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Connect 4G
MFL67696601 (1.0)
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LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG
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property of their respective owners.
Important Customer Information
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Handle battery packs carefully
This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if
the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service
the battery pack. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external
contacts or circuits, dispose of in fire or water, or expose a battery pack to
temperatures higher than 60°C (140°F).
WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. To
reduce risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short
external contacts, expose to temperature above 60°C (140°F), or dispose
of in fire or water. Replace only with specified batteries. Recycle or
dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference
guide supplied with your product.
Take extra precautions
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Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it
may cause a short circuit.
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Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery
or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation.
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The phone should be only connected to products that bear the USB-IF
logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance program.
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Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or
one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.
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Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children,
to avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult a doctor immediately if the
battery is swallowed.
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Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with
the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualified
battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other
hazard.
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Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with
the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualified
battery may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard.
Important Customer Information
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Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped,
especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a
service center for inspection.
If the battery leaks:
Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If
contact occurs, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and
seek medical advice.
Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes. If contact
occurs, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek
medical advice.
Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there
is a danger of ignition or explosion.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme
temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in
places where the temperature may exceed 140°F (60°C), such as on a car
dashboard, window sill, or behind glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or
strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the
product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.
PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS
CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones
are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time.
SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT
Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft’s
navigation system and its communications network, using this device’s
phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If
you want to use this device when its use is restricted on board an aircraft,
remember to switch to Airplane Mode which turns off RF functions that
could cause interference.
Important Customer Information
ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS
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Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or
where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive
atmospheres such as fueling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on
boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and
areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or
metal powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an
explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where
flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user
should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an
explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised
not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations,
and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio
equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where blasting operations
are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often,
but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on
boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air
contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
ROAD SAFETY
Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use communication services
with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency. In some countries,
using hands-free devices as an alternative is allowed.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE
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Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel
frame of a building).
Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic sources, such as
microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio.
Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that
do not contain any metal.
Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your
local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.
INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS
This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this
device is prohibited in most hospitals and medical clinics.
If you use any personal medical device(s), consult the manufacturer of
your device(s) to determine if the device(s) are adequately shielded from
external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining
this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any
regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health
care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external
RF energy.
HEARING AIDS
Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the
event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider,
or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.
Important Customer Information
NON-IONIZING RADIATION
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Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its
normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety from
interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are
advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for personal
safety, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to
come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment. Use
only the supplied integral antenna. Use of unauthorized or modified antennas
may impair call quality and damage the phone, causing loss of performance
and SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-
compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country. To assure
optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is
within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your
device only in its normal-use position. Contact with the antenna area may
impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level
than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN
USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.
HAC
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some
of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some
newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested
yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different features of
this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or
cochlear implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult
your service provider or the manufacturer of this phone for information on
hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange
policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer.
Table of Contents
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Important Customer Information...........................................................1
Table of Contents ................................................................................... 7
Technical Details.....................................................................................8
The Basics............................................................................................. 13
Connecting to Networks and Devices ............................................... 50
microSD Card .......................................................................................55
Calls...................................................................................................... 58
Web....................................................................................................... 68
Communication ....................................................................................78
Entertainment.....................................................................................105
Tools.....................................................................................................135
Settings ...............................................................................................150
Safety...................................................................................................169
Specifications .....................................................................................192
FAQ......................................................................................................193
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT...............................................200
Index...................................................................................................203
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Cautions
The user interface of Google applications (Google Search, Google Maps,
Navigation, etc.) can vary depending on its software version.
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Locations are inaccurate when GPS and Wi-Fi are not set to On.
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With the Android operating system, some available Play Store
applications only operate correctly with phones that have a specific
screen resolution. Please be advised that some of the applications on the
Play Store may not be available for your phone due to an LCD resolution
requirement that does not match your phone. In addition, please be
aware that 3rd party applications with programming defects may cause
issues with your phone, including lock-ups and resets.
