Chapter 14 Preferences 133Selecting AlertsPreferencesSelecting AlertsOn the Alerts screen, you can choose the types of signals your pdQsmartphone uses to alert you about your calls and pages.To set your Alerts Preferences:1. In the Preferences screen, tap the pick list and select Alerts.2. Tap the Alert Volume pick list. From the list, tap a number between 1 (low)and 7 (high) to set the volume level of the alert sound.3. To turn off the sounds for all applications, tap the Silent Mode pick list.Tap Lights Only. To turn the sound on, tap Ringer ON.Note: Selecting Silent Mode in this dialog turns the sound off in allapplications. If you only want to mute the ringer temporarily, forexample, during a meeting, close the keypad and press the leftsmart key under Menu. Use the Volume Control keys toselect 2 Set Silent Mode. For details, see “Adjusting the RingerSounds” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.4. To set the alerts for your incoming phone calls, do the following:a. In the Action list, select Ring or Lights Only.b. In the Default Ring list, select the type of sound you want to hear foryour phone calls.5. If you want to select different sounds for different categories of calls, dothe following:a. Put a check mark in the Ring By Category check box.The Category and Ringer lists appear.b. From the Category list, select a type of call (for example, Business).c. From the Ringer list, select the ringer sound you want to hear for thistype of call.d. Repeat steps b–c to select ringer sounds for as many categories as youwish.
