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Welcome
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hymn Technology HT-300
access to thousands of hymns, worship songs and incidental tunes without the need for any musical knowledge.
Repertoire
Choose from the onboard
Play user-supplied standard
Play user-supplied
Index
Select tunes directly from the entire onboard
list (expandable) and enter familiar hymn numbers.
Search
Look up tunes in the
Customize to suit your congregation
Change the tempo (speed)
Change the key (pitch)
Change the number of verses
Orchestrate
Choose from hundreds of high-quality onboard sounds, or just select one of the many professionally
orchestrated preset musical Styles.
Organise
Select a tune, customize it, orchestrate it and then add it to a Play List ahead of time, ready for the service.
Play Lists can hold any number of
Store as many different Playlists as you like
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Using the compact flash memory card
In some instances the arrangement of a particular tune may not exactly match the version contained in your hymn book. The HT-300 uses a
core of nearly 2000 recordings to cover many others. Consequently, tunes whose arrangements differ only slightly may still be referenced to
one recording.
Copying or broadcast transmission of copyright music contained in the HT-300 is strictly prohibited.
The illustrations and LCD screenshots shown in this manual are intended as a guide only, and may differ from those in your unit.
Library
of thousands of tunes (expandable)
MIDI
files
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MP3
compressed audio files
Library
by first line or tune name using the onboard search function.
Library
tunes, MIDI files and MP3 files.
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*Limited only by available memory
Hymnal Plus
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Library
or choose a favorite hymn book from the
– you can even name them for later identification.
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Welcome
. You now have immediate
Book Index
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Table of Contents
Summary of Contents for Hymn Technology HT-300 Hymnal Plus
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Page 1: Welcome
Welcome Hymnal Plus Congratulations on the purchase of your new Hymn Technology HT-300 . You now have immediate access to thousands of hymns, worship songs and incidental tunes without the need for any musical knowledge. Repertoire Library Choose from the onboard of thousands of tunes (expandable) ... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Add a Metronome Click ............. 16 Welcome ..........1 Add an Amen ..............16 Modify the Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass parts ....16 Table of Contents ........2 THE ORCHESTRATOR ............17 6. The Tune Library ....... 18 1. - Page 3 MIDI FILES AND THE HT-300 ..........34 Appendix ..........53 SELECTING A MIDI FILE ............35 CONTROLLING PLAYBACK OF A MIDI FILE ......35 i. Using the compact flash memory card .. 53 Start playback ..............35 Pause playback ..............
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Page 4: How To Use This Guide
1. How to use this guide Safety Precautions (inside front cover) Take a moment to read through the safety precautions before you start. Let’s play a tune (page 5) Play a tune immediately – after all, that is what the HT-300 is designed to do! Glossary (page 58) Familiarity with a few basic terms will help as you explore the HT-300. -
Page 5: Let's Play A Tune
2. Let's play a tune Now that you’ve got your HT-300, you are probably eager to play some music. Here’s how to do it in just 5 steps: 1. Plug the AC power adaptor into the HT-300 (and a wall socket!) and turn the unit on. The on/off switch is on the back. -
Page 6: Setting Up
3. Setting Up LCD touch screen precautions NEVER place the unit face down, unless on a soft cloth, to prevent scratching of the LCD touch screen. Opening the stand Gently flex the ears of the stand slightly outwards, away from the case, to release the retaining lugs. -
Page 7: Inserting The Compact Flash Memory Card
Connect the mains lead to the AC power adaptor. Plug the mains lead into a wall socket. When connected, the AC power adaptor provides power for the HT-300 even if a battery pack is installed. The HT-300 is only ever powered by an installed battery pack when the AC power adaptor is disconnected. -
Page 8: Charging The Optional Battery Pack
Connect the battery pack: Push the battery connector plug onto the connector in the battery compartment. The connectors are designed so that they will only click together when correctly aligned. If they won’t click together easily reverse one connector and try again. Excessive force is not required. Insert the battery pack: Lower the battery pack into the battery compartment. -
Page 9: Connecting Headphones
Connecting headphones Ensure that the HT-300 is switched off. Locate the headphone socket on the rear of the HT-300 (labeled PHONES). Gently insert the headphone jack plug fully into the headphone socket. Turn on the HT-300. Turn the volume down to zero. Put on the headphones and then adjust the volume to a comfortable level. -
Page 10: Disconnecting External Amplification
If you are unable to obtain any undistorted sound from the HT-300 through your external amplification, even at very low volumes, then you may have plugged the HT-300 into an unsuitable line level input on the external amplifier. The HT-300 is equipped with audio outputs which, in turn, line level need... -
