The ZTE MF633 USB modem is a multi-mode 3G USB modem, working in HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks. With USB interface connecting to a laptop or a desktop PC, it...
1.3 Declaration Radio Frequency (RF) Energy This model MF633 meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.
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The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model MF633 with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this model is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on...
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FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
1.4 Applicability Scope ZTE USB Modem supports the present mainstream types of laptops and desktop PCs, such as HP, IBM, Toshiba, Lenovo, Dell, Sony, etc. 1.5 System requirements Operating System:Windows 2000 / XP / Vista...
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SMS service, Data service, Applications Functions management, Data concurrent, support MicroSD card, etc. Network Standards HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM HSUPA 2.0Mbps UL Transmission speed (Max) HSDPA 7.2Mbps DL Storage: -20°C ~ +60°C Temperature Operation: -10°C ~ +55°C Dimension 85 mm×25 mm×9.6 mm Weight About 30g T-Flash capability Support up to 4GB MicroSD card...
2 Installation 2.1 Outline and Parts The following figure shows the appearance of the MF633. It is only for your reference. The actual product may be different. 1. USB Connector 2. Indicator 3. Back Cover 4. MicroSD card slot 5. SIM/USIM card slot 2.2 Hardware Installation...
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2. Insert the SIM/USIM card into the SIM/USIM card slot Insert the SIM/USIM card with the metal contact area facing downwards into the slot, shown as the following picture. 3. Insert the MicroSD card into the MicroSD card slot Note: Only MicroSD card is supported by the modem and do not use other memory card in the modem.
5. Connect the Modem to your laptop or desktop PC Rotate the USB connector and plug the USB connector into your computer’s USB port. Make sure that it is tightly inserted. The OS automatically detects and recognizes new hardware and starts the installation wizard. 2.3 Software Installation The system will automatically detect and recognize the new hardware and display the new icon in the desktop status bar,...
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Recommend you to exit other programs, and then click “Next”. Read the agreement carefully. If you agree, choose “I accept the terms of the license agreement”, and then click “Next”.
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Select the folder that you want to install the software by pressing “Change”, and then click “Next”. The system show the installation progress, wait a minute and the following screen will show up:...
Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Note:If you have problems with installation after the upper operation, please contact the service provider. After the installation, select the “Start → Programs” and there will be a “MODEM Mobile Connection” program group,which includes “MODEM Mobile Connection” and “Uninstall”. There will be a Shortcut icon like below on the desktop.
Or double click the shortcut icon, to run the application software. After modem initialized, main interface appears. When the standby icon appears in the taskbar, the modem can work properly. 2.5 Hardware Uninstall Close the software application then remove the hardware following the procedure below.
2.6 Software Uninstall Close the application program before the software uninstalls. Click “Start→ Programs → MODEM Mobile Connection → Uninstall” menu on the laptop or desktop PC. Click “Yes” according to the indication, then the system begins to uninstall programs.
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Click “Finish” to complete the application software uninstall.
3 Functions & Operation 3.1 Interface introduction 3.1.1 Main Interface The starting screen of the USB Modem software is shown as the following: The whole interface is divided into three parts. Related functions can be executed by operation in the related areas. 1.
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Internet: Connect to the Internet. Short Message (SMS): Send SMS or read SMS. PhoneBook: Save and view the different information of the contacts. Settings: Set normal relative information for the modem. Help: Show the help information. 2. System information area: Show the system status and different kinds of tips.
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Icon Explanations The icon indicates insert status of the modem. Green means it has been inserted into the computer. The icon indicates insert status of the modem. Red means it has not been inserted into the computer. The icon indicates insert status of the modem.
3.1.2 Description of Mini Icons When click the mini button, the software will minimize as an icon on the system taskbar. If connected to the Internet, the minimized software won’t influence the download of data or receiving SMS. When the application window is minimized, the system icons will display on the taskbar.
Device Offline/ Device Online: Pause/reusing the working of the modem. If connected Internet, you need disconnect the Internet first, and then select the Device Offline. Factory Settings: Restore all the settings to the original values in the USB modem. This operation just affects the settings in the USB modem and do not change any software settings in the laptop or desktop PC.
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When connected, there is a status bar in the bottom of the user area which shows “State: connected to …”, and the user area will show data amount, connected time and so on. Then you can access Internet and receive email etc through network.
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You can click “Disconnect” to stop the connection when the “Connect” 'button becomes “Disconnect” button, 2. Internet connection records: Click “Internet connection records” to check the log of Internet connection history.
3.3 SMS Note: To ensure that the Short Message can be used properly, at first, you should setup the correct Short Message center number. Refer to section “3.5.4 Message Settings”. Click the “Short Message” icon to switch to the SMS interface and it will show the number of messages in the inbox, outbox and draftbox.
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Inbox: Save the received messages. Outbox: Save the successfully sent messages. Draftbox: Save the editing SMS which haven’t been sent. The drafts can only be saved in computer, not USIM/SIM. New Message: Write a new message. For example: “Message in Inbox PC : 1 Item(s) (U)SIM Card: 4 Item(s)”...
3.3.1 Read Short Message Click the “Inbox” button on the main interface or click new message icon on the system taskbar to read the SMS saved in the box. You can use the buttons under the menu to execute reading, forwarding, deleting, saving contact functions and so on.
