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Creating Custom Background Images
PCM File Requirements for Custom Ring Types
The PCM files for the rings must meet the following requirements for proper playback on
Cisco Unified IP Phones:
• Raw PCM (no header)
• 8000 samples per second
• 8 bits per sample
• uLaw compression
• Maximum ring size—16080 samples
• Minimum ring size—240 samples
• Number of samples in the ring is evenly divisible by 240.
• Ring starts and ends at the zero crossing.
• To create PCM files for custom phone rings, you can use any standard audio editing packages that
supports these file format requirements.
Configuring a Custom Phone Ring
To create custom phone rings for the Cisco Unified IP Phone, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 Create a PCM file for each custom ring (one ring per file). Ensure the PCM files comply with the format
guidelines that are listed in the PCM File Requirements for Custom Ring Types, page 6-3.
Step 2 Place the new PCM files that you created to the Cisco TFTP server for each
Cisco Unified Communications Manager in your cluster. For more information, see the Software
Upgrades in Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide.
Step 3 Use a text editor to edit the Ringlist.xml file. See Ringlist.xml File Format Requirements, page 6-2 for
information about how to format this file and for a sample Ringlist.xml file.
Step 4 Save your modifications and close the Ringlist.xml file.
Step 5 To cache the new Ringlist.xml file, stop and start the TFTP service by using Cisco Unified Serviceability
or disable and re-enable the Enable Caching of Constant and Bin Files at Startup TFTP service parameter
(located in the Advanced Service Parameters).
Creating Custom Background Images
You can provide users with a choice of background images for the LCD screen on their phones. Users
can select a background image by choosing Settings > User Preferences > Background Images on the
phone.
The image choices that users see come from PNG images and an XML file (called List.xml) that are
stored on the TFTP server used by the phone. By storing your own PNG files and editing the XML file
on the TFTP server, you can designate the background images from which users can choose. In this way,
you can provide custom images, such as your company logo.