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Hammond B-3 Owner's Playing Manual (149 pages)

Brand: Hammond | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 2 MB

Important Safety Instructions
2
Table of Contents
8
2 II

12
Feature Callout

12
Introduction

16
- Basic Hook-Up
  16
- Ac/Leslie Panel
  16
- Turning the Organ "ON
  19
- The Preset Keys
  19
- The Harmonic Drawbars
  20
- The Pedal Keyboard
  22
  - Expression Pedal Foot Switch
    22
- The Volume and Vibrato Controls
  23
  - Normal / Soft Volume
    23
  - Vibrato Swell
    23
  - Vibrato Great
    23
- Amount of Vibrato and Chorus
  24
  - Vibrato
    24
    
    Full Vibrato)
    24
    
    Small Vibrato)
    24
    
    Wide Vibrato)
    24
  - Chorus
    25
    
    Full Chorus)
    25
    
    Small Chorus)
    25
    
    Wide Chorus)
    25
- Percussion
  26
- Percussion "ON-OFF
  26
  - Percussion Volume
    26
  - Percussion Decay
    26
  - Percussion Harmonic Selector
    26
Harmonic Drawbars

28
- Sound Groups
  29
- Color Groups
  30
  - White Drawbars
    30
  - Black Drawbars
    30
  - Brown Drawbars
    31
- Tone Families by Shape
  32
- Pedal Drawbars
  37
Presets

40
- The Preset Keys
  40
- Preset Chart - Liturgical
  41
- Preset Chart - Jazz
  42
- Preset Chart - Theatre
  43
Rotary Control Panel

46
- Rotary Controls
  46
  - Master Volume
    46
  - Bass
    46
  - Treble
    46
  - Reverb
    46
  - Overdrive
    46
- Jacks
  47
  - Main/Echo
    47
  - Headphone
    47
  - Leslie Switch
    47
Effects

50
- Vibrato and Chorus
  50
  - On / off
    50
    
    (Full Vibrato)
    50
    
    (Small Vibrato)
    50
    
    (Wide Vibrato)
    50
  - Chorus
    50
    
    (Full Chorus)
    50
    
    (Small Chorus)
    50
    
    (Wide Chorus)
    50
- Leslie
  51
- Pedal Sustain
  51
- Reverb
  51
  - REVERB Rotary Control
    51
- Overdrive
  51
  - OVERDRIVE Rotary Control
    51
Information Center

54
- Touch Buttons
  54
  - Top Group
    55
  - Bottom Group
    55
    
    Menu / Exit
    55
    
    Play
    55
    
    Record
    55
- PLAY Mode
  56
  - Graphic Display with Parameters
    56
  - Numeric Display with Parameters
    57
- MENU Mode
  59
  - Menu a
    59
  - Menu B
    60
  - Menu C
    61
  - Menu D
    62
- Advanced Features - DRAWBARS
  63
  - Tone Wheel Select - SWL & GRT
    64
  - Tone Wheel Select - PEDAL
    65
  - Drawbar Fold Back
    66
- Advanced Features - PERCUSSION
  68
  - Percussion Volume Level
    69
  - Percussion Decay
    71
  - Percussion 1' Cancel
    73
  - Drawbar Level with Percussion
    75
- Advanced Feature - VIBRATO
  77
- Advanced Feature - PEDAL SUSTAIN
  79
- Advanced Feature - PEDAL SUSTAIN LENGTH
  80
- Advanced Feature - REVERB
  82
- Advanced Feature - PRESETS
  84
Special Performance Features

88
- Motor Control Switch
  88
  - Motor Control up
    88
  - Motor Control down
    89
- Advanced Features - TUNE
  89
  - Master Tune
    90
  - Transpose (Key Select)
    91
- Advanced Features - CONTROL
  93
  - Foot Switch Function
    93
  - Expression Minimum Level
    94
  - Expression Curve
    96
  - Preset Load - EX.ZONE
    97
USING Compactflash™ CARDS

100
- What Is a "Compactflash ® Card
  100
- Compactflash
  100
  - Card Slot
    100
- Advanced Features - Using a Card to Store Setups
  102
  - Saving Setups to a Card
    102
  - Loading Setups from a Card
    104
  - Deleting a Preset Bank from a Card
    105
  - Naming a Setup
    107
- What Is a “Compactflashcard?”
  
