Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Your choice is a matter of personal preference, but we can tell you that the ringtone for the
appropriately named Alarm managed to wake Ed from a deep sleep.
Set the snooze to sleep in.
Tap Snooze on (showing green) to display a Snooze button along
with the alarm. Tap the Snooze button to shut down the alarm for nine minutes.
Name your alarm.
If you want to call the alarm something other than, um, Alarm, tap the
Label field and use the virtual keyboard to type another descriptor.
Simple stuff, really. But if you want really simple, you can ask Siri to set the alarm for
you. See Chapter
14
for how to use Siri.
You know that an alarm has been set and activated because of the tiny status icon (surprise, surprise
— it looks like a clock) that appears on the status bar in the upper-right corner of the screen.
An alarm takes precedence over any tracks you're listening to on your iPad. Songs momentarily
pause when an alarm goes off and resume when you turn off the alarm (or press the Snooze button).
When your ring/silent switch is set to Silent,
your iPad still plays alarms from the
Clock app
. It stays silent for FaceTime calls, alert sounds, or audio from apps. But it
will
play
alarms from the Clock app.
Although it seems obvious, if you want to actually
hear
an alarm, you have to make sure that the
iPad volume is turned up loud enough for you to hear.
Stopwatch
If you're helping a loved one train for a marathon, the iPad Stopwatch function can provide an assist.
Open it by tapping Stopwatch in the Clock app.
Just tap Start to begin the count, and then tap Stop when your trainee arrives at the finish line. You
can also tap the Lap button to monitor the times of individual laps.
Timer
Cooking a hard-boiled egg or Thanksgiving turkey? Again, the iPad mini comes to the rescue. Tap
Timer (in the Clock app) and then rotate the hour and minute wheels until the length of time you de-
sire is highlighted.
Tap the Sounds button near the bottom of the screen to choose the ringtone that will signify time's
up.
