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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. Control central unit .................................................................................................................... 5

3. Switching on and Main video page ........................................................................................... 7

4. Functions for controlling the organ’s voices ............................................................................ 8

4.1 Regulating the voice volumes ................................................................................................8

4.2 Regulating the sound generation parameters ......................................................................... 9

4.3 Selecting and regulating the Orchestra voices .....................................................................14

Selecting the voice ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Setting the parameters ................................................................................................................................... 14

Saving voices and parameters in the memories ............................................................................................. 15

5. Organ general settings .............................................................................................................. 16

5.1 Setting the tremolos .............................................................................................................. 17

5.2 Selecting the type of reverb .................................................................................................. 18

Organ version equipped with AFC reverb unit.............................................................................................. 19

5.3 Keyboards general settings................................................................................................... 20

5.4 Setting the equalizer .............................................................................................................21

5.5 How the memories work ...................................................................................................... 22

5.6 Setting the Antiphonal outputs .............................................................................................23

Antiphonal output connection examples ....................................................................................................... 25

6. Setting up the MIDI interface and audio outputs .................................................................27

6.1 Regulating the display contrast ............................................................................................27

6.2 Setting the audio signals on the rear outputs ....................................................................... 27

Volumes ......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Delay times .................................................................................................................................................... 29

Equalizers ...................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.3 MIDI functions .....................................................................................................................31

What MIDI is ................................................................................................................................................. 31

The Prestige MIDI settings............................................................................................................................ 32

Selecting the channels ................................................................................................................................... 33

Setting the filters ........................................................................................................................................... 35

Program Change message transmission ........................................................................................................ 36

Setting the MIDI velocity .............................................................................................................................. 37

MIDI note code transposition ........................................................................................................................ 38

6.4 Setting the rear audio outputs ............................................................................................... 38

Short introduction to the wind-chests of pipe organs .................................................................................... 39

Simulating wind-chests with the Prestige ..................................................................................................... 41

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7. Floppy disk and file management functions ..........................................................................44

7.1 Displaying the contents of floppy disks ............................................................................... 45

7.2 Copying whole floppy disks ................................................................................................. 45

7.3 Formatting floppy disks ........................................................................................................ 47

7.4 Displaying floppy disk general parameters ......................................................................... 47

7.5 Saving the organ’s memories and settings on disk ..............................................................48

7.6 Loading the organ’s memories and settings saved on disk.................................................. 50

7.7 Copying individual files .......................................................................................................51

7.8 Renaming files ......................................................................................................................53

7.9 Deleting files ......................................................................................................................... 54

7.10 File information .................................................................................................................. 55

7.11 Error messages - Disk menu............................................................................................... 56

8. Sequencer ................................................................................................................................... 58

8.1 Recording a performance .....................................................................................................58

First recording ............................................................................................................................................... 58

Multidubbing recording ................................................................................................................................. 60

8.2 Playing back a performance .................................................................................................62

8.3 Switching on and setting the metronome ............................................................................. 63

8.4 Error messages - Sequencer section ..................................................................................... 63

9. Appendix .................................................................................................................................... 65

9.1 Voice Local Off .....................................................................................................................65

9.2 Factory Setting ...................................................................................................................... 65

9.3 Updating the firmwares ........................................................................................................66

Updating the Operating System firmware ..................................................................................................... 66

Updating the Sound Driver firmware ............................................................................................................ 67

Error messages - Firmware upgrade .............................................................................................................. 68

9.4 Checking the releases of the firmware packages installed in the organ.............................. 69

Detailed MIDI Implementation ...................................................................................................70

MIDI Implementation Chart .......................................................................................................77

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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, push­buttons, 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.

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. CONTROL CENTRAL UNIT

The central unit which controls all the Prestige’s internal functions is located in the concealed box
underneath the first manual.
The organ features a large set of control functions allowing the user to customise the instrument in
the most suitable way, adapting it to his or her own requirements. These are not mere general
settings, but setup functions that configure every part of the organ: for the voices, for example, the
user can regulate the sound generation parameters and the distribution through the rear outputs
[MAIN OUT] ([OUTPUT] on Prestige 50 and 40) and [ANTIPHONAL OUT], and this for every

single voice.
Another feature is setting of the transmitted signal level, any delay required and equalisation for
each individual audio output. This is in order to provide the most accurate possible simulation of

the real wind-chests of genuine pipe organs.

