Document Outline

• Contents
• 1. Features
  • Stand-alone electronic instrument
  • Sophisticated MIDI control
  • PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)
  • Super realistic accordion simulations
  • Orchestral sounds
  • The digital advantage
  • Superb performance flexibility
• 2. Important notes
  • Power supply
  • Placement
  • Maintenance
  • Repairs and data
  • Additional precautions
  • Precautions for the included (FR7b) or optional (FR5b) battery
  • Strap holder precaution
• 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 FR7b/FR5b to the supplied FBC7
    • Using the OUTPUT sockets
  • Switching the power on and off
    • If you are using a battery and no external amplification (FR7b 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 FR7b/FR5b
    • Selecting Easy or Full mode
    • About the Main page
  • Touring the FR7b/FR5b’s sections
    • Treble section
    • Bass section
  • 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
    • 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 FR7b/FR5b
    • 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
  • 1.TUNING parameters
    • 1.1Master Tune
    • 1.2Transpose
    • 1.3Scale
    • 1.4Scale Edit
    • 1.5Scale Assign
  • 2.TREBLE EDIT parameters
    • Introduction
    • 2.1Reed Type
    • 2.2Register
    • 2.3Reed Volume
    • 2.4Treble Octave
    • 2.5Valve Noise
    • 2.6Musette Detune
    • 2.7Bellows Detune
    • 2.8Reverb Send, 2.9ChorusSend, 2.10DelaySend
    • 2.11Aftertouch Pitch
    • 2.12Bass Link
    • 2.13Orchestra Link
    • 2.14Orchestra Chord Link
    • 2.15Treble MIDI TX
  • 3.BASS EDIT parameters
    • 3.1Reed Type
    • 3.2Register
    • 3.3Reed Volume
    • 3.4Button Noise
    • 3.5Reed Growl
    • 3.6Bellows Detune
    • 3.7Reverb Send, 3.8Chorus Send, 3.9DelaySend
    • 3.10Bass MIDI TX, 3.11Chord MIDI TX
  • 4.FREE BASS EDIT parameters
    • 4.1Reed Type
    • 4.2Register
    • 4.3Reed Volume
    • 4.4Button Noise
    • 4.5Reed Growl
    • 4.6Bellows Detune
    • 4.7Reverb Send, 4.8Chorus Send, 4.9DelaySend
    • 4.10Free Bass MIDI TX
  • 5.ORC BASS EDIT parameters
    • 5.1Lowest Note
    • 5.2Orc Bass Release Time
    • 5.3Orc Bass Volume
    • 5.4Reverb Send, 5.5Chorus Send, 5.6DelaySend
    • 5.7Orc Bass MIDI TX
  • 6.ORCH. EDIT parameters
    • 6.1Orchestra Octave
    • 6.2Orchestra Volume
    • 6.3Bellows Detune
    • 6.4Reverb Send, 6.5Chorus Send, 6.6DelaySend
    • 6.7Aftertouch Pitch
    • 6.8Orchestra MIDI TX
  • 7.ORC CHD EDIT parameters
    • 7.1Orc Chord Volume
    • 7.2Reverb Send, 7.3Chorus Send, 7.4DelaySend
    • 7.5Orc Chord MIDI TX
  • 8.ORC FBS EDIT parameters
    • 8.1Orc FreeBs Volume
    • 8.2Reverb Send, 8.3Chorus Send, 8.4DelaySend
    • 8.5Orc FreeBs MIDI TX
  • 9.SET COMMON parameters
    • 9.1Reverb Macro Type
    • 9.2Reverb Parameters
    • 9.3Chorus Macro Type
    • 9.4Chorus Parameters
    • 9.5Delay Macro Type
    • 9.6Delay Parameters
    • 9.7Name
    • 9.8Master Bar Recall
    • 9.9Icon
  • 10.SYSTEM parameters
    • 10.1LCD Contrast
    • 10.2Parameter Access
    • 10.3Bellows Curve
    • 10.4Pedal Controller
    • 10.5Bass & Chord Mode
    • 10.6Free Bass Mode
    • 10.7Stereo Width
    • 10.8Auto Power OFF
    • 10.9Startup
    • 10.10Startup Name
    • 10.11Orchestra Touch
    • 10.12Orch. Bs&Ch Touch
    • 10.13Start/Stop MIDI TX
    • 10.14Treble Release T.
    • 10.15Treble Mode
  • 11.UTILITY parameters
    • 11.1Battery Status
    • 11.2Copy ALL Effects
    • 11.3Copy Reverb, 11.4Copy Chorus, 11.5CopyDelay
    • 11.6Copy SET
    • 11.7Bulk Dump ALL, 11.8Bulk Dump SET
    • 11.9Restore SET
    • 11.10Treble Reg. on currentSet
    • 11.11Bass Reg. on currentSet
    • 11.12FreeBass Reg. on currentSet
• 7. MIDI functions
  • About MIDI
    • Working with a sequencer and other tone generators
    • Final note regarding sequencers
  • Global MIDI parameters
    • MIDI channel numbers
    • Preventing sections from sending MIDI data
    • Sending program change messages when necessary
    • 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 FR7b/FR5b
• 8. Miscellaneous functions
  • Saving settings using the WRITE function
  • Restoring the factory defaults
  • Troubleshooting
    • The screen is difficult or impossible to read
  • Specifications
  • Parameter list
  • Factory Sets
  • Demo Songs
• 9. MIDI implementation
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
• 10. Information
• 11. Index