Technical Details
CDMA
Standard
Designator
Description
CDMA Dual-Mode Air Interface
TIA/EIA-95A
TSB-74
14.4kbps Radio Link Protocol and Inter-
band Operations
Basic Air
Interface
ANSI J-STD-008
TIA/EIA-IS2000
IS-95 Adapted for PCS Frequency Band
CDMA2000 1xRTT Air Interface
TIA/EIA/IS-634
TIA/EIA/IS-651
TIA/EIA/IS-41-C
TIA/EIA/IS-124
MAS-BS
PCSC-RS
Network
Intersystem Operations
Non-Signaling Data Communications
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TIA/EIA/IS-96-B
TIA/EIA/IS-637
TIA/EIA/IS-657
IS-801
Speech CODEC
Short Message Service
Packet Data
Service
Position Determination Service (gpsOne)
High Speed Packet Data
TIA/EIA/IS-
707-A
CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air
Interface
1x EV-DO Inter-Operability Specification
for HRPD Access Network Interfaces
TIA/EIA/IS-856
TIA/EIA/IS-878
TIA/EIA/IS-866
TIA/EIA/IS-890
1x EV-DO
Related
Interface
Recommended Minimum Performance
Standards for HRPD High Rate Packet
Data Access Terminal
Test Application Specification (TAS) for
High Rate Packet Data Air Interface
LTE Standard
Designator
Description
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
User Equipment (UE) radio
transmission and reception
TS 36.101
TS 36.104
Basic
Air Interface
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
Base Station (BS) radio transmission
and reception
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Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
User Equipment (UE) conformance
specification;
Radio transmission and reception;
Part 1: Conformance testing
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
TS 36.521-1
User Equipment (UE) conformance
specification;
Conformance
Test
TS 36.521-2
TS 36.521-3
Radio transmission and reception;
Part 2: Implementation Conformance
Statement (ICS)
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
User Equipment (UE) conformance
specification;
Radio transmission and reception;
Part 3: Radio Resource Management
(RRM) conformance testing
FCC RF Exposure Information
WARNING! Read this information before operating the phone.
In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the
United States, with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326, adopted
an updated safety standard for human exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)
electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those
guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S.
and international standards bodies. The design of this phone complies with
the FCC guidelines and those international standards.
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Vehicle-Mounted External Antenna
(Optional, if available.)
To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements, keep 8 inches (20 cm) between
the user / bystander and vehicle-mounted external antenna. For more
information about RF exposure, visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov.
Part 15.19 statement
This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that causes undesired operation.
Part 15.21 statement
Changes or modifications that are not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If you experience interference with reception (e.g.,
television), determine if this equipment is causing the harmful interference
by turning the equipment off and then back on to see if the interference is
affected. If necessary, try correcting the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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™
The LG SPIRIT 4G operates on 4G network, based on Long Term
Evolution (LTE) technology and Mobile Broadband 4G networks in the
United States*.
Now you can connect easily at high speeds to the Internet, your corporate
Intranet, and your email while you’re away from the office.
* Service not available everywhere.
* Information subject to change.
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Phone Overview
Front View
Earpiece
Proximity
Sensor
Front Camera
Lens
Touchscreen
Quick Keys
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
NOTES All screen shots in this guide are simulated. Actual displays may vary.
Instructions to perform tasks in this guide are based on the default phone settings and
may change depending on the software version on your phone.
1. Proximity Sensor Senses proximity towards other objects (such as your
head) so that touch commands are not accidentally activated during a call.
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NOTES
Do not block the sensor or near the sensor to avoid problems with the touchscreen.
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The use of a film cover produced by manufacturers other than LG can cause a
disturbance in touch operation, the display, etc.
2. Quick Keys Allow quick access to your most used applications. To add
an icon, touch and hold the desired icon and drag it to the Quick Keys bar.
Release it at the desired location. To remove an icon, touch and hold it,
then drag it out of the Quick Keys bar.
3. Back Key Returns to the previous screen. Also closes pop-up display
items, such as menus and dialog boxes.
4. Home Key Returns to the Home screen. If you’re already viewing one
of the Home screen extension canvases, it navigates you to the central
Home screen canvas. Touch and hold to view the most recently used
applications.
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5. Menu Key Opens an Options menu with options that affect the current
screen or application.
6. Touchscreen Displays all the information needed to operate your phone,
such as applications, call status, date, time, signal status, and battery
strength.
7. Front Camera Lens Use to take photos and video of yourself. Keep
clean for optimal performance.
