MBlaze USB Modem

(User Manual)
SW-ADU-555C-UG-V1.5
Nov 23. 2009

MBlaze USB Modem (User Manual)

Contents
1. Safety Precautions ..................................................................................................................................3
1.1 The Terminal .....................................................................................................................................3
2. Before Usage ...........................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Minimum system requirement .......................................................................................................3
2.2 Be cautious when separating USB extension cable from your PC.......................................3
3. Basic Usage .............................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Key Features.....................................................................................................................................4
3.2 View of MBlaze USB Modem.........................................................................................................4
4. Getting Started.........................................................................................................................................5
5. LED Indicators (In Modem Mode) ..........................................................................................................5
5.1 POWER...............................................................................................................................................5
5.2 IDLE ....................................................................................................................................................5
5.3 BUSY ..................................................................................................................................................5
6. Program Installation................................................................................................................................6
6.1 Minimum System Requirement......................................................................................................6
6.1.1 PC Hardware ..............................................................................................................................6
6.1.2 Operating System......................................................................................................................6
6.2 USB Driver Installation (Windows XP/2000)................................................................................6
6.3 USB Driver Installation (Windows Vista) .....................................................................................7
6.4 Check Installed Driver.....................................................................................................................7
7. Using MBlaze USB Modem Program .....................................................................................................9
7.1 Run and Exit.....................................................................................................................................9
7.2 DRC information View.....................................................................................................................9
7.3 Descriptions for each button.........................................................................................................9
7.4 Descriptions for each icon...........................................................................................................10
7.5 Setting Menu...................................................................................................................................11
7.6 Connecting and Disconnecting the Internet .............................................................................13
7.7 Get Phone Number Menu.............................................................................................................14
7.8 Get Balance Menu .........................................................................................................................14
7.9 RCV / STV Activation Menu.........................................................................................................15
7.10 Help Menu .....................................................................................................................................16
8. Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................17

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1. Safety Precautions
1.1 The Terminal
1) Do not disassemble or solder the terminal
Fire, injury, electric shock or malfunction may result.
2) Keep the terminal away from the water
Take care not to use the terminal in areas where they could get wet.
3) Do not use or leave the terminal in places with a high temperature such as near a
Fire or heater, or places exposed to direct sunlight or in cars under the blazing sun.
Deformation, malfunction, heating the deterioration of performance may result.
4) Do not use near places such as gas stations where there is danger of fire or explosion.
If used where there are flammable gases such as propane, gasoline, Explosion or fire may result..
5) Do not throw the terminal, or subject them to severe shocks.
Malfunction may result.
6) Keep out of reach of baby and infant.
Accidental swallowing or injury may result.
7) Do not store the terminal in humid or dusty place or in hot areas
Malfunction may result.
8) Turn off the terminal in place where use is prohibited such as an airplane or hospitals.
Electronic and electronic medical appliance may be adversely affected.
9) Turn off the PC into which the terminal is inserted in place near high-precision electronic
Device or device using weak electronic signal.
The terminal may possibly cause these devices to malfunction.

2. Before Usage
2.1 Minimum system requirement
CPU and Memory

PC-AT compatible and 128MB RAM or more

Interface

USB1.1

Operating System.

Windows 2000 / XP / Vista

2.2 Be cautious when separating USB extension cable from your PC

When removing USB extension cable while connecting to Internet, close the connection and then
remove USB extension cable. Removing USB extension cable while connecting to Internet may result
in malfunction of your modem

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3. Basic Usage
3.1 Key Features
* This modem is for a portable high-speed internet that uses the CDMA network.

Product Name

ADU-555C

Antenna Type

Inner antenna Type

Data Speed

Max 3.1MB(DL)/1.8MB(UL)

Operating System

Windows 2000 / XP / Vista

3.2 View of MBlaze USB Modem

Status LED
Power On/Off &
Connection State

USB Connector
Connect to PC to use

4. Getting Started
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- Read Quick Start Guide

- Connect to standard USB Connector

5. LED Indicators (In Modem Mode)

5.1 POWER
Mode
RED

Descriptions
Power On

5.2 IDLE
Mode
BLUE

Descriptions
Idle status

5.3 BUSY
Mode
BLUE/RED Blink

Descriptions
Busy

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6. Program Installation
6.1 Minimum System Requirement
6.1.1 PC Hardware

Recommend to use PC/Notebook at speed of 300 MHz or higher.

Minimum 233 MHz Speed required,

Intel Pentium/Celeron products, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron products or compatible processors

Recommend to use 128MB RAM or higher, Minimum 64MB of memory must be used,
(But in this case the performance will be degraded and certain features will be limited.)

At least 100 MB of free hard disk space is required.

Mother Board or PCI card that supports USB.

Video adaptor with Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution and Monitor

Keyboard and Mouse

6.1.2 Operating System

Windows XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 2)
Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 4 for optimal performances)
Windows Vista
< Recommended parameters >
Windows Update: Keep your computer up to date

6.2 USB Driver Installation (Windows XP/2000)

Refer to the Quick Start Guide and install the modem to PCs USB port. To check if the driver is installed
properly in Device Manager, see the followings in the Device Manager
[Start

Control Panel

System

Hardware Tab

Device Manager]

You should be able to see AnyDATA CDMA USB Modem and AnyDATA CDMA USB Serial Device,
the driver has been successfully installed.

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6.3 USB Driver Installation (Windows Vista)

Refer to the Quick Start Guide and install the modem to PCs USB port. To check if the driver is installed
properly in Device Manager, see the followings in the Device Manager
[Start

Control Panel

System and Maintenance

Device Manager]

You should be able to see AnyDATA CDMA USB Modem and AnyDATA CDMA USB Serial Device,
the driver has been successfully installed.

