Orban Optimod-PC 1101, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD-PC INSTALLATION
2-15
The installer will ordinarily place a shortcut to the OPTIMOD-PC control
application in your computer’s START menu under
Orban/Optimod-PC
1101. (“PC2” indicates that the software is for a model 1101 card, not an
1100 card). If you so specified during installation, there will also be an
icon for
OptimodPC2.exe on your desktop and a small icon (agent) in
your system tray. When you click on the agent icon, it will open the
OPTIMOD-PC control application and automatically connect to your card.
On the other hand, if you start the software from the START menu or
from a desktop icon, it will not automatically connect to your card; you
must do this manually from the OPTIMOD-PC control application’s
C
ONNECT
menu.
The installer will also install the “Orban OPTIMOD-PC 1101” Windows
Service application and set it to start automatically at boot-up. Please
note that the network cannot see your OPTIMOD-PC card(s) unless you
explicitly expose them to the network as described in step 8 on page 2-8.
Auto-starting the Service at boot time allows it to automatically reload
OPTIMOD-PC’s DSP code on boot, which can be invaluable in a streaming
application where the stream must automatically restart after a system
crash. The server application has no user controls and you do not have to
interact with it or otherwise worry about it other than to be aware that
it is normal for it be running in the background as a Windows service.
If you have more than one card installed in your computer, you must select the
one you are controlling by choosing it from a list available from the
C
ONNECT
menu. If you did not edit the names of the cards, then the list will show the
cards’ serial numbers.
If, for convenience in identifying them, you wish to assign them easily remem-
bered names (“aliases”), you must edit their profiles as described in step 7 on
page 2-7.
To connect to a card (thereby con-
trolling it), left-click
C
ONNECT
and
drag the mouse to
L
OCAL
.
Continue
to drag the mouse to the desired
card name that appears in the
submenu, and release the mouse
button.
17. Connect inputs and outputs. (optional)
This is not required if you are going to be using only WAVE inputs and outputs,
which are routed through your computer’s operating system. In this case, skip to
Setup: The OPTIMOD-PC Control Application on page 2-20.
If you are using hardware inputs or outputs, see the hookup and grounding in-
formation on the following pages.
Analog Input and Output Audio Connections................................Page 2-17
Digital Input and Output Audio Connections.................................Page 2-18
Grounding .........................................................................................Page 2-18