8. Earpiece Lets you hear callers and automated prompts.
Rear View
3.5mm Headset Jack
Back Camera Lens
Back Cover
Speaker
Microphone
9. 3.5mm Headset Jack Allows you to plug in an optional headset for
convenient, hands-free conversations. You can also plug in headphones
to listen to music.
10.Back Camera Lens Use for taking photos and recording videos. Keep
clean for optimal performance.
11.Back Cover Encloses the battery compartment.
12.Speaker Allows you to hear sounds and ringers. It also allows you
to hear the caller’s voice when using Speaker mode.
13.Microphone Transmits your voice to the other caller and allows use for
Voice-activated functions.
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Side View
Power/
Lock Key
Volume Keys
Accessory/
Charger Port
14. Power/Lock Key Locks the screen with a single press. Press and hold
to open the Phone options menu for the following options: Power off,
Power off and restart, and Turn on/off Airplane mode. You can also
change the ringer type from this menu.
15. Volume Keys Allow you to adjust the ringer, media volumes, or the
in-call volume during a call.
16. Accessory/Charger Port Allows you to connect the phone charger, USB
cable, or other compatible accessories.
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Installing the Battery and microSD Card
NOTE It is important to fully charge the battery before initial use of the phone.
Installing the battery
The phone comes with a rechargeable battery. Keep the battery charged
while not in use in order to maximize talk, use, and standby time. The
battery charge level is shown at the top right corner of the screen.
2 Align the battery
contacts with the
terminals in the
battery compartment
and push the battery
down until it clicks
into place.
3
Place the back cover over
the battery compartment,
then press it downward
until it clicks into place.
1 Use the fingertip
cutout at the lower
right side of the
phone to remove the
battery cover.
Removing the battery
1. Turn the phone off and use the fingertip cutout at the lower right side of the
phone to remove the back cover.
2. Remove the battery from the battery compartment by lifting the bottom of
the battery using the fingertip cutout.
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Inserting a microSD card
1. Remove the back cover (as demonstrated in the
previous instructions) and locate the microSD card
slot (microSD is inscribed near the slot opening).
2. Position the microSD card with the label side facing
up and slide it into place until it is fully inserted and locked in place.
NOTE The microSD card can be easily damaged by improper operation. Please be careful when
inserting, removing or handling it.
NOTE microSD cards are optional and sold separately.
To remove the microSD card
1. You must first unmount the microSD card prior to removing it (see
section below).
2. Remove the back cover and locate the microSD card slot.
3. Carefully pull the microSD card out to remove it.
To unmount the microSD card
It is important to unmount the microSD card to avoid
damage to it or data saved on the card.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
2. Touch Settings > Storage.
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3. Touch Unmount SD card > OK.
Installing the 4G micro-SIM card
1. Turn the power off and remove the back cover and battery (as
demonstrated in the previous instructions).
2. Locate the 4G micro-SIM card slot (a SIM card graphic is inscribed near
the slot opening).
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3. Position the 4G micro-SIM card with the label side facing up and slide it
into place until it is fully inserted and locked in place.
Removing the 4G micro-SIM card
1. Turn the power off and remove the back cover and battery.
2. Locate the 4G micro-SIM card slot.
3. Gently slide the 4G micro-SIM card out to remove it.
Charging the Phone
Your device comes with an adapter and a USB cable which connect
together to charge your phone. To charge your phone:
NOTICE
Please only use an approved charging accessory to charge your LG phone. Improper
handling of the Accessory/Charger Port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger,
may cause damage to your phone and void the warranty.
1. Connect the USB cable into the adapter. When connecting, as shown
below, the LG logo on the USB cable should face toward you.
USB Cable
Adapter
2. Plug the USB cable (as shown below) into the phone’s Accessory/
Charger port.
NOTE
Make sure that the 'B' side
is facing toward you when
inserting the USB cable into
the phone.
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Charging with USB
You can use your computer to charge your phone. To be able to charge with
the USB cable, you need to have the necessary USB drivers installed on
your PC first. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Accessory/Charger
Port on your phone and connect the other end to a USB port on your PC. It
is best to use the rear USB port when connecting to a desktop PC. The USB
hub should be powered by an external power source.
Optimizing Battery Life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features
that run in the background. You can also monitor how applications and
system resources consume battery power.
To stop applications from running in the background
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
> Apps >
Running tab and select the items that are no longer in use and touch Stop.
