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The HAL Audio System

Introduction, system overview, executive summary, elevator-pitch, big picture, good place to start, but HAL’s beauty and elegance is in the details so please dive deep.

HAL is an expert in room combining, paging and distributed audio systems. This groundbreaking architecture is dimensions beyond any solution in any industry. HAL easily guides even novice users through what used to be complex tasks in just minutes. No intricate matrix mixing or presets are required for room combining and multi-zone paging. No redundant wiring is required to route paging and background music to multiple, even hundreds of zones. Paging Manager and Distributed Program Bus greatly simplify wiring by use of invisible bus connections automatically included in Zone Processors, Paging Zones and Emergency Paging Zones.

Seamlessly interface HAL to your application with web controls --- No app required, any device with a browser can operate Halogen web controls. A 7-inch programmable color touch-screen DR6 and Remote Audio Devices RAD26, RAD16z and AM2 round out the list of peripheral options. audio I/O, Dante, and logic expansion devices, wall sensors, ambient sensing mics, and an advanced Paging Station (P3 Pager coming soon!). Control HAL functions from a web browser in any smartphone, computer or tablet – including iPads, iPhones, Androids, etc.

In addition, the HAL Multiprocessor and Halogen™ software check the status, location, CAT5 wiring integrity, and that audio is flowing in all peripheral devices, so you know your system is properly connected and ready to go. Does your DSP troubleshoot the cable install for you and offer a “Get on the Plane” indicator that shows you that the installers have truly finished their job? It should.

Halogen software includes Ethernet control support for third-party control systems such as AMX®, Crestron® and Stardraw Control™, including well-documented examples. Standard TCP/IP set and get ASCII text messages control levels, selectors, presets and toggle software actions. Since the same Halogen software code runs on both Windows® and within HAL hardware, third-party control developers can test all their code using only the Halogen Windows software. Use only software for complete system design and validation. Buy the hardware only when the install date arrives and completely skip needing it early solely for control system programming verification. Standard TCP/IP set and get ASCII text messages control levels, selectors, presets and toggle software actions.

Analog audio has always offered “plug it in, it works!” functionality. With HAL’s modern DSP system, finally digital audio offers “plug it in, it works”. Without IP anything, without DHCP servers, without unblocking ports, without firmware mismatches, without hours (or days?) of bad cable termination or swapped cable-pull troubleshooting, and other troubles caused by Ethernet and other supposedly modern digital audio and control transports.

HAL is more than just another DSP drag-and-drop system. It has revolutionized system design and installation.

HAL Room Combining
HAL AEC
HAL Auditoriums
HAL BGM and Paging
More HAL Applications

HAL Hardware

Four HAL Multiprocessors provide various audio I/O and control options for large, medium and small installations.

HAL1x

HAL1x Multiprocessor

HAL1x supports 16 in x 16 out audio, which may be increased up to 512 in x 512 out by adding up to 32 daisy-chained Expanders to a single HAL1x. Add a few to hundreds of more mic inputs with AM Automixers.

This model is discontinued. Terminal 1010x will replace it in early 2018.

HAL2

HAL2 Multiprocessor

HAL2 supports 18 in x 18 out audio, of which 2 x 2 come from AES3 on XLR connections.

This model is discontinued. Terminal 1010x will replace it in early 2018.

HAL3s

HAL3s Multiprocessor

HAL3s supports 6 in x 10 out audio. The HAL3s replaces the HAL3 with mic input capability, an extra RAD port, and better dynamic range for the same price. The HAL3s is shipping now!

HAL4

HAL4 Multiprocessor

HAL4 supports 2 in x 2 out audio. The 2 “Mic/Line-Plus” Inputs accept a balanced line, or unbalanced left/right monoed.

This model is discontinued. Use HAL3s for any HAL4 requirements.

HAL1x Multiprocessor

HAL1x front

  • 16 in x 16 out: 8x8 analog and 8x8 digital (RAD ports).
  • Up to 4 RADs (without EXPs) up to 260 RADs (with 32 EXP1x's).
  • Up to 12 Digital Remotes (without EXPs) up to 268 (with 32 EXPs).
  • Four Logic inputs, two relay outputs (more with DR4s and DR5s).

HAL1x inputs and outputs

EXP1x Remote Audio Expander for HAL1x

EXP1x front

  • Adds 16 in x 16 out (8 more RAD ports) to a HAL1x.
  • Up to 8 Digital Remotes or RADs in any combination.
  • Chain up to 32 EXP1x's to a HAL1x for 512 in x 512 out.

EXP1x  inputs and outputs

EXP2x Dante Expander for HAL1x

EXP2x front

  • Lets HAL1x send and receive 32 channels to a Dante network.
  • Supports 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz Dante network sample rates.
  • Chain up to 16 EXP2x units to a HAL1x for 512 in x 512 out.

EXP2x  inputs and outputs

Dante logo

EXP3x Zone Output Expander for HAL1x

EXP3x front

  • Adds 8 analog line outputs and 8 logic outputs to a HAL1x.
  • Adds 6 Digital Remote ports and 2 RAD ports to a HAL1x.
  • Chain up to 32 EXP3x's to a HAL1x for 256 outputs.

EXP3x  inputs and outputs

EXP5x Input Expander for HAL1x

EXP5x front

  • Adds 12 analog mic / line / line-plus inputs to a HAL1x.
  • Adds 4 Digital Remote ports to a HAL1x.
  • Chain up to 32 EXP5x's to a HAL1x for 384 analog inputs.

EXP5x  inputs and outputs

Mic Line-plus inputs accept a balanced mic, balanced line, or sum mono L&R lines.

EXP7x Input Expander for HAL1x

EXP7x front

  • Adds channels of Acoustic Echo Cancelling DSP to a HAL1x.
  • Chain up to 32 EXP7x's to a HAL1x for 256 AEC channels.

EXP7x  input and output

HAL2 Multiprocessor

HAL2 front

  • 18 in x 18 out: 8x8 analog, and 8x8(4 RAD ports), plus 2x2 AES3 I/O.
  • Up to 8 Digital Remotes.
  • Four Logic inputs, two relay outputs (more with DR4s and DR5s).
  • Four IR ports for IR2 wall sensors.

HAL2 rear

HAL3s Multiprocessor

HAL3s front

  • 6 in x 10 out: 2x6 analog, and 4x4 (2 RAD ports).
  • Up to 4 Digital Remotes.
  • Four Logic inputs, more with DR4 or DR5.
  • The 2 “Mic/Line-Plus” Inputs accept a balanced line, or unbalanced left/right monoed.

HAL3s rear

Rane has replaced the HAL3 model with the updated HAL3s. The HAL3s does everything the HAL3 does and more:

  • Improved analog Mic/Line-Plus input stage adds microphone preamps, with or without 48 V phantom power.
  • Additional RAD port: one DR port becomes a RAD port. This makes the HAL3s a 6-input, 10-output DSP (the HAL3 was 4 x 8). More audio channels means more applications solved.
  • 10 dB quieter: the dynamic range is improved 10 dB — now with 108 dB dynamic range!

HAL4 Multiprocessor

HAL4 front

  • 2 in x 2 out.
  • 1 Digital Remote port.
  • The 2 “Mic/Line-Plus” Inputs accept a balanced line, or unbalanced left/right monoed.

HAL4 rear

RADs (Remote Audio Devices)

A Remote Audio Device (RAD) provides analog to digital conversion at the wall.

  • RADs greatly reduce the analog transmission line length.
  • Remove the hum and buzz problems of long runs.
  • Reduces the cost of wiring, conduit and termination.
  • Most models install in a standard US electrical box.
  • Print labels for each in/out from Halogen software.
  • Most models are available in white, ivory and black, and include a matching Decora™ plate. To order a RAD4 in white, order a RAD4W ... ivory is a RAD4I, and black is a RAD4B.

New RAD26! The RAD26 is a volume control and source selector with a color LCD, audio in and out, logic in and out, a small stereo amplifier, and many control options in Halogen. See all the details here.

All RADs

Digital Remotes (These models are discontinued)

Digital Remotes simplify end user control and eliminate installer brain fatigue. Use Digital Remotes for volume control, preset recall, source selection, or resetting or toggling system states. The DR1, DR2, DR3, and DR6 offer customizable backlit LCD screens for intuitive end user labeling. Home run shielded CAT 5e (or better) connections to a HAL or EXP eliminate addressing, external power, and the need to test the cables.

The DR1, DR2, and DR3 are available in white, ivory or black, and fit in standard electrical boxes.

  • The DR1 supports Level Control.
  • The DR2 offers Single Selector or List of Toggles/Commands behavior.
  • The DR3 has three behaviors: Single Level & List of Toggles/Commands, List of Levels for either multizone volume control and/or input source mixing, and Single Level plus Selector.

The DR4 Logic I/O Expander adds more logic to any HAL for external switches and pots, and fits in a 1U rack:

  • 8 Logic Inputs, Internal 5V pull-up.
  • 8 Logic Outputs for relay drive, LED or logic level output.
  • 8 Analog Control ADC inputs for potentiometers.
  • 6 IR Ports for IR2 wall sensors.

The DR5 Switch Controller adds more logic to any HAL, accepting external switches and driving LEDs on a room combine panel. It fits in a standard US electrical box.

The DR6 is a fully customizable touchscreen remote for the HAL family. It supports multiple pages or tabs and any set of levels, toggles, selectors and/or commands on the 7-inch LCD display.

New! The RAD26 is a volume control and source selector with a customizable LCD, audio in and out, logic in and out, a small stereo amplifier, and many control options in Halogen. See all the details here.

All Digital Remotes

Ethernet, RAD and DR Cable Lengths

CAT5e cable lengths

The maximum length for CAT 5e cable between ethernet devices is 100 meters.

Shielded CAT5e / CAT6 between a HAL or EXP and a RAD (carrying 4 channels of digital audio) can run up to 150 meters (except the RAD26).

Shielded CAT5e / CAT6 between a HAL or EXP and a DR (carrying control information) can run up to 300 meters (except the DR6).

It is possible to extend these lengths by increasing distance between the HAL and Expanders. Up to 32 Expanders can daisy-chain from a single HAL, and each can be up to 100 meters apart. For greater distance, off-the shelf Gbit Ethernet media converters are supported. Multimode fiber can run up to 2 kilometers, and singlemode fiber can run up to 12 kilometers.

Halogen Software

Install Halogen Software 6.2.2

System requirements: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or greater (32 or 64-bit) with an Ethernet port.

HalogenHalogen Software Introduction

The Halogen software application is your home for designing, configuring, and controlling your HAL audio system. Halogen's easy-to-use graphical user interface simplifies the design and configuration process. With the free download, your system can be designed before any hardware is ordered!

The Halogen software manages global tasks such as discovering, connecting to, and applying configurations to HAL devices. The interface is divided into two main sections: the Hardware Workspace and the Processing Workspace.

Halogen helps with the first step, determining which of the HAL Multiprocessors is best to build your system.

Halogen Configuration Picker

Halogen Hardware Workspace

Halogen Hardware Workspace

The Hardware Workspace is where you specify, configure, and troubleshoot the physical hardware components of your audio system.

Notice that Halogen separates the hardware view from the processing view of your audio system. A key benefit of this separation is the flexibility it provides when configuring the system's various inputs and outputs. For example, suppose you have a RAD2 in your audio system. You drag the RAD2 device into the Hardware Workspace but then go to the Processing Workspace to configure the RAD2's line input and mic input. This separation of hardware from processing allows you to work with each input and output individually instead of having to work with the hardware device as a single entity. It also allows you to focus on hardware in one place and audio flow and processing in another place—simplifying your job as a result. Brilliant!

Halogen Processing Workspace

Halogen Processing Workspace

Wire together the audio processing components of your system, adding and configuring standard processing blocks such as equalizers, matrix mixers, compressors, limiters, and so on. Manage and configure control links and presets here. Halogen also provides innovative processing blocks that simplify complex paging and room combine scenarios.

As you may have noticed, the Hardware Workspace and the Processing Workspace have similar layouts. On the right is the actual workspace itself in which you create your system. Associated with each workspace is a palette of objects on the left, and at the top a toolbar specific to the workspace. To add an entity to your audio system, you drag one or more objects from the palette to the workspace.

Halogen Processing Blocks

Dynamics
Ambient Noise Compensator (ANC)
Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
Compressor
Ducker
Expander
Gate
Limiter

Misc. blocks
Level
Delay: simple
Delay: distance
Delay: video
Signal Meter
Pink Noise: Simple
Pink Noise: Ramped
Pink Noise: Swept
Sine Wave generator
Voice Detect

Filters
Feedback Suppressor
Cut Filter
Shelf Filter: single
Shelf Filter: multichannel
Parametric EQ: single
Parametric EQ: multichannel
Graphic EQ
New! FIR Import
Crossover: 2-way mono
Crossover: 3-way mono
Crossover: 4-way mono
Crossover: 2-way stereo
Crossover: 3-way stereo
Crossover: 4-way stereo
Crossover: all-pass
Crossover: CD horn

Mixers
Mixer: 2 to 80 inputs
Matrix Mixer
Gain-sharing Auto Mixer
Gain-sharing Auto Matrix Mixer

Selectors
Selector: 2 to 80 inputs
Priority Selector
Router: 2 to 80 outputs

Conferencing
(requires EXP7x)
Acoustic Echo Canceling (AEC)
Conference Switchboard
Conference Room Combine
Compressor: Tracking
ANC: Tracking

Paging and Room Combine
Distributed Program Bus
Paging Station with 2-band PEQ, Compressor, Level
Paging Zone
Emergency Page Zone
Zone Processor with Priority Selector, Level,Paging Zone
The Room Combine block contains processors in this order:
• Gain-sharing Auto Mixer for a Mic Input.
• Mixer for a Line input.
• Sum for the Mic and Line Inputs.
• Selector from the Distributed Program Bus.
• Level control.
• Paging Zone.

New! Halogen 6 Event Manager

Halogen event managerThe Event Manager adds a real time clock to any HAL that triggers events using time-of-day. Reset your system every night at midnight. Recall the traditional church service preset each Sunday at 8 AM, and the contemporary preset at 9:40. Or mute all HAL audio at 11:00 PM, then at 11:01 turn off the power amps using HAL’s relay or logic output port with your SurgeX — no presets needed.

