Viscount Prestige 20, Prestige 40 Quick Manual

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CONTENTS

1. Important notes ........................................................................................................................ 3

1.1 Looking after the product ..................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Notes on floppy disks ........................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Notes about the manual ....................................................................................................... .4

2. Controls and connections ......................................................................................................... 5

2.1 The front panel ..................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 The left side panel ................................................................................................................ 6

2.3 The controls for the manuals thumb pistons ........................................................................ 7

2.4 Pedalboard controls ............................................................................................................ 10

2.5 Connections underneath the manuals ................................................................................. 11

2.6 Connections on the rear panel ............................................................................................ 12

3. Central control unit ................................................................................................................ 14

4. Organ general settings ........................................................................................................... 17

4.1 Setting the tremulants ......................................................................................................... 17

4.2 Selecting the type of reverb................................................................................................ 18

4.3 General settings for the manuals ........................................................................................ 18

5. Recording and playing back musical performances ........................................................... 20

5.1 Recording a performance ................................................................................................... 20

5.2 Playing back a performance ............................................................................................... 21

6. Voice local off .......................................................................................................................... 22

7. Factory Setting ........................................................................................................................ 22

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1. IMPORTANT NOTES

1.1 LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT

• Do not apply excessive force to the organ’s structures or the controls (knobs, stops, push-but­tons, etc.).

• When possible, do not place the instrument close to units which generate strong interference,
such as radios, TVs, computer videos, etc.

• Do not place the organ close to heat sources, in damp or dusty places or in the vicinity of strong
magnetic fields.

• Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight.

• Never insert foreign bodies inside the instrument or pour liquids of any kind into it.

• For cleaning, use only a soft brush or compressed air; never use detergents, solvents or alcohol.

• Always use good quality screened cables for connection to amplification or diffusion systems.

When disconnecting cables from sockets, always take hold of the connector and not the cable
itself; when winding cables, do not knot or twist them.

• Before making the connections ensure that the other units (especially amplification and diffu­sion systems) you are about to connect are switched off. This will prevent noisy or even danger­ous signal peaks.

• If the organ is to be out of use for lengthy periods, disconnect the plug from the power socket.

• Connect the net cable to an earthed socket.

• Check that the voltage corresponds to the voltage shown on the serial number plate of the organ.

1.2 NOTES ON FLOPPY DISKS

• Use only good quality floppy disks.

• Do not extract the floppy disk when reading or writing operations are in progress (when the LED

on the drive is on); this may damage the head and the magnetic medium.

• Use only 3.5" DD and HD (720Kbyte and 1.44Mbyte) floppy disks formatted to the MS-DOS
standard.

• Take good care of your floppy disks and do not place them close to heat sources or magnetic
fields (computer videos, loudspeakers, etc.), or in damp or dusty places.

• The manufacturer does not accept any liability for damage to the floppy disk drive in case of use
of damaged floppy disks.

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1.3 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL

• Take good care of this manual.

• This manual is an integral part of the instrument. The descriptions and illustrations in this

publication are not binding.

• While the instrument’s essential characteristics remain the same, the manufacturer reserves the
right to make any modifications to parts, details or accessories considered appropriate to im­prove the product or for requirements of a constructional or commercial nature, at any time and
without undertaking to update this publication immediately.

• All rights reserved; the reproduction of any part of this manual, in any form, without the manu­facturer’s specific written permission is forbidden.

• All the trademarks referred to in this manual are the property of the respective manufacturers.

• Please read all the information carefully, sothat you obtain the best performance and will from

your instrument.

• The codes or numbers in square brackets ([]) indicate the names of the buttons, sliders, trim­mers and connectors on the instrument. For example, [ENTER] refers to the ENTER button.

• The illustrations and display pages are purely guideline and may differ from those actually
shown on the display.

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2. CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

2.1 THE FRONT PANEL

1 2 3

1. [PEDAL] stops: this section contains the voices of the pedal board and the couplers.

o [Great to Pedal]: the voices of the Great will also play on the pedal board.
o [Swell to Pedal]: the voices of Swell will also play on the pedal board.

2. [GREAT] stops: this section contains the stops of Great as well as the couplers.

o [Swell to Great]: the voices of Swell will also play on Great

3. [SWELL] stops: these stops can be used to activate the voices of Swell on and off.

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4. [GREAT/PED.] LED bar: shows the position of the

[GREAT/PEDAL] expression pedal.

