Motorola 280 - Manual (Page 146)

Adjusting Your Settings
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Entering Notes
To create a new tone, use the keypad keys to enter each note.
Press a key multiple times to cycle through its available notes or
options (pitch, octave, or length). The default setting for a new
tone is a quarter note in octave two.
Key Phone Display Description
1 1 set octave one
2 set octave two
3 set octave three
2 A note A
B note B
C note C
3 D note D
E note E
F note F
4 G note G
R rest
7 # sharp
b flat
0 q quarter note or quarter rest
h half note or half rest
w whole note or whole rest