. Save a message Saved messages aren't deleted even if your BlackBerry® device is set to delete messages automatically after a certain period of time. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. • To save an email or PIN message, highlight an email or PIN message. Press the key >...
  • Page 70 > Save. • To remove a flag, click Clear Flag. Note: If you make changes to a flag in an email that you sent, the changes are reflected only on your BlackBerry® device and are not sent to the recipient.
  • Page 71 2. Click Display > Message Categorization. 3. In the Message Outline Colors section, do any of the following: • To set an outline color for email that is sent to your BlackBerry device through a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, change the Enterprise Messages field.
  • Page 72 Reconcile email over the wireless network, 14 File an email To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
  • Page 73: Email Options

    3. Click a folder. Email options Set an out-of-office reply To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
  • Page 74 3. If the Message Services field appears, set this field to the appropriate email account. 4. To set whether your BlackBerry® device sends a read receipt or delivery receipt when a sender requests it, change the Send Read Receipts field.
  • Page 75 4. Press the key > Save. View or hide call logs in the Messages application You can set your BlackBerry® device to show call logs, including missed calls, in the Messages application. 1. From the Home screen, press the key.
  • Page 76 Some messages no longer appear on my device, 112 Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your device To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 77: Create An Email Filter

    Email filters About email filters You can create email filters to specify which email is forwarded to your BlackBerry® device and which remains in the email application on your computer. Email filters are applied to email based on the order in which they appear in your list of email filters. If you create multiple email filters that could apply to the same email, you must decide which one should be applied first by placing that filter higher in the list.
  • Page 78 Set the sensitivity level of email that the email filter applies to. Action Set whether email that the email filter applies to is forwarded to your BlackBerry® device. If email is forwarded, specify whether it is forwarded with high importance or with the email header only.
  • Page 79: Synchronizing Email

    If wireless data synchronization or wireless email reconciliation isn't available on your device or if you turned off these features, you can use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize your organizer data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 80: Delete Email On Your Device And In Your Email Application On Your Computer

    Delete a message, 67 Empty the deleted items folder on your computer from your device To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
  • Page 81: Pin Messages

    A PIN uniquely identifies BlackBerry® devices and BlackBerry enabled devices on the wireless network. If you have a contact who uses a BlackBerry device or a BlackBerry enabled device and you know that contact's PIN, you can send them PIN messages.
  • Page 82 User Guide Messages 5. Press the key > Send. Related information Personal distribution lists, 178 I can't send messages, 110 I can't send messages, 110 Resend a message You cannot change a text message before you resend it. In a sent message, press the key.
  • Page 83: Viewing And Replying To Pin Messages

    User Guide Messages Attach a contact card to a message You can attach a contact card to an email, a PIN message, or a text message. 1. When you are composing a message, press the key > Attach > Contact. 2.
  • Page 84 > View Folder. 3. Click a folder. Save a message Saved messages aren't deleted even if your BlackBerry® device is set to delete messages automatically after a certain period of time. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
  • Page 85 User Guide Messages Hide sent messages from the message inbox 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options > Message Display and Actions. 3. Select the Hide Sent Messages check box. 4. Press the key >...
  • Page 86: Text Messages

    .jpg, .gif, .wbmp, .midi, .vcf (vCard®), .ics (iCalendar), .avi, .mpg, or .mov. If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends text messages using the first phone number that appears in the My Number field in the Phone application.
  • Page 87: Forward A Text Message

    User Guide Messages I can't send messages, 110 I can't send messages, 110 Resend a message You cannot change a text message before you resend it. In a sent message, press the key. • To change the message, click Edit. Change the message. Press the key >...
  • Page 88: Viewing And Replying To Text Messages

    User Guide Messages Set the importance level for text messages that you send Depending on your wireless service provider, this option might not appear. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options. •...
  • Page 89 User Guide Messages Delete a message On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. • To delete a message, highlight the message. Press the key > Delete. • To delete a saved message, press the key > View Saved Messages. Highlight the message. Press the key >...
  • Page 90: Options For Text Messages

    User Guide Messages Add an appointment to your calendar from a text message 1. In a text message, highlight an iCalendar attachment. 2. Press the key > View Appointment. 3. Press the key > Add To Calendar. Change how your text messages look 1.
  • Page 91: Store Text Messages On Your Sim Card

    Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store text messages, your text messages still appear in the Messages application.
  • Page 92 User Guide Messages Set a wireless network type for sending text messages Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key >...
  • Page 93: Cell Broadcasting

    Turn on cell broadcasting To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card with a cell broadcast channel or provide you with the ID for a cell broadcast channel.
  • Page 94: Security Options For Messages

    Block incoming messages If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able to block or unblock PIN messages from contacts within your organization, from contacts outside of your organization, or both. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 95: Attachments

    About files and attachments You can view and download attachments and save them to the BlackBerry® device memory or on a media card. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports accessing files on your organization's network, you can preview files from your organization's network and save the files to your device or attach them directly to email messages without downloading them.
  • Page 96: Send A File As An Attachment

    I can't turn on cell broadcasting, 113 Save a file or an attachment To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
  • Page 97: S/Mime-Protected Messages

    BlackBerry® device. When you open an email message that contains a vCard contact attachment, a book icon appears at the end of the message with the name of the attached contact.
  • Page 98 If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can digitally sign or encrypt messages to add another level of security to email and PIN messages that you send from your BlackBerry device. Digital signatures are designed to help recipients verify the authenticity and integrity of messages that you send.
  • Page 99 > Continue. Download the certificate used to sign or encrypt a message If a certificate is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the certificate.
  • Page 100 S/MIME-protected message status Digital signature indicators for S/MIME-protected messages Indicator Description Your BlackBerry® device verified the digital signature. Your device cannot verify the digital signature. Your device requires more data to verify the digital signature. Your device trusts the certificate chain.
  • Page 101 Change the default signing and encryption option Your BlackBerry® device is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received a message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the signing and encryption option that was used for the last message.
  • Page 102 Your BlackBerry device is designed to use the default message classification when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received a message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the message classification that was used for the last message.
  • Page 103: Ibm Lotus Notes Native Encrypted Messages

    I cannot open an attachment in an encrypted message The attachment information might not be available on the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might have set options to prevent you from opening attachments in encrypted messages, or you might have received the message from an email account that does not support attachments in encrypted messages.
  • Page 104: Pgp Protected Messages

