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  • How do I wirelessly connect my mobile device to the Pocket GT via Bluetooth?
    What do I do If I Can’t Connect my Pocket GT to my mobile device?
    How do I pair my mobile device and Pocket GT using Bluetooth® Audio?
    What do I do if I can't connect my mobile device to the Pocket GT MIDI?
    How do I cancel pairing?
Using
BOSS TONE STUDIO
for Pocket GT
For details on connecting the Pocket GT wirelessly
via Bluetooth, refer to the operating instructions
in BOSS TONE STUDIO for Pocket GT (subsequently
called “BOSS TONE STUDIO”).
02© 2020 Roland Corporation
2
Connecting BOSS TONE STUDIO (Overview) ....3
Connecting the Mobile Device (Android) to the
Pocket GT Unit ..............................4
Pairing Your Mobile Device with the Pocket GT
(Bluetooth® Audio). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting BOSS TONE STUDIO and the Pocket
GT .......................................7
If You Can’t Connect ....................... 9
Connecting the Mobile Device (iOS) to the Pocket
GT Unit ...................................14
Pairing Your Mobile Device with the Pocket GT
(Bluetooth® Audio). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting BOSS TONE STUDIO and the Pocket
GT ......................................17
If You Can’t Connect ......................19
TOP
3
Connecting BOSS TONE STUDIO
(Overview)
Here’s how to connect your mobile device with
Pocket GT via Bluetooth.
1. Pair the two devices.
Use the settings of your mobile device to
connect it to the POCKET-GT Audio.
POCKET-GT Audio
Bluetooth
®
2. Start BOSS TONE STUDIO.
3. Connect to BOSS TONE STUDIO.
Use the settings of BOSS TONE STUDIO to
connect it to POCKET-GT MIDI.
TOP
4
Connecting the Mobile Device
(Android) to the Pocket GT Unit
Pairing Your Mobile Device with
the Pocket GT (Bluetooth® Audio)
MEMO
If you’re using an already-paired mobile device, this
step is not necessary.
1. Power-on the Pocket GT unit and the
mobile device.
2. Long-press the Pocket GT’s [Bluetooth]
button (three seconds or longer).
The decimal point in the lower right of
the display blinks rapidly.
5
3. In your mobile device’s settings, turn
Bluetooth on.
NOTE
Even if the “Available devices” list shows
“POCKET-GT MIDI,” don’t tap it.
4. In the Bluetooth screen of your mobile
device, tap “POCKET-GT Audio.”
Your mobile device is paired with this unit.
At this time, the decimal point in the lower
right of the Pocket GT’s display changes from
blinking to lit.
6
MEMO
5 When your mobile device is wirelessly connected
via Bluetooth with this unit, audio played back by
your mobile device can be heard from this unit.
5 You can remotely control the audio player app
of your mobile device by using this unit’s [
x
],
[
r
], and [
y
] buttons.
5 Depending on the app of your mobile device,
there might be cases in which this does not work
correctly.
Patent: roland .cm/patents
CAN ICES-3 (B )/NMB-3 (B)
MODEL:
PO CKET- GT
MADE IN CHINA
BC
Hamamatsu , Shizuoka 431-1304, JAPAN
2036-1 Nakaga wa, Hosoe-cho, Kita-k u,
USB
CHARGE
POWER
INPUT
OFF ON
AUX IN
PHONES/
REC OUT
CENTER CANCEL
ON OFF
MASTER
OD/DS
GAIN
MOD
LEVEL
DEL AY
REVERB
MEMORY
VALUE
TUNER/EXITSELECT
Pocket GT
7
Connecting BOSS TONE STUDIO
and the Pocket GT
1. Start the “BOSS TONE STUDIO” app that
you installed in your mobile device.
2. Tap [Bluetooth MIDI DEVICE] that
appears in the screen.
Set location data to “on.”
* Note that the BTS does not use location data.
3. Tap “POCKET-GT MIDI.”
Verify that “*” is shown at the upper right of
POCKET-GT MIDI.
* If “POCKET-GT MIDI” is not shown, tap “SCAN”
at the very bottom of the Bluetooth Devices
screen, and search again.
8
4. Tap the Android “back” button to return
to the previous screen.
5. Verify that “POCKET-GT MIDI” is shown
for “CONNECT.”
