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hold the
Save
button while powering up your POD. POD’s display will show a
letter for one of the Cabinet Tuning Modes; press the
Up
and
Down
arrows to pick
the mode, then press
Save
. The Cabinet Tuning Mode you select will be
remembered by your POD, so you don’t have to re-set it every time you power up. If
you change it to an odd setting for a special situation you come across, don’t forget
to change it back again to the setting you normally use once you get back to your
standard setup:
POD Output Level: A Word of Caution
POD’s
Output Level
control is setup with enough gain available to drive into
almost any piece of equipment. Consequently, it also has plenty of power available
to overdrive the input of your guitar amp, which you don’t want since it will add
extra distortion that will color the sound so you don’t hear the “true” POD tones.
So, set it pretty low at first, then you can experiment with higher settings.
Tuning Your Amplifier
When you’re having your POD “take over” another guitar amplifier, it’s a good
idea to start off with that amp in neutral. What is “neutral,” you ask? Well, if you
only have one volume control on your amp, set it low enough to get a “clean”
Use Mode...
when POD is... & your speaker cabs are...
A (default)
feeding power amp closed back
(ideal for 4x12 cab)
B
feeding power amp open back
(ideal for 1x12 cab)
C
in front of combo/head open back
(ideal for 1x12 or 2x12 cab)
D
in front of combo/head closed back
(ideal for 4x12 cab)
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