Siemens S42 - Manual (Page 28)

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:
8 Plays back the melody
9 Changes the tone/rest length
(1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1)
0 Deletes 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.
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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.
(Continued on the next page).
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.
Setup menu
Tones setup
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