Rodgers 960 User manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FeaturesTurn On/Turn Off
Console Division, Combination Memory, Console-
Display, Alpha Dial and Select Knob
Console Display and Menus
Combination Action with Six Memory Levels
-Unlocking aCombination Memory
-Setting the Pistons
-Locking aCombination Memory
960 User Menu Lists (Serial No. 2J00195 and below)
-960 User Menu Items page 6
-960 MIDI Menu Items page 7
-960 User (Headphone) Menu Items page 8
960 User Menu Lists (Serial No. 2170184,
2Jl0196 and above)
-960 User Menu Items page 9
-960 MIDI Menu Items page 10
-960 User (Headphone) Menu Items page 11
Couplers page 12
Reversibles page 13
Expression Shoes page 13
Orchestral Expression to Choir page 13
GreatlPedal Enclosed page 13
Festival Trumpet Enclosed page 13
All Swells to Swell page 13
Crescendo and Orchestral Crescendo page 13
-Unlocking the Crescendos page 14
-Setting the Standard Crescendo Sequence page 14
-Setting the Orchestral Crescendo Sequence page 15
-Locking the Crescendos page 16
-Restoring the Factory Crescendo Settings page 16
Tremulants page 16
-Adjusting the Tremulant Settings page 17
Tutti page 17
-Viewing aTutti Setting page 17
Table of Contents
Introduction

-Unlocking aTutti
-Setting aTutti
-Locking aTutti
-Restoring the Factory Tutti Settings
Melody Couplers
-Setting the Range
of the Melody Couplers
Bass Coupler
-Setting the Range
of the Bass Coupler
Transposer
Master Tuning
-Locking and Unlocking the Master Tuning
-Adjusting the Pitch
Temperaments
-Ancient Temperaments: Pythagorean
-Ancient Temperaments: Mean-Tone
-Well Temperaments: Kirnberger
-Well Temperaments: Werckmeister Iand
III
-Well Temperaments: Young Iand II
-Well Temperaments: Equal
-Selecting aTemperament
Digital Dynamic
Wind™
Wind Stabilizer
-Adjusting the Wind Stabilizer
Random Detuning
Expression Range Adjustments
-Setting the Expression Range
Voice
Palette™
-Voice Palette List
-Accessing the Voice Palette
-Unlocking the Voice Palette
-Locking the Voice Palette
Master Volume Control
-Adjusting the Master Volume
Audio Save
-Saving Audio Control Settings
Stereo Headphone Jack
-Adjusting the Headphone Settings
Auxiliary Inputs
-Adjusting the Auxiliary Inputs
Stereo Line Outputs
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-Adjusting the Stereo Line Outputs
Digital Reverberation
-Setting the Reverb Volume
-Setting the Reverb Type
-Setting the Reverb Time
Choir/Great Transfer
Antiphonal On/Main Off
Zimbelstern
Pipes
Pipes Off/Ancillary On
Console Lamp Dimmer
-Adjusting the Console Lamps
Automatic Shutdown Timer
Orchestral Division
-Selecting and Transferring/Coupling aVoice
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
-MIDI Channel Assignments
-Selecting aMIDI Sound
-Previewing Various MIDI Sounds
Roland GS Standard Support
-Setting the GS Variation (Bank Number)
MIDI Sounds in Combination Pistons
-Saving a MIDI Sound in aCombination Piston
Additional
MIDI Settings
MIDI Note Velocity
-Setting Fixed Velocity
-Setting Expression Velocity
Octave Shift
-Shifting the Octave of a MIDI Sound
MIDI Channel Assignment
-Assigning MIDI Channels
MIDI Save
-Saving MIDI Control Settings
Sustain Switch
Additional
MIDI Settings on Combination Pistons
-Saving MIDI Settings on aCombination Piston
Enabling/Disabling MIDI Master Channels
-Enabling or Disabling a MIDI Master Channel
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MIDI Stop Changes
-Selecting MIDI Stop Change Settings
-Using Pistons to Control
aSecond Rodgers Console
MIDI Local Control
-Enabling or Disabling MIDI Local Control
MIDI Sequencer Update
-Enabling or Disabling MIDI Sequencer Update
MIDI Device
ID
-Setting the MIDI Device ID
Saving aCombination Memory
MIDI Connections
Rodgers Personal Memory Card
-Deleting aMemory from the Card
Storing Crescendo Sequences and Tutti Settings
on the Card
-Deleting aCrescendo Sequence from the Card
Storing Additional Settings on the Card
-Deleting Settings from the Card
Personal Memory Card Folders
-Selecting a
New Folder on the Card
Locking and Unlocking aPersonal Memory Card
Using aPersonal Memory Card on other
Rodgers Organs
Reinitializing aPersonal Memory Card
Replacing the Personal Memory Card Battery
Rodgers 960 Stop Specification
Console Dimensions
Factory Default Combination Settings
