Installation Manual

INSTALLATION
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• Finally, if you don’t have a working Internet connection, or any authorized computer or
Ignition Key hardware, you can run Reason in Demo Mode.
This is also the mode you use if you are trying out the program, but haven't yet purchased it. In Demo
Mode you can work as usual and even save your work. However, you cannot open songs in Demo
Mode (for details, see “Running Reason in Demo Mode”).
Registering Reason
To be able to run Reason in authorized mode (see “Running Reason with Internet Verification” and
“Running Reason on an authorized computer - or with an authorized Ignition Key hardware”), the program
must be registered to your account on the Propellerhead web site.
D If you purchased the boxed version of Reason, follow the instructions printed on the DVD
sleeve.
! If you purchased Reason directly from the Propellerhead web shop, the Reason license
has already been registered to your user account and you can use Reason by running
with Internet Verification.
Running Reason with Internet Verification
When you launch Reason on an unauthorized computer, or without an authorized Ignition Key hardware
connected, the following window appears:
! Note that this requires a working Internet connection (and that your Reason license has
been registered to your user account as described in “Registering Reason”).
D Enter the User name and Password for your Propellerhead account and click the Log in
button.
Reason now launches in authorized mode.
! It is not possible to run two instances of Reason (on different computers) authorized to
the same user account. Reason will then enter Demo Mode (see “Running Reason in
Demo Mode”).