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Page 1: ...OXFORD 945 OwnerJs Manual __t C _ _i _ i I ROlLERS INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1300 N E 25TH AVENUE HILLSBORO OREGON 97124 503 6484181 ...

Page 2: ...to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product NOTICE TO USERS Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this manual may be translated into any language stored in a retrieval system reproduced or tr...

Page 3: ...erating instructions or as marked on the instrument Do NOT attempt to defeat the grounding connection of the three prong attachment plug This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do NOT defeat the safety purpose of the plug 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Unplug the power cord of the instrument from the power source wh...

Page 4: ...al 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 I O 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 ...

Page 5: ...ss Piston The Melody Pistons Tuning Knob Transposer Headphone Jack Zimbelstem Antiphonal On Main Off Rodgers Hand Crafted Pipes Pipes Off Ancillary On Choir Great Transfer MIDI Specifications Suggested Registrations Locking or Unlocking Combination Actions Crescendos or Tuttis Restoring the Factory Settings Care and Maintenance inside cover i ii iii page 1 page 2 page 2 page 2 page 2 page 3 page 4...

Page 6: ...D 945 console is constructed of the finest woods and veneers suitable in the most elegant surroundings It is unsurpassed in beauty and longevity Real wind blown pipe ranks may be added to the Rodgers OXFORD 945 There are many standard and custom configurations available to choose from for expansion of the organ specification The Rodgers OXFORD 945 is completely voiced and tuned for optimum tonal a...

Page 7: ...following groupings of stops drawknobs affect the indicated manuals keyboards or pedalboard PERCUSSIONS L GENERALS INTERMANUAL COUPLERS SWELL GREAT L I I L PEDAL L 1 CHOIR L f t lril _ m l H I 1 HrlI III 1I o4 l __ _ _ t t KRiI __ Tv oooooc OQQQC IIlJ oooooc oooooc oc 00 000 QQ C lUI il 0000000 onooon 0 000 0 t I r r r J J J9 B_S III IiIi ilill llllil al 1fj 3S r tg ol PEDAL F SELECTING OR RETIRIN...

Page 8: ...studs and 36 independent divisional combinations each for the Swell Great and Choir The Pedal has 30 independent divisional combinations Pedal combinations are activated by toe studs only CD Cl SWELL PISTONS PEDAL PISTONS GREAT PISTONS CHOIR PISTONS n HOW TO SET THE PISTONS 1 Select a memory one through six by pushing MI M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 Note A piston cannot be set if the memory is locked Please ...

Page 9: ...plers are located on the tilt tabs above the Swell manual The intramanual coupler allows stops to be played at a different 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 o...

Page 10: ...and depth It is recommended that these adjustments be made by Authorized Personnel Only TUTTI There are times when a full organ registration is needed immediately The OXFORD 945 is equipped with two TUTTI memones that can be set with any combination of stops Push either of the TUTTI pistons or either of the TUTTI toe studs to access the appropriate TUTTI combinations These pistons and toe studs ar...

Page 11: ...green in segments from bottom to top as the pedal is depressed and more stops are added A change in the setting of either crescendo differing from the sequence set at the factory may be desired Note If the original factory setting is ever desired in the future please refer to the back of this manual n HOW TO SET THE STANDARD CRESCENDO 1 Make sure the Standard Crescendo sequence is selected The ORC...

Page 12: ...efore the Crescendo Pedal is fully depressed 9 To exit the Crescendo Set Mode at any time press GENERAL CANCEL Any changes in the sequence made up to that point will be saved The OXFORD 945 is also equipped with an Orchestral Crescendo giving the organist a romantic crescendo sequence that includes tremulants and celestes Pressing the ORCH CRESC piston which is a reversible piston causes it to lig...

Page 13: ...s in the sequence so it is necessary to skip some stages to make the sequence end at or near stage 63 If this is not done the sequence will end before the Crescendo Pedal is fully depressed 9 To exit the Crescendo Set Mode at any time press GENERAL CANCEL Any changes in the sequence made up to that point will be saved EXPRESSION PEDALS The pedal in the middle controls the overall volume of the Swe...

Page 14: ...ny notes as 1 through 32 may be programmed n HOW TO SET THE RANGE OF THE BASS PISTON 1 Hold SET and press the BASS Piston which will start flashing 2 Release both pistons 3 While the BASS Piston is flashing press a key which corresponds to the highest note the range is to extend Any note from key 13 to key 32 may be selected After the selected key has been pressed the BASS Piston will shut off Not...