-Restoring the Factory Default
Combination Settings
Factory Default Registrations for
Ml and M2
-Memory 1Generals
-Memory 2Generals
-Memory 1and 2Divisionals
Suggested Registrations
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Great Organ
Swell Organ
Choir Organ
Pedal Organ
Evangelical/Gospel Registration Suggestions
Blank Chart for Favorite MIDI Sounds (Choir)
Blank Chart for Favorite MIDI Sounds (Great)
Blank Chart for Favorite MIDI Sounds (Swell)
Care and Maintenance
-Console and Pedalboard
-Keyboards and Stop Tabs
-Pipes on Pipe-Augmented Instruments
Safety Instructions
Radio
and Television Interference Notice (FCC Notice)
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II INTRODUCTION II
The sound soars-rising majestically above the congregation-blending with the spirit of the
ages to produce everlasting memories! This
is the musical experience you will achieve when
you hear or play the Rodgers 960. Providing arich and spacious ensemble sound
complemented by crystal-clear definition, the Rodgers 960 provides unsurpassed, glorious
sound
in the timeless tradition of wind-blown pipes.
The Rodgers 960
is athree manual classic organ that incorporates an eclectic specification
and authentic pipe organ sounds achieved through Rodgers' innovative PDFM (Parallel Digital
Imaging) technology. This technology allows each note
of every stop on the Rodgers 960 to
be individually tuned, leveled and voiced after the instrument has been installed, just as afine
pIpe organ.
This incredible flexibility means that the Rodgers 960 will provide superior sound in any
acoustic environment. Voicing can be modified effortlessly without software
or hardware
replacement should your musical preferences change. With the option
of adding real pipe
ranks at any time, the Rodgers 960
is the perfect choice for your musical needs.
Built
in Oregon by dedicated, expert craftsmen, our consoles are meticulously hand-
crafted
of hardwoods and veneers, and are designed to the exacting standards of the American
Guild
of Organists.
This manual will help with the exploration
of the expansive capabilities and the varietyof
features and functions offered by this incomparable instrument. As highly sophisticated as the
Rodgers 960 is, the features are easy to use and easy to access, creating amost satisfYing
musical experience for the player and listener alike.
The Rodgers 960
is awonderful example of Rodgers' commitment to celebrate tradition
while creating the future. From the first notes that sound forth from the Rodgers 960 to the
endless possibilities
of sound combinations developed over the years to come, we think you
will agree Rodgers
is indeed the sound choice!
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To get started, here is atour of the basic operations of the Rodgers 960:
TURN ONITURN OFF
To turn the organ on, press the top part of the rocker switch in the left drawknob panel
and hold until "RODGERS 960 CLASSIC ORGAN", or your personalized greeting appears
in
the Console Display. Release. The organ will perform aselfdiagnostic test of its systems
within afew seconds. When completed, the Console Display
will read "TRANSPOSER 0".
The Rodgers 960
is ready to play. To turn the power off, press the lower part of the rocker
switch and release after 1-2 seconds.
CONSOLE DIVISION, COMBINATION MEMORY
CONSOLE DISPLAY, ALPHA DIAL AND SELECT KNOB
PEDAL
DIVISION SWELL
DIVISION
POWER
SWITCH M1, M2,
M3,
M4, M5AND M6
MEMORY LEVEL
PISTONS
2
GREAT
DIVISION
CONSOLE
DISPLAY
SELECT
KNOB
CHOIR
DIVISION

CONSOLE DISPLAY AND MENUS
The Rodgers 960 is equipped with atwo-line Console Display window located in the right
drawknob panel. This display indicates the Transposer setting, and
it can be used to alter many
other settings and organist preferences including MIDI settings, Voice Palette, and Tremulant
rate and depth, among many others.
Two controls are used to select and operate the features
of the Console Display. The
smaller knob, located near the Console Display, is called the Select Knob and is used to select
different menu items
to be changed. When the Console Display reads "TRANSPOSER 0", this
knob controls the Transposer function. The largerflush dial, near the Console Display
is
called the Alpha Dial and is used to change amenu setting which has been selected.
