Rane HAL1x - Using the HAL System Documentation

Using the HAL System Documentation
A variety of documentation is available to help you get started with and use your HALSystem:
Halogen Help System
A comprehensive help system is installed with the Halogen software. It contains all the information you need
to work with the system. There are several ways to access the Help System:
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Click the Help icon on the application toolbar: Clicking the icon itself opens the Help System.
Clicking the down arrow displays a list of options including such things as access to the Rane web-
site, checking for updates to the Halogen software, and sending an email to Rane.
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Click the Help icon that appears in the upper right corner of Halogen dialog boxes. Clicking this
icon opens the Help topic related to the specific dialog box. From there you can access the entire Help
System, if needed.
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Right-click on different elements in the user interface. A Help option appears in the context menu.
Click this option to open the relevant Help topic. Pressing F1 when an area of the user interface has
focus also displays its relevant Help topic.
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To search for information within the Help System, you can use the tabs on the Help Viewer's left pane
to search the index (click the Index tab) or perform a full-text search (click the Search tab). You can
also use the Quick search box in the Help System toolbar to search for text within the currently dis-
played topic:
HAL System Design Guide
This guide is offered as a PDF file and contains a product overview, details about the HAL System's key fea-
tures, and best practices for designing a HAL audio system. Note that the information in this guide is also
available in the Halogen Help System. You can find this guide on the Rane website (http://rane.com/hal) as
well as on the product DVD.
HAL System Installation Guide
This guide is offered as a PDF file and includes step-by-step instructions on installing the HALhardware,
loading a configuration, and testing the system. This information is also included in the Halogen Help Sys-
tem. You can find this guide on the Rane website (http://rane.com/hal) as well as on the product DVD.
AMXControl Systems Guide
This guide, includes an introduction to using external control systems with HAL. It also discusses an exam-
ple HAL1 configuration and how to set up an AMX controller and touch panel to communicate with a Hal-
ogen/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 oper-
ation of a control system at the message protocol level.
The guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the files found in the AMX Support Package. The con-
tents of this support package include:
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AMXControlSystems_Guide.pdf - The AMX Guide pdf file
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ControlSystemSample.hal - Halogen configuration file intended for loading in Halogen or your
HAL1x
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Rane_HAL.apw - NetLinx Studio program project file
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Main.axs - NetLinx program source file
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Rane_HAL_TP.TP4 - TPDesign4 touch panel project file
HAL SYSTEM INSTALL GUIDE
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