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GC82 Manager Status Screen

Connection

To connect, cancel or disconnect a GPRS/EDGE or CSD data session 
use the Connect/Disconnect drop down menu. The menu displays all the 
connections you have defined, so you can quickly select the required 
connection. 

The Control button, located underneath the drop down menu, changes it’s 
appearance depending on the state of the GC82 connection. The button 
allows you to:

Initiate a connection (Connect)

Cancel connection attempt (Cancel)

Disconnect (Hang-up) an existing session

To create a connection see Create a Connection on page 21.

Note:

You can also launch or terminate a CSD dialup networking sessions directly from the Windows 
Network Connections icon. 

Summary of Contents for GC82

Page 1: ...GC82 Sony Ericsson EDGE PC Card Modem GC82 User s Guide...

Page 2: ...g on Using GPRS EDGE Dial up Connection 19 Create a Connection 21 GPRS Connection 21 CSD Connection 22 TCP IP Optimisation 23 Modify a Connection 23 Delete a Connection 23 Using your Connection 24 Bro...

Page 3: ...l Information 48 Sony Ericsson Support Web Site 48 Important Information 48 Technical Specifications 51 License Agreement 57 Term 57 Limited Warranty 57 Intended use 58 Limitation of liability 58 Disp...

Page 4: ...f this manual This manual is copyrighted work of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Sweden The programs referred to herein are copyrighted and trademarked works of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communicati...

Page 5: ...s files databases and discussion groups Send and receive SMS text messages Edit SIM card entries Note Before using your GC82 you MUST read Important Information on page 48 Hardware Overview The GC82 i...

Page 6: ...2 s documentation is designed to enhance your understanding of its capabilities The following guides are provided A printed Quick Start Guide aimed at getting you operational as quickly as possible An...

Page 7: ...ernet or VPN service you require is enabled for your subscription The functionality of the different subscriptions available from networks operators are discussed below Circuit Switched Data CSD CSD i...

Page 8: ...to run the version of Windows installed on it A 16 bit type II PC Card slot Sony Ericsson Edge PC Card Modem GC82 a SIM card Software You will need Windows 98SE Me 2000 SP2 or XP Sony Ericsson GC82 Ma...

Page 9: ...aining the latest information about the GC82 GC82 Hardware Set Up 1 Collect your GC82 card antenna and SIM card together 2 Insert your SIM card into the slot on the back of GC82 with the gold contacts...

Page 10: ...language for your GC82 Software Click OK 3 The InstallShield Wizard for Sony Ericsson GC82 Manager opens follow the instructions on screen When installation is complete click Finish 4 Insert the GC82...

Page 11: ...g software installation you may find that the GC82 Manager attempts to start before all of the drivers are installed The scenario is that the New Hardware Wizard is still busy installing the 3 device...

Page 12: ...is screen the current signal strength and GPRS availability should be listed See GC82 Manager Status Screen on page 25 for more details 5 The GC82 Manager Icon is displayed in the system tray of your...

Page 13: ...ws the user to see certain properties and also to stop remove the card Safe Removal of the GC82 You must stop the GC82 before attempting to remove it 1 Close any active GC82 Networking Connections 2 E...

Page 14: ...er File menu Connect Disconnect If you are currently disconnected the menu gives you the option to connect to the most recently used GC82 connection If you are connected the menu gives you the option...

Page 15: ...rd 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...

Page 16: ...to the network and connections can be made and SMS sent and received The radio can be enabled in several ways Select Radio On when the GC82 Manager starts Specify the required radio state in Preferenc...

Page 17: ...tablishes the specified GPRS connection Simply select the name of the connection to be established from the drop down list To automatically connect when you start or restart your PC see the example be...

Page 18: ...Start menu double clicking the system tray icon or by re inserting the GC82 PC Card You can stop GC82 Manager running in the background by right clicking on the PC screen and selecting Exit If you at...

Page 19: ...e 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 GC82 to register with the network and establi...

Page 20: ...rporate GPRS service Note In this example we used GPRS Context 3 There are 10 possible contexts supported by the GC82 PC Card 1 10 Context ID 2 is reserved for use by connections created by the GC82 M...

