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Contents
User Manual
Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Stick
Designed
for Vodafone
Welcome
to the world of mobile communications
1Welcome
2 Set up your USB Stick
3 Start the software
4 Software overview
5 Connect
6 SMS text messaging
8 SMS contacts
9 USB Stick LED lights
9 Signal strength
10 Hints and tips
12 Glossary
1
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 socket
– Administrator rights on your computer.
Welcome
* SMS is currently only supported on computers running Microsoft Windows.
2
• Slide off the back cover of the USB Stick, and insert
your SIM as shown
• If you are using a MicroSD memory card with
your Stick (to allow your Stick to behave as a fl ash
memory drive), insert the card as shown.
• Re-attach the back cover of the USB Stick.
• Press and slide the side catch to extend the USB
plug, and then plug the USB Stick fi rmly into your
computer’s USB port. You may need to use the USB
extension cable depending on the physical location
of your USB ports.
• After use, press and slide the side catch to retract
the USB plug ready for storage.
Set up your
USB Stick
MicroSD card
SIM card
3
On Microsoft Windows computers
The fi rst time you plug your USB Stick into a PC the
software setup should start automatically, and proceed to
set up your USB Stick. If for some reason the setup does
not start, right click on the VMC Lite 9.3.x.x drive in ‘My
Computer’ (Start Menu, Computer for Vista machines),
select Explore and double-click the fi le 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 fi nished, 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 fi rst time you plug in your USB Stick, it will show up on
your desktop like a standard USB memory stick. From the
USB Stick window, double-click the fi le 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
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.
4
Software
overview
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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.
5
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 to
connect.
Connect
6
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.
Address
Enter the recipients here, or choose them from
Contacts
Message
Write your message here
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 Notifi cation is
shown briefl y 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.
8
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. +447774477000.
9
USB Stick
LED lights
Signal strength
The LED light on your USB Stick shows which kind
of mobile network has been found, and whether the
USB Stick is connected to that network.
Green blinking
A GPRS/EDGE network has been found – you could
connect
Green solid
Connected via GPRS/EDGE
Blue blinking
A 3G or 3G Broadband network has been found – you
could connect
Light blue solid
Connected via 3G
Dark blue solid
Connected via 3G Broadband.
The strength of the mobile network signal is shown by the
symbol to the left of the Connect button, and by the icon
in the Windows Notifi cation area.
The more bars that are fi lled in, the better the mobile
network signal quality. At least one bar must be fi lled in
order to connect.
10
Hints and tips If you don’t see your USB Stick in the list of devices
– Remove the USB Stick
– Re-start your computer
– Re-insert the USB Stick.
If no network can be found
– Change your physical location: in a building, move
closer to a window, move higher up, or go outside
– (Windows) Select ‘View/View Available Mobile
Connections’ and see if you can connect to a
particular network in the list shown
– Contact Support, and check that data services and
roaming are enabled on your account.
If no connection can be opened
– Wait a few minutes and try to connect again. This
is most often a temporary problem, especially
if an ‘Error 631’ or ‘Error 619’ is referenced. If it
persists please call Vodafone Support on the
number on the next page
– Select ‘File/Exit’ to exit the Vodafone Mobile
Connect Lite software completely, and then
re-start it again
– Re-start your computer
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, select your
device, click edit and then select a different
network preference on the Network Preference
tab page, eg. ‘3G Only’
– (Mac) Start the Vodafone Mobile Connect
software, and select one of the other options in
the lower part of the main window, eg. ‘3G Only’
– If you are using a VPN (Virtual Private Network),
contact your company IT administrator.
If you have problems when roaming
– (Windows) Select ‘View/Available Mobile
Connections’ and try opening one of the
connections shown
– Contact Support, and check roaming is enabled for
your account
11
For further help, please
visit www.support.
vodafone.com, or call
Vodafone Support on
XXX or XXXXXXX.
– Check the name of the current network in the Mobile
Connections panel. If it is not Vodafone or a Partner,
select a different network from ‘View/Available
Mobile Connections’.
If the connection keeps switching between GPRS
and 3G
– (Windows) Click ‘Manage Devices’, select your
device, click edit and then select a different network
preference on the Network Preference tab page,
eg. ‘3G Only’
– (Mac) Start Vodafone Mobile Connect, and select
one of the other options in the lower part of the main
window
– Switch back to your normal preference when you
move locations.
If you are using a Windows machine and VMCLite does
not install and/or the install progress bar keeps looping,
this can indicate a failure with Windows detecting the
device components
– Go to Device Manager (normally located under
Control Panel and System headings. Refer to Windows
Help and Support for further information on how to
access Device Manager)
– Expand the ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’ heading
– Right click the ‘USB Mass Storage Device’ and select
‘Uninstall’
– Once done if the devices do not automatically reload
go to ‘Action’ and ‘Scan for Hardware changes’
– If this still does not resolve please contact Vodafone
Support.
Check software update preferences
– Set your operating system and other programs
to notify you of software updates instead of
downloading them automatically – otherwise they
may slow down your mobile connection, or exceed
your data usage limit.
Usage indication
– The usage window only displays an indication of your
data usage. Please refer to your invoice for the actual
amount of data transferred.
12
Glossary Built-in
data card
Mobile data card built into notebook computer.
Enables data connections over the mobile phone
network.
Data card/
USB stick
A device for a computer that is used to open a
data connection over the mobile phone network.
EDGE An enhancement to GPRS networks offering
higher speeds, although not as fast as those
provided by 3G, or 3G Broadband.
EV-DO A high-speed mobile data standard used mostly
in the USA. Frequent travellers to the USA should
contact their mobile network operator about
using special Vodafone Mobile Connect data
devices and software in the USA.
GPRS Standard for transferring data over mobile phone
(GSM) networks. It generally provides wide
coverage and moderate data speeds. (General
Packet Radio System).
GSM A standard for mobile telecommunications
(Global System for Mobile communications),
supported by over 680 operators in 210 countries
and territories.
3G Often referred to as the 3rd Generation of
GSM technologies, UMTS (Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System) provides higher
data speeds.
3G broadband An evolution of 3G to provide faster data speeds.
Like many fi xed-line ‘broadband’ services,
3G broadband provides a faster download speed
than upload speed.
Roaming Connecting via networks other than your own
operator’s network. This typically occurs when
you are abroad, but is also possible in your own
country.
SIM The ‘Subscriber Identity Module’ is the small,
postage-stamp-sized chip that you will have
received together with your mobile subscriber
contract. The SIM has gold contacts on one side.
© Vodafone 2008. Vodafone and the Vodafone
logos are trade marks of the Vodafone Group.
Any product or company names mentioned
herein may be the trade marks of their
respective owners.
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