Document Outline

• Contents
• Features
  • Stand-alone electronic instrument
  • Sophisticated MIDI control
  • PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)
  • Super realistic accordion simulations
  • Orchestral sounds
  • Orchestral bass and chord sounds
  • The digital advantage
  • Superb performance flexibility
  • Useful accessory
• Important notes
  • Power supply
  • Placement
  • Maintenance
  • Repairs and data
  • Additional precautions
  • Precautions for optional batteries
  • Strap holder precaution
• Panel descriptions
  • Treble control panel
  • Bass control panel
  • Connection panel
• Setting up
  • Connections
    • Using the OUTPUT sockets
  • Securing the adapter and/or MIDI cable
  • Attaching the straps
  • Switching the power on and off
    • If you are using the supplied adapter
    • Using batteries and no external amplification (FR3s/FR3sb only)
    • If you are using batteries and an audio connection to an external device
  • First steps
    • The sections of your FR3
    • How to read the display
  • Touring the FR3’s sections
    • Bellows resistance regulator
    • Bass strap
    • Treble section
    • Bass section
    • Playing in Free Bass mode
  • Using the orchestral sounds
    • Orchestral sounds for the Treble section
    • Orchestral sounds for the Bass section
    • Orchestral sounds for the Chord section
    • Orchestral sounds for the Free Bass section
• Other practical functions
  • Switching off sections you don’t need
  • Using the metronome
    • Setting up the metronome
    • Using the metronome
  • Pitch-related functions
    • Transpose function
    • Transposing the Treble section in octave steps
    • Transposing the Orchestra section in octave steps
    • Musette Detune
• Editing settings
  • Selecting the desired function
  • PARAM LIST parameters
    • Musette Detune
    • Master Tune
    • Transpose
    • Treble Mode (only on the FR3sb and FR3b)
    • Orchestra Level
    • Orchestra Bass Level, Orchestra Chord Level, Orchestra Free Bass Level
    • Treble Valve Noise
    • Bass Button Noise
    • Bass Reed Growl
    • Free Bass Button Noise
    • Free Bass Reed Growl
    • Metronome Tempo
    • Metronome Time Sign
    • Metronome Level
    • Reverb Type
    • Chorus Type
    • Orchestra Touch
    • Orch. Bass/Free Bass/Chord Touch
    • Bellows Curve
    • Stereo Width
    • Free Bass Mode
    • Bass & Chord Mode
    • Metronome Function
    • Auto Power Off
    • Roland Logo Color
    • MIDI parameter list
    • Selecting the desired MIDI LIST function
    • MIDI Out/In
    • Treble TX/RX channel
    • Treble Octave Tx
    • Bass/Free Bass TX/RX Channel
    • Bass/Free Bass Octave TX
    • Chord TX/RX Channel
    • Chord Octave TX
    • Orchestra TX/RX Channel
    • Orchestra Octave TX
    • Orchestra Bass TX/RX Channel
    • Orchestra Bass Octave TX
    • Orchestra Chord TX/RX Channel
    • Orchestra Chord Octave TX
    • Orchestra Free Bass TX/RX Channel
    • Orchestra Free Bass Octave TX
    • Basic Channel TX/RX
    • Control Channel TX
    • Program Change TX
    • Bellows Expression TX
    • Velocity TX
    • Bellows TX Resolution
    • Sending program change messages when necessary
    • Archiving your settings via MIDI (Bulk Dump)
• Restoring the factory defaults
• Using optional batteries
  • What can you do with batteries?
  • Installing and removing batteries
    • Note about rechargeable batteries
• Troubleshooting
• Specifications
• Appendix
  • Factory Sets
  • MIDI implementation
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
• Information
• Index