Lowrey Prelude A300CC User manual

WARNING - When using electric products, basic precau-
tions should always be followed, including the following.
1. Read all the instructions before using the
product.
2. Do not use this product near water - for example,
near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet
basement, or near a swimming pool, or the like.
3. This product, either alone or in combination with
an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be
capable of producing sound levels that could
cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for
a long period of time at a high volume level or at a
level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any
hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should
consult an audiologist.
4. The product should be located so that its location
or position does not interfere with its proper
ventilation.
5. The product should be located away from heat
sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other
products that produce heat.
6. Keep the instrument away from electrical motors,
neon signs, fluorescent light fixtures and other
sources.
7. This product should be connected to a power
supply only of the type described in the operating
instructions or as marked on the product.
8. This product may be equipped with a
polarized line plug (one blade wider than the
other). This is a safety feature. If you are unable
to insert the plug into the outlet, contact an electri-
cian to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat
the safety purpose of the plug.
9. Always turn the power off when the instrument is
not in use. The power supply cord of the product
should be unplugged from the outlet when left
unused for a long period of time.
10. During an electrical storm, turn off the
power and unplug the product.
11. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall
and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure
through openings.
12. The product should be serviced by qualified
personnel when:
A. The power supply cord or the plug has
been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen, or liquids have
been spilled into the product; or
C. The product has been exposed to rain;
D. The product does not appear to operate nor-
mally or exhibits a marked change in performance;
or
E. The product has been dropped, or the
enclosure damaged.
13. Do not attempt to service the product beyond
that described in the user-maintenance instruc-
tions. All other servicing should be referred to
qualified service personnel.
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symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous
voltage” within the products enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.
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equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the product.
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Table of
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Let’s Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
• Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
•Pedals to Lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
• Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
• Expression Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
• Master Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 40
• Color Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
• Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• Screen Care & Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• Easy Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• Headphone Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
• Music Rack Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
•Pistons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
•Style Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
•Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
• Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
•Song Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
• Customizing the Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
• Rename Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 54
• Resetting the Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
How to Use the
Memory Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Recording Your Music
• Music Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
•Formatting a
Memory Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
•Recording a Song on the
Memory Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
• Recording Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
• Record Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
•Merge Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
•Replace Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
• Merge Record-
Erase Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
• Replace Record-
Erase Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
• Memory Stick Playback . . . . . . . . . . .16
Bank Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Save Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Load Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Rename Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Delete Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Music Recorder Functions . . . . . . . .21
Delete Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Copy Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Rename Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Table of
Contents
Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
• Parts of the Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
•More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
• Alter Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
• Drums Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
• Drum Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
• Intro/Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
• Minor Chord
Introductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
• Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 42
• Start Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
• Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
• Auto Bass 1 & 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
• Orch & Orch Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
•Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
•Style Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
• Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
•MCS
(Music Chord System) . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Major Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Minor Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Seventh Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
No Chord (N.C.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Organ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
•Bass Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
•Lower Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
• Upper Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
•Sustain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 47
• Genius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 59
Orchestral & Solo
Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
•Portamento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
•Dynamic Keying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
• Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
•Glide/Sustain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37. 42
• Keyboard Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37, 56
• Upper On-Orchestral . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
• Orchestral to Lower Left . . . . . . . . . .38
• Upper On-Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
• Solo to Lower Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
• Upper Octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
• Orch & Solo Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Graphic Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
• Master Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40, 2
•Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
• Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
• Orch Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
• Lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
• Upper String/Vocal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Flute Vibra Trem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
• AOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
•Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
• 3 Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
• 4 Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Foot Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
• Left Foot Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 37
•Right Foot Switch . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 26
Touch Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42, 26
Feature Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
• Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
•Feature (Clear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
• Scroll Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
• Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
• Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
• Feature Page 1
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
a. Load Presets
b. Save Presets
c. Rename Presets
d. Delete Presets
e. Format USB
f. Delete Song
g. Copy Song
h. Rename Song
•Feature Page 2
Lower/Pedal Volume . . . . . . . . . . . .46
a. Lower String/Vocal
b. Lower Genius
c. Pedal Genius
•Feature Page 3
Sustain Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Upper Flutes
Upper Strings/Vocal
Lower Flutes
Lower Strings/Vocal
Bass Tabs
• Feature Page 4
Orch Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
• Feature Page 5
Solo Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
• Feature Page 6
AOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Auto AOC
AOC All
• Feature Page 7
Lower Sound Effects . . . . . . . . . . . .50
• Feature Page 8
Keyed Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Main Kit
General MIDI Kit
• Feature Page 9
MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
• Feature Page 10
Edit Genius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Orch Genius
Solo Genius
Lower Genius
Pedal Genius
• Feature Page 11
Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Feature Page 12
Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
• Feature Page 13
Rename Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
•Feature Page 14
Next Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
• Feature Page 15
Play Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
• Feature Page 16
Set Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
•Feature Page 17
Light Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Show 1
Show 2
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Style List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Genius Voice List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
MCS Chord Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Song Setup List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Warranty Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

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Reset
Power
Pedals to
Lower
3. Reset
Press the Reset button to return the Prelude to the
Power on setting.
