Personalisation
Learn how to personalise the home screen and main menu, and how to change ringtones.
Profiles
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About profiles
Select Menu > Settings > Profiles .
Waiting for a call but can't let your phone ring? Your device has various settings groups called profiles, which you can personalise for different events and environments. You can also create your own profiles.
You can personalise the profiles in the following ways:
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Change the ringtone and message alert tones.
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Adjust the volume of the ringtone and key tones.
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Mute key tones and notification tones.
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Activate vibration alerts.
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Set the device to say the name of the contact who is calling.
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Personalise your tones
You can personalise your device tones for each profile.
Select Menu > Settings > Profiles .
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Select the desired profile.
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Select Personalise and the desired option.
Download ringtones from Ovi Store. To learn more about Ovi Store, go to www.ovi.com .
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Silence your device
When the silent profile is activated, all ringtones and alert tones are muted. Activate this profile when you are at the cinema or in a meeting.
On the home screen, select the profile and Silent.
Related topics
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See Turn to silence .
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See Personalise your tones .
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See Use your device offline .
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See About the home screen .
Change your profile for meetings or outdoor use
When the meeting profile is activated, your device discreetly beeps once instead of ringing. When the outdoor profile is activated, the ringing tone is louder, so you won't miss a call in a noisy environment.
In the home screen, select the profile and Meeting or Outdoor.
Related topics
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See Personalise your tones .
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See Turn to silence .
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See Use your device offline .
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See About the home screen .
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See Silence your device .
Create a new profile
How can you make your device meet your needs at work or college or home? You can create new profiles for different situations, and give them appropriate names.
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Select Menu > Settings > Profiles and Options > Create new .
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Define your profile settings, and select Profile name.
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Enter a name for the profile.
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Set a timed profile
You can activate a profile until a set time, after which the previously used profile is activated.
Select Menu > Settings > Profiles .
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Select the desired profile and Timed.
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Set the time that you want the timed profile to expire at.