Qualcomm GSP-1600 manual

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This guide is based on the production version of the QUALCOM M Globalstar GSP-1600 T ri-Mode Phone. So ftware changes may have occurred after t his printing. QUALCOMM reserves the r ig ht t o make changes in technical and p roduct specifications w ithout prior notice. QUALCOMM I ncorporated 5775 Mo rehous e Dri ve, San Di ego, CA 92121-1 710 Docume[...]

iii Cautions an d W arnings Warn ing Only use the b atter ies, ant enna s, and cha rgers p rovid ed by QUALCOMM. The u se of any other type may be d angerous. Warn ing Allow only a uthori zed pe rsonnel to ser vice t he pho ne and it s accessories. Unau thorized service can invalid ate the warranty. Cau tion Any c han ges or modi fic a ti ons to th[...]

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v Contents Getting S tarted ............ ................. ........ ................. ................. ........ ........... 1 Underst anding you r phone .............. ................. ......... ................ ........... 1 Contactin g customer service .... ................. ........ ................. ................. .. 1 Solvi ng problems ..[...]

vi Messages Men u ............ ................. ................. ........ ................. .................23 Voice messages ......... ................. ........ ................. ................. ........ ......... 23 Text messages .......... ................. ................. ........ ................. ................. 24 Features Men u ..[...]

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1 Getting Star ted Getting Star ted It is very important that you read this section because your tri-mode phone is uni que – it c ombines sa tell ite technolo gy and ce llula r techno logy in one phone. For more detailed inf ormation on usage, refer to the other sections in this g uide. If you n eed further assistance, see S olving problems, pa g[...]

2 Preparing f or satellite calls ■ If the securit y module is not properly install ed, you can only make cal ls to emergency n umbers and you can not receive calls. Your sat ellite servic e pro vider ins talls a nd maint ains th e securit y modu le (see Security modul e, page 8, f or more i nformatio n). ■ Char ge and prop erly ins tall the bat[...]

3 Gett ing S tarted ■ Position yourself outdoors so that your view of the sky is clear to prevent dropped calls. For best performance, move away from tall obstacles such as bu ildings or trees. I f you have a clear view of the sky, the s atellites wil l have a clear view of you and the p hone. The phone w ill not operate ins ide a bu ilding nor a[...]

4 Making cellul ar calls 1. Pr ess and hold to turn your phon e on . 2. If your ph one is in G lobalsta r satellit e mode, select dig ital or an alog mode b y pres sin g and ho lding to di splay t h e mode m enu . Then press either for Digital or for Analog . 3. Ful ly exte nd the c ell ular ante nna. 4. Enter the phon e number that you want to cal[...]

5 Phone Basic s Phon e Basi cs Learn about these topic s in this section: ■ Phone feat ures an d keypad ■ Display ind icat ors ■ Security mod ule ■ Anten na basics Phone f eatures and ke ypad 1. Light indicator – Flashes when turning phone on or when receiving inc oming ca lls. 2. Earpiece 3. Vo lume butt ons – Adju st volume levels. S [...]

6 4. SMART KEY options – Select the option on the screen by pressing the SMART KEY below it. 5. SMART KEYS – Press the SMART KEY to select the a ppropriat e option on the screen. 6. Information key – Insert pauses and hyphens. Ad diti onal help is availa ble if displa ys on the s creen . Disp lays phon e numb er and current service provider. [...]

7 Phone Basics Displa y indicato rs The indicators on t he screen show the status of the phone a nd the battery char ge level at a quick glance. Phone oper ating in Glob alst ar satellit e mode Phone operating in digit al mode Phone operat ing in an alog mod e if or do not di splay Signal strength rang ing from a stron g signal (fou r l ines) to an[...]

8 Security modul e The secur ity modul e activates your phon e when in Globalst ar satellite mode. It is located on the lower left side of th e front of the phone. The security mod ule that comes with your p hone works only with t hat phone and is no t int er chan ge abl e. Cau tion Do not rem ove t he secur ity mo dule . When in G lobal star satel[...]

