Sony Ericsson PC300 manual

Mobile Broadband PC Card PC300 HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE User Guide[...]

ii Contents Content s Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv How this guide is organised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Additional resources . . [...]

Contents iii Sony Ericsson PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card First edition (July 2007) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mob ile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual ne cessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to pr ograms and/or equipment, may be made [...]

iv About this guide About this guide Congratulations and thank you for purchasing a Sony Ericsson PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card. This guide includes an overview of the supported f eatures, detailed technical specifications, system requirements, and safety guidelines for your PC300. Note: Be sure to read all safety guidelines in this document befor[...]

Overview 1 Overview PC300 Communications Summary Your Sony Ericsson PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card keeps you in touch, enabling you to use the best available mobile service wherever you are. It supports tri-band UMTS and quad-band GSM: Your PC300 supports the following communications services: Where UMTS service with HSDPA is available, yo ur PC300[...]

2O v e r v i e w • Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) EDGE enhances GPRS by increasing data throug hput over GPRS by as much as three times, depending upon the network radio signal strength an d quality. GPRS networks that are enhanced with EDGE are often referred to as Enhanced GPRS (E-GPRS) networks. EDGE provides the “always on?[...]

Overview 3 The external antenna connector is an MMCX pattern. The PC300 is a 3.3 volt PC card and has mechanical keying to prevent inse rtion in older 5 volt only PCMCIA slots. Laptops 'Designed for W indow s 98' and onwards have 3.3 volt support. The amount of power that your PC300 draws from the laptop battery depends on several factors[...]

4O v e r v i e w T o det ach the accessory antenna 1. Hold the accessory antenna at the base , where it is plugged in to the PC300. 2. Gently pull the antenna plug aw ay from the PC300 antenna connector . 3. Close the antenna connector door . 4. Store your accessory antenna carefully in th e protective case provid ed with your PC300. Note: Use of a[...]

Overview 5 SIM Card When you subscribe to a mobile network, you are issued a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Your SIM card contains your pers onal subscriber data. To connect to a mobile network you must first insert your SIM card that includes the ap propriate network subscription into your PC300. The SIM card is inserted into a sl ot in th[...]

6O v e r v i e w You can use Wireless Manager to: • Connect to the Internet or your corporate network • Display mobile network status information • Create or modify connection settings • Manage your PC300 settings and preferences • Send and receive SMS messages • Manage phonebooks saved to your SIM card and hard drive launch2net - Sony [...]

Overview 7 Windows (Wireless Manager) Wireless Manager works with the fo llowing versions of the Windows ® operating system: • Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) • Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2); 32 -bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) processors • Windows Vista™; 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) processors Your laptop PC must meet or exceed the minim[...]

8 Technical specifications T echnical specifications Exterior description Product name PC300 System GSM 850 E-GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 UMTS 850 UMTS 1900 UMTS 2100 PC Card T ype T ype II, 32-bit CardBus Services supported GSM: GPRS/EDGE, SMS, USSD UMTS: Packet-Switched, HSDP A, Circuit-Switched, SMS, USSD S peech services are not supported SIM Car[...]

Technical specifications 9 Ambient temperatures Environment al Compliance Application support Electrical characteristics Note: All power consumptions are at nominal voltage. GSM performance and technical characteristics Operating -10 to 55 degrees C Sto ra ge -20 to 65 degrees C Directives WEEE (W aste Electrical and El ectronic Equipment Directive[...]

10 Technical specifications GSM features supported GPRS technical dat a GPRS maximum dat a rates Speed achieved depends on the Coding Scheme su pported by the GSM network. The speeds given are maxima. Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee the speed at which your network will operate. Data rate is the payload per slot: header plus data. ME SIM Lock Network[...]

Technical specifications 11 EDGE technical dat a EDGE maximum dat a rates Speed achieved depends on the Coding scheme supported by the GSM Network. The speeds given are maxima, Sony Ericsson cannot guarantee the speed at which your network will operate. Data rate is the payload per slot: header plus data. Device class EDGE Class 10 Modulation Codin[...]

12 Technical specifications UMTS technical dat a HSDP A technical dat a SMS T echnical Data Firmware upgrade Power class Class 3 (0.25W , 24dBm) Maximum Downlink speed 384kbps Maximum Uplink speed 384kbps UMTS features Inter-Mode Handover (UMTS/EDGE/GPRS) Inter-Mode Reselection (UMTS/EDGE/GPRS) Quality Of Service UMTS classes supported via A T Comm[...]

Additional information 13 Additional information Guidelines for safe and efficient use Please read this information before usin g your PC300 Mobile BroadbandPC Card. Recommendations • Always treat your product with care an d keep it in a clean and dust-free place. • Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity. • Do not expose[...]

14 Additional information Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of meas urement for the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a transceiver. The SAR value is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the actual SAR level of the transceiver while operating can be well below this val[...]

Additional information 15 Generic SEMC Limited warranty Limited W arrant y Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Nya Vattentornet, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden, (Sony Ericsson) or its local affiliated company, provides this Limited Warranty for your mobile phone, original accessory delivered with your mobile phone, and/or your mobile computing product [...]

16 Additional information CONDITIONS 1. This Limited W arranty is valid only if the origin al proof of purchase for this Product issued by a Sony Ericsson authorized dealer specifying the date of purchase and serial number**, is presented with the Product to be repaired or replaced. Sony Ericsson reserves the right to refuse warranty service if thi[...]

Additional information 17 Some countries/states do not allow the exclusion or lim itation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitation of the duration of implied warranties, so the preceding limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. The warranty provided does not affect the consumer's statutory rights under applicable legislatio[...]

18 Regulatory information Regulatory information Declaration of conformity We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole respon sibility that our product Sony Ericsson type FAD-3231011-BV and in combination with our accessor ies, to which this declaration re lates is in conformity with t[...]

Regulatory information 19 FCC st atement FCC ID: PY7F3231011 IC: 4170B-F3231011 This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment[...]

20 Index Index A accessory antenna 3 antenna guidelines 13 Apple Mac OS X 6 C case 3 D declaration of conformity 18 E EDGE definition 2 maximum data rates 11 technical data 11 F FCC 19 firmware 12 firmware upgrade 12 G GCA-14 3 GPRS definition 2 maximum data rates 10 technical data 10 GSM features supported 10 performance 9 guidelines antenna 13 ch[...]

Index 21 specifications 8 support Sony Ericsson Website iv T technical specifications 8 third-party applications 6 U UMTS definition 1 technical data 12 V VPN 6 W warranty limited 15 Wi r e l e s s M a n a g e r description 5[...]