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Summary of Contents for BlackBerry Curve

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide BlackBerry Curve ...

Page 2: ...ice Dialing 15 Set Up Voicemail 16 Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your BlackBerry Curve 16 Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones 16 Add a Contact 17 Schedule an Appointment 18 Send an Email 19 Send an SMS Text Message 20 Go to Web Pages 21 Set Up Bluetooth 22 Push to Talk 23 Set up Push to Talk 23 Add a Push to Talk contact 24 Create a Push to Talk group 24 Edit a Push to Talk contac...

Page 3: ...essage 29 Turn off Push to Talk 30 Take a Picture 31 Take Send a Picture 31 Sync Your BlackBerry Curve With Your Computer 32 BlackBerry Desktop Software 32 What You Need 33 Setup instructions 34 Media 38 Media 38 Transfer Music and Videos to your BlackBerry Curve 38 Insert a Media Card 39 AT T Mobile Music 40 AT T Mall 41 Troubleshooting 42 Tips and Tricks 48 Accessories 50 Icons Indicators 54 ...

Page 4: ...le Battery Getting Started Guide BlackBerry Curve Welcome to AT T What s in the Box Getting Started Guide BlackBerry Curve Quick Start Guide Email Text Messaging Push to Talk MEdia Net AT T Mobile Music 2MP Camera See User Guide on BlackBerry User Tools CD for Spanish Instructions Additional charges may apply Visit www cingular com for more details BlackBerry Curve features subject to change witho...

Page 5: ...e the Battery 1 Pull the plug blades down on the travel charger 2 Connect the small USB end of the travel charger cable to the USB port on the side of your BlackBerry Curve 3 Plug the travel charger into a power outlet 4 Charge the battery to full power Steps 3 Takes 1 minute Note If the battery is charged the BlackBerry Curve turns on If the device does not turn on charge the battery The length o...

Page 6: ...u to navigate through the Setup Wizard Set Up Your BlackBerry Curve Setup Wizard Setup Wizard The BlackBerry Curve contains a Setup Wizard designed to help you quickly and easily set up and personalize your BlackBerry Curve Introduction to BlackBerry Curve The introduction to the BlackBerry Curve section of the Setup Wizard will help you choose your language set up the date and time and orient you...

Page 7: ... If the screen goes dark or dims simply press any key to view the screen again Setup Wizard 1 Once you have launched the Setup Wizard use the TRACKBALL to scroll up and down on the screens and highlight input fields or buttons Click press the TRACKBALL to select fields or buttons 2 To set your time zone highlight the current time zone and click the TRACKBALL Scroll the TRACKBALL up or down to find...

Page 8: ...zard 4 Enter your owner information and click Next 5 Select the display font and click Next Note If your SIM card currently has contacts saved to it you will be prompted to import them to the BlackBerry Curve To import the contacts click Yes then click Next ...

Page 9: ...mail Setup screen select the I want to create or add an email address option Click Next 2 Click Next 3 Click Create New Account Email Set Up Steps 13 Takes 5 10 minutes Note To set up email using web browser on your computer visit www cingular com blackberrystart ...

Page 10: ...nse agreement select the Yes option Click I Agree 6 Type a login user name of your choice for the email setup website The user name must begin with a letter or number contain between 4 and 32 characters and may contain letters numbers underscores dashes and period characters Typing Tips To capitalize a letter hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press the RIGHT SHIFT key and...

Page 11: ...mail address information for the existing email account that you want to add and click Next To insert symbols such as and period press the ALT key and press the appropriate letter key Email Set Up Note Once you add a supported email account up to 10 using the email setup application messages sent to that account will also appear in the messages list on your BlackBerry Curve Also when you send a me...

Page 12: ...K 11 On the summary screen perform one of the following actions To create a new email address for your BlackBerry Curve click Create A BlackBerry Email Address To add another existing supported email address up to 10 click Add An Email Account To exit the email setup website press the MENU key Click Close ...

Page 13: ...e now completed the Setup Wizard On the Setup Wizard Complete screen perform one of the following actions To read shortcuts and information about personalizing your device click Next To exit the Setup Wizard click Close Email Set Up ...

Page 14: ...ation perform one of the following actions Type a phone number Type part of a contact name Highlight a contact or phone number 2 Press the SEND key 3 To end the call press the END key 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 Steps 3 ...

Page 15: ...oice Dialing 1 On the Home screen click Voice Dialing 2 Wait for the sound 3 Say Call and a contact name or phone number 4 To end the call press the END key Steps 4 More Info To learn more about Voice Dialing features press the MENU key while in Voice Dialing scroll to and click Help ...

