Samsung SGH-X497OSACIN - Manual (Page 21)

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone 21
Understanding the Display Screen
Section 2
15. The earpiece is used to listen to audio from your phone.
16. The antenna is used to obtain reception.
17. The external display shows the received signal strength,
the phone battery level, the date and time.
Understanding the Display Screen
The display has 3 areas:
Icons
Shows the received signal strength. The greater the
number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Appears when a new text message has been received.
Appears when a new voice mail has been received.
Appears when a new multimedia message has been
received.
Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a specified time.
For details, see page "Alarms" on page 126.
Appears when you are out of your service area.
Appears when a call is in progress.