You can fine-tune your iPhone so that it does or does not make sounds when certain actions happen, such as an incoming phone call, new mail, or calendar alert. You can also customize what happens when you send mail or type on the keyboard.
To adjust sounds, follow these steps.
1. Tap your Settings icon.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Sounds.
4. You can adjust whether or not you want your iPhone to vibrate in both Silent and Ring modes. Set the switches to On or Off next to Vibrate.
5. To adjust the volume of the ringtone and other alerts, move the slider bar just above Ringtone.
6. To change your phone Ringtone or sound played when you receive a New Text Message tap those items to change them.
7. This is the screen to select a new Ringtone. Tap any ringtone to play it and select it. (You can tell it’s selected by the checkmark. Bell Tower is selected in the image.)
8. When you are done, tap the Sounds button in the upper left corner.
9. Use the same steps to change the sound you hear for a New Text Message.
TIP: See topic 10: "Using Your iPhone as a Phone" to learn about custom ringtones.
10. The only difference for the New Text Message is that you can turn it off by selecting the None entry a the top of the list.
11. The rest of the sounds can be adjusted by tapping the switches to set them on or off. You have settings for New Voicemail, New Mail, Sent Mail, Calendar Alerts, Lock Sounds and Keyboard Clicks.
12. When done, press the Home button to exit.
TIP: On a related note, you can lock the maximum volume playable from the iPod app. Go into Settings > iPod > Volume Limit > Lock Volume Limit. We show you how to do this in topic 13: "Playing Music."
