Boss Pocket GT Owner's manual

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”).

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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