Sony Ericsson GC85, GC83, GC82 User Manual

EDGE PC Card

Sony Ericsson EDGE PC Cards GC82, GC83 and GC85

User Guide

Content

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Services Available Over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EDGE PC Card Hardware Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Start Using Wireless Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Wireless Manager Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Wireless Manager Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Windows Log on Using GPRS/EDGE Dial-up Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Create a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

GPRS/EDGE Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

CSD Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Modify a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Delete a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using your Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Browse the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Send and Receive emails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Wireless Manager Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Wireless Manager Telephony Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Forward Calls (Divert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Restrict Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wireless Manager SMS Messages Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SMS Manager Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Wireless Manager Phone Book Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The Phone Book Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Phone Book Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Wireless Manager Online Services Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

2 Contents

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Wireless Manager Icon Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Software Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

SIM Card Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Sony Ericsson Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Limitation of liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Disputes and Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Appendix A - Connection Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

General Connection Parameters for CSD and GPRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

CSD Specific Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

TCP/IP Optimisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Sony Ericsson EDGE PC Cards GC82, GC83 and GC85

First edition (May 2004)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, wit hout any warranty.

Improvements and changes to this ma nual necess itated by ty pographica l errors, i naccuracies
of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by
Sony Ericsson at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated
into new editions of this manual.

This manual is copyri ght ed wor k of Son y Er ic sson Mobile Communicati ons AB, Swe de n.
The programs referred to herein are copyrighted and trademarked works of Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB, Sweden. Repr oduction in whole or in par t, including utiliza tion
in machines capable of reproduction or retrieval, without the express written permission of
the copyright holders is prohibited. Reverse engineering is also prohibited.

All other product or service names mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their
respective companies.

All rights reserved.
© Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2004
Publication number: EN/LZT 123 7915 Rev C

4 Contents

Introduction

Congratulations and thank you for buying a Sony Ericsson EDGE PC Card. EDGE PC Cards are
standard size type II PC cards, they enable laptop users to have mobile access to the internet or
corporate network with flexibility and high speed, including ‘always online’ capability via GPRS/
EDGE. The EDGE PC Card is very simple to install and use; the software provided allows you to
select the best data service available so that the EDGE PC Card is always available for data transfer.

Edge PC Card Band (MHz) Regions supported

GC82 850/1900 This efficient dual band EDGE PC Card is

GC83 850/1800/1900 The triple band GC83 will be available in

GC85 900/1800/1900 The triple band GC85 provides global coverage

primarily for the North American market, but
it can be used anywhere GSM 850/1900 MHz
Networks are available.

the American markets and will give roaming
possibilities for travellers to Europe and Asia.

in all five continents. GC85 will be available in the
European and Asia Pacific markets.

The EDGE PC Card enables your laptop PC to:

• Browse the Internet

• Send and receive e-mails

• Receive information services in real time

• Access files, databases and discussion groups

• Send and receive SMS text messages

• Edit SIM card entries

Note:

Before using your EDGE PC Card you MUST read Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use on
page 47.

Hardware Overview

The GC82, GC83 and GC85 are standard type II Cardbus PC card. The card is standard length and
only the antenna protrudes outside the PC card slot.

The amount of power drawn from the la ptop battery is dependant upon a number of factors incl uding
status, distance to the base station and number of timeslots used. See T echnical Specifications on page 50
for a general guide to power consumption.

Before using the Edge PC card, you must install the software on your computer and assemble the
components packaged with the phone, see EDGE PC Card Hardware Set Up on page 9.

Introduction 5

SIM Card

When you subscribe to a mobile ne twork operato r, you are issued with a SIM card (Su bscriber Iden tity
Module card). The SIM contains your personal subs criber data. You need to insert a SIM into your
EDGE PC Card before it will work.

Software Overview

Wireless Manager

You can use the Wireless Manager to:

• Display GC82, GC83 or GC85 status information

• Create or modify connection settings

• Connect to the Internet or a corporate network

• Manage EDGE PC Card settings

• Manage SIM card and PC phone books

• Send and receive SMS messages

Using the EDGE PC Card with your Applications

Data Programs

You can use the EDGE PC Card as a modem to provide Intranet/Internet connectivity for a wide
range of applications.