  100
4 IV

100
MIDI

110
- MIDI out Jack
  110
  - Using the MIDI Jack
    110
  - What Is a "Part
    111
- What Is a “Part”?
  
  111
  - Advanced Features - MIDI
    111
    
    Advanced Features - EX.ZONE
    112
    
    Ex.zone On/Off
    113
    
    EX.ZONE Bank & Program Select
    114
    
    EX.ZONE Volume
    115
    
    EX.ZONE Pan
    117
    
    EX.ZONE Octave
    118
    
    EX.ZONE Reverb Level
    120
    
    EX.ZONE Chorus
    121
    
    EX.ZONE Velocity Curve
    123
    
    EX.ZONE Zone
    124
    
    Advanced Feature - EX.DAMP
    126
    
    Advanced Feature - MIDI CH
    127
Special Utility Features

130
- Display Lock
  130
- Advanced Features - SYSTEM
  131
  - Pedal Key Mode
    132
  - Leslie Type
    133
  - Software Version
    135
- Advanced Feature - DEFAULT
  137
Reference

140
- Input
  140
  - LINE in L & R (Left & Right)
    140
- Output
  140
  - LINE out L & R (Left & Right)
    140
- MIDI Jack
  140
- Appendix A - Global Parameter List
  
  141
- Appendix B - Preset Parameter List
  
  142
- Appendix C - System Parameter List
  
  142
- Appendix D - Real-Time Parameter List
  
  143
- Appendix E - MIDI Implementation Chart
  
  143
  - Specifications
    145
  - Instrument Care
    146
    
    AC Power
    146
    
    Cabinet and Bench
    146
    
    Keys and Buttons
    146
    
    Moving Your Instrument
    146
  - Troubleshooting
    146
  - Important Note - Battery
    147

Hammond B-3 Owner's Manual (130 pages)

Brand: Hammond | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 6 MB

Important Safety Instructions
2
Important - Please Read
4
Battery Back up
5
Table of Contents
6
Index
8
Main Features
9
HOW to ASSEMBLE (B-3 Mk2)
10
- Components
  10
- Connect the Pedalboard
  11
- Attach the Leslie Speed Switch (USA Only)
  11
- Attach the MAIN/ECHO Switch (Optional)
  12
- Bench
  12
- Manual Lid
  13
- Put on the Music Rack
  13
HOW to ASSEMBLE (B-3P Mk2)
14
- Components
  14
- Mount the Organ on the Stand
  15
- Connect the Expression Pedal
  16
- Connect the Pedalboard (Optional)
  16
- Attach the Leslie Speed Switch
  17
- Attach the MAIN/ECHO Switch (Optional)
  17
- Open the Manual Lid
  18
- Install the Music Rack
  18
Names and Functions
20
- Top View of the Organ
  20
- Volume Panel
  22
- Control Panel
  22
- Power Panel (B-3 Mk2, C-3 Mk2)
  23
- Accessory Panel (B-3 Mk2, C-3 Mk2)
  23
- Accessory Panel (B-3P Mk2)
  24
- Power Panel (B-3P Mk2)
  24
- Pedals
  25
Hook-Up

27
- Basic Hook-Up
  28
  - B-3 Mk2, C-3 Mk2
    28
  - B-3P Mk2
    29
- Using Effect Loop
  30
- Using a MIDI Sound Module
  30
- Using Two Leslie Speakers
  31
- Reinforcing the Bass
  31
- Using no Leslie Speaker
  32
- Using Headphones
  32
- Connecting the MIDI Pedalboard
  33
Turn on and Play

35
- Power on
  36
  - How to Power on
    36
  - Back-Up
    36
  - Reset to the Initial Status
    36
- Use of Preset Keys
  37
  - How to Call the Preset
    37
  - Ex. Select "2-G
    37
  - Play the Pedalboard
    38
- Adding Expression to Your Playing
  39
  - Expression Pedal
    39
  - Foot Switch
    39
  - Motor Control Switch
    39
- Try Making Your Own Sound
  40
  - Select the Preset Key [B]
    40
  - Pull out the B Drawbars
    40
  - Add Percussion
    40
  - Add Effects
    41
    