Tips to extend the life of your battery
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Turn off radio communications that you aren’t using. If you aren’t
using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings menu to turn them
off (Note that the GPS receiver is only turned on when you’re using an
application that makes use of it).
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Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
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Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other
applications if you don’t need it.
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Use the Power Control widget to control the wireless connections,
GPS connection, Bluetooth power, display brightness, and syncing
activity.
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To check the battery charge level
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From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
>
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About phone > Battery.
The battery status (Charging or Discharging) and level (as a percentage
of fully charged) will be displayed at the top of the screen.
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To monitor and control what uses the battery
The Battery use screen allows you to see which applications are consuming
the most battery power. Information on this screen allows you to identify
downloaded applications you may want to turn off when not being used, so
you can get the most out of your battery power.
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From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
About phone > Battery > Battery use.
The screen will display battery usage time. A list of applications or
services using battery power are displayed in order of energy used,
from greatest amount to least.
> Settings
>
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Touch an application in the Battery use screen to see the details about
its power consumption. Different applications offer different kinds of
information and they may even include options to modify the settings
so you can reduce power consumption by that application.
Setup Wizard
The first time you turn on your phone, the Setup Wizard guides you through
signing in to your Google Account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the
Setup Wizard will help you create one.
You can also set up social networking accounts, such as Facebook and
Twitter.
NOTE This phone supports several applications and services. It is recommended that you
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact your service provider for details.
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
on the right edge of your phone
to turn it on.
2. Follow the Setup Wizard to configure your phone set up including
creating or logging in to your Google Account.
NOTE If you have an existing Google Account, your contacts from that account are synced to
your phone.
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Turning the Phone On and Off
Turning the phone on
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Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
for a couple of seconds until
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the screen turns on.
Turning the phone off
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
until the Phone options menu
appears.
2. Touch Power off.
3. Touch Yes to confirm that you want to turn off the phone.
To unlock the phone
If you don’t use the phone for a while, the screen and backlight will shut off
to conserve battery power. To unlock the phone:
1. Press the Power/Lock Key
.
Your Lock Screen will appear.
2. Swipe in any direction to unlock.
The last screen you were working on opens.
NOTE This is the default Lock Screen. If you've set up an Unlock
Pattern, use your fingertip to draw the pattern.
To turn the phone sounds off
If you’re in a place where your phone sounds may
disturb others, you can quickly silence your phone from
the Home screen.
From the Home screen, press and hold the Power/Lock Key
, then
touch
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OR
Press the Volume Down Key
until all sounds are turned off or
vibration is set.
OR
Open the Notifications panel and touch the Sound icon until
displayed.
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Setting Up Your Device
When you turn on your wireless device for the first time, you have the
option to quickly set up various accounts. Simply follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the initial setup of your wireless device.
To set up your device, follow the steps below:
1. On the Welcome screen, select your language and touch Next.
2. Set your internet connection settings and touch Next.
3. Select Sign in to sign into your Google Account or Get an account
to create one. Touch Not now to skip to the next step. With a Google
Account, Google applications are automatically synced between your
phone and computer regardless of where you make an update.
4. Set your Google location settings and touch Next.
5. Set up your email and social networking accounts and touch Next.
6. Touch Done to start using the phone.
Setting up your Google Account
1. At the setup screen, touch Existing or New.
2. Enter your username and password and any other necessary information
(if creating an account).
NOTE Touch the Back Key
to close the keyboard.
3. Touch Sign in.
Now your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar events will all be
loaded to your phone automatically.
You can use the area below to record your Google Account information for
future reference.
Username:[email protected]
Password:________________________________________________
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Your Google Account
You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, Google
Calendar, and other Google apps; to download applications from Play Store;
to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage of other
Google services on your phone.
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If you want to restore your settings to this phone, from another phone that was running
Android release 4.0 or later, you must sign into your Google Account now, during setup.
If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored.
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If you don’t have a Google Account, you’re prompted to create one.
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If you have an enterprise account through your company or other organization, your IT
department may have special instructions on how to sign into that account.
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When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events, and other
information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with
your phone.
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If you don’t sign into a Google Account during setup, you are prompted to sign in or to
create a Google Account the first time you start an application that requires one, such
as Gmail or Play Store.
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When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and password, using the
on-screen keyboard.
