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Page 1: ...Rodgers T797 Owner s Manual Copyright Rodgers Instruments LLC...

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Page 3: ...ncorrectly replaced Replace only with same or equivalent type Manually operated mains power switch Caution The mains power switch does not completely disconnect this equipment from the mains power whe...

Page 4: ...rce 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 u...

Page 5: ...N E 25th Avenue Hillsboro Oregon 97124 USA 503 648 4181 www rodgersinstruments com RODGERS IN CANADA 5480 Parkwood Way Richmond B C V6V 2M4 604 270 6332 Copyright 2000 Rodgers Instruments LLC a membe...

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Page 7: ...ouplers 5 General Cancel 6 Using Pistons to Select Registrations 6 About General and Divisional Pistons 6 Setting a Piston 8 Combination Memory Levels 8 Unlocking and Locking a Combination Memory 9 Re...

Page 8: ...tting 25 TUTTI Settings 25 Viewing Tutti Setting 25 Unlocking or Locking Tutti 25 Setting Tutti 26 Restoring Factory Tutti Setting 26 Melody and Bass Couplers 27 Setting Range of the Melody Coupler 27...

Page 9: ...Temperaments 37 Ancient Temperaments 37 Well Temperaments 37 Selecting a Temperament 38 Digital Dynamic Wind 39 Wind Supply 39 Adjusting Wind Supply 39 Random Detuning 40 Shutter Thickness 40 Setting...

Page 10: ...es Off Command 64 Master Channels 65 Registrations 66 Multitrack Mode 68 Local On Off 69 Sequencer Update 70 Setting Velocity Sensitivity 72 MIDI Device ID 73 Tone Names 74 MIDI Connections 75 MIDI Sa...

Page 11: ...ation Settings 80 DEMONSTRATION TOOLS 82 Accessing the Rodgers Ambiance Demo 82 Playing the Demo Songs 82 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 84 Console and Pedalboard 84 Keyboards and Stop Drawknobs 84 Pipes on Pip...

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Page 13: ...ividual performance desired with the push of a button With remarkable flexibility superior sound and the option of adding real pipes at any time the Rodgers T797 is a perfect choice for any home conce...

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Page 15: ...tch in the left panel until RODGERS T797 CLASSIC ORGAN or your personalized greeting appears in the Console Display Release the switch The organ then performs a self diagnostic test of its systems ove...

Page 16: ...l sound if it is activated and notes are played on the Great manual To activate a stop 1 Pull the drawknob until it lights and release To silence a stop 1 Press the drawknob until the light goes off a...

Page 17: ...o be recalled instantly Your Rodgers organ has factory set registrations on many pistons try them However each of the available pistons in the Rodgers combination action can be easily changed to suit...

Page 18: ...of the Great divisional pistons numbered 1 to 5 General pistons are commonly used to make changes which affect the entire instrument Use these pistons when you want to affect all stops and couplers w...

Page 19: ...mories is independent Many organists keep regularly used registrations such as those used for hymns on one memory and use other memory levels for preludes postludes and choral accompaniments which may...

Page 20: ...hold the memory piston M1 M2 M3 or M4 corresponding to the memory level you want to unlock USING INTERNAL MEMORY or USING CARD MEMORY will appear in the Console Display Continue to hold the memory pi...

Page 21: ...piston which can be set in a general combination If the thumb piston is lit the control is activated These controls are each described next Crescendo Pedal and Controls The slightly raised shoe on th...

Page 22: ...in their respective division and general tremulants which affect all divisions The two divisional tremulants are for Great and Swell they are controlled by drawknobs within each division The general...

Page 23: ...ve the proper Melody affect In its default setting the Melody coupler operates when the top note the melody note is between keys 25 and 61 on the Great manual However the lower end of its range is pro...

Page 24: ...Dial changes selected item The following section will describe how the Console display is used outline the basic navigation techniques and give you a map of what can be found and set by the organist...

Page 25: ...es highlighted 3 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Menu items related to the selected category will be displayed 4 Rotate the Select knob to display a particular menu name or item 5 Rotate the Al...

Page 26: ...tween menus and items Selected menu or item is highlighted 3 Turn Alpha dial to change settings From QuickMenu Press and release 1 2 Turn Select knob 3 and turn Select knob With SET piston Select knob...

Page 27: ...can be accessed and changed Use the following table to familiarize yourself with the wide variety of controls available to you and see where they are located within the menu system The column on the...

