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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

The 'Voice' ringtone provides the option of a ringtone with a voice message. When you configure the 'Voice' ringtone and a contact from the phone book in the FRITZ!Box calls, your FRITZ!Fon announces the name of the caller. If the caller's phone number is not saved in the phone book, the city or country from which the call is coming is announced. The voice message can be combined with an additional ringtone.

Requirements / Restrictions

  • The FRITZ!Fon must be registered with a FRITZ!Box.
  • For the 'Voice' ringtone, FRITZ!OS 7.50 or later is required and a MyFRITZ! account must be configured in the FRITZ!Box.

1 Enabling encryption in the FRITZ!Box

DECT encryption must be enabled in the FRITZ!Box, otherwise some ringtones are not available on the FRITZ!Fon, for example the 'Voice' ringtone:

  1. Click on 'Telephony' in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
  2. Click on 'DECT' in the 'Telephony' 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').

2 Configuring a voice ringtone in the FRITZ!Box

  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 a FRITZ!Fon. The following settings apply for all phones.
  4. Click on the 'Ringtones' tab.
  5. Enable the option for male or female voice in the 'Settings for Voice Ringtone' section.
  6. If you want to use the 'voice' ringtone and play a ringtone at the same time, select the desired ringtone from the 'Additional ringtone' drop-down list.

    Note:You can only use ringtones from the list. You cannot use other ringtones, for example your own, together with the voice ringtone.

  7. If you also want to use the voice ringtone for internal calls and calls from important persons from the phone book, select 'Voice ringtone' from the corresponding drop-down menu in the 'Ringtone Settings' section.
  8. Click on 'Apply' to save the settings.

3 Setting up the ringtone in the phone

Selecting the default ringtone

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.

Enabling the 'Voice' ringtone

The phone uses the 'Voice' ringtone for all calls for which you selected the 'Voice' setting in the user interface.

  1. Press the 'Menu' key on the phone.
  2. Scroll to 'Settings' and press 'OK'.
  3. 'Audio' > 'OK'
  4. Enable the 'Speech ringing for external calls' option.

4 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.

5 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.

6 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 'Apply' to save the settings.

7 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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