Page 21: ...s Point Name dialog opens Your Network Operator s Access Point Name or Names APNs are displayed select the APN you want to use If no APNs are listed contact your Network Operator and ask them to suppl...

Page 22: ...he method you want to use to connect to the network on the Speed tab of the Advanced dialog Click Next Note If you are unsure which speed to choose from the Speed tab start with Analogue 9600 and chec...

Page 23: ...Pwindowsize at the registry location HKEY_Local_Machine System CurrentControlSet Services Tcpip Parameters The required TCPwindowsize entry is HKLM SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Tcpip Parameters H...

Page 24: ...ager is opened See GC82 Manager Preferences on page 15 for more details Browse the Internet You can connect to the Internet using a CSD or GPRS EDGE connection 1 Open your preferred connection from th...

Page 25: ...GC82 Manager SMS Messages Screen on page 34 for more details Connection status The left side of the screen also displays The current Network Status e g searching radio off The connection progress mes...

Page 26: ...nnection The Control button located underneath the drop down menu changes it s appearance depending on the state of the GC82 connection The button allows you to Initiate a connection Connect Cancel co...

Page 27: ...gs The window is divided into two areas the navigation area on the left and the information area on the right When you have selected a setting in the navigation area GC82 Manager retrieves the current...

Page 28: ...with another SIM card Phone Lock is not activated when you buy the GC82 You can use this screen to change the default security code 0000 to any four to eight digit personalized code You can set the Ph...

Page 29: ...t again 3 Click OK Note The SIM card lock only protects your subscription and not your GC82 from unauthorized use If you change your SIM card the GC82 will still work with a new SIM card 4 Click Apply...

Page 30: ...e GC82 will check the available networks against the preferred network list and select the one placed highest Automatic network selection must be enabled If you want to add a new network 1 Click Add a...

Page 31: ...sen Or Click to choose a phone number from your phone book 4 Click Apply to transfer your new settings to your GC82 This may take a few seconds Your call divert setting has now been stored in the netw...

Page 32: ...not be available on all networks Also if you are using the Call restricting function this may influence Call divert Selecting a data divert setting 1 To obtain your current data divert settings from t...

Page 33: ...ent call restrict settings from the network click Retrieve 2 Tick the boxes next to the call types that you want to restrict Only select one outgoing and one incoming option 3 When you have finished c...

Page 34: ...rs and their names are static you can not change them Click to display the contents of the SIM Inbox When GC82 Manager is opened any new SMS in the SIM Inbox are uploaded to the PC automatically A sta...

Page 35: ...ne number in the To field or select a number from a phone book by clicking Lookup To send an SMS to multiple numbers hold down Ctrl when selecting the numbers from the phone book 4 Type your message i...

Page 36: ...ck forward icon a dialogue opens 4 Enter the phone number in the To field or click Lookup to select a number from a phone book To send an SMS to multiple numbers hold down Ctrl when selecting the numb...

Page 37: ...rom the list select the message The contents of the message are displayed in the information view 3 Click Copy to from the Messages menu A progress dialog is displayed informing you that the SIM card...

Page 38: ...and import entries 1 Click to display the Phone Book screen 2 Icons appear in the left pane representing the SIM Phone Book and Saved Phone Book You can manage your Phone Book entries by copying entri...

Page 39: ...e text or number you want to search for in the Look for field The entry can be complete or incomplete 3 Click Find The GC82 Manager searches both Phone Books when a match is found it is displayed in t...

Page 40: ...in the Import File Name field 5 Click Import to complete the import procedure To Export an Entry or Phone Book 1 Highlight the entries or open the Phone Book you want to export 2 Select Export from t...

Page 41: ...dialog opens click Yes to delete the number Note If you want to delete all numbers select Select All from the Edit menu before clicking Delete To Send a New SMS Message 1 Select an entry from a Phone...

Page 42: ...o display the Online services screen You can also select to display the Online Services screen from the View menu The screen displays a menu of the online services offered by your network operator Cli...

Page 43: ...oo weak You have to move to get a stronger signal A signal is present but you can t connect to the GPRS network Indicates that a GSM network is present but no GPRS service is available This can be cau...

Page 44: ...ion Wizard Error 629 The port was disconnected by the remote machine during dial up Telephony settings are set to pulse dialling change to tone dialling Check the dialling settings for the current loc...

