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C H A P T E R 49 Custom Phone Rings and Backgrounds • Custom Phone Rings Overview, on page 607 • Custom Phone Rings Prerequisites, on page 607 • Custom Phone Rings Configuration Task Flow, on page 608 • Custom Backgrounds, on page 610 • Custom Backgrounds Configuration Task Flow, on page 611 Custom Phone Rings Overview Custom Phone Rings allows you to create customized phone rings and upload the customized files to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager TFTP server where they can be accessed by Cisco Unified IP Phones. Cisco Unified IP Phones ship with default ring types that are implemented in hardware: Chirp1 and Chirp2. In addition, Cisco Unified Communications Manager provides the capability of uploading the following files to phones: PCM Files Cisco Unified Communications Manager provides a default set of phone ring sounds that are implemented in software as pulse code modulation (PCM) audio files. Each PCM file specifies a single ring type. Ringlist.xml File The Ringlist.xml file describes the list of ring options that are available for phones. You can upload customized PCM audio files, such as custom ring tones and call back tones, as well as the modified Ringlist.xml file to the TFTP directory in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Custom Phone Rings Prerequisites The following prerequisites apply to Custom Phone Rings: • In order to upload your custom phone rings, the Cisco TFTP service must be running. • Any PCM files that you want to upload must meet a set of file requirements in order to be compatible with Cisco Unified IP Phones. For details, review the topic PCM File Format Requirements, on page 609. • The Ringlist.xml file must meet a set of formatting guidelines. For details, review the topic Ringlist.xml File Format Requirements, on page 609. Feature Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Release 15 and SUs 607