User Manual

Appendix A: Line 6 Monkey

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appendiX a: line 6 mOnkey

Line 6 Monkey™ is the free, intelligent updater software that can be used

to keep your POD® HD Pro X, Line 6 FBV™ MkII Controller, and related

Line 6 products, up to date. Line 6 Monkey is installed on your Mac® or

Windows® computer along with the POD HD Pro X USB device drivers. If

you have not yet installed the USB device drivers, you’ll need to do so to

utilize POD HD Pro X with your computer - see “USB Audio” on page 9•1.

It’s highly recommended to run Line 6 Monkey periodically to check for

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 “Line 6 Variax Updates” on

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for instructions.

Launch Line 6 Monkey

Connect POD HD Pro X 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.

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.