    If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can read messages on your BlackBerry device that are sent using IBM® Lotus Notes® native encryption. You might also be able to send, forward, or reply to messages using IBM Lotus Notes native encryption.
  • Page 105 Download the PGP key used to sign or encrypt a message If a PGP® key is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the PGP key. If you use the PGP® Universal Server, you might not be able to download the sender’s PGP key, or your device might download the sender’s PGP key from the PGP Universal Server automatically.
  • Page 106 User Guide Messages Add a PGP key from an attachment If you use the PGP® Universal Server, you might not be able to add PGP keys from attachments. 1. In a message, click the PGP key attachment. 2. Click Retrieve PGP Attachment. 3.
  • Page 107 Change your signing and encryption key Your BlackBerry® device uses your PGP® key to encrypt messages in the Sent Items folder and includes your PGP public key in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.
  • Page 108 Change the default signing and encryption option Your BlackBerry® device is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received a message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the signing and encryption option that was used for the last message.
  • Page 109 > Save. Change the encryption algorithms for PGP protected messages If a message has multiple recipients, your BlackBerry® device uses the first selected encryption algorithm in the list that all recipients are known to support. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 110: Message Shortcuts

    User Guide Messages You cannot open an attachment in a PGP® protected message that was encrypted using the OpenPGP format by an IBM® Lotus Notes® client working with PGP® Desktop Professional or that was encrypted by the PGP® Universal Server. Message shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
  • Page 111: File And Attachment Shortcuts

    User Guide Messages Move up a screen Press the Shift key and the Space key. Move down a screen Press the Space key. Move to the top of a message inbox Press T Move to the bottom of a message inbox Press B Move to the next unopened item Press U...
  • Page 112: Troubleshooting: Messages

    I'm not receiving messages Try the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. •...
  • Page 113 Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
  • Page 114 Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
  • Page 115: I Can't Turn On Cell Broadcasting

    Email filters, 75 I can't turn on cell broadcasting If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, your SIM card might not support the display languages that you've selected for cell broadcast messages. Clear the check box beside all languages that your SIM card doesn't support.
  • Page 116: A Skipped Content Bar Appears In A Document

    The number of new or unopened messages includes saved messages and filed messages. If you have set your BlackBerry® device to hide filed messages and you receive a new message from an email folder in the email application on your computer other than your inbox, your device files the message.
  • Page 117: Files

    About files and attachments You can view and download attachments and save them to the BlackBerry® device memory or on a media card. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports accessing files on your organization's network, you can preview files from your organization's network and save the files to your device or attach them directly to email messages without downloading them.
  • Page 118 To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. When you save a file from your organization's network to your BlackBerry device, the file is saved in its original format. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon.
  • Page 119: Managing Files And Attachments

    Files Send a file as an attachment To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Media icon or Files icon.
  • Page 120 • To delete a file, click Delete. Open a password-protected .pdf file To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
  • Page 121 User Guide Files Change the size of a column In a spreadsheet, do one of the following: • To change the size of a column, click the column label. Click a size. • To view all the text in a column, click the column label. Click Fit. •...
  • Page 122: File And Attachment Shortcuts

    User Guide Files • To zoom back to the original slide size, press the key > Fit to Screen. Save a slide 1. When viewing a presentation in slide view, press the key > Save Slide. 2. Type a name for the file. 3.
  • Page 123: Troubleshooting: Attachments

    Try 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 key > More or More All.
  • Page 124: Media

    User Guide Media Media Music Play a media file 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click a media type. 3. If necessary, click a category. 4. Click a media file. 5. If the media controls do not appear at the bottom of the screen, click the trackpad. •...
  • Page 125 Create a standard or an automatic playlist You create a standard playlist by manually adding songs that are on your BlackBerry® device memory or media card. You create an automatic playlist by specifying criteria for artists, albums, or genres of music. The songs that meet all of the criteria are automatically added to the playlist.
  • Page 126: Rename Or Delete A Playlist

    > Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
  • Page 127: Podcasts

    Change the amount of time before the media player screen closes If you pause or stop a media file for a certain period of time, the media player screen closes to optimize the performance of your BlackBerry® device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
  • Page 128: Adjust The Volume

    > Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
  • Page 129: Videos

    > Save. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
  • Page 130: Video Camera

    > Media Options. 3. Change the Close Media Player When Inactive field. Video camera Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available.
  • Page 131: Record A Video

    Media Record a video To perform this task, you might need to have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon. 2. To start recording, click the record icon.
  • Page 132: Camera

    User Guide Media Camera Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available. Take a picture 1. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.
  • Page 133 User Guide Media View properties for a media file, 125 Geotag pictures that you take The geotag option in the camera records the geographical information of the location in which you take a picture. 1. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.
  • Page 134: Pictures

    Save a picture from a text message or a web page You can save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card. 1. Open a picture attachment in a text message or highlight a picture on a web page.
  • Page 135: View Pictures As A Slide Show

    5. Click OK. Import pictures to the Pictures application Importing pictures from other folders on your BlackBerry® device or media card into the Pictures application allows you to have access to your pictures, while maintaining your existing folder structures and file locations.
  • Page 136: Voice Notes

    User Guide Media To delete the folders from the Pictures application, highlight the folder. Press the key > Remove From Library. The folders that you imported remain in their original location, but are deleted from the Pictures application. To permanently delete the folders from both the Pictures application and from the device memory or media card, including any files that are not pictures and that are not visible in the folders in the Pictures application, highlight the folder.
  • Page 137: Ring Tones

    > Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
  • Page 138: Play A Media File

    • Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song. • To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
  • Page 139: Media Storage

    Your BlackBerry® device supports media card sizes up to 32 GB. Only microSD media cards are supported. Repair files stored on your media card or on your device CAUTION: If you run the repair feature on your BlackBerry® device, your device might delete files that have errors from your media card or on your device.
  • Page 140: Turn Off Media Card Support

    About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store on your BlackBerry® device and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files on your device and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password, or both.
  • Page 141: Import Pictures To The Pictures Application

    5. Click OK. Import pictures to the Pictures application Importing pictures from other folders on your BlackBerry® device or media card into the Pictures application allows you to have access to your pictures, while maintaining your existing folder structures and file locations.
  • Page 142: Transferring And Downloading Media Files

    If you want to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when you transfer files between your device and your computer, use the media option in the BlackBerry Desktop Software. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop...
  • Page 143: Blackberry Desktop Software

    Transfer a file from your computer to your device using your device as a USB memory drive, 13 Send a media file You can send your pictures and videos to applications that you have installed such as Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, and YouTube® for BlackBerry devices. You can send only media files that you have added.
  • Page 144: Supported Audio And Video File Formats

    User Guide Media Supported audio and video file formats Depending on your BlackBerry® device model and wireless service provider, some media file formats might not be supported. Type File format Audio • • • FLAC • • • • •...
  • Page 145: Troubleshooting: Media

