User's Manual

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134 700 Series Color Mob ile Computer User’s Manual
WWAN Radio Options
Note: This section does not apply to the 730 Computer.
Go to the following pages to learn more about your radio module:
S CDMA/1xRTT radio module (see below)
S GSM/GPRS radio module (page 163)
CDMA/1xRTT
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) is a form of wide area wireless
communications. 1XRTT supports up to 144 KB per second packet data
transmission and doubles the voice capacity of current generation CDMA
networks.
The WAN radio CORE module displays helpful information about the
CDMA/1xRTT radio option built into your 700 Series Computer.
WAN Monitor — General
Note: See page 126 for information on loading this module in CORE.
Below are descriptions and meanings for each piece of information pro-
vided via the General tab. Note that the information is listed alphabetically.
Activated Indicates whether the ESN on this unit was activated by your service provider. Note a de cimal
version of your ESN is on the Details page.
f/w Identifies the firmware version, if available.
Network T ype The network type which would list “CDMA-1XRTT.”
On Indicates when activation was provided by your service provider.
Phone Number Identifies the telephone number (or MDN) assigned to the WAN Module installed in your unit.
Radio ESN Lists the Electronic Serial Number (ESN) assigned to this radio module or “Unavailable” if a
number cannot be read from the radio. This number is required for activation. You must provide
this number to your se rvice provider, such as S print, Verizon, Bell Mobility, etc. , for activation.
Registered on
home network
If the WAN radio module has registered with a service provider network, then one of the follow-
ing will appear:
S Registered on home network: Radio module is registered on its “home” network.
S Registered on roamed network: Radio module registered on another service provider’s network.
S Radio Not Registered: There is no network within range of this radio module.
RSSI Displays the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) frequency or lists “Unavailable” if there
is no signal or the signal cannot be r etrieved from the radio module.
Serial Status Indicates whether serial communications passed (“Serial com OK”) or failed (“Serial com FAIL”)
in its last trans action. A status of “Serial com F AIL” typically indicates that the 700 Series Com-
puter is unable to e stablish communication with the radio module installed within.
Verizon Ne tw ork Identifies your network s ervice provider.
History:
This bar graph displays an active history of this radio module’s quality of
connections.