Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock User Manual

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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Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock Specifications

General

Microphone in	Yes
DVI-I ports quantity	1
Headphone connectivity	3.5 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Connectivity technology	Wired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	5
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Product color	Black
Card reader integrated	No
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	91 mm
Width	48 mm
Height	126 mm
Weight	299 g