    Vibrato and Chorus
    41
    
    Overdrive
    41
    
    Leslie
    41
    
    Reverb
    41
    
    Equalizer
    41
  - Pedal Sustain
    42
  - Manual Bass
    42
  - Recording Preset Keys
    43
  - Ex. Memorize to "2-D
    43
Setting up

45
- Sound Engine Structure
  46
  - System Structure of this Organ
    46
- Harmonic Drawbars
  48
  - Footage
    48
  - Drawbars for the Pedalboard
    49
  - Drawbars for the Swell/Great Manuals
    49
    
    Relation between the Preset Keys and the Drawbars
    49
    
    White Drawbars
    49
    
    Black Drawbars
    49
    
    Brown Drawbars
    49
  - Drawbar Registration Patterns
    50
  - Modern Drawbar Registrations
    51
  - Controlling the Registration While Playing a Preset
    52
- Percussion
  53
  - Notes
    53
  - Percussion Does Not Sound
    53
    
    Drawbar Cancel
    53
    
    Single Trigger
    53
- Vibrato and Chorus
  54
- Overdrive
  55
- Leslie
  56
- Equalizer, Reverb
  57
  - Equalizer
    57
  - Reverb
    57
- Presets
  58
  - BANK and KEY
    58
  - Using Plural Presets at the same Time
    59
  - Naming the BANK
    60
- Volume
  61
  - [MASTER VOLUME] Knob
    61
  - Expression Pedal
    61
  - [VOLUME] Tablet
    61
- Tone-Wheels and Multi-Contact Keys
  62
Using the Control Panel

63
- Operation Control Panel
  64
- Play Mode
  65
  - How to Read the Display
    65
  - Button Operation in this Mode
    65
- Menu Mode
  66
  - How to Read the Display
    66
  - Button Operation in this Mode
    66
- Function Mode
  67
- Lock the Display in Play Mode
  70
Setting the Parameters

71
- Drawbar
  72
  - Setting the SWELL and GREAT Manual
    72
  - Setting the PEDAL Part
    73
- PERCUSS (Percussion)
  74
- Tune
  75
- Preset
  76
  - Bank Name
    76
  - Preset Load
    76
  - See the Current Value (Temporary Scope)
    78
    
    Vibrato and Chorus
    78
    
    Percussion
    79
    
    Leslie
    79
    
    Other Knobs
    79
- TUBE AMP (TUBE Pre-AMP)
  80
  - Bias Voltage and Nonlinear Distortion
    81
  - Vibrato
    82
- VIB&CHO (Vibrato and Chorus)
  82
  - Vibrato and Chorus of Hammond Organs
    83
- Leslie
  84
  - Cabinet Numbers
    84
  - Leslie Parameters
    84
  - Record the Cabinets
    87
- EQ/REV (Equalizer/Reverb)
  88
- MANBS (Manual Bass)
  90
- Control
  91
- CUST. TW (Custom Tone-Wheels)
  92
  - Record the Custom Tone-Wheels
    94
- Default
  95
- System
  96
MIDI

97
- About MIDI
  98
- What Is "MIDI
  98
  - MIDI Terminals on this Organ
    98
  - What the MIDI Can Do on Your Organ
    98
    
    MIDI Channel
    99
    
    Channel Message
    99
- MIDI Structure
  100
- Controlling External MIDI Equipment
  101
- EX. ZONE (External ZONE)
  102
- Panic Function and Parameter Reload
  105
Save the Setup

107
- Save Your Setup
  108
  - How to Access the CF Card Slot
    108
  - About the CF Card
    108
    
    Cf Card You Can Use
    108
    
    Cf Card Slot
    108
    
    The Card Capacity and Content to be Saved
    108
- Initialize the Cf Card
  109
- Setup Procedures
  110
  - How to Read the Display
    110
  - Save the SETUP
    110
  - Change the SETUP Name
    111
  - Loading the SETUP
    112
  - How to Delete the SETUP
    112
Frequently Asked Questions

