Hammond SK1 Owner's manual

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SPECIAL UTILITY FEATURES
ËTUNE Edit Menu
This Advanced Feature Menu allows you to change the overall tuning pitch of the entire instrument. The reference pitch
is “A-440". The selectable range is from “A-430" through “A-450."
To access the TUNE Edit Menu, do the following:
1. From any of the PLAY Mode screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button once. The Information Center
Display should now look like this:
The word “DRAWBAR” should now be blinking.
2. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button two times. The Information Center Display should now look like this:
You are now in the C screen.
3. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button three times. The Information Center Display should now look like
this:

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4. Now touch the ENTER Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this:
You are now in the TUNE Edit Menu.
Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the pitch.
Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the pitch.
ËDEFAULT Edit Menu - Reset Procedure
This Advanced Feature Menu allows you to reset the Sk-series instrument to factory-default settings.
To access the DEFAULT Edit Menu, do the following:
1. From any of the PLAY Mode screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button once. The Information Center
Display should now look like this:
The word “DRAWBAR” should now be blinking.
2. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button four times. The Information Center Display should now look like this:

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3. Now touch the ENTER Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this:
WARNING!: Doing any of the following procedures will erase all parameters, settings and registrations, returning the
instrument to the original Hammond factory default settings.
Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to select which portions of the instrument will be reset with
factory-default settings. The data chart below shows the options you may select.
DEFAULT Options
Description Function
MANUAL Resets the contents of the MANUAL Touch Tab. You can use this feature to create a “clean
slate” for new Patch settings.
PATCH Resets the User Patches. Use the VALUE Rotary Control to select the Patch you want to
initialize. You can select from “U001" to “U100" and “ALL” (all user patches).
GLOBAL Resets the Global Parameters (Master Tune, Foot Switch assignments, etc.)
LESLIE Resets the contents of the internal Leslie cabinets. Use the VALUE Rotary Control to select
the Leslie Cabinet you want to initialize. You can select from “U1" through“U8" and “ALL”
(all User cabinets).
LIBRARY Deletes all of the Extra Voice Library voices, leaving only the onboard voices.
ALL Resets the entire instrument.
NOTE: You can also perform a DEFAULT ALL by turning the Power “ON” while pressing and holding the
RECORD Touch Button.
After you have made your selection, touch the ENTER Touch Button to reset the instrument to the default settings
you have chosen. If you DO NOT wish to Reset, touch either the PLAY or the MENU/EXIT Touch Button.

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ËSYSTEM Menu
This Advanced Feature Menu allows you to select the Audio Mode of the instrument, and to see which version of software
is installed in your Sk-series instrument.
To access the SYSTEM Edit Menu, do the following:
1. From any of the PLAY Mode screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button once. The Information Center
Display should now look like this:
The word “DRAWBAR” should now be blinking.
2. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button four times. The Information Center Display should now look like this:
3. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The word “SYSTEM” should now blink.
4. Now touch the ENTER Touch Button. The Information Center Display should now look like this:
You are now in the SYSTEM Edit Menu. The word “STEREO” should now be blinking.

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Page 1 - Audio Output
This Advanced Feature allows you to select the type of audio signal from the LINE OUT jacks. You can select either
“MONO’” (the signal is identical from both the “L” and “R” LINE OUT jacks) or “STEREO” (separate Left and Right
audio signals for Stereo directionality).
Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection.
From the previous screen, touch the PAGE UP Touch Button to display Page 2 of the SYSTEM Edit Menu. The
Information Center Display should now look like this:
Page 2 - Software Version
This Advanced Feature Menu Page allows you to see the software version of your Sk-series instrument. The system
software is in seven sections, which are shown in the data chart below.
The data chart below shows the options you may select.
Software Modules
Name Description
MAIN Main system program
SUB Sub-program
INFORMATION Voice Information
DSP Digital Signal Processor software
BOOT Software for locating and initializing the main system program
PRESET Factory Patches
PANEL Control Panel interface
In addition, the Extra Voice sound file versions can be displayed. There are seven categories: “A.PIANO1,” “A.PIANO2,”
“E.PIANO,” “KYBD,” “WIND,” “OTHER” and “VXJ” (the default voices for the Library).
Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among the various screens.
This page has no editing features. It is simply a series of information screens to show the version of your software.

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The data chart below gives you a quick way to identify which version of software your instrument is currently running.
It lists the version number of the MAIN system program only. If you wish more comprehensive information, it can be
obtained on the website at www.hammondorganco.com under Downloads - System Software.
MAIN System Version Number
Release Number Version Number
Release 8.3 1.619
Release 8.2 MAIN program not changed
Release 8.1 1.614
Release 8 1.613
Release 7 1.513
Release 6 1.400
Release 5 1.300
Release 4 1.200
Release 3 1.112
Release 2 1.102
Release 1 1.084