Page 16: ...key or ALT key when dialing a phone number 2 Create your password 3 Record your name 4 Record a greeting Check Your Voicemail Messages From Your BlackBerry Curve 1 Press and hold the 1 key 2 Follow the voice prompts Check Your Voicemail Messages From Other Phones 1 Dial your 10 digit wireless number 2 Press the key when you hear your personal greeting Press the key in Puerto Rico 3 Enter your pers...

Page 17: ...BlackBerry Curve 17 Add a Contact Add a Contact 1 On the Home screen click Address Book 2 Press the MENU key 3 Click New Address 4 Type the contact information 5 Click the TRACKBALL 6 Click Save Steps 6 ...

Page 18: ...e screen click Calendar 2 Press the MENU key 3 Click New 4 Type the appointment information 5 Click the TRACKBALL 6 Click Save Note To change calendar views press the MENU key and select the desired view Steps 6 More Info To learn more about calendar features press the MENU key while in Calendar scroll to and click Help ...

Page 19: ...he TRACKBALL 7 Click Send If you have associated your BlackBerry Curve with more than one supported email address in the Send Using field you can set the email address that you use to send the email message Note You must set up an email account on your BlackBerry Curve device to send email To learn how to set up a supported email account refer to Email Setup in the Setup Wizard Steps 7 More Info T...

Page 20: ... the MENU key 3 Click Compose SMS Text 4 Perform one of the following actions If the contact is not in your address book click Use Once Type an SMS phone number include the country code and area code or an email address Click the TRACKBALL If the contact is in your address book click a contact 5 Type a message 6 Click the TRACKBALL 7 Click Send Steps 7 ...

Page 21: ...as _ and press the ALT key and press the appropriate letter key Additional charges may apply for downloadable content Your use of third party products and services shall be governed by and subject to you agreeing to the terms of separate software licenses if any for those products or services RIM and AT T makes no representation warranty or guarantee whatsoever in relation to the third party produ...

Page 22: ...y for the Bluetooth enabled accessory on your BlackBerry Curve 5 Once the Bluetooth enabled accessory is paired with the BlackBerry Curve you are ready to use Bluetooth Note You can simultaneously use more than one Bluetooth enabled accessory with your BlackBerry Curve Steps 5 Takes 1 minute More Info To learn more about Bluetooth features press the MENU key while in Bluetooth scroll to and click ...

Page 23: ... the PTT service PTT initialization might take a few moments to complete 1 On the Home screen click Push to Talk or press the PTT CONVENIENCE key on the left side of the BlackBerry Curve 2 Click Yes to initialize PTT 3 Type a name that is up to 20 characters in length This will be your PTT user name 4 Click OK Note PTT is on when the PTT indicator appears on the home screen and the bottom of the P...

Page 24: ...tact can accept decline or defer your invitation 1 On the Home screen click Push to Talk 2 Click Add Contact 3 Type the contact information 4 Click OK An icon appears to indicate that your invitation is in progress Create a Push to Talk group A PTT group is a great way to call several people at the same time 1 On the Home screen click Push to Talk 2 Click Add Group 3 Type a name for the group and ...

Page 25: ...he group click New Contact Type the contact information Click OK Edit a Push to Talk contact or group 1 Press the PTT CONVENIENCE key 2 Highlight a contact or group and press the MENU key 3 Perform one of the following actions To delete the contact or group click Delete Contact or Delete Group To rename the contact or group click Rename Contact or Rename Group To add or delete members of the group...

Page 26: ... speak to your contact press and hold the PTT CONVENIENCE key To listen to your contact release the PTT CONVENIENCE key To end the PTT call press and hold the END key Note To convert your PTT call to a cellular call during the call press the TRACKBALL Click Convert to Cellular When you hear the tone begin speaking without using the PTT CONVENIENCE key Make a Quick Group call 1 On the Home screen p...

Page 27: ... click Push to Talk 2 Click Accept Note You can automatically accept all PTT invitations In the PTT application set Auto Accept Invitations to On Press the MENU key Click Save Respond to a Push to Talk call An incoming PTT call is indicated by a tone followed by the sound of the caller speaking Caller information will appear on the screen Press and hold the PTT CONVENIENCE key wait a moment then s...

Page 28: ...y 4 Click a status 5 Press the MENU key 6 Click Save Send a Call Me Alert 1 On the Home screen press the PTT CONVENIENCE key 2 Click a contact 3 Click Call Me Alert The recipient s wireless device displays a screen notifying them to call you The recipient can choose to return your call immediately Get Started Using Your BlackBerry Curve Push to Talk Set Up ...

