IOGear GUC2015V manual

1 GUC2015V P ART NO. M0415 Installation Installation Installation Guide USB 2.0 Video Card[...]

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3 W elcome Thank you for purchasing IOGEAR’ s USB 2.0 External Video Card (EVC) which will allow you to connect an additional display using only a USB 2.0 Port. IOGEAR only manufactures high quality connectivity devices so we are sur e you will be satis fi ed with your purchase. IOGEAR is dedicated to customer service and satisfaction, and wishe[...]

4 T able of Contents Package Contents 5 Overview 6 Requirements 7 Supported Modes 9 Installing the Adapter 11 Windows Operations 12 Uninstalling Drivers 18 T echnical Support 19 W arranty 20 Contact 21[...]

5 Package Contents This package contains: 1 USB 2.0 External Video Card 1 USB 2.0 Cable 1 Installation CD 1 User Manual 1 W arranty/Registration Card * If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer .[...]

6 Overview • The USB VGA Adapter allows you to connect an extra monitor to your desktop PC or laptop’ s USB port. • The connected monitor can be con fi gur ed to either clone your primary screen, or extend the Windows desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time. • The USB to VGA driver used to control the extra scr ee[...]

7 System Requirements The USB VGA Adapter supports all analogue CRT and LCD monitors with a VGA connector . DVI- A • and DVI- I monitors can also be connected using a suitable VGA DVI converter . The USB driver software can be installed on any desktop or laptop system running Windows XP Home • or Professional. Curr ently , there is no driver su[...]

8 The minimum hardwar e requirements for the PC are: • PC with 1.2GHz or higher processor clock speed r equired. Intel Pentium/Celeron family , or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family , or compatible processor recommended • 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher (512MB Recommended) • USB 2.0 port. • 30Mb of available disk space • Super VGA (800 x 600)[...]

9 Supported Modes Supported screen modes There ar e three components that make up the screen mode: Resolution: In common usage, this refers to the number of pixels displayed on scr een horizontally • and vertically . Color Depth: This de fi nes the number of dif ferent colors that can be shown on the screen at the • same time. Refresh rate: Me[...]

10 Note that interlaced modes are not supported. Additional modes may be offered, depending upon the connected monitor , but these ar e not currently guaranteed. Most monitors advertise the sup- ported modes through the VGA connector . If this in the case, the USB VGA Adapter will identify the supported modes from the monitor and make only these av[...]

11 Installing the Adapter Installing the USB VGA Adapter The preferr ed method of installing the USB VGA Adapter is to install the drivers before connect- ing it to the computer . This is done as follows: 1. Insert the supplied driver CD into the CD ROM drive. Navigate to the XP driver’ s area and double click “Setup.exe” to start installing [...]

12 Windows Operation USB VGA Adapter Operation Initial Use 1. When the USB VGA Adapter fi rst starts, it will clone the primary monitor . Changes to the screen mode and USB VGA Adapter operation mode can be made under the Windows display properties. If no output is seen on the monitor connected to the USB VGA Adapter , it may be in a mode which ca[...]

13 The resolution, color depth and r efresh rate of the primary screen will be r eplicated to the monitor connected to the VGA USB VGA Adapter . If the monitor connected to the VGA USB VGA Adapter supports a lower resolu- tion than the primary display , then a part of the screen is shown on the cloned display . As the mouse is moved around the scr [...]

14 Extended Mode 3. Extended mode extends the desktop across multiple monitors. This provides a number of advantages to increase pr oductivity: • Read email on one display , open attachments on the other . • Expand a spreadsheet acr oss both monitors. • For graphics editing increase your working area by allowing all the pallets and toolbars t[...]

15 The resolution and color depth of the extended monitor can also be set. A list of supported modes of the USB VGA Adapter can be found in section 2.4. The listed modes will be a com- bination of the supported modes of the monitor and the USB VGA Adapter .[...]

16 USB VGA Adapter behavior with standby and 4. hibernate modes If the PC that the USB VGA Adapter is con- nected to is placed into standby or hibernate mode, the display will go blank. When the PC is again powered up, the connected display will return to the connected monitor in the same mode as it was before stand by or hibernation. T o adjust th[...]

17 Using multiple USB VGA Adapters 5. It is possible that multiple USB VGA Adapters are being used, for example one in the of fi ce and one at home. Each VGA connector has a unique windows identi fi er . This allows a differ ent display pro fi le to be automatically associated with each USB VGA Adapter , saving the display settings on a per - US[...]

18 Removing the USB VGA Adapters 7. The USB VGA Adapter software can be r emoved from the “Add or Remove Programs” utility under the Windows control panel. • Open “Add or remove pr ograms” • Find the “USB Display Adapter” entry and click on “Remove” • Click Y es to con fi rm that you want to remove it • The uninstaller will[...]

19 T echnical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR T ech Info Library (T .I.L.) at www .iogear .com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and tr oubleshooting. The IOGEAR T .I.L. was designed to provid you with the latest technical information about our pr oducts. Most of the answers to your questions can be found here,[...]

20 W arranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT . The direct vendor makes no warranty or r epresentation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to t[...]

21 Contact IOGEAR, INC. 23 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 P 949.453.8782 F 949.453.8785 Visit us at: www .iogear .com ©2007 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M0415 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, ION, are trademarks or register ed trademarks of IOGEAR Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. MAC, Macintosh, and Apple are r e[...]

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