VG3456C Connecting Power and Devices
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Connecting to Power
- Connect the power cord to the AC IN jack at the rear of the device.
- Plug the power cord plug into a power outlet.
Connecting to Video
HDMI
- Connect one end of an HDMI cable to an HDMI port of the monitor.
- Plug the other end of the cable into the HDMI port of your computer.
DisplayPort
- Connect one end of a DisplayPort cable to the DisplayPort port of the monitor.
- Plug the other end of the cable into the DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort port of your computer.
Note: To connect the monitor to the Thunderbolt port (v. 1 & 2) on your Mac, connect the Mini DisplayPort end of a “Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable” to the Thunderbolt output port of your Mac. Then connect the other end of the cable to the DisplayPort port of the monitor.
Type C
- Connect one end of a USB Type C cable to the rear upstream USB Type C (File:Number 1.svg) port of the monitor.
- Plug the other end of the cable into the full-featured USB port of your computer.
- For video output use, make sure your USB Type C output device (e.g., laptop) and cable are full-featured and support video signal transmission.
- When you use Type C as the video signal input source, it is recommended to unplug the DisplayPort and HDMI signals to avoid audio output confusion.
NOTE:
USB Connection
The monitor supports two (2) types of USB ports, upstream and downstream. When making connection(s), observe the following guidelines.
| USB Type | Connection Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upstream | Type C | Full-featured port: transfers data, audio, video, and power. | |
| Supports: 5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/3A, 15V/3A, 20V/4.9A (LPS) charging. | |||
| Type B | Transfers data between the computer and the USB devices connected to the monitor. | ||
| Downstream | Type A | For peripheral device(s) (e.g., storage device, keyboard, mouse, etc.). | |
Using the USB Ports
- To use the USB downstream ports, connect one end of a USB cable to a rear USB upstream port (Type C or Type B) of the monitor. Plug the other end of the cable into a USB port of your computer.
- Connect your peripheral device to a downstream USB port of the monitor.
Note: If you are required to connect through either HDMI or DisplayPort, please also use a USB cable to connect to one of the monitor's USB upstream ports (Type C or Type B) to enable data transfer.
Ethernet Connection
- Connect one end of your LAN (RJ45) cable to the LAN (RJ45) port of the monitor.
- Plug the other end into your network modem or port.
- Ensure your computer is also connected to the monitor by a rear upstream USB port (Type C or Type B) of the monitor.