ZTE K3565-Z User Manual

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Quick Start Guide Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick
Designed for Vodafone
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Welcome
to the world of mobile communications
1 Welcome 2 Set up your USB Stick 3 Start the software 4 Software overview 5 Connect 6 SMS text messaging 8 SMS contacts 9 USB Stick LED lights 9 Signal strength 10 Hints and tips 13 Glossary
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Welcome
Your new Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick lets you connect your computer to the internet over the Vodafone high-speed mobile phone network.
Browse the web
You can now access the web and any other internet service wherever there’s a mobile phone net work.
Pick up emails
Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are. You can also access your per sonal email accounts – even web -based accounts like Hotmail.
Send and receive SMS text messages*
You can send and receive SMS text messages straight from your computer. Vodafone SMS provides an easy way to view messages , write new ones , and manage contact details.
System Requirements
To use this USB Stick and the Vodafone Mobile Connect software, you need:
A computer running Microsoft® Windows Vista™,
Windows® XP SP2 or Windows® 2000 SP4, or an Apple Mac running Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or above
At least 100 MB free disk space and 256 MB R AM memory
A USB socket
Administrator rights on your computer.
* SMS is currently only supported on computers running Microsoft Windows.
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Set up your USB Stick
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Remove the cap from the end of the USB Stick. Slide out the SIM
holder from its slot, and insert your SIM as shown.
SIM card
Push the SIM holder back into the USB Stick until it clicks.
If you are using a MicroSD memory card with your Stick (to allow your
Stick to behave as a fl ash memor y drive), insert the card as shown.
Plug the USB Stick fi rmly into your computer’s USB port.
MicroSD card
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Start the software
On Microsoft Windows computers
The fi rst time you plug your USB Stick into a PC the software setup should star t automatically, and proceed to set up your USB Stick. If for some reason the setup does not start, right click on the VMC Lite 9.3.x.x drive in ‘My Computer’ (Star t Menu, Computer for Vista machines), select Explore and double-click the fi le called setup_vmc_lite.exe on the USB Stick. Follow the on-screen instruc tions.
Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes, but once the setup is fi nished, the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite sof tware should star t automatically. If for some reason the program does not start, selec t
Vodafone Mobile Connect from the Windows Start menu.
On Mac OS X computers
The fi rst time you plug in your USB Stick, it will show up on your desktop like a standard USB memory stick. From the USB Stick window, double­click the fi le called Vodafone MC Insta ller, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once your Mac has restar ted, the USB Stick will no longer appear, but you will see the Vodafone Mobile Connect software in your Applications folder. Double-click the program to set up a mobile connection.
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Software overview
The first time you run the software, your USB Stick will usually be set as the default device. If it is not, click ‘Manage Devices’ and select your USB Stick there.
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Connect /Disconnect
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Connect via the mobile phone network
Views
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View data usage, and additional software settings
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Start SMS program
Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contact s
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Status
Check the status of your connec tion
Help
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Help Topics , plus internet and hotline support.
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Connect
The radio waves on the Mobile Connections icon are animated whenever data is being transferred over the connection.
No radio waves are shown when nothing is being transferred.
The radio waves are shown static when no connection is open.
If a mobile network has been found, the Connect button in the Mobile
Connections panel will be enabled. Clicking Connec t connects to the
internet across the mobile phone network . Now you can browse the web or use email.
When connected, the Connect button text changes to Disconnect and a green ‘Connected’ indicator appears below the button.
Clicking the Disconnect button will close the connection – and the text on the button will rever t to Connect.
To open a mobile connection, you need to be within coverage of a mobile network. A s a rule, anyw here you can make a call on your mobile phone, you should be able to connec t.
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SMS Text Messaging
The number displayed to the person who receives your message will be from your data SIM, not your mobile phone. Use a short ‘signature’ to make sure people know you sent them a message: Settings/Messages/ Signature.
Click Vodafone S MS on the navigation bar in the main window of the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software to open the SMS program.
To send an SMS
Click New at the left-hand end of the SMS toolbar to create a new SMS text message.
Address
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Enter the recipients here, or choose them from Contacts
Message
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Write your message here
Send
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Click on the Send button to send your message.
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After your SMS has been sent, it will be stored in the
Sent list.
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Receiving SMS
When you receive a new message, an SMS Notifi cation is shown briefl y so you can respond to it direc tly.
The Vodafone SMS software will receive text messages whenever you have mobile network coverage.
The received message can also be read from the Vodafone SMS windo w.
Inbox in the main
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SMS Contacts
Enter the name and number of your contact using the international format for the number, eg. +447774477000.
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Click Contacts on the SMS navigation bar to open the Contac ts list, in which you can save SMS numbers that you use frequently as contacts with names.
