Roland FR-8X How To Use

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ROLAND FR-8x
How to use Expansion Sound
FR-8x
Getting Ready to Load Expansion Sounds
1. Unzip the file you downloaded.
2. Copy the files with the extension ".bin", ".UPB" and ".ST8" under FR-8x folder into the root directory of
the USB memory (sold separately).
※ Depending on the title of Expansion Sound, the type of the included file is different.
Load Expansion Sound (.bin file).
※ This step is unnecessary for expansion sounds that do not contain [.bin] files.
1. Insert your USB memory in your FR-8x.
2. Press the [MENU/WRITE] button.
3. Select "Utility using" the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
4. Select "Expansion Sounds" 15.10 using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
5. Use the [DATA/ENTER] knob to choose "MEMORY AREA" to load the Expansion Sound.
6. Use the [DATA/ENTER] knob to choose "Load" in the in the "ACTION" field.
7. Press the [MENU/WRITE] button to proceed. The display shows the contents of USB memory.
8. Use the [DATA/ENTER] knob to select the Expansion Sound file (.bin) you want to load.
9. Press the [MENU/WRITE] button to load the expansion data.
Please wait until the "Operation complete" message appears. The operation can take a few minutes.
Press the [EXIT] button several times to return to the previous screen.
How to install the User Programs
※ This step is unnecessary for expansion sounds that do not contain [.UPB] files.
1. Insert your USB memory in your FR-8x.
2. Press the [MENU/WRITE] button.
3. Select "Utility using" the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
4. Select "IMPORT" 15.9 using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
5. Press [DATA/ENTER] knob again to highlight the "Type" parameter.
6. Select "User Program" using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
7. Press [DATA/ENTER] knob to confirm.
8. Select "User Prog. File" using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
9. Press [DATA/ENTER] knob again to highlight the "User Prog. File" parameter.
10. Select "Bank" using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
11. Press [DATA/ENTER] knob to confirm.
12. Select "UPG Dest. Bank" using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
13. Press [DATA/ENTER] knob again to highlight the "UPG Dest. Bank" parameter.
14. Select the UPG Bank where you want to import the User Program using the [DATA/ENTER] knob.
15. Press [DATA/ENTER] knob to confirm.
16. Press the [MENU/WRITE] button to proceed. The display shows the contents of the USB memory.
17. Use the [DATA/ENTER] buttons to select a file (.UPB) that you want to import.
18. Press the [MENU/WRITE] button to import.
Please wait until the "Operation complete" message appears.
Press the [EXIT] button several times to return to the previous screen.

Roland FR-8X Specifications

General

Manual	Yes
Operating time	8 h
Battery voltage	24 V
Battery capacity	4500 mAh
Power source type	Battery
Display type	LCD
Display diagonal	2.4 \
Display resolution	320 x 240 pixels
Headphone outputs	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	2
Type	Piano accordion
Keys quantity	41 keys
Tones quantity	16
Tuning presets	Alpine, American L/H, Classic, D-Folk L/H, Dry, F-Folk, French, German L/H, Italian L/H, North Europe, Off, Scottish
RMS rated power	50 W
Speaker diameter	90 mm
Bass reed quantity	5
Drum sets quantity	18
Chord reed quantity	3
Treble reed quantity	7
Organ sounds quantity	32
Number of bass buttons	120 buttons
User programs quantity	1400
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Orchestral sounds quantity	180
Reverberation effects quantity	8
Adjustable tone range (octaves)	-1 - 3
Bellows resistance adjustment range	-63 - 64
Housing color	Red

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	280 mm
Width	543 mm
Height	415 mm
Weight	12100 g