User Guide

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Overview
Welcome to the Line 6
®
CATALYST
™
Family Pilot’s Guide. This guide
covers the features and functionality of the CATALYST ampliers. The
CATALYST family of ampliers oers six Line 6 Original Amp Designs,
from sparkling clean to blistering hi-gain, allowing guitarists to blaze
their own musical trails. With a familiar 2-channel control panel layout
and analog-style controls, the CATALYST ampliers will allow you to
dial up a great sound in seconds. CATALYST ampliers also oer 24
onboard eects, an FX loop, a power amp input, a power level control,
an XLR output, and USB connection for deep editing or recording.
Features:
• Six Line 6 Original Design Amp Voicings, from sparkling clean
to the highest of high gain, with a custom-tailored boost control
• Six banks of two channels for a total of twelve preset locations
• Six high quality, custom-curated reverbs
• Six custom delays
• Six modulation eects
• Six pitch shift and lter eects
• Power Amp In feature that allows you to connect external eects
pedals, pedalboards, or amp and eects processors (such as
Line 6 Helix
®
, HX Stomp™, or POD Go
®
) direct to the power
amplier for the cleanest amplication of your modeling
• XLR Direct Output with cabinet emulation to connect to a PA
mixer or recording device
• USB audio interface for recording and editing
• FX Loop for use with external eects
• MIDI In jack for use with external MIDI controller devices
(CATALYST 100 and 200 only—note that all CATALYST models
oer MIDI In via USB)
• Headphone Output jack
• 1/8" / 3.5 mm Aux Input for other audio sources
• Change amp channels and control eects using the optional
Line 6 LFS2™ footswitch (sold separately)
• Protect your investment with a custom-designed Line 6 amp
cover (sold separately)
Package Includes: C
ATALYST
TM
amplifier, IEC power cable, amp-
topper Cheat Sheet guide, and Pilot’s Guide.
CATALYST Edit Application
The free CATALYST Edit software is available for macOS and Windows
®
computers and iOS and Android mobile devices. CATALYST Edit allows
you to edit, backup, restore, and manage your Amp Voicings, which
include your amp knob settings, eects, and more.
For macOS and Windows Computers: Go to line6.com/software,
download the CATALYST Edit installer, then double-click the
downloaded le and follow the on-screen instructions.
For iOS Mobile Devices: Visit the Apple App Store and follow the on-
screen installation instructions.*
For Android Mobile Devices - Visit the Google Play Store and follow
the on-screen installation instructions.*
*For iOS and Android devices with USB-C ports, a USB-B to USB-C
adapter is required. For all other supported iOS devices, a USB-A to
lightning adapter is required. For all other Android devices, a USB OTG
(On-The-Go) adapter is required. All adapters sold separately. Check
line6.com/android for more information.
TIP! You can also download additional tones for your CATALYST,
or upload and share your own tones at customtone.com.
CATALYST Edit Software Requirements: MacOS 10.14 or newer,
Windows 7 or 10, iOS 12.1 or newer, or Android™ OS 6.0 or newer.
For optimal USB audio performance on Windows computers, download
and install the free Line 6 CATALYST ASIO driver for from line6.com/
software.