Nera F33 User manual

Nera F33
User Guide
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CONTENTS
OPERATION FROM PC ............................5
Starting up ......................................................... 5
Phone book ....................................................... 7
- capacity ........................................................... 7
- abbreviated dialing .......................................... 7
- adding or editing entries .................................. 7
- saving entries to/from PC ................................ 8
Traffic Log .......................................................... 9
Traffic log settings ............................................ 10
Traffic log printout viewer -
normal calls (Cct) .............................................11
Traffic log output to serial printer ...................... 12
CONFIGURATION FROM PC ................. 13
Menu functions ................................................ 13
Function reference list ..................................... 14
Access level .................................................... 15
- changing the PIN code .................................. 15
- functions requiring owner level ...................... 16
- shifting to owner level .................................... 16
- changing owner level password .................... 16
Selecting default Net service provider ............. 17
Phone setup .................................................... 19
- setting call duration limit ................................ 19
- setting date and time ..................................... 19
- message indication ........................................ 20
Advanced functions ......................................... 21
Access control ................................................. 22
- restricted dialing ............................................ 22
- checking the dialing setup ............................. 22
- restricted dialing setup .................................. 23
- access code .................................................. 24
- restricted SIM usage ..................................... 25
- setting SIM restrictions .................................. 25
Configuration menu ......................................... 26
- ISDN protocol configuration ........................... 26
- charge tone setup.......................................... 27
- net service providers ..................................... 28
- set diagnostics .............................................. 29
Information available ....................................... 30
- miscellaneous version Id information ............. 30
- network status information............................. 30
Customize menu .............................................. 31
- paid functions ................................................ 31
- phone name setup ......................................... 31
Routing of incoming calls ................................. 32
- routing of incoming calls (examples) ............. 33
MSN configuration ........................................... 34
- Nera ISDN Handset ....................................... 35
- ISDN port ...................................................... 37
- RS-232 port ................................................... 38
- USB port ........................................................ 39
Saving and reloading configurations ................ 40
Print handling setup ......................................... 42
Mobile Packet Data Service ............................. 43
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ........................44

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Starting up
•Switch ON Nera F33,
For location of the ON/OFF switch, see "Switch-
ing ON" in Getting Started.
•Turn ON the PC and click
Start>Programs>vtLite Marine.
Note! VtLite can only be used on one PC at a time.
1The satellite search program is initialized.
See also "Satellite search" in Getting Started.
2 Nera F33 starts searching for last known satel-
lite/elevation (Ocean Region) as default.
3When receiving a satellite signal, a signal strength
bar will appear in the search window.
The longer the signal bar or higher the signal
strength indicator value, the better the signal quality.
The maximum marker indicates the highest signal
strength achieved during the current search.
Note! It is recommended that the signal strength
reading (S/N=Signal/Noise ratio) should be at least
500, typically 540. The antenna will automatically
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fine-tune to the best signal and accept it.
Clicking Seek starts the search again.
If required, select a specific satellite by clicking New.
See also "Selecting default Net provider" in
Getting Started.
4The equipment is ready for use when the
Main window appears.
To make a connection, see "Making a call" in
Getting Started.
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S/N=Signal/Noise ratio

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Phone book
Adding and editing entries can also be done from the
handset, see OPERATION FROM HANDSET in
Getting Started.
Phone book capacity
MCU SIM card
(Data vary with card type)
Phone numbers: 100 entries 100 entries
Number length: 19 digits 19 digits
Name length: 29 characters 12 characters
Entry numbers: 0 - 99 100 and up
The SIM card entries and "MCU" entries merge when
the card is inserted. The list is sorted by name.
Abbreviated dialing (prefix 23)
1Clicking Book opens the Phone book.
2Scroll through list œ/‘to wanted entry.
Example: dialing
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on the analogue tele-
phone or ISDN keypad fetches and sends the tel-
ephone number stored under short number entry 15.
Adding or editing entries
3Clicking New (window 2) opens the window used
to add an entry to the book.
Use Del to modify. Save stores the new entry.
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4Clicking Edit (window 2on previous page) opens
the window allowing changes to be made in the
Phone book.
Use Del to modify. Remov erases the entry.
Note! The book is also used with the restriction “Dial
from book only”, see "Restricted dialing setup".
Use of Terrestrial network requires special agree-
ment. Default: 00.
Saving entries to/from PC
5Click File to save, load or replace the phone book. 5
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# Tagged for printout* Calls not yet printed
Traffic Log
This function logs all outgoing and incoming calls
both with and without SIM card inserted. Incoming
calls may be logged as well.
Up to 100 calls can be logged:
Circuit switched calls (Cct) including:
•speech
•fax
•data
Packet switched data calls (Mpds) including:
•Mobile Packet Data Service calls
The Nera F33 owner may set the log output mode as
follows, (see "Traffic log settings"):
•paused
•cleared (stops logging and clears the log)
•enabled
Traffic log readout
1 Clicking Log opens the Traffic log window.
2The Traffic log window shows whether the logging
is enabled, whether incoming calls are logged, and
the total number of unprinted calls (MPDS and Cct
calls).
Circuit switched calls:
Clicking Cct displays the list of calls.
3Scroll œ/‘to wanted call record and press ’to
display details of the selected call.
4The call details include data such as dialed
number, start of the call, duration, service and
terminal Id.
Quit reverts to main window.

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Traffic log settings
(owner level only, see "Shifting to owner level")
1 In the Main window, clicking Log opens the Traffic
log window, which displays the current log mode,
number of unprinted calls, and whether logging of
incoming calls is enabled/disabled.
• Point to Logging mode, click Edit or ’to choose
mode of operation:
• Paused: any logging is off.
• Cleared: all log entries are deleted (incoming and outgoing).
• Enabled: outgoing logging is on.
• Automatic printing to RS-232 A: output to local printer
• Automatic printing to RS-232 B: output to local printer
Scroll œ/‘to wanted mode, and click to select.
• Scroll down ‘to Log incoming calls and click
Edit or ’to enable or disable logging of incoming calls.
Circuit switched calls:
2Clicking Cct in the Traffic log window (1) opens
the list of all call records except MPDS calls.
Print outputs all unprinted calls (marked with a star):
•Clicking Tag* marks all calls with a hash, which
adds the records to the printout file.
•Clicking Tag marks the selected call with a hash,
which adds the record to the printout file.
•Clicking Tag again untags a selected record.
3Pressing ’at a record when in window (2)
displays detailed call data.
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Hours:minutes:seconds
Not printed