Introduction: Customizing Your Handheld1.15Chapter 1 IntroductionSetting the Sounds and VolumesYou can control the sound for system alerts, alarms, and games using the General Preferences screen. You can also turn the alarmvibrate and alarm LED on and off.To set alarm and sound volume levels:1. Tap the Home icon . Then tap the Prefs icon.2. Tap the pick list in the upper right corner and choose General.3. To set sounds and volumes, tap the System , Alarm , or Game Sound pick list and select a sound level.NOTE: Turning off the System Sound also turns off the chime tones used during HotSync® operations. The Game Soundsetting typically works only with newer games that are programmed to respond to it.Enabling the Alarm Vibrate and Alarm LEDWhen you enable the Alarm Vibrate and Alarm LED settings, your handheld vibrates, and the LED blinks to notify you of alarms.These settings are useful when you want the Alarm Sound off, but you still want to be notified of alarms.To enable the Alarm Vibrate and Alarm LED:1. Tap the Home icon . Then tap the Prefs icon.2. Tap the pick list in the upper right corner and choose General.3. Tap the Alarm Vibrate pick list and select On or Off.4. Tap the Alarm LED pick list and select On or Off.Turning Beam Receive On and OffBeaming is discussed in Chapter 8. For information on changing the Beam Receive preferences, see “Turning off Beaming” in thatchapter.Selecting a Color ThemeYou can customize the appearance of your color display by selecting one of more than 30 available color themes. You can alsochoose to automatically switch between a day color theme and a night color theme by checking the Auto-Night box.To select a color theme:1. Tap the Home icon . Then tap the Prefs icon.2. Tap the pick list in the upper right corner and choose General.3. Tap the Colors pick list. Tap the scroll arrows to view all menu items.4. Tap a color theme. Experiment with other color themes by repeating thesteps above. Tap the box next to Auto-Night to automatically switch to theNight color theme after sunset.
