Sound Settings - Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

Sound Settings

From this menu you can control the sounds on the phone as well as configure the display settings.
► From the Home screen, tap
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The following options display:
Silent mode via Device Options Screen
Silent mode is convenient when you wish to stop the phone from making noise, in a theater for example. In Silent
Mode the speaker is muted and the phone only vibrates to notify you of incoming calls, or other functions that
normally have a defined tone or sound as an alert.
1. From the Home screen, press and hold
2. Tap either Mute, Vibrate, or Sound from the Device options screen to activate or deactivate these features
(the current mode displays).
Adjusting the Volume Settings
The Volume menu now provides access to various volume settings within one on-screen popup menu.
1. From the Sound screen, tap Volume.
2. Touch and drag the on-screen slider to assign the volume settings for any of the following volume levels.
● Ringtone, Music, video, games and other media, Notifications or System.
3. Tap OK to assign the volume levels.
Vibration intensity
Vibration intensity allows you to select how intense the vibration is for different options.
1. From the Sound screen, tap Vibration intensity.
2. Touch and drag the slider to adjust the Vibration intensity for Incoming call, Notifications, and Haptic
feedback.
3. Tap OK to assign the vibration levels.
Setup the Ringtones
This option allows you to set the ringtone.
1. From the Sound screen, tap Ringtones.
2. Tap a ringtone from the available list. The ringtone briefly plays when selected.
3. Tap Add to locate a compatible media file that can be used as a ringtone.
4. Tap OK to assign a ringer.
Setup the Vibration
This option allows you to set your device to vibrate and ring.
1. From the Sound screen, tap Vibrations.
2. Select a vibration pattern and tap OK.
– or –
Tap Create to then use an on-screen touch circle to create your own custom vibration pattern. Tap Save
to store the new vibration pattern.
Notifications
This option allows you to set the ringtone that will sound for notifications and alarms.
1. From the Sound screen, tap Notifications.
2. Select a ringtone and tap OK.
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Power/End until the Device options screen displays.
Setting up Vibration When Ringing
This option allows you to enable your phone to vibrate when a call is incoming.
► From the Sound screen, tap the Vibrate when ringing field to activate the feature.
Audible System Tone Settings
These options are used when you use the dialing pad, make a screen selection, lock your screen, or tap the
screen. Each time you press a key or make a selection the selected tone sounds.
1. Navigate to the Sound screen.
2. Tap Dialing keypad tone to activate a tone when you use on-screen keys. A check mark displayed next to
these features indicates active status.
3. Tap Touch sounds to activate a tone when you touch the screen. A check mark displayed next to this
feature indicates active status.
4. Tap Screen lock sound to activate a tone when you use the Lock screen. A check mark displayed next to
this feature indicates active status.
5. Tap Haptic feedback to activate the a vibration when you press soft keys on certain screens. A check
mark displayed next to the feature indicates this feature is active.
Samsung Keyboard
These options are used when you use the on-screen keypad.
1. Navigate to the Sound screen.
2. Tap Sound when tapped to activate a tone when you use on-screen keys. A check mark displayed next to
this features indicates active status.
3. Tap Vibrate when tapped to activate the a vibration when you press on-screen keys. A check mark
displayed next to the feature indicates this feature is active.
Samsung Applications
These menu options provide a shortcut to the sound configuration screens for the listed applications.
1. Navigate to the Sound screen.
2. Tap one of the following apps to access the settings:
● Call: allows you to modify settings for call alerts, ringtone and sound settings, and Voicemail sound
settings.
● Messages: allows you to modify settings for the Messages app.
● Email: allows you to modify settings for your Email accounts.
● Calendar: allows you to modify settings for event notification in your Calendar app.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to update your app sound settings and make adjustments to the
application's sound parameters as needed.
Music effects
Music effects allows you to set the Music effects control panel that will be used when you play music on your
phone.
1. Navigate to the Sound screen.
2. Select the option that you would like to use for your Music effects control panel.