Gtran Wireless DotSurfer User Manual
GTRAN Wireless, Inc.
CDMA 1X 1900MHz
User Manual
Version: 0.1
Do not insert the DotSurfer modem card into your laptop before you insert
the software CD!!
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without prior written approval.
GTRAN Wireless Inc. and DotSurfer are registered trademarks of GTRAN Wireless Inc.
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1. DOTSURFER® 1X-1900 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................4
2. INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 98, 2000, AND ME.....................................................................4
3. USING GT DIALER ..............................................................................................................................6
3.1 MAIN SCREEN AND ICONS..................................................................................................................6
3.2 NETWORK CONNECTION ...................................................................................................................8
3.3 INTERNET CONNECTION....................................................................................................................8
3.4 SMS....................................................................................................................................................8
3.5 ADDRESS BOOK MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................9
3.6 SCREEN GRAPHIC, SOUND, SMS POP-UP WINDOW, AND CONNECTION SET UP........................... 11
3.7 COLOR SET UP................................................................................................................................. 12
3.8 DETAILED CONNECTION INFORMATION .........................................................................................12
4. GT INDICATOR ..................................................................................................................................13
4.1 GT INDICATOR USER MANUAL .......................................................................................................13
4.2 GT INDICATOR ICONS .....................................................................................................................15
5. WINDOWS CE (POCKET PC PROCEDURES).............................................................................. 15
5.1 INSTALLATION FOR COMPAQ IPAQ .............................................................................................15
5.2 CONNECTING TO INTERNET.............................................................................................................17
5.3 GT DIALER USER MANUAL.............................................................................................................18
6. LINUX PROCEDURES.......................................................................................................................25
APPENDIX A: UPDATING THE GT DIALER (GT UPDATER) ....................................................... 25
APPENDIX B: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................26
APPENDIX C: SAFETY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION .....................................................27
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1. DotSurfer® 1X-1900 Introduction
GTRAN Wireless DotSurfer® 1X-1900 is a high-speed wireless Type II PCMCIA modem card that fits
into major laptops and PDAs. Allowing for wireless Internet connectivity under CDMA2000 network,
DotSurfer 1X-1900 delivers unmatched speed at up to 153Kkbps. At 86 mm in length, DotSurfer is small,
compact and inserts perfectly into a laptop or PDA and has a flexible antenna applicable for all mobile
users.
All DotSurfer modem card packages include the following components:
- DotSurfer 1X-1900 PCMCIA modem card with the flexible antenna
- User Manual
- Quick Start Guide
- CD-ROM containing the GT Dialer software
Product Features
► Flexible antenna
► Supports wireless data connection speeds up to 153Kbps
► Minimizes laptop battery power consumption through Self Power Control
► Compact, lightweight 86 x 54 x 5 mm and only 35 grams
► Sends and receives SMS messages on networks that support 2-Way SMS
► Real time card status indicators while on-line
► Supports Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, CE 3.0 and Linux
2. Installation for Windows 98, 2000, and ME
Do not insert the DotSurfer modem card into your laptop before you insert
the software CD!!
a. Close all the other programs that are running before starting the application.
b. Insert the installation software CD into your CD-ROM drive. The InstallShield Wizard should run
automatically. If it does not, click Start-> Run and enter d:\Setup.exe. Replace d: with the drive
letter for your CD ROM drive, if necessary.
c. The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the installation.
d. From the Setup screen, choose Typical and click Next> and follow the rest of the instructions.
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e. Select your choice under the System Reboot screen.
f. Insert the DotSurfer 1X-1900 modem card into the PC slot of your laptop. Make sure that the
installation CD is still in the laptop. Your Windows will automatically search for and load a device
driver for the DotSurfer modem card and you will see the screen below. Once the device driver is
loaded, the screen will disappear.
* For WINDOWS 2000, you’ll see the following Digital Signature Not Found screen. Click the Yes
button.
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g. Now the DotSurfer 1X-1900 modem card is ready for use!
3. Using GT Dialer
Insert the DotSurfer 1X-1900 modem card into your notebook computer. To run GT Dialer, double-click
GT Dialer icon from the desktop or go to Start and select Program-> GTRAN-> GT Dialer.
3.1 Main Screen and Icons
Main screen shown below will appear once the GT Dialer is opened.
Icons and their features
Icon Description Icon Description
Local date and time
No new message
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Connect to Internet
New message arrived
Phone directory
Roaming off
Read SMS messages
Roaming
Send SMS message
Exit GT Dialer
Screen graphic, SMS tone,
default homepage set up
Sent box
Screen color set up
Network connect or
disconnect
Modem diagnostic
information and
call history
Signal strength
Close application
No service
Help
Card is inserted in the
notebook
Display phone number,
connection time and bytes
sent and received
Connected to network
Minimize screen
Dormant state
Decrease screen size one
step
TX bytes:
RX bytes:
Once connected,
transfer/receive byte
size
Increase screen size one step
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3.2 Network Connection
To connect to network, open the GT Dialer and click the Connect/Disconnect button.
To disconnect, simply click the Connect/Disconnect button again.
3.3 Internet Connection
Establish network connection by clicking Connect/Disconnect from the main screen. By clicking the
Internet icon, you will go to a web browser. To change the default website which is set up under the
Internet icon, click Setting and enter the desired website URL.
3.4 SMS
3.4.1 Sending SMS Messages
a. From the main screen, click Write Messages icon. NEW MESSAGE screen will appear.
b. Input receiver’s phone number and text.
c. Once finished inputting, click one of the three buttons: SEND, SAVE, or SEND & SAVE.
SEND Sends new message without saving in Sent box
SEND & SAVE Sends new message and saves in Sent box
SAVE Saves new message in Sent box without sending
3.4.2 Reading SMS Messages
From the main screen, click Read Messages icon. RECEIVED MESSAGES screen will appear.
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Previous Message
N
ew Message
Old Message
N
ext Message
REPLY Replies to sender
DELETE Deletes the message
BACK Goes back to the main window
4.4.3 Sent Messages (Sent Box)
Click Sent Messages button from the main screen.
N
ext Message
Previous Message
SEND Sends or resends a message
DELETE Deletes a sent message
DELETE ALL Deletes all sent messages in the Sent Box
BACK Goes back to the main window
3.5 Address Book Management
On the main screen, click Address Book icon and Address Book screen will appear as shown below.
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