6.4 Check Installed Driver

1) Start [Control Panel]

2) Double click on [System] icon

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2) Select Device Manager from Hardware Tab.

4) AnyDATA CDMA USB Modem (PID 6502) will be under [Modems].

5) AnyDATA CDMA USB Serial 1 (DIAG) Device (PID 6502) will be under [Ports (COM & LPT)].
AnyDATA CDMA USB Serial 2 (NMEA) Device (PID 6502) will be under [Ports (COM & LPT)].

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7. Using MBlaze USB Modem Program

7.1 Run and Exit
1) To run the MBlaze program, double click on the [MBlaze USB Modem] icon on the Desktop.

2) To exit from MBlaze program, Press

button on the program

7.2 DRC information View

Data Rate Control Information bar indicator.

0 kbit
300 kbit
900 kbit

<
<
<

< 300 kbit

< 900 kbit
< 1.8 Mbit

1.8 Mbit

<

< 3.1 Mbit

7.3 Descriptions for each button

Display

Function
Disconnected from the Internet
Connected to the Internet
RCV/STV Activation
Check the phone number

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Check the balance
Setup Menu
Help Menu

7.4 Descriptions for each icon

Display

Function
RSSI Signal Strength Indicator
Only 1X mode available
Hybrid mode available
Broadband setting is chosen, and Broadband network is available
USB connected
Roaming
Connected to the Modem
Either the cable is disconnected to the modem
Or improper port connection.
Internet connected
Internet disconnected

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7.5 Setting Menu

There are 4 sub-menus for setting.
To change the value, check wanted item box

to confirm and then press

button to save it to memory.

1) [About]: Version information

3)

[Basic]: Configurations for internet connection

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Service Number

User Name

Password

#777

internet@internet.mtsindia.in

MTS

4) [Advance]: Operating network

This is very important parameter, it is strongly recommended to keep the default values.

Hybrid: The modem latches with CDMA Broadband network. If at some point of time, the
broadband signals are not available, the modem falls back to CDMA 1x signals without
interruption.

Broadband: The modem latches with CDMA Broadband network. If at some point of time, the
broadband signals are not available, the modem disconnects and needs manual connection again.

1x: The modem latches with CDMA 1x network. If at some point of time, the 1x signals are not
available, the modem disconnects and needs manual connection again.

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5) [User]: Display options

- Always Top: The program window will be displayed on the top of all other open applications.

7.6 Connecting and Disconnecting the Internet

1) Press

button for internet connection.

If connection succeeds,

2) Press

icon will appear. If failed to connect,

icon will appear.

button to disconnect the internet

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7.7 Get Phone Number Menu

Press

button to check your phone number. After receiving your message, the system will send

back a short message with confirmation of successful recharge.

<Remark>:
Theses functions can be used only when 1x or Hybrid mode is selected in settings.

7.8 Get Balance Menu

Press

button to check your balance. After receiving your message, the system will send back a

short message with confirmation of successful recharge.

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<Remark>:
Theses functions can be used only when 1x or Hybrid mode is selected in settings.

7.9 RCV / STV Activation Menu

Press

button to enter the RCV or STV activation interface, which prompts you to enter a 16 digit Pi

n code and click OK button to recharge. After receiving your message, the system will send back a sh
ort message with confirmation of successful recharge.

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<Remark>:
Theses functions can be used only when 1x or Hybrid mode is selected in settings.

7.10 Help Menu

Click on the

icon to open the User Manual.

For offline viewing, click on Start>All Programs>MBlaze USB Modem>User Manual ADU-555C

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<Remark>:
The latest MBlaze software can be downloaded from MTS web site (www.mtsindia.in/mblaze).

Before proceeding for a fresh installation, please Uninstall the MBlaze / MBrowse applicati
on if already installed. Preferred way for complete uninstall is to choose Uninstall from t
he All Programs listing in Start Menu. Other option is through control panel.

8. Troubleshooting
Q: I cannot connect to the Internet?
A: Please check User name, Password and Service number on the [Setting] menu.

Q: The Internet connection is poor and frequently it gets disconnected.

A: The CDMA frequency is at unstable state. Try to move to a different place then use it again. Also, if
you touch or block the USB modem with hand/body contact, the modem connection speed degrades.
Please be careful not to touch the modem with your hand or any part of the body. You may use goodquality USB extension cable to connect modem to the PC/laptop in poor signal or very high
interference areas.

Q: After the installation of the program, the program does not run and displays following
message

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A: This means that USB modem and the computer are not connected properly OR the Slider switch on
the modem is not in Modem position. Please double check.
Q: During the running of the program, following message appears and the program halts.

A: The actual connection of USB modem and computer has been disconnected. Please check whether
the cable is dismounted, cable is disconnected or USB modem power has been turned off. Then try to
reconnect the modem.

Q: The program has ended but the USB modem power is turned off.
A: The power of USB modem is not controlled by the program. The point USB modem turns on
automatically is when USB is connected to the PC/Notebook.

Q: MBlaze USB Modem program displays DB xxxx Error message and terminates.
A: MBlaze USB Modem program uses mdb format type of database file. This type of format is
preinstalled when using Windows XP, Windows 2000 OS in a computer. However, this type of
database file has been removed by some other program.
Need to update following two (2) files from Microsoft site:
1.

MDAC:

<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-

b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en>
2. Jet Engine 4.0:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2deddec4-350e-4cd0-a12ad7f70a153156&DisplayLang=en

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