Blackberry Bold 5 User Manual
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Service books and diagnostic reports Service books About service books Service books determine which services are available on your BlackBerry® device. Your wireless service provider or administrator can send service books to your device over the wireless network. If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can also receive service books on your device by connecting your device to the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. Accept a service book 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Advanced Options . 3. Click Service Book . 4. Highlight the new service book. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Accept. Delete a service book 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Advanced Options . 3. Click Service Book . 4. Highlight a service book. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Delete. To restore a service book, press the Menu key. Click Undelete. User GuideService books and diagnostic reports309
Diagnostic reports About diagnostic reports Diagnostic reports provide wireless configuration and connection information for your BlackBerry® device. If you cannot connect to the wireless network or access services such as email messaging, your wireless service provider or administrator might ask you to run and submit a diagnostic report. Your wireless service provider or administrator can use the report to help you troubleshoot the problem. Run a diagnostic report 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Mobile Network . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Diagnostics Test . 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Run. View a diagnostic report 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Mobile Network . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Diagnostics Test . 5. Highlight a report. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click View Report . Submit a diagnostic report 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Mobile Network . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Diagnostics Test . 5. Highlight a report. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Email Report or PIN Report . Delete a diagnostic report 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. User GuideService books and diagnostic reports310
2. Click Mobile Network . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Diagnostics Test . 5. Highlight a report. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Delete or Delete All . Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports If you set the default recipient, each time that you submit a diagnostic report, your BlackBerry® device sends the report to that recipient. If you want to specify a recipient each time that you submit a report, do not set the default recipient. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Mobile Network . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Diagnostics Test . 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Options. 7. Type the contact information. 8. Press the Menu key. 9. Click Save. I cannot run or submit a diagnostic report Try performing the following actions: • Try running the diagnostic report again. In the diagnostic report, press the Menu key. Click Repeat All Steps . • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. • If you cannot submit a diagnostic report to an email address, try submitting the report to a PIN. Likewise, if you cannot submit a diagnostic report to a PIN, try submitting the report to an email address. View the version number of the BlackBerry Device Software on your device 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click About. To return to the Options screen, press the Escape key three times. Wi-Fi diagnostic reports Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported.User GuideService books and diagnostic reports311
About Wi-Fi diagnostic reportsWi-Fi® diagnostic reports provide Wi-Fi configuration and connection information for your BlackBerry® device. If you cannot connect to a Wi- Fi network or access services such as email messaging, your wireless service provider or administrator might ask you to submit a Wi-Fi diagnostic report. Your wireless service provider or administrator can use the report to help you troubleshoot the problem. Submit a Wi-Fi diagnostic report 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Wi-Fi Connections . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Wi-Fi Tools . 5. Click Wi-Fi Diagnostics . 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Email Report or PIN Report . Include advanced data in Wi-Fi diagnostic reports 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Wi-Fi Connections . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Wi-Fi Tools . 5. Click Wi-Fi Diagnostics . 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Options. 8. Change the Display Mode field to Advanced . 9. Press the Menu key. 10. Click Save. Set a default recipient for Wi-Fi diagnostic reports If you set a default recipient, each time that you submit a Wi-Fi® diagnostic report, your BlackBerry® device sends the report to that recipient. If you want to specify a recipient each time that you submit a report, do not set a default recipient. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Wi-Fi Connections . 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Wi-Fi Tools . 5. Click Wi-Fi Diagnostics . 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Options. 8. Type the contact information. 9. Press the Menu key. User GuideService books and diagnostic reports312
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Accessibility options About accessibility options BlackBerry® devices include many features that facilitate use by persons with disabilities. For more information about accessibility options, visit www.blackberry.com/accessibility . Display closed captions in videos You can turn on closed captioning so that text displays on the screen when you play video files that support closed captioning. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Change the Display Closed Captions field to Yes. 5. If necessary, change the Appearance, Position and Font Scale fields. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. Change the display font 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Screen/Keyboard . 3. Change the font fields. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. Use reverse contrast for the screen display 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Advanced Options . 3. Click Accessibility . 4. Change the Color Contrast field to Reverse Contrast . 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. User GuideAccessibility options314
Use grayscale for the screen display1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Advanced Options . 3. Click Accessibility . 4. Change the Color Contrast field to Greyscale . 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Set the number of icons that appear on the Home screen 1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. 2. Click Advanced Options . 3. Click Accessibility . 4. Change the Grid Layout field. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Turn on event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Options icon. 2. Click Advanced Options . 3. Click Accessibility . 4. Change the Event Sounds field to On. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Assign ring tones and alerts to a contact You can receive different ring tones and alerts for incoming messages and calls from specific contacts or groups of contacts. When you receive a call or message from the contact, your device uses the assigned ring tone or alert, even if you switch your sound profile to Silent or Vibrate Only. If you do not want to be notified with the assigned ring tone or alert, you can set your sound profile to All Alerts Off. 1. On the Home screen, click the Sounds icon. 2. Click Set Contact Alerts . User GuideAccessibility options315
3. Click Add Contact Alert . 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Add Name . 6. Click a contact. 7. To add additional contacts, repeat steps 3 to 5. 8. Click the application or item that you want to change. 9. Change the ring tone or alert information. 10. Press the Menu key. 11. Click Save. TTY support Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported. About TTY support When you turn on TTY support and you connect your BlackBerry® device to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your BlackBerry device is designed to convert received calls to text that you can read on your TTY device. If your TTY device is designed for use with a 2.5-mm headset jack, you must use an adapter accessory to connect your TTY device to your BlackBerry device. To get an adapter accessory that Research In Motion has approved for use with your BlackBerry device, visit www.shopblackberry.com . Turn on TTY support 1. From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click TTY. 5. Change the TTY Mode field to Yes. 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. A TTY indicator appears in the device status section of the screen. To turn off TTY support, change the TTY Mode field to No. Hearing aid mode Depending on your device model, this feature might not be supported.User GuideAccessibility options316
About hearing aid modeIn hearing aid mode, or telecoil mode, the magnetic signal of your BlackBerry® device is modified to an appropriate level and frequency response to be picked up by hearing aids that are equipped with telecoils. Turn on hearing aid mode 1. From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Options. 4. Click Hearing Aid Mode . 5. Change the Mode Enabled field to Telecoil . 6. Press the Menu key. 7. Click Save. The H-T telecoil indicator appears at the top of the Home screen. Voice dialing Make a call using a voice command To perform this task with a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, the paired Bluetooth enabled device must support this feature and you must turn on Bluetooth technology. You cannot make calls to emergency numbers using voice commands. 1. In the voice dialing application, wait for the sound. 2. Say " Call" and a contact name or phone number. To end the call, press the End key. AutoText Change an AutoText entry 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click AutoText. 3. Click an AutoText entry. 4. Change the AutoText entry. User GuideAccessibility options317
5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. Predictive input method Type text using the predictive input method When you are typing text, perform any of the following actions: • To select the highlighted suggestion and start typing a new word, press the Enter key. • To select the highlighted suggestion and continue typing the same word, click the word. • To ignore the suggestions, keep typing. Predict words as you type You can set your BlackBerry® device to display a list of suggested words as you type. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Language and Text Input . 3. Click Show Text Input Options . 4. Select the Predictive Input check box. 5. Press the Menu key. 6. Click Save. To stop predicting words as you type, clear the Predictive Input check box.User GuideAccessibility options318