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USB 3.0 to Dual HDMI Adapter Supports Windows Only Full-Product Manual USB32HD2 Actual products may vary from photos For the latest information and specifications visit www.StarTech.com/support Manual Revision: 07/21/2023...
• Display Device • Package Contents USB Display Adapter x1 • Quick-Start Guide x1 • For the latest drivers/software, technical specifications, and declarations of conformance, please visit: www.StarTech.com/USB32HD2 To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
Video Output Port • Connect to an HDMI Display (HDMI) • 1080p (1920x1200) 60Hz Resolution Video Output Port • Connect to an HDMI Display (HDMI) • 4K (3840×2160) 30Hz Resolution To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
Automatic Driver Installation and Manual Driver Installation. If the Automatic Driver Installation fails please disconnect the USB Display Adapter from the Host Computer, and follow the steps for Manual Driver Installation. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
USB Display Adapter, using the required cables (sold separately). Connect the Built-In USB Cable on the USB Display Adapter to an available USB Port on the Host Computer. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
Installation may take several seconds to complete. During the installation process the connected Display Device(s) might flicker, this is normal. Once the installation has completed, the Windows desktop will appear on the connected Display Device(s). To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Manual Driver Installation: Disconnect the USB Display Adapter from the Host Computer. Navigate to www.StarTech.com/USB32HD2 and click the Drivers/Downloads tab on the Product Page. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Under Driver(s), download the [trigger] usb display adapter.zip driver package. Right-click the zip folder that was downloaded and select Extract All, then follow the on-screen instructions. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Please extract the files using the instructions in Step 5. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the device drivers and restart the computer when prompted. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Installation may take several seconds to complete. During the installation process the connected Display Device(s) might flicker, this is normal. Once the installation has completed, the Windows desktop will appear on the connected Display Device(s). To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
“2, ” “3, ” and so on. These numbers help Windows identify which monitor users are referring to when making changes or adjustments in display settings. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Below Select a display to change the settings for it, you will see a diagram representing the current monitor arrangement and the Display Number assigned to each monitor. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Watch for the numbers to appear on the screens. Each number that appears will correspond to a specific monitor. The number that is associated to each connected Display Device are now identified within Windows. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To configure a Display Device as an extended Windows Desktop: Right-Click anywhere on the Windows Desktop and select Display Settings. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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If the desired Display Number appears within the same monitor block as another number, simply select that monitor block which contains the desired Display Number. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Display tab of the Windows Settings app ,to a section called Multiple Displays to access the drop-down menu. However, the remaining steps are the same. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To confirm the settings click Keep changes before the timer expires. The Display Device has now been configured as an extended Windows Desktop. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To arrange Display Devices in Extended Windows Desktop: Right-Click anywhere on the Windows Desktop and select Display Settings. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Note: You can click the Identify button to see which number corresponds to each physical display. See Identifying Display Devices Within Windows Display Settings (p.11) for more information. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Click and drag the Numbered Displays (within the Display tab of Windows Settings) so that the diagram matches the physical location of the monitors as they’re setup on the workstation. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To confirm the settings click Keep changes before the timer expires. The Display Devices have now been arranged in Windows. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Below Select a display to change the settings for it, you will see a diagram representing the current monitor arrangement and the Display Number assigned to each monitor. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Extended Configuration. To separate the monitors into an Extended Configuration, follow the steps outlined in Configuring Display Devices for an Extended Windows Desktop (p.14) section of this manual. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Display tab of the Windows Settings app ,to a section called Multiple Displays to access the drop down menu. However, the remaining steps are the same. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To confirm the settings click Keep changes before the timer expires. The Display Device has now been configured for a Mirror Configuration. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Below Select a display to change the settings for it, you will see a diagram representing the current monitor arrangement and the Display Number assigned to each monitor. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Note: You can click the Identify button to see which number corresponds to each physical display. See Identifying Display Devices Within Windows Display Settings (p.11) for more information. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To confirm the settings click Keep changes before the timer expires. The Display Device has now been configured to the desired resolution. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
To Select an Audio Controller as a playback device in Windows: Right-click on the Volume icon in the quick settings panel and select Open Volume Mixer. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Volume mixer tabs. Click the drop menu titled Output Device, and select the desired audio output device. The selected Audio Controller is now set as the active playback device. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
The guide will present solutions to address common issues. Each solution will be clearly outlined to ensure a straightforward troubleshooting process. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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It’s recommended that all available onboard video output • ports are exhausted before adding a USB Display Adapter. USB32HD2 will not work at 4K if connected to a USB 2.0 port. • To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Unplug the USB adapter from the computer and reconnect it, using a different USB port. Re-install the driver by following the steps outlined in the Manual Driver Installation (p.6) instructions of this manual. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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The Host Computer may be at it’s performance capacity. • Testing the USB Display Adapter on a more powerful computer can confirm this. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To resolve this issue: It’s recommend that the protected content be viewed on displays connected to the computer’s video card or its onboard video outputs. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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Host Computer. To resolve this issue: It’s recommended that a direct USB-C Video Adapter be used, such as the StarTech.com 107B-USBC-HDMI, instead of a USB-A Video Adapter. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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To resolve this issue: Use an Adapter Cable that’s the correct orientation for the video output port on the USB Display Adapter and the video input port of the Display Device. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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This device provides video output only, and cannot be used to input or capture video to the Host Computer. To resolve this issue: Use a dedicated USB Capture Device such as the StarTech.com USB3HDCAP. To view manuals, videos, drivers, downloads, technical drawings, and more visit www.StarTech.com/support...
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