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User’ s Guide PCS Connection Card TM by Sierra Wireless AirCard ® 550 ...
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Copyright © 2002 Sprint Spectrum L.P. Al l rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part allowed without prior written approval. Sprint , th e diamond logo and all other trademarks listed herein are r egistered tr ade marks of Sprint Communications Company, L.P., used under license. ...
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Table of Contents Welcome to Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction to t his User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SECTION 1: PCS Connection Card Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1A. Intr oduc ing the P CS Con necti on C ard TM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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The P CS Co nnec tion Ma nager Wi ndow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 Displa ying the Me nu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Keypa d But ton (Notebook / Han dheld PCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Network Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Displa y Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Onlin e Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Accessin g PC S Em ail Me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Comp osing PCS Email Message s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 PCS B usin ess Co nnecti on SM Person a l Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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1 Welcome to Sprint nly Sprint built the largest al l-di gital, all-PCS nationwide netw ork with advanced m ultimedia servi ces, reaching more than 230 m illion peopl e for clari ty y ou can see and hear . W hen it comes to mobile connecti vity , the PCS Connecti on Card TM off ers m ore fr eedom than ever before. No wires, no cabl es, j ust access ...
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3 Introd uction to th is User’s Guide his User ’ s Guide introduc es you to all th e fe atures of your n ew PCS Co nnec tion Ca rd TM . It’ s di vid ed into six se cti ons: 䊳 Sec tion 1: PCS Connection Card Basic s 䊳 Sec tion 2: Instal li n g the PCS Connection Card 䊳 Sec tion 3: Using the PCS Connection Card 䊳 Sec tion 4: PCS V i sio ...
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Sect i on 1 PCS Con nec ti on Ca rd Basi cs 5 Section 1 PCS Connection Card Basics ...
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Sect i on 1: PCS Co nnect i on Ca rd Basi cs 1A: Int r oduc in g th e PCS Connec t i on Car d 7 Section 1A Introd ucing th e PCS Connec tion Ca rd TM In This Sec tion 䊳 A Net work Card an d a Phone 䊳 Pack age Co nte nts 䊳 Abo ut this Gui de his secti on introduces the bas ic f eatures and functi ons of your PCS Connection Card, what i s incl ...
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Se cti on 1 : PC S C onnec t ion C ard Bas ics 8 1A: In tr oduci ng t he PCS Connect io n Car d Y our PCS Connection Card The PCS Connection Card fits into a s tandard T ype II PC Card sl ot (avail able on most notebook PCs, Handheld PCs and, through an accessory , on Pocket PCs) and funct ions as a wireless net work card and a m obile phone. This ...
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Sect i on 1: PCS Co nnect i on Ca rd Basi cs 1A: Int r oduc in g th e PCS Connec t i on Car d 9 A Network Card and a Ph one During PCS V ision connect ions, t he PCS Connection Card is a true network card, functi oning jus t like the net work cards fam i li ar to most corporate computer us ers. Once i nstalled and confi gured, the card connects ins ...
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Se cti on 1 : PC S C onnec t ion C ard Bas ics 10 1A: In tr oduci ng t he PCS Connect io n Car d Ab out Th is Gu ide This user guide i s desi gned to provide yo u with all the information you need to instal l and use your PC S Connection Card. 䊳 Sec tion 1 (wh ich you are r eading) gi ves you an overview of t he card, pr oviding the background i ...
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Sect i on 1: PCS Co nnect i on Ca rd Basi cs 1B : G ett in g S tart ed 1 1 Section 1B Getting Sta rted Wit h Your PCS Connec tion Ca rd TM In This Sec tion 䊳 The PCS Conn ectio n Card Softw are 䊳 Activ atin g and Con figuring Y our Accoun t 䊳 Car e and Ma inte nan ce his secti on outli nes the basics of get ting start ed wit h your PCS Connec ...
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Se cti on 1 : PC S C onnec t ion C ard Bas ics 12 1 B : Ge ttin g S ta rted Ge ttin g Star ted Before you can begin usi ng the PCS Connection Card, you mu s t: 1. Install the PCS Connection Manager Soft ware. 2. Activate your PCS Account and conf igure the PCS Connection Card t o use your account, unless the card has been pre- activated. The PCS Co ...
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Sect i on 1: PCS Co nnect i on Ca rd Basi cs 1B : G ett in g S tart ed 1 3 䊳 Y our PCS Connection Card’ s ESN (electroni c ser ial number) The ESN is pri n ted on the car d’ s label and can also be displ ayed during the inst all ation process . 䊳 A pen and paper to writ e down your account inf orm at ion During thi s call, PCS Customer Serv ...
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Se cti on 1 : PC S C onnec t ion C ard Bas ics 14 1 B : Ge ttin g S ta rted Care and Mai ntenan ce As with any electroni c device , the PCS Conn ecti on Card m ust be handled with care to ensur e rel iable operat ion. Follow these gui deli nes in using and storing the c ard: 䊳 Do not apply adhesive l abels to the card. This may cause the card to ...
