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DisplayLink USB Graphics User Manual
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DisplayLink USB Graphics
User Manual
Software Version 7.6
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Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4
2. PC Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 5
2.1. Windows 8.1 ...................................................................................................................... 5
2.2. Windows Vista – Windows 8............................................................................................... 6
2.3. Windows XP....................................................................................................................... 6
2.4. Graphics Card Support (Windows Vista onwards)............................................................... 7
2.5. Graphics Card Support (Windows XP)................................................................................ 7
2.6. Supported Languages ........................................................................................................ 7
2.7. System Compatibility Check ............................................................................................... 7
3. Installing the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software ....................................................................... 9
3.1. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.............................................................................................. 9
3.2. Windows 7 ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.3. Windows Vista.................................................................................................................. 13
3.4. Windows XP..................................................................................................................... 14
4. Configuring DisplayLink Displays .............................................................................................. 16
4.1. Behaviour on first connect ................................................................................................ 16
4.2. Device/Monitor Detection.................................................................................................. 16
4.3. Resolution Support........................................................................................................... 16
4.4. Windows 8 and Windows 7 - Controlling the Display......................................................... 17
4.5. Windows Vista and Windows XP – Controlling the Display................................................ 20
4.5.1. Setting the Display into Extend Mode........................................................................ 22
4.5.2. Setting the Display into Mirror Mode ......................................................................... 22
4.6. Windows Vista and XP – Windows Display Properties ...................................................... 23
4.6.1. Setting the Display into Extend Mode........................................................................ 24
4.6.2. Setting the DisplayLink Display to Mirror the Primary Screen .................................... 24
4.6.3. Setting the DisplayLink display as the Primary Display.............................................. 25
4.6.4. Setting a Laptop Lid to do Nothing (Upon Close)....................................................... 25
5. Configuring DisplayLink Ethernet .............................................................................................. 26
5.1. Opening Advanced Ethernet features ............................................................................... 26
5.2. Configuring the adapter MAC address .............................................................................. 27
5.3. Configuring the link speed ................................................................................................ 28
5.4. Configuring the adapter VLAN ID...................................................................................... 28
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5.5. Configuring Wake on Lan ................................................................................................. 29
5.6. Configure Wake on Magic Packet Only............................................................................. 30
5.7. Configuring Ethernet settings remotely ............................................................................. 31
5.7.1. Network Address ...................................................................................................... 32
5.7.2. VLAN ID ................................................................................................................... 32
5.7.3. Wake on LAN........................................................................................................... 32
6. Windows Update ...................................................................................................................... 33
7. Uninstalling the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software................................................................. 34
7.1. Uninstalling on Windows 7 – Windows 8.1........................................................................ 34
7.2. Uninstalling on Windows Vista and XP ............................................................................. 35
8. Audio Configuration .................................................................................................................. 37
8.1. Configuring USB audio on Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista................................ 37
8.1.1. Setting USB audio as the default output.................................................................... 37
8.1.2. Configuring the audio output ..................................................................................... 38
8.2. Configuring USB audio on Windows XP............................................................................ 38
8.2.1. Setting USB audio as the default output.................................................................... 38
8.2.2. Configuring the audio output ..................................................................................... 39
9. Fit to TV.................................................................................................................................... 41
9.1. What is Fit to TV?............................................................................................................. 41
9.2. Configuration.................................................................................................................... 41
10. Additional Information............................................................................................................... 43
10.1. Media Playback................................................................................................................ 43
10.2. Using Multiple DisplayLink USB Graphics devices ............................................................ 43
10.3. Standby and Hibernate, Shut down and Restart................................................................ 43
10.4. DisplayLink USB Graphics with Multiple Users ................................................................. 43
10.5. Disconnecting the DisplayLink USB Graphics ................................................................... 43
10.6. Supported Screen Modes ................................................................................................. 44
10.7. Inferred Modes ................................................................................................................. 44
10.8. Error Messages................................................................................................................ 44
10.9. Further Support ................................................................................................................ 45
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1. Introduction
Welcome to your DisplayLink USB Graphics software. It allows you to easily connect extra monitors to your laptop or
desktop PC’s USB port.
