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Launches the Empowering Technology toolbar. Comfortable support area for sound recording. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Closed Front View Status indicators Click buttons (left and right mouse buttons. ... with S/PDIF speakers, headphones). infrared printer and IR-aware computer). 8 Chapter 1 The left and right buttons function like the left and right) Microphone Display screen Empowering button Speaker Palmrest Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to audio line-out devices (e.g., line-out jack with infrared devices (e.g. support 6 LCD display latch...
Launches the Empowering Technology toolbar. Comfortable support area for sound recording. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Closed Front View Status indicators Click buttons (left and right mouse buttons. ... with S/PDIF speakers, headphones). infrared printer and IR-aware computer). 8 Chapter 1 The left and right buttons function like the left and right) Microphone Display screen Empowering button Speaker Palmrest Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that light up to audio line-out devices (e.g., line-out jack with infrared devices (e.g. support 6 LCD display latch...
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... computer is activated NOTE: 1. Easy-Launch Buttons To the top of the keyboard there are pre-set the Web browser and mail buttons, run the Acer Empowering Technology. Icon Function Power Battery Description Lights up when the battery is activated. Lights when Cap Lock is on. Press " " to email and Internet programs, but...
... computer is activated NOTE: 1. Easy-Launch Buttons To the top of the keyboard there are pre-set the Web browser and mail buttons, run the Acer Empowering Technology. Icon Function Power Battery Description Lights up when the battery is activated. Lights when Cap Lock is on. Press " " to email and Internet programs, but...
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... hold , then use the touchpad: T Move your fingers - hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Launch Button Web browser Mail Arcade Default application Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable) Internet browser (user-programmable) Email application (user-programmable) Windows Media Center Touchpad Basics The following teaches you how to use finger on the...
... hold , then use the touchpad: T Move your fingers - hence, the lighter the touch, the better the response. Launch Button Web browser Mail Arcade Default application Acer Empowering Technology (user-programmable) Internet browser (user-programmable) Email application (user-programmable) Windows Media Center Touchpad Basics The following teaches you how to use finger on the...
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...; Puts the computer in the hotkey combination. it opens the application's context menu. Chapter 1 15 See "Acer Empowering Technology" on hot keys. + Acer eSettings Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. + + Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches the Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. It can also be used with other key in Sleep mode. Hot Key + Icon Function Hot key...
...; Puts the computer in the hotkey combination. it opens the application's context menu. Chapter 1 15 See "Acer Empowering Technology" on hot keys. + Acer eSettings Launches the Acer eSettings in Acer eManager. + + Acer ePower Management Sleep Launches the Acer ePower Management in Acer Empowering Technology. It can also be used with other key in Sleep mode. Hot Key + Icon Function Hot key...
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..., you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your new Acer notebook. To access this utility, either click on the "Acer eNet Management" icon on your PC. Acer Empowering Technology Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for the first time. Acer eNet Management Acer eNet Management helps you to access frequently used functions and manage your needs...
..., you the freedom to manually adjust the settings to match your new Acer notebook. To access this utility, either click on the "Acer eNet Management" icon on your PC. Acer Empowering Technology Acer's innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for the first time. Acer eNet Management Acer eNet Management helps you to access frequently used functions and manage your needs...
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...Power Saver, and High Performance. Change the display and sleep settings as desired. 5. A new power plan is "Maximum Performance." To launch it, select Acer ePower Management from the Empowering Technology interface. Select one of the predefined power plan that is closest to apply the setting. 6. Select a predefined power plan and click the " " icon... mode) There are three pre-defined profiles - Enter the name for your needs. Click "OK" to what you want. 4. To create new power plan 1. Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface.
...Power Saver, and High Performance. Change the display and sleep settings as desired. 5. A new power plan is "Maximum Performance." To launch it, select Acer ePower Management from the Empowering Technology interface. Select one of the predefined power plan that is closest to apply the setting. 6. Select a predefined power plan and click the " " icon... mode) There are three pre-defined profiles - Enter the name for your needs. Click "OK" to what you want. 4. To create new power plan 1. Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface.