    My device is not using the correct ring tone or wallpaper If you are using a ring tone or wallpaper picture that you encrypted in the device memory or on the media card using your BlackBerry® device password and you reset your device, unlock your device. Related information...
  • Page 146: I Cannot Save Media Files

    User Guide Media Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, you might be able to decrease the blurriness in pictures that is caused by slight movements of the camera by turning on image stabilization in the camera options. The flash dims or turns off If the camera has a flash, and the battery power level drops below 20 percent, the flash dims to conserve battery power.
  • Page 147: My Device Does Not Recognize My Media Card

    If you encrypted the media files on your media card using an encryption key that your BlackBerry device generated and you are trying to open an encrypted media file on 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.
  • Page 148: Ring Tones, Sounds, And Alerts

    • Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song. • To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
  • Page 149: Add Or Delete A Custom Profile

    You can create contact alerts that allow you to customize ring tones and alerts for calls and messages from specific contacts or groups of contacts. When you receive a call or message from the contact, your BlackBerry® device uses the assigned ring tone or alert, even if you select the Silent profile or Vibrate Only profile.
  • Page 150: Flashing Led

    Ring tones, sounds, and alerts Related information Silence the alarm, 183 Flashing LED The LED on the top of your BlackBerry® device flashes different colors to indicate different statuses. Flashing LED color Description Green You are in a wireless coverage area. You can turn on or turn off this notification.
  • Page 151: Turn On Or Turn Off Event Sounds

    Turn on or turn off event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
  • Page 152: Browser

    About tabbed browsing With tabbed browsing, you can open multiple web pages on your BlackBerry® device at the same time. You can quickly switch between tabs that are open, open a new tab without closing another, or close the current tab without closing the entire browser.
  • Page 153 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2. Press the key > History. Return to the home page To perform this task, you must have a home page set on your BlackBerry® device. 1. On a webpage, press the key. 2. Click Home.
  • Page 154: Turn On Browser Shortcuts

    User Guide Browser Turn on browser shortcuts 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2. Press the key > Options. 3. In the General section, select the Enable Keyboard Shortcuts check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Viewing, copying, and forwarding web addresses View the address for a web page On a web page, press the...
  • Page 155: Browser Bookmarks

    User Guide Browser Viewing pictures and playing media files Play a media file on a web page 1. On a web page, click a media file. 2. Click Open. Related information Supported audio and video file formats, 12 I cannot play a song or video on a web page, 161 View a full picture on a webpage 1.
  • Page 156: Rss Feeds

    • To delete a bookmark folder, click Delete Folder. RSS feeds For more information about using RSS feeds on your BlackBerry® device, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Social Feeds icon. Press the key > Help.
  • Page 157: Browser Options

    About RSS feeds You can add RSS feeds to your BlackBerry® device so that you receive updates on your favorite blogs and web sites. You can add RSS feeds directly from a web page or by using the Social Feeds application. With the Social Feeds application, you can stay up-to-date with your social networks and view your RSS feeds in one location.
  • Page 158: Stop Blocking Pop-Ups On Web Pages

    Closing Browser on Escape check box. • To receive a prompt before your BlackBerry® device uses your wireless service provider's browser portal to stream media from the Internet, select the Switching to Carrier Network for Streaming Media check box.
  • Page 159: Browser Security

    Browser security About TLS The BlackBerry® Browser configuration is designed to use TLS or SSL to encrypt data that your device sends or receives over the Internet through the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Communication between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is encrypted using Triple DES.
  • Page 160 > Save. Add a trusted content server If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can add content servers to your list of trusted content servers to accelerate the authentication process when you are authenticating with a content server.
  • Page 161: Browser Push

    About browser push Browser push is designed to push information from a web application to your BlackBerry® device as the information becomes available. For example, you can receive updates for weather reports, stock quotes, or breaking news. When your device receives an update, a new browser push message might appear in the messages application or an icon on the Home screen might change to indicate that new information is available.
  • Page 162: Browser Shortcuts

    User Guide Browser Option Description SMSC Hosts Set which SMSC hosts your device accepts browser push messages from. To accept browser push messages from a specific SMSC host, type the phone number for the SMSC host. Process IP Set whether your device accepts browser push messages that web applications send through a WAP gateway.
  • Page 163: Troubleshooting: Browser

    I cannot play a song or video on a web page Your BlackBerry® device might not support the size or file format of the song or video file. I receive a prompt to switch networks when I stream a song or video If you receive a prompt to switch networks, you cannot stream songs or videos with the Internet connection that you are using.
  • Page 164 User Guide Browser Related information Close an application so that it is not running in the background, 214 Open, close, or switch between tabs, 13...
  • Page 165: Calendar

    • To move to the current date, click Go To Today. Schedule a meeting or an appointment To invite participants to a meeting, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon.
  • Page 166: Meetings

    Switch calendars If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have multiple calendars on your device. If you have multiple calendars on your device, you can schedule and manage appointments and meetings in each calendar. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
  • Page 167: Respond To A Meeting Invitation

    Check availability of meeting participants To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. You can only check availability of meeting participants in your organization.
  • Page 168: Conference Call Meetings

    Delegate a meeting invitation To perform this task, you must be using IBM® Lotus Notes® and your email account must be associated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. If you do not have the option to delegate a meeting invitation, you might be able to forward meeting invitations instead. You might not have the option to delegate a meeting invitation if the meeting organizer has turned off meeting delegation.
  • Page 169: Create A Conference Call Meeting From Your Device

    You can create a conference call meeting from your computer that your BlackBerry® device recognizes. When the conference call meeting starts, participants who have a BlackBerry device can enter the conference call meeting with the Join Now option, if their device supports this feature.
  • Page 170: Synchronizing Calendar

    If wireless data synchronization or wireless email reconciliation isn't available on your device or if you turned off these features, you can use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize your organizer data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 171: About Backing Up And Restoring Device Data

    About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organizer data, fonts, saved searches, and browser bookmarks using the backup and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 172: Calendar Options

    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 Software. For more information about managing conflicts that occur during organizer data synchronization, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 173: Troubleshooting: Calendar

    3. Change the Keep Appointments field. 4. Press the key > Save. Your BlackBerry® device deletes calendar entries that are older than the number of days that you set. Show tasks in the calendar 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon.
  • Page 174 I cannot enter a conference call with the Join Now option The Join Now option might not appear in the meeting notification if the meeting organizer is not using a BlackBerry® device that supports the Join Now feature or if the meeting organizer did not enter the conference call information correctly. If the Join Now option appears and your device is connected to a CDMA network, you might need to change your smart dialing options so that you can enter the conference call using the Join Now option.
  • Page 175: Contacts

