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  • Page 1 FR-7/FR-5 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Instructions Pertaining To A Risk Of Fire, Electric Shock, Or Injury To Persons

    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).
  • Page 3 FR-7/FR-5...
  • Page 5 Contents...
  • Page 6 Features | 1. Features...
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 Features | Using the unit safely...
  • Page 9: Important Notes

    Important notes 2. Important notes...
  • Page 10 Important notes | Using the unit safely...
  • Page 11: Panel Descriptions

    3. Panel descriptions [UP] [DOWN] [UP] [DOWN] [DOWN] [DOWN] [UP] [EXIT÷JUMP] [EXIT÷JUMP] [EXIT÷JUMP] [UP] [UP] [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [ORCHESTRA] [MENU÷WRITE] Panel descriptions [CANCEL] [ORCHESTRA]...
  • Page 12 Panel descriptions | Bass control panel...
  • Page 13 Connection panel...
  • Page 14 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).
  • Page 15 Switching the power on and off [POWER] [POWER] To a wall outlet [POWER] [POWER¥ON] [POWER]...
  • Page 16 Setting up | Listening to the demo songs [POWER] [POWER] [√][®] [VOLUME] [EXIT÷JUMP] [√] [®] [√] [®]...
  • Page 17: Common Set

    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...
  • Page 18 Setting up | First steps [EXIT÷JUMP] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN]...
  • Page 19 [EXIT÷JUMP] B C D About the Main page...
  • Page 20 Setting up | Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections [VOLUME] 8–' 4' 2 / ' 5 / ' [BALANCE] 16' 8+'...
  • Page 21 Treble section [√][®] [SORDINA] [DELAY] [CHORUS] [REVERB] [DELAY] [CHORUS] [REVERB]...
  • Page 22 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”...
  • Page 23 Bass section ORCH BASS FREE BASS...
  • Page 24 Setting up | Using the orchestral sounds [ORCHESTRA]...
  • Page 25 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...
  • Page 26 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]...
  • Page 27 Orchestral sounds for the Bass section [CANCEL] [DOWN] ORCH BASS FREE BASS [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP]...
  • Page 28 Setting up | Other practical functions This is what you play… Transpose …and this is how it sounds. [DATA÷ENTER] → → → # [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP]...
  • Page 29 [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [EXIT÷JUMP] Pitch-related functions...
  • Page 30 Setting up | Other practical functions [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [EXIT÷JUMP]...
  • Page 31 About the FBC-7 5. About the FBC-7 [1] [14] Turn the ring to lock the jack and secure the connection Holes Protrusions...
  • Page 32 About the FBC-7 | Charging the battery [BATTERY¥CHARGER] [EXTERNAL¥BATTERY¥CHARGER]...
  • Page 33 Recharging the battery on the FBC-7 [POWER¥ON] [BATTERY¥CHARGER] [BATTERY¥CHARGER] [BATTERY¥CHARGER]...
  • Page 34 About the FBC-7 | Charging the battery Battery [POWER¥ON] [EXTERNAL¥BATTERY¥CHARGER] [EXTERNAL¥BATTERY¥CHARGER]...
  • Page 35: Editing Sounds

