A Blackberry Pearl, Like Any Device, Might Seem Daunting And Complicated If You've Never Used One Before, But Getting The Basic Steps Down Will Enable You To Get More From Your Blackberry's Features. The blackberry Pearl Is Not Just A Phone, It Is A Camera, Calendar, Email System And More, All Wrapped Up Into One Electronic Device. Getting The Most From Your Blackberry Will Require You To Take The Time To Learn What It Can Do.



►step 1 Insert Your sim Card And Battery By Holding Down On The release Button On The Bottom Of Your Blackberry Pearl. The Metal Contacts On The sim Card Should Face Down With The Cutoff Corner Pointing Toward The Device. The sim Card Stores Your Blackberry's Data, Such As Text Messages, Contact Information And Calendar. Slide The Back Cover On The Blackberry Pearl.

►step 2 Connect The Small End Of The Travel Charger To Your blackberry Pearl And The Larger End To The Wall Outlet. This Will Charge Your Blackberry. It Should Be Fully Charged Before You Use It. You Can Also Connect It To Your Computer With A Usb Cable. Connect The Larger End Of The Usb Cable To A usb Hub On Your Computer.

►step 3 Power On The Blackberry By Pressing The "power" Button. If You've Never Turned It On Before, A setup Wizard Will Guide You Through Options To Help You Personalize Your Blackberry.

►step 4 Roll The Trackball To Read The "welcome" Screen And Click "continue."

►step 5 Click The "blackberry Internet Service" To setup A New Email Address Using Your Device. Select The "i Want To Create Or Add An Email Address" Option In The Wizard.

►step 6 Click "blackberry Enterprise Server" Option To Link The Blackberry To An Existing email Account With Microsoft Outlook Ibm, lotus Notes Or Novell Groupwise. This Will Synchronize Your Email With Blackberry And Your Email Provider.

►step 7 Select "next" And "next" Again, If You Are creating An Email Address Or Adding One.

►step 8 Click "create New Account" If You Are Creating A New Email Address.

►step 9 Click "yes" To Accept The Terms Of The License Agreement. Click "i Agree."

►step 10 Type In A Username And Password And Click "next."

►step 11 Click The Key Under The Green Telephone Icon To Go To The Home Screen. Use The Same Key To Open A Menu.

►step 12 Use The Roller Trackball To Move The Cursor And Click On It To Follow A Link Or Open An Application On The Home Screen Menu.

►step 13 Press The Left Arrow Symbol To Bring You Back To The Last Screen. Also Use This Function To Close A Menu That You Have Opened.

►step 14 Type In The Text Message In The "text Message Application." Your Blackberry Uses A Technology Called Suretype To Predict The Words You Are Trying To Type, Based On Each Letter You Press.

►step 15 Explore With The Other Blackberry Applications By Selecting Them And Following The Wizard Guide, If Necessary. The Other Applications Include "email Settings," "browser" To View Web Pages, "camera" To Take Pictures, "video Camera" To Record A Video, "media" To Listen To Music, And "messages" To View And Send Text Messages.