Composer Ringtones for Nokia Phones FAQ

Composer ringtones are compatible with the following Nokia phones only: Nokia 3210, 3310, 3330, 3390, 3395, 5120, 7650 and 8250.
 
If you have any of the Nokia phones listed above, you can easily and quickly enter ringtones into your phone. On this page you will find all the information you need to help you get the ringtone you want for your cell phone. First read the general information below and then choose the specific instructions depending on which Nokia mobile phone you own. You can download Nokia composer codes from here.

 

The keypad of your Nokia phone is used to enter the notes, and change their duration and pitch.

1=C 2=D 3=E 4=F 5=G 6=A 7=B 8 shortens the note 9 lengthens the note * changes the octave (1,2,3) 0 insertes a rest (pause) # changes the note to a sharp

First of all, decide which ringtone you want to enter onto your phone by browsing here.

Enter the desired notes. For example, press [4] for note f. The phone plays each note after it is entered (unless the phone tones are off).
To adjust the characteristics of the note, do as follows:

Note duration: [8] shortens (-) and [9] lengthens (+) the duration of the note or rest. The default duration is 1/4. The duration is shown in front of the note, e.g. 16d denotes a note d with duration 1/16.
Pressing and holding a note key lengthens the note by half, indicated by a dot after the duration, e.g. 8.a.

Rest: [0] inserts a rest (i.e. pause) of the same duration as the previous note. The default duration of a rest is one quarter note (1/4). The rest is indicated by the - character.

Octave: [*] sets the octave for new notes. The octave is shown as a number after the note (e.g. e1).

Pitch: [#] makes the note sharp (indicated by # in front of the note), e.g. #f. The pitch selection is not available for notes e and b.
Once you've keyed the ringtone in, Save it with whatever name you want. Then go back to the Ringing tones section of your phone and select the ringtone to ring from the list so that it rings when someone calls you.

Press Menu, scroll through to, and enter the Tones section. Select the Composer function and if this is the first time you've used it you'll see a blank screen. If you have previously entered a ringtone you will see a series of numbers and letters which, as you will know if you've done this before, correspond to the notes that the phone will play. Choose Options and scroll up to Clear screen to remove any previous ringtone you may have entered.

Find the code you want and then key it in, taking care not to key it in too quickly (the phone can be slow sometimes!!) or miss out any digits. If a mistake is made the ringtone will not sound right.

When you've keyed it in, choose Options then Tempo to select the corresponding Tempo setting. Once that's done, select Options and then Play to listen to it. If it doesn't sound right, choose Options and scroll to Clear screen to remove it and try again.

When it's done and sounds right you will need to save it. Choose Options followed by Save and then type in a name to store the ringtone (it is stored at the bottom of the list of default ring tones). To make that ringtone ring when someone calls, in the Tones section. Select the Ringing tone and scroll to the name of the ringtone you just saved and select OK. Don't forget that you can also assign a different ring tone to different people by choosing that option from the Phone Book section

It is possible to have two Composer ringtones on the 3210 this is done by sending yourself a ringtone that you have keyed in. When you've keyed the ringtone in, instead of saving it select Options and then Send. Type in the name of the ringtone, select OK and then enter your phone number and select OK again. You will then hear your 'message alert' tone (the one you hear when you've received a text message). Select Playback to hear it, Save to save it or Discard to delete it. When you save it it will be stored at the bottom of the list of default ring tones. To select it as your ring tone select Menu>Tones>Ringing Tone and scrolling up or down to it and selecting OK.

Press Menu, scroll through to, and enter the Tones section. Select the Composer function. You will then see a list of places where you can enter a ringtone. You will see seven spaces marked (empty), or if you've already entered a ringtone into a space, the name of the ringtone will be shown. Choose an (empty) slot and select OK. If there is already a ringtone there press and hold the C button (next to Navi key) to clear it.

Find the code you want and then key it in, taking care not to key it in too quickly (the phone can be slow sometimes!!) or miss out any digits. If a mistake is made the ringtone will not sound right.

