Viewing the Display Screen
Your phone’s display screen provides a wealth of information about your
phone’s status and options. This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on
your phone’s display screen:
shows your current signal strength. The more lines you have, the
stronger your signal.
means your phone cannot find a signal.
indicates a call is on hold.
tells you a call is in progress.
indicates you are “roaming”off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network.
indicates you have new voicemail messages. Press and hold to
call your voicemail box.
indicates you have new text messages.
indicates you have voicemail messages and text messages.
shows the level of your battery charge. The more black you see, the
more power you have left.
shows your battery is charging.
indicates you have menus to scroll (in four directions).
indicates the vibrate feature is set.
indicates volume level 4 or 1 and vibrate feature are set.
indicates 1 beep feature is set.
indicates the voice call ringer setting is off.
indicates all the sound settings are off.
indicates the Location Service of your phone is enabled.
indicates the Location Service of your phone is disabled.
indicates you have a new caller’s message.
indicates the Screen Call Auto setting is on.
indicates your phone is in TTY mode.
indicates the speakerphone mode is set to on.
Note:Display indicators help you manage your roaming charges by letting you know
when you’re off the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network and whether you’re operating in
digital or analog mode. (For more information, see Section 2D: Controlling Your Roaming
Experience on page 67.)
Tip:You can access display screen icon descriptions in your phone’s menu. Press ,
selectSettings, selectPhone Info, and selectHelp. To display an icon’s description,
highlight it and press .
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