Roland EV-1-WL Instruction Manual

EV-1-WL Connection
Guide (Connect with WM-1,
WM-1D)
This guide shows you how to pair the EV-1-WL
wirelessly to the WM-1 or WM-1D using BLE MIDI.
“Pairing” involves registering the MIDI device that
you want to use (making the devices recognize
each other) with the EV-1-WL.
Pairing the EV-1-WL with another compatible
device lets you control that device via MIDI from
the EV-1-WL.
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What is“BLE MIDI”?
“BLE MIDI” is the technology used to transmit and
receive MIDI messages wirelessly via Bluetooth®
LE standard.
This is ocially known as “MIDI over Bluetooth Low
Energy.”

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Connecting the EV-1-WL to
the WM-1
1. Connect the WM-1 to the MIDI device
and set it to STANDARD (Host) mode.
2. Make sure that the Bluetooth indicator
on the EV-1-WL is blinking white.
If the indicator is blinking blue or is lit up white,
operate the device as shown below to make the
indicator blink white.
Blinking blue Quickly press the [Bluetooth] button twice
on the EV-1-WL.
Lit white
The unit is connected to a dierent device.
Disconnect on the connected device side,
or long-press the [Bluetooth] button on
the EV-1-WL.
3. Press the [Bluetooth] button on the
EV-1-WL.
The Bluetooth indicator on the EV-1-WL rapidly
blinks white, and pairing begins.
The Bluetooth indicators on both units stop
blinking and remain lit when pairing is nished,
and the indicator on the WM-1 starts blinking
slowly.

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* If the devices do not pair after one minute has
passed, pairing mode is automatically canceled.
* The units automatically connect next time they
are restarted.
The EV-1-WL remembers the information
for the last Bluetooth device to which it
was connected. When connecting to a
dierent device after connecting to the
WM-1, or when turning o the power
while the Bluetooth indicator is blinking
white (not connected), or when doing
a factory reset of the EV-1-WL, the unit
does not pair automatically. In this case,
you must start from step 1 to congure
the settings.
* You can’t use the FAST MODE connection of the
WM-1. The only mode you can use to connect
with the EV-1-WL is STANDARD (Host) mode.

4
Connecting the EV-1-WL to
the WM-1D
1. Connect the WM-1D to your computer,
and set it to STANDARD (Host) mode.
2. Make sure that the Bluetooth indicator
on the EV-1-WL is blinking white.
If the indicator is blinking blue or is lit up white,
operate the device as shown below to make the
indicator blink white.
Blinking blue Quickly press the [Bluetooth] button twice
on the EV-1-WL.
Lit white
The unit is connected to a dierent device.
Disconnect on the connected device side,
or long-press the [Bluetooth] button on
the EV-1-WL.
3. Press the [Bluetooth] button on the
EV-1-WL.
The Bluetooth indicator on the WM-1D rapidly
blinks white, and pairing begins.
The Bluetooth indicators on both units stop
blinking and remain lit when pairing is nished,
and the indicator on the WM-1D starts blinking
slowly.

5
* The units automatically connect next time they
are restarted.
* If the devices do not pair after one minute has
passed, pairing mode is automatically canceled.
The EV-1-WL remembers the information
for the last Bluetooth device to which it
was connected. When connecting to a
dierent device after connecting to the
WM-1D, or when turning o the power
while the Bluetooth indicator is blinking
white (not connected), or when doing
a factory reset of the EV-1-WL, the unit
does not pair automatically. In this case,
you must start from step 1 to congure
the settings.