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Manually 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. For example, even though your add-on monitor supports a resolution of up to
1920x1080, you can only configure it to use 1280x1024 due to the primary monitor only
supports a resolution of up to 1280x1024.
If you change the video output to extended mode and then want to switch back to mirror
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
>
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
>
Display Settings
on Vista or
Properties
>
Settings
on XP/2000.
2. In the
Display
drop-down menu, select the option ends with
DisplayLink Graphics Adapter
.
3. Check
the
This is my main monitor
box on Vista/Win 7 or
Use this device as the primary monitor
box on XP/2000.
On some PCs and laptops it is necessary to disable the main display (i.e. uncheck
the
Extend the desktop onto this monitor
or
Extend my Windows desktop onto
this monitor
box for the main display) as part of the same settings change.
4. Click
OK
to close the settings
screen.
The add-on monitor stays primary if the PC enters hibernate or suspend mode or is
rebooted. If the add-on monitor is unplugged, the main display becomes primary again.
