Rodgers 445E User manual

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE,
ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: When using this instrument, always follow basic precautions, including the following:
1. Read all the instructions before using, adjusting
or 10. Unplug the power cord of the instrument from the
repairing this instrument. power source when leftunattended for a long period of
time.
2. To reduce the risk
of injury, supervise children closely
when they are around the instrument. 11.
Do not walk on or place objects on top ofthe power
cord.
3. Use this instrument only in the manner recommended
by Rodgers Instrument Corporation. 12. Do not pull the cord to unplug. Hold the plug when
unplugging from the power source.
4.
Do not use this instrument nearwater, for example,
near a swimming pool
or a damp/wet room. 13. When setting up with other instruments
or peripherals,
follow the procedures in accordance with Rodgers'
5. Use of this instrument, either alone
or in combination owner's manual.
with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be
capable
of producing sound levels that could cause 14. Take care that objects do not fall
or liquids spill into the
permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for a long instrument.
period
of time at a high volume level or at a level that is
uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss
or
15. Service the instrument with qualified service personnel
ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. when:
6. Locate the instrument so its position does notinterfere a. The power cord or plug has been damaged.
with its proper ventilation. b. Objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the
7. Locate the instrument away from heat sources such as instrument.
radiators, heat registers
or other products that radiate
heat directly onto the instrument. c. The instrument has been exposed to rain or other
weatherdamage.
8. Protect the instrument from dust as much as possible. d. The instrument does not appear to operate
9. Connect the instrument to a power source only
of the normally
or exhibits a marked change in
type described in the operating instructions or as performance.
marked on the instrument. Do NOTattempt to defeat
the grounding connection ofthe three-prong e. The instrument has been dropped
or the
attachment plug. This is a safety feature. If you are enclosure has been damaged.
unable to insertthe plug into the outlet, contact an
electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do NOT 16. Do not attempt to service the instrument beyond that
defeatthe safety purpose of the plug. described in the owner's manual. Refer all other
servicing to qualified technical service personnel.
WARNING: THIS INSTRUMENT MUST BE EARTII GROUNDED.
You must GROUND instruments equipped with a TYPE AC, 3 WIRE GROUND PLUG.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1.
Place top on base aligning keyhole (A)
with pin (B) . Lower into position until you
feel it drop into place.
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Step 3.
Screw Thumbscrew (E) through bracket
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Dis-assembly is the
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Pin (B)
Step 4.
Step 2.
With top (key deck) and base in position with pin and
and keyhole as shown (C), slide top forward so
brackets at front of base are aligned with the holes in
the bottom of the key deck (D).
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To make electrical connections:
1. Remove grille cloth (which is attached with valera).
2. Plug in connectors as shown in illustration.
3. Replace grille cloth.

FCC NOTICE
Radio and Television Interference
The Rodgers Classic Keyboard uses and generates small amounts ofradio-
frequency (RF) energy. The instrument complies with the limits set for Class B
digital devices. FCC Rules,
Part 15, Subpart B defme the limits for radio and
television interference in a residential installation.
Follow
the installation and the use instructions in this manual, or the instrument
could potentially cause interference with some radio or television reception. In
the unlikely event this occurs, we encourage the user to try the following
corrective
measures:
./ Turn the instrument OFF to see if it is the actual source of the
interference.
Disconnect the peripheral devices and their input/ output
cables one at a time. If the interference stops, it is caused by
the peripheral device or its 1/0 cable.
Try coiling and uncoiling the instrument's power cord in
different ways.
Connect the instrument's power cord to a power outlet on a
different circuit.
Move
the instrument farther away from the radio or television
receiver.
Turn the radio or television receiver until the interference
stops.
Connect the radio or television receiver to a different power
circuit .
./ Reorient or move the receiver antenna farther away from the
instrument. Consider installing a rooftop antenna with coaxial
cable
lead -in between the antenna and receiver.
