Sounds Configuration Service Provider

Use the Sounds Configuration Service Provider to configure the sounds associated with various events on the device.

Note Access to this Configuration Service Provider is determined by Security roles. Because OEMs and Mobile Operators can selectively disallow access, ask them about the availability of this Configuration Service Provider. For more information, see Security Roles.

Note This Configuration Service Provider is not available on Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC.

Characteristics

• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\BusyTone
  Busy tone sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\CallWaiting
  Call waiting sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\CellBroadcast
  New Cell broadcast message.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Clock
  Alarm sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\E-mail
  New email sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\IM
  New IM message.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\KeyPress
  Key press sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\MenuCommand
  Menu sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\MenuPopup
  Menu popup sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Password
  Password sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Reminder
  Reminder sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0
  Ring Tone for Line 1.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone1
  Ring Tone for line 2.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SMS
  New SMS message sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemAsterisk
  System asterisk sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemDefault
  System default sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemExclamation
  System exclamation sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemHand
  System hand sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemStart
  Boot up sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemQuestion
  System Question sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Toolkit
  SIM Toolkit event sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\VoiceMail
  New voice mail message sound.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Warning
  System warning sound.

Parms

• DeleteRingTone
  This parm is used only under the root Sounds characteristic. This parm is passed in containing the fully qualified path of the sound that is to be deleted. Only sound files that are stored in the %CE18%\application data\sounds directory can be deleted using this parm, and only *.wav, *.mid, *.rmi files can be deleted by the Sound Configuration Service Provider. %CE18% represents the default volume. The translation="install" attribute informs the Configuration Manager to translate the CE string to the designated directory in Smartphone.

  The following table shows the default settings.

  Permissions	Read/write
  Data type	String
  Roles allowed to query and update setting	Manager AuthenticatedUser

• ModeGSM
  This parm is used in the Registry\HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\KeyPress characteristic to identify the beep mode for keypress sounds on a GSM phone.

  The following table shows the default settings.

  Permissions	Read/write
  Data type	Integer
  Label	Keypad control :
  Roles allowed to query and update setting	Manager AuthenticatedUser

• ModeCDMA
  This parm is used in the Registry\HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\KeyPress characteristic to identify the beep mode for keypress sounds on a CDMA phone.

  The following table shows the default settings.

  Permissions	Read/write
  Data type	Integer
  Label	Keypad control :
  Roles allowed to query and update setting	Manager AuthenticatedUser

• Sound
  This parm is used in all Sounds characteristics. Under each characteristic, this parm is passed in containing the fully qualified path of the sound which to play.

  The following table shows the default settings.

  Permissions	Read/write
  Data type	String
  Roles allowed to query and update setting	Manager AuthenticatedUser UnauthenticatedUser

Additionally, this parm has one of the following default labels:

The following table shows how this parm is used in the Registry Configuration Service Provider:

• DeleteRingTone has the Delete sound: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\CallWaiting\Sound has the Call waiting: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\CellBroadcast\Sound has the New channel message: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Clock\Sound has the Alarm clock: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\E-mail\Sound has the New e-mail: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\IM\Sound has the Ring tone for line 1: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\KeyPress\ModeGSM has the Keypad control: label.
• HKCY\ControlPanel\Sounds\KeyPress\ModeCDMA has the Keypad control: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\MenuCommand\Sound has the Menu command: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\MenuPopup\Sound has the Menu popup: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Password\Sound has the Password: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Reminder\Sound has the Reminders: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Sound has the Ring tone for line 1: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone1\Sound has the Ring tone for line 2: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SMS\Sound has the New SMS: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemAsterisk\Sound has the Asterisk: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemDefault\Sound has the System default: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemExclamation\MessageBox has the Exclamation: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemHand\Sound has the Critical stop: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemQuestion\Sound has the Question: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\SystemStart\Sound has the Start up: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Toolkit\Sound has the SIM toolkit messages: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\VoiceMail\Sound has the New voice message: label.
• HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Warning\Sound has the Warnings: label.
• SouHKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\BusyTone\Sound has the Busy: label.

Elements

Elements	Available
parm-query	Yes
noparm	No
nocharacteristic	No
characteristic-query	No

For information about specific elements, see MSPROV DTD Elements.

See Also

Configuration Service Provider Reference for Windows Mobile Devices| Sounds Configuration Service Provider Examples

Last updated on Friday, April 22, 2005

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