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Yamaha Rivage PM Series troubleshooting
The Yamaha Rivage PM Series problems live-event techs bring to Ask Roadie most (also called PM10, PM3, PM5, PM7). Pick your symptom, or describe your own in plain words, and get the likeliest fix first, with the manual page when there is one.
Common Rivage PM Series errors & problems
What techs run into most, and what's usually behind it. The step-by-step fix for your exact unit is in Ask Roadie.
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"Console Network ring connection open! Check cable connection." dialog appears after changing the sampling rate on the WORD CLOCK screen
Likely cause: A momentary re-negotiation of the ring occurs when the clock rate changes; the console reports the ring as briefly open even though audio and control are unaffected.
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"Dante communication error"; HA gain and patch of Dante I/O devices cannot be controlled when an HY144-D / HY144-D-SRC card is fitted
Likely cause: The fault was in the console firmware's handling of Dante HA control through the HY144-D card; Yamaha corrected it in later firmware, so running current firmware removes the condition.
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"DSP Disconnected!" message appears on the control surface
Likely cause: The message reflects a lost DSP-to-surface link on the TWINLANe network.
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After a DSP mirroring failover, audio drops or word clock is unstable
Likely cause: DSP mirroring provides audio redundancy but does not migrate the word clock master role automatically.
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All port names cannot be obtained for a Dante device that has 33 or more inputs/outputs mounted to HY144-D / HY144-D-SRC
Likely cause: Older firmware could not enumerate port names beyond 32 channels on that card; the V4.21 update corrected the enumeration.
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Dante cards (HY144-D / HY144-D-SRC) need updating, or Dante clock/sync is misconfigured
Likely cause: The Dante interface has its own firmware handled by Audinate's tool, not the console updater.
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How to update RIVAGE PM console firmware from USB
Likely cause: The console expects a specific named binary at the drive root and both PSUs live so power cannot drop mid-write; mixed component versions cause compatibility faults, so the whole system must be updated together.
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