The HAL Audio System

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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

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.

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