Blackberry Os 7 User Guide
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Related information About synchronization conflicts, 84 Synchronize organizer data over the wireless network, 174User GuideSynchronization319
Accessibility optionsHow to: Accessibility Screen accessibility options Display closed captions in videos You can turn on closed captions so that text displays on the screen when you play video files that support closed captions. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Press the key > Media Options . 3. Select the Display Closed Captions checkbox. 4. If necessary, change the Appearance field, Position field, and Font Scale field. 5. Press the key > Save. Change the display font 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Display > Screen Display . 3. Change the font fields. 4. Press the key > Save. Related information Use grayscale or reverse contrast for the screen display, 213 Screen display, 211 Use grayscale or reverse contrast for the screen display1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Accessibility . • To use grayscale for the screen display, change the Color Contrast field to Greyscale . • To use reverse contrast for the screen display, change the Color Contrast field to Reverse Contrast . 3. Press the key > Save. User GuideAccessibility options320
Audio and phone accessibility optionsTurn on or turn off event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® smartphone, when the battery power level is full or low, and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your smartphone. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Accessibility . 3. Change the Event Sounds field. 4. Press the key > Save. Change how you answer calls with a headset If your BlackBerry® smartphone is paired with a Bluetooth® enabled headset or you have a headset plugged into yoursmartphone, you can set your smartphone to answer calls automatically after 5 seconds. 1. From the Home screen, press the key. 2. Press the key > Options > In-call Settings . • To answer calls automatically after 5 seconds, change the Auto Answer Calls field to After 5s (Bluetooth/Headset Only) . • To stop answering calls automatically after 5 seconds, change the Auto Answer Calls field to Never. 3. Press the key > Save. Add or delete a contact alert You can create contact alerts that allow you to customize ring tones and alerts for calls and messages from specific contacts orgroups of contacts. When you receive a call or message from the contact, your BlackBerry® smartphone uses the assigned ring tone or alert, even if you select the Silent profile or Vibrate Only profile. If you do not want to be notified with the assigned ring tone or alert, you can select the All Alerts Off profile. 1. On the home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. 2. Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Contacts > Add Contact Alert . 3. In the Name field, type the name of the contact alert. 4. In the Contacts field, type the name of the contact. 5. Click a contact. 6. Change the ring tone and alert information for calls and messages. 7. Press the key > Save. To delete a contact alert, highlight the contact alert that you want to delete. Press the key > Delete . Hearing aid mode Depending on your BlackBerry® smartphone model, this feature might not be supported. User GuideAccessibility options321
About hearing aid mode In hearing aid mode, or telecoil mode, the magnetic signal of your BlackBerry® smartphone 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 key. 2. Press the key > Options > Hearing Aid Mode . 3. Change the Mode Enabled field to Telecoil. 4. Press the key > Save. The H-T telecoil indicator appears at the top of the Home screen. Related information About hearing aid mode, 66 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® smartphone to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your smartphone 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 smartphone. To get an adapter accessory that Research In Motion® has approved for use with your smartphone, visit www.shopblackberry.com . Turn on or turn off TTY support 1. From the Home screen, press the key. 2. Press the key > Options > TTY . 3. Change the TTY field. 4. Press the key > Save. A TTY indicator appears in the connections area at the top of the Home screen. Related information About TTY support, 66 Phone options, 64 User GuideAccessibility options322
Voice dialing Perform an action using a voice command 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Voice Dialing icon. 2. After the beep, say a voice command. Related information I can't make calls using a voice command, 70 Available voice commands Voice commandDescription"Call < contact name or phone number >"Say this voice command to make a call. 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 can't make calls to emergency numbers using voice commands."Call < contact name > "Say this voice command to call a specific phone number for a contact that is in your contact list. For example, if the contact has a work number and a mobile number, you can say "call < contact name> work" to call the work number."Call extension < extension number >"Say this voice command to dial an extension. To perform this task, you must set options for dialing extensions. You can dial extensions only within your company."Check my phone number"If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® smartphone, say this voice command to check your active phone number."Check signal strength"Say this voice command to check your wireless coverage level."Check network"Say this voice command to check the wireless network that your smartphone is connected to."Check battery"Say this voice command to check the battery power level."Repeat"Say this voice command to have the last voice prompt repeated to you."Cancel"Say this voice command to close the voice dialing application. Related information Set options for dialing extensions, 60 User GuideAccessibility options323
