USB 2.0 LATPOP DOCKING STATION - USB Docking Station TARGUS - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	USB 2.0 Docking Station with Video
Brand	TARGUS
Model	USB 2.0 LATPOP DOCKING STATION
Connectivity	USB 2.0 (x4), Ethernet 10/100 (RJ-45), DVI output, 3.5 mm audio input/output
USB Ports	2 white ports (500 mA), 2 black ports (1 A with continuous power)
Maximum Video Resolution	2048 x 1152 in 32-bit (via DVI)
Audio	Stereo headphone output, microphone input
Power	AC power adapter (required, included)
Compatible Operating Systems	Windows Vista SP1 (32/64-bit), Windows XP SP3
Main Functions	Screen extension, mirror mode, network connection, audio, permanent USB charging
Security	Compatible Kensington lock slot
Protection	Per-port USB overcurrent protection (resettable)
Package Contents	Docking station, USB 2.0 cable, driver mini CD, power adapter
Care and Cleaning	Unplug before cleaning; use a soft, dry cloth
Repairability	No user-serviceable parts; contact DisplayLink/Targus support

Frequently Asked Questions - USB 2.0 LATPOP DOCKING STATION TARGUS

How to install the docking station driver?

Insert the provided mini-CD into the drive. If installation does not start automatically, run D:\Setup.exe. Follow the instructions, then restart the computer. Important: install the driver before connecting the docking station to the computer.

What to do if a USB device does not work?

Check the device connection. Try another USB port on the docking station. If the problem persists, connect the device directly to the computer. Check the Device Manager to ensure it is recognized. Unplug all devices and then reconnect them one by one.

What is the maximum resolution supported by the DVI port?

The maximum resolution is 2048 x 1152 in 32-bit color mode. To achieve it, connect the monitor to the docking station before connecting the docking station to the computer. Otherwise, the resolution is limited to 1024 x 768.

How to switch to extended or mirror display mode?

Right-click the docking station icon in the taskbar, then choose Extend or Mirror. You can also configure via Windows display properties: Control Panel > Display > Display Settings.

Can I charge my USB devices when the computer is off?

Yes, the Targus Continuous Power feature allows the black USB ports to supply power even if the computer is off, in sleep mode, or disconnected, as long as the docking station is plugged into AC power.

What do the Ethernet port LEDs mean?

The green Tx LED lights up when the docking station is connected to the network. The yellow Rx LED blinks during data transfer.

Can I plug a microphone into the docking station?

Yes, use the 3.5 mm audio input dedicated to the microphone. The connection is automatically detected. Make sure the sound is not set to MUTE in Windows.

How much power do the black USB ports provide?

The black USB ports provide 1 A (1000 mA), twice the standard ports (500 mA). They are designed for devices that require more power, such as printers or external hard drives.

What to do in case of overcurrent on a USB port?

Each USB port is protected against overcurrent. If a port trips, unplug the device, open the Device Manager or click the message in the system tray, then choose Reset. Then reconnect the device.

Does the docking station work on a USB 1.1 port?

Yes, it works on USB 1.1 but with reduced performance and no video connection. For optimal performance, use a USB 2.0 port.

USER MANUAL USB 2.0 LATPOP DOCKING STATION TARGUS

USB 2.0 Laptop Docking Station With Video 2

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus USB 2.0 Laptop Docking Station with Video. This portable expansion module allows you to connect through a single USB connection up to 4 USB devices, monitor, network (Ethernet/LAN) connection, speakers and microphone. The docking station also offers two, Targus Power Ports providing twice the USB spec for high power devices, and USB ports that are widely spaced for larger adapters. Targus Always On provides power to the USB ports even when the notebook is shut-down, disconnected from the docking station or in hibernate/stand-by mode. This allows USB devices that charge via the USB port to keep charging under any circumstance as long as the AC adapter is plugged in.