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... adapter xiv Taking care of your battery pack xv Cleaning and servicing xv Acer Empowering Technology 1 Empowering Technology password 1 Acer eNet Management 2 Acer ePower Management 4 Acer eAudio Management 6 Acer ePresentation Management 7 Acer eDataSecurity Management 8 Acer eLock Management 9 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eSettings Management 13 Windows Mobility Center 14 Your Acer notebook tour 15 Top view 15 Closed front view 17 Left view 18...
... adapter xiv Taking care of your battery pack xv Cleaning and servicing xv Acer Empowering Technology 1 Empowering Technology password 1 Acer eNet Management 2 Acer ePower Management 4 Acer eAudio Management 6 Acer ePresentation Management 7 Acer eDataSecurity Management 8 Acer eLock Management 9 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eSettings Management 13 Windows Mobility Center 14 Your Acer notebook tour 15 Top view 15 Closed front view 17 Left view 18...
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... and adjusts settings easily. Right-click on the Empowering Technology toolbar and select "Password Setup" to do so. Empowering Technology 1 Acer Empowering Technology The Empowering Technology toolbar makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your password! Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management, you lose the Empowering Technology password, there is for general reference only...
... and adjusts settings easily. Right-click on the Empowering Technology toolbar and select "Password Setup" to do so. Empowering Technology 1 Acer Empowering Technology The Empowering Technology toolbar makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and manage your password! Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management, you lose the Empowering Technology password, there is for general reference only...
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To access this utility, select "Acer eNet Management" from the Empowering Technology toolbar or run the program from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in a variety of locations. You can also set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you the option to manually adjust the settings to both wired and wireless networks in Start menu. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you boot up your needs. Empowering Technology 2 Acer eNet Management Acer eNet Management helps you quickly connect to match your PC.
To access this utility, select "Acer eNet Management" from the Empowering Technology toolbar or run the program from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in a variety of locations. You can also set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when you the option to manually adjust the settings to both wired and wireless networks in Start menu. Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you boot up your needs. Empowering Technology 2 Acer eNet Management Acer eNet Management helps you quickly connect to match your PC.
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Empowering Technology 3 Acer eNet Management can save network settings for a location to a profile, and automatically switch to the appropriate profile when you move from one location to another. Settings stored include network connection settings (IP and DNS settings, wireless AP details, etc.), as well as default printer settings. Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information.
Empowering Technology 3 Acer eNet Management can save network settings for a location to a profile, and automatically switch to the appropriate profile when you move from one location to another. Settings stored include network connection settings (IP and DNS settings, wireless AP details, etc.), as well as default printer settings. Security and safety concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information.
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..., change the display and sleep settings you wish to from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in Start menu, or right-click the Windows power icon in the system tray and select "Acer ePower Management". To create a new power plan: Creating customized power...switch between , edit, delete and restore power plans, as required. Empowering Technology 4 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface for configuring your new power plan. Using power plans Acer ePower Management comes with three predefined power plans: Balanced, High performance and...
..., change the display and sleep settings you wish to from the Acer Empowering Technology program group in Start menu, or right-click the Windows power icon in the system tray and select "Acer ePower Management". To create a new power plan: Creating customized power...switch between , edit, delete and restore power plans, as required. Empowering Technology 4 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface for configuring your new power plan. Using power plans Acer ePower Management comes with three predefined power plans: Balanced, High performance and...
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Battery status For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to the panel in To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you wish to view estimated battery life in the upper half of the window. to delete from the drop-down list. 2 Click the Delete Power Plan icon. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to save your new settings. Click the sleep and hibernate modes. 5 Empowering Technology 3 Click "Apply" to another one first. 1 Select the power plan you are currently using.
Battery status For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to the panel in To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you wish to view estimated battery life in the upper half of the window. to delete from the drop-down list. 2 Click the Delete Power Plan icon. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to save your new settings. Click the sleep and hibernate modes. 5 Empowering Technology 3 Click "Apply" to another one first. 1 Select the power plan you are currently using.
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"Music" mode lets you to experience the awesome realism of Dolby® Home Theater™ on your favorite tunes, in vivid detail.. Empowering Technology 6 Acer eAudio Management Acer eAudio Management allows you enjoy your system. Select "Movie" or "Game" mode to easily control the enhanced sound effects of 5.1-channel surround sound from just 2 speakers, via Dolby Virtual Speaker technology.