113
- Utilizing New Functions & Features
  114
- Troubleshooting
  115
- Daily Care and Maintenance
  116
Appendix

117
- MIDI Implementation Chart
  118
- Parameters
  119
  - Global Parameters
    119
  - Preset Parameters
    120
  - Leslie Parameters
    122
  - System Parameters
    122
- Specifications
  123
- Factory Presets
  124
- Service
  127

Hammond B-3 Manual (298 pages)

Brand: Hammond | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 70 MB

Hammond B-3 Service Manual (220 pages)

Brand: Hammond | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 17 MB

Table of Contents
3
Model
7
Tone Cabinets
7
Model
9
Model
10
Model
11
Model
12
Model
15
Theory of
17
Preset Keys
20
Toe Pistons
21
Pedal
22
Pedal solo
22
Echo Switch
22
Unit
22
Bcv
22
Models B2
22
Models
23
Pre-Amplifiers
24
Manual Chassis
42
Ba. Bc
42
Manual Wiring
44
Pedal Circuits
46
Manual Assembly
48
Assembly
52
Pedal Keyboard
53
Matching Transformers
54
Model
58
Models AV
59
Line Box
63
Of Illustration
80
Wiring Diagram
80
(Figure 15)
80
(Figure 18)
80
Models H40
80
Models P40
80
Model PR-20 Schematic
80
Wiring Diagram
101
Wiring Diagram
102
Pedal Switch
112
Model
116
Pedal Switch
169
Vibrato Switch
175
Manual Chassis
181
Pr40
187
Manual Contacts
192
Pedal Keyboard Assembly
210
Tonebar Assembly
210
Upper and Lower Keyboard Assembly
210
Pedal solo Endblock
210
Matching Transformer
210
Preset Panel
210
Generator
210
Bv, Bc
211
Models
211
Model
211
Preamplifier
211
Pedal Switch Assembly
211
Amplifiers
211
Reverb Amplifier
212
Reverb Unit
212
Power Supply
212
Pedal solo Generator
213
Pedal solo Tuner
213
Vibrato Line Box
213
Volume Control Assembly (Rheostat Box)
213
Expression Pedal
213
See Page
217

Hammond B-3 Owner's Playing Manual (43 pages)

Organ

Brand: Hammond | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 13 MB

Table of Contents
3
Locking Top Console Models
4
Feature
5
Console Controls
8
On/Off Switch
8
Expression Pedal
8
Pedals
8
Vibrato Swell and Vibrato Geart
9
Vibrato and Chorus Control
9
To Use Vibrato
9
Solo Pedal Unit
9
Preset Keys
10
Preset Theater Voices
10
Preset Standard Voices
10
How Harmonic Drawbars Provide Thousands of Beautiful Tones
11
White Drawbars
11
Black Drawbars
12
Brown Drawbars
12
Registering Tone Families by Shape
13
Flute Family
14
Flute Tones
14
A Basic Flute Tone
14
A Basic Reed Tone
14
Diapason Family
15
String Family
15
Diapason Tones
15
A Basic Diapason Tone
15
Drawbar Registrations
16
Combining Drawbar Registrations
16
Pop Music Registration
17
Classical Organ Registration
17
Pedal solo on Stop
18
Mute Pedal Stop
18
Pedal Volume Control
18
Accompaniment Bass
19
Full Organ Bass
19
Solo Bass
20
Fun with Percussion
21
How to Use Percussion
21
Special Percussive Effects
21
Sub Fundamental Drawbar
21
Vesper Hymn
22
Aloha Oe
23
Andantino
25
Melody in F
27
Forget-Me-Not
29
Orientale
31
How to Transpose Piano Music to Organ Music
32
Sustained Chords
32
Octave Chords
32
Repeated Chors
33
Long Jumps
34
Octaves
34
All about Chords
35
Chord Chart
35
Five Chord Patterns
35
Chord Modulation
36
A Modulation Formula
36
Musical Terms
37
Musical Symbols
38
The Keyboard
39
Triads
39
Most Used Chords
39
Scale Degrees
39
The Major Scale
40
Time Signatures
40
Key Signatures
40
Note Values
40
How to Care for Your Hammond
41

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