Sony Ericsson GC83 manual

EDGE PC Card Sony Ericss on EDGE PC Cards GC8 2, GC83 and GC85 User Guide[...]

2 Contents Content Introducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hardware O verview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Documenta tion . . .[...]

Contents 3 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Wireless Manager Icon Er rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Software Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Error Me ssages . . . . . . . [...]

4 Contents Sony Ericsson EDGE PC Cards GC82, GC83 and GC85 First edi tion (May 2 004) This manual is publish ed by Sony Er icsson Mobile Communicat ions AB, wit hout any warra nty. Improvements and changes to thi s manual nec essitated by ty pograph ical errors, i naccuraci es of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipmen t, m[...]

Introduction 5 Introduction Congratula tions and thank you for bu ying a Sony Ericsso n EDGE PC Card . EDGE PC Cards ar e standard size type II PC ca rds, they ena ble laptop users to have mobile access to the internet or corporate network with flex ibility and high speed, in cluding ‘always online’ capability via GPRS/ EDGE. T he E DGE PC Card[...]

6 Introduction SIM Car d When you subscrib e to a m obile ne twork operato r, you are issued with a SIM card (Subsc riber Identity Module card). The SI M contain s your pers on al s ubscri ber data. You nee d to insert a SIM into your EDGE PC Card before it will wo rk. Sof t ware Ov erview Wireless Manager You can use the Wireless Manager to: • D[...]

Getting Star ted 7 Getting St arted Checkli st Make sure the fo llowing it ems are in the box wh en you unpa ck it: • Aluminium protect ive case for storing the EDGE PC Card and its antenna • GC82, GC83 or GC85 PC C ard • Antenna •Q u i c k S t a r t G u i d e •C D - R O M The CD contains; drivers, softwar e, documentation and a r eadm e [...]

8 Getting St arted Enhanced Dat a Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE)[...]

Installation 9 Inst allation The Wireless Manager CD -ROM contains the software required t o opera te your EDGE P C Card. The software is simple to set up and operate, but before you begin you will need to m a ke sure th at the serv ices yo u require ar e incl uded on yo ur SIM ca rd s ubscr ipti on. For an explan ation of th e ser vices that are a[...]

10 In stal la ti on Impor tan t! Do not inse rt the card in to the laptop unt il you ha ve insta lled the software fro m the CD-RO M. Simply c ancel the New Hardware wizard if t he card is accide ntally inserted prior to software installat ion. Inst alling the Sof tware 1. Insert th e EDGE PC Card CD-ROM in you r CD driv e. After a f ew seco nds a [...]

Installation 11 Not e: When installing on Window s 98SE, Windows may prompt for th e original Window s 98 CD-ROM to be insert ed. If the C D-ROM is not in serted w hen requested , Wind ows w ill su bsequ ently reboot with er ror m essage s relat ing to missing fil es. The refore, it is strong ly r ecommended that the Windows 98 SE CD-R OM is ava il[...]

12 Start Us ing Wi reless Manage r S t ar t Using Wireless Mana ger 1. T o start W ireless Manager select S tart Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager or select yo ur desk top sho rtcut . 2. If request ed, enter yo ur SI M Card/Ph one Lock PIN and c lick OK . It is only neces sary to enter the PIN number once dur ing a PC ses sion. You are allowe[...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 13 • Makin g Windows Netw ork Connecti on s V isible The W indows co nnection icons, disp layed in the system tray , normally disapp ear once a connectio n is made. This means that yo u may n ot necessarily see an icon correspo nding to each of the icons for your G PRS/E DGE and CS D. T o make the icon visi ble, follo[...]

