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What's in the box? • sC01 Miracast dongle • hdMi 2.0 cable • UsB-a to UsB-C Cable • User Manual Hardware Specs • Power: UsB type-C, 5V/2a or 5V/1a • Output: hdMi 2.0 • Material: aBs + PC • Max Resolution: 4K @ 60hz • WiFi: 2.4 Ghz + 5 Ghz 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac • hdR support: Yes • Compatibility: Windows 8.1+/Mac OsX 10.10+/ android 5.0+/ iOs 9.0+/ChromeOs • stream Format: airplay/Miracast/dLna/Chromecast • Resolution: 3840 x 2160 @ 60hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 30hz, 1920 x 1080 @ 60hz, 1280 x 720 @ 60hz • dC in: UsB type-C: 5V/2a • Power consumption: Max 3W • Cable Length: hdMi 2.0 cable: 10 in (0.25 m), UsB-C cable: 40 in (1 m) • size: 2.83 x 2.83 x 0.67 in (72 x 72 x 17 mm) • Weight: 1.79 oz (50.7 g) Design and Features The ProScreenCast SC01 Miracast Dongle is a compact, low-profile, black plastic box with two connectors on the back – HDMI 2.0 and USB-C for power. At less than 3” square and less than an inch thick, this is a receiver that can be placed just about anywhere. My AppleTV HD looks simply huge next to it. The plastic frame includes air holes all around the edges and the bottom of the unit. On top is a single button, used for switching between landscape and portrait display modes. The receiver supports 2.4 or 5 GHz WiFi. With up to 4K at 60 Hz and HDR support the SC01 can work with just about any display you connect it to and present your content in the way it was meant to be seen. In situations where you may not have WiFi (or access to the building’s WiFi) you can connect directly to the SC01 to display what’s on your phone or another device. In this situation, you will only be able to show what’s already downloaded to your device, but it is a convenient feature for a hotel or business where you may not be given access to existing WiFi. The SC01 supports the most popular video casting platforms – Airplay, Miracast, DLNA, and Chromecast. With all these options you can share video from an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android phone or tablet, or a Windows computer. Installation and setup Installation and setup were a cinch. On the physical side of the setup, the device needs to be plugged into power (I used the USB-A port on the back of my TV and it worked great) and HDMI to your TV. Once that’s done the device shows a well-thought-out instruction page on the screen, including written instructions, the IP address to visit in your device’s browser, ProScreenCast’s support email address, and a QR code to load the online instruction manual. The best part is, everything worked the first time. I connected to the SC01’s built-in WiFi access point, scanned the QR code to go to the device’s IP address in my browser, selected my local WiFi network and within well under 5 minutes I was able to connect to it and control it through its web-based menu system. I was informed that there was a firmware update available and about three minutes later that process was finished and it was ready to be used. The web-based has quite a few options including resolution, HDR on/off, landscape/portrait mode, Miracast mode (game/video), changing the language, device name and password, power-saving mode, firmware upgrade, reboot, and more. For such a small device there are a lot of options available.