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Copyright © 2007 Inventec Corp. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this manual, including the product and software described in it, may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any
form, by any means, without prior written permission from Inventec Corp.
Inventec Corp. provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind. This information
could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Inventec Corp. m ay make
improvements and/or changes in the product. Information and specifications contained in this
document are subject to change at any time without notice.
The information contained in this document does not affect or change the product
specifications or warranties. Inventec Corp. is not liable for any damages resulting from the use
of this product.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Please read the following information carefully before you start using the Inventec Minerva
3025 to avoid any damages caused by improper usage:
z Do not open or tamper with the device cover, as it will void your warranty.
z Do not press hard on this product, as it may cause damage to the internal components.
z Do not strike, shake, or heat the device in a way whic h may cause damage to th e device.
z Do not expose the device to direct sunlight, or leave the device in a humid environment,
for extended periods of time, as this may cause damage to the device.
z Do not immerse the device in water.
z The device may interfere with the navigation and/or communication systems on aircraft.
The use of the device on aircraft is prohibited by laws in most countries.
Interference with Medical Equipment Functions
This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The u se of this device is forbidden
in most hospitals and medical clinics.
Nonionizing Radiation
This product should be operated in the suggested normal condition only to ensure the r adiative
performance and safety of the interference. As with ot her mobile radio transmitti ng equipment,
users are advised that for satisfactory oper ation of the equipment and for the saf ety personnel,
it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come too close to the antenna
during operation of the equipment.
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FCC Regulations
zThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interf erence that may cause undesired operation.
zThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to r adio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
FCC Body SAR Max. 1.02 W/kg
z GSM850: 0.33
z GSM1900: 0.879
z WCDMA850: 0.442
z WCDMA1900: 1.02
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Table of Contents
Copyright © 2007 Inventec Corp. All Rights Reserved. .....2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION..................................2
Chapter 1. Knowing Your Device........................................6
1.1 Introduction...............................................................................................7
Views of the Device................................................................................7
Notification LED.......................................................................................7
1.2 Installing SIM Card.................................................................................8
Inserting a SIM Card..............................................................................8
Removing a SIM Card............................................................................8
Chapter 2. Getting Ready ...................................................9
2.1 System and OS Requirements...........................................................10
2.2 Software Installation ...........................................................................10
Installing Mobile Connect..................................................................10
2.3 Launching Mobile Connect.................................................................11
Charpter 3. Using Mobile Connect ....................................12
3.1 Main Screen .............................................................................................13
Main Function Bar.................................................................................13
System Button Bar................................................................................13
Functional Display.................................................................................13
MENU Button...........................................................................................14
SETTING Button.....................................................................................14
3.2 Messaging.................................................................................................14
Writing New Text Messages..............................................................15
Replying Messages ...............................................................................16
Forwarding Messages..........................................................................17
Deleting Messages................................................................................17
3.3 Accessing the Internet.........................................................................17
Sending/Receiving E-mails ...............................................................18
3.4 Managing Your Phonebook................................................................18
Adding Entries........................................................................................18
Editing Entries........................................................................................19
Deleting Entries .....................................................................................19
Searching Contacts...............................................................................20
Sending Messages.................................................................................20
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3.5 Changing Settings.................................................................................20
Internet settings ...................................................................................20
Setting PIN Security.............................................................................21
Changing PIN code...............................................................................22
SMS Settings...........................................................................................23
Chapter 4. Quitting and Uninstalling................................25
4.1 Quitting and Removing........................................................................26
Quitting Mobile Connect.....................................................................26
Removing the Wireless Device from your PC.............................26
4.2 Uninstalling Mobile Connect..............................................................26
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1.1 Introduction
Views of the Device
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It is strongly recommended to adjust the angle to 110° to reach the best signal reception
quality.
The maximum angle of the antenna is restricted to 110°.
Notification LED
The notification LED indicates the status of your device:
LED Color/Status Meaning
Blinking blue Communications in progress.
Blinking green In service.
Blinking orange Waiting for the PIN input.
Blinking multi-colored light Dialing.
Blinking red The device is out of service.
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Blinking yellow Abnormal status including SIM card is not inserted and PIN is
locked…etc.
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1.2 Installing SIM Card
Inserting a SIM Card
A valid SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is required to use your wireless device.
z Insert the SIM card with the logo side up and push into place until it clicks down and
is held in place.
Removing a SIM Card
1. Gently press the SIM card inward and the card will eject itself.
2. Take out the SIM card from the card slot by hand.
SIM cards can only be inserted in one direction. Inserting the card in the wrong
direction by force can cause damage to the card and the card slot.
