AT&T A837 Rugby user manual Turning the Phone On or Off, Low Battery Indicator

Important!: The battery charging function may stop if you are on a call or viewing a streaming-video while charging your battery.

Note: During charging, you must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the phone to avoid damage.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, a warning tone sounds, the “Battery Low” message repeats at regular intervals on the display, and the empty battery

icon ( ) blinks. The backlight turns off to conserve the remaining battery power.

Note: If your phone is in Silent Mode, the Low Battery Indicator defaults to Vibration (see ”Sound Profile” on page 133). If you change the alert from Vibration to Mute, you will see a flashing message that indicates a low battery.

If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.

Turning the Phone On or Off

1.Open the phone.

2.Press and hold the key until the phone power-on screen displays.

Note: Do not turn on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited.

3.If the phone asks, enter a password and press the Confirm

soft key or the key. For further details, see “Change Phone Password” on page 141.

The Idle screen displays while the phone searches for your network. After the phone finds your network and displays adequate signal strength bars, you can make or receive calls.

Note: The display language is preset to Automatic at the factory. To change the language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to “Phone” on page 138.

4.When you wish to switch off the phone, press and hold the

key until the power-off image displays.

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