Acer AT3705-MGW, AT3705 User Manual

Contents

Enjoying card reader content 3

Operating the card reader 3

Enjoying computer media content with the MGW 4

eConsole software setup 4 The MGW setup 6

Operating the MGW 11

Navigating the MGW menus 11 Music mode 1

Picture mode 1

4 Video mode 16 Online media 1

8 Settings 1

Networking glossary 20

Network encryption 20

MGW

User's Guide

Acer LCD TV

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Acer LCD TV MGW User's Guide Original Issue: September 2005

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English

Enjoying card reader content

The card reader module gives you the additional capacity of being able to access, view and play media files (pictures, music and video) on your Acer LCD TV.

Depending on the model of your TV, the card reader is located either on the front or side of your TV set. Please see "Your LCD TV overview" on page 6 for details.

The Acer LCD TV card reader supports the following popular flash memory cards:

- Compact Flash (CF) Type 1/2

- IBM MicroDrive

™

- Secure Digital (SD)

- MultiMediaCard (MMC)

- Memory Stick (MS) / Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick Pro

MicroDrive™ is a registered trademark of IBM, Inc.

Operating the card reader

To access media from the card reader, first insert a media card into the slot in the front TV panel as shown to the left.

Press the CARD/MGW button on the remote control once to open the card reader OSD.

Choose the kind of card you are using from the onscreen display using the

arrow keys. Press OK to select.

Then, using the remote arrow keys, it is possible to select the picture or music file you wish to view or listen to. Press OK to open the file.

DISPLAY MUTE

RECALL

MENU CH LIST

BACK EPG

SWAP ACTIVE POSITION

SIZE/MODE

TELETEXT

MPX

HOLD SIZE SUBTITLE

VOL

PIP/PBP/POP

CH/PG

ENTER

AV SCART

SLEEP WIDE

ZOOM ROTATE

SLIDE

OPTION

SRS/BBE CARD/MGW

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 809

DISPLAY MUTE

RECALL

MENU CH LIST

BACK EPG

ENTER

AV SCART

SLEEP WIDE

ZOOM ROTATE

SLIDE

OPTION

SRS/BBE CARD/MGW

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

Please refer to the MGW music/video/picture sections on pages 11 to 19 for remote control functions.

English

To install Acer eConsole software, insert the software disk into your PC's optical drive tray. If your system is set to auto start, the InstallShield Wizard screen will appear.

Select Next> to bring up the software license agreement screen.

Read the agreement carefully and check "I accept the terms." Then click Next> to advance to the file destination screen.

Select where you would like to install the eConsole files and then click Next>. The install wizard will then begin installing the eConsole software.

Once finished, the "Set-up Synchronize folders" dialog box will appear.

Enjoying media content with the MGW

eConsole software setup

The Acer LCD TV also allows you to connect your computer and listen to music files, watch video content and view images from your computer's hard drive and online radio.

First, you need to install eConsole software on your PC. To do this, follow the instructions below.

Acer LCD TV (Media server)

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a. By default, the eConsole software will select the Windows

designated media files (My Music, My Pictures and My Videos) to share.

If the default folders are correct, click Next> to continue with the installation process.

b. If you want to change the default settings and share

different files, click on the corresponding icon and browse to select the folder you want to share. Click OK to continue.

Once you have selected the folders that you want to share, click Next>.

When the installation process is finished, the completion screen will appear. Click Finish to close the installation software.

Now your computer is ready to share media and create playlists and favorites folders for playback and viewing on your TV. For details about how to operate the eConsole software, please refer to the User's Guide on the MGW CD.

English

For detailed instructions about the setup and operation of the MGW, please refer to the User's Guide file on the MGW CD.

Router/AP (DHCP server)?

Wireless (Access Point)

Wired(Ethernet)

Peer-to-peer

Cable/ADSL Modem?

Wireless (Ad Hoc)

Yes

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The MGW setup

The first time you use the MGW function you will need to run through the setup to establish a link between your PC and TV.

Router/AP DHCP Server

ADSL Modem

Living room

Bedroom or study

Media server (music/video/pictures)

Internet (Online radio)

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