accidently went into odd mode

[5mafre5br]

I am a little naive using my helix lt.  I use it in preset mode, where I select the 8 presets with footswitches and select banks.  Somehow it got into a mode that had large colored rectangles on the screen, and I couldnt switch banks or select a different preset.  I tried turning it off and on, but it stayed in that mode.  I dont know what I did to get it out of that mode, but it seems ok now.  Can anyone tell me what that mode might be , and how I put it into that mode (so I dont do it on stage)?  (Maybe I hit 2 footswitches at the same time?)

Joel

[rd2rk]

Page 14 of the manual.

[5mafre5br]

It sounds like you are suggesting it was in Pedal Edit mode.  Manual says to enter that mode press fs6 for 2 seconds.  If I press button fs6 for 2 or more seconds nothing happens. 

[rd2rk]

I don't have the LT (I have a Floor), so I'm totally going by the manual.

IDK what version of the manual you have, I have 3.80.

 

Page 13 says this:

 

Preset Footswitch Mode
Preset mode is used to navigate presets in the current setlist.
1. If not already there, press FS6 (MODE) to select Preset mode.
The middle eight switches display two banks of presets, and the active preset
appears with a red LED ring:

 

Page 14 says this:

 

Stomp Footswitch Mode
While in Stomp mode, each of the middle eight footswitches can do a number of things:
• Toggle one or more blocks on and off
• Toggle between two values of one or more parameters
• Generate a MIDI, External Amp control, or QWERTY Hotkey message
• All of the above, even simultaneously
If not already there, press FS6 (MODE) to select Stomp mode.
 

Page 15 says:

 

Pedal Edit Mode
Most blocks’ settings can be edited without taking your hands off the guitar, including
Amp, Effect, Cab, IR, Split, Mixer, Input, and Output Block parameters—even Variax
String Level, Powercab Plus, and DT25/DT50 remote parameters! If you hate having to
reach down and twist knobs, Pedal Edit mode will be your new best friend. Although
Pedal Edit is not intended to replace proper controller assignment, it can also be used
to tweak one parameter at a time during a performance in a pinch.
1. Hold FS6 (MODE) for two seconds.
The preset’s processing blocks appear, flashing:
 

It looks to me like FS6 (MODE) toggles between PRESET MODE and STOMP MODE with a simple PRESS and RELEASE, whereas if you PRESS and HOLD 2 SECONDS you enter PEDAL EDIT MODE.

 

It sounds like you entered SNAPSHOT MODE.  Page 14 says:

 

Snapshot Footswitch Mode

...

1. Press BANK and BANK simultaneously to enter Snapshot mode.
The middle eight boxes flash, indicating one is ready to be selected.

 

In Global Settings>Footswitches there's a setting called "Snapshot Mode Switches":

 

3.  Snapshot Mode Switches
When set to “Auto Return,” Helix LT returns to the previous footswitch mode after selecting a snapshot. When set to “Manual Return,” Helix LT stays in Snapshot footswitch mode until you press FS6 (PRESET/STOMP mode).

 

So, if you'd gotten into Snapshot Mode, from Stomp Mode, after selecting a Snapshot if this setting was AUTO it would have automatically dumped you back into Stomp Mode. 

 

As I said, I don't have an LT, so you'll need to play around with that setting and the MODE switch to see which combination does what.

 

On my Helix Floor, if I set the switches to 8 switch mode (I normally use 10 switch mode), FS 1&7 are always Bank UP/DOWN (another preference).

If I press them both at once I enter Snapshot Mode.

If "Snapshot Mode Switches" is set to AUTO, the switches flash until I select a snapshot, then automatically dump me back to whatever MODE (Preset/Stomp) I was in when I went into Snapshot Mode.

If "Snapshot Mode Switches" is set to MANUAL, after selecting a snapshot I remain in Snaphot Mode until I press FS6 (MODE SWITCH).

It seems from my reading of the manual that the LT works the same way, it just has different displays and does not have the 10 switch mode.