User guide

Note:Theheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectorontheprodockareautomaticallyenabledwhen
youhavesuccessfullyconnectedtheprodocktoyournotebookcomputerandinstalledthedevicedriver.
However,ifyoucannothearanythingfromtheheadsetconnectedtotheheadsetandmicrophonecombo
connectorontheprodock,youcanmanuallyenabletheheadsetandmicrophonecomboconnectoronthe
prodock.See“Manuallysettingtheplaybackdeviceandrecordingdevice”onpage30
formoreinformation.
UsingtheGigabitEthernetconnector
TousetheGigabitEthernetconnectorontheprodock,connecttheprodocktostandard10Mbps,100
Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork,andwaituntiltheprodockisfullyconfiguredbytheWindowsoperating
system.
TheGigabitEthernetconnectionontheprodockfullysupportstheThinkVantageAccessConnections
program.
TheGigabitEthernetconnectionontheprodocksupportsPrebootexecutionenvironment(PXE)bootonthe
selectedLenovonotebookcomputers.
TherearetwoindicatorsonthetopoftheGigabitEthernetconnector.
WorkingstatusIndicatoractivity
TheprodockconnectstotheEthernetsuccessfully.
Therightindicatorstaysoningreen.
Theprodockistransferringdata.Theleftindicatorkeepsflashinginamber.
UsingtheUSBconnectors
TousetheUSB2.0connectors,connectaUSB2.0devicesuchasthemouseorkeyboardtotheUSB
2.0connectorsontheprodock.TousetheUSB3.0connectors,connectaUSB3.0devicetotheUSB
3.0connectorontheprodock.
WhentheUSBdeviceiscorrectlyconnectedtoaUSBconnectorontheprodock,aninformationwindow
willbedisplayedintheWindowsnotificationarea,indicatingthattheUSBdevicehasbeenconnected
tothecomputer.
UsingtheAlwaysOnUSB3.0connectors
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector()enablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevices
andsmartphoneswhenyourcomputerisinthefollowingsituation:
Whenyourcomputerisonorinsleepmode
Whenyourcomputerisinhibernationmodeoristurnedoff
Whentheprodockisdisconnectedfromyourcomputer
Itcansupplypowerupto2.4Aduringthechargingprocess.Whenyoupressthepowerbuttontoturnoff
theprodock,theprodockstopspowersupply.
UsingtheDPoutputconnector
YoucanconnectoneexternalmonitortotheprodockbyusingtheDPoutputconnector.
UsingtheDVI-Ivideooutputconnectors
YoucanconnectoneexternalmonitortotheprodockbyusingtheDVI-Ivideooutputconnector.
Chapter2.ThinkPadUSB3.0ProDock27