User Manual

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About your phone
• About the Start screen
When you turn on your phone, the first
screen that appears is the Start screen.
In the middle of the Start screen, you see
information indicating which wireless
network your phone uses. This
information can vary between phones.
Other indicators and icons appear on this
Start screen and are described in the
next section.
About indicators and icons
On your phone, you have two types of identifiers: indicators and icons.
Indicators
Indicators show the status of something. The phone uses three types of
indicators:
• Signal strength indicator: Shows the strength of the signal to your
phone.
• Battery power indicator: Shows how much
power is left in your phone’s battery.
• Volume indicator:
Shows the earpiece volume level. Adjust
the volume level with the earpiece volume
buttons on the left side of the phone (see
“Adjust the earpiece volume during a call” on page 17).
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