Page 29: ...Alert Contact alerts notify you when a PTT contact becomes available 1 On the Home screen press the PTT CONVENIENCE key 2 Press the MENU key 3 Click Contact Alerts 4 Click a contact 5 Press the MENU key 6 Click Save Push to Talk Set Up ...

Page 30: ...ed you may select more than one contact to send a voice message to 5 Press and hold the PTT CONVENIENCE key and begin speaking 6 Release the PTT CONVENIENCE key to send the voice message Turn off Push to Talk 1 On the Home screen click Push to Talk 2 Click PTT is On 3 Click Off 4 Press the MENU key 5 Click Save Get Started Using Your BlackBerry Curve Push to Talk Set Up ...

Page 31: ...reen click Camera 2 Take a picture by clicking the TRACKBALL 3 Click the mail icon 4 Click Send As MMS 5 Select the contact you wish to send it to and click the TRACKBALL 6 Type a subject then click the TRACKBALL 7 Click Send Note When taking processing or using the camera obey all laws which may restrict your use of the camera or BlackBerry Curve Steps 7 More Info To learn more about Camera featu...

Page 32: ... and your computer Back up and restore BlackBerry Curve data Transfer media files between your computer and your BlackBerry Curve Add applications to your BlackBerry Curve Set up and manage email message forwarding or wireless calendar synchronization if your BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator has advised you to do so Sync Your BlackBerry Curve With Your Computer BlackBerry Desktop Softwar...

Page 33: ...BlackBerry Curve 33 What You Need Intel compatible 486 or higher computer that is compliant with USB 1 1 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 or later Available USB port CD drive BlackBerry Desktop Software ...

Page 34: ... connected to your computer 2 Insert the BlackBerry User Tools CD into the CD drive on your computer 3 Follow the instructions on the screen BlackBerry Curve 34 Steps 10 Takes 5 10 minutes BlackBerry Desktop Software Sync Your BlackBerry Curve With Your Computer ...

Page 35: ...ng the software 5 Click Install BlackBerry Desktop Software 6 Choose BlackBerry Internet Service to set up a personal email account Only choose BlackBerry Enterprise Server if your company uses this service BlackBerry Curve 35 BlackBerry Desktop Software ...

Page 36: ...d check the configuration of the BlackBerry Desktop Software so that your computer can connect to your BlackBerry Curve Click Options and then Connection Settings and select a USB connection 8 Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to your BlackBerry Curve and connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer BlackBerry Desktop Software Sync Your BlackBerry Curve With Your...

Page 37: ...ick on the Configuration tab to set your configuration settings 10 When you have finished setting up the configuration settings click Synchronize now Note To learn more about synchronizing data backing up or restoring data adding applications or other functions click Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software BlackBerry Desktop Software ...

Page 38: ...ncluding background pictures and ring tones in a Preloaded Media folder on your BlackBerry Curve Preloaded media files cannot be deleted renamed or moved For additional storage add a media card sold separately to your BlackBerry Curve Transfer Music and Videos to your BlackBerry Curve Note You must install the BlackBerry Desktop Software to use Media Manager 1 Connect your BlackBerry Curve to your...

Page 39: ...edia card holder door is closed 5 Close the media card holder door 6 Slide the media card door away from its hinges to lock it Additional charges may apply for downloadable content Your use of third party products and services shall be governed by and subject to you agreeing to the terms of separate software licenses if any for those products or services RIM and AT T makes no representation warran...

Page 40: ...D Select Community to go to one or more hot user communities Interact with friends and the community as well as review artist fan sites Purchase additional fun music applications via AT T Mall by going to Music Apps Additional charges may apply for downloadable content Your use of third party products and services shall be governed by and subject to you agreeing to the terms of separate software l...

Page 41: ... for the occasion Subscribe to useful applications and cool tools discovered at Shop Applications Additional charges may apply for downloadable content Your use of third party products and services shall be governed by and subject to you agreeing to the terms of separate software licenses if any for those products or services RIM and AT T makes no representation warranty or guarantee whatsoever in...

Page 42: ...lready created a user name and password use this information to log in If you have not created a user name and password click Create New Account and complete the instructions on the screen Verify that the email account you wish to associate with your BlackBerry Curve is POP3 or IMAP account If you still cannot add the email address contact your wireless service provider for more information on sup...

