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- Page 1 USB 2.0 to DVI Adapter User Manual English LINDY No. 42728 www.lindy.com © LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH – FIRST EDITION (July 2011)
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Page 3: System Requirements
VGA to DVI Adapter • Driver CD • LINDY Manual 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 VGA / DVI-I displays. -
Page 4: Installation
User Manual English Installation Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Caution: DO NOT connect the USB display adapter to your computer before you install the provided driver. You will be instructed to do so later. Follow the procedures below to install the driver and then connect the adapter: 1. - Page 5 User Manual English 2. 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. Notice for Windows Vista/2000: If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes to restart or No to manually restart later.
- Page 6 User Manual English After the installation is completed, 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.
- Page 7 User Manual English Note If the installer program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on the Setup.exe file in the Driver 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.
- Page 8 User Manual English may temporarily go black or flash during this process. When finished, the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your desktop. Connect the USB display adapter to your computer and monitor. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the adapter. Then connect the other end of the USB cable to an USB 2.0 port on your computer.
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Page 9: Connected To The Adapter And Monitor
User Manual English To control the behavior of an attached DisplayLink device (or screen), it is possible to use Windows Key+P to display a menu (and cycle through it) to allow: Disconnect Projector, Duplicate, Extend, Projector Only. *Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows 7 and might vary slightly for each operation system. -
Page 10: Display Properties
User Manual English • It can be connected to a DVI-D (digital) monitor using a DVI cable (not provided) • Or, it can be connected to an analog VGA monitor using the provided DVI-I to VGA adapter and a VGA cable (not provided). ‡... -
Page 11: Display Modes
User Manual English 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 hided. Please click the arrow sign and right click the DisplayLink Device icon to select Advanced. Manual Setting Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize >... - Page 12 User Manual English Easy Setting Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Exchange or Extend to Right; Left; Above; Below to configuration the setting as above or manual setting as below description. Notice: The full DisplayLink User Interface as above is not supported on Windows 7. Displays Configuration on Windows 7 should be carried out using the improved Windows Display Properties dialog box (figure1), and using the Windows-P key combination (figure2).
- Page 13 User Manual English Figure 2 Manual Setting Extended mode is the default setting. To set up the adapter to use or restore extended mode, follow these steps: 1. Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Vista or Properties >...
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Page 14: Video And Dvd Playback In Extended Mode
User Manual English Cursor disappeared? If you’re in extended mode but the add-on monitor is not connected, the desktop still pans to the add-on 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 add-on monitor to the adapter or keep moving your mouse to try or unplug the adapter first to restore the cursor. - Page 15 User Manual English Figure 1 Figure 2 Manual Setting In mirror mode, the adapter will automatically select the settings (screen resolution, color quality and refresh rate) for the add-on monitor. But you can manually adjust the settings as required. However, the settings of the add-on monitor are limited by that of the primary monitor.
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Page 16: Be The Primary Monitor
User Manual English 4. Click OK to close the settings screen Be the Primary Monitor To make the add-on monitor the primary display: Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Vista or Properties >... - Page 17 User Manual English The software supports the modes listed below. Color Refresh rates Refresh rates Depth Name available at 16 available at 32 bit bit color quality color quality Resolution 60 72 75 85 60 72 75 85 640x480 SVGA 56 60 72 75 85 56 60 72 75 85 800x600...
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Page 18: Configure The Components
User Manual English If cloning the primary display, the video component will try to use the preferred monitor mode. In some cases, this may not be the most appropriate mode for the cloned desktop. It is recommended that the primary display resolution be changed to closer match the default resolution of the add-on monitor. - Page 19 User Manual English Screen ResolutionL The resolution will be depends on your computer setting, resolution support of monitor and else…. Manual Setting 1. Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7, Personalize > Display Settings on Vista or Properties >...
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Page 20: Standby And Hibernate, Shut Down And Restart
User Manual English 4. To change the refresh rate, click Advanced… 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. 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. -
Page 21: Disconnecting The Adapter
User Manual English Disconnecting the Adapter If the adapter is unplugged from the computer, the add-on 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. - Page 22 User Manual English 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 Vista and one of its characteristics is that it doesn’t support Windows Aero interface.
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Page 23: Verifying The Driver Installation
User Manual English 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 Win 7, Programs and Features on Vista, and Add or Remove Programs on XP/2000. *Actual strings depend on your operation system. -
Page 24: Uninstall The Adapter And Driver
User Manual English 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 Win 7, Programs and Features on Vista, and Add or Remove Programs on XP/2000. 2. -
Page 25: Troubleshooting Tips
User Manual English Troubleshooting Tips Q1: The display on the add-on 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 add-on monitor to show the video. You can also reboot your system to try again. - Page 26 User Manual English 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. •...
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