User guide

Using Your Device 51
Using Your Device
Sounds Information and Settings
The sounds icon ( ) shows whether the device speaker is on.
The device speaker is on.
The device speaker is off.
Click the sounds icon to display the Sounds window. The window displays:
● Status
of the device speaker (on or off).
● If y
ou’re logged in, check boxes to enable or disable sounds for the following events:
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Internet connected — A sound is played when you connect to the Internet.
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Low battery — A sound is played when the battery is low. This is useful as a reminder to
charge the device.
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Internet disconnected — A sound is played when you lose the connection to the Internet.
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System alerts — A sound is played when a system alert occurs. You can then use the
device LCD or the Alerts window to get information about the alert. (See “Alert Information”
on page 46.)
Note: System alerts include several types of events, for example:
• Critical battery
• Critical temperature
• Software update available
• Network update available
• Routing hardware settings reset
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• Device startup failure
䡲 Wi-Fi user has joined — A sound is played when a Wi-Fi user connects to your network. This
is useful, for example, to detect an unwelcome Wi-Fi user if you’re the only one using the
device.
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Enter standby mode — A sound is played when the device enters standby mode. (See
“Standby (Low Power) Mode” on page 49.)
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Wi-Fi user has left — A sound is played when a Wi-Fi user disconnects from your network.
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Last user has left — A sound is played when the last Wi-Fi user disconnects from your
network. You can turn the device off if nobody will be using it for awhile.
● If y
ou’re logged in, for each of the above events, click to play each corresponding sound.
Tip: You can also disable all sounds through the mute switch on the device. (See “Mute Switch” on
page 17.) If you’ve enabled the sounds through the home
page, but there are no sounds when an
event occurs, check the position of the mute switch.