Screen display keeps going to "momentary"

[grandinq]

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?

[silverhead]

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.

[grandinq]

Thanks. I will try that!

[grandinq]

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.

[silverhead]

Glad to hear it!