General, 144 general, About – Apple iPad iOS 4.2 User Manual

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General

General settings include date and time, security, network, and other settings that affect
more than one app. This is also where you can find information about your iPad, or
reset iPad to its original state.

About

Choose General > About to get information about iPad, including:

Network information

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Number of songs, videos, photos, and apps

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Total storage capacity

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Space available

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Software version

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Model and serial numbers

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Cellular Data (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth addresses

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Modem firmware version of the cellular transmitter (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only)

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IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) and ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card

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Identifier, or Smart Card) numbers (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only)
Legal and Regulatory information

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Usage (iPad Wi-Fi + 3G only)

Show battery percentage: Turn Battery Percentage on to display the percentage of
battery charge next to the battery icon in the upper-right corner.
See cellular network data: See the amount of data sent and received over the cellular
data network.
Reset your usage statistics: Tap Reset Statistics to clear accumulated data and statistics.

Sounds

Adjust the alerts volume: Choose General > Sounds and drag the slider. Or, if no song
or video is playing, use the volume buttons on the side of iPad.
Set alert and effects sounds: Choose General > Sounds, then turn items on or off.
You can set iPad to play a sound whenever you:

Get a new email message

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Send an email message

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Have an Calendar event that you’ve set to alert you

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Lock iPad

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Type using the keyboard

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Settings

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