Documentation

The EDGE PC Card’s documen tatio n i s des i gned t o en han ce yo ur u nder sta n ding of its capabilities.
The following guides are provided:

• A printed Quick Start Guide aimed at getting you operational as quickly as possible.

• An online User’s Guide (this document) containing a comprehensive description of the EDGE

The User’s Guide is located on EDGE PC Card CD-ROM as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. The EDGE
PC Card CD-ROM also contains Adobe Acrobat Reader

Illustrations

The illustrations in this manual were obtained using the EDGE PC Card on a Microsoft Windows
2000 operating system. The dia lo gs tha t app ear on yo ur P C may diff er depen di ng on the vers io n of
Windows

PC Card functionality. You can read the guide on the computer screen or print it onto either
European A4 or American Letter sized paper.

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which you can install if necessary.

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6 Introduction

Getting Started

Checklist

Make sure the following items are in the box when you unpack it:

• Aluminium protective case for storing the EDGE PC Card and its antenna

• GC82, GC83 or GC85 PC Card

• Antenna

•Quick Start Guide

•CD-ROM
The CD contains; drivers, software, documentation and a readme file

System Requirements

This section lists the network subscriptions, hardware and softw a re requir em ents for running the
EDGE PC Card.

Network and Subscription

The network subscripti on you use in conj unction with your EDGE PC Card depends on the functions
and features your network operator can p rovide. Contact your network oper ato r or serv i ce prov ider
to make sure the options you require are available. Make sure that data options are included in your
subscription, as these are usually optional services.

Note:

Mobile operators often provide a number of connectivity options via GPRS such as WAP and
Internet. Verify the service you require, such as Internet, email or corporate VPN (Virtual Private
Network) service is available through your mobile operator and enabled on your subscription.

The functionality of the different subscriptions available from networks operators are discussed below:

Circuit Switched Data (CSD)

CSD is the original GSM network data transfer method, used in the past for WAP. Almost all GSM
networks have this capability at 9.6 kbps. It is possible for the network to upgrade the speed to 14.4 kbps.
The EDGE PC Card operates at this higher speed where available.

Note:

GC85 does not have CSD connectivity. An upgrade will be available to add this functionality
to the GC85, contact your service operator for more details.

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

GPRS is a type of network connection which provides “always on” mobility. The connection set up
is fast and, once connected, applications may send and receive data whenever required. In today’s
GPRS networks, the EDGE PC Card receives data at speeds up to 53.6 kbps and transmits at speeds
up to 26.8 kbps.

Getting Started 7

Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE)

8 Getting Started

Installation

The Wireless Manager CD-ROM contains the software required to operate your EDGE PC Card.
The software is simple to set up and operate, but before you begin you will need to make sure that
the services yourequire are i ncl uded on yo ur SIM ca rd s ubscr ipti on. For an ex plan ation of th e servi ces
that are available see Network and Subscription on page 7. Contact the organization that supplied
you with your SIM card and request that the specific services (EDGE, GPRS, CSD or SMS) you
require are added to your subscription.

The CD-ROM contains the following software:

• Wireless Manager

• User Documentation

• On-line Help

• ReadMe text file containing the latest information about the EDGE PC Card

EDGE PC Card Hardware Set Up

1. Collect your EDGE PC Card, antenna and SIM card together.

2. Insert your SIM card into the slot on the back of EDGE PC Card, with the gold contacts facing
downwards.

Note:

The cut corner of the SIM card must be placed into the PC card as demonstrated below,
the gold contacts should face downwards.

3. Connect the antenna to the end of the EDGE PC Card.

If the antenna obstructs the use of your keyboard, try turning it to a horizontal position for better
service.

To use the PCMCIA slot for another device, remove the EDGE card as instructed in Safe Removal
of the EDGE PC Card on page 13, then insert the other de vice.

