Acer Halo HSP3100G User manual

MODEL: HSP3100G
User’s Manual
Acer Halo Smart Speaker
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This revision: June 2021
Important:
This manual contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright laws. The
information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Some features
described in this manual may not be supported depending on the Operating System
version. Images provided herein are for reference only and may contain information or
features that do not apply to your device. Acer Group shall not be liable for technical or
editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual.

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Table of Contents
Introducing Acer Halo Smart Speaker ..........................................................4
Package Contents ........................................................................................4
Closer Look ..................................................................................................4
Set up Acer Halo Smart Speaker..................................................................5
What you need to Get Started:....................................................................... 5
Plug in the Smart Speaker to Turn it On......................................................... 5
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network ........................................................................... 5
Download the Google Home App ................................................................... 6
Get Started ..................................................................................................... 6
Learn About the LED Lights and RGB Lit Base on Your Speaker ................7
Learn About the Images on Your Speaker....................................................8
Explore Features on Google Home App.......................................................9
Use Google Assistant ...................................................................................9
Bluetooth Pairing ..........................................................................................9
Manage Volume and LED Brightness with Night Mode................................9
Factory Reset Your Smart Speaker............................................................10
Demo Mode................................................................................................10
Using the Acer Halo App............................................................................. 11
Pairing Device .............................................................................................. 11
Main Screen Overview ................................................................................. 12
Image Cloud ................................................................................................. 12
Edit Image .................................................................................................... 13
Learn About the Drawing Features............................................................... 13
Upload Image to the Speaker....................................................................... 14
Create Static Image...................................................................................... 14
Create Animated Image................................................................................ 15
Generate Text............................................................................................... 16
Generate Text to Animated Image ................................................................ 17
Import and Export LED Files ........................................................................ 18
Device Settings...........................................................................................19
Recommendations......................................................................................20
Cleaning the Speaker.................................................................................20
Limited Warranty ........................................................................................20
FAQ ............................................................................................................20

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Introducing Acer Halo Smart Speaker
The Acer Halo Smart Speaker is the perfect addition to your home with DTS Sound™,
360° audio projection, and Google Assistant. Manage your day, control your entertainment,
and set timers and alarms with a simple, "Hey Google."
Want more control? With the Acer Halo app, you can customize the LED display and make
it truly unique by creating any design.
Package Contents
• Acer Halo Smart Speaker – HSP3100G
• Power Adapter
• Regional Power Plug
• Quick Start Guide
Closer Look
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Front
1. LED display*
2. RGB lighting
* The LED display function
depends on the different
mode.
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2
Back
1. AUX IN jack
2. DC-in jack
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Top
1. Microphone on/o󰀨
2. Volume up/down
3. Play/Pause

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Set up Acer Halo Smart Speaker
What you need to Get Started:
• An Acer Halo Smart Speaker
• The latest version of the Google Home app
• Acer Halo app
• A Google Account
• A compatible mobile phone or tablet:
√Android 6.0 or later / iOS 11.0 or later
√Works with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi network (a WPA-2 Enterprise network won't
work)
√Bluetooth turned on
• An internet connection and secure wireless network
• If you already use Duo for voice calls, make sure to use the same Google Account in
Duo and the Google Home app.
Plug in the Smart Speaker to Turn it On
1. Insert the power adapter cable
into the DC-in jack on the back of
the smart speaker.
2. Install the included plug as shown
in the figure and then plug it into
a power outlet. The microphone is
ON by default.
NOTE
»The plug type may vary by region.
»Only use the power adapter that came with your smart speaker.
»The smart speaker must be plugged into a power outlet at all times to work. It doesn't have a
battery.
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
Open your Wi-Fi settings on your mobile device. Your mobile device must connect to the
Wi-Fi network that you would like to use with your smart speaker.

