Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock User manual

UserGuide

ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited

Warranty”onpage23.

FirstEdition(May2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2012.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Chapter1.AbouttheThinkPadUSB

3.0Dock.................1

Productdescription..............1

Locatingthecontrols.............2

Systemrequirements.............3

Chapter2.Installingthedock......5

Connectingthedocktoyournotebookcomputer..5

InstallingthedevicedriveronWindowsoperating

systems..................6

UninstallingthedevicedriverfromWindows

operatingsystems..............7

Chapter3.Usingthedock.......9

Usingtheheadsetandmicrophonecombojack..9

UsingtheGigabitEthernetconnector.......9

UsingtheUSBconnectors...........9

UsingtheUSB3.0connectorwithbatterycharging

function..................9

Usingthevideooutputconnectors.......10

Chapter4.Workingwiththedock..11

Identifyingyourmonitors...........11

Understandingthevideooutputmodes.....11

Extendmode.............11

Mirrormode..............12

Single-displaymode..........12

Workingwiththedockutility.........13

Checkingforupdates..........13

Manuallyenablingtheheadsetand

microphonecombojack.........13

Optimizingthevideoplaybackquality....14

Rotatingtheexternalmonitordisplay....14

Settingthecolorqualityoftheexternal

monitor................14

Settingtheresolutionoftheexternalmonitor.15

Switchingvideooutputmodes......15

Supportedresolutionsandrefreshrates.....15

Chapter5.Troubleshooting......17

AppendixA.ServiceandSupport...21

Onlinetechnicalsupport...........21

Telephonetechnicalsupport.........21

AppendixB.LenovoLimited

Warranty................23

Part1-GeneralTerms...........23

Part2-Country-specicTerms........25

Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......28

SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......29

AppendixC.Electronicemission

notices................31

FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration

ofConformity...............31

AppendixD.Notices..........35

Trademarks................35

Recyclinginformation............35

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........36

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....37

ChinaRoHS................37

Turkishstatementofcompliance.......37

UkraineRoHS...............37

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Chapter1.AbouttheThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

Thischaptercontainstheproductdescription,locationsofcontrols,andsystemrequirementsforthe

ThinkPad

USB3.0Dock(hereaftercalledthedock).

Productdescription

Thedockisaportableexpansionmodulethatenablesyoutoeasilyconnectyournotebookcomputertothe

Ethernetandmultipledevices,suchasaheadset,amicrophone,andUniversalSerialBus(USB)devices.It

simultaneouslysupportsuptotwoexternalmonitorswiththemaximumresolutionof2048x1152pixels,and

providesveUSB3.0connectorsforhigherbandwidthandbetterperformance.Thedockalsosupports

GigabitEthernetspeedwhenyouconnectittonetworks.

YoucansetupyourworkareabyconnectingyournotebookcomputertothedockwiththeprovidedUSB

3.0cable,connectingmultipledevicestothedock,andsettingthedockonyournotebookcomputer;then,

youarereadytousethemultipledeviceseachtimeyouconnectyournotebookcomputertothedock.

Youroptionpackageincludesthefollowing:

•ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

•Poweradapter

•Powercord

•USB3.0cable

•DVI-ItoVGAadapter

•Warrantyposter

•SoftwareandUserGuideCD

Contactyourplaceofpurchaseifanyitemismissingordamaged.Besuretoretainyourproofofpurchase

andpackingmaterial.Theymightberequiredtoreceivewarrantyservice.

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Locatingthecontrols

Thefollowinggureshowsthelocationsofcontrolsonthedock.

Figure1.Overviewofthedock

1PowerandconnectionindicatorUsedtoindicatewhetherthedockispoweredonnormally.

2Headsetandmicrophonecombo

jack

Usedtoconnectamicrophone,aheadset,oraspeaker.

3FrontpanelsuperspeedUSB3.0

connector

UsedtoconnectUSBdevices(USB1.0,USB1.1,USB2.0,andUSB3.0

compatible).

