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    USER GUI D E Univer sal Not ebook Docking S ta tion with Video Visit our website at www .targus.com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2009 T argus Group International, Inc. and T argus, Inc. ACP50US / 410-0003-001C[...]

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    2 T able of Cont ents Introduction ................. .............. ........... 3 System Requirements ... .............. ......... 5 Installing the Device and Drivers .......... 5 Connecting New Devices ............ ......... 8 Video Menu Options ...... ............ ......... 12 Global Suspend Mode ... ............ ......... 13 Targus Always On ...[...]

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    3 T AR GUS UNIVER SAL NOTE B OO K D O CK IN G ST A T I O N W I T H V I D E O Intr oduction Congr atulations on y our purchase of the T argus Univ ersal Notebook Docking Station with Video . T his por tab le e xpansion module allows y ou to connect through a single USB connection up to 4 USB de vices, monitor , network (Ether net/LAN) connection, sp[...]

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    4 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video the bottom, the better chance that heat will dissipate b y natural con v ection. Com f ort The raised platf or m provides a more comf or tab le position f or hands a nd increased airflow f or better cooling. The Dock ing S ta tion pr ovides the f ollowing po rts: • 15-pin V GA (suppor ts up [...]

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    5 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video S yst em R equir ements Har dware • PC with an Intel ® P entium ® processor or equiv alent • CD-R OM dr iv e • USB v ersion 2.0 por t • A C pow er source (A C adapter req uired) NOTE: W HEN CON NECTED TO A USB VER SION 1.1 PORT ON YOUR COMPUTER , THE D OCKING S TATION ’ S PERFORMAN[...]

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    6 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video station to y our compu ter and Windows plug-and-pla y will install the hardware dr iv ers f or ea ch por t. W ARNING: Y OU MUST INSTALL THE D OCKI NG S TATION SO FTWARE BEFORE CONNECTING IT TO YOUR COMPU TER . O THER WISE , THE D OCKIN G S TATION WILL NOT WORK PROPER LY . Installing the Dockin[...]

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    7 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video 2 Connect one end of the USB cab le to the doc king station and the other end into an a v ailable USB 2.0 por t on y our compu ter . W ARNING: T HE DO CKING STAT ION WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOU T THE AC ADAPTER PLUG GED INTO AN AC OUTLET . D O NOT CONNECT ANY DEVICES TO THE DOCKING S TAT[...]

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    8 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video • Green Tx light illuminates when connected to a network and the y ellow Rx light flashes when data is transmitting to or from the network. NOTE: T HE DOCKING STA TION SUPPORTS HOT SWAPPING OF THE N ETWORK CABLE . • USB lights will glow when th e doc king station is connecte d to y our com[...]

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    9 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Con necti ng and Co n figur i ng a Ser ial Mod em T o connect a ser ial modem: 1 Attach the ca b le connector to the ser ial por t on the doc king station. 2 Install the modem software driv er according to the instr uctions that come with the de vice . 3 When prompted to select the por t, choo[...]

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    10 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Connecting a USB Devic e T o connect a USB de vice, plug it into a USB por t on the doc king station and follo w the additional instr uctions pro v ided with the de vice . All f our USB por ts meet USB hi-speed requirements b y pro v iding 480Mbps through-put and 500mA o f po wer . Ho we v er[...]

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    11 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Under Sound Pla ybac k , change Preferr ed Device to USB A udio from the drop down list. › Clic k Apply , then clic k OK. c F or Windows Vista, go to the Control P anel and selec t Sound . Under the P l ayb a ck tab , chec k that C-Media US B Headphone Set is set as the def ault. If it is, [...]

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    12 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Video Men u Opt ions Video menu options can be accessed by right-clicking on the T arg us Displa y icon in th e system tra y or through the Windows Displa y Proper ties . The only menu option not accessib le through Windo ws Displa y Proper ties is Mirror . This must be accessed through the T[...]

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    13 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video station video por t. Video output will support the following resolutions and color quality: Close : Re mo v es the T argus video u tility icon from the system tra y . T he icon can be replaced from the Star t Menu or from the shor tcut on y our desktop . G lobal Suspend Mode When y our comput[...]

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    14 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Ta r g u s A l w a y s O n Press the T argus Al ways On b utton to enable the b lac k USB por ts to continue pro vid ing po wer e v en when the laptop is pow ered down or disconnected from the doc king station. This allows y ou to charge the batteries of an y USB re chargeab le a ccessor y yo[...]

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    15 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g De vice No t W or king • Make sure that the de vice is fully inser ted into the correct por t on the doc king station. • Plug the de vice into a diff erent por t on the do c king station. If it still doe sn’t work, test the de vice b y connecting it directly[...]

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    16 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Right-clic k My Computer , Pr ope r ties , then clic k the Har dware tab , and then the Device Mana g er b utton. F rom the De vice Man ager windo w , e xpand the f ollowing: • Displa y Adapters — displa ys T a rgus USB 2.0 V GA Doc k De vice • Human Interf ace De vices — displa ys k [...]

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    17 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Er r or Message on Y our PD A If the error message “C onnection Not Estab lished” appears on your PD A, chec k that the COM por t setting in either your HotSync or Acti v eSync software matches the setting on the doc king station. See “V er ifying De vices are Installed” on page 16 to[...]

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    18 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video Austr alia Inter net: www .targus.com/au Email: inf oaust@targus.com T elephone: 1800-641-645 New Z ealand T elephone: 0800-633-222 Pr oduct R egistr a tion T argus recommend s that y ou register y our T argus accessor y shor tly after pur chasing it. T o r egister yo ur T argus accessor y , [...]

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    19 Targus Univer sal Notebook Docking Station with Video cause harmful inte rf erence, and (2) This de vice must accept an y interf erence receiv ed, including in terf erence that ma y cause undesired o peration. F CC S ta tement Te s t e d t o C o m p l y This equipment has been test ed and fou nd to comply with the limits of a Class B digital de [...]

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    USER GUI D E Univer sal Not ebook Docking S ta tion with Video Visit our website at www .targus.com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2009 T argus Group International, Inc. and T argus, Inc. ACP50US / 410-0003-001C[...]