6. Tap [OK] to start communication.
Patent: roland .cm/patents
CAN ICES-3 (B )/NMB-3 (B)
MODEL:
PO CKET- GT
MADE IN CHINA
BC
Hamamatsu , Shizuoka 431-1304, JAPAN
2036-1 Nakaga wa, Hosoe-cho, Kita-k u,
USB
CHARGE
POWER
INPUT
OFF ON
AUX IN
PHONES/
REC OUT
CENTER CANCEL
ON OFF
MASTER
OD/DS
GAIN
MOD
LEVEL
DEL AY
REVERB
MEMORY
VALUE
TUNER/EXITSELECT
Pocket GT
9
If You Can’t Connect
Check the following items.
Items to check Cause/Action Page
In the
settings of
the Pocket GT
unit, is the
Bluetooth
function
turned on?
The decimal point is unlit
The Pocket GT’s Bluetooth function
is o.
Long-press the [Bluetooth] button
to make it blink rapidly.
p.4
The decimal point is blinking
If the decimal point is blinking
slowly, the unit is waiting to
connect.
As described in the procedure
“Pairing Your Mobile Device with
the Pocket GT (Bluetooth® Audio)”
(p. 4), check whether pairing
occurred correctly.
Could the
mobile device
be paired with
“POCKET-GT
MIDI”?
When you turn on the mobile
device’s Bluetooth switch, the
“Devices available for connection”
list might show “POCKET-GT MIDI,”
but you must not tap this.
If you accidentally tapped it,
perform the steps described in
“Close all apps on your mobile
device, and perform pairing once
again” (p. 11).
p.4
p.7
p.11
Is Bluetooth
operating
correctly?
Turn o the mobile device’s
Bluetooth switch, and then turn it
on again.
-
10
Items to check Cause/Action Page
Could location
information be
turned o?
In your mobile device’s settings, turn
location information on.
In Android 6.0 and later, the Android
OS requires by design that location
information be turned on in order to
use the Bluetooth function.
–
If you are still unable to connect after checking the above points
and taking the appropriate actions, try the following methods.
Pair once again
As described in “Close all apps on your
mobile device, and perform pairing once
again” (p. 11), close all currently-running
apps on your mobile device, and then pair
once again.
Reset the unit
to the factory
settings
Return the Pocket GT to the factory
settings, and then performing pairing once
again.
1. While holding down the [SELECT]
button and the [
y
] button, turn on
the power.
At this time, hold down the buttons until
the display indicates “FA”. When the display
indicates “01.” (the dot in the lower right
blinks), the unit is returned to the factory
settings.
NOTE
This operation erases data such as user
memories.
Turn the power
o and on
again
As described in “Turn the power of your
mobile device and the Pocket GT unit
o and then on again” (p. 12), perform
pairing once again.
If you are still unable to connect even after checking all of the above
points, contact a Roland customer service center.
11
Close all apps on your mobile device,
and perform pairing once again
Close all currently-running apps on your mobile
device.
1. Tap Android’s multitask button, and
swipe the app screen upward.
* The operation for closing an app will dier
depending on the mobile device that you’re
using. Close the app using the appropriate
operation for your mobile device.
2. Cancel pairing (p.13).
3. Once again perform “Pairing Your
Mobile Device with the Pocket GT
(Bluetooth® Audio)” (p. 4) from the
beginning.
12
Turn the power of your mobile device
and the Pocket GT unit o and then on
again
1. Power-o your mobile device and the
Pocket GT unit.
2. Wait at least ten seconds, and then turn
the power on again.
3. Cancel pairing (p.13).
4. Once again perform “Pairing Your
Mobile Device with the Pocket GT
(Bluetooth® Audio)” (p. 4) from the
beginning.
If you are still unable to connect with the app even
after taking these measures, please contact the
Roland customer service center.
13
Clearing the pairing
1. Tap the gear icon shown beside
“Pocket GT MIDI” in “Paired devices,”
and tap “Unpair.”
POCKET-GT MIDI
2. Turn the Bluetooth switch o.
TOP
14
Connecting the Mobile Device
(iOS) to the Pocket GT Unit
Pairing Your Mobile Device with
the Pocket GT (Bluetooth® Audio)
MEMO
If you’re using an already-paired mobile device, this
step is not necessary.
1. Power-on the Pocket GT unit and the
mobile device.
2. Long-press the Pocket GT’s [Bluetooth]
button (three seconds or longer).
The decimal point in the lower right of
the display blinks rapidly.
15
3. In your mobile device’s settings, turn
Bluetooth on.