14 Start Us ing Wi reless Manage r The Wireless Manager Icon Menus Righ t c lick on e of th e fo llo win g i con s to se e th e ED GE P C Ca rd G PRS /E DGE menu opt ion s. Not e: Some of t hese menu opti ons are di sabled, depen ding on the current stat e of the EDGE PC Card. Not e: EDGE capabili ty is not indic ated by th e EDGE PC Card G PRS/EDG[...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 15 Wire less Manager P refer ences You can change t he genera l behavior o f the Wirel ess Manager by selecti ng spec ific option s in the Preferences... dial og . 1. From the File menu , select Pr eferences . The Prefer ences dialog op ens, the Radio Power tab is di spla yed. Radio Power T ab You can use this tab to ma[...]

16 Start Us ing Wi reless Manage r The radio m ode y ou spec ify at Wireless Manag er st art-up appears s elect ed on t he Radio ta b. T ext Messa ging T ab You can use this tab to enable reception of specifi c message classes from the SMS Cell Broadcast service and to set the SMS received audio alarm to on or o ff. Select the radio b uttons to act[...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 17 Notification s T ab Click the Notifications ta b. From here you can d ecide if y ou want to: • display a splash screen every time Wireless Manager is opened. • display a splash screen every time Wireless Manager is closed. • display a progr am end con firmation box. Select the check box to activate the options.[...]

18 Start Us ing Wi reless Manage r • Hide to tray when minimized If enabled, w hen the Wireless Manager is minimize d, it removes a ny window from the taskbar , and only sh ows t he s mall ic on in th e s ystem tray . T o re-open the main wi nd ow , double-cli ck th e tray icon, or s elect open from the ic on menu. • Run t h i s progr am whe n [...]

Start Using Wireless Manager 19 Examples: If you want to activate your EDGE PC Card when the laptop is booted, so that it is ready to make a co nnec tion and send/receive SMS: - Set Preferences Miscel laneous Run this program w hen Windows S tarts . If you want your EDGE PC Card to be available and a GPRS internet connection to be automatically est[...]

20 Start Us ing Wi reless Manage r There may be special circums tances where a GP RS dial-u p connection is re quired fo r logon. To create a GPRS dial-up con nection, follow these steps: 1. Create the W indows dial-u p connecti on using the Windows Network Connection Wizard . For the tel ephon e number , use *99* **3#. 2. Set th e GPRS context par[...]

Create a Connection 21 Create a Connection You r mo bil e ope r ator ma y h ave e nte red p re defi n ed customised connection settings fo r you. C heck the connection drop-down menu f or any existing entries, if they are available go directly to Using your Co nne ctio n on page 23. 1. Click or select Vi e w Connection Wizard . The Connect ion W iz[...]

22 Create a Connection CSD Connection 9. Select CSD. Select your service pr ovider from the Ch oo se Ne twork drop down list. If your service provider isn’t listed select <Other> or <North America> depend ing on y our locati on. Click Next . 10. If you selected a Network Operator from the Choose Network drop down list, the telephone n[...]

Create a Connection 23 13. If you need a User ID and Password to logon to your serv ice provider enter them into the specific fields. If you do n’ t need a usernam e and password leav e the fields blank. Click Next. Not e: Some versi ons of W indow s ® delibe rately ch ange th e num ber of aste risks tha t repres ent a passwo rd and p lace as te[...]

24 Create a Connection Browse the Internet You can connect to the In ternet using a CSD or GPRS/EDGE conn ection: 1. Open your preferred conn ection from the S tatus screen. See Usin g your C onnection on page 23 for details on opening a connectio n. 2. Start your Int ernet brow ser . Y ou are online and can brow se the In ternet. Send and Receive [...]

Wireless Mana ger St atus S creen 25 Wireless Manager S t atus Screen The Status Scr een i s di sp l ayed w h en W ire less Mana ger op ens . You can also op en the Status scr een by clicking or selecting View Status . The Status screen shows d etailed SIM card and network status inf ormation. The left side of the screen shows gr aphical icons, rep[...]

