13 Meters
108 PM5D/PM5D-RH V2 / DSP5D Owner’s Manual Operating section
This chapter explains meter-related operations.

Items in the meter section

The meter section shows the input levels of the input channels and the output levels of the output channels.
AINPUT/MIX meters
Depending on the key you press, these meters indicate
the input levels of input channels 1–24 or 25–48, or the
output levels of MIX channels 1–24.
B[CH 1-24/ST IN/FX RTN] key
When this key is on, the INPUT/MIX meters indicate
the input levels of input channels 1–24 and the ST IN/
FX RTN/MATRIX meters indicate the output level of
ST IN channels (or FX RTN channels, depending on
the FOLLOW INPUT LAYER setting) 1–4.
C[CH 25-48/FX RTN/ST IN] key
When this key is on, the INPUT/MIX meters indicate
the input levels of input channels 25–48 and the ST IN/
FX RTN/MATRIX meters indicate the output level of
FX RTN channels (or ST IN channels, depending on
the FOLLOW INPUT LAYER setting) 1–4.
D[MIX/MASTER] key
When this key is on, the INPUT/MIX meters indicate
the output levels of MIX channels 1–24 and the ST IN/
FX RTN/MATRIX meters indicate the output levels of
MATRIX channels 1–8.
E[PEAK HOLD] key
Switches the peak hold function on/off for the meter
display.
FST IN/FX RTN/MATRIX meters
Depending on the key you press, these meters indicate
the output levels of ST IN channels 1–4 or MATRIX
channels 1–8.
GMASTER meters
These meters always indicate the output levels of the
STEREO A/B channels and CUE bus.

Switching the meter display

You can use the keys of the meter section to specify the
channels whose levels will be shown in the INPUT/MIX
meters and ST IN/MATRIX meters. The following chan-
nels correspond to each key.
Hint
•The type of channels shown in the meter section is also shown in the METER SECTION area in the upper right of the display.•The MASTER meters always indicate the output levels of the STEREO A/B channels and CUE bus.13 Meters
MIX
PEAK
HOLD
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Key [INPUT/MIX] meters[ST IN/MATRIX] meters[CH 1-24/ST IN/FX RTN] keyInput channels 1–24ST channels (or FX RTN channels) 1–4[CH 25-48/FX RTN/ST IN] keyInput channels 25–48FX RTN channels (or ST IN channels) 1–4[MIX/MATRIX] key MIX channels 1–24MATRIX channels 1–8