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Using the Bluetooth® Functionality
Provision of Bluetooth functionality
Please be aware that depending on the country in which
you purchased the unit, Bluetooth functionality might
not be included.
The Bluetooth logo appears
when you turn on the power.
If Bluetooth functionality is included
Here’s What You Can Do
Bluetooth functionality creates a wireless connection between
a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet (subsequently
referred to as the “mobile device”) and this unit, allowing you to do
the following.
Page-turning
A music score display app on the mobile device can be controlled
from this unit.
MIDI data transmission and reception
MIDI data can be exchanged between this unit and the mobile
device.
Using the Pedal to Turn Pages on a
Music Score App
Here’s how to use this unit’s pedal to operate (turn pages on) a
music score app on your mobile device.
You can use the sostenuto pedal to turn to the next page, or the
soft pedal to turn to the previous page.
Note when using an already-paired iOS
device
The following operation is required after each time that you
switch the Bluetooth page-turning/MIDI function or execute
a factory reset.
1
Disconnect “RP501R.”
2
Turn o.
For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your iOS device.
iOS
1. Place the mobile device that you want to connect nearby
this unit.
MEMO
If you have more than one unit of this model, power-on only the
unit that you want to pair (power-o the other units).
2. In Function mode ([Metronome]+[Split] buttons), select
“
F15
” and press the [s] button (p. 12).
3. Use the [-] [+] buttons to select “
On
,” and then press the
[s] button.
4. Select “
F16
” and press the [s] button.
5. Use the [-] [+] buttons to select “
-P-
,” and then press the
[s] button.
MEMO
By selecting “
P-N
” here, you can use the page-turning function
and the MIDI transmit/receive function simultaneously.
For example, this lets you use the pedal to operate the
page-turning function while receiving MIDI to play from this
instrument.
6. Turn on the Bluetooth function of the mobile device.
MEMO
The example shown here uses the iPhone. For details, refer to
the owner’s manual of your mobile device.
7. On your mobile device, tap “RP501R.”
This unit will be paired with the mobile device. When pairing
succeeds, the model name of this unit (“RP501R”) is added to the
“Paired Devices” list of the mobile device.
MEMO
• If you’re using an iOS device (iPhone or iPad), the screen of the
iOS device indicates “Bluetooth Pairing Request.” Tap the [Pair]
button.
• If the screen of the mobile device requests you to enter a “Pass
Key,” enter “0000” (four zeros).
8. Hold down the [Metronome] button and press the [Split]
button to exit Function mode.
If the keyboard is no longer shown on the
mobile device
In some cases, depending on the mobile device app that you’re
using, the keyboard might stop being displayed (i.e., the keyboard
might become unavailable).
If you want the mobile device’s keyboard to be shown while you’re
using the page turning function, hold down this unit’s [Metronome]
button and press the [Piano] button.
To hide the mobile device’s keyboard, once again hold down the
[Metronome] button and press the [Piano] button.
Connecting an Already-Paired Mobile Device
1. Proceed with steps 1–3 and 6 of “Using the Pedal to Turn
Pages on a Music Score App” (p. 14).
This unit will be wirelessly connected to the mobile device.
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