When the EDGE PC Card isn't in use it is recommended that you store it in the protective carrier box
provided. The unit, especially the antenna could be damaged if it remains in PC.

Installation 9

Important!

Do not insert the card into the laptop until you have installed the software from the CD-ROM.
Simply cancel the New Hardware wizard if the card is accidentally inserted prior to software
installation.

Installing the Software

1. Insert the EDGE PC Card CD-ROM in your CD drive.

After a few seconds a Sony Ericsson splash screen is displayed.

Note:

If the CD-ROM does not autorun, select Start Run and type D:\Setup.exe into the Run
dialog. (Where D is your CD drive.)

2. The Wireless Manager is installed in the same language as your Windows installation, or English
if your Windows language is not available. See Supported Languages on page 56 for more details.

3. The InstallShield Wizard for Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager opens; follow the instructions on
screen. When installation is complete click Finish.

4. Insert the EDGE PC Card. Make sure the EDGE PC Card is fully inserted.

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5. After a few seconds, the New Hardware Wiza rd opens and installs the nece ssary drivers onto
your PC from the EDGE PC Card CD. The wizard may require you to locate a specific driver file.
If this happens a dialog opens, click Browse and select:

Component

EDGE PC Card Drivers on a
Windows 98SE or ME machine

EDGE/GPRS Drivers on a
Windows 2000/XP machine

EDGE PC Card CD-ROM
Location

D:\Driver\Driver9x

D:\Driver\Driver2k

In the above table D is referred to as your CD drive.

10 Installation

Note:

When installing on Windows 98SE, Windows may prompt for the original Windows 98 CD-ROM to
be inserted. If the CD-ROM is not inserted when requested, Windows will subsequently reboot
with error messages relating to missing files. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that the
Windows 98SE CD-ROM is available before installation starts.

Select the driver file requested by the Wizard and click Open. The Hardware Wizard finishes the
installation.

6. Select Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager to start using your EDGE PC Card.

7. The EDGE PC Card and Wireless Manager are ready for use.

Note:

If you are prompted to reboot the laptop during software installation, you may find that the
Wireless Manager attempts to start before all of the drivers are installed. The reason this
occurs is the New Hardware Wizard is still busy installing the 3 device drivers. The Wireless
Manager splash screen appears, followed by a warning dialog saying “You must have a EDGE

PC Card Wireless Modem installed to run this application. Please install a EDGE PC Card
Wireless Modem and try again”. If this occurs:

1. Click Ok.

2. Wait for

3. Reboot the laptop.

4. Start the Wireless Manager using the icon on the desktop or via Programs Sony Ericsson
Wireless Manager.

the New Hardware Wizard to complete the driver installation.

Installation 11

Start Using Wireless Manager

1. To start Wireless Manager select Start Programs Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager

or select your desktop shortcut .

2. If requested, enter your SIM Card/Phone Lock PIN and click OK. It is only necessary to enter

the PIN number once during a PC session.
You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct PIN code. If you fail to enter the SIM PIN

correctly it is blocked and if you fail to enter the Phone Lock PI N corr ectly your EDG E PC Card
is locked. Contact your network operator for an unblock code (PUK). Enter the unblock code into
the Card Blocked dialog and enter a new PIN code and confirm it.

To set the SIM Card PIN and Phone Lock PIN, see Locks on page 28.

3. The Radio dialog opens, select the required state for your EDGE PC Card radio transmission.
See Wireless Manager Preferences on page 15 for more details.

4. The Wireles s Manager opens, displaying the Status screen. Connectiv ity details are displayed
on this screen, the current signal strength and GPRS availability should be listed. See Wireless
Manager Status Screen on page 25, for more de t ails.

5. The Wireless Manager Icon is displayed in the system tray of your PC.

Wireless Manager Icon

The Wireless Manager Icon shows the current status of the EDGE PC Card, which is typically the
current n etw ork signal strength and the GSM/GPRS/EDGE service status, similar to a mobile phone
display. If you right click on the Wireless Manager Icon a menu is displayed, see The Wireless
Manager Icon Menus on page 14 for details on the menu options.