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Download the Google Home App
You’ll need to download the Google Home app, as all of
the settings and controls during the setup process are
carried out here.
Search for and install "Google Home" on your phone’s
app store. Both Android and iOS devices support the
Google Home app. As an example, this document uses
the Android system.
Get Started
Launch the Google Home app and tap "Get started."
Choose your Google account that you would like to use
with the Google Home app. Tap "OK" to continue.
You'll hear a sound conrming you're connected to your
Acer Halo Smart Speaker. Select a location from the list
provided or create your own. Follow the in-app steps.
Remember to select the same Wi-Fi network you’re
already on to use with your smart speaker. Follow the
remaining steps to nish the setup.
The Google Home app will begin a tutorial. Tap "Finish
setup" when you’re ready. Your Acer Halo Smart
Speaker is set up and ready to go!

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NOTE
»You’ll be able to opt-out of some settings, like Voice Match or Personal results. You can
change these settings at any time after you complete the setup. Learn more about Voice
Match and personal results at: https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/9071681#vm_pr
»The languages you can use depend on the device. Learn which languages work on your
device at: https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7394513
Learn About the LED Lights and RGB Lit Base on Your
Speaker
The exclusive LED display and RGB lit base bring more fun and virtual cues when you
interact with Google Assistant.
Description of LED lights RGB lit base status What this means
— Soft night light
Night Mode is on.
Learn how to set up Night Mode,
see "Manage volume and LED
brightness with Night Mode".
— Pulsing white light An alarm or timer is alerting.
Solid orange light The microphone is o󰀨.
Pulsing white light Google Assistant is thinking or
responding.
—RGB light e󰀨ect animation The speaker is turning on.
—RGB light synchronizing
with music
Google Assistant is playing music
or podcast.
— Solid red light An error has occurred.

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Learn About the Images on Your Speaker
The speaker has built-in LED designs in response to the following cases:
• Special day images
Image How it works
New Year
On the following days, the LED display will show the relevant
icon for 60 seconds every hour from 8:00 to 23:00.
Valentine’s Day
Halloween
Christmas
Birthday
On the following days, the LED display will show the relevant
icon when prompting the Google Assistant to sing happy
birthday.
• System and information images
Image How it works
The LED display shows this icon when the speaker is turning on.
In standby mode, the LED display will show an always-on clock by default.
Using the Acer Halo app, you can customize the LEDs and present your design
in the following two cases:
1) To replace the always-on clock.
2) When Google Assistant is thinking or responding.
The LED display shows weather and temperature icons when you are asking
for the weather.
The LED display shows weather and temperature icons when you are asking
for the temperature.
The LED display shows the corresponding volume icon when you change the
volume level.
At volume level 0, all media will be muted, but your Google Assistant will still
speak at a minimum level. It doesn’t adjust the volume of alarms and timers.

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The LED display shows this icon when it’s in Bluetooth pairing mode.
The LED display shows the icon during setup mode.
• Reminder images
Image How it works
The LED display shows the countdown timer when you set up a timer.
The LED display shows this icon when an alarm is ringing.
Explore Features on Google Home App
Your smart speaker makes life easier by helping you do things like access media, manage
your tasks, and plan your day using your voice.
The Google Home app helps you set up and control your smart speaker and manage
Google Assistant settings and preferences.
Open the Google Home app. Tap on your smart speaker > Settings at the top right
corner to access its settings. Here, you can change settings that are most applicable to
your needs.
To learn more about the Google Home app and manage device settings, please visit
https://support.google.com/
Use Google Assistant
Enjoy music, plan your day, and nd answers hands-free. Just say, "Hey Google." Learn
more about what Google Assistant can do at: https://assistant.google.com/learn/
Bluetooth Pairing
Use your voice to turn on Bluetooth pairing. Just say "Hey Google, Bluetooth pairing." After
you enter pairing mode, open the Bluetooth settings on your mobile device or computer
and connect your speaker.
Manage Volume and LED Brightness with Night Mode
You can lower the volume of your Google Assistant’s responses and dim the brightness of
both the LED display and the Google Assistant LEDs during specied times to avoid being
disturbed.
1. Open the Google Home app.
2. Select Acer Halo Smart Speaker.
3. Tap Settings > Night Mode and slide the slider to on.