    6. Press the key > Save. You can synchronize contact fields that you customize on your BlackBerry® device with the email application on your computer. For more information about synchronizing contact fields, see the Help in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software.
  • Page 176: Customizing Contacts

    • To delete a contact, click Delete. Search for a contact in your organization's address book To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 177 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.
  • Page 178: Synchronizing Contacts

    4. Press the key > Save. If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, you must use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize calendar data. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software. Related information...
  • Page 179 About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organizer data, fonts, saved searches, and browser bookmarks using the backup and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 180: Personal Distribution Lists

    You can use personal distribution lists when you send email messages, PIN messages, or text messages. Personal distribution lists that you create on your BlackBerry® device do not appear in the email application on your computer. 1. On the Home screen, click the Contacts icon.
  • Page 181: Multiple Contact Lists

    About multiple contact lists If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have contacts from each email account on your device. For example, if your device is associated with a work email account and a personal email account, you might be able to view your work contact list and your personal contact list on your device.
  • Page 182: Troubleshooting: Contacts

    You can only synchronize the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list 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.
  • Page 183 User Guide Contacts To stop contact pictures from changing, you must change the options in each application that is replacing your contact pictures. Related information Add a contact picture for caller ID, 30 Change or delete a contact picture, 175...
  • Page 184: Clock

    User Guide Clock Clock Set the date and time 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Clock icon. 2. Press the key > Set Time. • To get the date and time from the wireless network automatically, change the Update Time field to Automatic. Note that you must be connected to the wireless network.
  • Page 185: Display A Second Time Zone On The Clock

    User Guide Clock Display a second time zone on the clock You can show two times zones on the clock. For example, if you travel to a different time zone, you can display the time in your current location and the time in your home time zone. 1.
  • Page 186: Turn On Bedside Clock Mode

    User Guide Clock Turn on bedside clock mode You can set options for bedside clock mode so that you can view the clock without being interrupted by incoming calls or messages. 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Clock icon. 2.
  • Page 187: Change Timer Notification Options

    If you are in a region that has recently made changes to daylight saving time or has switched to a different time zone, you might need to update the time zone data on your BlackBerry® device. To update the time zone data, press the key >...
  • Page 188: Tasks And Memos

    User Guide Tasks and memos Tasks and memos Create a task or memo You can create tasks in the Tasks application or Calendar application, and you can make any of your tasks visible in the calendar. 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon, or in the Applications folder, click the Tasks icon or MemoPad icon. •...
  • Page 189: Hide Completed Tasks

    If wireless data synchronization or wireless email reconciliation isn't available on your device or if you turned off these features, you can use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize your organizer data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 190: Synchronize Organizer Data Over The Wireless Network

    About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organizer data, fonts, saved searches, and browser bookmarks using the backup and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 191: About Categories

    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.
  • Page 192: Turn Off The Prompt That Appears Before You Delete Items

    User Guide Tasks and memos To delete a category, highlight the category. Press the key > Delete. 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.
  • Page 193: Typing

    Typing input methods Change your typing style You can change how your BlackBerry® device recognizes what you type by selecting a typing style. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Typing and Input > Typing.
  • Page 194: Typing Options

    Find more information about typing in other languages You can learn to type in other languages such as Chinese and Thai by reading the Typing Guides that are available online. Visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs and search for the Typing Guide in your language.
  • Page 195: Spelling Checker

    You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling. For example, you might not want the spelling checker to include acronyms or one-letter words. You can also set your BlackBerry® device to check spelling automatically before you send an email message.
  • Page 196: Custom Dictionary

    About the custom dictionary You can add words to the custom dictionary so that your BlackBerry® device recognizes the word when you check spelling. Because SureType® technology uses the same dictionary, if you are using the Arabic or Russian input methods, words that you add to your custom dictionary are displayed in the list that appears when you type.
  • Page 197: Word Substitution

    Word Substitution entry, the text changes after you press the Space key. Your BlackBerry® device has built-in Word Substitution entries that correct common mistakes. For example, Word Substitution changes hte to the. You can create Word Substitution entries for your common typing mistakes or for abbreviations. For example, you might create a Word Substitution entry that replaces ttyl with talk to you later.
  • Page 198: Typing Shortcuts

    User Guide Typing Typing shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Insert a period Press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized. Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field Press the Space key.
  • Page 199: Troubleshooting: Typing

    User Guide Typing Troubleshooting: Typing I cannot type a password Verify that you are using the multi-tap input method. SureType technology does not recognize a word Use the list that appears when you type to help you build words that SureType® technology does not recognize. Press the letter key for the first letter in the word once.
  • Page 200: Keyboard

    Assign an application to a Convenience key Your BlackBerry® device has one or more Convenience keys on the side of the device. Depending on your theme, you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a Convenience key.
  • Page 201: Set The Trackpad Sensitivity

    User Guide Keyboard Set the trackpad sensitivity You can set how the trackpad responds to your touch. A high sensitivity level requires less pressure than a lower sensitivity level. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.
  • Page 202: Language

    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, Word Substitution and other typing options change to the selected language. For example, you might use your BlackBerry® device in French, but type messages in English. Change the language 1.
  • Page 203: Add A Display Language

    User Guide Language Add a display language You can use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to add a display language to your BlackBerry device. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate option for your computer.
  • Page 204: Screen Display

    • To change the brightness of the backlight for the screen, change the Backlight Brightness field. • To change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you are not touching your BlackBerry® device, change the Backlight Timeout field.
  • Page 205: Organizing Applications On The Home Screen

    User Guide Screen display Organizing applications on the Home screen About organizing application icons Application icons can appear on the Home screen or in folders on the Home screen. If you cannot see all your application icons, they might be hidden. You can make all your application icons visible on the Home screen or in folders by selecting Show All from the Home screen menu.
  • Page 206: Add A Message That Appears When Your Device Is Locked

    About themes Depending on your wireless service provider, you might be able to set a theme on your BlackBerry® device that changes how items such as applications, indicators, words, and icons appear. Themes might be preloaded on your device, or you might be...
  • Page 207: Troubleshooting: Display

    The screen turns off When you do not use your BlackBerry® device for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you are not touching your device.
  • Page 208: Gps Technology

    If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver or your wireless service provider does not support location-based services and you want to use GPS technology, you can pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
  • Page 209: Get Your Gps Location

    The longitude and latitude coordinates for your current location appear. Prevent others from tracking your location If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might be able to track the location of your BlackBerry device. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 210: Troubleshooting: Gps Technology

    • If you are outdoors, move away from buildings and expose your device to open sky. • If you are indoors, move close to a window. • If you have paired your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, verify that the Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver is turned on.
  • Page 211: Maps

