DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 DisplayLink USB Graphics User Manual Software Version 7.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 1. Contents 2. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4 3. PC Requirements............................................................................................................................. 5 4. 5. 3.1. Windows 7 and Windows 8 ................................................................................................
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 6.5.1. Network Address ........................................................................................................... 30 6.5.2. VLAN ID ........................................................................................................................ 30 6.5.3. Wake on LAN ................................................................................................................ 31 7. Windows Update ................
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 2. Introduction Welcome to your DisplayLink USB Graphics software. It allows you to easily connect extra monitors to your laptop or desktop PC’s USB port. The connected monitors can be configured to either mirror your main screen, or extend the Windows desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time. The DisplayLink USB Graphics devices can also be configured to be the primary display.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 3. PC Requirements DisplayLink software can be used on PCs, from Netbooks, Notebooks/Laptops to Desktops. The driver will run on processors ranging from Atom N270 based PCs, basic single Core CPUs, and of course the latest Dual, Quad Core and Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs. The performance of the software is dependent upon the processing power available, as well as the operating system in use. More capable systems will provide better performance.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 • WEI score of at least 3 in the 'Graphics; Desktop performance for Windows Aero' category. • Overall WEI score of at least 3 as recommended by Microsoft. • At least one USB 2.0 port • 30 megabytes (MB) of free disk space. • Computer screen for use with the DisplayLink device, if it is not integrated. • Network access for software downloads, or access to a CD-ROM drive.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 • Crossfire • SLI not in SLI mode • Multiple WDDM 1.1 or WDDM1.2 graphics drivers active at once 3.5. Graphics Card Support (Windows XP) All graphics cards are supported on Windows XP. 3.6.
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DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 4. Installing the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software The following section shows you how to install the DisplayLink USB Graphics software on different operating systems. Note: If you have v3.x, R4.1 or R4.2 DisplayLink software installed you must uninstall it, using the Windows Add/Remove Programs feature, before installing this release. Devices will continue working after this release is installed. 4.1.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install. No message will be shown at the end of the install. 4. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC. A message will be shown that DisplayLink software is configuring itself for first use: 5. The screen should flash and the DisplayLink device should start to extend the Windows desktop.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 3. Click I Accept. The DisplayLink Core software installs Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install. Alternatively you may install the software from a website download or CD-ROM: Important! Do not connect a DisplayLink device/screen to your PC before the install. 1. Double click on Setup.exe. The Windows User Account Control window opens (if enabled in the OS). 2. Click Yes.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 3. Click I Accept. DisplayLink Core software and DisplayLink Graphics installs. Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install. No message will be shown at the end of the install. 4. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC. Installing device driver message 5. The screen should flash and the DisplayLink device should start to extend the Windows desktop.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 4.3. Windows Vista To Install the DisplayLink USB Graphics on Windows Vista Important! Do not connect a DisplayLink device/screen to your PC before the install. 1. Double click on Setup.exe. The Windows User Account Control window opens (if enabled in the OS). 2. Click Continue. The DisplayLink software end user licence agreement window opens. 3. Click I Accept. DisplayLink Core software and DisplayLink Graphics installs.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 5. The screen should flash and the DisplayLink device should start to extend the Windows desktop. Note: On some machines you may need to reboot before you can use your DisplayLink enabled device. 4.4. Windows XP To Install the DisplayLink USB Graphics on Windows XP Important! Do not connect a DisplayLink device/screen to your PC before the install. 1. Double click on Setup.exe.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install. 3. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC. The following message (or similar) will be seen. Windows installs the DisplayLink device. Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 5. Configuring DisplayLink Displays This section describes how to use DisplayLink’s Software. The section is divided into sub-sections relating to your operating system. Note: The terminology for "mirror mode" can vary between operating systems and the DisplayLink GUI. The terms “Clone”, “Mirror” and “Duplicate” are interchangeable and provide the same function of making the contents of the 2 selected displays identical.. 5.1.