20Section 2Appears when Silent mode is active.Appears 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 the Backlight menu. The display turns off after one minute toconserve battery power.To specify the length of time the backlight is active, set theBack light menu. See "Back Light" on page 92 for furtherdetails.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 104for further details. The backlight turns on and thecorresponding icon appears on the external display.When you close the phone, the display shows the date andcurrent time on a digital clock.