26 Wireles s Man ager Stat us Scr een Connection To connect , cancel or disconn ect a GPRS /EDGE or CS D data sess ion use th e Connect /Disconn ect drop d own menu . The menu di splays all the connections you have defined, so you can quickly select the required connection. The Connect/Di sconnect button, located underneath the drop dow n menu, cha[...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 27 Wireless Manager T ele phony Settings Screen The Telephon y Settings screen allows you view and change the GSM s ettings of t he EDGE PC Card. The functions of the Teleph on y Settings screen ar e ve ry simila r to the se ttings that yo u hav e access to via a mob ile phon e’s displ ay. Not e: Your ED[...]

28 Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen Data: The number used to make a data call to the EDGE PC Card (Mob ile Terminated). Fax: Fax is not suppor ted by the EDGE PC Card. SMS Se rvice Centre When you send a text message it go es to your operato r's service centre, they then forward it to the corre ct re cip ient . T he SMS se rv ice ce [...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 29 • T o activate the SIM card lock, s elect the On radio butt on. Caution! Only activ ate the SIM card l ock if y ou know the PIN cod e. • T o cancel the SIM car d lock, select the Off radio but ton . Not e: You have to us e your PIN c ode to turn the SIM c ard lock o ff. T o Change the PIN Code: 1. C[...]

30 Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen Choosing anot her network : 1. Uncheck Automatically choose a networ k for me . 2. Select the net work that yo u want to use. 3. Click Apply to transfer the setting to your EDGE PC Card. The me ssage Plea se wait appears briefly o n the s creen. I f yo u are no t allowed to use th e netwo rk that you ha[...]

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen 31 Vo i c e You can use the forwarding ser vice to forward yo ur voice call s to anot her phone nu mber. Not e: The Call forward s ervice m ay not be avai lable on a ll net works. Selecting a call forward setting: 1. T o obtain your current call forwarding settin gs from the n etwork, click Retrieve . 2. M[...]

32 Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen Selecting a dat a forward setting: 1. T o obtain your current data f orwardi ng setti ngs from the network, click Retrieve . 2. Select Always if you want to forward all the in co ming calls to a specific phone number . 3. Select the Alw ay s check box and enter the des tination numb er or click to choos[...]

Wireless Mana ger SMS Messa ges Scre en 33 Wireless Manager SMS Messages Scre en The Wireless Manager’s SMS Messages screen en ables you to vi ew, compose, edit, s ave, cop y, delete, rep ly or fo rward SMS mes sages from your EDGE PC Car d to other mobi le devi ces. Not e: To use M essage functi onalit y SMS mus t be inc luded in your subsc ript[...]

34 Wireles s Man ager SM S Mess ages Scree n Each time the SMS Messages screen receives a ne w SMS message from the SIM it check s the status of the SIM Inbox. If the SIM Inbox is full, a SIM Full icon i s displayed in the l eft pane of the screen, see SIM Inbox is Full: on page 36. Not e: For all t he SMS Messag es screen menu options to operate t[...]

Wireless Mana ger SMS Messa ges Scre en 35 Reply to an SMS: 1. Select the folder wher e the mes sage is located. 2. From the list, select the mes sage to which you wis h to reply . The contents of the message are displayed in the informat ion view . 3. Select Reply in the Messages menu. A dialogue app ears. The To : field is automatically fi lled i[...]

36 Wireles s Man ager SM S Mess ages Scree n Moving SMS: 1. Select the folder where the mess age you want to move is located. 2. From the list, select the message. The cont ents of the message are displayed in the i nformation view . 3. Click M ove to from the Messages menu. A pro gress dial og i s disp lay ed in form ing y ou th at the SIM card is[...]

Wireless Manager Pho ne Book Screen 37 Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen The Wireless Manager Pho ne Book scr een hel ps you t o organize your EDGE PC Card’s SIM Phone Boo k. The Phone Book Screen A SIM Phone Book can easily b ecome disorgan ized; you can u se the Pho ne Book screen to manag e your SIM Pho ne Book ent ries. You can add new n umb[...]

