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CHAPTER 4: Introduction to the Halogen Software

The Halogen software application is your home for designing, configuring, and controlling your HAL audio sys-
tem. Halogen's easy-to-use graphical user interface simplifies the design and configuration process so much that
your only concern will be deciding how to use the extra time you suddenly have!

Basic Structure

The Halogen software is divided into three main sections: the Application Framework, the Hardware Workspace,
and the Processing Workspace.

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Summary of Contents for HAL1x

Page 1: ...HAL System Installation Guide Halogen Software Version 6 2 ...

Page 2: ...sconnect the power supply cord plug from the AC receptacle 16 This apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection 17 When permanently connected an all pole mains switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be incorporated in the electrical installation of the building 18 If rackmounting provide adequate ventilation Equipment may...

Page 3: ...ou l humidité s il ne fonctionne pas correctement ou est tombé 15 La fiche du cordon d alimentation sert à brancher le courant alternatif AC et doit absolument rester accessible Pour déconnecter totalement l appareil du secteur débranchez le câble d alimentation de la prise secteur 16 Cet appareil doit être branché à une prise terre avec protection 17 Quand il est branché de manière permanente un ...

Page 4: ...Using the HAL System Documentation 10 CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 13 Overview of HAL Devices 13 Available HAL Models 13 HAL Front and Rear Panels 14 Discontinued HAL Models 20 Remote Audio Devices 23 How the shielded CAT 5e Cabling is Utilized 23 RAD Grounding 24 The Parts of a RAD 26 PAGER1 RAD 28 RAD16z 29 AM1 and AM2 RADs 32 RAD26 One Room RAD 33 RAD27 USB Audio 39 Discontinued RAD Mod...

Page 5: ...nnecting RADs and DRs 78 Task 6 Installing and Connecting Analog Devices 83 Task 7 Verify and Troubleshoot Installation 83 CHAPTER 4 Introduction to the Halogen Software 87 Basic Structure 87 Workspace Layout 88 Installing and Starting the Halogen Software 89 Uninstalling the Halogen Software 91 Upgrading Halogen Software and HAL Firmware 92 Generating Device Labels 94 Generating Hardware Lists 96...

Page 6: ...Troubleshooting EXP Devices 106 Troubleshooting the HAL Connection 107 Using Meters to Troubleshoot 111 Rane Technical Support 111 Index 112 Warranty Information 116 Declaration of Conformity 118 v ...

Page 7: ...es are ready to connect to the HAL For details on installing the HAL see Task 1 Install and Con nect HAL on page 72 Task 2 Configure the system Before the system can function properly you must configure the hardware the HAL EXPs RADs and DRs as well as the audio processing and path You perform this configuration using the Halogen software that is shipped with the HAL hardware The software is also ...

Page 8: ...s if needed If your system requires one or more Expansion Units EXPs you should install and connect them to the HAL before beginning the installation of your Remote Audio Devices RADs and Digital Remotes DRs This task involves using shielded CAT 5e cable to connect each EXP in a daisy chained fashion That is connecting the first EXP to HAL connecting the second EXP to the first EXP and so on For d...

Page 9: ...and if its model matches the model configured for the port to which it is attached With a RAD you can also see if it s transmit Tx and receive Rx functionality is working if it is actively receiving an audio signal and if its audio signal is overloading 2 HAL LEDs LEDs on the HAL provide power and signal information for all the connected RADs and DRs as well as information about the Expansion Bus ...

Page 10: ... HAL System includes both hardware and software components This system introduction provides a broad overview of these components Hardware Components The primary hardware component in a HAL System is the HAL host device There is only one HAL device per sys tem HAL serves as the system s brain to which you connect other slave devices such as analog audio equipment Remote Audio Devices RADs Digital ...

Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 5 ...

Page 12: ...dware The ability to work in offline mode makes Halogen a powerful design tool available for use whether or not you have the hardware in hand And not only can you design your system without having hard ware in place you can also test your system before you install the hardware Now that s powerful NOTE When working in online mode changes made in the software are immediately implemented and saved to...

Page 13: ...a wall A DR1 requires a one gang switchbox while a DR2 and DR3 require two gang switchboxes Switchboxes used for both RADs and DRs must have a minimum depth of 2 1 4 57 mm Minimum Requirements for Running Halogen l Microsoft Windows 7 or greater 32 or 64 bit l PC with 1 6 GHz Dual Core Processor for example Intel Core Duo AMD Athlon X2 l 1 GB RAM l 2 GB available hard disk space l Display Resoluti...

Page 14: ...4995 Any TCP Meter data These ports are listed from the PC s perspective to aid in configuring the PC s firewall so that RaneLink and Hal ogen can communicate with HAL hosts on your network HAL devices send occasional UDP broadcast messages The RaneLink II service on the PC listens constantly for these messages and when it receives one it does three things if necessary l Sets up a temporary link l...

