Controls & Connections
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or guitar level inputs. Line level inputs should allow you to turn POD X3 Live’s 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 X3 Live’s Master Volume to maximum, when setting levels.
15 Clip Light – this lights when clipping is detected, which generally means
unpleasantly distorted, bad sound. Try reducing the output level of the device that’s feeding
your POD X3, or reducing the Tone Volume for Tone 1 or Tone 2, or the volume of Tone
1 + Tone 2 that can be adjusted from the right knob below the Home Page.
16 Direct Out Ground Lift – this switch lets you lift the grounds of POD X3
Live’s XLR Direct Outs. This can be handy if you get an audible hum caused by a ground
loop when connecting to other grounded equipment.
17 Live Out Level – this switch sets the level for the Live Outputs. When set to
Amp, the Live Outputs are ready for connection to an on-stage amp. When set to Line,
they’re ready to plug into a mixer or recorder with line level inputs.
18 Guitar In Pad – the Off setting of this switch is appropriate for most guitars.
If you see the Clip light coming on, that means you’re overloading POD X3 Live’s input.
If that happens frequently, try the On setting here. This switches in input circuitry that’s
appropriate for hotter signals output by some guitars with active pickups, or from keyboards
and other sources.
19 Onboard Pedal – the lights to the left of this pedal show whether the pedal
will operate the Wah effect, Volume Pedal, or (when both lights are lit) Tweak. When
operating the Wah, you can press hard with your toe at the top of the pedal, and the wah
– as well as the wah light to the left of the pedal – will turn on and off. To learn how to
change what the pedal controls, see page Chapter 6.
20 Pedal 2 – connect a standard expression pedal, such as the Line 6 EX-1, and
you’ll be able to assign it to control the Volume Pedal or Effect Tweak functions. See
Chapter 6 for the detail on that.