Status Icons; Turn The Radio On And Off; Frequency Band And Network Selection - Sierra Wireless AirCard 800 Series Installation Manual

3G Watcher basics
Rev 1.2 May.07

Status icons

These icons appear in the system tray (usually in the lower
right corner of your screen).
Watcher cannot detect the AirCard USB modem.
Ensure that the AirCard USB modem is inserted
properly and powered on.
You do not have an active high-speed connection.
You have an active high-speed connection.
You have new (unread) SMS messages.

Turn the radio on and off

This option allows you to conserve your computer's battery by
turning off the AirCard USB modem radio transmitter/receiver
when you are not using it.
To turn off the radio:
Tools > Turn Radio Off
1. Select
When the radio is turned off, the menu option switches to
Turn Radio On and the message "Radio is off" is displayed in
the Watcher window.
To turn on the radio:
Tools > Turn Radio On
1. Select
Frequency band and network
selection
Watcher has two options that affect your ability to obtain
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, or HSDPA/HSUPA service in any given
area. You can select:
• The frequency band you want to use
• The network you want to use, if you are within the
coverage area of more than one network
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