Each event created can drive either a Toggle, Command or Selector action. Toggle and Selector events support custom start and end times — they have duration. Toggles are displayed as checkboxes. Selectors are two-position radio buttons: event Active or Inactive. Command events are momentary, have no duration, and are useful when recalling consecutive events one after the other. For example, Tuesday Bingo, Wednesday ladies night and Saturday pancake breakfast where no end time is needed.

Events support a variety of recurrence settings such as weekly, daily, specific days, times, or even one-time or manually triggered.

Select the time zone & city for the job site, and HAL automatically adjusts for daylight savings if needed. Set HAL’s time manually, sync it to your computer’s clock during set up, or when there’s an Internet connection on site, point the HAL’s clock to an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. When offline in Halogen, the PC’s time zone and clock drive the Event timer, but the HAL’s time zone and clock are used when connected live.

An event’s value (active or inactive) is read-only and is controlled by the clock’s time matching the event’s start or end time. Each event offers a linkable enable if your system design requires sometimes skipping events. Each event also has a manual trigger for both active and inactive. Link to these triggers to allow end users or external control systems (AMX/Crestron) to undo an Event that’s fired but not needed or already in progress. These manual triggers also permit event troubleshooting and testing and are read-write. This allows linking to DR, HAL web page or 3rd-party TCP/IP controls for end users to manually activate an event in addition to the clock activating the same event. At the same time, triggers automatically driven from the clock also push event values to the linked parameters. This means event indication on web pages, DR remotes and control screen always show event status.

Sort events by name or in time order. During commissioning, temporarily disable all events by suspending the clock entirely. An auto-generated text description of each event helps humans understand what will happen next time the event triggers.

Halogen Event Manager

Halogen Version History

Bug fix in Halogen 6.2.2

  • The audio settings for the EXP5x Expander input stage were not being recalled correctly when stored, then recalled, using a Preset in Halogen versions 5.0.0 to 6.2.1. Upgrading the configuration to Halogen 6.2.2 fixes this issue.

Halogen 6.2.2 Single File Halogen Installer (394M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Bug fix in Halogen 6.2.1

  • Configurations upgraded to Halogen 6.2.0 from any previous Halogen release cause the RAD16z input signal overload lights to come on and the input block meters to show at maximum. Upgrading to Halogen 6.2.1 fixes these configurations.

Halogen 6.2.1 Single File Halogen Installer (394M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 6.2

HAL & Halogen software

  • Greatly enhanced IP Address handling for, and displaying of DHCP, Static IP Addresses, Subnet Masks, Gateways, DNS, NTP & Time Zones.
  • Halogen now gives an indication that a Sync Now to an NTP server has successfully happened - or not.

Bugs fixes in Halogen 6.2

  • On web pages with many selectors, sometimes not all the selectors were being drawn when loading the page. (6726)
  • Loading web pages receives control values for all pages, rather than just the opening page’s control values. (6924)
  • Web page level values on newly loaded or refreshed webpages were sending a few values, rather than just initializing to the correct value. (6916)
  • Weekly command events only triggered on the first day selected, not on each selected day of the week. (6921)
  • In the Paging Manager, long Station, Scenario and Zone names could not always be read. Resizing the window is now permitted. (5881)
  • While all the live HAL devices (DR3s, webpages…) behave properly during room combine wall changes, the Halogen software displayed improperly when links changed as controls combined & un-combined. Re-opening or toggling controls restored order to the universe, but now the universe remains ordered in the first place. (6920)
  • Pasting a control page workspace label that has an " ' " (apostrophe) in the name caused Halogen to crash. (6925)
  • Dragging tall blocks along the edges of the screen was erroneously causing auto scrolling in the Processing Workspace. (6830)
  • In Windows 8 and Windows 10, dragging room combine rooms and walls could cause large jumps in size rather than in single grid increments. (6917)

Known issues in Halogen 6.2

  • A decimal point delimiter is always displayed on Web Control pages and on the DR6, even after changing the delimiter in Windows 10, to, say, “,” (comma) which is common in European OSes. (6901)
  • When the regional delimiter is “,” (comma), the Simple Delay DSP block erroneously permits values that exceed the Max Delay setting using the up/down buttons or the rainbow control. However, the actual audio Delay setting “heard” never exceeds the Max Delay time. (6902)
  • The î character, common in French, is cutoff on the right side when displayed on a RAD26 header or control display label. (6900)

These Known issues have not changed since Halogen 6.1:

  • When level links are mapped to Room Combine mixer input levels, adding another mixer input corrupts the existing input level links. Workaround is to either ensure you have the proper maximum number of mixer inputs and don’t add before linking, or delete, then recreate the input links after adding mixer inputs. (6748)
  • On some devices, a refresh of a Web Control page is required to restore Level up/down button controls that stop responding. (6751)
  • Exceeding 191 Events each of which fires every second eventually causes the events to stop triggering. (6727)
  • In configurations containing the Distributed Program Bus, when pasting a new room combine block while having a room’s Selector block open, the new selector will not have the correct selection highlighted. Toggle the newly created room’s selector to fix. (6516)
  • The Control Page Designer’s alignment tool does not properly align a control and its label. The border to alignment are not the same. Workaround is to manually align. (6469)
  • DR6 Workspace Labels and control labels using the italic text style can get visually chopped off. A workaround is to use non-italic text. (6496)
  • When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node. (6308)
  • Zone page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a Scenario during an active page while linked to a toggle control. A save and re-open, an Apply or a re-Apply fixes this.
  • The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  • Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  • When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  • After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.

Known EXP5x Expander issue:

  • Some EXP5x devices with serial numbers below 930856 have the rear panel LOCATE and POWER text swapped. Thus, the Locate button is actually indicating that the power is on, while the Power indicator will flash after you click Halogen’s Locate button. An easy workaround is using the front panel Power & Locate indicators which are correct. The correct rear panel looks like this.

Known HAL1 issue:

  • If you have the older HAL1 model (non-HAL1x version) AND you use one or more EXP1 devices with it, DO NOT upgrade to Halogen 5.0 or higher. The Expansion Bus audio stops working, although some, but not all indicators appear to work; yet audio won't work. The fix is to continue to use Halogen 4.1.1. You can successfully Rollback your HAL1 system from 5.0.x to 4.1.1. Remember that you can run two versions of Halogen on one computer, one at a time. See this.

Halogen 6.2.0 Single File Halogen Installer (394M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 6.1

HAL & Halogen software

  • Added support for the new RAD26 - the one-cable drop RAD
  • Enhanced the Resource Window to include DR6 and RAD26 resources

Bugs fixes in Halogen 6.1

  • Halogen did not open configuration files with all capital extensions, such as .HAL. Further confusion was generated since the error message always said “HAL1 unsupported in this version of Halogen” even if the configuration file was a HAL3s. (6747)
  • When trying to open files from Halogen’s Open dropdown list, the error message “HAL1 unsupported in this version of Halogen” appears when the target file has been renamed or deleted.
  • Creating a Selector Preset with a single selection, then linking it to an External Control was making Halogen quite unhappy. (6756)
  • Event Links inside Link Properties dialogs were not opening Events. (6749)
  • Using Dante Controller, it was possible to put two EXP2x devices in Locate Mode at the same time. (6434)
  • Sometimes, disconnecting from a HAL in Halogen, or swapping EXP2x devices in the Hardware Workspace was erroneously displaying “Dante Booting.” (6524 & 6424)
  • Greatly improved the DR6 display navigation speed when many images are present. (6566)

Known issues in Halogen 6.1 (only the first 6 bullets below are new since the 6.0.1 release)

  • In the Processing Workspace, when copying then pasting any green Input, or any orange output DSP block(s) from a RAD16z, RAD26, or EXP2x (Dante I/O), the Halogen file becomes corrupted. Workaround is to deselect these input & output blocks before pasting. Either do not include them within selection windows, or hold down Ctrl then click them to deselect them from a selection set.
  • When level links are mapped to Room Combine mixer input levels, adding another mixer input corrupts the existing input level links. Workaround is to either ensure you have the proper maximum number of mixer inputs and add before linking, or delete, then recreate the input links after adding mixer inputs. (6748)
  • You can only edit a HAL’s Gateway when a Static IP Address is present. The subnet mask of the Static IP Address is used as the Gateway’s subnet, thus the Gateway must be in the same subnet as the Static IP. At this time the only reason a HAL ever needs a DNS or Gateway is for NTP functionality. (6867)
  • Sometimes, the RaneLink II Service fails to find HAL in the Connect or Apply dialogs after deleting a Static IP Address from the HAL. Workaround is to restart the RaneLink Service. (6870)
  • On some devices, a refresh of a Web Control page is required to restore Level up/down button controls that stop responding. (6751)
  • The Halogen Startup dialog does not refresh the HAL device list properly after checking the Show discontinued models box. Workaround is to use the New button after opening any Halogen file. (6607)
  • Only while disconnected/offline, web pages with many selectors sometimes do not all get re-drawn. Refreshing the browser - sometimes multiple times - can fix this. But it works properly and as expected on a live connected HAL. (6726)
  • The Control Page Designer’s alignment tool does not properly align a control and its label. The border to alignment are not the same. Workaround is to manually align. (6469)
  • DR6 Workspace Labels and control labels using the italic text style can get visually chopped off. A workaround is to use non-italic text. (6496)
  • When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node. (6308)
  • The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  • Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  • After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.

Known hardware issue: EXP5x Expander

  • Some EXP5x devices with serial numbers below 930856 have the rear panel LOCATE and POWER text swapped. Thus, the Locate button is actually indicating that the power is on, while the Power indicator will flash after you click Halogen’s Locate button. An easy workaround is using the front panel Power & Locate indicators which are correct. The correct rear panel looks like this.

Halogen 6.1.0 Single File Halogen Installer (420M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Bugs fixes in Halogen 6.0.1

  • Key presses for web control Login pages on Apple iOS devices were not being accepted.

Known issue in Halogen 6.0.1

  • Halogen 6.0.1 installs a scrambled and old version of the Help file contents. This makes context-sensitive help links point to the wrong Help pages. And the Help is missing most of the Event Manager details, but not all the graphics. Strange. Note that our online website Help for computers and tablets is complete and fine. 
    To fix your Halogen 6.0.1 installation's Help, with Halogen not running:
    1. Download this zip file. (55 MB)
    2. Delete all the files in this folder:  ...\Program Files (x86)\Rane Corporation\Halogen\OnlineHelp\
    3. Extract the downloaded file into the above, empty folder. Run Halogen.

Known issues in Halogen 6.0 (and 6.0.1)

  • Only while disconnected/offline, web pages with many selectors sometimes do not all get re-drawn. Refreshing the browser - sometimes multiple times - can fix this. But it works properly and as expected on a live connected HAL. (6726)
  • In configurations containing the Distributed Program Bus, when pasting a new room combine block while having a room’s Selector block open, the new selector will not have the correct selection highlighted. Toggle the newly created room’s selector to fix. (6516)
  • The Control Page Designer’s alignment tool does not properly align a control and its label. Manually(6469)
  • The EXP2x erroneously permits more than one Locate indicator to be on simultaneously.(6434)
  • The EXP2x can display the wrong status in either Halogen or Dante Controller after a swap and sometimes after a firmware update. A restart of Halogen and/or the EXP2x(es) is the workaround. (6424 & 6602)
  • DR6 Workspace Labels and control labels using the italic text style can get visually chopped off. A workaround is to use non-italic text.
  • Sometimes the “Dante Booting” message erroneously appears above an EXP2x after Disconnecting from HAL1x, although the network is working fine and not booting. (6524)
  • In Windows XP the bottom meter or two in the EXP2x (Dante) dialog are not displayed at all – no segments turn on, although audio may be flowing just fine. (6417)
  • When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node. (6308)
  • Zone page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a Scenario during an active page while linked to a toggle control. A save and re-open, an Apply or a re-Apply fixes this.
  • The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  • Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  • When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  • After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.
  • If you have the older HAL1 model (non-HAL1x version) AND you use one or more EXP1 devices with it, DO NOT upgrade to Halogen 5.0.x The Expansion Bus audio stops working, although some, but not all indicators appear to work; yet audio won't work. The fix is to continue to use Halogen 4.1.1. You can successfully Rollback your HAL1 system from 5.0.x to 4.1.1. Remember that you can run two versions of Halogen on one computer, one at a time. See this.

Halogen 6.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer (419M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 6.0

HAL & Halogen software

  • Added support for the new RAD16z (which replaces the RAD16)
  • Added the Event Manager in the Processing Workspace for real-time clock scheduling of actions.
  • Added the Generate List button in the Hardware Workspace to quickly generate an Excel price template of the existing hardware in the open Halogen configuration file.
  • The PAGER1 Talk button now supports toggle behavior (in addition to momentary): push and release once to talk/page, push and release again to stop talking/paging.
  • In Halogen’s Configuration Notes dialog, pushing the Insert Date & Time button on a connected HAL inserts the HAL’s time, not the PC’s (which is what happens when disconnected).