4Securitykeyhole

Usedtosecurethedock.

5Powerbutton

Usedtoturnonorturnoffthedock.

6GigabitEthernetconnectorUsedtoconnectalocalareanetwork(LAN)cable.

7DigitalVideoInterface-Digital

(DVI-D)videooutputconnector

UsedtoconnectanexternalmonitorwithaDVIcable.

8DigitalVideoInterface-Integrated

(DVI-I)videooutputconnector

UsedtoconnectanexternalmonitorwithaDVIcable.Youalsocanconnecta

DVI-ItoVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)adaptertotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector,

andconnecttheexternalmonitorwithaVGAcabletotheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.

9DC-inpowerjack

Usedtoconnectthepoweradapter.

10USB3.0upstreamconnector

Usedtoconnectanotebookcomputer.

11USB3.0connectorwithbattery

chargingfunction

UsedtochargeUSBdevicesevenwhenthecomputerisinsleeporhibernation

mode,orthedockisdisconnectedfromthecomputer.

12RearpanelsuperspeedUSB

3.0connector

UsedtoconnectUSBdevices(USB1.0,USB1.1,USB2.0andUSB3.0

compatible).

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Systemrequirements

Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyournotebookcomputerhasoneofthefollowingoperatingsystems

installed:

•Microsoft

Windows

XP(32-bit)

•MicrosoftWindowsVista

(32-bitor64-bit)

•MicrosoftWindows7(32-bitor64-bit)

Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyournotebookcomputeratleastmeetsthefollowingrequirements:

•AnavailableCDorDVDdrive

•AnavailableUSB2.0orUSB3.0connector

•AnATI,Intel

,orNVIDIAgraphicscardinstalled

•1GBofmemory

•1.6GHzofdual-coreCentralProcessingUnit(CPU)

•30MBoffreespaceontheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthedevicedriver

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Chapter2.Installingthedock

Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconnectthedocktoyournotebookcomputer,andhowto

installanduninstallthedevicedriver.

Connectingthedocktoyournotebookcomputer

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectthedocktoyournotebookcomputerwiththeprovided

poweradapter,powercord,andUSB3.0cable.

Toconnectthedocktoyournotebookcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthepoweradaptertothepowercord.

Figure2.Connectingthepoweradaptertothepowercord

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2.Connectthedc-inconnectorofthepoweradaptertothedock.

3.Connectthepowerplugofthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.Pressthepowerbuttontoturnon

thedock.

Note:Besuretocorrectlyconnectthedocktothepowersupply.Ifthedockisnotpoweredon,

youwillnotbeabletousethedock.

4.ConnecttheUSBBplugoftheUSB3.0cabletotheUSB3.0upstreamconnectoronthedock.

5.ConnecttheUSBAplugoftheUSB3.0cabletoanavailableUSBconnectoronthenotebook

computer.

Figure3.Connectingthedocktothepowersupplyandnotebookcomputer

Notes:

•Thedockwillnotsupplypowertothenotebookcomputerduringthetimewhenitisconnectedtothe

notebookcomputer.

•ConnectingthedocktoanyconnectorotherthanaUSB3.0connectororusinganyUSBcableother

thanaUSB3.0cablemightimpactonthedockperformance,especiallythevideoplaybackandEthernet

performance.However,thesupportedmaximumresolutionwillnotbereduced.

InstallingthedevicedriveronWindowsoperatingsystems

Afteryouhaveconnectedthedocktoyournotebookcomputer,youcaninstallthedevicedriveronthe

SoftwareandUserGuideCD.

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ToinstallthedevicedriverontheWindowsXP,WindowsVista,orWindows7operatingsystem,dothe

following:

1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.

2.InserttheSoftwareandUserGuideCDanddooneofthefollowing:

•IftheCDstartsautomatically,gotostep3.

•IftheAutoPlaywindowopens,clickRunstart.bat.Then,gotostep3.