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Sect i on 2 In sta lling th e P CS C on ne ctio n C a rd 1 5 Section 2 Installing the PCS Connection Card ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2A: I nstal l at i on on Not ebook PCs 17 Section 2A Install ation on Notebook PCs In This Sec tion 䊳 Sy stem Requ irement s 䊳 Ins tal ling t he PCS Conn e ctio n Mana ger SM Software 䊳 Inse rtin g and Re mov ing the Card 䊳 Con figur ing Y our Acco unt his chapter guide s you through t ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 18 2A: I nst al l at i on o n Note book PCs Ge ttin g Star ted Before you can use your PCS Connecti on Card, you must fir st: 1. Install the PCS Connection Manager Soft ware, located on the Install ation CD, onto your c omputer . Note: B e for e in sta lling you r n ew so ftw are , de lete ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2A: I nstal l at i on on Not ebook PCs 19 T o install the PCS Connection Card, y ou require these s ystem resources : Ti p : A dr i ver i s soft war e t hat for ms t he i nt erf ac e bet ween a de vi ce ( such as t he PCS Co nnect i on Car d) and t he op erat i ng s y s te m on y our P C ( suc ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 20 2A: I nst al l at i on o n Note book PCs 3. From the CD star t-up window , s elect note boo k i nsta llation an d docu menta tio n and t hen noteb ook softwa re in stalla tion to launch the Instal lShiel d ® Wi z ar d . 4. Use the Ne xt and Back butt ons to navi gate through the wizar ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2A: I nstal l at i on on Not ebook PCs 21 On com plet ion of this step, the PCS Connection Manager Soft ware and the PCS Connection Card drive r are i nstalled and yo u ca n p roce ed t o acti vate your card . See “Activa ti ng Y our PCS Connect ion Card” on page 24. Install ing the PCS Co ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 22 2A: I nst al l at i on o n Note book PCs of launchi ng the software by doubl e clicki ng an icon on your desktop (as wel l as f rom the Start menu). 䊳 Click Finish to close the l ast screen of the wiz ard. 䊳 If you ar e running Windows XP , a window indi cates that t he driver f ile ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2A: I nstal l at i on on Not ebook PCs 23 Inserting and Removing the PCS Connection Card Insert ing the PCS C o nne ction Card Before you inser t the PCS Connecti on C ard, you m ust fi rst inst all t he W irel ess Connect ion M anager Soft ware. Once you have completed t he install ati on pro ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 24 2A: I nst al l at i on o n Note book PCs Activating Y our PCS C o nnection Card The final ste p to m aking the PCS Connection Card operational i s configuring i t to us e your account. Ti p : For an ov ervi ew of acco unt act i vat io n and co nf ig urat i on , se e "Act i vat i ng ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2A: I nstal l at i on on Not ebook PCs 25 䊳 Please tel ephone PCS Customer Service Solut ions t o set up your PCS wirel ess network account. • If you will be using your PCS Connecti on Card primarily f or business purpos es, cal l 1-87 7-789-3969 . • I f you r ca rd is i nten de d pr im ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2B: I nst al l ati on on Han dhe ld and Poc ke t PCs 2 7 Section 2B Install ation on Handh eld and Pocke t PCs In This Sec tion 䊳 Sy stem Requ irement s 䊳 Ins tal ling t he PCS Conn e ctio n Mana ger SM Software 䊳 Inse rtin g and Re mov ing the PCS Conn ec tion C ard TM 䊳 Con figur ing ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 28 2B: In st al la ti on on Handhel d an d Pocket PCs Ge ttin g Star ted Since soft ware cannot be instal led directl y to a H andhel d/Pocket PC, you requir e a desktop or not ebook computer to functi on as a “host”. The install ati on, activation, and conf iguration proce ss follows ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2B: I nst al l ati on on Han dhe ld and Poc ke t PCs 2 9 Specia l Note fo r Pock et PC Users : T o funct i on properl y wit h I OT A pr otocol, the PCS Connecti on Car d requir es suppor t for hi gh- securit y 128- bit encrypti on. If the inst all er does not detect hi gh-securi ty suppor t on ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 30 2B: In st al la ti on on Handhel d an d Pocket PCs Install ing the PCS Connectio n Manager SM Software T o install the soft ware, you can either: 䊳 Connect the host and the Handheld/ Pocket PC before you inst all the soft ware to the host . (In thi s case, yo u are prompted to init ia ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2B: I nst al l ati on on Han dhe ld and Poc ke t PCs 3 1 䊳 Using the default set tings for t he Destinati on Location and Program Folder is r ecom mended unless you have special requir em ent s and an advanced unders tanding of PC configurati on. (The Des tination Locat ion dict ates where t ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 32 2B: In st al la ti on on Handhel d an d Pocket PCs ActiveSync should launch automati cally when t he host and Handheld / Pocket PC are connected. Note: I f you ar e una ble to establish a co nnection, launc h ActiveSyn c f rom th e St art menu and use t he on li n e hel p i n Act i veS ...
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Sect i on 2: I nst al l i ng t he PCS Connect i on Card 2B: I nst al l ati on on Han dhe ld and Poc ke t PCs 3 3 T o insert t he PCS Connection Card int o a H a ndheld PC: 1. Attach the antenna to the circular copper connector on the en d of the card. DO NOT FORC E . 2. W ith the Spr int l abel facing t owa rds the t op of t he H andhel d PC, inser ...
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Sect i o n 2: Ins ta l l i ng t he PCS Co nnect i on Ca r d 34 2B: In st al la ti on on Handhel d an d Pocket PCs T o activate an account and confi gu re your PCS Connectio n Card: 1. Insert t he card int o your PC C ard sl ot, if it is not alre ady inserted. 2. If t he Activati on Wizard does not appear aut oma ti cally , launch the PCS Connection ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3A: The PCS Conn ect i on Manager Window and I ndi cat or s 3 7 Section 3A The PCS Con nection Manag er SM Window and I ndicat ors In This Sec tion 䊳 The PCS Conn ection Ma nage r 䊳 Getti ng Help 䊳 Compo nent s of t he PCS Co nn ectio n Ma nager wi ndow 䊳 Menu items 䊳 T askba r ic ons his ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 38 3A: The PCS Con nec ti on Manage r Win dow and Ind i cat or s The PCS Conn ection Manager PCS Connection Manager Software all ows you to manage and m onit or the connection bet ween your PCS Connection Card and the CDMA network. Use t he PCS Connection Manager to: 䊳 Determine your signal strengt ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3A: The PCS Conn ect i on Manager Window and I ndi cat or s 3 9 to save memory . It s hou l d not be nece ssary to cl ose t he card software , but you can close the sof tware by tapping CTRL + Q on the soft keyboard. On Handheld and notebook PCs, use the Cl ose butt on in the lower ri ght corner to ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 40 3A: The PCS Con nec ti on Manage r Win dow and Ind i cat or s Note book / Handhe ld PCs Pock et PC s Close Minimi ze Key pad but to n button Messag e are a Indi cator ar ea butto n Est ab lis h/ca nc e a conn ect ion Messag e are a Indi cat or ar ea Esta blish/ can cel a conn ecti on ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3A: The PCS Conn ect i on Manager Window and I ndi cat or s 4 1 Displayi ng the Menu Items The m enus are descri bed in det ail in "Menu Options" on page 63. Noteb ook / Handh eld PC : The ME NU Butt on T o display t he m enu items, cl ick the MENU bu t ton l ocated in the lower left corne ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 42 3A: The PCS Con nec ti on Manage r Win dow and Ind i cat or s Mess age Area Noteb oo k and H andhe ld PC s Pock et PC s Descri ption The m e ssage area di splays one of t hese messages: 䊳 Read y to Conn ect indicates t hat you have a network conn ecti on but there is no cal l i n progress. 