USB to VGA Adapter English User Manual LINDY No. 42744 www.lindy.
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User Manual English Introduction Thank you for purchasing the USB VGA Adapter. This USB VGA Adapter enables you to connect an additional display device (CRT/LCD monitor, projector) to your desktop or notebook PC. The connected display can act as mirrored or extended desktop (it can also be used as the primary display) of the main display on your PC. The flexibility of USB 2.0 technology saves the need to open the computer and install a VGA graphics card. System Requirements • Available USB 2.
User Manual English Installation Windows 2000/XP/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. Please 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.
User Manual English 2. Please wait while Windows configures DisplayLink Core Software. Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process. *Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows XP and might vary slightly for each operation system. Notice for Windows Vista/2000: 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.
User Manual 5. English After the installation is completed, 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. Mirror Mode: The screen copies the contents of the primary screen. Off Mode: The screen is black. Set as Main Monitor: The screen is the primary screen. Notebook monitor off: The Notebook screen is black and the DisplayLink screen is the primary screen.
User Manual English 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. 2. When you see the License Agreement screen prompted as below, please click on I Accept to install the software for USB display adapter...
User Manual English 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 display adapter to your computer 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.
User Manual 7. English 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 vary slightly for each operation system.
User Manual English After you have connected the adapter, Windows will automatically complete the installation. Once the installation is done, an extended screen will appear on the add-on monitor. For Windows Vista, if the 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 change the display mode, see next chapter for instructions.
User Manual English Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Advanced to configuration Display Properties as above or manually setting as below description. 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. Manual Setting Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Vista or Properties > Settings on XP/2000.
User Manual English Notice: The full DisplayLink User Interface as above is not supported on Windows 7. Displays Configuration on Windows 7 should be carried out using the improved Windows Display Properties dialog box (figure1), and using the Windows-P key combination (figure2). Figure 1 Figure 2 Manual Setting Extended mode is the default setting. To set up the adapter to use or restore extended mode, follow these steps: 1.
User Manual English Once the setting is done, to use your extended desktop, simply drag and drop your open windows over to your second monitor. However, note 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 monitor and it’s possible that your cursor has moved to the extended desktop so that you cannot find it on the primary display.
User Manual English Mirror Your Windows Desktop This mode is referred to as “mirror” or “clone” mode. In this mode, your original screen (the primary display) will be mirrored to the add-on monitor. Easy Setting Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Mirror 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.
User Manual English Figure 1 Figure 2 Manual 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 manually adjust the settings as required. However, the settings of the add-on monitor are limited by that of the primary monitor.
User Manual English Extend the desktop onto this monitor on Vista or Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor on XP/2000. 4. Click OK to close the settings screen Be the Primary Monitor To make the add-on monitor the primary display: 1. 3. Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Vista or Properties > Settings on XP/2000.
User Manual English Some monitors advertise the supported modes through the video connector. If this is the case, the adapter identifies 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 modes listed below.
User Manual English 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 add-on monitor.
User Manual English Screen Resolution The resolution will be depends on your computer setting, resolution support of moniter and else…. Manual Setting 1. Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Vista or Properties > Settings on XP/2000. 2. In the Display drop-down menu, select the option ends with DisplayLink Graphics Adapter. 3.
User Manual English 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 screen. Standby and Hibernate, Shut Down and Restart When the adapter is connected to a computer and an external monitor, if the computer goes into standby or hibernate mode, the external monitor display goes blank.
User Manual English Disconnecting the Adapter If the adapter is unplugged from the computer, the add-on monitor goes blank. All windows and icons move to the primary screen. On reconnection of the adapter, the adapter returns to the same mode as it was before disconnection. However, windows and icons that were previously on the screen will not be moved back. Using Dual Adapters Up to two adapters can be simultaneously attached to one computer. To use two adapters: 1.
User Manual English What is Vista XDDM mode? XDDM refers to Windows XP Driver Mode. It is a video card driver mode used in some legacy computers 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. To see current display video driver mode, right-click Computer on the desktop and select Device Manager. Then expand the Display adapters item.
User Manual English Verifying the Driver Installation To verify your USB display adapter driver installation, please launch Device Manager by the steps below: Open the Control Panel and double-click Uninstall a Program on Win 7, Programs and Features on Vista, 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.
User Manual English Uninstall the Adapter and Driver If for any reason you want to uninstall the video adapter and its driver, please take these steps: 1. Open the Control Panel 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 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.
User Manual English Troubleshooting Tips Q1: The display on the add-on monitor is blank. A: If the monitor power LED is green (in most cases), wait a moment for the monitor to show the video as sometimes it takes time for the add-on monitor to show the video. You can also reboot your system to try again. Also make sure the computer is not in standby or hibernation mode, which will lead the add-on monitor to be blank.
User Manual English If you still have issues playing media content on the adapter, try the following steps: • As some media players require DirectX hardware support to correctly operate, try a different media player which requires less DirectX support. • Drag the media player to the add-on screen and close the player. Restart the player and it should open on the add-on monitor. Now try playing the media file again.
CE/FCC & Recycling Information CE Certification This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN55022/EN55024 class B for IEC/EN61000-4-2/3 the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. FCC Certification This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