To move to anew menu
or to make anew setting in the same menu in the Console
Display, hold SET and turn the Select Knob. Note: Once
any menu other than the Transposer
menu has been selected, it is
no longer necessary to hold SET to selectfurther menus.
The blinking square in the Console Display, called the cursor, indicates the setting which
is currently selected. Rotating the Alpha Dial will change the value of any selected setting.
There are three different menus. The User Menu accesses organ and audio settings such
as Voice Palette, Tremulant settings, Master Volume, and Auxiliary Input controls. This menu
is accessed by holding SET and turning the Select Knob counter clockwise (left) from the
Transposer menu.
The second menu controls MIDI settings and
is accessed by holding SET and turning the
Select Knob clockwise (right) from the Transposer menu.
The third menu also accesses organ and audio settings, but it
is. only available when
headphones are used. Note: Please refer to the "Stereo Headphone
Jack" section.
To return to the Transposer display, press General Cancel.
COMBINATION ACTION WITH SIX MEMORY LEVELS
The Rodgers 960 features acombination action easily changed by the organist from the
console. The organist can pre-select registrations and make rapid changes
in tone color using
this advanced system.
Rodgers' microprocessor combination action
is aspecially refined six-memory system.
This effectively multiplies the number
of physical pistons on the console by six.
The
12 General pistons simultaneously affect all stops and controls on the Great, Swell,
Choir and Pedal.
All manual and pedal registrations may be changed by pressing aGeneral
piston.
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There are six Divisional pistons for each division. The Great, Swell and Choir Divisionals
are operated by pistons located under each respective manual, and the six Pedal Divisionals are
operated by
toe pistons located on the right bottom row of toe pistons. The Divisional pistons
independently affect all stops and
MIDI controls on the Great, Swell, Choir or Pedal. Each
division registration may be changed independently by pressing aDivisional piston.
Note: For expandedmemory capability, please refer to the "Rodgers PersonalMemory
Card" section.
Acombination memory must be unlocked to set pistons. Once the pistons are set, the
combination memory may
be locked again to prevent accidental change.
• UNLOCKING A COMBINATION MEMORY:
1. Press and hold M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 or M6 located under the Choir manual to the
far left for approximately five seconds.
"USING INTERNAL MEMORY" or
"USING CARD MEi\·'10R Y" appears in the Console Display first. Then
"MEMORY (#) LOCKED" appears.
2. While continuing to hold the memory piston, rotate the Alpha Dial either direction
until
the Console Display reads "MEMORY (#) UNLOCKED."
3. Release the memory piston. The memory is now unlocked.
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•SETTING THE PISTONS:
1. Select amemory by pressing Ml, M2, M3, M4, M5 or M6. Note: Pistons cannot
be set if the memory is locked. Please refer to the "Unlocking aCombination
Memory" section.
2. Select the desired stops.
3. Press and hold the SET piston, located under the Choir manual to the far left.
4. While holding SET, press the desired combination piston. Then release both
pistons.
Note: Stops may be addedor deletedfrom any combination using the above procedure.
• LOCKING ACOMBINATION MEMORY:
1. Press and hold Ml, M2, M3, M4, M5 or M6 for approximately five seconds.
"USING INTERNAL MEMORY" or "USING CARD MEMORY" appears in the
Console Display first. Then
"MEMORY (#) UNLOCKED" appears.
2. While continuing to hold the memory piston, rotate the Alpha Dial either direction
until the Console Display reads
"MEMORY (#) LOCKED."
3. Release the memory piston. The memory is now locked.
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AUX TREBLE
-1400thru 14,00 dB
AUXBASS
-14,00 thru 14,00 dIl
AUX ANT VOLUME
OFF, -31,25 thru 6,25 6
AUX ANT BALANCE
-10,00 thru 10,00 dB
AUX MAIN VOLUME
OFF, -31,25 thru 6,25 dB
AUX MAIN BALANCE
-10,00 thru 10,00 lB
the
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tthese
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I TRANSPOSER I
J TUNING A= :
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This menu Item appears
when MASTER TUNING is
ADJUSTABLE,
960 User Menu Items
Hold SET, turn SELECT knob
counterclockwise.
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TRANSPOSER
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KIRNBERGER
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YOUNG II
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MANUAL
ADJ ONLY
CONSOLE LAMPS
1THRU 16
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PO
(See list on next page)
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CH
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GT FLUTEVIB PPPP, PPP, NORMAL Use
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SW FLUTE
TREM
SW FLUTEVIB
RATE: DEPTH: ;!;
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...
