Roland FR-3x - Importing the settings of a previous FR-3 model

FR-3 x V-Ac cordion
Data management via the FR - 3x's USB port
Importing the settings of a
previous FR -3 model
This function allows you to load MIDI bulk data of an
older FR-3 or FR-3b V-Accordion model from a USB
memory's root directory.
CAREFUL! T he settings loaded with the "OLd" function
will overwrite all of t he FR-3 x 's internal settings.
Preparing the file
H ere is what you need to do with the FR-3 :
[NOTE)
Ifyou al ready have a backup f il e of the FR-3'ssettings y ou are
interested in, you only need to make sure that the file with
those set t ings w as saved as a Standard MIDI File and that i ts
name and extension conform to t he requirements (three dig-
its + ".mid" ex tension).
• Connect the legacy FR-3 to yo ur computer or yo ur
comp u ter's M IDI interface.
• Use a sequencer program and the FR-3's Bul k Dump
funct ion ("dMP") to transmit its settings to the com-
puter.
See the FR-3's owners manual and the documenta-
tion of your sequencer program for details.
• Save the resulting seq u ence as a Standard MIDI File
(wi th the ".mid" extension).
[NOTE)
T he file's name ma y on ly consist of three digits anc! th e
ex tension ("OO l .mid", for ex am p le).
• Remove the USB memory from your computer and
connect it to the FR-3 x (see "Connecting all op tional
USB memory" on p. 34).
Loading your archived settings into the FR - 3x
1. Press and hold down the [SET] register.
The display sho ws the name of the last parameter
y
ou selected.
2, Use treble register [3] or [4] (PARAM LIST)
to select "OLd" (Old Data Load).
3. Use treble registers [1] ancl [2] (VALUE) to
select the number of the file you want to
loacl from the connected USB memory.
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If the USB memory doesn't contain any archive files,
the display will show "---" instead of a n um ber.
4. Press treble register [7] (ENTER) to loacl the
selected archive file.
The display shows "Iod" (L oadJ. then "don" (Done) to
indicate that the file was loaded successfully. Next,
the FR-3x returns to t he main page.