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Composer
Custom tune options
Press
Options
to do one of the following:
Tempo
opens the tempo pop-up box with a new
set of commands. Tempo is measured in beats
per minute. To alter the tempo, use backspace
and enter a new value in the box.
To accept the tempo, press
OK
.
To test the tempo, press
Test
. The tune will be
played with the tempo shown in the entry
field. To use the default tempo (150 beats/
min), press
Default
.
Clear tune
deletes the tune shown on the staff.
Undo changes
restores the tune to what it was
before editing.
Editing a custom tune
To edit the tune, press
Edit
. In the editor, an
arrow appears at the bottom of the screen,
indicating the currently selected note or rest.
An empty space may be inserted in the tune by
pressing the space bar. Empty spaces do not
affect the tune. The cursor can be moved with
the
Left
and
Right
commands or the left and
right arrow keys.
To create a rest, note or alter the note’s pitch:
Press the up and down scroll (or arrow) keys.
Each press up or down changes the note’s
pitch or creates a rest. A rest will appear after
all possible note levels have been scrolled
through.
To alter the length of the selected note or rest:
Press
Duration
. Choose sixteenth note,
eighth note, quarter note (default), half note
or whole note. Press the command button
until the value you want is shown.
Note:
Although you compose tunes in the Extras
application, the settings for the commu-
nicator sounds are found in the System
application, under Settings, System
sounds.
While in the editing mode, you can use the
following shortcuts:
For quick composing, press the corresponding
letter key on the keyboard to generate a note.
For example pressing C generates the note C.
When you press Shift and the corresponding
letter key, a sharp note is generated, e.g. Shift +
D generates D-sharp.
Menu
When you press
Menu
in the Composer main
view, the following options become available:
Copy — Copies a tune.
Delete — Deletes a tune.
Rename — Allows you to write a new name into
the input field.
Send as SMS — Opens up the SMS directory
where you can select a recipient for the compo-
sition. To send the composition, press
Send
.
When you receive a composition, a note
showing the name or number of the sender
and the name of the sent composition will
appear on the display. When you press
Accept
, the composition is added to the list
of tunes. Press
Cancel
if you want to discard
the composition.
Note:
If you receive several compositions at once,
they cannot be accepted or discarded indi-
vidually. You may delete them individually
once you have accepted them together.
Enter
Plays the tune.
Spacebar
Inserts an empty space to the
left of the cursor. Moves all
following notes to the right.
Backspace
Deletes the selected note or
rest. Moves all following
notes to the left.
Period (.)
Lengthens the duration of
the note or rest by half.
Colon (:)
Staccato (makes the note
clipped, or short).
Hyphen (-)
Inserts a rest.
