Targus ACP45 User Manual

Universal Laptop
Docking Station

USER GUIDE

Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................... 3

Package Contents................................................................. 5

System Requirements........................................................... 5

Installing the Device and Drivers........................................... 6

Connecting New Devices.................................................... 11

Global Suspend Mode......................................................... 16

Targus Always On............................................................... 17

Using USB Devices That Require More Power .................. 17

Product Limitations.............................................................. 17

Troubleshooting ................................................................. 18

Technical Support .............................................................. 20

Product Registration............................................................ 21

Warranty............................................................................. 21

Regulatory Compliance....................................................... 21

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TARGUS UNIVERSAL

LAPTOP DOCKING

STATION

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus
Universal Laptop Docking Station. This portable
expansion module allows you to connect through a single
USB connection up to 4 USB devices, a network
(Ethernet/LAN) connection, speakers and microphone,
PS/2 mouse and keyboard, and a serial and parallel
device. Also, the lock slot and universal lock support
provided helps you secure your docking station to your
desktop.

The docking station also features Targus Always On
technology, Targus USB Power Port providing twice the
USB specification for higher power requirement devices,
and USB ports that are widely spaced to acommodate
larger adapters. Targus Always On provides power to the
USB ports even when the laptop is shut-down,
disconnected from the docking station or in hibernate/
stand-by mode. This allows USB devices that charge via
the USB port to keep charging under any circumstance.

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Fe at u re s

Heat dissipation by natural convection:

Place the back edge of your laptop on the rubber pads of
the Docking Station. Most laptops dissipate heat through
the bottom and the more air that’s allowed to flow under
the bottom, the better chance that heat will dissipate by
natural convection.

Comfort

The raised platform also provides a more comfortable
position for the hands.

The docking station provides the
following ports:

• Two PS/2 ports

• IEEE 1284 DB25 Connector parallel (USB emulated)

• Two 3.5 mm Audio: (1) stereo out and (1) microphone
in

• RS232 serial (USB emulated)

• One S/PDIF Digital Audio Output (not supported in
Windows 2000)

• RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100

• Four USB 2.0 Ports:

- Two High-Speed USB 2.0 ports

- Two High-Speed USB 2.0 Always-On ports with extra

power

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Package Contents

In addition to this user guide, the package contains:

• Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station

• High-speed USB 2.0 upstream cable

• Driver software CD

• AC power adapter

System Requirements

Hardware

• PC with an Intel® Pentium® processor or equivalent

• CD-ROM drive

• USB version 2.0 port

• AC power source (AC adapter required)

HEN CONNECTED TO A USB VERSION 1.1 PORT ON YOUR

NOTE: W

, THE DOCKING STATION’S PERFORMANCE LEVEL WILL BE LESS THAN

COMPUTER

OPTIMAL

. FOR BEST RESULTS, CONNECT IT TO A USB VERSION 2.0 PORT.

Operating System

• Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or

®

• Windows

• Windows Vista

XP Service Pack 3 or

TM

Service Pack 1

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Installing the Device and
Drivers

To use the Targus docking station, you must first install
the driver onto your computer.

WARNING: Y

DOCKING

WILL

After installing your software, connect the docking station
to your computer and Windows plug-and-play will install
the hardware drivers for each port.

Installing the Docking Station Driver

Installing the docking station driver enables your
operating system to recognize it and its ports once it’s
connected.

1 Turn on your computer.

2 Insert the driver software CD into your computer’s

CD-ROM drive.

If setup does not begin automatically, click Start, Run,
and enter D:\ACP45_setup.exe (where D: is the path of
your CD-ROM drive) and then click OK.

OU MUST INSTALL THE SOFTWARE BEFORE CONNECTING THE

STATION TO YOUR COMPUTER. OTHERWISE, THE DOCKING STATION

NOT WORK PROPERLY.

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3 The Installation Wizard window of the docking station

will pop up. Click Next to proceed.

4 The Information window will pop up. Click Next to

proceed. In order to install the driver files properly,

you must restart your system before plugging in
the docking station.

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5 Choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now.

Click Finish and restart your computer when
prompted.

Connecting the Docking Station to
Your Co m puter

After installing the docking station software, you are
ready to connect the docking station to your computer. To
do this:

1 Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the AC

power jack on the docking station.

2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the docking

station and the other end into an available USB 2.0
port on your computer.

WARNING: T

THE

D

O NOT CONNECT ANY DEVICES TO THE DOCKING STATION UNTIL THE

INSTALLATION

HE DOCKING STATION WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOUT

AC ADAPTER PLUGGED INTO AN AC OUTLET.

IS COMPLETED.

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Installing the Default Device Drivers

Once you connect the docking station to your computer,
the default drivers begin installing for each of the ports
automatically.

NOTE: P

LEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST SERVICE PACKS INSTALLED.

Some hardware devices may prompt you to install the
drivers.

To install the drivers:

1 Select Install the software automatically

(Recommended) and click Next.

The Found New Hardware Wizard program begins
installing the hardware drivers.

The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard
screen appears.