38 Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen Phone Book Functionality T o Add a Number: 1. Select Add N ew in the Phone B ook menu or click on the too lbar or key Ctrl and N . 2. The New Phone B ook Ent r y dialog op ens. 3. Enter the name an d phon e number . 4. Click OK to save the entry or Cancel to clos e the dialog. Not e: Phone Book numbe rs are l i[...]

Wireless Manager Pho ne Book Screen 39 T o Move an Entry: 1. Select an entry . 2. Select Move T o in th e Phone Bo ok menu. The Move T o optio n is followed by the name of the Phone Boo k you have s elected the entry from. 3. The entry is mov ed from its current Pho ne Book and placed in the selected one. T he new entry is assigned the next availab[...]

40 Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen Not e: The file w ill be s aved as a text file in comma separat ed value (CSV) forma t. 6. Click OK in the browse dialog. The path a nd file name are displayed in the Export File Name field. 7. Click Export to comp lete the procedure. Delete a number 1. Select the numb er that you want to delete. 2. Select Dele[...]

Wireless M anager On line Service s Screen 41 Wireless Manager On line Services Screen Online Servi ce s is a customi zed service offered by net work operator s. Thi s service is n etwork or subscription dependant. The Onlin e Services screen prov ides a mech anism that allows application s that exist on the SIM to interact and op erate with the ED[...]

42 Troubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter lis ts som e problems that y ou might en counter while using your EDGE PC Card. So me problems require you to contact your service provider, but most of the problems you can easily correct yourself. Wireles s Manager Icon E rrors Sof tware Errors Error Mess ages General appears in the task bar Indica[...]

Troubleshooting 43 SIM Card Errors Error Codes Windo ws ® 98 Wrong PIN/ Wrong PIN2 Y ou hav e entered your PI N or PIN2 i ncorr ectly . Enter the cor rect PIN or PI N2, and c lic k OK . See SIM lo ck on page 28. Codes do not match When you want to change a securit y code ( for exa mple your PIN) you have to con firm the new cod e by e ntering i t [...]

44 Troubleshooting Windo ws ® 2000 All Windows ® Operating S ystems Error 650: The Remote Access server is not resp ondi ng during dial-up Incorrect Us er ID and/o r password. Re ente r correctl y . Error 720: No PPP c ontrol prot ocol s configured during dial-up The se rvice is n ot suppo rted b y the SIM, usually app ears when yo u are tryin g [...]

Troubleshooting 45 Connection Failed or Activation Failed. Please co ntact your Service Pro vider . No specific reaso n for failu re is availab le. W ait a few minutes and try again. If you continue to get this error check your conne ction se ttings or cal l your s ervic e provi der for help. Connection Failed. Invalid APN. Pleas e check and enter [...]

46 Troubleshooting Connectio n Failed . Please try again. If the problem continu es please contact your Service Provider . Y ou coul dn’t conn ect to the ne two rk. W ait a few minute s and try again. If the prob lem pe rsists c ontact your service provid er . Connection Failed. Service not supported. Please tr y again. If the problem continu es [...]

Additional Information 47 Addition al In formati on Sony Ericsson Support W eb Site At ww w.sony ericsson.com/supp ort you can find help and tips in a few clicks. The support site gives you access to: • the latest software updates • tips on how to use your EDGE PC Card ef ficiently • function gu ides • additio nal help Guidelines for Safe a[...]

48 Additional Information Radio Frequency (RF) Ex posure and SAR Your PC Card is a low-p ower radio transmitter and receiver (transceiver) . When it is turn ed on, it emits lo w levels of rad io frequen cy en ergy (als o kno wn as radi o wave s or radio fre quen cy field s). Governments around the w orld have adopted comprehe ns ive international s[...]

Additional Information 49 Emergency Calls EDG E PC Car ds m a nufa ctu re d by So ny Er icss on do not support voice calls, hence their use for essential commun icatio ns (e.g. medi cal emergencies) is not poss ible. Insertin g and re moving th e SIM card – prec auti ons against electrost atic discharg e (ESD) Do not touch the SIM car d connector[...]

