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    							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.
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    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.
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    							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.
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    							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.
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    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.
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    							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.
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    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.
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    							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.
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    							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.
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    							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
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    							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
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    							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
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