    Editing sounds 6. Editing sounds [EXIT÷JUMP] [1] [10] [1] [14]...
  • Page 36 Editing sounds | Selecting parameters [EXIT÷JUMP] [MENU] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN]...
  • Page 37 [EXIT÷JUMP] 1. TUNING 6. ORCHESTRA EDIT 1.1 Master Tune ..p. 38 6.1 Orchestra Octave ..p. 53 1.2 Transpose... . p. 38 6.2 Orchestra Volume .
  • Page 38 Editing sounds | TUNING parameters [UP] [DOWN] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE]...
  • Page 39 1.5 Scale Assign [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [MENU÷WRITE] [EXIT÷JUMP] [MENU÷WRITE]...
  • Page 40 Editing sounds | TREBLE EDIT parameters [UP] [DOWN] [14] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [UP] [DOWN] [UP] [DOWN] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DOWN] [UP]...
  • Page 41 2.1 Reed Type [MENU÷WRITE] <16> <8> <8–> <8+> <4> <5-1/3> <2-2/3> Cassotto Off <16> <8> <8–> <8+> <4> <5-1/3> <2-2/3> [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 42 Editing sounds | TREBLE EDIT parameters [BALANCE]...
  • Page 43 2.13 Orchestra Link [ORCHESTRA] [ORCHESTRA] [10]...
  • Page 44 Editing sounds | TREBLE EDIT parameters...
  • Page 45 [UP] [DOWN] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] BASS EDIT parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 46 Editing sounds | BASS EDIT parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [BALANCE]...
  • Page 47 3.6 Bellows Detune...
  • Page 48 Editing sounds | FREE BASS EDIT parameters [UP] [DOWN] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 49 4.2 Register [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [BALANCE]...
  • Page 50 Editing sounds | FREE BASS EDIT parameters...
  • Page 51 [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.
  • Page 52 Editing sounds | ORC.BASS EDIT parameters...
  • Page 53 ORCH. EDIT parameters [UP] [DOWN] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE]...
  • Page 54 Editing sounds | ORCH. EDIT parameters...
  • Page 55 [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] SET COMMON parameters Chorus Chorus Send Reverb Reverb Send Delay Delay Send Section Volume (e.g. Treble) STEREO OUTPUT sockets [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] Level Level Level...
  • Page 56 Editing sounds | SET COMMON parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [REVERB] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 57 [CHORUS] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] ® 7.4 Chorus Parameters Chorus Chorus Send Reverb Reverb Send Delay Delay Send Section Volume (e.g. Treble) STEREO OUTPUT sockets ® Chorus Chorus Send Reverb Reverb Send Delay Delay Send Section Volume (e.g. Treble) STEREO OUTPUT sockets [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP]...
  • Page 58 Editing sounds | SET COMMON parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] ® [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DELAY] [DELAY] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] ® Chorus Chorus Send Reverb Reverb Send Delay Delay Send Section Volume (e.g. Treble) STEREO OUTPUT sockets Level Level Level...
  • Page 59 7.7 Name [DOWN] [UP] [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [UP] [DOWN] [UP] [DOWN] [UP] [UP] [UP] [DOWN] [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP] [WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 60 Editing sounds | SYSTEM parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE]...
  • Page 61 8.5 Bass & Chord Mode...
  • Page 62 Editing sounds | SYSTEM parameters (C3= note number 48)
  • Page 63 8.8 Auto Power OFF [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [POWER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 64 Editing sounds | UTILITY parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE]...
  • Page 65 9.7 Bulk Dump ALL, 9.8 Bulk Dump SET [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE]...
  • Page 66: Midi Functions

    MIDI functions | About MIDI 7. MIDI functions MIDI OUT MIDI IN External MIDI device...
  • Page 67 Working with a sequencer and other tone generators External sequencer MIDI IN MIDI OUT (FBC-7) FR-7/FR-5’s tone generator MIDI OUT...
  • Page 68 MIDI functions | About MIDI MIDI IN External module External sequencer MIDI IN MIDI OUT FR-7/FR-5’s tone (FBC-7) generator MIDI OUT...
  • Page 69 Global MIDI parameters [EXIT÷JUMP] [10] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP]...
  • Page 70 MIDI functions | Global MIDI parameters [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE] [EXIT÷JUMP] [10] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 71 [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE] [EXIT÷JUMP] [10] Solving MIDI buffer problems [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE]...
  • Page 72 MIDI functions | MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [EXIT÷JUMP] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE]...
  • Page 73 Parameters...
  • Page 74 MIDI functions | MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts...
  • Page 75 Archiving your settings via MIDI (Bulk Dump) [EXIT÷JUMP] –OR– [MENU÷WRITE] –OR– [EXIT÷JUMP] [√][®]...
  • Page 76 MIDI functions | Archiving your settings via MIDI (Bulk Dump) [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [WRITE] –OR– [EXIT÷JUMP]...
  • Page 77: Miscellaneous Functions

    Miscellaneous functions 8. Miscellaneous functions [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [EXIT÷JUMP]...
  • Page 78 Miscellaneous functions | Restoring the factory defaults [MENU÷WRITE] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [DATA÷ENTER] [MENU÷WRITE] [DATA÷ENTER]...
  • Page 79 [VOLUME] [BALANCE] Troubleshooting...
  • Page 80 Miscellaneous functions | Troubleshooting [EXIT÷JUMP]...
  • Page 81 [DATA÷ENTER] Specifications...
  • Page 82 Miscellaneous functions | Parameter list...
  • Page 83 Parameter list...
  • Page 84 Miscellaneous functions | Parameter list (Only for Bass and Free Bass)
  • Page 85 Factory Sets...
  • Page 86: Midi Implementation

    ❍ 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.
  • Page 87: Program Change Messages

    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,...
  • Page 88 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...
  • Page 89: Australia/New Zealand

    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,...
  • Page 90 Index | 11. Index , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,...
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  • Page 92 Index |...
  • Page 93: Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    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.
  • Page 94 R®...

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