At&t 9700 User Manual

BLACKBERRY BOLD 9700

Quickstart

Welcome To AT&T

Use this Quickstart to quickly get an overview of the major features and services available for your smartphone.

Use our interactive web tutorial available at

att.com/tutorials

for the most complete and up-to-date information available for setting up and using your new smartphone and services. The online tutorials include step-by-step instructions and screen shots to assist you as well as provide an easy search function.

Before you use your smartphone or any accessories for your smartphone, see the Safety and Product Information Booklet. For the most recent version of the booklet visit blackberry.com/go/docs

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Table of Contents

Welcome To AT&T 2 Set Up Your BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 Smartphone 4 Tips and Tricks 7 Complete the Setup Wizard 10 Switch to a New BlackBerry Smartphone 14 Make Calls 16 Visual Voice Mail 17 Voice Mail 18 Manage Contacts and Appointments 19 Send a Text Message 22 Pictures and Videos 23 Browse the Web and Shop Online 27 Send an Email 28 Manage Wireless Connections 29 Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 30 AT&T Navigator AT&T Features and Services 32 BlackBerry Desktop Software 33 Load and Play Music and Videos 34 Use a BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone as a Wireless Modem 36 Documents To Go From DataViz 37 Troubleshooting 38 Carry Your Smartphone 39 Indicators 42 BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone Key Functions 44 BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone Applications and Functions 45

Set Up Your BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone

What’s in the Box

BlackBerry® Travel Charger

BlackBerry® USB Datasync & Charging Cable

Battery

Stereo Headset

2GB Memory Card

BlackBerry® User Tools CD

Includes BlackBerry® Desktop Software, User Guide, Software License Agreement and Limited Warranty.

Insert the SIM Card and Battery

1. Push down gently on the top-left and top-right corners of the battery cover and slide off the battery cover.

2. If the battery is inserted, remove the battery.

3. If your SIM card is already inserted, skip to Step 7.

4. Remove the SIM card from any packaging.

5. Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts on the SIM card face down

and the cutoff corner points toward the top-left corner of the smartphone.

6. Slide the SIM card into the holder so that it lies flat below the metal guide.

7. Insert the battery so that the metal contacts on the battery align with the

metal contacts on your smartphone.

8. Replace the battery cover so that the notches at the top of the battery cover fit into the slots at the top of the smartphone.

9. Slide up the battery cover so that it clicks into place.

If the battery is charged, the smartphone will automatically turn on. If the smartphone does not turn on, charge the battery.

Note: If you have an available USB port on your computer, you can use the USB cable that came with your smartphone to connect your smartphone to your computer for charging.

View The Home Screen

When your smartphone powers on, the Home screen appears.

To view the Expanded Home screen with more application icons, press the

Menu key.

Home screen Expanded Home screen

Tip:

If you do not press a key or use the trackpad for 30 seconds while viewing the Expanded Home screen or a

folder, the Home screen reappears. To return to the previous screen or folder, press the Menu key.

Set Up Your BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone

Charge The Battery

1. Connect the small end of the travel charger cable to the micro-USB port on the side of your smartphone.

2. Fold down the plug blades on the power adapter.

3. Plug the power adapter into a power outlet.

4. Charge the battery to full power.

Insert a microSD™ Memory Card

Use a microSD™ memory card to extend the memory available on your smartphone for storing your media files such as ringtones, videos, pictures, or songs.

1. Push down gently on the top-left and top-right corners of the battery cover and slide off the battery cover.

2. Hold the memory card so that the metal contacts on the card point down and the cut-off end of the card points toward the right side of the smartphone.

3. Slide the card into the card slot so that the card clicks into place.

To remove the memory card, press the card in and then pull the card out.

Tips and Tricks

Move the cursor in any direction and highlight items Slide your finger on the trackpad.

Select an item or follow a link Click the trackpad.

Move back a screen Press the Escape key.

Return to the Home screen Press the End/Power key.

Access the Expanded Home screen On the Home screen, press the Menu key.

View more available actions for a highlighted item Press the Menu key or click Full Menu, if available.

To close a menu Press the Escape key.

Insert a period Press the Space key twice. The next letter is

Capitalize a letter Hold the letter key until the capitalized letter

Type the alternate character on a key Press the ALT key and then the character key.

Insert @ and periods in an email field Press the Space key.

Type a symbol Press the Symbol key. To view more symbols, press

Turn on number lock Press the ALT key and the Left Shift key.

Turn on CAP lock Press the ALT key and the Right Shift key.

For pictures of the keys and buttons on your smartphone refer to the foldout at the back of this guide.

