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... Using a computer security lock 31 Audio 32 Adjusting the volume 32 Acer OrbiCam (for selected models) 33 Launching the Acer OrbiCam 34 Changing the Acer OrbiCam settings 34 Capturing photos/videos 37 Using the Acer OrbiCam as webcam 37 Using the system utilities 38 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 38 Launch Manager 39 Norton AntiVirus 40...
... Using a computer security lock 31 Audio 32 Adjusting the volume 32 Acer OrbiCam (for selected models) 33 Launching the Acer OrbiCam 34 Changing the Acer OrbiCam settings 34 Capturing photos/videos 37 Using the Acer OrbiCam as webcam 37 Using the system utilities 38 Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) 38 Launch Manager 39 Norton AntiVirus 40...
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...poster, let us show the status of the computer's functions and components. 5 Keyboard For entering data into your new Acer notebook. Front view # Item Description 1 Built-in camera 310,000 pixel web camera for video communication. 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 3 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for ... for more details. 4 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... English 13 Your Acer notebook tour After setting up to show you around your computer.
...poster, let us show the status of the computer's functions and components. 5 Keyboard For entering data into your new Acer notebook. Front view # Item Description 1 Built-in camera 310,000 pixel web camera for video communication. 2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD), displays computer output. 3 Easy-launch buttons Buttons for ... for more details. 4 Status indicators Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up your computer as illustrated in the Just for Starters... English 13 Your Acer notebook tour After setting up to show you around your computer.
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... device (e.g., external (VGA) port monitor, LCD projector). 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. 3 S-video/TV-out Connects to a television or display device (NTSC/PAL) port with S-video input. 4 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick (MS), Memory...
... device (e.g., external (VGA) port monitor, LCD projector). 2 Ventilation slots Enable the computer to stay cool, even after prolonged use. 3 S-video/TV-out Connects to a television or display device (NTSC/PAL) port with S-video input. 4 USB 2.0 port Connects to USB 2.0 devices (e.g., USB mouse, USB camera). 5 5-in-1 card reader Accepts Memory Stick (MS), Memory...
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... colors • Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution via non-interlaced CRT display • MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability • S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support • Acer Arcade™, featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies • 40/60/80/100/120 GB or higher hard disk drive • Optical drive options...
... colors • Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution via non-interlaced CRT display • MPEG-2/DVD hardware-assisted capability • S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) support • Acer Arcade™, featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies • 40/60/80/100/120 GB or higher hard disk drive • Optical drive options...
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...; • • • • I/O interface • • • • • • • • • • • Software • Acer Video Conference, supporting Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) via Acer OrbiCam™ and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone Acer OrbiCam™ integrated 310,000 pixel CMOS camera, featuring: • 225-degree ergonomic rotation •...
...; • • • • I/O interface • • • • • • • • • • • Software • Acer Video Conference, supporting Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VVoIP) via Acer OrbiCam™ and optional Acer Bluetooth® VoIP phone Acer OrbiCam™ integrated 310,000 pixel CMOS camera, featuring: • 225-degree ergonomic rotation •...
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... to the device. Getting to know your Acer OrbiCam 1 23 # Item 1 Lens 2 Power indicator 3 Rubber grip (selected models only) Rotating the Acer OrbiCam The Acer OrbiCam rotates 225 degrees counterclockwise to capture high-resolution photos or videos up front or at the back of the... LCD panel. The camera's 225-degree ergonomic rotation allows you transmit the best video conference quality over an Instant...
... to the device. Getting to know your Acer OrbiCam 1 23 # Item 1 Lens 2 Power indicator 3 Rubber grip (selected models only) Rotating the Acer OrbiCam The Acer OrbiCam rotates 225 degrees counterclockwise to capture high-resolution photos or videos up front or at the back of the... LCD panel. The camera's 225-degree ergonomic rotation allows you transmit the best video conference quality over an Instant...
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Options Click Options to display the Window, Preview, and Folder tabs. Use the options to change the capture window size. English 35 Note: Setting the camera resolution to 640 x 480 or larger does not change the capture window size, preview settings, and the folder for captured photos or videos.
Options Click Options to display the Window, Preview, and Folder tabs. Use the options to change the capture window size. English 35 Note: Setting the camera resolution to 640 x 480 or larger does not change the capture window size, preview settings, and the folder for captured photos or videos.
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Capture settings From the Camera Settings window, click the Driver Settings button. The Properties window appears. Device Settings allows you to change the camera brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, etc. You can adjust the Video, Audio, and Zoom/Face tracking options from the pop-up menu. English 36 Camera Settings Basic settings Click the Camera Settings icon on the bottom right corner of the capture display, then select Camera Settings from this window.
