Digitus DA-70833, User Manual

Page 1: ...USB 2 0 GRAPHIC ADAPTER User s Manual DA 70833 USB 2 0 to VGA DA 70834 USB 2 0 to DVI I ...

Page 2: ...Your Windows Desktop to Add on Monitor Default 14 Mirror Your Windows Desktop 17 Be the Primary Monitor 18 Adjusting Resolution Color Depth and Refresh Rate 19 Configure the components 20 Standby and Hibernate Shut Down and Restart 23 Disconnecting the Adapter 23 Using Dual Adapters 23 Verifying the Driver Installation 25 Uninstall the Adapter and Driver 26 4 Troubleshooting 27 5 Specifications 29...

Page 3: ...us one is that you get more desktop area to have more applications visible at one time For example you may work on one monitor while your family watching video on the other No more stacking windows within the confines of a single display Or you may span an application e g spreadsheets across two sides of displays What s more the adapter is hot pluggable If you are not using the extra monitor just ...

Page 4: ...ne 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 plu...

Page 5: ...port 30Mb of available disk space Windows 2000 SP 4 XP Home or Professional Including Table edition SP2 or SP3 Vista SP1 32 bit or 64 bit and Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Super VGA 800 x 600 or higher resolution monitor To play DVD on the adapter attached monitor in addition to the requirements above the following requirements should also be met With dual core CPU at 2 0 GHz processor clock The adap...

Page 6: ... run DVD video while also targeting productivity and business apps Will support only 1 video of DVD resolution at full screen 1 8GHz CPU 1GB memory For 6 screen where 1 screen can run full screen DVD video 1 6GHz Core Duo 1GB memory ...

Page 7: ...ocate and double click the Run Setup exe file under x Driver where x is your disc drive letter You may see the License agreement screen prompted as below Please click on I Accept to start the Driver install 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 If you encounter a User Account Control di...

Page 8: ...ted to restart your computer click Yes to restart or No to manually restart later Note that a reboot is always needed for a successful installation If the reboot prompt doesn t appear make sure to manually reboot your computer 3 When finished the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your desktop 4 Connect the USB display adapter to your computer and monitor Connect the smaller...

Page 9: ...ck 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 Off Mode The screen is black Set as Main Monitor The screen is the primary screen Notebook monitor off The Notebook screen is black and the DisplayLink screen is the primary screen ...

Page 10: ...r disc drive and installer program will run automatically when the Driver CD is inserted Please click on Run Setup exe to execute the installer program 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 en...

Page 11: ...ement 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 ...

Page 12: ...ller 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 6 After the installation is completed the following Window will pop up You can change the appearance of your displays through the Window Moreover additional controls are available in Windows 7 Orientation Portrait landscape rotated portrait rotated landscape ...

Page 13: ...een shots are from Windows 7 and might vary slightly for each operation system Actual strings depend on your operation system These screen shots are from Windows Vista 32 bit and might vary slightly for each operation system Connected to the adapter and monitor If your monitor is not yet connected to the adapter make the connection and power on your monitor For VGA model Use a VGA cable not provid...

Page 14: ...t the adapter Windows will automatically complete the installation Once the installation is done an extended screen will appear on the add on monitor For Windows Vista if the add on monitor is blank please reboot your system again If required you can connect and disconnect the add on monitor any time without disconnecting the adapter from the USB port on your computer To change the display mode se...

Page 15: ...Depth and Refresh Rate section for details Easy Setting 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 Manually Setting Position the mouse anywhere on your co...

Page 16: ...ion Extend Your Windows Desktop to Add on Monitor Default In this so called extended mode your display will be spread over the add on monitor s This mode allows you to perform multiple tasks more effectively without overlapping windows 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 manually setting ...

Page 17: ...tting 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 Settings on XP 2000 2 In the Display drop down menu select the option with the string DisplayLink Graphics Adapter 3 Check the Multiple Displays Extend these displa...

Page 18: ...ions may not support display on the extended desktop Cursor disappeared If you re in extneded 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...

Page 19: ...y Setting Click on the DisplayLink Device icon and select Mirror 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 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 20: ...he Multiple Displays Duplicate these displays on Win 7 uncheck the Extend the desktop onto this monitor on Vista or Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor on XP 2000 4 Click OK to close the settings screen Be the Primary Monitor To make the add on monitor the primary display 1 Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop right click and select Screen Resolution on Win 7 Personalize Di...

Page 21: ... 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 Depth Resolution Name Refresh rates available at 16 bit color quality Refresh rates available at 32 bit color quality 640x480 VGA 60 72 75 85 60 72 75 85 800x600 SVGA 56 60 72 75 85 5...

Page 22: ...nsupported mode which might damage it 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 Configure the components To configure the three components reso...

Page 23: ...nge the screen resolution or color quality select those options on the screen Be sure to select one of the supported resolutions and color quality numbers in the table above For an add on monitor you can also select any resolution or color quality supported by that monitor Screen Rotation There are four kinds of screen rotation the Normal Rotated Left Rotated Right and Upside Down Screen Resolutio...

Page 24: ...22 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 ...

Page 25: ... down restarted and logged in again the add on monitor returns to the same mode as it was before shutdown 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 However windows and icons that were previous...

Page 26: ...isplayLink Graphics Adapter representing your first attached adapter is configurable 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...

Page 27: ...d or Remove Programs on XP 2000 Actual strings depend on your operation system These screen shots are from Windows Vista 32 bit and might vary slightly for each operation system 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 unplu...

Page 28: ...ouble click Uninstall a Program on Win 7 Programs and Features on Vista and Add or Remove Programs on XP 2000 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 29: ...tion is properly made If problem still exists uninstall the driver unplug the adapter and reinstall the driver to try again Q2 The add on monitor is flickering A This is usually caused by a low refresh rate To solve this problem In mirror mode increase the refresh rate of the main monitor This will in turn increase the refresh rate of the add on monitor In extended mode increase the refresh rate o...

Page 30: ...y reducing the hardware acceleration level of the primary display NOT the add on 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 video playback may be unusual when the add on monitor is mir...

Page 31: ...ni B Type Female Connector Connectivity Up to 6 adapters on a computer RAM 8M x 16 DDR Synchronous DRAM SDRAM Power Mode Bus powered Power Consumption 430mA Operation System Support Windows 2000 SP 4 XP Home or Professional Including Table edition SP2 or SP3 Vista SP1 32 bit or 64 bit and Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Supported Modes Extended Desktop Default Mirrored Desktop Primary Display ...

Page 32: ... 60 60 1280x1024 SXGA 60 75 85 60 75 1366x768 WXGA 60 60 1400x1050 SXGA 60 75 85 60 75 85 1600x1200 UXGA 60 60 1680x1050 WSXGA 60 60 1920x1080 1080p 60 60 Note that interlaced modes and reduced blanking modes are not supported Housing ABS Plastic Dimensions 84 5 L x 55 5 W x18 H mm USB Cable Separated from the body Type USB A Type Male to 5pin Mini USB B Type Male Length 1M Operating temperature 1...

Page 33: ...thority to operate the equipment Use an approved phone set CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations EN 55 022 CLASS B WEEE Information For EU European Union member users According to the WEEE Waste electrical and electronic equipment Directive do not dispose of this product as household waste or commercial waste Waste electrical and electronic equipment...

Page 34: ...been exposed to moisture The equipment has been dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious sign of breakage The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it to work according to the User s Manual COPYRIGHT This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All right are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means i...