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symptoms
28 symptoms
not faults
13 by design

13 of the 28 problems below are not faults. The modeler does that on purpose, and they are marked by design.

my expression pedal and amp switcher won't both work

  1. by design

    They share one jack . Fix: EXP PEDAL 2 and EXT AMP are the same socket on an LT. Pick one, or use the built-in pedal and free the jack for amp switching.

    Helix LT Cheat Sheet (Rev B)
by design

turning my headphones down turns the PA down

  1. by design

    One knob drives every output . Fix: The LT has no separate headphone level. Set VOLUME for the desk and monitor from a separate feed.

    Helix LT Cheat Sheet (Rev B)
by design

I lost my changes

  1. by design

    The preset was never saved . Fix: An “E” beside the preset name means edited and unsaved. Press SAVE twice to keep the edits.

    Helix LT Cheat Sheet (Rev B)
by design

my snapshot edits vanish when I switch snapshots and come back

  1. by design

    Snapshot Edits is set to Discard . Fix: Global Settings > Preferences > Snapshot Edits sets this. Recall (the default) keeps your changes as you left them. Discard returns the snapshot to its last-saved state. Discard suits playing live and loses edits while you are building. Hold BYPASS and press SAVE to flip it at any time. The camera icon on the Home screen is gray for Recall and red for Discard.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by designsnapshots and modes

a snapshot I just selected sounds identical to the last one

  1. by design

    Nothing has been changed in it yet . Fix: An unedited snapshot carries the state you arrived with. It becomes its own sound the moment you change something in it. Nothing is broken.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by designsnapshots and modes

loading a preset jumps to a snapshot I didn't choose

  1. by design

    It recalls whichever snapshot was active when the preset was saved . Fix: Saving a preset stores all of its snapshots and remembers which one you were on. If a song should always start on the intro sound, select that snapshot and then save. The choice is made at save time, not at load time.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by designsnapshots and modes

the snapshot footswitches disappear as soon as I pick one

  1. by design

    Snapshot Mode Switches is set to Auto Return . Fix: Set Global Settings > Footswitches > Snapshot Mode Switches to Manual Return and it stays in snapshot mode until you press CANCEL. Auto Return suits occasional snapshot use. Manual Return suits a set played on snapshots.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by designsnapshots and modes

my delay or reverb cuts off the instant I bypass it

This is a setting inside the block. Tails cutting off at a preset change is a different problem.

  1. by design

    That block's Trails setting is Off . Fix: Trails Off mutes repeats and decays the moment the block is bypassed. Trails On lets them ring out, through a bypass and through a snapshot change. It is set per block, so check every delay and reverb.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by design

my delay trails change speed when I change preset

  1. by design

    The delay is synced to tempo, and the new preset has a different one . Fix: A tempo-synced delay re-syncs its trails to the incoming preset's BPM, so the tail still ringing changes speed. To hold the speed across a change, set that delay in milliseconds instead of a note value.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by design

is it safe to plug the XLR outs into a desk with phantom power on?

Read this before you plug in.

  1. No—Line 6 flag this in capitals, twice . Fix: Never connect these XLR outputs to a device whose XLR inputs have 48V phantom power enabled. On a desk, that means switching phantom off for those channels before you plug in, not after.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
faultinputs and outputs

my digital output stopped working

  1. by design

    Only one digital output can be active at a time . Fix: S/PDIF and AES/EBU are a choice, not a pair. Pick one in Global Settings > Ins/Outs. Connecting an L6 LINK device, such as a Powercab, disables the S/PDIF output automatically.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by designinputs and outputs

the VOLUME knob isn't changing anything

  1. by design

    It is routed somewhere other than where you are listening . Fix: Global Settings > Ins/Outs page 3, Volume Knob Controls, sets which outputs the knob touches. Set to Digital it controls nothing at all and both output pairs sit at unity. That is deliberate, for rigs where front of house sets the level.

    Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
by designlevels

installing from gridleak

one-click install needs Chrome or Edge on desktop

  1. This browser has no WebUSB, which one-click install uses to reach the Helix LT . Fix: Open this page on a computer in Chrome or Edge, or download the file and import it with HX Edit.

    Gridleak: how one-click install works
fault

HX Edit is open, so the install can’t reach the Helix LT

Make sure HX Edit is fully quit.

  1. HX Edit holds the USB connection exclusively while it runs . Fix: Quit HX Edit completely, then connect again. Closing its window does not quit the app.

    Gridleak: how one-click install works
fault

the Helix LT won’t connect

  1. The modeler is off, or the USB cable is not plugged into the computer . Fix: Connect your Helix LT via USB and power it on.

    Gridleak: how one-click install works
  2. Nothing was picked in the browser prompt . Fix: Click connect again and pick your Helix LT in the browser prompt.

    Gridleak: how one-click install works
  3. HX Edit is holding the USB connection . Fix: Quit HX Edit if it is running, then connect again.

    Gridleak: how one-click install works
fault

importing the file with HX Edit

When one-click install isn’t available here, the downloaded file goes in through the editor.

  1. One-click install isn’t available in this browser or on this device . Fix: Download the .hlx preset file. Open HX Edit and connect your Helix via USB. Drag the .hlx onto a slot in the preset list. The modeler saves it.

    Gridleak: how one-click install works · Helix LT 3.80 Owner's Manual
faultthe full HX Edit import
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