HTC Hero manual Display Settings, Silence All, Alert Notification, Enabling Touch Tones

Silence All

The Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your device off.

To activate Silence All:

Press the volume button down in standby mode until you see the image below on the screen.

The Silence All mode icon ( ) appears on the status bar.

To deactivate Silence All:

Press the volume button up repeatedly to select a volume level.

Alert Notification

Set your device to alert you with an audible tone when you are not within the Sprint coverage area or when you make an emergency call.

1.Press > and tap Settings > Sound & display.

2.Select the Roaming alert check box, Emergency alert check box, or both.

3.Press .

Enabling Touch Tones

You can set the device to play a sound when you are using the phone pad or tapping the screen.

1.Press > and tap Settings > Sound & display.

2.Select the Audible touch tones or Audible selection check box(es).

Tip Tap Dialer keypad tone to the tone length.

3.Press .

Display Settings

Changing the Screen Timeout Period

After a period of inactivity, the device screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off.

1.Press > and tap Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.

2.Tap the time before the screen turns off.

Note	Extended screen timeout periods reduce the battery’s talk and standby times.
Tip	To turn off the screen quickly, press the	key.

Settings

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