Understanding Your Smartbadge

This section introduces you to the Smartbadge, the necessary hardware buttons, the gestures you can use to navigate to various screens, and the different screens that you need to be familiar with.

Hardware Buttons Overview
Use the buttons on your Smartbadge to perform specific tasks. If the Smartbadge screen is turned off, press the Volume buttons (up or down) to illuminate the display.
Smartbadge Gestures
You can navigate between screens, scroll a screen up and down, and move to a previous screen by using Smartbadge gestures.
Speech Zone for Smartbadge
Speech zone is the region in which audio can be detected with the highest efficiency. The specific orientation of the Smartbadge affects speech recognition.
Speech Zone Fallback for Smartbadge
The Speech Zone Fallback feature allows optimal speech recognition even if the Smartbadge is not within the speech zone.
Screen Navigation
The Home screen displays different app icons representing different functions. Tap an icon to open an app.
Status Bar
The status bar is the upper edge of the screen of your Smartbadge that displays useful information such as battery state, WiFi Signal strength, Presence Status icon, Selected Audio path, Clock, the Navigation screen, and Network Activity.
Enabling Raise to Wake
When the Smartbadge chirps, raise the Smartbadge screen to wake it and display newly arrived items. This feature is very useful when receiving alerts that need immediate attention.