Chapter3.Usingthedock
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtousetheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnector,Gigabit
Ethernetconnector,DVI-Ivideooutputconnector,andUSBconnectorsonthedock.
Youcanconnectdevicestotheappropriateconnectorsonthedockwhileyournotebookcomputeris
started.Normallyitwilltakeseveralsecondsforthenotebookcomputertorecognizenewdevices.
Usingtheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnector
Theheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectoronthedockisa3.5-mmmicrophonecombinedstereo
line-outconnector.Itonlyworksforthestandard3.5-mmheadsetormicrophone.
Tousetheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectoronthedock,rmlyinsertyourheadset,microphone,
orspeakerintotheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnector.
Note:Theheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectoronthedockisautomaticallyenabledwhenyouhave
successfullyconnectedthedocktoyournotebookcomputerandinstalledthedevicedriver.However,ifyou
cannothearanythingfromtheheadsetconnectedtotheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectoronthe
dock,youcanmanuallyenabletheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectoronthedock.See“Manually
enablingtheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnector”onpage13
formoreinformation.
UsingtheGigabitEthernetconnector
TousetheGigabitEthernetconnectoronthedock,connectthedocktostandard10Mbps,100Mbps,or
1000Mbpsnetwork,andwaituntilthedockisfullyconguredbytheWindowsoperatingsystem.
TheGigabitEthernetconnectiononthedockfullysupportstheThinkVantage
®
AccessConnections
TM
program.
UsingtheUSBconnectors
TousetheUSBconnectors,connectaUSBdevicetoanyofthefourUSBconnectorsonthedockwitha
USBcable.
WhentheUSBdeviceiscorrectlyconnectedtoaUSBconnectoronthedock,aninformationwindowwill
bedisplayedintheWindowsnoticationarea,indicatingthattheUSBdevicehasbeenconnectedtothe
computer.
UsingtheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector
YoucanconnectoneexternalmonitortothedockbyusingtheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector.Youdonot
havetodisconnectthedockfromyournotebookcomputereachtimewhenyouconnecttheexternal
monitortotheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector.
TousetheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector,connecttheDVIcableoftheexternalmonitortotheDVI-Ivideo
outputconnectoronthedock.
YoualsocanconnectanexternalmonitorwithaVGAconnectortothedockbyusingaDVI-ItoVGAadapter.
TousetheDVI-ItoVGAadapter,dothefollowing:
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