䊳 D ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3A: The PCS Conn ect i on Manager Window and I ndi cat or s 4 3 䊳 Roam C all Fr om … indicat es that an incoming voice c all is i n progress and you are roaming. 䊳 Data Call From … indi cates that an i ncoming data c all i s i n progres s. 䊳 Fax Call Fro m … indi cates that an incom i ng ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 44 3A: The PCS Con nec ti on Manage r Win dow and Ind i cat or s T able 1 : Indica tor Ar ea Icons Icon M eaning Note: This icon is displaye d on ly whe n voice and da t a ser vi ce s ar e avai l abl e . The Signal Strength indicator uses bars to show the i ntensity of the radio signal. The n umber o ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3A: The PCS Conn ect i on Manager Window and I ndi cat or s 4 5 Y ou h ave new voicemail. T o retrieve your voi cemail, press and hold the “ 1 ” key for about 2 seconds. Note: This icon is displaye d only whe n voic e and da t a ser vi ce s ar e avai l abl e . The Roam i ng S tat us ind ica tor ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 46 3A: The PCS Con nec ti on Manage r Win dow and Ind i cat or s GO Button The GO button is use d to establi sh and cancel a connection. The t ext on the button changes duri ng diff erent connecti on stages: 䊳 GO – Ready to establ ish a connection. Cli ck the but ton to st art a connection (if on ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3A: The PCS Conn ect i on Manager Window and I ndi cat or s 4 7 Stat us Icon s T able 2: S t at us Ar ea Ico ns Icon M eaning Y ou are in service on the CDMA network but have no active voice or data connectio n. Y ou h ave an active voice or d ata connection. Y ou missed (failed to answer) an incomi ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3B: Dat a Connec ti ons 4 9 Section 3B Data Connect ions In This Sec tion 䊳 Basi c Data Co nnec tion Informatio n 䊳 PCS Visi on C onnec ti ons his secti on provide s an overview of t he high-spe ed data connection available t hrough your PCS Connection Card and how best to take advantage of the ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 50 3B: Dat a Connec ti on s The Basic s The GO button on the PCS Connection Manager window is us ed to launch data connections for any of these purposes : 䊳 Browsing the Inter net 䊳 Receiving email 䊳 Dialing into yo ur corporate networ k 䊳 Sending and receivi ng faxes The PCS Connection Card ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3B: Dat a Connec ti ons 5 1 PCS V ision (H igh-Sp eed) Conn ection s Impor tant : If the f oll owing ico n appears i n the i ndicator area of the PCS Connect ion Manager window , you d o not current ly ha ve PCS Vision servi ce and cannot make a c onnection: T o make a P CS Vision connec tion: 䊳 F ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 52 3B: Dat a Connec ti on s Dormant Connec tion The PCS Connection Card is “acti ve” duri ng PCS V isi on connecti ons when data transmissi on is occur ring. If data tr ansmission over the network stops f or a per iod of time, the card becomes “dorman t”. The period of i nactivity that caus e ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3C: V oice Co nnection s 53 Section 3C Voice Connec tio ns In This Sec tion 䊳 The Ke ypad 䊳 Outg oing Calls 䊳 Inco ming C alls 䊳 Vo i c e m a i l ou can use your PCS Connection Card to tr ansfor m your not ebook or pocket PC into a mobile phone si mp ly by connecti ng a headset to the card a ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 54 3C: Voi ce Connect io ns V oice Conne ction Features The PC S Connection Card off ers m any convenie nt voic e features: 䊳 The volum e control allows you to adjus t ringer or i ncoming voice volume. 䊳 Selecting t he TA L K butt on allows y ou to redi al t h e previ ously dialed number . 䊳 An ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3C: V oice Co nnection s 55 Using the Keypad The keypad is used to answer and place voi ce calls. The keypad perf orms the same functions as the keypad on a m obile phone. Ti p : Y ou can st ore f r equentl y di aled numbers i n t he Phone Book and dial direc tl y f rom the Phone Book wi ndow instea ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 56 3C: Voi ce Connect io ns V ol ume co ntrol Open/c lose the k eypad Plac e and ans w er calls Clea r a num ber you’ ve entered End a ca ll; clea r status messag es ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3C: V oice Co nnection s 57 Pock et PC The keypad is displ ayed when you tap To o l s > V oice Call . Note: W hen KeyGu ar d is on, cl ick i ng t he but t ons on t he keyp ad has no ef fect . For i nf or mati on on KeyGu ard, see page 74 . Note book / Handhe ld PC : T o hide the keypad, cli ck th ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 58 3C: Voi ce Connect io ns T able 3: Th e PCS Connectio n Manag er K eypad Keyp ad Buttons Function 0-9, #, * (or the same key s on your keyboard) Enter t he di gits (and other char acters ) you want to dial . The number s ar e di splayed i n the message a rea until you press TA L K , END , or BACK ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3C: V oice Co nnection s 59 Outgoi ng Calls T o initiat e a call: 1. Connect a headset to t he card, i f one is not already connect ed. 2. If t he keypad is not di splayed, then: Notebook / Handhel d P C: cl ick the keypad butt on. Pocket PC: tap To o l s > Vo i c e C a l l . 3. Enter t he nu mbe ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 60 3C: Voi ce Connect io ns Incomi ng Calls W hen you receive an i ncom ing cal l: 䊳 A sound is played, unless t he Silent Ringer f eature is enabled. 䊳 The keypad is displ ayed. 䊳 If you have Caller ID, the phone num ber and, if available, the nam e of the call er are displ ayed. 䊳 If you ar ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3C: V oice Co nnection s 61 Vo i c e m a i l Incom ing call s ma y be put thr ough to your voicemail box, if: 䊳 A calls arr ives wh il e you have an active d ata connection, or 䊳 Y ou do not answer an incoming voice call W hen you have new voicemail: 䊳 The following icons are di splayed: in th ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 63 Section 3D Menu Option s In This Sec tion 䊳 Overvi ew of Men u Items 䊳 Desc ripti on of Menu Items his chapter pro vides an overvi ew and brief descr ipti on of each menu option you may encounter while usi ng your PCS Co nnection Card TM and PCS Connection Manager SM Soft w ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 64 3D: Menu Opti ons Overview of menu items The foll owing table out lines the v arious m enu it ems and provides a br ief descript ion and dir ections on where in thi s guide to fi nd more detailed information about t he item. T able 4: M e nu It ems Menu item Descrip tion For m ore informat ion, se ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 65 W eb Messag ing The W e b Messaging window is used to di spl ay W eb messages you recei ve. Note: For i nf or mati on a bout W e b messa ge s er vi ce sub scr i pt i on, co nt act PCS Cus t omer Se rv ic e So lu t io ns. Addi t i ona l ch ar ges may appl y . W eb messagi ng is a ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 66 3D: Menu Opti ons T o dele te all message s: 1. Select Edit > Delete All . 2. Confirm that you want to del ete the messages by clicking Ye s . Note: The De l et e Al l menu o pt i on del et es al l mess ages , wheth er or not t he messa ges hav e been rea d. The mes sage e xpi r y f eatur e d e ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 67 Exiting the W eb Messagi ng Window T o exit from t he Web Mess agin g wi ndow : 䊳 Select File > C lose – or – 䊳 (Notebook and Handheld PCs) Click t he Cl os e box in the upper right corner of the wi ndow – or – 䊳 (Pocket PCs) T ap ok in the upper right corner . ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 68 3D: Menu Opti ons Chan ging a Reco rd T o change a record: 1. Select the r ecord i n the PhoneBook w indow . 2. Select File > Edit Co ntact , or right -cl ick the record and s elect Edit Cont act . 3. M ake any changes in the Contac t Propert ies window and cli ck Sav e to keep the changes or C ...
