Motorola 9500 manual Glossary, Accessory connector port a

Glossary

A

accessory connector port A

socket on the bottom of the phone where you can attach accessories such as a travel charger, desktop charger, auto accessory adapter or data accessories.

airtime The amount of time you spend using a cellular or satellite system. Especially, the time between successfully placing a call and terminating a call.

AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service. An analog network protocol.

antenna The devices on your phone that send and receive satellite or cellular signals.

Auto Accessory Adapter An accessory device that allows you to power your phone and charge any attached batteries from a car’s cigarette lighter.

C

CDMA Code Division Multiple Access. A digital technology.

cellular A wireless personal telecommunications system which uses terrestrial base station controllers.

cellular carrier One of several competing organizations in a given geographic area that owns and operates a cellular system.

Cellular Cassette An optional module that is inserted into the portable phone and gives it access to the cellular system.

cellular mode When your phone is in this mode it is accessing the cellular system. You must have the appropriate cellular cassette installed.

cellular system The cellular equipment in a given geographic area that relays signals to and from individual cellular telephones and the landline telephone system.

clear-line-of sight In order for your phone to communicate to the satellite network, your antenna must have a clear view of the sky.

D

default A feature’s original setting as pre-programmed in the factory.

DTMF See Dual Tone Multi- Frequency tones.

dual mode phone A phone designed to operate on a cellular network and the Iridium satellite network.

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