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appears or press the Left Shift key or the Right

Shift key and the letter key.

the Symbol key again. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.

Tips and Tricks

Turn off number lock or CAP lock Press the ALT key.

Lock the keyboard Click the Lock icon on the Expanded Home screen,

To type an accented or special character Hold the letter key and slide your finger on the

Unlock the keyboard Press the Star (*) key and then the Send key.

Move to the top of the screen Press T

Move to the bottom of the screen Press B

Move down screen Press the Space key.

Reboot Remove and reinsert the battery.

Turn speaker phone on/off during a call Press the Speakerphone key.

Search for text in an attachment Press F

Check voicemail Press and hold the 1 key.

To pause a video or song Press the Mute key.

To resume playing a video or song Press the Mute key.

To play the next song in a category Press N

To play the previous song in a category Press P

press the Lock button at the top of the smartphone, or press and hold the A key

trackpad. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears.

Adjust the volume for songs, ringtones, Press the Volume Up or Volume Down key until you and videos reach the desired volume setting.

To rotate a picture Press L

To zoom in to a picture Press R

To zoom out from a picture Press C

Return to the original picture size Press Z

For step-by-step instructions for using the features and services of your smartphone visit

att.com/tutorials

Complete the Setup Wizard

The setup wizard is designed to help you learn about typing, change options to personalize your smartphone and set up one or more email addresses. To select highlighted buttons and fields in the setup wizard, click (press) the trackpad. To move around the screen, slide your finger on the trackpad.

The setup wizard should appear automatically the first time that you turn on your smartphone.

Options

Highlight a field and click the trackpad to view available options

More indicator

Slide your finger on the trackpad down to view more text on the screen

Close, Back and Next buttons

Click to move between screens in the wizard

1. If the setup wizard does not appear automatically, on the Expanded Home Screen, click

2. Click Setup Wizard.

3. Complete the instructions on the screen.

Note: If your SIM card currently has contacts saved to it, you will be prompted to import them to the smartphone. To import the contacts click Yes.

Tip: You can exit the setup wizard at any time and return to it by selecting Setup from the Expanded Home screen and then choosing Setup Wizard.

Setup.

Email Setup

If you have an existing BlackBerry smartphone and want to switch your email account to work with a new BlackBerry smartphone, see Switch to a new BlackBerry smartphone on page 14.

On the Email Setup screen of the Setup Wizard, you can choose one of these new account setup options:

I want to create or add an email address

– Select the I want to create or add an email address option to associate your smartphone with one or

more (up to ten) existing Internet email accounts (like AT&T, Yahoo!®, AOL® and Gmail®). This option will also allow you to create a new email address for your smartphone itself. This option is most common for individual users. If you select this option, the Email Setup screen opens.

I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server

– Select the I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server option if your

company’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server system administrator has provided you with a password that you can use to activate your company IT managed email, calendar, and contacts (like Microsoft® Outlook® or Lotus Notes®) with your smartphone over the wireless network.

You can skip Email Setup if any of the following apply:

– A representative from the store where you purchased your smartphone has already helped you to set up

your email account

– You have visited att.com/blackberrystart to 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. Contact your system administrator for more information about setting up email for your smartphone.

Complete the Setup Wizard

Set Up Personal Email

1. Perform one of the following actions:

• In the Setup Wizard, click Email Setup. Click I want to create or

add an email address. Click Next and then click Next again.

• On the Expanded Home screen, click

Personal Email Setup.

2. Scroll down to view the terms of the BlackBerry Prosumer

Services Agreement.

3. Please read the terms and conditions carefully. To accept the

terms of the service agreement, click I Accept.

4. Click an email account type (AT&T, Yahoo!®, AOL®, Gmail® etc.).

5. Type the email address and password information for the existing

supported email account that you want to add and click Next.

6. After the confirmation displays, click OK.

Setup and then click

7. On the Email Accounts screen, perform one of the following actions:

• To add another existing supported email address (up to 10), or to create a

new email address for your smartphone, click Add.

• To exit Email Setup, click Close.

Note: Once you add a supported email account, messages sent to that account will also appear in the message list on your smartphone.

Tip: If you have associated your smartphone 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.

For more information on how to

Send an email see page 28.

Switch to a New BlackBerry Smartphone

Update your existing BlackBerry Internet Service account to work with your BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone

1. Insert your SIM card into your new BlackBerry smartphone.

2. From the Expanded Home screen, click Setup.

3. Click Personal Email Set Up.

4. You will be prompted to switch your account to a new PIN.

Click Yes.

5. If necessary, type your password and click Next.

6. If necessary, repeat step 5 for all integrated email accounts.

7. Click OK.

8. Click Close.

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