50 Additional Information T echnical S pecifications * feature will be available later, via upgrade Exte rior Desc riptio n Product name GC82 GC83 GC85 Syst em GSM 850 GSM 19 00 GSM 850 GSM 18 00 GSM 19 00 GSM 900 GSM 180 0 GSM 190 0 Servic es supported CSD, GPRS/EDGE, SMS S peech se rvices are not supp orted CSD, GPRS/EDGE, SMS S peech services ar[...]

Additional Information 51 Ambient T emperat ures El ectr ica l Ch ara cter ist ics Operating Sys tem Support GSM Pe rformanc e and t echni cal chara cteri stics Operat ing -10 to 55 degree s C Storag e -20 to 65 degree s C Supported V olt ages 3.3V ± 10% Nominal O peratin g V oltage 3.3V A verage S t andby Current/Pow er (Radio off) < 1 0mA <[...]

52 Additional Information GSM Features Su pported Power Class es Class 4 (2W) f or GSM/GPRS and EGPRS/ MCS 1- 4 (GMSK); Class E2 (0.5W ) for EGPRS/ MCS 5- 9 (8-PSK) Class 4 (2W) for GSM/GPRS and EGPRS/ MCS 1 -4 (GMSK); Class E2 (0 .5W) for EGPRS/ MCS 5 -9 (8-PSK) Clas s 1 ( 1W) f or GSM/GPRS and EGPRS/ MCS 1- 4 (GMSK); Class E 2 (0.4W) fo r EGPRS/ [...]

Additional Information 53 CSD technical data Note: CSD functionali ty will be available via an upg rade for the GC85. GPRS technical dat a St andards A T comm ands i ndus try standard E TSI 07.0 5, 07.07 and 07.10, V .2 5ter com mand s et supported CSD Dat a Ra tes 9.6 kbps or 14.4 k bps depending on the GSM netwo rk Compress ion MNP5 (Incr eases d[...]

54 Additional Information GPRS Maximum Data Rates Speed achiev e d dep end s on the Co ding Sch eme supp ort ed by the GS M Net work . The speed s gi v en are maximums, Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee how fast y o ur network will operate. Dat a rat e is t h e payl oad per slot : hea der p lus data . EDGE T echnical Data PDP Contex t Up to 10 PDP con[...]

Additional Information 55 EDGE Maximum Data Rates Speed achiev e d dep end s on the Co ding Sch eme supp ort ed by the GS M Net work . The speed s gi v en are maximums, Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee how fast y o ur network will operate. Data rate is the payload p er slot, h eader plus data. SMS T ec hnical Data Sof tware Upgrade 4 + 1 3 + 2 Co di [...]

56 Additional Information Supported Lan guages Product suppo rt GC82 GC83 GC85 Quick Start Guide PC Software User ’s Guide (PDF) English (EN) French (FR) Sp a n i s h ( E S ) Englis h French (FR) S panish (ES) Englis h Danish (DA) Dutch (NL) Finnish (FI) French (FR) German (DE) Greek ( EL) Hungarian (HU) Italian (IT) Norwegi an (NO) Polish (PL) B[...]

Additional Information 57 License Agreement License Any use of th e e nc l os ed c om pa ct d is c, d i ske tte or an y o ther med ia incl ud in g up gr ad es th er eo f (“the Software”) shall be in acc ordance with the be low stated license terms and c onditions. By opening the sealed Software packag e and/ or using the Softwar e you agr ee to[...]

58 Additional Information Our W arranty Subject to the conditions o f this Limited Warranty, Sony E ricsson warran ts this Product to be free from defect s in design, mat erial and workman ship at the time of its original purchase by a cons umer, and for a su bsequen t period o f one (1) year . What We Will Do If, during the warranty pe riod, this [...]

