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Getting Started Guide
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BlackBerry Pearl from Cingular.
Visit the online tutorial at www.cingular.com/tutorials/blackberrypearl
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Table of Contents ® Welcome to Cingular ! 4 Make a Push to Talk Call 0 Remove These Items From the Box 4 - Set Up 0 BlackBerry Pearl Key Functions 5 - Make a Push to Talk Call 0 - Add a Push to Talk Contact 1 Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl 6 Set Up Voicemail 1 Insert the Battery 6 - Check Your Voice Mail Messages From Your BlackBerry Device 1 Charge the Battery 7 Go to Web Pages - Battery power level indicators 7 Send Email Setup Wizard 8 Media 4 - Introduction to B
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Welcome to Cingular! Remove These Items From the Box BlackBerry Pearl Key Functions ® Remove These Items From the Box BlackBerry Pearl Key Functions Remove the following items from the box to help you set up your ® BlackBerry Pearl. AC Adapter Getting Started Guide BlackBerry® Pearl™ from Cingular. USB Sync Cable Visit the online tutorial at www.cingular.com/tutorial/blackberrypearl Getting Started Guide Headset BlackBerry User Tools CD Includes User Manual and Warranty information for y
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Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl Insert the Battery Charge the Battery Insert the Battery Charge the Battery Steps? 1. Press the battery cover Steps? 1. Connect the small USB end of the 4 release button, slide AC charger cable to the USB port the battery cover ahead on the side of your BlackBerry Takes? Takes? 1 minute device. 1 minute Note: Note: slightly and remove the If the battery is If you have an . Pull the plug blades down. battery cover. The charged, the de
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Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Takes? The setup wizard is designed to help you learn about typing, set Note: 10 minutes The setup wizard is options to personalize your BlackBerry Pearl, and set up one or more designed to start email addresses. The setup wizard takes approximately 10 minutes to Note: automatically the first complete. To navigate use your thumb to roll and click the trackball. As you go through time you turn on your the Setup Wiza
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Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Typing Tutorial The typing tutorial is designed to help you get used to typing. Cingular Note: Be sure to note where the following important keys are on your BlackBerry Pearl: When typing in recommends that you take the time to complete the typing tutorial. Multi-tap mode no suggested word will appear. You must press the key once for the first letter on the key and twice for the second. • Menu • Escape Owner Information Afte
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Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Email Setup 1. The Email Setup portion of the Wizard will ask you to choose to Steps? . To continue you must accept the BlackBerry 9 either create or add an email address or to use a work account Internet Service terms and conditions. with a BlackBerry Enterprise™ Server. Unless you have been given Takes? an Enterprise Activation Password by your system administrator IT 5 minutes Choose Yes by scrolling to the bottom of
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Set Up Your BlackBerry Pearl Setup Wizard Setup Wizard 5. Select your language by clicking on your 8. Once the summary screen displays showing language choice. you the email account you’ve set up you can choose to set up another account, create a BlackBerry email address, or Logout. 6. Enter the email address and password for the email account you are setting up. 9. When you Logout your device will display the Typing Tips BlackBerry Internet Service login screen on To enter
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Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl Make Phone Calls Make A Phone Call Using A Voice Command Make Phone Calls Make A Phone Call Using A Voice Command Steps? 1. On the Home screen or in the Phone Steps? 1. On the Home screen click Voice Dialing. 4 screen, perform one of the following: a. Type a phone number Note: Note: b. Type part of a contact name. To turn the To learn more about speakerphone on or Highlight a contact or phone number. voice dialing features, off duri
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Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl Pair with a Bluetooth Enabled Device Add A Contact Pair with a Bluetooth Enabled Add A Contact Device Steps? Steps? 1. On the Home screen click Address Book 4 6 Some Bluetooth® enabled devices have preset Takes? Takes? passkeys that you must type before you can pair 1 minute 1 minute with them. 1. On the Home screen, click BlackBerry Setup. Click Set Up Bluetooth. Click OK. . Click a Bluetooth enabled device. . If required, type the pass
