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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is designed for use with the USB to HDMI 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.
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 obviously signed of breakage.
The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it to work according to the
User’s Manual.
COPYRIGHT
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights 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.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................ ....... 4
Applications ...................................................................................................................... 5
Features ............................................................................................................................. 5
Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 6
System Requirements ........................................................................................................ 6
LED Status ........................................................................................................................ 7
2. Installation ......................................................................................................... 8
Hardware Connection……………………………………………………………………8
Driver Installation………………………………………………………………………..9
On Windows .................................................................................................................. 9
On Windows 7 ......................................................................................................... 9
On Windows Vista………………………………………………………….....…12
On Windows XP ................................................................................................... 15
On Mac ...................................................................................................................... 17
3. Using the Adapter ........................................................................................... 22
On Windows .................................................................................................................... 22
Display Properties ....................................................................................................... 22
Display Modes ............................................................................................................ 23
Extend Your Windows Desktop to Secondary Monitor (Default) .............................. 23
Video and DVD Playback in Extened Mode .......................................................... 25
Mirror Your Windows Desktop ................................................................................... 26
Be the Primary Monitor .............................................................................................. 27
Adjusting Resolution and Refresh Rate ...................................................................... 28
Configure the components .......................................................................................... 29
Fit to TV Function ....................................................................................................... 32
Standby and Hibernate, Shut Down and Restart ......................................................... 35
Inferred Modes ............................................................................................................ 35
Disconnecting the Adapter .......................................................................................... 36
Using Dual Adapters ................................................................................................... 36
On Mac ............................................................................................................................ 38
Managing Multiple Displays ....................................................................................... 38
Setting the Display Resolutions and Rotation ............................................................. 38
Setting the Position of Displays .................................................................................. 39
Display Positions......................................................................................................... 39
Setting the Display to Mirror / Extend Mode ............................................................. 40
Changing the Main Display ........................................................................................ 41
Configuring Display from the Menu Bar .................................................................... 41
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Verifying the Driver Installation ..................................................................................... 42
Uninstall the Adapter and Driver .................................................................................... 44
4. Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 45
5. Specifications .................................................................................................. 47
6. Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................. 49
FCC Conditions............................................................................................................... 49
CE.................................................................................................................................... 49
WEEE Information ......................................................................................................... 49
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1. Introduction
This USB to HDMI Adapter enables you to connect one more monitor, LCD or projector to
a computer with a USB 2.0 port. For desktop users adding an extra monitor via USB
connection is easier than ever without having to open the computer chassis to install an
internal video card. Once the installation is done, the USB-attached monitor soon wakes up.
No function key hassle to swap a second monitor.
With this handy adapter, you can enjoy many benefits brought by an add-on monitor. The
most obvious one is that you get more desktop area to have more applications visible at
one time. For example, you may work on one monitor while your family watching video on
the other. No more stacking windows within the confines of a single display. Or you may
span an application, e.g. spreadsheets, across two sides of displays. What’s more, the
adapter is hot pluggable. If your system performance is an important issue when using
multiple monitors. Another benefit of this adapter is that it uses little computer resource;
ensuring users get quality display without comprising computer performance.
You can extend and double the width of your desktop screen if you happen to work on a
large spreadsheet or watching a movie on another screen.
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Applications
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
Features
Add-on monitor, LCD or projector through a single USB 2.0 port
Hot-plug; add or remove monitor without system reboot
Small in size, works with all HDMI® displays
Supports High Resolution up to 1920 x 1080
Extend and Mirror mode support
Resumes from hibernation and suspend modes
Supports up to 6 USB display adapter to work simultaneously
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Package Contents
Before installation, please check the items in the package. The package should
contain the following items:
USB to HDMI® Adapter x1
Driver CD (Driver and User’s Manual) x1
USB Cable x1
Quick Installation Guide x1
System Requirements
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 USB2.0 port
30Mb of available disk space
Windows XP Home or Professional (Including Table edition) SP2 or SP3,
Windows Vista SP1 or SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit), and Windows 7 (32-bit or
64-bit).
Supports all Intel-based Macs. (Including Snow Leopard 10.6.2, Leopard
10.5.8, Tiger 10.4.11).
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor
To play DVD on the adapter-attached monitor, in addition to the requirements
above, the following requirements should also be met:
With dual core CPU at 2.0 GHz processor clock
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If the PC specification is below this, performance will be lower (or CPU loading
higher than acceptable).
Windows XP
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：.
