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FR-7/FR-5
Important Safety Instructions
FR-7/FR-5
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion
Contents
Features
Using the unit safely
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion Features Using the unit safely
Important notes
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion Important notes Important notes
Strap holder precaution
Treble control panel
Panel descriptions
Bass control panel
Connection panel
Display and master bar
Connection panel of the FBC-7
Connecting the FR-7/FR-5 to the supplied FBC-7
Setting up
Using the Output sockets
Connections
If you are using the FBC-7
Switching the power on and off
Switch it on
Switch on the receiving audio device
Listening to the demo songs
Switch on the FR-7/FR-5
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion Setting up First steps
First steps
Sections of your FR-7/FR-5
Press the EXIT÷JUMP button to return to the Main
Selecting Easy or Full mode
Typical Main page display looks like this
About the Main
Treble section
Touring the FR-7/FR-5’s sections
Bassoon Master Bandon
Accord Oboe Violin
Instrument
Using the FR-7/FR-5’s digital effects
Bass section can be played via the Stradella but- tons
Bass section
Here is what the caps look like
Press another register to change the sound
Playing in Free Bass mode
Simultaneously press the three registers labeled Free Bass
Display now briefly responds with
Orchestral sounds for the Treble section
Using the orchestral sounds
FR-7/FR-5’s Orchestra functionality actually com
Orchestra and three for the Bass buttons called Registers
Here is how the drone function works
Selecting the Orchestra mode
Nitely
If you press a single gray key see the illustration
Setting the volume of the Treble orchestral sound
Again play a few notes and listen to the result
Return to the Main page by pressing EXIT÷JUMP
Switching off the Orchestra Bass part
Switching off the Orchestra part
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion Setting up Using the orchestral sounds
Orchestral sounds for the Bass section
This is not necessary if you are already in Free Bass mode
Switching off the Orch Chord part
Orchestral sounds for the Chord section
Orchestral sounds for the Free Bass section
Simultaneously press the three registers in the moddle
Switching off the Orch Free BS part
Press the Down button four times Display now responds with
Value
General remark
Other practical functions
Pitch-related functions
Transpose
Noise Edit Valve & Button
Scale Tuning
Volume-related functions
Connecting the FBC-7
Using the FBC-7
Using the footswitches
Connecting an optional expression pedal
Charging the battery
General remarks about the battery
Use BP-24-45 batteries, part no. K2568101
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion About the FBC-7 Charging the battery
Recharging the battery on the FBC-7
Using the recharged battery
If the battery fails to last 8 hours or slightly less
Editing sounds
Selecting parameters using the Jump function
Selecting parameters
Easy and Full modes
Selecting parameters via the menu
Proceed with Setting parameter values
Parameter for editing
Setting parameter values
Buttons to change the value
Function group
Master Tune
Tuning parameters
Transpose
Scale
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion Editing sounds 1. Tuning parameters
Scale Assign
Press MENU÷WRITE again to jump to the following
Treble Edit parameters
Introduction
Ing them
Hold down UP for a while
Reed Type
Register plays
Register into a different instru
Register
Reed Volume
Treble Octave
Valve Noise
Bellows Detune
Reverb Send, 2.9 Chorus Send Delay Send
Aftertouch Pitch
Bass Link
Orchestra Link
Orchestra Chord Link
On the Main page, links are indicated as follows
CHD-AcGuitar, CHD-AcPiano
Treble Midi TX
FBS-Flute, FBS-PercOrgan
FBS-AcGuitar, FBS-AcPiano
Them
Bass Edit parameters
Knob to select the desired reed
Button Noise
Options are 16’, 8’, 8’-4’, 4’, 2’
Ume balance for the active reeds see the Register
Reed Growl
Reverb Send, 3.8 Chorus Send Delay Send
Bass Midi TX, 3.11 Chord Midi TX
Std~40
Free Bass Edit parameters
Important notes
Saving them
Options are ALL both reeds simultaneously, 16’, 8’
Free Bass Midi TX
Reverb Send, 4.8 Chorus Send Delay Send
ORC Bass Edit parameters
Lowest Note
Without saving them
Orc Bass Volume
Reverb Send, 5.5 Chorus Send Delay Send
Orc Bass Midi TX
Orchestra Volume
ORCH. Edit parameters
Orchestra Octave
Orchestra Midi TX
Reverb Send, 6.5 Chorus Send Delay Send
Recognition
Messages or only one of them
ORC CHD Edit parameters
Orc Chord Volume
Orc Chord Midi TX
Reverb Send, 7.3 Chorus Send Delay Send
Orc FreeBs Volume
Reverb Send, 8.3 Chorus Send Delay Send
ORC FBS Edit parameters
Orc FreeBs Midi TX
Reverb Macro Type
SET Common parameters
About the effects parameters
If necessary, select another Set by turning
Reverb Parameters
Chorus Macro Type
Available options are
Chorus knob
Chorus Parameters
Delay Parameters
Delay Macro Type
Name
System parameters
Master Bar Recall
Icon
Pedal Controller
LCD Contrast
FR-7/FR-5V-Accordion Editing sounds 10. System parameters
Less strength the X stands for extra. Standard
Bass & Chord Mode
Bass & Chord Mode
Stereo Width
Free Bass Mode
Free Bass Mode
Auto Power OFF
Startup Name
Startup
Orchestra Touch
Orch. Bs&Ch Touch
Utility parameters
Battery Status
Treble Release T
Copy ALL Effects
Effects settings, these three parame
Copy Reverb, 11.4 Copy Chorus Copy Delay
Copy SET
Bulk Dump ALL, 11.8 Bulk Dump SET
Treble Reg. on current Set
Restore SET
Select this parameter 11.11 Bass Reg. on
Edit simultaneously
Current Set
Ter to be edited for all Bass registers
FreeBass Reg. on current Set
Press the EXIT÷JUMP button to return to the Main
About Midi
Midi functions
FR-7/FR-5’s sections use the following Midi chan- nels
Working with a sequencer and other tone generators
Midi data always go from OUT to
Sending program changes
Final note regarding sequencers
Global Midi parameters
Channel you want to set
Press register 1 to select the following
FreeBs, Basic Ch, and Control Ch
Be set to
Set the module’s Midi receive channel often called RX to
Defining the ‘PC’ format
Solving Midi buffer problems 12.3 Bellows TX Resolution
Midi parameters for the various sections/parts
Procedure for setting these parameters
Important remarks
Sections
CC00, CC32, PC
Octave
Panpot
Volume
Reverb
Chorus
Archiving your settings with a sequencer
Archiving your settings via Midi Bulk Dump
Switch off the sequencer’s Midi Echo or Soft Thru function
AfterT only for the Treble and Orchestra sections
Sending Bulk data back to the FR-7/FR-5
Sending Bulk data back to the FR-7/FR-5
Miscellaneous functions
Saving settings using the Write function
Press the DATA÷ENTER knob to jump to Selected function
Using Write
Switch on the FR-7/FR-5 while holding down
Restoring the factory defaults
Troubleshooting
MIDI-related issues
My settings have changed
At power-on, the FR-7/FR-5 displays the follow- ing message
Specifications
Supplied accessories
Battery for FR-5, spare part for FR-7 Pedal Board Soft Bag
Parameter list
Miscellaneous functions Parameter list
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Orchestra Edit
101
Utility
102
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Factory Sets
Demo Songs
Rêve d’amour by L. Bruti Luigi Bruti
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105
Midi implementation
Midi implementation Bulk Dump
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107
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Midi Implementation Chart
109
Information
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Index
Numerics
Bulk
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User 1~3
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Avis
602.00.0152