Line 6 POD X3 Family - Manual (Page 13)

Controls & Connections
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16. Direct Out Ground Lift – this switch lets you lift the grounds of POD X3 Live’s XLR Direct
Outs. This can be handy if you get an audible hum caused by a ground loop when connecting to other
grounded equipment.
17. Live Out Level – this switch sets the level for the Live Outputs . When set to
Amp
, the Live
Outputs are ready for connection to an on-stage amp. When set to Line , they’re ready to plug into a
mixer or recorder with line level inputs.
18. Guitar In Pad – the Off setting of this switch is appropriate for most guitars. If you see the Clip light
coming on, that means you’re overloading POD X3 Live’s input. If that happens frequently, try the On
setting here. This switches in input circuitry that’s appropriate for hotter signals output by some guitars
with active pickups, or from keyboards and other sources.
19. Onboard Pedal – the lights to the left of this pedal show whether the pedal will operate the Wah
effect, Volume Pedal, or (when both lights are lit) Tweak. When operating the Wah, you can press hard
with your toe at the top of the pedal, and the wah – as well as the wah light to the left of the pedal – will
turn on and off.
20. Pedal 2 – connect a standard expression pedal, such as the Line 6 EX-1, and you’ll be able to assign it
to control the Volume Pedal or Effect Tweak functions.
21. Guitar In – plug your guitar or bass in here. You techies will want to know this is a mono, unbalanced
connection. The Guitar In Pad switch sets the sensitivity of this jack. The Inputs page is where you assign
whether this input feeds Tone 1, Tone 2 or both.
22. CD/MP3 In – connect a CD player, MP3 player, drum machine or other device here, and you’ll hear
it at POD X3 Live’s Phones , Direct Out , and Live Out .
23. Live Out – the unbalanced 1/4-inch connectors here get your POD X3 Live’s sound to a guitar
amplifier, recorder, mixer or PA system.
The Output display pages configure these outputs for Studio or Live use. In Studio Mode, they’re ready to
plug into a recorder with unbalanced –10 dBV inputs. In Live Mode, they don’t have speaker simulation,
and are ready for connection to an on-stage power amp. Whichever you choose, the front panel Master
Volume knob determines how much signal you’ll get at these jacks. You can use either jack as a mono
output, by the way.
24. Direct Out – these balanced XLR connectors always provide studio-quality sound with speaker/
microphone/room simulation ideal for direct recording and as a direct send to the house mixer or PA
when playing live.
The System page lets you disable Master Volume control for these outputs, so you can make on-stage
adjustments to the 1/4-inch outputs feeding an amp without affecting the levels sent to the house sound