The organ also allows complete, unrestricted configuration of the MIDI interface, as well as the
familiar settings of the tremulant and reverb effects, the manuals and the pedal board, and the
internal equalizer, and in the versions of the organ equipped with the powerful Yamaha AFC

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reverb unit, calibration of this unit.

Divisional controls of all the volumes are also provided in the form of convenient, easily accessible
rotary trimmers.

Last but not least, the central control unit contains the buttons for controlling the internal multitrack
sequencer used to record and play back performances with no need to use remote modules.

CURSORVALUE

START- STOP

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EXIT

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PLAY

DISK

VOICES

MIDI & UTILITY

SET- UP

MENU SEQUENCER

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B

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PEDAL

SWELL

VOLUMES

1

2

3

4

PRESTIGE 70 - 60 - 50 - 40

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1. Display: display of 40 characters on two lines for display of all the video pages relating to the
organ’s functions.

2. Menu selection buttons: these buttons allow you to select the four display function menus, as
follows:

o [VOICES] (chap. 4): voice adjustment parameters.
o [SET-UP] (chap. 5): organ general settings (tremulant and reverb effects, equalizer, etc.)
o [MIDI & UTILITY] (chap. 6): settings relating to the MIDI interface and rear outputs.
o [DISK] (chap. 7): functions for the management of floppy disks and the files saved on

them.

3. MIDI TO Section: this section contains the buttons used to activate the transmission of MIDI
note codes on the A and B channels of each manual and the pedal board. The LED of each
button displays the status of transmission on the relative MIDI channel as follows:

o LED on: note code transmission enabled
o LED off: note code transmission disabled

4. VOLUMES Section: these controls allow you to adjust the organ’s individual volumes, as
follows:

o [PEDAL]: pedal board volume.
o [CHOIR]: Choir volume (in 3-manuals versions only)
o [GREAT]: Great volume
o [SWELL]: Swell volume
o [ORCH.]: volume of the Orchestra voices
o [REVERB]: reverb effect level
o [GENERAL]: the organ’s general volume

5. Sequencer: this section contains the buttons for control of the multitrack sequencer incorporated
in the Prestige.

o [PLAY]: this button allows playback of the MIDI sequences recorded.
o [RECORD]: button for starting a recording session.
o [METRONOME]: press quickly to activate the audio metronome; press for a few moments

to recall the metronome setting video page.

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

See chap. 8 for a complete description of sequencer functions.

6. Display function control buttons: these buttons allow you to move the cursor (identified by
the flashing display field), set values, select video pages and confirm or reject prompts from the
system.

o [VALUE]: rotary encoder for setting parameters.
o CURSOR [], [], [], []: buttons used to move the cursor around within the display

video pages. The [] and [] buttons have LEDs which come on to indicate the availability
of a video page before and/or after the one displayed, respectively. Press the relative button
to display the video page you require.

o [ENTER]: button for displaying the content of functions or confirming any system prompts.
o [EXIT]: button for exiting the current video page or rejecting any system prompts.

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3. SWITCHING ON and MAIN VIDEO PAGE

When the organ is switched on using the [POWER] switch on the rear panel, the instrument becomes
operational after a few seconds, during which all the amplification circuits are activated and the
internal systems are configured.

After the switch-on procedure is complete, the main video page will be displayed:

ENSEMBLE:2 TEMPERAMENT:Equal
TUNING:0

containing the following parameters:

o ENSEMBLE: this parameter can be used to set eight levels of natural tiny differences in pitch

between one organ pipe and another, in order to simulate the tuning error that occurs in the
organ’s pipes due to wear over time and variations in temperature.
The values range from – (pipes perfectly tuned) to 8 (maximum pitch instability).

o TEMPERAMENT: this parameter allows the selection of a series of historic temperaments of

different eras and national origins.
You can choose from EQUAL, a temperament with perfect tuning, and the classical

MEANTONE, CHAUMONT, WERCKMEISTER, KIRNBERGER, PYTHAGOREAN,
VALLOTTI and KELLNER temperaments.

o TUNING: allows adjustment of the fine tuning of the instrument within a range of +/- 1 semitone,

with setting by hundredths of a semitone.

N.B.

The organ should not be switched off and back on in rapid succession as this may damage the
internal systems, especially the power supply and amplification circuits.
After the instrument is switched off, it is best to wait at least 15 seconds before switching it
back on.
Furthermore when leaving the Menu’s VOICES, SET-UP and MIDI&UTILITY, pay attention
not to switch off the organ till the new video page appears on the display.

