Quick Start Manual

youarepluggingPODHD500X1/4-inchoutputsintolinelevel,not
microphone or guitar level inputs. Line level inputs should allow you
to turn POD HD500X 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 HD500X
MASTER VOLUME to maximum, when setting levels. There is also
a switch which allows you to set the line outputs to 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. Once you've navigated your way to a new
bank, step on the A, B, C or D Foot Switch to actually load a preset
from that bank.
FS 1- FS 4 - (Top row) These assignable foot switches turn the
eectsandampmodelsonorojustlikeaMIDIcontrollerorboard
full of analog pedals.
A, B, C & D - (Bottom row) From the factory these foot switches
provide instant access to presets A-D from the current bank selected.
You can change this behavior in the SYSTEM & I/O pages to provide
four additional assignable on/o controls. Even in this mode (FS
5-8) you can still access presets by pressing the Bank Up, Down
Footswitches. Pressing either the Bank Up, Down Footswitches
cues the current bank for access to A, B, C or D – loading the preset
causes the footswitches to instantly revert to FS 5-8 mode.
Tap Tempo - Stomping the TAP button a few times sets the tempo
ofalleectswiththeTAPfeatureassignedtothem.Mosttime-based
eectsinPODHD500XcanhavetheTAPsettingaectparameters
set to a specic note value. Press and hold TAP to enter Tuner
Mode.Nowyou'vegotafancychromatictunerinyourDisplay.
Looper - EquipsyourPODHD500Xwithupto48secondsoflooping
capability. The PRE/POST footswitch allows you to set your loop
recordingandplaybackeitherbeforeampandeectsmodelingor
after(LEDo=PRE,LEDon=POST).RecordinginPRE mode (LED
o)let’syourecordyourguitar,thenauditionvariouseectswithyour
loop playing back, while recording in POST mode (LED on) captures
your amp and eects in the loop and then layer dierentsounds
by changing presets. Stomp REC/OVERDUB to start recording a
loop then stomp PLAY/STOP to end loop and immediately start
playback. You can overdub additional parts by again, stomping
the REC/OVERDUB switch. Stomp PLAY/STOP to stop or start
playback. If you make a mistake on your last overdub press UNDO
to erase it. Use 1/2 SPEED at any time to double the loop time
normally available at Full Speed and hear playback at half the original
loop speed - this changes the pitch of everything down 1 octave too.
Press REVERSE to hear your playback backwards - xirdneH imiJ
ekil tsuJ. You can exit Looper Mode even when a loop is still playing
toswitchpresetsorturnampsandeectson/oandreturnbackto
add additional loops. How cool is that?
The factory default settings for the Looper Display is ALL VIEWS. If
the user wants to set it to PERFORMANCE VIEW then it will only
showinthedisplaywhileinthismode.Thebenettothedefault
is the user will always know if they're in looper mode or not. The
PERFORMANCE VIEW setting has the benet of being able to
manipulate model parameters while looping.
Note: Changing the state of the PRE/POST footswitch while the loop
is playing back can dramatically change the volume, so be careful!
14. Expression Pedals - The lights to the left of this pedal show when
an Expression Pedal is engaged and active. The pedal equipped
on your POD HD500X can toggle between EXP 1 and EXP 2
functionality via the pedal’s integrated toe switch. You can add a
second Expression Pedal to give simultaneous controls of EXP 1
and EXP 2 via the PEDAL 2 Input on the back of your POD HD500X.
You can assign these pedals for Volume, Wah, or to tweak multiple
parametersofanyeectsandampmodelsinyoursignalpath.