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Contents

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS........................................................................................................III

FCC NOTICE..............................................................................................................................IV

Radio and Television Interference ........................................................................................... iv

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1

FEATURES.................................................................................................................................... 2

Turn On/Turn Off...................................................................................................................... 2

Combination Action with Four Memory Levels ....................................................................... 2

Unlocking a Combination Memory..................................................................................... 3

Setting Pistons ..................................................................................................................... 3

Locking a Combination Memory ........................................................................................ 4

Console Displays, Indicators, and Menus ................................................................................. 4

QuickMenu™...................................................................................................................... 4

User and MIDI Settings Menus........................................................................................... 4

Accessing Organ Control Functions Using QuickMenu..................................................... 4

Accessing Organ Control Functions with SET and Select knob......................................... 5

Getting Menu Information .................................................................................................. 5

User Category and Menu Selections ................................................................................... 6

Couplers .................................................................................................................................. 11

Reversibles .............................................................................................................................. 12

Expression Shoes .................................................................................................................... 12

All Swells to Swell.................................................................................................................. 12

Crescendo ................................................................................................................................ 13

Unlocking Crescendo ........................................................................................................ 13

Setting Crescendo Sequence ............................................................................................. 13

Locking Crescendo............................................................................................................ 14

Restoring Factory Crescendo Setting................................................................................ 14

Tremulants............................................................................................................................... 14

Adjusting Tremulant Settings............................................................................................ 15

Tutti ......................................................................................................................................... 15

Viewing Tutti Setting ........................................................................................................ 15

Unlocking Tutti ................................................................................................................. 15

Setting Tutti....................................................................................................................... 16

Summary of Contents for Trillium T837

Page 1: ...i Rodgers T837 Owner s Manual Copyright Rodgers Instruments LLC...

Page 2: ...tion Locate the instrument away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers or other products that radiate heat directly onto the instrument Protect the instrument from dust as much as possible...

Page 3: ...the interference 9 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 9 Try coiling and unco...

Page 4: ...rature 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...

Page 5: ...r and MIDI Settings Menus 4 Accessing Organ Control Functions Using QuickMenu 4 Accessing Organ Control Functions with SET and Select knob 5 Getting Menu Information 5 User Category and Menu Selection...

Page 6: ...igital Dynamic Wind 19 Wind Supply 20 Adjusting Wind Supply 20 Random Detuning 20 Shutter Thickness 21 Setting Shutter Thicknesss 21 Voice Palette 22 Drawknob 22 Accessing Voice Palette 24 Master Volu...

Page 7: ...l 31 Assigning MIDI Channels 31 MIDI Channel Assignments 31 Octave Shift 32 Shifting Octave of a MIDI Sound 32 Velocity 32 Fixed Velocity 33 Setting Fixed Velocity 33 Expression Velocity 33 Setting Ex...

Page 8: ...MIDI Settings Summary 41 MIDI Settings on Combination Pistons 42 Saving MIDI Settings on a Combination Piston 42 MIDI Save 42 Saving MIDI Control Settings 43 Saving a Combination Memory 43 MIDI Connec...

Page 9: ...RS T837 STOP SPECIFICATION 50 RODGERS T837 CONSOLE 51 FACTORY DEFAULT COMBINATION SETTINGS 52 Restoring Factory Default Combination Settings 52 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 53 Console and Pedalboard 53 Keyboa...

Page 10: ...e Rodgers T837 to be individually tuned leveled and voiced after the instrument has been installed just as a fine pipe organ The Rodgers T837 features Rodgers exclusive Voice Palette providing an addi...

Page 11: ...tures Combination Action with Four Memory Levels The Rodgers T837 features a combination action easily changed by the organist from the console The organist can pre select registrations and make rapid...

Page 12: ...ximately five seconds USING INTERNAL MEMORY or USING CARD MEMORY appears in the Console Display first Then MEMORY LOCKED or MEMORY UNLOCKED appears If MEMORY UNLOCKED appears release the memory piston...

Page 13: ...to select different menu items to be changed The larger recessed dial near the Console display is called the Alpha dial and is used to change the settings in a selected menu QuickMenu QuickMenu offer...

Page 14: ...it becomes highlighted 3 Press and release the QuickMenu piston to display functionally related menu names items or current settings 4 Turn the Select knob to display a particular menu name or item 5...

Page 15: ...ect knob to select a desired category it becomes highlighted to display a particular item Rotate the Alpha dial to change it s setting Press QUICK MENU Press and hold SET SET 4 Press 0 to exit and imp...

Page 16: ...0 127 0 MIDI Coupler See page 29 Coupler Expression OFF EXP VOL VOL Multitrack ON OFF OFF Master Channel PD GT SW PD Send Receive Receive Send Off Send Receive Registrations Send None Stops Pistons S...