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4. FUNCTIONS FOR CONTROLLING
THE ORGAN’S VOICES

The menu containing the functions for controlling the instrument’s church organ voices can be
recalled by pressing the [VOICES] button. The video page displayed is as follows:

[VOICES VOLUME] [VOICES ADJUST]

allowing you to recall the following functions:

o VOICES VOLUME: regulates the volume of each individual voice.

o VOICES ADJUST: regulates the sound generation parameters for each individual voice.

To recall a function, place the cursor on the field required using the [CURSOR] keys and press
[ENTER].
Otherwise, press the [VOICES] or [EXIT] buttons to return to the main video page. You can also
display another menu immediately by pressing the relative button in the MENU section of the
central control unit.

4.1 REGULATING THE VOICE VOLUMES

The VOICES VOLUME function allows you to adjust the volume of each individual voice in a
range from –12 dB to +6 dB. Each modification is saved immediately and is audible in real time,
making it easier for the user to obtain the setting required.
The volume settings (of all the voices) can also be saved on a floppy disk using the FILE SAVE
function (see point 7.5) to allow them to be reloaded as required.

To recall this function, select the VOICES VOLUME option from the VOICES menu; the display
will show:

ADJUST VOLUME Please select section:
[PEDAL] [CHOIR] [GREAT] [SWELL]

ADJUST VOLUME Please select section:
[PEDAL] [GREAT] [SWELL]

Prestige 100 - 80:

Prestige 70 - 60 - 50 - 40:

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Now use the CURSOR [] and [] keys to move the cursor and [ENTER] to confirm in order to
select the manual or pedal board containing the voice(s) the volume of which you wish to regulate.
The display shows the first six voices and their current volumes:

Princip16:+2 DbDiap.32:0 CtBomb.32:+3
ChBass4 :0 Bombard16:-2 Subbass16:0

To set the new value (expressed in dB on the display), locate the cursor on the voice required using
the [CURSOR] buttons or its draw-stop or register on the panel, and use the [VALUE] encoder to
make the setting.
Once you have made all the changes you require, press [EXIT] to return to display of the VOICES
menu.

4.2 REGULATING THE SOUND GENERATION PARAMETERS

One of the Prestige organ’s most interesting characteristics is the capability for modifying the
sound generation parameters of every single voice provided in the organ.

As for all the other VOICES menu functions, all the changes made to the setting parameters are
audible in real time, are saved immediately and can be saved on a floppy disk using the FILE SAVE
function (see point 7.5).

To recall this function, use the [CURSOR] and [ENTER] buttons to select the VOICES ADJUST
field in the VOICES menu; the display will show:

Now use the [CURSOR] and [ENTER] buttons again to select the section of the organ containing
the voice you wish to modify.

Princip16 Attack:2 ReleaseDetune:3

Color:-3 Panning:C->R C#->L

VOICES ADJUST Please select section:
[PEDAL] [CHOIR] [GREAT] [SWELL]

VOICES ADJUST Please select section:
[PEDAL] [GREAT] [SWELL]

Prestige 100 - 80:

Prestige 70 - 60 - 50 - 40:

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- 90% on left channel

- 10% on right channel

Solo Left:

Left Channel Right Channe

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90% 90%90% 10% 10%10%

- 10% on left channel

- 90% on right channel

Solo Right:

As you can see, the first voice of the chosen manual or the pedal board appears in the top left-hand
corner of the screen. The field is pre-selected, so you can move the [VALUE] encoder to scroll
through all the section’s voices. The voice can also be recalled using its draw-stop or register on the
panel.

Together with the selected voice, the screen shows the first four parameters for modification, which
are:

o ATTACK: adjusts the voice’s attack time, i.e. the time it takes to reach the maximum volume

value, on a scale of 8 values. Set 0 for the minimum attack time and 8 for the maximum time.
Note that the scale of 8 values cannot be associated to fixed time values, since this parameter
depends on the type of voice being modified (the Plenum, for example, has a shorter attack
time than a Flute 8’) and the Time Tracking of the keyboard, which means that attack times are
shorter in the upper than in the lower part.

o RELEASE DETUNE: adjusts the variation in tuning when the note is released compared to

the value with the note pressed, on a scale of 8 values. Here again, fixed values of hundredths
of a semitone cannot be associated to the values shown on the screen, since the modification
depends on the voice and the part of the keyboard being played.
Set 0 for the minimum change in tuning and 8 for the maximum change.