Page 15: ...eys 25 through 61 on the Great manual butits range is programmable Therange may be extended down to key 13 orit may stop at key 49 HOW TO SET THE RANGE OF THE MELODY PISTON 1 Hold SET and press the MEL SW or MEL CH Piston which starts flashing 2 Release both pistons 3 While the MEL SW or MEL CH Piston is flashing press a key which corresponds to the lowest note the range is to extend Any note from...

Page 16: ...sly HEADPHONE JACK The OXFORD 945 has a Headphone Jack located under the keydesk to the left in the black box When a set of headphones is plugged into the jack the speaker system shuts off allowing the organist privacy when playing If the organ is equipped with pipes the pipes will also shut off It is recommended that you use a standard 8 ohm stereo headphone set Your Headphone Jack is designed to...

Page 17: ... are pressed the pipes are silenced and only electronic stops sound Note If a PIPES OFF piston is turned on without turning on the corresponding ANCILLARY ON piston the affected stops will not sound at all CHOIR GREAT TRANSFER This control finds use in French organ literature French organ design places the Great division Grand Orgue on the bottom manual and the Choir division Positif on the second...

Page 18: ...ontre Basson 16 Trompette 8 Hautbois 8 Voix Humaine 8 Clarion 4 Tremulant Swe1116 Swe114 Unison Off 11111111 SPECIFICATIONS II CHOffiORGAN Gedackt Pommer 8 Concert Flute 8 Erziihler 8 Erziihler Celeste 8 IIrks Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Oktave 2 Quintflote 1 1 3 Sifflote l Zimbel IVrks Cromorne 8 Tremulant Choir 16 Choir 4 Unison Off Festival Trumpet 8 non coupling PEDAL ORGAN Contre Bourdon 32 Principa...

Page 19: ...r to Swell Expression Blank Blank Pipe Tremulant or Blank 14 PISTONS lighted Great 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swell 1 2 3 4 5 6 Choir 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pedal 1 2 3 4 5 toe studs only Generals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 toe and thumb General Cancel Set Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 LIGHTED BUTTONS to set on pistons MIDI A on Great MIDI A on Swell MIDI A on Choir MIDI A on Pedal MIDI B on Great M...

Page 20: ...at 0 Choir to Great 0 Swell to Choir 0 Contre Bourdon 32 x Contre Bombarde 32 x Zimbelstern xo light Tutti I xo light Tutti II xo light EXPRESSION SHOES Choir GreatlPedal Swell Crescendo lights ACCESSORIES Tuning Control Transposer Control Roll Top with Lock CONSOLE DESIGN Lighted Drawknobs 15 ...

Page 21: ...room and the spirit of the performance GREAT ORGAN Given Suggestions OPEN FLUTE STOPPED FLUTE STRING FOUNDATIONSp FOUNDATIONS mf FOUNDATIONSf FOUNDATIONSff 16 Appropriate registrations Flute Harmonique 8 Rohrflote 8 Gemshom 8 Rohrflote 8 Gemshom 8 Spitzflote Principal 8 Gemshom 8 Spitzflote 4 Principal 8 Rohrflote 8 Gemshom 8 Octave 4 Spitzflote 4 Waldflote 2 Principal 8 Rohrflote 8 Gemshom 8 Octa...

Page 22: ...uper Octave 2 Waldflote 2 Foumiture IV Kontra Trompete 16 Trompete 8 SWELL ORGAN Appropriate Registrations Flute Celeste II 8 Bourdon 8 Viola Celeste II 8 Flute Celeste II 8 Viola Celeste II 8 Flute Celeste II 8 Flauto Traverso 4 Voix Humaine 8 Tremulant Hautbois 8 Contre Basson 16 Unison Off Swell 4 Trompette 8 Bourdon 8 Flauto Traverso 4 Sesquialtera IT Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Flauto Traver...

Page 23: ...te aBec 2 Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBec 2 Plein Jeu IV Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBec 2 Plein Jeu IV Contre Basson 16 Trompette 8 Hautbois 8 Clarion 4 CHOIR ORGAN Appropriate Registrations Erzahler 8 Erzahler Celeste 8 Concert Flute 8 Gedackt Pommer 8 Cromorne 8 Festival Trumpet 8 Gedackt Pommer 8 Copula 4 Concert Flute 8...

Page 24: ...ipal 4 Copula 4 Gedackt Pommer 8 Erzahler 8 Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Oktave 2 PEDAL ORGAN Appropriate Registrations Lieblich Bourdon 16 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Subbass 16 Gedackt 8 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Gedackt 8 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Principal 16 Gedackt 8 Octave 8 Nachthorn 4 Choralbass 4 19 ...

