My New iPhone

Setting a Timer

If you've ever thrown food in an oven, you've probably turned on a timer to alert you when the time is up and the food is cooked. The iPhone timer works in a similar way. You define the amount of time you want, and when that time limit is reached, your iPhone will play a sound to alert you.

To set the timer, do this:

1. From the Home screen, tap Clock. The Clock screen appears.

2. Tap Timer. The Timer screen appears, as shown in Figure 45-16.

   

   Figure 45-16. The Timer screen lets you scroll wheels to set the timer.

3. Scroll the hours and minutes wheels to define how long you want to set the timer.

   Note

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