Page 15: ...Use to design your entire audio system and connect to your HAL device C Program Files x86 Rane Cor poration Halogen Halogen exe hal1 pcops exe Simulates the behavior of a HAL when Halogen is not connected to a HAL Allows for testing of such things as control links and presets even when not connected to a HAL C Program Files x86 Rane Cor poration Halogen hal1 pcops exe python exe The server for web...

Page 16: ...is offered as a PDF file and contains a product overview details about the HAL System s key fea tures and best practices for designing a HAL audio system Note that the information in this guide is also available in the Halogen Help System You can find this guide on the Rane website http rane com hal as well as on the product DVD HAL System Installation Guide This guide is offered as a PDF file and...

Page 17: ...p SIMPL user module source file l Rane HAL Level Processor ush Compiled user module The Crestron Support Package is installed with the Halogen software and can be accessed from the Windows Start Menu under Halogen Guides If you want to access the files directly they are available on the prod uct DVD or from the Halogen install directory l C Program Files x86 Rane Corporation Halogen Guides Support...

Page 18: ...u want to access the files directly they are available on the product DVD or from the Halogen install directory l C Program Files x86 Rane Corporation Halogen Guides Support Packages Stardraw Control direc tory You can also download the most up to date version of this support package from the Rane website http rane com hal HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 12 ...

Page 19: ...y In addition to hosting other hardware devices and managing system operations HAL also does the following l Provides power to connected RADs and DRs l Stores configuration settings and compatible firmware for itself and for each connected RAD DR and EXP l Provides a connection to an Ethernet network for control of HAL and the connected devices l Displays various status indicators LEDs providing i...

Page 20: ...s Can add up to 2 more by plugging them into the RAD ports l 2 Mic Line Plus Inputs l 6 Line Outputs l 4 Logic Inputs HAL4 The device connections that are possible on a HAL4 are as follows l 1 Digital Remote DR l 2 Mic Line Plus Inputs l 2 Line Outputs HAL Front and Rear Panels This section includes front and rear panel graphics for all current HAL models and descriptions for each major area on th...

Page 21: ...this HAL device The Locate LED flashes green when you place this HAL device in Locate Mode via the Halogen soft ware The purpose of this Locate functionality is for verification when working in the software of the physical device you are configuring or viewing The Power LED lights when the HAL hardware is powered on 3 Ethernet port and LAN and Link LEDs Use this port to connect HAL to an Ethernet ...

Page 22: ...able You must use a shielded Ethernet cable for this connection If you need more RAD connections you will need to connect an Expansion Unit with RAD ports such as an EXP1 to your HAL device You cannot con nect a RAD to a DR port 7 Digital Remote Device LEDs Provides information about the health of the shielded CAT 5e connection between each DR and HAL The numbers correspond to the DR ports in the ...

Page 23: ...e HAL System For example you might use a Logic In port to select between two audio channels or to mute the whole system 11 Mic Line Input ports Use these ports to connect analog microphones or line input devices Note that the Mic In ports support phantom power 12 Line Output ports Use these ports to connect analog line output devices such as amplifiers or powered speakers 13 AES3 ports Use these p...

Page 24: ...ers correspond to the mic line input ports on the rear panel These LEDs provide information on the following l Overload LED red indicates that the mic line input is experiencing a signal overload l Signal LED green indicates the presence of an audio signal on the mic line input 2 Mic Line Plus Input LEDs HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 18 ...

Page 25: ...s The numbers at the top of the front panel correspond to the RAD ports on the back of the HAL For example the LEDs for number 1 provide information about the RAD connected on port 1 Under each RAD number are LEDs for four audio channels two input and two output These four LEDs represent the maximum number of channels a RAD is capable of transporting However not all RAD mod els use all four channe...

Page 26: ...two for the output port The Lock LED yellow indicates when the AES3 input port is locked to the attached AES3 output device Under each AES3 channel number are LEDs for that channel s audio providing information on the fol lowing l Overload LED red indicates that the channel is experiencing a signal overload l Signal LED green indicates the presence of an audio signal on this channel Discontinued H...

Page 27: ...ires x version expansion devices The device connections that are possible on a HAL1 are as follows l 4 Remote Audio Devices RADs l 8 Digital Remotes DRs Can add up to 4 more by plugging them into the RAD ports l 1 4 Expansion Unit Devices EXP1 devices FireWire Expansion Bus l 8 Mic Line Inputs l 8 Line Outputs l 4 Logic Inputs l 2 Relay Outputs HAL3 Replaced by HAL3s The original HAL3 provides two...

Page 28: ...d HAL devices to the list as shown below If you click on the New menu button Halogen opens the HAL Model Picker dialog box To display discontinued models check the Show discontinued devices when creating configurations checkbox HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 22 ...

Page 29: ...nique purpose For example a RAD1 contains two microphone input channels When you design an audio system you choose the RAD models that are appropriate for your application You must then provide configuration information to HAL so that it knows which RAD models to expect on each port and what information to send to each RAD For more information see Avail able RAD Models in the Halogen Help System Y...