Page 28: ...Pan 64 64 Foot Switch Off Sustain Soft Sostenuto Sustain ON OFF Reverb 0 127 Chorus 0 127 MIDI Couplers See page 50 Expression VOL EXP OFF Multitrack ON OFF Master Channel PD GT SW Off Send Receive S...

Page 29: ...nes are disconnected Aux to Ant Off On Line Out Gain 0 18 75 Line Out Mode Stereo Mono Volume 20 00 5 00 Balance 10 10 Bass 14 14 Headphone Aud Treble 14 14 These adjustments appear only with headphon...

Page 30: ...Fixed PD GT SW Shutters See page 40 pp ppp pppp UnEncl GT Main GT Main II GT Spare GT Flute GT Flute II SW Main SW Main II SW Vox SW Flute SW Flute II Depth 9 9 Pipe Modeling Tremulants See page 22 R...

Page 31: ...urch Cathedral Wall Type Drapery Carpet Acou Tile Wood Brick Plaster Concrete Marble Room Modeling See page 48 Rvb Lvl OFF 20 5 Lamp Level BRIGHT DIM Pedal to Great Piston Coupler OFF ON Master Tuning...

Page 32: ...Tuning and allow it to be changed 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Turn the Select knob clockwise until the Console category shows on the display 3 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to...

Page 33: ...is tremendous flexibility is a dramatic improvement over other designs in which a single tremulant controls an entire division sometimes the entire instrument Following is a list of tremulants which c...

Page 34: ...p and playing a note while making an adjustment Crescendo The Crescendo indicator is located to the far right above the swell manual see page 4 This indicates the progressive stages of the Crescendo a...

Page 35: ...lear the entire Crescendo sequence stages 1 through 63 hold SET and press General Cancel 0 This also resets the current stage number to 1 so that a new sequence can be entered When building a complete...

Page 36: ...ored stops and couplers to light so that Tutti can be viewed 1 Press and hold the TUTTI piston 2 While holding the piston press SET The stops and couplers contained in the Tutti will light 3 Press Gen...

Page 37: ...t even after the Tutti settings has been changed Because of this the Tutti can be restored to its original factory setting if desired To reset Tutti setting to factory default 1 Make certain Tutti is...

Page 38: ...at manual the top note of its range may be changed Setting Range of the Melody Coupler To change the range of a Melody Coupler 1 Press and hold the SET piston then press MEL The Melody Coupler will be...

Page 39: ...range What s more the organ s software is already prepared to control expression shades so that expressed pipe divisions can be controlled in conjunction with digital voices Contact your authorized R...

Page 40: ...hey play the instrument they can insert their own SmartCard and have instant access to their favorite registrations and preferred Tutti Crescendo and Tremulant controls When finished they can take the...

Page 41: ...a copy of the currently selected memory the card memory is now used instead of the internal memory from this point Setting a piston now affects only the card memory and not the console internal memory...

Page 42: ...s that a single SmartCard can contain up to 26 different copies of all six Memory Levels Crescendo Sequences Tutti and other console settings giving you tremendous storage capability A Z Crescendo Oth...

Page 43: ...e SmartCard can also store copies of Tutti If a Tutti set operation is performed while the card is inserted the new Tutti is stored on the card rather than in the internal memory Like the combination...

Page 44: ...rom a SmartCard To delete a memory level from a SmartCard 1 Hold General Cancel 0 and press the corresponding piston for the memory level to be deleted M1 M2 M3 or M4 2 A message appears in the displa...

Page 45: ...ate the sound of orchestral strings These ranks are smaller in scale than most other ranks and usually have a lot of upper harmonics and a clean or silvery timbre This characteristic makes them well s...

Page 46: ...ove 1 three octaves above When whole numbers are used as shown in the table above it implies that the pitch of the stop is a certain number of octaves above or below the 8 pitch Mutation stops on the...

Page 47: ...being coupled the second name denotes the division which the division is coupled to Swell to Great literally means Connect the Swell division to the Great manual The SWELL UNISON OFF coupler is quite...

Page 48: ...or to explore the application of unequal temperament to new music Ancient Temperaments Pythagorean Pythagoras 582 500 B C was a brilliant Greek theorist and mathematician The Pythagorean temperament...

Page 49: ...unlimited modulation from key to key is possible Selecting a Temperament To select a temperament 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob until Pipe Modeling is highlighted 3...

