Vodacom K3772-Z User manual
Quick Start Guide
Vodacom Mobile
Broadband USB Stick
K3770-Z & K3772-Z
Welcome
to the world of mobile communications
1 Welcome
2 Set up your USB Stick
3 Start the application
4 Connect – Standard window
5 Settings – Advanced window
6 SMS text messaging
8 SMS contacts
9 USB Stick LED lights
9 Signal strength
10 Hints and tips
12 Glossary
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Your new Vodacom Mobile Broadband USB Stick lets you
connect your computer to the internet over the Vodacom high-
speed mobile phone network.
Browse the web
You can now access the web and any other internet service
wherever there’s a mobile phone network.
Pick up emails
Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are. You can
also access your personal email accounts – even web-based
accounts like Hotmail.
Send and receive SMS text messages
You can send and receive SMS text messages straight from your
computer. The SMS application provides an easy way to view
messages, write new ones, and manage contact details.
System Requirements
To use this USB Stick and the Vodacom Mobile Broadband
application, you need:
– A computer running Microsoft®Windows®7, Windows Vista™
(SP2 recommended), or Windows®XP SP3, or an Apple Mac
running Mac OS®X 10.4.11 (Intel®) or 10.5.8, or above. 10.6.4
or above recommended - 10.4.11 not supported on PowerPC.
– At least 100 MB free disk space and 256 MB RAM memory
– A USB socket
– Administrator rights on your computer.
Welcome
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• Slide the back cover off the USB Stick, and insert your SIM as
shown.
• PlugtheUSBStickrmlyintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.
Set up your
USB Stick
SIM
card
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On Microsoft Windows computers
ThersttimeyouplugyourUSBStickintoyourcomputer,it
should be set up automatically. If for some reason setup does
not start, right-click on the Vodacom TZ drive in ‘My Computer’,
(Start menu>Computer on Vista), select ‘Explore’ and double-
clickthelecalledAutorun.exe on the USB Stick. Follow the
on-screen instructions.
Setting up your USB Stick may take a few minutes, but once
setup is complete, the Vodacom 3G Modem application should
start automatically. If for some reason it does not start, select
Vodacom 3G Modem from the Windows Start menu.
On Mac OS X computers
ThersttimeyoupluginyourUSBStick,itwillshowupon
your desktop as a Vodacom Mobile Broadband disk. Drag the
Vodacom Mobile Broadband icon from the disk window into the
Applications folder on your hard disk.
Double-click the Vodacom Mobile Broadband icon in your
Applications folder to start the application. The application will
start, identify your device, create the correct mobile connection
settings and select a mobile network. Once the application is
ready to connect, the Connect button will be enabled.
For further details, select Vodacom Mobile Broadband Help in
the Help menu.
Start the
application
The first time you run
the application, your
USB Stick will usually
be set as the current
device. If it is not,
open the ‘Devices’
view, and select your
USB Stick there.
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Connect/Disconnect
Connect to the internet via the mobile phone network or
Wi-Fi, to browse the web or use email
Status
Check the status of the current connection
Start SMS application
Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contacts
Advanced
Switch to Advanced to show more detail
Help
View Help topics
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As a rule,
anywhere you
can make a call
on your mobile
phone, you
should be able
to open a mobile
connection.
Connect –
Standard
window
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The connection
type icons are
animated whenever a
connection is open.
Application menu
View Options, Support and Updates, or exit the application
Views
Check the status of all connections, prioritise connections,
check your usage, and manage devices or shortcuts
Ribbon
Customise settings for the items in each view
Connections
View the status of all connection types
Settings –
Advanced
window
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Click SMS on the Shortcuts bar at the bottom of the
Vodacom3G modem application to open the SMS
application.
To send an SMS
Click New at the left-top of the SMS toolbar to create
a new SMS text message.
Address
Enter the recipients here, or choose them from Contacts
Message
Write your message here
Send
Click on the Send button to send your message.
After your SMS has been sent, it will be stored in the
Sentbox list.
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The number displayed
to the person who
receives your message
will be from your data
SIM, not your mobile
phone. Use a short
‘signature’ to make
sure people know you
sent them a message:
Settings/Messages/
Signature.
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SMS Text
Messaging
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Receiving SMS
When you receive a new message, an SMSNotication is shown
brieysoyoucanrespondtoitdirectly.
The received message can also be read from the Inbox in the
main SMS window.
The SMS application
will receive text
messages whenever
you have mobile
network coverage.
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Click Phonebook the Shortcuts bar at the bottom of the
Vodacom3G modem application to open the SMS application.
New SMS Contact
Clicking the New button on the phonebook toolbar opens a new
contact window.
Enter the name and
number of your contact
using the international
format for the number,
eg. +27829946540.
On Mac OS X, contacts are
saved in the OS X Address
Book application.
Phonebook
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