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Prestige 40
PEDAL
Contra
Prinzipal-
Oktav-
Choral-
Coupler
Coupler
Subbass
Gedackt
Mixtur
Bombarde
Trompete
Schalmei
Prinzipal
Bourdon
bass
bass
bass
I / P
II / P
32
16'
16'
8'
8'
4'
4 f.
16'
8'
4'
16'
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
SWELL ORCHESTRA
GREAT ORCHESTRA
Voice
Voice
Voice
Voice
Harp
Chimes
2
3
2
3
39
40
41
42
43
44
PEDAL ORCHESTRA
POWER
EXT. SPK.
Voice
String
2
37
38
Prestige 40
S
THRU
OUT
IN
L(MONO)
R
L(MONO)
R
HEADPHONES
MIDI
INPUT
OUTPUT
MAN I
MAN II
Super-
Coupler
Rohr-
Vox
Prinzipal
Hohlflöte
Oktave
Spitzflöte
Kornet
Mixtur
Fagott
Trompete
Tremulant
Prinzipal
Gamba
Rohrflöte
Nasard
Blockflöte
Terz
Zimbel
Trompete
oktave
II / I
gedackt
Celeste
8'
8'
4'
4'
2'
3 f.
4 f.
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
2 / '
2 3
2'
1 / '
3 5
3 f.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
25
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
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HR
1
2
3
4
5
6
SWS
A.P
T
C
SWELL
CRESCENDO
Quick Guide -
SWELL CRESCENDO
M. BANK TRANSPOSER
Oboe
Tremulant
8'
8'
K. INV.
34
35
36
Ver. UK - 1.0
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  • Page 1 Prestige 40 PEDAL MAN I MAN II SWELL CRESCENDO M. BANK TRANSPOSER Contra Prinzipal- Oktav- Choral- Coupler Coupler Super- Coupler Rohr- Subbass Gedackt Mixtur Bombarde Trompete Schalmei Prinzipal Prinzipal Hohlflöte Oktave Spitzflöte Kornet Mixtur Fagott Trompete Tremulant Prinzipal Gamba Rohrflöte...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 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 Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide...

  • Page 5: Important Notes

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 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

    Viscount Prestige 40 - 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 40 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 Left Side Panel

    Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide 2.2 THE LEFT SIDE PANEL 1. [SWELL ORCHESTRA] stops: this section contains the Orchestra voices of the Swell. SWELL ORCHESTRA GREAT ORCHESTRA 2. [GREAT ORCHESTRA] stops: this section Voice Voice Voice Voice Harp Chimes contains the Orchestra voices of the Great.

  • Page 9: Pedalboard Controls

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 In each memory the following can be saved the voices (including Orchestra) the couplers the Tremulants (also with different speed and depth by activating this function on Menu Set-Up, see par. 4.3) the MIDI To controls (par.3) and Program Change set using the SEND PROGRAM CHANGE function (“Advanced Manual”)

  • Page 10: Connections Underneath The Manuals

    Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide on the centre panel (see also point 5 of par. 2.1). Each Crescendo step is programmable. To do this, use the [CRESCENDO] pedal to select the step required, switch on the voices and couplers needed, press button [S] and, keeping it pressed down, then press the general memories [HR] button.

  • Page 11: 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 [OUTPUT]. In the Prestige 40 the external boxes can be switched on and off by using the [EXT.SPK.] switch located on the left side panel.
  • Page 12 Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide 3. [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 13: Central Control Unit

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 3. CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT The drawer located under the keyshelf contains the central control unit for all the internal functions of the Prestige 40. 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 14 Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide Manual”. 4. VOLUMES section: these controls are used to adjust the individual volumes of the organ, as follows: o [PEDAL]: pedal board volume. o [GREAT]: Great volume. o [SWELL]: Swell volume. o [ORCH.]: volume of the Orchestra voices.
  • Page 15 Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 o TEMPERAMENT: this parameter provides a selection of historical temperaments from various ages and different national origin. A perfectly tuned EQUAL temperament can be selected, or alternatively the classic MEANTONE, CHAUMONT, WERCKMEISTER, KIRNBERGER, PYTHAGOREAN, VALLOTTI and KELLNER.

  • Page 16: Organ General Settings

    Viscount Prestige 40 - 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] [INTERNAL EQUALIZER] containing the following selection fields: o TREMULANT: for setting the Tremulants on each manual.

  • Page 17: Selecting The Type Of Reverb

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 As the display states, the number to the left of the “/”symbol represents the Depth, while the number to the right is the Speed. To change the values use the [CURSOR] buttons to move the cursor and the encoder [VALUE].
  • Page 18 Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide Using the GREAT/SWELL KEYBOARDS INVERSION the positions of Great and Swell can be inverted. Using the [VALUE] encoder, select enable to turn it on or disable to turn it off. The status of this setting is also shown by the [K. INV.] LED on the front panel (see also par. 2.1).

  • Page 19: Recording And Playing Back Musical Performances

    5. RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MUSICAL PERFORMANCES The Prestige 40 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 20: Playing Back A Performance

    Viscount Prestige 40 - Quick Guide 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 21: Voice Local Off

    Quick Guide - Viscount Prestige 40 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 23 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital Device, persuant to Part 15 if the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio comunications.
  • Page 24 Viscount International S.p.A. Via Borgo n.° 68/70 – 47836 Mondaino (RN), ITALY From Italy: TEL: 0541-981700 FAX: 0541-981052 From all other countries: TEL: +39-0541-981700 FAX: +39-0541-981052 E-MAIL: organs@viscount.it WEB: http://www.viscount-organs.com http://www.viscount.it...

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