Roland GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in Installation guide

GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in

Setup Guide

This manual explains how to make initial settings for GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in (this unit) using the

GO:PIANO Alexa Setup app and the Amazon Alexa app.

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5 This manual explains the procedure when using a smartphone. References in this manual to

“smartphone” should be read as indicating the mobile device that you’re using.

5 Depending on the mobile device that you’re using, there might be dierences in the design of the

screens or the steps of operation.

5 This document explains the specications of this unit at the time that the document was created. For

this reason, changes might occur in the design of the screens or the steps of operation.

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). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be

available for immediate reference.

Amazon, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its aliates.

Company names and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

Turn on the power of this unit (p. 3)

Connect the AC adapter, and turn on the power of this unit.

Check the wireless LAN settings of your smartphone

(p. 3)

Make sure that this unit can connect to the wireless network

that you’re using.

Install the app on your smartphone

In order to use Amazon Alexa with this unit, you’ll need to

install the following app.

5 “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” App (p. 4)

5 “Amazon Alexa” App (p. 5)

Create accounts with internet services and log in

In order to use Amazon Alexa with this unit, you’ll need to

perform the following steps.

5 Creating a Roland Account (p. 7)

5 Logging In to Your Roland Account (p. 9)

5 Linking Your Roland Account with the Piano Partner 2 App

(p. 10)

5 Connecting this unit to the internet (p. 11, p. 12)

5 Creating an Amazon Account (p. 15)

5 Log In to Your Amazon Account (p. 15)

Check that Alexa works (p. 16)

Speak a basic command to Alexa, and conrm that Alexa is

working.

Try speaking a voice command

Enable the “GO:PIANO Skill” and use your voice to operate this

unit.

5 Enable the “GO:PIANO Skill” (p. 18)

5 Use Your Voice to Operate This Unit (p. 19)

“Ask GO:PIANO, play For Elise.”

Workow for Using Amazon Alexa with This Unit

Once this unit is able to connect to the wireless network and can use

the Amazon Alexa app (described below), the following steps will not

be necessary next time.

5 “2. Check Your Smartphone’s Wireless LAN Settings” (p. 3)

5 “3. Installing the GO:PIANO Alexa Setup App” (p. 4)

5 “4. Installing the Amazon Alexa App” (p. 5)

5 “5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa” (p. 7)

If you have completed preparations, refer to “6. Using Voice

Commands” (p. 16).

1. Turn the Unit’s Power On

If the settings of this unit have not been completed, the indicator

slowly blinks orange.

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If this unit is being operated on batteries, it cannot be connected to a

wireless network (you cannot use the Amazon Alexa functionality). If

you want to connect to a wireless network, connect the AC adaptor to

a power supply.

2. Check Your Smartphone’s Wireless LAN

Settings

You’ll use your smartphone to set up this unit. When doing so, this unit

must be connected to the same wireless network as your smartphone.

Before you begin setup, check the wireless network to which your

smartphone is connected.

1. Press the smartphone’s home button.

The smartphone’s home screen appears.

2. Tap the “settings” icon.

The setting screen appears.

3. Tap “Wi-Fi.”

iOS users

Android users

The wireless networks near the smartphone are shown.

4. Verify that the smartphone is connected to a

wireless network.

If the smartphone is not connected to a wireless network, connect

it.

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The wireless network to which the smartphone is connected must

be the same as the wireless network to which you intend to connect

this unit. If there are two or more wireless networks that can connect

to the internet, make sure that the smartphone and this unit are

connected to the same wireless network.

1. Turn the Unit’s Power On

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Points to Check for the

Wireless LAN

5 Connect to a wireless LAN device (wireless

LAN router) that supports the IEEE

802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz band) standards.

5 This unit’s wireless LAN function must

connect using the 2.4 GHz band (it does

not support the 5 GHz band). If your

wireless LAN router is set to the 5 GHz

band, change its settings so that the 2.4

GHz band can be used.

5 Make sure that your smartphone is

connected to the 2.4 GHz band wireless

LAN. If you don’t know the frequency band

to which your smartphone is connected,

check the settings of the wireless LAN

router, or use the name (SSID) of the

connected wireless network as a guide.

5 This unit cannot connect to an ad hoc

mode (or peer to peer type) wireless

network.

5 The range to which the radio signal

can reach will dier depending on your

wireless LAN router. Use your smartphone

or another device to verify that you are

within reach of the radio signal.

