Turn On/Turn Off; Manuals And Pedalboard; Activating Stops - Rodgers Allegiant 657 Owner's Manual

Turn On/Turn Off

To turn the organ on:
1. Press the top part ( | )of the On/Off switch. RODGERS 657/677 appears in the
Console Display. The organ performs a self-diagnostic test of its systems during the
next few seconds. When completed, the Console Display reads TRANSPOSER 0.
The Rodgers 657/677 is ready to play.
To turn the organ off:
1. Press the lower part ( O ) of the On/Off rocker switch.

Manuals and Pedalboard

The 657/677 has two keyboards played by the hands, commonly referred to as manuals. In
order from bottom to top, they are the Great manual and the Swell manual. Each manual can
play a group of stops, known as a division. Stops played by the Great manual make up the
Great division, and stops played by the Swell manual are referred to as the Swell division.
The keyboard played by the feet is referred to as the pedalboard, and stops, which are played by
the pedalboard, make up the Pedal division.
The stops in each division are designated by nametags: Great, Swell, and Pedal.

Activating Stops

The term stop is used to describe a single voice on an organ. The 657/677 has a large array of
stops, each of which is given a name, such as Principal 8', Clarion 4', Mixture IV, etc. A stop
will sound if it is activated and keys or pedals that control it are depressed. For example, the
Principal 8' stop in the Great division will sound if it is activated and notes are played on the
Great manual.
To activate a stop:
1. (657): Press the bottom half of the rocker tablet until it lights, and release.
2. (677): Pull a drawknob until it lights, and release.
To silence a stop:
1. (657): Press the top half of the rocker tablet until the light goes off, and release.
2. (677): Push the drawknob until the light goes off, and release.
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