o COLOR: sets the voice’s brilliance in a range of values from -8 (maximum enhancement of

the low components, maximum attenuation of the high components) to +8 (maximum attenuation
of the low components, maximum enhancement of the high frequencies).

o PANNING: adjusts the voice’s stereophonic distribution over the Left and Right channels of

the organ’s internal amplification system by means of the following settings:

Left Channel Right Channe

l

90% 90%90% 10% 10%10%

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Left Channel Right Channe

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100%

50% 50%

100% 100%

- 50% on left channel

- 50% on right channel

Left&Right:

- 90% on left channel, 10% on right channel in the low part of the keyboard.

- 10% on left channel, 90% on right channel in the central part of the keyboard.

- 90% on left channel, 10% on right channel in the high part of the keyboard.

LeftRightLeft:

- 10% on left channel, 90% on right channel in the low part of the keyboard.

- 90% on left channel, 10% on right channel in the central part of the keyboard.

- 10% on left channel, 90% on right channel in the high part of the keyboard.

RightLeftRight:

Left Channel Right Channe

l

90%10% 10% 90% 90%10%

Left Channel Right Channe

l

90% 10% 10%90% 90%10%

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- 90% on left channel, 10% on right channel in the low part of the keyboard.

- 10% on left channel, 90% on right channel in the high part of the keyboard.

LeftRight:

Left Channel Right Channel

90%10% 10

%

100%

50% 50%

90%

- 10% on left channel, 90% on right channel in the low part of the keyboard.

- 90% on left channel, 10% on right channel in the high part of the keyboard.

RightLeft:

- 90% on left channel 10% on right channel for
the notes C, D, E, F#, G#, A#

- 10% on left channel, 90% on right channel for
the notes C#, D#, F, G, A, B

CLeft, C#Right:

Left Channel Right Channel

90% 10% 10%100%

50% 50%

90

%

Left Channel Right Channel

90%

10%

C#3C3 D3 D#3 E3 F3 F#3 G3B2A#2A2G#2G2F#2

on the wh ole keyboard exten sion

on the wh ole

keyboard ex tension

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- 10% on left channel 90% on right channel for

the notes C, D, E, F#, G#, A#

- 90% on left channel, 10% on right channel for

the notes C#, D#, F, G, A, B

CRight, C#Left:

N.B.

The PANNING parameter settings also affect the distribution of the signals on the
[ANTIPHONAL OUT] outputs since, as explained in point 5.5, in these outputs the audio
signal corresponds to the internal stereophonic panorama.

Now the CURSOR [] button can be pressed to display the parameters relating to the KEYBOARD
SCALING:

KEYB.SCALING Low:0
Princip16

чччччччч High:0÷

This parameter allows you to set the volume scaling, for the selected voice, throughout the keyboard
range. The setting parameters are the following:

o LOW: regulates the attenuation

(negative values) or increase
(positive values) of the volume
in the low part of the keyboard.

o HIGH: regulates the

attenuation (negative values) or
increase (positive values) of the
volume in the high part of the
keyboard.

Finally, press [EXIT] to exit the function and save the settings made.

Volume

Low KS=0

Low KS=-4

Low KS=+4

Low KS=+8

Low KS=-8

High KS=0

High KS=-4

High KS=+4

High KS=+8

High KS=-8

Left Channel Right Channel

90%

10%

C#3C3 D3 D#3 E3 F3 F#3 G3B2A#2A2G#2G2F#2

on the wh ole keyboard exten sion

on the wh ole

keyboard ex tension

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4.3 SELECTING AND REGULATING THE ORCHESTRA VOICES

SELECTING THE VOICE

Each Orchestra voice can be selected at will from the 128 available in the GM standard.
To make the selection, keep the bottom of the Orchestra register you wish to replace pressed for a
few moments; the first video page, for selecting the group of instruments, is displayed:

String

PEDAL

72

PIANO CHR.PERC. ORGAN GUITAR
BASS STRINGS ENSEMBLE BRASS



use the ([], [], [] and []) cursor keys to select the group you require and press [ENTER] to
display the voices it comprises:

AcGrPiano BrAcPiano ElGrPiano HoToPiano
ElPiano1 ElPiano2 Harpsich. Clavi

use the cursor keys again and press [ENTER] to activate the voice.