Page 17: ...disconnected Aux to Ant Off On Off Line Out Gain 0 18 75 0dB Line Out Stereo Mono Stereo Volume 20 00 5 00 0 00 Balance 10 10 0 00 Bass 14 14 0 00 Headphone Aud Treble 14 14 0 00 These adjustments ap...

Page 18: ...Normal PD GT SW pp Shutters See page 21 pp ppp pppp UnEncl GT Main GT Spare GT Flute GT Flute Vib SW Main SW Voix H SW Flute SW Flute Vib GT Main Rate 9 9 0 Pipe Modeling Tremulant See page 14 Depth...

Page 19: ...default Wall Type Drapery Carpet Acou Tile Wood Brick Plaster Concrete Marble No default Room Modeling See page 26 Rvb Lvl 20 5 0 Lamp Level 1 16 No default Pedal to Great Piston Coupler OFF ON OFF M...

Page 20: ...nd SWELL TO GREAT 4 These couplers are located on the lighted tilt tabs above the Swell manual The intramanual couplers enable stops to be played at a different pitch level or levels on the manual whe...

Page 21: ...nd Pedal divisions and the middle shoe controls the expression of the Swell division The slightly raised shoe on the right is the Crescendo shoe This shoe gradually adds a predetermined selection of s...

Page 22: ...ent sequence may be viewed by advancing through the stages one at a time 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...

Page 23: ...MBEL press and hold SET for an additional five seconds The Console Display reads CRESCENDO FACTORY DEFAULT 3 Release both pistons Tremulants Tremulants create a change in pitch sharp and flat amplitud...

Page 24: ...ngs are retained when the organ is turned off Tutti There are times when a full organ registration is needed immediately The Tutti on the Rodgers T837 can be set with any combination of stops Press ei...

Page 25: ...hen it is engaged When MEL SW is lit any selected stop or MIDI voice in the Swell division sounds from the highest key being played on the Great manual This allows a solo melody and an accompaniment t...

Page 26: ...ress BASS This range is saved when the organ is turned off Note The Bass Coupler can only be set in General combination pistons Transposer The Transposer is the default menu setting in the Console Dis...

Page 27: ...r music written in key signatures with few sharps or flats more remote keys produced varying degrees of aural distress Many composers of the day utilized moderately out of tune intervals to evoke mome...

Page 28: ...pitched sharps Equal Equal Temperament is the modern standard which utilizes a succession of 12 semitones of equal size allowing performance in all keys successfully The fifths are slightly narrowed a...

Page 29: ...of the organ wind system is accomplished via the Wind Supply menu in the Pipe Modeling category Wind Supply operates much like pipe instruments In the Flexible position the wind has a noticeable unste...

Page 30: ...ssion shoe is closed In all cases the settings do not affect the sound when the expression shoe is open There are special settings of the expression range that can be selected when installing a pipe e...

Page 31: ...hthorn Mixture IV 32 Contre Basson 16 Bombarde 16 Basson SW 8 Trompette 4 Rohrschalmei 4 Clairon 8 Great to Pedal 8 4 Swell to Pedal Pedal MIDI A Pedal MIDI B GREAT 16 Violone 16 Flauto Basso 8 Princi...

Page 32: ...Contre Trompette 8 Trompette 8 Trumpet 8 Hautbois 8 Voix Humaine 4 Clairon 4 Clarion Brass Tremulant Swell Unison Off 16 4 Swell Swell MIDI A Swell MIDI B 8 Festival Trumpet 8 Festival Trumpet Express...

Page 33: ...ral and Divisional combination pistons All stop tabs return to their default voices when the organ is turned off or when you press and hold 0 and momentarily press SET Note Beside returning stop tabs...

Page 34: ...shows A u d i o C o n t r o l S e t t i n g s S a v e d 3 Release SET and General Cancel Any changes made to any audio control settings are now saved when the organ is turned off Stereo Headphone Jack...

Page 35: ...ystem A series of menus in the Audio Controls category are used to adjust the characteristics of the auxiliary inputs Note Public address systems should NOT be connected through the organ s audio syst...

Page 36: ...speaker system An antiphonal speaker system is usually installed at the opposite end of the building from the main organ allowing greater musical flexibility The ANTIPHONAL ON tab activates this addit...

Page 37: ...re Locked Adjustable and Manual Adjust Only When Adjustable is selected rotating the Alpha dial changes the instrument s pitch Pedal Great Piston Coupler Menu settings are On and Off The default is Of...

Page 38: ...rogram Change number from the sound module instrument chart s provided with the sound module 3 Press a key on the Great Swell or Pedal Note Program Changes 1 61 are sent by the Great keys Program Chan...

Page 39: ...but also allows access to more than those 128 sounds using the MSB or CC0 commands The GS Standard adds 128 Variation slots behind the 128 standard GM sounds expanding the total number of possible sou...

Page 40: ...it on fixed channels To reset the transmit channel of MIDI GT A perform the following procedure Assigning MIDI Channels 1 Hold the SET piston then press MIDI GT A The coupler piston flashes 2 Turn the...