When you've keyed it in, choose Options then Tempo to select the corresponding Tempo setting. Once that's done, select Options and then Play to listen to it. If it doesn't sound right, choose Options and scroll to Clear screen to remove it and try again. When it's done and sounds right you will need to save it. Choose Options followed by Save and then type in a name to store the ringtone.

To make that ringtone ring when someone calls, in the Tones section select the Ringing tone and scroll to the name of the ringtone you just saved and select OK. Don't forget that you can also assign a different ring tone to different people by choosing that option from the Phone Book section

To store another ringtone, select another (empty) slot, key the code in and save it

Press Menu, scroll through to, and enter the Tones section. Select the Composer function. You will then see a list of places where you can enter a ringtone. You will see seven spaces marked (empty), or if you've already entered a ringtone into a space, the name of the ringtone will be shown. Choose a space and select OK. If there is already a ringtone there press and hold the C button (next to Navi key) to clear it.

Find the code you want and then key it in, taking care not to key it in too quickly (the phone can be slow sometimes!!) or miss out any digits. If a mistake is made the ringtone will not sound right.

When you've keyed it in, choose Options then Tempo to select the corresponding Tempo setting. Once that's done, select Options and then Play to listen to it. If it doesn't sound right, choose Options and scroll to Clear screen to remove it and try again. When it's done and sounds right you will need to save it. Choose Options followed by Save and then type in a name to store the ringtone.

To make that ringtone ring when someone calls, in the Tones section select the Ringing tone and scroll to the name of the ringtone you just saved and select OK. Don't forget that you can also assign a different ring tone to different people by choosing that option from the Phone Book section

Composing a ringtone:
At the Start screen, press the Navi key labeled Menu then scroll through to Composer. The blank composer screen appears. Note: The number in the upper right hand corner indicates how many notes are available. Follow the key presses as shown in the codes. Then press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Press the Navi key labeled OK. The phone plays the ringtone.

Setting the Tempo:
Once you have composed a tone, press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Scroll down to Tempo then press the Navi key labeled OK. a list of tempos appear, scroll down to the one shown on the code then press the Navi key labeled Select. Done appears.

Saving the Tone:
Once you have composed a tone, press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Scroll down to Save then press the Navi key labeled OK. The Tone name: prompt appears. Enter a name for the tone then press the Navi key labeled OK. Tone saved appears.

Selecting that tone to ring:
To make that ringtone ring when someone calls, in the Tones section select Ringing tone and scroll to the name of the ringtone you just saved and select OK. Don't forget that you can also assign a different ring tone to different people by choosing that option from the Phone Book section

Sending the Tone to Another Phone:
Once you have composed a tone, press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Scroll down to Send then press the Navi key labeled OK. The Tone name: prompt appears. Press the Navi key labeled OK. The Number: prompt appears. Enter the number of the phone you want to send it to and then press the Navi key labeled OK. Note: You can also press the Navi key labeled Search to look for the number in the phone book. Sending message appears followed by Message sent.

Composing a ringtone:
At the Start screen, press the Menu key then scroll up to Extras and press Select. Now scroll to Composer and press Select. You will now see a list of (empty) slots (there are 7 in total). Choose Select again to enter into the Composer itself, the blank composer screen appears. Note: The number in the upper right hand corner indicates how many notes are available. Follow the key presses as shown in the codes. Then press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Press the Navi key labeled OK. The phone plays the ringtone.

Setting the Tempo:
Once you have composed a tone, press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Scroll down to Tempo then press the Navi key labeled OK. a list of tempos appear, scroll down to the one shown on the code then press the Navi key labeled Select. Done appears.

Saving the Tone:
Once you have composed a tone, press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Scroll down to Save then press the Navi key labeled OK. The Tone name: prompt appears. Enter a name for the tone then press the Navi key labeled OK. Tone saved appears.

