Document Outline

• Contents
• 1. Features
  • Stand-alone electronic instrument
  • Sophisticated MIDI control
  • PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)
  • Super realistic accordion simulations
  • Orchestral sounds
  • Orchestra Bass
  • The digital advantage
  • Superb performance flexibility
• 2. Important notes
  • Power supply
  • Placement
  • Maintenance
  • Repairs and data
  • Additional precautions
  • Precautions for the included (FR7) or optional (FR5) battery
• 3. Panel descriptions
  • Treble control panel
  • Bass control panel
  • Display and master bar
  • Connection panel
  • Connection panel of the FBC7
• 4. Setting up
  • Connections
    • Connecting the FR7/FR5 to the supplied FBC7
    • Using the OUTPUT sockets
  • Switching the power on and off
    • If you are using a battery and no external amplification (FR7 only)
    • If you are using a battery and an audio connection to an external device
    • If you are using the FBC7
  • Listening to the demo songs
  • First steps
    • The sections of your FR7/FR5
    • Selecting Easy or Full mode
    • About the Main page
  • Touring the FR7/FR5’s sections
    • Treble section
    • Bass section
  • Using the orchestral sounds
    • Orchestral sounds for the Treble section
    • Orchestral sounds for the Bass section
  • Other practical functions
    • General remark
    • Pitch-related functions
    • Volume-related functions
• 5. About the FBC7
  • Using the FBC7
    • Connecting the FBC7
    • Using the footswitches
    • Connecting an optional expression pedal
  • Charging the battery
    • Recharging the battery without removing it from the FR7/FR5
    • Recharging the battery on the FBC7
    • If the battery fails to last 8 hours (or slightly less)
• 6. Editing sounds
  • Selecting parameters
    • Selecting parameters using the Jump function
    • Selecting parameters via the menu
  • Setting parameter values
  • TUNING parameters
    • 1.1 Master Tune
    • 1.2 Transpose
    • 1.3 Scale
    • 1.4 Scale Edit
    • 1.5 Scale Assign
  • TREBLE EDIT parameters
    • Introduction
    • 2.1 Reed Type
    • 2.2 Register
    • 2.3 Reed Volume
    • 2.4 Treble Octave
    • 2.5 Valve Noise
    • 2.6 Musette Detune
    • 2.7 Bellows Detune
    • 2.8 Reverb Send, 2.9 ChorusSend, 2.10DelaySend
    • 2.11 Aftertouch Pitch
    • 2.12 Bass Link
    • 2.13 Orchestra Link
    • 2.14 Treble MIDI TX
  • BASS EDIT parameters
    • 3.1Reed Type
    • 3.2 Register
    • 3.3 Reed Volume
    • 3.4 Button Noise
    • 3.5 Reed Growl
    • 3.6 Bellows Detune
    • 3.7 Reverb Send, 3.8 Chorus Send, 3.9 Delay Send
    • 3.10 Bass MIDI TX, 3.11 Chord MIDI TX
  • FREE BASS EDIT parameters
    • 4.1 Reed Type
    • 4.2 Register
    • 4.3 Reed Volume
    • 4.4 Button Noise
    • 4.5 Reed Growl
    • 4.6 Bellows Detune
    • 4.7 Reverb Send, 4.8 Chorus Send, 4.9 Delay Send
    • 4.10 Free Bass MIDI TX
  • ORC.BASS EDIT parameters
    • 5.1 Lowest Note
    • 5.2 Orc Bass Release Time
    • 5.3 Orc Bass Volume
    • 5.4 Reverb Send, 5.5 Chorus Send, 5.6 Delay Send
    • 5.7 Orc Bass MIDI TX
  • ORCH. EDIT parameters
    • 6.1 Orchestra Octave
    • 6.2 Orchestra Volume
    • 6.3 Bellows Detune
    • 6.4 Reverb Send, 6.5 Chorus Send, 6.6 Delay Send
    • 6.7 Aftertouch Pitch
    • 6.8 Orchestra MIDI TX
  • SET COMMON parameters
    • 7.1 Reverb Macro Type
    • 7.2 Reverb Parameters
    • 7.3 Chorus Macro Type
    • 7.4 Chorus Parameters
    • 7.5 Delay Macro Type
    • 7.6 Delay Parameters
    • 7.7 Name
    • 7.8 Master Bar Recall
    • 7.9 Icon
  • SYSTEM parameters
    • 8.1 LCD Contrast
    • 8.2 Parameter Access
    • 8.3 Bellows Curve
    • 8.4 Pedal Controller
    • 8.5 Bass & Chord Mode
    • 8.6 Free Bass Mode
    • 8.7 Stereo Width
    • 8.8 Auto Power OFF
    • 8.9 Startup
    • 8.10 Startup Name
    • 8.11 Orch. Bass Touch
  • UTILITY parameters
    • 9.1 Battery Status
    • 9.2 Copy ALL Effects
    • 9.3 Copy Reverb, 9.4 Copy Chorus, 9.5 Copy Delay
    • 9.6 Copy SET
    • 9.7 Bulk Dump ALL, 9.8 Bulk Dump SET
    • 9.9 Restore SET
• 7. MIDI functions
  • About MIDI
    • Working with a sequencer and other tone generators
    • Final note regarding sequencers
  • Global MIDI parameters
    • MIDI channel numbers (10.1 RealTime RX-TX)
    • Preventing sections from sending MIDI data
    • Solving MIDI buffer problems
  • MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts
    • Important remarks
    • Sections
    • Procedure for setting these parameters
    • Parameters
  • Archiving your settings via MIDI (Bulk Dump)
    • Archiving your settings with a sequencer
    • Sending Bulk data (back) to the FR7/FR5
• 8. Miscellaneous functions
  • Saving settings using the WRITE function
  • Restoring the factory defaults
  • Troubleshooting
    • The screen is difficult or impossible to read
    • No sound
    • No power
    • The FR7/FR5 does not respond to your playing
    • Certain parameters cannot be selected
    • One section sounds off (flat)
    • Issues related to the bass buttons
    • Why does the Orchestra mode change when I press a given Treble register?
    • My settings have changed
    • MIDI-related issues
    • While saving data, the FR7/FR5 displays the following message
    • At power-on, the FR7/FR5 displays the following message
  • Specifications
  • Parameter list
  • Factory Sets
  • Demo Songs
• 9. MIDI implementation
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
• 10. Information
• 11. Index