Page 11: Getting Started
The power switch is located on the back of the unit. The red POWER LED (labeled PWR) on the front panel will light and the Hymn Technology logo screen will appear. logo screen This will remain for a short time while the unit prepares itself for use. -
Page 12: Select A Hymn From The Library
Select a hymn from the Library Press the PLAY key on the MAIN MENU screen. The HYMN SELECT screen will appear. hymn select screen Select a hymn book Tunes may be selected either from the Master Index (a list of all available tunes in the unit) or from one of the indexed hymn books. -
Page 13: Play A Hymn
Play a hymn You are now ready to play the hymn. The unit has automatically recalled standard settings for the chosen hymn: Pitch Tempo (speed) Break (the pause between verses) Number of verses Any of these may be altered by simply pressing the relevant +/– keys before commencing playback. -
Page 14: Pause Playback
altered. When the desired volume level has been set, release the key. The volume display will disappear after a couple of seconds (or will disappear immediately if you press that area of the screen). The default master volume level is set in the Options screen (see Section12: The Options Screen). The default master volume is recalled each time the HT-300 is powered up. -
Page 15: The Remote Control Handset
5. The Remote Control Handset What’s it for? The Infra-red remote control handset enables the HT-300 user to access many of the unit’s features and functions from a distance of anything up to about 10 metres (30 feet). This can be very handy when the worship leader is also the HT-300 operator. -
Page 16: Cancel
Cancel Cancels the selection just made, if pressed within a couple of seconds of making that selection (but before pressing the [OK] button). Alter the Number of Verses Press the [VERSES] button, enter the desired number of verses on the number pad and then press the [OK] button. -
Page 17: The Orchestrator
Alter the Style (Sound) of a Part Press the relevant part button ([SOPRANO] [ALTO] [TENOR] [BASS]) and then quickly press the [STYLE] button. Enter the desired style number on the number pad and then press the [OK] button. The Orchestrator For convenience, 24 Styles can be selected very quickly from the remote control. -
Page 18: The Tune Library
6. The Tune Library The HT-300 has thousands of tunes built-in, providing immediate access to a wealth of music. Known as the Library , this repertoire comprises three main types of tune: Traditional hymns Modern worship music Incidental music ... -
Page 19: Incidental Music
Incidental Music In order to provide music for a complete service, the HT-300 also plays a range of incidental music (wedding marches, voluntaries etc). For quick recall these are all stored in one place – a “pretend” Book Index, called INCIDENTAL MUSIC. -
Page 20: Book Indexes
7. Book Indexes Library The built-in provides immediate access to thousands of tunes. For ease of use a range of Book Indexes is included. What is a Book Index? Library A Book Index conveniently links the built-in to a particular hymn book. After selecting a Book Index, you can call up hymns by their familiar hymn numbers. -
Page 21: Searching For Hymns
Searching for hymns How do I find a hymn if I don’t know its number? The HT-300 has a search facility built-in. From the HYMN SELECT screen, press the SEARCH key. The SEARCH SCREEN will appear. You can search by any part of either the first line or tune name/title. -
Page 22: Styles
8. Styles What is a Style? A Style is an all-embracing term used to describe the sound, or combination of sounds, chosen to play back a particular tune. The HT-300 offers a range of nearly 200 musical instrument sounds. These include pipe and electronic organs, percussive instruments such as piano, electric piano and vibraphone, and a large selection of brass, woodwind, string, synthesizer and ethnic instrumental sounds. -
Page 23: Preset Organ Styles
Preset Organ Styles There are many pipe organ Styles from which to choose. They range from simple, quiet, one-stop registrations to full organ registrations with mixtures and reeds. You don’t need to know anything about pipe organs to use them – try them out and find your favorites. -
Page 24: User Styles
Eight popular Orchestral/Combination Styles can be accessed from the remote control handset by pressing the [ORCH] button followed by one of the eight numbered buttons below it ( the number pad buttons). These eight Styles are as follows (as labeled on the remote control handset):- Piano Orchestral Strings Choir... -
Page 25: Selecting Sounds
You will see from this example (the Brass Quartet PARTS preset) that: Sound 1 is set to Cornet, playing the melody (Soprano) Sound 2 is also set to Cornet, playing the Alto part Sound 3 is set to Euphonium, playing the ... -
Page 26: Selecting Parts
Press the appropriate SOUND key. The EDIT SOUND screen will appear. Press the UP () or DOWN () keys to move the cursor () next to the desired parameter. Press the RIGHT () key to move the cursor across to the value for that parameter. Use the UP () or DOWN () keys to alter the value. -
Page 27: Saving User Styles
Saving User Styles Having changed the sounds and/or parts used in a Style, you will probably want to store this orchestration. All modified Styles are stored in the USER STYLE category (Style numbers 801 – 999). The first EIGHT User Styles (801 – 808) can be accessed from the remote control handset by pressing the [USER] button followed by one of the eight numbered buttons below it ( the number pad buttons). -
Page 28: Deleting User Styles
