21 Halcyon Gold User Manual
Update Software
Navigate:Main Menu → Settings → Software Update
Displays the software update options for the Halcyon Gold.
USB Update
CAUTION: Do not remove the USB drive from the fixture until the update
procedure is finished and the fixture display returns to its default state.
Navigate:Main Menu → Settings → Software Update → USB
Update software on a fixture using a USB drive.
Software updates for the Halcyon Gold fixture are available on the ETC website at
etcconnect.com/Products/Automated-Fixtures.
1. Download the software zip file from the ETC website.
2. Unzip the contents of the zip file.
3. Save the contents of the zip file to the root directory of a FAT32-formatted USB drive.
4. Insert the USBdrive in the USB port on the fixture.
5. In the Main Menu, navigate to Settings → Software Update.
6. Tap USB. The fixture reads the USBdrive and shows the contents of the drive in the
touchscreen display.
7. Tap the folder named "NCW".
8. Tap the software update file (.NCW).
9. Tap Yes. The software update begins.
• The display provides information about the progress of the update.
• The fixture restarts when the update is complete, and the touchscreen display
returns to its default state.
10. Remove the USBdrive from the fixture when the fixture restart is complete.
Crossload
Navigate:Main Menu → Settings → Software Update → Crossload
Load software from one fixture to another over the DMX cable.
Note:
Fixtures cannot be updated using the Crossload option if an sACN or Art-Net
signal is present.
1. If necessary, follow the instructions in
USB Update above
to install the new software
version on the host fixture (the fixture from which you will initiate the software update to
the remaining fixtures on the data run).
2. Disconnect the DMX control source from the host fixture's DMX IN port.
3. In the Main Menu on the host fixture, navigate to Settings → Software Update.
4. Tap Crossload.
5. Tap Yes to initiate the update process. The software update begins.
• The display provides information about the progress of the update.
• Each fixture restarts when the update is complete, and the touchscreen display
returns to its default state.
6. When all of the Halcyon Gold fixtures on the data run have been updated to the new
software, reconnect the DMX control source to the host fixture's DMX INport.
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