•IftheCDdoesnotstartautomatically,gointoMyComputerorComputer,browsetheCD/DVD

drive,anddouble-clickStart.bat.

3.Selectyourlanguage.

4.Ontheleftsideofthewindow,clickSoftware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

6.Restartyourcomputerafterthecompletionmessageisdisplayed.Thesystemwillautomaticallyidentify

andcongurethedock.Thevideooutputfunctionofthedockwillbeautomaticallyenabledafterthe

congurationiscompleted.

UninstallingthedevicedriverfromWindowsoperatingsystems

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouninstallthedevicedriverfromtheWindowsXP,Windows

Vista,orWindows7operatingsystem.

Touninstallthedevicedriver,dothefollowing:

1.Exitallapplicationsthatusethedock.

2.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙UninstallThinkPadUSB3.0Dock.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthedevicedriver.

4.Restartyourcomputerifnecessary.

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Chapter3.Usingthedock

Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtousetheheadsetandmicrophonecombojack,GigabitEthernet

connector,USBconnectors,andvideooutputconnectorsonthedock.

Youcanconnectdevicestotheappropriateconnectorsonthedockwhileyournotebookcomputeris

started.Normallyitwilltakeseveralsecondsforthenotebookcomputertorecognizenewdevices.

Usingtheheadsetandmicrophonecombojack

Theheadsetandmicrophonecombojackonthedockisa3.5mmmicrophonecombinedstereoline-out

jack.Itonlyworksforthestandard3.5mmheadsetormicrophone.

Tousetheheadsetandmicrophonecombojackonthedock,connectyourheadset,microphone,orspeaker

totheheadsetandmicrophonecombojack.

Note:Theheadsetandmicrophonecombojackonthedockareautomaticallyenabledwhenyouhave

successfullyconnectedthedocktoyournotebookcomputerandinstalledthedevicedriver.However,ifyou

cannothearanythingfromtheheadsetconnectedtotheheadsetandmicrophonecombojackonthedock,

youcanmanuallyenabletheheadsetandmicrophonecombojackonthedock.See“Manuallyenablingthe

headsetandmicrophonecombojack”onpage13

formoreinformation.

UsingtheGigabitEthernetconnector

TousetheGigabitEthernetconnectoronthedock,connectthedocktostandard10Mbps,100Mbps,or

1000Mbpsnetwork,andwaituntilthedockisfullyconguredbytheWindowsoperatingsystem.

TheGigabitEthernetconnectiononthedockfullysupportstheThinkVantage

AccessConnectionsprogram.

UsingtheUSBconnectors

TousetheUSBconnectors,connectaUSBdevicetoanyoftheveUSBconnectorsonthedockwitha

USBcable.

WhentheUSBdeviceiscorrectlyconnectedtoaUSBconnectoronthedock,aninformationwindowwill

bedisplayedintheWindowsnoticationarea,indicatingthattheUSBdevicehasbeenconnectedtothe

computer.

UsingtheUSB3.0connectorwithbatterychargingfunction

TheUSB3.0connectorwithbatterychargingfunctionenablesyoutochargeUSBdevicesevenwhenthe

computerisinsleeporhibernationmode,orthedockisdisconnectedfromthecomputer.

Notes:

1.MostofthemobiledevicescanbechargedbytheUSB3.0connectorwithbatterychargingfunction,

butsomedeviceswithspecialcongurationmightnotbecharged.

2.Thechargingtimevariesdependingonthedevicecongurationandtheenvironment.

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Usingthevideooutputconnectors

ThevideooutputconnectorsonthedockconsistofoneDVI-DvideooutputconnectorandoneDVI-Ivideo

outputconnector.Youcansimultaneouslyconnecttwoexternalmonitorstothedockusingthetwovideo

outputconnectors.Youdonothavetodisconnectthedockfromyournotebookcomputereachtimewhen

youconnecttheexternalmonitorstothevideooutputconnectors.

Tousethevideooutputconnectors,connecttheDVIcableoftheexternalmonitorstothevideooutput

connectorsonthedock.