SETTING THE PARAMETERS

To set the parameters dedicated to the Orchestra voices, keep the top part of the register of the
Orchestra voice you wish to adjust pressed for a few moments:

PEDAL

72

String

Volume:+2 Brilliance:-3
Octave Shift:0 Key Range:C1 - B4



containing the following parameters:

o VOLUME: reduces (negative values) or increases (positive values) the volume of the voice.

o BRILLIANCE: reduces (negative values) or increases (positive values) the brilliance of the

voice.

o OCTAVE SHIFT: transposes the notes played with the voice up or down one octave.

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o KEY RANGE: sets the section of the manual on which the voice will be played.

The first value on the left is the bottom note of the section of the manual, and the second value
the highest note.

Here again, after making the settings you require, press [EXIT] to save all the settings and return to
display of the previous video page.

SAVING VOICES AND PARAMETERS IN THE MEMORIES

As we have already seen, a given sound can be assigned to each Orchestra register, and this sound
can be further customised using the relative setting parameters.

The general and dedicated memories are able to save the sound and the settings for each register, so
that different Orchestra registers can be set for each memory.
For example, in one memory the first pedal voice may be an acoustic bass transposed by one
octave, while in another memory the first Orchestra voice may be a cello, not transposed but a bit
brighter than the standard setup.

To program memories with different Orchestra voices, simply select the sound required and/or
adjust the parameters using the functions already described and save the memory of your choice.
If you wish to set a different Orchestra voice in another memory but on the same register, select the
sound, adjust the parameters as required and save all the settings in another memory.

N.B.:

- Orchestra sounds and parameters cannot be stored in the Tutti or the Crescendo, which
only save the status (on-off) of the voices.

- At switch-on, the voice of a given Orchestra register will be the one set with the organ in
HR before the last switch-off.

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5. ORGAN GENERAL SETTINGS

Press the [SET-UP] button in the MENU section of the central control unit to access the organ’s
general settings. The video page displayed is as follows:

[TREMOLO] [REVERB] [KEYBOARDS SETTING]
[INT.EQUALIZER] [ANTIPH.OUT] [MEMORIES]

[TREMOLO] [REVERB] [KEYBOARDS SETTING]
[INTERNAL EQUALIZER] [MEMORIES]

Prestige 100 - 80 - 70 - 60:

Prestige 50 - 40:

In versions of the organ equipped with the Yamaha AFC reverb, the SET-UP menu consists of two
video pages:

[TREMOLO] [REVERB] [KEYBOARDS SETTING]
[INTERNAL EQUALIZER] [MEMORIES]

[EXTERNAL ANTIPHONAL OUTPUTS SETTING]

[AFC EFFECT CALIBRATION]

Prestige 100 - 80 - 70 - 60:

[TREMOLO] [REVERB] [KEYBOARDS SETTING]
[INTERNAL EQUALIZER] [MEMORIES]

[AFC EFFECT CALIBRATION]

Prestige 50:

The selection fields are as follows:

o TREMOLO: setting of the Tremolos for each manual.

o REVERB: selection of the type of reverb required. Balancing between internal and AFC reverb

(in versions equipped with AFC reverb only).

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TREMOLO: Choir Great Swell
Depth/Speed 16/16 16/16 16/16

Prestige 100 - 80:

o KEYBOARDS SETTING: setting of the general parameters relating to the manuals and pedal

board.

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

o MEMORIES: how the organ’s memories work.

o ANTIPHONAL OUT / EXTERNAL ANTIPHONAL OUTPUTS SETTING: setup of the

[ANTIPHONAL OUT] rear outputs (not available in Prestige 50 and 40).

o AFC EFFECT CALIBRATION: automatic calibration of the AFC reverb (not available in

Prestige 40).

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

Otherwise, press [EXIT] or [SET-UP] to exit the current menu and return to the main video page.
Otherwise, press the button of another menu for direct access to the function menu required.

All the changes made to the parameters in these functions are audible in real time, are saved
immediately and can be saved on a floppy disk using the FILE SAVE function (see point 7.5).

5.1 SETTING THE TREMOLOS

In pipe organs it is of fundamental importance for the air pressure to be constant to obtain an even,
“sustained” sound.
However, a number of mechanical devices were introduced in the past to generate more or less
noticeable periodic variations in the air flow.
These variations produced a “tremulous” effect on the sound, which made a number of solo stops
(such as the Vox Humana) more pleasant on the ear, and gave added expression to the reed
stops.
Use the [TREMOLO] draw-stops / registers on the organ’s panels to enable or disable this effect.

