StarTech.com USB2VGADVI User manual
USB Video Adapter
USB to VGA and DVI Dual Port
External Video Adapter
USB2VGADVI
Instruction Manual
FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 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
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.•
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................... 1
Packaging Contents.....................................................................1
System Requirements .................................................................1
Front View....................................................................................2
Rear View ....................................................................................2
Installation....................................................................... 3
Driver Installation.........................................................................3
Multiple USB Video Adapter Installation......................................4
Verifying Installation.....................................................................5
Configuring the USB Video Adapter .............................. 6
Display ID ....................................................................................6
Display Resolution.......................................................................6
Display Rotation ..........................................................................7
Display Modes .............................................................................7
Identify Monitors ..........................................................................8
Multi-Display Control Panel .........................................................9
Display Settings...........................................................................9
Supported Video Resolutions ........................................ 10
Specifications.................................................................. 11
Technical Support........................................................... 12
Warranty Information...................................................... 12
1
Introduction
This USB to VGA and DVI-I adapter offers a VGA, and DVI-I port on the
same unit and can be used simultaneously to extend your desktop or
clone an image on two displays. The DVI port is a DVI-I port which is
capable of outputting digital (DVI) or analog (VGA) signals.
Packaging Contents
1 x USB2VGADVI video adapter•
1 x USB cable•
1 x Power Adapter•
1 x Installation CD•
1 x Instruction Manual•
System Requirements
USB 2.0 enabled computer system with available port•
VGA or DVI enabled display(s)•
Microsoft Windows• ®2000/XP/Vista/7 (32/64-bit)
2
USB Hub ports
Power LED
DVI
connector
VGA
connector
USB
connector
(Host)
Power
connector
Front View
Rear View
3
Installation
Please ensure that the driver installation is complete prior to*
the physical installation of the USB 2.0 Video Adapter
Driver Installation
Insert the Driver CD into your CD/DVD-ROM drive.1.
If the installation program does not begin automatically, locate the2.
Setup.exe application. This file will be located in the root directory of
the Driver CD.
Executing the Setup.exe3.
application will launch the
following screen. Please click
on Next:
*Ensure that the USB Video
Adapter is not connected to
the host computer.
Once the Windows has4.
finished the driver installation,
it will prompt you to restart the
computer. Select “Yes, I want
to restart my computer now”,
and click the “Finish” button.
While the computer is restarting, connect the DVI cord running from5.
the secondary monitor/display to the adapter. Turn the monitor/
display on.
4
Once Windows has fully loaded, connect the USB cable from the6.
USB Video Adapter’s Host USB connector to an available USB 2.0
port of your PC or Notebook.
A Hardware Installation Wizard7.
dialog will show up, please
select “No, not this time” and
click “Next” to continue.
Please select “Install the8.
software automatically
(Recommended)”. And click
”Next” to continue.
Click “Finish” to complete the Hardware Wizard.9.
Multiple USB Video Adapter Installation
Ensure you have the latest version of the drivers installed, otherwise,
please download them from the StarTech.com website
(www.startech.com).
Complete the installation steps, up to when you plug in the first USB1.
Video Adapter.
Connect another monitor/display to the DVI connector of the second2.
USB Video Adapter, then turn on the display.
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Connect the USB type A connector on the second USB Video3.
Adapter to an available USB 2.0 port on the host computer. The
driver installation will begin automatically.
Repeat these steps for each additional USB Video Adapter you wish to
install. Once all USB Video Adapters are installed, reboot the computer.
After rebooting, you may be prompted to reboot one final time; please
do so.
Verifying Installation
From the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in
Vista), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window,
select Device Manager from the left window panel.
Double-click the Display Adapters and Universal Serial Bus Controllers
category.
* actual device names may vary
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Conguring the USB Video Adapter
Look for the USB Video Adapter icon ( ) on your Windows Start bar.
Right-click this icon to access the variety of functions associated to the
adapter.
NOTE: The Aero desktop theme is not supported by this adapter, so
should be disabled prior to use of the USB Video Adapter.
Display ID
The USB Video Adapter supports the
VESA defined DDC/EDID standard.
The utility will show the display device
ID whenever it is attached to the USB
Video Adapter.
If there is no display device attached to the USB Video Adapter, an
“Unknown Monitor” ID will be shown. In some cases, if the attached
display device does not support EDID, the ID will also be defined as
“Unknown Monitor”.
Display Resolution
Select the desired video display
resolution for the connected monitor.
The default setting resolution is:
1024 x 768 * 32bit.
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Display Rotation
4 options available: “0°, 90°, 180°,
270° when used with the Extended or
Primary display modes. It is a useful
function for some rotatable display
devices.
Display Modes
“EXTENDED” DISPLAY MODE (DEFAULT)
A default display mode; this feature
allows the attached USB Video
Adapter enabled display to work as
an “Extended” display to the on-board
display. The extended working space
improves work efficiency.
You may change the relative position
of this extended display through the
Display Settings.
“MIRROR” DISPLAY MODE
This feature allows the same content
from the on-board display to be
duplicated (mirroring) to the USB Video
Adapter enabled display.
The screen resolution setting on the USB Video Adapter enabled
device will match the on-board displays’s resolution. For example, if
the on-board displays’s resolution is 1024x768x32bit, and the USB
Video Adapter will use the same resolution.
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