The Docking Station provides the following ports:

• DVI Single Link (supports up to 2048 x 1152 at 32 bit color)
• Two 3.5mm Audio: (1) stereo out (1) microphone in
  RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100
• Two USB 2.0 (White)
• Two USB Power Ports (Black) - providing current up to 1 Ampere

Package Contents

In addition to this user guide, the package contains:

Targus USB 2.0 Laptop Docking Station with Video
High-speed USB 2.0 upstream cable
- Driver software CD (mini CD)
- AC power adapter (required)

System Requirements

Hardware

• PC with an Intel® Pentium® processor or equivalent
• CD-ROM drive (support mini CD)
• USB version 2.0 port
• AC power source (AC adapter required)

Operating System

• Windows Vista® with Service Pack 1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows® XP with Service Pack 3

NOTE: WHEN CONNECTED TO A USB VERSION 1.1 PORT ON YOUR COMPUTER, THE DOCKING STATION'S PERFORMANCE LEVEL WILL BE LESS THAN OPTIMAL AND THE VIDEO PORT WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FOR BEST RESULTS, CONNECT IT TO A USB VERSION 2.0 PORT.

Installing the Device and Drivers

To use the Targus Docking Station, you must first install the driver onto your computer. Then, connect the docking station to your computer and Windows plug-and-play will install the hardware drivers for each port.

WARNING: YOU MUST INSTALL THE DOCKING STATION SOFTWARE BEFORE CONNECTING IT TO YOUR COMPUTER. OTHERWISE, THE DOCKING STATION WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY.

Installing the Docking Station Driver

Installing the docking station driver enables your operating system to recognize the docking station and its ports once it's connected.

1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the driver software CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

If setup does not begin automatically, click Start, Run, and enter D:\Setup.exe (where D: is the path of your CD-ROM drive) and then click OK.

3 Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
4 Click Finish and restart your computer when prompted.

Connecting the Docking Station to Your Computer

After installing the docking station software, you are ready to connect the docking station to your computer. To do this:

1 Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the AC power jack on the docking station.
2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the docking station and the other end into an available USB 2.0 port on your computer.

WARNING: THE DOCKING STATION WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOUT THE AC ADAPTER PLUGGED INTO AN AC OUTLET.

DO NOT CONNECT ANY DEVICES TO THE DOCKING STATION UNTIL THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.

Docking Station Ports

Back View

High Power USB Ports (BLACK)
Right side

Left side

• Green Tx light illuminates when connected to a network and the yellow Rx light flashes when data is transmitting to or from the network.

NOTE: THE DOCKING STATION SUPPORTS HOT SWAPPING OF THE NETWORK CABLE.

Connecting New Devices

To avoid possible damage when connecting a new device, do not force the cable connector into the port on the docking station. If the cable connector does not attach smoothly, turn the connector over and try attaching it again.

Connecting to a Local Area Network

To connect an ethernet cable with RJ-45 connect, attach the cable connector to the ethernet/network port on the docking station. Additional procedures to connect to an actual network depend on the type of network you are using. Contact your network administrator for detailed instructions.

Connecting a USB Device

To connect a USB device, plug it into a USB port on the docking station and follow the additional instructions provided with the device. All four USB ports meet USB hi-speed requirements by providing 480Mbps through-put and 500mA of power.

However, the two black USB ports have two unique features. See "Targus Always On" more details.

The white USB ports are high-speed ports that provide standard 500mA of power. The black USB power ports are high-speed ports that provide up to 1Amp.

Connecting and Configuring an Audio Device

1. Plug your headphones or speakers into the green 3.5mm Audio Out port on the docking station.
2. To connect a microphone, plug it into the mono Audio In port.
3. The sound and mic should come out automatically when you plug the docking station. Make sure that both speaker and microphone volume is not set to MUTE.
4. To manually enable your headphones or speakers in case automatic transfer is not possible

For Windows XP

Go to the Control Panel and choose Sound and Audio. Select the Audio tab. Under Sound Playback, change Preferred Device to USB Multimedia Audio Device from the drop down list.

• Click Apply, then click OK.

For Windows Vista

Go to the Control Panel and select Sound. Under the Playback tab, check that USB Audio Device is set as the default. If it is, click OK. If it isn't, select it, click Set Default, then click OK.

NOTE: AUDIO DEVICES WILL NOT WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE PORT STATION AND THE HOST COMPUTER

CAUTION: ALL AUDIO OR MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS MUST BE TERMINATED BEFORE SWITCHING BETWEEN THE PORT STATION AUDIO OUTPUT AND THE HOST COMPUTER AUDIO OUTPUT.

