Be the primary monitor, Adjusting resolution, color depth and refresh rate – C2G 28653 Docking Station with Video User Manual

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3. Using the Docking Station with Video

4. Click

OK

to close the settings screen.

Be the Primary Monitor

To make the add-on monitor the primary display:

1. Position the mouse anywhere on your computer desktop, right-click and select

Screen Resolution

on Windows

7, Personalize > Display Settings on

Windows Vista

or Properties > Settings on Windows

XP/ Windows

2000.

2. In the Display drop-down menu, select the option ends with DisplayLink

Graphics Adapter

.

3. Check

the This is my main monitor box on Windows Vista

/ Windows

7 or

Use this device as the primary monitor

box on Windows

XP/

Windows

2000.

On some PCs and laptops it is necessary to disable the main display (i.e.
uncheck the Extend the desktop onto this monitor or Extend my Windows

desktop onto this monitor

box for the main display) as part of the same

settings change.

4. Click

OK

to close the settings screen.

The add-on monitor stays primary if the PC enters hibernate or suspend mode
or is rebooted. If the add-on monitor is unplugged, the main display becomes
primary again.

Adjusting Resolution, Color Depth and Refresh Rate

There are three components that make up the screen mode:

Resolution:

In common usage, this refers to the number of pixels displayed on

screen horizontally and vertically.

Color Depth:

This defines the number of different colors that can be shown on the

screen at the same time.

Refresh rate:

Measures the speed that the entire screen is rescanned. Higher

frequencies reduce flicker.

Some monitors advertise the supported modes through the video connector. If this
is the case, the video component identifies the supported modes from the monitor.
If the monitor does not advertise the supported modes, the video software chooses
a set of common screen modes for the monitor.

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