Acer Aspire 4920 4920G User Manual
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Chapter 121 Acer ePower Management Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface for configuring your power management options. To access this utility, select Acer ePower Management from the Empowering Technology toolbar, run the program 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. Using Power Plans Acer ePower Management comes with three predefined power plans: Balanced, High performance and Power saver. You can also create customized power plans. You can create, switch between, edit, delete and restore power plans, as described below. View and adjust settings for On Battery and Plugged In modes by clicking the appropriate tabs. You can open Windows power options by clicking More Power Options. NOTE: You cannot delete the predefined power plans. To create a new power plan: Creating customized power plans allows you to save and quickly switch to a personalized set of power options. 1.Click the Create Power Plan icon. 2.Enter a name for your new power plan. 3.Choose a predefined power plan to base your customized plan on. 4.If necessary, change the display and sleep settings you want your computer to use. 5.Click OK to save your new power plan. To switch between power plans: 1.Select the power plan you wish to switch to from the drop-down list. 2.Click Apply. To edit a power plan: Editing a power plan allows you to adjust system settings like LCD brightness and CPU speed. You can also turn on/off system components to extend battery life. 1.Switch to the power plan you wish to edit 2.Adjust settings as required. 3.Click Apply to save your new settings. To delete a power plan: You cannot delete the power plan you are currently using. If you want to delete the active power plan, switch to another one first. 1.Select the power plan you wish to delete from the drop-down list. 2.Click the Delete Power Plan icon. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
22Chapter 1 Battery status For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to the panel in the upper half of the window. Click the to view estimated battery life in sleep and hibernate modes. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
Chapter 123 Acer eAudio Management Acer eAudio Management allows you to easily control the enhanced sound effects of Dolby® Home Theater™ on your system. Select Movie or Game mode to experience the awesome realism of 5.1-channel surround sound from just 2 speakers, via Dolby Virtual Speaker technology. Music mode lets you enjoy your favorite tunes, in vivid detail.. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
24Chapter 1 Acer ePresentation Management Acer ePresentation Management lets you project your computers display to an external display device or projector using the hotkey: + . If auto-detection hardware is implemented in the system and the external display supports it, your system display will be automatically switched out when an external display is connected to the system. For projectors and external devices that are not auto-detected, launch Acer ePresentation Management to choose an appropriate display setting. NOTE: If the restored resolution is not correct after disconnecting a projector, or you need to use an external resolution that is not supported by Acer ePresentation Management, adjust your display settings using Display Properties or the utility provided by the graphics vendor. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
Chapter 125 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is an encryption utility that protects your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows Explorer as a shell extension for quick data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook. The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a supervisor password and default encryption password. This password will be used to encrypt files by default, or you can choose to enter your own password when encrypting a file. NOTE: The password used to encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it. If you lose the password, the supervisor password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If you lose both passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your encrypted file! Be sure to safeguard all related passwords! 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
26Chapter 1 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is simple yet effective utility that allows you to lock removable storage, optical and floppy drive devices to ensure that data cant be stolen while your system is unattended. TRemovable Storage Devices — includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives, and any other removable storage devices that can be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system. TOptical Drive Devices — includes any kind of CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, HD-DVD or Blu-ray drive devices. TFloppy Drive Devices — 3.5-inch floppy drives only. To use Acer eLock Management, the Empowering Technology password must be set first. Once set, you can apply locks to any of the devices types. Lock(s) will immediately be set without any reboot necessary, and will remain after rebooting, until removed. NOTE: If you lose the Empowering Technology password, there is no method to reset it except by reformatting your system. Make sure to remember or write down your password. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
Chapter 127 Acer eRecovery Management Acer eRecovery Management is a versatile backup utility. It allows 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. By default, user-created backups are stored to the D: drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you with: TPassword protection (Empowering Technology password) TFull and incremental backups to hard disk or optical disc TCreation of backups: tFactory default image tUser backup image tCurrent system configuration tApplication backup TRestore and recovery: tFactory default image tUser backup image tFrom previously-created CD/DVD tReinstall applications/drivers NOTE: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Managements System backup to optical disc feature to burn a backup image 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 Acer ezDock. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
28Chapter 1 Acer eSettings Management Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications, set BIOS passwords and modify boot options. Acer eSettings Management also: TProvides a simple graphical user interface for navigation. TPrints and saves hardware specifications. TLets you set an asset tag for your system. 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
Chapter 129 Windows Mobility Center The Windows Mobility Center collects key mobile-related system settings in one easy-to-find place, so you can quickly configure your Acer system to fit the situation as you change locations, networks or activities. Settings include display brightness, power plan, volume, wireless networking on/off, external display settings, display orientation and synchronization status. Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), sharing folders overview/sharing service on or off, and a shortcut to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities. To launch Windows Mobility Center: TUse the shortcut key + TStart Windows Mobility Center from the Control panel TStart Windows Mobility Center from the Accessories program group in the Start menu 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.
30Chapter 1 Using the System Utilities Acer GridVista (dual-display compatible) To enable the dual display feature of your notebook, first ensure that a second display is connected, then, open the Display Settings properties box using the Control Panel or by right-clicking the Windows desktop and selecting Personalize. Select the secondary monitor (2) icon in the display box and then click the check box Extend the desktop onto this monitor. Finally, click Apply to confirm the new settings and click OK to complete the process. Acer GridVista is a handy utility that offers four pre-defined display settings so you can view multiple windows on the same screen. To access this function, please go to Start, All Programs and click on Acer GridVista. You may choose any one of the four display settings indicated below: Double (vertical), Triple (primary at left), Triple (primary at right), or Quad Acer Gridvista is dual-display compatible, allowing two displays to be partitioned independently. Acer GridVista is simple to set up: 1.Run Acer GridVista and select your preferred screen configuration for each display from the taskbar. 2.Drag and drop each window into the appropriate grid. 3.Enjoy the convenience of a well-organized desktop. 1212 3 1 233 4 1 2 4(@TQJSF@#PPLCPPL1BHF.POEBZ .BZ 1.