5. [SWELL] LED bar: shows the position of the [SWELL]

expression pedal.

4 5 7 8

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4 5 7 8

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4. [SWELL] LED bar: shows the position of the [SWELL]

expression pedal.

5. [CRESCENDO] LED bar: these LEDs display the step

of the Crescendo currently set with the pedal of the same
name.

6. [K. INV.] LED: LED displaying the status of the KEYBOARDS INVERSION function, which

enables the positions of Swell and Great to be inverted (LED on). To set the function, refer to
par. 4.3.

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7. [M. BANK] selector: in order to select one of the eight memory banks for memorizing general
and/or dedicated memories. Thus you will have in total 48 memories.
This feature is particularly useful in case the instrument is used by more than one organist, as
each will be able to save his setting in a different Memory Bank.

8. [TRANSPOSER] selector: sets the instrument’s tuning within a range of +5 / -6 semitones
(adjustments in steps of one semitone).

2.2 THE LEFT SIDE PANEL

1. [GREAT ORCHESTRA] stops: this section contains the Orchestra voices of the Great.

2. [SWELL ORCHESTRA] stops: this section contains the Orchestra voices of the Swell.

3. [PEDAL ORCHESTRA] stops: Orchestra voices of the Pedalboard.

4. [POWER] Switch: in order to switch the instrument on and off.

5. [EXT. SPK.] switch: in order to switch on and off the power supply on the [EXT +12 VDC]

connector that will be used by the external speakers.

NOTE

The couplers do not work with the Orchestra voices.

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POWER

1

0

PRESTIGE 40

MAN.I ORCHESTRA MAN.II ORCHESTRA

Piano Harpsich. Strings Chimes Harp Celesta

PEDAL ORCHESTRA

Cello Ac. Bass

39 40 41 42 43 44

37 38

POWER EXT. SPK.

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0

1

0

4 1 2

3 4 5

GREAT ORCHESTRA SWELL ORCHESTRA

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2.3 THE CONTROLS FOR THE MANUAL THUMB PISTONS

1 2 4 5 6

1. [S] button: “Set” button which enables memory saving. To save a memory, simply press the

[S] button and, keeping it pressed down, then press the button of the memory you wish to save.

2. General Memories: this section contains the instrument’s general memories.

The memories also include an [HR] button, also known as 0, which recalls the set up that was
present before a memory was activated. The contents of [HR] are not affected by calling up a
memory when another one has previously been activated.

In each memory the following can be saved

- the voices (including Orchestra on Prestige 40)

- the couplers

- the Tremulants (also with different speed and depth by activating this function on

Menu Set-Up, see par. 4.3)

- the MIDI To controls (par.3) and Program Change set using the SEND PROGRAM

CHANGE function (“Advanced Manual”)

- the Enclosed and Automatic Pedal (by activating the relevant function, see par. 4.3)

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2

1

4

5

6



40

3A

3C

3B

7A

7B

8

9A

9B11 1310 12

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3. Dedicated memories: (only for Prestige 40) the Prestige40 memories also include six dedicated
memories for Swell (3A), Great (3B) and the pedal board (3C). In the dedicated memories it is
only possible to save the set up of the section coupled to the selected memory.
The memories also include an [HR] button, also known as 0, which recalls the set up that was
present before a memory was activated. The contents of [HR] are not affected by calling up a
memory when another one has previously been activated.
In each memory, whether general or dedicated memory, the following can be saved:

- the voices (including Orchestra)

- the couplers (not in the divisional memories)

- the Tremulants (also with different speed and depth by activating this function on menu

Set-Up, see par. 4.3)

- the MIDI To controls (par.3), MIDI Solo (point 6 of this paragraph) and Program Change

set using the SEND PROGRAM CHANGE function (“Advanced Manual”)

Only in the general memories is it also possible to save:

- the Organ Solo

- the Enclosed and Automatic Pedal (by activating the relevant function, see par. 4.3)

For the memory saving procedure, see point 3.

4. [ENC] button: pressing this button activates the Enclosed function used to control the organ’s
general volume by means of the [SWELL] pedal.

5. [A.P.] button: this button enables the Automatic Pedal, used to play the voices of the pedal
board using the first 32 notes of Great. In this case, the organ pedal board is deactivated and the
voices become monophonic, with priority given to the lowest note.

