40 Chapter 3 Phone
Ringtones
iPhone comes with a number of ringtones that you can use for incoming calls,
Clock alarms, and the Clock timer. You can also create ringtones in iTunes using songs
purchased from the iTunes Store.1 Use the Ringtones pane in iTunes to select the
ringtones you want to sync to iPhone. See “Setting Up Syncing” on page 8.
A dedicated switch on the side of iPhone lets you quickly turn ringing on or off.
You can also set iPhone to vibrate or not.
Setting Ringtones
In addition to the default ringtone, you can assign individual ringtones to people in
your contacts so that you can tell when a particular person calls.
Set the default ringtone
mFrom the Home screen choose Settings > Sounds > Ringtone, then choose a ringtone.
Assign a ringtone to a contact
mFrom Phone, tap Contacts and choose a contact. Tap Ringtone and choose a ringtone.
When that person calls, you hear that ringtone.
Setting the Ring Mode
You can switch between ring and silent mode. You can set iPhone to vibrate in
either mode or both.
Note: Alarms that you’ve set using the Clock application still sound even when you set
the Ring/Silent switch to silent.
Switch between ring mode and silent mode
mFlip the Ring/Silent switch on the side of iPhone.
You can tell by feel if iPhone is set to ring or be silent. The Ring/Silent switch is aligned
with the volume buttons when it is set to ring. In silent mode, the button is offset.
1Charges may apply. Not all songs in the iTunes Store can be used to create ringtones.
Ring
Silent