Lenovo 0A33942 User Manual

LenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigital
VideoUserGuide

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage19.

SecondEdition(June2011)

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Contents

Chapter1.Abouttheportreplicator..1

Productdescription..............1

Locatingthecontrols.............1

Systemrequirements.............2

Chapter2.Installingtheport

replicator................3

Connectingtheportreplicatortoyournotebook

computer..................3

InstallingthedevicedriveronWindowsoperating

systems..................3

UninstallingthedevicedriverfromWindows

operatingsystems..............4

Chapter3.Usingtheportreplicator..5

Usingtheaudioconnectors..........5

UsingtheUSB2.0connectors.........5

UsingtheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector......5

UsingtheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.........5

UsingtheEthernetconnector..........6

Chapter4.Workingwiththeport

replicator................7

Understandingthevideooutputmodes......7

Extendmode..............7

Mirrormode...............7

Workingwiththeportreplicatorutility......8

Switchingvideooutputmodes.......8

Settingtheresolutionoftheexternalmonitor..9
Settingthecolorqualityoftheexternal

monitor.................9

Rotatingtheexternalmonitordisplay.....9

Optimizingthevideoplaybackquality....10

Advancedsettings...........10

Manuallyenablingtheaudioconnectors...11

Disablingthevideooutputfunction.....11

Supportedrefreshrates...........11

Chapter5.Troubleshooting......13

AppendixA.ServiceandSupport..17

Onlinetechnicalsupport...........17

Telephonetechnicalsupport.........17

AppendixB.LenovoLimited

Warranty................19

WarrantyInformation............22

SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......23

AppendixC.Electronicemission

notices................25

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration

ofConformity...............25

AppendixD.Notices.........29

Trademarks................29

Recyclinginformation............29

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....31

ChinaRoHS................31

Turkishstatementofcompliance.......31

UkraineRoHS...............31

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Chapter1.Abouttheportreplicator

ThischaptercontainsproductdescriptionandsystemrequirementsfortheLenovo
withDigitalVideo(hereaftercalledtheportreplicator).

®

USB2.0PortReplicator

Productdescription

Theportreplicatorisaportableexpansionmodulethatenablesyoutoeasilyconnectyournotebook
computertomultipledevices,suchasamonitororaUniversalSerialBus(USB)printer.Thatis,youcan
setupyourworkareabyconnectingyournotebookcomputertotheportreplicatorwiththeprovidedUSB
cable,connectingmultipledevicestotheportreplicator,andsettingtheportreplicatoronyournotebook
computer;then,youarereadytousethemultipledeviceseachtimeyouconnectyournotebookcomputerto
theportreplicator.

Theoptionpackageincludes:

•LenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigitalVideo

•acpoweradapter

•USBcable

•DVI-ItoVGAadapter

•SoftwareandUserGuideCD

•Warrantyposter

Contactyourplaceofpurchaseifanyitemismissingordamaged.Besuretoretainyourproofofpurchase
andpackingmaterial.Theymightberequiredtoreceivewarrantyservice.

Locatingthecontrols

Thefollowinggureshowsthelocationsofcontrolsontheportreplicator.

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1PowerandconnectionindicatorWhenthepowerandconnectionindicatorisoninblue,theportreplicatoris

successfullyconnectedtotheacpoweradapter.

2USBconnectorindicatorWhentheUSBconnectorindicatorisoningreen,theportreplicatoris

successfullyconnectedtoanotebookcomputerandUSBdevice.

3USBconnectors(2)UsedtoconnectUSBdevices(USB1.0,USB1.1,andUSB2.0compatible)

4HeadphoneconnectorUsedtoconnectaspeakerorheadphone.

5MicrophoneconnectorUsedtoconnectamicrophone.

6USBconnectors(2)UsedtoconnectUSBdevices(USB1.0,USB1.1,andUSB2.0compatible)

7Ethernetconnector

Usedtoconnectalocalareanetwork(LAN)cable.TheEthernetconnector
providesthespeedupto10Mbps/100Mbps.

8DVI-IvideooutputconnectorUsedtoconnectanexternalmonitorwithaDVIcable.Youcanalsoconnect

theDVI-ItoVGAadaptertotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnectorandconnectthe
externalmonitorwithVGAcabletotheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.

9USBBreceptacleconnector

10dcinconnectorUsedtoconnecttheacpoweradapter.

11Securitykeyhole

Usedtoconnectanotebookcomputer.

Usedtosecuretheportreplicator.

Systemrequirements

Tousetheportreplicator,itisrecommendedthatyourcomputermeetsthefollowingsystemrequirements:

•Microsoft

®

Windows

•NVIDIA,ATI,orIntel

•Minimum1.6GHzofdualcoreCPU

•Minimum1GBofmemory

•CDorDVDdrive

•Minimum10MBoffreediskspaceontheharddiskdrive

•AnavailableUSB2.0connector

®

XP,MicrosoftWindowsVista

®

graphicscard

®

,orMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem

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Chapter2.Installingtheportreplicator

Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconnecttheportreplicatortoyournotebookcomputerandhow
toinstallanduninstallthedevicedriver.