Reset
Power
Pedals to
Lower
2. Pedals To Lower
The Pedals to Lower buttons lets you play the bass
pedal sounds on the lower keyboard. Any lower
keyboard sounds that are selected will play along
with the bass sound.
1. Power
Turn the Prelude ON by pressing the long red POWER
button down. This button is located on the left side of
the lower keyboard. This button will light as will sever-
al other buttons on the button panel.
Touch and hold the red button for just a moment to turn
the power off.
Let’s Get
Started!

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The EXPRESSION PEDAL controls the “overall” volume level of the Prelude. The volume level of specific
sections is controlled by the individual volume level controls found on the panel and in the GRAPHIC MIXER
section of the organ. If the overall maximum volume level of the organ is too loud, use the MASTER buttons
in the GRAPHIC MIXER to adjust the volume to your liking.
CHORD: The letter under the word CHORD indicates the lower keyboard chord being played. The bass pedal,
if being played, is displayed to the right of the chord display, preceded by a slash (C / Eb).
TRANSPOSE: The letter under the word TRANSPOSE indicates the key that the instrument is set to.
5. Color Display
When you turn the organ on, the Prelude screen evolves during
startup. When the Prelude is fully powered and is ready to be
played the POWER UP SCREEN shown here is displayed.
The POWER UP SCREEN gives you some essential information:
TEMPO: The numbers under the word TEMPO will indicate the
tempo (speed) when a Style (8 Beat, 16 Beat, Gospel, etc) is being
used.
Master
Volume
Reverb
Amount
Bass
Volume
Lower
Volume
Upper
String/Vocal
Volume
Orch Plus
Volume
Pedal Set
to Minimum
Volume
Pedal Set
to Maximum
Volume
to Minimum
Volume
Pedal Set
to Maximum
Volume
4. Expression Pedal
The Expression Pedal allows the player to add expression (changes
in the volume level) to their music. Pressing the pedal all the way
down is maximum volume. Pressing the pedal all the way back is
minimum volume.

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6. The EASY Button
Like every Lowrey, there are two ways of playing the Prelude:
TRADITIONAL
No “Easy-Play” features. You are free to use your hands on the keyboards and your feet on the pedals as you
wish. For example, playing one note on the lower keyboard gives you exactly that: one note! You can use
the PISTONS, CATEGORIES and BANKS for many, many more sounds.
7. Headphone Output
You can plug in a set of stereo headphones into the headphone OUTPUT jack, located to the right of the lower
keyboard, so you can play in private. When headphones are plugged into the headphone jack the speaker
system is muted. Control headphone volume with the HEADPHONES VOLUME knob. Use the same knob to
control MONITOR SPEAKER volume when headphones are not plugged in.
IMPORTANT: Before plugging headphones (stereo only) into the headphone OUTPUT jack, be sure the vol-
ume knob and the EXPRESSION PEDAL are set to minimum volume. Turn the knob to the left until it stops.
Place the expression pedal in the toe side up, heel side down position. After plugging the headphones in and
placing them on your ears, hold a note or play a style, and slowly increase the volume to a comfortable level.
Pedal Set
to Minimum
Volume
HEADPHONES
HEADPHONES
VOLUME OUTPUT
Song
Setup EASY Feature
(Clear)
Flute Vibra T
Slow
ACCOMPTEMPO
Lock
EASY-PLAY
Press the EASY button. This button will light up as well as several others
(AUTO BASS 1, MCS & MEMORY). The EASY button makes one finger in
the left hand on the lower keyboard sound like you are using all your fin-
gers, plus your feet on the bass pedals. It makes one finger sound like a full
three note chord and plays the appropriate bass note. You can also use the
PISTONS, CATEGORIES and BANKS for many, many more sounds just like
above.
SCREEN CARE AND CLEANING
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not spray any type of liquid on the Color Display. To clean the screen
use a soft cloth slightly dampened with water. Avoid allowing any liquid to run to the edge of the
screen. Do not touch the screen with any sharp objects, such as a pencil point or pen tip.