6. [T] button: “Tutti” button, which turns on a preset series of voices and couplers.
The voice composition of the ‘Tutti’ function is programmable. To save a new set up, switch on
the voices and couplers of your choice, press [S] and, keeping it pressed down, then press
button [T] or the [TUTTI] foot piston (Prestige 40).

7. Pedal couplers buttons: (only in Prestige40) these buttons activate the couplings of the manuals
with the pedal board, as follows:

o [SW/P] (7A): coupling the Swell with the pedal board.
o [G/P] (7B): coupling the Great with the pedal board.

8. [MEM+] and [MEM-] buttons: (only in Prestige40) these buttons can be used to select the
general memories in ascending and descending order.

9. [M.SOLO] button: (only in Prestige40) these buttons control the status of the MIDI Solo
function for the Swell (9A) and Great (9B). By activating this function, on the instrument
connected to the [MIDI OUT] port only the highest note of those pressed down will sound
(monophony with priority given to the highest note).

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10. [SW/G] button: (only in Prestige40) this button enables the coupling of the Swell with the

Great.

11. [O.SOLO] button: (only in Prestige40) this button controls the status of the Organ Solo function.
By activating this function plus the coupling SW/G the voices of the Swell can be played on
the Great in monophony with priority given to the highest note. On the Swell the voices continue
to sound in polyphony.

12. Floppy disk drive: use only 720 Kb or 1.44 Mb 3.5" floppy disks.

13. [C] button: “Cancel” button, which switches off any voices, couplers and buttons on the manual

divisionals which may be on and turns the HR buttons on.

NOTE

The monophonic notes generated by the MIDI Solo are only sent on MIDI channel B.
For a detailed description of the MIDI channels controlled by the organ see the “Advanced
Manual”.

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2.4 PEDAL BOARD CONTROLS

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MAN.I / PEDAL

MAN. II

1

1. [GREAT/PEDAL] pedal: expression pedal used to control the volume of the Great and the

pedal board.

2. [SWELL] pedal: this expression pedal is used to control the volume of the Swell.

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1. General Memory buttons: these pistons can be used to recall the organ general memories.

2. [SWELL] pedal: this expression pedal is used to control the volume of the Swell.

3. [CRESCENDO] pedal: this pedal can be used to select the Crescendo steps which activate a

preset series of stops. The step currently selected is displayed by the [CRESCENDO] LED bar
on the centre panel (see also point 4 of par. 2.1).

Each Crescendo step is programmable. To do this, use the [CRESCENDO] pedal to select the
step required, switch on the voices and couplers needed, press button [S] and, keeping it pressed
down, then press the memories [HR] button.

4. Coupler pistons: these pistons activate the organ couplings described in par. 2.1.

5. [TUTTI] piston: the piston used to activate the Tutti. For a more detailed description, refer to

point 5 of par. 2.3.

6. [MIDI SUSTAIN] piston: Sustain piston of the Orchestra voices and by which CC64 is sent

to the [MIDI OUT].

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1

2 3

4

5 6

GREAT/PEDAL

SWELL

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1. [HEADPHONES] socket: Jack socket to which a headphone set can be connected.
With headphones connected, the organ’s internal amplification is cut off.

NOTE

For optimum performance from the [HEADPHONES] output it is recommended that head­phones with a minimum impedance of 16Ω be used.

3. [INPUT] sockets: RCA input sockets which allow other instruments to be played using the
organ’s internal amplification. If the source is monophonic use the [L(MONO)] connector only.

4. [OUTPUT] sockets: RCA sockets to output the non-amplified signal, for connecting optional
amplified speakers, remote amplification systems or recording systems. For monophonic signals
connect to the [L(MONO)] socket only.

2.5 CONNECTIONS UNDERNEATH THE MANUALS

2. [MIDI] sockets: five-pin DIN plugs for connecting instruments with MIDI interface.

The [IN] connector allows receipt of MIDI messages generated by remote MIDI sources, the
[OUT] connector sends the MIDI messages generated by the Prestige, and the [THRU]
connection sends exactly the same data received at the [IN] connector.

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2.6 CONNECTIONS ON THE REAR PANEL

-

+

EXT.

+12V DC

300 mA

1 2 3 4 L (+R) R MIC GAIN

OUTPUT INPUT

1

2

3

1. [EXT. +12V DC] connectors: these sockets can be used to obtain the +12V DC voltage needed

to supply the VISCOUNT speakers connected to the [OUTPUT].
In the Prestige 40 the external boxes can be switched on and off by using the [EXT.SPK.]
switch located on the left side panel.

