Acer Aspire 4920 4920G User Manual

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,...

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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.
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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..
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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...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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.
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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...

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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...