9 Calling Bas ics Callin g Basics Learn about these topic s in this section: ■ Turning the p hone on and off ■ Standb y and po wer save modes ■ Ent ering nu mbers ■ Mak ing emerge ncy call s, redia lin g, and mut ing ■ Possible s ervice provider services (internat ional dialing, call waiting, three- way calling, an d caller ID) T urning t[...]

10 Pow e r s a v e m o d e Power save mode maximizes the battery lif e. Your phone switches to power save mode aft er repeated attem pts to find service. The f ollowing messag e displays when service i s not found and your phone is in pow er save mode: To return to standby mode, press any key. See Deep Sleep, p age 44, for more inform ation on sett[...]

11 Calling Bas ics Rediali ng a call T o re dial th e las t out goin g numbe r ■ Press . Muting a call While y ou are o n a call, y ou can mut e the mic rophone so t hat the c aller cann ot hea r you . T o turn mute on ■ Press mute . The word “ Mu te” repl ac es the word “Time” on t he screen until you end the call or turn mute off. T o[...]

12 Caller ID Caller ID displays a n incoming call’s phone number on the screen, if availa ble. If the ph one number of the call er matches one stored in your phone book, the na me also displays with the n umber. For more informa tion on caller ID, contact y our satellite or cellular service provider.[...]

13 Menu Basics Men u Bas ics Learn how to access and n avigate through th e phone menus in this section. The phon e menu s are desig ned so th at you can easi ly acces s and navig ate thro ugh the m. The f ollo wing r oad ma p show s the va rious m enu s on the main menu, which is accessed b y pressing menu .[...]

14 Accessing main men u 1. Turn the phone on. Th e phone is now in standby mode ( see Standby mode , page 9). 2. Press menu and the first three main menu items disp lay. If scroll arrows display on the screen, you ca n scroll bet w een screens to a ccess additional m enu options. Each main menu item is explai ned in sequen tial order i n separate s[...]

15 Phone B ook Menu Ph one Boo k Menu Learn about using t he phone book, entering letters and other ch arac ters, entering p auses, speed diali ng, and one-touch di aling in t his section. Entering letters and other characte r s T o en ter let ters an d o the r cha ract ers 1. Press a k ey repeatedly to display the letters in up percas e, t hen low[...]

16 Entering p auses When using automated phone s e rvices, such as voice mail or online banking , you c a n use pauses when entering a series of numbers. You can also en ter pauses ma nually, or y ou can save p auses in phone b ook entries. Each pause counts as one character. There are two ty pes of pauses: ■ Hard Pause – Stops u ntil you press[...]

17 Phone B ook Menu 2. Press save . 3. Enter a n ame and press ok . 4. Enter a location number: ■ If the phone book is no t ful l: ❑ Press ok to a utoma tical ly ac cept the ne xt emp ty location. ❑ Press ne xt to scrol l to an empty l ocatio n. ❑ Enter a location number of you r choice. ❑ Scroll to empty locations. ■ If the phone book [...]

18 6. Edit th e name or phon e number, or do on e of the follo wing to edit a location number: ■ En ter a new locati on num ber. ■ Press ne xt or use the scroll keys to sc roll to a new location number. 7. Press ok . Erasing entries 1. From standby mode, press book . 2. Find th e ent ry an d pre ss view . 3. Press opti ons . 4. Press to Erase. [...]

19 Phone B ook Menu Prepending n umbers You can per manently pr epend (add) nu mbers, such as an area code o r country code, at t he beginning of a phone nu mber in an existing phone b ook entry. T o prep end (add) num bers 1. From standby mode, press book . 2. Find th e ent ry an d pre ss view . 3. Press opti ons . 4. Press for Prep e nd. The phon[...]

20 T o s pee d dia l a phon e num ber 1. Enter the location number. 2. Press . One-to uch diali ng If you set one-tou ch dial to “on,” you can dia l any of the 99 location numbers without pressing . To set one-touch dial, see One- Touch Dial, page 43. T o one- tou ch d ial a phon e numbe r 1. Set on e - t o u c hd i a lt o“ o n ”( s e eO n [...]