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4. Edit the time and day(s) of the week you want Night Mode on according to your needs.
When Night Mode is on, you can dim the LED brightness or turn on "Do not disturb" to
mute notications and boot up sounds. Timers and alarms will still ring.
Factory Reset Your Smart Speaker
A factory reset will reset your smart speaker to its default settings. To do this:
1. Switch the mic o󰀨.
2. Press and hold both volume buttons (+/-) located on the top panel together for about 10
seconds until you hear a sound conrming the smart speaker is resetting.
NOTE
»This action will clear your data from the smart speaker and can't be undone.
»You can't use your voice or the Google Home app to factory reset Acer Halo Smart Speaker.
»You will have to set up your smart speaker and relink any previously linked home control
smart devices again.
Demo Mode
The demo mode will show template LED designs and RGB e󰀨ects. To turn it on:
1. Switch the mic o󰀨.
2. Press and hold both volume (-) and play/pause buttons located on the top panel
together for about 6 seconds until you see the LEDs display a slideshow.
3. To turn it o󰀨, redo steps 1 and 2.
NOTE
»When demo mode is on, you can still talk to Google Assistant as long as you switch the mic
to on. The LED display and RGB e󰀨ects will continue the slideshow and will not respond to
your voice command until you turn o󰀨 the demo mode.
»The Google Assistant isn’t available in certain languages and countries.

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Using the Acer Halo App
The Acer Halo app gives you full control of your speaker.
Whether adjusting the always-on display or creating your own animated LED icons from
the canvas creator, you can do it all in one place. Simple.
• More Control
Control the Led Panel, Halo Light, and Night Light
• Canvas
Create and animate your custom icon designs
• My Image Gallery
Store and manage your icon designs
• Image Cloud
Download pre-made icon designs
Pairing Device
1. Download the Acer Halo app from the Play Store and launch it.
2. The app will search for nearby Acer Halo speakers and list them on the screen.
3. Just click one of the speakers on the screen to pair that speaker.
4. Follow the on-screen steps to nish pairing.

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Main Screen Overview
Image Cloud
The Acer Halo app has numerous
pre-made icon designs & basic
shapes in Image Cloud. They will
be updated periodically to give
you more and better choices.
Select one and download it
to Gallery for further use and
editing.
Tap to enter Device Settings.
Tap to pair another new device.
Show the paired device name.
Tap to enter Gallery.
Tap to enter Image Cloud.
Tap to add drawing canvas.

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Edit Image
1. Go to Gallery, tap an image.
2. Tap , select the brush color
to sketch over with your nger.
3. Tap to save.
Learn About the Drawing Features
Feature How it works
Generate texts on the canvas.
Undo or redo a single or multiple editing actions.
Copy or paste the content.
Select the di󰀨erent brush colors.
Move the content up/down/left/right.

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Upload Image to the Speaker
1. Go to Gallery, tap an image.
2. Tap , select Stand By or
Assistant.
• Stand By: it will replace the
"Always On Clock" image
on the LED display.
• Assistant: it will pop up on
the LED display when you
interact with the speaker.
NOTE
»If the smart speaker is not connected or paired, the upload feature will be disabled.
Create Static Image
1. Go to Canvas to open a new
canvas.
2. Select the brush color and
sketch with your finger over
the canvas.
3. Enter a new name and tap
to save it in Gallery.

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Create Animated Image
1. Go to Canvas to open a new
canvas.
2. Select the brush color and
sketch with your finger over
the canvas.
3. Tap to copy the content.
4. Tap to create a new
canvas and then tap to
paste the previous copied
content.
5. Use to
adjust the position.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 above to
create multiple canvases.
Alternatively, you can quickly
duplicate or delete the canvas,
and change sequence
with dragging function.
a. Press and hold the canvas
you want to duplicate or
delete, then drag it toward
the copy icon or delete
icon . When the icon
becomes blue, release
the selected canvas to
duplicate or delete.
b. Press and hold the canvas
you want to change
sequence. Drag it to the
position where you want to
place and then release.
7. Return to the rst canvas to preview the animation.
8. Enter a new name and tap to save it in Gallery.
NOTE
»If only one canvas exists, you can just drag it toward delete icon to clean up the canvas
content.