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 5.4. Windows 8 and Windows 7 - Controlling the Display When devices are attached, an icon appears in the taskbar. This gives you access to the DisplayLink manager menu. To use the DisplayLink Manager Menu 1. From the taskbar, click the Show hidden icons arrow to show all available icons. 2. Click the DisplayLink icon . A menu appears with several options. These are shown and described below.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Menu Option Sub-menu Option Connects to the Microsoft Windows Update Server to check for newer software versions and downloads them, if available. Check for Updates DisplayLink devices Description Options to configure this DisplayLink device In this section of the menu, a list of connected DisplayLink devices will appear. Each of these devices has its own sub-configuration menu. These Submenu options are covered in the table below.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Display Menu Description Extend Extends your Windows desktop onto this display. Set as Main Monitor Sets this screen as the main display. Notebook Monitor Off Switches off the display of the notebook and makes the DisplayLink display the main display. Note: This option will only appear when 1 DisplayLink USB screen, is connected. It will also only appear on Laptop computers.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 5.5. Windows Vista and Windows XP – Controlling the Display When devices are attached, an icon appears in the taskbar. This gives you access to the DisplayLink manager menu. To use the DisplayLink Manager Menu 1. Click the DisplayLink icon on the taskbar. The menu appears as shown below. 2. Select an option from the menu, using the following table for the options available. Menu Option Sub-menu Option This is the UI title.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Display Menu Description Displays a list of available resolutions. Some resolutions may be enclosed by [ ]. Please see, Inferred Modes. Screen Resolution This option is not available in mirror mode, as the resolution is defined as the resolution of the main monitor. Normal No rotation is applied to the DisplayLink display Rotated Left Rotates the extended or mirrored display by 270 degrees.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Display Menu Description Off Switches off this display. Optimize for Video Select this option for better movie playback performance on the DisplayLink enabled displays. Only select this option when playing back video content. (Windows Vista Only) Note: Text may appear less clear when enabled. If the Windows desktop does not completely appear on the TV, this option can be used to adjust the size of the Windows desktop.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 The resolution, colour depth and refresh rate of the primary screen are replicated on the monitor connected to the DisplayLink USB Graphics device. If the monitor connected to the DisplayLink USB Graphics device supports a lower resolution than the primary display, then the primary graphics device will have its resolution changed automatically to ensure the whole picture fits on the external screen.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 2. Select Properties. The Display Properties dialog opens. 3. 5.6.1. Select the Settings tab. Setting the Display into Extend Mode Use this procedure when you want to extend the Windows desktop to the DisplayLink display. This allows many different applications to be spread over multiple displays, to be able to see multiple applications at the same time. To set the display to Extend Mode using Windows Display properties 1.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 This mode is NOT recommended if using the DisplayLink display as the primary laptop display, as it is unlikely to provide the optimum resolution for the DisplayLink display. Please see, Setting the DisplayLink display as the Primary Display. 5.6.3. Setting the DisplayLink display as the Primary Display To make the DisplayLink USB Graphics the Primary Display 1. Select the This is my main monitor checkbox (1 in Figure 1). 2. Click Apply.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 6. Configuring DisplayLink Ethernet Products based on the DL-3900 and DL-3700 can include gigabit Ethernet from DisplayLink. The Ethernet connection supports 10MB, 100MB or Gigabit Ethernet in full duplex. These speeds will be auto negotiated. Half duplex connections, eg to network hubs, are not supported. Network speeds will be very slow when using the DisplayLink Ethernet connection at half duplex.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Choose the Advanced Tab 6.2. Configuring the adapter MAC address By default, every DisplayLink Ethernet adapter has its own unique layer 2 MAC address. This MAC address will be used by default, if the option Not Present is selected. The MAC address can be changed in the advanced properties. To change the MAC address, Select the Value option and enter the new MAC address in the format XXXXXXXXXXXX, where X is a hex digit between 0 and F.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 Click OK to apply the change 6.3. Configuring the adapter VLAN ID The VLAN tag can be set. By default the VLAN tag is set to 0, which will transmit all packets untagged. The VLAN tag can be between 1 and 4095. Click OK to apply the change 6.4.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 To enable Wake on LAN, check the box to Allow this device to wake the computer Note: This option will be greyed out if not supported by your PCs USB Host controller or BIOS. To allow Wake on Magic packet only, also check the option to Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer. This will be the only way to wake the PC and will over-ride any setting in the Advanced tab.