Bugs fixes in Halogen 6.0

  • Holding down Levels in Web Control pages when using Android devices had strange behaviors once you held long enough to reach accelerated mode. They used to either jump around randomly or stick to the top or bottom. (6636)
  • Once Levels in Web Control pages begin scrolling up or down, moving your finger even slightly stopped the scrolling. (6636)
  • Command links from a DR5 to a DR6 command button were only turning on, never off. (6616)
  • Selectors on DR6 pages did not update correctly when stored to command presets. (6613)
  • The currently selected control in the DR3 LCD was not updating to display a newly activated link when using presets to change which link the DR3 display shows. (5375)
  • Sometimes, web page images in configuration files that were updated to new firmware would go missing. (6608)
  • When Windows video scaling was set above 100%, Level indicators were not updating and tracking each other. (6626)
  • On networks with managed switches that refuse all link local IP Address requests, the HAL was endlessly rebooting. HAL and Halogen always use and require link local IP Addresses to establish a connection. (6040)
  • Copying and pasting a DR4 logic input configured as a selector were being lost once saved and reopened. (6622)
  • DR2 and DR3 LCD displays were being slightly truncated on the right side. (6625)
  • When displaying read-only controls on a DR6, the controls were erroneously allowing activation from the DR6. (6565)

Known issues in Halogen 6.0 (only the first 5 bullets below are new since the 5.0.2 release)

  • Only while disconnected/offline, web pages with many selectors sometimes do not all get re-drawn. Refreshing the browser - sometimes multiple times - can fix this. But it works properly and as expected on a live connected HAL. (6726)
  • In configurations containing the Distributed Program Bus, when pasting a new room combine block while having a room’s Selector block open, the new selector will not have the correct selection highlighted. Toggle the newly created room’s selector to fix. (6516)
  • The Control Page Designer’s alignment tool does not properly align a control and its label. Manually(6469)
  • The EXP2x erroneously permits more than one Locate indicator to be on simultaneously.(6434)
  • The EXP2x can display the wrong status in either Halogen or Dante Controller after a swap and sometimes after a firmware update. A restart of Halogen and/or the EXP2x(es) is the workaround. (6424 & 6602)
  • DR6 Workspace Labels and control labels using the italic text style can get visually chopped off. A workaround is to use non-italic text.
  • Sometimes the “Dante Booting” message erroneously appears above an EXP2x after Disconnecting from HAL1x, although the network is working fine and not booting. (6524)
  • In Windows XP the bottom meter or two in the EXP2x (Dante) dialog are not displayed at all – no segments turn on, although audio may be flowing just fine. (6417)
  • When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node. (6308)
  • Zone page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a Scenario during an active page while linked to a toggle control. A save and re-open, an Apply or a re-Apply fixes this.
  • The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  • Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  • When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  • After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.
  • If you have the older HAL1 model (non-HAL1x version) AND you use one or more EXP1 devices with it, DO NOT upgrade to Halogen 5.0.x The Expansion Bus audio stops working, although some, but not all indicators appear to work; yet audio won't work. The fix is to continue to use Halogen 4.1.1. You can successfully Rollback your HAL1 system from 5.0.x to 4.1.1. Remember that you can run two versions of Halogen on one computer, one at a time. See this.

Known hardware issue: EXP5x Expander

  • Some EXP5x devices with serial numbers below 930856 have the rear panel LOCATE and POWER text swapped. Thus, the Locate button is actually indicating that the power is on, while the Power indicator will flash after you click Halogen’s Locate button. An easy workaround is using the front panel Power & Locate indicators which are correct. The correct rear panel looks like this.

Halogen 6.0.0 Single File Halogen Installer (420M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

HAL & Halogen software

  • No new features

Bugs fixes in Halogen 5.0.2

  1. When Web Controls User Access is enabled in a version prior to 5.0.x and the configuration file is updated to 5.0.x, HAL would fault if:
    • The secured user (Default) was deleted.
    • A DR6 and additional control pages were added.
    • The resulting configuration was applied to HAL.
  2. Changing the Control Type of an EXP3x Logic Output port was always modifying the first port, not the port being changed. Once linked, this caused logic ports to toggle together.
  3. The Paging Manager was permitting more than the allowed maximum of 20 Scenarios to be assigned to a PAGER1.
  4. Starting a new wire on a branch and ending on a block input caused Halogen to crash.
  5. In Windows 7, using the Medium - 125% or Larger - 150% settings for Control Panel > Display scale (e.g., Make it easier to read what's on your screen), freezes control windows while live with HAL devices. Keep the Display scaling set to Smaller-100% (default).

Known issues in Halogen 5.0.2

  1. Controls in the DR6 viewer and the Control Page Designer (CPD) that are linked to read-only controls do not always display the correct read-only value expected.
  2. DR6 Workspace and control labels using Italic text can get visually chopped off. A workaround is to use non-italic text.
  3. Sometimes the “Dante Booting” message erroneously appears above an EXP2x after Disconnecting from HAL1x, although the network is working fine and not booting.
  4. In Windows XP* the bottom meter or two in the EXP2x (Dante) dialog are not displayed at all – no segments turn on, although audio may be flowing just fine.
  5. When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node.
  6. Zone page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a Scenario during an active page while linked to a toggle control. A save and re-open, an Apply or a re-Apply fixes this.
  7. The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  8. Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  9. When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  10. After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.
  11. Note: If you have the older HAL1 model (non-HAL1x version) AND you use one or more EXP1 devices with it, DO NOT upgrade to Halogen 5.0. The Expansion Bus audio stops working, although some, but not all indicators appear to work; yet audio won't work. The fix is to continue to use Halogen 4.1.1. You can successfully Rollback your HAL1 system from 5.0 to 4.1.1. Remember that you can run two versions of Halogen on one computer, one at a time. See this.

Halogen 5.0.2 Single File Halogen Installer (427M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 5.0.1

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Added a dialog explaining what to expect during a firmware update.
  2. The Halogen startup dialog now permits closing the application, without taking the time to open a file before doing so.

Bugs fixes in Halogen 5.0.1

  1. 4.1.x configuration files with Control Page Access enabled would not update to Halogen 5.0 correctly and would not open.
  2. The DR6 was getting stuck Initializing when sending many pages to it, even though the DR6 Resources were below 100%.
  3. Halogen required a restart after applying DR6 designs containing 9 or more pages with many elements per page.
  4. Sometimes, un-assigning a DR6 page from a user did not remove it from the DR6 correctly. There were also other bugs fixed related to image handling when the unsecured pages or users were deleted.
  5. The Control Page Designer only checked IP Addresses when it was first opened. Now it always looks for changes in IP Addresses so Previews and QR Codes work more consistently as the network changes dynamically.
  6. Logic outputs on the EXP3x in files created before Halogen 5.0 had trouble after changing modes when two or more logic ports were linked together. This also meant that ports 2 through 8 were improperly being set to output logic port 1’s current value.
  7. Using the same image more than once on a single DR6 page were being rendered improperly.
  8. Halogen sometimes used to crash after changing Control Page element properties, then viewing a different Page.
  9. Themes could not be changed after a Command is added to a Page, then the DR6 Viewer page being viewed is toggled.
  10. Deleting Users from a DR6 caused an occasional DR6 crash.
  11. Level up/down button colors were not updating correctly on the DR6 Viewer.
  12. Reordering DR6 pages while Connected would sometimes not work correctly.
  13. Fixed the accuracy of seconds timeout for the DR6 auto log out time.
  14. When no unsecured user was assigned to a DR6, logging out would still display a secured page.
  15. DR6 backlight min & max settings were not updating until the screen was physically touched.
  16. Deleting a logged in DR6 user while Connected did not clear the DR6 screen.
  17. Some special characters (e.g., “ and ‘) in Control Page control names were disabling page links and causing other strange chaos.
  18. Only initially, the zoom functions on the Control Page Designer were not working.
  19. The new DR3 control dialog limited the total number of controls to 19 instead of 20.
  20. The EXP2x was incorrectly reporting to Dante Controller that the EXP2x’s internal clock could be synced to an external clock, though it cannot.
  21. Updating configurations with AM mixers connected to EXP1x devices and a RAD from Halogen 4.1.1 to 5.0 caused the AM audio to be muted until rewiring the AM audio.
  22. The Control Page Designer’s Image Width & Height controls were not initially working correctly.

Known issues in Halogen 5.0.1

  1. Only if you upgrade a Halogen file from 4.1.1:
    If you delete a (Page Access) User in Halogen 5.0.1, but the User was created in 4.1.1, it makes it impossible to Apply the 5.0.1 file to a live HAL. Halogen crashes (exception error) and the HAL reboots until you manually re-power the HAL. The fix is to return to the 4.1.1 version of the file, delete all Users (no Page Access), update the file to 5.0.1 and re-create the Users in 5.0.1. A fix is coming soon.
  2. Controls in the DR6 viewer and the Control Page Designer (CPD) that are linked to read-only controls do not always display the correct read-only value expected.
  3. DR6 Workspace and control labels using Italic text can get visually chopped off. A workaround is to use non-italic text.
  4. Sometimes the “Dante Booting” message erroneously appears above an EXP2x after Disconnecting from HAL1x, although the network is working fine and not booting.
  5. In Windows XP* the bottom meter or two in the EXP2x (Dante) dialog are not displayed at all – no segments turn on, although audio may be flowing just fine.
  6. When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node.
  7. Zone page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a Scenario during an active page while linked to a toggle control. A save and re-open, an Apply or a re-Apply fixes this.
  8. The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  9. Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  10. When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  11. After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.
  12. Note: If you have the older HAL1 model (non-HAL1x version) AND you use one or more EXP1 devices with it, DO NOT upgrade to Halogen 5.0. The Expansion Bus audio stops working, although some, but not all indicators appear to work; yet audio won't work. The fix is to continue to use Halogen 4.1.1. You can successfully Rollback your HAL1 system from 5.0 to 4.1.1. Remember that you can run two versions of Halogen on one computer, one at a time. See this.

Halogen 5.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer (427M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 5.0

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Added support for new DR6 – programmable touchscreen LCD wired remote (see the programming Intro video)
  2. Added support for new EXP2x - 32x32 Dante expander for the HAL1x (see the programming Intro video)
  3. Added FIR Filter Import DSP block (Finite Impulse Response).
  4. Updated DR1 through DR5, Logic, and Relay Control Mode dialogs and moved them from the Hardware Workspace to the Processing Workspace
  5. Added LCD user interface simulation of DR1, DR2 and DR3 screens to DR Device Control Properties dialog.
  6. Added opening Halogen Startup dialog allowing creation of new, opening of existing configuration file, or connecting to Available live HAL devices.
  7. Added increment level and decrement level commands to the External Controls protocol (ASCII Text over TCP/IP).

Web Controls Updates

  1. Renamed Web Controls to Control Pages which includes both HTML web page and DR6 control pages. A single Control Page Designer dialog permits custom page designs to be applied to HAL-served web pages, DR6 screens or both.
  2. Added multiple, independent user access login to web controls and DR6 pages.
  3. Added copy & paste functionality to Web Controls page designer. Copy/paste the entire web or DR6 page including, or not including, the linked controls.
  4. Controls can now be resized – not just small, medium and large.
  5. Added a QR Code generator that can save image files (for later printing) and/or display QR Codes on screen for testing QR Code scanners on smart phones and tablets.
  6. Web Control Levels now ramp up or down when held down, rather than single increments.

Processing Workspace

  1. Update processing workspace selection & alignment behavior to include the anchor selection and alignment.

Bugs fixes in Halogen 5.0

  1. The External Control (3rd-party Ethernet) server was not responding correctly to Enabled and Label set commands.
  2. When navigating back to previously displayed pages, Web Control Levels sometimes displayed a 0% value even though their actual value was left at 100%.
  3. Web control aspect ratios were not being kept correctly through a file save operation.
  4. Not all web control pages were being optimally scaled correctly when loaded to devices.
  5. Highlighted input on the selector block was not being displayed properly upon re-connecting to a HAL.
  6. The Enable checkbox was not correctly reset when changing the DR3 Control Mode
  7. Deleting all Web pages did not always remove all controls.
  8. Using more than eighty Voice Detect blocks in a single configuration file could have caused audio distortion.
  9. The highlighted link in the All Links dialog could be scrolled out of view.
  10. The EXP3x’s Logic Outputs 2 through 8 were broken: they automatically linking to Port 1’s control after changing their Control Type in the Hardware Workspace.
  11. When logging in while already logged in, it was not redirecting to the home page.
  12. The feedback block’s default notch filter Q was displayed correctly, although the actual filter Q was wrong.
  13. Only output node number one on the PEQ Multichannel block was shown as yellow when Bypass All was enabled.
  14. The upper left number in the AEC DSP block is not entirely visible (obscured) when using more than 99 AEC blocks.

Known issues in Halogen 5.0

  1. You must disable 4.1.1 Web Controls' User Access BEFORE updating configuration files from 4.1.1 to 5.0. Otherwise, Halogen 5.0 will not be able to open the updated file. Workarounds:
    (a) If you still have your 4.1.1 file, using Halogen 4.1.1 disable User Access (under Web Controls) and save the file. Then open the file using Halogen 5.0 and enable Page Access (under Control Page Designer).
    Helpful links: Installing multiple simultaneous versions of Halogen & Intro to Page Access in Halogen 5.0 (starting at 9:45 in the video)
    (b) Rane will update any Halogen file for you. Email either your old 4.1.1 file, or any 5.0 configuration files that don't open to halogen@rane.com and we'll update it and email it back.
    Sorry for the trouble. A fix is on the way.
  2. If you place too many controls/elements on a single DR6, the display remains static when applied to a live DR6. It does nothing. (remember – less is more). One easy workaround when using a HAL1x with a DR6 with this issue is to move the DR6 from the HAL1x's port, to any available EXP's RAD or DR port.
  3. Zone page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a Scenario during an active page while linked to a toggle control. A save and re-open, an Apply or a re-Apply fixes this.
  4. The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  5. Workspace Labels are not Aligned properly.
  6. In Windows XP* the bottom meter or two in the EXP2x (Dante) dialog are not displayed at all – no segments turn on, although audio may be flowing.
  7. When a DR6 has no unsecured pages assigned and it is in single button (not tab) mode, the visible page does not clear after a Logout. Fix is to always have one unsecured page assigned – even a blank one.
  8. DR6 backlight settings do not take effect on the device until after each unit's screen is physically touched.
  9. Reordering DR6 pages while live may not update the order on the DR6 – although the software preview order appears correctly. Unplug and re-plug the DR6 to fix.
  10. When using more than one of the same Image file on a single DR6 screen, scaling the image differently creates rendering problems. Fix is to use unique names for the same image.
  11. The DR6 auto logout time is a few to several seconds longer than the displayed time. The longer the setting, the more the error in seconds.
  12. When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node.
  13. Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  14. When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  15. After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.
  16. If you have the older HAL1 model (non-HAL1x version) AND you use one or more EXP1 devices with it, DO NOT upgrade to Halogen 5.0. The Expansion Bus audio stops working, although some, but not all indicators appear to work; yet audio won't work. The work around is to continue to use Halogen 4.1.1. You can successfully Rollback your HAL1 system from 5.0 to 4.1.1 Halogen and your system will work fine using 4.1.1.