New SMS Contact
Clicking the New button on the SMS toolbar opens a new contact window.
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USB Stick LED lights
The LED light on your USB Stick shows w hich kind of mobile network has been found, and whether the USB Stick is connec ted to that network.
Red blinking
Searching for the network
Green blinking
A GPRS network has been found – you could connect
Green solid
Connected via GPRS
Blue blinking
A 3G network has been found – you could connect
Blue solid
Connected via 3G
Light blue solid
Connected via 3G Broadband.
Signal strength
The strength of the mobile net work signal is shown by the symbol to the lef t of the Connect button, and by the icon in the Windows Notifi cation area.
The more bars that are fi lled in, the better the mobile network signal quality. At least one bar must be fi lled in order to connect.
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Hints and tips
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If you don’t see your USB Stick in the lis t of devices
– Remove the USB Stick – Re-start your computer – Re-insert the USB Stick.
If no net work can be found
– Change your physical location: in a building, move closer to a window,
move higher up, or go outside
– (Windows) Select ‘View/View Available Mobile Connections’ and see if
you can connect to a particular network in the lis t shown
– Contact Support, and check that data ser vices and roaming are
enabled on your account.
If no connection can be opened
– Wait a few minutes and try to connect again. This is most often
a temporary problem, especially if an ‘Er ror 631’ or ‘Error 619’ is
referenced. If it persists please call Vodafone Support on the number
on the next page – Select ‘File/Exit’ to exit the Vodafone Mobile Connec t Lite software
completely, and then re-star t it again – Re-start your computer – (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, selec t your device, click edit and
then select a different net work preference on the Network Preference
tab page, eg. ‘3G Only’
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For further help, please visit www.support. vodafone.com, or call Vodafone Support on
XXX or XXXXXXX.
– (Mac) Start the Vodafone Mobile Connec t software, and select one of
the other options in the lower par t of the main window, eg. ‘3G Only’ – If you are using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), contact your company
IT administrator.
If you have problems when roaming
– (Windows) Select ‘View/Available Mobile Connections’ and tr y opening
one of the connec tions shown – Contact Support, and check roaming is enabled for your account – Check the name of the current net work in the Mobile Connections
panel. If it is not Vodafone or a Partner, select a different net work from
‘View/Available Mobile Connections’.
If the connection keeps switching between GPRS and 3G
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, selec t your device, click edit and
then select a different net work preference on the Network Preference
tab page, eg. ‘3G Only’ – (Mac) Start Vodafone Mobile Connect , and select one of the other
options in the lower part of the main window – Switch back to your normal preference when you move locations.
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If you are using a Windows machine and VMCLite does not install and/or the install progress bar keeps looping, this can indicate a failure with Windows detecting the device component s
– Go to Device Manager (normally located under Control Panel and
System headings. Refer to Windows Help and Support for fur ther
information on how to access Device Manager) – Expand the ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’ heading – Right click the ‘USB Mass Storage Device’ and select ‘Uninstall’ – Once done if the devices do not automatically reload go to ‘Action’ and
‘Scan for Hardware changes’ – If this still does not resolve please contact Vodafone Support.
Check software update preferences
– Set your operating system and other programs to notify you of
soft ware updates instead of downloading them automatically –
other wise they may slow down your mobile connection, or exceed
your data usage limit .
Usage indication
– The usage window only displays an indication of your data usage.
Please refer to your invoice for the actual amount of data transferred .
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Glossary
Built-in
data card
Data card/
USB stick
Mobile data card built into notebook computer. Enables data connections over the mobile phone network.
A device for a computer that is used to open a data connection over the mobile phone network .
EDGE An enhancement to GPRS networks offering
higher speeds, although not as fast as those provided by 3G, or 3G Broadband.
EV-DO A high-speed mobile data standard used mostly
in the USA . Frequent travellers to the USA should contact their mobile network operator about using special Vodafone Mobile Connect data devices and software in the USA.
GPRS Standard for transferring data over mobile phone
(GSM) networks. It generally provides wide coverage and moderate data speeds. (General Packet Radio System).
GSM A standard for mobile telecommunications
(Global System for Mobile communications), suppor ted by over 680 operators in 210 countries and territories.
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3G Often referred to as the 3rd Generation of
GSM technologies, UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) provides higher data speeds.
3G broadband An evolution of 3G to provide faster data speeds.
Like many fi xed-line ‘broadband’ services, 3G broadband provides a faster download speed than upload speed.
Roaming Connecting via networks other than your own
operator’s net work. This typically occurs when you are abroad, but is also possible in your own country.
SIM The ‘Subscriber Identity Module’ is the small,
postage-stamp-sized chip that you will have received together with your mobile subscriber contract. The SIM has gold contacts on one side.
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