General

General settings include date and time, security, network, and other settings that affect more than one app. This is also where you can find information about your iPad, or reset iPad to its original state.

About

Choose General > About to get information about iPad, including: ÂÂ Network information

ÂÂ Number of songs, videos, photos, and apps ÂÂ Total storage capacity

ÂÂ Space available ÂÂ Software version

ÂÂ Model and serial numbers

ÂÂ Cellular Data (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth addresses

ÂÂ Modem firmware version of the cellular transmitter (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only)

ÂÂ IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) and ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier, or Smart Card) numbers (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only)

ÂÂ Legal and Regulatory information

Usage (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only)

Show battery percentage: Turn Battery Percentage on to display the percentage of battery charge next to the battery icon in the upper-right corner.

See cellular network data: See the amount of data sent and received over the cellular data network.

Reset your usage statistics: Tap Reset Statistics to clear accumulated data and statistics.

Sounds

Adjust the alerts volume: Choose General > Sounds and drag the slider. Or, if no song or video is playing, use the volume buttons on the side of iPad.

Set alert and effects sounds: Choose General > Sounds, then turn items on or off.

You can set iPad to play a sound whenever you: ÂÂ Get a new email message

ÂÂ Send an email message

ÂÂ Have an Calendar event that you’ve set to alert you ÂÂ Lock iPad

ÂÂ Type using the keyboard

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Apple MC497LL/A manual General, About, Usage iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only, Sounds, Settings