Capture settings From the Camera Settings window, click the Driver Settings button. The Properties window appears. Device Settings allows you to change the camera brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, etc. You can adjust the Video, Audio, and Zoom/Face tracking options from the pop-up menu. English 36 Camera Settings Basic settings Click the Camera Settings icon on the bottom right corner of the capture display, then select Camera Settings from this window.
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...now broadcast from your location to get the desired angle, then click the Take a Picture or Record a Video button. To use the Acer OrbiCam as the capture device of the photo/video clip. English 37 Advanced Settings allows you to adjust the zoom level and turn on or off the ...enhancements and anti-flicker settings, and turn the face-tracking feature on /off . Using the Acer OrbiCam as webcam The Acer OrbiCam is automatically selected as a webcam, open the IM service, then select the video/webcam feature. Zoom/Face Track Settings allows you to display/play a preview of any Instant...
...now broadcast from your location to get the desired angle, then click the Take a Picture or Record a Video button. To use the Acer OrbiCam as the capture device of the photo/video clip. English 37 Advanced Settings allows you to adjust the zoom level and turn on or off the ...enhancements and anti-flicker settings, and turn the face-tracking feature on /off . Using the Acer OrbiCam as webcam The Acer OrbiCam is automatically selected as a webcam, open the IM service, then select the video/webcam feature. Zoom/Face Track Settings allows you to display/play a preview of any Instant...
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... formats • TV - watch and/or edit video clips • Album - To watch DVDs or VCDs • Video - watch or listen, click or select a content button (e.g., Music, Video, etc.) on your hard disk or removable media Note: While watching videos, DVDs or slide shows, your pointing device or ...remote control. It can be operated using your screensaver and power-saving features are unavailable. view photos stored on the Arcade home page. • Music - English 45 Acer Arcade Acer Arcade is an integrated...
... formats • TV - watch and/or edit video clips • Album - To watch DVDs or VCDs • Video - watch or listen, click or select a content button (e.g., Music, Video, etc.) on your hard disk or removable media Note: While watching videos, DVDs or slide shows, your pointing device or ...remote control. It can be operated using your screensaver and power-saving features are unavailable. view photos stored on the Arcade home page. • Music - English 45 Acer Arcade Acer Arcade is an integrated...
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... forward through media 7 Play Play selection 8 Previous Skip back one music track, DVD chapter, or photo 26 Capture Capture the current TV/Video screen 27 Info/EPG Show DVD or TV listings information 28 Last Ch Return to previous channel 29 Channel Change channels up and down 30...language menu** 5 Record Record TV 6 Rewind Rewind through media 25 Next Skip ahead one music track, DVD chapter, or photo 9 Pause Pause audio, video, slide shows, live or recorded TV 10 SAP Toggle between sound modes (mono, stereo, etc.) 11 Full Screen Toggle between full screen and window ...
... forward through media 7 Play Play selection 8 Previous Skip back one music track, DVD chapter, or photo 26 Capture Capture the current TV/Video screen 27 Info/EPG Show DVD or TV listings information 28 Last Ch Return to previous channel 29 Channel Change channels up and down 30...language menu** 5 Record Record TV 6 Rewind Rewind through media 25 Next Skip ahead one music track, DVD chapter, or photo 9 Pause Pause audio, video, slide shows, live or recorded TV 10 SAP Toggle between sound modes (mono, stereo, etc.) 11 Full Screen Toggle between full screen and window ...
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...content in the content area. If there is a nonlinear video stretching technology that produces minimal distortion in the center of Acer Arcade, please refer to select between "CinemaVision™" or "Letterbox" mode. • Acer CinemaVision™ is more detailed information on the button. ...click the Up one of the screen. Settings There are settings in Acer Arcade that allow you are shown as sort order, the current setting is a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation levels so that are ...
...content in the content area. If there is a nonlinear video stretching technology that produces minimal distortion in the center of Acer Arcade, please refer to select between "CinemaVision™" or "Letterbox" mode. • Acer CinemaVision™ is more detailed information on the button. ...click the Up one of the screen. Settings There are settings in Acer Arcade that allow you are shown as sort order, the current setting is a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation levels so that are ...
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... Surround Sound, in the upper right corner of the window. To return to open a page with version and copyright information. Click About Acer Arcade to the previous screen, click the red arrow. are using headphones. Note: If your speakers. Click Run Setup Wizard to their default... values. They automatically disappear after several seconds. To go up one folder level while searching for video, slide shows, TV, movies and music - Player controls At the bottom of the screen. To quit Arcade, click the Close button ...
... Surround Sound, in the upper right corner of the window. To return to open a page with version and copyright information. Click About Acer Arcade to the previous screen, click the red arrow. are using headphones. Note: If your speakers. Click Run Setup Wizard to their default... values. They automatically disappear after several seconds. To go up one folder level while searching for video, slide shows, TV, movies and music - Player controls At the bottom of the screen. To quit Arcade, click the Close button ...