Page 25: ...ne 16 Subbass 16 Principal 16 Gedackt 8 Octave 8 Nachthom 4 Choralbass 4 Mixture IV Fagott 16 Contre Bourdon 16 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Principal 16 Gedackt 8 Octave 8 Nachthom 8 Choralbass 4 Mixture IV Fagott 16 Bombarde 16 Trompette 8 ...

Page 26: ...ler Celeste 8 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Subbass 16 optional Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Swell to Choir 8 Gemshom 8 Tremulant optional Viola Celeste II 8 Flute Celeste II 8 Swell 4 Erzahler 8 Erzahler Celeste 8 Choir 4 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Subbass 16 Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Swell to Great 4 Choir to Great 8 Choir to Great 4 Swell to Choir ...

Page 27: ...te 8 Copula 4 Tremulant Pedal Contre Bourdon 32 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Couplers Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 16 Swell to Great 8 Swell to Great 4 Choir to Great 16 Choir to Great 8 Choir to Great 4 Swell to Choir 8 SOFT FOUNDATIONS Great Gemshom 8 Swell Bourdon 8 Choir Erzahler 8 Pedal Lieblich Bourdon 16 Couplers Swell to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Gr...

Page 28: ... to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Swell to Choir 8 8 AND 4 FOUNDATIONS Great Principal 8 Flute Hannonique 8 Gemshorn 8 Octave 4 Spitzflote 4 Swell Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Choir Gedackt Pommer 8 Concert Flute 8 Erzahler 8 Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Pedal Violone 16 Subbass 16 Gedackt 8 Couplers Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great...

Page 29: ...ave 4 Spitztlote 4 Super Octave 2 Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBec 2 Gedackt Pommer 8 Concert Flute 8 Erzahler 8 Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Oktave 2 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Octave 8 Gedackt 8 Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Swell to Choir 8 ...

Page 30: ...niture IV Geigen Principal S Bourdon S Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBec 2 Plein Jeu IV Gedackt Pommer S Concert Flute S Erztihler S Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Oktave 2 Principal 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Octave S Gedackt S Choralbass 4 Mixture IV Fagott 16 Swell to Pedal S Choir to PedalS Swell to Great S Choir to Great S Swell to Choir S 25 ...

Page 31: ...ourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 FlUte aBec 2 Plein Jeu IV Contre Basson 16 Trompette 8 Clarion 4 Gedackt Pommer 8 Concert Flute 8 Erzahler 8 Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Oktave 2 Quintflote 1 1 3 Cromorne 8 Principal 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Octave 8 Gedackt 8 Choralbass 4 Mixture IV Fagott 16 Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Swell to Choir 8 ...

Page 32: ...pal 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBec 2 Contre Basson 16 Trompette 8 Hautbois 8 Festival Trumpet 8 Contre Bourdon 32 Subbass 16 Violone 16 Swell to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Melody on Choir optional Principal 8 Octave 4 Super Octave 2 Foumiture IV Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flute aBec 2 Gedackt Pommer 8 Prinzipa14 Oktave 2 Zimbel IV Subbass 16 Octave 8 Choralbass 4 Mixture IV Fagott 16 ...

Page 33: ...Hauto Traverso 4 Sesquialtera II Pedal Lieblich Bourdon 16 Couplers Great to Pedal 8 CORNET II Great Rohrflote 8 Spitzflote 4 Nasat 2 2 3 Waldflote 2 Terz 1 3 5 Choir Gedackt Pommer 8 Copula 4 Pedal Subbass 16 Gedackt 8 FIVE SOLO VOICES GREAT Great 1 Flute Harmonique 8 2 Rohrflote 8 3 Spitzflote 4 4 Rohrflote 8 Nasat 22 3 Terz 1 3 5 5 Rohrflote 8 Spitzflote 4 Nasat22 3 Terz 1 3 5 28 ...

Page 34: ...II or 5 Viola Celeste II 8 or Voix Humaine 8 FIVE SOLO VOICES CHOIR Choir 1 Concert Flute 8 2 Cromorne 8 3 Copula 4 4 Festival Trumpet 8 5 Gedackt Pommer 8 Copula 4 Choir 16 Choir 4 Tremulant FIVE SOLO VOICES PEDAL Pedal 1 Choralbass 4 2 Nachthorn 4 3 Rohr Schalmei 4 4 Trompette 8 5 Rohr Schalmei 4 Nachthorn 4 29 ...

