General, 117 general, Network – Apple iPod touch iOS 3.1 User Manual

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General

The General settings include date and time, security, network, and other settings that
affect more than one application. This is also where you can find information about
your iPod touch, and reset iPod touch to its original state.

About

Choose General > About to get information about iPod touch, including:

Number of songs, videos, and photos

Total storage capacity

Space available

Software version

Serial and model numbers

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth addresses

Legal information

Regulatory information

Wallpaper

You see a wallpaper background picture when you unlock iPod touch. You can
select one of the images that came with iPod touch, or use a photo you’ve synced to
iPod touch from your computer.
Set wallpaper: Choose Wallpaper and choose a picture.

Sounds

Adjust alerts volume: Choose General > Sounds and drag the slider. Or, if no song or
video is playing use the volume buttons on the side of iPod touch.

Note: On the first-generation iPod touch, choose General > Sounds and select whether
you want sound effects to play over the internal speaker, through the headphones,
or both.
Set alert and effects sounds: Choose General > Sounds and turn items on or off.
You can set iPod touch to play a sound whenever you:

Get an email message

Send an email message

Have an appointment that you’ve set up to alert you

Lock iPod touch

Type using the keyboard

Network

Use the Network settings to configure a VPN (virtual private network) connection,
or access Wi-Fi settings.

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Settings

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