Page 50: ...ear seems to perceive instead an increase in ensemble effect A part of Dimensional Sound Modeling Rodgers exclusive Digital Dynamic Wind emulates these characteristics by modeling the behavior of pipe...

Page 51: ...ens each time the organ is turned on Once computed the pitch of each note remains constant Thus the tuning of the instrument is a little different each time it is powered on as it would be with a pipe...

Page 52: ...ase the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Pipe Modeling 3 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the Pipe Modeling category 4 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Shutter...

Page 53: ...alternatives are denoted with a dot on the stop face for easy identification Making a Voice Palette Selection To make a Voice Palette selection 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Activate the stop to...

Page 54: ...Slow Strings Geigen Principal 8 Viole 8 Viole Celeste II 8 Bourdon 8 Harmonic Flute 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Fl te Bec 2 Tierce 1 3 5 Plein Jeu IV Basson 16 Fagot 16 Trompette 8 Tr...

Page 55: ...l the room at other times it may be desirable to reduce the overall level of the organ to accommodate a smaller audience These changes are easily accomplished Adjusting Master Volume To adjust Master...

Page 56: ...ined when the organ is turned off Stereo Headphone Jack The console is equipped with a 1 4 stereo headphone jack located near the power switch on the left panel Plugging a set of headphones into this...

Page 57: ...audio signals from other sound generating devices like synthesizers MIDI sound modules and tape players are mixed into the organ s main audio system A series of menus in the Audio Controls category a...

Page 58: ...SS TREBLE 7 Turn the Select knob to advance to the next field 0 00 in the example above 8 Rotate the Alpha dial to change the value of the selected parameter Normally these settings are temporary and...

Page 59: ...r the T797 acoustic For example if you wanted to hear the instrument in a large room you could select Large Church or Cathedral if you wanted to change the wall covering from a soft to a hard material...

Page 60: ...t hour minute or AM PM then change selected value by rotating the Alpha dial If neither AM or PM is selected the clock operates in 24 hour mode Contrast Adjusts viewing contrast in console display Sel...

Page 61: ...r Description Tone Specifies the sound or effect controlled by the MIDI coupler Channel Specifies the MIDI channel used by the coupler MIDI GT A is changeable Octave Specifies the octave of the sound...

Page 62: ...M I D I C o u p l e r G T A H a r p s i c h o r d P G M M S B L S B 0 0 7 0 0 0 O f f 2 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired tone Off may also be selected to prevent a MIDI coupler piston from...

Page 63: ...g a tone in an external MIDI sound module the organ sends up to three separate MIDI messages a Program Change message and one or two Bank Select or variation messages When selecting tones by name as o...

Page 64: ...and Bank Select messages are sent each time the coupler piston is activated A selected MIDI sound on a MIDI coupler piston can be saved on a General or Divisional combination piston for immediate reca...

Page 65: ...lable Program Change messages The GS Standard honors that same standard list of GM sounds but also allows access to more than those 128 sounds through the use of Bank Select messages using the MSB com...

Page 66: ...nel to use most MIDI sound modules However there will be times when it is necessary or desirable to send MIDI information on a channel other than those listed above Common applications for changing th...

Page 67: ...a more normal pitch Another nice effect is to use both MIDI couplers in a division to control a soft ensemble sound such as Slow Strings but set one coupler to play the sound at normal pitch and set t...

Page 68: ...tons To summarize Fixed Velocity keyboard sends a fixed value between 2 127 Expression Velocity velocity value is controlled by the position of the expression shoe Keyboard Velocity keyboard responds...

Page 69: ...e related expression shoe when the note is played As the expression shoe is pushed further open for example the velocity value of notes played increases as the expression shoe is closed the velocity v...

Page 70: ...be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 75 Keyboard Velocity Keyboard velocity mode allows the velocity value of each note to be determined by the actual physical force...

Page 71: ...ds support the Pan message which allows you to place an instrument at a specific point within a stereo field When the Pan message is set to 0 the instrument is located in the center directly between l...

Page 72: ...piano The Sustain function causes all notes to be sustained whereas the Sostenuto function sustains only those notes which are held while the switch is activated subsequent notes played while the swit...

Page 73: ...Select knob to highlight the Reverb parameter in the display M I D I C o u p l e r G T A P a n F o o t S w R e v e r b 0 O F F 0 3 Rotate the Alpha dial select the desired Reverb value 4 Press either...