Page 41: ...heir last saved status This also returns Voice Palette selections of stop tabs to their defaults Velocity MIDI note velocity controls the attack quality and loudness of MIDI sounds It relates to the a...

Page 42: ...nd momentarily press SET to return MIDI couplers to their last saved status This also returns Voice Palette selections of stop tabs to their defaults Expression Velocity Expression velocity is control...

Page 43: ...rily press SET to return MIDI couplers to their last saved status This also returns Voice Palette selections of stop tabs to their defaults Sustain A foot switch is located on the top left edge of the...

Page 44: ...or General Cancel to exit Note A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 42 Instead of saving you may press and hold 0 and momentarily press SET to return...

Page 45: ...arameter for a MIDI Coupler 1 Hold the SET piston and press the MIDI coupler piston 2 Turn the Select Knob clockwise right until the cursor moves to the EXP parameter 3 Rotate the Alpha Dial to the de...

Page 46: ...on 14 The organ sends and receives MIDI information on these channels unless they are disabled It may be necessary to disable one or more Master Channels when using the organ console as a MIDI keyboar...

Page 47: ...in these menus are saved when the organ is turned off Note Piston Program Change messages are transmitted and received on the organ Master Channels and should not be confused with the Program Change...

Page 48: ...mporary The organ returns to ON when it is turned off 5 Press General Cancel to exit MIDI Update Advanced Users Only MIDI Start Stop and Continue messages generated by a sequencer are accepted by the...

Page 49: ...number of 17 Stop Control messages with other ID numbers are ignored This ID number can be changed to allow independent control over multiple organ consoles connected via MIDI or to facilitate storing...

Page 50: ...either the flashing MIDI coupler or the General Cancel to exit Note A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 42 Instead of saving you may press and hold 0...

Page 51: ...ng Divisional combination piston Saving MIDI Settings on a Combination Piston 1 Select the MIDI coupler piston and organ stops if desired 2 Press and hold the SET piston 3 Press the desired combinatio...

Page 52: ...equencer MIDI OUT to the organ Sequencer SEQ IN 3 Start the sequencer in Record mode 4 Wait until after any count in measures then hold the SET piston and momentarily press the memory piston M1 M2 M3...

Page 53: ...h 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 memory in the organ before...

Page 54: ...initialization process stores a small amount of information on the card that makes it recognizable as a valid Rodgers Personal Memory Card At this point the card is ready to be used for combination me...

Page 55: ...pt is made to delete or alter anything in the Personal Memory Card memory while the card protect switch is in the locked position If the card protect switch is in the locked position temporary changes...

Page 56: ...is inserted the new Crescendo sequence or Tutti is stored on the card rather than in the internal memory Like the combination memory levels these automatically replace the internal Crescendo or Tutti...

Page 57: ...ment are unique and only available to that instrument It is important to remember although folders created on one model are invisible on another model these folders reduce the amount of free memory sp...

Page 58: ...inserted in the console slot while the organ is on Otherwise all information on the card is lost The console continues to supply power to the Personal Memory Card while the battery is being replaced...

Page 59: ...l A MIDI to Pedal B SWELL Manual II COUPLERS Tilt Tabs MIDI to Great A Bourdon Doux 16 Great to Pedal 8 MIDI to Great B Geigen Principal 8 Geigen Diapason 8 Strings Slow Strings Swell to Pedal 8 Swell...

Page 60: ...51 RODGERS T837 CONSOLE Front Side Top Back 125 5 cm 49 4 168 3 cm 66 3 86 5 cm 34 1 131 4 cm 51 8...

Page 61: ...e restored by the following procedure Restoring Factory Default Combination Settings 1 Press and hold the memory piston to be restored M1 M2 or M3 for approximately five seconds The display shows LOCK...

Page 62: ...s the 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 Pe...

Page 63: ...53 Clock setting time of day 28 combination action 2 combination memory description 3 locking 4 saving to card 45 saving via MIDI 43 setting 3 unlocking 3 combination settings restoring defaults 52 c...

Page 64: ...rd 30 GS Standard 30 headphone settings adjusting 25 hold see Sustain 34 information on menus getting 5 interference radio and TV iv intermanual couplers 11 intramanual couplers 11 keyboards and stop...

Page 65: ...save 42 48 MIDI Standards GM and GS 30 MIDI update 39 MIDI update with Start Stop Continue 39 modifying features 4 multitrack mode 37 names sound MIDI 41 new folder selecting on memory card 47 notice...

Page 66: ...44 settings storing 45 shift octave 32 shoes 12 shutdown automatic 28 shutter thickness setting 21 speaker system antiphonal 27 specification 50 stop changes MIDI 38 summary MIDI settings 41 supply wi...

Page 67: ...viewing console and control settings 5 viewing Crescendo sequence 13 Voice Palette 1 4 24 accessing 24 website 1 wind supply 20 Zimbelstern 27...

Page 68: ...1905 836 Rev B...

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