Halogen 5.0.0 Single File Halogen Installer (418M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Fixes in Halogen 4.1.1

  1. Many improvements were made to speed up opening, rendering and editing large configuration files. These also improved the speed that room presets are recalled in large configuration files.
  2. Browser autocomplete was enabled for Web Control page login, rendering security problematic.
  3. After the first login to secure Web Control pages, the home page, not the originating URL, was presented.
  4. The HAL gateway could not be deleted unless an existing IP Address on the gateway’s subnet was present.
  5. To add a new static IP Address or gateway required two clicks of the Add button.
  6. The HAL1x relay output was not toggling when driven by a preset.
  7. Changing the case of Web Control page names was causing occasional page not found errors.
  8. Wall and preset changes in very large configuration files were updating the hardware and audio quickly, but the software screen update was slow causing corrupt configuration files when saving before the screen caught up.
  9. When updating a configuration from 4.0.1 to 4.1, selector links to Paging Station Scenarios were get updated incorrectly – the number of selectors was doubling.
  10. Newly selected items on Web Controls selectors used to flicker slightly.
  11. When the Windows Firewall is not present (not installed), cryptic Halogen messages during initial installation were confusing although no problem was actually occurring.
  12. Web Controls User Access dialog was not resetting to Off when a new Halogen configuration is opened.
  13. Web Controls User Access did not work when the HAL date/time clock was not set correctly.

Known issues in Halogen 4.1

  1. When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node.
  2. The Pager1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  3. Zone Page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a scenario when the active status is linked to a toggle control.
  4. Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  5. When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  6. After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.

Halogen 4.1.1 Single File Halogen Installer (400M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New Features in Halogen 4.1

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Completely updated the Hardware Workspace that eases configuring, viewing, editing, finding, swapping, moving, and troubleshooting EXPs, DRs and RADs, – especially in larger systems. Swap, move or insert anything from anywhere to anywhere with ease.
  2. Improved the overall speed and performance of dozens of operations that were notoriously slow, and updated the progress meter which was often stuck or disappeared before operations were complete. Operations such as opening large Halogen files, moving the Birdseye zoom around in large files, opening the HW Controls tab containing many devices, adding / removing nodes or the 11th wall in large room combine blocks are faster.
  3. Added support for the HAL3s.

Processing Workspace

  1. Changed from using names to numbers in the Workspace Label and Wire Tag color selection dialog.
  2. Improved the All Presets dialog by allowing it to resize to a smaller minimum size and by allowing custom resizing of the Active Presets panel.
  3. Changed the default Threshold on Compressors to -20 dB (from -40)
  4. Made all three Processing Workspace Tabs accessible at Halogen’s minimum screen resolution. The tabs names were shortened to I/O, DSP & HW.
  5. Adjusted the zoom level on the Fit button for better zooming in large systems.

Hardware Workspace

  1. Adjusted the zoom level on the Fit button for better zooming in large systems.

Bug fixes in Halogen 4.1

  1. The Distance and Temperature fields in the Distance Delay block were not updating when typing in numeric values, although the delay distance and temperature were being set to the typed values correctly. The displayed values were not updating.
  2. The Mic gain control in the RAD16 input block was being initialized improperly. It wrongly permitted adjusting Line gain.
  3. The processing map position was not reset to center when creating a new configuration or opening an existing configuration. This would cause problems in viewing an existing configuration on opening or positioning new blocks and wires.
  4. Bugs relating to the maximum size of Web Controls Image files were fixed. One permitted sizing images beyond the max workspace size (5,000 by 5,000), another allowed exceeding the maximum total image size permitted (15 MB).
  5. Meters froze after simultaneously opening several processing workspace dialogs in Halogen. This operation caused a failure of the HAL meter server which was recoverable by rebooting the HAL.
  6. Meters on a Mixer Input block froze after deleting an input node. The meter was pointing to the deleted, not the remaining input.
  7. Linking multiple of the Paging Manager’s Page Active Links to a single output logic (relay) with Presets to allow priority override (e.g., Fire Marshall) caused Inactivating Links to enter the Twilight Zone (not working correctly).
  8. Room Combine wall states were not displayed correctly in Halogen (although the walls work) when linking read-only (logic input switches) to walls.
  9. Adding a branch wire to an existing wire, then deleting it sometimes crashed Halogen.
  10. Very occasionally when the HAL’s Notes file is empty, it was impossible to connect Halogen to a live HAL.
  11. The Delay Max value was not properly saved when changed immediately after being disconnected from a live HAL.
  12. Copying multiple Wire Tags to the clipboard, then pasting them sometimes caused a crash. This had something to do with the order the objects in the clipboard were selected.
  13. RAD Labels were not being generated for RADs in EXPs that are after an EXP7 AEC Expander in the Expansion Bus.
  14. The “150 Room Processors Max” indicator was not being displayed below the Conference Room Combine block when exceeding the maximum number of Room Processors.

Known issues in Halogen 4.1

  1. When pasting or moving blocks or wires so the wire ends align properly with block I/O nodes, sometimes the wires do not connect to the nodes. Workaround is to select the dashed-red wire end and move it off, then back on to the node.
  2. The PAGER1 Talk button cannot be overridden in Halogen like the other read-only (Logic) I/O controls.
  3. Zone Page Active status does not turn off when a zone is removed from a scenario when the active status is linked to a toggle control.
  4. Sometimes, the on-screen GEQ sliders get stuck and stop moving, although the displayed graph and audio both update properly. We’ve been unable to reproduce this.
  5. When two Web Control Pages contain the same Toggle control that both link to a read-only control (e.g., a HAL Logic Input), clicking the toggle on one page briefly toggles the other web page’s control even though neither web control is able to change the state – even temporarily.
  6. After putting a Connected HAL’s computer to sleep, the Connected HAL remains in the In Use state for 10 to 15 minutes. Other computers on the network cannot connect. Workarounds are: Disconnect Halogen or unplug the Ethernet cable to the HAL before sleeping the computer or reboot the HAL.

Halogen 4.1.0 Single File Halogen Installer (400M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Fixes in Halogen 4.0.1

  1. When the HAL4 input is set to dynamic mic or condenser mic, typing a numeric gain value in resulted in an incorrect gain setting. The rainbow control and up/down arrows worked correctly.
  2. The HAL4 DSP Resource was not 0% for empty configuration files.
  3. Adding an EXP3x Zone Processor Priority Selector in a preset resulted in a configuration file that Halogen could not open.
  4. Links to Logic Input pins configured as selectors on a pasted DR4 (in the Hardware Workspace) responded to changes on the original/source DR4 port.
  5. Audio morphing in the Pager1 and Paging Station PEQ blocks was not working as it was in all the other PEQ blocks. This was causing low-level zipper noise when quickly moving PEQ filters around in the Pager1 and Paging Station blocks on live devices.
  6. When a Web Controls Command Label was toggled to display no text (“Show” was unchecked), the text vanished from Halogen, but still appeared in the URL when web page is displayed.
  7. Using image files that are “read-only” was causing headaches when used in Web Controls.
  8. Within DSP blocks containing graphs (e.g., PEQ, ANC, others), when grabbing movable nodes with the mouse, moving the node outside the bounds of the graph caused the mouse to stop controlling the node.
  9. When adding and subtracting delay blocks in configuration files that exceed 100% DSP Resource, the delay resource value was showing wrong values.
  10. Starter Configuration files failed to open when the last file saved was to a Flash drive that was no longer plugged in.
  11. Long Meter Group Names were partially hidden.
  12. The Help file contained typos.

Halogen 4.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer (390M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 4.0

  1. Added support for two new hardware products: HAL4 (2-channel) and EXP7x (AEC Expander for the HAL1x).
  2. Added Web Controls: completely customizable web pages from within Halogen – control any HAL from an iPad, smart phone, tablet PC, etc. Firmware update is required in any existing HAL.
  3. Added a second gain setting to the Pager1 mic input stage to better support “hot” mics.
  4. Added Network Troubleshooter diagnostics interface.
  5. Add a “thBroadcastReceiver” link in the Halogen Start Menu group to help troubleshoot communications between HAL and Halogen.

Processing Workspace

  1. Added max/min settings to all Mixer, Matrix Mixer, and Room Combine Mixer cross point Level controls.
  2. Added max/min settings and Links to all PEQ gain, frequency and bandwidth controls. This is useful for creating links for remote Tone Controls from DR remotes or iPads (etc.) using the new Web Controls feature.
  3. Added a new Voice Detect DSP block that does lots of cool stuff for live or recorded paging applications, especially when links to physical switches or Ethernet control systems are needed.

Hardware Workspace

  1. Halogen now displays a read-only warning message, when trying to load a configuration file from a read-only folder.

Bug fixes in Halogen 4.0

  1. RaneLink crashed when a router was configured to always return "in use" messages for all ARP requests. This prevented valid link local IP Addresses in HALs which are required to talk to Halogen.
  2. Fixed graphics problems where parts of windows were not fully visible due to Windows magnification settings.
  3. I/O meters were erroneously enabled when RADs were in a mismatched state.
  4. EXP3x output meters sometimes showed full-tilt boogie after a Hardware Workspace swap – although audio was working fine.
  5. Rooms became Inactive if added by holding down Shift while dragging the block onto the Workspace and then selecting more than three rooms.
  6. The first audio channel onto the Expansion Bus always had an LSB bit equal to zero. But since it’s 24-bit audio, this was always deep into the noise floor and inaudible.
  7. Deleting the active preset within a selector preset did not activate the newly selected preset.

Halogen 4.0.0 Single File Halogen Installer (390M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Fixes in Halogen 3.0.1

  1. Fixed the expansion bus link that occasionally dropped when more than 16 expansion units are attached.
  2. Disconnecting a DR while it is in Locate mode caused Halogen to crash.
  3. Sometimes when a device mismatch state exists, meters were not graphically disabled.
  4. Meters were not working for RADs when attached to an EXP1x or EXP3x.
  5. Toggle controls were not displayed on a DR2 or DR3 when switching control mode from Selector to Toggle/Command mode.
  6. Halogen didn't turn off the device locate LED before swapping a device in the hardware workspace.

Known issues in Halogen 3.0.1

  1. In Halogen 3.0 or greater, deleting or adding an input node on a Gain-sharing Auto Mixer in a file created before Halogen 3.0 crashes Halogen. (You chose "backup and update," didn't you?)  The simple fix is to delete the entire Gain-sharing Auto Mixer, insert a new one and add the nodes required. This effects only the Gain-sharing Auto Mixer and not the Gain Sharing Matrix Mixer, not the Room Combine block.

  2. When working on configuration files that greatly exceed the 100% Resource value, the delay resources meter can become inaccurate. This does not happen when below 100%.
  3. The Locate indicator in Halogen continues to flash after unplugging the associated hardware device.
  4. Deleting a selector preset sometimes results in none of this preset’s settings being active. Fix by activating any preset in this selector preset.
  5. Pager1 Talk toggle control is not overridable, but should be.
  6. The "Hide All Windows" function clears meter peak holds.

Halogen 3.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer (183M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 3.0

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Added support for five new hardware products: HAL1x, EXP1x, EXP3x, EXP5x, RAD27

Processing Workspace

  1. Added support for orthogonal (right angle) wiring and wire branches.
  2. Added Wire Tags – namable I/O wiring “portals” that eliminate wire clutter.
  3. Added Highlight Wires to visually indicate all wires connected to a selected block(s).
  4. Added Links to the Active indicators in Zones to allow control systems or logic outputs to know what paging zone(s) are active.
  5. Added “View HAL Information” to context menu in Windows file system which indicates the HAL device type (HAL1, HAL2 or HAL3) and the Halogen version number for a Halogen configuration file.
  6. DR1 & DR3 remote LCD Levels now indicate the ratiometric percentage for the current volume setting. 0% for off, 100% for full-tilt boogie.
  7. All toggle checkboxes now use a check mark, rather than an ’x’ to indicate status.
  8. Processing Blocks that contain child blocks now graphically appear with a double outline.
  9. Halogen desktop icon now shows the Halogen version number in the name.

Hardware Workspace

  1. The EXP device’s physical position along the Expansion Bus is now shown.

Bug fixes in Halogen 3.0

  1. Halogen now correctly displays the subnet mask value that is in the HAL. All subnet values were correctly sent to HAL, and hardware and network functionality was not impaired, although the displayed subnet values always appeared as either 0 or 255 in Halogen. Other values could not be altered after initially setting them. (4967)
  2. The Paging Station Scenario list & Room Combinations Selector did not scroll when linked to a read only control (4536 & 4545)
  3. HAL3 front panel Sig/OL LEDs on the Line-Plus Inputs did not illuminate unless a Line-Plus Input block was added to the Processing Map (4140)
  4. The units value (feet or meters) in delay blocks was not pasting into pre-existing delay blocks. (4430)
  5. Bypass all for the feedback suppressor was not shown as a graphical wire on the response graph (it displayed the pre-bypass response).
  6. Halogen did not cancel feedback suppressor auto setup mode upon disconnect from HAL (4539)
  7. On RAD inputs, the physical Sig/OL indicators were sensed pre-input sensitivity, not post. (4574)
  8. HAL2 and HAL3 always sent zero as their serial number to Halogen (4636)
  9. A meter initialization error upon first opening a Halogen properties dialog was confusing. It implied audio was present, but it was not. (4679)
  10. European decimal separator ,  was causing grief with Max and Min values (4591 & 4592)
  11. Adding 32 audio channels to the Distributed Program Bus in a configuration file containing 12 room combine rooms with 11 walls (81 rooms total) took over 4 minutes – now it takes only a few seconds. (4513)

Known issues in Halogen 3.0

  1. In Halogen 3.0 or greater, deleting or adding an input node on a Gain-sharing Auto Mixer in a file created before Halogen 3.0 crashes Halogen. (You chose "backup and update," didn't you?)  The simple fix is to delete the entire Gain-sharing Auto Mixer, insert a new one and add the nodes required. This effects only the Gain-sharing Auto Mixer and not the Gain Sharing Matrix Mixer, not the Room Combine block.
  2. Disconnecting a DR while it is in Locate mode causes Halogen to crash.
  3. Sometimes when a device mismatch state exists, meters are not graphically disabled.
  4. When working on configuration files that greatly exceed the 100% Resource value, the delay resources meter can become inaccurate. This does not happen when below 100%.
  5. The Locate indicator in Halogen continues to flash after unplugging the associated hardware device.
  6. Deleting a selector preset sometimes results in none of this preset’s settings being active. Fix by activating any preset in this selector preset.
  7. Pager1 Talk toggle control is not overridable, but should be.
  8. The "Hide All Windows" function clears meter peak holds.

