Quick Start Manual

1. Cable Retainer - Insert your power supply cable through this once or
twice to prevent an accidental disconnect.
2. Power - ConnectyourLine6PowerSupplyheretopowertheunit.
Unplugtoturnitoff
3. Guitar In - Plug your guitar cable in here.
4. CD/MP3 Input - Connect a CD player, MP3 player,drum machine
or other device here, and you’ll hear it through the
PHONES,
UNBALANCED OUTPUT and BALANCED OUTPUT. Use your
device’s output control to adjust the volume relative to your guitar
tone.Startwiththevolumeonyourdeviceatitslowestsettingand
bring it up to the volume you desire.
5. Master Volume - ThiscontrolstheoveralloutputlevelofPODHD300
and also sets 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 not saved when you store settings into
oneofthePODHD300memorylocations.
6. Unbalanced Output - connect1/4"cablesheretosendyoursoundtoa
guitaramplier,recorder,mixerorPAsystem.Settheswitchbetween
these connectors to
AMP when sending to a guitar amp or LINE for
deviceswith-10dBVinputstypicalofmixersandrecorders.
7. Balanced Output - connect balanced XLR cables here for an ideal
connection to digital recorders or as direct sends to the house mixer or
PAwhenplayinglive.Ifyouareexperiencinghumsandbuzzes,setthe
switch between these connectors to
LIFT to eliminate ground loops
between your equipment.
8. Output Mode - Optimizeyourtonefortheapplication.UseSTUDIO
to apply a direct signal complete with microphone and cabinet
simulationstorecordersandmixers.Use
LIVE when connecting to
aguitaramplierspeakercombinationforanaturalmoredirectguitar
tone.Whensetto
DUAL, you can send a direct signal through the
LEFT outputs to a guitar amp and a studio quality mic and speaker
cabinet simulated signal through the
RIGHT outputs to a mixer or
recorder.
9. Phones - Plug headphones in here. The volume is set by the MASTER
VOLUMEknob.Alwaysusesafelisteningpractices,sowerecommend
setting the
MASTER VOLUMEknobat10o'clock,thenturnupfrom
there if you need more volume.
10. L6 LINK – isapowerful,proprietaryconnectiondevelopedbyLine6
toenableeasy,reliable,one-cableconnectivitybetweenvariousLine6
products.InthecaseoftheDT50SeriesguitarampliersandPODHD
(300/400/500)seriesmulti-effects processors, this connection allows
both products to sync and communicate uniquely with each other.
L6 LINK passesboth audio and control datain a single cable, and
the resulting operation allows users to plug a single cable from their
PODHDfamilyprocessorintoaDT50seriesampandreceivemany
incrediblebenets:
• No additional cables are required to connect a POD HD
(300/400/500)toaDT50seriesguitaramplier.
• ChangingTonesettings(forexample)oneitherthePODHDor
DT50immediatelyupdatestheother,withtheresultthatboth
units stay perfectly in sync.
rear connections