Consult the nearest Rodgers Classic Keyboards dealer for more
information if the above corrective measures don't remove the
interference.
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Table ofContents
CAUTIONS and Notice to Users
Safety Instructions
Assembly Instructions
FCC Notice
Table
of Contents
Overview of the C-445E
Brief Tour
Turn On!furn Off
Divisions
Selecting OrRetiring A Stop
Combination Action
Couplers
Tremulants
Expression Pedals
Great to Swell Expression Coupler
The Bass Coupler
The Melody Coupler
Tuning Knob
Transposer Knob
Headphone Jack
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
Sending a Program Change
Velocity Information
Channel Reassignment
Octave Transpose
Enabling/Disabling MIDI Master Channels
Saving a Combination Memory
Receiving a Program Change
Local On/Off
Returning to Default Settings
Common MIDI Connections
Specifications
Suggested Registrations
Care and Maintenance
MIDI Implementation
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• I OVERVIEW OF THE C-445 E I
Congratulationsonyourpurchase of aRodgers ClassicKeyboards®C-445E. The C-445E
is a high quality church organ in both sound and construction, designed to provide years
of
reliable service.
TheC-445Eis a two-manual classicalorganthatincorporates an eclectic specification and
authentic pipe organ sounds. In addition to a built-in two-channel stereo audio system, the
C-445E has provisions for additional amplification and speakers.
TheC-445Eutilizes lightedtilttab stopcontrols. Traditionalcouplers areincluded, as well
as an adjustable combination action (pistons) with two memories.
The Rodgers C-445E is completely voiced and tuned for optimum tonal authenticity. A
Rodgers factory-trained technician can provide additional voicing and finishing
as required.
These instruments offer full MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) capability,
allowing the organist to control other MIDI devices (keyboards, sequencers, rhythm units,
sound modules, etc.). MIDI allows the performerfull recording and playback capabilities.
Thank you for choosing a Rodgers Classic Keyboards® C-445E. Through the most
advanced technology available, Rodgers Instrument Corporation delivers proven reliability
andtradition
of musicalexcellenceandinnovationmarkingourpositionas The Sound Choice!
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To get started, here is a brief tour of the basic operations of Rodgers C-445E:
TURN ON/TURN OFF
To turn the organ on, press the powerrocker switch at the top (1 ). In approximately 5 seconds, the
the SET piston will light, indicating the poweris on and the organ is ready to play.
To turn the power
off, press the power rocker switch at the bottom (0). The power to the organ is off.
DIVISIONS
The following groupings of stops (tilt tabs) affect the indicated manuals (keyboards)
orpedalboard:
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SELECTING OR RETIRING A STOP
Press the bottom of the desired tilt tab to tum iton. It will light, indicating it is on. Press the top of
the tilt tab to turn off the stop. The light will go off, indicating the stop is off.
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COMBINATION ACTION
(Pistons)
The C-445E features a combination action easily changed by the organist from the console. The
organist can pre-select favorite registrations and make rapid changes in tone color using this
advanced system. The pistons will light when pressed.
The C-445E combination action includes ten general pistons, a SET piston, a GENERAL CANCEL
piston, a dual memory combination action (M2) and ten toe studs which duplicate the ten general
pistons.
GENERAL PISTONS 1-5
GENERAL PISTONS 6-10
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~HOW TO SET THE PISTONS:
1. Select the stops desired.
2. Push the SET piston and hold.
3. While holding the SET piston, push the desired piston and then release both
pistons simultaneously.
(Note: On the C-445E, selecting M2 before steps 1-3 will activate a second
'memory, thereby doubling the number
of combinations available.)
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COUPLERS
~ Couplers enable stops of one division to be played on
another keyboard
or pedalboard. The couplers on the C-445E are
GREAT
TO PEDAL, SWELL TO PEDAL and SWELL TO GREAT.
Notes heard
with Swell
To Great
coupler added
TREMULANTS
Tremulants create changes in pitch (sharp and flat) or amplitude (volume). The use of tremulants
adds warmth to solo
or small ensemble combinations and is useful in gospel and romantic music.
