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- Page 2 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is designed for use with the USB to HDMI Adapter. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer does not make any representations ...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................ 1 Applications ........................ 2 Features .......................... 2 Package Contents ...................... 3 System Requirements ....................... 3 LED Status .......................... 3 2. Installation ........................ 4 Hardware Connection ....................... 4 Driver Installation ...................... 5 ® On Windows 7 ......................... 5 ® On Windows Vista ...................... 8 ... -
Page 4: Introduction
1. Introduction This USB to HDMI Adapter enables you to connect one more monitor, LCD or projector to a computer with a USB 2.0 port. For desktop users adding an extra monitor via USB connection is easier than ever without having to open the computer chassis to install an internal video card. Once the installation is done, the USB‐attached monitor soon wakes up. No function key hassle to ... -
Page 5: Applications
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide Applications Office workstation View your large spreadsheets across two screens with display continuity Multitask more effectively without overlapping windows Edit on one screen while surfing the Internet information on the other On the road Do multiple screen presentations without bringing another computer Easily provide multiple screen exhibitions in a trade show Graphics workstation Use second display for palettes/tools Get a panoramic view of large documents Editing 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 through a single USB 2.0 port Hot‐plug; add or remove monitor without system reboot Small in size, works with all HDMI displays Supports High Resolution up to 1920 x 1080 Extend and Mirror mode support Resumes from hibernation and suspend modes Supports up to 6 USB display adapter to work simultaneously ... -
Page 6: Package Contents
Package Contents Before installation, please check the items in the package. The package should contain the following items: TU2‐HDMI Multi‐Language Quick Installation Guide CD‐ROM (Utility/Driver and User’s Manual) USB Cable System Requirements The minimum requirements for the PC are: 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 ... -
Page 7: Installation
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 2. Installation Hardware Connection Power Button Power LED HDMI Connector DC Power Jack Mini USB Connector ... -
Page 8: Driver Installation
Driver Installation ® On Windows 7 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 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 password or click Yes to start the installation. ... - Page 9 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 2. When you see the License Agreement screen prompted as below, please click on I Accept to install 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 When you press the power button on device, the following window will appear. Please wait while DisplayLink software is configured for first use. Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process. Please click “OK” to start to use USB to HDMI Adapter. ...
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Page 11: On Windows Vista
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide ® 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: 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. When you see the License Agreement screen prompted as below, please click on ... - Page 12 Please wait while Windows configures DisplayLink Core Software. Your screen may temporarily go black or flash during this process. 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. When you press the power button on device, the following window will appear. ...
- Page 13 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide Please wait while DisplayLink software is configured for first use. Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process. Please click “OK” to start to use USB to HDMI Adapter. Notice： If prompting to restart your computer, click Yes to restart or No to manually restart later. 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.
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Page 14: On Windows ® Xp
® On Windows XP 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. 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 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 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. You must restart your computer before the new setting will take effect. When finished, the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your desktop. Connect the USB to HDMI Adapter to your computer and monitor. 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. - Mirror Mode: The screen copies the contents of the primary screen.
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Page 16: Using The Adapter
3. Using the Adapter Display Properties Display Properties allows you to configuration the display mode, screen resolution, and physical arrangement of your monitors. Software Setup 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 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 Vista or Properties > Settings on Windows XP. ... -
Page 17: Display Modes
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide Display Modes There are several ways you can utilize the monitor attached to the adapter. The secondary monitor can be configured to use either “mirror mode”, “extended mode” or be the primary display as described in this section. Extend Your Windows Desktop to Secondary TV/Monitor In this so‐called “extended mode”, this model is used by default. Your display will be spread over the secondary 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. ®... - Page 18 Figure 1 Figure 1 Figure 2 Manual Setup Extended mode is the default setting. To set up the adapter to use or restore extended mode, follow these steps: 1.
