Acer LCD TV Contents AT2055/AT2056 Important safety instructions 3 Disposal instructions 4 AT2355/AT2356 Your LCD TV overview 5 User Guide Front panel view 5 Rear panel view 6 Remote control 7 General keys 7 Teletext 8 Basic connections 9 Connecting the power cord 9 Setting up the remote control 9 Enjoying analog and digital TV 10 Connecting an antenna/cable 10 Getting started watching your TV 10

Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved. Acer LCD TV User Guide Original Issue: 04/2009 Model Number: Serial Number: Purchase Date: Place of Purchase: HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trade- marks of HDMI Licensing LLC. DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project. 

Important safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Please put them somewhere safe for future reference. 1. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. English 2. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid

a. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. b. If liquid has been spilled into the product. c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. d. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. English Improper adjustment of other controls could result in damage; extensive

Your LCD TV overview Front panel view 1 Common interface English 2 AV in-S-video, CVBS, Audio L/R 6 3 Service port 4 Earphone* 5 HDMI 7 1 8 2 9 3 4 5 10 When the OSD is on, functions the same as the Right Volume up arrow. 6 When the OSD is on, functions the same as the Left Volume down arrow. When the OSD is on, functions the same as the Up Channel up arrow. 7 When the OSD is on, functions the

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

Remote control General keys 6 MENU Press to open or close the Menu. English 7 Back Press to back to previous Menu. 8 Directional keys/OK 1 2 POWER 9 MPX 4 Press to select the audio type, 3 WIDE displayed in the top right-hand 5 corner. 10 EPG 6 MENU BACK 7 Press to launch Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) mode (Digital TV mode only). See page 34. 8 OK 11 MUTE 9 MPX EPG 10 Press to toggle audio on

Teletext English 1 RECALL ENTER 2 4 INDEX SUBTITLE SUBPAGE REVEAL 3 5 SIZE TTX/MIX HOLD 6 7 8 1 Colour buttons (R/G/Y/B) Operates corresponding button on the teletext page. 2 INDEX Press to go to the index page. 3 SUBTITLE Press to view subtitles on the screen. 4 REVEAL Press to reveal hidden telext information. 5 SUBPAGE Press to access the teletext’s subpages directly. 6 SIZE Press once to

Basic connections Connecting the power cord 1 Connect the AC cord into the AC input on the back of the set. English 2 Connect the plug to the wall outlet as shown. 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.

Enjoying analog and digital TV Connecting an antenna/cable Connect the antenna cable to the appropriate antenna terminal on the back of the TV English set as shown below. Tuner Getting started watching your TV 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 Power a. Turn on the power switch beneath the screen. b. Press the power button or channel up/down button on the remote control. 2 Setup Wizard The first time you switch on

Step 1. Select the setup language you prefer. Step 2. Please select country. Step 3. Enter the correct time zone using the remote control. Step 4. Ensure that your co-axial cables are connected correctly before proceeding. English Step 5. Scan for digital channels and analog channels. Step 6. Setup is now complete. You are ready to begin watching TV. If you leave the setup process before it is

Connecting external audio/video devices Connecting a DVD, VCR, STB or audio/video English equipment Connect your DVD player, VCR or audio/video equipment using the SCART port located at the rear of your LCD TV as shown below. Source-in R AUDIO W Y COMPOSITE D-Sub G B R W R AV VGA COMPONENT HDMI HDMI AV SCART D-Sub Y W R G B R W R or or DVD VCR STB Y Yellow R Red W White B Blue G Green * Acer

TV-out English * SCART SPDIF Recorder AV 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. R W AUDIO Y AV G B R COMPONENT Y Pb Pr HDMI Y W R R B G w R R AUDIO w 13

Connecting a PC or notebook computer To display PC output on your TV, connect your PC or notebook computer to the TV as shown below. English D-Sub D-Sub For VGA connections, Acer recommends setting your PC’s external monitor resolution to 1600 x 900 pixels (AT2055/AT2056) or 1920 x 1080 (AT2355/ AT2356)@ 60 Hz refresh rate. Selecting the input source Once you have connected your antenna or