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Sprint 550 - page 75
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 69 Sett ing Y our Phon e Bo ok to Auto matically Synch ronize With Outlo ok T o set your phone book to aut omatically synchr onize wit h O utlook: 1. Ensure you are onli ne. 2. From the General t ab of t he O ptions window of the PCS Connection M anager , select the “Outlook Sync ...
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Sprint 550 - page 76
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 70 3D: Menu Opti ons Phone Boo k (Handh eld/Poc ket PC) The phone book is an interf ace to t he Con tacts scr een of the Pocket Outlook pr ogram . Any cont act informati on you enter i n Outlook is accessibl e through t he phone book in the PCS Connection Manager Software. (Y ou cannot add contact in ...
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Sprint 550 - page 77
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 71 Alway s On T op (Notebo oks Only) W hen A lwa ys On T op is enabled , the PCS C on nectio n Man ager disp lays in front of all oth er applicatio n w indow s, even when you po sition an other win dow over th e m an ager . T his allows you to view co nn ection status indic ators w ...
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Sprint 550 - page 78
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 72 3D: Menu Opti ons Phon ing a Number T o phone a num ber cont ained in one of the call records: 䊳 (Notebooks only) Double c lick the recor d. – or – 1. Select the number . 2. Select File > Di al . This can be used to pla ce voice call s only . Note: The Di al opt i on in t he F i l e menu ...
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Sprint 550 - page 79
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 73 Copy in g a Pho ne Num ber to t he Wi ndows Clip boar d T o copy a phone num ber to the Windows Cli pboard: 1. Select the r ecord. 2. Select Edi t > C opy Ph one Number . Y ou can then paste the number into another w indow (in most case s, using CTRL+ V). The phone number tha ...
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Sprint 550 - page 80
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 74 3D: Menu Opti ons Sorti ng th e Ca lls T o sort the cal ls : 1. Click any column heading to sort by that column in ascending order . 2. Click the s am e column heading again t o sort by the same colum n in descending order . For example, to sort the call s by nam e, click the Name colum n h eading ...
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Sprint 550 - page 81
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 75 Options… The Options wi n dow allows you to configur e the PCS Con nection M anager Softwar e and the PCS Connection Manager to suit y our preferences . In the Opti ons window you can: 䊳 Enable and disable s everal feat ures, including Aut o-Answer , Any-Key Answer , the Ina ...
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Sprint 550 - page 82
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 76 3D: Menu Opti ons Sounds T ab T able 7 : Sounds T ab Options Field Descrip tion Enable Th is field al lows you t o enable an d disable al l sounds. When this box is checked, you have the option of individual ly enabling and disabling the Call Alert, Incoming Call, New Web Message, and New V oice m ...
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Sprint 550 - page 83
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 77 Incoming Ca ll This field allows yo u to s elect whether a s ou nd is played when you recei ve a call. When this is disabled, the Silent R inger icon is displayed in t he indicato r area . The only notification you will then h ave of an incoming voice call is the “V oi ce Call ...
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Sprint 550 - page 84
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 78 3D: Menu Opti ons Security T ab Ti p : Locking the PCS Conne ct ion Card does no t prevent you from diali ng 911. Headset V ol ume This slider a llow s you to adjust the volu me of the earpiece on your headset. This affects only the volume of what you hear . (That is, it does not adjust the volume ...
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Sprint 550 - page 85
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 79 Lock Modem Now This button allows you to enable the Lock Code feature imm ed iately . (If you s elect on p ow er up in the previously described drop-do wn menu, you need to close the PCS Connection Manager before the lock code comes into effe ct.) When you click the button, the ...
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Sprint 550 - page 86
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 80 3D: Menu Opti ons V oice T ab T able 9: V oice T ab O ptions Field Descrip tion Auto-Answe r Incoming Call s This field allows yo u to enable and di sable the Auto-Answer feature. T o disable the feature, select off from the drop-down menu. T o enable the feature, select the number of rings a fter ...
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Sprint 550 - page 87
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 81 Auto-Hyphena tion This field allows yo u to enable and disabl e the Auto-H yphenatio n featur e. When enabled, a hyphen i s automatically inserted after the area code, and between the first three and last four dig its of a phone nu mber , as you enter the number . (Thi s has no ...
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Sprint 550 - page 88
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 82 3D: Menu Opti ons Service A lert This field al lows you t o enable an d disable t he Service Alert feature. When enabled, the card emits a tone whenever a change occurs in the PCS V ision coverage or roaming status. A tone is emitted whenever the card: 䊳 Goes from being out of PCS Vision coverag ...
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Sprint 550 - page 89
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 83 W eb Messages T ab T able 1 0: W eb Mess ag es T ab Optio ns Field Descrip tion W eb Messages: Expire This feature allows for the automatic deletion of Web messages that h ave been in yo ur Inbox for a specifi ed amount of time. The Web mes saging feature is described in detail ...
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Sprint 550 - page 90
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 84 3D: Menu Opti ons General T ab T able 1 1 : Gener al T ab Option s Field Descrip tion Data Ca ll Inactivity T imeo ut: Disconnect The Inacti vity T imeout terminates your dat a connections automatically when the card is i na ctive for the amoun t of time yo u specify here. (The card is inactive wh ...
