Configuring Ringtones and Sounds

Windows Phone 7 lets you customize your ringtone and other sounds that your phone makes through the Ringtones and Sounds settings. (The options are shown in the following list.) To access, open settings (see Step 1 in the section “Changing the Theme”), and tap Ringtones and Sounds to bring up a screen similar to Figure 6–6. Figure 6–7 shows the second set of settings visible by scrolling up.

Figure 6–6. ringtones & sounds settings.

• Ringer and Vibrate: These two settings toggle on or off the audible ringtone and the vibration function, respectively. You may wish to silence the ringer during a large meeting or other event in which having your phone going off like a banshee would be inappropriate and/or annoying. The vibrate function can also be turned off, for times when you don't wish to be bothered at all, or for those meetings in rooms with nice wooden tables that phones “dance” across when on vibrate! You can also silence your ringer, set it to vibrate, or set it louder by using the volume up or down keys while you're on the Start screen (and not playing music) or the Lock screen. Press either key, and then tap the Ring icon on the right. If Vibrate is enabled, your phone will go into Vibrate mode. If not, it will simply go into Silent mode. To return to your previous setting, press one of the volume keys again, and tap the Vibrate or Silent icon.
  

  Figure 6–7. Audio notification settings.