Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Dock User manual

UserGuide
ThinkPadUSB3.0Dock

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage23.
FirstEdition(May2012)
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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).
4SecuritykeyholeUsedtosecurethedock.
5PowerbuttonUsedtoturnonorturnoffthedock.
6GigabitEthernetconnectorUsedtoconnectalocalareanetwork(LAN)cable.
7DigitalVideoInterface-Digital
(DVI-D)videooutputconnector
UsedtoconnectanexternalmonitorwithaDVIcable.
8DigitalVideoInterface-Integrated
(DVI-I)videooutputconnector
UsedtoconnectanexternalmonitorwithaDVIcable.Youalsocanconnecta
DVI-ItoVideoGraphicsArray(VGA)adaptertotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector,
andconnecttheexternalmonitorwithaVGAcabletotheDVI-ItoVGAadapter.
9DC-inpowerjackUsedtoconnectthepoweradapter.
10USB3.0upstreamconnectorUsedtoconnectanotebookcomputer.
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”onpage13formoreinformation.
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
SNResolutionRefreshrate(Unit:Hz)
1640x48060,67,72,75,85
2720x40070,85,88
3720x48050,60
4768x57650,60
5800x48060
6800x60056,60,72,75,85
7832x62475
8848x48060
91024x60060
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Table1.Supportedresolutionsandrefreshrates(continued)
SNResolutionRefreshrate(Unit:Hz)
101024x76860,70,75,85
111152x86475
121152x87075
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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