Blackberry Pearl FAQ's (Thanks goes to
Reddog187)
Acronyms you need to know
BB = Blackberry
BIS = Blackberry Internet Service (carrier provided)
BES = Blackberry Enterprise Server (business, corporate world)
OS = Operating System
DM = Desktop Manager
No Streaming Video:
There is NO Streaming Video at this time. Yes there are a few sites. Quality is pretty poor and the Blackberry Browser just doesn’t support streaming. No YouTube.
Speaker Volume
No ring and Vibrate at the same time)
With the battery cover actually covering the speaker and muffling the sound quite a bit. Leaving behind a loose battery cover that rattles.
There are a couple solutions to this one.
Modify the Volume of your Ringtone with a 3rd party program.
For Mp3s only:
*Register To See Links* Nice small program that adjusts the gain of your MP3s
For Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV:
*Register To See Links* is a great program
Purchase a new battery cover from Seidio
Comes in 3 versions. Seidio Batteries/Battery Covers
OEM replacement with a speaker opening
1250mAh Slim extended battery w/speaker opening
2400mAh extended batter w/speaker opening
There is NO option to have it RING+VIBRATE at the SAME TIME
Assigning Alerts for Email, SMS, MMS
This is all done under your Profiles. By default there are 5 different ones.
1. Loud
2. Vibrate
3. Quite
4. Normal
5. Phone Only
You can always add a Custom one. That’s what I did.
Go to Profiles, Scroll down to Advanced…Select your (active) profile whichever one it may be.
Selected it will produce a list of all the items that you can edit the alerts.
Tranferring Files:
The easiest way to transfer files is to Enable Mass Storage Mode.
Options>Advanced Options>Media Card.
Switch to Auto Enable Mass Storage when Connected. So it just pops up when I connect to a PC. Then you can just access it as a removable drive from your PC and drag and drop respective files into the respective folders. Music to Music, Video to Video, Ringtones to Ringtones….
Transferring Video Files is easily achieved with the drop and drag method if you have the files optimized for your Pearl. Use can use this thread to optimize your videos if you prefer to do it on your own. Note: this does not tell you how to rip your DVDs just convert files.
*Register To See Links*
If your files have not been optimized for your Pearl then the new Desktop Manager Service Pack 2 w/ Roxio Media Manager has streamlined this process.
*Register To See Links*
You have a Split window with your PC on top and your BB on the bottom. You locate the file you want in the top window and drag in down to the bottom window, or you can use the Copy Up/Down or Move Up/Down buttons located in between the windows. Just make sure when copying to your BB that your copying it to the Media Card. You can tell by the explorer tree on the left hand side.
When you Copy Files you will get a prompt that says.
Do you want to Convert or Copy the files for Blackberry?
Convert for Optimal PlaybackCopy with no Conversion
Advanced Conversion Options
Adding or removing Applications:
(OVER the AIR) using your Blackberry Browser, navigate to the link with your browser and click it. It will prompt you to download and it should install.
Installing with the Desktop Manger: Download the .zip file containing the .alx and .cod to your PC. Unzip it the file. You will find the two files .alx and .cod. extract them somewhere to your PC. Open up your Desktop Manager with your BB connected.
Select Application Loader and then Add button. Find the .alx file and select Open.
You may encounter an issue with the Desktop Manager giving the error:
No addition applications designed for your device were found
First check if it’s not already listed in the applications list.
Second see what action is listed for the application if it’s listed.
If I says None and is listed then it’s been already installed.
Also make sure you have current or updated handheld core apps installed on your PC.
If it’s not listed try deleting the files and extracting them somewhere else and then try loading them again from the new location.
Removing Applications:
launch Desktop Manager and select application loader with your BB connected and then uncheck the boxes of the applications you want to uninstall.
Using your Blackberry:
Go to Options>Advanced Options>Applications>Scroll to the Application you want to delete>Hit Menu and Select Delete.
BlueTooth File Transfers:
You can send and receive files, using Bluetooth wireless technology, between Blackberry Pearl 8100 smartphones by completing the following steps
1. Enable Bluetooth on your BlackBerry Pearl
2. Make the sending and receiving BlackBerry Pearl discoverable.
3. Pair the two BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphones.
4. Set the Trusted field to Yes on both BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphones.
In the Bluetooth application, highlight the BlackBerry Pearl and press the Menu button
Select Device Properties
Set the Trusted field to Yes
Press the Menu button and select Save
5. Send and receive the transferred file
On the recipient’s BlackBerry Pearl:
On the Home screen click Media
Click a media type (Music, Video, Ring Tones, Pictures).
Press the Menu button and select Receive using Bluetooth. The File Transfer dialog box appears, followed by a prompt to Save or Cancel the file
Click Save to save the file to the current location or click the folder icon to save the file in a different location.
On the Sender’s BlackBerry Pearl
On the Home screen click Media
Click the same media type selected on the recipient’s BlackBerry Pearl
Press the Menu button and select Send Using Bluetooth
When prompted to select a smartphone click the recipient’s BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone
Missed Call Icon:
If you have a message that won’t delete no matter what.
Plug BB into pc
Open Desktop Manager
Click Backup and Restore
Click the Advanced Tab
On the right hand side you will see Device Databases, find Browser Messages, Messages, MMS Messages, PIN Messages, Saved Email Messages and SMS Messages. Hold the control key on your keyboard and left click each one of these that you want to be cleared. The press clear and then press yes to continue.
Camera Shutter Sound:
Cannot be disabled.
Resending Service Books:
On your BB navigate to:
Options>Advanced Options>Host Routing Table>Menu Button>Register Now
Downgrading your handheld software:
Find the OS that you are wanting to downgrade to.
Download it to your computer.
Run the .exe file and install the OS onto your computer.
Do a search for vendor.xml and delete it.
Or go Start/My Computer/C: Drive/Program Files/Common Files/Research In Motion/App Loader and it should be down in the bottom there.
Now connect your device to the USB.
Start Desktop Manager.
Go to Add Applications.
A box will pop up giving you the option of downgrading or keeping the same OS.
Click the downgraded OS and you are on your way.
Hope this helps?
8100/Pearl FAQ's
