Using the Polyphonic Wizard with the LG5300i

The LG5300i is the first LG phone to be released on the Vodafone network in the UK.

The phone is supplied with a cable and software to download pictures and ringtones.  The phone uses the SMAF format for ringtones and the JPEG format for pictures.

Many LG phones also use the same download procedure as the 7100i,  so if you have another LG phone and these instructions do not work for you click here.

Quick Guide

If you want to skip the long guide and just get on with things,  all you need to do is...

1. Download and install the Polyphonic Wizard (here)
2. Start the Wizard by clicking on the desktop icon
3. Click the 'add a ringtone' button and choose a ringtone,  then trim the ringtone and finally select LG (alternate - eg. LG-G5300) for the phone type
4. Connect your phone to your pc following the instructions in the software and download the ringtone.

Thats all there is to it!

Full Guide

To add a ringtone to your 5300,  start the Polyphonic Wizard by double clicking the icon installed on your desktop. (If you have not installed the Wizard yet,  click here to download a free trial copy).

Important: You need to be using version 1.3 of the Polyphonic or later to add ringtones to the LG5300i

You should not see a screen like this one:

Click on the large 'Click here to add a new ringtone' button in the middle of the screen.

The Polyphonic Wizard will now ask you to select a midi file you want to add to your phone.  Select a midi file you have on your computer.  

If you do not have any midi files yet,  or know of a really good source  take a look at http://www.codingworkshop.com/forum/ as this contains links to popular midi sites.

Once you have selected a midi file you will be presented with the next step screen:

Using this screen you can listen to your midi file,  and trim it down to a reasonable size.  Remember,  when using a midi file as a ringtone you will only usually be able to listen to the first 20 seconds on your LG phone before your answer phone cuts in,  so there is little point downloading a 5 minute midi file and using up all your phones memory!

Slide the arrows above the bar to the left and right and click the 'Preview' button to listen to the new trimmed midi file.  When you are happy with your new composition,  click the 'Continue to next step' button at the bottom of the screen to move onto the next step.

In this step you simply need to select the make of the phone,  so for the Lg 5300i we simply select 'LG (alternate)'.  If you have a different LG,  such as the 7100,  select LG(standard) if you find the standard setting does not work for you.

You may also be given the option to volume enhance the ringtone at this stage.  The Polyphonic Wizard will have looked at your midi and will only present this option if it is possible.  If you are given the option try it out - it can make your ringtone a lot louder,  however on some ringtones it may cause distortion so try the ringtone with it on and off to see which you prefer.

When you have selected LG,  click the 'Continue to next step' button again to move forward and you will be shown another screen like this:

Use the cable supplied with the phone to transfer the ringtone select the 'Save ringtone to file' option and save the ringtone to a file.  You can then transfer the ringtone to you phone using the supplied 'LG Contents Bank' software.

Alternatively,  as long as you keep your ringtones short (under 20 seconds),  you can use the Direct or Intermediate WAP servers to transfer the ringtone.

Summary

The LG5300i,  with both WAP and cable support is one of the easiest phones to add polyphonic ringtones to  without paying per ringtone.

The procedure is actually quite quick once you have done it once,  the best way to try it is using the free trial version and see how it works.