Roland has created two musical apps specifically aimed at making practicing the piano more enjoyable for students. Thanks to its wireless connect feature, the Roland F-20 piano is compatible with these apps – making the piano even easier to use and more fun to practice.
In order to connect wirelessly, you will need two things:
- An iOS device, like an iphone, ipad or ipod touch
- Roland WNA 1100-RL wireless USB adapter (which is sold separately)
Here is the procedure to connect wirelessly:
1) Plug in your WNA 1100-RL USB adapter.
2) While holding down the “KEY TOUCH” and “PIANO” buttons, press the “D3” piano key (refer to the picture at the bottom. It is right after "C3"). This will activate the “Ad-Hoc ON” setting.
4) On the iPhone or iPad that you want to connect, go to settings, and enter the Wi-Fi menu.
5) From there, select the “F-20” network to make the connection.
6) A password entry screen will appear; at which point you should enter the password “f20ak”.
7) To close the Ad-Hoc connection, restore the iPhone settings to their previous status.
Please note: iOS devices connected in Ad-Hoc mode will be unable to communicate with the Internet or with another wireless device. However, an iPhone, or any other wireless device that has cellular capability, will be able to connect to Internet via the cellular connection.
Once you have connected your iOS device wirelessly to your Roland piano, you can enjoy playing with the Roland apps through the F-20 piano. With the Piano Partner app, there is a content browser menu that allows you to access all of the tones and rhythms from a friendly, easy-to-use interface. This is especially beneficial when using the Roland F-20, as it makes accessing new tones and rhythms much easier.
Piano Partner App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/piano-partner/id548199374
Note: Sometimes the Roland app won't find the connected instrument on the first try - showing "No instrument found" on the screen. If this is the case, please follow these additional instructions:
1) Exit out of the app, and go back to Wifi settings.
2) Select the RP-401R Network that you've already logged into.
3) Select "Forget this Network", and confirm that you want to do so.
4) Go back to the wifi settings
5) Reselect the RP-401R Network
6) Enter the ad-hoc key password (from step 7 in our original instructions above)
7) Go back to the Roland app, and it should find the instrument this time (sometimes it needs a fresh start).