Getting Started Guide DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW BlackBerry® 8800 from Cingular® Visit the online tutorial at www.cingular.
Table of Contents Welcome to Cingular 4 What’s in the Box? BlackBerry® 8800 Key Functions 4 5 Set Up Your BlackBerry 8800 6 Charge the Battery Battery Power Level Indicators Set Up Wizard - Introduction to BlackBerry 8800 - Email Set Up 7 7 8 8 12 Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 16 Send Email 16 Send an SMS Text Message 17 Make Phone Calls 18 Make a Phone Call Using a Voice Command 19 Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your BlackBerry 8800 20 Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones
Welcome to Cingular What’s in the Box? What’s in the Box? DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW BlackBerry 8800 Key Functions BlackBerry 8800 Key Functions Remove the following items from the box to help you set up your BlackBerry® 8800.
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8800 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW 2 Insert the Battery Insert the Battery Charge the Battery 1. Press the silver square on the back of the BlackBerry 8800 and slide the battery cover off Steps? 3 Takes? 1 minute Note: If the battery is charged, the BlackBerry® 8800 turns on. If the device does not turn on, charge the battery. The length of time to charge the battery can take up to an hour or more. Charge the Battery 2.
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8800 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard is designed to help you quickly and easily setup your BlackBerry 8800. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Takes? 10 minutes Note: As you complete the setup wizard, look for the progress indicator to tell you how many screens you have completed. The more indicator tells you if there is more to see on the screen and the buttons along the bottom allow you to navigate through the wizard. DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Setup Wizard 1.
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8800 Setup Wizard DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Setup Wizard 4. Note where the following important function keys are on your BlackBerry 8800: Menu Escape Send End/Power Delete Trackball Enter Alt Right Shift Left Shift (NUM) (CAP) Space Symbol 10 ^ white (reversed) 11 www.cingular.
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8800 Setup Wizard DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Setup Wizard Email Set Up 1. The Email Setup portion of the wizard will ask you to choose to either create or add an email address or to use a corporate account with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Unless you have been given an Enterprise Activation Password by your IT department you should choose I want to create or add an email address. Steps? 9 Takes? 5 minutes 3.
Set Up Your BlackBerry 8800 Setup Wizard Typing Tips To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or hold the Right Shift (CAP) key and press the appropriate letter key 5. Select a language by clicking on a language choice. 8. Once the summary screen displays, showing you the email account you’ve set up you can choose to set up another account (up to 10 supported accounts), create a BlackBerry email address, or log out. 6. Enter your email address and password. 9.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Send Email DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Send an SMS Text Message 1. On the Home screen, click Messages. 1. On the Home screen, click Messages. Steps? 7 2. Press the Menu key. 2. Press the Menu key. Steps? 7 Takes? 2 minutes 3. Click Compose Email. 3. Click Compose SMS Text. Takes? 2 minutes 4. In the To field, perform one of the following actions: a) Type an email address. b) Type a contact name. c) Type part of a contact name. Click a contact. 6.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Make Phone Calls DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Make a Phone Call Using a Voice Command Steps? 3 Steps? 4 Note: To turn the speakerphone on or off during a call, press the Speakerphone key, or click the trackball and then click Activate Speakerphone/ Handset. Note: To learn more about voice dialing features on your BlackBerry 8800, refer to the Voice Dialing section of the BlackBerry 8800 User Guide found on the CD. 1. On the Home screen, click Voice Dialing. 1.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Set Up Voicemail DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Add a Contact Press and hold the 1 key on your BlackBerry 8800 device. (Note: there is no need to hold down the Left Shift (NUM) key or ALT key .) Steps? 3 Steps? 6 You will be connected to the Cingular voicemail system, which will then ask you to: Takes? 2 minutes 1. Create your password. 2. Record your name. 3. Record a greeting. Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your BlackBerry 8800 1. Press and hold the 1 key. 2.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Make a Push to Talk Call The Phone application on your BlackBerry 8800 offers an exciting new Push to Talk (PTT) capability. The first step in using the PTT service is initializing the phone on your BlackBerry 8800. Steps? 3 Note: You must have a PTT subscription to set up the PTT service Push to Talk initialization might take a few minutes to complete. Set Up Push to Talk 1. On the Home screen, click Push to Talk or press the PTT button (Left Convenience key). 2.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Make a Push to Talk Call Steps? 5 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Make a Push to Talk Call Add a Push to Talk Group Accept a PTT Contact Invitation Adding a PTT group is a great way to call several people at the same time. If you are invited to be a PTT contact, your PTT icon on the Home Screen will change to the PTT Message icon. 1. On the Home screen, click PTT. 1. On the Home screen, click Push to Talk. Click Pending Invitations.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Make a Push to Talk Call Steps? 