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Sprint 550 - page 91
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 85 Sy stem S elect This field allo ws you to set roaming parameters for your PCS Connecti on Card. The opt ions i n this fi eld a re: 䊳 Home Only p revents the car d from roaming off the Sprint Na tionwide PCS Network 䊳 Ho me Pr ef er r ed allo ws t he ca rd t o roam on network ...
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Sprint 550 - page 92
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 86 3D: Menu Opti ons Outlook Synchro nization (Contact s only) (Noteboo ks only) Set the PCS Connection Manager Software to automatically synchroni ze your phone book entries with your C ont acts en tries i n Micro sof t ® Outl ook ® . For more i nformation, see T able 5: Synchronization of Out loo ...
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Sprint 550 - page 93
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 87 Networ k T ab Display T ab T able 12: Netw or k T ab Optio ns Field Descrip tion Automati cally establish a network session when a vailable In future releases t he PCS Connection Card will have a feature to allow for an immediate PCS V ision connection whenever t he card is ins ...
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Sprint 550 - page 94
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 88 3D: Menu Opti ons Online Help The PCS Connection Card comes with complete online help. Help T opics ( Notebook PC) Ti p : Hel p i s ava il a bl e i n most wi nd ows by pr essi n g <F1> o r cl i ck ing t he Hel p but t on. Al so , i n any wi ndow t hat has a ? ne xt to t he clos e button, you ...
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Sprint 550 - page 95
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3D: Menu Opti ons 89 In the Find window , select a r adio butt on t o generat e a datab ase. Then use the word mat ching opti ons to l ocate t he he lp sect ion you want to dis play . In the Help T o pics (Contents) window , use t he scr oll bar to l ocate a topic of i nteres t. T opi cs t hat have ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3E: The Net work Adap te r Manager (Not ebook s Only) 9 1 Section 3E The Networ k Adapter Manag er (Notebo oks Only) In This Sec tion 䊳 Win dows 98 SE and Me 䊳 Win dows 2000 a nd XP 䊳 On-Lin e Help and V ersion Information 䊳 Clos ing the Netw ork Ada pter Ma nage r his chapter outl ines the ...
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Sprint 550 - page 98
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 92 3E: The Net work Adapt er Manag er ( Not eb ooks Onl y) The Basic s The PCS C onnect ion Card comes with an applicati on, called the Network Adapter Manager , that is designed to manage m u lt iple net work interface cards on note book PCs. T o understand the purpos e of the Net work Adapter Manag ...
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Sprint 550 - page 99
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3E: The Net work Adap te r Manager (Not ebook s Only) 9 3 Depending on which card i s primary , the Net work Adapte r Manager displays one of these icons: AirCard 300 i s the pr imary network card AirCard 400 i s the pr imary network card PCS Connection Card is t he pri m ary network card LAN card i ...
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Sprint 550 - page 100
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 94 3E: The Net work Adapt er Manag er ( Not eb ooks Onl y) The Network Adapter Manager als o has a menu through which you can switch primary car ds. T o swit ch cards: 1. Right click t he Network Adapt er Man ager icon i n the st atus area to display t he shortcut menu. 2. Select the c ard you want t ...
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Sprint 550 - page 101
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3E: The Net work Adap te r Manager (Not ebook s Only) 9 5 stop the Ethernet card (s ee below), disconnect the cabl e to t he Ethernet card, and W indows 2000/XP automatically begins routing network t raf fic through the PCS Connection Card. Since Windows 2000/ XP has this enhanced method of handl in ...
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Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 9 7 Section 3F Troubl eshootin g Tips (Notebo ok PC) In This Sec tion 䊳 Pr oblem Caus es an d Soluti ons 䊳 Rei nsta llin g th e PCS Co nn ectio n Ca rd Dri ver 䊳 Resol v i ng Res o ur ce C onflic ts his secti on provide s assist ance in di agnosin ...
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Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 98 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (No tebook PC) Proble m Causes and Sugg estions W hen properly i nstalled, t he PC S Connection Card i s a highly reli able product. Mo st probl ems are caused by one of thes e iss ues: 䊳 The wrong driver has been i nstal led. 䊳 System resources required by the c ...
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Sprint 550 - page 105
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 9 9 Error : When Clic king the Ke ypa d, Not hing Ha ppens Error : Not I n Serv ice The PCS Connect i on M anage r Soft ware displ ay s the mess age “Not i n ser vi ce”. Error : Not able to prep are dat a servi ces (Wi ndows 98 and 2000) The PCS Con ...
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Sprint 550 - page 106
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 100 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) Error : Co nnec tio n Se ems Sl ow W hen you have a both a PCS Connecti on C ard and an AirCar d 300 in your compu t er , the dat a connection seems quite slow . Error : Co nnec tio n Get s Dropp ed (Windo ws 2000 an d XP) W hen attempting a dat a conn ...
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Sprint 550 - page 107
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 10 1 Reinst allin g the PCS Con nectio n Card Driver There is a PCS Connection Card dr iver for each supported W indows operati ng system. Unless t he appropriate driver for your ver sion of W indows is i nstalled, you wil l not be able t o est ablish a ...
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Sprint 550 - page 108
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 102 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) the PCS Connection Card by observi ng w hich entr ies are aff ect ed w hen you eject and rei nsert the car d. Rep lacin g the Driver 1. If the inst all ation CD is not alr eady in your CD-R OM d rive, i nsert it . If t he CD start- up m e n u appears, ...
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Sprint 550 - page 109
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 10 3 3. Dou ble cl ick the Sy stem ic on . 4. Click the Hardware tab. 5. Click the D evice Ma nager … but ton. 6. Locate the PCS Connection Card ent rie s by using the “+” signs t o expand the li stings. (For example, to s ee all the instal led mo ...
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Sprint 550 - page 110
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 104 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) 9. Enter d:DriversWin2k , wh ere d is the drive lette r for your CD -ROM drive, and cli ck OK to proceed. 10. Click Next . 11. If t he Digital Si gnature Not Fou nd window display s, cli ck Ye s . 12. Click Finish to proceed. Repeat steps 6 to 12 as ...
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Sprint 550 - page 111
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 10 5 the PCS Connection Card by observi ng w hich entr ies are aff ect ed w hen you eject and rei nsert the car d. Rep lacin g the PCS Conn ectio n Car d Driver 1. If the inst all ation CD is not already i n your CD -ROM dr ive, i nsert it . If t he CD ...