Place your mouse cursor over the Wireless Manager Icon to display text indicating:

• GSM or GPRS/EDGE Service availability

•Network name

• Connection information

Three standard Windows
Card is inserted in your PC and connected. They a re th e Sony Ericsson Wir e less WAN Adapter
icon, Dial-up Networking icon and the PC card icon. The icons will appear in the following order
if you follow Installing the Software on page 10.

Sony Ericsson Wireless WAN

PC Card icon

Wireless

Manager Icon

Adapter icon (connected)

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operating system icons also appear in the system tray when the EDGE PC

Dial-up
Networking icon

1:07 PM

PC Card icon

Wireless

Manager Icon

Sony Ericsson Wireless WAN
Adapter icon (disconnected)

Dial-up
Networking icon

2:07 PM

12 Start Using Wireless Manager

• Making Windows Network Connections Visible
The Windows co nnection icons, dis played in the system tray, normally disappear once a connection
is made. This means that you may n ot necessarily see an icon correspo nding to each of the icons
for your GPRS/EDGE and CSD.
To make the icon visible, follow the steps described below.

• Right click the appropriate icon and select Open Network Connections. Alternatively
select Start Settings Network Connections.

• A dialog opens displaying all the network and di al-up connect ions avail able on you r PC.
Right click the one you want to edit.

• Click the Show icon in taskbar when connected box. Click OK to close the dialog.
When you have a n acti v e co nn ec tio n us e y our mo us e to h ov er ov er the ico n to v i ew
connectivity details.

• PC Card icon

Indicates that a PC card is present and allows the user to see certain properties and also
to stop/remove the card.

Safe Removal of the EDGE PC Card

You must stop the EDGE PC Card before attempting to remove it.

1. Close any active EDGE PC Card Networking Connections.

2. Exit Wireless Manager.

3. Click on the PC Card icon. All the currently connected devices are listed.
Select Stop Sony Ericsson GC82/83/85 EGPRS Modem.

4. A dialog is displayed telling you it is safe to remove the card.

5. The EDGE PC Card can now be removed safely.

Important!

Incorrect removal of the EDGE PC Card can damage the card.

Wireless Manager Icon Status

The Wireless Manager Icon displays the status of the EDGE PC Card network connection.

Radio is set to off or the Wireless Manager has disconnected the EDGE PC Card

The radio transmitter is enabled, but there is no GSM or GPRS service available

The EDGE PC Card has GSM service and indicates a signal strength of 3 out
of 5 bars. CSD and SMS may be used, provided these are supported by the
subscription. GPRS/EDGE is not available

The EDGE PC Card has GSM and GPRS/EDGE service.
If EDGE connectivity is available there is no visible indication of this in the
Wireless Manager

Wireless Manager is waiting for the EDGE PC Card to be inserted

Start Using Wireless Manager 13

The Wireless Manager Icon Menus

Right click one of the following icons to see the EDGE PC Card GPRS/EDGE menu options.

The EDGE PC Card GPRS/EDGE menu is displayed.

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or

Note:

Some of these menu options are disabled, depending on the current state of the EDGE PC Card.

Note:

EDGE capability is not indicated by the EDGE PC Card GPRS/EDGE icons.

The Wireless Manager Icon menu options are described below.

Open Wireless Manager

Select Open Wireless Manager or double click on the Wireless Manager icon to ope n the Wireless
Manager.

Radio Status

This menu option is dynamic. It monitors the current state of the EDGE PC Card radio transmit ter and
gives you the option to switch t o the opposite state, for example, if your EDGE PC Card Ra dio
transmitter is on the menu option reads Turn Radio Off.

You can also set the status of the radio transmitter by selecting Turn Radio On/Off in the Wireless
Manager menu.

