Targus ACP60US manual

ACP60US / 410-0493-001C USER GUI D E 30 Visit our W ebsite at www .targus.com Features and specifications subject to change without notice. © 2007 T argus Group International, Inc. and T argus, Inc. ExpressCar d TM Notebook Docking S tation with Digital Video and Audio[...]

T AR GUS EXPRE SSCARD 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[...]

T argus ExpressCard Notebook Docking Station with Digital Video and Audio Ergonomic Design Ergonomic design helps increase airflow under notebook f or cooler operation. The raised platform provides a more comf or tab le 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 •[...]

Syst em R equir ements Har dware • PC with an Intel® P entium® processor or equivalent • CD-ROM drive • ExpressCard 34mm or 54mm slot Oper ating Syst em • Windows® XP - Service Pac k 2 or greater NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD THE LA TEST SERVICE PACKS, PLEASE VISIT YOUR COMPUTER MANUFACTURER’S WEBSITE OR MICROSOFT’S DOWNLOAD CENTER: http://suppo[...]

About the ExpressCar d Connector Car d The ExpressCard dock comes with a cab le, a spacer (see “Using the Spacer Connector” for additional instructions) and 34mm card to connect to an ExpressCard slot in your notebook. The cable is remov able from the card. The card can be left in y our system when not in use. The 34mm card has a small switch l[...]

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 supplied to ensure the proper fitting of the 34mm Express- Card into a 54mm slot. This spacer has no functionality other than to prev ent any mo vement of the card once it is inserted into the 54mm slot. The spac[...]

T argus ExpressCard Notebook Dock i ng Stat i on w i th D i g i tal V i deo and Aud i o Before beg i nn i ng mak e sure the spacer and PC card are al i gned as below . 1 . When attach i ng the spacer , ensure the spacer i s at a 45 degree angle to the PC card . Please make sure the hook on the spacer i s s i tt i ng i n the slot on the PC Card . Re[...]

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 enter[...]

4. After connecting the ExpressCard to the computer, wait until the computer finishes recognizing the devices bef ore pressing OK in the dialogue box. This process will take about 3-5 minutes . T argus ExpressCard Notebook Docking Station with Digital Video and Audio WINDOWS VIST A WILL PROMPT A MESSAGE BOX TO REST ART THE COMPUTER DURING THE DRIVE[...]

LED S tatus Indica tor Lights Once all device driv ers are installed, the USB LED status indicator lights on on each side of the docking station glow when y ou 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[...]

“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 possib le damage when connecting a new de vice, do not f orce the cable connector into the port on the docking station. If the cable connector does not attach smoothl[...]

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 v erify the COM por t setting on the docking station, ref er to “V erifying Devices are Installed”. T o v erify the [...]

Connecting and Configur ing an Audio Device This docking station comes with a 5.1 A udio 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 st[...]

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 must 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 Playback , change Preferred De vice to C-Media USB Sound[...]

Installing and Configur ing a S/PDIF (Sony/ Philips Digital Int er f ace) 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 . (click on the USB icon to open up the Configur ation Screen) 2. Click on the button ne xt to the S/PDIF Output text [...]

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 tr ay or through the Windows Displa y Proper- ties. The only men[...]

Notebook Screen Secondary Monitor or LCD Primary: Off On Extended: On On Mirror: On On Off: On Off Video output will support the f ollowing r esolutions and color qualit y: NOTE: SOME LCDS HAVE BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR A SPECIFIC RESOLUTION. IF THE OPTIMUM RESOLUTION IS NOT 1280 X 1024, THE RESUL TS MAY NOT BE AS DESIRED. Mode Aspe ct ratio Resoluti on C[...]

Global Suspend Mode When your computer is in suspend mode, the doc king station also enters suspend mode to av oid power consumption. When your computer wakes up , the docking station wakes up automatically . Using USB Devices tha t R equir e Mor e Power This docking station is designed with 4 USB High P ower P or ts 2 of which, providing up to 100[...]

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[...]

F rom the Device Manager windo w , expand the f ollowing: • 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[...]

Video Can I get a higher resolution on my monitor? Movie pla yback is not smooth when play ed at 1600x1200x32 bit resolution. It is worse when pla ying a media clip in full screen? The T argus ExpressCard Docking station is not primar ily designed f or playing bac k movie content at maximum resolution and color depth. The best mode for displa ying [...]

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 displa y two separate images or work to extend the displa y across three screens (including the Notebooks screen)? No . The output from the V GA por t and the D VI por t are the same. T [...]

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 R egistr ation This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera- tion is subject to the follo wing t[...]

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 harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed an[...]