Switch On The Ob5; The Instrument Is Ready To Play - Viscount DB-5 Operating Manual

1. Before making any connection, make sure that the OB5 and the rest of the equipment
are switched off.
2. Then connect the OB5 to the electricity supply socket by means of the power supply
lead supplied with the instrument.
3.2 SWITCHING ON THE OB5
1. Before switching on the OB5, make sure that the organ volume is at the minimum
setting.
2. Press the [POWER] switch on the front panel of the instrument.
3. Switch on the amplification system and the rest of the instruments connected to the
OB5.
4. Set the volume of the amplification system to your requirements.

3.3 THE INSTRUMENT IS READY TO PLAY

At this point the OB5 is ready to be played. Adjust the volume of the organ after setting the
amplification system at the desired level.
At switch-on the display will have shown:
indicating the version of the operating system. After a few seconds, the MAIN video page
will be displayed:
This video page, which can be displayed at any moment by pressing the [MAIN] button,
contains the field, indicating the volume generated by the organ (which can also be
Vol
controlled by means of an expression pedal connected to the rear [EXPR.] jack) and, on the
line below, the levels of the low frequencies(
field).
The field alongside the general volume reading is used to display the memory which has
been recalled. If no memory is active, the display will show a series of asterisks (as above).
N.B.: We have been talking about Memory (
memories which can be selected from the display are different from the Presets which can be recalled using
the buttons on the front panel. The method for recalling these two types of memories is also different. All this
will be fully described in the "Function relating to the sound" section on page 54.
Operating System
Version 2.0
Low
on the display). It must be remembered that the
Mem.
52
field) and the high frequencies (
High