User ManualTable of ContentsContents51. Features6Stand-alone electronic instrument6Sophisticated MIDI control6PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)6Super realistic accordion simulations6Orchestral sounds6Orchestra Bass6The digital advantage6Superb performance flexibility62. Important notes9Power supply9Placement9Maintenance9Repairs and data9Additional precautions9Precautions for the included (FR7) or optional (FR5) battery93. Panel descriptions11Treble control panel11Bass control panel12Display and master bar12Connection panel13Connection panel of the FBC7134. Setting up14Connections14Connecting the FR7/FR5 to the supplied FBC714Using the OUTPUT sockets14Switching the power on and off15If you are using a battery and no external amplification (FR7 only)15If you are using a battery and an audio connection to an external device15If you are using the FBC715Listening to the demo songs16First steps17The sections of your FR7/FR517Selecting Easy or Full mode18About the Main page19Touring the FR7/FR5’s sections20Treble section20Bass section22Using the orchestral sounds24Orchestral sounds for the Treble section24Orchestral sounds for the Bass section27Other practical functions28General remark28Pitch-related functions28Volume-related functions305. About the FBC731Using the FBC731Connecting the FBC731Using the footswitches31Connecting an optional expression pedal31Charging the battery32Recharging the battery without removing it from the FR7/FR532Recharging the battery on the FBC733If the battery fails to last 8 hours (or slightly less)346. Editing sounds35Selecting parameters35Selecting parameters using the Jump function35Selecting parameters via the menu36Setting parameter values37TUNING parameters381.1 Master Tune381.2 Transpose381.3 Scale381.4 Scale Edit381.5 Scale Assign39TREBLE EDIT parameters40Introduction402.1 Reed Type412.2 Register412.3 Reed Volume422.4 Treble Octave422.5 Valve Noise422.6 Musette Detune422.7 Bellows Detune422.8 Reverb Send, 2.9 ChorusSend, 2.10DelaySend422.11 Aftertouch Pitch422.12 Bass Link422.13 Orchestra Link432.14 Treble MIDI TX44BASS EDIT parameters453.1Reed Type453.2 Register463.3 Reed Volume463.4 Button Noise463.5 Reed Growl463.6 Bellows Detune473.7 Reverb Send, 3.8 Chorus Send, 3.9 Delay Send473.10 Bass MIDI TX, 3.11 Chord MIDI TX47FREE BASS EDIT parameters484.1 Reed Type484.2 Register494.3 Reed Volume494.4 Button Noise494.5 Reed Growl494.6 Bellows Detune494.7 Reverb Send, 4.8 Chorus Send, 4.9 Delay Send494.10 Free Bass MIDI TX50ORC.BASS EDIT parameters515.1 Lowest Note515.2 Orc Bass Release Time525.3 Orc Bass Volume525.4 Reverb Send, 5.5 Chorus Send, 5.6 Delay Send525.7 Orc Bass MIDI TX52ORCH. EDIT parameters536.1 Orchestra Octave536.2 Orchestra Volume536.3 Bellows Detune536.4 Reverb Send, 6.5 Chorus Send, 6.6 Delay Send546.7 Aftertouch Pitch546.8 Orchestra MIDI TX54SET COMMON parameters557.1 Reverb Macro Type557.2 Reverb Parameters567.3 Chorus Macro Type567.4 Chorus Parameters577.5 Delay Macro Type587.6 Delay Parameters587.7 Name597.8 Master Bar Recall597.9 Icon59SYSTEM parameters598.1 LCD Contrast608.2 Parameter Access608.3 Bellows Curve608.4 Pedal Controller608.5 Bass & Chord Mode618.6 Free Bass Mode628.7 Stereo Width628.8 Auto Power OFF638.9 Startup638.10 Startup Name638.11 Orch. Bass Touch63UTILITY parameters639.1 Battery Status639.2 Copy ALL Effects649.3 Copy Reverb, 9.4 Copy Chorus, 9.5 Copy Delay649.6 Copy SET649.7 Bulk Dump ALL, 9.8 Bulk Dump SET659.9 Restore SET657. MIDI functions66About MIDI66Working with a sequencer and other tone generators67Final note regarding sequencers68Global MIDI parameters69MIDI channel numbers (10.1 RealTime RX-TX)69Preventing sections from sending MIDI data70Solving MIDI buffer problems71MIDI parameters for the various sections/parts72Important remarks72Sections72Procedure for setting these parameters72Parameters72Archiving your settings via MIDI (Bulk Dump)75Archiving your settings with a sequencer75Sending Bulk data (back) to the FR7/FR5768. Miscellaneous functions77Saving settings using the WRITE function77Restoring the factory defaults78Troubleshooting79The screen is difficult or impossible to read79No sound79No power79The FR7/FR5 does not respond to your playing79Certain parameters cannot be selected79One section sounds off (flat)79Issues related to the bass buttons79Why does the Orchestra mode change when I press a given Treble register?79My settings have changed79MIDI-related issues80While saving data, the FR7/FR5 displays the following message80At power-on, the FR7/FR5 displays the following message80Specifications81Parameter list82Factory Sets85Demo Songs859. MIDI implementation86MIDI Implementation Chart8810. Information8911. Index90Size: 3.32 MBPages: 94Language: EnglishOpen manual