20Section 2Appears when Mute is active.Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see,the more power you have remaining.BacklightA backlight illuminates the display and the keypad.When you press any key or open the phone, the backlightcomes on. It goes off when no keys are pressed within agiven period of time, depending on the setting in theBack light menu. The display turns off after one minuteto conserve battery power.To specify the length of time the backlight is active, setthe Back light menu. See "Back Light" on page 93 forfurther details.External DisplayYour phone has an external display on the front of thephone. It indicates when you have an incoming call, amissed call, or a message. It also alerts you at a specifiedtime when you have set an alarm. See "Alarm" on page 113for further details. The backlight turns on and thecorresponding icon appears on the external display.When you close the phone, the display shows the dateand current time on a digital clock.Get More HelpGet More Help is designed to show you some of thefeatures of your phone using t-zones. You can search helpfiles on the fly while traveling, at home or anywhere,using help.wap.t-mobile.com.1. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access Menu