    GPS receiver to perform this task. View an address on a map using a link When your BlackBerry® device recognizes an address in certain applications, such as instant messaging applications or the MemoPad, your device underlines the address. 1. Highlight an underlined address.
  • Page 212 6. Click Search. Pan a map To pan a map, your BlackBerry® device must be in pan mode and not zoom mode. The mode that your device is in is displayed at the top of the map. 1. If your device is in zoom mode, click the trackpad to switch to pan mode.
  • Page 213 User Guide Maps View contact information for a point of interest Points of interest are displayed on maps as location markers. 1. On a map or in a list of points of interest, highlight a point of interest. 2. Press the key >...
  • Page 214: Map Options

    Set options for backlighting, 202 Set the GPS receiver that you use to track your movement To perform this task, if you don't have an internal GPS receiver, you must pair your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver.
  • Page 215: Troubleshooting: Maps

    Troubleshooting: Maps Some features aren't available on my device The availability of certain features on your BlackBerry® device might be affected by items such as your device model and wireless service plan. Depending on your messaging service plan, some features or options might not be available in the message options on the Email Preferences screen.
  • Page 216: Applications

    About multitasking Your BlackBerry® device supports multitasking, which allows you to run more than one application at a time. During a call, for example, you might want to switch to the calendar application to view your appointments or switch to the contacts application to look up a contact.
  • Page 217: About Adding Applications

    BlackBerry Desktop Software If you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer, you can connect your device to your computer to add, update, remove, or restore applications. You can also add applications to your device that you have downloaded to your computer, without having to use the wireless network.
  • Page 218: About Social Networking Applications

    BlackBerry device comes with BlackBerry® Messenger. You can use BBM™ to chat with people who have a BlackBerry device by sending and receiving messages and files. You can also change your status and display picture. With the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BBM, you can share pictures, lists, appointments, and more.
  • Page 219: Delete An Application

    I cannot add, update, or return to the previous version of an application If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your organization might not permit you to add or update device applications. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 220: Blackberry Device Software

    • your wireless service provider requires you to update the BlackBerry Device Software You might be able to update your BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network, from a web site, or using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. The duration of the update process can range from 15 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the type of update, the amount of device data, and the number of applications on your BlackBerry device.
  • Page 221: Update The Blackberry Device Software Over The Wireless Network

    Update the BlackBerry Device Software from a web site If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server you might not be able to perform this task. Check with your administrator for BlackBerry® Device Software updates that have been approved for use in your organization.
  • Page 222: Update The Blackberry Device Software Using The Blackberry Desktop Software

    Try to update your BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network at a later time. Depending on your wireless service provider, you might not be able to update your BlackBerry Device Software at certain times of the day, when there is a greater volume of network traffic.
  • Page 223 My device does not have enough available storage space to update 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.
  • Page 224: Manage Connections

    2. Click Device > About Device Versions. The types of networks your device can connect to are listed in the brackets after your device model. For more information about the wireless networks that your BlackBerry® device connects to, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your device.
  • Page 225: Turn On Or Turn Off Data Service Or Set Roaming Options

    Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email messages, PIN messages, text messages with attachments, and browser service) on your BlackBerry® device so that only phone and basic text messaging are available. You can also set your device to turn off data services when roaming. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
  • Page 226: Mobile Network

    For more information about roaming and roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider. Switch wireless networks manually To perform this task, your wireless service plan must include this service and your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS® network.
  • Page 227: Preferred Wireless Network List

    Your wireless service provider might have agreements with other wireless service providers that permit you to use their services when you are traveling. You can use the preferred wireless network list to control the order in which your BlackBerry® device uses these other wireless networks.
  • Page 228: Add A Wireless Network To The Preferred Wireless Network List

    To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS® network. Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Your BlackBerry device connects to networks based on the order that they appear in the preferred network list.
  • Page 229: Change The Connection Speed For The Wireless Network

    Try the following actions: • If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, verify that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly. • If your device normally connects to a CDMA network and your device supports international roaming, verify that your device is in global roaming mode and that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly.
  • Page 230: Wi-Fi Technology

    GSM/UMTS, verify that the Network Mode field is set to 3G & 2G. Error messages Data service unavailable Description This message appears when you do not have access to data services on your BlackBerry® device. Possible solutions Try the following actions: •...
  • Page 231 About connecting to a Wi-Fi network With Wi-Fi® technology, your BlackBerry® device can access the Internet by connecting to a wireless router or wireless access point at your home, work, or in a hotspot area. Your device uses the Wi-Fi network instead of the mobile network to visit web pages, send and receive email messages, and so on.
  • Page 232: Change, Move, Or Delete A Saved Wi-Fi Network

    Turn on the prompt that appears for hotspots By default, your BlackBerry® prompts you if you are within range of a saved Wi-Fi® network that appears to be a hotspot. If you turn off these prompts, you can turn them on again.
  • Page 233 SSID broadcasted Set whether the Wi-Fi network broadcasts its SSID. Automatically obtain Set whether your BlackBerry® device receives a routable IP address, a subnet mask, DNS settings, and IP address and DNS a gateway address from the Wi-Fi network. Allow inter-access...
  • Page 234: Uma Connection Settings

    Install a root certificate on your device You might not be able to connect to some Wi-Fi® networks until you install a root certificate on your BlackBerry® device. You can install the root certificate on your computer, and then use the certificate synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize the root certificate between your device and your computer.
  • Page 235 When you set options 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.
  • Page 236 About using Wi-Fi with VPN and software tokens If you have a Wi-Fi® enabled BlackBerry® device and 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. If you have a Wi-Fi® enabled device, you might also need a software token to connect to your organization's network using a Wi-Fi network.
  • Page 237 User Guide Manage Connections Change your UMA connection preferences, 233...
  • Page 238: Manage Connections

    2. Click Device > About Device Versions. The types of networks your device can connect to are listed in the brackets after your device model. For more information about the wireless networks that your BlackBerry® device connects to, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your device.
  • Page 239 Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email messages, PIN messages, text messages with attachments, and browser service) on your BlackBerry® device so that only phone and basic text messaging are available. You can also set your device to turn off data services when roaming. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
  • Page 240: Mobile Network

    For more information about roaming and roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider. Switch wireless networks manually To perform this task, your wireless service plan must include this service and your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS® network.
  • Page 241 Your wireless service provider might have agreements with other wireless service providers that permit you to use their services when you are traveling. You can use the preferred wireless network list to control the order in which your BlackBerry® device uses these other wireless networks.
  • Page 242 To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS® network. Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Your BlackBerry device connects to networks based on the order that they appear in the preferred network list.
  • Page 243 Try performing the following actions: • If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, verify that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly. • If your device normally connects to a CDMA network and your device supports international roaming, verify that your device is in global roaming mode and that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly.
  • Page 244: Wlan Technology

