Lenovo 0A33944 - Working with the Port Replicator Utility; Switching Video Output Modes

Theportreplicatorautomaticallyselectsthesettings(screenresolution,colorquality,andrefreshrate)forthe
externalmonitor,whichwillenablethebestresolutionbasedonyournotebookcomputersettings.
IntheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,therearetwooptionswhenyouareusingMirror
mode:
•NotebookMonitorOff:Inthismode,thedisplayofthenotebookcomputermonitorwillbeoffandthe
displayoftheexternalmonitorwillbeon.
•Off:Inthismode,thedisplayofthenotebookcomputermonitorwillbeonandthedisplayofexternal
monitorwillbeoff.Whenthismodeisenabled,thoughthedisplayisoff,theotherfunctionssuchas
Ethernet,audio,andUSBcanstillwork.
Workingwiththeportreplicatorutility
TheutilityenablesyoutoswitchbetweenExtendmodeandMirrormode,settheresolutionoftheexternal
monitorinExtendmode,changethedisplaysettings,anddisablethevideooutputoftheportreplicator.
Note:Thesettingsyouhaveconguredfortheportreplicatorwillberetainedeachtimeyouconnectthe
notebookcomputertotheportreplicator.Thisfeatureisusefulwhenyouuseyournotebookcomputerwith
multipleportreplicators.Forexample,ifyouuseanotebookcomputerbothathomeandatwork,youcan
setupbothworkareaswithportreplicators.Then,youjustconnectyournotebookcomputertotheport
replicatorateitherlocation,andyouarereadytowork.
Switchingvideooutputmodes
Toswitchvideooutputmodes,dependingontheoperatingsystemyouareusing,dooneofthefollowing:
FortheWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem:
1.ClicktheLenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigitalVideoiconinthetaskbarnoticationarea.The
pop-upmenuopens.
2.SelectExtendorMirror.
Note:IfyouwanttouseExtendmode,decidewhichmonitoryouaretosetasprimaryandwhichthe
secondary.Then,selectExtendToorSetasMainMonitor.Youcanalsogiveeachmonitoritsownframe
bufferthroughtheRight,Left,Above,andBelowoptionsundertheExtendT ooptionandthroughdrag
operations.IfyouwanttouseMirrormode,decidewhichmonitorisonandwhichisoff.Then,select
NotebookMonitorOfforOff.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem:
1.ClicktheLenovoUSB2.0PortReplicatorwithDigitalVideoiconinthetaskbarnoticationarea.
2.SelectAdvanced....
3.IntheMultipledisplaysdrop-downlistbox,youcanselectDuplicatethesedisplaystouseMirror
modeorselectExtendthesedisplaystouseExtendmode.
Note:YoucanalsoselectShowdesktoponlyon1orShowdesktoponlyon2todisplayyour
desktoponlyononetargetscreen.
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