2. [OUTPUT] Section: this section contains four line outputs for the external organ amplifica-

tion.
By means of the internal set up functions, which can be called up using the central control unit,
it will also be possible to edit various parameters for these audio outputs (individual volumes,
delays and equalisations) and to set these outputs in such a way as to simulate the wind chests
of the original church organs.
These functions called EXTERNAL OUTPUTS CONTROL and EXTERNAL VOICES
ROUTER are described in the “Advanced Manual”.

WARNING!

- In order to reach a proper pipes simulation, you have to locate the speakers boxes accord-

ing to the output numbers. The speaker box connected to output [1] has to be located on
the extreme left followed by all other speakers connected to outputs [2], [3] and [4] will
be located to the extreme right.

- The volume controls for the manuals, the pedal board and the Orchestra voices are in the

drawer under the keyshelf (see also par. 3), as well as the expression pedals also affect the
levels of the audio output signals [OUTPUT] found on the back panel and in the drawer
under the manuals. The only control that does not affect these outputs is the [GENERAL]
trimmer.

3. [INPUT] section: this section contains the inputs through which the output signal of external

equipment is amplified with the organ’s internal amplification system.
The connections are as follows:

o [L(+R)], [R]: stereo line inputs for connecting instruments with line outputs. For mono

sources use only the socket [L(+R)].

Internal connections by qualified service person only.

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EXAMPLE OF REAR OUTPUTS CONNECTIONS

-

+

EXT.

+12V DC

300 mA

1 2 3 4 L (+R) R MIC GAIN

OUTPUT INPUT

Expander, sequencer, etc.

Microphone

Powered boxes

o [MIC]: Microphone input for amplifying any signal coming from a microphone.
o [GAIN]: trimmer for adjusting the input signal connected to the [MIC] input.

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3. CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT

The drawer located under the keyshelf contains the central control unit for all the internal functions
of the Prestige 20 and 40.
This “Quick Guide” describes the basic functions of this system, for a detailed description of all the
remaining functions and parameters please see the “Advanced Manual”.

1. Display: 40-characters display on two lines showing all the pages relating to the organ’s

functions.

2. Menu selection buttons: these buttons are used to select the four main display function menus,

as follows:

o [VOICES] (described in the “Advanced Manual”): menu of the main functions relating to

the organ voices.

o [SET-UP] (chap. 5): general functions for organ settings.
o [MIDI & UTILITY] (described in the “Advanced Manual”): settings for MIDI interface

and the rear outputs.

o [DISK] (described in the “Advanced Manual”): functions relating to floppy disks and the

files saved in them.

3. MIDI TO section: this section contains the buttons used to activate transmission of the MIDI

note codes on channels A and B of each manual and the pedal board. The LED for each button
shows the transmission status on the relative MIDI channel according to the rule:

o LED on: transmission of note codes enabled:
o LED off: transmission of note codes disabled:

For further information about the organ’s MIDI interface capabilities, see the “Advanced

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ENSEMBLE:2 TEMPERAMENT:Equal

TUNING:0

Manual”.

4. VOLUMES section: these controls are used to adjust the individual volumes of the organ, as
follows:

o [PEDAL]: pedal board volume.
o [GREAT]: volume of the Great.
o [SWELL]: volume of the Swell.
o [ORCH.]: (in the Prestige 40 only) volume of the Orchestra voices.
o [REVERB]: regulates the level of the reverb effect.
o [GENERAL]: the general volume of the organ.

5. Sequencer: this section contains the buttons for operating the multitrack sequencer incorporated
into the Prestige.
The basic functions of the sequencer are described in chap. 5 of this “Quick Guide”, while a
complete description of all the functions can be found in the “Advanced Manual”.

o [PLAY]: this button is used to playback the MIDI sequences recorded
o [RECORD]: button for starting a recording session.
o [METRONOME]: when pressed quickly activates the audio metronome; when held down

for a few moments it calls up the metronome setting page.

o [START-STOP]: starts / stops recording or playback of the MIDI sequence.

