Quick Start Manual

Page 7, Setup: Variax Options
TheseoptionsareforusewithaLine6Variax®guitarwhenconnectedto
the
VARIAXinputonthebackofPODHD500.Knob 1 - SettoEnabled
if you’d like POD HD500 to control your Variax. You’ll see additional
options in the screen when you have a Variax connected and choose
Enabled.TheseoptionsdifferdependingonthespecicVariaxtypethat
isconnected,(Electric,AcousticorBass).Setto
DisabledandyourVariax
willbeheard,butitwon’trespondtoPresetchanges.
Page 8 & 9, Setup: L6 LINK™
You can congure the POD HD500 signal to feed to up to four Line 6
DT50™ampliersusingtheLine6LINKconnection.Thesesettingsare
saved per Preset. See the additional documentation available online at
http://line6.com/support/manuals/
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:
1. If not already selected, use on the 4 Way Nav Pad to select “Pedal
Cal,” as shown above.
2. Press the VIEW button.
3. Setthepedal tothe minimum“heel”position,thenpresstheA foot-
switchtosetavaluefortheDutyCycle.You’llseethevaluesetto“100.”
4. Setthepedaltothemaximum“toe”position,thenpresstheB footswitch
tosetavaluefortheDutyCycle.Again,you’llseethevaluesetto“100,”
asinstep3.
5. Press the CfootswitchtoprepareforautomaticselectionoftheScaled
Pedal Value and move the pedal from min. to max. You should see the
ScaledPedalValuesread“0” attheheelpositionand “255”andthetoe
position.Ifyougetvaluesotherthan0and255,poweroffandrepeatthese
steps, starting at step 1.