Rane HAL1x, System Installation Manual

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HAL1 (Replaced by HAL1x)
The HAL1 uses a daisy-chain FireWire expansion bus able to support up to four EXP1 devices with a total of 32
output channels and 64 input channels. The maximum cable length for FireWire is 14.8 feet (4.5 meters).
For more information about the HAL1 FireWire expansion bus and EXP1 expansion unit, see "Overview of HAL1
Expansion Unit (Discontinued)" on page 1.
The HAL1x expansion bus uses a proprietary protocol running on a gigabit Ethernet physical layer with expansion
devices connected in a daisy-chain configuration as before. The new expansion bus supports 512 output channels
and 512 input channels with a maximum cable length of 330 feet (100 meters). There are currently four expansion
devices for the HAL1x: EXP1x, EXP3x, EXP5x and EXP7x. The new bus is a significant improvement over the
original FireWire bus.
For more information about the HAL1x expansion bus and expansion units, see "HAL1x Expansion Units" on
page 64.
You cannot use the new (x) version expansion devices with the discontinued HAL1. The new HAL1x requires (x)
version expansion devices.
The device connections that are possible on a HAL1 are as follows:
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4 Remote Audio Devices (RADs)
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8 Digital Remotes (DRs)—Can add up to 4 more by plugging them into the RAD ports
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1–4 Expansion Unit Devices (EXP1 devices) (FireWire Expansion Bus)
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8 Mic/Line Inputs
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8 Line Outputs
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4 Logic Inputs
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2 Relay Outputs
HAL3 (Replaced by HAL3s)
The original HAL3 provides two line/line+ inputs, one RAD port and three DR ports.
The new HAL3s provides two Mic/Line/Line+ inputs with available 48 volt phantom power, two RAD ports and
two DR ports. The HAL3s also improves line input dynamic range by about 10 dB. The new features of the
HAL3s open up new application spaces for the product, by supporting microphone input, two additional outputs
and two additional inputs via the additional RAD port.
The device connections that are possible on a HAL3 are as follows:
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1 Remote Audio Device (RAD)
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3 Digital Remotes (DRs)—Can add up to 1 more by plugging it into the RAD port
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2 Line-Plus Inputs
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6 Line Outputs
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4 Logic Inputs
Creating Configurations with Discontinued HAL devices
By default, Halogen only shows HALs currently in production in the
New
configuration drop down list.
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