Connectingtheportreplicatortoyournotebookcomputer

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheportreplicatortoyournotebookcomputerwith
theprovidedacpoweradapterandUSBcable.

Toconnecttheportreplicatortoyournotebookcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthedcconnectoroftheacpoweradaptertotheportreplicator.

2.Connectthepowerplugoftheacpoweradaptertoawalloutlet.Thepowerandconnectionindicatoris
oninblue.

Note:Besuretocorrectlyconnecttheportreplicatortotheacpoweradapter.Iftheportreplicator
isnotpoweredon,youwillnotbeabletousetheportreplicator.

3.ConnecttheUSBBplugoftheUSBcabletotheUSBBreceptacleconnectorontheportreplicator.

4.ConnecttheUSBAplugoftheUSBcabletoanavailableUSBconnectoronthenotebookcomputer.

Note:Theportreplicatordoesnotpowerupthenotebookcomputerwhenitisconnected.

InstallingthedevicedriveronWindowsoperatingsystems

Afteryouhaveconnectedtheportreplicatortoyournotebookcomputer,youcaninstallthedevicedriver
ontheSoftwareandUserGuideCD.

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ToinstallthedevicedriverontheWindowsXP,WindowsVista,orWindows7operatingsystem,dothe
following:

1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.

2.InserttheSoftwareandUserGuideCDanddooneofthefollowing:

•IftheCDstartsautomatically,gotostep3.

•IftheAutoPlaywindowopens,clickRunstart.bat.Then,gotostep3.

•IftheCDdoesnotstartautomatically,gointoMyComputerorComputer,browsetheCD/DVD
drive,anddouble-clickStart.bat.

3.Selectyourlanguage.

4.Ontheleftsideofthewindow,clickSoftware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

6.Restartyourcomputerafterthecompletionmessageisdisplayed.Thesystemwillautomaticallyidentify
andconguretheportreplicator.Thevideooutputfunctionoftheportreplicatorwillbeautomatically
enabledafterthecongurationiscompleted.

UninstallingthedevicedriverfromWindowsoperatingsystems

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsforuninstallingthedevicedriverfromtheWindowsXP ,WindowsVista,or
Windows7operatingsystem.

Touninstallthedevicedriver,dothefollowing:

1.Exitallapplicationsthatusetheportreplicator.

2.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigitalVideo➙Uninstall.

3.ClickUninstalltouninstallthedevicedriver.

4.Restartyourcomputerifnecessary.

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Chapter3.Usingtheportreplicator

Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtousetheaudioconnectors,USBconnectors,DVI-Ivideooutput
connector,DVI-ItoVGAadapter,andEthernetconnectorontheportreplicator.

Youcanconnectdevicestotheappropriateconnectorsontheportreplicatorwhileyournotebookcomputer
isturnedon.Normallyitwilltakeseveralsecondsforthenotebookcomputertorecognizethenewdevice.

Usingtheaudioconnectors

Theaudioconnectorsontheportreplicatorconsistofonemicrophoneconnector(red)andoneheadphone
connector(green).

Tousetheaudioconnectorsontheportreplicator,dothefollowing:

1.Connectyourmicrophonetothemicrophoneconnectorontheportreplicator.

2.Connectyourheadphoneorspeakertotheheadphoneconnectorontheportreplicator.

Note:Theaudioconnectorsontheportreplicatorareautomaticallyenabledwhenyouhavesuccessfully
connectedtheportreplicatorandinstalledthedevicedriver.However,ifyoucannothearanythingfromthe
headphoneorspeakerconnectedtotheaudioconnectorsontheportreplicator,youcanmanuallyenable
theaudioconnectorsontheportreplicator.See“Manuallyenablingtheaudioconnectors”onpage11

UsingtheUSB2.0connectors

.

ConnectaUSBdevicetoanyofthefourUSBconnectorsontheportreplicatorwithaUSBcable.

WhenthedeviceiscorrectlyconnectedtotheUSBconnectorontheportreplicator,aninformationwindow
willbedisplayedinthetaskbarnoticationareaonyourcomputerscreen,indicatingthattheUSBdevice
hasbeenconnectedtothesystem.

UsingtheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector

ConnecttheDVIcableofanexternalmonitortotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnectorontheportreplicator.

Youdonothavetodisconnecttheportreplicatorfromyournotebookcomputereachtimeyouconnectthe
DVImonitortotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnectorontheportreplicator.

UsingtheDVI-ItoVGAadapter

TheportreplicatorincludesaDVI-ItoVGAadapter,whichsupportsaconnectiontoanexternalmonitor
withaVGAconnector.

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TousetheDVI-ItoVGAadapterwithanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheDVI-ItoVGAadaptertotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnectorontheportreplicator.

2.TightenthetwoscrewsontheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.

3.ConnecttheVGAconnectoroftheexternalmonitortotheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.

Youcanadjustvideosettingstocustomizetheuseoftheportreplicator.See“Workingwiththeport
replicatorutility”onpage8

.

