Motorola 280 manual Task Action

Adjusting Your Settings

Enter a note as follows:

Task	Action
Change the	Set the new octave (1, 2, or 3) before
octave	selecting the note. The new octave applies
	to the note and all following notes until
	you change it again.
Select the note	Press a keypad key to enter a note.
(required)
Change a note to	Enter a sharp or flat (# or b) after selecting
a sharp or flat	the note.
	Some sharps and flats are played as
	standard notes. For example, B# is the
	same as C. Press Sto scroll to valid
	notes when entering a new note.
Change a note’s	Set the new length (q, h, or w) after
length	selecting the note. The new length applies
	to the note and all following notes until
	you change it again.
Add a rest	Enter one or more rests (R characters) as
	needed in the tone sequence. You can set
	the length of the rest by entering a q, h, or
	w character after the rest, just as you can
	for a note.
Listen to a new	Press M to enter the Compose Menu,
tone as you	and select Play All to play the notes you
compose it	have entered.

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