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Installation Installation Installation Guide
USB 2.0 Video Card
GUC2015V
PART NO. M0415
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Welcome 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 sure you will be satisfi ed with your purchase. IOGEAR is dedicated to customer service and satisfaction, and wishes you the best with your new USB 2.0 External Video Card. To better serve you, IOGEAR offers an array of additional USB 2.0, FireWire, KVM, and many more pe
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Table of Contents Package Contents 5 Windows Operations 12 Overview 6 Uninstalling Drivers 18 Requirements 7 Technical Support 19 Supported Modes 9 Warranty 20 Installing the Adapter 11 Contact 21 4
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Package Contents This package contains: 1 USB 2.0 External Video Card 1 USB 2.0 Cable 1 Installation CD 1 User Manual 1 Warranty/Registration Card * If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer. 5
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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 confi gured to either clone your primary screen, or extend the Windows desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time. • The USB to VGA driver used to control the extra screen uses very little computer resource and offers a vast array of screen resolutions and color depths. This ensures that there is little differ
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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. Currently, there is no driver support for other platforms or previous Windows versions. Windows XP service pack 2 is highly recommended as it fi xes instability in the windows graphics dri
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The minimum hardware requirements for the PC are: • PC with 1.2GHz or higher processor clock speed required. Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended • 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher (512MB Recommended) • USB 2.0 port. • 30Mb of available disk space • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher- resolution video adapter and monitor • CD-ROM or DVD drive Power • The USB VGA Adapter may require an external power supply to operate
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Supported Modes Supported screen modes There are three components that make up the screen mode: Resolution: In common usage, this refers to the number of pixels displayed on screen horizontally and vertically. Color Depth: This defi nes the number of different colors that can be shown on the screen at the same time. Refresh rate: Measures the speed that the entire screen is rescanned. Higher frequencies reduce fl icker. Below is a list of refresh rates supported at various resolutions and
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Resolution / 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x960 1280x1024 Colur Depth 16 bit 60 72 75 56 60 72 75 85 60 70 75 85 60 85 60 75 85 24 bit 60 72 75 56 60 72 75 85 60 70 75 85 60 85 60 75 Note that interlaced modes are not supported. Additional modes may be offered, depending upon the connected monitor, but these are not currently guaranteed. Most monitors advertise the sup- ported modes through the VGA connector. If this in the case, the USB VGA Adapter will identify the supported modes from the moni
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Installing the Adapter Installing the USB VGA Adapter The preferred 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. Navigate to the XP driver’s area Note: During the install the screen will blank a couple and double click “Setup.exe” to start of times. This is normal behavior for windows when installing the drivers for the USB VGA inst
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Windows Operation USB VGA Adapter Operation modes of operation, Clone and Extend are covered below. 1. Initial Use When the USB VGA Adapter fi rst starts, it will clone the primary monitor. Changes to 2. Clone Mode the screen mode and USB VGA Adapter Clone mode copies the primary display to operation mode can be made under the the monitor connected to the USB VGA Windows display properties. If no output is Adapter. For instance, this makes it easy to seen on the monitor connected to the US
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The resolution, color depth and refresh rate of the primary screen will be replicated 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. As the mouse is moved around the screen, the USB VGA Adapter display will scroll to the current area. 13
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3. Extended Mode Click on the Monitor connected to the “USB Display Adapter (Newnham)” and ensure that Extended mode extends the desktop across the “Extend my Windows desktop onto this multiple monitors. This provides a number of monitor” is checked. The orientation of the advantages to increase productivity: screens can also be adjusted by dragging the location of the blue screens to match the • Read email on one display, open actual physical layout. attachments on the other. •
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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. 15
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4. USB VGA Adapter behavior with standby and 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. To adjust the refresh rate of the extended screen, click on advanced and then the “Monitor” tab. 16
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5. Using multiple USB VGA Adapters 6. Unplugging the USB VGA Adapter If the USB VGA Adapter is powered off or It is possible that multiple USB VGA the USB cable is removed from the com- Adapters are being used, for example one puter, the display will blank. All windows and in the offi ce and one at home. Each VGA icons should move to the primary screen. connector has a unique windows identifi er. On reconnection or powering up of the This allows a different display profi le to be USB VGA A
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Uninstalling Drivers 7. Removing the USB VGA Adapters The USB VGA Adapter software can be removed from the “Add or Remove Programs” utility under the Windows control panel. • Open “Add or remove programs” • Find the “USB Display Adapter” entry and click on “Remove” • Click Yes to confi rm that you want to remove it • The uninstaller will then automatically remove all USB VGA Adapter software. 18
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Technical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (T.I.L.) at www.iogear.com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR T.I.L. was designed to provid you with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, so please try it out before contacting technical support. Technical support is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm PST and can be reached
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Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and especially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fi tness for any particular purpose. The direct