5 No fee arises from the use of this unit, but

any fees arising from your connection

to the internet or communication via

the internet are the responsibility of the

customer.

3. Installing the

GO:PIANO Alexa Setup App

In order to connect this unit to the internet,

install the “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app on

your smartphone.

If Using an iOS Smartphone

If you are using an iOS smartphone, install the

app as follows.

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iOS 11 or later must be installed on the iOS

smartphone that you’re using.

1. Tap the “App Store” icon.

2. Enter “gopiano” or “roland” as the

keyword, and search for the app.

3. Find and install the

“GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app.

The app is installed.

3. Installing the GO:PIANO Alexa Setup App

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If Using an Android

Smartphone

If you are using an Android smartphone,

install the app as follows.

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Android 7.0 or later must be installed on the

Android smartphone that you’re using.

1. Tap the “Google Play” icon.

2. Enter “gopiano” or “roland” as the

keyword, and search for the app.

3. Find and install the

“GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app.

The app is installed.

4. Installing the

Amazon Alexa App

If Using an iOS Smartphone

If you are using an iOS smartphone, install the

app as follows.

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iOS 11 or later must be installed on the iOS

smartphone that you’re using.

1. Tap the “App Store” icon.

2. Enter “Alexa” as the keyword, and

search for the app.

3. Find and install the “Amazon

Alexa” app.

4. Installing the Amazon Alexa App

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The app is installed.

If Using an Android

Smartphone

If you are using an Android smartphone,

install the app as follows.

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Android 7.0 or later must be installed on the

Android smartphone that you’re using.

1. Tap the “Google Play” icon.

2. Enter “Alexa” as the keyword, and

search for the app.

3. Find and install the “Amazon

Alexa” app.

The app is installed.

4. Installing the Amazon Alexa App

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5. Preparing to Use Amazon

Alexa

Using the “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app, make

settings so that this unit can connected to the

internet.

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Here we explain the case when using an

iOS smartphone. If you’re using an Android

smartphone, the procedure is the same.

5-1. Creating a Roland Account

In the “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app you can

create the “Roland account” that you’ll need in

order to connect to the internet. If you don’t

have a “Roland account,” create an account as

follows.

1. Start “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup”

App.

The “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup Terms of Use”

appears.

2. Read “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup

3. Tap the [AGREE] button.

The “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app starts.

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If you have a Roland account, proceed to “5-2.

Logging In to Your Roland Account” (p. 9).

4. Tap “here.”

5. Enter your email address.

6. Tap the [SUBMIT] button.

7. Enter the information required to

create an account.

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Items marked with an “*” in the screen are

required.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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8. If you accept the “TERMS OF USE”

and “PRIVACY POLICY” in the app,

tap the check box to add a check

mark.

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When you tap [TERMS OF USE] or [PRIVACY

POLICY] in the screen, the respective content

appears.

9. Tap the [SIGN UP] button.

Account creation has been accepted. A screen

appears, explaining the steps you need to

take in order to authenticate the account.

10.

Tap the [CLOSE] button.

11.

An email is sent to the mail address

you specied in step 7, instructing

you how to authenticate the

account. Open the email using

your email app.

12.

In the email, tap the [ACTIVATE

ACCOUNT] button.

The account is authenticated. Your browser

starts, and displays the Roland account

13.

Enter the email address and

password that you registered in

step 7.

14.

Tap the [LOG IN] button.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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15.

Add a check mark to the product

categories in which you are

interested.

Product information will be sent to the

registered email address. Register for this

information as desired.

16.

Tap the [SAVE] button.

Account registration is conrmed.

17.

Tap the [CLOSE] button.

The display switches to the top page of the

Roland account.

The Roland account has been created.

5-2. Logging In to Your Roland

Account

1. Tap the “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup”

app.

The “GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app starts.

2. Enter your login name (the email

address that you registered) and

your password.

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3. Tap the [LOG IN] button.

The rst time that you log in to your

Roland account, information is shown on

how you can link your Roland account with

the Piano Partner 2 app.

At this time, a linking code is sent by email

to the email address that you registered.

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This information is not shown if you have

already linked the account and app. Proceed

to “5-4. Connecting This Unit with Your

Smartphone” (p. 11).

What is Piano Partner 2?

When you create a Roland account,

space is provided in the cloud for

saving your performance data.

When you save performance data from

this unit to the cloud, it is saved in this

space.