Connect/Disconnect

If you are disconnected the menu gives you the option to connect with the last EDGE PC Card used.
If you are connected the menu gives you the option to disconnect.

Help

Opens the Wireless Manager Online Help. You can also launch the Online Help from the Wireless
Manager Help Menu. Pressing F1 in any of the Wireless Manager dialogs opens the relevant help

screen.

About

Displays a dialog that contains Wireless Manager software information.

Hide to Tray

Select the Hide to Tray option to close the Wireless Manager window, leaving only the Wireless
Manager Icon visible in the system tray. Use the Open Wireless Manager to view the software again.

Exit

Closes the Wireless Manager application, the Wireless Manager Icon will remain in th e system tray
if you have set it to run in the background. See Wireless Manager Preferences below for more details.

14 Start Using Wireless Manager

Wireless Manager Preferences

You can change the general behavior of the Wireless Manager by selecting specific options in the
Preferences... dialog.

1. From the File menu, select Preferences. The Preferences dialog opens, the Radio Power tab
is displayed.

Radio Power Tab

You can use this tab to manage the state of the radio transmitter.

Enable Radio immediately
when card inserted

You should normally leave this checkbox turned off. When
enabled, the Windows driver turns the radio transmitter on
when the card is inserted and leaves it enabled even when
the card is not in use. You should check this option if your
Windows logon requires you to log on using a dial-up
connection, see Windows Log on Using GPRS/EDGE
Dial-up Connection on page 19 for more details. When
you click OK to activate this option the Wireless Manager
displays the following dialog.

When this option is selected, the Wireless Manager radio
power startup and shutdown choices are disabled.

Start Using Wireless Manager 15

The radio mode you specify at Wireless Manager start-up appears selected on the Radio tab.

On

Off

Ask Me Triggers a dialog to be displayed every time the PC is

Turn Radio Off At shutdown the radio is turned off.

Reset card

When the Wireless Manager is running in radio on mode
it is registered to the network connections can be made
and SMS sent and received. The radio can be enabled in
several ways;

•Select Radio On when the Wireless Manager starts.

• Specify the required radio state in

Preferences Radio Power.

See Wireless Manager Preferences on page 15 for more
details.

Radio Off indicates that the EDGE PC Card will not
register to the mobile network. You may perform non­communication related activities such as phone book
maintenance, but you must turn on the radio in order to
make a connection or to send/receive SMS.

turned on. The dialog asks you if the radio transmitter
should be turned on or off during the active PC session.
This is also called Aeroplane mode, because it prevents
the radio transmitter automatically turning on. This is a
useful feature in areas where radio transmitters are not
allowed; aircrafts, hospitals or blasting areas.

Turns the radio off and resets the card.

Text Messaging Tab

You can use this tab to enable reception of specific 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 activate the o ptions.

Example of SMS Cell Broadcast message types:

To enter multiple SMS Cell Broadcast message types separate each entry with a comma,
for example: 000, 034, 076.

Note:

SMS Cell Broadcast message types are network operator specific. Contact your network operator
for more details.

This screen also allows you to set a validity period for the SMS messages that you are sending. For
example, if a message you send cannot be delivered because the recipient doesn't have their phone
on, the validity period sets a time l imit on how lo ng the service center s hould keep attempting delivery.

Code: Cell Broadcast Message

000 Index
010 News Flashes
020 Hospitals
030 Long-distance road reports
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Notifications Tab

Click the Notifications tab. From here you can decide if you want to:

• display a splash screen every time Wireless Manager is opened.

• display a splash screen every time Wireless Manager is closed.

• display a program end confirmation box.

Select the check box to activate the options.

GPRS Connection Tab

Establish GPRS connection at startup

Select this option to automatically connect to your chosen network when Wireless Manager is started.
Wireless Manager waits until GPRS is registered and then it establishes the specified GPRS connection.

Simply select the name of the connection to be established from the drop down list.
To automatically connect when yo u star t or rest art your PC see the ex ample b elow. If you n eed to
connect at Windows log on see Windows Log on Using GPRS/EDGE Dial-up Connection on page 19.