21 Call History Men u Call Histor y Menu You can acces s a call hist ory list of the last ten in coming or ou tgoing satell ite or cel lular cal ls (numbe red 0 to 9) and vi ew details abou t each call type : T h em o s tr e c e n tc a l li sn u m b e r e d0 a n dd i s p l a y sa tt h et o p o ft h el i s ta n d the oldest call at the bot tom (sepa[...]

22 Viewing cal l histor y details 1. Scrol l to select a call on the list. 2. Press view . 3. Press opti ons an d do one of the fol lowing: ■ Save the number i n your phone book. ■ Acce ss call t ime an d cal l durati on. ■ Access call sta tus informatio n.[...]

23 Messages Menu Mess a ges Men u Learn about retrieving SMS (short m essage service) messag es in this sect ion. SMS incl udes both text and voice m ail notifica tion messages. Conta ct your satellit e or cellular ser vice provid ers for info rmation rega rding th e availab ility of t e xt and voice mail notifi catio ns. You c an retr ieve tex t m[...]

24 3. Do one of the following: ■ Press ne xt to read the nex t voice mail notification . ■ Press view to display m ore detail , if avai lable, whi ch automati cally scroll s on the screen and pa uses so you ca n read it. Press a scroll key to manually scroll . T o c all y our v oice mail s yst em 1. Press . 2. Press voice . 3. Press ne xt to fi[...]

25 Messages M enu 3. Do one of the following: ■ Press ne xt to read the next message. ■ Press view to display m ore detail , if avai lable, whi ch automati cally scroll s on the screen and pa uses so you ca n read it. Press a scroll key to manually scroll . T o cal l back numb ers in text m essag es 1. Press . 2. Press te xt . 3. Press ne xt to[...]

26 T o a v oid run nin g ou t of m emo ry ■ Erase locked or unlocked messages tha t you no longer need. When the phone is out of memory and all text messages are locked, it n o long er accepts new messa ges and this message displays: The network may t ry to deliver lost messages later. Lockin g and un locking text mes sage s To prevent messages f[...]

27 Features Me nu Featur es Menu Key Gu a rd The key guard locks t he phone keys t o prevent acciden tal use. If you receive an in coming call wh en the key guar d is on, you c an st ill ans wer the call. T o turn th e k ey gua r d on ■ Shor tcut : From stan dby mode , press and hold . The lock i ndicator and “KeyGua rd On” displa ys. T o tur[...]

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29 Call Info Menu Call Inf o Men u The Call Info menu cont ains counters that allow you to track the number of calls an d airtim e for billing p urpo ses. Last Call Last Call di splays the dura tion of the last c all in minutes an d seconds. If Call History is empty, “None” displays on the screen. T o disp lay l ast call in fo rmation 1. From s[...]

30 Recent Calls Rec ent C alls d is pla ys the n umbe r and d urat ion of cal ls ma de or r ece ived since resetting the count er. You can reset this counte r to zero ( see Resetting call counters, page 30) . T o displa y recent calls inf ormatio n 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for Call Info. 3. Press for RecentCall. 4. Press ok to re[...]

31 Secur ity Menu Security M enu When you access the Security menu for the first time, enter the lock cod e suppl ied by your satel lite or cellu lar service p rovider. Note Change t he lock code imm ediately after receivi ng the p hone. See Entering a new lock code, page 32. Subsequently, each time you access the Security menu, you are prompted fo[...]

32 Restricti ng the phone When y ou restrict your phone, you can only make calls t o emergency numbers, priority numbers, and phone book location s 1 to 9. You cann ot make changes to the phone book when you restrict your phone. T o r estric t the pho ne 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press f or Security and enter you r lock code. 3. Press f[...]

33 Securit y Menu Erasing call history list You can erase the en tire call history list. 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press f or Security and enter you r lock code. 3. Press for Erase Call. 4. Press ok . 5. Press ok to erase t he entire call history list , or press if you d o n o tw a n tt oe r a s ei t . Erasing phone boo k entries You ca[...]

