Rodgers 835 - MIDI Local Control and Sequencer Update; MIDI Device ID

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MIDI LOCAL CONTROL
When in the “OFF” position, MIDI Local Control allows the organ console to play MIDI
sounds only, disabling the organ voices. When in the “ON” position, the organ will function
normally. In the OFF position, organ voices can still be played by a sequencer or by a remote
keyboard connected to the 835 MIDI IN jack.
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ENABLING OR DISABLING MIDI LOCAL CONTROL:
1. Press and hold the SET piston, then turn the Select Knob clockwise (right) to
“MIDI LOCAL CONTROL”.
2. Release SET.
3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to choose “ON” or “OFF”. This selection is temporary. The
organ will always return to MIDI “LOCAL CONTROL ON” when the organ is
turned on.
4. Press General Cancel to exit.
MIDI SEQUENCER UPDATE
MIDI Start, Stop and Continue messages generated by a sequencer are accepted by the
organ only when the MIDI Sequencer Update is enabled.
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ENABLING OR DISABLING MIDI SEQUENCER UPDATE:
1. Press and hold the SET piston, then turn the Select Knob clockwise (right) to
“MIDI SEQUENCER UPDATE”.
2. Release SET.
3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to choose “ON” or “OFF”. This selection is temporary. The
organ will always return to MIDI “SEQUENCER UPDATE ON” when the organ
is turned on.
4. Press General Cancel to exit.
Note: The organ uses the sequencer control messages to automatically record the stop
and expression status at the beginning of a sequence.
MIDI DEVICE ID
MIDI Device ID allows the organist to select the MIDI Device identification number used
in System Exclusive Stop Control messages. Normally, the organ both sends and recognizes
an ID number of 17. Stop Control messages with other ID numbers will be ignored.
This ID number can be changed to allow independent control over multiple organ
consoles connected via MIDI or to facilitate storing multiple sets of registration information
on a sequencer recording. The number can be set to 1, or 17 through 32. Setting the ID to 1
produces Stop Control messages which are compatible with older Rodgers PDI and
C-Series organs. The ID always returns to 17 when the organ is turned off.