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CH SPARE
CH FLUTE
MASTER VOLUME
CH FLUTEVIB -20,00 thru 5,00 dB
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REVERB VOLUME
OFF, -31,25 thru 625 dB
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AUX
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AUX INPUTS TO
ANTI PH CTLS OFF, ON
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STP
PST
S&P
UP 2
UP 1
NORM
ON 1
ON 2
OFF
RCV ONLY
SEND ONLY
SEND & Rev
OFF, 0thru 127
1thru 16
(GT A ONLY)
ON, OFF
ON, OFF
CH~
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PO
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SW
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960 MiDI Menu Items
Hold SET, turn SELECT knob
crockwise.
GTA
GT B
SWA
SWB
CHA
CH B
PDA
PO B
FM EXP, 1thru 128
NOTE
.......
This menu applies to 960
organs with serial numbers
ZJ00195 and below

960 User (Headphone) Menu Items
Hold SET, turn SELECT knob
counterclockwise. n
Headphones must be
plugged in for these menu
items to appear.
HEADPHONE VOLUME
OFF, -31.25 thru 625 d B
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the
HEADPHONE BALANCE
ENT DIAL
t these
-10.00 thru 1000 d B
items.
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AUX BASS
-14.00 thru 14.00 d B
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AUX TREBLE
-14.00 thru 14.00 dB
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AUX GAI~~ BOOST
o thru 18.75 d B
1------ -----l
, REVERB VOLUME 1
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L-----I-----~
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1 ANTIPH CTLSOFF, ON :
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IOthru18.75dB :
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NOTE
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1 KIRNBERGER ~ : TEMPERAMENT I1 (± Y, SEMITONE)
1 WERCKMEISTER Ir-=-.:;:--=-__ 1
I WERCKMEISTER I1This menu item appears
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SW FLUTEVIB : I RATE:!1i DEPTH.~: menu
C~~~I~~IB , -9 thru 9 ~ - - - - - ~ ·9 thru 9
CH SPARE I
,
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: _C~ ~~~~ _: @1(@1( dB
This menu applies to 960
organs with serial numbers
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This menu item appears
when MASTER TUNING
is
ADJUSTABLE.
NORMAL
PPP
PPPP
UNENCLSD
Use the
ADJUSTMENT DIAL
to select these
menu items.
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960 User Menu Items
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counterclocJ(wise.
ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
HALL 1
HALL 2
LOCKED A=440
ADJUSTABLE
MANUAL ADJ ONLY
EQUAL
MEAN-TONE
PYTHAGOREAN
KIRNBERGER
WERCKMEISTER I
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III
YOUNG I
YOUNG
II
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GT MAINVIB
GT SPARE
GT FLUTE
GT FLUTEVIB
SW MAIN
SW MAINVIB
SWSPARE
SW FLUTE
SW FLUTEVIB
CH MAIN
CH MAINVIB -9 thru 9
CH SPARE
CH FLUTE
CH FLUTEVIB
NOTE
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-- - -- -
This menu applies to 960
organs with serial numbers
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STP
PST
S&P
UP 2
UP 1
NORM
DN 1
DN 2
OFF
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SEND ONLY
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1thru 16
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960 MIDI Menu Items
Hold SET, turn
SELECT knob
,
clockwise.
MIDI SEQUENCER
UPDATE
MIDI DEViCE 10
'--- 1, 17 THRU 32
TRANS POSER
10
OFF
STP
PST
S&P
GTA
GT B
SWA
SWB
CHA
CH B
PDA
PD B
FM EXP, 1thru 128
NOTE
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Qrgans with serial numbers
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This menu applies to 960
organs with serial numbers
Z170184, ZJ10196 and above

COUPLERS
There are two types of couplers on the Rodgers 960: intermanual and intramanual.
The intermanual couplers enable stops
of one division to be played on another keyboard or
pedalboard. Examples of intermanual couplers are SWELL TO GREAT 16', SWELL TO
GREAT 8' and SWELL TO GREAT 4'. These couplers are located on the lighted tilt tabs
above the Swell manual.
.i Notes
heard
with'
S' coupler
added.
The intramanual couplers enable stops to be played at adifferent pitch level or levels on
the manual where the stop
is located. Examples of intramanual couplers are SWELL TO
SWELL 16' and SWELL TO SWELL 4'. Note: the 16' coupler is also known as a Sub Octave
coupler,
and the 4 ' coupler is also known as an Octave coupler. These couplers are located
on drawknobs in the Swell and Choir divisions.
, i .! Notes
jheard with ~
./ 16' coupler
. c, added.
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; Notes
/heard with
.:::, 4' coupler
"', added.