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Sprint 550 - page 112
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 106 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) Window s XP T o verify that the co rrect d river is in stalled : 䊳 Un instal l the exis ting driver 䊳 Install the Windows XP driver fro m the PCS Conn e ction Card install ati on CD. Unin stall ing the Ex isting Driv er 1. Open the Control Panel by ...
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Sprint 550 - page 113
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 10 7 Ins tal ling t he Wind ows XP P CS Conn ectio n Card Driver 1. If the inst all ation CD is not already i n your CD -ROM dr ive, i nsert it . If t he CD start- up m e n u appears, u se the ex it opt ion in the low er l eft corner of the s creen t o ...
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Sprint 550 - page 114
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 108 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) Wind ows 98 SE T o resolve a r esource confli ct i n W i ndows 98 SE: 䊳 Disable a devi ce (int ernal modem , infrar ed devic e, or network card) 䊳 Uninstall and re inst all the PCS Connection Card dr iver Disa bling an Intern al M odem, Infrare d D ...
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Sprint 550 - page 115
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 10 9 W ind ow s sh ould the n reinsta ll the driv er for your PCS C on nection Card. If the Add N ew H ardw are W izard is la unch ed, fo llow the installation below . 1. Click Next on t he fir st wi ndow of the Add New Hardware W i zard t o proceed to ...
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Sprint 550 - page 116
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 110 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) Upda ting t he Dri ver 1. If the inst all ation CD is not alr eady in your CD-R OM d rive, i nsert it . If t he CD start- up m e n u appears, u se the ex it opt ion in th e low er le ft corner of the s creen t o exit the menu. 2. If t he card is not al ...
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Sprint 550 - page 117
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 11 1 Wind ows Me T o resolve a r esource confli ct in Windows Me: 䊳 Disable a devi ce (int ernal modem , infrar ed devic e, or network card 䊳 Uninstall and re inst all the PCS Connection Card dr iver Disab ling an In ternal Mod em, In frared Devi ce ...
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Sprint 550 - page 118
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he PC S Connec ti on Car d 112 3F: Tr oubl esho oti ng Tip s (Not ebook PC) 7. If you are prompted f or a file when the PC res tarts, ent er d:DriversWinM e where d is the dri ve lette r of your CD-ROM dr ive and click OK to proceed. 8. If t he Add New H ardware Wizard appear s, f ollow these ins truct ions: 䊳 Click Spec i ...
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Sprint 550 - page 119
Sect i on 3: Us in g th e PCS Conn ect i on Car d 3F: Tr oubl esh oot in g Ti ps ( Noteboo k PC) 11 3 䊳 If you want to disable a net work card, expand t he Network Adap ters t ree by clic king the “+” sign to it s lef t. 6. Right click t he devic e you w ant to di sable, c hoose Disabl e fr om the pop-up m enu that appears and cli ck OK . Uni ...
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Sect i on 3 : Usi n g th e Ai rCa rd 3G: Tr oub le shoot i ng Ti ps ( Handh el d / Poc ket PC) 11 5 Section 3G Troubl eshootin g Tips (Handhel d / Pocket PC) In Th is Sect ion 䊳 Pr oblem Caus es an d Suggestio ns 䊳 Uni nsta lli ng t he PCS Co nn ectio n Ma nager SM So ftw are his secti on provide s assist ance in di agnosing and solving many co ...
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Sprint 550 - page 122
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he Ai r Car d 116 3G: Tr oubl es hoo ti ng Ti ps (Handhe l d / Poc ket PC) Proble m Causes and Sugg estions W hen properly i nstalled, t he PC S Connection Card i s a highly reli able product. Mo st probl ems are caused by one of thes e iss ues: 䊳 The wrong driver has been i nstal led. 䊳 Network coverage is not available ( ...
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Sprint 550 - page 123
Sect i on 3 : Usi n g th e Ai rCa rd 3G: Tr oub le shoot i ng Ti ps ( Handh el d / Poc ket PC) 11 7 Error : Se arc hing for PC S Conn ectio n Car d.. . The PCS Connection M anager Soft ware displays t he message “ Se arc hing fo r PCS C onnec tio n Car d…. ” Error : Not able to prep are da ta serv ices The PCS Connection M anager Soft ware di ...
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Sprint 550 - page 124
Sect i on 3: Usi ng t he Ai r Car d 118 3G: Tr oubl es hoo ti ng Ti ps (Handhe l d / Poc ket PC) Error : Not I n Serv ice The PCS Connection M anager displ ays t he m ess age “ Not in s ervice ”. Error : Co nnec tio n Se ems Sl ow (Pocket PCs only :) When you have both a PCS Connection Card and an AirCard 300 in your dual -car d PC MC IA jacke ...
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Sprint 550 - page 125
Sect i on 3 : Usi n g th e Ai rCa rd 3G: Tr oub le shoot i ng Ti ps ( Handh el d / Poc ket PC) 11 9 Uninstalling the PCS Connection Manager Software T o uninsta ll the PCS Connection Manager So ftware from the host PC: 1. If your Handheld/Pocket PC is connect ed to t he h ost, disconnect it. 2. O n the h os t, op en the C on tro l P an el by sele c ...
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Sect i on 4: PCS Vi si on 4A: PCS Vis io n 123 Section 4A PCS V ision TM In This Sec tion 䊳 We b 䊳 Messa ging 䊳 PCS Bu siness Conn ec tion SM CS V i sion TM bri ngs you clarit y you can see and hear , with enhanced, always-on m obile multimedia capabili ties l ike email, Internet browsing and PCS Business Connecti on SM that are eas y to lear ...
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Sect i on 4: PCS Vi si on 124 4A: PCS Visi on Browsing the W e b With Y our PCS Connec tion Card Launchi ng the W eb T o launch the W eb: 䊳 From the card’ s main m enu, highl ight Web and select L aunch . Y our Us er Name W hen you buy a PCS Conn ection Card and s ign up for servi ce, you'r e autom atical ly as si gned a user nam e. Then, ...
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Sect i on 4: PCS Vi si on 4A: PCS Vis io n 125 Messaging Now you can send and receive email and ins tant messages, as well as chat on select PCS Connectiobn Cards. With chat, you can have a conversati on without t alking. J oin in a W eb- based chat room to exchange information on a spec ific topi c or r ead conversati ons that others have post ed ...