6. Display function control buttons: these buttons are used to move the cursor (indicated by a

flashing field on the display), to set values, to select pages and to confirm or reject prompts
from the system.

o [VALUE]: rotary encoder for setting parameters.
o CURSOR [p], [q], [t], [u]: these buttons are used to move the cursor within the page on

the screen.
The [p] and [q] buttons are additionally equipped with LEDs which, when illuminated,
signal respectively the presence of a previous and/or subsequent page to the one currently
showing. Press the appropriate button to see the page required:

o [ENTER]: button for displaying the content of functions or for confirming any prompts

that may appear on the display.

o [EXIT]: button for exiting the current page or for rejecting any system prompts.

Some seconds after the switching on of the instrument, the display will show:

icontaining the following parameters:

o ENSEMBLE: using this parameter it is possible to set eight levels of natural slight lack of

intonation between one pipe and another in order to simulate the imperfect tunings of organ
pipes caused in time by wear and temperature.
The values range from – (pipes perfectly in tune) to 8 (maximum lack of intonation).

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o TEMPERAMENT: this parameter provides a selection of historical temperaments from vari-

ous ages and different national origin. A perfectly tuned EQUAL temperament can be selected,
or alternatively the classic MEANTONE, CHAUMONT, WERCKMEISTER,
KIRNBERGER, PYTHAGOREAN, VALLOTTI and KELLNER.

o TUNING: allows adjustment of the fine tuning of the instrument within a range of ± 1 semiton.

A BRIEF NOTE ON TEMPERAMENTS

In the “natural” tuning system, based on the acoustic phenomenon of harmonic voices, two important musical inter­vals, the major third and the perfect fifth, cannot be made to coexist in the “pure” state (-+-+.e. beat-free). Therefore,
over the centuries a variety of compromise solutions known as TEMPERAMENTS have been invented and realised.
These give the priority to one interval or the other, and modify them in various ways..
In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, until the end of the 15th Century, the “Pythagorean” tuning system, in which
the fifths were kept perfectly pure, was used. The resulting major third interval was particularly unpleasant and was
therefore considered a dissonance. However, the music of the time was mainly monodic and the first vocal and instru­mental polyphonic forms made wide use of the interval of a fifth. With the early Renaissance and the start of the great
age of vocal polyphony, the interval of a major third gradually came to be heard as a consonance. The instruments
with fixed tuning, such as the organ and harpsichord, were adapted to this situation by using a system of temperament
known as meantone, which gave priority to the major third over the fifth. This temperament is particularly important
since it was in normal use in Europe in the 16th and 17th Centuries, until the beginning of the 18th. Here are the six
temperaments offered by the Prestige, first of all the MEANTONE.

MEANTONE

- 8 pure major thirds: E flat – G / B flat – D / F – A / C – E / G – B / D – F # / A – C# / E – G.

- 4 unusable major thirds (diminished fourths): B – D# / F# - A# / C# - E# / A flat - C.

- 1 fifth known as the “wolf” (very dissonant extended fifth): G# - E flat.

- Highly irregular chromatic scale (meaning that chromatic compositions are given a very distinctive voice)

- Keys usable with this temperament: C maj. / D maj. / G maj. / A maj. / B flat maj. and the relative minors.

The temperaments which follow allow all the major and minor keys to be used, although those with the most altera­tions have a highly distinctive voice, in contrast with the modern equal temperament.

WERCKMEISTER

This temperament, invented by the organist and musical theorist Andreas Werckmeister, is recommended for perform­ing the German musical repertoire of the late 1600s.

KIRNBERGER

This temperament, developed by Johann Philipp Kirnberger, pupil of J.S. Bach, is also suitable for playing the German
baroque composers and the works of Bach.

CHAUMONT (1696)

This is based on six pure major thirds: D-F# / E-G# : D-F# / E-G# / F-A / G-B / A-C# C-E (this last one slightly flat).
It can be used mainly for French music written between the end of the XVII and the beginning of the XVIII centuries.

PYTHAGOREAN

This temperament, in which the fifths were preserved perfectly pure, dates from the Middle Ages up to the 15th century,
and can therefore be used for compositions of that period.

VALLOTTI

This Italian temperament by Francescantonio Vallotti was later taken up in England by Thomas Young. It can be used
with effect for the 18th century Italian repertoire, but also for English music of the same period.