DISPLAY CONTRAST
Turn DISPLAY CONTRAST dial to adjust the screen.

8. Audio System
The diagram below illustrates the high efficiency Prelude sound system.
9. Music Rack Extender
Below the gold-colored Lowrey logo, at the top of the organ, is a slot into which the music rack extender
may be inserted. The music rack extender is designed to hold your sheet music or music books closer to you.
How to Install The Music Rack Extender
1. Locate the music rack extender Mounting Slot on the cabinet. The slot is located in the seam between
the cabinet top and a strip of wood just above the leading edge of the roll top cover. See the illustration
below.
Mounting Slot
The tinted plexiglass music rack,
which accompanied the Prelude, is
to be inserted in the slot in the shelf,
as pictured above.
2 - 6” x 9” mid range / high range
combination monitor speakers
2 - 12” full range speakers
2 - 3” high range tweeter speakers
The high-efficiency Prelude audio system
delivers ‘Live Performance’ quality sound
through a sophisticated, multi-channel
configuration optimized specifically for
the worship environment.
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2. Grasp the music rack extender by each end so that the metal mounting flange faces away from you. The
metal flange will be inserted in the mounting slot.
3. You will notice that the two corners of the metal flange are bent down slightly. The bent corners
will clamp the base into the cabinet.
4. Insert the left corner of the metal mounting flange into the slot in the cabinet. Slide the inserted
portion of the mounting flange to the left until it meets the left edge of the mounting slot.
5. Pivot the Music Rack Extender base so that the rest of the mounting flange meets the slot in the
cabinet. Be sure that the left edge of the mounting flange remains inserted and rests against the left
edge of the slot.
6. With the mounting flange aligned with the slot in the cabinet, push the Music Rack Extender base
so that the mounting flange becomes fully inserted into the cabinet slot. You may need to alternately
nudge each end of the Music Rack Extender base with the heel of your hand to fully
insert the mounting flange.
You will notice that a padded strip has been applied to the metal mounting flange to protect the
cabinet. This padded strip should rest against the cabinet when the Music Rack Extender base is
fully inserted.
7. After the Music Rack Extender base has been properly installed place the plexiglass Music Rack
into the slot in the Music Rack Extender base.
8. To remove the Music Rack Extender...
Remove the Music Rack from the base. Grasp the base by each end and pull. You may need to
work the base out of the slot by pulling alternately on each end to work the mounting flange out of
the cabinet slot.
Insert the metal mounting flange
into the cabinet slot.
Padded Strip
Metal Mounting Flange
Metal Mounting Flange

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PREVIEW: The Presets section demonstrates the ease of operation and how to sound good right away using
the numerous preset features found on the Prelude. The type of Preset active at any one time: Piston, Style
Setup, Bank, Category Preset, will be displayed at the bottom of the Color Display.
Pressing any one of these PISTON buttons will cancel the existing sound and will create a different musical
sound. The 11 PISTONS are factory programmed and can not be changed.
Along the bottom of your color display, the upper keyboard sound is listed, followed by a slash mark, and
then the lower keyboard sound (right of the split point).
When using the EASY button with the PISTONS, you will notice the organ continues playing the last left hand
chord played - even though your hands are off the keys. This is the MEMORY feature. MEMORY gives you
time to get ready for the next chord change or to turn the pages of your music. Simply press the lighted
MEMORY button to turn this feature off when using EASY.
STYLE SETUP performs two functions:
1. Provides a registration for the upper keyboard melody to complement any style chosen.
With the STYLE SETUP button illuminated yellow (stand-by) pressing any STYLE button causes the
button to be illuminated red (red indicates the feature is Ready To Go) and creates an appropriate
registration for the upper keyboard (Style Setup 0).
2. Turns each PISTON button into a Style Setup button.
With any STYLE button selected and the STYLE SETUP button illuminated red, the 10 PISTON buttons
provide 10 more dynamic Style Setups for each style.
Setups
Style
Setups
Style
ASTYLE SETUP provides 11 complete registrations (sounds, volumes,
effects, etc.) on the upper keyboard for each of the PRELUDE’S 72 STYLES.
Each time you turn on the organ or after pressing the RESET button, the
STYLE SETUP button is illuminated yellow. Yellow indicates the feature is
“standing-by.”
Style Setups
WHAT IS PRESET 0?
There are 10 PISTON buttons but11 PRESETS. Piston 0 is the power up sound. Just turning the Prelude
on gives you that sound.