The name of the preset (or user) Style you started with will be shown. Alter this as required (see Section13: Entering Text). Press the NEXT key. The display will return to the STYLE SELECT screen, showing the altered User Style name. style name screen Deleting User Styles Any User Style can be deleted, thereby making that Style number... -
Page 29: The Custom Style
The Custom Style Library There will be occasions when you want to alter a Style to go with the tune you have currently selected, but only for this one occasion (so it isn’t worth saving as a User Style). This is where the Custom Style comes into play. -
Page 30: Play Lists
9. Play Lists What is a Play List? A Play List is a memory facility that allows a series of items (for example all the music for a complete service) to be stored in advance, and then played back when required. Personal settings such as tempo, pitch, style, and number of verses can be stored for each individual item in a Play List. -
Page 31: Add Items To A New Play List
Add items to a new Play List You can now go right ahead and start to put tunes into the new Play List. Press the ADD key. The HYMN SELECT screen will appear. Choose the required tune (see Section 4: Getting Started). -
Page 32: Edit A Play List
Press the PLAY key to start playback. When the currently playing item has finished, the next item in the Play List will appear in the PLAY HYMN screen. Press PLAY at the appropriate time. To skip an item in a Play List, press the NEXT key on the PLAY screen. Press the PREVIOUS key to return to a previous item. -
Page 33: Edit Items In A Play List
Edit items in a Play List Use the UP () or DOWN () keys to move the cursor () alongside the item to be edited. Press the EDIT key. The PLAY screen will appear. Make the required changes and then press the NEXT key. This will store the changes you have made. -
Page 34: Playing Standard Midi Files
10. Playing Standard Midi Files What Are midi files? The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) came about in the early 1980s as a standard for connecting together digital electronic music devices. An offshoot of this was the standard midi file (SMF) format, which standardized how music should be digitally stored in order to work with MIDI-equipped devices. -
Page 35: Selecting A Midi File
The HT-300 will only recognize midi files with names that follow these criteria: Selecting a midi file File names must have between 1 and 8 characters (with no spaces), must start with a letter or a number and cannot include these characters: . “ / \ [ ] : ; | = , * ? Selecting a midi file Press the PLAY key on the MAIN MENU screen. -
Page 36: Pause Playback
Pause playback The START key becomes the PAUSE key when playback is started. To pause playback, press the PAUSE key. Press the same key again (START) to resume playback. Stop playback Playback will automatically stop when the end of the midi file is reached. Press the STOP key to halt playback at any other time. -
Page 37: Playing Mp3 Files
11. Playing MP3 files What are MP3 files? A normal audio compact disc (CD) stores music in a digitally encoded format, generally providing superior sound quality and clarity to earlier analogue formats (e.g. cassette tape, vinyl records). Regrettably, in order to obtain this improved quality the quantity of digital information that must be stored is enormous. -
Page 38: Controlling Playback Of An Mp3 File
Use the UP () or DOWN () keys to move the cursor () next to the folder you wish to open, or hold to scroll through the list. You can skip to the next/previous page of the list by pressing the PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN keys. Now press the RIGHT () key to open the folder. -
Page 39: The Options Screen
12. The Options Screen The OPTIONS screen is where system settings may be altered. The parameters that may be changed are: Master (default) volume Equalizer Internal speakers on/off Microphone on/off and level Video enable and type ... -
Page 40: Microphone On/Off
Microphone On/Off Switches the MIC IN socket on the back of the HT-300 on and off. Value: Off/On. Microphone Level Controls the volume of sound produced by a microphone plugged into the MIC IN socket on the back of the HT-300. -
Page 41: Entering Text
13. Entering Text There are several situations where you may want to enter text directly on-screen, e.g. when searching for a Library tune, or naming a Play List or user Style. Enter each character into the text box using the UP () or DOWN () keys. Hold to scroll through the list of characters/numbers. -
Page 42: Lyrics And Slides (Optional Feature)
14. Lyrics and Slides (optional feature) Text files and the HT-300 If you have the Video Display option installed in your HT-300, texts may be created and then displayed via an external projector or TV monitor. Even if you do not have the Video Display option installed in your HT-300, you can still try out the Lyrics and Slides feature using the internal LCD touch screen (with some reduced functionality). -
Page 43: Folders
Folders In order to be able to find text files as and when you want them, it is important to store them in named folders ) on the compact flash card. Folders for the storage of slides may be given any name, although folder names must have between 1 and 8 characters (with no spaces), must start with a letter or a number and cannot include these characters: . -
Page 44: Delete A Folder
Now open the folder by pressing the RIGHT () key. Pressing the LEFT () key will close the folder. Take great care at this point. You can erase a complete folder and all the files within it by pressing the DELETE key. However, you will be prompted to confirm this action by a pop-up window. -