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126 Email Using PCS Email W ith PCS Email, you can set up an account at no addit ional c harge and perform many of the typical email f unctions from your PCS Phone that you can from your personal computer . Y ou can m anage your PCS Em ail Account f rom your PCS Phone or personal computer at ww w . spri ntpcs. com . Y ou can also access other selec ...
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Sect i on 4: PCS Vi si on 4A: PCS Vis io n 127 PCS Busi ness Conn ection SM Personal Edi tion PCS Business Connect ion SM Personal Edi tion i s designed to of fer secure wireless access to both Microsoft Outlook and Lot us Notes. PCS Business Connection Pers onal Edit ion deli vers the foll owing features : 䊳 Bus ines s email acce ss : R ead, rep ...
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Sect i on 4: PCS Vi si on 128 4A: PCS Visi on PCS V ision F AQs How will I kn ow when my card is ready for PCS Vision Servic e? Y our user name (for example, bsmith001@sprintpcs. com ) will appear on the display s creen. Ho w d o I s ig n -i n fo r th e fir st ti me? Y ou are automatically signed i n to PCS V isio n Services when you turn on your p ...
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Sect i on 5 Techni ca l Sp eci f ic at io ns and Reg ul at ory I nf ormat io n 129 Section 5 Technical Specifications and Regulatory Information ...
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Sect i on 5: Tech ni cal Speci f i cat i ons 5A : T ec hn ica l Sp e cific atio n s 1 31 Section 5A Techni cal Specif ication s In This Sec tion 䊳 LED Op eration 䊳 Rad io Freq uenc y and E lectrical Specific atio ns 䊳 Enviro nmental Spec ificat ions his secti on outli nes LED operati on and the technical and environmental speci ficatio n s of ...
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Sect i on 5: Tec hni ca l Spec if i ca ti on s 132 5A: Techni ca l Sp eci f ic at ions LED Operati on The PCS Connection Card has a si ngle red/gre en LED on the antenna end of the card. The LED operates as f ollows: * Bo th r ed and gr een ar e li t . T able 1: L ED Oper ation LED Behavior Indicates Solid amb er* The card is powering up. Blinki ng ...
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Sect i on 5: Tech ni cal Speci f i cat i ons 5A : T ec hn ica l Sp e cific atio n s 1 33 Radio Frequenc y and Electrical Specificat ions Environmen tal Spec ificat ions T able 2: Radio F r equenc y & Electr ical Spec ifications Approvals Compl iant with : IS-95A, IS-95B , IS-98D, IS-707A , IS 707A-1, CDMA Developers Group FCC Industry C anada V ...
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S ec tio n 5 : T ec hn ica l S pe cif ic atio ns an d Re gu la to ry I nt or m at ion 5 B : Re gu lato ry In fo rm a tio n 1 35 Section 5B Regul atory Inf ormati on In This Sec tion 䊳 W arning (E MI) - US FCC Information 䊳 W arning (E MI) - Canad a his secti on outli nes important regul atory notices concerni n g your new PCS Connection Card. T ...
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Sect i on 5: Tec hni ca l Speci f i cat i ons and Reg ul at or y I ntor mati o n 136 5B: Regul at ory Inf or mat ion Regulat ory Notic es This devi ce complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of t his device is s ubject to t he conditi on that this de vice does not cause ha rmful interfer ence. FCC guidel ines s tipulate t hat the antenna ...
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S ec tio n 5 : T ec hn ica l S pe cif ic atio ns an d Re gu la to ry I nt or m at ion 5 B : Re gu lato ry In fo rm a tio n 1 37 Cet appareil num érique r espec te les li m ites de bruits radi oélect riques applicables aux apparei ls num ériques de Classe B presc rit es dans la norm e sur le matériel brouil leur: “Appa reils Numériques”, NM ...
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Sect i on 5: Tec hni ca l Speci f i cat i ons and Reg ul at or y I ntor mati o n 138 5B: Regul at ory Inf or mat ion ...
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Sect i on 6 S afe ty In form at io n an d Te rm s & C on d itio ns 1 39 Section 6 Safety Information and Terms & Conditions ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6A: S afety an d N otices 141 Section 6A Safet y and No tices In This Sec tion 䊳 Importan t Notice 䊳 Safety and Ha zards 䊳 Limitatio ns of Liability his secti on outli nes important safet y guidel ines and liabi lity s tat em ents concerning your new PCS Connection Card TM ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 142 6A: Safet y an d Noti ces Im port ant Noti ce Because of the nature of wireless comm unicati ons, tr ansmission and reception of data can never be guarantee d. Data may be delayed, corrupted (i .e. , have errors) or be tot ally lost . Alt hough signif icant delays or l osses of d ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6A: S afety an d N otices 143 som e state s and provinces, oper ating such com mun i cati ons devices while in control of a vehicl e is an offence. Limitat ion of Lia bility The information in thi s m anual is subj ect t o change without notice and does not repres ent a comm it m ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 144 6A: Safet y an d Noti ces Patents Portions of t his pr oduct are covere d by som e or all of the foll owing US patents : 5515013, 5617106, 5629960, 5682602, 5748449, 5845216, 5847553, 5878234, 5890057, 5929815 , 6169884, 6191741, 6199168, 6339405, D367062, D372248, D372701, D4168 ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 145 Section 6B Terms an d Conditio ns In This Sec tion 䊳 T erms and Cond itions of Serv ices his secti on contains the terms and conditi ons of servi ce for your new PCS Connection Card TM . T erms a nd Con ditions o f Servic es (Effecti ve as of M ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 146 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons rates and feat ures we s et for that Servi ce Plan. W e use t he words "we," "us," "our" or "Sprint " t o refer to Spr int Spe ctrum L.P . and its af fil iates doing business as Sprint in these T erms. When you a ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 147 m odify the Agreement exce pt for your PCS Service Plan (see T ermination and Changing Service Plans). Ser vice Pl an. Y ou m ay be eligi ble f or a fixed le ngth PC S Servic e Plan ("T erm Service Plan") or for a month-to-mon th Servi c ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 148 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons beyond our control, i ncluding atmospheric, geogr aphic, or topographi c conditions. W e do not guarantee that ther e will be no interrupt ions or delays in Ser vices . Y our PCS Phone will not acc ept the servi ces of any wireless provi der other than ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 149 one-m inute i ncrements, wit h parti al m i nutes of use rounded up to the next highest minute. Y ou must pay , by each i nvoice due date , all charges for Servi ces prov ided to the Number for each phone or other equi pment that our recor ds show ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 150 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons invoice wi ll not separ ately i dentif y the number of ki lobyt es att ributable to your use of speci fi c sites, sessi ons or s ervices use d. Specif ic addi tional information about PCS V isi on wirele ss servi ces, incl uding pri cing, included kilo ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 151 charged at the rate per m inute for usage over incl uded minutes provided in the Servic e Plan in effect at the t ime the usage was incurred. Additio nal T erms for Pre mium Services. Access to and downloadi ng of premium cont ent is not incl uded ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 152 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons pay our costs and expe nses of collecti on, i ncluding attor neys' fees and expenses, the fees of any coll ecti on agency and court costs. If we act as an invoicing agent f or a t hird-party servi ce provider , payments receive d are first appli e ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 153 terminate Servi ces for caus e befor e the end of the ter m , you ma y be required to pay a termination fee. No terminati on fee is charged i f you terminate a T erm Service Plan wit hin 14 days of activati on of your PCS Phone. During the term we ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 154 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons past due balance and the minimum am ount by any method authorized by Sprint . Cont act PCS Customer Serv ice Sol utions f or inf ormation about authorized methods of making these payments. W e may charge you a fee for call s that involve our li ve cust ...