The same is true, as you will see, for the Banks, Categories, and Style Setups. For example, pressing the
PIPE CATEGORY button activates PIPE CATEGORY 0, a complete preset sound. Pressing piston buttons
1-10 gives you 10 more Pipe Preset sounds.
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3
2
1
Pistons
6
58
710
9
Pistons
PRESETS

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STYLE SETUPS activate the lower “Keyboard Split” feature, which also places melody sounds on the right
half of the lower keyboard. The factory-set split location is at the third F# key, as pictured below. See
FEATURE PAGE 16 - SET SPLIT to change the location.
All of the Categories set up a sound on the lower keyboard, to the right of the split point, in addition to the
upper keyboard sound. This sound complements the upper keyboard sound and is like
having a third keyboard from which to play.
Press a CATEGORYbutton. The first preset for each category, PRESET 0, is active when your category selec-
tion is made. Press among the 10 GENERAL PRESET buttons to get the other 10 presets, for a total of 11 pre-
sets for each category. The 44 CATEGORY sounds in the Prelude can not be changed.
In some cases, the preset names displayed on the COLOR DISPLAYwill be abbreviated.
See the section “Customizing the Banks,”and “Resetting the Banks.”
Press a BANK button (Aor B). The first preset for the selected bank, PRESET 0, will be activated. Press the
PISTON buttons to activate the other 10 presets.
In some cases, the preset names displayed on the COLOR DISPLAY will be abbreviated.
Memorize AB
Banks
BANKS provide 22 more upper keyboard registrations. Just like the
Categories, the Banks are used in combination with the 10 PISTON
buttons. Banks are programmable, so you can save your own sound
setups In addition to the registrations placed in the BANK buttons by
Lowrey, you have the option of changing and saving your own
registration creations using the MEMORIZE button.
Banks
Pipe Sacred Praise
Gospel
Categories
CATEGORIES provide 44 upper keyboard registrations.
Category buttons are used in combination with the 10
PISTON buttons and feature 11 beautiful registrations
consistent with the category listed above each button.
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Note: A preset given for a song title may also work well for many others.
The BANK buttons ( A- B ) can be changed from the factory registrations to those of your own creation.
Read through this procedure before performing it.
Customizing a Bank involves the lettered BANK buttons,
the numbered PISTON buttons, and the MEMORIZE button.
1. Press the buttons and set the features for the
registration you wish to create and save.
2. Press and release the red-colored MEMORIZE button.
Watch the COLOR DISPLAY.
The screen will read:
Customizing the Banks
Song
Setup EASY Select
Feature
(Clear)
Scroll
Flute Vibra Trem
Slow Fast
AccompTempo
Lock
In the event need a quick style and style setup combi-
nation for a specific song title, check the SONG
SETUP database in your Prelude.
SONG SETUP gives you a selection of 200 titles from
which to choose. Each title is preset with an appro-
priate style and a beautiful registration for the melody.
Press the SONG SETUP button, located below the
COLOR DISPLAY. Six song titles will appear on the
screen.
Press either SCROLL button repeatedly to move
through the song list. Press and hold either Scroll but-
ton to move quickly through the list.
When the desired song title is highlighted press the
SELECT button.
To return the screen to the regular display, press the
FEATURE (CLEAR) button.
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4. When you are using any of the STYLES and/or the TRANSPOSE feature as part of your
registration, you must tell the organ to include them.
At the bottom left of the COLOR DISPLAY, you will see the words WITH STYLE and below them the word
NO. To include the style when you save your registration press the bottom SCROLL button one time. The
word NO will change to YES. A natural key (white key) on either keyboard or pedals (long pedal) also
changes ‘With Style.’
At the bottom right of the COLOR DISPLAY, you will see the words WITH TRANSPOSE and below them the
word NO. To include the Transpose feature when you save your registration press the top SCROLL
button one time. The word NO will change to YES. If you change your mind, touch either Scroll button again
and the word NO will again appear. A sharp key (black key) on either keyboard or pedals (short pedal) also
changes ‘With Transpose.’
The COLOR DISPLAYwill read as illustrated here.
5. When you are NOT using any of the STYLES and/or
the TRANSPOSE feature as part of your registration you
may skip step four and simply press the red MEMORIZE
button, turning it off, with the word ‘No’ displayed
under ‘With Style’ and ‘With Transpose.’
You may abort the procedure at any time before comple-
tion by pressing the FEATURE (CLEAR) button.
When the STYLES and/or the TRANSPOSE screen buttons
contain the word YES press the red
MEMORIZE button, turning it off.