The C-445E has a MAIN TREMULANT that affects all manual voices. The SWELLFLUTE
TREMULANT FULL affects all the flute voices on the Swell manual. It is a deeper and faster
tremulant than the MAIN TREMULANT. Each independent tremulant is adjustable for both speed
and depth. It is recommended that these adjustments be made by
Authorized Personnel Only.
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EXPRESSION PEDALS
(C-445E)
The pedal on the right controls the overall volume of the Swell division. The pedal on the left
controls the overall volume
of the Great and Pedal divisions. These pedals are used to give variety
of expression to the music played. Pressing the pedal forward increases the volume; drawing back
decreases the volume.
GREAT TO SWELL EXPRESSION COUPLER
The Great to Swell Expression Coupler allows the Great and Swell divisions to be expressed by
using the expression pedal on the right.
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THE BASS COUPLER
This feature's name is derived from the ancient term "Basso Continuo," meaning thoroughbass.
When this tilttab is pressed, itwill light. Any stops
or couplers on in the Pedaldivision will soundfrom
the lowestkey beingplayedonthe Great manual. This provides a pedalbass without having to actually
play the pedalboard with the feet.
Inits normalsetting,theBassCoupleraffectskeys 1through24
of theGreatmanual, butitsrange
is programmable.
~HOW TO SET THE RANGE OF THE BASS COUPLER:
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1. Hold SET and press the BASS tilt tab, which will start flashing.
2. Release the SET piston.
3. While the BASS tilt tab is flashing, press a key which corresponds to
the highest note the range is to extend. Any note from key 1 to key
61 may be selected. Keys above 32 will play external MIDI devices but will
not play the Pedal stops. After the selected key has been pressed, the BASS
tilt tab will shut off. (Note: When key is pressed to set the range, no sound
will be heard even
if stops are on, so no disturbance will be made if programming
during a performance.)
4. To use the new range, press the BASS tilt tab.
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THE MELODY COUPLER
When the MELODY tilttab is pressed, it will light. Any stop or coupler of the Swell division will
sound from the highest key being played on the Great manual. This allows a solo melody and an
accompaniment to be played from the same manual.
In its normal setting, the Melody Coupler affects keys 25 through
61 on the Great manual, but its
range is programmable.
~HOW TO SET THE RANGE OF THE MELODY COUPLER:
1. Hold SET and press the MELODY tilt tab, which starts flashing.
2. Release the SET piston.
3. While the MELODY tilt tab is flashing, press a key which corresponds to
the lowest note the range is to extend. Any note from key 1
to key 61 may be
selected. After the selected key has been pressed, the MELODY tilt tab will
stop flashing.
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TUNING KNOB
The C-445E is equipped with a TUNING knob. This allows the entire organ to be tuned easily
and quickly to a piano or musical instrument not at standard concert pitch (A 440).
If the TUNING
knob is pushed in, the organ will remain at standard concert pitch, and turning the knob will have no
effect.
To alter the pitch, pull the TUNING knob out until it clicks, then turn the knob to set the
pitch.
TRANSPOSER KNOB
Turning the TRANSPOSER knob will raise or lower the pitch of the organ up to four semitones
(half steps). Many singers need a key change to accommodate their voice range. The
TRANSPOSER is especially useful for accompanying soloists, eliminating the need to mentally
transpose music on a printed sheet into a more suitable key. The TRANSPOSER helps the organist
accomplish this effortlessly.
HEADPHONE JACK
The C-445E has a Headphone Jack located under the keydesk to the right. When a set of
headphones is plugged into the jack, the speaker system shuts off, allowing the organist privacy
when playing. It is recommended that you use a standard 8 ohm stereo headphone set. Your
Headphone Jack is designed to run only ONE set
of headphones at a time.
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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
The Rodgers C-445E possesses some of the most advanced MIDI capabilities in the world.
