ORANGE Personal Computer User Manual

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User Manual V1.7

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including

amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarised or grounding-type plug. A polarised plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide
blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult
an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the

apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from
tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been

damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have
fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or
has been dropped.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle and "WARNING" are intended to alert the user to

the presence of important operating or servicing instructions. Failure to heed the instructions will

result in severe injury or death.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user

to the presence of un-insulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within the product’s enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

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Declaration of Conformity

Per FCC Part 2 section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name: Orange Music Electronic Company LTD

Address: 108 Ripon Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2JA
Phone / Fax No: [phone]

Hereby declares that the product

Product Name: Orange Personal Computer (OPC)

Has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio and television reception. This equipment
has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.This
device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

The FCC regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Orange Amplifiers could void
your authority to operate this equipment.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference with radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient the receiving antenna.

• Relocate the system with respect to the receiver.

• Move the system away from the receiver.

• Plug the system into a different outlet so that the system and the receiver are on different branch circuits.

Representative Person’s Name: Damon Waller
Date: 20/08/2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ABOUT YOUR OPC

2. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

3. IN THE BOX

4. TOP PANEL AND REAR PANEL

5. GETTING STARTED

5.1 GETTING CONNNECTED

5.1.1 Connecting using a LAN (Local Area Network)

5.1.2 Connecting using Wireless (Wi-Fi)

5.2 REGISTRATION + SOFTWARE ACTIVATION

5.2.1 AmpliTube

5.2.2 EZ Drummer Lite/Toontrack solo

5.2.3 Mixcraft

5.2.4 Studio One

6 SET-UPS

6.1 RECORDING USING THE TOP PANEL ¼” INPUTS + BUILT-IN SPEAKERS

6.1.1 Guitar and Bass

6.1.2 Vocals

6.2 USB MICROPHONES

6.3 POWERED ANALOG AUDIO MONITORS

6.4 POWERED DIGITAL AUDIO MONITORS

7. DEVICES + DRIVERS

7.1 ACCESSING AND CONFIGURING THE OPC AUDIO DRIVER

7.2 CHANGING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT LEVELS FOR OPC DRIVER

7.3 CHANGING DEFAULT PLAYBACK DEVICE

7.4 CONFIGURING SOFTWARE DRIVERS

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7.4.1 AmpliTube

7.4.2 EZ Drummer Lite/Toontrack solo

7.4.3 Mixcraft

7.4.4 StudioOne

8. COMPUTER RECORDING FUNDAMENTALS

9. TROUBLE SHOOTING

9.1 INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

9.1.1 I can’t access the internet

9.1.2 My wireless network won’t accept my password

9.2 HARDWARE + OS

9.2.1 I have an Issue with my computer

9.2.2 I can’t get a wireless signal

9.2.3 At random points the screen shows static noise

9.2.4 Windows says I’ve exceeded the amount of power on a USB bus

9.2.5 Speaker related issues

9.3 SOFTWARE + DRIVERS

9.3.1 Cannot find your audio device error message

9.3.2. Studio One VST Plug-in authorisations

9.3.3. Occasional low latency audio artifacts

9.3.4 OPC Driver is not visible in the Windows Taskbar

9.5 WHERE WE CAN HELP

9.5.1 Software providers

9.5.2 Microsoft Windows OS

9.5.3 Orange

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10. GENERAL USE

11. CARING FOR YOUR OPC

12. WARRANTIES AND EXCLUSIONS

13. UPGRADING

10.1 UPGRADING THE CPU

10.2 UPGRADING RAM

10.3 INSTALLING AN EXPANSION CARD

10.3.1 INSTALLING AND REMOVING A PCI EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD

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1. ABOUT YOUR ORANGE OPC

Your Orange OPC is a state-of-the-art desktop computer, designed to be a plug and play solution for
creating and recording your music right out of the box.

[NOTE] Although your Orange OPC comes pre-installed with Windows and Windows Security
Essentials, you will need to register all music software prior to first use. Please see 5.2
REGISTRATION + SOFTWARE ACTIVATION for more information.

2. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual was written to ensure you get the most out of your Orange OPC experience. Once you
have registered the pre-installed recording software, we strongly encourage you to read 6. DEVICES
+ DRIVERS and 7. COMPUTER RECORDING FUNDAMENTALS. These sections reflect the “best

practices” developed by the Orange OPC team.

3. IN THE BOX

Your Orange OPC box should contain the following items:

• Orange OPC

• Power cable

• Keyboard (if ordered)

• Mouse (if ordered)

• Quick start guide

• Activation sheet

If any of these items are missing, please contact support, after registering your Orange OPC:

Registration URL: http://www.OrangeOPC.com/register

Support URL: http://www.OrangeOPC.com/support

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4. TOP PANEL + REAR PANEL

The architecture on your OPC was designed with connectivity and portability in mind, allowing you
to configure your recording set-up in a variety of ways. For more information, please refer to 6. SET­UPS.

TOP PANEL

(1)Input 1: 1/4" instrument Input

(2)Input 2: 1/4" instrument, keyboard, or microphone Input

(3)+20dB Boost Switch: Toggles 20dB Boost function on Input 2

(4)Instrument/Microphone Switch: Toggles between Instrument and Mic levels on Input 2

(5)Volume: Adjusts the volume EQ of the OPC speakers

(6)Treble: Adjusts the treble EQ of the OPC speakers

(7)Middle: Adjusts the middle EQ of the OPC speakers

(8)Bass: Adjusts the bass EQ of the OPC speakers

(9)Power Light: Indicates if Windows is on. It is off when Windows is in sleep/shut down.

(10)Power Button/HD activity light: Press briefly to turn the OPC on and off. The orange

ring around the button flashes when the internal Hard Drive is being accessed

(11)USB 2.0: Top Panel USB port for USB devices and peripherals

(12)DVD Drive: Slide in your DVD with the label side facing the back of the OPC

(12)DVD Drive Eject Button: Press to eject the media in the DVD drive

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BACK PANEL

(1)Optical S/PDIF Out Connector: This connector sends digital audio to external systems supporting

TosLink terminated S/PDIF cables.

[WARNING!] Always minimise the volume on the Digital Audio ‘Levels’ Panel prior to selecting this
output. Please see 7. DRIVERS + DEVICES for more information.

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(2)Coaxial S/PDIF Out Connector: This connector sends digital audio to external systems supporting

coaxial S/PDIF cables.

[WARNING!] Always minimise the volume on the Digital Audio ‘Levels’ Panel prior to selecting this

output. Please see 7. DRIVERS + DEVICES for more information.

(3)D-Sub Monitor Port: The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub terminated monitor cable.

(4)HDMI: The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port provides an all-digital audio/video

interface to transmit uncompressed audio/video signals and is HDCP compliant. Connect HDMI
audio/video devices to this port. HDMI supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 with the
actual resolution being dependent on the monitor being used.

[NOTE] Depending on your model, you may have both a DVI and HDMI.

[NOTE] Unless you desire to use your HDMI device for audio playback, once you’ve installed an

HDMI device make sure the default playback device for audio remains set to the Orange OPC’s
internal speakers. Selecting an HDMI device for audio playback will automatically bypass your
Orange OPC’s internal speakers. Please see 7. DRIVERS + DEVICES for directions on selecting your
default playback device.

[NOTE] The HDMI audio outputs only support AC3, DTS, and 2-channel-LPCM formats. AC3 and DTS
also require the use of an external decoder on your HDMI connected device.

[NOTE] While the Orange OPC’s motherboard provides three video output ports (D-Sub and
2xHDMI), some dual monitor configurations are only supported in the operating system
environment only, not during the BIOS Setup or POST process.

(5)USB 2.0 Ports: These ports support the USB 2.0 compliant devices such as a keyboard, mouse,

printer, flash drive, or hard drive, and are also reverse compatible to the USB 1.1 standard.

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(6)eSATA 3Gb/s Port: The eSATA 3Gb/s port conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and is compatible

with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Use this port to connect an external SATA device.

(7)RJ-45 LAN Port: The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data

rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.

(8)USB 3.0 Ports: These ports support USB 3.0 compliant devices such as a keyboard, mouse,

printer, flash drive, or hard drive, and are reverse compatible to the USB 2.0 specification.

