Blackberry 8530 Troubleshooting Basics
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I cannot make or receive calls
Try performing the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network.
• Verify that your wireless service plan includes phone or voice services.
• If you cannot make calls and fixed dialing is turned on, verify that the phone number for your contact appears in your fixed dialing list
or turn off fixed dialing.
• If you have traveled to another country and you have not changed your smart-dialing options, dial the full phone number, including
the country code and area code, for your contact.
• If you are not receiving calls, verify that call blocking and call forwarding are turned off.
• Your device or your SIM card might support more than one phone number, even if you only have one phone number. Verify that your
phone number is set as your active phone number.
• If you have more than one phone number associated with your device, verify that the phone number that you want to make calls from
and receive calls to is set as your active phone number.
Related topics
Call forwarding, 35
Switch the active phone number, 39
I cannot set up an email address
Try performing the following actions:
• On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Setup Wizard icon. On the email setup screen, verify that you have typed all the email
address information correctly. To view the password that you typed, select the Show Password check box.
• Verify that the email address is associated with a supported email account (for example, a POP3 email account or an IMAP email
account). For more information about supported email accounts, contact your wireless service provider.
• If you are switching from another BlackBerry® device that is associated with one or more email addresses using the BlackBerry®
Internet Service, verify that you have completed the process for switching devices automatically or manually using the email setup
application. For more information about switching devices, see the Learn More booklet that came with your device.
For more information about setting up an email address, visit
I am not receiving messages
Try performing the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive
messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
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  • Page 1: Troubleshooting Basics

    I am not receiving messages Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
  • Page 2 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 are not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
  • Page 3 User Guide Welcome to BlackBerry! I cannot play a media file on a web page Your BlackBerry® device might not support the size or file format of the media file.
  • Page 4: Shortcuts Troubleshooting

    Shortcuts troubleshooting I cannot use a shortcut Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Try changing the typing input language. Related topics Change the typing input language, 184 Use a shortcut to switch typing input languages while you type, 185...
  • Page 5: Phone Troubleshooting

    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. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Advanced Options. Click SIM Card. Highlight the phone number.
  • Page 6 I cannot 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 7: Message Troubleshooting

    I cannot send messages Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
  • Page 8: I Cannot File Email Messages

    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 are not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
  • Page 9 User Guide Messages If you have set your BlackBerry® device to hide filed messages and you receive a new message from an email message folder in the email application on your computer other than your inbox, your device files the message.
  • Page 10: I Cannot Turn On Cell Broadcasting

    I cannot use a shortcut to view one type of message in a message list If you switch BlackBerry® devices and you restore device data from your previous device to your current device, the message list shortcuts for your previous device replace the message list shortcuts for your current device.
  • Page 11: Attachment Troubleshooting

    Try performing the following actions: • Wait for a short period of time. Your BlackBerry® device receives long messages and attachments in sections. • If "More available" appears at the end of the message or attachment, press the Menu key. Click More or More All.
  • Page 12: Media Troubleshooting

    Try performing the following actions: • If you are trying to open a media file on your BlackBerry® device and your device is connected to your computer, disconnect your device from the computer or turn off mass storage mode or MTP.
  • Page 13: My Device Does Not Recognize My Media Card

    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.
  • Page 14 User Guide Media For more information about the features that are available on your device, contact your wireless service provider or administrator, or visit www.blackberry.com/go/devices. Related topics Feature availability, 9...
  • Page 15: Browser Troubleshooting

    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 browsers when streaming a song or video If you receive a prompt to switch browsers, you cannot stream songs or videos with the browser configuration that you are using.
  • Page 16: Contact Troubleshooting

    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 17: Calendar Troubleshooting

    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 18 My device is ringing or vibrating more times than expected For calls, the number of times that your BlackBerry® device vibrates is not determined by the number of vibrations that you set in your sound profile, and there is no setting for the number of rings if you do not subscribe to voice mail. Your device vibrates or rings until the caller or the wireless network ends the connection.
  • Page 19: Typing Troubleshooting

