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1.Signal Strength Indicator

The Signal Strength icon displays when the Mobile Connection Manager is turned on. The bars indicate the strength of the radio signal. Four bars signify that the signal strength is at its maximum peak. The strength will change depending on where you are.

This displays when no signal is available or when the Mobile Connection Manager is turned off. The antenna symbol is red and the bars are dimmed. When this occurs, no connection is possible for one of the following reasons:

You are outside of a Monet Broadband coverage area

The signal strength is too weak

A network problem is preventing the PC5220 from obtaining service

The Mobile Connection Manager is not turned on or the PC5220 has not been inserted

The antenna is not raised to a 90° angle

2.Service Indicator

or

The Service Indicator icon will display which network service is currently available at your location, 3G1xEVDO, 1x, or 2G.

1xEVDO service

This default icon signifies that the Monet

 

Broadband network is available. The Mobile

 

Connection Manager will default to the best

 

available network connection once connected.

 

(For example: if all three connection types are

 

available, the Mobile Connection Manager will

 

select the Monet Broadband connection first, by

 

default)

1x service

This icon appears if the 1x and 2G networks are

 

available.

2G

This icon signifies that only the 2G network is

 

available; the 1xEV-DO icon will be “off” (gray).

No service

The icon is “off” (gray) when no service is

 

available.

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Broadband Products PC5220 manual Signal Strength Indicator, Service Indicator

PC5220 specifications

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