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FR-7/FR-5
Owner’s Manual
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WARNING – To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this device to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral tri- CAUTION angle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of DO NOT OPEN sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to per- ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR sons. CAUTION: TO
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH r FR-7/FR-5 Owner’s Manual Thank you for purchasing the Roland FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion. The FR-7/FR-5 is an amazingly versatile electronic instru- ment that can emulate the sounds of a vast array of accordions. You may know that the term “accordion” refers to a portable musical instrument of the free reed family, that its sound is controlled by air flow from the bellows, and that there are almost as many types as there are countries. The accordion family inde
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion | 4 r
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V-Accordion r Contents 1. Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Features | 1. Features Stand-alone electronic instrument The digital advantage Though the FR-7/FR-5 is a fully electronic instru- The V-Accordion includes all functions and sounds of ment, you do not need to connect the FR-7 to an a traditional accordion, thus conveying a really natu- amplifier in order to produce sounds. Its onboard ral feel and sound. Yet it also provides the advan- amplification system is powerful enough for small tages only an
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V-Accordion r Using the unit safely Using the unit safely The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instru
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Features | Using the unit safely • Do not force the FBC-7’s power cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices. Be espe- cially careful when using extension cords—the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord’s outlet must never exceed the power rat- ing (watts/amperes) for the extension cord. Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through. • Bef
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V-Accordion r Important notes 2. Important notes In addition to the items listed under “Using the unit safely” on p. 7, please read and observe the following: Power supply Repairs and data • Do not use this instrument on the same power circuit with any • Please be aware that all data contained in the instrument’s mem- device that will generate line noise (such as an electric motor or ory may be lost when it is sent for repairs. In certain cases (such as variable light
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Important notes | Using the unit safely • Do not connect the battery directly to a power outlet or insert it into a cigarette lighter socket in a car. High voltage may cause excessive current flow, leakage of battery fluid, heat, bursting or fire. • If a newly purchased battery exhibits rust, generates heat or seems abnormal in any other way, do not use it. Take it back to your Roland dealer. • Be sure to fully deplete a battery before recharging it for the f
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V-Accordion r Panel descriptions 3. Panel descriptions Treble control panel A I B D J C B K E L F M G H A DATA/ENTER knob F BALANCE knob This knob allows you to enter values and to select This knob allows you to set the balance between the menu entries or shortcuts by turning it. You can also Bass and the Treble sections. Turn it towards “BASS” press it (ENTER) to confirm a setting or to jump to to decrease the Treble section’s volume. Turn it another parameter in the display. towards “TRE
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Panel descriptions | Bass control panel I POWER button K DELAY knob Press this button to switch the V-Accordion on (the The FR-7/FR-5 contains three digital effects that can button lights) and off (button dark). be used simultaneously. This knob is used to set the level of the Delay (echo) effect (see p. 58). Note: The FR-7/FR-5 is automatically switched off after 10 minutes of inaction to save battery power. This can be L CHORUS knob changed, however (see p. 63). Use t
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V-Accordion r Connection panel Connection panel S T R S TO FBC-7 socket • To be able to control certain functions by foot (see Use the supplied cable to connect this socket to the p. 31). supplied FBC-7 power supply/footswitch unit/bat- • To use the FR-7/FR-5 as a MIDI controller (only the tery charger. This may be necessary in the following FBC-7 has MIDI sockets). cases: T OUTPUT L/MONO & R/MONO sockets • To power the FR-7/FR-5 without using the supplied These sockets can be connected to
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Setting up | Connections 4. Setting up Connections The FR-7 can be used without any connections to either an amplification system or the FBC-7 power supply/battery charger unit. An FR-5 without an optional battery needs to be connected to the supplied FBC-7, however. Connecting the FR-7/FR-5 to the supplied FBC-7 If you do not have a battery (FR-5) or prefer not to use it (FR-7), you need to connect the V-Accordion to the FBC-7 using the supplied cable. That cable power
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V-Accordion r Switching the power on and off Switching the power on and off The power-on procedure depends on whether you are —To switch off your system— using a battery or the FBC-7 Foot Pedal/DC Power/ Bat- (6) Turn down the output volume of the receiving tery Charger Unit. audio device or switch it off. Note: Only use the battery that either came with your FR-7 or (7) Press the FR-7/FR-5’s [POWER] button again so that you purchased from your Roland dealer. Using other batter- that it goes
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Setting up | Listening to the demo songs (6) Press the FR-7/FR-5’s [POWER] button (it lights) to The icon in the display means that the FR-7/FR-5 switch it on. is powered by the FBC-7. (7) Switch on the receiving audio device. (8) Start playing (see “First steps” on page 17). —To switch off you system— (9) Turn down the output volume of the receiving audio device or switch it off. (10) Press the FR-7/FR-5’s [POWER] button again so that its indicator goes dark. (11) Swit
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V-Accordion r First steps First steps The sections of your FR-7/FR-5 Before showing you how to use the FR-7/FR-5, let’s briefly look at the various “sections” of your instrument, as that will help you Master bar understand how your V-Accordion works. The FR-7/FR-5 is a “virtual” accordion. That term was borrowed Bass, Orchestra from synthesizers that recreate the sounds of other synthesizers Bass & Free Bass using a different technology (hence the term “virtual analog syn- section thesize
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Setting up | First steps Selecting Easy or Full mode At first, the FR-7/FR-5 is configured to start up in (6) Press [EXIT÷JUMP] to return to the main page. “Easy” mode. In that mode, only the main parameters can be selected. It has the advantage that you do not feel overwhelmed by the FR-7/FR-5’s possibilities. The downside, however, is that there are certain (albeit rather specialized) parameters you cannot even select. To use the full potential of your FR-7/FR-5, you
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V-Accordion r About the Main page About the Main page You may have realized by now that, with the exception of the display as well as the additional buttons and knobs, the FR-7/FR-5 looks like a conventional accordion. The display contains important clues about the settings that are currently in effect. What’s shown in the display depends on the function The exact contents depend on the Set that is currently you select. When you switch on the FR-7/FR-5 or if you selected and on how the vario
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FR-7/FR-5 V-Accordion Setting up | Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections It’s time we put the FR-7/FR-5 through its paces, because that’s what you purchased it for. We’ll work section by section. Black dots mean that the Cassotto function (see Treble section The Treble section can be played p. 41) is off, hollow dots mean that the Cassotto using the 41-key “piano” key- function is on. Here is what the registers and display board. indications mean (bear in mind that
