ROLAND FR-2
Owner's Manual

V-Accordion r Listening to the demo songs
Note: You can also connect headphones to the PHONES socket, in which case you do not need to establish an audio connection.

sound). Setting it allows you to choose a lighter or stronger inertia. Choose the setting that feels most comfortable for you.

(4) Turn the FR-2/FR-2b�s [VOLUME] knob A from the �POWER OFF� position towards the right. (5) Switch on the receiving audio device. (6) Start playing. �To switch off your system� (7) Turn down the output volume of the receiving audio device, or switch it off. (8) Turn the FR-2/FR-2b�s [VOLUME] knob all the way to the left (�POWER OFF�).

Bass strap
The FR-2/FR-2b�s bass strap (used to move the bellows in and out) is made of fabric and fitted with a Velcro strip that allows you to adjust its slack:

Listening to the demo songs
One of the most striking aspects of your V-Accordion may be that it can play all by itself! It contains a series of demo songs that illustrate its wide variety of sounds and applications. Here is how to listen to the demo songs: (1) Switch on the FR-2/FR-2b. See �Switching the power on and off� on p. 10. (2) Press and hold the [SONG÷DEMO] button J. Playback starts automatically with the first demo song (there are 16 demo songs in all). At the end of the first song, the FR-2/FR-2b starts playing songs 2, 3 etc. You can also directly jump to the song you�re interested in: (3) Use the [USER¥PROG÷DEC] and [METRONOME÷INC] buttons H to select the demo song you want to listen to. (4) Use the [VOLUME] knob A to change the volume if it is too loud or too soft.
Note: All demo songs are copyright ©2007 by Roland Europe. Public performance or recording of these songs is prohibited.

Treble section
The Treble section can be played using the 34-key �piano� keyboard (FR-2) or the 82 treble buttons (FR-2b). The sound it produces is determined by the register ([1]~[8]) you pressed last. This section can be used as �accordion� or to play an orchestral sound. (1) Connect the FR-2/FR-2b to an amplifier and switch it on. See p. 10. (2) Grab the FR-2/FR-2b, press a Treble register and start playing on the keyboard. Though the FR-2/FR-2b is an electronic musical instrument, it only produces sound when you move the bellows.
Note: When the FR-2/FR-2b is controlled via MIDI, there is no need to move the bellows.

(5) Press [SONG÷DEMO] J again to leave demo song mode.

Touring the FR-2/FR-2b�s sections
Bellows resistance regulator
Your FR-2/FR-2b is equipped with a bellows resistance regulator knob that allows you to specify the bellows� inertia (the force needed to push and pull it).

(3) Press the [SET] register E (it flashes blue). (4) Press one of the registers [1]~[8] F to select a Set memory. The [SET] button goes dark.
Note: If you don�t press any register while the [SET] register flashes in blue, it will go dark again after a while. If you pressed the [SET] register by accident, press it again so that it goes dark. Note: See also the note about Set 5 on page 7.

Bellows resistance regulator. Turn to select the bellows� resistance.

Air button. Press to purge remaining air after playing.

(5) Play a few notes to audition the sound. (6) Press one of the registers [1]~[5] to select another register. See page 7. (7) Press the same register again to select the �b� sound. Press it yet again to revert to the �a� sound. Each time you press a different register, the FR-2/ FR-2b will automatically select the �a� sound (8) If you think the sound is too loud or too soft, you can change the setting of the [VOLUME] knob A.

Located next to one of the bellows clips and mounted onto the air button (which allows you to release remaining air from the bellows without producing

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