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UTILITY function
186 PM5D/PM5D-RH Owner’s Manual Reference section
UTILITY function
Preference settings for the PM5D are divided into two
screens.
A STORE/RECALL
These buttons let you turn on/off options related to
scene store/recall operations. You can select the follow-
ing options.
• AUTO STORE
Turns the Auto Store function on/off. If this button is
on, pressing the [STORE] button (SCENE MEMORY
section) of the panel twice in succession will store the
current scene in the currently selected scene number.
• LINKED LIBRARY PROTECTION
If this button is on, you will be unable to overwrite or
delete library items that are linked to a protected scene.
This option prevents a protected scene from being
modified by having an associated library item edited.
• USE NUMERIC-KEYPAD
If this button is on, the numeric keypad of a PS/2 key-
board connected to the KEYBOARD connector (or a
numeric keypad connected to the KEYBOARD con-
nector) can be used to specify the scene number
directly.
• STORE CONFIRMATION
• RECALL CONFIRMATION
If these buttons are on, a confirmation message will
appear when you perform a Store or Recall operation
respectively.
B PATCH
These buttons let you turn on/off options related to
patch operations. You can select the following options.
• PATCH CONFIRMATION
If this button is on, a confirmation message will appear
when you edit an input patch or output patch.
• STEAL PATCH CONFIRMATION
If this button is on, a confirmation message will appear
when you edit an input patch or output patch item that
is already patched.
C GATE/COMP (Gate / Compressor)
These buttons let you turn on/off options related to
gating and compression.
• GR METER ON/OFF LINK
If this button is on, the GR meter will not show the
reduction amount for gates/compressors that are cur-
rently off.
D METER SECTION
Here you can set the following meter-related options.
• FOLLOW INPUT LAYER
This option lets you specify how the [CH 1-24]/[CH
25-48] keys (INPUT channel strip) and [STIN 1-4]/
[FXRTN 1-4] keys will select the layer that is shown by
the meters in the center of the panel and the meters in
the upper right of the panel. Click the / buttons at
left and right to make your choice.
OFF . . . . . . . . Operating the [CH 1-24]/[CH 25-48]
keys will not affect the content shown
by the meters in the center of the
panel. Pressing the [STIN 1-4]/
[FXRTN 1-4] keys will not affect the
content shown by the meters in the
upper right of the panel.
SAME . . . . . . . When you press the [CH 1-24] or
[CH 25-48] key, the corresponding
layer will be shown by the meters in
the center of the panel (if an input
channel is selected in the meter sec-
tion). When you press the [STIN 1-4]
or [FXRTN 1-4] key, the correspond-
ing layer will be shown by the meters
in the upper right of the panel.
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