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Windows
7 or 8 or 8.1 Setup
®
IMPORTANT: DO NOT connect the docking station prior
to updating the drivers on your laptop (see front page of this
guide to update drivers)
1
Connect all peripheral devices to the docking
station, including the power adapter
Connect the Docking Station to your laptop
2
+
Windows will start installing the DisplayLink Driver
3
automatically
Follow the on-screen instructions until the
4
installation is complete
DisplayLink Manager Menu
MENU OPTION
FUNCTION
DisplayLink Manager Opens the Screen Resolution window
Checks online if new drivers are available to
Check for Updates
download
DisplayLink Devices Shows a list of all connected DisplayLink devices
Audio Setup Opens the Audio Configuration window
Video Setup Opens the Screen Resolution window
Shows a list of all available screen resolutions
Screen Resolution
(Inferred Modes are not available in mirror mode)
Rotates the screen in clockwise or counter-clockwise
Screen Rotation
directions
Extend Extends the Windows desktop onto this display
Set as Main Monitor Sets this screen as the main display
Switches off the laptop display and uses the DisplayLink
Notebook Monitor Off
display as the main screen (works only on PCs and
when one DisplayLink screen is connected)
Shows the same content on both screens (screen
Mirror
resolutions must be the same)
Off Turns off the DisplayLink display
Select for improved video playback on DisplayLink
Optimize for Video
connected displays (only applicable for video; text
may appear less clear)
Adjusts the size of the Windows desktop to fit the
Fit to TV
connected TV (only works when one DisplayLink
display is connected and set in Extend Mode)
Docking Station Diagram
Detachable base, slides on/off.
To Set the Display into Extend Mode
Click on the DisplayLink icon
1
Select Extend in Manager Menu
2
The device is now extended in the direction it was the last time the display was
in this mode. For more control, use the Extend To submenu and select one of the
options. This puts the device into Extend Mode, and places it to the Left/Right/
Above/Below the main monitor.
To Set the Display into Mirror Mode
Click on the DisplayLink icon
1
Select Mirror in Manager Menu
2
The resolution, color depth and refresh rate of the primary screen are replicated on
the monitor connected to the docking station.
Fit to TV Configuration
To configure Fit to TV,
1
choose the option
from the DisplayLink
Manager. The following
interface appears:
USB to
Power In
Laptop Port
DVI-I
To detach the base,
insert paper clip here
1
2
A red border on the
DisplayLink screen
shows the size of
the new Windows
desktop. Use the
+ and - controls to
change the size of
the red border until
it fits the TV screen.
USB 3.0 Ports
Gigabit
Ethernet
USB 3.0 Port
Audio Out
Audio In
2
Once the red border
3
is at the edges of
the TV screen, click
"Apply" to resize the
Windows desktop.
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