Pocket Pod No Audio

[wekxid]

I am not getting any audio out of my Pocket Pod 1.0.  I bought it about 6 months ago and was working great until tonight.  I plugged my guitar and headphones in and I was getting static and changes in static as I was adjusting the controls on the device.  I also checked the cord and no trouble there.  I only use it at home and not sure why it suddenly stopped working.  Has anyone else ever experienced this?

[silverhead]

It's possible that dirt/dust has collected underneath the knobs. This can cause interruptions in the signal flow within the underlying electronics. There are a couple of solutions:

-'rotate the knobs quickly and aggressively in both directions from min to max positions. This can dislodge the grit.

- purchase some pot (potentiometer) cleaner at your local electronics store and apply it per directions. Do not use a standard household lubricant such as WD-40.

 

If the problem persists then it is more serious.

[daveny5]

Did you replace the batteries? Probably would be better to get the AC adapter. 

[wekxid]

Unfortunately, cleaning the knobs did not help and I do have an AC adapter.  Not able to play the guitar with my amp in the house, so I guess I'm stuck.

[silverhead]

Check your headphones.

[daveny5]

A last option would be to try a factory reset: 

 

If for any reason, or just for the sheer mad joy of it, you decide you need to reset your Pocket POD to its factory-programmed state, then boldly do this:

• Hold the Save and Up buttons while you plug in to the Guitar In jack.

• Pocket POD will power up and display “Factory Init?”.

• The display will show “Yes=Save No=Tap”.

• To go ahead with the reset, press the Save button. To cancel without resetting, press the Tap button. Keep in mind that a Factory Reset will reset all the 124 User Presets to their factory default settings.

 

Good luck!

[Naschtok]

Hello there,

 

I have the same issue with my Pocket POD, some days ago it was working fine and suddenly no sound is coming out from it. I have tried every possible solution: changing the cables, headphones, flashing the memory, etc.

 

The guitar input seems to work fine as I can use the built-in tuner. It seems so strange that it happened like this. Is it something to do with the software? I'd like some help on this.

Thank you.

[tommunch]

I had the same thing happen to me recently on both my Pocket Pod and Pocket Pod Express. The only thing I can think is that the software has a glitch related to the date somehow? I've tried different cables, batteries, output jacks, amps, headphones, and guitars. I just get a buzz and a faint rumble if I play the guitar hard. 

[wombat100]

has any one checked the capacitors to see if they are bulging ,open the back and they are the blue tall cans with the "MERCEDES" star on the top , these are the ones that fail and cause hum ,.Replace with quality ones preferably Japanese.this is the only component failure I have so far found.