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TU2

HDMI

 

User’s

 

Guide

 

8

 

On

 

Windows

 

Vista

®

 

Caution:

 

DO

 

NOT

 

connect

 

the

 

USB

 

to

 

HDMI

 

Adapter

 

to

 

your

 

computer

 

before

 

you

 

install

 

the

 

provided

 

driver.

   

Follow

 

the

 

procedures

 

below

 

to

 

install

 

the

 

driver

 

and

 

then

 

connect

 

the

 

adapter:

   

1.

 

Insert

 

the

 

provided

 

CD

 

into

 

your

 

disc

 

drive

 

and

 

install

 

program

 

will

 

run

     

automatically.

 

Please

 

click

 

on

 

Run

 

Autorun.exe

 

to

 

execute

 

the

 

install

 

program.

 

 

Note

   

If

 

the

 

installer

 

program

 

doesn’t

 

run

 

automatically,

 

please

 

locate

 

and

 

double

click

 

on

   

the

 

Autorun.exe

 

file

 

in

 

the

 

CD

ROM

 

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.

 

 

2.

 

When

 

you

 

see

 

the

 

License

 

Agreement

 

screen

 

prompted

 

as

 

below,

 

please

 

click

 

on

   

I

 

Accept

 

to

 

install

 

the

 

software

 

for

 

USB

 

display

 

adapter.

 

Summary of Contents for TU2-HDMI

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Page 2: ...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 If any of the following situation arises get the equipment checked by a service technician The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has been dropped and damaged The equipment has obviously sign...

Page 3: ...ws Desktop to Secondary TV Monitor 14 Video and DVD Playback in Extened Mode 16 Mirror Your Windows Desktop 17 Be the Primary Monitor 18 Adjusting Resolution and Refresh Rate 19 Configure the components 20 Fit to TV Function 23 Standby and Hibernate Shut Down and Restart 26 Inferred Modes 26 Disconnecting the Adapter 27 Using Dual Adapters 27 Verifying the Driver Installation 29 Uninstall the Adap...

Page 4: ...njoy 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 while your family watching video on the other No more stacking windows within the confines of a single display Or you may span an application e g spreadsheets across two sides of displays What s more the adapter...

Page 5: ...g workstation Type documents 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 the same time Entertainment View videos TV on one screen and reviews on the other Get additional perspectives when playing games Features Add on monitor LCD or projector thro...

Page 6: ...C are LED Status LED Color Description Link Green On for power on Off for power off System Requirement For Office use Windows XP Processor 1 6GHz Ato mor Celeron RAM 512MB Windows 7 Vista Processor 1 4GHz Core2Duo or better RAM 1GB System Requirement For Video streaming and playback Windows XP Processor 1 8GHz Core2Duo or better RAM 1GB Windows 7 Vista Processor 2 4GHz Core2Duo or better RAM 2GB V...

Page 7: ...TU2 HDMI User s Guide 4 2 Installation Hardware Connection Power Button Power LED HDMI Connector Mini USB Connector DC Power Jack ...

Page 8: ...to your disc drive and installer program will run automatically Please click on Run Autorun exe to execute the install program Note If the installer program doesn t run automatically please locate and double click on the Autorun exe file in the CD ROM folder to launch the setup program If you encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install a program enter an administrator pa...

Page 9: ... 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 process 4 When finished the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your desktop 5 Connect the USB to HDMI Adapter to your computer and monitor ...

Page 10: ...t to use USB to HDMI Adapter 7 You can change the appearance of your displays through the Window 8 To control the behavior of an attached DisplayLink device or screen 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 screen shots are from Windows 7 and might v...

Page 11: ...ease click on Run Autorun exe to execute the install program Note If the installer program doesn t run automatically please locate and double click on the Autorun exe file in the CD ROM 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 2 When you see the...

Page 12: ...y temporarily go black or flash during this process 4 When finished the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your desktop 5 Connect the USB to HDMI Adapter to your computer and monitor 6 When you press the power button on device the following window will appear ...

Page 13: ...ally restart 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 screen shots are from Windows Vista and might vary slightly for each operation system Extend Mode The screen is part of the extended desktop Mirror Mode The screen copies the contents of the prim...

Page 14: ...all 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 installation Note If the installer program doesn t run automatically please locate and double click on the Autorun exe file in the CD to launch the install program ...

Page 15: ...tting will take effect 4 When finished the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your desktop 5 Connect the USB to HDMI Adapter to your computer and monitor 6 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 bring up the menu Extend Mode The screen is part of the extended desktop Mi...

Page 16: ...o 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 the DisplayLink Device icon to select Advanced Configuration Manual Setup Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Screen Resolution on Windows 7 Personalize Display Settings on Vi...

Page 17: ...y monitor s This mode allows you to perform multiple tasks more effectively without overlapping windows Software Setup Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Exchange or Extend to Right Left Above Below to configuration the setting as above or manually setting as below description Notice The full DisplayLink User Interface as above is not supported on Windows 7 Displays Configuration on W...

