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Advanced Manual - Viscount
Prestige
3. SWITCHING ON and MAIN VIDEO PAGE
When the organ is switched on using the [POWER] switch on the rear panel, the instrument becomes
operational after a few seconds, during which all the amplification circuits are activated and the
internal systems are configured.
After the switch-on procedure is complete, the main video page will be displayed:
ENSEMBLE:2 TEMPERAMENT:Equal
TUNING:0
containing the following parameters:
o
ENSEMBLE:
this parameter can be used to set eight levels of natural tiny differences in pitch
between one organ pipe and another, in order to simulate the tuning error that occurs in the
organ’s pipes due to wear over time and variations in temperature.
The values range from
–
(pipes perfectly tuned) to
8
(maximum pitch instability).
o
TEMPERAMENT:
this parameter allows the selection of a series of historic temperaments of
different eras and national origins.
You can choose from
EQUAL
, a temperament with perfect tuning, and the classical
MEANTONE, CHAUMONT, WERCKMEISTER, KIRNBERGER, PYTHAGOREAN,
VALLOTTI
and
KELLNER
temperaments
.
o
TUNING:
allows adjustment of the fine tuning of the instrument within a range of +/- 1 semitone,
with setting by hundredths of a semitone.
N.B.
The organ should not be switched off and back on in rapid succession as this may damage the
internal systems, especially the power supply and amplification circuits.
After the instrument is switched off, it is best to wait at least 15 seconds before switching it
back on.
Furthermore when leaving the Menu’s VOICES, SET-UP and MIDI&UTILITY, pay attention
not to switch off the organ till the new video page appears on the display.
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