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    USER GUI D E Universal Lapt op Docking S tation Visit our website at www.targus.com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2008 T argus Group International, Inc. and T argus, Inc, Anaheim, CA 92806 USA. ACP45US / 410-0391-001C[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Introduction ....................................................................... ... 3 Package Contents................................................................. 5 System Requirements........................................................... 5 Installing the Device and Drivers........................................[...]

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    3 T AR GUS UNIVER SAL LAPTOP DOCKING ST AT I O N Intr oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the T argus Universal Laptop Doc k ing Station. This portable expansion module allo ws you to connect through a single USB connection up to 4 USB devices, a network (Ethernet/LAN) conn ection, speak ers and microph one , PS/2 mouse and ke yboard, and [...]

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    4 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Fe a t u r e s Heat dissipa tion by na tural c onvection: Place the back edge of y our laptop on the rubber pads of the Docking Station. Most l aptops 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 con vect[...]

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    5 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Pack age Contents In addition to this user guide, the package contains: • T argus Universal Laptop Doc king Station • High-speed USB 2.0 upstream cable • Driver software CD • AC po wer adapter S ystem R equir ements Hardwar e • PC with an Intel ® P entium ® processor or equiv alent • CD-ROM dr[...]

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    6 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Installing the Devic e and Dr ivers T o use the T argus docking station, you m ust first install the driver onto your computer . WARNING: Y OU MUST INSTALL THE SOFTWARE BEFORE CONNECTING THE DOCKING STATION TO YOUR COMPUTER . O THERWISE , THE DOC KING STATION WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY . After installing your s[...]

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    7 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station 3 The Installation Wizard window of the docking station will pop up. Clic k Next to proceed. 4 The Inf or mation window will pop up . Click Next to proceed. In order to install the driver files properly , you m ust restar t y our system before plugging in the docking station.[...]

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    8 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station 5 Choose Y es, I want to restart my computer no w . Click Finish and restart your computer when prompted. Connecting the Docking S tation to Yo u r C o m p u t e r After installing the docking station softw are, you are ready to connect the docking station to your computer . T o do this: 1 Connect the suppl[...]

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    9 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Installing the Def ault Device Dr ivers Once you connect the docking station to y our computer, the default drivers begin installing f or each of the ports automatically . NOTE: P LE ASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST SERVICE PACKS INSTALLED . Some hardware de vices may prompt you to install the drivers . T o i[...]

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    10 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Docking Station ports Docking Station Left-Side View Docking Station Right-Side Vie w Cable Lock Slot AC A d ap te r USB to PC Connection “Easy Access” High-Speed T argus DEFCON (not included) CL, P A410U USB 2.0 P ort Audio In Audio Out Laptop Support Pad Serial S/PDIF Netw ork Hig h-Speed USB 2 .0 Pa[...]

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    11 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Connecting New De vices T o av oid possible damage when connecting a new device , do not force the cable connector into the port on the docking station. If the cab le connector does not attach smoothly , tur n the connector ov er and tr y attaching it again. Connecting a Seri al Mouse / Ke y b o a rd T o c[...]

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    12 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Connecting a Par allel Printer T o connect a parallel printer : 1 Attach the cable connector to the parallel por t on the docking station. 2G o t o Start button of your Window OS, and clic k on Printers and F axes . Add your printer driver by follo wing the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard. Connectin[...]

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    13 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Connecting a USB Device T o connect a USB device , plug it into a USB port on the docking station and f ollow the additional instructions provided with the de vice. All fo ur USB por ts meet USB High-speed requirements by pro viding 480Mbps and 500mA o f po wer . Howev er, the two USB por ts on the righ t [...]

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    14 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Click Apply , then click OK . F or Windows XP , go to the Control Panel and choose Sound and Audio . Select the Aud io tab . Under Sound Pl ayb ack, change Pref erred Devic e to USB PnP Sound Device from the drop down list. Click Apply , then click OK . F or Windows Vista, go to the Control Panel and choos[...]

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    15 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Installing and Configuring a S/PDIF (Sony/ Philips Digital Inter face) Device 1 In order to enable S/PDIF , y ou hav e to tur n it on. This can be done by opening the USB 3D Sound Configuration applet located in your system tr ay (clic k on the USB icon to open up the Configuration Screen). 2 Click on the [...]

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    16 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station 4 Plug your optical cab le (not included) into the S/PDIF-Out por t of docking station on one end, and the S/PDIF-In por t of Digital Decoder or Speaker on the other end. 5 Connect your Digital Decode r or Speaker to the Home Theater System. Global Suspend Mode When your computer is in suspend mode , the d[...]

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    17 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Ta r g u s A l w a y s O n The two USB ports that provide up to 1 Amp of power will continue providing pow er ev en when the laptop is powered do wn or disconnected from the docking station. This allows y ou to charge any USB device y ou connect to these por ts without powering y our laptop. Using USB Devi[...]

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    18 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Device Not W orking • Make sure that the de vice is fully inser ted into the correct por t 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 . • V [...]

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    19 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Right-click My Computer , Properties , then click the Hardware tab , and then the Device Manager button. F r om the De vice Manager window , expand the f ollowing: • Human Interface Devices - displa ys keyboards and pointing devices: mice , trackballs , and joystic ks • K eyboards — displa ys PS/2 ke[...]

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    20 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Err or Message on Y our PDA If the error message “Connection Not Established” appears on your PD A, check that the COM por t setting in either your HotSync or Acti veSync softw are matches the setting on the docking station. See “V erifying Devices are Installed” on page 18 to verify the COM por t [...]

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    21 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Pr oduct R egistr a tion T argus recommends that y ou register your T argus accessor y shor tly after purchasing it. T o register your T argus accessor y , go to : http://www .targus.com/registration.asp Y ou will need to pro vide y our full name, email address , countr y of residence and product inf ormat[...]

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    22 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station including interf erence that may cause undesired operation. F CC S tatement Te s t e d t o C o m p l y This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against h[...]

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    23 Targus Universal Laptop Docking Station Changes or modifications not authorized by the party responsible f or compliance could void the user’ s author ity to operate this product. P alm and HotSync are a registered tradem arks of Palm, Inc. Microso ft, Windows, Windows Vista an d ActiveSync are either re gistered trademarks or trade marks of M[...]

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    USER GUI D E Universal Lapt op Docking S tation Visit our website at www.targus.com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2008 T argus Group International, Inc. and Targus, Inc, Anaheim, CA 92806 USA. ACP45US / 410-0391-001C[...]