YoualsocanconnectanexternalmonitorwithaVGAconnectortothedockusingaDVI-ItoVGAadapter.

TousetheDVI-ItoVGAadapter,dothefollowing:

1.ConnecttheDVI-ItoVGAadaptertotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnectoronthedock.

2.TightenthetwoscrewsontheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.

Figure4.UsingtheDVI-ItoVGAadapter

3.ConnecttheVGAconnectoroftheexternalmonitortotheDVI-ItoVGAadapterusingaVGAcable.

Youcanadjustvideosettingstocustomizetheuseofthedock.Formoreinformation,see“Workingwith

thedockutility”onpage13

Note:Forbetterperformance,occasionallyadjusttheexternalmonitortorealignitssettingswiththevideo

outputofthedock.Formoreinformationabouttheadjustmentprocedure,refertothedocumentation

thatcomeswithyourexternalmonitor.

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Chapter4.Workingwiththedock

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthevideooutputfunctionofthedockandinstructionsonhowto

workwiththedockutility,whichenablesyoutocongurethedocktoyourneeds.

Identifyingyourmonitors

Ifyouaresimultaneouslyconnectingtwoexternalmonitorstoyournotebookcomputerusingthedock,click

theThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea,andyoumightseemenusnamedas2.

ThinkPadUSB3.0Dockor4.ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock.Theserialnumbersatthebeginningofthemenus

areautomaticallyandrandomlyassignedbytheWindowsoperatingsystem,whichcanhelpyoumatchthe

menuswiththecorrespondingmonitors.Selectthemonitorthatyouwanttocongure,andthenyoucan

congurethecolorquality,thescreenrotation,thescreenresolution,andthevideooutputmodesforthe

selectedmonitorthroughthesubmenuoptionsunderthecorrespondingmenu.Beforedoinganymonitor

conguration,youneedtorstlyidentifyyourmonitors.

Toidentifyyourmonitors,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectVideoSetup.Awindowopens.

3.Right-clickthemonitornumbericonasyouwantinthetoppanel,andthenselectIdentify.Theselected

monitornumberisdisplayedonthecorrespondingmonitorscreen.Ifyouwanttoidentifyallmonitors

atatime,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,clickIdentifyorIdentifyallinthetop

rightcornerofthewindow.

Understandingthevideooutputmodes

Thedockworksinthefollowingthreevideooutputmodes:

•“Extendmode”onpage11

•“Mirrormode”onpage12

•“Single-displaymode”onpage12

Bydefault,thedockworksinextendmode.

Extendmode

Whenthedockisinextendmode,itsplitsyourdisplayacrossmultiplemonitors.

Therearethreeoptionswhenyouareusingextendmode:

•Extend:Whenyouselectthisoption,yournotebookcomputermonitorbecomestheprimarydisplay

andtheexternalmonitor(s)becomethesecondarydisplay(s),andtheexternalmonitordisplay(s)areon

therightsideofthenotebookcomputermonitordisplaybydefault.

•ExtendTo:Whenyouselectthisoption,yournotebookcomputermonitorbecomestheprimarydisplay

andtheexternalmonitor(s)becomethesecondarydisplay(s).Youcangiveeachmonitoritsownframe

bufferthroughthesubmenuoptionsRight,Left,Above,andBeloworthroughdragoperations.The

displayspaceisacontinuousarea;therefore,windowsandobjectscanbemovedbetweendifferent

displays,orevenstraddledacrossmultipledisplays.

•SetasMainMonitor:Whenyouselectthisoption,theexternalmonitor(s)becometheprimarydisplay(s)

andthenotebookcomputermonitorbecomesthesecondarydisplay.