The 3.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer is preferred.

Tip: Running multiple versions of Halogen on one computer | Rane Blog

New features in Halogen 2.0

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Added support for six new hardware products: HAL2, HAL3, DR4, DR5, RAD17 & RAD24
  2. Added support for two new DSP blocks:
    • Ambient Noise Sensing to adjust page or program music volume as the noise in rooms changes.
    • Feedback Suppressor that constantly listens for acoustic feedback and deploys notch filters to illuminate squeals.

Processing Workspace

  1. Added support in a single Room Combine Processor for 12 rooms containing 11 walls maximum.
  2. Exposed each Room Processor’s Level and Selector Links in the Room Processors Tab to avoid having to open so many dialogs when dragging room links together.
  3. If you need any of the following characters, Halogen 2.0 now has them: á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, ø, ö, ø, å, æ, ä, ö, à, è, ñ, and many more. Any Latin character is available in all editable names in the Halogen software and in the LCD screens for DR1, DR2 and DR3.
  4. Added multi-node wiring. Auto-create multiple wires between blocks by first selecting the starting nodes, clicking on any of them to start wiring, and then hovering over the ending block(s) or node(s). Wires are auto-created between the selected starting nodes and available nodes on the ending block(s).
  5. Align and/or evenly distribute a group of blocks by selecting the blocks and then applying the desired alignment function from the Processing Workspace Toolbar or Right-click: Align left, right, top, bottom, plus horizontal and vertical spacing distribution.
  6. Added Text Labels to label sections of the Processing Workspace.
  7. Added port indicators to upper left title bar in I/O blocks on Processing Map. These indicators show the hardware path as well as hardware match/mismatch information for RAD I/O blocks.
  8. Double-click any I/O or Host Processing icon in the palette to place it on the Processing Workspace.
  9. Read-only controls (physical switches, pots, relays…) can now be overridden in software for behavior verification, then canceling Override returns settings to physical controls’ current state.
  10. Paging Manager now has a single Check All box to assign all Zones to a Scenario or all Scenarios to a paging Station.
  11. Added Ctrl+Tab shortcut key combination to move focus to the next open property window. Shift+Ctrl+Tab moves backward through open property windows.
  12. Added enhanced multi-select of processing blocks using any combination of control clicking and dragging a selection window.
  13. Added a Preference to allow wires to appear curved or rounded in the Processing Workspace.
  14. Added ability to paste the Feedback Suppressor’s filters into a PEQ block as long as both blocks contain the same number of filters. This may be useful in systems where the mics and loudspeakers never move and the temperature is stable.
  15. Added a Preset drag target to the Link Properties dialog to permit storing Links to Presets without doing so from the All Links dialog.
  16. Added the ability to duplicate existing Presets. Thus speeding the workflow when creating many, slightly different presets contain many of the same settings.

Hardware Workspace

  1. Enhanced the Device Mismatch indicators to be more descriptive: Device Mismatch (device configured is not the device HAL detected); Device Missing (device configured but none detected); Device Unexpected (no device configured, but a device is detected).

Bug fixes in Halogen 2.0

  1. The audio taper behavior of full-range Level blocks was in the Twilight Zone (erroneous). It’s back to reality. (4040)
  2. Spin controls (up/down buttons) still accelerate quickly yet now they actually stop when desired (4123)
  3. Now pasted wires with endpoints that land on an Add node, are wired. (1985)
  4. Keyboard shortcut for accessing the Control Systems dialog (Ctrl + B) was missing from the Help file. Fortunately, no one was injured. (4078)
  5. Adding a PEQ or All-pass Filter while Bypass All is checked resulted in a misleading graph. (4076)
  6. The Zone Processor Priority Selector settings were lost or improperly reset when closing and reopening Halogen or repowering HAL. (4073)
  7. Halogen became unhappy when Video or Distance Delay Max values are rapidly changed irrationally. (4039)
  8. Windows XP and Windows 7 no longer require two reboots while installing Halogen. We found a work around to this Microsoft-created issue. (3995)

Known issues in Halogen 2.0

  1. The Feedback Suppressor’s response graph does not show a flat “wire” response when Bypass All is checked – although the block is bypassed. (4528)
  2. Installing Halogen from the DVD in the HAL box, then re-installing Halogen form Rane’s website, causes an error. Work around is to manually uninstall Halogen. (4565)
  3. Using many Distributed Program Bus (DPB) channels along with many room combine processors – such as 12 rooms, 10 walls – can take several minutes for Halogen to automatically generate the over 325,000 possible I/O and routing permutations. Be patient. We’re working on improving this in a future release. (4513)
  4. The Pager1 read-only Talk button in a connected HAL is not override-able in Halogen, but it should be. (4442)
  5. Changing a Distance Delay block's Distance value, then changing the Units value, causes copied then pasted Distance Delay blocks to have the wrong the settings. (4430)

Halogen 2.0.0 Single File Halogen Installer (225M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 1.2.0

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Added audio morphing which avoids formerly possible clicks or pops when drastic filter changes occur between preset changes (3716). Added to all filter blocks.
  2. Added Ctrl-W as a shortcut key for closing the focused property dialog in both Hardware & Processing Workspaces (3999) Thanks, Alex McLain

Processing Workspace

  1. Enhanced block selection: now permits control-clicking and windowing in any combination (4006)

Bug fixes in Halogen 1.2.0

  1. Deleting a Pager1 from the Hardware Workspace immediately after dragging it onto Processing Workspace was causing an error (4019)
  2. Double-clicking on a Room Combine block’s Sum block hung Halogen (4022)
  3. Parent blocks now turn red when child block(s) are muted. Added to Pager Input and Paging Station (3175)
  4. When DHCP is enabled on a PC on a network with no DHCP server, HAL would inconveniently disconnect shortly after a new link-local address is added by Halogen. Now, preexisting link-local addresses in the PC are used by Halogen rather than Halogen always adding a new one (3994)
  5. Uninstall now removes firewall rules avoiding duplicate firewall entries upon reinstalling Halogen (3996)
  6. Level controls did not display correctly after activating a preset that changed the min/max values (3970)
  7. Sometimes wires appear dotted rather than solid after moving old blocks only horizontally and wiring to just dropped new blocks (4041)
  8. Some blocks’ ‘rainbow’ slider controls were jerky while being adjusted (4037 & 4038)
  9. After a save, close and file reopen, Delay and Level blocks erroneously permitted deleting only input nodes, when both input and output nodes should always be deleted together on these blocks. (4010)
  10. After adding a new DR, then viewing the Processing workspace, then returning to the Hardware workspace and changing the DR to a RAD, the RAD was not being shown in the Processing workspace (4036)
  11. Corrected some filename typos in the help and readme files that pointed to the 3rd-party help documents (3971 & 3972)
  12. Duck block ‘ducked’ indicator was turning off at the wrong time. Now it turns off after the hold time, but before ramping begins. (3679)
  13. Multiple DR windows were opening from the Link dialog after moving or swapping EXPs that contain linked DRs. (3963)
  14. The meter server between HAL & Halogen is much more robust now. Added more automatic retries and user warnings are displayed if speed bumps are encountered (3960 & 4015)
  15. Some email clients were hanging Halogen when “Send email to Rane” was clicked (4018)
  16. Extended the time before deleting troubleshooting log files from 2 days to 2 weeks (4021)
  17. Sometimes rapidly changing the max delay (like a two year old would) in Distance or Video delay block caused Halogen unhappiness (4039)
  18. Two bugs that created corrupted files when Halogen upgraded much older Halogen files were fixed (3961 & 4010)

Known issues in Halogen 1.2.0

  1. If a Windows XP or Windows 7 computer does not have Microsoft .NET 4.0 installed, the Halogen installer does install/update it. But during installation, two reboots are required: one after the .NET Client installs and a second reboot after the .NET Framework installs. We know, what a pain in the tush. And you thought Microsoft cared about your time, or at least moved on from requiring reboots during installs. Take the added time to think happy thoughts – such as your favorite dessert or gelato flavor.
  2. The Zone Processor Priority Selector settings are lost or improperly reset when closing and reopening Halogen or repowering HAL. The fix is to drag and configure the Distributed Program Bus (DPB) first, then drag on the Zone Processors.
  3. To fix this:

1. Delete the DPB and the Zone Processor blocks.
2. Add the DPB and configure the inputs.
3. Add the Zone Processor(s) and configure the selectors.
4. Save the config and open it – all will be well.

Halogen 1.2.0 Single File Halogen Installer (233M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

New features in Halogen 1.1.0

HAL & Halogen software

  1. Added support for external Ethernet control systems.
    • Support packages for AMX, Crestron, and Stardraw Control.
    • Control Systems button & dialog in processing workspace added to configure controls.
    • Halogen/HAL1 Control Server – supports multiple clients.
    • Allows complete development and 100% testing of control systems with only Halogen software – no hardware required for developers.
    • All HAL/Halogen linkable Level controls are automatically and quietly ramped in the DSP, thus programmers can send fast and/or drastic level value changes without worrying about audio pops and burps.
  2. Enter a subnet mask for HAL1’s static IP Address in the live HAL1 properties dialog.
  3. Enter a default gateway for a HAL1 in the live HAL1 properties dialog.
  4. Disallow disabling of DHCP on a HAL when connected to that HAL's DHCP-assigned address. If the DHCP address is being used for the connection between Halogen and HAL, the user is prevented from turning off DHCP and a message box appears to tell them this and why.
  5. Open property dialogs near blocks, devices, or hyperlinks. When opening property dialogs, Halogen now opens dialogs just below the clicked block, device, or hyperlink (not below the previously opened dialog as in the previous version of Halogen).
  6. Added ‘Close’, ‘Close All’, and ‘Close All But This’ to all dialog context menus – right-click in any title bar.

Hardware Workspace

  1. Temporarily hide open dialogs when dragging from the palette.
  2. Temporarily hide open dialogs when panning or zooming the birdseye view.
  3. Temporarily hide open dialogs when moving or swapping a device in the hardware map.
  4. Right-click context menu in the palette now includes ‘Show All’ and ‘Hide All.’
  5. Added a Help menu item to zip all Halogen log files and allow saving the zip to a directory.
    • Captures all Halogen and ‘pcops’ log files – this is intended to be done with direction from Rane so users can send zip files to Rane for troubleshooting and analysis.
    • Located in the Help menu (Save log files).

Processing Workspace

  1. Support for external Ethernet control systems.
    • Support packages for AMX, Crestron, and Stardraw Control.
    • Control Systems button & dialog added to configure 3rd-party controls.
  2. Bulk drag of I/O blocks.
    • Shift-click selects sets of I/O palette blocks for multi-dropping in the Processing map with a single drag/drop.
    • Click headings to select whole groups of I/O, or shift-click headings to select custom sets via multi-select.
  3. Drag and drop multiple copies of Host Processing blocks to the Processing map. Hold down any number 1 through 0 while dropping a block, 1 through 10 blocks are added. Number key must be held down while releasing mouse.
  4. Specify number of I/O when dropping a variable I/O Host Processing block. Hold shift down while dropping a variable I/O block - a popup asks how many I/O nodes to add.
  5. Selector, Priority Selector and Router blocks (including those in Zone Processor and Room Processor blocks) show the currently selected node in maroon colored text on the block. On the Priority Selector, the currently selected maroon text on the block does automatically move as higher priority input audio is auto-detected. But the radios buttons in both the property dialog and any linked DR remote(s) continue to show the most recent physically selected input – not the auto-detected priority input.
  6. On I/O blocks, show the physical port number on the Processing map. Hover the mouse over an I/O block in the Processing map, the physical HAL or EXP1 port number appears in the title bar on the upper left corner. Open the dialog to view the full physical path to the device (e.g., which EXP1 in a chain).
  7. Meter button & Meter Window added. Drag and drop any meter to the Meter Window – 8 meters per meter page, 40 meter pages.
  8. When an AM2 mixer(s) is cascaded in the Room Combine block, the physical port number for that AM2’s HAL or EXP1 port is displayed.
  9. Show the number of filters in the PEQ and All-pass filter blocks. The number of filters displays in the block title bar as ‘x n’ where n is the number of filters – e.g., x 6 for 6 filters. The PEQ’s high- and low-cut filters are not included in this value.
  10. The I/O and HW Control palettes show the physical HAL or EXP1 port numbers. The palette title bar for the HAL1 and each EXP1 contains a port position number. This makes it easier to figure out which physical HAL or EXP1 port a device is connected to.
  11. Temporarily hide open dialogs when dragging from I/O and Host Processing palette.
  12. Temporarily hide open dialogs when panning or zooming the birdseye view.
  13. Temporarily hide open dialogs when shift-click panning.
  14. Temporarily hide open dialogs when moving any block or wire.
  15. Auto scroll the Processing map when moving an existing block or wire.
  16. Blocks containing child blocks now contain a right-click context menu that allows opening child block property dialogs without having to open the parent block. A fly out appears showing all child blocks, allowing you to pick one. Applies to Pager1, Paging Station, Zone Processor, and the individual Room Processors in the Room Processors tab (not the parent Room Processor since this would require dozens of fly-out menus).
  17. Added bypass and mute to the right-click context menu (for blocks with bypass/mute). When multiple blocks are selected, all blocks must support the bypass/mute function and be in the same state for the context menu to appear.
    • Blocks with mute:
      I/O blocks: all, except Pager1 (including its child blocks), Mic Input and Level
      Filters: all 6 crossover blocks
      Misc: Level, Ramped Noise, Swept Noise, and Sine Wave
      Mixers: all blocks
      Paging/Room Combine blocks: Level child blocks inside Paging Station, Zone Processor, and Room Processors; Mixer child blocks inside Room Processors
    • Blocks with bypass:
      I/O: PAGER1 child blocks: PEQ and Compressor
      Dynamics: all blocks
      Filters: all blocks except the six crossover blocks
      Paging/Room Combine: PEQ and Compressor child blocks inside Paging Station
  18. Property dialogs for blocks, presets and linking now display the block’s category colors. A color bar is preset in the property dialog title bar for all processing block, preset, and linking property dialogs. The bar is in the upper left corner, just to the right of the ‘pin’ icon.

