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2. Installation 

2. Installation 

Hardware Connection 

 

 

 

 

Power Button 

Mode Button 

Screen Button 

HDMI

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 Connector 

Mode LED 

Power LED 

 

 

 

DC Power Jack 

 

Mini USB Connector 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for AN2810

Page 1: ...USB to HDMI Adapter User s Manual...

Page 2: ...tal consequential or other damage SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity If any of the fo...

Page 3: ...to Add on Monitor Default 18 Video and DVD Playback in Extened Mode 20 Mirror Your Windows Desktop 21 Be the Primary Monitor 22 Adjusting Resolution Color Depth and Refresh Rate 23 Configure the comp...

Page 4: ...r you can enjoy many benefits brought by an add on monitor The most obvious one is that you get more desktop area to have more applications visible at one time For example you may work on one monitor...

Page 5: ...s on one screen while viewing reference material on the other Compare two documents simultaneously across two screens Financial analysis Have one monitor per data stream View charts and live data at t...

Page 6: ...gher processor clock Intel Pentium Celeron family or AMD K6 Athlon Duron family or compatible processor 512MB memory At least one USB2 0 port 30Mb of available disk space Windows XP Home or Profession...

Page 7: ...DVD playback at full screen 1 2GHz Single Core CPU 512MB memory For 3 monitors where 1 could run DVD video while also targeting productivity and business apps Will support only 1 video of DVD resolut...

Page 8: ...2 Installation 2 Installation Hardware Connection Power Button Mode Button Screen Button HDMI Connector Mode LED Power LED DC Power Jack Mini USB Connector 7...

Page 9: ...he provided CD into your disc drive and installer program will run automatically Please click on Run Setup exe to execute the install program Note If the installer program doesn t run automatically pl...

Page 10: ...ftware for USB display adapter 3 Please wait while Windows configures DisplayLink Core Software Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process 4 When finished the installation scre...

Page 11: ...ay temporarily go black or flash during this process Please click OK to start to use USB to HDMI Adapter 7 You can change the appearance of your displays through the Window Moreover additional control...

Page 12: ...reen it is possible to use Windows Key P to display a menu and cycle through it to allow Disconnect Projector Duplicate Extend Projector Only Actual strings depend on your operation system These scree...

Page 13: ...ded CD into your disc drive and install program will run automatically Please click on Run Setup exe to execute the install program Note If the installer program doesn t run automatically please locat...

Page 14: ...ftware for USB display adapter 3 Please wait while Windows configures DisplayLink Core Software Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process 4 When finished the installation scre...

Page 15: ...tart later 7 You will see the DisplayLink Manager Icon in system tray that looks like a monitor as below Click on the icon to bring up the menu Actual strings depend on your operation system These scr...

Page 16: ...nstall the driver and then connect the adapter 1 Insert the provided CD into your disc drive You may see the License agreement screen prompted as below Please click on I Accept to start the Driver ins...

Page 17: ...USB to HDMI Adapter to your computer and monitor 5 Press the Power button on device you will see the DisplayLink Manager Icon in system tray that looks like a monitor as below Click on the icon to bri...

Page 18: ...ct Advanced to configuration Display Properties as above or manually setting as below description On Windows 7 the DisplayLink Device icon will be hidden Please click the arrow sign and right click th...

Page 19: ...ed in this section Extend Your Windows Desktop to Add on Monitor Default In this so called extended mode your display will be spread over the add on monitor s This mode allows you to perform multiple...

Page 20: ...set up the adapter to use or restore extended mode follow these steps 1 Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Screen Resolution on Windows 7 Personalize Display S...

Page 21: ...te that some applications may not support display on the extended desktop Cursor disappeared If you re in extneded mode but the add on monitor is not connected the desktop still pans to the add on mon...

Page 22: ...lect Mirror to configuration the setting as above On Windows 7 the DisplayLink Device icon will be hided Please click the arrow sign and right click the DisplayLink Device icon to select Advanced Or P...

Page 23: ...anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Screen Resolution on Windows 7 Personalize Display Settings on Windows Vista or Properties Settings on Windows XP 2 In the Display drop down me...

Page 24: ...tifies the supported modes from the monitor If the monitor does not advertise the supported modes the adapter software chooses a set of common screen modes for the monitor The software supports the mo...

Page 25: ...put into an unsupported mode which might damage it If cloning the primary display the video component will try to use the preferred monitor mode In some cases this may not be the most appropriate mod...

Page 26: ...p right click and select Screen Resolution on Windows 7 Personalize Display Settings on Windows Vista or Properties Settings on Windows XP 2 In the Display drop down menu select the option ends with D...

Page 27: ...pter User s Manual 4 To change the refresh rate click Advanced and then click Monitor 5 Select a refresh rate from the Screen refresh rate drop down list and then click Apply 6 Click OK to close the s...

Page 28: ...of their Windows desktop to allow the entire desktop to be viewed You can adjust the screen resolution of the add on monitor three times by overscan scaling function Setting 1 Please push the Mode bu...

Page 29: ...s may temporarily go black or flash during this process The screen resolution of the add on monitor will scale default resolution down by 5 3 The screen resolution of the add on monitor will scale def...

Page 30: ...nk User Interface will restart again and your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process 5 The screen resolution of the add on monitor will return to default resolution setting when...

Page 31: ...nate mode the login screen appears on the primary computer monitor not the external monitor If the computer is shut down restarted and logged in again the add on monitor returns to the same mode as it...

Page 32: ...adapter to your computer 2 Then connect the second adapter to your computer The system will automatically complete the installation While two adapters are connected to a computer in most cases both a...

Page 33: ...ers that running the new generation Windows Vista OS It provides an interface similar to Windows XP user Interface on Windows Vista and one of its characteristics is that it doesn t support Windows Ae...

Page 34: ...ninstall a Program on Windows 7 Programs and Features on Windows Vista and Add or Remove Programs on Windows XP A string similar to DisplayLink Core Software and DisplayLink Graphics should be display...

Page 35: ...hed you can go to Device Manager to verify the entire installation Under Windows OS Go to Device Manager to verify the installation Under the Sound video and game controllers an item USB PnP Sound Dev...

Page 36: ...ble click Uninstall a Program on Windows 7 Programs and Features on Windows Vista and Add or Remove Programs on Windows XP 2 Select DisplayLink Graphics or DispalyLink Core Software and click Uninstal...

Page 37: ...if the connection is properly made If problem still exists uninstall the driver unplug the adapter and reinstall the driver to try again Q2 The add on monitor is flickering A This is usually caused b...

Page 38: ...e media player The hardware acceleration can be found by right clicking on your desktop and click Properties Settings Advanced Troubleshoot Some players use this setting even when playing on a differe...

Page 39: ...omputer RAM 8M x 16 DDR Synchronous DRAM SDRAM Power Mode Bus powered Power Consumption 350mA Power Power Button To turn on or off power Power LED To show Power Status Mode LED To show Mode Status Ope...

Page 40: ...00 WXGA 60 60 1280x1024 SXGA 60 75 85 60 75 1366x768 WXGA 60 60 1400x1050 SXGA 60 75 85 60 75 85 1600x1200 UXGA 60 60 1680x1050 WSXGA 60 60 1920x1080 1080p 60 60 Note that interlaced modes and reduced...

Page 41: ...the user s authority to operate the equipment Use an approved phone set CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations EN 55 022 CLASS B WEEE Information For EU...

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