VP3881a Connecting Power and Devices

Connecting to Power

Connect the power cord to the power adapter.
Connect the power adapter to the DC IN jack at the rear of the device.
Connect the power cord plug to a power outlet.

Connecting External Devices

Note: To connect the monitor to an external device (PC, laptop…etc.), please use one of the included video cables for your application and connect it to both terminals.

HDMI Connection
DisplayPort Connection
USB Connection
Ethernet Connection

HDMI

Connect one end of an HDMI cable to the HDMI port of your monitor. Then connect the other end of the cable to the HDMI port of your computer.

NOTE: The monitor is equipped with two HDMI 2.0 ports.

DisplayPort

Connect one end of a DisplayPort cable to the DisplayPort port. Then connect the other end of the cable to the DisplayPort or mini DP port of your computer.

NOTE: To connect the monitor to the Thunderbolt port (v. 1&2) on your Mac, connect the mini DP end of the “mini DP to DisplayPort cable” to the Thunderbolt output of your Mac. Then connect the other end of the cable to the DisplayPort port of the monitor.

USB

Connect one end of a USB cable to a USB port of the monitor. Then connect the other end of the cable to a USB port of your computer.

USB	Number	Description
Type A	Two (2)	Connection for your Type A peripheral device(s). (i.e. storage device).
Type B	One (1)	Connect the USB Type B male cable (square with 2 cut corners) to this port, and then connect the other end of the cable to the USB downstream port of your computer.
Type C	One (1)	Make sure your Type-C output device and cable support video signal transmission.

Ethernet

Connect one end of your LAN (RJ45) cable to the LAN (RJ45) port of the monitor. Then connect the other end to your network.

Next, you must connect your computer to the monitor by either:

Type C connection

Or,

HDMI and USB Upstream

Or,

DisplayPort and USB Upstream