Disconnecting The Docking Station; Adjusting Video Settings - Kensington sd200v Instruction Manual

Disconnecting the Docking Station

You can connect and disconnect the Docking Station while your notebook
is running.
If the Docking Station is transferring data through one of its USB .0
connections, wait until the data has finished transferring: for USB flash
driver you might have to use the Windows safe eject to write any cached
information back to the drive before disconnecting the dock.
Disconnect the USB .0 cable from your notebook's USB .0 port.
When the USB .0 cable is removed, the display of the external monitor
connected to the Docking Station will go blank.
Note: If the video output of the Docking Station is configured in Extended
(dualview) (see "Video Modes," below), then any open windows on
the external monitor move to the primary notebook screen. When the
Docking Station is reconnected to the notebook, the video output is again
configured for Extended (dualview) with the external monitor. However,
windows that were previously on the external monitor will not move back
to that secondary monitor.
Video Modes
The Docking Station video output works in two modes:
• Extended (dualview)
• Clone
NOTES FOR Windows VISTA™ USERS: Using the docking station in both
Clone and Extended Mode will require the system to switch to the
Windows Basic Theme for the user interface. If the Vista Aero Glass
setting is available in your laptop it will change to Windows Basic Theme
when the dock is connected. The Vista Aero Glass mode is restored once
the laptop is disconnected from the docking station.
Software updates will be available to improve the supported features of
the docking station. It is recommended to verify for Windows Updates on
a regular basis in order to keep your device automatically updated with
the latest available driver.
Check also the Kensington web site at www.software.kensington.com for
latest driver updates.
Extended Mode (dualview)
Clone Mode
By default, the Docking Station uses video output in Extended (dualview)
mode.
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Extended (dualview) mode
Extended (dualview) mode lets you split your display across multiple
monitors.
In this mode you can drag and drop windows from one screen to the
other. This provides a number of advantages to increase productivity:
• Read email on one display; open attachments on the other.
• Expand a spreadsheet across both monitors.
• For graphics editing, increase your working area by putting all the
pallets and toolbars on the second display.
• Keep your desktop on the external monitor and watch a DVD on your
notebook screen.
Clone mode
Clone mode clones—creates an identical display—from your notebook
screen to the external monitor. In Clone mode, the Docking Station
automatically selects the settings (screen resolution, color quality, and
refresh rate) for the external monitor that will allow the best resolution
based on your notebook's settings.
Switching video modes with the dualview button
To switch between Extended (dualview) and Clone mode, press the
dualview button on the front of your Docking Station.
When your Docking Station is in Clone mode, Display Mode Indicator
glows green. When your Docking Station is in Extended (dualview)
mode, the Display Mode Indicator
The change from Extended (dualview) mode to Clone mode and vice versa
takes few seconds to be completed.
During the transition from Clone mode to Extended (dualview) mode or
vice versa the light indicators
on and off until the Docking Station configures the selected mode to your
system.
Wait until the change is completed to modify the video settings of the
docking station again.
To deactivate the video output of the dock press and hold the dualview
button for more than  seconds. The external monitor will be blanked and
any open window of the external monitor will move to the notebook screen.
When the video output of the dock is deactivated both Display Mode
Indicator Lights are turned off.
When you press the button again, the display returns to the last mode
you were in: applications previously opened in the external monitor will
not be moved back in the external monitor from your laptop.

Adjusting Video Settings

For either Clone mode or Extended (dualview) mode, you can adjust one
or more of the following video settings. In Clone mode, the settings apply
to both your notebook monitor and the external monitor; in Extended
(dualview) mode, you can set separate settings for your notebook
monitor and the external monitor.
• Resolution refers to the number of pixels displayed onscreen
horizontally and vertically. A higher resolution means that you can see
more of your image on the screen without scrolling or panning.
• Color depth defines the number of different colors that can be shown
on the screen at the same time. The greater the color depth, the
better the picture quality.
• Refresh rate (also called vertical frequency) measures the speed that
the entire screen is rescanned. Higher frequencies reduce flicker,
because they light the pixels more frequently, reducing the dimming
that causes flicker.
Below is a list of refresh rates supported at various resolutions and color
depths for the Docking Station video output:
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