Example: If you want your EDGE PC Card to be available and a GPRS internet connection

to be automatically established when you boot your laptop:

- Set Preferences Miscellaneous Ru n th is program when
Windows Starts

- Set Preferences GPRS Connection Establish GPRS Connection
At Startup and select the GPRS connection required.

Miscellaneous Tab

Click the Miscellaneous tab.

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• Hide to tray when minimized
If enabled, when the Wireless Manager is minimized, it removes any window from the taskbar,
and only shows the small i con i n the s ys tem t ray. To re-open the m ain wi nd ow, double-click the
tray icon, or select open from the icon menu.

• Run this program when Windows starts
If enabled, the Wireless Manager starts when Windows is started. If an EDGE PC Card is detected,
the Wireless Manager runs. If not, the program closes (and runs in the background if permitted).
When used with Establish GPRS connection at startup, this allows a GPRS session to be
automatically connected when the user logs on, see Windows Log on Using GPRS/EDGE Dial-
up Connection on page 19 for more details.

• Minimize when Windows starts
If enabled, the Wi reless Manager starts when a user logs on to Windows, it appears as an icon in
the task bar only . If an EDGE PC Card is detected, the Wireless Manager runs and connects. If not,
the program closes (and runs in the background if permitted).

• Allow this program to run in the background
If enabled, the Wireless Manager runs in the background, waiting for a EDGE PC Card to be
inserted. When the card is detected, the Wire less Manager automatically opens and begins normal
operations.
When the close box, or File Exit is selected, the Wireless Manager closes but does not exit.
It releases control of the card, so it may be stopped and removed, and runs in the background.
You can start the program again from the Start menu, double-clicking the system tray icon, or by
re-inserting the EDGE PC Card.
Y ou can stop W ireless Manager running in the background by right clicking on the PC screen and
selecting Exit.
If you attempt to start Wireless Manager with no EDGE PC Card inserted a warning dialog is
displayed, informing you that the EDGE PC Card is not present, and Wireless Manager switches
back to background mode.

• Hide tray icon when no card inserted
If this option is selected, Wireless Manager runs in background mode, the Wireless Manager icon
is not displayed in the system tray. If the card is inserted, the icon reappears and the Wireless
Manager is started.

• Show menu item for Modem Software Update
If this option is checked, a File Modem Software Update... menu item is enabled. Selecting
this menu command prepares the modem to receiv e a software up date from the Son y Ericsson
Update Service. More information about this service can be found at http://www.sonyericsson.com/

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Examples: If you want to activate your EDGE PC Card when the laptop is booted, so that it

is ready to make a connection and send/receive SMS:

- Set Preferences Miscellaneous Run this program when Windows Starts.

If you want your EDGE PC Card to be available and a GPRS internet connection
to be automatically established when you boot your laptop:

- Set Preferences Miscellaneous Run this program when Windows S tarts.

- Set Preferences GPRS Connections Establish GPRS Connection At
Startup.

- Select the GPRS connection required.

If you remove the EDGE PC Card during usage and want it to be automatically
reactivated when you re-insert it:

- Set Preferences Miscellaneous Allow this program to run in the

background.
Note: If you have Establish GPRS connection at Startup set, then the connection

will also be automatically established when you insert the card.

If you want to start the laptop with the EDGE PC Card removed and have it
automatically activated when it is later inserted:

- Set Preferences Miscellaneous Run this program when Windows Starts.

- Set Preferences Miscellaneous Allow this program to run in the
background.

Windows Log on Using GPRS/EDGE Dial-up Connection

The EDGE PC Card supports the Windows Log on using dial-up connection feature.
To log on to Windows using a dial-up con nection the EDGE PC C ard must be inserted and the radio

enabled before you log on. To enable the radio prior to logon, select Enable radio immediately
when card inserted checkbox in the Radio Power preferences tab, see Radio Power Tab on page 15
for more details.

Important!