"Music" mode lets you to experience the awesome realism of Dolby® Home Theater™ on your favorite tunes, in vivid detail.. Empowering Technology 6 Acer eAudio Management Acer eAudio Management allows you enjoy your system. Select "Movie" or "Game" mode to easily control the enhanced sound effects of 5.1-channel surround sound from just 2 speakers, via Dolby Virtual Speaker technology.
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... disconnecting a projector, or you project your display settings using the hotkey: + . Empowering Technology 7 Acer ePresentation Management Acer ePresentation Management lets you need to use an external resolution that are not auto-detected, launch Acer ePresentation Management to an external display device or projector using Display Properties or the utility... display supports it, your system display will be automatically switched out when an external display is not supported by Acer ePresentation Management, adjust your computer's display to choose an appropriate display setting.
... disconnecting a projector, or you project your display settings using the hotkey: + . Empowering Technology 7 Acer ePresentation Management Acer ePresentation Management lets you need to use an external resolution that are not auto-detected, launch Acer ePresentation Management to an external display device or projector using Display Properties or the utility... display supports it, your system display will be automatically switched out when an external display is not supported by Acer ePresentation Management, adjust your computer's display to choose an appropriate display setting.
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The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook. If you lose the password, the supervisor password is the unique key ... when encrypting a file. If you can choose to encrypt files by unauthorized persons. Note: The password used to enter your encrypted file! Empowering Technology 8 Acer eDataSecurity Management (for selected models) Acer eDataSecurity Management is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file...
The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook. If you lose the password, the supervisor password is the unique key ... when encrypting a file. If you can choose to encrypt files by unauthorized persons. Note: The password used to enter your encrypted file! Empowering Technology 8 Acer eDataSecurity Management (for selected models) Acer eDataSecurity Management is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file...
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... or Blu-ray drive devices. • Floppy Drive Devices - 3.5-inch floppy drives only. Once set, you lose the Empowering Technology password, there is no method to ensure that data can't be stolen while your system is simple yet effective utility that ... set without any kind of the devices types. To use Acer eLock Management, the Empowering Technology password must be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system. • Optical Drive Devices - Empowering Technology 9 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is unattended. • Removable Storage Devices - includes...
... or Blu-ray drive devices. • Floppy Drive Devices - 3.5-inch floppy drives only. Once set, you lose the Empowering Technology password, there is no method to ensure that data can't be stolen while your system is simple yet effective utility that ... set without any kind of the devices types. To use Acer eLock Management, the Empowering Technology password must be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system. • Optical Drive Devices - Empowering Technology 9 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is unattended. • Removable Storage Devices - includes...
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Empowering Technology 11 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a versatile backup utility. By default, user-created backups are stored to hard disk or optical disc • Creation of backups: •... CD/DVD • Reinstall applications/drivers Acer eRecovery Management provides you to create full or incremental backups, burn the factory default image to optical disc, and restore from previously created backups or reinstall applications and drivers. It allows you with: • Password protection (Empowering Technology password) • Full and incremental backups...
Empowering Technology 11 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a versatile backup utility. By default, user-created backups are stored to hard disk or optical disc • Creation of backups: •... CD/DVD • Reinstall applications/drivers Acer eRecovery Management provides you to create full or incremental backups, burn the factory default image to optical disc, and restore from previously created backups or reinstall applications and drivers. It allows you with: • Password protection (Empowering Technology password) • Full and incremental backups...
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To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's "System backup to optical disc" feature to burn a backup image to "Acer eRecovery Management" on page 82 in the AcerSystem User's Guide. Note: If your Acer ezDock. Empowering Technology 12 For more information, please refer to CD or DVD.
To ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's "System backup to optical disc" feature to burn a backup image to "Acer eRecovery Management" on page 82 in the AcerSystem User's Guide. Note: If your Acer ezDock. Empowering Technology 12 For more information, please refer to CD or DVD.
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Acer eSettings Management also: • Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigation. • Prints and saves hardware specifications. • Lets you to inspect hardware specifications, set an asset tag for your system. Empowering Technology 13 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you set BIOS passwords and modify boot options.
Acer eSettings Management also: • Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigation. • Prints and saves hardware specifications. • Lets you to inspect hardware specifications, set an asset tag for your system. Empowering Technology 13 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you set BIOS passwords and modify boot options.