New DR Remote functionality

  1. Allow apostrophes in DR & Pager1 LCD display text – e.g., Men’s Lounge.
  2. Show in software whether or not text fits (left to right) on a DR or Pager1 LCD display. Halogen shows a yellow warning (!) icon next to the LCD edit box when display text won’t fit in the actual LCD display on the given product.
  3. Make it more obvious when a DR executes a Command. The icon for the Command item shown in the DR LCD display flashes more prominently when the user clicks the item (by pressing the DR button).
  4. Slowed down the ‘spin’ rate when using the arrow buttons to adjust DR and Pager1 LCD backlight.

Bug fixes in Halogen 1.1.0

  1. Fixed Non-US English versions of Microsoft Windows installations that were exhibiting problems after dragging a ducker, limiter or gate onto the Processing map. (3751)
  2. After moving or swapping DR remotes on the Hardware workspace, the DR label name(s) and Enable state(s) were being reset to their defaults. This forced names to be reentered after moving or swapping. (3736)
  3. DR remotes were improperly restricted to displaying 16 maximum entries, not the intended 20 max that are now supported by all DR and Pager1 devices. (3838)
  4. The Ctrl-D shortcut key to open the All Presets dialog was not working. (3830)
  5. Deleted nodes of copied Level and Selector blocks were being pasted to new blocks. (3861)
  6. Wiring or moving blocks near the edges of the Processing map did not auto scroll. (2798)
  7. Text edit icon disappeared in DR hardware properties dialog after entering very long names. (3907)
  8.  Configuration Notes were not displayed the first time you re-open a configuration file containing notes. The second time you open the file they returned as expected. (3943)
  9. Swapping EXPs was causing their RAD/DR devices to stop working. (3823)
  10. Linking a toggle preset and a toggle control, then changing the link value in the Link window was causing problems. (3854)
  11. The last character in DR or Pager1 LCD display names was sometimes hidden by the scrollbar. (3898)
  12. After deleting a preset that contained a Level block, nodes would no longer Add correctly to that Level block. (3968)
  13. Links to Selector Presets stopped working after reopening configuration file. (3967)  Link names were also initially missing in this situation (3966)
  14. The Help file states the maximum number of HAL IP Addresses was 10. But the actual limit is 8 IP Addresses. (3957)
  15. Unplugging the Ethernet cable before a Connection transfer is complete caused Halogen processes to continue running – even after closing Halogen. (3954
  16. HAL was not changing its IP Address after the DHCP server changes its IP range and the HAL DHCP lease expired. (3951)
  17. HAL was accepting DHCP IP Addresses that were already present on the network. Now HAL verifies that the IP Address sent by the DHCP server is not in use. (3946)
  18. HAL was not sending its hostname to the DHCP server (3947)
  19. Leaving a live device’s meters open in Halogen for over 2 weeks, 24/7 eventually caused the meters to stop, requiring a re-launch of the Halogen software to have meters again. (3742)

Known issues in Halogen 1.1.0

  1. If a Windows XP or Windows 7 computer does not have Microsoft .NET 4.0 installed, the Halogen installer does install/update it. But during installation, two reboots are required: one after the .NET Client installs and a second reboot after the .NET Framework installs. We know, what a pain in the butt. And you thought Microsoft cared about your time, or at least moved on from requiring reboots during installs. Take the added time to think happy thoughts – such as your favorite or an upcoming vacation.
  2. Using presets to recall drastic filter changes can cause minor pops in the presence of audio. We’ll be adding filter morphing to the PEQ, Graphic, Cut and Shelf blocks in the next Halogen release to address this.
  3. After dragging a Pager1 to the Processing map, either right-cliking to delete it, or changing the Pager1 to any other RAD, DR or none in the Hardware workspace crashes, then forces Halogen to close. The work around is to first remove/delete the Pager1 from the Processing Map, then delete it or change it in the Hardware workspace.
  4. The Room Processor's Sum block crashes Halogen if you double-click on it. Workaround: Do not double-click the Sum block inside a Room Processor. This block contains no adjustable parameters - so once it's fixed in the upcoming Halogen 1.2, it will not open anyway. Halogen 1.2 is due in late April, 2012 to address all but the Microsoft reboot issue.

Halogen 1.1.0 Single File Halogen Installer (232M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Version 1.0.1

Version 1.0.1 contains several minor bug fixes.

Known Issues in Halogen 1.0.1

1. "Non-US English" versions of Windows exhibit problems when dragging blocks onto the Processing Map. We recommend changing the Windows setting that changes the symbol used for "decimal points" from a comma ( , ) to a period ( . ).  This temporary workaround fixes the problems until an updated release is available.

The problems encountered are: adding a ducker, gate or limiter block displays an error that corrupts the configuration file. The delay block resources used value is calculated incorrectly. And Level control links and parametric EQ bandwidth values behave incorrectly.

Here's where to find the settings in the German version of Windows. Make these changes, then open Halogen:

  • German Win 7 Pro N
    From the Systemsteuerung, open Region und Sprache
    Click on Weitere Einstellungen…  the button in the lower right corner of the screen (on the Formate tab)
    Replace the ‘,’ in the Dezimaltrennzeichen field with a ‘.’
  • Windows XP N 
    Systemsteuerung -> Regions und Sprachoptionen
    Click on the Anpassen… button next to the region
    Change the dezimaltrennzeichen value to ‘.’ Instead of ‘,’
  • Windows Vista:
    Systemsteuerung -> Regions- und Sprachoptionen
    Click on the Dieses Format anpassen… button in the lower right of the dialog
    Dezimaltrennzeichen field

2. Halogen will not run with .NET framework 4.0 on Vista SP2. Vista SP1 works fine as do the other versions of Windows we currently support

Halogen 1.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer (220M)

This file does not require an internet connection to install Halogen.

Original Release Version 1.0.0

The 1.0.1 Single File Halogen Installer is preferred.

Tip: Running multiple versions of Halogen on one computer | Rane Blog

Control HAL

Halogen Web Controls

Control the Levels, Selectors, Toggles and Commands in any HAL System from any device with a web browser. Halogen 4.0’s Web Controls feature allows creation of custom HTML GUI control screens. Define the quantity of control pages, and the layout, labeling and size of each control, and completely test them using your default web browser from within Halogen.

Access any control page from any browser-enabled device on the network with a HAL device. Just open a browser and type in the customizable IP/webpage address for the HTML page – and bookmark it for easy access. Type in the (optional) 6 digit User Access code, and voilà, the trick, she is done! Control your HAL system wirelessly from one or more tablets, smart phones, laptops or desktop computers. The HAL web server is multi-client, allowing control across many devices and many rooms. You can link Rane’s wired DR remote controls (DR1, DR2 & DR3) and wireless devices and they’ll automatically track each other.

Customers from almost every audio application are asking for “iPad control” and Halogen’s Web Controls is the solution. It is not Apple®-centric — no iTunes® store or app installs required. We’ll save a lot of space on this page by not listing all the possible devices that support web browsers and wireless Ethernet. Besides, the list will update before we know it.

Web control across devices

Use any number of devices with a web browser...all tracking each other.

Tablet Web Controls

Halogen's Control Page Designer lets you design custom control pages for any size screen.

DR1 Level Remote

DR1 volume remotes

The Rane DR1 is a Level Control remote. The LCD display shows the name of the Zone or Group that it is connected to, customizable in Halogen Software. The Level value is also shown, and updated dynamically when it is changed elsewhere, such as in a linked group with multiple Remotes connected. The display has a backlight for readability that turns on when used, then dims after a short time period. The DR1 is available in white, ivory and black.

DR2 Selection Remote

DR2 selection remotes

The DR2 offers both Single Selector and List of Toggle / Command behaviors. The LCD display has a backlight for readability that turns on when used, then dims after a short time period. The selection names are customizable in Halogen Software to anything you like. The DR2 is available in white, ivory and black.

DR3 Level and Selection Remote

DR3 selection and volume remotes

The DR3 can be programmed three ways:

  • Single Level & List of Toggles/Commands.
  • List of Levels for either multizone volume control or input source mixing.
  • Selector and a Single Level.

The Level value is shown, and updated dynamically when it is changed elsewhere, such as in a linked group with multiple Remotes connected. The LCD display has a backlight for readability that turns on when used, then dims after a short time period. The names are customizable in Halogen Software to anything you like. The DR3 is available in white, ivory and black.

DR4 Logic I/O Expander

DR4 Logic I/O Remote

  • 8 Logic Inputs, Internal 5V pull-up
  • 8 Logic Outputs for relay drive, LED or logic level output
  • 8 Analog Control ADC inputs for potentiometers
  • 6 IR ports for IR2 wall sensors

DR4 rear

Any HAL can have more logic input and output ports with a DR4, which can also add simple analog level and logic I/O controls. The DR4 can add IR2 remotes for wall sensing, enabling automatic sound routing when moveable walls open and close. The DR4 offers eight logic ins and outs, six IR2 ports and eight analog control input ports for pot-on-a-wall level control. Multiple DR4's can connect to Digital Remote Ports on any HAL, up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) away.

DR5 Switch Controller

DR5 Switch Controller Remote

The DR5 Digital Remote offers additional logic input and output ports, enabling the use of simple analog switch controls in any HAL system. Existing lighted switch panels for room combine applications are easily integrated into a HAL system using the eight switch inputs and eight LEDs outputs on the DR5. Unlike the HAL and DR4 Logic I/O, the DR5 Logic Out is intended to drive the LED indicator on a room combine panel, and is a writable parameter. The DR5 fits in a standard US dual-gang electrical box, or mounts directly near a room combine panel.

DR5 Wiring

DR6 Touchscreen Remote

The DR6 is a fully customizable touchscreen remote for HAL. It supports multiple pages or tabs and any set of levels, toggles, selectors and/or commands. Drag, drop and resize controls any way that’s desired. Use custom background images and logos in full-color on the 7-inch display.

An included wall bracket can mount over U.S. or international electrical boxes, or flush mount the 3/4" thick DR6 with a 2-inch (5 cm) square hole in the wall to accommodate the connector.

The included midspan power injector (not PoE) connects shielded CAT 5e (or better) cables between any HAL and the DR6 to deliver communications and the extra power needed for the display. Unlike other Rane DR models which can be 300 meters (1,000 feet) from a HAL, the DR6 must be within 100 meters (300 feet). The power injector can be located anywhere within this distance.

Optional, on-screen User Access logins secure management pages from public or staff use, and a programmable ambient light sensor automatically dims the backlight.

The Control Page Designer in Halogen allows creation one set of pages and use them in a web control design, DR6 display or both.

IR2 Infrared Wall Sensors

IR2 Remote Sensors

The Rane IR2R and IR2S are collectively known as an IR2. They work in pairs as an accessory to Rane HAL products. The IR2S sends infrared, the IR2R receives it. They work as a pair to provide an automatic way to sense the position of a movable wall or door. Mounting brackets and screws are included.

A single CAT 5e cable for each door connects the IR2 pair to a dedicated IR Remote port on the rear of a HAL2 or a DR4, which can be up to 300 meters (1000 feet) away. The DR4 connects to any HAL, up to 300 more meters away. Thus, the IR2 can be 600 meters (2,000 feet) away from a HAL.

When mounted on opposite sides of the door, and wired correctly, green indicators on the IR2R and IR2S are always lit. Only when the door is open and the IR2R is receiving infrared from the sender does the IR2R's amber indicator light. Depending on the IR2 mounting height and your eyeglass prescription, these indicators can usually be viewed from the floor. Note that the HAL need not have a configuration loaded in it for the above functionality to be observed. A powered HAL2 or DR4 is sufficient.

For an IR2 remote to control audio, the IR2 requires a connection to a HAL2, or to a DR4 connected to any HAL. In either case, the HAL must be loaded with a suitable configuration. When doors or movable partitions are opened or closed the IR2 automatically detects this, and the audio system reconfigures itself appropriately and automatically.

The IR2 pair will operate up to 1.5 meters (6 feet) apart. The HAL does not automatically check IR2 wiring errors (see the IR2 Data Sheet).

Logic Ports on each HAL

HAL1x

HAL1x Logic Inputs

HAL2

HAL2 Logic Inputs

HAL3s

HAL3s Logic Inputs

No logic ports are built into the HAL4. Add ports to it with a DR4 as shown below.

  • Add logic ports to any HAL with the DR4, providing 8 Logic Inputs, 8 Logic Outputs, 8 Analog Control inputs for pots, and 6 IR ports for IR2 wall sensors.
DR4 Logic I/O

Logic Inputs

Logic In SwitchThese inputs are found on the HAL1x, HAL2 and HAL3s. More can be added with the DR4 or DR5 connectable to any HAL. You can configure each of the Logic Input ports in one of three ways: toggle, command, or selector.

The Toggle configuration allows a Toggle command with an on/off switch. You can configure each port type to be either Momentary or Latching.

Logic In Muti-switchThe Command configuration allows triggering a Command control from an on/off switch, which can link to one or more Command controls such as a Command preset or a linkable button in a processing block property dialog.

 

Logic In Binary SwitchThe Selector configuration uses either a multi-position switch or a binary switch. You can connect a physical device to any or all of the Logic In ports and configure the ports in Halogen so that they make the desired selection according to the state of the physical device. Wiring details are in the Halogen Software Help. The Selector configuration is not supported by the DR5.

Logic Outputs

Logic Out portThese outputs are found on the EXP3x Output Expander for the HAL1x, or on a DR4 that can connect to any HAL. You can configure each of the 8 output ports in one of 2 ways:

  • Toggle: When a toggle control in the Halogen Control palette is unchecked, HAL sets the corresponding DR4 Logic Out port to logic high (5 V), and when the toggle is checked, it sets the port to logic low (0 V).
  • Selector: When a selector control in the Halogen Control palette is set to the first selection, HAL sets the corresponding DR4 Logic Out port to logic high (5 V). Conversely, when the selector control is in the second position, HAL sets the port to logic low (0 V).

