Just got my new Line6 JTV-69 sunburst after waiting many months.

Before I describe issue please note I have returned to the Music store to do battery A/B testing with another Variax. So we have ruled out that it is battery related.

So with the battery fully charged this is what happens:

# Plug variax data cable into POD500 everything works fine.

# Plug 1/4 cable in and only real pick-ups work, battery life indicator lights stop working altogether, battery shuts down. no variax operation at all.

# Pull 1/4 back out and plug in variax data cable with 1/4 inch and all works fine again.

# Plug 1/4 and Variax data in together and both real pickups and variax sound work, which is an odd sound and I dont think is suppose to happen.
# Nothing plugged in battery life indicators work fine but if you push a 1/4 inch in, all stops immediately.

So somthing is misbehaving with the 1/4 jack. It seems to turn off the digital environment and battery when plugged in. May be related to the battery life saver process I read about which turns the battery off when you pull out the 1/4 inch cable and turns it on when you plug it in again.

So my conclusion is the wiring, or signal-trigger, or software or hardware or somthing is backwards, crossed, so its operating the 1/4 jack in the reverse of what it should.

Anyone had this, know a fix, ideas on solutions besides sending it back for repair just yet?

I have already fallen deeply in love with this instrument and would hate to be seperated from it for more than a few nights.

Your sad but hopeful Tyler Variax owner

Todd - Australia.