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Configuring ringtones for FRITZ!Fon

FRITZ!Fon allows you to use multiple ringtones. In addition to the default ringtone, you can set ringtones for:

  • individual phone numbers
  • specific phone book entries
  • important persons from the FRITZ!Box phone book
  • internal calls
  • an alarm

You can also change the volume of the ringtone in the phone's menu and specify whether the volume should increase.

Requirements / Restrictions

  • Only FRITZ!Fons with colour displays allow you to configure your own ringtone.
  • You can configure up to five of your own ringtones on FRITZ!Fon C4, C5, C6, and X6, and only one of your own ringtones on C3 and MT-F. The ringtone must be an MP3 file with a sampling rate of 16 kHz, 22.5 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz and must be at least 8 seconds long.

Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.

1 Configuring your own ringtone in the FRITZ!Box

Preparations

DECT encryption must be enabled to use convenience functions with your FRITZ!Fon:

  1. Click on 'DECT' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Base Station' in the 'DECT' menu.
  3. Enable the 'Permit only secure DECT connections (recommended)' option in the 'Security' section.
  4. Click on 'Apply' to save the settings.
  5. If the option was disabled, restart the FRITZ!Box once using the user interface ('System > Backup > Restart').

Adding your own ringtone

  1. Click on 'Telephony' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Telephony Devices' in the 'Telephony' menu.
  3. Click on the (Edit) button for the respective phone.
  4. Click on the 'Ringtones' tab.
  5. Click on the 'Add a ringtone' button.
  6. Click on the 'Browse...' or 'Choose File' button and select the desired ringtone (MP3 file).
  7. Click on 'OK' to save the settings.

For the phone to use this ringtone, you must select the tone as the default ringtone in the phone (see the 'Selecting the default ringtone' section).

2 Selecting the default ringtone in the phone

The phone uses the default ringtone for all calls for which you selected the setting 'Handset settings', 'Handset external ring' or 'Handset internal ring' in the user interface.

  1. Press the 'Menu' key on the phone.
  2. Scroll to 'Settings' and press 'OK'.
  3. 'Audio' > 'OK' > 'Ring tone'
  4. Select the desired ringtone.
  5. Click on 'OK' to save the setting.

3 Configuring different ringtones to signal incoming calls

If your phone reacts to several numbers, you can configure a special ringtone for each of the phone numbers. This way you can immediately tell which number the caller dialled when you receive a call:

  1. Click on 'Telephony' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Telephony Devices' in the 'Telephony' menu.
  3. Click on the (Edit) button for the respective phone.
  4. Enable the 'React only to the following numbers' option.
  5. Select the phone numbers the phone should react to when you receive calls.

    Note:After assigning ringtones, you can once again enable the 'React to all numbers' option.

  6. Click on 'OK' to save the settings.
  7. Click on the (Edit) button for the respective phone.
  8. Click on the 'Ringtones' tab.
  9. From the drop-down lists, select the desired ringtone for all of the phone numbers.
  10. Click on 'OK' to save the settings.

4 Assigning ringtones to specific phone book entries

With your phone you can assign special ringtones to individual phone book entries so you can immediately tell who is calling you:

  1. Press the 'Menu' key on the phone.
  2. Scroll to 'Telephone book' and press 'OK'.
  3. Scroll to the desired entry and press 'OK'.
  4. Select 'Change' and then press 'OK'.
  5. Under 'AVM ringtone', select the current ringtone and press 'OK'.
  6. Select the desired ringtone from the list and press 'OK'.
  7. Press 'OK' to save the settings.

5 Configuring ringtones for internal calls, important persons, and the alarm

  1. Click on 'Telephony' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'Telephony Devices' in the 'Telephony' menu.
  3. Click on the (Edit) button for the respective phone.
  4. Click on the 'Ringtones' tab.
  5. Select ringtones for internal calls, important persons, and the alarm.

    Note:For the alarm you can also select any internet radio station that you set up under 'Home Network > Media Server > Internet Radio'.

  6. Click on 'OK' to save the settings.

6 Setting the ringer volume

  1. Press the 'Menu' key on the phone.
  2. Scroll to 'Settings' and press 'OK'.
  3. 'Audio' > 'OK' > 'Volume' > 'OK' > 'Ringer'
  4. Select the desired volume.
  5. If you want the ringer volume to increase, select 'Options' and then 'increasing'. The ringer volume then increases to the desired volume.
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