Roland FR-8X User Manual

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Owner’s Manual (this document)

Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in

order to use the FR-8x.

PDF Manual (download from the Web)

• Tone & Drum Kit List

This is a list of the sounds contained in the FR-8x.

To obtain the PDF manual

Enter the following URL in your computer.

http://www.roland.com/manuals/

2. Choose “FR-8x” as the product name.

Owner’s Manual

Default Chapter2
- Bass&Chord BASS Link2
  - Bass&Chord CHORD Link2
- Declaration of Conformity2
- Bass&Chord BASS Link3
- Bass&Chord CHORD Link3
Using the Unit Safely4
Important Notes6
Look at What You Can Do8
- Table of Contents10
A First Look at Your FR-8X12
- The Sections of Your FR-8X12
- About Dynamic Bellows Behaviour Technology13
Panel Description14
- Right Hand Control Panel14
- Left Hand Control Panel16
- Display, Master Bar and Chin Switches16
- Connection Panel17
- Battery Compartment17
Before You Start Playing18
- Power Supply FR-8X by the Battery Pack18
- Straps24
- About Button Type Keyboard25
  - How to Replace a Right Hand Button of Your FR-8X25
  - Keyboard25
- Bass & Chord Button Board26
  - How to Remove and Insert Reference Caps26
- Turning the Power On/Off27
  - Turning the Power on27
  - Turning the Power off27
- Real-Time Adjustments28
- Listening to the Demo Songs28
Basic Operation of the FR-8X30
- About the Display and Cursor Operation30
Playing the FR-8X32
- Selecting Tones and Playing with the Right Hand32
- Selecting Tones and Playing with the Left Hand34
- Playing Drum Sounds37
  - Drum Sounds on the Right Hand38
  - Drum Sounds on the Left Hand38
- Right Hand Keyboard Mode38
  - Assigning a Portion of Right Hand Keyboard to each38
  - Playing Chords and a solo Line Using Different Sections (High and Low)39
Other Important Function40
- Transposing to a Different Key40
- Musette Detune40
- Scale (Tuning)41
- Guitar Mode for the Orchestral Chord Section41
Using Sets42
- How to Select Sets42
- How to Save a Set42
- Export and Import Sets To/From the Optional USB Memory44
  - Export Sets to the Optional USB Memory44
  - Import Sets to the Optional USB Memory45
- Import FR-7X Sets from the Optional USB Memory45
- Factory Sets47
Using the FR-8X USB Audio Player48
- Getting Ready to Use the FR-8X as a USB Audio Player48
- Selecting a Song on a USB Memory48
- Playing Back a Song from a USB Memory49
- Operations on USB Memory49
- Play List Function50
Recording Your Performance as Audio Data54
- Recording54
- Listening Your Recording55
Real-Time Audio Looper (Loop)56
Working with User Programs57
- About the User Program Memory Structure57
- Saving an User Program57
- Recalling a User Program57
- Recalling a User Program from the Main Page58
- About the User Program List59
- Preparing a New User Program List59
- Loading a User Program List60
- Recalling a User Program in the User Program List60
- Editing a User Program List60
- How to Rename a User Programs List62
- How to Remove a User Programs List63
- How to Duplicate Your User Programs List (Save As)64
- Export and Import User Programs To/From the Optional64
- USB Memory64
  - Export User Programs to the Optional USB Memory64
  - Import User Programs to the Optional USB Memory66
Menu Options68
- Selecting Parameters68
- Important Remark about Saving Your Settings70
- Tuning Parameters70
- Accordion Edit Parameters71
- Bass Edit Parameters (Accordion)75
- Free Bass Edit Parameters77
- Orchestra 1 Edit Parameters79
- Orchestra 2 Edit Parameters82
- Organ Edit Parameters (Righ Hand)82
- Orch Bass Edit Parameters84
- Orch Chord Edit Parameters87
- Orch Free Bass Edit Parameters90
Troubleshooting118
Specifications120
MIDI Implementation Chart122
Index123

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Questions and Answers:

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Krystal AndersonSep 8, 2025
What does 'Access Point Not Supported' mean on Roland Musical Instrument?
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  christopher94Sep 8, 2025
  The Roland FR-8x Musical Instrument only supports WPA or WPA2 authentication methods. Use one of these methods.
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Shirley GomezSep 12, 2025
What to do if some bass and chord buttons don't play notes on Roland FR-8X?
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  Brandi MeyerSep 12, 2025
  If some bass and chord buttons on your Roland Musical Instrument aren’t playing notes, check if the “14.5 Function Switch” parameter is activated. If it is, switch it off.
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Russell ClarkSep 12, 2025
Why do bass buttons provide three chord rows on Roland FR-8X Musical Instrument?
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  michael16Sep 12, 2025
  The bass buttons on your Roland Musical Instrument are providing three chord rows because the “Bass & Chord Mode” parameter is set to “3 Bs Rows”. Change it to “2 Bs Rows”.
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Joshua Ellis MDSep 14, 2025
Why I can’t play diminished chords using the bass buttons on Roland FR-8X?
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  David PrinceSep 14, 2025
  You can’t play diminished chords using the bass buttons on your Roland Musical Instrument because the “Bass & Chord Mode” parameter is set to “3 Bs Rows”. Set it to “2 Bs Rows”.

Roland FR-8X Specifications

General

Manual	Yes
Operating time	8 h
Battery voltage	24 V
Battery capacity	4500 mAh
Power source type	Battery
Display type	LCD
Display diagonal	2.4 \
Display resolution	320 x 240 pixels
Headphone outputs	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	2
Type	Piano accordion
Keys quantity	41 keys
Tones quantity	16
Tuning presets	Alpine, American L/H, Classic, D-Folk L/H, Dry, F-Folk, French, German L/H, Italian L/H, North Europe, Off, Scottish
RMS rated power	50 W
Speaker diameter	90 mm
Bass reed quantity	5
Drum sets quantity	18
Chord reed quantity	3
Treble reed quantity	7
Organ sounds quantity	32
Number of bass buttons	120 buttons
User programs quantity	1400
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Orchestral sounds quantity	180
Reverberation effects quantity	8
Adjustable tone range (octaves)	-1 - 3
Bellows resistance adjustment range	-63 - 64
Housing color	Red