
Upgrading Halogen Software and HAL Firmware
For the HAL System to function, Halogen and the firmware located on your hardware devices must be the same
version. When you install a new version of Halogen, firmware updates are also installed (on your computer). To
actually install the new firmware on the devices themselves, you must then manually launch the firmware update
process. The following procedures explain how to upgrade both the Halogen software and the firmware for your
HAL and peripheral devices.
TIP
:
Running multiple versions of Halogen on one computer: Installers can run any and every version of Hal-
ogen software needed, at any job site, new or old, without uninstalling and reinstalling anything. Halogen
allows running any and every version – one at a time – on the same computer.
Here are details: http://blog.rane.com/2013/01/15/tip-running-multiple-versions-of-halogen-on-one-computer/
To upgrade the Halogen software:
Several options are available:
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By default, when Halogen starts, it checks for the availability of updates to the software (if an Internet con-
nection is present). If an update is available, Halogen displays a link you can click to launch the update.
You can disable this functionality (checking for updates on startup) within the
Application Settings
dialog
box.
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You can request an immediate update check at any time by selecting
Check Web for Updates
on the
Help
menu.
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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 Device
dialog box. If a detected HAL device contains firmware that is older than
the version of Halogen running on that computer, an
Update Firmware
button associated with that HAL
displays in the
Operations
column:
NOTE
:
If the firmware is newer than the software, a
Roll Back Firmware
button displays. Instead of
rolling back your firmware, however, we strongly recommend downloading the latest version of Hal-
ogen, ensuring that you have the latest functionality available to you.
2. Click the
Update Firmware
button to perform the update. As part of the firmware update, HAL also
updates the firmware on all peripherals (RADs, DRs, EXPs). During an update, each device signifies in
some way that its firmware is updating:
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HAL—LEDs on front panel (Mic/Line and Output LEDs) display a racing pattern of green lights.
In the
Operations
column for this HAL (in the
Connect to Device
dialog box), the button text dis-
plays
Updating Firmware
. When the update completes, the HAL reboots, reappears in the
Con-
nect to Device
dialog box, and its Mic/Line and Output LEDs return to their normal operating
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