Acer Aspire 9420 Service Guide

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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. 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 or data recovery tools:
•Recovery...

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Acer eSettings Management
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specification and to monitor the system health status. 
Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your 
computer runs faster, smoother and better.
•Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigating through the program effortlessly.
•Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users.
•Logs when a hardware component has been...

Chapter 123
Acer eNet Management
Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of 
locations. To access this utility, either click on the “Acer eNet Management” icon on the notebook, or start the 
program from the Start menu. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when 
you boot up the PC.
Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you the freedom 
to...

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Acer ePower Management
Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. To launch it, select Acer ePower 
Management from the Empowering Technology interface, or double click the Acer ePower Management icon in the 
task tray.
AC mode
The default setting is “Maximum Performance.” You can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or 
click on buttons to turn the following functions on or off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, 
and Wired LAN.
DC...

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Acer ePresentation Management
Acer ePresentation Management lets you select from two of the most common projector resolution: XGA and 
SVGA. 

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Acer OrbiCam
The Acer OrbiCam is a 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera appropriately mounted on the top of the LCD panel. The 
camera’s 225-degree ergonomic rotation allows you to capture high-resolution photos or videos up front or at the 
back of the LCD panel. The Acer OrbiCam fully supports the Acer Video Conference technology so that you can 
transmit the best video quality over an instant messenger service.
Rotating the Acer Orbicam
The Acer OrbiCam rotates 225 degrees counterclockwise to achieve...

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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. 
Note: 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. 

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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...