    About connecting to a WLAN With WLAN technology, your BlackBerry® device can access the Internet by connecting to a wireless router or wireless access point at your home, work, or in a hotspot area. Your device uses the WLAN instead of the mobile network to visit web pages, send and receive email messages, and so on.
  • Page 245: Connect To A Wlan

    • To change options for the saved network, click Edit. Change the options. Click Save. • To move the saved network and change the order that your BlackBerry® device tries to connect to your saved networks, click Move. Click a new location.
  • Page 246 Turn on the prompt that appears for hotspots By default, your BlackBerry® prompts you if you are within range of a saved WLAN that appears to be a hotspot. If you turn off these prompts, you can turn them on again.
  • Page 247 User Guide Manage Connections Option Description Default gateway Type the default gateway IP address that your device should connect to. address Domain suffix Type the domain that your device uses to resolve host names into IP addresses. WEP options These options appear if you choose the WEP security type. Option Description Select WEP key...
  • Page 248 Install a root certificate on your device You might not be able to connect to some WLANs until you install a root certificate on your BlackBerry® device. You can install the root certificate on your computer, and then use the certificate synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize the root certificate between your device and your computer.
  • Page 249 • In the Set Up WLAN application, verify that the options for the WLAN are correct. • If you switched WLANs manually, switch to another WLAN or set your BlackBerry device to scan for available WLANs. • If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your device might prevent you from connecting to certain wireless access points.
  • Page 250: Bluetooth Technology

    After you pair the devices, you can connect the devices when the Bluetooth enabled device is within range of your BlackBerry device (a typical range is approximately 10 meters). For best results, keep your BlackBerry device within direct line of sight of the Bluetooth enabled device.
  • Page 251: Connect To A Paired Bluetooth Enabled Device

    I cannot pair with a Bluetooth enabled device, 254 Connect to a paired Bluetooth enabled device To perform this task, Bluetooth® technology must be turned on and your BlackBerry® device must be paired with the Bluetooth enabled device. Your BlackBerry device might attempt to connect to the Bluetooth enabled device automatically when Bluetooth technology is turned on and the devices are within range.
  • Page 252 To perform this task, you must turn on Bluetooth® technology. When a media file is sent to your BlackBerry® device using Bluetooth technology, a dialog box appears on the screen. 1. In the dialog box that appears on your device, click Yes.
  • Page 253: Bluetooth Technology Options

    SIM Access If your BlackBerry device uses a SIM card, this profile allows you to use a Bluetooth enabled car kit to control the SIM card on your BlackBerry device so that you can make and receive calls using the car kit.
  • Page 254: Restrict Outgoing Calls

    Description Wireless Bypass This service allows you to connect your BlackBerry device to a Bluetooth enabled computer that is running the BlackBerry Desktop Software so that you can send and receive email messages and synchronize your organizer data without using a connection to the wireless network. To use this service, your email account must use a BlackBerry®...
  • Page 255: Turn Off Bluetooth Connection Notification

    User Guide Bluetooth technology 5. Press the key > Save. Turn off Bluetooth connection notification 1. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. 2. Click Bluetooth Connections. 3.
  • Page 256: Troubleshooting: Bluetooth Technology

    > Save. Turn off automatic reconnection to Bluetooth enabled devices By default, when you turn on your BlackBerry® device, your device attempts to connect to the last Bluetooth® enabled device that you used. 1. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
  • Page 257 Bluetooth enabled device. • If your BlackBerry device does not detect the Bluetooth enabled device that you want to pair with, try making your BlackBerry device discoverable for a short period of time. Many car kits need to discover your BlackBerry device rather than your BlackBerry device discovering the car kit.
  • Page 258: Power And Battery

    Depending on your theme, the location or name of the Power Off icon might differ from the location or name in this task. • If you have not set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically at specific times, press and hold the key.
  • Page 259 User Guide Power and battery Set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click automatically. Device > Auto On/Off. You can set your device to turn off while you aren't using it for an extended period, like when you sleep.
  • Page 260: Memory And Media Cards

    About media cards Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, you can insert a microSD media card into your device to take videos and extend the memory that is available on your device for storing media files such as songs, ring tones, videos, or pictures. For more information about inserting a media card into your device, see the printed documentation that came with your device.
  • Page 261: About Compression

    About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store on your BlackBerry® device and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files on your device and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password, or both.
  • Page 262: Tips: Freeing And Conserving Storage Space

    Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® device. If you find that your device processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email messages, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.
  • Page 263: Troubleshooting: Storage And Media Cards

    The application memory on my device is low When the application memory available on your BlackBerry® device is low, your device displays a dialog box that lists applications and languages that you do not use frequently. You can delete applications and languages in this list.
  • Page 264: Search

    Search Search for an item You can search for organizer items, pictures, videos, help topics, and more on your BlackBerry® device. You can also choose to expand your search to the Internet. 1. On the Home screen, in the upper-right corner, click the search icon.
  • Page 265: Message Search Criteria

    Field Description Search Messages Specify whether you search for messages that are on your BlackBerry® device or for messages that are in an email application on your computer. Name Specify one or more contacts or email addresses that your device should search for in messages.
  • Page 266: Search For Text In A Message, In A File, Or On A Webpage

    > Delete Search. Search for a contact in your organization's address book To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. On the Home screen, click the Contacts icon.
  • Page 267: Search Shortcuts

    Search shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Search for an item on your BlackBerry® device Start typing on the Home screen. Search for a contact in a list of contacts Type part or all of a contact name, or type initials separated by a space.
  • Page 268: Sim Card

    SIM card SIM card Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, your BlackBerry® device might not use a 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.
  • Page 269: Change Or Delete A Sim Card Contact

    About SIM card security You can protect your SIM card with a PIN code to add another level of security to your BlackBerry® device. If you lock your SIM card with a PIN code, other people cannot use their SIM card in your device. Before you can use your SIM card in another...
  • Page 270: Protect Your Sim Card With A Pin Code

    User Guide SIM card Protect your SIM card with a PIN code To get your SIM card PIN code, contact your wireless service provider. Note: If you type the SIM card PIN code incorrectly three times, your SIM card does not function. 1.
  • Page 271: Security

    If your device uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, depending on the IT policies that have been set by your administrator, data on your media card might be deleted as well.
  • Page 272: Lock Your Device

    Lock your device If you are not on a call, you can lock the keyboard to avoid pressing keys accidentally when you are not using your BlackBerry® device. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, depending on the options that your administrator sets, you might not be able to perform this task.
  • Page 273: Password Keeper

