Connecting the BOSS TONE STUDIO Android app to the GX-1 unit

  1. Turn on the GX-1 and your mobile device.
  2. In your mobile device’s settings, turn Bluetooth on.

  4. NOTE

    Do not tap “GX-1 MIDI” if you see it in the Bluetooth settings of your mobile device. If you tapped this, temporarily cancel the device registration and perform the procedure again from step 2.

  5. Press the [MENU] button on the GX-1.
  6. Press the [å] and [ä] buttons on the GX-1 to move the cursor to the “Bluetooth” row.
  7. Turn the [3] knob on the GX-1 to select “Bluetooth”.
  8. Turn the [1] knob on the GX-1 to turn the Bluetooth switch on.

  9. MEMO

    See the “EV-1-WL Connection Guide” or the “FS-1-WL Connection Guide” (both on the Roland website) when connecting the FS-1-WL wireless footswitch or the EV-1-WL wireless expression pedal to the GX-1.

  10. Launch the “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GX-1” app that you installed on your mobile device.
  11. The “Terms of Use” screen is shown.
  13. Enable the Bluetooth function and location data when the app prompts you to do so during startup.
  14. This screen only appears when the app launches for the first time.
  15. Click “AGREE” to agree to the contents after you’ve read them.
  16. The BLUETOOTH SETUP screen appears.
  17. Enable the Bluetooth function and location data when the app prompts you to do so.
  18. Tap [CONNECT] as shown on the BLUETOOTH SETUP screen.
  20. If more than one compatible GX-1 is detected, a selection screen appears.
  21. Even if more than one GX-1 unit is found, the software automatically connects to the GX-1 that it connected to last time.
  22. If “GX-1 MIDI” is not shown, tap “SCAN” at the very bottom of the Bluetooth Devices screen to search again.
  23. If “Bluetooth Pairing Request” appears, tap “Pair”.
  24. The editor screen is shown once the connection is made.

 

If you can’t connect

Check each of the following items, one at a time.

  1. Is the Bluetooth switch turned on in the settings of the GX-1?
  2. If it is off, turn on the Bluetooth switch from the [MENU] button Ó BluetoothÓ BT SW.
  3. In the GX-1 settings, are you able to connect via Bluetooth?
  4. Check if “CONNECTING” is shown on the Bluetooth screen of the GX-1, or press the [ä] button several times on the play screen and check whether “ň: 〇, MIDI: X” is shown onscreen.
  5. If “MIDI: 〇” is shown, the GX-1 is already connected to another mobile device. Turn the Bluetooth switch on the GX-1 off to disconnect, or turn Bluetooth off on your mobile device and then reconnect (except if you have connected to an FS-1-WL or EV-1-WL).
  6. In step 2, could you have tapped a product name shown on the mobile device?
  7. When you turn the Bluetooth switch on in step 2, “GX-1 MIDI” might appear in the device list, but you should not tap it. If you tapped it, clear the pairing and try again from step 1.
  9. Turn Bluetooth on and off again
  10. Turn your mobile device’s Bluetooth switch off and then on again.
  11. Close all apps, and try again from step 1
  12. If you’ve checked steps 1–3 and still cannot connect to the app, close all apps that are running on your mobile device.
  13. If the device is paired, clear the pairing.
  15. Turn on your mobile device and the GX-1
  16. If you’ve checked steps 1–4 and still cannot connect to the app, turn off the mobile device and the GX-1, wait for about 10 seconds, and turn them on again.
  17. If the device is paired, clear the pairing.
  18. If you’ve checked steps 1–5 and still cannot connect to the app, contact Roland support.