Blackberry Storm 1 Manual

							Wireless network coverage
Find information about wireless coverage indicators Your BlackBerry® device uses various indicators to indicate the current wireless coverage level. For more information about wireless
coverage indicators, see the printed documentation that came with your device.
Turn off a wireless connection You should turn off wireless connections in certain places, such as on an airplane or in a hospital. For more information, see the safety
and product information booklet for your BlackBerry® device.
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click  Manage Connections.
2. Perform one of the following actions: • To turn off a wireless connection, clear the check box beside the connection type.
• To turn off all wireless connections, click  Turn All Connections Off.
To turn on a wireless connection again, select the check box beside the connection type or click  Restore Connections.
Network connection indicators Mobile network
Green: Your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network.
Yellow: Your connection to the wireless network is turned on, but your device is not connected to the network or you are in a wireless coverage
area in which you can only call emergency numbers.
Red: Your connection to the wireless network is turned off.
Bluetooth
Green: Your device is connected to another Bluetooth® enabled device.
Yellow: Bluetooth technology is turned on, but your device is not connected to another Bluetooth enabled device.
Red: Bluetooth technology is turned off.User GuideWireless network coverage189 
						

							Turn on wireless coverage notification1. In the device options, click  Screen/Keyboard.
2. Set the  LED Coverage Indicator  field to On.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
When your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network, the LED light flashes green.
To turn off wireless coverage notification again, set the  LED Coverage Indicator field to Off.
About the preferred wireless network list Your wireless service provider might have agreements with other wireless service providers that permit you to use their services when you
are traveling. You can use the preferred wireless network list to control the order in which your BlackBerry® device uses these other
wireless networks.
Your device tries to connect to a wireless network based on the order in which the wireless networks appear in your preferred wireless
network list. When you travel, your device scans for the wireless networks on this list first. If no wireless network on the list is available,
your device is designed to connect to another available wireless network automatically.
Note:   Extra fees usually apply when you roam. For more information about roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider.
Add a wireless network to the preferred wireless network list To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS network.
Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
1. In the device options, click  Mobile Network.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  My Preferred Network List .
4. Press the  Menu key.
5. Click  Add Network .
6. Perform one of the following actions: • To scan for a wireless network to add, click  Select From Available Networks. Click a wireless network. Click Select Network.
• To scan for a wireless network that is already known to your device, click  Select From Known Networks. Click a wireless network.
Click  Select Network .
• To add a wireless network, click  Manual Entry. Set the priority for the wireless network. Type the MCC and MNC.
7. Press the  Menu key.
8. Click  Save.
Change the order of preferred wireless networks To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS network.
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							Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
1. In the device options, click  Mobile Network.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  My Preferred Network List .
4. Highlight a wireless network.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Move.
7. Click the new location.
8. Press the  Menu key.
9. Click  Save.
Delete a wireless network from the preferred wireless network list To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS network.
Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
1. In the device options, click  Mobile Network.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  My Preferred Network List .
4. Highlight a wireless network.
5. Press the  Menu key.
6. Click  Delete.
7. Press the  Menu key.
8. Click  Save.
Turn off data service Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email, PIN and MMS messages, and browser service)
on your  BlackBerry®  device so that only phone and SMS text messaging services are available. For more information, contact your wireless
service provider.
1. In the device options, click  Mobile Network.
2. Perform one of the following actions: • To turn off data service, change the  Data Services field to Off.
• To turn off data service when roaming, change the  Data Services field to Off When Roaming .
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
About roaming In most cases, your BlackBerry®  device automatically connects to an appropriate wireless network when you travel outside your wireless
service provider's wireless coverage area.User GuideDelete a wireless network from the preferred wireless network list191 
						

							An indicator appears on your device to let you know that you are roaming outside of your wireless service provider's wireless coverage
area. You might also have to provide login information before you can access the wireless network. For more information about roaming,
contact your wireless service provider.
Switch wireless networks manually To perform this task, your wireless service plan must include this service and your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or
UMTS network.
Your device is designed to switch to an appropriate wireless network automatically when you travel.
1. In the device options, click  Mobile Network.
2. Change the  Network Selection Mode  field to Manual.
3. Click  Scan for Available Networks .
4. Click a wireless network.
5. Click  Select Network .
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
To connect to your wireless service provider's wireless network again, change the  Network Selection Mode field to Automatic .
About global roaming mode If your  BlackBerry®  device normally connects to a CDMA network, your device is designed to connect to an appropriate CDMA,  GSM®, or
UMTS network automatically when you turn on global roaming mode and travel.
Your wireless service provider must provide you with a SIM card that is set up for global roaming services before you can connect to a
GSM or UMTS network. When you insert the SIM card, your device switches to global roaming mode automatically. When you remove the
SIM card, your device scans for CDMA networks only. Your phone number does not change when your device switches to global roaming
mode.
For more information about global roaming and roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider.
Connect to a GSM or UMTS network Insert a SIM card into your  BlackBerry® device. For more information about inserting a SIM card, see the printed documentation that came
with your device.
To scan for CDMA networks again, in the device options, on the Mobile Network screen, set the  Network Technology field to 1XEV.
Set the wireless networks to use with global roaming mode 1. In the device options, click  Mobile Network.
2. Perform one of the following actions: • To connect to CDMA networks only, set the  Network Technology field to 1XEV.User GuideSwitch wireless networks manually192 
						