    Security If you are preparing your device for resale and you have an email account that uses the BlackBerry® Internet Service, to prevent messages from this account from being sent to your device, contact your wireless service provider to disassociate the account from your device.
  • Page 274 User Guide Security 4. Press the key > Save. Change the Password Keeper password 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon. 2. Press the key > Change Password. Delete a password from the password keeper 1.
  • Page 275: Encryption

    About encrypting data on your device When encryption for data on your BlackBerry® device is turned on, your device uses a private key to encrypt data as it is stored on your device, including data that your device receives when it is locked. Your device decrypts data as you access it.
  • Page 276: About Encryption Keys

    Set encryption strength If encryption of data that is stored on your BlackBerry® device is turned on, you can set the strength of the encryption that your device uses to protect data that you receive when your device is locked.
  • Page 277: Memory Cleaning

    If your email account uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that does not support this feature, you can generate an encryption key using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, if it includes the email settings tool. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 278: Certificates

    A certificate is a digital document that binds the identity and public key of a certificate subject. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can download certificates over the wireless network from a certificate authority profile that is provided by your administrator.
  • Page 279 When you enroll with a certificate authority profile, the latest certificate is downloaded to your BlackBerry device and added to your certificate list. The certificate authority profile shows the status of the certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to expire soon you can re-enroll with the certificate authority profile to receive an updated certificate.
  • Page 280 (the certificate itself is trusted), implicitly trusted (the root certificate in the certificate chain is trusted on your BlackBerry® device), or not trusted (the certificate is not explicitly trusted and the root certificate in the certificate chain is not trusted or does not exist on your device).
  • Page 281: Delete A Certificate

    > Show All Certificates. Send a certificate When you send a certificate, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 282: Certificate Status

    Status indicators for certificates Indicator Description 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.
  • Page 283: Certificate Options

    • To trust the highlighted certificate and all the other certificates in the chain, click Entire Chain. Revoke a certificate If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the certificate authority or CRL servers.
  • Page 284 6. Press the key > Save. When you add a certificate, your BlackBerry® device uses the certificate subject as the name for the certificate. Turn off the fetch status prompt that appears when you add a certificate to the key store 1.
  • Page 285: Pgp Keys

    Depending on your organization, enrollment for a certificate might be required and might also occur automatically. PGP keys allow you to send and receive PGP messages using your BlackBerry® device if you are already sending and receiving PGP messages on your computer.
  • Page 286 PGP key itself is trusted), implicitly trusted (the PGP key is associated with a private key on your BlackBerry® device), or not trusted (the PGP key is not explicitly trusted and is not associated with a trusted PGP key on your device, and a chain of digital signatures to a trusted key does not exist).
  • Page 287 This field displays the PGP key fingerprint in hexadecimal format. Send a PGP key When you send a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 288 > Trust or Distrust. Revoke a PGP key If you revoke a PGP® key, the PGP key is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the PGP® Universal Server.
  • Page 289 6. Press the key > Save. When you add a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device uses the name that the PGP® Universal Server set for the key when it generated the key. Turn off the fetch status prompt that appears when you add a PGP key to the key store 1.
  • Page 290: Certificate Servers

    • Verify that your organization permits you to download PGP® keys from an LDAP-enabled server. For more information, contact your administrator. • If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to an LDAP-enabled server, try using the default connection type.
  • Page 291: Key Store

    Authentication Type Specify whether you must log in to the server. Connection Type Specify whether your BlackBerry® device uses an SSL connection or a TLS connection to connect to the server. Send connection information for a certificate server 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 292: About The Key Store

    User Guide Security 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. • Personal certificates (certificate and private key pairs) •...
  • Page 293: Change The Service That Your Device Uses To Download Certificates

    Turn off automatic backup and restore of key store data By default, items in the key store on your BlackBerry® device are backed up or restored when you back up or restore your device data. For security reasons, If you do not want to back up your private key to your computer or restore your private key from your computer, you can turn off automatic backup and restore of key store data.
  • Page 294: Smart Cards

    S/MIME-protected messages. Turn on two-factor authentication To perform this task, you must have set a password for your BlackBerry® device and have the smart card password that you received with your smart card. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 295 About smart password entry If you use advanced authentication and your BlackBerry® device password or smart card password is numeric, you might be able to use smart password entry in some password fields. When smart password entry is turned on, your device is designed to remember the format of a password that you type in a password field.
  • Page 296 Use a certificate to authenticate your smart card To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device. If you use a certificate to authenticate your smart card, the certificate authenticates your smart card whenever you use your smart card to unlock your device.
  • Page 297: Vpn Settings

    4. Press the key > Save. Your BlackBerry® device stores the passphrase for the same length of time as it stores your key store password. Turn off notification for smart card connections 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 298: Verify Security Software Manually

    PIN. For more information about software tokens, contact your administrator. Change the software token for a VPN profile To perform this task, the software token that you want to use must be installed on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your administrator.
  • Page 299: Third-Party Application Control

    About direct Internet connections for third-party applications Some third-party applications that you add to your BlackBerry® device might require a direct TCP or HTTP connection to the Internet. For example, a stock price application might need to connect to the Internet to retrieve the latest stock prices. You might have to set the APN that the third-party application uses for this connection.
  • Page 300: Turn Off A Prompt For A Third-Party Application Connection

    Note: Changing permissions for third-party applications can significantly affect the operation of applications on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about how changing these permissions might affect the operation of the applications on your device, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
  • Page 301 Set whether third-party applications can access files that you store on your device. For example, you can set whether third-party applications can access files that you transfer to your device using Bluetooth® technology or the media manager tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. Security Data Set whether third-party applications can access certificates or keys in the key store on your device.
  • Page 302: Troubleshooting: Security

    Troubleshooting: Security I cannot download a certificate If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to the LDAP-enabled server or DSML-enabled server, try switching to the default connection type. I cannot unlock my device using my smart card Try performing the following actions: •...
  • Page 303: Service Books And Diagnostic Reports

    If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can also receive service books on your device using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 304: Set A Default Recipient For Diagnostic Reports

    Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports If you set the default recipient, each time that you submit a 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 the default recipient.
  • Page 305: Synchronization

    If wireless data synchronization or wireless email reconciliation isn't available on your device or if you turned off these features, you can use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize your organizer data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 306: Delete Email On Your Device And In Your Email Application On Your Computer

    About synchronization conflicts, 78 About synchronization conflicts A synchronization conflict occurs when you change the same email or organizer data item on your BlackBerry® device and in the email application on your computer. If you reconcile your email using wireless email reconciliation, on your device, you can set whether the email on your device or...
  • Page 307: Manage Email Reconciliation Conflicts

