Zte K2525 User manual

Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Stick
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Welcome
to the world of mobile communications
1 Welcome
2 Set up your USB Stick
3 Start the software
4 Software overview
5 Connect
6 SMS text messaging
7 SMS contacts
9 USB Stick LED light
9 Signal strength
10 Hints and tips
12 Glossary
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Your new Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick 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 Windows®2000 SP4, or an Apple Mac running Mac OS®X 10.3.9 or
above
–At least 100 MB free disk space and 256 MB RAM memory
–A USB 2.0 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.
• Plug the USB Stick firmly into your computer’s USB port.
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.
In areas of low
network coverage we
recommend you use
the USB extension
cable to improve your
reception.
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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, double-click
the file called setup_vmc_lite.exe on the USB Stick. Follow the on-
screen instructions.
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, 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. Insert the Vodafone Mobile Connect
Mac software CD into the CD drive, 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
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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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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.
Software
overview
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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.
1 Address
Enter the recipients here, or choose them from Contacts
2 Message
Write your message here
3 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].
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