Page 45: ...the connection in the Connection Wizard Error 678 Computer you are dialling is not responding during dial up Either Service is not supported by SIM usually for CSD or the computer is not answering 1...

Page 46: ...for a list of network operator APNs or contact your service provider Connection Failed Invalid User Name or Password Please check and enter the User Name and or Password in your connection profile Cho...

Page 47: ...the error contact your service provider and check your subscription Connection Failed Roaming not allowed Please contact your Service Provider Contact your service provider to get your roaming activa...

Page 48: ...Do not expose your product to open flames or lit tobacco products Do not drop throw or try to bend your product Do not paint your product Do not attempt to disassemble your product Only Sony Ericsson...

Page 49: ...Construction crews often use remote control RF devices to set off explosives Explosive Atmospheres Turn off your GC82 when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere It is rare but your GC82...

Page 50: ...idelines do not mean that there are variations in safety While there may be differences in SAR levels among PC card modems all Sony Ericsson PC card modem models are designed to meet radio frequency e...

Page 51: ...e PC Card Type II 16 bit 85 6 mm long x 54 0mm wide x 5 0 mm thick Weight 38g including antenna excluding SIM card Battery Powered via the PC card slot i e uses laptop battery Antenna 50 ohm interface...

Page 52: ...1990 MHz Channel Spacing 200 kHz 200 kHz Number of Channels 124 Carriers 8 TDMA 299 Carriers 8 TDMA Modulation GMSK 8 PSK GMSK 8 PSK Power Classes Class 4 2W for GSM GPRS and EGPRS MCS 1 4 GMSK Class...

Page 53: ...lot class 10 supported see table below Coding schemes CS 1 CS 2 CS 3 and CS 4 Mode of Operation Class B attaches to both GSM and GPRS at the same time data connection is established using CS CSD fax o...

Page 54: ...er of PDP Context with traffic in parallel 1 PDP Context modification e g QoS renegotiation Network initiated PDP Context modification Network initiated PDP Context deactivation Collision of MS and Ne...

Page 55: ...10 60 31 80 21 20 MCS 2 13 00 52 00 13 00 39 00 26 00 MCS 3 16 60 66 40 16 60 49 80 33 20 MCS 4 19 40 77 60 19 40 58 20 38 80 MCS 5 24 05 96 20 24 05 72 15 48 10 MCS 6 31 25 125 00 31 25 93 75 62 50 M...

Page 56: ...at a Sony Ericsson Service Points PC Communications Suite upgrade Internet download Machine groups Class 2 Group 3 and 4 Speed 9 6kbps Verified applications Microsoft Fax Windows 200 and XP may requir...

Page 57: ...C Council Directive of May 14 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs 91 250 EEG the Software Directive distribute any copy of this Software or its documentation to others nor modify rent le...

Page 58: ...chnology chemical or biologized industry flight navigation or communication of air ground support equipment or other similar business or for any other purpose where any failure by the Software to perf...

Page 59: ...is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 The device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired oper...

Page 60: ...This page is left blank intentionally 60 Additional Information...

Page 61: ...blank IP assignment Server Static An address that the service provider knows you by and uses to route information to and from your GC82 Your IP address will either be Server assigned by the service pr...

Page 62: ...28800 38400 43200 or 57600 Connection Mode Select the method you want to use to connect to the network from the options provided analogue ISDN V 110 or ISDN V 120 Compression Use to speed up data tran...

Page 63: ...It allows operators to transmit and receive just outside GSM s core 900 frequency band This extension gives increased network capability ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute www etsi o...

Page 64: ...al In Service Facility at the ISP or corporation to manage remote data connections RX Receive SC Service Centre for SMS Service Provider A company that provides services and subscriptions to GC82 user...

Page 65: ...PCMCIA URL Uniform Resource Locator USSD Unstructured Supplementary Services Data Narrow band GSM data service For example entering 79 1234 might return the stock price for stock 1234 V 110 ETSI stan...

Page 66: ...ing a Phonebook 40 Installation 9 Internet services 8 L Locks 28 N Network and Subscription 7 Circuit Switched Data CSD 7 General Packet Radio Service GPRS 7 Short Message Service SMS 8 O Operating Sy...

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