Blackberry Curve 8500 User Manual

Find more information  
Personalize your device  
Learn More booklet: Find feature information and instructions for common tasks. This booklet  
came with your BlackBerry® device.  
www.discoverblackberry.com: Find software, applications, and accessories for your  
BlackBerry® device.  
Help application: Find step-by-step instructions for all device tasks. Access this application  
from the Home screen or in an application menu.  
www.shopblackberry.com: Find accessories for your device. You can also contact your  
wireless service provider to buy accessories.  
BlackBerry® User Tools CD: Find the BlackBerry 101 tutorial, user guide, software license  
agreement and warranty, or Safety and Product Information booklet. You can also use this CD  
to install the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronize data between your device and your  
computer. This CD came with your device.  
www.blackberry.com/ownerslounge: Find more ways to personalize your device by  
becoming a member of the BlackBerry® Owners Lounge.  
CAUTION: UseonlythoseaccessoriesapprovedbyResearchInMotion. Usinganyaccessories  
not approved by RIM for use with this particular device model might invalidate any approval  
or warranty applicable to the device, might result in the non-operation of the device, and might  
be dangerous.  
Your wireless service provider web site: Find information about your wireless network or  
your wireless service plan.  
www.blackberry.com/support: Find interactive support tools and information about support  
services. For example, you can find answers to your questions by using the BlackBerry®  
Answers tool or by joining the BlackBerry® Support Community Forums.  
Start Here  
BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series  
www.blackberry.com/go/declarationofconformity: View the Declaration of Conformity  
made under Directive 1999/5/EC (HG nr.88/2003).  
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Welcome to BlackBerry!  
Charge the battery  
Complete the setup wizard  
Get ready to experience the freedom and connectivity of your all-in-one mobile solution. Setting  
up your BlackBerry® Curve™ smartphone is easy. Simply follow the instructions in this guide to  
set up your device and learn the basics quickly.  
The setup wizard is designed to help you learn about navigation and typing, change options to  
personalize your BlackBerry® device, set up wireless and Bluetooth® connections and set up one  
or more email addresses. The setup wizard should appear automatically the first time that you turn  
on your device.  
4. Complete the instructions on the screen.  
Note: When your email address is set up correctly, you receive a confirmation message. To view  
and manage your email messages, on the Home screen, click the Messages icon.  
Insert the SIM card and battery  
1. If the setup wizard does not appear automatically, on the Home screen or in the Setup  
I cannot set up an email address  
folder, click the Setup Wizard icon.  
Depending on your BlackBerry® device model or your wireless service provider, you might not  
need to insert a SIM card to use your device. For more information, see the Learn More booklet  
that came with your device.  
Try performing the following actions:  
2. Complete the instructions on the screen.  
On the Home screen or in the Setup 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, you must switch 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.  
Battery power level indicators  
Set up an email address  
To perform this task, you must know the login information for your existing email addresses or  
your administrator must have provided you with an enterprise activation password.  
full battery power  
low battery power  
battery charging  
1. On the Home screen or in the Setup folder, click the Setup Wizard icon.  
2. On the email setup screen, select one of the following options:  
I want to create or add an email address: This email setup option is most common for  
individual users. Use this option to associate your BlackBerry® device with one or more  
(up to ten) existing email addresses (for example, a Google Mail™ or Windows Live™  
Hotmail® email account) or to create a new email address for your device. To use a social  
networking application on your device, you must use this option to associate your device  
with the email address that you use to receive social networking notifications. If this  
option does not appear, contact your wireless service provider.  
Be safe!  
For more information about setting up an email address, visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs and  
click BlackBerry Internet Service.  
Please read the Safety and Product Information booklet, located on the BlackBerry® User Tools  
CD, before using your device or any accessories that came with your device. This booklet includes  
important safety information about your battery. To view the most recent version of the Safety  
and Product Information booklet, visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs.  
I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server: This email  
setup option is most common for corporate users. Use this option to associate your  
device with a work email account using the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server if your  
administrator has provided you with an enterprise activation password.  
If the battery is charged, your device turns on automatically. If your device does not turn on, charge  
the battery.  
3. Click Next.  
Learn the basics  
About the Menu key and Escape key  
Move around the screen  
Typing tips  
The Menu  
key and Escape  
key on your BlackBerry® device are designed to help you  
Important: When you use your BlackBerry® device, take frequent breaks. If you experience  
discomfort in any part of your body when you use your device, stop using your device immediately.  
If the discomfort persists, consult a physician.  
Home screen  
More applications on the Home screen  
navigate screens and complete tasks quickly and easily. If you want to complete an action in an  
application or on the Home screen, you can find it in the menu that appears when you press the  
For an interactive typing tutorial, on the Home screen or in the Setup folder, click the Setup  
Wizard icon. Click Navigation and Typing Tutorials.  
Menu  
key. To select a highlighted menu item, press the Menu  
key again. If you want  
to close the menu or move back a screen, press the Escape  
key.  
To capitalize a letter, press and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears or press  
the key and the letter key.  
To type a number or the alternate character on a key, press the  
or character key. For example, to type the number one (1), press the  
To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the  
key and the number key  
key and  
.
key.  
key again. Type  
To view more applications on the Home screen, press the Menu  
To return to the Home screen, when you are not on a call, press the End  
To move back a screen, press the Escape key.  
key.  
key.  
To type a symbol, press the  
key. To view more symbols, press the  
the letter that appears below the symbol.  
To move the cursor in any direction and highlight items, slide your finger on the trackpad.  
To select an item or open a link, click the trackpad.  
To change the value in a field, click a field. Click a value.  
Typing indicators  
When you type, typing indicators appear at the top-right corner of the screen.  
CAP lock (capital letter lock)  
NUM lock (number lock)  
Alt mode  
Applications  
Status indicators  
Message list status indicators  
You can access applications on the Home screen and in folders on the Home screen. To view the  
Options  
unopened message  
opened message  
MMS message  
sent message  
Home screen, when you are not on a call, press the End  
screen displays only some of the available applications. To view more applications on the Home  
screen, press the Menu key.  
key. The initial view of the Home  
View the main list of device options. You can also access additional options from  
the menu in each application.  
Home screen status indicators  
Contacts  
alarm set  
missed call count  
sending data  
receiving data  
roaming  
message with an attachment  
message is high priority  
message is sending  
message not sent  
draft message  
Take some time to explore the applications that are available on your BlackBerry® device. Here  
are a few applications to get you started.  
View your contact list or add a new contact.  
unopened message count  
calendar reminder count  
voice mail message  
new notification  
Set Up Wi-Fi  
Set up a connection to a Wi-Fi® network. Depending on your device model, this  
feature might not be supported.  
SMS text message  
filed message  
Setup Wizard  
Learn about typing, change options to personalize your device, and set up your email  
address. The setup wizard also provides links to information about common tasks.  
Help  
View the user guide for your device.  
Email Settings  
Set up one or more email addresses or change BlackBerry® Internet Service email  
options.  
Some applications might appear in one of the following folders:  
Phone status indicators  
Setup  
Downloads  
Games  
Browser  
Visit web pages or view the browser bookmark list.  
missed call  
placed call  
received call  
Applications  
Instant Messaging  
Camera  
Take a picture. Depending on your device model, this feature might not be  
supported.  
Media  
Record a voice note or video, view saved pictures, or play saved songs, ring tones,  
voice notes, or videos. Depending on your BlackBerry device, the camera or video  
camera feature might not be supported.  
Messages  
View a list of your messages.  

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