Connecting to a Monitor or LCD

Any monitor or LCD connected to the video port of the docking station will be limited to a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1152 at 32 bit color

NOTE: THE MAXIMUM RESOLUTION OF 2048 x 1152 IS ONLY SUPPORTED IF THE MONITOR OR LCD IS PLUGGED INTO THE DOCKING STATION BEFORE CONNECTING THE DOCKING STATION TO THE NOTEBOOK. IF THE MONITOR OR LCD IS PLUGGED INTO THE DOCKING STATION AFTER THE DOCKING STATION IS CONNECTED TO THE NOTEBOOK, THE RESOLUTION IS SET TO 1024 X 768.

Controlling the Display using Docking Station's Video Menu Options

Video menu options can be accessed by right-clicking on the Docking Station icon in the system tray or through the Windows Display Properties.

Extend: You are using your notebook screen as your primary display and your monitor or LCD is a secondary screen.

To set the display into this mode, select 'Extend' in the Docking Station Icon application menu. The device will now be extending in the direction it was the last time the display was in this mode. For more control, navigating to the 'Extend To' submenu and selecting one of the options will not only put the device into extend mode, but will also place it to the Left/Right/Above/ Below the main (primary) monitor.

Mirror: You are using your notebook screen as your primary display and your monitor or LCD replicates your notebook screen.

To set the display into this mode, simply select 'mirror' from the docking station icon application menu. The resolution, colour depth and refresh rate of the primary screen are replicated on the monitor connected to the docking station graphics adapter.

NOTE: IF THE MONITOR CONNECTED TO THE DOCKING STATION SUPPORTS A LOWER RESOLUTION THAN THE PRIMARY PICTURE FITS ON THE EXTERNAL SCREEN. WHERE THE MONITOR CONNECTED TO THE DOCKING STATION IS OF A LARGER SIZE THAN THE PRIMARY SCREEN THE IMAGE WILL BE LETTER-BOXED TO KEEP THE ASPECT RATIO CORRECT.

Off: You are using your notebook screen as your primary display and your monitor or LCD is turned off.

Off

Controlling the Display using Windows Display Properties

Docking Station's video setting can also be configured from the Windows Display Properties dialog box. To do this on Windows Vista, right click on the desktop, click on "Personalize" and then select the 'Display Settings' link. The corresponding feature is available in Windows XP by right clicking on the desktop, selecting 'Properties' and then navigating to the 'Settings' tab.

Windows Vista

Windows XP
Figure 1

Extend Mode: To set the display into this mode, check the box marked 'Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor' (1 in Figure 1). Arrange screen resolution and colour quality using the appropriate controls (2 and 3), and arrange its position with respect to the other monitors on the extended desktop in using the drag area (4).

Mirror Mode: To set the display into mirror mode, simply uncheck the box marked 'Extend the desktop onto this monitor' (1 in Figure 1 on previous page.).

Setting the Primary Display: To make the monitor attached to the Docking Station as the primary display, follow the instructions below:

1. In Display Properties window, using the drop down list, select the monitor that is attached to the Docking Station.

Windows Vista

Windows XP

1. After selecting the corresponding monitor, check the box next to "extend the desktop onto this monitor" (for Vista) or "extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" (for XP).

Windows Vista

Windows XP

1. Then, check the box next to "This is my main monitor" (for Vista) "Use this device as the primary monitor" (for XP).

Windows Vista

Windows XP

1. Click "Apply".

2. Select the Laptop monitor using the drop down list and uncheck the box "extend the desktop onto this monitor" (for Vista) or "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" (for XP) and click "Apply"

Windows Vista

Windows XP

NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE TO WORK MORE CONVENIENTLY WITH A LAPTOP BY SETTING ITS ACTION ON LID CLOSED TO 'DO NOTHING' AND SETTING THE DOCKING TO PRIMARY MODE. THE LAPTOP LID CAN THEN BE CLOSED AND THE LAPTOP USED WITH THE EXTERNAL KEYBOARD AND MOUSE.

