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Chapter 10 : Preferences 153
System Sounds: Set whether to turn on systemwide sounds for
general actions such as transitions and alarms set in Clock. Tap, hold,
and drag the Volume slider to set the system sounds volume.
Select the ringtone for incoming calls
The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls. You can
also set a unique ringtone for a contact (see Add a ringtone to a contact).
1 Open Sounds & Ringtones .
2 Tap the displayed ringtone to open the full list of tones.
3 Tap the name of the ringtone to select it.
4 Tap to listen to the ringtone.
5 Use the back gesture to get to the Ringtone Volume slider, and then
tap, hold, and drag the slider to change volume.
Select a song as a ringtone
You can add the first few seconds of a song as the ringtone for your phone.
The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls. You can
also set a unique ringtone for a contact (see Add a ringtone to a contact).
1 Open Sounds & Ringtones .
2 Tap the displayed ringtone.
3 Tap .
4 Tap to the right of a song title to preview it.
5 Tap the song title to add it as your ringtone.
6 Use the back gesture to get to the Ringtone Volume slider, and then
tap, hold, and drag the slider to change volume.
Download a ringtone
You can copy or download music, a sound, or a ringtone to use as a ringtone
on your phone. Supported file types are MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP,
and WAV.
1 Identify a file on your computer to use as a ringtone on your phone.
2 Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable.
3 On your phone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your phone
appears as a removable drive.
4 Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/
Windows 7), or the Finder (Mac), double-click the drive representing
your phone, and drag and drop files to the ringtones folder on your
phone.
5 On a Windows computer, to end the connection safely, right-click the
drive representing your phone and click Eject. On a Mac computer,
from your desktop, drag the drive representing your phone to the
Tras h. Trash changes to Eject.
6 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when the USB Drive
screen is no longer displayed on your phone.
TIP Adjusting the Ringtone Volume slider is the same as using the volume up
and volume down buttons on the side of the phone.
TIP By default, when the ringer switch is off, you can still hear the Clock
alarm. If you want to change this setting, go to Clock > Preferences. Under
Ringer Switch Off, change Play alarm anyway to Off or On.