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© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH – SECOND EDITION (June 2009) USB to VGA Adapter User Manual English LINDY No. 42799 www.lindy.com[...]
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User Manual English 3 Introduction Thank you for pur chasi ng the USB VGA Adapter. The USB VGA Adapter enables you t o connect an additional display device (CRT/LCD m oni tor, projector) to your desktop or notebook PC. The connected display can act as mirrored or extended desktop (it can also be used as the primar y display) of the m ai n display o[...]
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User Manual English 4 Resolution USB-VGA Refresh Rate Frequency 800 * 600 16bit, 32bit 60Hz,75Hz 1024 *768 16bit, 32bit 60Hz,75Hz 1152 * 864 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1280 * 720 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1280 * 768 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1280 * 800 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1280* 960 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1280 * 1024 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1360 * 768 16bit, 32bit 60Hz 1400 * 1050 16bit[...]
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User Manual English 5 S tep 2 Driv er Insta llation Wizar d, click “ Next ” to cont inue. S t e p 3 Lice nse Ag reemen t; pleas e read it and sele ct “ I accept t he terms of th e license a greement .” C lick “ Next ” to acce pt the License Agre ement. S t e p 4 The Micros oft Soft ware I nstalla tion Cert ificate warning dialog ue bo x[...]
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User Manual English 6 Step 5 Pleas e sel ect “ Yes, I w ant to restart m y computer now”. The n, click “ Finish ” to com plete t he softw are in stallati on. S tep 6 (After System Reboot) Pleas e con nect th e exter nal disp lay dev ice (m onitor/ project or) to t he VG A conn ector of USB VGA Adapter an d swit ch it on. Then plug t he USB [...]
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User Manual English 7 Step 8 Pleas e sel ect “Install t he software automati cally (Recomme nded)”. And click ”Next” to continu e. S tep 9 The Micros oft Soft ware I nstalla tion Cert ificate warning dialog ue bo x, pleas e sele ct “ Continue Anyway ” to conti nue with the ha rdware install ation. This will no t affect the dev ice dri v[...]
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User Manual English 8 S tep 11 Installatio n of multiple USB VGA Adapters Pleas e plu g the ad ditiona l USB VGA Adapter i nto an a vailable USB 2.0 por t of yo ur PC or Note book. a. A Har dware Instal lation Wizar d dialog will show up, please select “ No, not this time ” and click “ Next ” to continue. b. Please select “ Install the so[...]
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User Manual English 9 To m ake s ure the USB VGA Adapter w orks corr ectly, p lease r eboot t he com puter a fter the installat ion. Afte r reboo ting the compu ter, th e USB exte nded d isplay will be shown on the disp lay dev ice. Verifying the device d river installation The following p rocedure allows you to verify the device driver instal lati[...]
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User Manual English 10 Multiple USB VGA Adapters installation on the computer[...]
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User Manual English 11 Device Driver Un-Install ation Step 1. Start menu: Click “St art ” “ “ Control Panel ” “ Add or Remove Programs ” Selec t “ USB Di splay Device ( Trigger 1+) 9 .xx.xxxx.0159” (driv er ver. ). Click “ Remove ” butt on. Step 2. Un plu g th e USB VGA A DAPTER a nd c l i c k “ OK ” t o con ti n u[...]
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User Manual English 12 Windows Vista Installing the device driver enables your computer’s operating sy stem to recognize the adapter once it ’s connected. Please check your operating system and r efer to the appropriate installation procedure to begin installing the device driv er. Please make sure the USB VGA Adapter is unplugged from your PC [...]
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User Manual English 13 Step 5 Setup is searching for installed features. Step 6 Pleas e sel ect “ Yes, I w ant to restart my comp uter now”. Then , click “ Finish ” to complet e the softwar e insta llation . Step 7 (After System Reboot) Pleas e con nect th e exter nal disp lay dev ice (m onitor/ project or) to t he VG A conn ector of th e U[...]
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User Manual English 14 S tep 9 Installati on of multiple USB VG A Adapters Pleas e plu g the ad ditiona l USB VGA A dapte rs into another availa ble US B 2.0 port of your PC or Notebo ok. The setup p rocess will be gin aut omatic ally. Y ou may see b elow n otificati on ball oons for e ach ad ditiona l adap ter. Verifying Device Driver Installation[...]
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User Manual English 15 Single USB VGA Adapter installation on the computer[...]
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User Manual English 16 Multiple USB VGA Adapters installation on the computer[...]
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User Manual English 17 Device Driver Un-Install ation Step 1 A c c e s s P r o g r a m U n i n s t a l l : Click “ S tart ” “ Cont rol Pane l ” Und er “ Programs ”, cl ick “ Uninstall a program ” Look for “ USB Dis play Device (T rigger 1+) 9.xx. xxxx.0159” (driver ve r.) Click “ Uninstall ” button. Step 2 Un plu g th e [...]
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User Manual English 18 Function Description This section de scribes several friendly fun ctions prov ided by the USB VGA Adapter . A disp lay devi ce descr ibed in th is sect ion mea ns devic es such as CRT, LCD m onitor, TV disp lay, pr ojector. Acce ss USB VGA Adapter Utility Make sure the USB VGA Adapter is atta ched to the PC. Look for this on [...]
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User Manual English 19 D ISPLAY R OTATION 4 options available: “0° , 90° , 180° , 2 70° under the Exten ded or Primary display modes. It i s a useful function f or some rotatable disp lay device. D ISPLAY M ODES “E XTENDED ” DISPLAY MODE (D EFAULT ) The default display mode; this feature allows the attached USB display device to work [...]
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User Manual English 20 “P RIMARY ” DISPLAY MODE A feature to allo w the USB display device t o act as the main working display. The USB VGA Adapt er will work as the main graphic s adapter of the computer. The screen connect ed to the on-board gr aphics card will then wor k as the extended display . Please be advised that some display utili[...]
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User Manual English 21 M ULTI -D ISPLAY C ONTROL P ANEL A feature to allo w a much quicker and simpler working e xperience in a multi- display envir onment. A series of hotkeys to quickly chang e active window or cursor to the des ired display device (either on-boar d graphics or each USB Display enabled devices). The default setting of hotkeys can[...]
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User Manual English 22 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q: Why can’t I m ake the USB D ISPL AY A DAPTE R the primar y display? A: Some video car ds ship their product with a utility that prevent other video cards from being set as the primary card. Check t he bottom right hand corner taskbar for the utility. Disable t he utility before switching [...]
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User Manual English 23 - Direct 3D is not supported under XP. It would be supported under Vist a Aero mode. General Recom mendation - Check to make s ure that the device is plugged in correctly to the host sys tem. - Make sure that the USB port that you are u sing is USB 2.0. - Unplug the USB cable of USB graphics devic e and re-insert it. - Check [...]
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User Manual English 24 license free software. VLC Media Player : http://www.vid eolan.org/vlc/ Media Player Classic : http://sourcef orge.net/projects/guliverkli/ Others - Some graphics c ard, i.e. Intel, prevents ot her secondary graphics chipset f rom being set as t he primary card. As the result o f this, primary mode might not work or the displ[...]
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CE/FCC & Recycling Information © LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH – SECOND EDITION (June 2009) CE Certification This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic com pa tibility, EN55022/EN55024 class B for IEC/EN61000-4-2/3 the essential protection requirement of Council D ire ctive 89/336/EEC on[...]