34 Resetting pref erences You can reset all preferences to the original settings (defa ults) that were previousl y set by your satellite or c ellular servi ce provider. These preferences include those describe d in Preferences Menu, page 35, wit h these exceptions: ■ The banner is not reset. ■ The Service P rovider Pref erred and Pr ohibited Li[...]

35 Preferences Menu Preferenc es Menu Soun ds You can set rin ger type, ringer volume, earpie ce volume, key beep sound, key beep volume, key beep length, and mute stereo. Ringe r T yp e You can ch ange the ring er for incomin g calls to one of eight di fferen t rings or songs. T o se t th e ri nge r ty pe 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Pres[...]

36 ❑ Scroll to select the volu me level from 1 (low est) to 9 (highest) or Silen t to turn the rin ger off. Whi le in sta ndby m ode, “-Rin ger Off-” di splay s in place of t he da te. ❑ Press ok . T o silence t he rin ger when r eceivi ng a ca ll ■ Press . Earp iece V olu me You c an adjus t th e earp iece volum e to o ne th at is comfor[...]

37 Preferences M enu Key B ee p L en gt h You can set the length of the key beep , the sound y ou hear when pressing the keys. The normal key beep is short and fixed i n length. The long key beep so unds as l ong as you pr ess a key . Some services or devices, such as answering machines, may require the long key beep because you must press and hol [...]

38 Backligh t You c an set the s creen and keypad b acklight ing to max imize bat tery lif e. T o set the bac k ligh t 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for Pref erences. 3. Press for Display. 4. Press for Backlight. 5. Scr oll to se lec t one o f the fo llow ing : ■ Always Of f – The backl ight is alwa ys off, whi ch signif icantly i[...]

39 Preferences M enu To s e t t h e t i m e f o r m a t 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for Pref erences. 3. Press for Display. 4. Press for Show Tim e. 5. Scr oll to se lec t one o f the fo llow ing : ■ 12 hou r – Time disp lays in 12-h our fo rmat ■ 24 hou r – Time disp lays in 24-h our fo rmat ■ UTC (univer sal time coordin[...]

40 Glob alstar T ime Zon e When in Globalst ar satelli te mode, this featu re allows you to select the display of a different time zone i nstead of UTC ( universal time coordinated) time. Th e ti me zo ne r emains se lected until you c hang e it an d is onl y v alid for Globa lsta r satellite mod e. The time zon es for selection include the foll ow[...]

41 Preferences M enu T o select a diff erent tim e zone 1. From standby mode, press me nu . 2. Press f or Preferences. 3. Press for Display. 4. Press for G* TimeZone. 5. Scroll to select the appropriate time zone. 6. Press ok . Alerts For your convenience, you can set alerts that sound a tone. Fade T h ef a d ea l e r ts o u n d sat o n ew h e na n[...]

42 New Messag e The new message alert sounds a tone when you receive a new text message or voice mail noti fication. T o set the ne w message alert 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for Pref erences. 3. Press for A lerts. 4. Press for New Message. 5. Scr oll to se lec t one o f the fo llow ing : ■ Off – Ph one does not sound a beep wh[...]

43 Preferences M enu Au t o R e di a l You can u se this feature to automati cally redial a bu sy number. Whi le the phone is in s tandby mode, the phon e automaticall y redials five times at intervals you choose. If the current service is changed for any reason, auto redial stops for that call. To s e t a u t o r e d i a l 1. From standby mode, pr[...]

44 Deep Sleep When your phone i s in power s ave mode, you can set the deep sleep dur a tion to maxi mize bat tery l ife. T o set deep sleep 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for Pref erences. 3. Press for Calling. 4. Press for Deep Sleep. 5. Scr oll to se lec t one o f the fo llow ing : ■ 15 mi nute s – Sleep for 1 5 minute s (ma xim[...]

45 System Menu System Me n u Status Thi s fea tu re pro vi des st atu s fo r the s tate of th e pho ne ’s Gl oba lstar sate lli te antenna, car kit, security mod ule, battery, memory, l ock, and self -test: ■ J Indicates a good condition or ready for use ■ L Indicates a faulty condition or n ot ready for use ■ – Indic ate s not in use T o[...]