1.8GHz CPU
1GB memory
For 6 screen where 1 screen can run full screen DVD video：
1.6GHz Core Duo
1GB memory
LED Status
LED
Color
Description
Link
Green
On for power on.
Off for power off.
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2. Installation
Hardware Connection
Power Button
Power LED
HDMI® Connector
Mini USB Connector
DC Power Jack
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Driver Installation
On Windows 7
Caution: DO NOT connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer before you install
the provided driver.
Follow the procedures below to install the driver and then connect the adapter:
1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive and installer program will run
automatically. Please click on Run Setup.exe to execute the install program.
Note：
If the installer program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on
the Setup.exe file in the Driver folder to launch the setup program.
If you encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install a
program, enter an administrator password or click Yes to start the installation.
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2. When you see the License Agreement screen prompted as below, please click on
I Accept to install the software for USB display adapter...
3. Please wait while Windows configures DisplayPod Core Software. Your screens
may temporarily go black or flash during this process.
4. When finished, the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your
desktop.
5. Connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer and monitor.
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6. When you press the power button on device, the following window will appear.
Please wait while DisplayPod software is configured for first use. Your screens
may temporarily go black or flash during this process. Please click “OK” to start to
use USB to HDMI® Adapter.
7. You can change the appearance of your displays through the Window. Moreover,
additional controls are available in Windows 7: Orientation (Portrait, landscape,
rotated portrait, rotated landscape)
8. To control the behavior of an attached DisplayPod device (or screen), it is possible
to use Windows Key+P to display a menu (and cycle through it) to allow:
Disconnect Projector, Duplicate, Extend, Projector Only.
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*Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows 7 and
might vary slightly for each operation system.
On Windows Vista
Caution: DO NOT connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer before you install
the provided driver.
Follow the procedures below to install the driver and then connect the adapter:
1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive and install program will run
automatically. Please click on Run Setup.exe to execute the install program.
Note：
If the installer program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on
the Setup.exe file in the Driver folder to launch the setup program.
If you encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install a
program, enter an administrator password or click Allow to start the installation.
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2. When you see the License Agreement screen prompted as below, please click on
I Accept to install the software for USB display adapter.
3. Please wait while Windows configures DisplayPod Core Software. Your screens
may temporarily go black or flash during this process.
4. When finished, the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your
desktop.
5. Connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer and monitor.
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6. When you press the power button on device, the following window will appear.
Please wait while DisplayPod software is configured for first use. Your screens
may temporarily go black or flash during this process. Please click “OK” to start to
use USB to HDMI® Adapter.
Notice：
If prompting to restart your computer, click Yes to restart or No to manually restart
later.
7. You will see the DisplayPod Manager Icon in system tray that looks like a monitor
as below. Click on the icon to bring up the menu.
*Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows Vista and
might vary slightly for each operation system.
-Extend Mode: The screen is part of the extended
desktop.
-Mirror Mode: The screen copies the contents of
the primary screen.
-Off Mode: The screen is black.
-Set as Main Monitor: The screen is the primary
screen.
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On Windows XP
Caution: DO NOT connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer before you install
the provided driver.
Follow the procedures below to install the driver and then connect the adapter:
1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive. You may see the License agreement
screen prompted as below. Please click on I Accept to start the Driver installation.
Note:
If the installer program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on
the Autorun.exe file in the CD to launch the install program.
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2. Please wait while Windows configures DisplayPod Core Software. Your screens
may temporarily go black or flash during this process.
*Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows XP
and might vary slightly for each operation system.
3. You must restart your computer before the new setting will take effect.
4. When finished, the installation screen will disappear and you will return to your
desktop.
5. Connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer and monitor.
6. Press the Power button on device, you will see the DisplayPod Manager Icon in
system tray that looks like a monitor as below. Click on the icon to bring up the
menu.
-Extend Mode: The screen is part of the extended
desktop.
-Mirror Mode: The screen copies the contents of
the primary screen.
-Off Mode: The screen is black.
-Set as Main Monitor: The screen is the primary
screen.
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On Mac
Caution: DO NOT connect the USB to HDMI® Adapter to your computer before you install
the provided driver.
Follow the procedures below to install the driver and then connect the adapter:
1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive. Locate and double-click the Driver
folder > Mac folder > DisplayPod Installer 1.6b3.dmg to launch the setup
program.
2. Select “DisplayPod Software Installer” to begin installing the DisplayPod Driver on
your Mac.
3. When the following Window appears, please click Continue to install the driver.
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4. Click Continue to install this software.
5. Please click Continue after reading Software License Agreement.
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