Page 30: ...ce Except for the DR4 all RADs and DRs are powered from the 24 VDC Ground twisted pair located within the shielded CAT 5e or better cable con necting them to the HAL system of multiprocessors The exposed metal of all RADs and DRs is connected to the ground conductor inside the cable and to the cable shield when properly terminated The shield conductor and the ground twist are in parallel and are c...

Page 31: ...ernet like electrostatic protection as the RAD16z cables get hot plugged and unplugged CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 25 ...

Page 32: ...n the RAD detects two things the communication pair of wires and that communication is established between the HAL and RAD The light displays solid red if the RAD cannot communicate with the HAL This is likely due to a problem with the communications pair of wires 7 Audio Rx LED displays solid green when the RAD detects that the pair of wires for receiving audio is functioning properly regardless ...

Page 33: ...mismatch the Power Comm Audio Tx and Audio Rx LEDs on the front of the corresponding RAD flash red Following is an illustration of the back and side of a typical RAD WARNING As it is poor design to plug two microphones into a single microphone input we do not rec ommend this practice If however you have a situation that warrants it proceed with caution We recognize that paralleling microphone jack...

Page 34: ...ed security The Pager1 also includes the following set of paging controls l A selectable list of available Paging Scenarios1 l Indicators for Busy Caution and Ready referring to the selected Scenario l The Busy indicator lights when zones in the selected scenario are in use by a higher or same priority page l The Caution indicator lights when zones in the selected scenario are in use by a lower pr...

Page 35: ... The RAD16z covers applications possible with the original RAD16 with significant improvements qualifying it for even more applications while still having the same plenum rating as RAD16 Most notably it covers appli cations where galvanic isolation logic I O and universal Mic Line Line Plus inputs are needed The addition of Logic I O allows a RAD16z to support operations like push to talk micropho...

Page 36: ...s on audio inputs and outputs Application Example Small Meeting Rooms The application shown below represents a small meeting classroom or distance learning room Typical uses require a remote for preset recall level control and source selection Pairing a RAD16z and DR6 is an uncomplicated and capable solution HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 30 ...

Page 37: ...CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 31 ...

Page 38: ...ne channels as well as line inputs making it easy for an inexperienced operator to quickly set up and manage the audio for a small multimedia presentation involving up to four participants using wired or wireless microphones as well as several additional program sources such as a laptop computer or a DVD player The Automixer 2 AM2 is a cascadable mixer that expands into the AM1 or other AM2s and i...

Page 39: ...eo mini TRS on front bottom right l Level and Source Selection o Integrated remote control knobs with LCD similar but more capable than the DR3 l Logic Input and Logic Output o Used for preset recall projector on off projector screen up down push to talk etc Euro block on rear A wall mount RAD26 provides all the essential elements required for a small room with only one HAL connected shielded CAT ...

Page 40: ...Key Features l Connects to any Halogen system RAD port via an RPI power injector included l Audio and Logic I O are galvanically isolated from the RAD port HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 34 ...

Page 41: ...Mute control o Dual Class D amplifier n 1X8 watts into 8 ohms in Single channel mode n 2X4 watts into 8 ohms in Dual channel mode n Integrated power limiter n Amp Mute control l Logic I O o Rear panel Euro connectors n Three Logic inputs o Three Logic outputs n Directly drive LEDs with up to 5 mA n Open collector output accommodates 24 volts at 0 5 A l DR3 style remote control capable of simultane...

Page 42: ...let or smartphone into the sound system A regular consumer cable with stereo 3 5 mm line plugs will work When no plug is present background music or noise masking is available sent from a HAL multiprocessor else where in the building A RAD26 selection decides which source and how loud The amplifier is set to dual 4 watt mode to drive the left and right speakers The logic outputs can be configured ...

Page 43: ...plug cable On cruise ships important messages from the captain must be heard in the room speakers The volume control can be set for minimum and maximum levels so that important pages aren t missed yet the guest is given volume con trol The amp is in dual 4 W mode to drive the two ceiling speakers Depending on source material and speaker loca tions stereo TV audio can wire to the two line inputs or...

Page 44: ...phone connecting via a regular consumer stereo 3 5 mm cable to the AUX input The RAD26 can be configured so that inserting an AUX plug can override another music source Background music can be sent from a HAL multiprocessor elsewhere in the building Emergency pages are always available and will override a local music selection The amplifier is set to dual 4 watt mode to drive the left and right sp...

Page 45: ...ntosh Computer Setup When OS X detects the RAD27 it adds it to the list of audio input and output devices but does not automatically set it as the default device Some OS X based applications allow you to select the device you want to use Other applications only use the device specified as the OS X default We recommend that you set the default audio input and output device to the RAD27 before start...

Page 46: ...System Preferences Sound Input OS X Playback and Recording HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 40 ...

Page 47: ...r the first detection of RAD27 Configure the default audio device in Windows by navigating to the audio properties dialog Finding the audio properties and devices in the Windows operating system varies slightly with each version The following illus trates Windows 7 When the Windows 7 control panel is in Small Large Icon View open the Sound control dialog by navigating the following path Start Cont...

