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© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH – FIRST EDITION (July 2011)

USB 2.0 to DVI Adapter

User Manual

English

LINDY No. 42728

www.lindy.com

Summary of Contents for 42728

Page 1: ...LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED LINDY ELEKTRONIK GMBH FIRST EDITION July 2011 USB 2 0 to DVI Adapter User Manual English LINDY No 42728 www lindy com...

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Page 3: ...re 1 2GHz or higher processor RAM 512MB memory or higher Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP Home or Professional SP2 or SP3 Vista SP1 32 bit or 64 bit and Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Mac OS 10 4 and above see...

Page 4: ...ease locate and double click the Run Setup exe file under x Driver where x is your disc drive letter You may see the License agreement screen prompted as below Please click on I Accept to start the Dr...

Page 5: ...prompted to restart your computer click Yes to restart or No to manually restart later Note that a reboot is always needed for a successful installation If the reboot prompt doesn t appear make sure...

Page 6: ...procedures below to install the driver and then connect the adapter 1 Insert the provided CD into your disc drive and installer program will run automatically when the Driver CD is inserted Please cli...

Page 7: ...am If you encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install a program enter an administrator password or click Allow to start the installation 2 When you see the License Agreement...

Page 8: ...puter and monitor Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the adapter Then connect the other end of the USB cable to an USB 2 0 port on your computer 6 After the installation is completed the foll...

Page 9: ...Only Actual strings depend on your operation system These screen shots are from Windows 7 and might vary slightly for each operation system Connected to the adapter and monitor If your monitor is not...

Page 10: ...connect the add on monitor any time without disconnecting the adapter from the USB port on your computer To change the display mode see next chapter for instructions During the installation it s norma...

Page 11: ...op right click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7 Personalize Display Settings on Vista or Properties Settings on XP 2000 Display Modes There are several ways you can utilize the monitor attached o...

Page 12: ...low to configuration the setting as above or manual setting as below description Notice The full DisplayLink User Interface as above is not supported on Windows 7 Displays Configuration on Windows 7 s...

Page 13: ...displays on Win 7 Extend the desktop onto this monitor box on Vista or Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor box on XP 2000 4 Drag the icons in the window at the top of the screen to match the...

Page 14: ...suggested that you run video or DVD playback programs on your primary monitor instead of the add on monitor to ensure the playback performance Mirror Your Windows Desktop This mode is referred to as...

Page 15: ...se 1280x1024 due to the primary monitor only supports a resolution of up to 1280x1024 If you change the video output to extended mode and then want to switch back to mirror mode follow these steps 1 P...

Page 16: ...ettings change 4 Click OK to close the settings screen The add on monitor stays primary if the PC enters hibernate or suspend mode or is rebooted If the add on monitor is unplugged the main display be...

Page 17: ...1200 UXGA 60 60 1680x1050 WSXGA 60 60 1920x1080 1080p 60 60 1920x1200 WUXGA 60 60 About the resolutions and refresh rates available to users The resolutions and refresh rates available to the user thr...

Page 18: ...Configure the components To configure the three components resolution color depth and refresh rate of a screen mode follow these steps Easy Setting Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Col...

Page 19: ...lect the option ends with DisplayLink Graphics Adapter 3 To change the screen resolution or color quality select those options on the screen Be sure to select one of the supported resolutions and colo...

Page 20: ...computer returns to an active state the external monitor display keeps the same settings it had before the computer went into standby or hibernate mode However if the add on monitor was set for exten...

Page 21: ...pter 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 adapt...

Page 22: ...uters that running the new generation Vista OS It provides an interface similar to Windows XP user Interface on Vista and one of its characteristics is that it doesn t support Windows Aero interface T...

Page 23: ...ta and Add or Remove Programs on XP 2000 Actual strings depend on your operation system These screen shots are from Windows Vista 32 bit and might vary slightly for each operation system A string simi...

Page 24: ...nel and double click Uninstall a Program on Win 7 Programs and Features on Vista and Add or Remove Programs on XP 2000 2 Select DisplayLink Graphics or DisplayLink Core Software and click Uninstall or...

Page 25: ...itor is flickering A This is usually caused by a low refresh rate To solve this problem In mirror mode increase the refresh rate of the main monitor This will in turn increase the refresh rate of the...

Page 26: ...ardware 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 different display The video...

Page 27: ...roducts United Kingdom In 2006 the European Union introduced regulations WEEE for the collection and recycling of all waste electrical and electronic equipment It is no longer allowable to simply thro...