Piano Partner 2 is an app that supports

your performance by wirelessly

connecting your smartphone and

piano. Performance data saved to the

cloud can also be played back from

Piano Partner 2.

You can use this unit’s functions and

the cloud storage functions even if

Piano Partner 2 is not installed on your

smartphone.

5-3. Linking Your Roland Account

with the Piano Partner 2 App

Make settings for linking your Roland account

with the Piano Partner 2 app’s account.

1. Using your email app, open

the email that was sent in the

previous step.

2. Note the code that is included in

the email.

Note the code

Use the following space to make a

note of the code from the email.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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3. Open the

“GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app

once again, and enter the code

from the email.

4. Tap the [CONTINUE] button.

Your Roland account and Piano Partner 2

app are linked.

5. Tap the [CONTINUE] button.

5-4. Connecting This Unit with

Your Smartphone

Connect this unit with your smartphone. You’ll

make network settings for this unit from your

smartphone.

1. Tap the [CONTINUE] button.

2. Read the message, and tap the

[OK] button.

3. Tap the [CONTINUE] button.

The setting screen appears.

4. Tap “Wi-Fi.”

iOS users

Android users

The wireless networks near the

smartphone are shown.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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5. Tap the wireless network that is

shown as “GoPiano_****.”

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5 Four alphanumeric characters are shown

in “****.”

5 If this unit’s Alexa indicator is not lit

orange, “GoPiano_****” is not shown in

the wireless networks. In this case, press

and hold this unit’s [Action] button for six

seconds or longer.

A check mark is shown for “GoPiano_****.”

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In some cases, an indication of “Not

connected to the internet” might be shown,

but this is not a problem.

6. Tap [<GO:PIANO] in the upper

left of the screen, or return to the

“GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app.

5-5. Connect This Unit to the

Network

1. Tap the [CONTINUE] button.

2. Select the wireless network to

which you want to connect this

unit.

3. Enter the password for the

wireless network.

4. Tap the [CONNECT] button.

Connection to the wireless network

begins.

Connection to the wireless network has

occurred.

5. Tap the [CONTINUE] button.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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5-6. Creating an Amazon

Account

In order to use Amazon Alexa functionality

on this unit, you’ll need an “Amazon” account.

If you don’t have an account, create one as

follows.

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This document explains the specications of

this unit at the time that the document was

created. For this reason, changes might occur

in the design of the screens or the steps of

operation.

1. Tap the [Get Started] button.

2. Tap the [Create a new Amazon

account] button.

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If you have an Amazon account, enter your

password, and tap the [Sign-In] button. Refer

to step 12 and following on p. 14.

3. Enter the information required to

create an account.

4. Tap the [Create your Amazon

account] button.

The “Verify email address” screen appears.

An email is sent to the mail address you

specied in step 4, instructing you how to

authenticate the account.

5. Open the email using your email

app.

6. Note the code that is included in

the email.

Note the code

Use the following space to make a

note of the code from the email.

7. Open the

“GO:PIANO Alexa Setup” app

once again, and enter the code

from the email.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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8. Tap the [Create your Amazon

account] button.

A message appears, asking you to allow

this unit to use Amazon services.

9. Tap the [Allow] button.

10.

Select the region in which you will

use Amazon services.

11.

Tap the [Next] button.

The Amazon account has been created.

12.

Tap the [CONTINUE SETUP] button.

13.

Tap the [DONE] button.

14.

Tap the [DONE] button.

The following screen appears.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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5-7. Log In to Your Amazon

Account

Using the Amazon account that you created,

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This document explains the specications of

this unit at the time that the document was

created. For this reason, changes might occur

in the design of the screens or the steps of

operation.

1. Tap the “Amazon Alexa” app.

The “Amazon Alexa” app starts.

2. Enter your login name (the email

address that you registered) and

your password.

3. Tap the [SIGN-IN] button.

4. Tap the [Next] button.

5. Tap the [NO] button.

In this screen, tap the [NO] button.

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The [YES] button is tapped when setting up

the Amazon Echo or a similar device.

6. Proceeding as directed by

the screen, enter the required

information.

5. Preparing to Use Amazon Alexa

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6. Using Voice Commands

6-1. Checking Operation

Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.

To check whether your Amazon account is

working correctly, ask Alexa to tell you “the

time” or “the weather.”

Asking Alexa the time

1. Speaking toward this unit, say

“Alexa, what time is it?”

Alexa responds with the current time.

If the response was the correct time,

proceed to “Asking Alexa the weather” (p.

17).