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The recipient’s number can be input directly or by entering the phonebook to select one/more/group records. The recipient’s amount can be one or more. Please use “;” to separate recipients. The SMS content can include 160 individual English characters (including English symbols). There will show total characters on the interface.
Click Yes, and then the edited short messages will be sent. After sent successfully, the SMS will be saved into outbox automatically. If send fails, it will be saved to the draft box automatically. Send SMS while browse the web: When surfing the Internet, if your network supports, you can send short messages at the same time.
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Read: Read all the information of short messages. (The content of short messages, sender’s phone number, delivered date and time) Reply: Reply short messages to the sender (Can not be executed in OutBox / DraftBox). Forward: Send the short message to other recipients (Can not be executed in DraftBox)..
New message can not be received when the USIM/SIM card is full of short messages (Different USIM/SIM cards have different capacities). While new message can not be saved, the system will indicate the inbox is full and prompt user to clear the inbox at USIM/SIM card side.
3.4.1 Creating a new contact 1) Click New → New Contact. 2) Select Save position to decide where you want to save your contact, PC or (U)SIM card. 3) Input the name, phone number, Email address, etc. Then click OK.
3.4.2 Modifying contacts 1) Select a contact and then double-click it or click “Edit”. 2) After the modification, click “OK”. 3.4.3 Deleting contacts 1) Select one or more contacts and then click “Delete”. 2) At the prompt, click “Yes”.
3.4.4 Sending SMS to a contact 1) Select one or more contacts and then click “SMS”. 2) You will access in the writing SMS window automatically, the selected contact mobile phone numbers will be listed in the receiver column. 3) Enter the contents of the message and then click “Send”. 4) At the prompt, click “Yes”...
3.5.1 Connection Settings To ensure that the modem can connect the Internet properly, you should configure the connection information first. 1. Button description Add: Add new configuration file. Delete: Delete the selected configuration file. Edit: Edit the selected configuration file. Set default: Select one configuration file from the list, and set it as the current using files.
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2. Config File Click “Add” to add new connection information to the system. The “Config File” interface will appear: The configuration information includes: Config Filename, Dial Number, User name, Password, APN, DNS, and PDP address. If network supports “Obtain server address automatically”, the modem can obtain the assigned IP information automatically.
3.5.2 Security Settings 1. Enable the PIN Code When “PIN enable” item is selected, please enter PIN code to use the modem and you can click “Change PIN” to modify the number. 2. Backup Phonebook, Internet connection records and SMS of PC Click “Backup”...
3.5.3 Network Settings 1. Select Network Automatic: The system selects the network automatically by the user’s selected rules and the network status. Manual: The network is selected by users themselves. 2. Network Mode Select Automatic: The system will search valid network automatically. UMTS Only: The system will only search UMTS network.
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3. Manual Select When the “Manual” is selected, click the “Apply” button, pop-up the following window: Wait a minute, the supplier list will show in the window and the suppliers with the blue or green icon can be selected. Select a proper network to connect.
Select the network that the supplier is utilized to serve your USIM/SIM and press “Select” to attach the network. 3.5.4 Message Settings...
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Message Center: Set the corresponding SMS center number. You must input the correct SMS center number to use the SMS properly and the number will be provided by the network supplier. Please enter the country code before the number. Validity period: Set the time limit for saving SMS in the network side.
3.5.5 Alert settings You can set “Connect alert, Disconnect alert and Incoming SMS alert” by yourself. These alerts will sound on the PC side. The audio file supports MP3、WAV、WMA and MIDI format. If you select “Mute”, you cannot hear corresponding alert. 3.6 MicroSD card If you use MicroSD card in your modem, your computer will display a removable disk related to the MicroSD card.
removable disk first. For more details, please refer to section “Hardware Uninstall”. 3.7 Help Click “Help” icon, and switch to the help interface. Under the help topic, you can get the USB Modem information about function introductions, installation and usage guide, etc...
C:\Program Files\ MODEM Mobile Connection\drivers The ZTE The configurations Run the installation application have some errors. again. Select software can not Modify or Repair to run normally...
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Problem Possible Causes Problem Solving Description After the modem The system Please open the is plugged in, the configuration is not modem program modem program proper. manually. You can doesn’t run find it in the Start→ automatically. Program menu or the shortcut on the desktop.
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Problem Possible Causes Problem Solving Description 3. The USIM/SIM 3. Insert the card isn’t inserted USIM/SIM card well, such as correctly again. inserted in reverse. Message sent 1. The SMS center 1. Consult your failed. number isn’t service provider for correct.
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Problem Possible Causes Problem Solving Description 4. The modem data 4. It is perhaps the is error. GPRS or UMTS network problem and please contact with the local supplier in time. 5. The network type 5. Select the correct selected by manual network according is wrong.
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Problem Possible Causes Problem Solving Description 3. The operating 3. Use the system is infected professional by virus (Such as anti-virus software Worm Blaster to check and kill the which can take up a virus in the quantity of upload operating system data flow and result completely.
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Problem Possible Causes Problem Solving Description My MicroSD card Check the MicroSD Use another can not read or card capacity, the MicroSD card with not found maximum a maximum supported capacity capacity of 4GB is 4GB...
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