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Charging the battery
Charging the battery
The FR-7 comes with one rechargeable Ni-Mh battery that can recharged when it is depleted. Such a battery is optional
for the FR-5. If you decide to purchase one (to be able to play with a wireless system and no cables on stage), you should
also read the following.
" Flashes yellow after a while: If the indicator first
General remarks about the battery
lights red and then starts flashing yellow after a
" Be sure to dispose of used batteries in accordance while, the battery is overheating. Disconnect the
with local regulations.FR-7/FR-5 (or the battery) from the FBC-7 and use
" First, read the precautions on page 9 and following.the battery until it is depleted. Then, recharge it.
" The FR-7s battery is fully charged (and installed in " Flashes red: The battery cannot be fully recharged,
i.e. it takes more time than expected to reach full
the FR-7s battery compartment). It can be used right
away.charge. If this happens once, wait at least half an
hour and try charging it again.
" Be sure to fully deplete the battery (wait until the
FR-7/FR-5 turns off) before recharging it for the first If the button again flashes red, the battery may have
reached the end of its life cycle. Replace it with a
time. It would actually be a good idea to repeat this
the first three times to avoid the dreaded memory new one if the button keeps flashing red.
effect .
Recharging the battery without removing it from
" A fully charged battery should last about 8 hours the FR-7/FR-5
(continuous use).
There is no need to remove the battery from the FR-7/
" When the battery is fully drained, the following mes-FR-5 in order to recharge it. Recharging the battery
sage appears and the FR-7/FR-5 goes off:
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.
Note: The FR-7/FR-5 contains an energy saving function that
switches off the instrument when it is left unattended for (3) Switch on the FBC-7 by pressing its [POWERYON]
more than 10 minutes. You may therefore have to switch it on button (its red POWER ON indicator lights).
again from time to time. You can specify how long the FR-7/(4) Press the [BATTERYYCHARGER] button on the
FR-5 should wait before powering off automatically. See 8.8 FBC-7.
Auto Power OFF on p. 61.
" Never try to insert other batteries into the FR-7/FR-5
than the ones it came with (or suitable replacement
batteries purchased from your Roland dealer). Only
use DB-24-45 batteries, part no. K2568101.
Warning: The battery body may become hot during
and after charge. Handle it with care to avoid burns.
About the BATTERY CHARGER and EXTERNAL
The [BATTERYYCHARGER] button now lights red.
BATTERY CHARGER indicators
(5) Wait until the [BATTERYYCHARGER] button lights
The FBC-7 has two buttons ([BATTERYYCHARGER] and green, then switch off the FBC-7 and disconnect
[EXTERNALYBATTERYYCHARGER]) that light or flash in the 19-pin cable from both the FBC-7 and the
various ways to indicate the current status. Here is how FR-7/FR-5.
to decode those indications:Disconnecting the FR-7/FR-5 is only necessary if you
" Lights red: The battery is being charged. Depending do not want to use the FBC-7 during your next per-
on the button that lights, this refers to the battery in formance.
the FR-7/FR-5 (BATTERY) or the battery attached to Note: You can use the FR-7/FR-5 while its battery is being
the FBC-7 (EXTERNAL BATTERY).recharged, provided you leave the V-Accordion connected to
the FBC-7.
" 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.
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