If Alexa responded with the incorrect

time

In the Amazon Alexa app, specify the time

zone (standard time) of this unit.

1. In the Amazon Alexa app, tap [Ξ]

(menu).

2. Tap [Settings].

3. Tap [Device Settings].

4. Tap the piano for which you want

to make settings.

If the piano is powered-on, it is indicated

as “Online.”

5. Tap [Time Zone].

If the time zone has not been specied, the

indication “Loading...” appears.

6. Tap [Change].

7. Select the region in which you

live.

8. Tap [<].

6. Using Voice Commands

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Asking Alexa the weather

1. Speaking toward this unit, say

“Alexa, what’s the weather?”

Alexa tells you the weather forecast for

your region.

If the weather forecast was correct for

your region, proceed to “6-2. Enable the

“GO:PIANO Skill”” (p. 18).

If Alexa instructed you to specify your

address

In the Amazon Alexa app, specify the location

of this unit.

1. In the Amazon Alexa app, tap [Ξ]

(menu).

2. Tap [Settings].

3. Tap [Device Settings].

4. Tap the piano for which you want

to make settings.

If the piano is powered-on, it is indicated

as “Online.”

5. Tap [Device Location].

If the location has not been specied,

nothing is shown here.

6. Enter the address at which you

are living.

7. Tap [Save].

8. Tap [<].

6. Using Voice Commands

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6-2. Enable the “GO:PIANO

Skill”

If you enable Alexa’s “GO:PIANO skill,” you’ll be

able to operate this unit using your voice.

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This document explains the specications of

this unit at the time that the document was

created. For this reason, changes might occur

in the design of the screens or the steps of

operation.

1. Tap the “Home” icon.

2. Tap [Ξ] (Menu), and then tap

[Skills & Games].

3. Tap the “magnifying glass” icon.

4. Search for “gopiano.”

5. Tap “GO:PIANO.”

6. Tap the [ENABLE TO USE] button.

7. Enter your Roland account log-in

name (the email address that you

registered) and password.

The Roland account and Alexa skill are

linked (associated).

8. Tap the [SUBMIT] button.

The following screen appears.

This unit’s Alexa skill is now enabled.

6. Using Voice Commands

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6-3. Use Your Voice to Operate This Unit

After enabling the skill, try talking to this unit to operate it.

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Alexa skill is available only in English and Japanese.

“Alexa,”

1. Say “Alexa,”

At this time, this unit’s indicator is lit blue and light blue alternately.

2. Say “Ask GO:PIANO, play For Elise.”

The built-in song “Für Elise” plays.

3. Say “Alexa, ask GO:PIANO to stop.”

Song playback stops.

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The latest skills are listed on the GO:PIANO skills page.

In the skill page, tap [See More].

If GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in with Alexa Built-In Won’t Connect to the Internet

Check the following points, and try the suggested actions.

Items to Check Action

Could the unit be operating on

batteries?

If the unit is operating on batteries, it cannot use a wireless network. Connect the AC adaptor, and turn

the power o and on again.

Could the Amazon Alexa indicator be

lit light blue?

Immediately after this unit is powered-on, it will be in the process of connecting to the network, so

Amazon Alexa will not respond. Wait until the Amazon Alexa indicator is unlit.

Is the wireless network strong

enough?

Move your wireless LAN router closer to this unit, or remove the source of electromagnetic interference.

Could there be a microwave oven or

other device nearby that might cause

electromagnetic interference?

Could the wireless network to which

your smartphone is connected be

dierent than the wireless network to

which this unit is connected?

The wireless network to which the smartphone is connected must be the same as the wireless network

to which you intend to connect this unit. If there are two or more wireless networks that can connect to

the internet, make sure that the smartphone and this unit are connected to the same wireless network.

Could you be connected to a wireless

LAN router on the 2.4 GHz band?

This unit’s wireless LAN function must connect using the 2.4 GHz band (it does not support the 5 GHz

band). If your wireless LAN router is set to the 5 GHz band, change its settings so that the 2.4 GHz band

can be used.

Are you signed in to your Amazon

account and your Roland account?

In order to operate the piano with your voice, you must sign into both your Amazon account and your

Roland account.

Use the GO:PIANO Alexa Setup app to log in to your Roland account, and sign in to your Amazon

account. Next, in order to use the Amazon Alexa app to enable the GO:PIANO skill, sign in to your

Amazon account and then sign into to your Roland account.

6. Using Voice Commands

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