$('#s3').cycle({
            fx: 'fade', 
            speed:   1000, 
            timeout: 6500, 
            before: onBefore,
            after:   onAfter, 
            pager:  '#Ebene8_Pager', 
            prev: '#Ebene8_Prev',
            next: '#Ebene8_Next',
            pauseOnPagerHover: true, 
            delay: 0 /* initial delay before slider starts */ 
     });

$('#Ebene8_Pause').click(function() {
           $('#s3').cycle('toggle');
           var obj = $(this); 
           if (obj.hasClass('pause')) { 
              obj.removeClass('pause').addClass('play'); 
              $('#Ebene8_Pause').html('»');
           } else {
              obj.removeClass('play').addClass('pause'); 
              $('#Ebene8_Pause').html('ΙΙ');
           }
     });