Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GUC2015V IOGear
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1 GUC2015V P ART NO. M0415 Installation Installation Installation Guide USB 2.0 Video Card.
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3 W elcome Thank you for purchasing IOGEAR’ s USB 2.0 External Video Card (EVC) which will allow you to connect an additional display using only a USB 2.0 Port. IOGEAR only manufactures high quality connectivity devices so we are sur e you will be satis fi ed with your purchase.
4 T able of Contents Package Contents 5 Overview 6 Requirements 7 Supported Modes 9 Installing the Adapter 11 Windows Operations 12 Uninstalling Drivers 18 T echnical Support 19 W arranty 20 Contact 2.
5 Package Contents This package contains: 1 USB 2.0 External Video Card 1 USB 2.0 Cable 1 Installation CD 1 User Manual 1 W arranty/Registration Card * If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer .
6 Overview • The USB VGA Adapter allows you to connect an extra monitor to your desktop PC or laptop’ s USB port. • The connected monitor can be con fi gur ed to either clone your primary screen, or extend the Windows desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time.
7 System Requirements The USB VGA Adapter supports all analogue CRT and LCD monitors with a VGA connector . DVI- A • and DVI- I monitors can also be connected using a suitable VGA DVI converter . The USB driver software can be installed on any desktop or laptop system running Windows XP Home • or Professional.
8 The minimum hardwar e requirements for the PC are: • PC with 1.2GHz or higher processor clock speed r equired. Intel Pentium/Celeron family , or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family , or compatible processor recommended • 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher (512MB Recommended) • USB 2.
9 Supported Modes Supported screen modes There ar e three components that make up the screen mode: Resolution: In common usage, this refers to the number of pixels displayed on scr een horizontally • and vertically . Color Depth: This de fi nes the number of dif ferent colors that can be shown on the screen at the • same time.
10 Note that interlaced modes are not supported. Additional modes may be offered, depending upon the connected monitor , but these ar e not currently guaranteed.
11 Installing the Adapter Installing the USB VGA Adapter The preferr ed method of installing the USB VGA Adapter is to install the drivers before connect- ing it to the computer . This is done as follows: 1. Insert the supplied driver CD into the CD ROM drive.
12 Windows Operation USB VGA Adapter Operation Initial Use 1. When the USB VGA Adapter fi rst starts, it will clone the primary monitor . Changes to the screen mode and USB VGA Adapter operation mode can be made under the Windows display properties.
13 The resolution, color depth and r efresh rate of the primary screen will be r eplicated to the monitor connected to the VGA USB VGA Adapter . If the monitor connected to the VGA USB VGA Adapter supports a lower resolu- tion than the primary display , then a part of the screen is shown on the cloned display .
14 Extended Mode 3. Extended mode extends the desktop across multiple monitors. This provides a number of advantages to increase pr oductivity: • Read email on one display , open attachments on the other . • Expand a spreadsheet acr oss both monitors.
15 The resolution and color depth of the extended monitor can also be set. A list of supported modes of the USB VGA Adapter can be found in section 2.4. The listed modes will be a com- bination of the supported modes of the monitor and the USB VGA Adapter .
16 USB VGA Adapter behavior with standby and 4. hibernate modes If the PC that the USB VGA Adapter is con- nected to is placed into standby or hibernate mode, the display will go blank. When the PC is again powered up, the connected display will return to the connected monitor in the same mode as it was before stand by or hibernation.
17 Using multiple USB VGA Adapters 5. It is possible that multiple USB VGA Adapters are being used, for example one in the of fi ce and one at home. Each VGA connector has a unique windows identi fi er .
18 Removing the USB VGA Adapters 7. The USB VGA Adapter software can be r emoved from the “Add or Remove Programs” utility under the Windows control panel.
19 T echnical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR T ech Info Library (T .I.L.) at www .iogear .com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and tr oubleshooting. The IOGEAR T .I.L. was designed to provid you with the latest technical information about our pr oducts.
20 W arranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT .
21 Contact IOGEAR, INC. 23 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 P 949.453.8782 F 949.453.8785 Visit us at: www .iogear .com ©2007 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M0415 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, ION, are trademarks or register ed trademarks of IOGEAR Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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