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JOHANNUS Opus 250
Quick Reference Guide
INSTALLATION MUSIC DESK:
- Turn countersunk brass screws into music desk slat by hand till screws stick out 2 mm.
- Place music desk at the right position, with screw points into the pre drilled holes.
- Tight music desk with screw driver. Electric screw driver is not recommended.
OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS
A Pedal stops
B Great stops
C Swell stops
D Volume control Organ
E Volume control Cathedral
F Phones
G SET (programming capture system)
H Capture memory locations
I CH: Chorus
J Pre-programmed memory locations
K RO: Reeds Off
LS/S: All Swells to Swell
M CR: Crescendo
N MB : Manual Bass
OCF : Cantus Firmus
PTRANS.: Transposer
Q - and + pistons
R ENTER
S MENU
T0: Recall / Reset
U Manual Great
V Manual Swell
W On/Off
X Display
Y Intonation styles
Z Intonation variations
SWITCH ON
Switch on the organ with the on/off piston at the right, next to the manuals.
Wait several seconds. Starting the control functions and the settings will take some time.
The lamps of the 0 piston and the as standard set functions light up.
The settings appear on the display.
ACCESSORIES
CH: Chorus:
Chorus is a function for lightly detuning the organ stops to give it a broader and livelier sound.
RO: Reeds Off
Reeds Off is a function to switch off all reeds simultaneously.
S/S: All Swells to Swell
All Swells to Swell transforms the swell pedal for the Swell to a swell pedal for the whole organ.
If no expression pedal is configured as a swell pedal for the Swell, the S/S piston cannot be activated.
CR: Crescendo
Crescendo is a piston to activate the crescendo pedal.
If no expression pedal is configured as a crescendo pedal, the CR piston cannot be activated.
MB: Manual Bass
Couples the Pedal monophonic to the Great. Only the lowest key that is played on the Great is
coupled from the Pedal to the Great.
CF: Cantus Firmus
Couples the Swell monophonic to the Great. Only the highest key that is played on the Great is
coupled from the Swell to the Great.
TRANS.: Transposer
The Transposer function shifts the pitch by half-tone increments (from -8 to +8). The set pitch can be
read on the display (Tr:..).
- Press the TRANS. piston.
- Use the - and + pistons to set the pitch.
MENU: Johannus Menu
In the Johannus Menu several functions of the organ can be set.
Press the MENU piston to activate the Johannus Menu on the display.
Navigating the menu is done with the - and + pistons.
Confirmation of a choice is done with the ENTER piston.
Cancel or step back in the menu is done with the MENU piston.
0: Recall / Reset function
The 0 piston cancels registration in two ways:
- A short press on the 0 piston: Only the last change is cancelled.
- A long press on the 0 piston: All registrations are cancelled.
INTONATIONS
The organ has 12 intonations divided into four styles: Romantic (ROM), Symphonic (SYM), Baroque
(BAR) and Historic (HIS) and three variations per style: Standard, Solo (SOLO) and Trio (TRIO).
Version 1.0
Select an intonation style by pressing the ROM, SYM, BAR or HIS piston, and then select an intonation
variation by pressing the SOLO or TRIO piston. If no variation piston is selected, Standard is selected
automatically.
PRE-PROGRAMMED MEMORY LOCATIONS
Pre-programmed memory locations are available by operating pistons PP to T and PL. These seven
memory locations have factory settings (presets) appropriate for the quiet pianissimo to the loud tutti
and the classic plenum.
Calling up a pre-programmed memory location:
Press a pre-programmed memory location (PP-T or PL). The active stops light up.
CAPTURE MEMORY
Through use of the capture memory, a registration can be made active with just one piston. The
capture memory consists of 75 levels. These levels can be seen on the display (Mem:..). Each level has
eight memory locations (pistons 1-8). The 600 capture memory locations are not pre-programmed
and can be programmed by the musician.
Programming a capture memory location:
Warning: the current setting of the capture memory location will be lost.
- Select the desired stops.
- Use the - and + pistons to select a level (1-75) on the display.
- Press the SET piston and hold in the piston.
- Press the desired memory location (1-8).
- Release the SET piston.
Calling up a capture memory location:
- Use the - and + pistons to select the desired level (1-75) on the display.
- Press the desired memory location (1-8). The active stops light up.
CHANGING REVERB
Although it is possible to select a different reverb for each intonation style and -variation it is
advisable to select the same reverb for all variations of one intonation style.
-Use the ROM, SYM, BAR, HIS, SOLO and TRIO pistons to activate the intonation style and -variation
the reverberation of which must be changed.
-Press the MENU piston and use the - and + pistons to select the ‘Reverb Settings’function on the
display.
-Press the ENTER piston and use the - and + pistons to select the desired Reverb function which has
to be changed.
-Press the ENTER piston to confirm.
-The line at the top indicates the active intonation style.
-The line at the bottom indicates the setting of the selected reverb function.
-Use the - and + pistons to change the setting and press the ENTER piston to confirm.
-Press the MENU piston twice to exit the Johannus Menu.
VOLUME CONTROLS
Organ: You can adjust the volume of the organ with the ORGAN volume control.
Cathedral: The reverb volume can be adjusted smoothly with the CATHEDRAL volume control.
Expression pedals: In the standard version the organ has two expression pedals. One is configured as
a swell pedal for the Swell, and one is configured as a crescendo pedal. With use of the Johannus
Menu, function ‘Expression Pedals’, the function of the expression pedals can be changed.
Using an expression pedal which is set as a swell pedal will next to the volume also changes the timbre
of the stops. By this the effect of the swell box shutters of a pipe organ is simulated.
Crescendo pedal: The crescendo pedal can be used to activate 20 registrations step-by-step. These
registrations start with very quiet (pianissimo) to very loud (tutti).
If the crescendo pedal is not activated it is indicated on the displays with ‘Cr:--’.
Use the CR piston to activate the crescendo pedal. The display indicates the actual step.
Using the Johannus Menu, function 'Expression Pedals', the crescendo pedal can also be configured as
a swell pedal.
If the crescendo pedal is set as a swell pedal, all functions of the original crescendo pedal are
deactivated.
EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS
The external connections are on the left under the console.
MIDI IN: An input for receiving MIDI codes from other devices.
MIDI MOD: A programmable MIDI output for connecting a module or expander, for example.
MIDI SEQ: A non-programmable MIDI output for connecting a Johannus Sequencer+ or PC (with the
optional Johannus Intonat program), for example.
AUX IN: A stereo audio input for playing the sound of an external device through the amplifiers of the
organ. For example, an expander connected to the organ through the MIDI MOD. can be played
through the instrument's loudspeakers.
AUX OUT: A stereo audio output for connecting an external device (e.g. amplifier or recording device).
PHONES: The phones connection is at the left next to the manuals. This connection is suited for a
headphone with an impedance of 30 Ω or more (see headphone specifications).
For further information see CD User Manual.
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