Page 48: ...en updates install devices are plugged in and unplugged or other operating system events happen If you do not want these sounds played into your RAD27 turn off Windows system sounds You can set this by navigating the following path opening the Sound control panel dialog before For example Start Control Panel Sound Then click on the Sounds tab then in the Sound Scheme drop down list select No Sound...

Page 49: ...itional capability to a HAL system A RAD24 provides one audio output channel that is a one watt plenum rated class D amplifier which directly drives an 8 Ohm loudspeaker It installs in a U S 4 square gang box or the flanges can be removed and the RAD can be mounted to a ceiling loudspeaker s 70 100 mounting holes replacing the transformer or to another flat sur face Digital Remote Devices The Halo...

Page 50: ...ogen Help System NOTE FOR DRAG NET USERS Digital Remotes serve a similar function as the Smart Remotes used with Drag net products There is a key difference however Smart Remotes are multi drop devices that must be daisy chained together Because they share bandwidth and power the more Smart Remotes you connect the slower the communications and the more sag in power delivery DRs on the other hand a...

Page 51: ...s mount inside a US one gang or two gang switchbox DR1 DR2 DR3 and DR5 See the Rane website for a detailed listing of acceptable models of switchboxes Note that the Decora plates are also included with the DR1 DR2 and DR3 NOTE FOR DRAG NET USERS Remember the SR3 remote for Drag Net systems and how it was too wide to allow the mounting of two or more of them beside each other in a standard switch b...

Page 52: ...n For example the display screen might show a list of background music channels The user uses the push con trol to select which channel to activate This behavior is similar to a radio button in a software application as displayed in the image below l List of Toggles Commands The control acts as a switch for enabling or disabling each item on the display screen For example the display screen might ...

Page 53: ...e you could use a DR3 to select the background music source and control the volume in a room l Single Level List of Toggles Commands This option allows you to control a single level and multiple other items For example you could use a DR3 to control the volume in a room as well as acti vate deactivate one or more listed presets that change the audio and control parameters for the room l List of Le...

Page 54: ...allows the Logic In port to trigger a Command control in the Control palette of the Proc essing Workspace which you can link to one or more Command controls such as a Command preset or a linkable button in a processing block property dialog When nothing is connected to a Logic In port the hardware internally pulls the port to logic high 5 V To trigger the command a hardware device connected to the...

Page 55: ... one and only one of the contacts in a set to a common pin on the switch To use this type of switch with the DR4 Logic In ports configure the Logic In ports to be a selector Select in the drop down box with the desired number of ports four in our example and set the type to be One Of When the connection to a Logic In port is open not connected to ground the hardware pulls the input to a logic high...

Page 56: ...put signal goes from logic high to logic low as described above This means that you can link the corresponding selector control in the Processing Workspace to other selector controls and each of the participants can change the selection value It also means that this approach works best with a physical selector that uses a set of momentary normally open push button switches While the port is not re...

Page 57: ...e this type of switch with the DR4 Logic In ports configure the Logic In ports to be a selector Select in the drop down box with the desired number of ports four in our example and set the type to be Binary Set Selec tions to be the maximum number of different binary numbers that your switch can represent 10 in our example above As the user changes the switch setting the DR4 ports sense the binary...

Page 58: ...e is checked it sets the port to logic low 0 V See the DR4 data sheet for more details on electrical specifications for the DR4 Logic Out ports l Selector The Selector configuration allows the state of a two position selector control in the Control palette of the Processing Workspace to control the state of the Logic Out port When the selector con trol is set to the first selection HAL sets the co...

Page 59: ...e corresponding Level control in the Control palette of the Processing Workspace The following diagrams shows how to wire a VR2 to a DR4 Analog Control Input The image below shows the corresponding Level control in the Control palette of the Processing Workspace and how to link it to a Level control in a HAL Line Output block It also includes the DR4 property dialog showing the Analog Controls tab...

Page 60: ...e IR Remote is sensing infrared the wall is considered open and the associated toggle control in the Control palette of the Processing Workspace is checked Following are pictures of the rear and front panels of a DR4 along with descriptions of the hardware features Rear Panel 1 The Power IEC jackconnects to AC line voltage 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 2 Locate and Power LEDs The Locate LED flashes when to...

Page 61: ...ation about the IR Remote connected on port 1 Under each IR Remote number is an LED for the state of the connected IR Remote When the remote is sensing infrared the DR4 turns on the corresponding LED on indicating that the wall is Open When the remote does not sense infrared the wall is closed and the LED is off 2 Logic In LEDs Provides information about the DR4 Logic Inputs The numbers at the top...

Page 62: ...e Configuration on page 68 l Command This option allows the Switch Input port to trigger a Command control in the Control palette of the Proc essing Workspace which you can link to one or more Command controls such as a Command preset or a linkable button in a processing block property dialog When nothing is connected to a Switch Input port the hardware internally pulls the port to logic high 5 V ...

