16 Chapter 2 : Basics
Do one of the following:
• Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open the connection menu.
Tap Turn on Airplane Mode.
• Press and hold power and tap Airplane Mode.
When your phone is in airplane mode, the airplane mode icon appears at
the top of every screen, and Airplane Mode appears in the upper-left corner
of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone. Your phone is not
connected to any mobile network.
* These indicate that wireless services are off (airplane mode).
Turn wireless services on
When you turn on your phone, it automatically connects to your mobile
network so that you can make and receive phone calls and use other
wireless services (if supported by the local network).
• If airplane mode is turned on, you need to turn it off before you can
connect to your mobile network. Tap the upper-right corner of any screen
to open the connection menu. Tap Turn off Airplane Mode.
When your phone locates a signal, Verizon Wireless appears in the
upper-left corner of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone,
and the signal-strength icon appears at the top of the screen.
* These indicate that wireless services are on.
When you are inside a phone coverage area, the bars on the signal-strength
icon are filled in. If you’re outside a coverage area, the bars in the
signal-strength icon appear dimmed with an X.
TIP When your phone is in airplane mode, you can turn the Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth features on individually (see Turn Wi-Fi on and off and Tu rn t he
Bluetooth feature on/off). To turn your phone back on, you must turn airplane
mode off.