grandinq Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Greetings! I have a gig tonight and my HD500 has just started a strange behavior. The display every few seconds switches to the "momentary" screen, the screen that gets shown if I were to adjust an amp parameter like bass, mid etc. There has been no effect on the tone, but it is quite annoying looking down and not seeing the usual display (I keep on on the setting where it shows the status of the four footswitches and lists the patches on the current bank) It is also showing patches as having been edited after it returns from the momentary screen. There has also been a few times where it gets stuck on the current patch when I try to switch. I have rebooted the pod and nothing changed. In 4 years there has never ever happened. Any ideas before I hit the stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I think one or more of your tonestack knobs (Drive, Bass, etc....) is dirty. This can cause false movement signals to be picked up by the POD. The Pod thinks a knob has moved, shows the appropriate temporary display, and then flags the preset as changed/edited. For today, try vigorously rotating all knobs back and forth from max to min values. This may clean things up enough for tonight. Another thing to do is to 'park' the knobs at their min position while during the gig. This somehow makes it less likely that the Pod will pick up the false signals, and hence the display remains stable. If those little tricks don't work it's time for some contact spray cleaner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandinq Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thanks. I will try that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandinq Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Thanks so much silverhead! That did the trick. My dream rig of DT25, JTV-59, and HD500 totally rocked last night!. The soundman wouldn't use the cab out from the DT25, and I was skeptical about miking it, but the result was great. I might have some pictures and video later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Glad to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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