On the left side of the phone you've got the new volume buttons, a redesigned mute switch, and a small notch towards the base of the unit.

手机左面是新设计的音量按钮、重新设计的静音按钮。以及底部的一个小缺口。

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For iPad users, iOS 4.3 brings sanity back to the hardware switch, as a software setting which allows changing between mute and orientation lock.

对于iPad用户来说，iOS 4.3可以通过软件设置来控制硬件开关，以便在静音和方向锁定之间进行切换。

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Some customers have said they want to use the switch on the device to quickly mute the device, others have asked for a switch to change the orientation lock.

有些顾客说他们想要一个快速静音切换键，但其他顾客又想要一个屏幕方向切换键。

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So when Apple updated the iOS software that runs the device and turned the screen lock switch into a mute switch last year a lot of people complained.

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The boom also features a convenient mute switch near where it connects to the headset, while the mic portion has a light that illuminates red to remind you when it's indeed muting your vocals.

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The topmost section features a physical volume dial that also serves as a mute switch when pushed, surrounded by a circular cluster of LEDs (for clockwise-flowing level indication) and then a secondary outer ring of capacitive buttons and LED indicators.

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