The following is a description of the settings for the Carter Ringing Machine for Cambridge Surprise Major.
| bells | 8 | |
| Peg settings | ||
| Handstroke | row | Backstroke |
| ////|| | 3 | /\\||| |
| 4 | \|//|| | |
| 5 | |/\||| | |
| 6 | /\|/|| | |
| 7 | //\||| | |
| Calls | ||
| Bob | \|//|| | |
| drums | ||
| 3 | Drums |
3,4,5,6,4,7,8,9, 8,7,4,6,5,4,3,10 |
| Bob line comes in place of line 10 at end of lead (position 16) | ||