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2.1 System and OS Requirements
To use your wireless device, the following are required for your computer:
• 10 MB free hard disk space or above
• 32MB RAM or above
• Screen resolution 800x600 pixels or above
• Color quality 16 bits or higher
• Free USB slot
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit / 64 bit
• Administrator rights on your PC to install and use a new software
2.2 Software Installation
Your wireless device comes with an application software named Mobile Connect which helps
you to manage your wireless device and monitor your connection. You have to install this
software before using your device at the first time.
Do not insert your wireless device into your PC before installing the Connection Manager.
Installing Mobile Connect
1. Put the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive of you PC.
2. An installation window shows up automatically. Select Installation, an install
Wizard will appear then. If the CD does not automatically run, go to the drive path,
find the Setup.exe file and double click on it.
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3. Install Mobile Connect by following the on-screen install Wizard steps.
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4. Once the installation is completed, a shortcut icon
shows on the desktop.
2.3 Launching Mobile Connect
You can start to use Mobile Connect after the installation described above is completed.
Please turn off Bluetooth on your PC, or it may conflict with the Mobile Connect.
1. Plug in the wireless device containing a valid SIM card into one of the USB ports in
your PC.
2. Do one of the following to launch Mobile Connect.
z Select Start > Programs > Inventec Data Card > Mobile Connect.
z Double-click the shortcut icon
3. Once Mobile Connect is launched, an icon
computer’s taskbar.
on the desktop.
for Mobile Connect appears in your
If you have activated PIN (Personal Identity Number) security on your SIM card, the
system will prompt you to input a PIN code.
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Charpter 3. Using Mobile Connect
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Mobile Connect allows you to use the following features:
z Sending/receiving text messages and E-mails
z Getting connected/disconnected
z Using phonebook
z Browsing the Internet
z Changing system settings
3.1 Main Screen
The initial screen of Mobile Connect is as follow:
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Setting
button
System button bar
Menu
button
Main Function Bar
There are five items in the main function bar: SMS, Phonebook, Connect/Disconnect, Brower
and Email. Simply click one of them to active its function.
System Button Bar
Item Description
Main function bar
Close: click the item to close Mobile Connect.
Minimize: click the item to minimize Mobile Connect.
About: click the item to show software information.
Help: click the item to show the user manual.
Functional Display
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Item Description
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Shows the information about the network operator.
Shows the network type that you are connecting to, e.g.
HSDPA, UMTS, WCDMA, GPRS, EDGE … etc.
Shows connected or disconnected status.
Shows the volume information for the current
connection.
Shows the duration of an active connection.
Shows the number of unread text messages in real ti me.
Shows the signal strength.
MENU Button
A drop-down menu shows up when you click on the Menu button. Apart from the functions
listed in the main function bar, you can quickly enable/disable PIN security, select languages,
read/create short messages and search/add contacts in this menu as well.
SETTING Button
To set APN information, PIN security status and maximum SMS length limitation, click this
button and make changes. Please refer to chapter 3.5 for more details.
3.2 Messaging
To start using various functions of SMS, launch Mobile Connect and click SMS ( ) in the
main screen of Mobile Connect. The SMS screen as below displa ys:
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Click to check if there are any new m essages. You can see the abstracts of
received massages in the InBox folder. The detailed content of the massage you select is
shown on the lower-half of the SMS screen. Y ou can double-click a massage to view its detailed
content as well.
Writing New Text Messages
1. Click
2. Enter a phone number directly in the blank field behind
click
desired contact to select it or press Ctrl to make multi-selection.
to show the phonebook and then select a contact. Double-click on the
in the SMS screen, a New Message screen will be shown.
; otherwise, you can
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4. Click
automatically to the Finished Transmission folder after it is sent out.
when you complete the text message. This message is saved
Your text message is sent as one message if it contains less than 160 characters. If this
number is exceeded, the message is divided into several messages and sent one by one.
Replying Messages
To reply to a sender directly, do as the following:
1. Select a message and then click
2. A Reply Message screen with the sender’s phone number automatically filled in will
be shown.
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3. Input the content for the massage you want to reply.
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4. Click to reply.
Forwarding Messages
To forward mas sages, do as the following:
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1. Select a massage and then click
2. A Forward Message screen will be shown, enter the phone number you want to
forward to or click
3. The content of the original message appears in the screen automatically, you can
edit it if needed.
4. Click to forward the message.
Deleting Messages
To delete the messages you have received, do as the following:
1. Select one or more massages and click
2. The message(s) will be removed to the Recycle folder.
For deleting a message permanently, go to the Recycle folder, select the massage and
click Delete.
to select the phone number.
.
