About the Handset Programming & Using the MDW 9040 Pocket Phone 5
MDW 9040 Wireless Pocket Phone Installation and Use,
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The Handset Display
The MDW 9040 Pocket Phone display has one line of icons and four alphanumeric-character lines (up to
16 digits and/or characters on each line) to provide you with status information and programming options. The
MDW 9040 display also provides Backlighting so that you can read your display in poorly-lit environments. You
can choose to turn on the Backlighting feature or turn it off as well as select the amount of time the feature is on.
The following default screen appears initially on the handset display.
•The top row of the display shows the status icons.
Figure 15. The MDW 9040 Display
The following list describes the meaning of each status icon (from left to right).
Figure 16. The Top Row of the Display Showing Handset Status Icons.
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1 The Message icon ( ) lights when you have a message.
2 The Radio Frequency (RF) Signal Level icon ( ) is divided into four bars to show the radio
frequency signal strength.
3 The Handset Off-Hook Status icon ( ) lights when the handset or the headset is off-hook (on).
4 The Battery Charge Level icon ( ) is divided into four sections to show the remaining battery life
(when low, 2 beeps are emitted and the icon flashes). For more information, see “Low Battery Indicator” on
page 48.
5 The Vibrator Status icon ( ) lights when the vibrator has been activated.
6 The Ringer Status displays a No Ring icon ( ) when the alerter (ringer) is disabled (off). If the alerter
is enabled (on), the Ringer ( ) icon is displayed.
7 The Microphone Mute Status icon ( ) lights when the handset or headset microphone has been turned
off by pressing the Mute button on the side of the handset.
8 The More Options Available icon ( ) lights when there are more options that are available.
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