Mono audio and balance, Assignable tones | Apple MD528LL/A, MD366EA

Mono audio and balance

Mono Audio combines the sound from the left and right channels into a mono signal played on both channels. This way you can hear everything with either ear, or through both ears with one channel set louder.

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 voicemail, new mail, sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. See Sounds and silence on page 29.

You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPad. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on page 91.

Guided Access

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

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Temporarily restrict iPad 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 iPad hardware buttons

Use Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:

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Turn Guided Access on or off

Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving an active session

Set whether other accessibility shortcuts are available during a session

Start a Guided Access session. Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home button. Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.

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Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Circle any part of the screen you want to disable. Use the handles to adjust the area.

Enable the Sleep/Wake or Volume buttons: Tap Options below Hardware Buttons.

Ignore all screen touches: Turn off Touch.

Keep iPad from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other motions: Turn off Motion.

End a Guided Access session. Triple-click the Home button and enter the Guided Access passcode.

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ME281LL/A, ME997LL/A, MD366EA, ME898LL/A, MD789LL/A specifications

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