REVERSiBLES
The Rodgers 960 is equipped with reversible pistons and toe pistons. These control
certain couplers, stops and functions. Press the piston
or toe piston to turn on, and press again
to turn off.
All reversible pistons light when engaged.
EXPRESSION SHOES
The Rodgers 960 has two expression shoes. The left shoe controls the voices in the Choir
division, and the middle shoe controls the voices
in the Swell division.
ORCHESTRAL EXPRESSION TO CHOIR
The Orchestral Expression to Choir feature allows the orchestral voices to be expressed with
the Choir expression shoe. The Orchestral division
is normally expressed with the Swell
expression shoe.
GREAT~EDALENCLOSED
As in most three manual classical pipe organs, the Great and Pedal divisions are
unenclosed and are unaffected by the expression shoes. When the GT-PD ENCL piston
is lit,
however, the Great and Pedal are enclosed and are expressed by the Choir expression shoe.
FESTIVAL TRUMPET ENCLOSED
The Festival Trumpet is normally unenclosed and is unaffected by the expression shoes.
When the FEST
TR ENCL pistonis lit, the Festival Trumpet is enclosed and is expressed by
the Choir expression shoe.
ALL SWELLS TO SWELL
For ease of expression control using only one shoe, press the ALL SWELLS piston.
When
it is lit, the Choir and Swell divisions are expressed with the Swell expression shoe. If
the ALL SWELLS, GT-PD ENCL and FEST TR ENCL are all lit, the entire organ is enclosed
and
is expressed by the Swell expression shoe.
CRV.sCV,NDO AND ORCHESTRAL CRESCENDO
The slightly raised shoe to the right of the swell expression shoe is the Crescendo shoe,
which gradually adds apre-determined selection
of stops as it is pressed forward. It does not
affect the stops already
in use on the organ but merely adds to them. Stops added by the
Crescendo do not light
or move.
There
is alighted Crescendo/Tutti indicator located on the back coupler rail to the far
right
of the tilt tabs above the swell manual. There are eight lighted green segments to indicate
the progressive stages
of the Standard or Orchestral Crescendo as the pedal is depressed.
Two independent Crescendo sequences are provided. The Standard Crescendo sequence
is available when the organ is first turned on, and anytime the ORCH CRESC piston is unlit.
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The 960 also has an Orchestral Crescendo, whicn gives the organist aRomantic crescendo
sequence that includes tremulants and celestes. Pressing the ORCH CRESC piston, which
is a
reversible piston, engages the Orchestral Crescendo sequence.
The Crescendo must be unlocked to set acrescendo sequence. Once the sequence
is set,
it may be locked again to prevent accidental change.
• UNLOCKING THE CRESCENDOS:
1. Press and hold the ORCH CRESC piston for approximately five seconds until
"CRESCENDOS LOCKED" appears
in the Console Display.
2. While continuing to hold ORCH CRESC, rotate the Alpha Dial either direction
until the Console Display reads "CRESCENDOS UNLOCKED."
3. Release the ORCH CRESC piston. The Crescendos are unlocked.
• SETTING THE STANDARD CRESCENDO SEQUENCE:
1. Press and hold the SET piston.
2. Press the ORCH CRESC piston. The piston flashes, and the Console Display
reads:
CRESC SET MODE
STD
STAGE 1
The stops and couplers currently set on stage one of the 63 stages in the Standard
Crescendo sequence turn on.
3. The current sequence may be viewed by advancing through the stages one at atime
using the Alpha Dial. At each stage, the stage number
(1 to 63) is indicated in the
Console Display, and the stops and couplers set at this stage turn on.
4. To add one or more stops to the sequence, go to the stage where the stope s) is to
be added, turn the stop(s) on, and press SET.
5. To delete astope s), go to the first stage in which the stopes) turns on, turn the
stop(s) off, and press SET.
6. Each stop can be turned on at any stage and turned off at any later stage. As an
example, assume the SWELL
8' BOURDON is to turn on at stage 1and offat
stage 25. Go to stage
1, turn on the SWELL 8' BOURDON, and press SET. Then
go to stage 25, turn
off the SWELL 8' BOURDON, and press SET.
7. To clear the entire Standard Crescendo sequence (stages 1through 63), hold SET
and press General Cancel (0). This also resets the current stage number to 1so that
anew sequence can be entered.
8. When building acompletely new sequence, it is advisable to first write the new
sequence down, then assign stage numbers from 1to
63 to each stop or group of
stops in the sequence. Sometimes there are more stages than stops in the sequence,
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