MIDI voices are activated via three MIDI coupler tilt tabs. The MIDI channels these coupler tilt
tabs control are: Great Channel
Swell Channel
Pedal Channel
1*
2
3
MIDI ON GREAT
MIDI ON SWELL
MIDI ON PEDAL
*May be changed to any of the sixteen MIDI channels.
To change this channel, see "Channel Reassignment"
SENDING A PROGRAM CHANGE
1. Hold SET and press the bottom of a MIDI coupler tilt tab. The tilt tab will flash,
indicating the MIDI Set Mode is active. Release SET and the MIDI coupler.
2. Choose the desired Program Change (sound), and press the corresponding key (see the
Program Change chart).
If SET is held while pressing a key to send a Program Change, the Program Change will be sent,
but the MIDI Set Mode will be "locked on." Once this happens, further Program Changes may
be sent by holding SET and pressing a corresponding key. This allows the organist
to try several
sound selections until the appropriate one is found. The MIDI Set Mode will remain active until
the flashing MIDI coupler orGeneral Cancel is pressed.
Once a Program Change has been sent on a MIDI coupler, that same Program Change will be
sent each time the tilt tab is activated. The Program Change will also be saved on any combination
piston including that MIDI coupler.
VELOCITY INFORMATION
As a default, the Great and Swell MIDI channels send detected velocity messages. The harder a
key is played, the louder the MIDI sound will be. The Pedal always sends a fixed velocity.
It is possible to have the Great or Swell MIDI coupler send a fixed velocity message. To change
the Great or Swell MIDI coupler from detected velocity to fixed velocity:
1. Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler to be changed. The coupler will flash. Release
SET and the MIDI coupler.
2. Press the sustain switch (located to the left
of the Great expression pedal) to the left. The
coupler will stop flashing.
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To change the coupler back to detected velocity, repeat steps 1 and 2 under "Velocity
Information." The velocity status of the Great and Swell MIDI couplers will be stored in the
combination action
of the organ.
CHANNEL REASSIGNMENT
All MIDI couplers transmit on fixed channels except MIDI ON GREAT. To reset the transmit
channel for this coupler only:
1. Hold SET and press the bottom of MIDI ON GT. It will flash. Release SET and MIDI
ONGT.
2. Hold piston 1, and press any key on the Great manual between low C and tenor D# to
signify the desired MIDI channel. Low
Cis Channell, low C# is Channel2, etc. The
MIDI ON
GT coupler will stop flashing.
The new Great MIDI Channel assignment will be stored in the combination action
of the organ.
OCTAVE TRANSPOSE
Normally, all MIDI couplers play at standard pitch (middle C =note 60). The Octave Transpose
parameter may be reset to cause any MIDI coupler to play one octave above
or below standard pitch.
1. Hold SET and press the bottom of the desired MIDI coupler. It will flash. Release SET
and the MIDI coupler.
2.
To transpose up one octave, turn the TRANSPOSER knob to + 1, +2, +3 or +4.
3.
To transpose down one octave, turn the TRANSPOSER knob to -1, -2, -3 or - 4.
4. Exit this mode by pressing General Cancel.
5. Return the TRANSPOSER to the desired setting.
The Octave Transpose status
of each MIDI coupler will be stored in the combination action of
the organ.
ENABLING/DISABLING MIDI MASTER CHANNELS
The following MIDI channels are used to control the organ through MIDI:
Great Master Channel 12
Swell Master Channel 13
Pedal Master Channel 14
The organ sends and receives MIDI information on these channels unless they are disabled.
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It is possible to stop the transmission or reception of MIDI information on these Master
Channels.
To disable reception of information on a MIDI Master Channel:
1. Hold SET and press the bottom of the MIDI coupler corresponding to the channel to be
disabled.
It will flash. Release SET and the MIDI coupler.
2.
While the coupler is flashing, press the top of the MIDI coupler (as if turning off). It will
stop flashing.