Page 63: ... signal When the switch is closed the LED Output is high turning the connected LED on When the switch is open the connected LED is off The following is a picture of the DR5 panel along with descriptions of the hardware features 1 Digital Remote Port Use this port to connect the DR5 to the HAL or EXP1 via a standard shielded CAT 5e cable You must use a standard Ethernet cable for this connection Yo...

Page 64: ...em It supports multiple pages or tabs and any set of levels toggles selectors and or commands Using the Control Page Designer you can drag drop and resize controls any way that s desired You can also use custom background images and logos in full color on the 7 inch LCD display For more information on designing control pages for the DR6 see About Control Pages on page on page 1 HAL SYSTEM INSTALL ...

Page 65: ...r RPI that connects between a DR port and the DR6 device The RPI provides power for the DR6 and has a dedicated port for the connection to the DR port on a HAL or EXP and another for the connection to the DR6 device CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 59 ...

Page 66: ...DR6 Wall Plate The DR6 includes a wall plate that lets you mount the device in a variety of ways The assembled rear view showing the CAT 5e cable connection to the RPI HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 60 ...

Page 67: ...Remote Power Injector RPI CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 61 ...

Page 68: ...ior This means that you can use an IR Remote to control any toggle behavior in your HAL system not just the state of the walls in a room combine block For example you could link the IR Remote toggle control to the mute toggle in a block or to a toggle preset An IR Remote toggle is a read only control because the IR receiver controls the state of the toggle according to whether or not it senses the...

Page 69: ...tion provides an overview of available HAL Expansion Units The original HAL1 has been discontinued and is now a legacy system that includes a FireWire Expansion Bus and supports a single expansion unit type the EXP1 Halogen version 3 0 0 introduced a new expansion bus the HAL1x host and a variety of new Expansion Units that you can connect to the bus This section explains both the old and the new ...

Page 70: ...ers and Compression l EXP5x is a 12 Mic Line Plus input DSP expander for the HAL1x It also supplies four DR ports useful for adding source selection and or volume control remotes such as the DR3 l EXP7x is an 8 channel Acoustic Echo Cancellation AEC DSP expander for the HAL1x Expansion Units connect to HAL1x via a shielded CAT 5e or better cable Additional expansion units connect to each other in ...

Page 71: ...nsion bus is compatible with unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet Media Converters where multi mode optical fiber allows a maximum distance of 1 km 0 6 miles and single mode allows 12 km 7 5 miles between each EXP device CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 65 ...

Page 72: ... Expansion Units to a HAL1x device using a daisy chain configuration Discontinued EXP Models The following EXP models are no longer in production For the most current list of EXP models see the Rane web site Data Sheets for discontinued models may also be downloaded from the Rane website EXP1 This device adds the following additional capability to a HAL1 system HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 66 ...

Page 73: ...ted pairs For the remainder of this guide we ll be using the term shielded CAT 5e to represent all of these choices Maximum Cable Lengths Device Meters Feet EXP 100 300 RAD 150 500 DR 300 1000 Terminating the shielded CAT 5e Cable When terminating the cable it is important to maintain the natural twist of each wire pair as close to the ter mination as possible Use a standard shielded RJ 45 connect...

Page 74: ...block and then attach a physical two position switch to the Logic In port the end user can mute or unmute the audio of the output block by changing the switch position What is Momentary and how do I use it One way to configure a Logic In port is to set it to Momentary You use this setting if you intend to connect a momentary contact type of physical switch to the Logic In port which could be a pus...

Page 75: ... any other Toggle control in your system The following diagram shows the Control palette and a corresponding Toggle control for the DR5 and how to link it to a wall toggle control in a Room Combine block It also shows a portion of the DR5 property dialog from the Hardware Workspace showing Toggle 9 configured as a Momentary Toggle CHAPTER 2 Hardware Component Details 69 ...

Page 76: ...essing Workspace to checked while setting the physical switch to the other position sets the Toggle control to unchecked The diagram below shows this in more detail using a DR4 Logic In port a two position physical switch and a HAL Line Output I O block Mute Toggle control The following diagram shows how to connect a two position switch to the DR4 Switch input port You should configure this type o...

Page 77: ... combine block s wall toggle control Or you can link an external control sys tem s toggle control to a Logic In toggle control allowing both a physical momentary switch and an exter nal control system such as an AMX controller to change the value of the link What kind of device can I connect to a Logic In port You can use physical momentary or multiple position switches relay contacts or active lo...

Page 78: ...labels for them TIP If you want to use RAD functionality in your audio rack near a HAL or EXP a nice solution is to install RADs in the rack using special expansion devices We suggest you take a look at the rack device products by Lowell specifically the LD9 RMP or by Radio Design Labs specifically the RM D9 rack mount product Installing HAL in your Audio Rack Following are the detailed steps for ...

