M-5000:: How to Setup an M-5000 as FOH and an M-480 as a Broadcasting Mixer

The following article will guide through setting up an M-5000 for FOH and an M-480 as a broadcast mixer receiving audio from the M-5000.

The example below will use the M-5000's SPLIT/BACKUP port connected to the M-480's REAC A port. The M-5000's SPLIT/BACKUP port can be assigned to duplicate REAC A or REAC B. In this example, it will be assigned as REAC B.

Note: Another option would be to use an Xi-REAC card in the M-5000 and connect one of its ports to the M-480's REAC A.

REAC CONNECTION
Connect the M-5000 SPLIT/BACKUP port to the M-480's REAC A port.

M-5000 SETTINGS

1. Press MENU, select SYSTEM and then select REAC / SLOT.
   
   1. Under REAC B, set the MODE to MASTER.
   2. Under SPLIT/BACKUP, select REAC B as the target.
      
2. Press MENU, select SYSTEM and then select WORD CLOCK.
   1. Set the SAMPLING FREQ to 48k.
      IMPORTANT NOTE: The M-480 operates at a maximum of 48kHz so the M-5000 will need to be set to the same sample rate. There's not a way to connect the two at a higher sample rate unfortunately.

M-480 SETTINGS

1. Press the MENU button, press F2 (REAC CONFIG) and then press F1 (SETUP).
2. Move the cursor to the REAC SETUP section, select MONITOR/BROADCAST A and then press ENTER.

ASSIGNING CHANNELS

Now that the consoles are setup, the M-5000's input channel DIRECT OUTs can be used to patch out to REAC B of the M-5000. These will be "seen" as inputs on the M-480.
For example, if an M-5000 input channel's direct out is patched to M-5000 REAC B out 32, this will be received and "seen" from the M-480 as REAC A in 32.

1. M-5000:
   Use the M-5000's DIRECT OUTS to patch to a desired REAC B output using the following article as a guide:
   https://proav.roland.com/global/support/knowledge_base/360016598431/
2. M-480:
   1. In the setup section of the top panel, press the PATCHBAY button.
   2. Press F1 (INPUT) and then F3 (REAC A).
   3. Patch the REAC A inputs on the top of the grid to the desired M-480 channels on the left. As a reminder, the REAC A inputs on the top of the grid are sourced from the M-5000's direct outs: