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L enovo USB 2.0 P or t Replicat or with Digital
V ideo User Guide
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Not e: Befor e installing the pr oduct, be sur e t o r ead the warr anty information in Appendix B “L enovo Limit ed W arr anty” on page 19 . Second Edition (June 2011) © Copyright L enovo 2010, 2011. LIMITED AND RES TRIC TED RIGHT S NO TICE: If data or softwar e is deliver ed pursuant a Gener al Ser vices Administr ation “GSA ” contr act, use, r epr oduction, or disclosur e is subject t o r estrictions set for th in Contr act No. GS-35F-05925.
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Contents Chapt er 1. About the por t r eplicat or . . 1 Optimizing the video playback quality . . . . 10 P r oduct description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . 10 L ocating the contr ols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Manually enabling the audio connect ors . . . 11 S yst em r equir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Disabling the video output function . . . . . 11 Suppor t ed r efr esh r at es . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapt er 2. Installing the por t r eplicat
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Chapt er 1. About the por t r eplicat or ® This chapt er contains pr oduct description and syst em r equir ements for the L enovo USB 2.0 P or t Replicat or with Digital V ideo (her eaft er called the por t r eplicat or). P r oduct description The por t r eplicat or is a por table e xpansion module that enables you t o easily connect your not ebook comput er t o multiple devices, such as a monit or or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) print er . That is, you can set up your work ar ea by connecting y
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1 P ower and connection indicat or When the power and connection indicat or is on in blue, the por t r eplicat or is successfully connect ed t o the ac power adapt er . 2 USB connect or indicat or When the USB connect or indicat or is on in gr een, the por t r eplicat or is successfully connect ed t o a not ebook comput er and USB device. 3 USB connect ors (2) Used t o connect USB devices (USB 1.0, USB 1.1, and USB 2.0 compatible) 4 Headphone connect or Used t o connect a speak er or headphone.
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Chapt er 2. Installing the por t r eplicat or This chapt er pr ovides information on how t o connect the por t r eplicat or t o your not ebook comput er and how t o install and uninstall the device driver . Connecting the por t r eplicat or t o your not ebook comput er This t opic pr ovides instructions on how t o connect the por t r eplicat or t o your not ebook comput er with the pr ovided ac power adapt er and USB cable. T o connect the por t r eplicat or t o your not ebook comput er , do the
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T o install the device driver on the W indows XP , W indows V ista, or W indows 7 oper ating syst em, do the following: 1. Save any open documents and e xit all applications. 2. Inser t the Softwar e and User Guide CD and do one of the following: • If the CD star ts aut omatically, go t o st ep 3. • If the Aut oPlay window opens, click Run star t.bat . Then, go t o st ep 3. • If the CD does not star t aut omatically, go int o My Comput er or Comput er , br owse the CD/DVD drive, and double-click
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Chapt er 3. Using the por t r eplicat or This chapt er pr ovides information on how t o use the audio connect ors, USB connect ors, DVI-I video output connect or , DVI-I t o VGA adapt er , and E thernet connect or on the por t r eplicat or . Y ou can connect devices t o the appr opriat e connect ors on the por t r eplicat or while your not ebook comput er is turned on. Normally it will tak e sever al seconds for the not ebook comput er t o r ecogniz e the new device. Using the audio connect ors
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T o use the DVI-I t o VGA adapt er with an e xt ernal monit or , do the following: 1. Connect the DVI-I t o VGA adapt er t o the DVI-I video output connect or on the por t r eplicat or . 2. T ight en the two scr ews on the DVI-I t o VGA adapt er . 3. Connect the VGA connect or of the e xt ernal monit or t o the DVI-I t o VGA adapt er . Y ou can adjust video settings t o cust omiz e the use of the por t r eplicat or . See “W orking with the por t r eplicat or utility” on page 8 . Not e: F or the
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Chapt er 4. W orking with the por t r eplicat or This chapt er pr ovides information about the video output function of the por t r eplicat or and instructions on how t o work with the por t r eplicat or utility, which enables you t o configur e the por t r eplicat or t o your needs. Understanding the video output modes The por t r eplicat or works in two video output modes: • Ext end mode • Mirr or mode By default, the por t r eplicat or uses Ext end mode t o output the video. Ext end mode Ext
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The por t r eplicat or aut omatically selects the settings (scr een r esolution, color quality, and r efr esh r at e) for the e xt ernal monit or , which will enable the best r esolution based on your not ebook comput er settings. In the W indows XP or W indows V ista oper ating syst em, ther e ar e two options when you ar e using Mirr or mode: • Not ebook Monit or Off: In this mode, the display of the not ebook comput er monit or will be off and the display of the e xt ernal monit or will be on
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Setting the r esolution of the e xt ernal monit or In Mirr or mode, you can adjust the r esolution of your not ebook comput er , and the settings will apply t o both your not ebook comput er monit or and the e xt ernal monit or . In Ext end mode, you can only set the r esolution of the e xt ernal monit or . T o set the r esolution of the e xt ernal monit or , depending on the oper ating syst em you ar e using, do one of the following: F or the W indows XP or W indows V ista oper ating syst em: 1
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2. Select Scr een Rotation , and then select one of the options: • Normal: The e xt ernal monit or display will r emain the same as your not ebook comput er monit or display . • Rotat ed L eft: The e xt ernal monit or display will be r otat ed 90 degr ees t o the left. • Rotat ed Right: The e xt ernal monit or display will be r otat ed 90 degr ees t o the right. • Upside-Down: The e xt ernal monit or display will be upside-down. Not e: Y ou can click Rotat ed L eft or Rotat ed Right continually
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Manually enabling the audio connect ors T o manually enable the audio connect ors on the por t r eplicat or , depending on the oper ating syst em you ar e using, do one of the following: F or the W indows XP oper ating syst em: 1. Right-click the volume icon in the taskbar notification ar ea. 2. Select Adjust Audio P r oper ties . The Sound and Audio Devices P r oper ties window opens. 3. Click the Audio tab. 4. Select a USB audio line-out device fr om the Sound playback panel, and then select a
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Resolution SN Refr esh r at es (Unit: Hz) 14 1280 x 1024 60, 75, 85 15 1360 x 768 60 16 1366 x 768 60 17 1368 x 768 60 18 1440 x 900 60 19 1400 x 1050 60, 75, 85 20 1600 x 1200 60 21 1680 x 1050 60 22 1920 x 1080 60 23 1920 x 1200 60 24 2048 x 1152 60 Not es: 1. Resolution r efers t o the number of pix els horizontally and ver tically displayed on the scr een. 2. Color depth defines the number of differ ent colors that can be shown on the scr een at the same time. The gr eat er the color depth i
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Chapt er 5. T r oubleshooting This chapt er pr ovides some tr oubleshooting hints and tips t o assist you if you e xperience any pr oblems with the por t r eplicat or . Check the following it ems first t o tr y t o corr ect the pr oblem. Gener al 1. The power and connection indicat or of the por t r eplicat or is not on. Ensur e that the ac power adapt er included with the por t r eplicat or is corr ectly connect ed t o the por t r eplicat or and a working electrical outlet. Do not use any adapt
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3. Y ou cannot play back the DVD on your e xt ernal monit or but can play it back on your not ebook comput er monit or . Some not ebook comput ers do not suppor t the Cer tified Output P r ot ection P r ot ocol (COPP) , and you will not be able t o play back the pr ot ect ed DVD on the e xt ernal monit or connect ed t o the por t r eplicat or . T o play back the DVD on the e xt ernal monit or , you can connect the e xt ernal monit or t o the VGA connect or on your not ebook comput er , and e xt
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2. F or users of the W indows XP oper ating syst em, select Adjust Audio P r oper ties and the Sound and Audio Devices P r oper ties window opens. F or users of the W indows V ista or W indows 7 oper ating syst em, select Sounds and the Sound window opens. 3. Depending on the oper ating syst em you ar e using, do one of the following: • F or the W indows XP oper ating syst em: a. Click the Audio tab. b. Select a built-in audio device fr om the Sound playback panel, and then select another built-
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