3. Decide where you want to save your registration
(Bank Letter and PISTON Number). Press that
Letter button and then press that Number button.
The screen will display the Letter and Number you
have selected. For example, if you pressed the Bank
button Athe COLOR DISPLAY will read as illustrated
to the right.
Pressing Bank button Aor Band no other
numbered preset button saves your preset into
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5. Assign a new name to your presets using the lower keyboard keys, which will now access letters,
numbers, and symbols like those of a typewriter. Titles can be up to 16 characters in length.
Place the paper keyboard overlay on the lower keyboard.
F#1 = Shift
A#1 = Next Space
A#4 = Erase/Delete
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aB bC cD
dE
eF fG
gH
hI
iJ
jK
kL
lM
mN
nO
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pQ
qR
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tU
uV
vW
wX
xY
yZ
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When you wish to rename a preset in the Bbank, press
the number button (1-10) that you wish to rename.
In the case of preset 0, press any of the numbered
buttons that may be on, turning them off.
4. When the desired bank letter and preset number are
displayed in the BANK section of the screen, press the
SELECT button. The NAME section of the screen will
become highlighted.
For example BANK B - 0, ORGAN AOC /CHROMA,indicates
that the AOC ORGAN sound is on the upper keyboard. The
name to the right of the slash mark, CHROMA, indicates
that a CHROMATIC HARMONICA is the sound assigned to
the lower keyboard, to the right of the split point.
The RENAME BANK feature can be used to put your own
descriptive name on your customized BANKS, and display
them on the COLOR DISPLAY.
1. Press and hold the FEATURE (CLEAR) button.
2. Press and release either the BANK A or BANK B button.
Release the FEATURE (CLEAR) button.
The BANK section of the screen will display the Abank.
3. When you wish to rename a preset in the Abank, press
the number button (1-10) that you wish to rename.
In the case of preset 0, as shown to the right, turn off
any of the numbered Piston button.
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Resetting the Banks returns them to the original factory settings. Any customized registrations stored in the
BANK buttons will be erased and replaced with the original factory settings.
The organ features a USB data port that can be used to store a great number of custom Banks
permanently on your Lowrey memory stick. The memory stick storage feature is highlighted in the “How To
Use The Memory Stick Section.”
To Reset all bank of presets, BANK A and BANK B, presets 0-10,follow these steps.
1. Press and hold the MEMORIZE button.
2. While holding the MEMORIZE button, press and release the RESET button.
3. DO NOT release the MEMORIZE button until the Color Display reads: BANKS RESET.
To Reset just a single bank of presets, BANK A or BANK B, presets 0-10,follow these steps.
1. Press and hold either the BANK A or BANK B button.
2. While holding either BANK button, press and release the RESET button.
3. DO NOT release the BANK button until the Color Display reads: BANKS RESET.
The USB DATA PORT and the MEMORY STICK to store Prelude preset and song data.
VITAL: In order to use the MUSIC RECORDER or any of the BANK functions. The MEMORY STICK must be
inserted in the USB PORT. A MEMORYSTICK is supplied with your Prelude.
2. Insert the memory stick, as pictured to the
right, fully into the USB PORT.
1. Locate the USB PORT to the left of the lower
keyboard.
How to Use the Memory Stick
Resetting the Banks
TO THE ORIGINAL LOWREY FACTORY SETTINGS

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FORMATTING A MEMORY STICK
A new memory stick, other than the one labeled ‘Lowrey’ that was supplied with the instrument, must be
formatted one time before it can be used. Once formatted, the memory stick can be used repeatedly for
Music Recordings and saving Banks in your Prelude.
4. Press the SELECT button to highlight the 5. Press the top SCROLL button four times to
CONTROL section of the screen. display the CONTROL:FORMAT USB selection.
1. Insert the memory stick you wish to FORMATinto the
USB PORT.
2. Press the FEATURE (CLEAR) button.
3. If not already displayed, press the top SCROLL button
to display the USB screen.
WARNING: The formatting process will erase any information that may be stored on a memory
stick. Care should be taken to avoid erasing things you wish to keep.
Music Recorder
Erase
>>
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Play/
Pause
Stop
Upper
Record
Accomp
Confirm
Track Select
MUSIC RECORDER
The MUSIC RECORDER controls are located on the
right side of the control panel.
The MUSIC RECORDER performs two functions:
Record and Playback. Record your own personal per-
formances. Playback those performances and play-
back the pre-recorded performances loaded onto your
‘Lowrey Prelude’ memory stick. The memory stick
captures Prelude control data.