(9)Integrated Audio Jacks: These jacks are for the ‘High Definition Audio’ audio driver included with

the OPC.

(a)Centre/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange): Use this audio jack to connect centre/subwoofer

speakers for use in a 5.1 or 7.1-channel audio configuration.

[NOTE] To utilise this output you must:

1) Connect the cable

2) Select external speakers 3.5 mm Jack in the Sound > Playback Panel as the default playback
device. Please see 7.2 CHANGING DEFAULT PLAYBACK DEVICE.

(b)Rear Speakers Output Jack (Black): Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers for use in a 5.1

or 7.1-channel audio configuration.

[NOTE] To utilise this output you must:

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1) Connect the cable

2) Select External Speakers 3.5 mm Jack in the Sound > Playback Panel as the default playback
device. Please see 7.2 CHANGING DEFAULT PLAYBACK DEVICE.

(c)Side Speakers Output Jack (Grey): Use this audio jack to connect side speakers for use in a 7.1-

channel audio configuration.

[NOTE] To utilise this output you must:

1) Connect the cable

2) Select External Speakers 3.5 mm Jack in the Sound > Playback Panel as the default playback
device. Please see 7.2 CHANGING DEFAULT PLAYBACK DEVICE.

[NOTE] Not all OPC models will have ports (a), (b) and (c). You can configure ports (d), (e) and (f) to
perform these features by installing an alternative audio driver found here:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3963#dl

(d)Line In Jack (Blue): Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an MP3 player.

(e)Front Speakers Line Out Jack (Green)

Use this audio jack to connect front speakers in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. You can also
use this 3.5mm “mini” output jack for headphones or 2-channel speaker.

[NOTE] To utilise this output you must:

1) Connect the cable

2) Select External Speakers 3.5 mm Jack in the Sound > Playback Panel as the default playback
device. Please see 7.2 CHANGING DEFAULT PLAYBACK DEVICE.

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(f)Mic In Jack (Pink)

The default mic in jack. 3.5mm input for general purpose (non-musical) microphone functions like
chat.

(10)Bracket Screws: These screws hold the PCI-E bracket in place. When adding a device into this

port (such as a Graphics card), use the bracket-lock on the other side to lock the device in place.

(11)Line In L/R: 1/4" Left/Right Line Inputs bypasses Windows

(12)Line Out L/R: 1/4" Left/Right Line Outputs, use right output for stereo headphones

(13)Rear Exhaust Vent: This vent to helps cool the OPC

(14)Fuse: This is the fuse for the internal amplifier inside the OPC (not all models have this)

(15)AC In: This is the socket for your power cord

(16)Power Switch: Controls power to the OPC- including the amplifier and computer parts

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5. GETTING STARTED

When you power up your Orange OPC for the first time, the Windows Out Of Box Experience will
launch automatically. Basic setup information will be requested, including the Windows licence key
that shipped with your Orange OPC. This key is required to activate Windows, you can find it on the
back of your system or on the activation card.

5.1 GETTING CONNECTED

The following tips for connecting to the Internet should prove helpful, noting that the pre-installed
software requires web-based authorisation prior to first use.

5.1.1 CONNECTING USING A LAN (LOCAL AREA NETWORK)

1) Connect an Ethernet cable from your Internet router to the LAN Port on the back of your Orange
OPC.

2) An icon on the Taskbar will appear showing a computer monitor and plug confirming you are
connected to your network.

5.1.2 CONNECTING USING WIRELESS (WI-FI)

1) Raise the Wi-Fi Antenna on the Top Panel of your Orange OPC. You should see this icon on
your Taskbar indicating that Windows has found a wireless network in your area.

2) Select this icon to reveal the Windows 7 Wireless Connection panel (the Windows 8 panel is
shown on the right).

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3) Select your wireless network from the list of networks displayed.

4) Click the Connect button to join your network.

5) If your network requires a password, you will be prompted to enter it.

6) Once you've entered the password click OK to connect to the Internet.

7) The number of bars illuminated in this icon reveals the strength of your connection, which in
this case is strong.

