Roland FR-4X User Manual

Owner’s Manual (this document)
Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in
order to use the FR-4x.
PDF Manual (download from the Web)
5 Reference Manual
This explains all functions of the unit.
5 MIDI Implementation
This is detailed information about MIDI messages.
To obtain the PDF manual
1. Enter the following URL in your computer.
http://www.roland.com/manuals/
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2. Choose “FR-4x” as the product name.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Attaching the Straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adjusting the Bass Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the AC Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning On the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Auto O Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Listening to the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Restoring the Factory Settings (FACTORY ALL RESET) . . . . 5
Performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Bellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selecting an Accordion Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting an Accordion Sound for the Right-Hand
Keyboard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting an Accordion Sound for the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adding Depth and Richness to the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Changing the Note Layout of the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard and Right-Hand Keyboard (FR-4xb) . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Left-Hand Button Keyboard and Right-Hand Keyboard
(FR-4xb) Note Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing Non-Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting an Orchestral Sound for the Right-Hand
Keyboard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting an Orchestral Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting an Organ Sound for the Right-Hand Keyboard . 11
Selecting an Organ Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting an Orchestral Sound for the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard (Bass Rows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting an Orchestral Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting an Orchestral Sound for the Left-Hand Button
Keyboard (Chord Rows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting an Orchestral Sound Not Assigned to a
Register Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Returning to Accordion Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Saving and Recalling Favorite Sounds and Settings
(User Programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Saving a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recalling a User Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the USB Audio Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Getting Ready to Use the FR-4x as an Audio Player . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a Song from a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Playing a Song from a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Securing the Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the Owner’s
Manual (p. 20)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
Copyright © 2016 ROLAND CORPORATION

Roland FR-4X Specifications

General

Type	Piano accordion
Keys quantity	37 keys
Tones quantity	16
RMS rated power	22 W
Speaker diameter	100 mm
Bass reed quantity	5
Cassotto simulation	Yes
Chord reed quantity	3
Treble reed quantity	7
Organ sounds quantity	32
Number of bass buttons	120 buttons
User programs quantity	98
Chorus effects quantity	8
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Number of tweeter drivers	1
Orchestral sounds quantity	162
Number of built-in speakers	2
Display type	LCD
Display number of lines	4 lines
Housing color	Black
Battery type	AA
Operating time	5 h
Battery capacity	2000 mAh
Power source type	Battery

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	270 mm
Width	481 mm
Height	430 mm
Weight	8900 g