StarTech.com USB32HDPRO User Manual
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USB32VGAPRO / USB32HDPRO / USB32DVIPRO
USB 3.0 to VGA External Video Card
USB 3.0 to HDMI External Video Card
USB 3.0 to DVI External Video Card
Note: Computer systems running Windows® 7 or higher will install software and drivers
automatically upon connecting the USB Display Adapter. If your computer system is running
a previous versions of Windows or any version of Mac OSX®, please ensure the software has
been installed before the USB Display Adapter is connected (See Installation).
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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 o 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.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................. 1
System Requirements ..............................................................................................................................1
Installation ..............................................................................................2
Windows Installation ...............................................................................................................................2
Mac OSX Installation ................................................................................................................................ 3
Multiple USB Video Adapter Installation .......................................................................................... 4
Conguring the USB Video Adapter ....................................................5
Windows® .....................................................................................................................................................5
Mac OSX ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Specications .......................................................................................... 10
Technical Support ..................................................................................11
Warranty Information ............................................................................ 11
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Introduction
Packaging Contents
• 1x USB 3.0 Video Adapter
• 1x Driver/Software CD
• 1x Instruction Manual
• 1x DVI-to-VGA Adapter (for USB32DVIPRO only)
System Requirements
• VGA-enabled display (e.g. Monitor, Projector, Television) (for USB2VGAPRO)
Or
HDMI-enabled display (e.g. Projector, Television) (for USB2HDPRO)
Or
DVI-enabled display (e.g. Monitor, Projector) (for USB2DVIPRO)
• USB-enabled computer system with available USB 3.0 or 2.0 port
Note: These USB Display Adapters perform best when using a USB 3.0 port.
• Microsoft® Windows 8/8.1 (32/64-bit), 7(32/64-bit), Vista(32/64-bit), or Mac OSX®
• CPU: Quad Core 2.4GHz or Higher (i5 recommended)
• RAM: 4GB or higher
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Installation
Windows Installation
Computer systems running Windows® 7 or higher will install software and drivers
automatically upon connecting the USB Display Adapter. If your computer system is
running a previous versions of Windows please ensure the software and drivers have
been installed before the USB Display Adapter is connected (Installation steps below).
Note: If your computer system is running Windows 7 or higher please proceed to step
4, as steps 1 - 3 are not required.
1. Download the latest drivers from the StarTech.com website (recommended), or
insert the included Driver CD into your CD/DVD-ROM drive.
2. Locate the Setup application le (Setup.exe). This le will be located in the root
directory of the Driver CD (e.g. D:\) or downloaded le.
3. Executing the Setup.exe application will launch the installation wizard. Please
click armatively on each of the subsequent installation screens to complete the
installation. The Install wizard will vary for dierent versions of Windows. The set-up
program will install the device driver and software application once completed.
Note: The screen may ash or go black during installation. No additional message will
be displayed to alert that the installation has completed.
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4. Once DisplayLink Core Software screen has disappeared Connect your USB Video
Adapter via the USB cable to your PC.
5. The system will initiate driver and software application (the DisplayLink Software
Conguration screen may ash or go black during the install).
Note: Some machines may require a system reboot for the USB Display Adapter
to initialize.
6. Connect the video cable from your VGA or HDMI display to the VGA (USB32VGAPRO) or
HDMI (USB32HDPRO) port on the USB Display Adapter.
The USB Video Adapter is now ready for use.
Mac OSX Installation
Note: Please ensure the software has been installed before the USB Display Adapter
is connected to your Mac (Installation steps below).
1. Insert the Driver CD (included) into the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
2. Browse through the Driver CD and locate the DisplayLink Installer le
(DisplayLink-OSX.dmg).
3. Double-click the DisplayLink Installer le (DisplayLink-OSX.dmg) to begin the
installation process.
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4. Please ensure you have saved any unsaved les and click the “Restart” button.
5. After the computer has restarted, plug in the USB Display Adapter to an available
USB port. The adapter should now be ready to use.
Note: If you wish to add additional USB Display Adapters, simply plug them into
available USB ports. A maximum total of 4 USB Display Adapters can be used on a
computer.
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).
1. Complete the standard driver installation steps up to the point of connecting the
rst USB Video Adapter.
2. Connect another monitor/display to the second USB Video Adapter, and turn on the display.
3. Connect the USB connector on the second USB Video Adapter to an available USB
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 nal time; please do so.
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Conguring the USB Video Adapter
Windows®
When devices are attached, an icon appears in the taskbar. This gives you access to the
DisplayLink manager menu.
1. From the taskbar, click the Show hidden icons arrow to show all available icons.
2. Click the DisplayLink icon to open the congurable options menu. A description for
each congurable option is listed below.
DisplayLink Manager
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Extend
When “Extend” is selected, the monitor attached to the USB Display Adapter displays
an extension of the user’s active Windows desktop. The extra desktop area is a great
productivity aid, allowing more applications or documents to be visible simultaneously.
You can access applications on each monitor, by simply moving your curser, or dragging
applications from one screen to another.