KELLNER

Herbert Anton, born in Prague in 1938 studied physics, mathematics and astronomy at Vienna University. His studies
led him to identify in 1975 the non equal temperament of the same name used by Bach for his “Well tempered Clavier”.
Suitable for German music of the XVIII century and in particular for the compositions of Bach

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4. ORGAN GENERAL SETTINGS

Pressing the [SET-UP] button on the central panel gives access to the organ’s general settings.
The page displayed is as follows:

[TREMULANT] [REVERB] [KEYBOARDS SETTING]

[INTERNAL EQUALIZER]

containing the following selection fields:

o TREMULANT: for setting the Tremulants on each manual.

o REVERB: for selecting the type of reverb required.

o KEYBOARDS SETTING: for adjusting the general parameters for the manuals and the pedal

board.

o INTERNAL EQUALIZER: for setting the organ’s internal equalizer.

NOTE

The INTERNAL EQUALIZER function is described in the “Advanced Manual”.

To select the function required, place the cursor on the relative field using the [CURSOR] buttons
and press [ENTER].

Otherwise, press [EXIT] or [SET-UP] to exit the current menu and return to the main menu page.
Instead by pressing a button in a different menu it will be possible to access directly the list of
functions required.

4.1 SETTING THE TREMULANTS

The TREMULANT function can be used to set the modulation speed and depth of the tremulants
for each manual. When the TREMULANT field is selected in the SET-UP menu, the display will
show the page:

TREMULANT: Manual I Manual II

Depth/Speed 16/16 16/16

which shows the two manuals and, on the bottom line, the Depth (modulation depth) and Speed
(modulation speed).

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As the display states, the number to the left of the “/”symbol represents the Depth, while the number
to the right is the Speed. To change the values use the [CURSOR] buttons to move the cursor and
the encoder [VALUE].

After making all the changes required, press [ESC] to return to the SET-UP menu and to save the
new settings.

4.2 SELECTING THE TYPE OF REVERB

The REVERBERATION TYPE function allows eight types of reverb to be selected, with different
diffusion and propagation of the reverberated signal, which can be used to simulate the reverbera­tion of the sound generated by the organ in different ambient settings.

As described in chap. 3, the [REVERB] potentiometer on the centre panel is used to adjust the level
of reverb.

To set the type of ambient effect required, select the REVERB field in the SET-UP menu and press
[ENTER] the following page will appear:

REVERBERATION type:Cathedral

Use the encoder to select the type of reverb and press [EXIT] to save the selection and return to the
SET-UP menu.

NOTE

The organ’s internal reverb also affects the Orchestra voices and any incoming signals through
the [INPUT] sockets on the rear panel and underneath the manuals.

KEYBOARDS INVERSION:disable

4.3 GENERAL SETTINGS FOR THE MANUALS

The KEYBOARDS SETTING function contains three main parameter settings for the manuals and
the pedal board. The first of these, which can be called up by selecting the KEYBOARDS SET­TING field from the SET-UP menu, is RANKS DISTANCE (described in the “Advanced Manual”).
Now by pressing the CURSOR [q] button the KEYBOARDS INVERSION parameter can be
called up.

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ENCLOSED, AUTOMATIC PEDAL AND TREMULANT

DEPTH AND SPEED STORED IN MEMORIES:NO

NOTE

If memorization of the Enclosed and Automatic Pedal settings are enabled, when the Cancel
button ([C]) is pressed under the manuals these two functions will not turn off.

Use the [VALUE] encoder to select either YES to enable memorisation or NO to disable it.

Now press the [EXIT] button to return to the SET-UP menu and to save the settings.

Using the KEYBOARDS INVERSION the positions of Great and Swell can be inverted.
Using the [VALUE] encoder, select enable to turn it on or disable to turn it off.

The status of this setting is also shown by the [K. INV.] LED on the front panel (see also par. 2.1).

If you push CURSOR [q] the display will show the last Keyboards Setting function that allows to
activate or de-activate the Enclosed, Automatic Pedal and the Tremulant’s depth and speed in the
memories.

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*** Reading disk contents ***

Please wait

after which the page used will appear to start recording:

RECORD:NEWSONG Tempo:120 Meas:1

Ped:REC ManI: ManII: Common:REC REC REC

Now turn on the voices and controls required, then press [START-STOP] to start recording.
The sequencer will start with the number of count-in bars (set using the metronome page, see the
“Advanced Manual”) and the Led of the [START-STOP] button will flash in time with the current
tempo and the Time Signature set.

To stop recording, press [START-STOP] again; the display will show the page for saving the se­quence just recorded, on which the name of the .MID file that will be written to the floppy disk can
be entered.