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 6.5. Configuring Ethernet settings remotely This section is designed for IT administrators only to allow them to remotely set Ethernet parameters. This section should only be followed if you are an advanced user, familiar with the Windows registry. It is possible to set the Ethernet options remotely through the Windows registry on the PC.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 6.5.3. Wake on LAN Wake on LAN is enabled by setting the PnPCapabilities to “0”. To disable Wake on LAN, set PnPCapabilities to “110” (Hex). To set the Wake on LAN method, add a String Value with the Name WakeOnLan and a value. A list of the possible values are stored below here in the registry under Ndi/params/WakeOnLan/enum.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 7. Windows Update On Windows 7, the DisplayLink software connects to the Microsoft Windows update site to obtain the latest DisplayLink driver. On selecting “Check for updates”, the DisplayLink software connects to Windows update, downloads and installs the latest software.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 8. Uninstalling the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software The method for uninstalling differs slightly depending on your operating system. 8.1. Uninstalling on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Use this procedure to uninstall the DisplayLink USB Graphics software from Windows 7 or Windows 8. To uninstall the DisplayLink USB Graphics software on Windows 7 or Windows 8 1. From the Start Menu, find Control Panel. 2.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 8.2. Uninstalling on Windows Vista and XP The DisplayLink USB Graphics software can be removed from the Programs and Features utility under the Windows Vista control panel. (On Windows XP this is called Add or Remove Programs). To uninstall the DisplayLink USB Graphics software on Windows Vista 1. Select Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features. 2. Select DisplayLink Core software and click on Uninstall.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 3. Click Yes. 4. A message may appear to state which software packages will also be uninstalled Click Yes to uninstall the packages that use DisplayLink Core Software The uninstaller automatically uninstalls the software. 5. Once uninstalled, you will be prompted to reboot 6. A message may appear to state which software packages will also be uninstalled 7. Click Yes to complete the uninstall.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 9. Audio Configuration DisplayLink’s DL-3000 family can support up to 6 channel audio. This section describes how to configure the audio settings. Although this is focussed on the DL-3000 USB audio, it may also apply to other USB audio devices. 9.1. Configuring USB audio on Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista 9.1.1.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 9.1.2. Configuring the audio output To configure the audio output to match your speaker setup 1. Open the Audio setup from the DisplayLink UI 2. Select the USB Audio device 3. Click on Configure. The audio configuration window is shown 4. Choose your audio configuration to match your speaker setup. Click Next 5. Customize your configuration as required and Click Next 6. Click Finish 9.2. Configuring USB audio on Windows XP 9.2.1.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 1. Click on the Audio tab 2. Under Sound Playback, select the USB Audio Device. This changes the default sound output to the DisplayLink audio device 3. Under Sound Recording, select the USB Audio Device. This changes the default recording inout to the DisplayLink audio device. 4. Click OK to apply the changes and close the window. It may be necessary to restart applications using audio to force them to use the new default audio output.
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DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 10. Fit to TV 10.1. What is Fit to TV? If using your DisplayLink product to connect to a TV, all of the Windows desktop may not be available. Many TVs will automatically 'overscan' the image they get by cutting off the borders and filling the screen with the image. On some TVs it may be possible to turn this 'overscan' off in your TVs settings menu, consult your TVs User Manual to see if this is an option for you.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 The red border shows the size of the new Windows desktop. Use 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 “-”. 3. Once the red border is at the edges of the TV screen, click “Apply” to resize the Windows desktop.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 11. Additional Information The following section provides additional information on the use of the DisplayLink USB Graphics software. 11.1. DirectX 10 Game support This software release contains support for some DirectX 10 games on Windows 7.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 11.5. Standby and Hibernate, Shut down and Restart If the PC that the DisplayLink USB Graphics device is connected to is placed into standby or hibernate mode, the display goes blank. When the PC is again powered up (and unlocked if necessary) the connected monitor returns to the same mode as it was before stand by or hibernation.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 This occurs when connecting a monitor with a preferred mode higher than the maximum supported resolution of the DisplayLink device In this case, the preferred resolution of the monitor cannot be supported. However we add lower resolutions of the same aspect ratio to be tried with the monitor.
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter User Manual Software Version 7.1 The system cannot write to the specified device 11.11. This warning may be displayed in Windows XP after changing the display mode several times (e.g. Extend/Dock mode) from the DisplayLink GUI. If this happens, detach and reattach the device to restore normal operation. Further Support Please visit http://www.displaylink.com/support or http://www.displaylink.org/forum 11.12.