OSD navigation Many of the advanced settings and adjustments are available through using the OSD (onscreen display) menus, as shown in the example screenshot below. Basic operations required to navigate these menus (Picture, Sound, Channel management, English Settings and Advance) are described in this section. Navigating the OSD with the remote control MENU OK You can also interact with these

Adjusting the OSD settings The OSD can be used for adjusting the settings of your LCD TV. Press the Menu key to open the OSD. You can use the OSD to adjust the picture quality, audio settings, channel settings and general settings. For advanced settings, please refer to following page: English Adjusting the picture quality 1 Press the Menu key to bring up the OSD. 2 Using the directional keys,

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. English 3 The Advance menu can be used to adjust the Parental Contal, Advanced Picture Adjust, SCART, Preferred Subtitle and other important settings. The options available on the OSD may vary depending on the TV

Empowering Technology MENU English OK The Empowering Key opens up the Acer Empowering Technology functions. Empowering Technology has choice is between Scenario mode and Favourite channel. Set-up Empowering mode To change your Empowering Key's default setting: Set-up Empowering mode MENU 1 Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD. 2 OK Use the directional keys to navigate and

Default setting in different Empowering mode Scenario mode in TV Scenario mode has five preset viewing modes designed to give you the best picture quality when watching a particular kind of programme. There are five pre-defined audio English and video settings for optimal enjoyment of the following scenarios: Standard TV, Movie, Sport, Concert, Game, NICE and User. Pressing the Empowering Key

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 channel as the default, follow the steps described on this page. English Storing favourite channels CH Press the CH LIST key on the remote control. This will 1 LIST bring up the channel list menu. The current

Advanced features Advanced Picture Adjustment English MENU OK Advanced Picture Adjustment MENU Press the Menu key from the remote control hand set, to invoke 1 the OSD (On Screen Display). Using the directional keys to navigate, OK select Advance 2 from the OSD. Scroll to ‘Advanced Picture Adjust’ sub-menu to adjust picture settings. Using the directional keys, to navigate OK through ‘Noise

* Noise Reduction: This function filters noise from a signal. You can set to Off, Low, Medium, High or Auto depending on your preference. * Back Light Control: This setting adjusts the picture displays ‘backlight / brightness’. Use the Left or Right direction keys to English adjust this feature. 4 * ACM: This function (Adaptive Contrast Management) automatically adjusts picture contrast,

Steady Sound MENU English OK Steady Sound MENU Press the Menu key from the remote control hand set, to invoke 1 the OSD (On Screen Display). Using the directional keys, navigate to and select 2 OK Sound from the OSD. Navigate to ‘Steady Sound’ to adjust settings. This function prevents sudden changes in the audio output level. 3 If this function is selected as 'On,' volume levels will be

Channel Edit MENU English OK Channel Edit MENU Press the Menu key from the remote control hand set, to invoke 1 the OSD (On Screen Display). Using the directional keys, navigate to and select Channel Management. 2 OK From this sub menu, select Channel Edit to adjust Channel settings. Using the directional keys, to navigate through options 3 OK ‘Edit’, ‘Skip’, ‘Reorder’ or

* Edit: You can set the Channel Index and Channel Name here. Use the directional keys to edit the channel index or channel name column. You can use the number keys to enter a number or alphabetic character (by toggling number keys)* and press OK to confirm or Menu to cancel. English * Skip: Please use the directional keys to select which channels you want to skip and press OK to confirm. These

Reorder for channels The first time you completed the setup wizard, all available channels were listed. If you need to reorder for new channels, please follow the steps below: English MENU OK Reordering for channels MENU 1 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. Highlight

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: English MENU OK Scanning for channels MENU 1 Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD. 2 Use the directional keys to navigate and select Channel Management. OK 3 Highlight Auto Scan. Then, select Start

MENU 5 Press MENU to exit. English Channel scan ordering 1. If your Country supports ‘LCN’ (logical channel numbers)*, via Digital Channel broadcasting, these channels will always have the highest priority. 2. If your Country does not support DTV LCN, scanned channel numbers will start from ch801 in frequency of order. 3. ATV channels will start from ch901, and follow the current ATV channel