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

TREMOLO: Great Swell
Depth/Speed 16/16 16/16

Prestige 70 - 60 - 50 - 40:

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containing the current values of the Depth (modulation depth) and Speed (modulation speed)
parameters of the tremolo of the manual specified on the top line.
As the display indicates, the number on the left of the “/” symbol is the Depth and the number on
the right the Speed.
To set the values use the [CURSOR] buttons to move the cursor and the [VALUE] encoder.

Once you have made all the settings you require, press [EXIT] to return to display of the SET-UP
menu and save the new settings.

N.B.

The Depth and Speed parameters can be saved with different values in each general and
divisional memory, in the Tutti, and in each step of the Crescendo. To do this, saving must be
enabled using the Keyboards Setting function described in point 5.5.

5.2 SELECTING THE TYPE OF REVERB

Reverberation is the result of a series of sound reflections propagated inside an enclosed environment.
The order and value of each reflection depend to a very great extent on an a large number of factors
which come into play within any one room, such as the size of the room in which the phenomenon
takes place, the nature of the materials of which it is made and the objects it contains, the listener’s
position, etc.
The digital signal processors incorporated in the Prestige organs are able to artificially re-create the
complex reverberations that naturally occur in the types of building where pipe organs are normally
installed, and thus generate the right reverb effect to complete the instruments’ excellent timbre
qualities.

The purpose of the REVERBERATION TYPE function in the SET-UP menu is to allow you to
select the type of reverb effect, ranging from a large church with strong reverb and many reflections
to a small room with very short, muffled reverb.
You may use this function to select eight different types of reverb effect. You can then use the
[REVERB] trimmer in the central control section to regulate the level of reverb effect required.

To select the reverb required, select the REVERB field in the SET-UP menu and press [ENTER]:

REVERBERATION type:Cathedral

The possible selections are:

O CATHEDRAL
O BASILICA
O GOTHIC CHURCH
O BAROQUE CHURCH
O ROMANIC CHURCH
O MODERN CHURCH

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O PARISH
O CAPPELLA

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

N.B.

The organ’s internal reverb also affects the input signals reaching the [INPUT] connectors
on the rear panel and underneath the manuals.

ORGAN VERSION EQUIPPED WITH AFC REVERB UNIT

The AFC (Active Field Control) unit developed by the Yamaha Corporation is an innovative reverb
system which uses the latest electro-acoustic technologies to make the characteristics of the reverb
effect, such as the strength, spaciousness and reflection of the sound, as effective and natural as
possible.
In order to generate the reverb, the AFC monitors the acoustic response of the building where the
organ is installed and adapts the effect’s characteristics accordingly. Thanks to this, the organ can
be used in large buildings without the undesirable effects this type of context may cause, or on the
other hand it can be placed in a very small room and used to produce exactly the same reverb as in
a large concert hall.

In versions of the organ equipped with the AFC system, as well as selecting the reverb type you
may also adjust the balance between the internal and AFC reverbs. The video page displayed is as
follows:

REVERBERATION type: Cathedral
Normal/AFC Balance:40/60 AFC ON

The NORMAL/AFC BALANCE parameter regulates the balance between the two types of reverb,
while the field on the right displays the current status of the AFC system, as follows:

- AFC ON: AFC system active

- AFC BUSY: the AFC system is at work and processing data. The reverb is not currently available.
Wait for “AFC ON” to appear on the screen.

- AFC OFF: AFC system deactivated.

Once you have made all the settings you require, press [EXIT] to return to display of the SET-UP
menu and save the new settings.

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5.3 KEYBOARDS GENERAL SETTINGS

The KEYBOARDS SETTING function, recalled using the option of the same name in the SET-UP
menu, contains four different organ general setting parameters.

The first of these is the RANKS DISTANCE:

RANKS DISTANCE

Pedal:15 Choir:8 Great:10 Swell:8

RANKS DISTANCE
Pedal:15 Great:10 Swell:8

Prestige 100 - 80:

Prestige 70 - 60 - 50 - 40:

This parameter allows a delay time to be set for generation of the voice sound in relation to the
moment when a note is pressed on the keyboard, for each individual manual and the pedal board.

