Invert Colors

Sometimes, inverting the colors on the iPod touch screen may make it easier to read. When Invert Colors is turned on, the screen looks like a photographic negative.

Invert the screen’s colors: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Invert Colors.

Speak Selection

Even with VoiceOver turned off, you can have your iPod touch read aloud any text you can select.

Turn on Speak Selection: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Selection. There you can also:

Adjust the speaking rate

Choose to have individual words highlighted as they’re read Have text read to you: Select the text, then tap Speak.

Speak Auto-text

Speak Auto-text speaks the text corrections and suggestions iPod touch makes when you type. Turn Speak Auto-text on or off: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Auto-text.

Speak Auto-text also works with VoiceOver and Zoom.

Mono Audio

Mono Audio combines the left and right stereo channels into a mono signal played through both channels. You can adjust the balance of the mono signal for greater volume on the right or left.

Turn Mono Audio on or off and adjust the balance: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Mono Audio.

Assignable tones

You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible FaceTime caller ID. You can also assign distinct tones to alert you of a variety of other events, including new mail, sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. See Sounds on page 125.

You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPod touch. See Chapter 25, iTunes Store, on page 91.

Guided Access

Guided Access helps someone using iPod touch to stay focused on a particular task. Guided Access limits iPod touch to a single app, and lets you control which app features are available. Use Guided Access to:

Temporarily restrict iPod touch to a particular app

Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture might cause a distraction

Disable the iPod touch hardware buttons

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Apple MD724LL/A, MC903LL/A Invert Colors, Speak Selection, Speak Auto-text, Mono Audio, Assignable tones, Guided Access

ME643LL/A, MC903LL/A, MD724LL/A specifications

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