46 ■ Self -te st – If J d isplays, the phone h as made a successf ul self-tes t. If L displ ays, contact your satell ite or cellu lar service p rovider. 4. Press or . For ce System Reacquisition Wi th th is fea tur e, the ph one disconn ects a nd att em pts to ac qui re Globalst ar satellite, digi tal, or analog servi ce, depending on you r mod[...]

47 System Menu When y ou look at the Known List, satellite service providers you have placed on other lists display as follows: ■ Sate llite s ervi ce provi ders plac ed on t h e Preferr ed Lis t are h ighlig hted. ■ Satellit e service p roviders p laced on t he Prohi bited List are crossed out. ■ Satellit e service provid ers placed on both [...]

48 6. Press edit . 7. Press for P referred or for Prohibited. 8. Press ok . 9. Reregister your pho ne (see Registering phone, page 47) . Editin g lists T o ed it ( reo rder or d el ete ) from t he Pr efer re d Li st 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for System . 3. Press for SP (service provider) Select. 4. Press for Pref r List . 5. Scro[...]

49 System Menu T o for ce s ervice pr ovide r select ion 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for System . 3. Press for SP (service provider) Select. 4. Press for F orce SPS (service provider selection). 5. Press ok . Service P ro vider T o displa y the curre nt serv ice pr o vider’ s name 1. From standby mode, press menu . 2. Press for Sy[...]

50 T om a n u a l l ys e l e c tam o d e 1. Shor tcut : From standby m ode, press a nd hold . The followin g dis play s: 2. Press : ■ to se lect Aut o Mode. Th e messag e “Ini tiate Au tomat ic System Ac quisit ion” displa ys. ■ for Glo balstar sat ellite m ode. T he messag e “In itiate Globalst ar System Ac quisit ion” display s. ■ f[...]

51 System Menu 5. If the Cell Pref menu displays, scroll to select one of the following: ■ Analg Only – Prefer analog service only ■ Digtl Only – Prefer digital service only ■ Digtl P ref – Prefer digital servi ce over analog ■ Analg Pr ef – Prefer analog se rvice over dig ital 6. Press ok . NAM Select Thi s feature a llows y ou to [...]

52 5. Scr oll to se lec t one o f the fo llow ing : ■ Aut omatic – Us e home s yste m, bu t if not fo und u se an other s ystem ■ No Ro aming – Use only t he hom e system ■ A only – Use cellular “A” system only ■ B only – Use cellular “B” system only[...]

53 Battery Car e Battery Care an d Maintenanc e Learn about batter y care, b attery cha rging , and batt ery remov al and replacement in this sect ion. Battery The phone co mes with a rechargeabl e battery that is located on the back of the ph one: The fo llowin g is ty pical b atter y perfo rmance : Battery c are and char ging The battery charge l[...]

54 ■ To preve nt damage, do not ch arge the battery in te mperatures less than +32 °F (0°C) or grea ter than +104 °F (+40 °C). Do not use the battery in temperatures less than –4 °F (–20 °C) or greater than +140 °F (+60 °C). ■ Do not use the bat tery charger in direct sun light or in places wi th excessive humidity, such as a bathro[...]

55 Battery Car e Battery rem o val 1. Turn the power off to av oid losing data. 2. Press and hold the battery release latch in the direction of the arrow to release it from the p hone. Battery replacement 1. If a batte ry is al ready installed , turn the power off to p revent lo sing data and then remove th e battery. 2. Insert the new replacement [...]

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57 Safety Information Saf ety Inf ormation Learn th e safety informat ion for wirele ss handheld phon es in this sectio n. Exposu re to radio freque ncy signals Your w ireles s han dheld p ortabl e tel ephone is a low po wer radio transmit ter and receiver. When i t is ON, i t receive s and also sends out rad io frequency (RF) signal s. In Aug ust,[...]

