Acer AT2055 User Manual Download

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AT2055/AT2056
AT2355/AT2356

User Guide

Acer LCD TV

Contents

Important safety instructions

Disposal instructions

Your LCD TV overview

Front panel view

Rear panel view

Remote control

General keys

Teletext

Basic connections

Connecting the power cord

Setting up the remote control

Enjoying analog and digital TV

Connecting an antenna/cable

Getting started watching your TV

Connecting external audio/video devices

Connecting a DVD, VCR, STB or audio/video equipment

Connecting a camera, camcorder or video game

Connecting a PC or notebook computer

Selecting the input source

OSD navigation

Navigating the OSD with the remote control

Adjusting the OSD settings

Empowering Technology

Set-up Empowering mode

Default setting in different Empowering mode

Advanced features

Advanced Picture Adjustment

Steady Sound

Channel Edit

Reorder for channels

Channel scan ordering

Intelligent Zapping

Blue Mute

Parental Control

TV ratings (for digital TV mode)

Channel list

Electronic programme guide

Sound effects

Widescreen display mode

Troubleshooting

PC Input Signal Reference Chart

Product specifications

Summary of Contents for AT2055

Page 1: ...nnecting a camera camcorder or video game 13 Connecting a PC or notebook computer 14 Selecting the input source 14 OSD navigation 15 Navigating the OSD with the remote control 15 Adjusting the OSD settings 16 Empowering Technology 18 Set up Empowering mode 18 Default setting in different Empowering mode 19 Advanced features 21 Advanced Picture Adjustment 21 Steady Sound 23 Channel Edit 24 Reorder ...

Page 2: ...rface are trademarks or registered trade marks of HDMI Licensing LLC DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved Acer LCD TV User Guide Original Issue 04 2009 Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Place of Purchase ...

Page 3: ... sustaining serious damage 12 Slots and openings are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in ...

Page 4: ...n e If the product has been dropped or the case has been damaged f If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 19 Use only the proper type of power supply cord set provided in your accessories box for this unit Always disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before servicing or disassembling this equipment 20 Do not overload an electrical AC outlet ...

Page 5: ...When the OSD is on functions the same as the Up arrow Channel down When the OSD is on functions the same as the Down arrow 8 Menu key Turns the OSD menu ON and OFF 9 Input key Press to change input source When the OSD is on press this button to confirm selection 10 Power On Off Turns the power ON and OFF 6 7 8 9 10 1 3 4 2 5 Ensure you adjust the sound to a comfortable level when using earphones o...

Page 6: ...English Rear panel view 1 AC in 2 VGA in PC Audio in 3 Service port 4 HDMI 5 SPDIF out 6 AV in COMPONENT Audio L R 7 SCART 8 Tuner 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 8 Tuner could support analog digital and mixed signal ...

Page 7: ...IST Press to launch the channel list See page 33 14 VOL Press to increase or decrease the volume 15 CH up down Press to sequentially select the TV channel 16 Sound Press to turn audio mode to virtual audio effect mode 17 Number keys 18 RECALL Press to return to the previous channel See page 29 19 ENTER Press to confirm channel number selection 9 8 4 5 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 POWER Press to turn ...

Page 8: ...L Press to reveal hidden telext information 5 SUBPAGE Press to access the teletext s subpages directly 6 SIZE Press once to zoom teletext page to 2X Press again to resume 7 TTX MIX TELETEXT MIX Press to switch from TV AV to Teletext mode Press to overlay teletext page on the TV image 8 HOLD Press to pause the current teletext page in multi page viewing mode When watching TV press to freeze the ima...

Page 9: ...ontrol 1 Open the cover on the back of the remote unit 2 Insert two AAA batteries supplied to match the polarity indicated inside the battery compartment A certified power cord that meets your country s legal requirements must be used with this TV You may also use an ordinary polyvinyl cord that meets IEC 60227 requirements or a synthetic rubber cord that meets IEC 60245 requirements ...

Page 10: ...e power button or channel up down button on the remote control 2 Setup Wizard The first time you switch on the TV the Setup Wizard will guide you to complete the language selection and channel scanning Press the OK key to begin the setup process 1 2 4 1 1 3 Enjoying analog and digital TV Connecting an antenna cable Connect the antenna cable to the appropriate antenna terminal on the back of the TV...

