Line 6 3.7 - Manual (Page 33)

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Using Your Line 6 Hardware
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PODxt
Phones - Connect your
stereo Headphones
Instrument Input -
Connect your guitar or bass
Instrument Input – Connect your electric guitar or bass here using a standard 1/4-inch TS instrument
cable. PODxt itself contains the processing power that turns your naked input signal into that roaring
guitar Tone, which is then fed out the Analog Line Outs, as well as fed to the Record Send 1-2 digitally
to your computer across the USB connection. When you are connected via USB to your computer, you
can also launch GearBox and use it to alternatively load Tones stored on your hard disc, edit them on
your screen, and make adjustments for output and Record Send levels.
Phones - If you want to listen to the audio using stereo headphones, then plug them into this 1/4-inch
stereo jack. This Headphone jack outputs the same signal fed to the Analog Line Outs; the audio from
your audio software on the computer, as well as anything plugged into the Instrument input.
USB - Connect to
your computer
Analog Line Outs
– connect to your powered
speakers or mixer
Analog Line Outs - These Left and Right ¼-inch jacks output all audio signals; the audio from your
audio software on the computer, and anything plugged into any the Instrument input. So, these are
what you want to connect to your monitoring system when using PODxt as your computer’s sound
card. Use shielded ¼-inch tipped cables to connect directly to your powered speakers, mixer or power
amp setup. Note that you can also use the Phones jack on PODxt if you want to use headphones for
monitoring.
USB - This is where you connect the supplied USB cable to PODxt, with the other end going to your
computer’s USB 1.1 or 2.0 port. Of course, your PODxt is capable of processing your guitar Tone all by
itself, but you’ll need to connect the USB cable to your computer to use it with GearBox, and to use
PODxt as your sound card device. Note that you should always connect to a separate USB controller
channel from other USB audio or MIDI interfaces to provide PODxt with the full USB bandwidth. It
is also recommended to connect directly into a USB port on your computer and not into a USB hub.
*Note - Be sure to always power off or mute your speakers or monitoring setup before connecting/
disconnecting the USB cable and powering on/off PODxt, as well as before booting up or shutting down
your computer if PODxt is already connected. The best practice is to always power on your speakers last,
and power them off first when connected to other audio gear to avoid a “pop”.