BlackBerry 7100g User Guide

BlackBerry 7100g™

Getting Started Guide

Headset jack

USB port

Send key

Make a phone call

Symbol key

Open the symbol list

Type the alternate

character on a key

Move through a list

Alt key

Next key

Power button

Notification LED

Trackwheel

Select or click an item

Escape button

Exit a screen

Convenience key

Open a list of useful links Open a selected link

End key

End a phone call

Backspace key

Enter key

Shift key

Type a capital letter

How do I navigate? How do I type?

Roll the trackwheel to move the cursor

and highlight items on the screen.

Click (press) the trackwheel to open

the menu or select items.

To type using SureType™ technology, press each

letter key only once until you have typed an entire word. The letters on the screen change automatically until a word is formed.

Press the Escape button to exit a

screen, cancel an action, or go back one page in the browser.

To switch to the multi-tap input method, in a text

field, hold the * key. Press a key once for the first letter and twice for the second letter.

Tips

Phone

Open the phone screen or make a phone call

End a call Press

Turn mute on and off during a call

Change the volume during a call

Dial a letter in a phone number

Redial a number Press twice

Call voice mail Hold

Assign speed dial to a number

Type a phone number extension

Turn speakerphone on or off during a call

Press

Roll the trackwheel

Hold + Press the letter (once for the first letter, twice for the second letter, using the multi-tap method)

Hold the number > Type a phone number

Press > Type the extension number

Press

Browser

Go back one page Press the Escape button

Exit the browser

Go to the next page in the history

Go to the previous page in the history

Switch between normal and full-screen mode

Page down Press

Stop a web page from loading

Go to a specific web page Press

Hold the Escape button

Press

Press the Escape button

Messages

Compose from the messages list

Reply to sender Press

Reply to all Press

Forward a message Press

Go to the next message

Go to the previous message Press

View received messages Press +

View SMS messages Press +

View voice mail messages Press +

Page up in an open message

Page down in an open message

Press

Calendar*

Go to the next day, week, or month

Go to the previous day, week, or month

Schedule an appointment Press

Move the cursor horizontally in week view

Move the cursor vertically in month view

*In the calendar options, set the Enable Quick Entry field to No to use these shortcuts in Day format.

Note: T

he arrangement of letters on your handheld keypad

might vary slightly from the depictions on this document.

Press

Hold + Roll the trackwheel

Navigating your handheld

Typing and editing

Lock the handheld/keyboard

Unlock the handheld/keyboard

Move the cursor Roll the trackwheel or Press

Return to the previous screen

Return to the Home screen Press

Click an item Highlight the item > Click

Select multiple items Hold + Roll the

Switch between applications

Go to the top of a screen Press

Go to the bottom of a screen

Turn on/off the handheld Hold the Power button

To turn the wireless radio on or off, in Settings, click Turn

Wireless On/Turn Wireless Off.

Wireless coverage

Emergency calls

Emergency calls SMS messages Phone Email and PIN messages Browser

Hold or Click Lock (set a password for added security)

Press + or Double-click the trackwheel

+ Roll the trackwheel

Press the Escape button

the trackwheel

trackwheel

Hold + Press the Escape button

Press

No wireless coverage

Type using SureType™ technology

Type using multi-tap input method

Move through the list that appears when you type

Select an item from the list that appears when you type

Capitalize a letter Hold the letter

Insert a period Press twice

Type the alternate character on a key

Insert a symbol Press + > Press

Insert an accented character

Switch between the multitap and SureType™ input methods

Type the whole word. Press each letter key only once.

Press a key once for the first letter. Press a key twice for the second letter.

Press

Press + the key

a letter or Press again to see more symbols

Hold a letter + Roll the trackwheel

In a text field, hold

Status indicatorsWireless network coverage

full battery power low battery power charging roaming Home Zone receiving data transmitting data service book waiting alarm set voice mail message TTY enabled

Bluetooth® radio on Bluetooth connected Number lock on Shift mode on Alt mode on Multi-tap mode on

How do I...

Make a phone call

1. On the Home screen, type a phone number.

2. Press the Send key.

3. To end the call, press the End key.

Send an email message

1. In the messages list, click the trackwheel.

2. Click Compose Email.

3. Click [Use Once].

4. Click Email.

5. In the email field, type an email address.

6. Click the trackwheel.

7. Click Continue.

8. In the Subject field, type a subject.

9. Press the Enter key.

10. Type a message.

11. Click the trackwheel.

12. Click Send.

Add a contact

1. In the address book, click the trackwheel.

2. Click New Address.

3. Type the contact information.

4. Click the trackwheel.

5. Click Save.

Navigate the Home screen

Click Applications to access help, tasks, memos, BrickBreaker, and other applications.

Click Settings to access handheld options, and to turn the wireless radio on or off.

Set a password

1. In Settings, click Options.

2. Click Security.

3. Set the Password field to Enabled.

4. Set the security options.

5. Click the trackwheel.

6. Click Save.

7. Type a password.

8. Press the Enter key.

9. Type the password again.

10. Click the trackwheel. Tip: Type passwords using the multi-tap input method.

Press a key once for the first letter and twice for the second letter.

Fields Menus

Press the Space key to change the value in a field.

Press the Alt key to view all the values that are available in the selected field.

Click the trackwheel to view the menu.

On the menu, click standard actions such as

New, View, Edit, Delete, Save, Options, and Help.

Additional options might appear depending on the item you have selected.

Contents

Where can I find more information?

On the handheld

• On the menu, click Help to see help topics

associated with the application that you are using.

• On any Help screen, click the trackwheel. Click

Index to see a list of additional help topics.

In the BlackBerry Desktop Software

• On the Help menu, click Desktop Help

Contents to view the

BlackBerry Desktop Software Online Help

the

In your BlackBerry Internet Service account using a desktop browser

Handheld User Guide

or

• On the menu bar, click Help to view the

BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help

.

Setting up your handheld 2

Insert the SIM card 2 Insert the battery 2

Charge the battery 3 Turn wireless on 4 Set up email 4

Setting up for email using BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5

.

Use enterprise activation 5 Use the BlackBerry Desktop Software 5

Setting up for email using BlackBerry Internet Service 7

Create an account 7 Log in to your account 8 Receive messages from other email accounts 8

Set account options 9 Synchronize your handheld data 9

Frequently asked questions 10

BlackBerry Internet Service Frequently asked questions 11

1

Setting up your handheld

Insert the SIM card

Your SIM card contains important information about your wireless service. Your SIM card might be inserted already.

Warning: Turn off your handheld before you insert or remove the SIM card. Do not scratch, bend, or expose the SIM card to static electricity or wet conditions.

1. Press the battery cover release button.

6. Slide the SIM card into the holder so that it lies flat below the guides on either side of the holder.

Note: To remove the SIM card, hold the tab and slide the SIM card out of the holder.

2. Slide off the battery cover.

3. If the battery is inserted, remove it.

4. Remove your SIM card from its packaging.

5. Hold the SIM card with the metal contacts facing down so that the notches on the card align with the notches in the SIM card holder on your handheld.

2

Insert the battery

Warning: Use only the battery that Research In Motion specifies for use with your handheld. See the

Safety and Product Infomation

accompanied your handheld for more information on using the battery safely.

1. Press the battery cover release button.

2. Slide off the battery cover.

3. Insert the battery so that the connectors align.

booklet that