User Guide Part 1
DRAFT
Chapter 1 iPhone at a Glance 11
Note: In some countries, iPhone may indicate when you’re setting the volume above the
European Union hearing safety guidelines. To increase the volume beyond this level, you may
need to briey release the volume control.
You can also use either volume button to take a picture or record a video. See
Chapter 12, Camera, on page 76.
Ring/Silent switch
Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode or silent mode .
Ring
Ring
Silent
Silent
In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds. In silent mode, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts and other
sound eects.
Important: Clock alarms, audio apps such as Music, and many games still play sounds through
the built-in speaker when iPhone is in silent mode. In some areas, the sound eects for Camera
and Voice Memos are played even if the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.
For information about changing sound and vibrate settings, see UNRESOLVABLE CROSS-
REFERENCE on page ###.
Use Do Not Disturb. To silence calls, alerts, and notications when the screen is locked, go to
Settings and turn on Do Not Disturb. See Do Not Disturb and Notications on page 29.
Status icons
The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPhone:
Status icon What it means
Cell signal* Shows whether you’re in range of the cellular network and can make
and receive calls. The more bars, the stronger the signal. If there’s no
signal, the bars are replaced with “No service.”
Airplane mode Shows that airplane mode is on—you cannot use the phone, access
the Internet, or use Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are
available. See UNRESOLVABLE CROSS-REFERENCE on page ###.
LTE Shows that your carrier’s LTE network is available, and iPhone can
connect to the Internet over that network. (iPhone 5. Not available in
all areas.) See UNRESOLVABLE CROSS-REFERENCE on page ###.
UMTS Shows that your carrier’s 4G UMTS (GSM) network is available, and
iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. (iPhone 4S
or later. Not available in all areas.) See UNRESOLVABLE CROSS-
REFERENCE on page ###.
UMTS/EV-DO Shows that your carrier’s 3G UMTS (GSM) or EV-DO (CDMA) network
is available, and iPhone can connect to the Internet over that
network. See UNRESOLVABLE CROSS-REFERENCE on page ###.
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