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Page 19: Video And Dvd Playback In Extened Mode
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide depending on your computer, although there may not be a total of 3 screens connected. 5. Click OK to close the settings screen. 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 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 ... -
Page 20: Mirror Your Windows Desktop
Mirror Your Windows Desktop This mode is referred to as “mirror” or “clone” mode. In this mode, the monitor attached to the USB to HDMI Adapter duplicates what is on the primary display. Software Setup Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select 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 ... -
Page 21: Be The Primary Monitor
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide Manual Setup In mirror mode, the adapter will automatically select the settings (screen resolution, color quality and refresh rate) for the secondary monitor. But you can manually adjust the settings as required. However, the settings of the secondary monitor are limited by that of the primary monitor. For example, even though your secondary monitor supports a resolution of up to 1920x1080, you can only configure it to use 1280x1024 due to the primary monitor only supports a resolution of up to 1280x1024. Be the Primary Monitor To make the secondary monitor the primary display: 1. Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right‐click and select Screen ® Resolution on Windows 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Windows ... -
Page 22: Adjusting Resolution And Refresh Rate
Adjusting Resolution and Refresh Rate There are three components that make up the screen mode: Resolution: In common usage, this refers to the number of pixels displayed on screen horizontally and vertically. Refresh rate: Measures the speed that the entire screen is rescanned. Higher frequencies reduce flicker. 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. Color Refresh rates Depth Name available at 16 bit Refresh rates available color quality at 32 bit color quality Resolution VGA 60 72 75 85 60 72 75 85 640x480 ... -
Page 23: Configure The Components
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide About the resolutions and refresh rates available to users The resolutions and refresh rates available to the user through Windows are a comprise of the support from the following elements: The USB display adapter ■ The primary monitor and the secondary monitor ■ The primary video card on your computer and installed drivers ■ Therefore, for example, if your monitor doesn’t support a resolution of 1920x1080, then 1920x1080 is not possible even you are using a USB display adapter with 1920x1080 support. This ensures that the monitor cannot be put into an unsupported ... - Page 24 Screen Resolution：The resolution will be depends on your computer setting, resolution support of monitor and else…. ...
- Page 25 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 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. ...
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Page 26: Fit To Tv Function
Fit to TV Function ”Fit to TV” function is for HDMI TV connections. A new user interface option allows the correction of overscan on TVs when using a 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 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 4. 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 “‐”. Before: ...
- Page 28 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. ...
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Page 29: Standby And Hibernate, Shut Down And Restart
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 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. When the computer returns to an active state, the external monitor display keeps the same settings it had before the computer went into standby or hibernate mode. However, if the secondary monitor was set for extended mode, windows that were previously on the external monitor ... -
Page 30: Disconnecting The Adapter
As these are inferred modes from the preferred mode of the monitor, they are not guaranteed to work with the display. Disconnecting the Adapter If the adapter is unplugged from the computer, the secondary 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. Install the driver as described 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 Windows Vista /Windows 7 in XDDM mode: In this mode one ... - Page 31 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 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 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. ...
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Page 32: Verifying The Driver Installation
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 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: Uninstall The Adapter And Driver
TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide 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 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: Troubleshooting
4. Troubleshooting Q1: The display on the secondary 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 secondary 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 secondary monitor to be blank. If the monitor power LED is red (in most cases), check if the connection is properly made. If problem still exists, uninstall the driver, unplug the adapter and reinstall the driver to try again. ... - Page 35 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide • Terminate any other CPU intensive applications running on the computer. 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 secondary screen and close the player. Restart the player and it should open on the secondary monitor. Now try playing the media file again. • Try reducing the hardware acceleration level of the primary display (NOT the secondary monitor) to levels 1,2 or 3 and 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 ...
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Page 36: Specifications
5. Specifications Host Interface USB 2.0 Video Interface HDMI Connectors Video output: HDMI 19 pin Female Connector Host upstream link: USB Mini‐B Type Female Connector Connectivity Up 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 TU2‐HDMI User’s Guide Resolutions, Refresh rate and color depth Color Refresh rates Refresh rates Depth Name at 16 bit color at 32 bit color Resolution quality quality VGA 60 72 75 85 60 72 75 85 640x480 SVGA 56 60 72 75 85 56 60 72 75 85 800x600 XGA 60 70 75 85 60 70 75 85 1024x768 720p 60 60 1280x720 WXGA+ 60 75 85 60 75 85 1280x768 WXGA ...
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Page 38: Regulatory Compliance
6. Regulatory Compliance FCC Conditions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received. Including interference that may cause undesired operation. - Page 39 TU2‐HDMI – 2 Years Warranty AC/DC Power Adapter, Cooling Fan, and Power Supply carry 1 year warranty. If a product does not operate as warranted during the applicable warranty period, TRENDnet shall reserve the right, at its expense, to repair or replace the defective product or part and deliver an equivalent product or part to the customer. The repair/replacement unit’s warranty continues from the original date of purchase. All products that are replaced become the property of TRENDnet. Replacement products may be new or reconditioned. TRENDnet does not issue refunds or credit. Please contact the point‐of‐purchase for their return policies. TRENDnet shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory data of customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to TRENDnet pursuant to any warranty. ...
- Page 40 GNU General Public License ("GPL") or GNU Lesser General Public License ("LGPL"). Go to http://www.trendnet.com/gpl or http://www.trendnet.com Download section and look for the desired TRENDnet product to access to the GPL Code or LGPL Code. These codes are distributed WITHOUT WARRANTY and are subject to the copyrights of the developers. TRENDnet does not ...
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