Huawei Mobile Broadband USB Modem Stick Lite User manual

Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Broadband
USB Modem Stick Lite

Welcome
to the world of mobile communications
1Welcome
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 light
9 Signal strength
10 Hints and tips
12 Glossary

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Your new Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB Modem Stick
Lite 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 network .
Pick up emails
Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are. You can
also access your personal 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 an Apple Mac running Mac OS®X
10.3.9 or above
–At least 50 MB free disk space and 256 MB RAM memory
–A USB socket
–Administrator rights on your computer.
Welcome
* SMS is currently only supported on computers running Microsoft Windows.

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• Remove the cap from the end of the USB Stick. Pull out the
SIM holder from its slot, and insert your SIM as shown.
• Re-insert the SIM holder into the USB Stick.
• If you are using a MicroSD memory card with your Stick
(to allow your Stick to behave as a flash memory drive),
insert the card as shown.
• Plug the USB Stick firmly into your computer’s USB port.
If there is any doubt the Stick is not inserted fully, please
use the extension cable provided.
Set up your
USB Stick
Your SIM (Subscriber
Identity Module) is the
small, postage-stamp-sized
chip that you received
together with your mobile
subscriber contract.

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On Microsoft Windows computers
The software setup should start 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’ (Start Menu, Computer for Vista machines),
select Explore and double-click the file called setup.exe on
the USB Stick.
Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes, but
once the setup is finished, the Vodafone Mobile Connect
Lite software should start automatically. If for some reason
the program does not start after installation then select
Vodafone Mobile Connect from the Windows Start menu.
On Mac OS X computers
The first 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, double-click the file called Vodafone MC
Installer, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once your Mac has restarted, 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.
Start the
software

Connect/Disconnect
Connect via the mobile phone network
Views
View data usage, and additional software settings
Start SMS program
Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contacts
Status
Check the status of your connection
Help
Help Topics, plus internet and hotline support.
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Software
overview
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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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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
Connect 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 revert to Connect.
To open a mobile connection, you need to be within coverage
of a mobile network. As a rule, anywhere you can make a call
on your mobile phone, you should be able connect.
Connect

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Click Vodafone SMS 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
Enter the recipients here, or choose them from Contacts
Message
Write your message here
Send
Click on the Send button to send your message.
After your SMS has been sent, it will be stored in the Sent list.
SMS Text
Messaging
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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.
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Receiving SMS
When you receive a new message, an SMS Notification is
shown briefly so you can respond to it directly.
The received message can also be read from the Inbox in the
main Vodafone SMS window.
The Vodafone SMS software
will receive text messages
whenever you have mobile
network coverage.

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SMS Contacts Click Contacts on the SMS navigation bar to open the
Contacts 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.
Enter the name and
number of your contact
using the international
format for the number,
eg. [phone].