User manual ACER ASPIRE 1800

[. . . ] Acer Aspire 1800 Series User's Guide Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved Acer Aspire 1800 Series Notebook Computer User's Guide Original Issue: August 2004 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents herein and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in the space provided below. [. . . ] This player has the features and controls of a typical living room DVD player. When you insert a disc into the DVD drive, the movie begins playing automatically. Media Controls features, such as play, stop, return to menu, jump to previous/next chapter, and rewind/fast forward, let users have total control over their viewing and set-up preferences Resume Playback: Users can continue DVD playback from where it was stopped or from beginning. Advanced DVD viewing options: The Language settings control the audio and visual language output of DVDs/VCDs. Subtitle selects the default subtitle language for DVDs when available. This function displays captions encoded in the video signal that describe on screen action and dialogue for the hearing impaired. Audio selects the default language for DVD titles. English Aspire Arcade English 58 Software Album English Aspire Arcade lets you view digital photos individually or as a slideshow, from any available drive on your computer. To view a slideshow, open the folder containing the pictures you wish to view - then click the Play slideshow button. To rotate a picture in full-screen, click the Rotate right or Rotate left buttons. Slideshow settings: To change slideshow settings click the Settings button on the Album page. The Slide duration setting determines how long each slide is shown before automatically advancing to the next picture in the slideshow. The Transition effects setting sets the style of transition used between pictures. Click the Restore to factory settings button to return your settings to their default values. Music Comes with various interface controls for playing CD or MP3 files. Offers various navigation features, including play, stop, rewind/fast forward, and volume control. The songs in the folder are shown in the content area, while the left side has controls for Play, Random, and Repeat all. In instant-on mode, the computer screen remains off to save power. 59 Mode Audio Supported Not Supported DTS Liner PCM Cinema DVD/VCD DVD navigator SVCD Music Album Others MP3, CD audio JPEG(Only) DVD audio format GIF, TIF, EPS, PSD USB external drive TV out IEEE 1394 port PCMCIA LAN/Modem/IR /Printer/ Bluetooth/ Wireless LAN Note: The track pad is not functional under Instant-on Arcade. Nor are any power managment features available under instant-on Arcade. English File type compatibility English 60 Software English Windows Arcade Aspire Arcade is an integrated player for music, photos, DVD movies, and videos. Music, Video, etc. . . ) on the Arcade home page. · · · · · · · Cinema - watch DVDs or VCDs Album - view photos stored on your hard drive or any removable media Video- watch and/or edit video clips Music - listen to music files in a variety of formats Burner - create CDs and/or DVDs to share or archive data TV - watch Digital Broadcasting or analog TV programs (Optional) Advanced Settings - adjust Aspire Arcade according to your preferences Note: While watching videos, DVDs, or slide shows your screensaver and power-saving features are unavailable. These functions are enabled when you listen to music. 61 When running in the Windows environment, the key combinations listed below are available to control and fine-tune the features and settings of Aspire Arcade. Hot key Fn+F1 Fn+F3 Fn+F5 Fn+F6 Fn+F8 Fn + Fn + Fn + Function On- line help menu Battery info Display toggle Screen blank Speaker toggle Volume up Increases the speaker volume. Volume down Decreases the speaker volume Brightness up Increases the screen brightness Brightness down Decreases the screen brightness Volume up Volume down Next Chapter Previous Chapter Fn + English Arcade Hot keys English 62 Software Arcade remote controller English The system provides a convenient way to control the Arcade mode. Arcade Main Page The Image above, and those on the following pages show which buttons on the remote contol function in the different Arcade modes. Cinema Mode 63 Video Mode English Album Mode English 64 Music Mode Software English TV Mode 65 Clicking a button on the Arcade home page opens the corresponding feature's home page. [. . . ] Nevertheless, some pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black or red dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Macrovision copyright protection notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. [. . . ]