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  • Page 1 MC- - - - 3 3 3 3 User Manual MADE IN ITALY...
  • Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) GENERAL WARNINGS. 2) PACKAGE AND HANDLING. 3) ACCESSORIES IN THE PACKAGE. 4) CONNECTIONS, CONTROLS AND POSITIONING. 5) START-UP AND SHUT DOWN OF THE INSTRUMENT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

  • Page 3: General Warnings

    1)GENERAL WARNINGS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE CONNECTING ANY CABLES. !!! WARNING !!! • Do not place the instrument in wet or dirty environments • Do not remove the protective coverings. • Do not touch the AC plug with wet hands. DEFAULT OF FACTORY •...
  • Page 4 PRECAUTIONS When you are using the instrument, please be aware of the following: • If present, ventilation holes must not be covered. • Air must circulate freely around instrument • The instrument must be installed in a place free of vibration. •...

  • Page 5: Package And Handling

    Please remove the organ from its packaging carefully. The organ midi controller weights just over 25 KG! If not placed in the original Hamichord stand, we recommend that the organ has to be placed on a stand which is rated at least at 40 KG which will give a more than sufficient safety margin.

  • Page 6: Connections And Controls

    AC supply is suitable with the instrument requirements. CONNECTION OF THE ORGAN Please remember that we HIGHLY suggest the use of the Hamichord swell pedal. We cannot guarantee that every pedal on the market is suitable for use with your organ: Before connecting another kind of pedal, please be sure that it is electrically compliant.
  • Page 7 • Swell Pedal: jack stereo output ¼ Inch Please use only the original HAMICHORD swell pedal, other pedals may damage the instrument; if you would like to know if your own pedal is compatible with Hamichord please contact us. WARNING!: do not plug or unplug the swell pedal with the organ on! This may damage the organ or cause it to work incorrectly.

  • Page 8: Instructions For Use

    A# or B key on the lower and on the upper manual. The respective LEDs of the drawbars set power up; drawbars set not active has got the LED off. If Hamichord Exp- edition is connected you can turn-on it through the switch (1) you find on the upper right...
  • Page 9 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF WORKING The organ has 2 manuals consisting of 61 keys and 12 keys of presets on each manual: you can recognize preset keys from playing keys by the fact that presets keys are on the left and the colours are inverted. Functions related to presets are: Presets upper manual (2) cancel, All drawbars closed –...
  • Page 10 From left to right every set is made by: 16’ One octave below 8’ with repetition of first low octave. 5-1/3 A fifth over 8’ 8’ Fundamental 4’ An octave above 8’ 2-2/3 One octave and a fifth above 8’ Two octaves above 8’...
  • Page 11 (8) that decrease 2/3 of the general volume of the controller. Rotating controllers and knobs On the left and the right end blocks of the Hamichord there are 6 knobs which send specific MIDI MESSAGES (control changes (CC)) which you can assign to a particular feature ( please refer to your expander instruction or to your software manual).
  • Page 12 APPENDICES HAMICHORD M-C3 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART FUNCTION TRASMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS Basic Channel Default: :1-2 Changed: :1-2 Mode Messages Default: Altered: Note Number 0-127 True Voice _______________ Velocity Without velocity kit Note On Note Off Aftertouch Keys: Channel : Pitch Bend...

  • Page 13: Midi Cc Map

    MIDI CC MAP CONTROL VALUE NOTES AUTOMATION NUMBER Upper Drawbar 16' 0-127 (brown) Upper drawbar 5 1/3' 0-127 (brown) Upper drawbar 8' 0-127 (white) Upper drawbar 4' 0-127 (white) A Set - active if A# Upper drawbar 2 2/3' 0-127 preset key of upper (black) manual is selected...
  • Page 14 Lower Drawbar 16' 0-127 (brown) Lower drawbar 5 1/3' 0-127 (brown) Lower drawbar 8' 0-127 (white) Lower drawbar 4' 0-127 (white) D Set - Active if B Lower drawbar 2 2/3' 0-127 preset key of lower (black) manual is selected Lower drawbar 2' 0-127 (white)
  • Page 15 Cancel Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Lower presets Preset 6 Preset 7 Preset 8 Preset 9 Third set sync active fourth set sync active Pedalboard Drawbar 32' 0-127 Pedalboard Drawbar 16' 0-127 Vibrato-Chorus 0-127 Rotator ON/OFF 33-53 Volume 0-127...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If you experience problems, please see the relevant item and take the appropriate measures. 1)The power is turned ON(I), but the four leds don’t light. -Be sure the power chord is connected to the AC main. -Be sure the power chord is fixed well in the rear panel of M-C3. -Check if the controller is able to send midi messages, if so, please contact assistance.
  • Page 17 Contacts Contacts BG’s S.r.l. Via Cilea, 30 – 60022 – Castelfidardo-AN- ITALY Tel. +39-071-7825229 Fax +39-071-7824012 Vat number IT02112920422 Official Website: www.bgmi.it E-mail: info@bgmi.it The Hamichord brand name and logo are trademarks of the respective owners. All rights are reserved.

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