Installation guide

1. The Power IEC jack connects to AC line voltage, 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.

2. Fault, Locate, and Power LEDs

The Fault LED (red) turns on when something in the hardware goes awry. The first step in trou-

bleshooting the problem is to open the Halogen software and check the status of this HAL device.

The Locate LED flashes green when you place this HAL device in Locate Mode (via the Halogen soft-

ware). The purpose of this Locate functionality is for verification, when working in the software, of the

physical device you are configuring or viewing.

The Power LED lights when the HAL hardware is powered on.

3. Ethernet port and LAN and Link LEDs

Use this port to connect HAL to an Ethernet switch or directly to a computer.

NOTE: This Ethernet port contains auto-MDIX functionality, which means that you can use either a

standard Ethernet cable or a crossover cable to connect to a computer or Ethernet switch. The auto-

MDIX functionality takes care of coordinating the proper connection between the devices.

The Ethernet LAN LED flashes when HAL detects any Ethernet packets on the network. The Link LED

indicates if the Ethernet network is connected. If HAL is connected to an Ethernet network but the Link

LED is off, there is likely a problem with the connection.

4. Expansion Bus LED and FireWire port

Use the Expansion Bus port to connect an EXP1 ExpansionBus device to the HAL1 via a FireWire

cable. To attach additional Expansion Bus devices to your HAL System, use a FireWire cable to connect

each new device to the previous device—in a daisy chain style.

If lit, the Expansion Bus Link LED indicates that the Expansion Bus device is communicating properly

with HAL. If an Expansion Bus device is properly connected to the port yet the status LED remains dark,

there is likely a problem with the connection.

5. Digital Remote Device ports

Use these ports to connect each DR to the HAL via a standard shielded CAT 5e (or better)cable. You

must use a shielded Ethernet cable for this connection. If you need more DR connections than the number

of DR ports that the HAL provides, you can use a RAD port to connect a DR.

6. Remote Audio Device ports

A form of connectivity similar to USB, meant to connect peripherals such as MP3 Players and digital cameras to

the computer. Legacy HAL Systems used FireWire to connect EXP1 units to the HAL1 device. FireWire operates

around 30 times faster than a USB 1.1 connection. FireWire is technically known as IEEE-1394.

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