Page 79: ... that could arise l To configure a static IP or enable DHCP on a HAL you should first connect directly to the HAL via its link local address In other words it is best to configure these addresses prior to connecting the HAL to your network To do so install the Halogen software see Installing and Starting the Halogen Software on page 89 connect your computer directly to the HAL device see Task 2 Co...

Page 80: ...puter to the HAL You have two options connect your computer directly to the HAL or if the HAL is connected to a network connect your computer to that same network l If making a direct connection you ll need to plug a standard Ethernet cable or a crossover cable into the Ethernet port on the HAL and on your computer A crossover cable is included with the HAL equipment l If connecting to the network...

Page 81: ...h configured port will report an error because it expects to find a specific device but instead it finds nothing When the correct device models are installed these errors dis appear 6 Check to see if the audio designer included any special notes with the configuration file To do so click Notes in the Edit area of the Halogen application toolbar 7 If you need to provide a custom name for the HAL de...

Page 82: ...rt a label into each RAD prior to installing it It s possible you did this during an off site build of the audio rack If the audio designer did not provide you with labels you can generate and print them yourself from within the Halogen software or you can use the default labels supplied with each RAD See Generating Device Labels on page 94 for details If the RADs are not avail able yet you can st...

Page 83: ...s on the HAL Plug the other end of the cable into one of the Expansion Bus slots on the EXP You can use either one of the slots When HAL recognizes the EXP device the Link light on the EXP turns green HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE 77 ...

Page 84: ... figured you can begin installing and testing the RADs and DRs Several installation procedures are described in this section The first procedure provides the details of installing and testing RADs and DRs in a new HAL Sys tem The remaining procedures explain how to replace a RAD or DR in an existing HAL System Before installing the RADs and DRs you may want to familiarize yourself with their funct...

Page 85: ...rly See Task 3 Pulling and Terminating shielded CAT 5e Cabling on page 76 for more details on the functionality of each twisted pair The following bullets list other situations that may arise when installing RADs o If you have connected the RAD and one or more of its LEDs turns solid red or does not light up at all this indicates a problem See Troubleshooting RAD Devices on page 103 o If the LEDs ...

Page 86: ... the LCD screen along with the words Configuration Mismatch For more details see Task 7 Verify and Troubleshoot Installation on page 83 NOTE If you have not loaded a configuration into HAL this mismatch behavior is what you will see for each DR you install Why The HAL is not expecting a DR on the port because none is configured therefore it reports a configuration mismatch As soon as you load your...

Page 87: ...shipped with factory labels inserted You can use these but in most cases you will probably want to customize the label If your audio designer did not provide you with customized labels you will need to generate them See Generating RAD Labels on page 34 for details Insert the paper label in the slot behind the Lexan window and trim the excess paper If you do not need to use the label slot for examp...

Page 88: ...w for RADs the Enabled LEDs flash yellow for DRs its only LED flashes yellow The mismatch is also indicated on the devices themselves On the RAD the Power Comm Audio Rx and Audio Tx LEDs flash red On the DR a flashing exclamation mark appears along with the words Configuration Mismatch Installing an additional RAD or DR into an existing system 1 Follow the same procedure that was outlined in the p...

Page 89: ...d is here simply to suggest where in the workflow we recommend the instal lation and connection of analog devices The HAL provides you with analog inputs and outputs You know what to do with them Task 7 Verify and Troubleshoot Installation You ve installed all the hardware and have loaded the configuration settings into the HAL You are almost fin ished All that is left is to verify that everything...

Page 90: ... the Halogen Hardware Workspace displays an orange Device Mismatch message Hover your cursor over the orange message to see what physical device HAL detects on that port So what should you do You have the option of reconnecting the physical devices to their proper ports a major pain yes or you can let the software take care of it for you For details see Swapping Hardware Devices on page 98 Resolvi...

Page 91: ...ap in the Processing Workspace Open output block properties and view their meters in real time Or if needed add a meter block where appropriate for verifying the audio You can also of course view the Signal and Overload LEDs on the RADs the HAL and or the EXPs to verify that the audio sig nal is flowing correctly Save the Final Configuration File We already delivered our lecture on the benefits of...

Page 92: ...s installed or configured incorrectly Simply changing the model to match what is detected erases this alert obscuring the fact that a mistake was made And most importantly replacing a configured device with another model removes all instances of the original model from the Processing Map The sys tem designer would be rather unhappy don t you think In this case however when you re simply creating a...

Page 93: ...o sys tem Halogen s easy to use graphical user interface simplifies the design and configuration process so much that your only concern will be deciding how to use the extra time you suddenly have Basic Structure The Halogen software is divided into three main sections the Application Framework the Hardware Workspace and the Processing Workspace 87 ...

Page 94: ... more accurately punch lists are much shorter jobs go faster and you can finish more jobs per unit time For insight into what the heck this is trying to tell you read the blog entry about Halogen s Get on the Plane indicator This can save you days of system troubleshooting and associated cash Workspace Layout As you may have noticed in the images on the preceding page the Hardware Workspace and th...

