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2. Installation 

On Windows Vista   

Caution: DO NOT

 connect the USB display adapter to your computer before you install the 

provided driver. You will be instructed to do so later.   

Follow the 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 click on 

Run Setup.exe

 to execute the installer 

program. 

 

 

Note

   

If the installer program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on   

the 

Setup.exe 

file in the 

Driver

 folder to launch the setup program.   

 

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. 

 

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Summary of Contents for SW-USBDVI-HR

Page 1: ...SW USBDVI HR USB External Video Card User s Manual...

Page 2: ...special incidental 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...

Page 3: ...Extend Your Windows Desktop to Add on Monitor Default 16 Mirror Your Windows Desktop 18 Be the Primary Monitor 19 Adjusting Resolution Color Depth and Refresh Rate 20 Configure the components 21 Stan...

Page 4: ...t 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 while your family watching video on the other No more stacking win...

Page 5: ...ocuments 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 da...

Page 6: ...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 2000 SP 4 XP Home or Professional I...

Page 7: ...target This may not provide full frame rate 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 ap...

Page 8: ...the driver and then connect the adapter 1 Insert the provided CD into your disc drive and the installer program will run automatically when the Driver CD is inserted and your may see the Licence agre...

Page 9: ...users If 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 ma...

Page 10: ...op up message will appear in the notification area indicating the Found New Hardware 6 When you see the Found New Hardware Wizard screen prompted as below please follow the steps and Click on Next to...

Page 11: ...tart 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 to manually reboot your computer 8 After installati...

Page 12: ...to your disc drive and installer program will run automatically when the Driver CD is inserted Please click on Run Setup exe to execute the installer program Note If the installer program doesn t run...

Page 13: ...w please click on I Accept to install the software for USB display adapter 3 Please wait while Windows configures DisplayLink Core Software Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this p...

Page 14: ...SB 2 0 port on your computer 6 After installation is completed the popup message will appear in the notification area as following You may click on the icon to control the new display and start to enj...

Page 15: ...onnect the VGA jack to a monitor equipped with VGA input jack For DVI model The equipped DVI I DVI Integrated connector transmits both the digital and analog signals This means it supports either of t...

Page 16: ...add on monitor is blank please reboot your system again If required you can connect and disconnect the add on monitor any time without disconnecting the adapter from the USB port on your computer To...

Page 17: ...esolution Color Depth and Refresh Rate Please refer to the Display mode and Adjusting Resolution Color Depth and Refresh Rate section for details Easy Setting Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and...

Page 18: ...onitor attached on the adapter The add on monitor can be configured to use either mirror mode extended mode or be the primary display as described in this section Click on the DisplayLink Device icon...

Page 19: ...to configuration the setting as above or manually setting as below description Manually Setting Extended mode is the default setting To set up the adapter to use or restore extended mode follow these...

Page 20: ...plications 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 monitor and it s p...

Page 21: ...setting as below description Manually Setting In mirror mode the adapter will automatically select the settings screen resolution color quality and refresh rate for the add on monitor But you can man...

Page 22: ...ry display 1 Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Personalize Display Settings on Vista or Properties Settings on XP 2000 2 In the Display drop down menu select...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...o 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 mode for th...

Page 25: ...anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Personalize Display Settings on Vista or Properties Settings on XP 2000 2 In the Display drop down menu select the option ends with DisplayLink...

Page 26: ...he Adapter 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 settings...

Page 27: ...computer is shut down restarted and logged in again the add on monitor returns to the same mode as it was before shutdown Disconnecting the Adapter If the adapter is unplugged from the computer the a...

Page 28: ...one DisplayLink Graphics Adapter representing your first attached adapter is configurable What is Vista XDDM mode XDDM refers to Windows XP Driver Mode It is a video card driver mode used in some leg...

Page 29: ...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 similar to...

Page 30: ...e Control Panel and double click Programs and Features on Vista or Add or Remove Programs on XP 2000 2 Select DisplayLink Graphics or DispalyLink Core Software and click Uninstall or Remove 3 Click Ye...

Page 31: ...ck 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...

Page 32: ...in Try reducing the hardware acceleration level of the primary display NOT the add on monitor to levels 1 2 or 3 and restarting the media player The hardware acceleration can be found by right clickin...

Page 33: ...and Vista SP1 32 bit or 64 bit Supported Modes Extended Desktop Default Mirrored Desktop Primary Display Resolutions Refresh rate and color depth Color Depth Resolution Name Refresh rates at 16 bit co...

Page 34: ...x17 8 H mm USB Cable z Separated from the body z Type USB A Type Male to 5pin Mini USB B Type Male z Length 1M Operating temperature 10 40 C Storage temperature 10 60 C Relative Humidity 85 non conde...

Page 35: ...oved phone set CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations EN 55 022 CLASS B WEEE Information For EU European Union member users According to the WEEE Waste e...

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