Analog Control Inputs

DR4 Analog InputsThese inputs are only found on the DR4 that can connect to any HAL. Each port allows an analog voltage source to control the value of a Level control in the Halogen Control palette. The input range for the port is from 0 V to 5 V, where 0 V corresponds to 0% on the associated Level control and 5 V corresponds to 100%. Connect a physical 20k ohm linear taper potentiometer. The Vc wiper provides the control voltage to the DR4. As you adjust the pot the voltage changes, which in turn changes any linked Level control in Halogen.

Relay Outputs

HAL1x Relay OutThese reed relay ports are found on the HAL1x and HAL2 to signal other devices. A common implementation is to link a relay port to a Toggle control so an end user can change its value. Halogen software contains a checkbox for each relay port. Its value can be included in a preset or link to another control, making it possible to use a preset or control to turn the relay port on or off.

Control Linking in Halogen

HAL Control Links

Drag the purple control chain icons atop one another to create links between Levels, Toggles, Selectors and Commands and Digital Remotes, Web Controls and/or 3rd-party controls. The screen below shows linking a DR1 Remote Control Level to a Level processing block.

Four Control Link types and behaviors are supported: Level, Select, Toggle or Command. Activation and Priorities work together for incredible flexibility. Link simple analog remote level controls, contact closures and IR remote wall sensors by adding a DR4 Logic I/O Expander.

Hover over an unlinked icon unlinked until you see a floating gold link icon linking added to your mouse cursor. As you click this link and drag, you’ll see possible destination Level Control links highlights in gold, leading your way to the DR1 Level Control link you want.

Linking DR1 Volume control

Release the mouse when you drag onto the DR1 Level Control link, and a confirmation box appears, allowing you to name the link. Click OK, and both link icons activate by turning purple linked. Now the DR1 on the wall in the restaurant will control its room volume. Named links are collected in the All Links manager, shown above. Instantly test the link by moving the white line on either graphic value, and they both track each other.

AMX Support Package

The AMX Control Systems Guide, included in the package link below, includes an introduction to using external control systems with HAL. It also discusses an example HAL1x configuration and how to set up an AMX controller and touch panel to communicate with a Halogen/HAL Control Server. In addition, an appendix is included with reference information on the HAL external control message protocol and how to use a telnet client to monitor and troubleshoot the operation of a control system at the message protocol level.

AMX

The AMX Support Package includes:

  • AMXControlSystemsGuide.pdf - The AMX Guide pdf.
  • ControlSystemSample.hal - Halogen configuration file intended for loading in Halogen or your HAL.
  • Rane_HAL.apw - NetLinx Studio program project file.
  • Main.axs - NetLinx program source file.
  • Rane_HAL_TP.TP4 - TPDesign4 touch panel project file.

The AMX Support Package is installed with the Halogen software and can be accessed from the Windows Start Menu under Rane Corporation > Halogen > Guides > AMX. If you want to access the files directly they are available on the product DVD or from the Halogen install directory:

  • Windows 8 - C:\Program Files\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\AMX directory
  • Windows 7 or Vista - C:\Program Files (x86)\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\AMX directory
  • Windows XP - C:\Program Files\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\AMX directory.

AMX® and the AMX logo are registered trademarks of AMX.

Crestron Support Package

The Crestron Control Systems Guide, included in the package link below, includes an introduction to using external control systems with HAL. It also discusses an example HAL1x configuration and how to set up a Crestron controller and virtual touch panel to communicate with a Halogen/HAL Control Server. In addition, an appendix is included with reference information on the HAL external control message protocol and how to use a telnet client to monitor and troubleshoot the operation of a control system at the message protocol level.

Crestron

The Crestron Support Package includes:

  • CrestronControlSystemsGuide.pdf - The Crestron Guide pdf.
  • ControlSystemSample.hal - Halogen configuration file intended for loading in Halogen or your HAL1x.
  • Rane_HAL.smw - SIMPL Windows program project file.
  • Rane_HAL_TP.vtp - VisionTools Pro-e touch panel project file.
  • Rane HAL Level Processor.usp - SIMPL+ user module source file.
  • 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 Rane Corporation > Halogen > Guides > Crestron. If you want to access the files directly they are available on the product DVD or from the Halogen install directory:

  • Windows 8 - C:\Program Files\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\Crestron directory
  • Windows 7 or Vista - C:\Program Files (x86)\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\Crestron directory
  • Windows XP - C:\Program Files\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\Crestron directory.

Rane HAL Crestron Testimonial

I recently had the pleasure of working on the Hard Rock Casino project as the Crestron programmer, and as you know they had a HAL digital signal processor. Integrating the HAL into my Crestron program was a breeze, it dropped into place seamlessly.
The simple ASCII command protocol makes it easy to understand and implement.
The response from the DSP is also very snappy, so real time feedback is bang on!
Great product, I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to provide an audio solution to both big and small venues.

Brendan McAlpine, CTS
Alpine Automation Ltd.
Crestron Services Provider

Crestron® is a registered trademark of Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Stardraw Control Support Package

The Stardraw Control Systems Guide, included in the package link below, includes an introduction to using external control systems with HAL. It also discusses an example HAL1x configuration and an example Stardraw Control application and driver that communicates with a Halogen/HAL Control Server. In addition, an appendix is included with reference information on the HAL external control message protocol and how to use a telnet client to monitor and troubleshoot the operation of a control system at the message protocol level.

Stardraw Control

The Stardraw Control Support Package includes:

  • StardrawControlSystemsGuide.pdf - The Stardraw Control Guide pdf.
  • ControlSystemSample.hal - Halogen configuration file intended for loading in Halogen or your HAL1x.
  • HAL1 Stardraw Example Project.s03 - Stardraw Control Project.
  • HAL1 Example Driver.cs - Stardraw HAL1x driver source code. This is part of the Stardraw Control Project but is included separately here for reference.

The Stardraw Control Support Package is installed with the Halogen software and can be accessed from the Windows Start Menu under Rane Corporation > Halogen > Guides > Crestron. If you want to access the files directly they are available on the product DVD or from the Halogen install directory:

  • Windows 8 - C:\Program Files\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\Stardraw Control directory
  • Windows 7 or Vista - C:\Program Files (x86)\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\Stardraw Control directory
  • Windows XP - C:\Program Files\Rane Corporation\Halogen\Guides\Support Packages\Stardraw Control directory.

Stardraw Control is a trademark of Stardraw.com Ltd.

New! RAD26 One Room RAD Remote

Is it a RAD or a DR? It's both!

The RAD26 provides 2 channels of local audio input and output, a built-in stereo speaker / headphone amplifier, 2 logic inputs and outputs, along with controls for selection and volume. All this with only one CAT 5e (or better) cable drop. The color LCD is easily programmed in Halogen, and easily operated by end users.

It's more than a DR3 with audio inputs, outputs and logic. It's more than a nicer-looking RAD16z with user controls. It's perfect for meeting rooms, classrooms, hotel rooms, cruise ship cabins, spa rooms, and more things we haven't thought of yet.

RAD26 One Room RAD

The RAD26 is shipping now!

HAL Applications

Multizone Paging Systems and the PAGER1 Paging StationPAGER1

This RAD is a mic preamp and a paging zone(s) [Scenario] selector with an integrated push-to-talk switch. Busy, Caution and Ready indicators inform end users when priorities clash.

The PAGER1 accepts any standard gooseneck mic (not included) and has built-in selectable 24 V Phantom Power and a 13 dB pad. It normally sits on a desk or table, and has lockdown features for security.

The PAGER1 chassis is painted steel, measuring 4.5" x 6" x 2" (11.4 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm). More details are here.

Distributed Program Bus

Wiring system-wide background music sources into the single Distributed Program Bus automatically wires all music sources to every output zone. The blue Distributed Program Bus label represents bus output and input to blocks.

Halogen Distributed Program Bus

Paging Station and Zones

Paging Station and PAGER1 input DSP blocks automatically connect input page sources (lime green labels) to zones requiring paging.

Automatic page wiring

Thus, wiring from all page sources through the Paging Manager to all page zones – including rooms that combine – is automatic. The Paging Manager easily maps all page sources to any combination of zones when using the Paging Zone, Emergency Page, Zone Processor and Room Combine Processor blocks.

Halogen Paging Manager

Room Combining

Halogen Room Combine Add Inputs and Rooms

The Room Combine Processor supports custom wall layouts and auto-activation of independent room processors for each possible physical room as walls open and close. Control linking between Rane's Digital Remotes to wall open/close toggles and room volumes is exquisitely intuitive. Gain-share auto mix mics in combined rooms and separate the mix automatically as walls close. Use Rane's AM2 Automixer to gain-share with both in-room mics and wireless mics when cascaded into a HAL's room combine processor. This means AM2 mixers can be hot-swapped between locations for quick set up for head table discussions. Control links to Digital Remotes also combine and separate automatically as wall states change. No presets required. Easily change signal processing settings as walls open and close, automatically with Rane IR2 Infrared Wall Sensors.

Halogen Room Combine Layout

Halogen Room Combine Processors

Halogen Room Combine Processor A

Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) with the EXP7x

EXP7x front

The Rane EXP7x Expander for the HAL1x provides 8 channels of full-featured, drag and drop Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC). Each channel of AEC can be added to any HAL1x system input and route to any Halogen DSP block, including the gain-sharing automixer, manual mixer, regular Room Combine block, and Conference Room Combine block. The Rane EXP7x in combination with HAL1x and Halogen software provides a conferencing solution including far more than high-performance AEC.

Processing blocks to enhance the AEC system solution

  • Revolutionary Conference Room Combine block with intrinsic support for conferencing
    • Independent Far End mixers and AEC Reference output per room.
    • Far End gain-sharing mixer inputs and AEC reference feeds automatically change with each room combination.
  • Conference Switchboard DSP Router
    • Multichannel and Tracking processing blocks mirror local room processing in the AEC Reference signal path.
    • Included are the Multichannel Shelving Filter, Multichannel PEQ, Tracking Ambient Noise Compensation and Tracking Side-chain Compressor.

Each AEC channel includes:

  • Mic and Reference Inputs with Level control & metering.
  • AEC on/off, plus adjustable AEC Threshold.
  • Soft / loud talker AGC & 5-band parametric EQ, plus high- and low-cut filters.
  • Full bandwidth AEC with adjustable non-linear processing.
  • Ambient Noise Reduction (dynamic & steady-state) & howling prevention.
  • Complete metering: Input, Reference, Echo Return Loss (ERL), Echo Return Loss Enhancement (ERLE) & Total Echo Return Loss (TER).
  • 20 to 20 kHz Bandwidth, 300 ms tail length.
  • <17 ms propagation delay, 100 dB/sec convergence rate.

Halogen AEC parent / child blocks

Because EXP7x AEC channels are not associated with a particular hardware input, preset recall can re-assign an AEC resource across inputs / rooms as required. Drag and drop AEC supports the typical one-AEC-per-microphone configuration. With optimum acoustics, mic and loudspeaker placement, or with rarely used mics (such as audience mics) it allows mixing more than one mic into a single AEC channel, significantly reducing cost.

What's unique about HAL’s AEC?

  • Flexible drag-and-drop AEC placement.
    • Use it where you need it, on any HAL System input.
    • Re-route AEC resources with presets: re-use AEC across rooms.
  • Intrinsic support for conferencing with advanced supporting processing blocks:
    • Conference Room Combine block.
    • Conference Switchboard.
  • Multi-channel processing blocks mirror room processing in the reference signal path.
  • High-Level, inherent conferencing support through.

Halogen AEC Conference Matrix Mixer

The Conference Switchboard block supports dynamic routing of Far End Audio sources. This block is useful when more than one room must share a single VoIP or Video Conference resource. It’s also useful when a room needs to access one or more remote rooms on a campus in order to include them in a conference. In some cases a combination of these scenarios is required.

The function of the Conference Switchboard could be accomplished using a standard matrix mixer, but that would require a user to avoid disallowed routing (like 1:1 or 2:2 etc.), and ensure that To and From Far End pairs are correctly wired. This Conference Switchboard simplifies the process.

Halogen AEC Room Combine Block

Conference Room Combine Block

Conferencing in a room combine environment is a complex task without a specialized Room Combine Processor designed to handle room mix, far-end mix and AEC reference routing. Halogen's unique ability to do conferencing within a room combine scenario without complex wiring and routing makes it easy.

Multi-Channel Processing Blocks

In order to get the best performance from an AEC application, the same signal processing parameters used to feed a room loudspeaker must be applied to the AEC reference signal as well. To simplify this process, special blocks that mirror the processing for room and reference channels include:

  • Tracking Compressor
  • Tracking ANC
  • Multi-Channel PEQ
  • Multi-Channel Shelf.

Halogen AEC Processing Workspace

Halogen provides a highly integrated Conference Room Combine block that greatly simplifies conferencing in a room combine configuration. The block combines room sources, selects a proper reference, and sends audio to appropriate locations as rooms combine. It also provides support for maintaining a proper AEC Reference with local Voice Lift.

This block supports unique mixes from Record and Room outputs. An independent AEC Reference Output is provided for each room to accommodate various microphone locations and unique room processing outside the Conference Room Combine block. Also inherently provided in this block are support for background music selection and paging per room.

AEC Meeting Table

A boardroom application has a number of microphones with overhead sound reinforcement. In this type of system, sound reinforcement is typically strengthened and delay compensation added as a loudspeaker gets further from the original source.

In this scenario, if room acoustics are good, it is possible to use a single AEC processing block for more than one microphone by combining microphones in a common reinforcement zone. The drag-and-drop flexibility of EXP7x AEC blocks lets you add AEC to any Halogen system input.

In the drawing below, the red lines are the daisy-chained CAT5 expansion bus, the blue lines are CAT 5 to RADs from the HAL1x and EXP1x RAD Expander, and the yellow lines are shielded mic cable to analog inputs on the RADs, EXP5x Input Expander, and HAL1x. A complete description of a boardroom application is here.

AEC HAL Rack

 

HAL Configuration Examples

The HAL section in our Applications page has a list of systems sorted by HAL Multiprocessor. Each application is a separate page with a floor plan and wiring diagram. At the bottom you will find an associated Halogen Configuration file to download, which you can modify for your application and save to your computer. This is a great place to see how HAL can be configured for specific systems, and made easier to understand. We recommend you have Halogen installed so you can explore the configuration file.

