WARNING – To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this device to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
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Using the unit safely Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.
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Setting up | Connections 4. Setting up INPUT L + R OUTPUT Use the supplied 19-pin L/MONO + R/MONO cable. OUTPUT INPUT L/MONO + R/MONO L + R Use either a long signal cable (10m or more) or an optional wireless system (recommended).
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Switching the power on and off [POWER] [POWER] To a wall outlet [POWER] [POWER¥ON] [POWER]...
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Setting up | Listening to the demo songs [POWER] [POWER] [√][®] [VOLUME] [EXIT÷JUMP] [√] [®] [√] [®]...
Set 40 Set 3 Set 2 COMMON Set 1 Reverb Chorus Delay Name Icon Master Bar Treble Bass Free Bass Orch. Bass Orchestral 1~14 Master bar Treble section One possibility: each Treble register represents a differ- ent instrument. Treble 1: Bandoneon 1~22 First steps...
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Setting up | First steps [EXIT÷JUMP] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN]...
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Setting up | Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections ORCH BASS Bdim F#dim C#dim Abdim Ebdim Bbdim Fdim Cdim Gdim Ddim Adim Edim Edim Chord buttons* (*) This can be changed to 3 bass and 3 chord rows. See “8.5 Bass & Chord Mode”...
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Setting up | Using the orchestral sounds [ORCHESTRA]...
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Orchestral sounds for the Treble section [14] [CANCEL] [13] [12] Can be used to play the melody. Played by the Orchestra sound Sound the drone notes. Played by the accordion...
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Setting up | Using the orchestral sounds [11] Played by the accordion Played by the Orchestra sound [ORCHESTRA] [11] [12] [13] [14] [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP]...
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Orchestral sounds for the Bass section [CANCEL] [DOWN] ORCH BASS FREE BASS [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP]...
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Setting up | Other practical functions This is what you play… Transpose …and this is how it sounds. [DATA÷ENTER] → → → # [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP]...
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[UP] [DOWN] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE] ORC.BASS EDIT parameters If this is what you play on the button keyboard… …after choosing… Lowest Note= E (28) …these notes are transposed 1 octave up.
❍ Active Sensing Status • When Active Sensing is received, the FR-7/FR-5 starts monitoring the intervals of all further messages. While monitoring, if the interval between messages exceeds 420 ms, the same processing will be carried out as when All Sounds Off, All Notes Off and Reset All Controllers are received, and message interval monitoring will be halted.
41H. dd,...,ee= data: 00H~7FH (0~127) F7H: EOX (End Of Exclusive) The System Exclusive Messages transmitted by the FR-7/FR-5 are messages relat- ed to Data Set (DT). G Data Set 1 DT1 (12H) Status Data byte 41H, dev, 42H, 12H, aaH, bbH, ccH, ddH, … eeH,...
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MIDI implementation | MIDI Implementation Chart [V-Accordion] Model: FR-7/FR-5 Function... Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Message Altered Note Number True Voice Note ON Velocity Note OFF After Key’s Touch Ch’s Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change True # System Exclusive...
10. Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. AFRICA PHILIPPINES G.A. Yupangco & Co. Inc. EGYPT 339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati, Metro Manila 1200,...
This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.