Intelligent Zapping Intelligent Zapping changes the action of the Recall button when channel-surfing. When you click through channels and then press the Recall key, it will return to the last channel viewed for longer than the set time, ignoring other channels. English MENU OK Intelligent Zapping MENU 1 Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD. 2 OK Use the directional keys to

Blue Mute MENU English OK Blue Mute MENU Press the Menu key from the remote control hand set, to invoke 1 the OSD (On Screen Display). Using the directional keys, navigate to and select Advance from 2 OK the OSD. Navigate to Blue Mute to adjust this setting. 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 3 is

Parental Control Locking TV content Parental control is a handy feature that can block all TV sources. Parental control allows you to enter a password and effectively stop anyone without the English password from watching TV. MENU OK To enable this feature: Setting a password MENU 1 Press the MENU key on the remote control to bring up the OSD. Using the directional keys, navigate to and select

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

TV ratings (for digital TV mode) Most digital TV allows you to block content according to rating systems. The rating system available is dependent on region. DVB ratings English The DVB system rates content by age. The categories are increase by increments of one year from 4 to 18 years of age. The categories are as follows: Rating Description 4 years 4 years and under 5 years 5 years and under

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

MUTE CH DISPLAY LIST Channel list Channel list allows you to quickly find the TV channel you are searching for. English CH OK LIST RECALL ENTER To open the channel list feature: INDEX SUBTITLE SUBPAGE REVEAL SIZE TTX/MIX HOLD CH Press the CH LIST key on the remote control. This 1 LIST will bring up the channel list menu. 2 The current channel will be highlighted. Use the directional keys to

Electronic programme guide The electronic programme guide (EPG) is an onscreen service available on digital TV that provides information about scheduled broadcast programmes on all channels by time, title, channel and genre. English EPG EPG screen There are four main areas of the EPG screen: a c b a. Content area The content area shows the date, channel and programme. Use the directional keys to

c. Programme introduction area A short description of the highlighted programme is located at the bottom right-hand corner of the EPG page; lengthy descriptions will be cut short using "..." to indicate extra text. Highlight the introduction to view the whole introduction section on a separate page. English Press the BACK key to exit. Navigating the EPG (for Digital TV mode) Red Green Yellow Blue

Sound effects Your Acer LCD TV is equipped with high-quality sound specifications to ensure that you enjoy the best audio experience possible. English Widescreen display 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

Wide detect In this mode, TV will auto detect picture source and fit in suitable size. 4:3 English For 4:3 standard pictures. A 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

Troubleshooting Before you call the Acer service center, please check the following items: Here is a list of possible situations that may arise during the use of your LCD TV. Easy answers and solutions are provided for each. English There is no picture or sound. • Make sure the power cord is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Make sure the input mode is correctly set by your selected

PC Input Signal Reference Chart AT2355/AT2356: English Resolution Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency Standard (kHz) (Hz) 1 640 x 480 31.5 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

AT2055/AT2056: Resolution Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency Standard (kHz) (Hz) 1 640 x 480 31.5 60.0 VGA English 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

Product specifications Model AT2355 AT2356 AT2055 AT2056 Panel spec English Resolution 1920 x 1080 1600 x 900 (pixels) Brightness 300 nit (tpe.) Contrast Ratio 1000 : 1 (tpe.) Dynamic 20000 : 1 Contrast Ratio (max.) Viewing angle H: 170o ; V:160o (tpe.) Response (tpe.) 5 ms (Gray to Gray) Power supply Input 100 to 240 V AC (50/60 Hz) Max. power 50 W 50 W 50 W 50 W consumption Power saving

Terminal Analog/ Hybird Digital Tuner In SCART 1 CVBS(In/Out), RGB(In), Audio R/L Component in YPbPr, Audio (R/L) AV-in CVBS, S Video, Audio (R/L) English 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 Yes out Service Port Yes Resolution HDMI 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i Audio system Speakers 5W + 5