Never start your PC in this mode if you are in a location where mobile devices shouldn’t be used,
for example, on an aeroplane, in hospital or near a blast site.

Only check this option if you need to log on to a Windows Domain via a wireless dial-up connection.
This will permit the EDGE PC Card to register with the network and establish a connection when the
Windows logon screen is displayed.

Note:

It is not possible to display network status or signal strength during the Windows logon
procedure, so you should allow enough time for the EDGE PC Card to find and register with
the wireless network prior to attempting to log on.

The dial-up connections available to the Windows Logon must have been created by a user account
with Administrator privilege and designated For all users. This must be done using the Windows
Network Connection Wizard, because the Wireless Manager can only create connections for the
current user ID.

Normally the Windows Logon using di al-up conn ection will be using a CSD session to a corpor ate
network, so that the logon credentials can be validated by a Windows Domain Server.

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There may be special circumstances where a GPRS dial-up connection is required for logon.
To create a GPRS dial-up connection, follow these steps:

1. Create the Windows dial-up connection using the Windows Network Connection Wizard.
For the telephone number, use *99***3#.

2. Set the GPRS context parameters in the EDGE PC Card using the follo wing AT commands.
Type the AT Commands into the Windows Hyperterminal program.

AT+CGDCONT=3,“IP”,“<AccessPointName>”,“”,0,0
where <AccessPointName> is the name of the special GPRS access point for your corporate
GPRS service.

Note:

In this example, we used GPRS Context 3. There are 10 possible contexts supported by the
EDGE PC Card (1..10). Context ID 2 is reserved for use by connections created by the
Wireless Manager. The context definition is stored in nonvolatile memory in the EDGE PC card
and only needs to be set up once. Cards could be set up, for example, by the IT Manager using
a different laptop.

Refer to the AT Command Manual or contact your service provider for further assistance.

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Create a Connection

Your mobile operator may have ente red predefined customised connection settings for you. Check
the connection drop-down menu for any existing entries, if they are available go directly to Using
your Connection on page 23.

1. Click or select View Connection Wizard. The Connection Wizard opens.

2. Select the radio button next to Create a new connection, enter a name, for example
‘My Connection’, click Next.

Note:

Your connection name should not exceed 16 characters for it to be fully visible in Wireless
Manager.

3. The Type of Connection dialog opens. From h ere yo u select the t ype of connectio n you req uire:

• For GPRS/EDGE see steps 4 to 8

• For CSD see steps 9 to 12

GPRS/EDGE Connection

4. Select GPRS/EDGE. Select your Network Operator f rom the Choose Network drop down li st.
If your Network Operator isn’t listed selected <Other>. Click Next.
See Network and Subscription on page 7 for more information on GPRS.

Note:

Type the first letter of the Network Operator you require into the field to list all the operators
that start with that letter.

5. If the Access Point Name dialog opens, che ck the AP N displayed (fo r some ope rators it is
deliberately blank). If you selected <Other> enter the APN for your operator. Contact your
Network Operator if necessary to find out the correct APN.

6. To modify the selected APN’s settings, Click Advan c ed . ... See Appendix A - Connection

Parameters on page 64, for descriptions of the updateable parameters in the Advanced dialog.
The Secondary APN information is only used in special customised cases where the information
will be filled in for you. Otherwise the tick-box must be left un-ticked and secondary APN name
blank. Click Apply to save any changes before closing the dialog. Click Next.

Note:

Your connection will automatically switch to EDGE when the network is available, allowing
your PC Card to work at faster speeds.

7. If the operator you have selected in step 4 does not require a User ID and Password leave this
dialog blank if it is displayed. If you have to logon to your service provider, enter you User ID
and Password into the specific fields. If you want to enter your User ID and Password every
time you connect tick the box provided. Click Next.

Note:

Some versions of Windows® deliberately change the number of asterisks that represent a
password and place asterisks in the password field when the password is blank in order to
make the display secure.

8. Click Finish to create your connection or Back to review your settings.

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