Software installation and Device Operation:

Before plugging the device, I recommend installing the software first. After we insert the CD into the drive, Windows prompts us to run the Setup.exe file:



When the Setup.exe file is ran, we will get a new screen, which prompts us to install the FingerUI application, along with the usual iMON/iMEDIAN HD suite. In the manual, SoundGraph advises us to uninstall the previous software completely after installing the new one, in case we have used hardware from them before:



After the two applications get installed, we are prompted to do the DisplayLink drivers installation. There are already newer drivers available on the DisplayLink website, so I recommend getting those instead (http://www.displaylink.com/support/downloads.php):



After the software is installed, both FingerUI and iMON will require updates and will prompt us to do the update right away, if we are connected to the Internet. When we connect the screen in a spare USB port, we will get the message that software is installing for it and, finally, that the installation is complete. DisplayLink does have an icon in the Tray and with its help we can check to see if we have the latest driver installed, use the “Optimize for Video” setting( which does not work too well) and press on Advanced, which will redirect us to the Display Properties dialog in Windows:



FingerUI does also have an icon in Tray and we can select to enable the application on the display, by selecting the FingerVU 706 option; for an unknown reason the FingerVU 895 model appears too, which is the latest model, recently launched at Computex 2010:



Before the launch of the FingerUI application, we can use the device as a separate monitor and practically extend our work space. In my case, I used it to hold the widgets I use most of the time on Windows 7:



When FingerUI is started, we do get to see a splash screen:



Right after the application is fully loaded, we are prompted to calibrate the device, by pressing with our finger or a stylus, in the green plusses, till the counter in the center reaches 100:



The application screen is divided into many little boxes, the ones in the central part being the widgets, the ones from the left are usually options to get back to the home screen, stop the current widget or display the Windows desktop and on the right, we can delete extra icons, adjust the volume, the FingerUI settings and the FingerVU settings:



When we press the Edit button, we can remove the extra icons we desire, by simply selecting them on the screen and pressing the Delete button on the right:



The volume can be adjusted really easy, first by pressing the Volume button and then by rotating the little green circle; the volume level will be displayed in the center of the main circle: