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Viscount Concerto III - Operating Manual
4. Display function control buttons:
these buttons allow you to move the cursor, set values,
select video pages and confirm or reject prompts from the system.
o
[VALUE]:
rotary encoder for setting parameters.
o
[CURSOR (PG) UP]:
button for moving the cursor (indicated by the flashing field) up
or for selecting the previous video page.
o
[CURSOR LEFT]:
button for moving the cursor to the left.
o
[CURSOR (PG) DOWN]:
button for moving the cursor down or for selecting the next
video page.
o
[CURSOR RIGHT]:
you can use this button to move the cursor to the right.
o
[ENTER / YES]:
button for displaying the content of functions or confirming any
problems which appear on the display.
o
[EXIT/NO]:
button for exiting the current video page or rejecting any system prompts.
When the instrument is switched on, the display shows the presentation video page:
This will indicate the software release installed in the organ. The first number to the left indicates
the “Loader” software release, the second the “System”software and the third the “Sound Driver”
software.
After a few moments, the main video page will be displayed.
containing the following parameters:
o
MEMORY BANK:
this option can be used to select one of the eight memory banks for saving
the general and/or dedicated memories.
As well as providing a total of 24 memories, this function is especially important if the instrument
is used by more than one organist, since each of them will be able to save his or her own
settings in a different Memory Bank.
o
TEMPERAMENT:
this parameter allows the selection of a series of historic temperaments of
different eras and national origins.
The organist has a choice of a perfectly-tuned normal temperament (
EQUAL
), two normal
temperaments with tiny tuning errors which simulate the imperfections which occur in the
organ’s pipes due to wear over time and temperature (
ENSEBLE 1
and
ENSEMBLE 2
), or the
classical
KIRNBERGER
,
WERCKMEISTER
,
PYTHAGOREAN
,
MEANTONE
,
VALLOTTI
temperaments.
o
TUNING:
allows adjustment of the fine tuning of the instrument within a range of +/-1 semitone.
o
TRANSPOSER:
sets the instrument’s tuning within a range of +5 / -6 semitones (adjustments
in steps of one semitone).