Page 95: ...sert the DVD in your computer or click the Halogen download button on the Rane website 2 If downloading the software on the File Download box that appears click Run If you want to save the installation file to your computer click Save 3 When the download completes or after inserting the DVD click Run to begin the installation The installation program first verifies the contents of the setup packag...

Page 96: ...but during the installation it requires an Internet connection to complete the installation Sometimes this approach fails or is impossibly slow If your web install is slow or fails spend the extra time to download the larger sin gle file installer It often avoids the speed bumps possible with the web install version Also use the single file installer or copy the install DVD contents to a network s...

Page 97: ...ick Programs and Features from the top of the list In the Programs and Features window scroll and select the Halogen application from the list then click Unin stall 2 When prompted click Yes to confirm that you want to completely remove Halogen and all of its com ponents A dialog box appears showing the status of the uninstall When the uninstall completes a dialog box appears confirming that the u...

Page 98: ...mediate update check at any time by selecting Check Web for Updates on the Help menu l Open the Connect to Device dialog box by clicking Connect on the application toolbar If a HAL contains firmware that is newer than the version of Halogen you are running a link is provided to the latest version of Halogen To upgrade the firmware on your HAL device and peripheral devices 1 Open the Connect to Dev...

Page 99: ...ht is off progress bar displays on LCD screen along with the text Updating firmware The DR screen displays Connecting when the update has completed On the HAL or EXP the DR port LED blinks then ceases when the update is complete WARNING A HAL update can take up to ten minutes to complete Of course during the update the audio system does not function Therefore it is best to perform a firmware updat...

Page 100: ...re installing the right RADs in the right places To generate RAD labels 1 Within Halogen open the configuration file from which you want to generate labels Alternatively if you have applied the configuration to a HAL device you can open the device itself 2 In the Hardware Workspace confirm that the RADs are configured appropriately At a minimum enter the names for the channels as this is needed fo...

Page 101: ... you wait until after inserting the labels before trimming off the excess paper using an Exacto or box knife NOTE If you want to use different fonts or colors for the label text you will need to create the label doc ument yourself To do so download the Microsoft Word template from the Rane website Enter the channel names apply the appropriate fonts and or colors print the document and cut and inse...

Page 102: ...a job site installation To generate hardware lists 1 Within Halogen open the configuration file from which you want to generate a hardware list Alter natively if you have applied the configuration to a HAL device you can open the device itself 2 In the Hardware Workspace confirm that the devices are configured appropriately 3 In the Hardware Workspace toolbar click Generate List The Generate Hardw...

Page 103: ...ce as fast as the rate used to indicate locate mode flashing green DR1 DR2 DR3 PAGER1 A flashing capital L within a circle appears on the corresponding device s LCD screen and the backlight flashes DR4 The Locate LED on the front and rear panels of the corresponding DR4 flashes green DR5 The Power and Comm LEDs on the front of the corresponding DR5 flash green EXP The Locate LED on the front and r...

Page 104: ...n and discover to your horror that there are mismatches in the Hard ware Workspace You ve connected some of the EXPs RADs and or DRs to the wrong ports You installed the hardware in the right physical locations but you simply connected them to the wrong ports on the back of the HAL or EXP Your options You could crawl around in the rack room disconnecting and reconnecting cables to ports making obs...

Page 105: ...nal location of the RAD or DR that you are moving Voila That is all you have to do to fix your mis wired hardware All underlying changes in the con figured audio stream including control links are made for you To swap EXP hardware devices 1 On the EXP Navigation Panel in the Hardware Workspace click the title bar of the EXP that you want to move 2 Drag the EXP to the swap location and drop it ther...

Page 106: ...essing Workspace are also deleted So you would in essence be starting over Instead you should swap devices to place them on their matching ports If necessary another option is to move a device to an empty port WARNING Moving a RAD from a HAL port to an EXP port could potentially exceed the maximum number of output channels on the expansion bus If that maximum number of output channels 32 for HAL1 ...

Page 107: ...d or network switch isn t powered on Power on both devices Ethernet cable or crossover cable is broken Try a different cable The port on the network switch isn t working Try plugging the cable into a different port on the network switch Displayed on the rear panel of the HAL are four status indicators for each connected RAD If the HAL is com municating properly with a RAD all four status indicator...

Page 108: ...using the error ON OFF OFF ON OFF The twisted pair in the shielded CAT 5e cable that carries com munications data is wired incorrectly or broken Use a cable tester to verify the wiring of the shielded CAT 5e cable If using a punch block verify that the orange pair is prop erly punched assuming T568B termination ON ON OFF OFF The RAD is not receiv ing an audio stream from the HAL Use a cable tester...

Page 109: ... Audio Rx will not work RAD Status Indicators Possible Causes Suggested Action Power Comm Audio Tx Audio Rx OFF OFF OFF OFF Room is dark and LEDs are off Shine a light on the RAD front panel The HAL is not pow ered Power on the HAL A mis wired or broken cable is disrupting power to the RAD Use a cable tester to verify shielded CAT 5e termination If using a punch block verify that the brown pair is...

