Quick Start Manual

and select the Set List and preset location. Press the SAVE button
again to complete the save operation. Press any other button to cancel.
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. Press and hold the VIEW button to access the SYSTEM & I/O
edit pages where you can assign the Displaycontrast,congureinputs/
outputs and assign the control behavior of your footswitches.
5. 4 Way Nav Pad - Usedtomovethroughoptionswithinthevariouspages
ofPOD HD500.Press thepadleft,right,up,anddowntohighlight
items in the
Display. This pad is also used to navigate through multiple
pages.
6. Move Button - Press this to perform various move functions. From the
Signal Flow View you can use the 4 Way Nav to highlight items in the
signal chain. Pressing the
MOVE Button allows you to “grab” that item
and move it elsewhere in the signal path by using the
4 Way Nav. Press
the
MOVE Button again to “drop” the item into its new position.
From the
Set List page you can use the MOVE button to reposition
presetstoanewSetListormemorylocation.
Double-press the
MOVE button to assign a controller to any effects
block parameter.
Note:TheLooperandAmpModelshavesomeconditionalbehavior
regardingtheirplacementinthesignalow.SeetheAdvancedUser
Guidefordetails.
7. Enter (ON/OFF) Button – WhileinSignal Flow view, press this button
toturneffectsblocksonoroff.Double-press
ENTER to access deep edit
pages.Deepeditpagesdisplayalloftheeditableparametersassociated
withthehighlightedblock.Hold
ENTER to bring focus to Foot Switch
Assign mode.
The
ENTER button is also used to load Set Lists and presets.
8. Multi-Function Knobs – These four knobs provide controls for various
functionality depending on the display’s current focus, but generally
speaking the knobs will control parameters displayed in the lower
quarter of the main display as follows:
Knob 1 controls the upper left
parameter,
Knob 2 controls the lower left parameter, Knob 3 controls
the upper right parameter, and
Knob 4 controls the lower right
parameter.PleaserefertotheAdvancedUserGuideformoredetail.
9. Drive - DRIVE is like the gain knob on most amps; controlling how
much“dirt”ordistortionyougetinthesound.PODHD500canrun
up to two amps at once so make sure you select the amp you want to be
adjustingwiththeampcontrol(viatheCTL:Ampparameter)before
turning the
DRIVE knob.
10. Tone Controls - BASS, MID, TREBLE and PRESENCE controls are
customized for each Amp Model to give you optimal tonal control.
Whenyouturnanyoftheseknobs,thedisplaywillbriey showthe
current settings of the
DRIVE, BASS, MID, TREBLE and PRESENCE
knobs. Remember, when running two amps to be sure to select the amp
you want to adjust before turning these knobs.
11. Volume Knob - This adjusts the output level of your selected amp
model without affecting the tone or distortion characteristic of the
amp model.
12. Master Volume Knob - ThiscontrolstheoveralloutputlevelofPOD
HD500, including the headphone level. Changing the
MASTER
VOLUME level does not change your tone, so you can get the tone you
want at any volume level. This setting is global and is not saved when
youstoresettingsintothePODHD500memorylocations.
Note: POD HD500 will generally give the best signal-to-noise
performance when you have the
MASTER VOLUME control at
maximum.Withthe
MASTER VOLUME control turned down low, you
maygetextrahiss–whichobviouslyisn’twhatyouwant–ifyouturn
upyourmixerorrecorder’s output tocompensate.Inorderto allow
you to set the
MASTER VOLUME as high as possible when connecting
to recording, mixing, and other studio gear, be sure you are plugging
POD HD500 1/4-inch outputs into line level, not microphone or
guitar level inputs. Line level inputs should allow you to turnPOD
HD500
MASTER VOLUME up all the way (or close to it) and thereby
getthebestsoundpossible.Ifyourgearhasinputsthatfunctionasmic/
line level inputs, try to set the trim for those inputs to the minimum
level,andPODHD500
MASTER VOLUME to maximum, when setting
levels. There is also a switch which allows you to set the line outputs to