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Sprint 550 - page 161
Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 155 deposit balance. Any m oney hel d during thi s one-ye ar period will not accrue intere st for your be nefit. Y ou forfeit any portion of the money lef t after the one- year pe riod. Wir e l ess W eb an d V oice Portal Ser vic es. Wireless W eb Ser ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 156 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons W irel ess W eb Servi ces V oice Portal Servi ces. Neither Sprint nor its vendors or li censors guarant ees t h e accuracy , completeness or use fulnes s of information that is obtained t hrough the Wirele ss W eb Servic es or V oi ce Portal Servi ces. ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 157 us with a vali d tax-exempt document. Any tax e xem pt ion appli es only from the date we recei ve a vali d tax-exempt documen t. Roami ng. Cal ls made outside of your Hom e Service Ar ea and outsi de of the Sprint Nati onwide PC S Network are &qu ...
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Sprint 550 - page 164
Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 158 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons Phon es and O the r Equip men t. Phones and other equipment may be purchased and returned as provi ded in the purchase documents. W e are not the manu f actur er of the phones or ot her equi pm ent. The only warranties on t he phones or ot her equipmen ...
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Sprint 550 - page 165
Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 159 911 calls due t o the equipment or soft ware of the answering age ncy . Therefore, a TTY device should not be r eli ed on for 911 call s. Pay-Pe r -Call Servic e. W e will not complete calls fr om your Num be r to 900, 976 and si m il ar num ber s ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 160 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons h) any interrupti on or failur e of 911 or E911 e m ergency servi ces or identifi cati on of the Num ber , address or name associ ated with any person accessing or at tempting to acces s em ergency s ervi ces from your phone; i) the inst all ation or r ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 161 ST A TUTE, OR TORT , INCLUDING FRAUD , MISREPRESENT A TION , FRAUDULEN T I NDUCE MENT , OR ANY OTH ER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEOR Y AND REGARD LESS OF THE DA TE OF ACCRUAL OF SUCH CLAIM, CONTR OVERSY O R DISPUTE SHALL BE RESO L VED BY FINAL AND BIND ...
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Se cti on 6 : Safety Inform ation an d Te r m s & C onditions 162 6B: Ter ms and Condi ti ons (1) you m ay notif y us by cal ling PCS Customer Service Solutions, and (2) we m ay notify you by leavi ng a m ess age for you on your PCS Phone, answering machine or wit h your answering s ervice. Notice addr esse s m ay be changed by giving noti ce a ...
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Sect i on 6: Sa fe ty I nf or mati on and Ter ms & Co ndi t i ons 6B: Ter ms and Condi t i ons 163 plan or to both T ol l-Fr ee USA and Hom e Rate USA. (See Home Rate USA and T oll-Free USA f or mo re inf ormation.) Y ou do not have t o register your Num ber when traveli ng outside your Home Servi ce Area. Home Ra te USA. This servi ce lets you ...
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I ndex 165 Index Nume r ic s 1xRT T premiu m service c harge (for non- subscribers ) 87 1xRTT. Se e PCS Vision 911 em ergency num ber 74 , 78 A About w indow 89 accou nt overv iew 12 accou nt activation. S ee activation activation man ual Handhe ld/Pocke t PCs 33 – 34 notebo ok PCs 24 – 25 overv iew 12 voi ce-as sis ted Handhe ld/Pocke t PCs 33 ...
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166 In dex DTMF tone 81 E electri cal sp ecifications 133 encryp tion indicator 44 EN D but to n 58 enviro nmental specifica tions 133 err or me ssag es. Se e troubles hooting ESN (elec tronic s erial numbe r ) 13 F fax 84 fax ca ll from (me ssage area ) 43 FCC 13 5 , 141 , 145 firmware version 89 G GO button 46 H hands -free earbud 9 hardware ve r ...
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I ndex 167 ro am ca ll fro m 43 service re quired 43 voice call fr om 42 you h ave new voic email 43 messa ges, error. Se e troubles hooting Micros oft Outlook syn chron ize with phone book 69 mini mize bu tton Handhe ld PCs 41 notebo ok PCs 41 minu te alert 81 mis sed call in cal l log 72 status area icon 47 mute 81 N NAM profile 84 netwo rk adapt ...
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168 In dex Window s Me 111 Window s XP 112 restor e defaul t s bu tton 75 ro am ca ll fro m (m ess age ar ea) 43 roamin g indica tor 45 S safety 14 2 search ing for PCS Co nnection Card Handhe ld/Pocke t PC 11 7 notebo ok PC 98 servic e alert 82 servic e required (messa ge area) 43 Sierra Wireless , Inc. 14 4 signa l stre ngth 44 obt ain ing opt im ...
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I ndex 169 exp ir e 83 indica tor 44 soun d 77 status area icon 47 Web m essag ing 65 – 67 Web Upd ates Si gni ng Up 125 Window s CE ve r sion 28 Window s 2000 19 – 21 reinstal ling the driver 102 Window s 98 SE 19 – 21 reinstal ling the driver 101 Window s Me 19 – 21 reinstal ling the driver 104 Window s XP 21 – 22 reinstal ling the driv ...
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