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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
- Press the battery cover release button
- Slide off the battery cover
- Insert the battery1 so the connectors on the battery align with the connectors on your smartphone
- Replace the battery cover
If the battery is charged, the smartphone should turn on. The confirm date and time dialog box is displayed - 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
- If the date and time are correct, click OK
Continue Setting Up Your BlackBerry Smartphone
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:
- If the power is off on your smartphone, press the Power button
- 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
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
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:
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.