Page 35: ... Harmonique 8 Spitzflote 4 FIVE ACCOMPANIMENT VOICES SWELL Swell 1 Flute Celeste II 8 2 Viola Celeste II 8 3 Bourdon 8 4 Bourdon 8 Flauto Traverso 4 5 Geigen Principal 8 FIVE ACCOMPANIMENT VOICES CHOIR Choir 1 Erzahler 8 2 Erzahler 8 Erzahler Celeste 8 3 Concert Flute 8 4 Gedackt Pommer 8 5 Gedackt Pommer 8 Copula 4 30 ...

Page 36: ...t 8 5 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Subbass 16 Violone 16 Gedackt 8 TRUMPET TUNE Great Principal 8 Rohrflote 8 Gemshom 8 Octave 4 Spitzf ote 4 Swell Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 FlUte aBec 2 Plein Jeu IV Choir Festival Trumpet 8 Pedal Subbass 16 Violone 16 Couplers Swell to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Melody on Choir optional 31 ...

Page 37: ...ich Bourdon 16 Couplers Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Ltd Pistons Flute Vibrato GOSPEL fHEATRE STRINGS Right Hand on Gt HARP Left hand Ace on Ch Great Gemshorn 8 Spitzflote 4 Tremulant Swell Viola Celeste II 8 FlUte Celeste II 8 Flauto Traverso 4 Voix Humaine 8 Tremulant Choir Erzahler Celeste IT 8 Tremulant Pedal Violone 16 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Couplers Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir ...

Page 38: ... Rohrflote 8 Spitzflote 4 Tremulant Viola Celeste IT 8 Flute Celeste IT 8 Bourdon 8 Flauto Traverso 4 Voix Humaine 8 Tremulant Erzahler Celeste IT 8 Concert Flute 8 Gedackt Pommer 8 Copula 4 Tremulant Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Ltd Pistons Flute Vibrato 33 ...

Page 39: ...2 Tremulant Viola Celeste II 8 Flute Celeste II 8 Geigen Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBee 2 Voix Humaine 8 Tremulant Eizahler Celeste II 8 Erzahler 8 Concert Flute 8 Gedaekt Pommer 8 Copula 4 Tremulant Violone 16 Subbass 16 Lieblieh Bourdon 16 Gedaekt 8 Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 34 Ltd Pistons Flute Vibrato ...

Page 40: ...well Viola Celeste II 8 Flute Celeste II 8 Geigen 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute aBec 2 Hautbois 8 Voix Humaine 8 Tremulant Choir Erzahler Celeste II 8 Erzahler 8 Concert Flute 8 Gedackt Pommer 8 Prinzipal 4 Copula 4 Tremulant Couplers Choir to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Swell to Choir 8 Ltd Pistons Flute Vibrato 35 ...

Page 41: ... the SELECT knob either direction until the display reads UNLOCKED 3 Release the memory select piston The memory is now unlocked n To lock Crescendo and Orchestral Crescendo 1 Press and HOLD the aRCH CRESC piston until CRESCENDOS UNLOCKED appears in the display approximately five seconds 2 While HOLDING the aRCH CRESC piston tum the SELECf knob either direction until the display reads CRESCENDOS L...

Page 42: ...ECT knob until the display reads TUITIS LOCKED 3 Release the TUITI piston Both TUTTIS are locked n To unlock both Tuttis 1 Press and HOLD either TUITI piston for approximately five seconds The display will read TUITIS LOCKED 2 While HOLDING the TUITI piston turn the SELECT knob until the display reads TUITIS UNLOCKED 3 Release the TUITI piston Both TUTTIS are unlocked 37 ...

Page 43: ...the factory Crescendo and Orchestral Crescendo settings 1 Press and HOLD the ORCH CRESC piston for approximately five seconds The display will read CRESCENDOS LOCKED or CRESCENDOS UNLOCKED 2 While HOLDING the ORCH CRESC piston press and HOLD the SET piston for an additional five seconds The display will read CRESCENDOS FACTORY DEFAULT 3 Release both pistons To restore the factory settings to both ...

Page 44: ...rs organ a CONSOLE AND PEDALBOARD A frequent dusting with a soft clean cloth is usually all that is required A fine quality furniture oil will enhance the beauty of the wood Always wipe the surfaces with the grain using straight even strokes Since extreme cold heat or exposure to sunlight may injure the finish of any fine piece of furniture neither the console nor finished speaker cabinets should ...

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