Page 110: ... Use a cable tester to verify shielded CAT 5e termination If using a punch block verify that the blue pair is properly punched assuming T568B ter mination FLASHING GREEN FLASHING GREEN FLASHING GREEN FLASHING GREEN The RAD is in Locate mode End Locate mode for that RAD from within Halogen FLASHING RED FLASHING RED FLASHING RED FLASHING RED The connected RAD does not match the con figured RAD model...

Page 111: ...ted pair in the shielded CAT 5e cable that carries com munications data is mis wired or broken Use a cable tester to verify the wiring of the shielded CAT 5e cable If using a punch block verify that the orange pair is prop erly punched assuming T568B termination A flashing exclamation point and the words Con figuration Mismatch The physical DR model detected on the port does not match the con figu...

Page 112: ...ly the cable between the EXP and its upstream device is bad Try replacing it with a known good shielded CAT 5e cable b The expansion bus interface on the EXP is not working Try swapping the expansion bus jacks on the rear of the EXP c The upstream EXP or HAL expansion bus interface is not working Try using the other expan sion bus jack on the rear of the upstream EXP or HAL d Try replacing the EXP...

Page 113: ...he HAL Connection Before troubleshooting a connection issue it may help if you understand the basics of how Halogen discovers and then establishes communications with a HAL HAL devices send occasional UDP broadcast messages RaneLink II a Windows Service installed with Halogen that helps establish communication with HAL devices listens con stantly for these messages and when it receives one does th...

Page 114: ... RaneLink II service has discovered the HAL If the Comm light is not blinking possible culprits are the Ethernet cable or the network switch Verify that the Ethernet cable is securely plugged into the HAL You know it is secure when the Link light is solid green and the LAN light is blinking yellow 4 Add Halogen exe RaneLink exe port 4994 hal1 pcops exe and python exe to your fire wall and virus pr...

Page 115: ...ically If not you can restart it manually as described above Verify that the Windows Application Event log is not full If it is full clear it and then set it to over write events as needed If RaneLink II fails to start after trying all the above options it s time to call Rane see Rane Technical Sup port on page 111 If you are familiar with the Windows Event Viewer viewing any messages related to R...

Page 116: ... network as the HAL and then restart the PC Halogen establishes a link local IP address for use in establishing communications with the HAL Because most computers contain multiple NICs it is possible that the link local address has been assigned to the wrong NIC or assigned to the wrong route table You can determine if this problem exists by following the procedures below l To determine if the lin...

Page 117: ...page 8 as well as Required Processes on page 9 They can find more information in the Halogen Help System by searching on network traffic Perhaps you are the IT department In that case these IT topics are meant for you Using Meters to Troubleshoot Meters can be useful when troubleshooting your audio specifically the Meter Peak Hold Time value The default value for Meter Peak Hold Time is typically ...

Page 118: ...n HAL2 13 maximum on HAL3 21 maximum on HAL3s 14 maximum on HAL4 14 troubleshooting 107 Device labels generating 94 DHCP using with HAL 73 Digital RemotesSee DRs Documentation overview 10 DRs available models 45 grounding 44 67 installing and connecting 78 LEDs 104 locating 96 overview 43 swapping 98 troubleshooting 104 Ethernet communications Ports and Protocols 8 Troubleshooting 107 Verifying co...

Page 119: ...aximum connections 14 HAL4 device maximum connections 14 Halogen installing and starting 89 introduction 6 87 requirements for running 7 uninstalling 91 upgrading 92 HALs available models 13 discontinued models 20 Hardware components introduction 4 Hardware devices swapping 98 Help System 10 Installation about the process 1 configuring HAL 74 installing and connecting EXP 76 installing Halogen 89 ...

Page 120: ...om RAD 33 RAD27 USB Audio 39 RADs description of hardware 26 generating labels 94 grounding 24 67 installing and connecting 78 LEDs 103 legacy models 43 locating 96 overview 23 swapping 98 troubleshooting 103 RADs generating labels 94 Rear panel description HAL 14 Remote Audio DevicesSee RADs Required ports 8 Required processes 9 Requirements Administrative rights 8 system 7 Routers using with HAL...

Page 121: ...RADs 103 technical support 111 using meters 111 Uninstalling Halogen 91 Upgrading Halogen HAL firmware 92 Verifying installation 83 Workflow of installation 1 115 ...

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Page 125: ...ed in 2012 In order for the customer to maintain compliance with these regulations high quality shielded cable must be used for interconnection to other equipment No changes or modification of the equipment other than that expressly outlined by the manufacturer are allowed The user of this equipment shall accept full responsibility for compliance with Union harmonisation legislation in the event t...

Page 126: ...ed in 2012 In order for the customer to maintain compliance with these regulations high quality shielded cable must be used for interconnection to other equipment No changes or modification of the equipment other than that expressly outlined by the manufacturer are allowed The user of this equipment shall accept full responsibility for compliance with Union harmonisation legislation in the event t...

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