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Generate Text
1. Go to Canvas to open a new
canvas.
2. Tap to open the on-screen
keyboard.
3. Enter texts and then select
the font size and adjust the
position.
4. Apply one of the animation
effects: None, Marquee,
Waterfall or Blink and see how
it runs.
5. Tap to discard or tap
when you nish.
6. Enter a new name and tap
to save it in Gallery.
NOTE
»Texts can only be English alphabet and Arabic numerals.

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Generate Text to Animated Image
1. Go to Gallery and select an existing animated image, or go to Canvas to create a new
one.
2. Select a single canvas which you want to generate text. If you like to generate text after
the animation ends, then tap .
3. Tap to open the on-screen keyboard.
4. Enter texts and then select the font size and adjust the position.
5. Apply one of the animation e󰀨ects: None, Marquee, Waterfall or Blink and see how it
runs.
6. Tap to discard or tap when you nish.
7. Tap to overwrite the existing file, or enter a new name and tap to save it in
Gallery.

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Import and Export LED Files
You can share custom LED les with others by using importing and exporting function at
any time.
How to import:
1. Download the LED le.
2. Go to Gallery and tap .
3. Search the LED le and import it to Gallery.
4. Enter a new name (if necessary) and tap to save it in
Gallery.
How to export:
1. Go to Gallery and select an
image.
2. Tap to share le via email,
social media and messaging
apps.

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Device Settings
Tap the speaker image on the main screen to enter Device Settings.
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Led Panel: Turn on and o󰀨 the Acer Halo LED display.
If Led Panel is turned o󰀨, the E󰀨ect function is disabled
as well.
• Halo Light: Turn on and off the light of the Acer Halo
RGB lit base. If Halo Light is turned o󰀨, Night Light (as
below) is disabled as well.
• Night Light: Turn on and o󰀨 the night light.
• E󰀨ect(StandBy)/E󰀨ect(Assistant): Select and apply
e󰀨ects to the selected Stand By and Assistant images.
• Unpair: Unpair the mobile device and the speaker.
• Speaker Firmware version: Show the current rmware
version installed on the speaker.
• Software version: Show the current software version.
NOTE
»The Acer Halo app only allows for one mobile device to be paired with one Acer Halo Smart
Speaker at a time. You must unpair the existing mobile device rst, and then pair to a new
one again if necessary. For more information, please read the FAQ.
» To work with the Acer Halo app, the speaker rmware version has to be updated to 1.44.1.0.5
or later. Normally the speaker will check and update the online firmware automatically to
keep your device firmware up-to-date. You can also execute "power cycle" to trigger the
rmware update immediately.

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Recommendations
For best performance, follow these recommendations when placing the speaker:
• Do NOT place any objects on top of the speaker or in front of the speaker.
• Place the speaker on a stable and level surface.
• Make sure there is an AC (mains) outlet nearby.
Cleaning the Speaker
Clean the surface of the speaker with a soft, dry cloth.
CAUTION
• Do NOT use any sprays near the speaker. Do NOT use any solvents, chemicals, or
cleaning solutions containing alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives.
• Do NOT allow liquids to spill into any openings.
Limited Warranty
The speaker is covered by a limited warranty. Please check the warranty booklet inside the
product package for details.
FAQ
Symptom Solution
The speaker doesn’t turn on
• Plugthepoweradapterintoadi󰀨erentpower
outlet.
• Unplug the power adapter from your speaker.
Leave it unplugged for 1 minute, and then
plug it back in.
The speaker doesn’t respond during
setup
• Make sure your mobile device is connected
to the same Wi-Fi network and linked to the
same account as your speaker.
• Make sure you are using the Google Home
app for setup.
• If the Google Home app doesn’t prompt you
to set up your speaker, tap the + icon in the
top-left corner. Tap Set up device to add
your speaker.
• Try to remove the device in the Google Home
app and set it up again.
The Google Home app doesn’t work on
a mobile device
• Make sure your mobile device is compatible
with the Google Home app. For more
information, refer to the app store on your
mobile device.
• Uninstall and reinstall the Google Home app.