User Manual

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Global Settings
The Global Settings menu contains additional parameters that apply to all presets, such
asinputandoutputlevels,footswitchcongurations,etc.
1. Press PAGE and PAGE together to open the Menu.
2. Press PAGE and then press Knob 2 (Global Settings).
The Global Settings screen appears:
Global Settings
Inst InstInst
Input
Level
Output
Level
Send/
ReturnL
Ins/Outs
3. Turn the Upper Knob to select one of the six submenus.
If necessary, press PAGE to view more parameters.
NOTE: See the next page for descriptions of all Global Settings.
Setting Proper Levels
The various inputs and outputs should be set to match that of your instrument, amp, and
other pedals to ensure an ideal tone, low noise, and no ugly clipping distortion—please
see “Signal Present and Clip Indicators” on page 26 (unless, of course, you want
ugly clipping distortion. Who are we to judge?). Just know that if you run to the Internet,
screaming, “HX Stomp XLsoundsbad!”therstthingpeoplewillaskisifyoureadthis
section of the manual. And if you didn’t, they’ll make fun of you.
1. From the Global Settings menu, turn the Upper Knob to select
the Ins/Outs submenu.
2. Using Knobs 1 and 2, set levels according to the following table:
Jack What are you connecting? Then do this:
INPUT
L/MONO,
RIGHT
Guitar or bass with passive pickups
Set Input Level to “Inst”
Guitar or bass with really loud or active
pickups
Set Input Level to either “Inst”
or “Line” (trust your ears)
Keyboard, synth, or drum machine
Set Input Level to “Line”
OUTPUT
L/MONO,
RIGHT
To the guitar in on a guitar or bass
amp
Set Output Level to “Inst”
To the guitar input(s) of a stompbox or
othermultieect
Totheinstrument-leveleectsreturn
ofaguitarorbassampforposteects
or 4-cable method
Totheline-leveleectsreturnofa
guitarorbassampforposteectsor
4-cable method
Set Output Level to “Line”
Totheinputsofastudiorackeector
mixer
Resetting All Global Settings
Resetting the Global Settings returns them to factory default. Performing this reset does
notaectanypresetsyoumayhavecreated.
1. From the Global Settings menu, press ACTION.
2. Press Knob 1 (Factory Settings).
The following dialog appears:
OKCancel
Factory Settings?
3. Press Knob 3 (OK).