BlackBerry Smartphone Setup

Getting Started

Let's get started. Once you've opened the box for your BlackBerry® smartphone, you're ready to complete the following tasks in the order shown:

• Inserting the battery
• Connecting to the wireless network
• Importing your address book
• Configuring your email accounts

Inserting the Battery

1. Press the battery cover release button
2. Slide off the battery cover
3. Insert the battery¹ so the connectors on the battery align with the connectors on your smartphone
4. Replace the battery cover
   If the battery is charged, the smartphone should turn on. The confirm date and time dialog box is displayed
5. If the date and time are not correct, click Edit:
   • Under Options, click Date/Time and view the Time Zone field
   • In the Date/Time Source field, set a date and time source
   • Click the trackball/trackwheel
   • Click Update Time
   • Click the trackball/trackwheel again
   • Click Save
6. If the date and time are correct, click OK

Continue Setting Up Your BlackBerry Smartphone

• Connect to the wireless network
• Import your address book
• Configure your email accounts

¹Use only the battery that Research In Motion specifies for use with your device. Refer to the Safety and Product Information booklet that accompanied your device for more information on using the battery safely.

Connecting to the Wireless Network

Once you’ve inserted and charged the battery, you’re ready to connect to the wireless network:

1. If the power is off on your smartphone, press the Power button
2. On the Home screen or in the application list, click Manage Connections and select the check box beside Mobile Network

To connect to the wireless network, your wireless service must be active and you must be in a wireless network coverage area.

If your device is not connected to the wireless network, you can still use features that do not require a connection to a wireless network (For example, you can type and save draft email messages, manage tasks or use the calculator when you are on an airplane).

Continue Setting Up Your BlackBerry Smartphone

• Import your address book
• Configure your email accounts

Import Your Address Book

To import your Microsoft® Outlook® address book to your BlackBerry® Internet Bundle address book, complete the following:

• First, export the Microsoft Outlook Address Book to a CSV file:
  1. In Microsoft Outlook, from the File menu, select Import and Export
     The Import and Export Wizard is displayed
  2. Select Export to a file, then click Next
  3. Select Comma Separated Values (Windows®), then click Next
     If a message window appears asking you to install the Import/Export engine, you might need the Microsoft® Office CD to complete this task
  4. In the Export to a File window, select the Contacts folder that contains your address book
  5. Click Next, then click Browse
  6. In the Browse window, choose a location where you want to save the CSV file
  7. In the File name field, type a file name with a .csv extension, then click OK
  8. Click Next > Finished
     The CSV file is created
• Once you’ve completed the preceding steps, import the CSV file into BlackBerry Internet Bundle:
  1. Connect to the BlackBerry Internet Bundle website and log in to your BlackBerry account
  2. Click the Address Book link
  3. On the navigation bar, click Import
  4. Click Browse
  5. In the Choose File window, browse to the location where you saved the CSV file
  6. Select the CSV file and click Open
  7. Click Add
     Your Microsoft Outlook address book contacts appear in your BlackBerry Internet Bundle address book

Continue Setting Up Your BlackBerry Smartphone

• Configure your email accounts

Email Setup

Depending on your business and personal email requirements, you may choose from two options for setting up your email on your BlackBerry® smartphone:

BlackBerry Internet Bundle

Your BlackBerry smartphone allows you to send and receive email from up to 10 supported email accounts. Set up is simple. You can do it online at your computer, or right from your smartphone.¹

Set Up Your Email From Your BlackBerry Smartphone

Select your smartphone series from the list below

Set Up Your Email From Your Computer

Select your wireless service provider below to be taken to the BlackBerry® Internet Bundle website to set up your email accounts:

• Bharti Airtel
• BSNL
• Idea
• Loop Mobile
• MTNL
• Reliance GSM
• Tata Indicom
• Vodafone Essar

If your wireless service provider is not listed here, please refer to your service provider’s website, inbox documentation or support site.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Use the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server option to associate your smartphone with a Microsoft® Outlook®, IBM® Lotus Notes® or Novell® GroupWise® work email account.

If your system administrator has provided you with an enterprise activation password, you can set up email using this option by selecting 'I want to use a work email account with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server' in the setup wizard on your smartphone. If you do not have an enterprise activation password, contact your system administrator.

¹Check with your service provider for availability of browser feature and email account support, roaming arrangements, coverage and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a certain BlackBerry smartphone or a minimum version of BlackBerry® Desktop Software and/or BlackBerry® Device Software.