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3.3 Accessing the Internet
Your wireless device allows you to access the Internet through an established 3G or GPRS
connection. Once the connection is established, you can connect to any website available on
the Internet, or access other Internet services such as sending/receiving E-mails. Do the
following to get connected and browse the Internet.
SMS and Phonebook are unavailable while the connection is established.
1. Click Connect (
will search for available connections automatically.
2. When the connection is established, corresponding information about the connected
network will be displayed on the right-hand side of the main screen.
) in the main screen of Mobile Connect. Your wireless device
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3. Click Browser ( ) to start the Explorer on your PC, you can then access the
Internet.
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4. Click Disconnect (
Mobile Connect is capable of automatically configuring the wireless device; however, you
can manually change some settings by clicking the Setting button to enter the setting page.
Sending/Receiving E-mails
You can send/receive E-mails via MS outlook after establishing a connection. Click Connect in
the main screen to get connected, you can then click E-mail (
send/receive E-mails.
) when you want to disconnect the connection.
) to open MS outlook and
3.4 Managing Your Phonebook
Connect Mobile can help you to manage the entries in your SIM card. You can add, edit and
delete entries in the Phonebook; moreover, you can send text massages directly from the
Phonebook.
Adding Entries
1. Click Phonebook (
2. Click
) in the main screen.
to open the screen for creating a new entry.
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3. Fill in the name and the mobile number.
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Editing Entries
1. In the Phonebook screen, select one contact and click
2. Modify the name and the mobile number in the Edit screen.
3. Click
Deleting Entries
1. Select one or more entries to be removed from the Phonebook.
2. Click
to save the new entry to the Phonebook.
to save the modified entry.
to permanently delete the entry/entries.
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Searching Contacts
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1. In the Phonebook screen, click
2. Start entering a contact’s name in the blank field, matching items will be listed. You
can then double-click the desired contact to send him/her a message.
3. Click
if you want to close the search box.
.
Sending Messages
1. Select the contact you want to send a text massage to.
2. Click
automatically filled in. Alternatively, you can double-click on the contact.
3. Input the text message.
4. Click
to show a New Message screen with the contact’s phone number
when you complete the text message.
3.5 Changing Settings
Internet settings
By default, your wireless device searches for a network automatically when you c lick on
Connect. However, you can make the search manually:
1. In the main screen of Mobile Connect, click the SETTING button.
2. A Setting screen will be shown. Select Custom Input.
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3. Enter requirement information for the setting items of APN, username and
password.
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Please contact your network operator to obtain APN, Username and Password.
Setting PIN Security
For security purpose, SIM cards are preset with a personal identification number (PIN) that is
provided by your wireless service provider. When PIN security is activated, y ou need to enter a
PIN code when you launch Mobile Connect. To active the PIN feature, do the following:
1. In the main screen of Mobile Connect, click the SETTING button.
2. A Setting screen will be shown. In PIN Protected box, click
to save your settings.
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3. Enter the PIN code according to the prompt. Then click
4. Click
Changing PIN code
You have to activate PIN security before changing the PIN code.
If your PIN is entered incorrectly three times, the SIM card will be blocked. If this
happens, you can unlock it with the PIN Unblocking Key (PUK) obtained from your wireless
service provider.
1. In the main screen of Mobile Connect, click the SETTING button.
in the Setting screen to save this setting.
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2. A Setting screen will be shown. In PIN Protected box, click
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3. Enter the current PIN code and the new PIN code, and then enter the new code
again to confirm it.
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4. Click
SMS Settings
If your text message contains more than 160 characters, it is divided into sever al messages and
sent one by one. You can set the maximum massage length to 160 characters to prevent this
kind of situation. Once you adopt this setting, the char acter amount of every text message y ou
send can not exceed 160.
1. In the main screen of Mobile Connect, click the SETTING button.
2. Select Adjust to One SMS per Transmission.
to modify it.
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3. Click
to save this setting.
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4.1 Quitting and Removing
Quitting Mobile Connect
If you wish to quit Mobile Connect, do either of the following:
1. Click the close button in the upper right of the main screen.
2. Right-click the Mobile Connect icon in your computer’ s taskbar, and select Exit in the
pop-up screen.
Removing the Wireless Device from your PC
If you want to remove the wireless device from your PC, please do it through the hardware
removing function provided by Windows.
1. Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon
Windows taskbar.
2. You will be given a list of USB devices th at are active. Select your wireless device and
click
3. Windows will confirm that your wireless device can be safely removed, you can then
Unplug it from the USB port of your PC.
.
in the notification area of
4.2 Uninstalling Mobile Connect
T o remove Mobile Connect from your PC, select Start > Programs > Inventec Data Card >
Uninstall Mobile Connect. Y ou can then uninstall Mobile Connect by f ollowing the on-screen
uninstall Wizard steps.
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