Page 74: ...t See MIDI Save on page 75 Expression The MIDI language specifies two separate messages for setting the level of a tone Expression CC 11 and Volume CC 7 It is possible to send either of these messages...

Page 75: ...ivated will also store the Expression value A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 75 for more information Global MIDI Settings In addition to the vario...

Page 76: ...l always be enabled in your situation however there are a few unique setups where it might be desirable to suppress the transmission or reception of information for one or more organ divisions When co...

Page 77: ...corded by a sequencer along with the note and volume information on the Master Channels and then recreated during playback Registration information is normally transmitted and received in the form of...

Page 78: ...8 Press General Cancel 0 to exit Using Pistons to Control a Second Rodgers Console In cases where two Rodgers organs are available it is possible to play either or both instruments from one location T...

Page 79: ...hen it is desirable to use the Great manual of the T797 to create a Multitrack or layered sequence using an external MIDI sequencer and sound module This setup is most often used by people who have de...

Page 80: ...ntrol provides opportunities for some very unique MIDI setups many of which will not be used by most organists However should the need arise the control is available When the T797 is in the Local On c...

Page 81: ...cal Control setting The following screen is displayed M I D I S e t t i n g s S e q U p d a t e O N L o c a l O N K b d V e l o c i t y 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select desired setting OFF or ON 7 Pr...

Page 82: ...on value on the sequence and the actual position of the shoes resulting in a sudden change of volume when a shoe is touched When the Continue message is received the stored expression value is restore...

Page 83: ...rmal keystrokes are required to achieve high velocity values These three curves allow you to choose the keyboard response which is most comfortable This setting affects all keyboards of the instrument...

Page 84: ...the ID to 1 produces Stop Control messages that are compatible with older Rodgers PDI and C Series organs In most cases the ID will not need to be changed Setting MIDI Device ID To select a different...

Page 85: ...Bank Select LSB when calling up a sound in the MIDI Coupler Settings screen In this case refer to the user manual for your MIDI device to determine the values to use for each Setting the Tone Names Pa...

Page 86: ...ttings which cannot be changed and saved using the MIDI Save procedure Saving MIDI Control Settings To perform the MIDI Save procedure 1 While in any MIDI menu make the desired changes 2 Press and hol...

Page 87: ...Restoring a Combination Memory To restore a memory which has been saved to a sequencer 1 Make certain sequencer is connected correctly to the SEQ IN and SEQ OUT jacks 2 Begin playback of the sequence...

Page 88: ...nly one at a time Each time the organ starts to receive a new memory it discards any previous information in the temporary holding area It is necessary to transfer each memory to its destination memor...

Page 89: ...Trompette 8 Trumpet 8 Royal Trumpet 8 Gt Hautbois 8 Brass Tremulant Swell Unison Off MIDI Swell A MIDI Swell B PEDAL Contre Violone 32 Principal 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Bordun 16 Bourdon Doux 16 Sw...

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Page 91: ...Restoring Factory Default Combination Settings To restore the Factory Default Combination Settings 1 Press and hold the memory piston to be restored M1 M2 or M3 for approximately five seconds The disp...

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Page 93: ...screens To access the Rodgers Ambiance Demo 1 Hold General Cancel 0 and press QUICKMENU The following screen is displayed D e m o A m b i a n c e C u r S m l C h u r c h W o o d 2 Rotate the Alpha dia...

Page 94: ...s e d S o n g 1 S 0 5 Press SET again to begin playback of the selected song Press General Cancel instead if you want to exit without playing the song During playback the following screen is displaye...

Page 95: ...e Rodgers console impermeable to many harmful substances The resulting finish is lasting and easy to keep looking beautiful Following are a few tips on caring for your Rodgers organ Console and Pedalb...

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Page 97: ...ce clearing 24 viewing 24 Crescendo sequence and Tutti storing on card 32 Crescendo setting restoring factory default 25 Crescendo shoe 10 deleting a memory 33 detuning random 40 device ID 73 MIDI 73...

Page 98: ...4 29 power on 4 Program Change 53 54 random detuning 40 restoring factory Crescendo setting 25 reversible pistons 9 saving range on card 33 selecting new folder on memory card 32 sequence adding stop...

Page 99: ...Tuning master see Master Tuning 21 user menus with SET and Select 14 velocity keyboard 59 MIDI 57 viewing Crescendo sequence 24 Voice Palette 2 13 42 accessing 42 volume master volume 44 wind supply...

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