Page 18: ...Settings on Windows XP 2 In the Display drop down menu select the option with the string DisplayLink Graphics Adapter 3 Check the Multiple Displays Extend these displays on Windows 7 Extend the desktop onto this monitor box on Windows Vista or Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor box on Windows XP 4 Drag the icons in the window at the top of the screen to match the physical arrangement of y...

Page 19: ...t the secondary monitor is not connected the desktop still pans to the secondary monitor and it s possible that your cursor has moved to the extended desktop so that you cannot find it on the primary display To solve the problem in such a case connect the secondary monitor to the adapter or keep moving your mouse to try or unplug the adapter first to restore the cursor Video and DVD Playback in Ex...

Page 20: ...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 Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Screen Resolution It is possible to use Windows Key P to display a menu and cycle through it on Windows 7 to allow Disconnect...

Page 21: ...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 menu select the option ends with DisplayLink Graphics Adapter 3 Check the This is my main monitor box on Windows 7 Windows Vista or Use this device as the primary monitor box on Windows XP On some PCs a...

Page 22: ...not advertise the supported modes the adapter software chooses a set of common screen modes for the monitor The software supports the modes listed below Color Depth Resolution Name Refresh rates available at 16 bit color quality Refresh rates available at 32 bit color quality 640x480 VGA 60 72 75 85 60 72 75 85 800x600 SVGA 56 60 72 75 85 56 60 72 75 85 1024x768 XGA 60 70 75 85 60 70 75 85 1280x72...

Page 23: ... 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 mode for the cloned desktop It is recommended that the primary display resolution be changed to closer match the default resolution of the secondary monitor Configure the components To configure the thre...

Page 24: ... select the option ends with DisplayLink Graphics Adapter 3 To change the screen resolution or select those options on the screen Be sure to select one of the supported resolutions and color quality numbers in the table above For a secondary monitor you can also select any resolution or color quality supported by that monitor Screen Resolution The resolution will be depends on your computer settin...

Page 25: ...s Guide 22 4 To change the refresh rate click Advanced Settings 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 screen ...

Page 26: ... USB to HDMI adapter The Fit to TV function allows a user to change the size of their Windows desktop to allow the entire desktop to be viewed Setting 1 Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Fit to TV to enable this function 2 To configure Fit to TV the following interface appears 3 The red border shows the size of the new Windows desktop ...

Page 27: ...e the and controls on the Fit to TV GUI to change the size of the red border until it fits on the TV screen Note Finer configuration of the size of the border can be achieved by holding down the CTRL key and clicking the and Before ...

Page 28: ...25 5 Once the red border is at the edges of the TV screen click Apply to resize the Windows desktop After Note Fit to TV function only works in extend mode and does not support rotated modes ...

Page 29: ...and the computer requires a login after standby or hibernate 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 secondary monitor returns to the same mode as it was before shutdown Inferred Modes Some modes in the DisplayLink GUI are shown with around them This occurs when connecting a monitor with a...

Page 30: ...d in the 2 Installation section and connect the first 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 adapters supports extended and mirror modes The only exception is on Windows Vista XDDM mode as described below Limitation for dual adapters on Wind...

Page 31: ...ers that running the new generation 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 Aero interface To see current display video driver mode right click Computer on the desktop and select Device Manager Then expand the Display adapters item ...

Page 32: ...Uninstall 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 displayed If there is a question or exclamation mark next to that item then the driver is not properly installed Please delete the item unplug the adapter and repeat the installation steps ...

Page 33: ...d double 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 Uninstall or Remove 3 Click Yes to confirm the removal During the removal process a couple of DOS windows will pop up 4 Click Yes to restart your computer and then unplug the adapter now ...

Page 34: ...again Q2 The secondary monitor 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 secondary monitor In extended mode increase the refresh rate of the secondary monitor Q3 When I play MPEG file by Windows Media Player on the extended monitor how come the di...

Page 35: ...d restarting the 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 different display The video playback may be unusual when the secondary monitor is mirroring the primary display and there is another extended screen connected to the computer The extended scre...

Page 36: ...to 6 adapters on a computer Power Mode Bus powered Power Consumption 350mA Power Power Button To turn on or off power Power LED To show Power Status Operation System Support Windows XP Home or Professional Including Table edition SP2 or SP3 Windows Vista SP1 or SP2 32 bit or 64 bit and Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Supported Modes Extended Desktop Default Mirrored Desktop Primary Display ...

Page 37: ...85 1280x800 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 blanking modes are not supported Dimensions 97 x 80 x 18 5 mm 3 8 x 3 1 x 0 7 in USB Cable z Separated from the body z Type USB A Type Male to 5pin Mini USB B Type Male z Length 1M Temperatu...

Page 38: ...thority 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 European Union member users According to the WEEE Waste electrical and electronic equipment Directive do not dispose of this product as household waste or commercial waste Waste electrical and electronic equipment...

Page 39: ... i the product has been modified or repaired by any unauthorized service center ii the product was subject to accident abuse or improper use iii the product was subject to conditions more severe than those specified in the manual Warranty service may be obtained by contacting TRENDnet within the applicable warranty period and providing a copy of the dated proof of the purchase Upon proper submissi...

Page 40: ...R FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND LIMITS ITS LIABILITY TO REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID AT TRENDNET S OPTION THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE Gove...

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