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Phone’s Status Icons
The Status Bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons
indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating
the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current time.
Notification icons
Status icons
If you have more notifications than can fit in the Status Bar, a plus icon
prompts you to open the Notifications panel to view them all.
The following icons indicate the status of your phone.
Call icons
Mute microphone during a call
Missed call
In call
In call using Bluetooth device
Speaker on
Calendar & Alarm icons
Alarm set
Calendar event
Email Messaging icons
New Email received
Sending Email failed
New text or multimedia
message received
Sending message failed
Google Talk message
received
New voicemail received
Sound icons
Music playing
Vibrate mode
Silent mode
Phone jack connected
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Network icons
4G network connected
4G network in use
Downloading data through
4G network
Uploading data through 4G
network
EVDO network connected
Using EVDO data network
Download through EVDO
data network
Upload through EVDO data
network
Downloading data
Uploading data
Searching the current
location via GPS
GPS on
No service
Weak network signal
Roaming
Airplane mode
Location service on
Connectivity icons
Weak Wi-Fi signal
Strong Wi-Fi signal
USB debugging connected
Bluetooth on
USB connected
Bluetooth device connected
4G Mobile Hotspot on
System icons
More notifications available
System error
System secured
Preparing SD card
No SIM card
SD card error
Unknown SIM card
Sync error
Sync in process
Battery empty
Battery charging
Battery full
Battery status unknown
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Getting to Know the Home Screen
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your
phone. It displays application shortcuts, icons, widgets, and other features.
Status Bar
Shows device status information,
including the time, signal strength, battery
status, and notification icons.
Application Icon
Touch an icon (application, folder, etc.) to
open the application and use it.
Quick Keys
Provide easy, one-touch access to the
functions you use the most.
Apps Key
Touch to open the Applications screen to
view all of your installed applications.
Quick Keys
The Quick Keys are located at the bottom of the Home screen.
: Opens the Phone application which displays the dial pad so you can
dial an unsaved number. It also provides additional tabs to access the
Call logs, Contacts, and your Favorites.
: Opens the Contacts application. You can access Dial, Call logs, and
Favorites by touching the tabs across the top of the screen.
: Opens the Messaging application so you can send and receive text
and multimedia messages.
: Opens the Applications screen and displays all pre-installed and
downloaded applications.
NOTE To add an icon, touch and hold the desired icon and drag it to the Quick Keys bar. Release
it at the desired location. To remove an icon, touch and hold it, then drag it out of the
Quick Keys bar.
To return to the Home screen
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at any time, from any application.
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To view other Home screen canvases
Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The Home
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widgets, shortcuts, and other items.
Home Screen Pane Indicator
The bars near the bottom of the screen indicate which Home screen panel you are viewing.
TIP! Pinch in on the Home screen to display the mini canvas view,
then touch the Home screen canvas you want to view.
Touch and hold the panel you want to edit. Drag the panel to
Remove icon on the top to delete.
Touch here to add another panel.
Touch here to set the default home screen
canvas.
Touchscreen
Your touchscreen provides an excellent way to interact with and use your
Android phone. With the touch of your finger, you can download and use
available applications, make menu selections, and access data saved to
your phone.
The following terms are used for describing the different available actions
using the touchscreen:
Touch A single finger touch selects items. For example, touch an icon (e.g.,
application or menu item), touch words (e.g., menu selection or to answer
onscreen question), or touch letters and numbers to type.
Touch and hold Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it
and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a
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Context menu for editing a contact, touch and hold a contact entry until
the menu pops up.
Drag Touch and hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your
finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position.
You can drag items on the Home screen to reposition them.
Swipe or slide To swipe or slide, quickly move your finger across the
surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you
don’t drag an item instead). For example, you can drag or slide the screen
up or down to scroll a list or browse through the different Home screen
canvases by swiping from left to right (and vice versa).
Double-tap Double-tap to zoom a web page or a map. For example,
quickly double-tap a section of a web page to zoom that section to fit the
width of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the zoom in Maps
and in other applications.
Pinch-to-Zoom Use your index finger and thumb in a pinch or spread
motion to zoom in or out when using the MetroWEB, a map, or photos.
Rotate the screen From many applications, the orientation of the screen
rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back
again.
Rotate the phone sideways
for landscape orientation.