Page 45: Entering Text Directly On-Screen
Entering text directly on-screen From the MAIN MENU screen, press the EDIT SLIDE key. The EDIT SLIDE screen will appear. To create a new slide, just start entering text with the optional Typing Keyboard HTKB-1. If you reach the bottom of the screen, the display will scroll as you type. -
Page 46: Create A Text File Using A Pc
To save your new text as a new file in the selected folder, press the NEW key. Use the typing keyboard (or the on-screen arrows) to give the new text a name. File names must have between 1 and 8 characters (with no spaces), must start with a letter or a number and cannot include these characters: . -
Page 47: Edit An Existing Text File On-Screen
You are now ready to start typing your text. When you reach the bottom of a page your word processing program will probably automatically scroll on to the start of the next page as you continue to type. This is called soft page break and is of no use to the HT-300, which requires hard... -
Page 48: Play A Hymn With Displayed Lyrics
When finished, save the file by pressing either: The SAVE key (to update the existing text file). Then press either the BACK or NEXT key to return to the MAIN MENU screen. The SAVE AS key (to save the file as a new file). This will call up the SAVE SLIDE screen (see Saving lyrics ... - Page 49 Now press the RIGHT () key to open the folder. The contents of the selected folder will be shown in a list. Pressing the LEFT () key will close the folder. If the slide is stored in a nested folder (a folder within another folder), repeat this process until the desired slide is listed.
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Page 50: The Psalm Player (Optional Feature)
15. The Psalm Player (optional feature) Psalms come in two basic types – metrical and non-metrical. Metrical psalms behave like normal hymn tunes and are playable by the HT-300 without the Psalm Player option. The following information refers to the performance of non-metrical psalms, and psalms with both metrical and non-metrical sections. -
Page 51: Select A Chant (Tune) For Your Chosen Psalm
Select a chant (tune) for your chosen psalm Library Choose the relevant book, and the desired tune, from the using the HYMN SELECT screen in the normal way. Library Psalm chants (tunes) are not included in the unless the Psalm Player option is purchased. Press the NEXT key. - Page 52 Using the Psalm Player with the Lyrics feature (optional) If you have the Video Display option installed in your HT-300, lyrics files for psalms may be created and displayed via an external projector or TV monitor (just as with hymns). In order to ensure correct lyrics advancement, synchronized to playback of the chant, make sure that: Each verse is on its own page in the text file ...
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Page 53: Appendix
Appendix i. Using the compact flash memory card The compact flash memory card MUST be plugged into the HT-300 for the unit to function. Inserting and removing the compact flash card This is covered in Section 3: Setting Up. What is it for? The compact flash card provides memory for storage of: User-created data files –... -
Page 54: Connecting The Compact Flash Card To A Pc
Connecting the compact flash card to a PC If you want to use midi files or MP3 files in the HT-300, you will need to connect the compact flash card to a PC in order to copy your files onto the card. To connect the compact flash card you will need a compact flash card reader attached to your PC. -
Page 55: Creating Mp3 Files
ii. Creating MP3 files What do I need? MP3 files cannot be created in the HT-300. Most commonly a PC is used, along with a suitable MP3 conversion software program (there are often several available for free download from the internet). What can I convert to MP3? Just about any audio recording can be converted to MP3. -
Page 56: Metrical Indexes - And Why You Might Want To Know About Them
iii. Metrical indexes - and why you might want to know about them A metrical index can usually be found amongst the other indexes (tune names, first lines etc.) in the music edition of most hymn books. The metrical index groups together by name those tunes that have the same metre. ... -
Page 57: Troubleshooting
iv. Troubleshooting The following provides troubleshooting hints for some common problems. Many problems may well be due simply to incorrect settings. Before calling for service, read through this section to see if you can identify and correct the cause of the problem. The unit is completely dead Make sure the supplied mains power adaptor is connected to the HT-300 and plugged into a working wall ... -
Page 58: Glossary
v. Glossary A-men” Amen An optional, two-chord addendum to the end of a hymn, over which the congregation sing “ Tune Library A list of all available hymn books to which the is indexed. After selecting a book, the Book Index user may call up hymns using the familiar numbers in that book. -
Page 59: Specifications
2.4kg (5.3lb) * Limited only by available compact flash memory Specifications and descriptions in this manual are intended for information only. Hymn Technology Ltd reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. -
Page 60: Index
Index (Screens continued) Slide edit, 43, 45, 47 Amen, 13, 16 Meters, 18, 56 save, 43, 45 In plainsong hymns, 13 Metrical indexes, 18, 56 Style Amplification, 9 Metronome, 16, 40 edit sound, 25 Microphone, 9, 40 matrix, 24 Midi files, 34 name (user), 27 Play, 35 save (user), 27...
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