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Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl Make a Push to Talk Call Set Up Voicemail Make a Push to Talk Call Note: Steps? Set Up Add a Push to Talk Contact You must have a PTT subscription to set up 1. On the Home screen, click the PTT icon or activate PTT by pressing the Verify that the contact subscribes to Cingular Push to Talk service. the PTT service. Takes? minutes PTT Key on the left side of the phone (Left Side Convenience key). When you add a Push to Talk contact, yo
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Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl Go to Web Pages Send Email Send Email Go to Web Pages Steps? Steps? There are two different browsers on your BlackBerry Pearl: the 1. On the Home screen, click Messages. 5 7 Cingular MEdia Net Browser and an Internet Browser. Use the Cingular MEdia Net browser to access your favorite web pages . Press the Menu key. Takes? Takes? minutes and downloads using Cingular’s MEdia Net content service. Use minutes the Internet Browser to access
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Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl Media Media Insert a Media Card Media Use a microSD media card (sold separately) to extend the memory In the media application, you can open media files, such as videos, Steps? 9 available on your device for storing media files such as ring tones, videos, ring tones, pictures, or songs that are stored in media folders in your pictures, or songs. BlackBerry Pearl memory. You might have some preloaded media Takes? files, including background pic
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Get Started Using the BlackBerry Pearl Sync Your BlackBerry with Your Computer Use the Camera BlackBerry Desktop Software Take a Picture BlackBerry Desktop Software Steps? 1. On the Home screen, click Camera. You can install the BlackBerry Desktop Software on your computer and connect your BlackBerry device to your computer to perform any of the following actions: Takes? 1 minute • Synchronize organizer data such as contacts, calendar entries, tasks, Tip: and memos between y
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Sync Your BlackBerry with Your Computer What You Need Setup instructions What You Need Setup instructions Steps? ® 1. Verify that your BlackBerry Pearl is NOT connected to your • Intel compatible 486 or higher computer that is compliant with 7 computer. USB 1.1 or later Takes? 5 minutes ® . Insert the BlackBerry User Tools CD into the CD drive on your • Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 000, or Windows XP computer. • Available USB port . Follow the instructions on the sc
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Sync Your BlackBerry with Your Computer Setup instructions Setup instructions After you have selected your language, click BlackBerry Desktop Choose BlackBerry Internet Software to begin installing the software. Service if you have set up a personal email account. Only choose BlackBerry Enterprise Server if your company uses this service. 4. When the installation Now click Install BlackBerry Desktop Software. is complete the BlackBerry Desktop Software should automatically
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Sync Your BlackBerry with Your Computer Setup instructions Setup instructions 5. Connect the smaller end of the USB 7. When you have finished setting up cable to your device and connect the configuration settings click the larger end of the USB cable to Synchronize Now the USB port on your computer. Note: To learn more about synchronizing data, backing up or restoring data, adding applications, Note: You may need to configure your connection or other functions, click Help i
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Troubleshooting I cannot connect to a wireless network. I do not know which email setup option to choose in the setup wizard. 1. Select the I want to add or create an email address option if the other options do not Try performing one of the following actions: apply to you. This option is the most common option for individual users. If you select a) Verify that your SIM card is inserted correctly. this option, an email setup web site opens. On the web site, you can create a new ema
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Troubleshooting I cannot send messages. I am not receiving messages . Try performing the following actions: Try performing the following actions: ® ® 1. Verify that your BlackBerry device is connected to the wireless network. If you are • 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 not in a wireless coverage area, your device should send the messages when you
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Tips and Tricks KEYBOARD NAVIGATING SCREEN TO: TO: DO: DO: • Lock the keyboard • Move up to top of screen Hold Star (*) or click Keyboard Lock Press 1 • To unlock the keyboard • Move to bottom of screen Press Star (*) and then Send Press 7 GENERAL TIP TYPING TO: DO: TO: DO: • Reboot Remove battery • Insert a period Press Space twice, next letter is capitalized CAMERA • Capitalize a letter Hold the letter key or press the Shift TO: DO: key until capitalized letter appear
