User manual ACER ASPIRE M3420

[. . . ] This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of ACER. Box 4010 Cupertino, CA 95015-4010 USA Copyright © 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. 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. [. . . ] To create an album: 1 Using the mouse, double-click the ACER Image Zone icon on your desktop. Or Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, ACER, and then click ACER Image Zone. The ACER Image Zone window opens. 4 Select the pictures that you want to place into an album by placing a check in the check box under the image. The selected images appear in the My Selections area at the bottom of the window. Select the Albums icon, and then select Create a new album. Type a title using your keyboard, and then click OK. You can now view your albums in Media Center when you open Media Center, select ACER Image Zone, and then select Albums. 5 6 2 3 Click the View tab. Select the Image Catalog icon. Modifying a date assigned to your pictures Digital cameras and scanners assign a creation date to digital images. ACER Image Zone automatically recognizes this creation date and organizes your pictures by date. The most recent images are listed first in your Image Catalog. To change a date: 1 Using the mouse, double-click the ACER Image Zone icon on your desktop. Or ACER Image Zone Search in Media Center Select By Place. Select the arrow buttons under the globe to rotate the globe. Select the magnifying glass icon to zoom in and out. Locations that have pictures assigned to them will have a colored dot on the map. Select a keyword. 2 3 4 5 Select Search. Viewing Pictures in ACER Image Zone Viewing a slideshow in ACER Image Zone When viewing images, you can view a slideshow of all your images, individual albums, or pictures selected from a search. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Navigate to the group of pictures you want to view as a slideshow. 4 5 Select Slide Show. If you do not select the pictures you want to view as a slideshow, Media Center displays all pictures. Use the media playback keys on the remote control, or move the mouse to display the media controls to control the playback of your slideshow. 2 3 54 ACER Media Center PC Software Guide Viewing a slideshow with music in ACER Image Zone 1 2 Select ACER Tunes or My Music on the Media Center Start menu. Select the music you want, and then press OK on the remote control. If the music doesn't start automatically, press the Play button on the remote control. To go back to the Media Center Start menu, press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 4 5 6 Select ACER Image Zone. [. . . ] See "Disconnecting the ACER Personal Media Drive Safely" on page 123. Make sure there are no scheduled recordings or recordings in progress to avoid losing data. Changing the TV recording path to the ACER Personal Media Drive If you decide to change your recording path to record directly to your ACER Personal Media Drive, Media Center creates a Recorded TV folder on your drive: ACER recommends that you record TV programs directly to your local hard disk drive and then transfer your recorded programs to the ACER Personal Media Drive, if desired. n 1 2 3 4 Assign a drive letter to your ACER Personal Media Drive. See "Assigning a Drive Letter to the ACER Personal Media Drive" on page 118. Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder storage. Under Record on Drive, select (+) to select the ACER Personal Media Drive. [. . . ]