AirCard 555 Network Card User Guide

Note: The standard function keys for copy (CTRL+C), cut (CTRL+X), and paste (CTRL+V) can be used to move text from the scratch pad to another appli- cation (such as the Windows Notepad).

Note: You cannot make a phone call when there is a dial-up data connection, a Quick 2 Net connection, or a 1xRTT connection.

Note: If you click the SEND button without entering a number, the AirCard redials the last number you dialed.

Note: The Options window, displayed when you select Tools > Options, allows you to customize the sound played when you receive an incoming call and to enable and disable the Silent Ringer feature.

Note: If an incoming call occurs while you have a data connection, your caller will get a busy signal or be put through to your voice mail box.

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To enter text:

1.Type the text from your keyboard.

To erase all the text in the scratch pad:

1.Click the clear button.

To close the scratch pad (saving any text in it):

1.Click the ok button.

Outgoing Calls

To initiate a call:

1.Connect a headset to the AirCard, if one is not already connected.

2.Enter the number you want to dial by either clicking the number buttons on the dial pad or typing the numbers on your keyboard.

3.Click the SEND button.

As the call is being dialed, Watcher displays “Dialing” and the phone number.

You can also dial a number from the phone book (see page 66) and from the call log (see page 68).

Incoming Calls

Depending on how certain features are configured, when you receive an incoming call the following occurs:

A sound is played, unless the Silent Ringer feature is enabled.

If Watcher is in compact view when you receive the call, the Watcher window maximizes.

To answer a call:

1.Connect a headset to the AirCard, if one is not already connected.

2.Click the SEND button (or, if the Any-Key Answer feature is enabled, click any key except END or CLR. You can also

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Sierra Wireless 555 manual Outgoing Calls, Incoming Calls