Note:Forthebestresults,adjusttheexternalmonitoroccasionallytorealignitssettingswiththe
videooutputoftheportreplicator.Formoreinformationabouttheadjustmentprocedure,refertothe
documentationthatcomeswithyourexternalmonitor.

UsingtheEthernetconnector

Connectastandard10Mbps/100MbpsEthernetcabletotheEthernetconnectorontheportreplicator,
andwaituntilthedeviceisfullyconguredbytheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Thetwolight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)ontheportreplicatorindicatethestatusofEthernetconnectivity.

LED

Active

Speed

Color

Green

YellowWhentheLEDison,thetransmissionspeedis100Mbps.WhentheLED

Description

WhentheLEDison,anEthernetcableisconnectedtotheEthernet
connectorandthenetwork.

isoff,thetransmissionspeedis10Mbps.

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Chapter4.Workingwiththeportreplicator

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthevideooutputfunctionoftheportreplicatorandinstructionson
howtoworkwiththeportreplicatorutility,whichenablesyoutoconguretheportreplicatortoyourneeds.

Understandingthevideooutputmodes

Theportreplicatorworksintwovideooutputmodes:

•Extendmode

•Mirrormode

Bydefault,theportreplicatorusesExtendmodetooutputthevideo.

Extendmode

Extendmodesplitsyourdisplayacrosstwomonitors.IntheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperating
system,therearetwooptionswhenyouareusingExtendmode:

•ExtendTo:Inthismode,yournotebookcomputermonitorwillbetheprimarydisplayandtheexternal
monitorwillbethesecondarydisplay.Youcangiveeachmonitoritsownframebufferthroughthe
submenuoptionsRight,Left,AboveandBelowandthroughdragoperations.Thedisplayspacewill
beacontinuousarea,allowingwindowsandobjectstobemovedbetween,orevenstraddledacross
bothdisplays.

•SetasMainMonitor:Inthismode,theexternalmonitorwillbetheprimarydisplayandthenotebook
computermonitorwillbethesecondarydisplay.

InExtendmode,youcandraganddropwindowsfromonedisplaytotheother.Also,youcanincrease
yourproductivitybydoingthefollowing:

•Reade-mailsononedisplayandopentheattachmentsontheother.

•Expandaspreadsheetacrossbothdisplays.

•Forgraphicsediting,increaseyourworkareabyputtingallthepaletteandtoolbarsontheseconddisplay.

•KeepthedesktopononedisplayandwatchaDVDontheother.

Mirrormode

Mirrormodeclonesthedisplayofyournotebookcomputermonitortotheexternalmonitor.

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Theportreplicatorautomaticallyselectsthesettings(screenresolution,colorquality,andrefreshrate)forthe
externalmonitor,whichwillenablethebestresolutionbasedonyournotebookcomputersettings.

IntheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,therearetwooptionswhenyouareusingMirror
mode:

•NotebookMonitorOff:Inthismode,thedisplayofthenotebookcomputermonitorwillbeoffandthe
displayoftheexternalmonitorwillbeon.

•Off:Inthismode,thedisplayofthenotebookcomputermonitorwillbeonandthedisplayofexternal
monitorwillbeoff.Whenthismodeisenabled,thoughthedisplayisoff,theotherfunctionssuchas
Ethernet,audio,andUSBcanstillwork.

Workingwiththeportreplicatorutility

TheutilityenablesyoutoswitchbetweenExtendmodeandMirrormode,settheresolutionoftheexternal
monitorinExtendmode,changethedisplaysettings,anddisablethevideooutputoftheportreplicator.

Note:Thesettingsyouhaveconguredfortheportreplicatorwillberetainedeachtimeyouconnectthe
notebookcomputertotheportreplicator.Thisfeatureisusefulwhenyouuseyournotebookcomputerwith
multipleportreplicators.Forexample,ifyouuseanotebookcomputerbothathomeandatwork,youcan
setupbothworkareaswithportreplicators.Then,youjustconnectyournotebookcomputertotheport
replicatorateitherlocation,andyouarereadytowork.

Switchingvideooutputmodes

Toswitchvideooutputmodes,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,dooneofthefollowing:

FortheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem:

1.ClicktheLenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigitalVideoiconinthetaskbarnoticationarea.The
pop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectExtendorMirror.

Note:IfyouwanttouseExtendmode,decidewhichmonitoryouaretosetasprimaryandwhichthe
secondary.Then,selectExtendToorSetasMainMonitor.Y oucanalsogiveeachmonitoritsownframe
bufferthroughtheRight,Left,Above,andBelowoptionsundertheExtendTooptionandthroughdrag
operations.IfyouwanttouseMirrormode,decidewhichmonitorisonandwhichisoff.Then,select

NotebookMonitorOfforOff.

FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

1.ClicktheLenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigitalVideoiconinthetaskbarnoticationarea.

2.SelectAdvanced....

3.IntheMultipledisplaysdrop-downlistbox,youcanselectDuplicatethesedisplaystouseMirror
modeorselectExtendthesedisplaystouseExtendmode.

Note:Y oucanalsoselectShowdesktoponlyon1orShowdesktoponlyon2todisplayyour
desktoponlyononetargetscreen.

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