NOTE
Even if the “Available devices” list shows
“POCKET-GT MIDI,” don’t tap it.
4. In the Bluetooth screen of your mobile
device, tap “POCKET-GT Audio.”
Your mobile device is paired with this unit.
At this time, the decimal point in the lower
right of the Pocket GT’s display changes from
blinking to lit.
16
MEMO
5 When your mobile device is wirelessly connected
via Bluetooth with this unit, audio played back by
your mobile device can be heard from this unit.
5 You can remotely control the audio player app
of your mobile device by using this unit’s [
x
],
[
r
], and [
y
] buttons.
5 Depending on the app of your mobile device,
there might be cases in which this does not work
correctly.
Patent: roland .cm/patents
CAN ICES-3 (B )/NMB-3 (B)
MODEL:
PO CKET- GT
MADE IN CHINA
BC
Hamamatsu , Shizuoka 431-1304, JAPAN
2036-1 Nakaga wa, Hosoe-cho, Kita-k u,
USB
CHARGE
POWER
INPUT
OFF ON
AUX IN
PHONES/
REC OUT
CENTER CANCEL
ON OFF
MASTER
OD/DS
GAIN
MOD
LEVEL
DEL AY
REVERB
MEMORY
VALUE
TUNER/EXITSELECT
Pocket GT
17
Connecting BOSS TONE STUDIO
and the Pocket GT
1. Start the “BOSS TONE STUDIO” app that
you installed in your mobile device.
2. Tap [Bluetooth MIDI DEVICE] that
appears in the screen.
3. Tap “POCKET-GT MIDI.”
Verify that “Connected” is shown.
18
4. If “Bluetooth Pairing Request” appears,
tap “Pair.”
5. Tap [<Back] to return to the previous
screen.
6. Verify that “Pocket GT (Bluetooth)” is
shown for “CONNECT.”
7. Tap [OK] to start communication.
Patent: roland .cm/patents
CAN ICES-3 (B )/NMB-3 (B)
MODEL:
PO CKET- GT
MADE IN CHINA
BC
Hamamatsu , Shizuoka 431-1304, JAPAN
2036-1 Nakaga wa, Hosoe-cho, Kita-k u,
USB
CHARGE
POWER
INPUT
OFF ON
AUX IN
PHONES/
REC OUT
CENTER CANCEL
ON OFF
MASTER
OD/DS
GAIN
MOD
LEVEL
DEL AY
REVERB
MEMORY
VALUE
TUNER/EXITSELECT
Pocket GT
19
If You Can’t Connect
Check the following items.
Items to check Cause/Action Page
In the
settings of
the Pocket GT
unit, is the
Bluetooth
function
turned on?
The decimal point is unlit
The Pocket GT’s Bluetooth function
is o.
Long-press the [Bluetooth] button
to make it blink rapidly.
p.14
The decimal point is blinking
If the decimal point is blinking
slowly, the unit is waiting to
connect.
As described in the procedure
“Pairing Your Mobile Device with
the Pocket GT (Bluetooth® Audio)”
(p. 14), check whether pairing
occurred correctly.
Could the
mobile device
be paired with
“POCKET-GT
MIDI”?
When you turn on the mobile
device’s Bluetooth switch, the
“Devices available for connection”
list might show “POCKET-GT MIDI,”
but you must not tap this.
If you accidentally tapped it,
perform the steps described in
“Close all apps on your mobile
device, and perform pairing once
again” (p. 21).
p.14
p.17
p.21
Is Bluetooth
operating
correctly?
Turn o the mobile device’s
Bluetooth switch, and then turn it
on again.
-
20
If you are still unable to connect after checking the
above points and taking the appropriate actions,
try the following methods.
Pair once again
As described in “Close all apps on your
mobile device, and perform pairing once
again” (p. 21), close all currently-
running apps on your mobile device,
and then pair once again.
Reset the unit
to the factory
settings
Return the Pocket GT to the factory
settings, and then performing pairing
once again.
1. While holding down the [SELECT]
button and the [
y
] button, turn
on the power.
At this time, hold down the buttons until
the display indicates “FA”.
When the display indicates “01.” (the dot in
the lower right blinks), the unit is returned
to the factory settings.
NOTE
This operation erases data such as user
memories.
Turn the power
o and on again
As described in “Turn the power of your
mobile device and the Pocket GT unit
o and then on again” (p. 22), perform
pairing once again.
If you are still unable to connect even after
checking all of the above points, contact a Roland
customer service center.
/