Roland FR-5 Manuale Utente

 Charging the battery

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The reason why the Treble and Bass sections do not 
respond to this pedal is that you can control their vol-
ume via the strength with which you press and pull the 
bellows (like on any accordion).

The expression pedal can be used to fade the Orchestra 
part in and out, which is probably most effective in 
DUAL mode (see p. 26). When the expression pedal is all 
the way up (heel down), the Orchestra part does not 
sound. Press the expression pedal down (toe down) to 
increase the Orchestra section’s volume.

Note: The expression pedal can also transmit CC11 messages via 
MIDI. See page 88.

• Be sure to dispose of used batteries in accordance 

with local regulations.

• First, read the precautions on page 9 and following.
• The FR-7’s battery is fully charged (and installed in 

the FR-7’s battery compartment). It can be used right 
away.

• Be sure to fully deplete the battery (wait until the 

FR-7/FR-5 goes off) before recharging it for the first 
time. It would actually be a good idea to repeat this 
the first three times to avoid the dreaded “memory 
effect”.

• A fully charged battery should last about 8 hours 

(continuous use).

• When the battery is fully drained, the following mes-

sage appears and the FR-7/FR-5 goes off:

Note: The FR-7/FR-5 contains an energy saving function that 
switches off the instrument when it is left unattended for 
more than 10 minutes. You may therefore have to switch it on 
again from time to time. You can specify how long the FR-7/
FR-5 should wait before powering off automatically. See 
“10.8 Auto Power OFF” on p. 71.

• Never try to insert other batteries into the FR-7/FR-5 

than the one it came with (or suitable replacement 
batteries purchased from your Roland dealer). Only 
use “BP-24-45” batteries, part no. K2568101.

Warning: The battery body may become hot during 
and after charge. Handle it with care to avoid burns.

The FBC-7 has two buttons ([BATTERY¥CHARGER] and 
[EXTERNAL¥BATTERY¥CHARGER]) that light or flash in 
various ways to indicate the current status. Here is how 
to “decode” those indications:

• Lights red: The battery is being charged. Depending 

on the button that lights, this refers to the battery in 
the FR-7/FR-5 (BATTERY) or the battery attached to 
the FBC-7 (EXTERNAL BATTERY).

• Lights green: The battery is fully charged and can be 

used again.

• Flashes yellow right away: The charging operation 

cannot be started because the ambient temperature 
lies outside the 0°~40°C range. This is nothing to 
worry about: just take the FBC-7 to a place where the 
ambient temperature is acceptable, wait a little, and 
repeat the charging operation.

• Flashes yellow after a while: If the indicator first 

lights red and then starts flashing yellow after a 
while, the battery is overheating. Disconnect the 
FR-7/FR-5 (or the battery) from the FBC-7 and use 
the battery until it is depleted. Then, recharge it.

• Flashes red: The battery cannot be fully recharged, 

i.e. it takes more time than expected to reach full 
charge. If this happens once, wait at least half an 
hour, then try charging it again.
If the button again flashes red, the battery may have 
reached the end of its life cycle. Replace it with a new 
one if the button keeps flashing red.

There is no need to remove the battery from the FR-7/
FR-5 in order to recharge it. Recharging the battery 
takes ±3~5 hours and is therefore not something you 
should do a few minutes before you intend to use the 
FR-7/FR-5.

(1) Connect the FR-7/FR-5 to the FBC-7 using the 

supplied 19-pin cable.

(2) Connect the FBC-7 to a suitable wall outlet.

(3) Switch on the FBC-7 by pressing its [POWER¥ON] 

button (its red POWER ON indicator lights).