Line 6 POD X3 Family - Manual (Page 46)

Reference: Configuration & Setup
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Variax (POD X3 Live and POD X3 Pro only) – you have two choices here:
Enable Global Control – the X3 Live or Pro will control your Variax, and the lower half of the LCD •
will display its currently selected Model and other parameters.
Disable Global Control – when global control is disabled, your Variax will be heard but it won’t respond
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to patch changes. The lower half of the LCD will be blank.
Outputs
Pressing the Outputs button gets you to the first of two Outputs pages:
Press the 4-way Nav Left and Right to move between page 1 and page 2.
Outputs Page 1: 1/4-inch Outputs – this is where you set up the 1/4-inch outputs on POD X3, POD X3
Live and POD X3 Pro. Turn the Mode knob to select an Output Mode. Your choices are:
“Studio” Modes (for direct connections to a mixer, recorder, PA, or headphones)
Match Studio/Direct – the 1/4-inch jacks output the Studio/Direct Mode mix set on the second •
Outputs page.
Studio/Direct Tone 1 – the 1/4-inch jacks output Tone 1 only, panned center, with Studio Mode
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processing.
Studio/Direct Tone 2 – the 1/4-inch jacks output Tone 2 only, panned center, with Studio Mode
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processing.
“Live” Modes (for feeding a guitar amp, without speaker/mic/room simulation, and with a set of controls
for On/Mute and Pan for Tone 1 and Tone 2 that is independent from the Studio/Direct Mix settings)
Combo Front – use this to jack into the instrument input of a combo guitar amp. •
Combo Pwramp – use this to jack into the power amp input of a combo guitar amp. •
Stack Front – use this to jack into the instrument input of a guitar amp head with separate cab. •
Stck PwrAmp – use this to jack into the power amp input of a guitar amp head with separate cab. •
Lows – when Combo Front or Stack Front are chosen for Mode, this control appears to let you lower the
overall bass output of POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro. This helps to counteract any bass boost you
may have built into your guitar amp.
Focus – when Combo Front or Stack Front are chosen for Mode, this control appears to let you increase
the overall midrange output of POD X3, POD X3 Live or POD X3 Pro. This helps to counteract any mid
cut that may be built into your guitar amp.