2Click Finish and repeat as needed for each device.

3 Restart your computer.

LED Status Indicator Lights

Once all device drivers are installed, the USB LED status
indicator lights on the back of the docking station glow
when you connect devices to the docking station.

• Green Tx light illuminates when connected to a
network and the yellow Rx light flashes when data is
transmitting to or from the network.

NOTE: T

HE DOCKING STATION SUPPORTS HOT SWAPPING OF THE NETWORK

CABLE

.

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T

Laptop Support Pad

Serial S/PDIF

Network

High-Speed USB 2.0
Always-On with
Extra Power

“Easy Access”

High-Speed
USB 2.0 Port

argus DEFCON

CL, PA410U
(not included)

PS/2

Audio In Audio Out

Parallel

Audio In

Audio Out

High-Speed
USB 2.0 Port

Docking Station ports

Docking Station Left-Side View

AC Ad apter

Cable Lock Slot

Docking Station Right-Side View

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Cable
Lock Slot

USB to PC
Connection

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Connecting New Devices

To avoid possible damage when connecting a new
device, do not force the cable connector into the port on
the docking station. If the cable connector does not
attach smoothly, turn the connector over and try attaching
it again.

Connecting a Serial Mouse /
Keyboard

To connect a serial mouse or keyboard, attach the cable
connector to the serial port on the docking station.

Connecting a PS/2 Mouse /
Keyboard

To connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard, attach the cable
connector to the PS/2 port on the docking station.

Connecting and Configuring a Serial
Modem

To connect a serial modem:

1 Attach the cable connector to the serial port on the

docking station.

2 Install the modem software driver according to the

instructions that come with the device.

3 When prompted to select the port, choose the Serial

USB (COMx), where x is the COM port number
assigned by your operating system.

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Connecting a Parallel Printer

To connect a parallel printer:

1 Attach the cable connector to the parallel port on the

docking station.

2Go to Start button of your Window OS, and click on

Printers and Faxes. Add your printer driver by
following the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.

Connecting a PDA

1 Attach the cable connector to the serial port on the

docking station.

2 Verify that the COM port setting, in either your

HotSync
setting on the docking station.

To verify the COM port setting on the docking station,
refer to “Verifying Devices are Installed” on page 18.

To verify the COM port setting on your PDA, refer to
the documentation that came with it.

®

or ActiveSync® software, matches the

Connecting to a Local Area Network

To connect an Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector,
attach the cable connector to the Ethernet/network port
on the docking station. Additional procedures to connect
to an actual network depend on the type of network you
are using. Contact your network administrator for detailed
instructions.

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Connecting a USB Device

To connect a USB device, plug it into a USB port on the
docking station and follow the additional instructions
provided with the device.

All four USB ports meet USB High-speed requirements
by providing 480Mbps and 500mA of power. However,
the two USB ports on the right side denoted by this
symbol have two unique features - Always On and
High Power. See “Targus Always On” on page 17 for
more details, and “Using USB Devices That Require
More Power” on page 17.

The other USB ports (one on the side and the other on
the back next to the Ethernet port) are ports that provide
the standard 500 mA of power.

Connecting and Configuring an
Audio Device

1 Plug your headphones or speakers into the green

3.5mm Audio Out port on the docking station.

2 To connect a microphone, plug it into the mono Audio

In port.

3 To enable your headphones or speakers, you must

first choose USB PnP Sound Device in the Properties
Settings.

For Windows 2000, click Start, Settings, Control Panel,
and then open the Sounds and Multimedia folder.
Select the Audio tab. Under Sound Playback, change
Preferred Device to USB PnP Sound Device from the
drop down list.

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Click Apply, then click OK.

For Windows XP, go to the Control Panel and choose

Sound and Audio. Select the Audio tab. Under Sound
Playback, change Preferred Device to USB PnP

Sound Device from the drop down list.

Click Apply, then click OK.

For Windows Vista, go to the Control Panel and choose

Hardware and Sound. Select Sound. Under the
Playback tab, select Digital Output of the USB PnP
Sound Device.

Click Set Default.

4 Make sure the volume is not set to MUTE.

NOTE: A

UDIO DEVICES WILL NOT WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE PORT

AND THE HOST COMPUTER.

STATION

CAUTION: A

BEFORE

HOST

LL AUDIO OR MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS MUST BE TERMINATED

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE PORT STATION AUDIO OUTPUT AND THE

COMPUTER AUDIO OUTPUT.

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Installing and Configuring a S/PDIF
(Sony/ Philips Digital Interface)
Device

1 In order to enable S/PDIF, you have to turn it on. This

can be done by opening the USB 3D Sound
Configuration applet located in your system tray (click
on the USB icon to open up the Configuration
Screen).

2 Click on the button next to the S/PDIF Output text to

enable S/PDIF.

3 Set the Audio Output from the Tray.

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4 Plug your optical cable (not included) into the

S/PDIF-Out port of docking station on one end, and
the S/PDIF-In port of Digital Decoder or Speaker on
the other end.