    About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organizer data, fonts, saved searches, and browser bookmarks using the backup and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
  • Page 308: Empty The Deleted Items Folder On Your Computer From Your Device

    You can only synchronize the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list 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.
  • Page 309 I'm not receiving email messages from personal folders on my computer If your BlackBerry® device is associated with a Microsoft® Outlook® email account, you must use the synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to reconcile email messages in personal folders. For more information, see the Help in the...
  • Page 310: Accessibility Options

    User Guide Accessibility options Accessibility options About accessibility options BlackBerry® devices include many features that facilitate use by persons with disabilities. For more information about accessibility options, visit www.blackberry.com/accessibility. Screen accessibility options Display closed captions in videos You can turn on closed captions so that text displays on the screen when you play video files that support closed captions.
  • Page 311: Audio And Phone Accessibility Options

    Turn on or turn off event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
  • Page 312: Voice Dialing

    Say this voice command to dial an extension. To perform this task, you must set options for dialing extensions. You can dial extensions only within your company. "Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength"...
  • Page 313: Typing Accessibility Options

    • To ignore the suggestions, keep typing. Change your typing style You can change how your BlackBerry® device recognizes what you type by selecting a typing style. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
  • Page 314: Calculator

    Use the calculator On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Calculator icon. • To press a key in the calculator, click the key or press the corresponding key on the BlackBerry® device keyboard. Convert a measurement 1.
  • Page 315: Brickbreaker

    User Guide BrickBreaker 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. If the ball hits the paddle, a brick, or the top of the game board 50 times on any level, the bricks descend one space each time that you hit the ball with the paddle.
  • Page 316: Brickbreaker Scoring

    To shoot the laser or gun, press the Space key. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
  • Page 317: Set The Paddle Speed

    User Guide BrickBreaker Set the paddle speed 1. On the Home screen or in the Games folder, click the BrickBreaker icon. 2. Click Options. • To set the paddle speed, choose an option from the Paddle speed field. • To accelerate the paddle as you slide your finger on the trackpad, select the Paddle acceleration check box. 3.
  • Page 318: Word Mole Game

    User Guide Word Mole game Word Mole game Word Mole game basics About the Word Mole game The object of the Word Mole® game is to form words using the letters in the garden. If you form a word using letters that are directly above, below, or beside each other in the garden, you receive new letters which you can use to form new words.
  • Page 319: Single-Player Games

    Use time bonus letters in a word to gain bonus time. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
  • Page 320: Multiplayer Games

    User Guide Word Mole game 3. Click a game. Multiplayer games Invite a player 1. On the Home screen, in the Games folder, click the Word Mole icon. 2. Click Multiplayer > Invite. 3. Click a contact. 4. Click OK. When a player accepts an invitation, a green indicator appears beside their screen name.
  • Page 321: Troubleshooting: Word Mole

    If you are a game participant, verify that the game organizer did not exit the multiplayer game. Related information Set multiplayer game options, 318 Some words that I submit are not recognized Some less common words might not be in the dictionary on your BlackBerry® device. Try submitting more commonly used words.
  • Page 322: Glossary

    Compressed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions certificate revocation list CRL server A BlackBerry device uses a CRL server to check the most recently published revocation status of a certificate. Certificate authorities publish certificate revocation lists on CRL servers. Domain Name System...
  • Page 323 International Mobile Subscriber Identity Internet Protocol IT policy An IT policy consists of various IT policy rules that control the security features and behavior of BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets, the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, and the BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager.
  • Page 324 A private key is a key that only the certificate subject can use. Private key information is not distributed publically. BlackBerry devices use private keys to sign email messages or PIN messages that users send and to decrypt email messages that users receive.
  • Page 325 Glossary A public key is a key that people other than the certificate subject can use. BlackBerry devices use public keys to encrypt email messages or PIN messages that users send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or PIN messages that users receive from certificate subjects.
  • Page 326 User Guide Glossary teletype virtual private network wide area network Wireless Application Protocol Wired Equivalent Privacy Wireless Markup Language Wi-Fi Protected Access WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security...
  • Page 327 Compressed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions certificate revocation list CRL server A BlackBerry device uses a CRL server to check the most recently published revocation status of a certificate. Certificate authorities publish certificate revocation lists on CRL servers. Domain Name System...
  • Page 328 International Mobile Subscriber Identity Internet Protocol IT policy An IT policy consists of various IT policy rules that control the security features and behavior of BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets, the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, and the BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager.
  • Page 329 A private key is a key that only the certificate subject can use. Private key information is not distributed publically. BlackBerry devices use private keys to sign email messages or PIN messages that users send and to decrypt email messages that users receive.
  • Page 330 Glossary A public key is a key that people other than the certificate subject can use. BlackBerry devices use public keys to encrypt email messages or PIN messages that users send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or PIN messages that users receive from certificate subjects.
  • Page 331 User Guide Glossary teletype virtual private network wide area network Wireless Application Protocol Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN wireless local area network Wireless Markup Language WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security...
  • Page 332: Legal Notice

    Legal notice Legal notice ©2011 Research In Motion Limited. All rights reserved. BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, and related trademarks, names, and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world.
  • Page 333 Some airtime service providers might not offer Internet browsing functionality with a subscription to the BlackBerry® Internet Service. Check with your service provider for availability, roaming arrangements, service plans and features. Installation or use of Third Party Products and Services with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark, copyright, or other licenses in order to avoid infringement or violation of third party rights.
  • Page 334 RIM. Certain features outlined in this documentation require a minimum version of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, BlackBerry® Desktop Software, and/or BlackBerry® Device Software.
  • Page 335 User Guide Legal notice Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software (Iperf) and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: •...
  • Page 336 User Guide Legal notice Research In Motion UK Limited Centrum House 36 Station Road Egham, Surrey TW20 9LF United Kingdom Published in Canada...
  • Page 337 Legal notice Legal notice ©2011 Research In Motion Limited. All rights reserved. BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, and related trademarks, names, and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world.
  • Page 338 Some airtime service providers might not offer Internet browsing functionality with a subscription to the BlackBerry® Internet Service. Check with your service provider for availability, roaming arrangements, service plans and features. Installation or use of Third Party Products and Services with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark, copyright, or other licenses in order to avoid infringement or violation of third party rights.
  • Page 339 RIM. Certain features outlined in this documentation require a minimum version of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, BlackBerry® Desktop Software, and/or BlackBerry® Device Software.
  • Page 340 NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BlackBerry® 9788 smartphone model number: RDL61TC This is a WLAN enabled device subject to restrictions of use in some member states of the European Community.

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