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5.2 REGISTRATION + SOFTWARE ACTIVATION

Your Orange OPC comes pre-installed with full-version premium software, which must be activated
prior to first use. Each of our software partners has developed unique authorisation procedures to
combat software piracy. Whilst separate authorisation processes are not convenient, they do enable
us to offer the best possible software combinations for you, the end user. We believe you’ll find the
trade-off well worth it.

Registration for each program is only required once and has the added benefit of enabling software
vendors to supply you with valuable technical support, as well as program updates. Software
registration involves either: 1) creating an online account with the respective software provider and
activating the software using your account or 2) simply inputting an activation code into the
requested authorisation wizard inside the program.

[NOTE] If you have lost any of your authorisation codes, please visit:

http://www.OrangeOPC.com/support

5.2.1 IK MULTIMEDIA AMPLITUBE

AmpliTube 3 must be registered and authorised, to enable permanent unrestricted functionality, as
well as access to the user area. The activation process is simple and instructions are provided in the

‘Product Authorization’ wizard. This wizard launches automatically when an unregistered copy of

AmpliTube is opened. It can also be manually opened by selecting: Start > All Programs > IK

Multimedia > right clicking ‘Authorization Manager’ > selecting ‘Run as Administrator’ from the
‘Open’ menu.

For more information about authorising AmpliTube 3, please read the ‘Installation and
Authorization Manual’ which can be located by selecting: Start > All Programs > IK Multimedia >
‘Authorization Manager’ folder > Installation and Authorization Manual.

5.2.2 TOONTRACK SOLO/EZ DRUMMER LITE

A Toontrack user account is required to activate the Toontrack Solo standalone application and EZ
Drummer Lite plug-in. Simply follow the instructions in the authorisation screen presented upon
first launch of EZdrummer Lite. We recommend opening Toontrack solo to facilitate the
authorisation process.

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On first launching EZdrummer you will be presented with the authorisation screen. Follow the
instructions and, if this is your first Toontrack product, create a new user account at

http://www.toontrack.com.

1) After creating a user account, login to your account at http://www.toontrack.com and select ‘My
Products’ then select ‘Register New Product’.

2) Type in your serial number for EZ Drummer Lite

3) Click on Authorize Product

4) Key in the Computer ID exactly as shown in the EZdrummer interface.

5) Generate the Authorization Code online by clicking on ‘Authorize’. Type in or paste the code into

EZdrummer Lite.

3) You will be greeted with a congratulation message once EZ Drummer has been authorised
successfully.

Please contact [e-mail] with your Computer ID and serial number if the
authorisation process fails for whatever reason.

5.2.3 ACOUSTICA MIXCRAFT

To register Mixcraft:

1) Open the application by selecting the Mixcraft icon from within the Start Menu.

2) Select ‘Enter Registration Code’ from the Help Menu within Mixcraft.

3) Type in your Registration ID and Registration code found on your OPC activation sheet.

4) Select ‘Register’.

5.2.4 PRESONUS STUDIO ONE

Studio One must first be registered prior to completing the activation process.

I. Register Studio One:

1) Launch the program and the ‘Activate Studio One’ Menu will appear.

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2) New Studio One users will need to create a user account. Select the ‘Create Account’ link if your
computer is connected to the Internet. If your computer is not connected to the Internet, go to a
computer that is connected and visit this URL:http://www.presonus.com/registration.

3) Once at the registration page, select the ‘Register’ link, fill out the form, then select ‘Submit’.

4) PreSonus will email a verification code to the supplied email address.

II. Activate Studio One

1) Now you have your own user account, launch Studio One and the activation menu will
automatically appear.

2a) Online Activation

Ensure your OPC is connected to the internet and click the Activate Online link. The registered
username, password and product key will be required. Click on the Activate button to finish the
activation process.

2b) Offline Activation

If your OPC is not connected to the internet, click the Activate Offline link in the Activate Studio One
menu, and make a note of the Activation Code shown under step 3 in the instructions.

3) From an internet enabled device log in to the PreSonus user area by visiting:

http://www.presonus.com/registration.

4) Select Software Registration and enter the provided Product Key. A page should be displayed
which now displays the Studio One product.

5) Clicking the Activate link next to the product will provide an Activation Code which should be
entered into the Studio One program.