Conrad USB 3.0 Dual Head Display Adapter Operation Manual

USB 3.0 Dual Head Display Adapter

User's ManualUser's Manual

Table of contents

Safety instructions ........................................................................ 3

Trademarks ....................................................................................4

Introduction .................................................................................... 4

Features..........................................................................................5

Application ..................................................................................... 5

Package contents .......................................................................... 6

System requirement ...................................................................... 7

Parts and connection .................................................................... 9

- Parts ............................................................................................. 9

- Connection ................................................................................. 10

Installation ................................................................................... 11

- For Windows 7® user ................................................................. 11

- For Windows Vista® user............................................................ 14

- For Windows XP® user ............................................................... 17

Using the adapter ........................................................................ 20

- Utility settings ............................................................................. 21

- Windows system conguration ................................................... 24

- Windows shortcut ...................................................................... 28

Advanced operations .................................................................. 29

- Advanced settings ..................................................................... 29

- Adjust the resolution ................................................................... 29

- Using multiple adapters .............................................................. 31

- Disconnect the adapter .............................................................. 31

Uninstall the adapter and driver................................................. 32

Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 33

Specications .............................................................................. 36

Regulatory compliance ............................................................... 38

- FCC conditions ........................................................................... 38

- CE ............................................................................................. 38

- WEEE information ....................................................................... 38

This manual is designed for use with the USB 3.0 Dual Head Display Adapter. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer does not make any representations or warranties (implied or otherwise) regarding the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damage. Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please save and read the User's Manual completely. The style of the product shown in this User's Manual may be different from the actual unit due to various models.

Safety instructions

Always read the safety instructions carefully:

■ Keep this User’s Manual for future reference

■ Keep this equipment away from humidity

■ If any of the following situation arises, get the equipment

checked by a service technician:

• The equipment has 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 cannot get it to work according to the User’s Manual.

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, in any form, without prior written permission of the manufacturer.

Trademarks

All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners or companies.

Introduction

The USB 3.0 Display Adapter is a device which enables connection to second display device to a computer using USB 3.0 port. With this convenient design, it can connect up

to 6 display devices to a computer without installing extra

video cards. Once the driver has been installed, the USBattached monitor will be enabled immediately. No function key on the adapter and there is no need to reboot the operating system after unplugging the USB adapter. System performance is an important issue when using

multiple monitors. Another benet of this adapter is that it

occupies little computer resource; ensuring users get quality display without comprising computer performance.

Features

■ Add-on monitor, LCD or projector through a single USB

3.0 port hot-plug; add or remove monitor without system

reboot

■ Supports High Resolution up to 2048x1152

■ Video streaming is supported up to 1080p

■ Extend and Mirror mode support.

■ Resumes from hibernation and suspend modes

■ Connect up to 6 monitors simultaneously

Application

Office workstation

■ View your large spreadsheets across two screens with

display continuity

■ Multitask more effectively without overlapping windows

■ Edit on one screen while surfing the Internet information

on the other

On the road

■ Do multiple screen presentations without bringing

another computer

■ Easily provide multiple screen exhibitions in a trade

show

Graphics workstation

■ Use second display for palettes/tools

■ Get a panoramic view of large documents

Editing workstation

■ Type documents on one 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

Package contents

■ USB 3.0 Dual Head Display Adapter x1

■ CD (Driver & User’s Manual) x1

■ Quick Installation Guide x1

■ USB cable x1

■ Power Adapter (optional) x1

System requirement

Hardware

■ The minimum requirements for the PC are:

- With Single Core CPU at 1.2GHz or higher processor

clock. Intel® Pentium®/Celeron® family, or AMD® K6

/Athlon®/Duron® family, or compatible processor

- 512MB memory

- At least one USB3.0 port (*)

- 30Mb of available disk space

- Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor

*Note: Although this adapter supports to connect to a USB

2.0 connector, the quality might be poor under high resolution display condition. In addition, this adapter does not support USB

1.0/1.1.

■ To play DVD on the adapter-attached monitor, except the

requirements above, the following requirements should also be met:

- With dual core CPU at 2.0 GHz processor clock

The adapter screen resolution be set to 800x600 with 32bit

color. It is recommended to close all other unnecessary applications if the video playback is not smooth.

■ For 1-2 monitors, business usage, productivity target.

This may not provide full frame rate DVD playback at full screen.

- 1.2GHz Single Core CPU

- 512MB memory

■ For 3 monitors, where 1 could run DVD video while also

targeting productivity and business apps. Will support only

1 video of DVD resolution at full screen

- 1.6GHz CPU

-1GB memory

■ For 6 screen where 1 screen can run full screen DVD

video

- 1.8GHz Core Duo

- 1GB memory

Software

■ Windows XP® Home or Professional (Including Table

edition) SP2 or SP3,

*Note: The adapter does not support Windows XP® 64bit

■ Windows Vista® SP1/sp2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

■ Windows 7® (32-bit or 64 bit)

Parts and connection

Parts

4 5 6 7

1 2 3

HDMI indicator: Lights up when the HDMI connector

has been connected.

DVI indicator: Lights up when the DVI connector has

been connected.

Power indicator: Lights up when the power has been

turned on.

Power jack: Connect to a power socket.

USB Type B connector: Connect to an available USB

connector on a computer.

DVI connector: Connect to a desired DVI monitor.

HDMI® connector: Connect to a desired HDMI® monitor.

Connection

1. Plug one end of HDMI® cable into the adapter's HDMI® connector, and the other end of HDMI® cable into a HDMI® connector of monitor.

2. Plug one end of DVI cable into the adapter's DVI connector, and the other end of DVI cable into a DVI connector of monitor.

3. Plug the USB type B connector into the adapter's USB type B connector and the other end into a PC.

Installation

Caution: DO NOT connect the USB 3 Dual Head Display

Adapter to a computer before installing the provided driver.

Note that the following strings and screen shots shown on this user's manual may vary slightly from each operation.

For Windows 7® user

1. Insert the supplied driver CD into a computer's CD/DVDROM.

2. Click <Run Setup.exe> to start the installation.

Note:

If the AutoPlay does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the Setup.exe le in the driver folder to launch the setup. Enter the administrator password and then click <Yes> to start the installation if a User Account Control dialog box appears.

3. Click <I Accept> for the next step.

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