Acer LCD TV Contents MGW User's Guide Enjoying card reader content Operating the card reader Enjoying computer media content with the MGW eConsole software setup The MGW setup 3 3 4 4 6 Operating the MGW 11 Navigating the MGW menus Music mode Picture mode Video mode Online media Settings 11 12 14 16 18 19 Networking glossary 20 Network encryption 20
Copyright © 2005. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Acer LCD TV MGW User's Guide Original Issue: September 2005 Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications.
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.
English 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. Acer LCD TV (Media server) First, you need to install eConsole software on your PC. To do this, follow the instructions below. 1 To install Acer eConsole software, insert the software disk into your PC's optical drive tray.
English 4 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>.
English 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.
a. Connecting to a wireless network (using an access point) English To connect to your access point (AP), follow the instructions below: Internet Cable/ADSL Modem Router/AP DHCP Server Please set up and confirm your router's SSID and WEP before setting up your MGW. CARD/MGW Press the CARD/ MGW button to open the MGW home page. 1 From the home page, navigate to Settings and press OK to begin the setup procedure. 2 Select Language Setup from the menu.
English b. Connecting a wired (Ethernet) network To connect your access point, follow the instructions below: Internet Cable/ADSL Modem RJ-45 port Router DHCP Server Please setup and confirm your router's IP and DHCP settings before starting to set up your MGW. CARD/MGW Press the CARD/ MGW button to open the MGW home page. 1 From the home page, navigate to Settings and press OK to begin the setup procedure. 4-1 Select Network Settings 4-2 Select Wired (Ethernet) and press OK.
c. Setting up a wired peer-to-peer connection English Connect your LCD TV to your PC as indicated below: or RJ-45 port Set up PC (media server): 1 Open your Network Connections window from the Start Menu. 3 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button. 2 Select Local Area Connection, and click the Properties button. 4 Ensure the properties are set to Obtain an IP Address Automatically. Set up TV: CARD/MGW Press the CARD/ MGW button to open the MGW home page.
English d. Connecting a wireless (ad hoc) network To connect your PC via a wireless network, follow the instructions below: Set up PC (media server): 1 Open your Network Connections window from the Start Menu. 2 Select Wireless Network Connection, and click the Properties button. 3 Click on the Wireless Networks tab, and click the Advanced button. 4 Select Computer-tocomputer (ad hoc) networks only and click Close to close the window. 5 Click Add and define an SSID for your computer.
DISPLAY DISPLAY MUTE MUTE AV SCART PC SLEEP WIDE SRS/BBE CARD/MGW English Operating the MGW TV Your Acer LCD TV incorporates media gateway technology to allow you to view and play your computer media files on the TV TV PC AV SCART screen. Please ensure that you have completed the installation and setup. Details can be found on1page 6.
English Music mode MGW home page CARD/MGW a. Press the CARD/MGW key. b. While in MGW mode, and with MGW as the Empowering Key default, press the Empowering Key to access the main page. Alternatively, press the Music shortcut (green) button on the remote control to access the music folder page. Selected folder View, and select from, the folders defined in Acer eConsole. Using the left-hand menu The page will automatically open with the first file listed under the "New" tab highlighted.
Playing a song DISPLAY MUTE AV SCART PC SLEEP WIDE SRS/BBE CARD/MGW 1 2 English TV To listen to a song, highlight it using the arrow buttons on the remote and press OK. A green play symbol appears next to it to indicate that this is the song currently playing. To stop the song currently playing, push the STOP button on the remote.
English Picture mode MGW home page CARD/MGW a. Press the CARD/MGW key. b. While in MGW mode, and with MGW as the Empowering Key default, press the Empowering Key to access the main page. Alternatively, press the Picture shortcut (yellow) button on the remote control to access the picture folder page. c. View, and select from, the folders defined in Acer eConsole. Using the left-hand menu The home page will automatically open with the first folder listed under the "New" tab highlighted.
Viewing pictures English To view a picture, highlight it using the arrow buttons on the remote and press OK. The picture will appear as a full-screen image. To access the picture file information at any time, press the DISPLAY button on your remote. Once viewing a file in picture mode, you can use the arrow buttons to move to the next picture as they are displayed on the picture mode menu.
English Video mode MGW home page CARD/MGW a. Press the CARD/MGW key. b. While in MGW mode, and with MGW as the Empowering Key default, press the Empowering Key to access the main page. Alternatively, press the Video shortcut (blue) button on the remote control to access the video folder page. c. View, and select from, the folders defined in Acer eConsole. Using the left-hand menu The home page will automatically open with the first folder listed under the "New" tab highlighted.
1 2 3 ZOOM ROTATE 4 5 6 OPTION 7 8 9 SLIDE 0 RECALL ENTER MENU CH LIST DISPLAY TV MUTE OK AV PC SRS/BBE CARD/MGW BACK SLEEP WIDE EPG VOL CH/PG 1 1 2 3 4 5 PIP/PBP/POP ZOOM ROTATE OPTION 7 DISPLAY 8 AV SCART PC WIDE SRS/BBE CARD/MGW 1 2 3 ZOOM ROTATE 4 5 SWAP ACTIVE POSITION SLIDE 0 RECALL 6 6 2 9 MUTE TV SLEEP English SCART Remote control shortcuts SIZE/MODE 1 Sound tracks Press to toggle the different sound modes.
English Online media MGW home page CARD/MGW a. Press the CARD/MGW key. b. While in MGW mode, and with MGW as the Empowering Key default, press the Empowering Key to access the main page. Alternatively, press the Online Media shortcut (red) button on the remote control to access the Online Media page. c. Make your selection from the Online Media available. CH/PG MENU BACK OK The station information and song details will be shown on the screen as you listen.
Settings English Firmware updates are made available by Acer to correct software issues and/or add new features to the MGW in your LCD TV. To access the updates, your TV will need to be connected to the Internet via a home network. Follow the steps below to update the firmware. 1 Open the Settings menu on your OSD. 2 Select Firmware Update; this will display your current firmware version. Click on Scan for updates. 3 Press OK to continue once you've reviewed the warning messages.
English Networking glossary 802.11b/g: Wireless networking standards that support data encryption and data transfer rates of 11 and 54 megabytes per second (Mb/s), respectively. 802.11g is backwards-compatible with the 802.11b standard. Ad hoc wireless network: A network where two PCs communicate on a peer-to-peer basis, without an access point or router. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): An industry-standard wireless device encryption technology.
