Iridium 9500 Manuale Utente

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Glossary
A
accessory connector port  
  
socket on the bottom of the 
phone where you can attach 
accessories such as a travel 
charger, desktop charger, auto 
accessory adapter or data 
accessories.
airtime   
  
The amount of time you 
spend using a cellular or satellite 
system. Especially, the time 
between successfully placing a 
call and terminating a call.
AMPS   
  
Advanced Mobile Phone 
Service. An analog network 
protocol.
antenna   
  
The devices on your 
phone that send and receive 
satellite or cellular signals.
Auto Accessory Adapter   
  
An 
accessory device that allows you 
to power your phone and charge 
any attached batteries from a 
car’s cigarette lighter.
C
CDMA   
  
Code Division Multiple 
Access. A digital technology.
cellular   
  
A wireless personal 
telecommunications system 
which uses terrestrial base 
station controllers.
cellular carrier   
  
One of several 
competing organizations in a 
given geographic area that owns 
and operates a cellular system.
Cellular Cassette   
  
An optional 
module that is inserted into the 
portable phone and gives it 
access to the cellular system.
cellular mode   
  
When your 
phone is in this mode it is 
accessing the cellular system. 
You must have the appropriate 
cellular cassette installed.
cellular system   
  
The cellular 
equipment in a given geographic 
area that relays signals to and 
from individual cellular 
telephones and the landline 
telephone system.
clear-line-of sight   
  
In order for 
your phone to communicate to 
the satellite network, your 
antenna must have a clear view 
of the sky.
D
default  
  
 A feature’s original 
setting as pre-programmed in the 
factory.
DTMF  
  
 See Dual Tone Multi-
Frequency tones.
dual mode phone  
  
 A phone 
designed to operate on a cellular 
network and the Iridium satellite 
network.