eppelke Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi folks I've got a little problem, I am not an expierenced guy on using pedalboards with a guitar because i'm not that good at the guitar yet. I've been playing for 5 years without pedals (sounds stupid i know). Now i borrowed this POD HD500 from a friend and it did work just fine when i connected it to the amplifier. But now a guitar cable of mine broke. Now I have just one cable left for like a week because I am in the middle of nowhere at the moment. I tried loads of things to get my earphones working connected to the pedalboard but I won't get it to work. So are there any settings I have to change, and where do I have to connect my earphones in the back of the HD500. Currently I have it connected with my guitar in the ''Guitar in", maybe that's already wrong. Please someone help me out, or isn't it even possible with just one cable?My earphones are with Jack plugs Thanks in advance. Greetings Scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi folks I've got a little problem, I am not an expierenced guy on using pedalboards with a guitar because i'm not that good at the guitar yet. I've been playing for 5 years without pedals (sounds stupid i know). Now i borrowed this POD HD500 from a friend and it did work just fine when i connected it to the amplifier. But now a guitar cable of mine broke. Now I have just one cable left for like a week because I am in the middle of nowhere at the moment. I tried loads of things to get my earphones working connected to the pedalboard but I won't get it to work. So are there any settings I have to change, and where do I have to connect my earphones in the back of the HD500. Currently I have it connected with my guitar in the ''Guitar in", maybe that's already wrong. Please someone help me out, or isn't it even possible with just one cable? My earphones are with Jack plugs Thanks in advance. Greetings Scotty There is an output setting in the system setup somewhere. Is the "Master" knob turned up? By the way, learning guitar for 5 years sans effects isn't a bad thing. I played acoustic exclusively for over 20 years before I started electric guitar after I retired from Active Duty... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppelke Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thank you for your fast reply, Yes i've got all the knobs turned on and all volumes.I'm not sure anymore where I have to plug in the Jack plug from my earphones now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thank you for your fast reply, Yes i've got all the knobs turned on and all volumes.I'm not sure anymore where I have to plug in the Jack plug from my earphones now. There is a jack on the back panel labeled "Phones" I believe. BTW, turn DOWN the volume before you put your phones on and raise the Master slowly to taste. Tinnitus sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppelke Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 I tried this but it doesn't work. Do I need to select special settings on the HD500 to like select the earphones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I tried this but it doesn't work. Do I need to select special settings on the HD500 to like select the earphones? There is a switch (several actually) on top on the unit right of the display label 1/4" Out where you can select Line or Amp. Take line. If that doesn't work, I'm fresh out of ideas at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 There is no special switch to activate the headphones - the HD500 output is always routed to the PHONES output jack on the rear of the device. If you are not hearing anything there is either a hardware problem within the HD500 (unlikely unless you have other evidence of it) or there is something wrong with your headphones and/or any cables and adapters you are using with them. What type of headphones are you using (provide product and model names)? Can you verify that these headphones are working with other equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppelke Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 The headphones definately work I can tell. It is a steelseries siberia v2 headphone. I can use the headset to the amplifier but I'd like the HD500 connected. So with the cables and headset is nothing wrong. What the problems must be then will be or the PHONES output doesn't work, or the settings of the 500HD. But if you say it should be like plug and play.. it must be the output i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 There is no setting in the HD500 to turn the headphones on/off. If you can hear the device through its analog outputs (e.g. to your amp) you should also hear it through the PHONES jack. Make sure all channel volume/level settings in the HD500 preset are appropriate (e.g. no Path muting in the mixer). Then slowly turn up the Master HD500 volume knob. If you can't hear anything, and you are 100% certain aboput your headphones, then your HD500 need servicing. As a last resort you could try reinstalling the HD500 firmware; there's a very small chance that your firmware has become corrupted and this is the only symptom. Make sure you back up your presets/setlists first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppelke Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hmm I'll try to reinstall the firmware then and if that won't work, i'll have to get it fixed. Thx for all help anyway guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovine Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Maybe the input settings are incorrect? You can choose between variax, guitar, aux etg in the settings. Pick guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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