Mirror
When “Mirror” is selected, the USB Display Adapter duplicates the primary display
on the attached monitor.
Note: The display settings will be duplicated for all attached monitors
(including resolution, color depth, and refresh rate); however, your system will
default all connected monitors to the display settings of the monitor with the
lowest specications.
USB Cable
USB Display
Adapter
Video Cable
PC / NB
LCD / Monitor
USB Cable
USB Display
Adapter
Video Cable
PC / NB
LCD / Monitor
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Extend To
When selecting “Extend To,” you can dene the physical location of the monitor
attached to the USB Display Adapter in relation to your primary monitor. Once the
physical location has been dened, you can move your mouse curser from one screen
to another in the logical location that the monitors are physically positioned.
To adjust the layout of the connected monitor(s), select “Extend To” from the options
menu in the DisplayLink Manager. Next, select a direction (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT)
to change the orientation of the connected monitor(s) to your desired layout.
Screen Resolution
This option allows you to change the resolution on the monitor connected to the
USB Graphics Adapter. Simply select the desired option from the list of supported
resolutions displayed in the sub menu.
Screen Rotation
This option allows you to change orientation in which the screen is viewed. The two
most common types of orientation are portrait and landscape.
Set as Main Monitor
Selecting this option allows your computer to consider the monitor connected
through the USB Graphics Adapter as your primary monitor. Your primary monitor
displays all system notications, and takes priority with applications.
Notebook Monitor O
Selecting this option disables the onboard system monitor. Please note this will disable
the monitor on a desktop or notebook computer.
O
This option disables the monitor connected to the USB Graphics Adapter.
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Mac OSX
To congure the display settings and monitor positions, bring up the Displays
Preferences from the System Preferences menu:
The Display settings for each display will appear on the individual monitors
themselves. To congure them all from a single location, press the “Gather Windows”
button and each screen’s Displays Preferences windows will appear on that display.
All supported video resolutions will appear in the list on the left side. To change the
positioning of each display, click on the “Arrangement“ button (found only on the
primary display) and you can then virtually reposition each display.
Using the Adapter in Extended or Mirror Mode
By default the USB Display Adapter will be setup as an extended display. To change
the display as a mirrored/cloned display, check the “Mirror Display” box on the
“Arrangement” page for that monitors Displays settings window. To return the monitor
to an extended display, uncheck this option.
To use both extended and mirrored displays simultaneously, turn o mirroring then in
the “Arrangement” page press and hold the ‘cmd’ and ‘alt’ keys and drag and drop the
display you wish to mirror over the primary display (shown with the white bar).
Repeat this with each display you wish to mirror. All other displays will act as an
extended display.
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Conguring Displays from the Menu Bar
If you have checked the “Show displays in menu bar” in the Display Preferences
window, then you can congure displays by clicking the display icon in the menu bar.
This will show a menu similar to the following:
Media Playback
Please note that while operating in Extended Mode, the USB Display Adapter can
displaymedia les and DVDs using a broad variety of media players; however, in Clone
Mode, limited support is available for video playback.
Changing the Primary Display
You can change which display is the primary display in the “Displays” section of
the “System Preferences” menu. Once in “Displays,” each connected display will be
represented by a blue box. Click and drag the white “Menu Bar” (highlighted in the
image below) between displays to adjust which display is the primary display.
Note: Changing the primary display aects where new windows appear and the
position of the “Menu Bar.”
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Specications
Audio Specication 5.1 Channel Surround (48Khz) (USB32HDPRO only)
AV Input USB 3.0
Max Resolution 1920 x 1200
AV Output
VGA (USB32VGAPRO)
HDMI (USB32HDPRO)
DVI (USB32DVIPRO)
Cable Length 0.91m
Chipset ID Displaylink DL3500
Color Black
Enclosure Type Plastic
Audio Yes
Memory 512MB DDR II
OS Compatibility
Windows® 7 (32/64 bit), Windows® 8/8.1 (32/64bit)
*Aero 3D interface supported
Mac OSX
Note: For Windows 7 and up, the DisplayLink drivers
will download and install automatically
Supported
Resolutions
Widescreen (16/32 bit): 2560x1600 (USB32DVIPRO only),
2048x1152, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1600x900,
1440x900, 1360x768, 1280x800, 1280x768, 1280x720
Standard (16/32 bit): 1600x1200, 1400x1050,
1280x1024, 1280x960, 1152x864, 1024x768, 800x600
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Technical Support
StarTech.com’s lifetime technical support is an integral part of our commitment to
provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your product, visit
www.startech.com/support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools,
documentation, and downloads.
For the latest drivers/software, please visit www.startech.com/downloads
Warranty Information
This product is backed by a two year warranty.
In addition, StarTech.com warrants its products against defects in materials
and workmanship for the periods noted, following the initial date of purchase.
During this period, the products may be returned for repair, or replacement with
equivalent products at our discretion. The warranty covers parts and labor costs only.
StarTech.com does not warrant its products from defects or damages arising from
misuse, abuse, alteration, or normal wear and tear.
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ocers, directors, employees or agents) for any damages (whether direct or indirect,
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