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Setup menu

Setup menu

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Tones setup

First

Enter the Setup menu by pressing »MENU«

Select »Tones setup«

The Tones menu offers you differ- ent options in relation to the follow- ing tones:

Ringing tone

Message tone

Broadcast tone

Volume Select whether you want the volume to be high, medium, low or off. The ringing tone can also be set to »Escalating«.

Pattern You can select between 42 different tone patterns and melodies composed by yourself.

Composer

You can compose up to 20 melo- dies to be used as additional ring- ing tones.

View melodies To edit or delete an existing melody, select the melody, press »OPTION« and select whether you want to edit or delete it.

Create melody The notes are inserted via the keypad. Press to see which note is located on which key. The keys below have special functions:

8Plays back the melody

9Changes the tone/rest length (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1)

0Deletes a tone or a rest Inserts a rest

The cursor is moved by means of the arrow keys. A new tone is inserted to the right of the cursor

and is marked in black. After 1/2 a second the cursor moves to the right of the inserted tone. As long as the tone is active (black) it can be edited.

Display indications:

The top bar indicates the position of the cursor relative to the total length of the composition.

The number of the cur- rently active tone.

Tone length (1/16)

Note (C)

Sharp ( )

Octave (6)

Tone and rest lengths are shown by symbols of different lengths, 1/16 being the shortest and 1/1 being the longest.

Whole notes are inserted in the white lines. Sharp notes are insert- ed in the grey lines.

The black line indicates an octave.

Special side key functions:

Short press up:

Moves the note up one frequency

Long press up:

Moves the note up one octave

Short press down: Moves the note down one frequency

Long press down:

Moves the note down one octave

When you insert a tone or a rest, the length will always be 1/16. Press the relevant key again, and the length will be changed into 1/8; press it twice, and it will be changed into 1/4 etc.

You cannot overwrite an inserted tone or rest. You have to delete the old one before you can insert a new.

When you have completed your composition, you can press »OPTION« and:

Play back speed: Choose between 5 different standard play back speeds. The speed selected here will be the one which is used if you press »8« when composing or editing a melody.

Clear/Edit: You can delete the contents of a melody without changing the name or other set- tings related to the melody.

When you press »OK«, you will be asked whether you really want to delete all tones.

Press »YES« to return to the edi- tor where you can enter a new melody.

If you press »NO«, you will also return to the editor and can now edit the existing melody.

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Facts & Tips

The maximum length of a melody is 250 tones and/or rests. The digit at the bottom of the display tells you how many you have left.

The standard ringing tones entered by the manufacturer cannot be edited or deleted.

Remember that for entries stored in your address book you can assign a specific ringing tone to the group enabling you to hear from which group the call comes.

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Siemens S42 manual Tones setup, Ringing tone Message tone Broadcast tone, Composer, Display indications