5 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Make a Push to Talk Call Making a “Quick Group” Call Converting a PTT Call to a Wireless Call You can set up an impromptu group call to any set of individual contacts: You may want to convert a PTT call to a standard wireless call. 1. Push the PTT key to access your contact list.. 1. While in a PTT call, the person who initiated the call presses the trackball, and clicks Convert to Cellular. 2.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 Make a Push to Talk Call Steps? 3 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Make a Push to Talk Call Altering Your Availability Setting a Contact Alert 1. Push the PTT key to access your contact list. Contact Alerts let you know when a PTT contact becomes available. 2. Press the Menu key 1. Push the PTT key to access your contact list. and click My Availability. 3. Click Do Not Disturb. Press the Menu key and click Save. 2. Press the Menu key and click Contact Alerts.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Turn on Bluetooth® 1. On the Home screen, click BlackBerry Setup. Steps? 5 4. If required, type the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device on your BlackBerry 8800. 5. If required, type the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device on the Bluetooth enabled device. Once the Bluetooth is paired with the BlackBerry 8800, you are ready to use Bluetooth. Takes? 1 minute 2. Click Set up Bluetooth. 3. Click OK. 30 ^ white (reversed) 31 www.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Go to Web Pages There are two different browsers that come with your BlackBerry 8800: the MEdia Net Browser and an Internet Browser. Use the MEdia Net browser to access your favorite web pages and downloads using Cingular’s MEdia Net content service. Use the Internet Browser to access online web sites. Steps? 5 Takes? 1 minute 2. On a web page, press the Menu key . 1. On the Home screen click Browser or MEdia Net.
Get Started Using Your BlackBerry 8800 DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Media In the media application, you can play media files, such as videos, ringtones, pictures, or songs that are stored in media folders in your BlackBerry 8800 memory. You might have some preloaded media files, including background pictures and ring tones, in a Preloaded Media folder on your BlackBerry 8800. Preloaded media files cannot be deleted, renamed, or moved.
Sync Your BlackBerry 8800 With Your Computer DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW BlackBerry Desktop Software You can install the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer and connect your BlackBerry® 8800 to your computer to perform any of the following actions: • Synchronize organizer data such as contacts, calendar entries, tasks, and memos between your BlackBerry 8800 and your computer. Intel® compatible 486 or higher computer that is compliant with USB 1.
Sync Your BlackBerry 8800 With Your Computer BlackBerry Desktop Software DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW BlackBerry Desktop Software Setup instructions Steps? 10 Takes? 5 minutes 1. Verify that your BlackBerry 8800 is NOT connected to your computer. 4. Click BlackBerry Desktop Software to begin installing the software. 2. Insert the BlackBerry® User Tools CD into the CD drive on your computer. 5. Click Install BlackBerry Desktop Software. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Sync Your BlackBerry 8800 With Your Computer BlackBerry Desktop Software Note: You should check the configuration of the BlackBerry Desktop Software so that your computer can connect to your BlackBerry 8800. Click Options and then Connection Settings and select a USB connection. 7. When the installation is complete, the BlackBerry Desktop Software should automatically open. If it does not click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > Desktop Manager from the taskbar. 9.
Troubleshooting DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW I cannot connect to a wireless network. I do not know which email setup option to choose in the Setup Wizard. Try performing one of the following actions: a) Verify that your SIM card is inserted correctly. b) Verify that you have turned on the connection to the wireless network. c) If you were traveling and you selected a network manually, your BlackBerry® 8800 should remain connected to that network until you select your home network again. 1.
DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW I cannot send messages. I am not receiving messages. Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your BlackBerry 8800 is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, your BlackBerry 8800 should send the messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. • If the menu item for sending a message does not appear, verify that you have added a supported email address or PIN for your contact.
Tips and Tricks KEYBOARD TO: • Lock the keyboard • Unlock the keyboard NAVIGATING SCREEN DO: Click Keyboard Lock icon on the home screen.
Tips and Tricks DESREVER NOISREV ETIHW Connect to Wireless Network To connect to the wireless network successfully, the BlackBerry® 8800 must be powered on, your wireless service must be active, and you must be in a coverage area. You can use the phone, send and receive email, PIN, SMS text, and MMS messages, and use the browser with a high speed data connection. You can use the phone, send and receive email, PIN, SMS text, and MMS messages, and use the browser.
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Applications Take some time to explore the applications that are available on your BlackBerry 8800. Here are a few applications to get you started. Icon Home screen status indicators Icon Description Icon Description Description alarm set roaming Click Setup Wizard to learn about typing, set options to personalize your BlackBerry 8800, and set up your email address. The setup wizard also provides links to extra information about common tasks.
Find More Information • To view the user guide for your BlackBerry® 8800, click Help in the application list, or in an application menu. • To view the user guide, safety and product information booklet, or software license agreement and warranty for your BlackBerry 8800, insert the BlackBerry® User Tools CD in the CD drive on your computer. • To try a free online tutorial visit www.cingular.com/tutorials/blackberry8800.
