Owner's Manual

POD Farm 2 Advanced User Guide – Troubleshooting
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TonePort UX8 and all POD X3 family devices require a USB 2.0 connection, all other Line 6
devices operate at USB 1.1 and can connect to either a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 connection.
TonePort UX8 does not reconnect after Windows
®
goes into standby
When Windows
®
goes into standby mode or hibernation, the UX8 may not come back online. Toggle
the power switch to reconnect the unit to the driver.
USB connection indicators
The POD Farm 2 standalone application displays a message at the bottom left of the “About POD
Farm” window when successfully connected, listing the type of Line 6 device in use:
Line 6 Device in use
by POD Farm 2
If no authorized Line 6 USB device is detected, you’ll see this alert at the bottom of the “About
POD Farm” window:
USB Connectivity
• It is specically recommended that you always connect your Line 6 device directly to your
computer’s “built-in” USB port and not into a USB hub. USB hubs are known to sometimes cause
communication errors with USB audio devices. USB audio devices require a fast, uninterrupted
ow of audio data to and from the computer. (For iLok USB keys, these are usually ne connected
to any USB 1.1 or 2.0 USB port or hub.)
• On Windows
®
systems, it is not recommended that you connect more than one PODxt or POD
X3 family device to the computer at the same time. These Line 6 devices utilize a common
device driver and only one can be initialized at a time.
• USB connection to your Line 6 hardware is required in order to use the audio features of POD
Farm 2 in standalone operation.* POD Farm 2 Plug-In also requires the connection of the Line
6 device or iLok device which holds your POD Farm 2 license to launch in an authorized state.
So make sure your device is connected to your computer via USB and powered on.
Note: POD X3 and PODxt devices can utilize POD Farm 2 Plug-In as an optional Add-On, but
POD Farm 2 requires a connected POD Studio, TonePort or GuitarPort device to be launched
in standalone operation.
• If you believe that your USB connection is OK, try re-installing the Line 6 device’s Driver or
POD Farm 2 software. (Reinstalling POD Farm 2 will not affect any Tone Presets that you’ve
stored.) The easiest way to do this is to run Line 6 Monkey with your Line 6 device connected
and go to the Updates tab. Here you will see if you have the latest device driver and POD Farm 2
software versions installed. You can download and install any available updates here by selecting
them in the Monkey Updates tab, or choose to re-install the same versions to make sure all is
congured correctly. Just follow the steps as prompted by Line 6 Monkey.