Nokia Lumia 520 - Manual (Page 34)

2. Select the type of ringtone or alert you want to change, and select the sound.
Tip: Want to set a specific ringtone for a contact so you immediately know when they are calling?
Edit the contact info in the People hub.
Add new ringtones from your PC to your phone
Connect your phone to your PC with a USB cable, and use the file manager of your PC to move the
song you want to the ringtone folder in your phone. Your PC must have Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8, or later.
To set the song as your ringtone, in the ringtones+sounds view, tap Ringtone, and under Custom,
tap the song.
You can use a song as your ringtone if it is not protected with digital rights management (DRM), and
it’s smaller than 30 MB.
Tip: Want to create your own unique ringtone? Tap Store, and download the Ringtone Maker
app.
Switch your phone to silent mode
When you switch silent mode on, all ringtones and alert tones are muted. Use this when you are, for
example, at the theater or in a meeting.
Press a volume key to see the volume status bar at the top of the screen, and tap .
1. To switch to silent mode, tap .
2. If you don’t want your phone to vibrate, tap .
Tip: Don’t want to keep your phone in silent mode but can’t answer right now? To silence an
incoming call, press the volume down key. If you have switched Flip to silence on, you can simply
turn your phone face down. To switch Flip to silence on, on the start screen, swipe down from
the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS > audio, swipe left, if needed, and switch Flip to
silence to On .
Cortana
Let Cortana make your daily life easier.
Cortana voice assistant
Ever wished for extra help to keep your busy life in check? Cortana is your personal assistant on your
phone, only a word away.
Cortana can help you:
• Schedule a meeting
• Set a reminder for an important task
• Send automatic replies for callers when you don’t want to be disturbed
• Check your location
• Get up-to-date traffic and weather info, and much more
You can do all this using your voice, with only a minimum of fiddling with the touch screen to distract
you from other activities.
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