Iridium 9505A User manual

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DIALING & TEXT MESSAGING INSTRUCTIONS FOR IRIDIUM 9505A SATELLITE PHONE
To make or receive a call, and send or receive text
messages:
1. You must be OUTSIDE with a clear view of the sky
or as much horizon (sky) in view as possible. The
more sky you can see the better your phone will
operate. This is because you are communicating
with low earth orbiting satellites that are
constantly moving from one horizon to other.
2. Turn ON the phone and register into the satellite
network.
3. If calling to another Iridium phone, they have must
be logged on to the satellite network.
Using the Satellite Phone Indoors or Inside:
You can use the phone indoors by attaching an
iridium external antenna to it, and the antenna must
be placed outside with a clear view of the sky.
Your Iridium phone is equipped to work
anywhere in the world to call anywhere.
The phone operates using a SIM Card which is
inserted behind the battery. DO NOT REMOVE the
sim card without proper support. The phone will not
operate without an Iridium SIM.
For all Iridium Satellite phone support documents,
you can visit us at www.northernaxcess.com or send
us an email to [e-mail] to
request forms.
QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS
1. Go outside to a clear area, away from trees or buildings, with
an open view of the sky.
2. Make sure the antenna is inserted firmly into the back of the
phone. You can double check this by pressing the button at
the top and the antenna pointing down. Then, while still
depressing the top button, push the antenna firmly into the
antenna hole, then let go of the button. The antenna can only
be removed or inserted in this position (straight down). DO
NOT force the antenna into the hole or at any other angle.
3. Rotate and fully extend the antenna on the phone and make
sure the antenna is pointing as vertical as possible to the sky.
It may depend on which hand you are using.
4. Hold down the power button until the phone beeps once and
you see the animations on the screen you will be able to
clearly see the antenna signal strength in the upper left hand
corner of the display. (Power button is the red circle button
on the lower left side of the keypad.)
5. The phone may ask for PIN #, in this case it is 1111.
6. Wait for the phone to begin “Searching” for a signal and
“Register”. This could take time depending on how clear your
view of the sky is. The screen will display “Registered” only
when this comes up, is the phone ready to send and receive
calls/text messages.
7. To make a free test call from the satellite phone, dial 00- 1-
480-752-5105.
NOTE: Keep the antenna vertical to the sky always for best
signal.

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MAKING A CALL FROM AN IRIDIUM SATELLITE PHONE
If you are calling a landline: Dial 00 first, then the
country code, the area code, and then the phone
number of the person you are trying to call.
For example: 00-1-480-722-3211 then press the
green OK button on the right side of the keypad to
connect. You will hear a series of beeps as the phone
contacts the satellite to reach the number you have
dialed.
Note: Do not hang up. It will take a bit longer for a call
to go through with a satellite phone than a normal
landline or cell.
To call satellite phone to satellite phone:
Dial 00-8816-XXXX-XXXX (no country code, no area
code).
HOW TO CALL YOUR SATELLITE PHONE
To receive an incoming call your satellite phone must
be turned ON and have a good signal strength it’s also
recommended to make a call to fully register the
phone with the satellite. You can make a free test call
to [phone] for this purpose.
To Lower your cost when calling an Iridium phone.
Dial the Two Stage Dialing number: +1-480-768-
2500. You will hear an automated message “Welcome
to the Iridium Satellite Global Network.”
1. Enter the 12 Digit Satellite phone number - 8816-
311-5858
2. If the phone is on and logged onto the Iridium
Network, it will connect.
3. If the phone is off or not logged correctly, it will
either notify you that the subscriber cannot be
found and you will be forwarded to voicemail.
4. Calling party is charged long distance to reach the
US number 1-480-768-2500 in Arizona. The
iridium subscriber will be charged the regular ISU-
ISU rates to the monthly account OR minutes are
used on the prepaid card.
Note: If the caller makes a call to the satellite phone
directly, they will be charged up to $11.00/minute.
Two stage dialing is a much more cost-effective way
to get in touch with your satellite phone user.
HOW TO OPERATE VOICEMAIL
1. From Satellite Phone dial 00-8816-XXXX-XXXX
(your satellite phone number) or press Envelope
key then OK.
2. Enter Satellite Number when prompted
3. Press the star key (*) when you hear message
4. When asked for password, enter the last 7 digits of
your satellite phone number
Note: You can also check your voicemail from a
landline phone using the 2-stage dialing format.
TEXT MESSAGING INSTRUCTIONS
The Iridium 9505A satellite phone can send & receive text messages. However, the Iridium 9505 model that is similar
in appearance to the model 9505a can only receive text messages, unless the proper updated firmware is applied.

NorthernAxcess Satellite Communications| 333 H Street, Suite 5007 Chula Vista, CA 91910 | PH: 1-877-299-9931
To send a SMS/Text message to an Iridium Satellite phone:
To send Text Message from the Online Iridium messaging system: (To an Iridium phone)
1. If you have internet access, go to
https://messaging.iridium.com. This link will bring
up the iridium messaging page.
2. The First field is named “To” and has the first four
digits of an Iridium Satellite number “8816” you will
finish this number with the last eight digits of the
Satellite number (with no dashes or spaces), that
you want to send text.
3. The Second field is named “Reply email” enter the
email address you would like the Satellite user to
reply to.
4. You will receive their reply message in the email
address entered in this field.
5. The Third and final field is named “Message” here
you will type in your message, up to 160 characters,
there is a “Character counter” below the message
field to keep track of the size of your message.
To send a SMS/Text message to an Iridium phone directly from your own Email address or directly from
your Cell Phone.
1. Send an email message to 8816 (then the last 8
digits of the phone) @msg.iridium.com. (Example:
[e-mail]). Messages are
limited to 160 characters.
2. You can also use this method to send a message
directly from your Cell phone. Follow the same
steps above, to send a message from your Cell
phone you must send it as an email like the example
above.
To Check/Reply/Send messages from your Iridium phone
When you Receive an incoming SMS/Text message
on your Iridium phone you will receive notification in
two ways, the phone will Sound (beep) and an
Envelope icon will appear on the screen and display
“New Message”. Press OK to check.
Note: you must be outside and “Registered” to send
and receive messages.
When you have checked the message, it will give you
“options” scroll down in the options to “Reply” and
simply select “Reply” to reply to the new message
received.
To start and send a new SMS/Text message from
your Iridium Satellite phone:
1. Press the “Menu” button, scroll down to “Messages”
press “OK”.
2. Scroll down to “Message Editor” press “OK”, at this
point begin your message of up to 160 characters
then press “OK”.
3. The screen will display “Send Message” press “OK”
4. The screen will then display “Enter Number”. Enter
the number you would like the message to go to.
5. If you are sending to a landline or cell phone,
enter the number as you would to make a call, 00-
country code (USA is 1)-area code-phone number
(Example 00-1-480-687-234).
6. If you are sending a message from an Iridium
phone to another Iridium phone you will only
enter 00-then the satellite number (Example: 00-
8816-1234-5678) (no country code).