Acer Ferrari 5000 Service Guide

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Changing the Acer OrbiCam Settings
Resolution
To change the capture resolution, click the displayed resolution at the bottom right corner of the 
capture window, then select the desired resolution. Setting the camera resolution to 640 x 480 or 
larger does not change the capture window size.
Options
Click Options to display the Window, Preview, and Folder tabs. Use the options to change the 
capture window size, preview settings, and the folder for captured photos or videos.
Note:
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Camera Settings
•Basic Settings: Click the Camera Settings icon on the bottom right corner of the capture display, then 
select Camera Settings from the pop-up menu. You can adjust the Video, Audio, and Zoom/Face 
tracking options from this window.
•Capture settings: From the Camera Settings window, click the Driver Settings button. The 
Properties window will appear.
•
Device Settings allows you to change the camera brightness, contrast, hue, 
saturation, sharpness, etc.
•Advanced Settings...

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Using the Acer OrbiCam as Webcam
The Acer OrbiCam is automatically selected as the capture device of any instant messenger (IM) 
application. To use the Acer OrbiCam as a webcam, open the IM service, then select the video/
webcam feature. You can now broadcast from your location to an IM partner anywhere in the world.
Enabling the Acer VisageON
The Acer VisageON technology comes with two features: Face tracking and Video effects. The 
Face Tracking feature tracks your head movement and...

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Using the Face Tracking Feature
To use the face tracking feature:
1.Click the left icon down arrow button, then select Single User or Multiple Users from the pop-up 
menu. For multiple users, the face tracking feature automatically centers all the users’ face in 
the capture window, otherwise the utility centers the face of the user closest to the camera.
2.Click the right icon to zoom in/out or reset the current view.
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2.Click on a video effect to use. The selected effect appears in the video effects section of the 
VisageON window.
NOTE: When using avatars, you may have to calibrate the face points to achieve better tracking. Follow 
screen instructions in the VisageON window to continue.
NOTE: You may use video effects when using the camera for IM chat/video sessions or call conferences. 

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Acer Empowering Technology
Acer’s innovative Empowering Technology toolbar makes it easy to have access to the frequently 
used functions and manage the notebook. Displayed by default in the upper-right corner of the 
screen, it features the following handy utilities:
•Acer ePower Management extends battery power via versatile usage profiles.
•Acer ePresentation Management connects to a projector and adjusts dispaly settings conveniently.
•Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with...

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Acer eLock Management
Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allow you to lock up your removable data, optical 
and floppy drives to ensure that data can not be stolen while your notebook is unattended.
• Removable data 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 disk drives that can 
be mounted as a file system when plugged into the system.
• Optical drive devices:...

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Acer ePerformance Management
Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of the 
Acer notebook. It provides an express optimization method to release unused memory and disk 
space quickly. The user can also enable advanced options for full control over the following options:
• Disk optimization: removes unneeded items and files.
• Speed optimization: improves the usability and performance of the Windows XP system.
• Memory optimization: releases...

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Acer eRecovery Management
Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility with the need for recovery disks provided by the 
manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on the 
system’s HDD. Be default, user-created backups are stored on D: drive. Acer eRecovery 
Management provides:
• Password protection
• Recovery of applications and drives
• Image or data backup:
• Backup to HDD (set recovery point)
• Backup to CD or DVD
• Image/data recovery...