Home Theatre

Universal Docking Station

Digital Decoder

ZOOM IN

Universal Docking Station

Optical Cable (Not included)

A/V Receiver

5 Connect your Digital Decoder or Speaker to the Home

Theater System.

Global Suspend Mode

When your computer is in suspend mode, the docking
station also enters suspend mode to avoid power
consumption. When your computer wakes up, the
docking station wakes up automatically.

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Targ us A lways On

The two USB ports that provide up to 1 Amp of power will
continue providing power even when the laptop is
powered down or disconnected from the docking station.
This allows you to charge any USB device you connect to
these ports without powering your laptop.

Using USB Devices That
Require More Power

Some devices, which use large amounts of power, such
as printers and optical drives, should be plugged into the
High Power USB Ports. These ports will provide up to
1000 mA of power - double the power of a standard USB
ports.

Product Limitations

Some devices may halt temporarily when a high data
transfer is occurring. For example, your mouse may
respond slowly while a graphic print job is printing or
while you are experiencing heavy network traffic.

We recommend the following guidelines:

• Do not transfer data to or from multiple high-speed
devices, such as a digital camera or scanner, at the
same time.

• If speed degradation does occur, close other programs
that use a USB device to improve device performance.

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Trou b lesho o ting

Device Not Working

• Make sure that the device is fully inserted into the
correct port on the docking station.

• Plug the device into a different port on the docking
station. If it still doesn’t work, test the device by
connecting it directly to your computer.

• Verify that you ran the Setup or Install program for the
device.

• Make sure that the device appears in Device Manager.
For more information refer to “Verifying Devices are
Installed” on page 18.

• Disconnect all devices from the docking station and
reconnect them, one at a time. Check that each device
works before plugging in the next one.

• Each USB port is equipped with over-current
protection. Should a USB device draw more current
than the USB port can supply, the port will shut down.
To re-enable the port, unplug the device and go to
Device Manager or to the message in the system tray
and choose the Reset option. You can then plug the
device back into the USB port. If a shut down reoccurs,
check the power requirements of the device.

Verifying Devices are Installed

You can view the devices installed on the docking station
from the Device Manager window in System Properties.

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Right-click My Computer, Properties, then click the
Hardware tab, and then the Device Manager button.

From the Device Manager window, expand the following:

• Human Interface Devices - displays keyboards and
pointing devices: mice, trackballs, and joysticks

• Keyboards — displays PS/2 keyboards

• Mice and Other Pointing Devices - displays PS/2
mouse

• Network Adapters — displays ASIX AX88772A USB

2.0 fast Ethernet Adapter

• Ports (COM & LPT) — Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm
Por t (COM X)

• Sound, Video and Game Controllers — displays
USB PnP Sound Device

• Universal Serial Bus controllers — displays the other
devices installed for the docking station and generic
hub

Verifying a Serial Modem
Connection

When attaching a modem to the serial (RS232) port,
verify that the port assigned to your modem is Serial USB
(COMx), where x is the number of the COM port.

If the operating system does not detect automatically that
your modem is assigned to Serial USB (COMx), run the
Hardware Wizard again and choose Select from the list
instead of Autodetect. Then, select use Prolific Device
from Page as the COM port.

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Error Message on Your PDA

If the error message “Connection Not Established”
appears on your PDA, check that the COM port setting in
either your HotSync or ActiveSync software matches the
setting on the docking station. See “Verifying Devices
are Installed” on page 18 to verify the COM port setting
on the docking station.

Some older versions of the Palm
not compatible with the USB to Serial conversion. Please
contact your PDA vendor for software updates.

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Desktop software are

Technical Support

For technical questions, please visit:

US

Internet: www.targus.com/support.asp

Australia

Internet: www.targus.com/au

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]

New Zealand

Telephone: [phone]

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Product Registration

Targus recommends that you register your Targus
accessory shortly after purchasing it. To register your
Targus accessory, go to:

http://www.targus.com/registration.asp

You will need to provide your full name, email address,
country of residence and product information.

Warranty

Targus warrants this product to be free from defects in
materials and workmanship for one year. If your Targus
accessory is found to be defective within that time, we will
promptly repair or replace it. This warranty does not
cover accidental damage, wear and tear, or
consequential or incidental loss. Under no conditions is
Targus liable for loss of, or damage to a computer; nor
loss of, or damage to, programs, records, or data; nor any
consequential or incidental damages, even if Targus has
been informed of their possibility. This warranty does not
affect your statutory rights.

Regulatory Compliance

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
This device must accept any interference received,

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including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

FCC Statement

Te s t e d to C om p l y

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna;

• Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver;

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected;

•

Consult the dealer or experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

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Changes or modifications not authorized by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this product.

Palm and HotSync are a registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. Microsoft, Windows,
Windows Vista and ActiveSync are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All trademarks and
registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Features and specifications subject to change without notice. © 2008, Targus Group
International, Inc. and Targus, Inc, Anaheim, CA 92806 USA.

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Features and specifications are subjec t to change without notic e.
© 2008 Targus Group International, Inc. and Targus, Inc, Anaheim, CA 92806 USA.

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