To enable reception of information on a MIDI Master Channel:
1. Hold SET and press the bottom of the MIDI coupler corresponding to the channel to be
enabled. It will flash. Release SET and the MIDI coupler.
2.
While the coupler is flashing, press the bottom of the MIDI coupler (as if turning on). It
will stop flashing.
When transmission on all MIDI Master Channels is inhibited, then no stop change (MIDI System
Exclusive stop change) is transmitted.
To disable transmission of information on a MIDI Master Channel:
1. Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler corresponding to the MIDI Master Channel to
disable.
It will flash. Release the MIDI coupler.
2. While the coupler is flashing, hold SET and press the top of the MIDI coupler (as if
turning off). It will stop flashing.
To enable transmission of information on a MIDI Master Channel:
1. Hold SET and press the bottom of the MIDI coupler corresponding to the MIDI Master
Channel to enable. It will flash. Release the
MIDI coupler.
2.
While the coupler is flashing, hold SET and press the bottom of the MIDI coupler (as if
turning on). It will stop flashing.
The send and receive status of all MIDI Master Channels will be saved in the combination action
of the C-445E.
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SAVING A COMBINATION MEMORY
The contents of any combination memory may be saved into a MIDI sequencer and later
reloaded into the organ. To save a memory:
1. The Master Clock on the sequencer must be ON.
2. Select the memory to be saved.
3. Hold SET. Start the sequencer, and wait for it to begin recording.
4. Release SET to begin the transmission
of memory information. Each piston will light as it
is saved to the sequencer.
5. Stop the sequencer after all pistons have been saved.
To restore a memory from the sequencer:
1. Select the memory to be loaded into the C-445E.
2. Hold SET and start the sequencer playback. Each piston will light as
it receives memory
information.
3. Release SET after the final memory as been received.
RECEIVING A PROGRAM CHANGE
Registrations may be selected on the organ by sending a Program Change from another MIDI
device. The following is a list
of Program Changes the C-445E will respond to on
Channel12:
PROGRAM CHANGE
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
31
32
WILL SELECT
piston 1
piston 2
piston 3
piston 4
piston 5
piston 6
piston 7
piston 8
piston 9
piston 10
General Cancel
Memory 1
Memory2

LOCAL ON/OFF
The C-445E are equipped with a LOCAL ON/LOCAL OFF control. When the organ is set to
LOCAL ON, it operates normally.
When the organ is set to LOCAL OFF, none
of the organ stops sound when keys or pedals are
pressed. MIDI information is, however, generated on activated MIDI Master Channels and MIDI
coupler channels. In addition, movement
of the expression pedal generates MIDI volume
information on activated MIDI Master Channels and MIDI Coupler Channels but does not affect the
organ stop volume. An application for this is when sequencing, the volume
of the organ may be
sequenced one way, and the volume of the MIDI voices another way.
MIDI information received on the MIDI Master Channels will still control the C-445E when the
organ is set to LOCAL OFF.
To set the organ to LOCAL OFF:
1. Hold SET, and press any MIDI coupler. It will flash.
2. Hold SET, and press and release General Cancel. The General Cancel light will go off,
signifying LOCAL OFF is activated.
To set the organ to LOCAL ON:
1. Hold SET, and press any MIDI coupler. It will flash.
2. Hold SET, and press and release General Cancel. The General Cancel light will go on,
signifying LOCAL
ON is activated.
The Local On/Off status can
be saved in the combination action of the organ.
RETURNING TO DEFAULT SETTINGS
To return to the default settings for Send Channel, Detected/Fixed Velocity, Octave Transpose,
MIDI Master Send Channel, Primary Receive Channel and Local On/Off:
1. Hold SET.
2. Press General Cancel.
In addition, an All Notes
Off message is generated to clear any problems with other MIDI
equipment, so this can
be used as a "Panic Button" should any other MIDI devices get confused.
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COMMON MIDI CONNECTIONS
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