Additional Information 59 Some countries/stat es do not allow the exclusion or limitat ion of incidental or consequentia l damages, or limitati on of the durat ion of implied warrantie s, so the precedi ng limitat ions or exclusio ns may not apply to yo u. The warranty prov ided does no t af fect the consumer's statutory ri ght s under ap plic[...]

60 Additional Information Disputes and Governing Law The validity, construction and performance of thi s Ag reement shall be governed by the laws of Sweden. All disputes, differences or questi ons between the parties with resp ect to any matter arising out of or relati ng to this Agreem ent shall be finally set tled under th e Rules of Concil iatio[...]

Declaration of Conformity 61 Declaration of Conformi ty We, Sony Ericsson Mo bile Communi cations AB of Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole res ponsibility that ou r product , Sony Eri csso n type FAF- 103101 1-BV, and in combination with our a ccessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropr[...]

62 Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformi ty We, Sony Ericsson Mo bile Communi cations AB of Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole res ponsibility that ou r product , Sony Eri csso n type FAF- 102101 1-BV, and in combination with our a ccessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropr[...]

FCC Statemen t 63 FCC St atement This device complies wit h Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to th e following two condit ions: (1) This dev ice may not cause harmfu l interference, and (2) The device mu st accept any in terference receiv ed, including interference th at may cause undesired operation. GC82 PC Card: FCC-I D: PY 7 F1 04[...]

64 Appendix A - Connection Parame ters Appendix A - Connection Parameter s General Connection Parame ters for CSD and GP RS Required Useful in formation T elephone number or Access Point Name (APN) Number you need to dial to reach you r serv ice provid er . Use the fu ll number i nclud ing co untry code and area co de, e.g . +46 3 3 555 2 525. Or T[...]

Appendix A - Connection Parameters 65 CSD Spe cific Param eters TCP/IP Optim isati on To take full advantage of the high bandwidth of th e PC Card, the TCP/IP window size parameter TCPWindowSize shoul d be changed from the defa ult Windows set ting of 16k for Windows 2000, or 64k f or W ind ow s XP . So ny Eri cs son recomm end s a TC P /IP p ack e[...]

66 Appendix A - Connection Parame ters If you h ave previo usly optimi sed TCPWind owSize, for e xample as di rected by a broadband internet service provider, then check whether that setting is global or sp ecific to the network adaptor over which the broadband connection is made. It is preferable that all TCPWindowSize settings are specific to the[...]

Glossary 6 7 Glossary Bearer Path over which data flows. Specifically in CSD the type of telephony l ink from the GSM network to the server - V PSTN or ISDN. bps Bits pe r second - r ate of d ata flow. COM Port Defines a serial /RS-232 port within the Wi ndows ® environm ent. M ay be physical ( COM1 port on the re ar of the PC ) or virtu al (COM5 [...]

68 Glos sary LAN Local Area Network. ME Mobile Equipment. MO Mobile Origination. For exam ple, an SMS message sent from a mobile terminal. MMI Man-Machine Interface. MS Mobile Station. MT Mobile Termination. PC Person al Comput er. PCS Personal Co mmunications Services, often us ed to describe GSM1900 n etwor ks. PC Card A card havin g ph ysical an[...]

Glossary 6 9 TX Transmit Type II Refers to thickness of a PC Card as defi ned in the specification from PCMCIA. URL Uniform Resour ce Locator. USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Da ta. Narrow-ba n d GSM data service. For example ent ering *79*1234# might return the sto ck price fo r stock 1 234. V.110 ETSI standard for dat a over an ISDN circ[...]

70 Index Index A Assembling the Unit 9 C Circuit Switched Data (CSD ) 7 Connect ion Detail s 26 CSD technical data 53 D Deleting a S MS 35 Documentation 6 E EDGE T echnical Data 54 Enhanced Da ta Rates fo r Globa l Evolu tion (EDGE) 8 Export ing a Phoneb ook 39 G Gener al Pac ket Rad io S ervi ce ( GPR S) 7 GPRS Maximu m Data Rates 54, 55 GPRS tech[...]