Rotate the phone upright for portrait
orientation.
Capturing the screen If you press the Volume down
and Power/Lock
Key at the same time, the current image on the screen is captured. You
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can find the captured image in the Gallery (Note that you cannot capture an
image from some videos and applications).
Text Input Methods
On-screen Keyboard
You can easily enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen
keyboard displays automatically on the screen when you need to enter text.
To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want
to enter text.
Touch here to add contacts
from the contact list.
Touch here to attach files.
Touch here to send.
Toggles from Numbers/
Symbols mode to ABC
mode.
Typing tips
Touch to view the Numbers/Symbols
Keyboard. Then touch to view additional
symbols.
Enter other characters
Touch to capitalize the next letter. The Shift
Enter one capital letter
Enter all capital letters
Key will change to
.
Touch the Shift Key until is displayed. Touch
again to revert to lowercase.
Double-tap a word to highlight it. To highlight a
range of text, double-tap a word, then drag the
blue highlight markers to highlight the text you
want.
Highlight text
Cut or copy selected
text
Highlight the desired text, then touch Cut or
Copy.
Touch the location to place the cursor where
Paste cut or copied text you want to paste the text. Then touch and
hold the location and select Paste.
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Delete a character
Language toggle
Text input settings
Touch the Delete Key
.
Touch and hold the Language Key to open
a dialog box to set the languages to toggle
between.
NOTE This key is only available when multiple languages have
been enabled for text entry.
To change your text entry settings and see the dictionary of terms you’ve
used, from the Home screen, touch the Apps Key > Settings
>
Language & input. The following options are available.
Language - Allows you to change the keyboard language.
Personal dictionary - Allows you to add personal words that are not in the
standard dictionaries.
Default - Allows you to choose the default keyboard to use when entering
text.
Google voice typing - Checkmark to select Google voice typing to enter
text. Tap
to change the Google voice typing settings.
Select input languages: Allows you to select the languages to support
with Google voice typing.
Block offensive words: Checkmark to hide recognized offensive text.
LG Keyboard - Checkmark to select the LG Keyboard to enter text. Tap
to change the following settings.
Input language & type: Allows you to select the keyboard language and
type.
Word suggestion: Allows you to set word prediction and auto word
correction.
Auto capitalize: Checkmark so capitalize the first letter of the word
automatically.
Auto punctuation: Checkmark to insert a period when double tapping the
space key.
Voice typing key: Checkmark to display the Voice typing key on the
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keyboard.
Touch feedback: Allows you to set key preview, sound feedback, and
vibrate feedback when typing.
Handwriting: Allows you to set the pen width, color, and delay time.
Hide keyboard: Checkmark to allow the keyboard to hide by swiping
down.
Fuzzy pinyin: Checkmark to automatically correct common pinyin
mistakes.
Software version: Displays the LG Keyboard software version.
Voice Search - Allows you to set various voice search options.
Text-to-speech output - Allows you to set the preferred speech engine,
speech rate, and listen to an example of the speech engine.
Pointer speed - Allows you to change the pointer speed.
Applications: How to View, Open and Switch
All of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you
downloaded and installed from Play StoreTM or other sources, are grouped
together on the Applications screen, which you access from your Home
screen. Swipe to the left or right to view more applications. You can also
touch the Downloads tab to display only downloaded applications or the
Widgets tab to view only widgets.
Applications screen
Home screen
Slide the screen left
or right to display
more icons.
Touch an icon to
open the application.
Touch
to open the
Applications screen.
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Your Home screen
Customizing an application icon from the Home screen
You can further personalize the Home screen by editing application icons
using the images in your Gallery.
1. Touch and hold an icon until the canvas grid is displayed, then release the
icon. An editing icon appears at the upper right side of the application
icon.
2. Touch the icon and select the desired icon design.
OR
Touch Create photo icon and select Take photo to open the Camera
application and take a picture or Select from Gallery to choose one of
the available photos.
NOTE Touch
to select bigger icons.
Opening and Closing the Applications screen
Opening the Applications screen
It’s easy to access the Applications screen no matter what feature you’re
currently using. Simply touch the Home Key
, then touch the Apps Key
.
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Closing the Applications screen
To manually close the Applications screen, touch the Home Key
.
NOTE The Applications screen closes automatically when you touch an icon to open its application.
Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Applications screen automatically.
Customizing the Applications screen
The phone includes a wide variety of applications and you can download
even more applications to your device. You can customize these items on
the Applications screen for faster access (less scrolling) to the applications
you use most often.
Rearranging the Applications screen icons
You can rearrange the order of the icons on the Applications screen to
provide more convenient access to the applications you use the most.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
.
2. Touch the Apps tab (if necessary), then touch the Settings icon
top right of the screen. The Settings icon changes to a checkmark
at the
.
3. Touch and hold the application icon you want to move, drag it to its new
position, then lift your finger. The remaining icons shift to the right.
NOTE If you drag the application icon onto another application icon, a folder is created with both
of the applications in it.
Reverting to alphabetical order
You can revert all of your application icons on the Applications screen back
to the initial order.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
to open the Applications
screen.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Reset > OK.
Sorting applications
You can sort all of your application icons on the Applications screen by
alphabetical order or installation date.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
to open the Applications
screen.
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2. Touch the Menu Key
> Sort by > Alphabetical order or Installation
date.
3. Touch OK.
Changing the icon size
You can change the size of the icons on the Applications screen.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
to open the Applications
screen.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Show small icons (Show large icons) >
OK.
Changing the Applications screen wallpaper
You can personalize the Applications screen further by changing the
wallpaper.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
to open the Applications
screen.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Apps wallpaper.
3. Select from Sky, Transparent Black, Transparent White, and Water
Drop.
4. Touch Apply.
Checking application information
To check on an application’s information from the Applications screen:
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
.
2. Touch the Apps tab, then touch the Setting icon
screen. The Settings icon changes to a checkmark
at the top right of the
.
3. Touch any of the application icons to display an information dialog box.
4. Touch OK to exit.
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Opening and Switching Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with AndroidTM because open applications keep running
even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application
before opening another. You can use and switch among several open
applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting them as
needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily.
Opening an application
Open an application simply by touching its icon on the screen.
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You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often.
Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any application icon
to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications
screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and use it.
Opening multiple applications
1. Touch an application icon to open it.
2. Touch the Home Key
.
NOTE If the application icon you want is on your Home screen, simply touch the icon to open
and use it.
3. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
.
4. Touch the icon for the other application you want to open.
Switching between multiple applications
1. Touch and hold the Home Key
. A screen with the icons of the
applications that you’ve used recently will appear.
2. Touch the application preview of the application you want to use or touch
the Back Key
to return to the current screen.
If you flick the application preview to
the right or left, it disappears from the
recent app list.
Touch an app preview to open that
application (touching the background
redisplays the Home screen).
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Adding application icons to the Home screen
Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often.
1. Open the Applications screen.
2. Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home
screen. The Applications screen will close so that you can place the icon
on the Home screen.
3. Lift your finger to place it or drag the icon to where you want it on the
screen, then lift your finger.
Moving applications to other Home screen canvases
You can place application icons on any of the Home screen canvases.
Drag: Touch and hold, then drag the icon to the left or right edge of the
screen to advance to the other screen canvases before lifting your finger.
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Tilt: Touch and hold an item, then tilt the device to move it to one of the
Home screen canvases in that direction, then lift your finger.
NOTE To be able to use the Tilt method, the Move home screen items function needs to
be activated. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key
> System settings >
Gestures > Move home screen items checkbox.
Working with Menus
There are two kinds of Android menus: Options menus and Context menus.
Options menus
Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current
screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. To open the
available options menu, touch the Menu Key
Options menus; if you touch the Menu Key
Options menu, nothing will happen.
. Not all applications have
on a screen that has no
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Context menus
Context menus contain options that apply to a specific item on the screen.
To open a Context menu, touch and hold an item on the screen. Not all
items have Context menus. If you touch and hold an item that has no
Context menu, nothing will happen.
When you touch and hold
certain items on a screen, a
Context menu opens.
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Managing Notifications
Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,
alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are in a call.
When you receive a notification, the notification icon will be displayed in the
Status Bar. You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all recent
notifications. Depending on your settings, you may hear a notification sound
and/or the phone may vibrate.
To open the Notifications panel
Touch and drag the Status Bar to the bottom of the screen.
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The Notifications panel displays a list of your current notifications,
organized into ongoing and event-based notifications.
