Roland KATANA-AIR User manual

Connecting the BOSS
TONE STUDIO Android app
to the KATANA-AIR unit
For details on how to use BOSS TONE STUDIO, refer
to the “Using BOSS TONE STUDIO for KATANA-AIR”
PDF.
* When using Android 6.0 or later, turn Location
mode for the Android device on.
* You can use BOSS TONE STUDIO for KATANA-AIR
on both the KATANA-AIR and KATANA-AIR EX
(hereafter listed as “KATANA-AIR”).
03© 2018 Roland Corporation

1. Power-on the KATANA-AIR unit and the
mobile device.
2. In your mobile device’s settings, turn
Bluetooth on.
NOTE
Do not tap “KATANA-AIR MIDI”if it is shown in
the Bluetooth settings of the mobile device. If
you tapped this, temporarily cancel the device
registration, and perform the procedure again
from step 2.

3. Start the “BOSS TONE STUDIO for
KATANA-AIR” app that you installed in
your mobile device.
4. Tap the [CONNECT] button shown on
the screen.
* If you changed the Bluetooth ID (p.9), the
changednumberisshownfollowing“KATANA-AIR
MIDI”.
* If more than one KATANA-AIR is detected as a
connection point, a selection screen appears.
* If the mobile device was already connected,
that device is automatically reconnected, even if
more than one KATANA-AIR corresponding to a
connection point is detected.
* If “KATANA-AIR MIDI”is not shown, tap “SCAN”
at the very bottom of the Bluetooth Devices
screen, and search again.

5. If “Bluetooth Pairing Request” appears,
tap “Pair”.
The editor screen is shown once the connection is
made.

If you can’t connect
Check each of the following ve items one at a
time.
1In the KATANA-AIR settings, is the Bluetooth
function turned on?
Verify that the KATANA-AIR unit’s Bluetooth
indicator is blinking or lit.
If it is unlit, press the [Bluetooth] button to make it
blink or light.
2In step 2 (p.2) of the procedure, could you
have tapped a model name shown on the
mobile device?
When you turn the Bluetooth switch on in step
2, “KATANA-AIR MIDI”might appear in the list of
“Available devices”but you should not tap it. If you
tapped it, clear the pairing, and try the procedure
again from step 1.

Clearing the pairing
1. Tap the gear icon shown beside
“KATANA-AIR MIDI” in “Paired
devices”, and tap “Unpair”.
2. Turn the Bluetooth switch o.
3Turn Bluetooth on and o once again
Turn Bluetooth on/o again.

4Close all apps, and try the procedure again
from step 1 (p.2)
If you’ve checked 1–3and still cannot connect
to the app, close all apps that are running on your
mobile device.
If paired, remove the pairing.
Closing the app
Tap the Android multitasking button, and
swipe right on the app screen.

5Power-o the mobile device and the
KATANA-AIR unit, and then power them on
again
If you’ve checked items 1–4and still cannot
connect to the app, turn o the mobile device and
the KATANA-AIR, wait for about 10 seconds and
power them on again.
If paired, remove the pairing.
If you’ve checked items 1–5and still cannot
connect to the app, contact Roland support.

Changing the Bluetooth ID
Here’s how you can specify“1” as the
Bluetooth ID.
1. Put the KATANA-AIR unit in
standby mode or turn o its
power.
2. While holding down the
[CHA]button,presstheKATANA-AIR
unit’s [Ā] button to turn the
power on.
3. After the power is on for three
seconds, release the [CH A]
button.
MEMO
If you want to specify“2” as the
Bluetooth ID, hold down the
[CHB]buttonandpresstheKATANA-AIR
unit’s [Ā] button.
4. Long-press the KATANA-AIR
unit’s [Ā] button to put the unit
in standby mode.
5. Press the KATANA-AIR unit’s [Ā]
button to turn the power on.

If the setting was made correctly, the
Bluetooth MIDI DEVICE screen of BOSS
TONE STUDIO indicates “KATANA-AIR
MIDI_1”.
If, after specifying the number“1” or 2”,
you want to return to a state in which
nothing is specied, execute a factory
reset (Owner’s Manual “Restoring the
Factory Settings”).