Yamaha PM5D Quick Start Manual - page 15
PM5D / PM5D-RH Quick Start Guide Part 1
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Entering names and doing the patch; DISPLAY ACCESS keys.
Press to get to NAME or INPUT PATCH page.
To name input channels;
Click on the grey name button and a keyboard pop-up will appear. You can use this but an external computer keyboard
makes it much easier and quicker. Keyboard connection is under the front pad.
On-screen naming; time to think of new four letter words!
Mouse to first name, [ENTER]
Mouse to letter, click, x4 or external keyboard [ENTER]
Arrow down one, [ENTER]
Mouse to letter, click, x4 or external keyboard [ENTER]
Arrow down one, [ENTER]
Mouse to letter, click, x4 or external keyboard [ENTER]
Arrow down one, [ENTER]
Mouse to letter, click, x4 or external keyboard [ENTER]
Arrow down one, [ENTER]
Mouse to letter, click, x4 or external keyboard [ENTER]
...... repeat up to 64 times......
At first this routine seems to have too
many [ENTER] key presses but its
worth getting used to.
Refer to your revised channel order
to make sure each name is applied to
the correct channel.
To change the patch; DISPLAY ACCESS > INPUT PATCH;
The patch could be achieved analog style by moving the
XLR connectors in the back of the console, but to avoid
physical patching like this confusing any other engineers
using the console it is better to use the internal “soft
patch.”
The blue blobs show the connection between the desk
channels (down the left) and the input sockets (across the
top). The default patch is 1 to 1.
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