Roland Cloud Connect Setup for JUNO-X User Manual

: June 8, 2024
: Roland

Table of Contents

Updating the JUNO-X to the Latest Version
Inputting Your Roland Cloud Activation Key
Installing the Roland Cloud Connect
Documents / Resources
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)

Roland Cloud Connect Setup for JUNO-X User Manual

Updating the JUNO-X to the Latest Version

Before using Roland Cloud, you must update the JUNO-X to the latest version.

Download the latest version of the software at the website shown below.
Update this unit from your computer. https://roland.cm/juno-x_dl
Follow the instructions shown to perform the update.

Enabling Your Roland Membership

You can do this on your computer or with your smartphone.

Log in to Roland Cloud from the link shown below.

https://roland.cm/wc1rc

Important
If you already have an account you’re using for the JUNO-X, make sure to use that account. Since your user licenses are linked to any contents you may have downloaded from Roland Cloud (such as sound packs, wave expansions and model expansions), you cannot use any new contents if you follow the next steps using a different account, unless you execute “Remove License” on the JUNO-X. For this reason, use caution if you have contents that are already installed.

Creating a new Roland account
If you don’t have a Roland account, click “Create account” to make a new account.

Inputting Your Roland Cloud Activation Key

Once you login to Roland Cloud, the “Membership Activation” screen appears.

Have the “WC-1 Roland Cloud Activation Card” that was included with Roland Cloud Connect on hand.
Input your Roland Cloud Activation Key, and click “SUBMIT”.
One year of Roland Cloud Pro Membership is now added to the
Roland account you are logged in with.
- If you are already a member, an license for an extra year of Pro
  Membership is added to your existing plan.
- After the one-year membership expires, the sound contents you’ve installed cannot be accessed. To continue using the contents, you must renew your membership.

Installing the Roland Cloud Connect

Use your smartphone to access the website shown below.
https://roland.cm/wc1app
Go to the “Roland Cloud Connect” dedicated WC-1 app product page.
Install the app for iOS or Android.

Using Roland Cloud Connect

Turn on the JUNO-X and connect the wireless adapter WC-1.
Tap the icon for the “Roland Cloud Connect” app on your smartphone.
When the app launches, enable the Bluetooth® function and location data when prompted to do so.
Read the “Terms of Use” and tap “Agree”.
Input your registered e-mail address and password, and tap “Log in”.
Once you log in to Roland Cloud Connect, you can view the “Roland Cloud Connect Owner’s Manual” from “ ” Ó “Show online manual”.
Follow the onscreen instructions for setup.
Refer to the “Roland Cloud Connect Owner’s Manual” for the setting steps. Once the WC-1 is connected to the network (router) via Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi signal strength is shown in the display.

Refer to the “Roland Cloud Connect Owner’s Manual” for how to operate the app after the “Roland Cloud Connect” screen is shown.

Authenticating Your Membership

You can keep using the tones you installed via Roland Cloud Connect by periodically authenticating your membership. Authentication of your membership starts automatically once you connect the wireless adapter WC-1 to the JUNO-X. You should periodically connect the WC-1 to the JUNO-X.

You can check the authentication of your membership as follows.

The remaining number of times you can use the tones you’ve imported is shown in [MENU] Ó [UTILITY] Ó [WIRELESS ADAPTER] Ó [W.ADAPTER Info] Ó “Limit”. Once your membership is authenticated, “—” is shown as the “Limit”.
Each time you power up the JUNO-X counts as one time

If you use this instrument 20 consecutive times without authenticating your membership, the following message appears onscreen once you turn on the power.
Connect the WC-1 to authenticate your membership.

If you use this instrument 30 consecutive times without authenticating your membership, the following message appears onscreen once you turn on the power, and the imported tones are disabled. Connect the WC-1 to authenticate your membership. The tones you imported are reenabled once you authenticate.

The WIRELESS ADAPTER parameters are shown only under the following conditions.
When the WC-1 is connected
When a wave expansion, model expansion or other contents have been installed via membership

Your membership cannot be authenticated in the cases shown below, and the tones you imported via Roland Cloud Connect cannot be used. When the instrument is used for 30 consecutive times without authenticating the membership Note that when the WC-1 is not correctly connected to the network (via router), authentication is not performed even if you connect the WC-1 to the JUNO-X. When your yearly Roland Cloud Pro membership has ended To continue using the contents, renew your membership. When your membership contract has been cancelled

Parameters Shown When Connecting the WC-1

[MENU] Ó [UTILITY] Ó [WIRELESS ADAPTER] Ó [W.ADAPTER Info] These parameters show the connection status of the WC-1. Parameter| Explanation
---|---
Version| WC-1 version
MAC| MAC address
SSID| SSID to which the unit connects
Status| WC-1 operating status
Setup| Now setting up
Connecting| Now connecting to the network (router)
Active| WC-1 can be used
Limit| The number of times you can power on this unit before the tones you’ve installed are disabled When the remaining number of times reaches “0”, the installed tones are disabled, since the membership was not authenticated. Once your membership is authenticated, the remaining number of times is initialized and shown as “—”.