Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 1 Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing the state of the art Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone. 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.
Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry Predictive Text Entry Predictive text is implemented on the 9555 Satellite Phone and is effective in 3 areas: • Creating an SMS/Email • Adding Notes to an existing Phonebook entry • Entering the Name field for a Phonebook...
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Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry will need to adjust this setting. There are two modes of predictive text entry: • WordWise (ww) which provides word prediction for users who like dictionary- based methods • LetterWise (lw) for letter-by-letter prediction for situations where word-based prediction doesn’t afford the flexibility that...
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The appropriate text entry mode can be selected by pressing the Convenience key on the side of the 9555 Satellite Phone. The active text entry mode will be displayed on the screen as indicated in the illustrations on the following...
Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry LetterWise Text mode: Press the Convenience key until you are in LetterWise (lw) text mode. Press the key with the desired letter. If it doesn’t appear, press the Next key ( ) until it does. Use the Right Soft ...
Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry WordWise Text mode: Press the Convenience key until the "ww" symbol appears in the top left corner of the screen indicating that you have entered WordWise text entry mode. To enter text in WordWise, press the key containing the first letter you want to type ONLY ONCE.
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Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry Example: Entering “red” Clear Options Press key 7 Even if the correct letter WXYZ PQRS “r” hasn’t appeared, proceed with the next « ∆ letter in the word. Clear Options Press key 3 twice for the next two letters “c &...
Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry Digit mode (123): There may be times when you need to add numbers into a message that you are composing. Digit mode allows you to use the number keys to enter digits, similar to dialing a phone call.
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Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 2 Predictive Text Entry For example: ! is on 1 key, ? is on key 2 If there is more than one symbol on a key, press the Next key ( ) to get the others.
Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 3 Advanced Calling Capabilities Advanced Calling Capabilities The 9555 Satellite Phone provides support for Advanced Calling Capabilities including Call Hold and Call Waiting. These capabilities are network- dependant and require service provisioning that may not be supported. Additional fees and airtime charges for simultaneous or conference calls may apply.
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Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 3 Advanced Calling Capabilities 00:00:12 Options Clear Press Left soft key (Options) Pressing the Left soft key (Options) will show the follow screen: Call Options Mute Speaker Hold call End call My Phonebook SIM Phonebook Messages...
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Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 3 Advanced Calling Capabilities When a call is placed on hold the user can call another number either by entering the number via the keypad or from either of the available Phonebooks. When the second call has been...
Iridium 9555 Satellite Phone 3 Advanced Calling Capabilities Call Waiting If the user is currently on a call and a new call arrives, the screen will display a Call Waiting message (if call waiting is enabled and provisioned) and an audible tone will be heard.