Hamlet HDOCKS300 User manual

USB 3.0 Docking Station
Dual Display DVI+HDMI - 6 PORT USB HUB - LAN - AUDIO
User Manual
HDOCKS300
www.hamletcom.com

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Index
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 5!
2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................... 6!
2.1 PORTS AND CONNECTORS ...................................................................................................... 6!
3. DRIVER INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 7!
3.1 WINDOWS .............................................................................................................................. 7!
3.2 MAC OS ................................................................................................................................ 8!
4. DOCKING STATION CONNECTION ............................................................................. 10!
5. VERIFYING THE INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 11!
5.1 WINDOWS ............................................................................................................................ 11!
5.2 MAC OS .............................................................................................................................. 12!
6. DISPLAY CONFIGURATION ON WINDOWS ............................................................... 13!
6.1 MULTI-MONITOR CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 14!
7. DISPLAY CONFIGURATION ON MAC OS ................................................................... 17!
8. AUDIO CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................. 19!
8.1 WINDOWS ............................................................................................................................ 19!
8.2 MAC OS .............................................................................................................................. 20!
9. UNINSTALL THE DRIVER ............................................................................................ 21!
9.1 WINDOWS ............................................................................................................................ 21!
9.2 MAC OS .............................................................................................................................. 22!
10. SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 23!
10.1 SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS ................................................................................................ 24!

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Dear Customer,
thanks for choosing a Hamlet product. Please carefully follow the instructions for its use and
maintenance and, once this item has run its life span, we kindly ask You to dispose of it in an
environmentally friendly way, by putting it in the separate bins for electrical/electronic waste, or to
bring it back to your retailer who will collect it for free.
WEEE Information (For European Union member users)
According to the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive, do not dispose of
this product as household waste or commercial waste. Waste electrical and electronic equipment
should be appropriately collected and recycled as required by practices established for your
country. For information on recycling of this product, please contact your local authorities, your
household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
We inform You this product is manufactured with materials and components in compliance with
RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, with WEEE Directives 2002/96/CE, 2003/108/CE Italian Legislative
Decree 2005/151 and EMC Directive 2014/30/EU for the following standards:
EN 55032: 2012 / AC: 2013, Class B,
CISPR 32: 2012
EN 61000-3-2: 2014
EN 61000-3-3: 2013
EN 55024: 2010 + A1: 2015
The complete CE declaration of conformity of the product can be obtained by contacting Hamlet at
[e-mail] specifying the product code and the documentation.
The information on the importer for your country are available in the “About Us” section of the
Hamlet website at www.hamletcom.com.

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About this manual
This manual is provided for information purpose only. Contents, specifications and appearance of
the product are indicative and may change without notice.
Trademarks
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only and remain property of their respective owners.
Safety Instructions
Always read the safety instructions carefully.
• Keep this User’s Manual for future reference
• Keep this equipment away from humidity
If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service technician.
• The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
• The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
• The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
• The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it to work according to the User’s
Manual.

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1. Introduction
Hamlet USB 3.0 Dual Display Docking Station lets you expand the working area of the screen and
the notebook's connectivity by connecting a single cable. HDMI and DVI video outputs with HD
support allow you to connect two external displays to extend the computer’s desktop.
The two additional USB 3.0 ports on the front provide high-performance connectivity to external
hard drives and support fast charging for smartphones and tablets. The four USB 2.0 ports on the
back of the device allow you to easily connect peripherals such as mice, keyboards, printers etc.
To complete the connectivity of the docking station the Gigabit Ethernet port for connecting to a
wired network and to the Internet and the audio connectors for external speakers, or headphones,
and microphone. The package includes a DVI to VGA display adapter to connect even previous
generation VGA monitors.
Features
• Compatible with USB 3.0/2.0 specification
• Supports USB 3.0 data transfer rate up to 5 Gbps
• Dual display video output up to 2048x1152 pixel resolution
• Support DVI and HDMI output
• Support audio 2.1 channel
• Support Gigabit Ethernet
• Support Battery Charging specification revision 1.2
Package Contents
• USB 3.0 Docking Station
• USB 3.0 cable
• Stand for upright use
• DVI-VGA video adapter
• External power adapter
• Utility CD (Driver and User’s Manual)
• Quick Installation Guide
System Requirements
• Processor: 2.0 GHz dual core or higher
• RAM: 4GB or greater
• One available USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 (recommended) port
• 30 MB of available disk space
• Operating Systems:
Windows 7 (SP1 or later), Windows 8, Windows 10
Mac OS 10.6 or later

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2. Product Overview
2.1 Ports and Connectors
The following illustration shows the location and description of the ports and connectors on the
front and rear panel of the Docking Station.
1. Power LED indicator
2. USB 3.0 port
3. USB 3.0 port with Battery Charging 1.2 support
4. Audio output jack for headphone or speaker
5. Microphone input jack
6. Power jack for power adapter connection
7. USB 3.0 Type B upstream port for connection to computer
8. HDMI connector
9. DVI connector
10. Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ-45)
11. USB 2.0 ports (x4)

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3. Driver Installation
Follow the instructions below to install the driver and then connect the Docking Station to your
system. Please check the latest driver available on hamletcom.com website before installation.
CAUTION: Do NOT connect the docking station to a computer before installing the provided driver.
Please note that the information and screenshots shown on this user's manual may vary slightly
depending on the operating system.
3.1 Windows
1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive. The AutoPlay dialog box will appear.
2. Click Run Setup.exe to execute the installer program.
NOTE:
If the AutoPlay does not start automatically, locate and
double-click on the Setup.exe file in the driver CD folder to
launch the setup.
If User Account Control dialog box pops up, enter the
administrator password and then click Yes to continue.
3. Click Install to start the installation.

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4. Follow the onscreen instructions and click Finish to complete installation.
5. If required, click Reboot to restart the computer.
6. Once the installation is completed, you can connect the Docking Station to the computer.
For connection details, refer to the Connection chapter.
7. When the operating system detects the Docking Station, a notification message will appear in
the system tray.
3.2 Mac OS
1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the Mac folder and double-click the dmg file to open it.
3. Double-click the Installer.pkg file to start the driver installation.

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4. Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to install the driver.
5. When the installation process is complete, click Restart to finish installing the software.
6. After restarting the computer, you can connect the Docking Station.
For connection details, refer to the Connection chapter.

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4. Docking Station Connection
Follow the instructions below to connect the Docking Station to the computer and external devices.
1. Connect the Docking Station to the computer using the USB 3.0 cable included.
Plug the USB 3.0 Type B connector into the USB 3.0 upstream port on the back of the Docking
Station and the USB 3.0 Type A connector to an available USB port of the computer.
2. Plug the power adapter into the power jack of the Docking Station.
3. Connecting HDMI/DVI monitor.
Use a HDMI cable (not included) to connect an HDMI monitor to the HDMI port.
Use a DVI cable (not included) to connect a DVI monitor to the DVI port.
NOTE: You can also use the included DVI-VGA adapter to connect a VGA monitor to the DVI
port of the Docking Station.
4. Plug an Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port on the Docking Station to connect to your network
hub, switch or router.
5. Connect your USB devices to the USB 3.0 ports on the front side or to the USB 2.0 ports on
the back side of the Docking Station.
6. Connect speaker/headphone and microphone.
Insert the speaker/headphone jack into the headphone socket on the front of the Docking
Station.
Insert the microphone jack into the microphone socket on the front of the Docking Station.