Page 43: ...lready visited www cingular com blackberrystart and have set up your email account You have an existing email account and have access to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server but your BlackBerry Enterprise Server system administrator has not provided you with a password that you can use to activate your BlackBerry Curve over the wireless network Contact your system administrator for more information abou...

Page 44: ...ctions Verify that your BlackBerry Curve 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 If you created a BlackBerry email address or added an existing supported email address up to 10 to your BlackBerry Curve using the email setup web site verify that you have received an activation message on ...

Page 45: ...s verify that call blocking and call forwarding are turned off I want to charge my device using my computer If you have an available USB port on your computer and you install the BlackBerry Desktop Software on your computer to obtain the required USB drivers you can connect your BlackBerry device to your computer to charge the battery when the computer is turned on Connect the smaller end of the U...

Page 46: ... account for use with BlackBerry Internet Service you might be prompted to install the BlackBerry Mail Connector program on your computer For more information in the BlackBerry Internet Service email setup application click Help Note If you install the BlackBerry Mail Connector your computer must be on and the installed program must be running to send and receive messages on your BlackBerry Curve ...

Page 47: ...ou must update your BlackBerry Internet Service account to use the personal information number PIN and International Mobile Equipment Identify IMEI for your new BlackBerry device Open the BlackBerry Setup and select Personal Email Setup email setup application On the Login screen type your user name and password Click Log In Click Change Device Type the PIN and IMEI for your new BlackBerry device ...

Page 48: ...n the letter key Type alternate character on a key Press the ALT key and then press the character key Insert and periods in an email field Press the SPACE key Type a symbol Press the SYMBOL key and then click a symbol Type an accented letter Hold the letter key and roll the trackball to highlight a character Click the accented letter Turn on number lock Press the ALT key and the LEFT SHIFT key Tur...

Page 49: ... the keyboard Press B Move down screen Press SPACE key General Tip TO DO Reboot Remove the battery Attachments TO DO Search for text in an attachment Press F Phone TO DO Turn speaker phone on off during a call Hold SPEAKERPHONE key Voicemail TO DO Check voicemail Press and hold the 1 key ...

Page 50: ...es carrying solutions headsets and charging solutions for your BlackBerry Curve at www cingular com accessories CAUTION Use only accessories that Research In Motion has approved for use with your BlackBerry Curve Use of other accessories might invalidate your warranty and might be dangerous ...

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Page 52: ...hereinafter defined patents This document is provided as is and Research In Motion Limited and its affiliated companies RIM and AT T Knowledge Ventures AT T assume no responsibility for any typographical technical or other inaccuracies in this document In order to protect RIM AT T proprietary and confidential information and or trade secrets this document may describe some aspects of RIM AT T tech...

Page 53: ...ing whether such third party licenses are required and are responsible for acquiring any such licenses relating to Third Party Information To the extent that such intellectual property licenses may be required RIM expressly recommends that you do not install or use Third Party Information until all such applicable licenses have been acquired by you or on your behalf Your use of Third Party Informa...

Page 54: ... send and receive email PIN SMS text and MMS messages and use the browser You can use the phone and send and receive SMS text messages You can only make emergency calls Your BlackBerry Curve s radio is turned off You are not in a wireless coverage area Battery Power Level Indicators Full battery power Low battery power Battery charging Push to Talk Indicators Available PTT Message Do Not Disturb U...

Page 55: ...oth technology is turned on paired with Bluetooth enabled device Home Screen Status Indicators unopened message MMS message opened message sent message message includes attachment message is sending message is high priority message not sent SMS message Message List Status Indicators missed call received call placed call Phone Call Status Indicators ...

Page 56: ... key to turn on CAP lock Send key Open the phone Call a highlighted phone number Menu key Open the menu in an application Alt key Type the alternate character on a key Symbol key Open the symbol list USB port Headset jack Camera key Open the camera Take a picture Trackball Roll to move around a screen Click press to select an item Push To Talk key This convenience key opens the Push To Talk applic...

Page 57: ...friends and co workers Click Browser to visit web pages or view the browser bookmarks list Click MEdia Net to access your favorite content weather news etc and download items like ringtones and games See the Quick Start Guide for more details Click Media to play saved pictures ring tones videos or songs Click Camera to take send and save pictures Click AT T Music to get the ultimate mobile music e...

Page 58: ...ck Help To view the User Guide Safety and Product Information booklet or BlackBerry End User Software License agreement and warranty for your BlackBerry Curve insert the BlackBerry User Tools CD in the CD drive on your computer To try a free online tutorial visit att com tutorialsblackberrycurve For support using live chat with a Technical Support Representative go to http forums cingular com and ...

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