Checking Signal Strength and Phone Status | Palm 700wx instruction

Checking Signal Strength and Phone Status

You can monitor the status of your device’s signal strength and several other items, using icons at the top of your Today screen:

Sprint Your phone is on and you’re inside the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. If you are outside a coverage area, No Service or Roaming appears instead. No Service means that there is no coverage at all and Roaming means that another wireless service provider’s network is available. When you turn off your phone, Phone Off appears.

You missed an incoming call.

You have a voicemail message.

You have a new email or text message.

An error occurred during synchronization.

You have more than one of the conditions listed above.

Your phone is on. The bars display the signal strength.

The stronger the signal, the more bars appear. If you are outside a coverage area, no bars appear.

Your phone is off.

You are outside a Sprint coverage area and roaming on another wireless service provider’s network.

A voice call is in progress.

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Palm 700wx manual Checking Signal Strength and Phone Status

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Sprint PCS Service Intellectual Property Notices Disclaimer and Limitation of LiabilityEnd user notice Intellectual Property Notices Table of Contents Wireless Features Index Page Welcome to Sprint Welcome and thank you for choosing Sprint Getting StartedGetting Started Where to Learn More While Using Your Smart DeviceFor a Quick Introduction If You Need More Information Reaching Sprint Customer Service Visiting the Sprint Web SiteGetting Started Iii Sprint PCS Operator Services Receiving Automated Invoicing InformationSprint What You Need HardwareDocumentation Software Creating Sprint PCS Account Passwords Account Password Voicemail PasswordSprint PCS Vision Password Getting Started Vii Viii This Section BasicsBasics Your Device’s Features Front View Indicator Light phoneYour New Treo 700wx Smart Device Basics Your Device’s Features Back View Camera LensCamera Your Device’s Features Top View Ringer SwitchStylus Expansion Card Slot Basics Maintaining the Battery Inserting the BatteryBattery Door Release Battery Compartment Contacts Reset Button Charging the Battery Turning Your Smart Device On/Off Turning Your Phone On and Off Waking Up the Screen and Turning It Off Tip Moving Around the Screen Center LeftRight Down Tip Scrolling Through Screens Scroll Arrows Closing Screens Highlighting and Selecting Items Using the Softkeys This CommandHighlighting Text Left Softkey Right Softkey Selecting Menu Items Selecting Options in a Shortcut Menu Selecting Options in a List Using the Keyboard Entering Lowercase and Uppercase Letters Entering Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols Opening and Closing Applications Opening ApplicationsClosing Applications Did you Using Your Today Screen Information Checking Signal Strength and Phone Status Basics Basics Using the Phone Accessing Your Today ScreenPress Phone/Talk Making Calls Dialing With the Number PadDialing by Contact Name Dialing Using the Onscreen Dial Pad Dialing With a Speed-Dial Button Adjusting Call Volume Receiving CallsAnswering Calls Sending Calls to Voicemail Using Voicemail Setting Up VoicemailMode On Silencing the Ringer While Your device is Ringing Managing Active Calls Voicemail NotificationRetrieving Voicemail Messages Ending a Call Saving Phone Numbers Using Sprint PCS Voice Command Answering a Second Call Call Waiting Setting Up Your Personal Address Book Making a Call With Sprint PCS Voice Command Defining Speed-Dial Buttons Creating a Speed-Dial Button Editing a Speed-Dial Button Using a Phone Headset Arranging Your Speed-Dial ButtonsHeadset Button Microphone Speakers Using a Hands-Free Device With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Selecting Ringtones and Vibrate Settings On the Personal tab, select Sounds & Notifications Adjusting Volume Settings Assigning a Picture and Ringtone ID to a Contact Resetting Your Smart Device Performing a Soft Reset Basics Wireless Features Wireless Features Using Sprint PCS Vision Enabling Sprint PCS Vision Accessing Sprint PCS Vision Sprint PCS Vision Symbols on Your