Iridium 9555 User manual

User Manual
Iridium 9555
Satellite Phone

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9555 Handset
User’s Manual
web: www.iridium.com
email: [e-mail]
toll free: +1.866.947.4348
phone: [phone]
H2UG0901

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1 I Introduction 1.1
2 I Safety2.1
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals 21
Specic Absorption Rate Data 22
Antenna Care 23
Phone Operation 23
Batteries                                24
Driving24
Electronic Devices 25
Aircraft26
Blasting Areas26
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres     27
For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag  27
3 I Overview                                 3.1
Guide Overview 31
Phone Overview32
Accessories35
Indicators                               38
4 I Getting Started4.1
Using the SIM Card41
SIM Card Care                        41
Insert the SIM Card  42
Remove the SIM Card 42
Battery Pack Information43
Remove and Install the Battery Pack44
Charging the Battery 46
Checking Battery Charge Level 47
Start-up Procedure 47
Power-on Messages 48
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Placing a Call410
Receiving a Call                         416
Muting a Call                           418
Speaker Phone 418
Speaker Volume 419
Ringer Volume 420
Unanswered Calls 421
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad 421
5 I Using Menus and Keys                    5.1
Using the Keys 51
Using the Menus52
Entering Characters 54
6 I Using the Phonebooks6.1
Organizing Your Phonebook61
Locating My Phonebook62
About the Phonebook Menu            62
Add a New Entry63
Locating Entries                    66
Calling an Entry67
Using the Short Message
Service (SMS) Menu68
Edit an Entry in My Phonebook612
Delete an Entry 614
Viewing Memory Status 616
Adding Notes to a
Phonebook Entry                   617
Restricting Phonebook618

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7 I Using the Messages Menu              7.1
Locating the Messages Menu          71
About the Messages Menu  71
Create and Send a New
Email Message to an address
not in your phonebook              72
Creat and Send a New Email
Message to an Address in
My Phonebook                      74
About SMS Messaging  78
Using the Inbox Menu 79
Read a Message                     79
Reply to Sender 710
Forward a Received Message  711
Call a Number From a
Received Message                   714
Save a Number from a
Received Message                   714
Delete a Message 715
Using the Drafts Menu 717
Using the Settings Menu 720
Enter Service Center Number       720
Set Expiry Period  721
Select Delivery Reports              722
8 I Using the Voicemail Menu ........... 8.1
Locating the Voicemail Menu          81
About the Voicemail Menu 81
Voicemail Notication 82
Check Your Voicemail82
Store Your Voicemail Number          83
9 I Using the Data Modem Menu9.1
Locating the Data Modem Menu      91

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10 I Using the Call History Menu10.1
Locating the Call History Menu 101
About the Call History Menu101
Using the Call Log Menu102
View Most Recent Received Calls   102
View Missed Calls                  103
View Most Recent Dialed Calls     104
Using the Call Meters Menu           106
Show the Time of Last Call         106
Show Total Time for All Calls 107
Reset all Timers                    108
Showing the Lifetime Call Timer    1 0  1 0
Showing the In-call Display        1012
Setting Audible Call Timers 1013
Set the Single Alert Timer          1013
Set the Repetitive Timer1015
11 I Using the Setup Menu                 11.1
Locating the Setup Menu111
About the Setup Menu 112
Setting Call Options 113
The Call Options menu 113
Setting Volumes and Tones114
Adjust the Ringer Volume        114
Adjust the Speaker Volume       115
Adjust the Ring Tone117
Setting the Call Alert Mode 118
Setting the Keypad Tone 1110
Set the Phone to Ring
and /or Vibrate1111
Time and Date Settings               1113
Select the Time Zone             1113
Select the Time Format 1114

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Select the Date Format 1115
Selecting the Display Language       1117
Setting Backlights                     1118
Setting Contrast                      1119
Using the Key Setup Menu 1120
Setup the Convenience Key 1120
Setup the Right Soft Key         1121
Set Number Entry Prex 1122
View Phone Information1123
Reset Phone Options to
Factory Defaults                  1124
12 I Using the Security Menu             12.1
Locating the Security Menu           121
About the Security menu122
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone 122
Enable or Disable the SIM lock   124
Using the Change PIN Menu         125
Change the Phone PIN Code     125
Change the SIM PIN Code 127
Change the SIM Card Pin2 Code 129
Call Barring PIN1211
13 I Troubleshooting                      13.1
14 I Patent Information14.1
15 I Declaration of Conformity 15.1

1 I Introduction
Iridium 9555 Handset I 1 Introduction
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Thank you for purchasing the state of the art
Iridium 9555 Handset Iridium is the only
provider of truly global satellite voice and data
communications solutions with complete
coverage of the entire earth including oceans,
airways and even polar regions The Iridium
9555 handset delivers reliable, secure, real-time,
simultaneous high quality voice and data to
the Iridium satellite network from any point on
the globe
The information presented in this document is
intended to form the basis of the 9555 Handset
User Guide The information given describes
the procedures for operation of the handset
and the facilities available

Iridium 9555 Handset I 2 Safety
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2 I Safety
Important: Read this information before using
your satellite phone
Exposure to
Radio
Frequency
Signals
Your satellite telephone is a low power radio
transmitter and receiver When it is ON, it
receives and also sends out radio frequency
(RF) signals Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may
not cause interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference, including interference
that may cause undesired operation of the
device
International agencies have set standards and
recommendations for the protection of public
exposure to RF electromagnetic energy
International Commission on Non-•
Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE) •
United States Federal Commission, Radio •
Frequency Exposure Guidelines
National Radiological Protection Board of •
the United Kingdom
American National Standards Institute •
(ANSI) IEEE C95 1-1992
National Council on Radiation Protection •
and Measurements (NCRP) Report 86
Department of Health and Welfare •
Canada Safety Code 6
These updated ANSI standards are based on an
extensive scientic review of the available body
of research by over 120 scientists, engineers,
and physicians from universities, government