Page 11: ...o begin watching TV If you leave the setup process before it is complete you will be given a choice of options 1 Resume setup 2 Resume setup wizard at next startup 3 Exit and do not remind me Select an option and press OK to exit 3 Changing channels a Press 0 9 on the remote control to select a channel The channel changes after 2 seconds Press ENTER to select the channel immediately b Pressing the...

Page 12: ...o equipment using the SCART port located at the rear of your LCD TV as shown below Source in Y Yellow Red White Blue Green R W or DVD VCR STB or HDMI D Sub D Sub VGA R B G R B G R W R W COMPONENT SCART AV HDMI R W Y AUDIO COMPOSITE AV R Y W B G Acer recommends the following priority for connection types HDMI COMPONENT SCART S Video Composite ...

Page 13: ...der SPDIF SCART Connecting a camera camcorder or video game Connect your camera or camcorder to the video audio ports on the left of the TV set as shown below Y Pb Pr B G R B G w R R w R AUDIO AUDIO COMPONENT AV HDMI W Y R W R Y ...

Page 14: ...h rate D Sub D Sub Selecting the input source Once you have connected your antenna or external equipment to the TV you need to select the correct input source Press the corresponding button on the remote control to select the correct input source Input button guide 1 TV key Toggle TV Analog TV and Digital TV between input sources 2 AV key Toggle Composite Component HDMI1 and HDMI2 between input so...

Page 15: ...t panel view on page 5 for details MENU OK There are five main OSD menus These are Picture Sound Channel management Settings and Advance Use the following method to navigate these menus 1 MENU Press the MENU button on the remote control or the MENU button on the control panel 2 Select your desired menu by using the up and down directional keys to switch between the five menus 3 Use the directional...

Page 16: ...eys select Sound from the onscreen display Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust 3 Use the left or right keys to adjust the sliding scale Press OK to save 4 The Sound menu can also be used to adjust the the current Scenario Mode Treble Bass Balance Steady Sound Sound Effect and other important sound related settings Adjusting the channel management 1 Press the Menu key to bring up the OS...

Page 17: ...n analog signal and vice versa Adjusting the advance settings 1 Press the Menu key to bring up the OSD 2 Using the directional keys select Advance from the OSD Then navigate to the feature you wish to adjust 3 The Advance menu can be used to adjust the Parental Contal Advanced Picture Adjust SCART Preferred Subtitle and other important settings ...

Page 18: ...gy functions Empowering Technology has choice is between Scenario mode and Favourite channel MENU OK Set up Empowering mode 1 MENU Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD 2 OK Use the directional keys to navigate and select Setting 3 MENU OK Highlight Empowering key settings Then select the setting you wish to use 4 MENU Press MENU to exit ...

Page 19: ... the bright outdoor playing field and darker auditoriums Sports mode also brilliantly enhances colours and presents swiftly moving pictures without residual images All of this is achieved via specific Gamma corrections and saturation adjustments Precise audio can be heard Concert Concert mode places you in a virtual concert hall opera house or other dim environment by means of adaptive brightness ...

Page 20: ... key on the remote control to exit Viewing your favourite channels On the remote control if you press the Empowering Key the TV will jump between the stored TV channels sequentially according to your list of favourites Favourite channel mode in TV mode default setting Favourite channel allows you to store your favourite TV channels and flick between them at the touch of a button To set Favourite c...

Page 21: ...from the remote control hand set to invoke the OSD On Screen Display 2 OK Using the directional keys to navigate select Advance from the OSD Scroll to Advanced Picture Adjust sub menu to adjust picture settings 3 OK Using the directional keys to navigate through Noise Reduction Back Light Control ACM or Viewing Distance ...

Page 22: ...e Left or Right direction keys to adjust this feature ACM This function Adaptive Contrast Management automatically adjusts picture contrast depending on the brightness of the video content You can turn this feature either to on or off Viewing Distance Use the Left or Right direction keys to set the distance between you and the screen This will affect how NICE mode see page 19 adjusts the picture s...