    Typing troubleshooting I cannot check spelling You can only check the spelling of text that you type. You can check spelling in English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Danish, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Afrikaans, Catalan, Czech, and Hungarian.
  • Page 20: Language Troubleshooting

    Language troubleshooting Some characters do not appear correctly on my device The BlackBerry® Enterprise Server or BlackBerry® Internet Service that is associated with your BlackBerry® device might not support the characters. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
  • Page 21: Display Troubleshooting

    Display troubleshooting My device screen turns off When you do not use your BlackBerry® device for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. To turn on the screen, click the trackpad or press a key.
  • Page 22 User Guide Display and keyboard • Assign a different application to the key.
  • Page 23: Synchronization Troubleshooting

    Email messages are not reconciling over the wireless network Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • Verify that wireless email reconciliation is turned on. • Reconcile email messages manually. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the Menu key. Click Reconcile Now.
  • Page 24 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 25: Bluetooth Technology Troubleshooting

    If you cannot type a passkey on a Bluetooth® enabled device, the passkey might already be defined. On your BlackBerry® device, in the Enter passkey for <device name> field, try typing 0000. My list of paired Bluetooth enabled devices does not appear Try performing the following actions: •...
  • Page 26: I Cannot Pair With A Bluetooth Enabled Device

    • Verify that, in the Bluetooth options, the Contacts Transfer field is not set to Disabled. • Verify that your BlackBerry device is connected to a Bluetooth enabled device that supports the Handsfree profile or the Object Push profile. For more information about supported profiles, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.
  • Page 27: Gps Technology Troubleshooting

    • 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 28: Maps Troubleshooting

    Diagonal lines appear on a map Diagonal lines appear on a map when your BlackBerry® device loads a new map or when your device is not connected to the wireless network. If diagonal lines appear for a long period of time, verify that your device is connected to the wireless network.
  • Page 29 User Guide Maps Feature availability, 9...
  • Page 30: Application Troubleshooting

    I cannot add, update, or return to the previous version of an application Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • Verify that your device has enough memory to add or update the application.
  • Page 31: Blackberry Device Software Troubleshooting

    BlackBerry Device Software troubleshooting I cannot update the BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network Depending on the options set by your wireless service provider or administrator, you might not be able to update your BlackBerry® Device Software over the wireless network.
  • Page 32 My device does not have enough available memory 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 33: Wireless Network Coverage Troubleshooting

    Depending on your BlackBerry® device model and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. Try performing the following actions: • If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, verify that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly.
  • Page 34: I Cannot Synchronize A Certificate

    I cannot synchronize a certificate Verify that the certificate synchronization tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager is installed on your computer. If the certificate synchronization tool is not installed on your computer, re-install the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. For more information about installing the...
  • Page 35: Wi-Fi Technology Troubleshooting

    • Verify that the connection options in the Wi-Fi setup application are correct. If you have already verified these options, verify that the advanced connection options for the Wi-Fi network are correct. • If you switched Wi-Fi networks manually, switch to another Wi-Fi network or set your BlackBerry device to scan for available Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 36 User Guide Wi-Fi technology • If you use PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-TTLS, or EAP-SIM to connect to a Wi-Fi network, verify that you have installed the root certificate for the certificate authority server that created the certificate for the authentication server. •...
  • Page 37: Security Troubleshooting

    Security troubleshooting I cannot download a certificate If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to the LDAP or DSML certificate server, try switching to the default connection type. I cannot unlock my device using my smart card Try performing the following actions: •...
  • Page 38 My device prompts me to make an emergency call when I type a password If your BlackBerry® device password contains a combination of letters that corresponds to an emergency access number, your device might prompt you to make an emergency call when you type your device password.
  • Page 39: Word Mole Game Troubleshooting

    Word Mole game troubleshooting I cannot connect to a multiplayer game Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you are the game organizer, try resending the invitation. •...
  • Page 40 User Guide Word Mole game 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.

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