Typing accessibility optionsChange or delete a Word Substitution entry1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Typing and Input > Word Substitution . 3. Highlight a Word Substitution entry. 4. Press the key. • To change the Word Substitution entry, click Edit. Change the entry. Press the key > Save. • To delete the Word Substitution entry, click Delete. Type text using the predictive input method When you are typing text, do any of the following: • To select the highlighted suggestion and start typing a new word, press the key on the keyboard. • To select the highlighted suggestion and continue typing, click the word. • To ignore the suggestions, keep typing. Change your typing style You can change how your BlackBerry® smartphone recognizes what you type by selecting a typing style. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Typing and Language > Typing . 3. For a keyboard, do one of the following: • To turn off all typing assistance, change the Style field to Direct. • To set your smartphone to suggest word predictions as you type, change the Style field to Predictive . 4. Press the key > Save. User GuideAccessibility options324
Calculator Use the calculator On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Calculator icon. • To press a key in the calculator, click the key or press the corresponding key on the BlackBerry® smartphone keyboard. Convert a measurement 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Calculator icon. 2. Type a number. 3. Press the key. • To convert the number from imperial to metric, click To Metric. • To convert the number from metric to imperial, click From Metric. 4. Click a conversion type. User GuideCalculator325
GlossaryADN An abbreviated dialing number (ADN) is a short telephone number, such as 911 or 112, that is used to reach publicservices. APN access point name BCC blind carbon copy BlackBerry MDS BlackBerry® Mobile Data System CC carbon copy CDMA Code Division Multiple Access certificate A certificate is a digital document that binds the identity and public key of a certificate subject. Each certificate has acorresponding private key that is stored separately. A certificate authority signs the certificate to indicate that it is authentic and can be trusted. CMIME Compressed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions CRL certificate revocation list CRL server A BlackBerry smartphone uses a CRL server to check the most recently published revocation status of a certificate.Certificate authorities publish certificate revocation lists on CRL servers. DNS Domain Name System DSA Digital Signature Algorithm DSML Directory Service Markup LanguageUser GuideGlossary326
DSML-enabled serverA BlackBerry smartphone uses a DSML-enabled server to search for and download certificates. EAP-FAST Extensible Authentication Protocol Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling EAP-SIM Extensible Authentication Protocol Subscriber Identity Module EAP-TLS Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security EAP-TTLS Extensible Authentication Protocol Tunneled Transport Layer Security ECC Elliptic Curve Cryptography FDN Fixed Dialing Number FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards GAN generic access network GPS Global Positioning System GSM Global System for Mobile Communications® HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IP Internet Protocol IT policy An IT policy consists of various IT policy rules that control the security features and behavior of BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets, the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, and the BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager.User GuideGlossary327
LDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP-enabled server A BlackBerry smartphone uses an LDAP-enabled server to search for and download certificates and PGP® keys. LED light-emitting diode mass storage mode Mass storage mode enables users to transfer files between a media card and their computer when they connect their BlackBerry smartphone to their computer. MCC mobile country code MMS Multimedia Messaging Service MNC mobile network code MTP Media Transfer Protocol NFC Near Field Communication OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol personal certificate A personal certificate is a certificate that a certificate authority assigns to a user. personal PGP key A personal PGP® key is made up of a PGP public key and PGP private key for a user. PIN personal identification number private keyUser GuideGlossary328