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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 CONTENTS 1. Important notes ........................3 1.1 Looking after the product ..................... 3 1.2 Notes on floppy disks ......................3 1.3 Notes about the manual ......................4 2. Controls and connections ......................5 2.1 The front panel ........................5 2.2 The left side panel ........................
  • Page 4 Prestige 60 Viscount - Quick Guide...

  • Page 5: Important Notes

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 1. IMPORTANT NOTES 1.1 LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT • Do not apply excessive force to the organ’s structures or the controls (knobs, stops, push-buttons, etc.). • When possible, do not place the instrument close to units which generate strong interference, such as radios, TVs, computer videos, etc.

  • Page 6: Notes About The Manual

    Prestige 60 Viscount - Quick Guide 1.3 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL • Take good care of this manual. • This manual is an integral part of the instrument. The descriptions and illustrations in this publication are not binding. • While the instrument’s essential characteristics remain the same, the manufacturer reserves the...

  • Page 7: Controls And Connections

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 2. CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 2.1 THE FRONT PANEL 1. [PEDAL] stops: this section contains the voices of the pedal board and the couplers. o [Great to Pedal]: the voices of the Great will also play on the pedal board.

  • Page 8: The Right Side Panel

    [MEM-] to recall them in descending order. 2. Dedicated memories: the Prestige 60 memories also include six dedicated memories for Swell (2A), Great (2B) and the pedal board (2C). In the dedicated memories it is only possible to save...
  • Page 9 Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 The memories also include an [HR] button, also known as 0, which recalls the set up that was present before a memory was activated. The contents of [HR] are not affected by calling up a memory when another one has previously been activated.

  • Page 10: Pedalboard Controls

    Prestige 60 Viscount - Quick Guide 10. [O.SOLO] button: this button controls the status of the Organ Solo function. By activating this function plus the coupling SW/G the voices of the Swell can be played on the Great in monophony with priority given to the highest note. On the Swell the voices continue to sound in polyphony.

  • Page 11: Connections Underneath The Manuals

    2. [MIDI] sockets: five-pin DIN plugs for connecting instruments with MIDI interface. The [IN] connector allows receipt of MIDI messages generated by remote MIDI sources, the [OUT] connector sends the MIDI messages generated by the Prestige 60, and the [THRU] connection sends exactly the same data received at the [IN] connector.

  • Page 12: Connections On The Rear Panel

    1. [EXT. +12V DC] connectors: these sockets can be used to obtain the +12V DC voltage needed to supply the VISCOUNT speakers connected to the [MAIN OUT] sockets and/or the [ANTIPHONAL OUT]. The external boxes can be switched on and off by using the [EXT.SPK.] switch located on the left side panel.
  • Page 13 Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 4. [INPUT] section: this section contains the inputs through which the output signal of external equipment is amplified with the organ’s internal amplification system. The connections are as follows: o [L(+R)], [R]: stereo line inputs for connecting instruments with line outputs. For mono sources use only the socket [L(+R)].

  • Page 14: The Remote Control (Optional)

    Viscount - Quick Guide 2.8 THE REMOTE CONTROL (OPTIONAL) The Prestige 60 can be equipped with a radio remote control which can be used to control the general volume of the organ and the main sequencer functions at a distance. Refer to your dealer to purchase this device.

  • Page 15: Central Control Unit

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 3. CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT The drawer located under the keyshelf contains the central control unit for all the internal functions of the Prestige 60. This “Quick Guide” describes the basic functions of this system, for a detailed description of all the remaining functions and parameters please see the “Advanced Manual”.
  • Page 16 5. Sequencer: this section contains the buttons for operating the multitrack sequencer incorporated into the Prestige 60. The basic functions of the sequencer are described in chap. 5 of this “Quick Guide”, while a complete description of all the functions can be found in the “Advanced Manual”.
  • Page 17 Centuries, until the beginning of the 18 . Here are the six temperaments offered by the Prestige 60, first of all the MEANTONE. MEANTONE 8 pure major thirds: E flat – G / B flat – D / F – A / C – E / G – B / D – F # / A – C# / E – G.

  • Page 18: Organ General Settings

    Prestige 60 Viscount - Quick Guide 4. ORGAN GENERAL SETTINGS Pressing the [SET-UP] button on the central panel gives access to the organ’s general settings. The page displayed is as follows: [TREMULANT] [REVERB] [KEYBOARDS SETTING] [INT.EQUALIZER] [ANTIPH.OUT] On the version of the organ equipped with AFC reverb the SET-UP menu consists of two pages:...

  • Page 19: Setting The Tremulants

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 4.1 SETTING THE TREMULANTS The TREMULANT function can be used to set the modulation speed and depth of the tremulants for each manual. When the TREMULANT field is selected in the SET-UP menu, the display will...

  • Page 20: General Settings For The Manuals

    Prestige 60 Viscount - Quick Guide VERSION OF THE ORGAN EQUIPPED WITH AFC REVERB The AFC (Active Field Control) module developed by Yamaha Corporation is an innovative reverb system that makes use of the latest electro-acoustic technology to make certain aspects of the reverb effect more efficient and natural sounding such as the strength, spatial dimension and reflection of the sound.
  • Page 21 Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 The GREAT/PEDAL PISTON COMBINE allows the memories of the Great to be “coupled” with those of the Pedal. In this way, when a Great memory is called up, the same pedal board memory will be activated automatically.

  • Page 22: Recording And Playing Back Musical Performances

    5. RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MUSICAL PERFORMANCES The Prestige 60 is equipped with a multitrack sequencer used to record, save to floppy disk and playback musical performances. The following are the basic directions for using these functions; a detailed description of all the sequencer functions is given in the “Advanced Manual”.

  • Page 23: Playing Back A Performance

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 60 5.2 PLAYING BACK A PERFORMANCE To play back a track recorded using the sequencer, insert the floppy disk in the drive and press [PLAY]. The system will proceed to read the floppy disk: *** Reading disk contents *** Please wait after which all the tracks (.MID files) saved on the disk will be displayed:...

  • Page 24: Voice Local Off

    Prestige 60 Viscount - Quick Guide 6. VOICE LOCAL OFF Setting a voice in Local Off mode means that it will not be played by the organ’s internal sound generation system but the relative MIDI message is sent (System Exclusive) so that it can be turned on and played on a connected instrument.
  • Page 26 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Viscount Prestige Version: 1.0 Classic Organ Date: 19/07/05 FUNCTION… TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS BASIC Default 1÷15 1÷15 CHANNEL Changed 1÷15 1÷15 MODE Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages ******** ******** Altered ******** ******** NOTE 30÷101 30÷101 NUMBER True Voice 36÷96...
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