Where HAL Lives

Entertainment

Venue

Category

Problem Solved

Location

Avera St. Luke's Hospital Medical Multifunction space with room combine Aberdeen, South Dakota
Anglican Parish of Christ Church HOW   Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wyndham Garden Amarillo Hotel Hotel   Amarillo, Texas
Kempinski Amman Hotel Annex Hotel   Amman, Jordan
Sheraton Amman Hotel Ballroom Hotel Ballroom Amman, Jordan
Thermen Londerzeel Hotel Meeting rooms, gym, catering, BGM Antwerp, Belgium
Cycle Scene Fitness Center Indoor cycling studio Ashburn, Virginia
Melrose Ballroom Nightclub 8,000 sq ft event, concert, nightclub and performance venue Astoria, New York
Benedictine College Fitness Center Gym and meeting rooms Atchison, Kansas
Classic Center Multipurpose Athena ballroom and room combining Athens, Georgia
Spanx Corporate 4-zone background music and noise masking Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Athletic Club Fitness Center Room combine system Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta History Center Theater Theater and exhibition hall Atlanta, Georgia
Ivan Kane's Kiss Kiss a Go Go Nightclub Club, lounge and restaurant Atlantic City, New Jersey
Regent Hotel, Kingsford Hotel   Australia
Lone Star Steakhouse Restaurant Background music and paging Australia
Caterpillar Retail   Australia
St. Paul's School for Girls  Education Cafetorium and Gym Baltimore, Maryland
Spirit Cruises Nautical Tour boat sound reinforcement and BGM Baltimore, Maryland
VillaSport Fitness Center 7 acre, 87,100 sq. ft. club, spa & café with multizone BGM, paging & evacuation Beaverton, Oregon
Hilton at Resorts World Bimini Hotel BGM and paging in pool, lobby, meeting rooms Bimini, Bahamas
Radisson Blu Hotel Hotel   Bloomington, Minnesota
The Polo Club Fitness Center Spa, fitness and entertainment sports club Boca Raton, Florida
Joe Fresh Retail Retail high-end clothes & beauty supplies Broadway, New York City
Brown Deer Novak Family Fieldhouse Fitness Center   Brown Deer, Wisconsin
S&R Olympia Sports Facility Aquatic complex and restaurant Bruges, Belgium
Calahoo Community Hall Multipurpose   Calahoo, Alberta, Canada
Spruce Meadows Congress Hall Multipurpose   Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spruce Meadows Equestrian Park Entertainment   Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Northwest Sports Hub Fitness Center Music reinforcement & paging Centralia, Washington
Boeing Company Corporate Conference Center room combine Chantilly,  Virginia
St. Clair College Thames Campus Healthplex Fitness Center   Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Craigleith Ski Club Sports Facility Lodge Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Ski Club Sports Facility Lodge Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Bilfinger Mauell Corporate   Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
Samrya Conference Room Corporate Conference Room Doha, Qatar
Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo Hotel   Dominican Republic
Medical Office Medical Office room combine Duncan, Oklahoma
Emerald Hills Aquatic and Wellness Centre Sports Facility   Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Morinville Community Cultural Centre Multipurpose   Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sherwood Park RCMP and Enforcement Government   Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Southgate Centre Retail   Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Federal Way High School Education Gym and auditorium Federal Way, Washington
Flint Islamic Center HOW   Flint, Michigan
Clwyd Theatr Cymru Theater   Flintshire, Wales, UK
Doubletree Hotel Hotel Meeting rooms and conference center Fresno, California
Rozebroeken Sports Center Sports Facility   Gent, Belgium
Lewis and Clark Community College Fitness Center Haskell Sports Complex Godfrey, Illinois
Gaylord Texas Resort Hotel   Grapevine, Texas
Dusit Thani Guam Resort Hotel Salons, Banquet, Ballroom and Gallery areas Guam
Hartville Hardware Retail Retail: 330,000 square feet Hartville, Ohio
Atlantis Water Park Entertainment   Herzogenaurach, Germany
Hope Inn Hotel Hotel   Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Australia
Bank of China Corporate Multi-use auditorium Hong Kong
Huntington University Education   Huntington, Indiana
Arsenal Technical High School Education Career Tech Center Indianapolis, Indiana
Marriott Courtyard Hotel   Indianapolis, Indiana
Scottish Rite Cathedral Hotel Large meeting hall with 3 zones Indianapolis, Indiana
Red Mountain Resort Medical Multipurpose BGM and paging Ivins, Utah
Jersey City Medical Center Medical Hospital and medical education Jersey City, New Jersey
Kissimmee Utility Authority Corporate Boardroom Kissimmee, Florida
CCH  Multipurpose Multi-room meeting & banquet facility Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tropicana Conference Center Multipurpose   Las Vegas, Nevada
Ramada Hotel   Leipzig, Germany
University of Lethbridge Education   Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Burton Manor Banquet and Conference Center Multipurpose   Livonia, Michigan
The Broad Museum Restaurant Otium Restaurant BGM and paging Los Angeles, California
The Line Hotel Restaurant BGM and paging in the Breakroom86 Speakeasy Los Angeles, California
University of Louisville Education Student Recreation Center Louisville, Kentucky
Hyatt Regency Hotel   Louisville, Kentucky
St. Peters Church HOW   Madison, Wisconsin
Malibu Presbyterian Church HOW   Malibu, California
Nobu Malibu Restaurant BGM and paging Malibu, California
Eduardo Gomes International Airport Airport BGM and paging Manaus, Brazil
SM Congress Hall Multipurpose Meeting hall Manitoba, Canada
Marriott Courtyard Hotel   Mankato, Minnesota
Pan Am Centre Sports Facility Pool Center & Soccer Stadium Markham, Ontario, Canada
Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort Hotel Multifunction, paging, BGM Marco Island, Florida
Sanctuary Lakes Hotel Hotel Function rooms Melbourne, Australia
Cafe Hollander Restaurant 6-zone multisource BGM and paging Mequon, Wisconsin
Palmas Del Sol Retirement Community Multipurpose Ballroom, pool, patio BGM and paging Mesa, Arizona
Castle De Wildt Multipurpose Wild game auction house Modimolle, South Africa
Complexe Sportif Guimond Sports Facility Hockey arena sound Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Isatis Sport St. Constant Sports Facility Hockey arena sound Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Les 4 Glaces Brossard Sports Facility Hockey arena sound Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sportplex de l'Énergie Sports Facility Hockey arena sound Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Abercrombie & Fitch Retail Clothes store (serious SPL & cologne) Mulitple locations worldwide
Hollister Retail Clothes store (young adults) Mulitple locations worldwide
Ikea Retail   Mulitple locations worldwide
Victoria's Secret Retail Clothes store (lingerie) Mulitple locations worldwide
Main Event Entertainment Bowling, laser tag, restaurant, bar, events, paging with AMX touchscreen control Multiple USA locations
Aritzia Retail Retail “boom & sizzle” for high-end women’s clothes. Equipment rack visible in store. Multiple USA locations
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Restaurant BGM and paging Multiple USA locations
Great Wolf Lodge Hotel Family fun center, meeting rooms. BGM and paging Multiple USA locations
Nordstrom Retail Upgrades to BGM and paging systems Multiple USA locations
Country Music Hall of Fame Entertainment Event Hall (live stage with building distribution) & Theater (opera house) Nashville, Tennessee
Barbagallo Raceway Sports Facility   Neerabup, Wanneroo, Australia
Ho Chunk Casino Casino   Nekoosa, Wisconsin
Canada Bay Club, Five Dock Nightclub   New South Wales, Australia
Adoro Lei Pizzeria Restaurant High-end BGM and DJ system with 8 channels serving 3 zones. New York City
Eataly at 4WTC Restaurant BGM and paging New York City
Fogo de Chão (W. 53rd St.) Restaurant Brazilian Steakhouse multizone BGM New York City
Four Seasons Hotel New York Hotel BGM and paging New York City
Django Jazz Club Entertainment Club sound system in the Roxy Hotel New York City
Sen Sakana Restaurant BGM and paging New York City
The Hall MP Brooklyn Restaurant Live performance, BGM and paging New York City
Hornblower Cruises Nautical   Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Embassy Suites Hotel   Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
St. Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church HOW Sanctuary North Highlands, California
Oklahoma City University School of Law Education Classroom multimedia, voice-lift /sound reinforcement, portable AV carts Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Olathe North High School Education   Olathe, Kansas
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel   Orlando, Florida
Loews Royal Pacific Resort Hotel Hotel   Orlando, Florida
Gatineau Golf and Country Club Sports Facility   Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
Movati Athletic Kanata Fitness Center   Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
Marriott Singer Island Hotel BGM and paging in meeting rooms Palm Beach, Florida
St. Francis Xavier HOW Church Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkplace Healthcare Medical BGM and paging Parkplace, Florida
Pebble Beach Resort Hotel BGM and paging Pebble Beach, CA
Philadelphia Country Club Restaurant BGM and paging in restaurant, bar and meeting rooms Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix Theater Entertainment Bar and Lounge Phoenix, Arizona
Gatsby's Restaurant BGM with staff web control from phones and tablets Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Port Colborne Centre Multipurpose   Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Burncycle PDX Fitness Center Health Club Portland, Oregon
Portland Expo Center Multipurpose   Portland, Oregon
Ridgefield High School Education   Ridgefield, Washington
Portofino Italian Bistro Restaurant   Québec City, Quebec, Canada
Stout Brothers Irish Pub Restaurant iPad control in pub San Rosa, California
Baths Hall Entertainment Performance Theatre Scunthorpe, England
Seattle Hebrew Academy Education   Seattle, Washington
Red Lion Hotel Hotel Ballrooms & break out rooms Seattle, Washington
Alexis Hotel Seattle Hotel Room Combine in meeting rooms Seattle, Washington
University Presbyterian Church HOW Geneva Hall with room combining, Calvin Lounge 80-person worship room Seattle, Washington
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School Education Cafeteria and Gym sound systems South Easton, Massachusetts
West Side Christian Church HOW   Springfield, Illinois
The Dali Museum Museum Exhibit sound system St. Petersburg, Florida
Perkins Park Club Nightclub   Stuttgart, Germany
Collège Boréal Education Cafeteria and Theater sound systems Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Salt House Restaurant Restaurant Steakhouse: zoned background music with simple control Sydney area, Australia
Tacoma Community College: H.C. “Joe” Harned Center for Health Careers Education Multimedia classroom AV with mics, blu-ray, AV carts, assisted listening feed Tacoma, Washington
Gorrie Elementary Education School gym and multipurpose Tampa, Florida
St. Mary's Parish HOW   Tarzana, California
A3 Restaurant Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aga Khan Museum Museum   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alo Restaurant Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bar Raval Restaurant Spanish pinxtos bar BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biosteel Centre Sports Facility Basketball gym for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bosk Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brooklin High School Education   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cicchetti Ristorante Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Faith Sanctuary Pentecostal Church HOW   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FirstOntario Credit Union Corporate Hamilton branch Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fresh On Spadina Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Indigo Bookstore at CF Sherway Gardens Retail   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
International Centre Multipurpose Convention center Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ismaili Centre HOW   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mattamy National Cycling Centre Sports Facility Milton velodrome Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Momofuku Noodle Bar Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Montecito Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pizza Libretto Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Porchetta & Co. Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pravda Vodka Bar Restaurant BGM and paging Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roy Thompson Hall Theater   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richmond-Adelaide Centre Retail   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sony Music Entertainment Canada Corporate Boardroom Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tim Hortons Field Sports Facility Stadium Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Football Club Kia Training Ground & Academy Sports Facility Training facilities: Zoned global and local music, paging and control Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Urban Post Production Corporate Video production Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Welland Pan Am Flatwater Centre Sports Facility   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
York Lions Stadium Sports Facility   Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PG&E Vacaville ETEC Multipurpose Corporate meeting hall Vacaville, California
A&W Corporate Head Office Corporate   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bohdi Meditation Multipurpose   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Chambar Restaurant BGM and paging Vancouver, BC, Canada
Crofton House School Education   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dun & Bradstreet Cloud Innovation Centre (Stytch) Corporate   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Elements Casino Entertainment   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hard Rock Casino Entertainment   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Surrey East Hotel   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lululemon Athletica Retail Multiple zones with employee controls Vancouver, BC, Canada
Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel Banquet facility with room combining Vancouver, BC, Canada
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Corporate   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Richmond Ice Arenas Sports Facility Hockey arena sound Vancouver, BC, Canada
River Rock Casino Resort Hotel   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Saje Natural Wellness Retail   Vancouver, BC, Canada
THNK School of Creative Leadership Education   Vancouver, BC, Canada
Campell River and Comox Valley Hospitals Medical   Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Cowichan Aquatic Centre Sports Facility Pools and activity areas Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Hawthorn Middle School North Education Gymnasium and auditorium Vernon Hills, Illinois
Clipper Vacations Nautical Ferry navigation terminal sound system Victoria, BC, Canada
Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre Sports Facility   Victoria, BC, Canada
Oak Bay Beach Hotel Hotel   Victoria, BC, Canada
Floyd E. Kellam School of Music Education Auditorium & Music Lab classrooms Virginia Beach, Virginia
Movati Athletic Waterloo Fitness Center   Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Sur Restaurant & Bar Restaurant   West Hollywood, California
Wethersfield High School Education Auditorium sound reinforcement Wethersfield, Connecticut
Araxi Restaurant Restaurant BGM and paging Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Martha's Country Bakery Restaurant Live performance, BGM and paging Williamsburg, New York
Williamsburg Landing Multipurpose Retirement home center Williamsburg, Virginia
Windsor International Aquatic and Training Center Sports Facility   Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Club Regent Entertainment Casino and event center Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
La Roca Restaurant BGM and paging Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church HOW   Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
St. Gerard Parish HOW   Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Yukon Government Court Services Government   Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Pacific Northwest University Education 300 student combinable classroom Yakima, Washington
Vakko in the Zorlu Shopping Mall Retail BGM and paging in the “Neiman Marcus” of Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

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Note: this video was made during the HAL1 days, before the HAL1x expansion bus, before many RADs and DRs existed, before web controls, etc.