MiniTones is a freeware application that lets you put MP3 style ringtones on your PALM OS Treo 650 Or 700P. It can be a space hog but it has the ability to crop MP3 files to a smaller size to save space. This tutorial is for use with the 700P.

Needed:
MiniTones

Once you have MiniTones installed, you want to go to your PALM home page and select the MiniTones application.

When the application opens it will automatically search your device and your expansion card for MP3 files and list them by name.

Select the song you wish to use. If you wish to hear the song before you start working on it, you can select the little play button next to the box. That will allow you to hear what song you will be working with. Choose "Add Selected"

You have the option to now just add the song in its entirety by selecting "Add". You also have the ability to "Trim" songs. This gives you the options of only hearing the part you want and keeping file size down to a minimum. For this tutorial we will select "Trim".

This will bring up the "Trim Tone" section of the application.

As you can see, there is a slider bar representing the entire length of the song. The icon on the left above the slider bar represents where you want the modified ringtone to begin in relation to the MP3 you have chosen. The song I chose starts off fairly quiet for use as a ringtone so I simply crop the first 11 or so seconds off. If I want to hear where the ringtone will start, I just push the play button under the start option.

The icon below the right side of the slider bar controls where I want the ringtone to end. I usually just shoot for 45 seconds of actual play time. The song will usually come out to less than 200KB and I can get 10 MP3 style ringtones for less than 2MB of actual device space.

Once you have the song trimmed the way you want it, select "OK". The song is automatically added to your Treo's sound files. If you wish to see it, select your home button. This takes you to the applications page on your device. Select "Sounds".

Alternatively, select the "Prefs" application. Then select "Sound & Alerts"

Select "Manage". You should see your new MP3 style ringtone.

Assign Ringtone For Incoming Calls

If you wish to assign a ringtone you've created to an incoming call, "Prefs" is the place to do it. Once you see the ringtone in your sound manager file, you have the option of assigning it to know incoming callers. Open the drop down box next to "Known Callers".

Select the ringtone.

If you wish for it to be the ringtone for unknown callers too, select is as such.

When finished, select "Done".

Assigning A Ringtone To A Contact: 700P

Using your new ringtone for a specific incoming caller is very easy. Select your you home key and go to "Contacts"

Select the specific contact you wish to assign the incoming ringtone to, then choose edit.

Select "ringtones" and all the possible ringtones will open up. Select one of your converted files.

Select done.

Whenever this contact calls, you will hear the MP3 style ringtone you have selected for them.

Hope this helps.