User Manual

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1. Main Display This large color LCD is your window into the power of Helix LT.
2. PRESET Turn this knob to select a preset. Press the knob to open the Setlist
menu. See "Selecting Presets and Setlists"
3. SAVE Press this button to rename and save changes to a preset.
4. Press this button to dive a bit deeper into Helix LT,andyou'llndCommand
Center, Global EQ, Global Settings, and other menus.
5. If you ever get lost, press this button to return to the main Home screen.
Press again to toggle between the two main Home views - see "Home > Per-
formance View" and "Home > Signal Flow View".
6. Press this button once, or multiple times, to quickly jump to the tonestack
parameters (Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, etc.) of any Amp+Cab, Amp, and Preamp
models in the current preset.
7. Joystick Move the joystick to navigate the main display. On the Home screen,
move the joystick to select a block. Press ACTION and move the joystick to move
the selected block. Turn the joystick to change the selected block’s model. Press
the joystick to open the model list. Yeah, the joystick does a lot.
8. BYPASS Pressthisbuttontoturntheselectedblockonando.
SHORTCUT: Press and hold BYPASS to turn Global EQ on ( icon ap-
pearsintheupperrightcorneroftheLCD)ando.
9. ACTION Press this button to open the action panel for the selected block or
screen. From the Home > Signal Flow screen, the action panel lets you move,
copy, paste, and clear blocks. Other screens may have unique action panels;
for example, the Global Settings action panel lets you reset all global settings at
once.
10. <PAGE/PAGE> If the selected block or item has more than one page of pa-
rameters, dots appear to the right of the item’s name. Press < PAGE or
PAGE > to view more parameters.
11. Knobs 1-6 Turn one of the six knobs below the main display to adjust the
parameter's value above; press the knob to reset the parameter's value. If a rect-
angular button appears above a knob, press the knob to engage its function.
SHORTCUT: For most time-based parameters such as delay time or modu-
lation speed, press the knob to toggle between setting the value in ms or Hz
and note divisions (1/4-note, dotted 1/8-note, etc.).
SHORTCUT: Controllers can be assigned to most parameters. Press and
hold a parameter’s knob to quickly jump to the "Controller Assign" page for
that parameter.
12. VOLUME Turn this knob to control the main output and headphones volume.
13. EXP 1/2 LEDs These tell you whether the built-in expression pedal is acting
as EXP 1 (red) or EXP 2 (green).
14. Footswitches The capacitive, touch-sensitive footswitches have colored
LED rings that tell you the current state of the assigned block or item. While in
Stomp footswitch mode, touch (but don't press) a footswitch to quickly select the
assigned block or item. Touch the switch repeatedly to cycle through multiple as-
signed items. See "Stomp Footswitch Mode"
SHORTCUT: While in Stomp footswitch mode, touch (but don’t press) a
footswitch for two seconds to create a Bypass Assignment for the selected
block.
SHORTCUT: While in Stomp footswitch mode, touch and hold (but don’t
press) two switches to swap all assignments between them (including any
custom names or LED colors).
SHORTCUT:Touch(butdon’tpress)TAPtobrieydisplaythetempopanel.
Thisletsyouquicklyne-tunethecurrenttempowithoutnavigatingtothe
Global Settings > MIDI/Tempo menu.
NOTE: The"Touch-Select"featurecanoptionallybeturnedo,andother
footswitch settings customized - See "Global Settings > Footswitches"
15. Expression Pedal Move the expression pedal to control volume, wah, or a
combinationofampand/oreectsparameters.Activatethehiddentoeswitchto
toggle between EXP 1 and EXP 2. (The LEDs above tell you which one is active.)
If an external pedal is connected to the rear panel EXP 2 jack, the built-in pedal
becomes EXP 1 only. See "Controller Assign"
NOTE: Adding a Wah or Pitch Wham block automatically assigns it to EXP
1. Adding a Volume Pedal or Pan block automatically assigns it to EXP 2.