Page 23: ...ectional keys navigate to and select Sound from the OSD Navigate to Steady Sound to adjust settings 3 This function prevents sudden changes in the audio output level If this function is selected as On volume levels will be consistent when switching between input sources and changing channels 4 MENU Press MENU to exit Steady Sound MENU OK ...

Page 24: ...rol hand set to invoke the OSD On Screen Display 2 OK Using the directional keys navigate to and select Channel Management From this sub menu select Channel Edit to adjust Channel settings 3 OK Using the directional keys to navigate through options Edit Skip Reorder or Decoder MENU OK ...

Page 25: ...to enter a number or alphabetic character by toggling number keys and press OK to confirm or Menu to cancel Skip Please use the directional keys to select which channels you want to skip and press OK to confirm These channels will automatically be skipped when the CH key is used to select channels later on However you can still manually select these channels Reorder Please use the directional keys...

Page 26: ...low Reordering for channels 1 MENU Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD 2 OK Use the directional keys to navigate and select Channel Management Then select Channel Edit 3 MENU OK Highlight Reorder Then select the channel you wish to reorder and press OK to confirm Move to the right channel number and press OK to reconfirm 4 MENU Press MENU to exit MENU OK ...

Page 27: ...he directional keys to navigate and select Channel Management 3 OK Highlight Auto Scan Then select Start and press OK to begin 4 Auto scan for channels The first time you completed the setup wizard all available channels were listed If you need to re scan for new channels please follow the steps below MENU OK ...

Page 28: ... the LCN channel s digit count 4 If there is any LCN conflict either between ATV LCN and DTV LCN the conflicting channel will be stored in a channel location after ch800 5 The TV will automatically detect new channels and if a new channel is detected it will place the LCN channel in its LCN position If there s no LCN or the channel position has already been occupied the channel will be located at ...

Page 29: ...ey it will return to the last channel viewed for longer than the set time ignoring other channels Intelligent Zapping 1 MENU Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD 2 OK Use the directional keys to navigate and select Channel Management 3 OK Select Intelligent Zapping and then use the directional keys to set the time 4 MENU Press MENU to exit MENU OK ...

Page 30: ...nal keys navigate to and select Advance from the OSD Navigate to Blue Mute to adjust this setting 3 If Blue Mute is selected as being On a blue screen will be displayed if the TV is unable to detect a signal If Blue Mute Off is selected a black screen will be displayed when no signal is detected 4 MENU Press MENU to exit Blue Mute MENU OK ...

Page 31: ...tively stop anyone without the password from watching TV Setting a password 1 MENU Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD 2 OK Using the directional keys navigate to and select Advance from the OSD Navigate to the Parental Contol menu Then enter Password see note 3 Enter a four digit password 4 MENU Press MENU to exit To enable this feature MENU OK ...

Page 32: ...reset Locking your TV 1 MENU Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD 2 OK Using the directional keys navigate to and select Advance from the OSD Navigate to the Parental Contol menu 3 MENU OK Enter your Password Then select Channel block Age Rating Input block or Change Password for further settings see note 4 MENU Press MENU to exit ...

Page 33: ...s and under 5 years 5 years and under 17 years 17 years and under 18 years 18 years and under Like other rating systems when you lock a category all the more restricted categories will automatically be blocked Setting or changing the ratings To set or change your TV ratings settings 1 Navigate to the channel you wish to manage and make sure that the channel is unlocked 2 MENU Press the MENU key on...

Page 34: ...English 34 4 Enter your Password Then select Age Rating and using the directional keys to set the age rating Press OK to confirm your settings see page 31 note MENU OK 5 MENU Press MENU to exit ...

Page 35: ... The current channel will be highlighted 3 Use the directional keys to navigate the list and select the channel you wish to watch 4 MENU OK Press OK to confirm Channel list Channel list allows you to quickly find the TV channel you are searching for SUBTITLE INDEX SUBPAGE REVEAL SIZE HOLD TTX MIX MUTE RECALL ENTER DISPLAY CH LIST OK CH LIST ...

Page 36: ... and genre EPG screen There are four main areas of the EPG screen a Content area The content area shows the date channel and programme Use the directional keys to navigate between the items in the content area Highlight a new programme to display the programme in the introduction areas Press the BACK key to exit b Indication This area of the EPG indicates which shortcut keys can be used while on a...

Page 37: ... list of channels Green Press the green key to view the next day s list of channels Yellow Press the yellow key to view details of the selected item Blue Press the blue key to go to the Type filter page The Type filter feature can help you to select a certain category of programmes that you may wish to watch 1 EPG Press the EPG key on the remote control 2 Use the directional keys to navigate aroun...

Page 38: ...ay mode Your Acer LCD TV has a special widescreen mode that allows you to toggle between Wide detect 4 3 16 9 Panorama and Letterbox 1 2 and 3 type views Press the WIDE key on the remote control to toggle the display between the four wide modes Wide mode The Acer LCD contains various widescreen modes including Wide detect 4 3 16 9 Panorama and Letterbox 1 2 and 3 WIDE ...

Page 39: ... side bar appears on each side 16 9 In this mode the screen will display 16 9 standard pictures Panorama In this mode the picture is progressively stretched toward each side of the screen Letterbox 1 2 and 3 In this mode the picture is enlarged linearly to fit the screen The top and bottom portions of the picture may be cut off ...

Page 40: ...ccur due to a VHS camera camcorder or other peripheral being connected at the same time Switch off one of the other peripherals The ghost or double image may be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise buildings or hills Using a highly directional antenna may improve the picture quality The horizontal dotted lines shown on the pictures may be caused by electrical interference e g hair...

Page 41: ...C 5 720 x 400 31 5 70 1 VESA 6 800 x 600 35 2 56 3 SVGA 7 800 x 600 37 9 60 3 SVGA 8 800 x 600 46 9 75 0 SVGA 9 832 x 624 49 7 74 6 MAC 10 1024 x 768 48 4 60 0 XGA 11 1024 x 768 56 5 70 1 XGA 12 1024 x 768 60 0 75 0 XGA 13 1152 x 864 67 5 75 0 VESA 14 1280 x 1024 64 0 60 0 SXGA 15 1280 x 1024 80 0 75 0 SXGA 16 1280 x 720 45 0 59 9 VESA 17 1280 x 768 47 8 59 9 VESA 18 1680 x 1050 65 3 60 0 WSXGA 19...

Page 42: ... 5 60 0 VGA 2 640 x 480 37 9 72 8 VGA 3 640 x 480 37 5 75 0 VGA 4 640 x 480 35 0 66 7 MAC 5 720 x 400 31 5 70 1 VESA 6 800 x 600 35 2 56 3 SVGA 7 800 x 600 37 9 60 3 SVGA 8 800 x 600 46 9 75 0 SVGA 9 832 x 624 49 7 74 6 MAC 10 1024 x 768 48 4 60 0 XGA 11 1024 x 768 56 5 70 1 XGA 12 1024 x 768 60 0 75 0 XGA 13 1152 x 864 67 5 75 0 VESA 14 1280 x 720 45 0 59 9 VESA 15 1280 x 768 47 8 59 9 VESA 16 16...

Page 43: ... x 420 x 190 503 x 380 x 190 Weight kg 5 1 4 95 Weight lbs 11 25 10 91 Gross weight Kg 7 9 6 5 Gross weight lbs 16 54 14 33 Analog TV system Colour system PAL SECAM Sound system B G D K I L L Stereo system NICAM A2 Subtitle Teletext 1 5 1000 pages Digital TV system Digital TV standard DVB T SD DVB T HD H 264 DVB T SD DVB T HD H 264 Sound system ISO11172 3 layer1 layer2 32KHz 44 1KHz 48KHz Stereo s...

Page 44: ... Component in YPbPr Audio R L AV in CVBS S Video Audio R L HDMI 1 Yes HDMI 1 3 HDMI 2 Yes HDMI 1 3 PC D sub in Yes PC audio in Yes SPDIF out Yes Coaxial Headphone out Yes Service Port Yes Resolution HDMI 480i p 576i p 720p 1080i 1080p 480i p 576i p 720p 1080i Audio system Speakers 5W 5 W ...

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