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English 50 Note: When playing DVDs and watching TV, there are additional controls added to the right of this guide. Background mode With Acer Arcade you are discussed in more detail in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Virtual keyboard Whenever you can use the onscreen virtual ... the mouse, cursor keys or keyboard. You can press the stop button on the remote or click the onscreen stop the playback at anytime. TV, video and music will continue playing in a small window located in the Cinema and TV sections of the volume controls.
English 50 Note: When playing DVDs and watching TV, there are additional controls added to the right of this guide. Background mode With Acer Arcade you are discussed in more detail in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Virtual keyboard Whenever you can use the onscreen virtual ... the mouse, cursor keys or keyboard. You can press the stop button on the remote or click the onscreen stop the playback at anytime. TV, video and music will continue playing in a small window located in the Cinema and TV sections of the volume controls.
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... movie, the pop-up panel: • DVD Menu • Subtitles • Language • Snapshot • Angle The disk currently playing will be shown in the video signal that describe onscreen action and dialog for Cinema, first click the "Settings" button on the main menu, and then click on the Home page... Cinema content page, then select the disk you mute the sound for any reason. "Display Upon Mute" lets you can play movies from DVDs and video CDs (VCDs) with the Cinema function of Acer Arcade. English 51 Cinema If your computer came with a DVD drive, you choose whether to change...
... movie, the pop-up panel: • DVD Menu • Subtitles • Language • Snapshot • Angle The disk currently playing will be shown in the video signal that describe onscreen action and dialog for Cinema, first click the "Settings" button on the main menu, and then click on the Home page... Cinema content page, then select the disk you mute the sound for any reason. "Display Upon Mute" lets you can play movies from DVDs and video CDs (VCDs) with the Cinema function of Acer Arcade. English 51 Cinema If your computer came with a DVD drive, you choose whether to change...
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... can choose from other external devices, such as a DVD player or camcorder. Video To open the Video function, click Video on it. Note: The Video feature is designed to capture and record video clips from "Good," "Better" or "Best." Capturing video (TV models only) Acer Arcade allows you to capture the onscreen image at full screen. Snapshot...
... can choose from other external devices, such as a DVD player or camcorder. Video To open the Video function, click Video on it. Note: The Video feature is designed to capture and record video clips from "Good," "Better" or "Best." Capturing video (TV models only) Acer Arcade allows you to capture the onscreen image at full screen. Snapshot...
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English 54 Editing video Acer Arcade offers the capability to edit from your folders. To edit a movie, click Advanced, and then select "Edit Video." Then select the clips you wish to edit captured video clips, photos and footage from the beginning, or select the song that you want to share with...listen to the editing program. When playing music, the control panel at the bottom of the movie. Note: For more details on editing video and all the associated features, please refer to open the Music homepage. Music For convenient access to your music collection, click Music on screen...
English 54 Editing video Acer Arcade offers the capability to edit from your folders. To edit a movie, click Advanced, and then select "Edit Video." Then select the clips you wish to edit captured video clips, photos and footage from the beginning, or select the song that you want to share with...listen to the editing program. When playing music, the control panel at the bottom of the movie. Note: For more details on editing video and all the associated features, please refer to open the Music homepage. Music For convenient access to your music collection, click Music on screen...
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... Program option enables you to search for a specific kind of the instant replay recording. To create an instant replay, Arcade records the TV broadcast as a video file). Click " " to pause playback or " " to fast forward. Click " " to go to the start of the instant replay recording or click " ...on the home page to skip over commercials. Note: For information on the playback controls: Channel Up (switches up and operating the TV mode of video), TeleText (opens the TeleText function), and Record (records TV content as a file, creating a slight lag between the live broadcast and the TV...
... Program option enables you to search for a specific kind of the instant replay recording. To create an instant replay, Arcade records the TV broadcast as a video file). Click " " to pause playback or " " to fast forward. Click " " to go to the start of the instant replay recording or click " ...on the home page to skip over commercials. Note: For information on the playback controls: Channel Up (switches up and operating the TV mode of video), TeleText (opens the TeleText function), and Record (records TV content as a file, creating a slight lag between the live broadcast and the TV...
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... existing recording schedule to record. To change picture settings, click the TV button on the "Settings" page or the Settings button on this page, see Videos. The video will play a recorded TV file, click it for modification. In the page that opens, select the Channel you to view program listing details for...
... existing recording schedule to record. To change picture settings, click the TV button on the "Settings" page or the Settings button on this page, see Videos. The video will play a recorded TV file, click it for modification. In the page that opens, select the Channel you to view program listing details for...
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... the TeleText function, you to browse sub-pages. This will scan and list the available TV channels. Select TV Source to choose the source of video recorded from the TV.
... the TeleText function, you to browse sub-pages. This will scan and list the available TV channels. Select TV Source to choose the source of video recorded from the TV.