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Inextendmode,youcandraganddropwindowsfromonedisplaytotheother(s).Also,youcanincrease

yourproductivitybydoingthefollowing:

•Readinge-mailsononedisplayandopeningtheattachmentsontheother(s)

•Expandingaspreadsheetacrossmultipledisplays

•Increasingyourworkareabyputtingallthepaletteandtoolbarsontheotherdisplay(s)whenyouare

doinggraphicsediting

•Keepingthedesktopononedisplayandwatchingvideosontheother(s)

Toenterextendmode,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock,andthenselectonefromthefollowing:

•Extend

•ExtendTo

•SetasMainMonitor

Toexitextendmode,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙Off.

Mirrormode

Whenthedockisinmirrormode,itclonesyournotebookcomputerscreentotheexternalmonitor(s).The

dockautomaticallyselectsthesettings(screenresolution,colorquality,andrefreshrate)fortheexternal

monitor(s),whichwillenablethebestresolutionbasedonyournotebookcomputer.

Toentermirrormode,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙Mirror.

Toexitmirrormode,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙Off.

Single-displaymode

Whenthedockisinsingle-displaymode,itenablesyoutoshowyourdesktopononlyonescreen.

Therearetwooptionswhenyouareusingsingle-displaymode:

•NotebookMonitorOff:Whenyouselectthisoption,thedisplayofyournotebookcomputermonitor

turnsoffandthedisplayoftheexternalmonitorturnson.

Note:Thisoptionisavailablewhenthereisonlyoneexternalmonitorconnectedtothedock.

•Off:Whenyouselectthisoption,thedisplayofexternalmonitor(s)turnoffandthedisplayofyour

notebookcomputermonitorturnson.However,theotherfunctionssuchasaudio,Ethernet,andUSB

connectioncanstillworkthoughthedisplayisoff.

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Toentersingle-displaymode,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙NotebookMonitorOfforOff.

Toexitsingle-displaymode,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock,andthenselectanothermodeasyouwant.

Workingwiththedockutility

Thedockutilityenablesyoutocongurethedisplaysettingsofthedock.

Note:Thesettingsyouhaveconguredforthedockwillberetainedeachtimewhenyouconnectthe

notebookcomputertothedock.Thisfeatureenablesyoutouseyournotebookcomputerwithmultiple

docks.Forexample,ifyouuseanotebookcomputerbothathomeandatwork,youcansetupbothwork

areaswithdocks.Then,youjustconnectyournotebookcomputertothedockateitherlocation,and

youarereadytowork.

Checkingforupdates

ThisfeatureenablesyoutocheckwhetherthereisanyupdateforthedevicedriverintheWindows7

operatingsystem.

Tocheckforupdates,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectCheckforupdates,andtheutilitywillautomaticallysearchwhetherthereisanyupdatefor

thedevicedriver.

Notes:

•ThisfeatureissupportedonlyintheWindows7operatingsystem.

•EnsurethatyournotebookcomputerisconnectedtotheInternetwhenyouareusingthisfeature.

Manuallyenablingtheheadsetandmicrophonecombojack

Tomanuallyenabletheheadsetandmicrophonecombojackonthedock,dependingontheoperating

systemyouareusing,dooneofthefollowing:

FortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectAudioSetup.TheSoundandAudioDevicesPropertieswindowopens.

3.ClicktheAudiotab.

4.SelectaUSBaudioline-outdevicefromtheSoundplaybackpanel,andthenselectaUSBaudio

line-indevicefromtheSoundrecordingpanel.

FortheWindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystem:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectAudioSetup.TheSoundwindowisdisplayed.

3.ClickthePlaybacktabtoselectaUSBaudioline-outdevice,andthenclicktheRecordingtabtoselect

aUSBaudioline-indevice.

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4.ClickOK.

Optimizingthevideoplaybackquality

IntheWindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystem,thedockenablesyoutooptimizethevideoplayback

qualitywhentherearesomequalityissues,suchasatearorsplit.Afteroptimizing,thedisplaywillbe

smootherandclearer.

Tooptimizethevideoplaybackquality,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙OptimizeforVideo.

Note:ThissettingisnotsupportedintheWindowsXPoperatingsystem.

