Roland FR-3x - Contents

FR-3x V-Accordi ol1
IContents
1. Feat u res .............. . ........... . ........... ... ...... . . ......... . .. .. . .. . . . . ....... 6
2. Import an t notes . .. ...... .. . . ... . .. . ... . ... . ... . .. . . . ... . ... .. . .. ....... .. . .. . . . . .... .. 9
3. A fi
rst look at yo ur FR- 3x ............. ..... . . .... .... . .. . ... . . .. . . . . . .. .. .... ... ....... 11
The sections of yo ur FR-3x . . . ....... . ......................... . ..... . . . . .. . . . 11
Be llows resistance regulator .. .. ...... . .. .. .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. .. ... ... . . .. ....... . . . . . .. .. . 11
4. Panel d esc riptions ................................ . ... .. ....... . .. . . ... . . . .. ...... .... 12
Treble contral panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . ... 12
Bass control panel. . . . . . . . ...... . . . .. . . . ... .. . . . . . ... . . . ... .. . .. . . . . .. .. . . . .... 13
Battery compartment and USB port ........... . .. . . . .. ... .. .. ... . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. ........ 14
Connection panel. . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . .. ... ........ .. ..... . . . .. . . .. ..... .... . 14
5. Before you sta rt pl ay i ng . . . ..... . ... .. . . . . ... ... . . . .. . . . ... . .. . . ... .. .. . .. .. . . . .... .... 15
Getting
ready to play. . .. . ..... . ....... . ..... . ...... . ............. .. . . .. .. 15
Install ing and removing batteries . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . .... ...... . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. . ...... 16
Connecting the FR-3 x to an amplifier, mixer, etc .. . . . . ... . .. . ... . .. . . . . .. . . .. ... .. .. . . . . .. 17
Attaching the straps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . ... 18
Securing th e adapter and/or MI DI cable. . ....... 20
Switching the power on and off............ ... . . .. . . . . . . ... . . 21
Usi ng head phones. . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... . ... . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . .... 21
Adj usting th e vol ume and balance ... . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjusti ng the chor us and reverb effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... 22
Ho w to read the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 23
6. Li sten in g to the demo songs .. . ... . . . . . . ... .. .... . .. ........ . .. . . . ... . . . . . . .. .. . . . ..... 24
7. Us i ng Se ts ....... . .... .. ....... . . . ....... . ................ . ................. . . . ..... . 25
Selecti ng Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8. Se lecting and playi ng soun ds . . . . ...... ... ...... . . .. . .... .. . ..... . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. ... . ... 26
Treble section .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . .. .. .. . . .. 26
Playing the bass part with yo ur ri ght hand (Bas s- to-Trebl e) . . . . . . .. 29
Bass and chord sec t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 30
Playing drum/percussion so und s . . .. . ... . .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . .. ....... 31
Playing only bass notes wi th yo ur left hand (Free Bass mod e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9. Usi ng the F R-3x's audio pl ayer ... . . . .................. . ....... . . ... . ........... .. . . .... 34
Copying a ud io files to a USB memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . ... . . . . .. . .. . . ... 34
Connecting an optional USB memory ..... . . . . .. . . . ........ . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. .. ... .. . .. .. 34
Playing back audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Selecting audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Adjusting
the playback le vel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
10 . Hi gh li ghti ng some practi ca l functi ons . .. .. . . ... . . .. . . .... . .... ..... ..... .... .. . .. . ...... 37
Us ing the metronome . . . . .................. . ........................ . 37
Changing the key of th e keyboard (transpose) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 37
Musette Detune. . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . .... . . ... . . . . .. . .. .. . ... . .. .. . ... 37
Switching off the internal s pea ke rs (Speaker Mode) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37
11. Sav i ng your settings (U ser P rogral11) ...... . .. . ................. . ....... . .... . .... . . .... . . 38
Saving th e current settings . . . . . .. . .. . .... .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . ....... .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . 38
Recalling a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Editing a User Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 39
1 2. Data management via the FR-3x's U SB port . ... ....... . .. .. . ... .... ... .... . .. . ... . ...... .40
Saving Use r Program memories to USB memory (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loading Us er Program memor ie s from USB memory (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 40
L oading U ser Set memories fram USB memory (optional) . . ........ . . .. . . . .. .. ... .. . .. .. .. 41
Loading new so un ds from a USB memory (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . ... 41
Importing t he se ttings of a previo us FR -3 model . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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