In almost all the original pipe organs installed in large churches, the pipe wind-chests are some
distance from the organ and the organist who is playing it, sometimes even in special rooms.
There are cases in which the wind-chests of one division are behind the altar, while those of another
division are at the entrance to the church. Obviously, this distance generates some delay between
the moment when the organist depresses a key and when he starts to hear the sound of the pipes.

This parameter allows simulation of a distance from 0 to 31 metres between the organ and the pipe
wind-chests.

The video contains four fields, corresponding to the organ’s sections, while the bottom line contains
the distance in metres simulated between the organ and the wind-chests.

Now the CURSOR [] button can be pressed to display the PISTON COMBINE and KEYBOARDS
INVERSION parameters.

Bearing in mind that the way in which the PISTON COMBINE function works depends on the
model of organ being used, we will obtain:

- in Prestige 100 and 80

CHOIR/GREAT KEYBOARDS INVERSION:disable

GREAT/PEDAL PISTON COMBINE:disable

The GREAT/PEDAL PISTON COMBINE function allows the memories of the Great to be “coupled”
to those of the pedal board. This means that when a memory of the Great is recalled, the same
memory will also be automatically activated for the pedal board.

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- in Prestige 70 and 60

GREAT/SWELL KEYBOARDS INVERSION:disable

GREAT/PEDAL PISTON COMBINE:disable

In these models the function is not available.

The CHOIR/GREAT KEYBOARDS INVERSION (in Prestige 100 and 80) and GREAT/SWELL
KEYBOARDS INVERSION (Prestige 70, 60, 50 and 40) functions, on the other hand, allow the
positions of Choir and Great or the Great and Swell to be reversed.

To set these two parameters simply locate the cursor beside the display option and use the [VALUE]
encoder to select enable to activate it or disable to deactivate it.

In addition, the status of these two settings is displayed by the Leds [CH/GT KEYB. INV.] (Prestige
100 and 80), [KEYB. INV.] (Prestige 70) or [K. INV.] (Prestige 60, 50 and 40) and [GT/PD PIST.
COMB.] (Prestige 100 and 80), [G/P PIST. COMB.] (Prestige 70) or [P. COMB.] (Prestige 60) on
the central or right panel.

5.4 SETTING THE EQUALIZER

The Prestige has its own internal graphic five-band equalizer allowing control of the character of
the sound generated by the organ.
To display the setting video page, select the INT. EQUALIZER field (or INTERNAL EQUALIZER
in the version with AFC) and press [ENTER]:

GREAT/SWELL KEYBOARDS INVERSION:disable

In this case the GREAT/PEDAL PISTON COMBINE function allows the memories of the Great to
be “coupled” to those of the pedal board. This means that when a memory of the Great is recalled,
the same memory will also be automatically activated for the pedal board.

- in Prestige 50 and 40

INT.AMPL. 100 315 1K 3.1K 10K ˆ†…„„…†…„
EQUALIZER +4 +1 0 +2 0 –––––––––

As can be seen, the top of the video page contains the central frequencies of the five bands on
which the equalizer operates.
The bottom line allows regulation of the attenuation (negative values) or enhancement (positive
values) of the signal in a range of +/- 12 dB.

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In the 100, 80, 70 and 60 models you can now press the CURSOR [] key to access the video page:

NOTE

If memorisation of the All Swells to Swell (SWS) and Automatic Pedal (AP) settings are enabled,
when the Cancel button ([C]) is pressed under the manuals these two functions will not turn
off.

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

MEM+ & MEM- PISTONS ACTION: GENERAL MEM.

Allowing you to decide whether to use the [MEM+] and [MEM-] keys to increase and decrease the
memories (by selecting GENERAL MEM. on the display) or memory banks (by selecting
MEMORY BANK).

5.5 HOW THE MEMORIES WORK

Select the MEMORIES option in the SET-UP menu for access to the settings relating to operation
of the memories and the [MEM+] and [MEM-] keys in the manual splitters (not in the Prestige 50
and 40).
The video page displayed is as follows:

that allows to activate or de-activate the memorisation of All Swells on Swell (SWS) and Automatic
Pedal in the general memories and the Tremulant’s depth and speed in the general and divisional
memories.
Use the [VALUE] encoder to select either YES to enable memorisation or NO to disable it.

SWS, AUTOMATIC PEDAL AND TREMOLO DEPTH
AND SPEED STORED IN MEMORIES:NO

A graphic indication of the equalizer is also displayed on the right of the screen, in real time.

Here again, after making the settings you require, press the [EXIT] button to save the modifications
and return to display of the SET-UP menu.