Rotatingtheexternalmonitordisplay

Thedockenablesyoutorotateonlyyourexternalmonitordisplay(s)asyouwant.

Torotatetheexternalmonitordisplay,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙ScreenRotation,andthenselectoneofthefollowingoptions:

•Normal:Theexternalmonitordisplayremainthesameasyournotebookcomputermonitordisplay.

•RotatedLeft:Theexternalmonitordisplayrotate90degreestotheleft.

•RotatedRight:Theexternalmonitordisplayrotate90degreestotheright.

•Upside-Down:Theexternalmonitordisplaybecomeupside-down.

Note:Foranormaldisplay,youcancontinuallyclickRotatedLeftorRotatedRightuntilthedisplay

becomesupside-down.

Settingthecolorqualityoftheexternalmonitor

Thedockenablesyoutoselectatargetcolorqualityfortheexternalmonitordisplay.Theavailableoptions

are16-bitor32-bit.Bitmeansthecolordepthofthedisplay.Thedefaultandrecommendedsettingis32-bit.

Tosetthecolorqualityoftheexternalmonitor,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,doone

ofthefollowing:

FortheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectVideoSetup.Awindowopens.

3.IntheColorQualityarea,selectMedium(16bit)orHighest(32bit).

FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectVideoSetup.Awindowopens.

3.ClickAdvancedsettings,andthenclicktheMonitortab.

4.SelectHighColor(16bit)orTrueColor(32bit)fromtheColorsdrop-downlistbox.

5.ClickOKtosavethesetting.

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Settingtheresolutionoftheexternalmonitor

Thedockenablesyoutosettheresolutionoftheexternalmonitor.

Inextendmodeandsingle-displaymode,youcansettheresolutionoftheexternalmonitorbydoingthe

following:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock➙ScreenResolution,andthenselectthedesiredscreenresolution

optionfortheexternalmonitor.Forexample,“2048x1152”meansthatthevideooutputresolution

willbe2048by1152pixels.

Inthemirrormode,youcansettheresolutionoftheexternalmonitorbydoingthefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectVideoSetup.Awindowopens.

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,dooneofthefollowing:

•FortheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem:

IntheResolutionarea,movethesliderrighttoincreaseorlefttodecreasetheresolutionofthe

externalmonitor.

•FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

IntheResolutiondrop-downlistbox,movetheslideruptoincreaseordowntodecreasethe

resolutionoftheexternalmonitor.

Switchingvideooutputmodes

Toswitchfromonevideooutputtoanother,dothefollowing:

1.ClicktheThinkPadUSB3.0DockiconintheWindowsnoticationarea.Apop-upmenuopens.

2.SelectThinkPadUSB3.0Dock,andthenselectthevideooutputmodeasyouwant.

Formoreinformationaboutthevideooutputmodes,referto“Understandingthevideooutputmodes”

onpage11

Supportedresolutionsandrefreshrates

Thefollowingtableliststherefreshratessupportedatvariousresolutionsforthedockvideooutput.

Table1.Supportedresolutionsandrefreshrates

Resolution

Refreshrate(Unit:Hz)

1640x48060,67,72,75,85

2720x40070,85,88

3720x48050,60

4768x57650,60

800x48060

6800x60056,60,72,75,85

832x624

8848x48060

91024x60060

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Table1.Supportedresolutionsandrefreshrates(continued)

Resolution

Refreshrate(Unit:Hz)

101024x76860,70,75,85

111152x864

121152x870

131280x72050,60

141280x76860,75,85

151280x80060

161280x96060,85

171280x102460,75

181360x76860

191366x76850,60

201368x76860

211400x105060,75,85

221440x90060

231600x120060

241680x105060

251920x108050,60

261920x120060

272048x108060

282048x115260

Notes:

1.Resolutionreferstothenumberofpixelshorizontallyandverticallydisplayedonthescreen.

2.Refreshrate(alsocalledverticalfrequency)measuresthespeedthattheentirescreenisrescanned.

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