SEQUENCER SAVE:

SONG: .MID - Press ENTER to startSESSION1

With the usual procedure, use the [CURSOR] buttons to move the cursor and the encoder to select
the characters. Then press [ENTER] to save the recording or [EXIT] to abort the saving operation.
Otherwise, use [RECORD] or [EXIT] to exit the sequencer function and return to the main page.

5. RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MUSICAL
PERFORMANCES

The Prestige 20 and 40 are equipped with a multitrack sequencer used to record, save to floppy disk
and playback musical performances. The following are the basic directions for using these func­tions; a detailed description of all the sequencer functions is given in the “Advanced Manual”.

5.1 RECORDING A PERFORMANCE

To start a recording session, simply press the [RECORD] button after inserting a floppy disk in the
drive. The system will read the disk and show it on the display:

WARNING!

To make sure that existing recordings are not lost, when entering the name of the song take
care not to enter a name already on the disk. In this case, the original file will be overwritten.

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PLAY:SESSION1 Tempo:120 Meas:1

Ped:--- ManI:PLY ManII:PLY Common:PLY

PLAY: Tempo:120 Meas:12SESSION1

Ped:PSE ManI:PSE ManII:PSE Common:PSE

5.2 PLAYING BACK A PERFORMANCE

To play back a track recorded using the sequencer, insert the floppy disk in the drive and press
[PLAY]. The system will proceed to read the floppy disk:

*** Reading disk contents ***

Please wait

after which all the tracks (.MID files) saved on the disk will be displayed:

ERICSONG.MID SESSION1.MID RECORD_1.MID

RECORD_2.MID RECORD_3.MID

Use the [CURSOR] keys to select the song you wish to play and press [ENTER]. The display will
show the page:

Press [START-STOP] to start playing back the file.
While the track is playing back the voices can also be changed and it is possible to play along with
the sequencer.
Playback can be paused temporarily using the [PLAY] button.

press [PLAY] again to continue.

To stop the playback, press [START-STOP] again; press [EXIT] or [PLAY] to exit the sequencer
and return to the main menu.

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6. VOICE LOCAL OFF

Setting a voice in Local Off mode means that it will not be played by the organ’s internal sound
generation system but the relative MIDI message is sent (System Exclusive) so that it can be turned
on and played on a connected instrument.
To set Local Off for a voice press [S] (Set) and, keeping it down, press [C] (Cancel). All the stops
will come on and the display will show the page:

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To set a voice in Local Off mode, pull its drawknob so that the light goes out. After creating the set
up required, press [S] and [C] together to save it. Accessing the Local Off setting function after this
will trigger display of the status of the voices as follows:

- Light on: voice in Local On mode (sound generated internally)

- Light off: voice in Local Off mode

In normal operation, when a voice in Local Off is turned on, the drawknob flashes twice and then a
fixed light stays on.

7. FACTORY SETTING

With the operation of the Factory Setting, all functions will return to factory setting, cancelling the
changes made by the user.
To recall this procedure, press switches ,CURSOR [p] and [q] together, and keep them pressed
down whilst switching the organ on. The following video page will appear:

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MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

Date: 19/07/05

FUNCTION… TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS

BASIC

Default 1÷15 1÷15

CHANNEL

1÷15 1÷15

MODE

Default Mode 3 Mode 3

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NOTE

30÷101 30÷101

NUMBER

36÷96 30÷101

VELOCITY

Note ON O O
Note OFF X X

AFTER

X X

TOUCH

X X

PITCH BENDER

O O *1

CONTROL

7 O O Volume

CHANGE

11 O O

64 O O
120 O O
121 O O
123 O O

PROGRAM

O X

CHANGE
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE

O O

SYSTEM

X X

COMMON

X X
X X

SYSTEM

O O *2

REAL TIME

O O

AUX

X X

MESSAGES

O O
O X
X X

NOTES:

O=YES
X=NO

Viscount Prestige Version: 1.0
Classic Organ

Changed

Messages
Altered

True Voice

Key's
Ch's

Expression
Sustain
All sound off
Reset All Controllers
All Notes Off

True#

Song Pos
Song Sel
Tune
Clock
Commands
Local On-Off
All notes off
Active Sense
Reset

*1: received Pitch Bend code is applied to the Orchestra voices only

*2: these messages are used to control the sequencer

Mode 1: Omni On, Poly Mode 2: Omni On, Mono
Mode 3: Omni Off, Poly Mode 4: Omni Off, Mono

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