The connected monitors can be configured to either mirror your main screen, or extend the Windows desktop
allowing visibility of more applications at the same time. The DisplayLink USB Graphics devices can also be configured
to be the primary display.
DisplayLink’s Graphics Host Software allows full configuration of all additional USB displays, including:
Support for Windows XP – Windows 8.1 Update 2014
Support for up to 6 additional USB Displays
Resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 (Product dependant)
Rotation
Layout of displays
DisplayLink software also provides drivers for Audio and Ethernet built into the DL-3000 family
Note: Menu items and screen selections are shown in italics.
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2. PC Requirements
DisplayLink software can be used any Ultrabooks, Windows Tablets, Notebooks/Laptops or Desktops.
The performance of the software is dependent upon the processing power available, as well as the operating system
in use. More capable systems will provide better performance.
DisplayLink software is available for PCs running one of the following Windows operating systems:
Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 or 2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows XP Home or Professional (including Tablet edition) with Service Pack 2 or 3
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
Note: 64-bit editions of XP and Windows server 2003 are not supported. Mac OS X support can be found at
http://www.displaylink.com/mac
Recommended typical system requirements are:
2.1. Windows 8.1
The following system specs are recommended minimum for Windows 8.1:
Processor: 1.2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support SSE2
RAM: 2 gigabyte (GB) for 1 DisplayLink display. 4 GB or more recommended for 2 or more DisplayLink
displays
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 10 or later graphics device with WDDM driver.
USB: At least one USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port.
30 megabytes (MB) of free disk space.
Computer screen for use with the DisplayLink device, if it is not integrated.
Network access for software downloads, or access to a CD-ROM drive.
To support a 4K display:
Processor: Intel Core i5 2+GHz or faster
RAM: 4 gigabyte (GB) for 1 4K display. 8 GB or more recommended for 2 4K displays
Graphics card: Intel HD 4000 or later.
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2.2. Windows Vista – Windows 8
For Windows Vista – Windows 8, the Windows Experience Index (WEI) is a useful measure of hardware level. The WEI
is accessible from Computer > Properties, or from Control Panel > System.
The following system specs are recommended minimum:
Windows Experience Index: WEI score of at least 3 in the ‘Graphics; Desktop performance for Windows Aero’
category. Overall WEI score of at least 3 as recommended by Microsoft.
Processor: 1.2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support SSE2
RAM: 2 gigabyte (GB) for 1 DisplayLink display. 4 GB or more recommended for 2 or more DisplayLink
displays
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 or later graphics device with WDDM driver.
USB: At least one USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port.
30 megabytes (MB) of free disk space.
Computer screen for use with the DisplayLink device, if it is not integrated.
Network access for software downloads, or access to a CD-ROM drive.
To support a 4K display:
Processor: Intel Core i5 2+GHz or faster
RAM: 4 gigabyte (GB) for 1 4K display. 8 GB or more recommended for 2 4K displays
Graphics card: Intel HD 4000 or later.
Note: 4K displays are not supported on Windows Vista
2.3. Windows XP
Processor: 1.2GHz Single Core CPU or higher.
RAM: 1GB memory for 1 DisplayLink display. 2 GB or more recommended for 2 or more DisplayLink displays
Graphics card: Any primary graphics card with XP drivers installed.
USB: At least one USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port.
30 megabytes (MB) of free disk space.
Computer screen for use with the DisplayLink device, if it is not integrated.
Network access for software downloads, or access to a CD-ROM drive.
Note: 4K displays are not supported on Windows XP
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2.4. Graphics Card Support (Windows Vista onwards)
On Windows Vista onwards DisplayLink software interacts closely with the primary graphics card. DisplayLink support
and test a single graphics card (GPU) installed in a PC from all major GPU vendors (Intel, ATI, NVidia and Via). SIS
graphics cards are not supported.
The following GPU configurations may exhibit compatibility issues on Windows Vista onwards in certain
circumstances:
NVIDIA SLI in SLI mode
Other GPU configurations, including the following, are currently unsupported and will not function on Windows
Windows Vista onwards:
Crossfire
SLI not in SLI mode
Multiple WDDM graphics drivers active at once
2.5. Graphics Card Support (Windows XP)
All graphics cards are supported on Windows XP.
