Roland FR-4X, Owner'S Manual

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Owner’s Manual (this document)
Read this first. It explains the basic things you need to know in
order to use the FR-4x.
PDF Manual (download from the Web)
5
Reference Manual
This explains all functions of the unit.
5 MIDI Implementation
This is detailed information about MIDI messages.
To obtain the PDF manual
1.
Enter the following URL in your computer.
http://www.roland.com/manuals/
I
2.
Choose “FR-4x” as the product name.
Contents
Introduction
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Attaching the Straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adjusting the Bass Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the AC Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning On the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Auto Off Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Listening to the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Restoring the Factory Settings (FACTORY ALL RESET) . . . . 5
Performing
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Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Bellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selecting an Accordion Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting an Accordion Sound for the Right-Hand
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting an Accordion Sound for the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adding Depth and Richness to the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Changing the Note Layout of the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard and Right-Hand Keyboard (FR-4xb) . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Left-Hand Button Keyboard and Right-Hand Keyboard
(FR-4xb) Note Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing Non-Accordion Sounds
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Selecting an Orchestral Sound for the Right-Hand
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting an Orchestral Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting an Organ Sound for the Right-Hand Keyboard . 11
Selecting an Organ Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting an Orchestral Sound for the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard (Bass Rows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting an Orchestral Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting an Orchestral Sound for the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard (Chord Rows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting an Orchestral Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Saving and Recalling Favorite Sounds and Settings
(User Programs)
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Saving a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recalling a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the USB Audio Player
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Getting Ready to Use the FR-4x as an Audio Player . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a Song from a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Playing a Song from a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Appendix
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Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Securing the Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Main Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
USING THE UNIT SAFELY
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IMPORTANT NOTES
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Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the Owner’s
Manual (p. 20)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
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