HTC RAPH500 user manual Ringer settings, Alarms and notifications

132  Managing Your Device

To change the device name

1.Tap Start > Settings > System tab > About > Device ID tab.

2.Enter the device name.

Notes • The device name must begin with a letter, consist of letters from A to Z, numbers from 0 to 9, and cannot contain spaces. Use the underscore character to separate words.

•If you enroll your device to your company’s domain, the device name will be changed to be the same as the one used to enroll the device.

Ringer settings

To change the ring type and ring tone

1.Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Phone.

2.In the Ring type list, tap the desired option.

3.In the Ring tone list, tap the sound you want to use.

4.Tap Done.

Tips • You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer as ring tones. To quickly set the music file as a ring tone, tap and hold the music file and then select Set As Ringtone. For a complete list of supported audio file formats for ring tones, see “Specifications” in the Appendix.

•To use your sound files as ring tones, copy them first to the /My Documents/My Ringtones folder on your device, then select the sound from the Ring tone list of your device. For more information about copying files, see “Copying and Managing Files” in this chapter.

Alarms and notifications

To set an alarm

1.Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clock & Alarms > Alarms tab.

2.Tap <Description> and enter a name for the alarm.

3.Tap the day of the week for the alarm. Select multiple days by tapping each desired day. Tap again to deselect the day.

4.Tap the time to open a clock and set the time for the alarm.

Tip You can drag the hour and minute hands of the clock to set the time.

5.Tap the alarm icon ( ) to specify the type of alarm you want. You can choose a flashing light, a single sound, a repeating sound, or vibration.

6.If you choose to play a sound, tap the list next to the Play sound check box and tap the sound you want.

To choose how to be notified about events or actions

1.Tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Sound & Notifications.

2.On the Sounds tab, choose how you want to be notified by selecting the appropriate check boxes.

3.On the Notifications tab, in Event, tap an event name and choose how you want to be notified by selecting the appropriate check boxes. You can choose from several options, such as a special sound, a message, a flashing light or vibrate.

Tips • Turning off sounds and the flashing light helps conserve battery power.

•The types of notifications that can be enabled depend on the event. For instance, only Play sound and Vibrate notifications can be enabled if it is an ActiveSync event.