2.6. Supported Languages
The following languages are supported, on all supported operating systems:
Arabic
Bahasa Indonesian
Bulgarian
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Simplified)
Croatian
Czech
Danish
English
Finnish
French
Greek
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Dutch
Unsupported languages default to English.
Korean
Turkish
2.7. System Compatibility Check
DisplayLink software will run a system compatibility check on your PC before installation. This will make no changes
to your system and only checks for potential issues. The areas checked are:
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Primary Graphics card drivers are installed and up to date
USB 3.0 host controller drivers are up to date
No incompatible software drivers installed
Any issues found will be notified with a notification message, with a link for more information on how to solve the
issue.
The system compatibility check can be skipped by running setup.exe from a command prompt with the switch
“-ignoreCompatibility”.
System compatibility checks can also be disabled during runtime. To disable compatibility checks during runtime, set
the registry value HKLM\SOFTWARE\DisplayLink\Core\DisableCompatibilityChecks to “yes”.
A standalone system check application is available. See http://kb.displaylink.com/365
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3. Installing the DisplayLink USB Graphics Software
The following section shows you how to install the DisplayLink USB Graphics software on different operating systems.
3.1. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Windows 8/8.1 DisplayLink software can be installed from Windows update. Alternatively, the software can be
downloaded and installed from the DisplayLink website following the steps below.
1. Double click on Setup.exe.
The Windows User Account Control window opens (if enabled in the OS).
2. Click Yes.
The DisplayLink software end user licence agreement window opens.
3. Click I Accept.
DisplayLink Core software and DisplayLink Graphics installs.
Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install.
No message will be shown at the end of the install.
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4. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC.
A message will be shown that DisplayLink software is configuring itself for first use:
5. The screen should flash and the DisplayLink device should start to extend the Windows desktop.
Note: On some machines you may need to reboot before you can use your DisplayLink enabled device.
During installation, a compatibility check is run on your system. Any potential issues found will be alerted to the user.
3.2. Windows 7
The preferred method of installation is using Window 7’s Windows Update facility.
To Install the DisplayLink USB Graphics on Windows 7
1. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC.
Windows detects the new hardware and automatically downloads the driver.
2. Once downloaded, the install will run
The DisplayLink software end user licence agreement window opens.
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3. Click I Accept.
The DisplayLink Core software installs
Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install.
Alternatively you may install the software from a website download or CD-ROM:
Important! Do not connect a DisplayLink device/screen to your PC before the install.
1. Double click on Setup.exe.
The Windows User Account Control window opens (if enabled in the OS).
2. Click Yes.
The DisplayLink software end user licence agreement window opens.
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3. Click I Accept.
DisplayLink Core software and DisplayLink Graphics installs.
Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install.
No message will be shown at the end of the install.
4. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC.
Installing device driver message
5. The screen should flash and the DisplayLink device should start to extend the Windows desktop.
Note: On some machines you may need to reboot before you can use your DisplayLink enabled device.
During installation, a compatibility check is run on your system. Any potential issues found will be alerted to the user.
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3.3. Windows Vista
To Install the DisplayLink USB Graphics on Windows Vista
Important! Do not connect a DisplayLink device/screen to your PC before the install.
1. Double click on Setup.exe.
The Windows User Account Control window opens (if enabled in the OS).
2. Click Continue.
The DisplayLink software end user licence agreement window opens.
3. Click I Accept.
DisplayLink Core software and DisplayLink Graphics installs.
Note: The screen may flash or go black during the install.
No message will be shown at the end of the install.
4. Connect your DisplayLink device via the USB cable to your PC.
Installing device driver message
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5. The screen should flash and the DisplayLink device should start to extend the Windows desktop.
Note: On some machines you may need to reboot before you can use your DisplayLink enabled device.
During installation, a compatibility check is run on your system. Any potential issues found will be alerted to the user.
3.4. Windows XP
To Install the DisplayLink USB Graphics on Windows XP
Important! Do not connect a DisplayLink device/screen to your PC before the install.
1. Double click on Setup.exe.
The DisplayLink software end user licence agreement window opens.
2. Click I Accept.
DisplayLink Core software and DisplayLink Graphics installs.
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