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CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Task 6: Install and connect all analog devices. This task needs little explanation and is here simply to suggest where in the workflow we recommend the installation and connection of analog devices. The HAL and some EXPs provide you with analog inputs and outputs. You know what to do with them! Task 7: Verify connections, perform audio test, troubleshoot, and save the final configuration. After installing the HAL, EXP device(s), RADs, DRs, connecting any other analog devices, and loading the configuration file, you need to verify that everything is working properly. See "Task 7: Verify and Troubleshoot Installation" on page 83. NOTE: If you do not have a pre-defined configuration file but you want to verify that the hardware is working, you need to create a simple verification configuration. See "Creating a Verification Configuration" on page 85 for more information. You'll be happy to learn that Rane has taken much of the guesswork out of the verification process. Although you will review the status indicators on the HAL, EXPs, RADs, and DRs at the time you install these components, we recommend double-checking these indicators in the final verification task. There are three primary sources of information to help you quickly troubleshoot any problem: 1. RAD LEDs and DR LCD screens: By simply viewing the LEDs on the front of a RAD and the DR LCD screen, you can see immediately if the device is receiving power, if its data communications connection is working, and if its model matches the model configured for the port to which it is attached. With a RAD, you can also see if it's transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) functionality is working, if it is actively receiving an audio signal, and if its audio signal is overloading. 2. HAL LEDs: LEDs on the HAL provide power and signal information for all the connected RADs and DRs as well as information about the Expansion Bus and Ethernet network (if applicable). 3. EXP LEDs: LEDs on the EXPs also provide power and signal information for all the connected RADs and DRs as well as information about the Expansion Bus. 4. Halogen messages: After the configuration file is loaded into the HAL, you can use Halogen to determine if you installed the appropriate RADs and DRs in each location or if a RAD or DR is configured incorrectly. The software displays color-coded messages telling you of any problems. The software also contains the configured audio flow, which you should examine if there are audio problems that cannot be traced to a hardware issue. It's possible that something in the audio flow (in Halogen's Processing Workspace) was configured incorrectly. When you have completed the installation, fully tested the system, and feel confident that the configuration is accurate, SAVE AND BACK UP THE CONFIGURATION FILE! If you or someone else inadvertently (or even deliberately) changes configuration settings on a live device and, as a result the system stops working, you will be very happy that you have a backup. For more details, see "Save the Final Configuration File" on page 85. Now, on with the installation (after reviewing the basics of the system, of course!). 3

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Task 6: Install and connect all analog devices.
This task needs little explanation and is here simply to suggest where in the workflow we recommend the instal-
lation and connection of analog devices. The HAL and some EXPs provide you with analog inputs and outputs.
You know what to do with them!
Task 7: Verify connections, perform audio test, troubleshoot, and save the final con-
figuration.
After installing the HAL, EXP device(s), RADs, DRs, connecting any other analog devices, and loading the con-
figuration file, you need to verify that everything is working properly. See "Task 7: Verify and Troubleshoot Instal-
lation" on page 83.
NOTE
:
If you do not have a pre-defined configuration file but you want to verify that the hardware is work-
ing, you need to create a simple verification configuration. See "Creating a Verification Configuration" on
page 85 for more information.
You’ll be happy to learn that Rane has taken much of the guesswork out of the verification process. Although you
will review the status indicators on the HAL, EXPs, RADs, and DRs at the time you install these components, we
recommend double-checking these indicators in the final verification task. There are three primary sources of infor-
mation to help you quickly troubleshoot any problem:
1.
RAD LEDs and DR LCD screens
: By simply viewing the LEDs on the front ofa RAD and the DR LCD
screen, you can see immediately if the device is receiving power, if its data communications connection is
working, and if its model matches the model configured for the port to which it is attached. With a RAD,
you can also see if it's transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) functionality is working, if it is actively receiving an
audio signal, and if its audio signal is overloading.
2.
HAL LEDs
: LEDs on the HAL provide power and signal information for all the connected RADs and
DRs as well as information about the Expansion Bus and Ethernet network (if applicable).
3.
EXP LEDs
: LEDs on the EXPs also provide power and signal information for all the connected RADs
and DRs as well as information about the Expansion Bus.
4.
Halogen messages
: After the configuration file is loaded into the HAL, you can use Halogen to deter-
mine if you installed the appropriate RADs and DRs in each location or if a RAD or DR is configured
incorrectly. The software displays color-coded messages telling you of any problems. The software also
contains the configured audio flow, which you should examine if there are audio problems that cannot be
traced to a hardware issue. It’s possible that something in the audio flow (in Halogen's Processing Work-
space) was configured incorrectly.
When you have completed the installation, fully tested the system, and feel confident that the configuration is
accurate, SAVE AND BACK UP THE CONFIGURATION FILE! If you or someone else inadvertently (or even
deliberately) changes configuration settings on a live device and, as a result the system stops working, you will be
very happy that you have a backup. For more details, see "Save the Final Configuration File" on page 85.
Now, on with the installation (after reviewing the basics of the system, of course!).
CHAPTER 1: Getting Started
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