Selecting that tone to ring:
To make that ringtone ring when someone calls, in the Tones section select Ringing tone and scroll to the name of the ringtone you just saved and select OK. Don't forget that you can also assign a different ring tone to different people by choosing that option from the Phone Book section

Sending the Tone to Another Phone:
Once you have composed a tone, press the Navi key labeled Options. Play, Save and Tempo appear with Play highlighted. Scroll down to Send then press the Navi key labeled OK. The Tone name: prompt appears. Press the Navi key labeled OK. The Number: prompt appears. Enter the number of the phone you want to send it to and then press the Navi key labeled OK. Note: You can also press the Navi key labeled Search to look for the number in the phone book. Sending message appears followed by Message sent.

How to compose your own ringtone

1=C 2=D 3=E 4=F 5=G 6=A 7=B 8 shortens the note 9 lengthens the note * changes the octave (1,2,3) 0 inserts a rest (pause) # changes the note to a sharp

Those with a little musical knowledge should know that there are 7 principle notes: c d e f g a b, but there are 12 notes in total: c c# d d# e f f# g g# a a# b
(c# d# f# g# and a# can also be called d flat, e flat, g flat, a flat and b flat!)

The Nokia phones' keypad takes the place of a musical key board (see pic above)

EXAMPLE:
Starting with a blank screen, pressing 1 2 3 will give you a display of:

• 4c1 4d1 4e1

which means:

• 4c1 = a note of c, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4
• 4d1 = a note of d, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4
• 4e1 = a note of e, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4

Simple huh?

Pressing 1 2 # 3 will give you a display of:

• 4c1 4#d1 4e1

which means:

• 4c1 = a note of c, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4
• 4#d1 = a note of d sharp, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4
• 4e1 = a note of e, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4

Still with me?

Pressing 1 2 8 3 9 * will give you a display of:

• 4c1 8d1 4e2

which means:

• 4c1 = a note of c, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/4
• 8d1 = a note of d, in octave 1 for a duration of 1/8
• 4e2 = a note of e, in octave 2 for a duration of 1/4

See, it's not that difficult, is it!

Now try this:
 

 5    *   (6)   8    #    5    8    0    5    1    9    *    5    *    *    4

 

• The first note is 4g2 that means the note 'g' that lasts a quarter of a note length in octave 2. The first press is [5] this corresponds to the note 'g'. The next press is [*] since the default octave is 1 we need to press the octave key to change to octave 2. This note is complete and we move on to the next.
   
• The second note is 8.#a2 this looks complicated but it follows the same rules as before. It means note 'a' of length 1/8 plus 50% in octave 2 and it's sharp (what ever that means.) Since the note is 'a' we have to press [6] only this time we have to hold it as indicated by the fact it is in brackets in order to increase the length by 50% (i.e. make the dot.) The next key press is [8] this is to change the length. The length needs to be reduced by 1 step as 1/8 is less than 1/4 and the sequence of lengths available are, from longest to shortest, 1/1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 The final key press is [#] that is to make the note sharp.
   
• The 3rd note is 16g2 it should be obvious now how to do this but well look it here as well. The note is 'g' in octave 2 of length 16. Hence we press [5] for note 'g' followed by [8] to reduce the length to 1/16

• The 4th note 16- is not really a note but a pause. It is a silence of length 1/16. Pauses don't have octaves and can't be sharp. In this case the length is already set for us by the previous note so we just press [0] and this note is done.

• The 5th note 16g2 is again simple as we inherit both the length and the octave from the previous note so we just press [5] which corresponds to note 'g'.

• The 6th note 8c3 means we have to change both the length and the octave. First, as always,  we press [1] for note 'c'. The following operations (length and octave) can be carried out in either order, we will follow that suggested by the program I wrote to generate the key presses. So we press [9] to increase the length (remember 1/8 is longer than 1/16) followed by [*] to change the octave.

• The 7th note is 8g2. This is simple except we have to change the octave from 3 to 2. Press [5] for note 'g'. The octave can not be reduced but follows the order 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 -1 - etc. So we press [*]] [*] i.e. twice.

• The 8th note 8f2 just requires a press of the [4]

The sequence covers pretty much everything so now all you have to do is play it. Select a tempo of 100 and play, it should sound like Axle F. Good Luck.

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