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CHAPTER 10

iPhone 3G S Clock

IPHONE 3G S

 

(Edited/Formatted  by Mark Taylor) 

 

The following information has been compiled, edited, and formatted for those reading with either a screen reader, screen magnifier, or refreshable Braille device.

 

iPhone Clock

World Clocks

You can add clocks to show the time in other major cities and time zones around the world.

 

View clocks: 

Tap World Clock.

 

If the clock face is white, it’s daytime in that city. If the clock face is black, it’s nighttime. If you have more than four clocks, flick to scroll through them.

 

Add a clock: 

Tap World Clock.

 

Tap , then type the name of a city.

 

Cities matching what you’ve typed appear below.

 

Tap a city to add a clock for that city.

 

If you don’t see the city you’re looking for, try a major city in the same time zone.

 

Delete a clock: 

Tap World Clock and tap Edit. Then tap  next to a clock and tap Delete.

 

Rearrange clocks: 

Tap World Clock and tap Edit. Then drag  next to a clock to a new place in the list.

Alarms

You can set multiple alarms. Set each alarm to repeat on days you specify, or to sound only once.

 

Set an alarm: 

Tap Alarm and tap .

 

Adjust any of the following settings:

 

To set the alarm to repeat on certain days, tap Repeat and choose the days.

 

To choose the ringtone that sounds when the alarm goes off, tap Sound.

 

To set whether the alarm gives you the option to hit snooze, turn Snooze on or off. If Snooze is on and you tap Snooze when the alarm sounds, the alarm stops and then sounds again in ten minutes.

 

To give the alarm a description, tap Label. iPhone displays the label when the alarm sounds.

 

If at least one alarm is set and turned on,  appears in the iPhone status bar at the top of the screen.

 

NOTE: Some carriers don’t support network time in all locations. If you’re traveling, iPhone alerts may not sound at the correct local time. See Date and Time.

 

Turn an alarm on or off: 

Tap Alarm and turn any alarm on or off. If an alarm is turned off, it won’t sound again unless you turn it back on.

 

If an alarm is set to sound only once, it turns off automatically after it sounds. You can turn it on again to reenable it.

 

Change settings for an alarm: 

Tap Alarm and tap Edit, then tap  next to the alarm you want to change.

 

Delete an alarm: 

Tap Alarm and tap Edit, then tap  next to the alarm and tap Delete.

Stopwatch

Use the stopwatch to time an event: 

Tap Stopwatch.

 

Tap Start to start the stopwatch.

 

To record lap times, tap Lap after each lap.

 

To pause the stopwatch, tap Stop. Tap Start to resume.

 

To reset the stopwatch, tap Reset when the stopwatch is pause.

 

If you start the stopwatch and go to another iPhone application, the stopwatch continues running in the background.

Timer

Set the timer: 

Tap Timer, then flick to set the number of hours and minutes. Tap Start to start the timer.

 

Choose the sound: 

Tap When Timer Ends.

 

Set a sleep timer: 

Set the timer, then tap When Timer Ends and choose Sleep iPod.

 

When you set a sleep timer, iPhone stops playing music or video when the timer ends.

 

If you start the timer and go to another iPhone application, the timer continues running in the background.