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To assign a value to a note, type the note value symbol after the letter for the note. When the
device plays the alert, it will continue giving each note this new value until it encounters a
different note value symbol.
Using Rests
Rests are periods of time in which no note is sounded. Rests have the same values as notes,
as shown in the following table.
Rest Name
Whole rest
Half rest
Quarter rest
Eighth rest
Sixteenth rest
Thirty-second rest
Dot
To add a rest, type an upper-case R followed by the alert script language time value symbol.
Maximum Alert Lengths
Alerts written with alert script language cannot exceed 30 seconds. If you create an alert
longer than 30 seconds and then try to play it, your device will not sound any notes.
To calculate an alert length, use the tables in the "Assigning Note Values" and "Using Rests"
sections to sum up the time values for all notes and rests in your alert.
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Relative
length
4 beats
2 beats
1 beat
½ beat
¼ beat
1/8 beat
Increase the
length of rest
50 percent
Alert script Alert script language
language time value
symbol
Rw 2 seconds
Rh 1 second
Rq ½ second
Re ¼ second
Rs 1/8 second
Rt 1/16 second
. Increase the time
value of rest 50 per-
cent