Spider V 240 and pod HD500X,(NO)sound when using POD,standard 1/4 ,setup,guitar into input on POD,patch cord in left mono 1/4 output to input on front of amp,switch to amp(where to go from here ? )

An i-pod provides a standard headphone level output. The AVR-1803 has nine RCA stereo inputs that will accept the signal from the i-pod. You need a 3.5mm stereo TRS plug on one end and two RCA plugs on the other end to connect your i-pod to your amplifier. Note: Be careful to select a 3.5 mm plug that has a slim enough plastic moulding to fit into the i-pod headphone output. On your amplifier you simply select the analogue input that you have chosen to use. Be careful of levels when you are setting up. Set the volume of your i-pod to about 50% and set the input sensitivity to zero, press play on your i-pod and gradually increase the gain on your amplifier input. Hope this helps, Don.

Read your manual good and check settings. Look for master volume and pan outputs. Make sure it is connected properly to you amp. You have a left and right output, also check the amp/line switch. You can find your manual here http://line6.com/support/manuals/

The Marshall is a super clean acoustic amp.

The POD is overloading the amp.

Try the electric guitar input and keep the gain on the amp down, keep the EQ level and use the POD and the end volume to adjust the final volume.

The normal inputs is for a low output acoustic pickup - the POD is a high output electronic source.

Start with the Marshall gains low and get the clean sound good, then work on the gritty sound.

The amp is voiced for a sweet clean sound - if you want grit'n'ball change to a 50w Marshall valve head and a 4 X 12 cabinet.

Horses for courses

Read your manuals for both pieces of gear carefully first. You only have one amp so you won't be able to take advantage of all the FX on the Digitech as a lot of them are designed for stereo. The Digitech manual shows guitar into the Digitech and output from the Digitech into input of any guitar amp. Since you have a Marshall and can already get some great sounds by running your guitar straight into the Marshalls input, you would probably be better off using your Digitech in the FX loop. Run a guitar cord out of the send on the loop into the input of the Digitech and a guitar cord out of the left / mono output jack on the Digitech into the effects return jack on the Marshall. Start out with the effects level on the Marshall all the way down. Do the same with the Digitech with both the input and output levels. (Read the manual carefully) I think the choice of the Digitech isn't that great because it is already trying to reproduce a lot of what you can already get with just your Marshall but with a little experimentation and some careful adjustments you should be able to add to the sound of the Marshall. Hope this helps.

More that likely you are using the internal speakers for sound. There is an output IC (Integrated Circuit) that processes and amplifies the sound. If that fails partially you will get fuzzy sound, also the speakers could themselves be causing the problem. If you have an external Audio out try running it through an external amplifier if the sound is clear then the problem is the Audio output section...

To accomplish this connect the Red and White Audio OUT to the stereo. Use an audio patch cord and plug the cord into the amplifier using any input (you must select that input on the front panel) except a phono input.

Read this cut and paste and verify compatibility as a first step:

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*FBV is not compatible with Spider II 15 or Spider III 15.

**FBV is only compatible with POD 2.0 units with pedal jacks labelled "FBV Pedal." It is not compatible with older units which have pedal jacks labelled simply "Pedal."

(NOTE: FBV is NOT compatible with Ax212™, Flextone™ I, II or HD, POD® Pro, Bass POD®, Bass POD® Pro and Spider™.)
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Note there are apparently several versions. Check compatibility at this site:

http://line6.com/footcontrollers/fbv.html

Hi, if you are trying to get your I-pod to play through your car stereo, then you would need to have the RCA inputs, not outputs. If you connect your i-pod to the stereo outputs it won't work because both things are trying to push sound out of their outputs. If you connect the adapter to the stereo's inputs then it would work.

Its a 1/4" mono Panel-Mount Audio Jack
and can be bought at
Radio Shack, Best Buy, Any Music Store
Click Here

Average price about $3.00

You must make stereo cable (adapter), from 2 mono outputs to 1 stereo.

push the monitor button to go mono instead of stereo.