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Appendix A: Line 6 Monkey
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Line 6 Monkey™ is the free, intelligent updater software that can be used to
keep your POD® HD500, as well as related Line 6 products, up to date. Line
6 Monkey is installed automatically on your Mac® or Windows® computer
along with the POD HD500 USB device drivers. If you have not yet installed
the USB device drivers, you’ll need to do so now to utilize POD HD500
with your computer - please see
. It’s highly
recommended to run Line 6 Monkey periodically to check for and install the
latest updates.
Attention Line 6 Variax® Owners: It is highly recommended that you also use Line 6
Monkey to also get the latest updates for your Variax instrument! Please see
Launch Line 6 Monkey
Connect POD HD500 to your computer’s USB 2.0 port and power On your device. To
launch Line 6 Monkey:
• On Mac®, go to /Applications/Line 6/Line 6 Monkey.
• On Windows®, go to Start menu\Programs\Line 6\Tools\Line 6 Monkey.
The following instructions are the same on Mac® or Windows®, unless otherwise noted.
Login Account
You’ll need to Login so that Line 6 Monkey can communicate with Line 6 and provide you
with exactly what you need. It’s just a few clicks, and it’s free! If you have not yet created
an account, click the
New User
button and you’ll be walked right through the steps.