User Guide Part 3

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Chapter 32 Accessibility 129
These ratings are given on a scale from one to four, where four is the most compatible. A phone
is considered hearing aid compatible under FCC rules if it is rated M3 or M4 for acoustic coupling
and T3 or T4 for inductive coupling.
For iPhone hearing aid compatibility ratings, go to www.apple.com/support/hac.
Hearing aid compatibility ratings don’t guarantee that a particular hearing aid works with a
particular phone. Some hearing aids may work well with phones that don’t meet particular
ratings. To ensure interoperability between a hearing aid and a phone, try using them together
before purchase.
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless
technologies it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this
phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the dierent
features of this phone thoroughly and in dierent locations, using your hearing aid or cochlear
implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult your service provider or Apple
for information on hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange
policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer.
Hearing Aid Mode
iPhone has a Hearing Aid Mode that, when activated, may reduce interference with some
hearing aid models. Hearing Aid Mode reduces the transmission power of the cellular radio in
the GSM 1900 MHz band and may result in decreased 2G cellular coverage.
Activate Hearing Aid Mode: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Hearing Aids.
Assignable ringtones and vibrations
You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible caller ID. You can
also assign vibration patterns for notications from specic apps, for phone calls, for FaceTime
calls or messages from special contacts, and to alert you of a variety of other events, including
new voicemail, new mail, sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. Choose from existing
patterns, or create new ones. See UNRESOLVABLE CROSS-REFERENCE on page ###.
You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPhone. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on
page 97.
LED Flash for Alerts
If you can’t hear the sounds that announce incoming calls and other alerts, you can have iPhone
ash its LED (next to the camera lens on the back of the iPhone). This works only when iPhone is
locked or asleep. Available for iPhone 4 or later.
Turn on LED Flash for Alerts: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > LED Flash for Alerts.
Keep ‘em on task
Guided Access helps an iPhone user to stay focused on a task. Guided Access dedicates iPhone
to a single app, and lets you restrict app features. Use Guided Access to:
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Temporarily restrict iPhone to a particular app
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Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture
might cause a distraction
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Disable the iPhone Sleep/Wake or volume buttons
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