VERIZON WIRELESS ® AIRCARD 595 PC CARD USER MANUAL
Contents Welcome....................................................................................................................................3 Wireless communications .................................................................................................................................... 3 Safety hazards ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Limitation of liability.............
Welcome Congratulations on purchasing the Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess/NationalAccess AirCard® 595 PC Card with VZAccessSM Manager. This dual-band card operates over the CDMA EV-DO networks in the 800/1900 bands. This wireless PC Card enables you to connect at high speed to the Internet, your corporate Intranet, and your email while you're away from the office. This document provides hardware-related information about your AirCard 595 PC Card.
o • Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. Potential locations can include gas stations, below deck on boats, chemical transfer or storage facilities, vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane), areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust or metal powders, and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.
AirCard 595 PC Card System Requirements Microsoft® Windows® XP, Vista, or 2000 Card slot: one Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) slot Disk drive: CD ROM For the system requirements to run the VZAccess Manager software, please see the VZAccess User Manual. Your AirCard 595 PC Card Your AirCard 595 PC Card fits into the PC Card slot of most Windows-based laptop computers.
LED behavior Indicates Off The card has no power. The card may not be completely inserted into the computer, or the computer may be in suspend mode (which powers down the card), or you have powered off the card. Red, blinking slowly The card is powering up, or no service is available. Solid blue The card has power, has found a signal, and is ready to connect. Blue, blinking slowly The card is sending or receiving data—a NationalAccess data session is in progress.
Technical Support For additional information and technical support, visit Verizon's Data Technical Support page at: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/support/data.jsp. Troubleshooting AirCard 595 PC Card The following tips may help solve problems encountered while using the AirCard 595 PC Card and the VZAccess Manager software: • Make sure you are using the appropriate card in the correct geographic region: a BroadbandAccess/NationalAccess card in the US.
Table 2 Radio frequency and electrical specifications Technology CDMA Band designation 1X/EV-DO: 800/1900 MHz Current Maximum: 1 A Typical data call current (talk mode): 370 mA (1X) 420 mA (1xEV-DO) Standby: 120 mA (1X/1xEV-DO hybrid mode) Transmitter power 200 mW (+23 dBm) Transmit band PCS: 1805 to 1870 MHz Cellular: 824 to 849 MHz Receive band PCS: 1715 to 1780 MHz Cellular: 868 to 894 MHz Channel spacing 1.
Regulatory notices The design of the AirCard 595 complies with U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guidelines respecting safety levels of radio frequency (RF) exposure for portable devices, which in turn are consistent with the following safety standards previously set by U.S. and international standards bodies: • ANSI / IEEE C95.
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. FCC guidelines stipulate that the antenna should be more than 1.7 cm from the user. The highest reported SAR values of the AirCard 595 by Sierra Wireless are: 1. Separation distance of at least 1.
Limited Warranty and Liability THIS PRODUCT IS PROVIDED TO YOU UNDER THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT CONTAIN LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES AND YOUR REMEDIES. BY USING THIS PRODUCT YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW.
LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, GENERAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA, OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF ANY SUCH AFOREMENTIONED PERSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE FORESEEABLE, OR FOR CLAIMS BY ANY THIRD PARTY.
