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- download the monkey program from this site and install it.. - with the POD connected through USB run the monkey program and install the latest firmware - do a global reset - finally do a pedal calibration FYI if your unit has the optional/additional model packs installed, don't run the license manager if you don't own the license to use them, otherwise you'll lose them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

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My old XP OS still crashes (BSOD) occasionally, especially when I disconnect the device after having used it even momentarily as the OS main audio interface (eg to listen some online media clips), it happens despite I diligently remember to set back the audio integrated card to be the main interface before disconnecting the POD. Based on the Nirsoft’s BlueScreenView program (linked in my previous post) here is the list of the drivers involved in the crash: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Remove the bottom panel of the device by unscrewing only the screws along the perimeter (don't remove the central ones) and check if the ribbon cable connecting the pedal small PCB to the main PCB board is still firmly plugged in both PCBs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

No, you shouldn't still use the Bank/Program CC; given that you want to trigger the FS4, based on the posted previously MIDI table you should use the CC#54 (any value, doesn't matter); any time the POD wil receive the CC#54 (any value) it will change the current state on/off of FS4 (and conseguently of the assigned block). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

..regarding how to switch on/off blocks by MIDI in the current selected patch, first each of the blocks must be assigned to its footswitch, and then you can use/record the following MIDI commands to virtually press any of the footswitches in the right moment: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Excellent!..Thanks for reporting how you solved your issue with the POD.. it will be very useful to others who have the same or similar problem you had.. Interestingly a guy recently also reported that he solved a similar issue with its HD300 by replacing the capacitors in the pre-amplifier of the guitar input, and he added also come detailed pics, his post is here: POD HD 300 problem _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Putting together the OP's keywords: "POD HD500X, ONLINE, NOW NOTHING WORKS", I guess that most likely the problem is a firmware update gone wrong.. if so I suggest to the OP to do the following steps: 1. connect the power cable will pressing the down button 2.after it the screen will say update flash. 3.connect the usb cable and run line 6 monkey program. 4.select flash memory and reinstall latest version. 5.after finishing just restart your pod. If the above procedure solved the problem, you should do also a global reset and then the pedal calibration (do a search in the knowledge base to see how) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

just one cable (LP-16 out, Pod in) will do the job _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Follow the instructions given in the following article to generate a Small memory dump when your computer crashes, then you can use the suggested Nirsoft’s BlueScreenView free program to see the previously generated memory dump and see which are the drivers involved in the system crash. ---->>> Windows Memory Dumps: What Exactly Are They For? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Ok... Thanks for all the useful info.

Great!.. When you receive it let me know if it's a good solution. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

So even if the Variax 300 belongs to the older generation such as the 500/700 (which don't use encoders), however it is using an encoder instead of a pot for the selection of models, the same encoder mounted on the JTV-69, right? So the Fullcompass info about that specific encoder are correct, right?

Beware that anti-glare filters are not all of the same quality.. Buy a good one. In any case it shouldn't be too expensive. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Have you ever thought about applying a good quality Anti-Glare Filter/Film on the display? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

You're welcome.. When you struggle to read the screen of a smartphone or tablet due to the strong daylight, what do you do to improve the readability if you can't move to a place indoors? You could increase the brightness, or you could try to create some shade somehow around the screen. In the case of your pedal board you can't increase the brightness, but maybe you could find a way to create a bit of shadow around the display so that the direct light doesn't reach it and you can better see the names displayed. I've never tried it, but who knows, it might work. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

On Fullcompass website they wrote that the encoders I linked in my previous posts in this thread are for Variax 300 and JTV-69. So based on what you said above here about the Old Variax, should I infer that they gave wrong information about those spare parts?

If when you bought the device the license to use the Metal pack has not be transferred by the previous owner to your line6 account you will lose the pack only if you run the license manager with the POD connected to the computer. The model packs are built in the last firmware, you can not save them separately anywhere. Every POD with the last firmware installed has all the model packs already parked into the device, but only those who bought the licenses can see and use them. However the only way for Line6 to check if you are the owner of the licenses is when you run the license manager. If you reset your device the already authorized model packs will still be visible and usable when done, just don't run the license manager if you don't own the license. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

IMO you would work much better with just the all in one floor version POD HD500X (same exact sound quality and power of the rack version) and take advantage of the Performance View full screen mode (with which you can set the LCD contrast as you like) where you can see how the FXs are arranged in the 2 (top and bottom) rows of footswitches and which of them are turned on/off: ..or of the Big User View full screen mode where you can see zoomed the preset number you are using: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

Any 9V DC, 3A (3000mA) Plug length: 15mm, Diameter: 5mm, Center Pin (negative): 2.5mm power supply will do the job.. 3A (3000mA) are necessary only if your unit is powering also a Variax, otherwise 1100mA (or more) for the POD alone should suffice: original DC-3G: .and below here a tested working good and cheap alternative: UpBright 9V AC/DC Adapter Compatible with Line 6 DC-3g _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

You could use a MIDI foot controller like the following one (one of the best bang for the buck MIDI controllers): Behringer FCB1010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnPey_oYn8c&feature=emb_logo _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

It seems obvious that the MID potentiometer is worn out and needs to be replaced.. However FYI at the extreme very beginning - MIN position (and at the very end - MAX position) of the potentiometer course there is a very small neutral zone where the potentiometer does nothing if it moves just a little, so if you park the MID control over there no sudden value (read) changes should still occour due to transmitted vibrations or else. Try also a global reset, and then also the pedal calibration if you have the HD500/X _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

1. disconnect everything from the POD 2. connect the power cable will pressing the down button 3.after it the screen will say "update flash". 4.connect the usb cable and run line 6 monkey program. 5.select "flash memory" and reinstall latest version. 6.after finishing just restart your pod. ----------------- If it doesn't solve the problem check also if the power supply is still giving the necessary current to the device. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

The following is very cheap and it will do the job: https://support.neewer.com/product/neewer-48v-phantom-power-supply-with-adapter-and-one-xlr-audio-cable/ well, it is not as exceptional as a Neve pre amp ...but it is on par with the pre-amps found on most common audio interfaces currently on the market.. and in the POD there are a few FXs which work very well for the voice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips

As you already suspected your issue seems to be hardware related. This is not a tech support board, but simply a forum attended by common users. If you want to speak with the official Line6 support guys you have to open a support ticket in the dedicated section of this site and wait for their reply with instructions. But given the described symptoms much likely they will suggest to bring your unit to an authorized service center close to you. Your unit issue could be due to one of several malfunctioning things: capacitors, integrated circuits, etc. I suggest to check also the power supply, at times it could simply be the real culprit. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips