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ACP60US / 410-0493-001A USER GUI D E 30 Visit our Website at www.targus.com Features and speci fication s subjec t to cha nge wit hout not ice. © 200 7 T argus Group Inter nationa l, Inc. and T argus, I nc. ExpressCar d TM Notebook Docking S tation with Digital Video and Audio[...]
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T AR GUS EXPRE S SCARD TM NO TEBOOK DOC KI NG S T A TION WI TH DIG IT AL VI D E O AN D AU DIO Intr oduction Congratulations on y our purchase of the T argus ExpressCard Notebook Docking Station with Digital Video and Audio . This por table e xpansion module allows you to connect through an ExpressCard slot up to 4 USB devices, monitor or LCD , high[...]
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T argus ExpressCard Notebook Docking Station with Digital Video and Audio Ergonomic Design Ergonomic design increases airflow under notebook f or cooler operation. The r aised platform provides a more comf or table position for typing. F eatur es • (4) High Speed USB 2.0 por ts • (1) Serial (RS232) por t • (1) 24 pin D VI-D connector • (1) [...]
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Syst em R equir ements Har dware • PC with an Intel® P entium® processor or equivalent • CD-ROM drive • ExpressCard 34mm or 54mm slot • AC po wer source (A C adapter required) Oper ating Syst em • Windows® XP - Service Pac k 2 or greater NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SERVICE PACKS, PLEASE VISIT YOUR COMPUTER MANUFACTURER’S WEBSITE OR [...]
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About the ExpressCar d Connector Car d The ExpressCard doc k comes with a cab le and 34mm card to connect to an ExpressCard slot in your notebook. The cab le is removable from the card. The card can be left in y our system when not in use. The 34mm card has a small switch located in the circular area in the drawing belo w . This switch is used to d[...]
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The spacer simply snaps on to the existing ExpressCard and is inser ted with the card connector into a 54mm ExpressCard slot. A spacer is av ailable f or the ExpressCard to ensure the proper fitting of the 34mm ExpressCard into a 54mm slot. This spacer has no function- ality other than to prev ent any movement of the card once it is inserted into t[...]
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Installing the Docking S tation Dr iver Installing the docking station driver enab les your operating system to recognize the docking station and its ports once it’ s connected. 1. T ur n on your computer . 2. Inser t the driver software CD into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive . If setup does not begin automatically , click Start , Run , and ente[...]
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Installing the Def ault Device Dr ivers Once you connect the docking station to your computer , the default drivers begin installing f or each of the por ts automatically . NOTE: PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE LA TEST SERVICE PACKS INST ALLED Some hardware de vices may prompt y ou to install the drivers. T o install the drivers: 1. Select Install the s[...]
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LED S tatus Indica tor Lights Once all device drivers are installed, the USB LED status indicator lights on on each side of the docking station glow when you connect devices to the doc king station. • Green Tx light illuminates when connected to a network and the yellow Rx light flashes when data is tr ansmitting to or from the network. • The P[...]
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“Easy Access” High power USB ports with LED light indicator Lock slot for use with T argus locks - Models nos. P A410U or P A450U (not included) Connecting New Devic es T o a void possible damage when connecting a new device , do not f orce the cable connector into the por t on the docking station. If the cable connector does not attach smoothl[...]
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Connecting a PDA 1. Attach the cable connector to the serial por t on the docking station. 2. V erify that the COM por t setting, in either your HotSync® or ActiveSync® softw are, matches the setting on the docking station. T o verify the COM port setting on the docking station, refer to “V erifying Devices are Installed”. T o verify the COM [...]
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Connecting and Configur ing an Audio Device This docking station comes with a 5.1 Audio Suppor t. The back of the Device has 5 ports dedicated to Audio . Microphone In – Pink F ront Channel or Line Out – Green Rear Channel – Black Center Channel / subwoof er– Orange S/PDIF – Digital Audio Interf ace (PCM, Dolby Digital 5.1) 1. T o use ste[...]
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2. T o connect a microphone, plug it into the Pink 3.5mm por t. 3. T o enable your headphones or speak ers, you m ust first choose C- Media USB Sound Device in the Properties Settings 4. For Windows® XP , go to the Contr ol Panel and choose Sound and Audio . Select the Audio tab . Under Sound Playbac k , change Preferred De vice to C-Media USB Sou[...]
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Installing and Configur ing a S/PDI F (Sony/ Philips Digital Inter fac e) Device 1. In order to enable S/PDIF , you hav e to turn it on. This can be done by opening the USB 3D Sound Configuration applet located in your system tra y . (clic k on the USB icon to open up the Configuration Screen) 2. Click on the button ne xt to the S/PDIF Output text [...]
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Connecting to a Monitor or L C D Any monitor or LCD connected to the video port of the docking station will be limited to a maximum resolution of 1600x1200, 32-bit color . Video Menu Options Video menu options can be accessed by right-clicking on the T argus Display icon in the system tray or through the Windows Display Proper- ties. The only menu [...]
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Notebook Screen Secondary Monitor or LCD Primar y: Off On Extended: On On Mirror: O n On Off: On Off Video output will support the f ollowing r e solutions and color qualit y: NOTE: SOME LCDS HA VE BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR A SPECIFIC RESOLUTION. IF THE OPTIMUM RESOLUTION IS NOT 1280 X 1024, THE RESUL TS MAY NOT BE AS DESIRED. Mode Aspect ratio Resolution[...]
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Global Suspend Mode When your computer is in suspend mode, the docking station also enters suspend mode to avoid power consumption. When y our computer wakes up , the docking station wak es up automatically . T argus Always On Press the T argus Alwa ys On button to enable the USB por ts to continue providing power ev en when the laptop is powered d[...]
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T r oubleshooting Device N ot W orking • Make sure that the de vice is fully inser ted into the correct port on the docking station. • Plug the device into a diff erent por t on the docking station. If it still doesn’t work, test the device b y connecting it directly to your computer . • V erify that you ran the Setup or Install program f o[...]
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F rom the Device Manager windo w , expand the follo wing: • Display Adapters - T argus ExpressCard w/ video • Human Interface De vices - displays ke yboards and pointing devices: mice, trac kballs, and jo ysticks • Network Adapters — Realtek RTL 8110SC Ethernet Adaptor • P or ts (COM & LPT) — Serial on USB [COM x] • Sound, Video a[...]
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Video Can I get a higher resolution on my monitor? Movie playback is not smooth when played at 1600x1200x32 bit resolution. It is worse when pla ying a media clip in full screen? The T argus ExpressCard Docking station is not primarily designed for playing back movie content at maximum resolution and color depth. The best mode for displaying video [...]
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My system crashes during boot up with the Card connector installed? Can two separate displa ys be connected to the ExpressCard Docking station (V GA and DVI-D) and display two separate images or w ork to extend the display across three screens (including the Notebooks screen)? No . The output from the VGA port and the D VI por t are the same. T ry [...]
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T echnical Support For technical questions , please visit: US Internet: www .targus.com/support.asp Austr alia Internet: www .targus.com.au Email: infoaust@targus .com T elephone: 1800-641-645 New Zealand T elephone: 0800-633-222 Pr oduct Registr ation This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera- tion is subject to the f ollowing tw[...]
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This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits of a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed an[...]