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Important Safety Instructions C AU T IO N RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
You should read these Important Safety Instructions. Keep these instructions in a safe place • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Welcome To POD HD500 Thank you for inviting POD HD500 home with you! Our engineers have worked long and hard to bring you the new POD HD series of multi-effects processors. Featuring brand new HD Amp modeling, POD HD500 also features effects taken from our industry standard M series of products, M9 & M13.
1. Display - The LCD is your window into the power of the POD HD500. Home Pages - are the default view on your POD. There are 3 userselectable views for the Home Page. Bank via the Setup Pages (Press and Hold the HOME button to access System Pages). Selected Sélection Ausgewählte Geselecteerd Seleccionados Press the VIEW button once more to show the Big User View, which shows you the bank and channel number where the current preset is stored.
and select the Set List and preset location. Press the Save button again to complete the save operation. Press any other button to cancel. the upper right parameter, and Knob 4 controls the lower right parameter. Please refer to the Advanced User Guide for more detail. 4. View Button - Press this button to switch from any of the 3 user selectable Home Page views – Signal Flow View, Big User View, or Performance View.
amp (instrument) or line level. Having said all that, it is recommended that you start with the Master Volume control set to minimum and slowly turn the control clockwise towards maximum before any audio clipping (the bad kind of distortion) occurs. 13. Foot Switches - In standard operation your foot switches work as follows: Bank Up, Down - These choose amongst 16 banks of presets in your current Set List.
Rear Connections PEDAL 2 GUITAR IN CD/MP3 INPUT UNBALANCED OUTPUT L/MONO R/MONO BALANCED OUTPUT LEFT RIGHT PHONES AUX IN MIC LINE STOMP FX RETURN L/MONO RIGHT FX SEND TRS STEREO VARIAX S/PDIF OUT INPUT MIDI OUT/THRU USB L6 LINK CONNECT TO L6 LINK ONLY 9VDC 2.5A Min MIC LEVEL 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15. Pedal 2 - Connect a standard expression pedal, such as the Line 6 EX- 1, and you'll be able to assign it to control the Volume, Wah or effects parameter functions. 16.
27. USB - The USB jack lets you connect directly to a USB equipped computer for direct recording and to take advantage of many computerpowered features including free, downloadable editor/librarian software, POD HD500 Edit. Read the Advanced Guide available online to learn more. 28. L6 LINK – is a powerful, proprietary connection developed by Line 6 to enable easy, reliable, one-cable connectivity between various Line 6 products.
Editing Amp, Cab & Mic Parameters When an Amp Block is selected, you can use the Multi-function knobs 1 - 4 to select Amp, Cabinet, or Mic Models. When using a dual amp setup, Knob 4 allows you to assign which amp gets controlled by the DRIVE, VOLUME, and TONE knobs. "squishy" with more touch sensitivity and improved sustain. Knob 3 Controls how much heater hum and AC ripple interacts with your tone. At maximum setting things get really freaky - you've been warned.
to alter the settings on this page for Amp A or Amp B. FX Block is in the desired Position, press the MOVE button again to drop it into place. FX Loop You can select to load the FX Loop in any of the 8 FX blocks. This allows you to position the POD HD500 hardware FX Loop anywhere you like within the current Preset’s signal path. NOTE: When scrolling through the Amp Models, you’ll see that we’ve also included a complete set of “Preamp” versions of each Amp as well.
Configuring the EXP 1 & EXP 2 parameter assignments is done within the Controller Assign screen. To access the Controller Assign screen, go to the Signal Flow View and select the Amp or FX Block for which you’d like to create an Expression Pedal assignment. Select the desired FX block, then double-press the MOVE button. The Controller Assign screen is then displayed specifically for the Amp or FX Model currently loaded in the selected Block.
button to display the list of Presets in the current Set List, where you can reference each Preset’s Bank/Channel location, load a Preset, or rearrange the Presets into in any order you like. Use the 4 Way Nav Pad, or turn the PRESETS knob to select any of the 64 locations. Press the ENTER button to immediately load the selected location’s Preset. Press the MOVE button and use the 4 Way Nav Pad to move a selected Preset to a new location, press MOVE again to place it.
Page 1, Setup:Utilities Options does not provide a “spillover” of the FX decay when changing Presets. The Trails setting is saved per Preset. Page 2, Setup:Utilities Options The top portion of the screen lists the Flash Memory and USB Firmware versions currently installed on your POD HD500 device. You can use Line 6 Monkey to easily check for and install all available updates. The lower portion of the screen offers four options, adjustable using the Multi-function Knobs 1 - 4.
Page 4, Setup: Output Options Setup:Outputs screen or Dry Input (your Source Input signal with no Amp, Cab, Mic, “E.R.” or FX processing applied). Knob 2 - Selects the sample rate of digital signal: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz or 96 kHz. The Mode setting on this page allows you to configure the type of signal fed to your POD HD500 analog outputs to optimize for direct recording versus connecting to an external amplifier. This is a global setting. Knob 1 - Selects the Output Mode.
Page 7, Setup: Variax Options Pedal Calibration Before you put the POD HD500 on-board Pedal to use, it is recommended that you calibrate it to optimize its functionality. Begin with POD HD500 powered off. Hold down the on the 4 Way Nav Pad while powering the unit on, until you see the following “Test Mode” screen, and then proceed with the steps below: These options are for use with a Line 6 Variax® guitar when connected to the VARIAX input on the back of POD HD500.
6. Press the D footswitch to save the settings. You’ll be returned to the Test Mode screen and the Pedal Cal item will show a “P” to indicated that the pedal calibration is complete! Power your device off and back on again to start using it. M Series Effects, HD Amp Modeling, Flexible Signal Routing, and Dynamic DSP… All this sonic power don’t come for free bud – Being able to route up to 8 M Series Effects in any order, pre or post amp, and even a parallel split would be plenty powerful on its own.
Display Icon Reference HD Amp Model Block Dynamic Effect Block Distortion Effect Block Wah Effect Block EQ Effect Block Modulation Effect Block Delay Effect Block Reverb Effect Block Filter Effect Block Pitch Effect Block Effects Loop 48 Second Looper Multi Effect (Foot switch On/Off assigned to more than one effect)