ScreenSprint PCS Vision User Name Sprint PCS Vision Billing Information Personalizing Your Service With On Demand Initializing Your On Demand ServiceSelect On Demand Accessing On Demand Information To access News information using On DemandSelect On Demand . The On Demand menu screen is displayed To access Movies information using On Demand Using Your Device’s Phone as a Modem Setting Up a Data Connection With Your ComputerTo set up your phone-to-computer data connection Select Modem Link Wireless Features Setting Up an Exchange Server Account Before You BeginSelect ActiveSync Enter your password each time you access your email Setting a Sync Schedule With an Exchange Server Sending and Receiving Email Creating and Sending an Email Message Synchronizing Your Default Email Account Receiving Attachments Sending and Receiving Text Messages Creating and Sending a Text Message Receiving Text Messages Viewing a Web Press Start and select Internet Explorer Press OK to close Internet Explorer Mobile Working With Favorites Creating a FavoriteViewing a Favorite Organizing Your Favorites Select New Folder Connecting to Devices With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Setting Up a Bluetooth Connection Information Turning Wireless Services On/Off Information Managment Information Managment Synchronizing The Basics Synchronizing Your Device With a ComputerSynchronizing Your Device With a Microsoft Exchange Server What Information Is Synchronized by Default? Synchronizing With a USB Connection Working With Your Pictures and Videos Taking a PicturePress Start and select Pictures & Videos Viewing a Picture or Video Recording a Video Using a Picture as the Today Screen Background Viewing a Slide Show Listening to Music Transferring Media Files to Your Smart DeviceBefore You Begin Playing Media Files on Your Smart Device WMA WMV Working With Libraries Personal Information Management Managing Your ContactsAdding a Contact Viewing or Changing Contact Information Creating and Viewing Your CalendarDisplaying Your Calendar Creating an Appointment Scheduling a Repeating Appointment Managing Your Tasks Adding a Task On the Tasks list Using Word Mobile Creating a DocumentOpening an Existing Document Select Word Mobile Saving a Copy of a Document Using Find Using Search Exploring Files and Folders Select File Explorer Using Expansion Cards Removing and Inserting Expansion Cards Opening Applications on an Expansion Card Information Managment Installing Applications Installing Applications From the Internet Installing Applications From Your ComputerOpen My Computer or Windows Explorer on your computer Installing Applications Onto an Expansion Card Getting Help With Third-Party Applications Setting the Ringer Switch Slide the Ringer switch to Sound Mode OffCustomizing Your Device Off Selecting Sounds & Notifications Adjusting the Brightness Changing the Text Size Setting Display Formats Aligning the Screen Changing the System Color Scheme Using Keyguard Using Auto-Keyguard and Touchscreen LockoutLocking Your Smart Device and Information Using Phone Lock Information Managment Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary 100 Legal Legal 101 General Precautions 102 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Device Using Your Phone While DrivingFollowing Safety Guidelines Using Your Device’s Phone Near Other Electronic Devices Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas104 Restricting Children’s Access to Your Device Legal 105 Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device 106 Legal 107 Caring for the Battery Protecting Your Battery108 Disposal of Lithium Ion Li-Ion Batteries Legal 109 Knowing Radiofrequency Safety Radiofrequency RF EnergyUnderstanding How Your Phone Operates Body-Worn Operation Specific Absorption Rate SAR for Wireless Phones FCC Radiofrequency EmissionMaximum SAR Values Cdma Cellular FCC ID number O8FJIMI Static Electricity, ESD, and Your Device Description of ESDESD-Susceptible Equipment 112 Precautions Against ESD Conditions That Enhance ESD OccurrencesLegal 113 Owner’s Record User’s Guide Proprietary NoticeSerial No 114 Index IndexIndex 115 116 Index 117 118 Index 119 120 Index 121 See also battery links 122 Index 123 See also media files Mute 124 Index 125 126 Index 127 128 Index 129 130 Index 131 132