The monitor attached to the Docking Station stays primary if the PC enters hibernate or suspend mode or is rebooted. If the Docking Station is detached, the laptop's display becomes primary again.

Upon reconnection, the monitor attached to the Docking Station will return to primary mode.

Automatic Updates

Automatic Updates is a product maintenance feature from DisplayLink. The automatic update mechanism ensures that the Docking Station's graphics Adapter has the most up-to-date drivers and software, providing the user with increased performance and stability.

Disconnecting the Docking Station

If the Docking Station is powered off or the USB cable is removed from the computer, the display blanks. All windows and icons will shift to the primary screen.

On reconnection or powering up of the Docking Station, the display returns to the same mode as it was before disconnection. However, windows and icons that were previously on the screen will not be moved back.

Targus Always On

Targus Always On enables the black USB ports to continue providing power even when the laptop is powered down or disconnected from the docking station. This allows you to charge the batteries of any USB rechargeable accessory you may have connected.

Using USB Devices That Require More Power

Some devices, which use large amounts of power, such as printers and optical drives, should be plugged into the USB Power Ports. These ports will provide up to 1000mA of power - double the power on standard USB ports.

Supported Resolution

Resolution	Refresh Rates available at 32 bit
640 x 480	60 67 72 75 85
720 x 480	50 60
768 x 576	50 60
800 x 600	56 60 72 75 85
832 x 624	75
800 x 480	60
848 x 480	60
1024 x 600	60
1024 x 768	60 70 72 85
1152 x 864	75
1152 x 870	75
1280 x 720	50 60
1280 x 800	60 75 85
1280 x 960	60
1280 x 1024	60 75
1360 x 768	60
1366 x 768	60 75 85
1400 x 1050	60
1440 x 900	60
1600 x 1200	60
1680 x 1050	60
1920 x 1080	50 60
1920 x 1200	60
2048 x 1152	60

Actual support resolutions area depend on the support of connected monitor.

Troubleshooting

Device Not Working

• Make sure that the device is fully inserted into the correct port on the docking station.
• Plug the device into a different port on the docking station. If it still doesn't work, test the device by connecting it directly to your computer.
• Verify that you ran the Setup or Install program for the device.
• Make sure that the device appears in Device Manager. For more information refer to "Verifying Devices are Installed"
• Disconnect all devices from the docking station and reconnect them, one at a time. Check that each device works before plugging in the next one.
  Each USB port is equipped with over-current protection. Should a USB device draw more current than the USB port can supply, the port will shut down. To re-enable the port, unplug the device and go to Device Manager or to the message in the system tray and choose the Reset option. You can then plug the device back into the USB port. If a shut down reoccurs, check the power requirements of the device.

Product Limitations

Some devices may halt temporarily when a high data transfer is occurring. For example, your mouse may respond slowly while a graphic print job is printing or while you are experiencing heavy network traffic. We recommend the following guidelines:

• Do not transfer data to or from multiple high-speed devices, such as a digital camera or scanner, at the same time.
• If speed degradation does occur, close other programs that use a USB device to improve device performance.

Verifying Devices are Installed

You can view the devices installed on the docking station from the Device Manager window in System Properties. Right-click My Computer, Properties, then click the Hardware tab, and then the Device Manager button.

From the Device Manager window, expand the following:

• Display Adapters:

• Displaylink Graphic Adapter (XP only)

• Displaylink Mirror Adapter (XP only)

Network Adapters:

• High speed USB Ethernet Adapter

Sound, Video and Game Controllers:

• USB Audio Device

• USB Display Adapters

• Targus USB Video Adapter

Monitor

• Targus USB Video Adapter

FAQ - DisplayLink

DisplayLink provides this support website to help answer questions. This may answer any questions you may have.

http://www.displaylink.com/support/index.php

TARGUS USB 2.0 LAPTOP DOCKSTATION MIT VIDEO

Einführung

• Windows Vista® with Service Pack 1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows® XP with Service Pack 3

Collegare la Docking Station al computer

Portedella Docking Station

NOTA: LA DOCKING STATION É COMPATIBLE CON HOT SWAP DEL CAVO DI RETE

Disconnettere la Docking Station

TARGUS USB 2.0 DOCKING STATION (KOPPELSTATION)

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Introductie

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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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