Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through USER GUIDE
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 2 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................... 3 Package Contents............................................. 5 System Requirements....................................... 5 Connecting the Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through ........................... 6 Connecting New Devices .................................. 9 Global Suspend Mode ....................................
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 3 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM TARGUS NOTEBOOK EXPANSION USB HOME DOCK WITH AUDIO PASS-THROUGH Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio passthrough. This desktop hub allows you to expand your desktop by adding 4 additional USB ports with overcurrent protection, and audio pass-through ports for easy connection of headphones/ speakers and a microphone.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 4 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through Features Space Saving and Flexible: The Notebook USB home dock with Audio Pass-Through is designed to sit on your desktop in either the horizontal or vertical position. To stand the hub in the vertical position, simply insert it into the provided base. This will maximize your desktop space and provide easy access to the top ports.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 5 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through Package Contents In addition to this user guide, the package contains: • Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through • High-speed USB 2.0 upstream cable • Audio pass-through cable for microphone/ headset • AC power adapter (Required) • One Removable Base System Requirements Hardware • USB version 2.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 6 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SERVICE PACKS, PLEASE VISIT YOUR COMPUTER MANUFACTURER’S WEBSITE OR MICROSOFT’S DOWNLOAD CENTER: http://support.microsoft.com/default.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 7 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through LED Status Indicator Lights The USB LED status indicator lights on the side of the USB hub glow when you connect devices to the hub. • Green Tx light illuminates when connected to an USB device. Green Tx Light USB 2.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 8 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through High Power USB Port USB Port Audio-In (Microphone) Port Audio-Out (Headset) Port Mini-USB Port (Type B) DC Jack USB 2.0 4-Port Hub Back Vertical View High Power USB Port USB Port Audio-In (Microphone) Port Audio-Out (Headset) Port USB 2.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 9 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through Connecting New Devices To avoid possible damage when connecting a new device, do not force the cable connector into the port on the USB hub. If the cable connector does not attach smoothly, turn the connector or over and try attaching it again.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 10 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through Connecting an Audio Device 1 Plug your headphones or speakers into the green 3.5mm Audio Out (Headset) port on the USB hub. 2 Plug your microphone jack into the mono Audio In (Microphone) port. 3 Connect the audio output from the back of your computer to the back of the USB hub via the supplied audio pass-through cable as shown below.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 11 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through Global Suspend Mode When your computer is in suspend mode, the USB 2.0 4port hub also enters suspend mode to avoid power consumption. When your computer wakes up, so does the hub automatically. Targus Always On The two USB ports that provide up to 1Amp of power will continue providing power even when the laptop is powered down or disconnected from the USB 2.0 4-port hub.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 12 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through respond slowly while a graphic print job is printing or while you are experiencing heavy network traffic. We recommend the following guidelines: • Do not transfer data to or from multiple high-speed devices, such as a digital camera or scanner, at the same time. • If speed degradation does occur, close other programs that use a USB device to improve device performance.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 13 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through To re-enable the port, unplug the device and go to Device Manager or to the message in the system tray and choose the Reset option. You can then plug the device back into the USB port. If a shut down reoccurs, check the power requirements of the device. Verifying Devices are Installed You can view the devices installed on the USB 2.
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 14 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through Product Registration Targus recommends that you register your Targus accessory shortly after purchasing it. To register your Targus accessory, go to: http://www.targus.com/registration.asp You will need to provide your full name, email address, phone number, and company information (if applicable).
ACH80US_061010.fm Page 15 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:46 AM Targus Notebook Expansion USB home dock with audio pass-through equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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