Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide – Troubleshooting
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Multiple computers: Using POD Farm 2 on more than one computer
You can install and use POD Farm 2 with more than one computer if you like. You may need to
Authorize your Line 6 device on the new computer the rst time you go to use POD Farm 2 Plug-In
or to run in standalone operation. It’s a simple process really! Just connect your Line 6 hardware to
the computer you’d like to use and run Line 6 Monkey - please check the Start Here chapter for more
info. You won’t be able to access any POD Farm 2 features without your Line 6 hardware connected.
If you’ve purchased POD Farm 2 Plug-In for iLok, then once your license is downloaded to your
iLok USB key you can run POD Farm 2 Plug-In on any computer as long as you have the iLok key
connected - no Line 6 USB audio interface is required with the iLok license.
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No sound
There are a number of things that could be wrong here. Let’s start with the simple stuff, and work our
way through the possibilities for the Line 6 hardware:
• Line 6 hardware output volume – Be sure the knob on the your device is turned up, that it is
connected properly to your headphones, speakers or audio system, that the power is on for your
speakers or audio system, and that their volume(s) are turned up. Try playing something else
through the speakers, audio system or headphones to make sure they’re working. Try switching
audio cables too since they sometimes can be the problem. If you are running POD Farm 2 in
standalone operation, be sure the POD Farm 2 Source Select input menu for each Tone path is
correctly set to the input(s) you are plugged into.
• Can’t get any input level from a microphone when plugging into a POD Studio/TonePort/
POD X3 Mic input? – Be sure you are using a good XLR type mic cable, and if you are plugging
the cable directly from the mic into the Line 6 device’s XLR Mic In jack (no need to rst go
into a mixer or preamp with POD Studio or TonePort hardware – POD Farm 2 will provide the
preamp for you). Check that the Mic Gain knob on your Line 6 device is turned up. If you are
running POD Farm 2 in standalone operation, be sure the POD Farm 2 Source Select input
menu for each Tone path is correctly set to the input jack you are plugged into.
• Is the POD Farm 2 software running? (standalone operation only) – Seems like a silly question,
but if you have other software windows open, you might have closed the POD Farm 2 standalone
application window and not noticed it! For POD Studio, TonePort and GuitarPort devices, you
will not hear any processed signal unless POD Farm 2 is running and the Tones are not Muted.
• Is the POD Farm 2 standalone application or POD Farm 2 Plug-In authorized? POD Farm
2 application and Plug-In need to detect a valid software license, which is stored on your Line
6 USB device or iLok key. If this device is not detected, or if the license is not detected on the
device, then POD Farm 2 application or Plug-In will launch in a “non-authorized” state, where
will not pass audio. Please refer to “Product Activation & Authorization” on page 1•3.
• Is there a USB problem with your hardware? – The light on top of the UX1/DI/GX devices
normally lights green when connected and properly recognized by the computer. If the light is
not lit or is lit red, see USB Errors. If the light is green, try disconnecting and reconnecting the
USB cable from the Line 6 hardware to “reboot” it to see if that xes the problem. Also, try
connecting into a different USB slot on your computer if one is available. The same is true of the
UX2/UX8/KB37 front panel VU meters – they should light up when correctly connected and
powered by the computer.