58 Driving Check the laws and regulat ions on the use of wireless telephones in the areas where you drive. Alwa ys obey them. Also, if using your phon e while drivin g, please: ■ Give fu ll atte ntion t o drivi ng – drivi ng sa fely is your f irst responsibility; ■ Use hands-f ree operation, if available; ■ Pull off the road and park before[...]

59 Safety Information Ve h i c l e s RF sign als may affect imprope r ly in stal led or inad equa tely shi elded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Che ck with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment t hat has been added to your vehicle. P osted f aciliti es Turn yo[...]

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61 Accessories Accesso ries The option al accessories describe d in this section are available from y our satellite or cellular service p rovi der. Cau tion Allow on ly authoriz ed personnel to service t he accessori es. Unauthorized servic e can invalidate the warran ty. Battery An extra b attery all ows you to have a c harged bat tery avail able [...]

62 Hands-free car kit With the QUA LCOMM Global star Ha nds-Free Car Kit , you can adapt your phone for hands-free operation in your vehicle. For more inf ormation, see the QU AL COMM Gl ob alst ar GC K-1 400 H ands -Fr ee C ar Kit Insta lla tio n/ Us er Gui de . Cau tion All ow onl y auth orize d pers onn el to in stall or s ervi ce the car ki t. [...]

63 T roublesh ooting T roubles hooti ng If you have a problem wi th your phone that you canno t solve by followin g these tro ubleshootin g tips, con tact your satel lite or cellu lar service provider. (You may have different servi ce providers f or Globalstar s atellite service and c ellular service.) Pr obl em So lut ion Turning the phone on ■ [...]

64 Ma kin g c all s ■ Rotate or fully extend the appropriate anten na. ■ In Globalst ar sate llite mode, b e sure the sat el li te ante nn a has a cl ear view of the sky. ■ Check that you selected the correct service mode: Gl obal st ar : Press and hold to disp lay the mod e menu, and pre ss for Global star. Cellular : Press and hold to disp [...]

65 T roubles hooting Re ce ivin g cal ls ■ Ch eck tha t the phon e is tur ned o n. ■ Check that the ringer is loud enough. ■ Rotate or fully extend the appropriate anten na. ■ In Globalst ar sate llite mode, b e sure that the satellit e antenna ha s a clear view of the sk y . ■ Check that you selected the correct service mode: Gl obal st [...]

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Index-1 Inde x A AC wall charger 61 accessorie s 61 air bag safety 59 al ert s 41 fade 41 minute 41 new messa ge 42 service c hange 41 all ca lls 30 analog mode i ndicator 7 answeri ng calls 4 antenn a 8 cel lul ar 4 safety 57 satellite 2, 5 any-key answer 43 auto an swer 42 auto hyp hen 39 pauses 1 6 auto m ode 49, 50 auto NA M 51 auto r edial 43 [...]

Inde x-2 end key 14 defined 6 ending c alls 4 enteri ng hyphens 39 letters 15 numbe rs 10 pauses 1 6 priori ty numbers 32 punctua tion 15 spaces 15 erasing all phone book entries 33 al l SMS mes sa ges 33 call history list 33 phone book entri es 18 F fade ale rt 41 featur es menu 27 key guar d 27 scratchp ad 27 findi ng phone book entrie s 17 force[...]

Index-3 minute al ert 41 mode cellu lar 1, 3, 49 , 50 power sa ve 10 satellite 1, 3, 49 , 50 standby 9 mute p hone 11 mute stereo 37 N NAM S elect setting au to NAM 51 setting NAM 5 1 setting syste m 51 navigati ng menus 14 new messa ge alert 4 2 no service indicat or 7 numbe rs deleti ng 10 editing 10 enteri ng 10 O one-to uch dial setting 43 usin[...]

Inde x-4 satellite calls making 3 prepa ring f or 2 satellite mode 1 , 3, 49, 50 satellite mode ind icator 7 saving me nu change s 14 scratchp ad 27 scroll arr ows 7 scroll keys 1 , 6 secret e ntries 18 security m enu 31 enter PIN 34 erase c all history 33 erase phone boo k 33 erase SM S messages 33 lock phone 31 new code 32 priori ty numbers 32 re[...]