User Guide

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Extras
• COMPOSER
Go to Menu→ Extras→ Composer.
Options in the Composer main view are: Open, New tone,
Delete, Mark/Unmark, Rename, Duplicate, Help, and Exit.
Composer allows you to create your own, customized ringing tones.
Note that it is not possible to edit a default ringing tone.
1 Select Options→ New tone to open the editor and to start composing.
• Use the keys to add notes and rests. See the following table.
Or, select Options→ Insert symbol to open a list of notes and rests.
The default duration for a note is 1/4.
• To listen to the tone, press
or select Options→ Play. The playback
is always started from the beginning of the tone. To stop playing,
press Stop.
• To adjust the volume while a tone is playing, press to increase
or press to decrease it. Or, select Options→ Volume before
you start to play the tone.
• To adjust the tempo, select Options→ Tempo. To increase
or decrease the tempo gradually, press and hold or ,
respectively. Tempo is measured in beats per minute.
The maximum is 250 beats, the default tempo for a new
tone is 160 beats, and the minimum is 50 beats.
• To select many notes or rests at the same time, press and hold
and press and hold or at the same time.
• To apply different playing styles, select two or more notes and
then select Options→ Style→ Legato (notes are played in a
smooth and even manner) or select one or more notes and then
select Staccato (notes are played separately to produce short
sharp sounds).
• To move note(s) up or down on the staff by a half step, scroll to
the note and press or .
• For example, press and hold together with the 1 key to
produce C#.