							• To connect to either a GSM® or CDMA network, set the Network Technology field to Global.
• To connect to GSM networks only, set the  Network Technology field to GSM/UMTS . Set the Network Mode  field.
3. Press the  Menu key.
4. Click  Save.
Verify the status of network connections and services 1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click  Manage Connections.
2. Click  Services Status .
Wireless network coverage troubleshooting
I cannot connect to a wireless network Try performing the following actions: • Verify that you have turned on the connection to the wireless network.
Related topics
Turn off a wireless connection, 189
Switch wireless networks manually, 192
I cannot connect to a GSM or UMTS network Try performing the following actions: • Verify that your SIM card is inserted in your BlackBerry® device correctly.
• Verify that you are in a GSM® or UMTS network area that is supported by your wireless service plan.
• Verify that the network that you want to connect to appears in your preferred wireless network list.
• In the device options, on the Mobile Network screen, verify that the  Network Technology field is not set to 1XEV.
• In the device options, on the Mobile Network screen, if the  Network Technology field is set to GSM/UMTS, verify that the
Network Mode  field is set to 3G & 2G.User GuideVerify the status of network connections and services193 
						

							User GuidePower, battery, and memory194 
						

							Power, battery, and memory
Turn off your device Depending on your theme, the location or name for Turn Power Off might differ from the location or name in this procedure. For more
information about application locations and names, see the printed documentation that came with your BlackBerry® device.
• If you have not set your device to turn on and turn off automatically at specific times, hold the  Power key.
• If you have set your device to turn on and turn off automatically at specific times, on the Home screen, click  Turn Power Off. If you
want the device to stay turned off until you press the  Power key, click  Full Power Off . If you want the device to turn on again at the
specified time or for alarm or calendar reminders, click  Turn Off.
Set your device to turn on and turn off automatically 1. In the device options, click  Auto On/Off.
2. Set the  Weekday field to Enabled .
3. Specify the times when the BlackBerry® device should turn on and off on weekdays.
4. Set the  Weekend field to Enabled .
5. Specify the times when the device should turn on and off on weekends.
6. Press the  Menu key.
7. Click  Save.
Reset the device Remove and reinsert the battery.
Check the battery power level In the device options, click  Status.
Extend battery life Try performing the following actions:
• Set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically.
• Charge your device regularly.
• Keep your battery connections clean. Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to clean the metal contacts on the battery and
the device.
• Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time and lower its brightness.
• Turn off the connection to a wireless network when you are not in a wireless coverage area.
• Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound notifications, or select
a shorter ring tone.
• Delete the original message when you send a reply.
• Send a message to multiple contacts using Add To, Add Cc, or Add Bcc.User GuidePower, battery, and memory195 
						

							• Turn off the flash in the camera.
• Close third-party applications from the application menu when you are finished with them.
• Change your browser options for animated graphics so that they repeat less often on web pages.
Related topics
Delete the original text from a reply message, 34
Blind carbon copy a contact, 29
Set the brightness of the backlighting, 145
Turn off a wireless connection, 189
Format the device memory or a media card If you format the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card, all the files in the device memory or on the media card are deleted.
1. In the device options, click  Memory.
2. Press the  Menu key.
3. Click  Format.
4. Complete the instructions on the screen.
View the amount of available memory To view the amount of memory available for application data or for storing files in the  BlackBerry® device memory or on a media card, in
the device options, click  Memory.
Best practice: Optimizing your device performance Try to maintain at least 400 KB of application memory on your BlackBerry® device. To increase the amount of application memory, try
deleting items that you do not need from your device. Consider the following guidelines:
• Delete old email and MMS messages, especially messages with attachments.
• Delete contacts that are already in your organization's address book.
• Delete applications and languages that you do not use.
• If you recently upgraded the BlackBerry® Device Software over the wireless network, delete the previous version of the BlackBerry Device Software.
• Clear the browser cache.
To use less memory, try changing options for email messages, calendar entries, and media files. Consider the following guidelines:
• Reduce the amount of time that your device stores email messages and calendar entries.
• Stop forwarding email messages to your device when your device is connected to your computer.
• Receive only the first section of long email messages.
• If you changed the picture quality for pictures that you take, change the picture quality setting to Normal.
• Reduce the picture quality in the browser.
Related topics
View the amount of available memory, 87
Set how long your device stores messages, 47
Change how long your device stores calendar entries, 120User GuideFormat the device memory or a media card196 
						

							Receive only the first section of long email messages, 40User GuideBest practice: Optimizing your device performance197 
						

							User GuideSIM card198