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Mobile Broadband PC Card
PC300 HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE
User Guide
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Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv How this guide is organised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sony Ericsson PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card First edition (July 2007) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this manual. This manual is copyrighted work of
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About this guide Congratulations and thank you for purchasing a Sony Ericsson PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card. This guide includes an overview of the supported features, detailed technical specifications, system requirements, and safety guidelines for your PC300. Note: Be sure to read all safety guidelines in this document before using your PC300. How this guide is organised Chapter 1: Overview on page 1, contains an overview of your PC300 and the features that it supports. It also provides a
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Overview PC300 Communications Summary Your Sony Ericsson PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card keeps you in touch, enabling you to use the best available mobile service wherever you are. It supports tri-band UMTS and quad-band GSM: 850MHz 850MHz GSM 900MHz 1900MHz UMTS GPRS HSDPA 1800MHz 2100MHz EDGE 1900MHZ Your PC300 supports the following communications services: Maximum Download Maximum Upload Service Speed Speed 3.6Mbps 384kbps HSDPA 384kbps 384kbps UMTS 247.4kbps 123.7kbps EDGE 53.6kbps (CS-2) 2
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• Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) EDGE enhances GPRS by increasing data throughput over GPRS by as much as three times, depending upon the network radio signal strength and quality. GPRS networks that are enhanced with EDGE are often referred to as Enhanced GPRS (E-GPRS) networks. EDGE provides the “always on” capability of GPRS but at faster speeds. EDGE technology is transparent — simply make a GPRS connection as usual and benefit from the increase in speed where EDGE is a
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The external antenna connector is an MMCX pattern. The PC300 is a 3.3 volt PC card and has mechanical keying to prevent insertion in older 5 volt only PCMCIA slots. Laptops 'Designed for Windows 98' and onwards have 3.3 volt support. The amount of power that your PC300 draws from the laptop battery depends on several factors, including status, frequency band, and distance to the base station that is used. The PC300 can be turned off under software control from the Wireless Manager application
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Antenna connector door. To detach the accessory antenna 1. Hold the accessory antenna at the base, where it is plugged in to the PC300. 2. Gently pull the antenna plug away from the PC300 antenna connector. 3. Close the antenna connector door. 4. Store your accessory antenna carefully in the protective case provided with your PC300. Note: Use of an external antenna is not needed when used in areas where normal GSM or UMTS network signal strength is available. To store the accessory antenna 1. O
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564464 SIM Card 8695 89034 SIM Card When you subscribe to a mobile network, you are issued a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Your SIM card contains your personal subscriber data. To connect to a mobile network you must first insert your SIM card that includes the appropriate network subscription into your PC300. The SIM card is inserted into a slot in the lower face of the PC300: Note: The application software must be installed before you insert your PC Card into your PC or Mac. Network
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You can use Wireless Manager to: • Connect to the Internet or your corporate network • Display mobile network status information • Create or modify connection settings • Manage your PC300 settings and preferences • Send and receive SMS messages • Manage phonebooks saved to your SIM card and hard drive launch2net - Sony Ericsson Edition To use your PC300 with your Mac OS X system, you will need launch2net – Sony Ericsson Edition. This application enables you to set up and use UMTS/HSDPA and GPRS
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Windows (Wireless Manager) ® Wireless Manager works with the following versions of the Windows operating system: • Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) • Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2); 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) processors • Windows Vista™; 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) processors Your laptop PC must meet or exceed the minimum system requirements for the installed version of the Windows operating system and have the following: • A 32-bit CardBus type II PC Card slot • 110MB of available disk
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Technical specifications Product name PC300 System GSM 850 E-GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 UMTS 850 UMTS 1900 UMTS 2100 PC Card Type Type II, 32-bit CardBus Services supported GSM: GPRS/EDGE, SMS, USSD UMTS: Packet-Switched, HSDPA, Circuit-Switched, SMS, USSD Speech services are not supported SIM Card Small plug-in card, 3V and 1.8V type Regular (non-GPRS-aware) and GPRS-aware SIMs supported USIM Type Number FAD-3231011-BV Exterior description Size Card part: 85.6 mm x 54.0 mm x 5.0 mm Extension p
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Ambient temperatures Operating -10 to 55 degrees C Storage -20 to 65 degrees C Environmental Compliance Directives WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) RoHS (Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances) Application support Windows Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager Third-party software that might be provided by your mobile operator Apple launch2net - Sony Ericsson Edition (via download) Macintosh Third-party software that might be provided by your mobile operator Electri
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GSM features supported ME SIM Lock Network Network Subset Service Provider Corporate Online services (SIM-AT) Supported via AT Commands USSD Phase 2+ Support is provided via AT commands; No MMI is provided GPRS technical data Data Rates Multislot class 10 supported (see table below). Coding schemes: CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4 Mode of Operation Class B (attaches to both GSM and GPRS at the same time). IP Connectivity PDP type IP is supported IPv4 SMS over GPRS Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminat
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EDGE technical data Device class EDGE Class 10 Modulation Coding MCS-1 to MCS-9 Schemes EDGE features Link Adaptation Incremental Redundancy Extended Uplink Temporary Block Flow (TBF) Network Assisted Cell Change (NACC) EDGE maximum data rates 4 + 1 3 + 2 Coding Data rate per Rx Tx Rx Tx scheme slot MCS-1 10.60 42.40 10.60 31.80 21.20 MCS-2 13.00 52.00 13.00 39.00 26.00 MCS-3 16.60 66.40 16.60 49.80 33.20 MCS-4 19.40 77.60 19.40 58.20 38.80 MCS-5 24.05 96.20 24.05 72.15 48.10 MCS-6 31.25 125.00
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UMTS technical data Power class Class 3 (0.25W, 24dBm) Maximum Downlink speed 384kbps Maximum Uplink speed 384kbps UMTS features Inter-Mode Handover (UMTS/EDGE/GPRS) Inter-Mode Reselection (UMTS/EDGE/GPRS) Quality Of Service UMTS classes supported via AT Command Modes PPP, IP Transparent, Non-Transparent IP Allocation Static, Dynamic R4 Enhancements Extended TBF Uplink Network Assisted Cell Change (NACC) HSDPA technical data 3.6Mbps Maximum Downlink speed Speeds up to Category 6 HSDPA Categories
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Additional information Guidelines for safe and efficient use Please read this information before using your PC300 Mobile BroadbandPC Card. Recommendations • Always treat your product with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place. • Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity. • Do not expose your product to extreme high or low temperatures. • Do not expose your product to open flames or lit tobacco products. • Do not drop, throw or try to bend your product. • Do not p
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Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a transceiver. The SAR value is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the actual SAR level of the transceiver while operating can be well below this value. This is because the transceiver is designed to use the minimum power required to reach the network. Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure guidelines do n
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Generic SEMC Limited warranty Limited Warranty Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Nya Vattentornet, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden, (Sony Ericsson) or its local affiliated company, provides this Limited Warranty for your mobile phone, original accessory delivered with your mobile phone, and/or your mobile computing product (hereinafter referred to as "Product"). Should your Product need warranty service, please return it to the dealer from whom it was purchased, or contact your local Sony Erics
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CONDITIONS 1. This Limited Warranty is valid only if the original proof of purchase for this Product issued by a Sony Ericsson authorized dealer specifying the date of purchase and serial number**, is presented with the Product to be repaired or replaced. Sony Ericsson reserves the right to refuse warranty service if this information has been removed or changed after the original purchase of the Product from the dealer. 2. If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the repair for the
