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User Guide Quick Help Quick Help Getting started: Your smartphone Find out about apps and indicators, and what the keys do on your BlackBerry smartphone. Your BlackBerry smartphone at a glance Inserting the SIM card, media card, and battery Remove the battery door 9
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User Guide Quick Help Insert the SIM card Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone model or your wireless service provider, you might not need a SIM card for your smartphone. Slide the SIM card into the slot. Insert the media card and battery The media card is optional. If a media card is included, it might already be inserted. 10
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User Guide Quick Help New in BlackBerry 7.1 BlackBerry 7.1 enhances the BlackBerry experience with new functionality and innovative apps. BlackBerry Tag Send pictures, songs, videos, documents, contacts, webpages, and voice notes between two NFC-enabled devices. Simply tap the back of your BlackBerry smartphone against the back of another NFC-enabled device. For more information, see BlackBerry Tag. Smart tags A new intuitive user interface enables you to easily create smart tags and share i
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User Guide Quick Help Mobile Hotspot mode When you turn on Mobile Hotspot mode, you can use your smartphone as a mobile hotspot so that other Wi-Fi enabled devices can use the mobile network connection on your smartphone. For more information, see Mobile Hotspot mode. Before you use your smartphone in Mobile Hotspot mode, read the latest safety and product information at www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones. FM Radio You can use the FM Radio app to listen to radio stations on your smartphone. Y
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User Guide Quick Help Voice enabled search Looking for something? You can now use your voice to search for help, contacts, documents, pictures, videos, and more on your smartphone and on the Internet. For more information, see Search for an item using voice enabled search. Home screen customization Customize the home screen even more by hiding panels you don't use regularly, and hiding icons in specific panels or all panels. For more information, see Show or hide a home screen panel and Show,
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User Guide Quick Help Video enhancements You can now play back video in HD (720 x 1280) format. You can now record and play back videos in full screen size in either landscape or portrait view. Picture enhancements When you rotate JPEG and PNG pictures, the pictures are saved automatically in the rotated view. Sort pictures from either newest to oldest, or oldest to newest. This lets you see a slide show in the order that pictures were taken. You can now view pictures in a slide show using tran
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User Guide Quick Help About downloading apps with the BlackBerry App World, 29 Visit the Setup application The Setup application helps you learn about navigation and typing, change options to personalize your BlackBerry smartphone, and set up network connections, such as Bluetooth connections. You can also set up email addresses and social networking accounts. The Setup application should appear automatically the first time that you turn on your smartphone. 1. If the Setup application does no
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User Guide Quick Help Keys on the top of your smartphone Lock Lock or unlock the screen. Keys on the right side of your smartphone Volume/Mute • Press the top and bottom keys to change the volume. • Press and hold the top or bottom key to play the next or previous media file. • Before you take a picture or record a video, press the top or bottom key to zoom in or out. • Press the middle key to mute a call or mute the volume. Right convenience key • If supported, open the camera. To take a
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User Guide Quick Help Flashing LED color descriptions The LED on the top of your BlackBerry smartphone flashes different colors to indicate the statuses described. Flashing LED color Description Green Indicates that you're in a wireless coverage area. You can turn on or turn off this notification. Blue Indicates that your smartphone is connected to a Bluetooth enabled device. You can turn on or turn off this notification. Red Indicates that you have received a new message. The LED also flashes
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User Guide Quick Help Setup Setup Enterprise Activation Activate a work email account using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Options Power and lock Password Lock Power Off Messages Messages Saved Messages Added email address Added work email address Text Messages Instant messaging Instant Messaging folder BBM Some applications might appear in this folder including applications that you download. Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry AOL Instant Messenger Service for Bla
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User Guide Quick Help Applications Browser Manage Connections Maps Help Password Keeper Voice Dialing Applications folder Some applications might appear in this folder, including applications that you download. Media Media folder Videos Pictures Music Ring Tones Voice Notes Camera Video Camera Voice Notes Recorder Podcasts Personal organizer Contacts Calendar Tasks MemoPad Clock Calculator 19
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User Guide Quick Help Files Documents To Go Files Social networking and mobile purchasing BlackBerry App World Social Feeds Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones BlackBerry Device Software update A software update for the BlackBerry Device A software update for the BlackBerry Device Software is available. Software is being downloaded. A software update for the BlackBerry Device A software update for the BlackBerry Device Software is ready to
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BlackBerry Curve 9380 Smartphone
Version: 7.1
User Guide
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Published: 2012-09-20 SWD-20120920105027058
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Contents Quick Help ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Getting started: Your smartphone ................................................................................................................. 9 Popular topics ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Popular tips .........
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Troubleshooting: Messages application .................................................................................................... 119 Files and attachments .............................................................................................................................. 125 How to: Files ............................................................................................................................................ 125 Troubleshooting: Files ......................
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Hide completed tasks ............................................................................................................................... 204 Show tasks in the calendar ....................................................................................................................... 204 Synchronizing tasks and memos ............................................................................................................... 205 About categories .................................
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Applications ............................................................................................................................................. 245 How to: Applications ................................................................................................................................ 245 Troubleshooting: Applications .................................................................................................................. 247 BlackBerry ID ........................
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Power and battery .................................................................................................................................... 301 How to: Power and battery ........................................................................................................................ 301 Troubleshooting: Power and battery .......................................................................................................... 305 Storage space and media cards ..................
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Legal notice ............................................................................................................................................. 369
