Johannus American Classic 770, User Manual

Page 1: ...JOHANNUS User Manual Meet the king of instruments 770...

Page 2: ...om Website www johannus com Version 1 0 Date February 2015 2015 Johannus Orgelbouw B V All rights reserved Nothing in this publication may be reproduced stored in a data file or made public in any for...

Page 3: ...ls 9 4 3 Cathedral 9 4 4 Intonations 9 4 5 Stops 9 4 6 Couplers 10 4 7 Accessories 11 4 8 Capture memory 13 4 8 1 Pre programmed memory locations 13 4 8 2 Capture memory locations 13 4 8 3 Memory lock...

Page 4: ...ESTRALS 25 6 1 Classic Sound Module 25 7 MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING AND WARRANTY 26 7 1 Maintenance 26 7 1 1 Maintenance of the cabinet 26 7 1 2 Maintenance of the manuals 26 7 2 Problems 26 7 3 Warr...

Page 5: ...gan 2 Relative humidity within the storage area 40 to 60 Position the organ on a stable horizontal surface Connect the organ to a grounded power socket Turn off the organ when it is not in use Do not...

Page 6: ...tion the organ on a stable horizontal surface 2 Lean the organ slightly backward 3 Slide the pedal board E against the organ 4 Set the organ upright 5 Put the music desk A in the appropriate slots B T...

Page 7: ...on Switch on the organ with the key switch at the right next to the manuals Wait several seconds Starting the control functions and settings will take some time The lights of the as standard set funct...

Page 8: ...nce piston P Couplers Q Capture memory locations Choir R CR Crescendo A B S ZIMB Zimbelstern T P O Pipes On A O Ancillary On U CAN Cancel piston V Manual Choir W Manual Great X Manual Swell Y Memory l...

Page 9: ...a sound module or expander for example MIDI SEQ A non programmable MIDI output for connecting a Johannus MIDI Sequencer or PC with the optional Johannus INTONAT program for example The following two...

Page 10: ...Surround effect See 5 12 Reverb Settings Organ The volume of the organ can be adjusted with the ORGAN volume control Cathedral The reverb volume can be adjusted smoothly with the CATHEDRAL volume con...

Page 11: ...ttings and via the Johannus Menu see 5 9 Orchestrals 4 6 Couplers Manual couplers SWELL GREAT Fully couples all keys of the Swell to the Great CHOIR GREAT Fully couples all keys of the Choir to the Gr...

Page 12: ...upler on choir by CH Chorus Chorus is a function for lightly detuning the organ stops to give it a broader and livelier sound Fix Accessories When the couplers and the tremulants are used in the fixed...

Page 13: ...e RO piston SEQ Sequence On Off Sequence is a function for sequential selecting general capture memory locations 1 Select a general capture memory location to start for example level 2 location 2 2 Pr...

Page 14: ...vels These levels can be seen on the display Mem The American Classic 770 has eight general memory locations general pistons 1 8 and six separate memory locations per divisional divisional pistons 1 6...

Page 15: ...s a function to quickly access a certain function of the organ 4 10 1 Programming mode crescendo pedal Pressing the SET and CRA or CRB piston simultaneously enters the programming mode of the crescend...

Page 16: ...ts 5 14 Tuning 5 15 Version 5 16 5 1 Classic Sound Module Please refer to the separate Classic Sound Module manual for more elaborate information on the Classic Sound Module See 6 1 Classic Sound Modu...

Page 17: ...on the display 7 Press the MENU piston to exit the Johannus Menu b Uploading data to the organ 1 Make sure the storage medium the Johannus MIDI Sequencer for example with a previous recorded data fil...

Page 18: ...1 Press the MENU piston 2 Use the and pistons to select the Keyboard Config function on the display 3 Press the SET piston The available manuals appear on the display 4 Use the and pistons to select...

Page 19: ...d the display will show Discard changes Use the and pistons to select Yes for discarding and press the SET piston Go to step 17 14 Use the and pistons to select No if the changes still has to be saved...

Page 20: ...pears on the display 7 Use the and pistons to select No or Yes 8 Press the SET piston to confirm and to return to the Key Volumes menu 9 Press the MENU piston 2x to exit the Johannus Menu 5 8 MIDI Con...

Page 21: ...ess the MENU piston 2x to exit the Johannus Menu 5 9 Orchestrals The solo and orchestral voices are standard playable from a factory defined manual This can be changed via the Johannus Menu 1 Press th...

Page 22: ...to confirm appears on the display 6 Use the and pistons to select No or Yes Press the SET piston to confirm and to return to the Reset Procedures menu 7 Press the MENU piston 2x to exit the Johannus M...

Page 23: ...t setting is On 6 Use the and pistons to select the desired setting 7 Press the SET piston to confirm and to return to the Startup Settings menu 8 Press the MENU piston 2x to exit the Johannus Menu b...

Page 24: ...mperament With this function it is possible to create a personal temperament Every key can be detuned with increments of 1 cent The minimum value is 50 cents the maximum value is 50 cents The programm...

Page 25: ...splay 4 Use the and pistons to select the desired pitch 5 Press the SET piston to program the new setting and to return to the Johannus Menu 6 Press the MENU piston to exit the Johannus Menu 5 16 Vers...

Page 26: ...ral instrument Cello Orchestral instrument Violin Orchestral instrument Orchestral strings Electronic instrument Warm strings Electronic instrument Bright strings Electronic instrument Bell strings El...

Page 27: ...7 2 Problems Overview Symptom Cause Solution Pedal board does not work properly The pedal magnet is making poor contact with the magnetic switch at the rear of the pedal front cover Reposition the pe...

Page 28: ...1 127 9nH v 0 8nH v Velocity ON Velocity OFF irrelevant After Touch Keys Channels N N Pitch Bend N Control Change 7 11 100 101 6 100 101 6 Y Y Y Y General Volume Expr pedals Pitch Transposer Program...

Page 29: ...ized Controller 7 07h General volume with volume values 0 00h 127 7Fh Volume values less than 40 28h are treated as 40 28h Controller 11 0Bh Swell pedal with volume values 0 00h 127 7Fh Volume values...

Page 30: ...ston that is pressed for example PP 00 P 01 through the MIDI MOD output These sys ex codes are only important when the Johannus sound module CSM 128 is connected to your instrument Other MIDI codes tr...

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