1 Introduction
14 PM5D/PM5D-RH V2 / DSP5D Owner’s Manual Operating section
Firmware versions
You can download the most recent firmware from the following Yamaha website.
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/
For either the PM5D or the DSP5D, you can check the firmware version in the UTILITY function PREFERENCE 2 screen
(➥ p.207).
Major new functionality in PM5D firmware V2.0
The major new functionality and improvements that were added in conjunction with the upgrade to firmware V2.0 are as
follows.

❏Basic functionality and panel operations

•You can now control the DSP5D from the PM5D’s
panel. (➥ p.153)
•On/off operations of the channel selected in the
FADER MODE section can now be operated from the
DCA [MUTE] key.
•Even if the FADER [FLIP] key is on, you can now use
the encoders to control the panning of the signal sent
to the MIX buses, the head amp gain, or the attenua-
tors. (➥ p.49)
•If there is no vacant library number when you store the
selected scene as NEW, it will now be impossible to
save the scene; this prevents an existing library item
from being overwritten.
•Remote control of the DME64N/24N (firmware V2.0
and later) is now faster. In particular, operation is
faster when connected via an MY16-C or MY16-CII
card (supported from V1.2).
•As parameters that can be operated in the screen,
MONITOR LEVEL and CUE LEVEL have been added.
You can now assign these to the faders of the DCA strip
so that the monitor or cue levels can be adjusted.
(➥ p.149)

❏EFFECT functions

•Add-On Effects (COMP276/276S, COMP260/260S,
EQ601, OPEN DECK) and DE-ESSER have been
added.
•A DSP CONFIGURATION option has been added to
the EFFECT ASSIGN screen and to the GEQ function
GEQ ASSIGN screen, allowing internal effects 1–8 to
be used as graphic EQ or parametric EQ.
(➥ p.168, 173)
•When the panel [SEL] key is pressed in the EFFECT
PARAM screen, or when a [SEL] key is turned on via a
linking setting, the effect module inserted in that chan-
nel will automatically be selected.
•If you’ve used the tap tempo function to specify the
tempo in the EFFECT PARAM screen and then edited
the DELAY parameter, the tempo will now stay
unchanged.

❏GEQ functions

•Options have been added to the GEQ PARAM screen,
allowing you to switch a graphic EQ to a parametric
EQ. (➥ p.170)
•Not only when the panel [SEL] key is pressed in the
GEQ PARAM screen but also when a [SEL] key is
turned on via a linking setting, the GEQ module
inserted in that channel will automatically be selected.
•When you insert a GEQ in the GEQ PARAM screen,
insert-in will automatically be turned on for that chan-
nel, and will be automatically turned off when you
remove the GEQ.

❏SCENE functions

•In the SCENE screen, you can now specify “read-only”
scenes that will not be overwritten when you load
scenes from a memory card. (➥ p.175)
•In the SCENE screen, a DELAY field has been added,
allowing you to specify the timing of the program
change or MIDI events that are transmitted when the
scene is recalled. (➥ p.175)
•In the SELECTIVE RECALL screen and the RECALL
SAFE screen, the ON parameter has been added as a
channel parameter that can be included in or excluded
from recall operations. (➥ p.180, 182)
•In the SELECTIVE RECALL screen and RECALL SAFE
screen, separately from the conventional Recall Safe
functionality, an OUTPUT ISOLATION field has been
added, so that output channels and parameters to be
excluded from recall operations can be stored in
SETUP memory (which is not affected by memory
card load operations). (➥ p.180, 182)

❏SYS/W.CLOCK functions

•In the MIXER SETUP screen, a VIRTUAL SOUND-
CHECK button has been added, allowing you to
temporarily switch the input signals without affecting
the scene memory (input patching). For example, this
allows you to perform a sound check using pre-
recorded material played back by a DAW connected to
a slot, instead of the analog input material received via
the INPUT jacks. (➥ p.221)
•In the OUTPUT ATT PORT screen, a ø (phase) but-
ton has been added, allowing you to switch the phase
between normal and reverse for each output channel or
I/O channel output port.

❏UTILITY functions

•In the PREFERENCE 1 screen, a DCA MUTE TAR-
GET option has been added, allowing you to specify
that the DCA [MUTE] key will mute the send to the
MIX bus. (➥ p.205)
•In the PREFERENCE 1 screen, an ATT OPERATION
ON PANEL option has been added, allowing you to
prevent the panel encoders from operating the attenua-
tors. (➥ p.206)
•In the PREFERENCE 1 screen, a MIX SEL/ENCODER
MODE LINK option has been added, allowing you to