Audiovox PC 3220 manual Basics

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services of the Internet. The PC3220 is a high performance card that enables you to both send and receive data/email at maximum network rates.

Often times when using a dial-up connection, a "network busy" signal appears. That's because there are "bottlenecks" slowing down the network. With the spread spectrum technology of CDMA these frustrating bottlenecks are eliminated. In fact, CDMA technology allows a network to handle more calls than competing digital technologies. Today, over 100 million consumers worldwide rely on CDMA technology for quality voice communications and reliable, high-speed data.

What about privacy? The secure CDMA network is designed with digital coding that is recognized only by the base station and unintelligible to eavesdroppers.

For more information on CDMA, visit the CDMA Development Group website: www.cdg.org

The Basics

Before you can begin using the PC3220 you will need to load the software on your notebook PC and configure the PC3220. Here is a brief overview of the steps outlined in the next section:

üInstall the Mobile Connection Manager software, located on the Installation CD

üInsert the PC3220 into your notebook’s PC Card slot and install the drivers

üActivate your account when prompted by the Activation Wizard

üConnect to your Service Provider's high-speed 1xRTT CDMA Network

CAUTION: Do not insert the PC3220 into your notebook’s PC Card slot until you are prompted to do so by the Mobile Connection Manager software wizard. Failure to do so will result in fatal errors to your PC. Follow the installation guidelines outlines in Section 2: Installing the Mobile Connection Manager and

PC3220 on your Notebook PC.