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16 Getting started
Status icons
You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar.
Simply tap the top of the screen to show the status icons. The status icons disappear after a few seconds.
Here’s some of the icons you might see and what they mean:
Signal strength | 3G connection |
Battery is charging | GPRS connection |
Battery is full | EDGE connection |
Battery state unknown | HSPA connection |
Airplane mode is turned on | |
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No SIM card inserted | Connected to a |
SIM card locked | Connected to a Bluetooth headset |
Roaming | Phone set to vibrate |
Calls are being forwarded based on the | Phone set to silent |
network settings. |
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only displays connection status, not signal strength. To find out how to view
Adjusting the volume
Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the volume to your desired level. The volume bar appears on top of the screen and shows the volume level.
On the volume bar, tap the icon on the right to quickly switch to ring or vibrate.
If you want to have silent as an option, you need to turn off vibrate on your phone.
See “Changing sound settings” in the Settings chapter to find out how to turn off vibrate.