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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.
When your Docking Station is in Clone mode, the Clone mode display
indicator
glows green.
Switching Video Modes using the dualview Button
To switch between Extended (dualview) and Clone mode, press the
dualview button on the front of your Docking Station.
dualview button
During the switchover process, the two mode display indicators
flash on and off alternately. When the switchover is complete, the
display indicator for the selected mode glows green.
The switchover process can take a few seconds to complete. Be sure to
wait until the process is complete so that the video output settings are
fully adjusted.
To deactivate the video output of the Docking Station, press and hold the
dualview button for at least 3 seconds. The external monitor display turns
off, and any windows that were displayed on the external monitor move
to the notebook screen.
When the video output of the Docking Station is deactivated, both display
mode indicator lights turn off.
When you press the dualview button again, the display returns to the
last mode you were in. Applications previously displayed on the external
monitor are not moved back to the external monitor from your notebook
screen.
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 screen and the external monitor; in Extended
(dualview) mode, you can set separate settings for your notebook screen
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.
You can adjust the resolution for an external monitor in Extended
(dualview) mode only.
• 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.
• Rotation refers to the position of the image displayed onscreen
relative to the original image. You can rotate the image 90 degrees
right or left, or invert (flip) the image vertically.
• DualView Settings specify the position of the image on the external
monitor relative to the image on the notebook screen in Extended
(dualview) mode. You can position the extended monitor image to
be to the right of, to the left of, above, or below the notebook screen
image.
Notes: Another common video setting is refresh rate. 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.
• For Windows VISTA: Open the Control Panel, select Personalization,
and then select Display Settings.
• For Windows XP: Open the Control Panel, select Display, and then
select the Settings tab.
Below is a list of refresh rates supported at various resolutions and color
depths for the Docking Station video output:
Resolution
16 bit color depth
640 x 480
60, 72, 75
800 x 600
56, 60, 72, 75, 85
1024 x 768
60, 70, 75, 85
1280 x 768
60, 75, 85
1280 x 800
60, 75, 85
1280 x 960
60, 85
1280 x 1024
60, 75, 85
1366 x 768
60
1440 x 900
60
1400 x 1050
60, 75, 85
1600 x 1200
60
1680 x 1050
60
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On your notebook, right-click the Kensington icon
2
To change video modes, select Extended (dualview) or Clone.
3
Adjust video settings by selecting any of the following menu items:
• Screen Resolution: Select one of the listed resolutions. For example,
selecting 1280x1024 means that the video port provides video output
of 1280 pixels by 1024 pixels. The listed resolutions are a combination
of those supported by the Docking Station and those supported
by the external monitor. If the external monitor does not provide
information related to its supported resolutions, the list includes
default resolutions for the Docking Station only.
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Supported Refresh Rate
32 bit color depth
60, 72, 75
56, 60, 72, 75, 85
60, 70, 75, 85
60, 75, 85
60, 75, 85
60, 85
60, 75
60
60
60, 75, 85
60
60
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