Touch a notification to
open it.
To respond to a notification
1. Open the Notifications panel. Your current notifications are listed in the
panel, each with a brief description.
2. Touch a notification to view it.
The Notifications panel will close and the application that corresponds to
your response will open. For example, new voicemail notifications dial
your voicemail box and Gmail notifications open the Gmail application so
you can read your new messages.
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To clear all notifications
1. Open the Notifications panel.
2. Touch the Clear icon
.
All event-based notifications will be cleared; ongoing notifications will
remain in the list.
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You can also swipe the notifications to the left or right to remove them.
To close the Notifications panel
Touch and drag the Notification panel handle
at the bottom of the
Notifications panel to the top of the screen or just touch the Back Key
.
The panel will also close when you touch a notification.
NOTE The Notifications panel handle at the bottom of screen is sensitive to the drag motion so
just beginning the upward drag will close the panel.
Quick settings on the Notifications panel
The top of the Notifications panel includes a Quick settings bar. The
icons in this bar provide a quick, convenient way to change settings
without accessing any applications. The Quick settings bar icons include
QuickMemo, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sound profile, Airplane mode,
Accounts & sync, Auto-rotate screen, Brightness, Data enabled, and Power
saver. If you set more than four icons on the bar, swipe left and right to
scroll through the list. Touch Edit , then Add
to add items you want
displayed in the Quick settings bar.
Tap any of the Quick settings icons to toggle through the available settings:
QuickMemo activates the ability to create memos using the current
screen.
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Wi-Fi On
and Wi-Fi Off
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Bluetooth On
GPS On
and Bluetooth Off
.
and GPS Off
.
Sound , Vibrate , and Silent
.
Airplane mode On
Data On
and Airplane mode Off
.
.
and Data Off
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Sync On
and Sync Off
.
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Auto-rotate screen On
and Auto-rotate screen Off
.
Brightness 100% , Brightness 50% , and Brightness Off
Power saver On and Power saver Off
.
.
NOTE If necessary, scroll horizontally to see all of the available icons.
Using QuickMemo
Tap the QuickMemo icon
in the Notifications panel Quick settings bar for
the convenience of having a pen and paper at your fingertips. QuickMemo
options are displayed at the top of the screen.
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Touch the Note icon
to display a blank paper background to write
on.
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Touch the Pen icon
to select the pen type and pen color.
Touch the Erase icon
to selectively erase pen marks using your
fingertip.
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Touch the Share icon
to select how to share your memo.
to save your memo in your Gallery.
Touch the Save icon
Searching Your Phone and the Web
You can search for information on your phone and on the web by using the
Google search application.
Some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and MetroWEB have the ability
to search contents within those specific applications.
You can conduct the search by typing in the search terms or saying what
you’re looking for. As you enter text, the search application can provide
suggestions so you don’t necessarily have to type out your full request.
Phone and Web search using text entry
1. Touch the Search Widget
at the top of the Home screen or touch
and hold the Menu Key
.
The Quick Search Box will open automatically.
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Voice Search
Touch to search by voice.
In some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and MetroWEB, the
application’s own search box opens when you touch and hold the Menu Key
. This is indicated by the application’s icon on the left side of the search
box.
2. Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box.
As you type, search results from your phone,
previous search terms, and web search
suggestions appear. Touch an item to activate
that search result.
You can use the Search preferences to configure some aspects of web
search (for example, whether it makes suggestions below the Quick
Search Box as you type), and what phone features you want to include in
searches. To access settings, open the application and touch the Menu
Key
> Settings.
3. Touch
to search for the entered terms.
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Locking the Screen
You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls,
access your data, buy applications, and prevent unauthorized use.
Setting Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN, or Password
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings > Lock
Screen.
2. Touch Select screen lock.
3. Touch None, Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password.
None: No lock screen is enabled so the screen will never be locked from
use.
Swipe: A swipe motion in any direction on the touchscreen will unlock
the screen.
Face Unlock: Unlocks the screen using face recognition. Keep in mind
that Face Unlock is less secure than a pattern, PIN or password because
it uses generalized shapes and dimensions to verify your face.
Pattern: Unlocks the screen using a pattern you draw with your finger.
The first time you set an unlock pattern, you will see a tutorial with
instructions on how to create it. Read the tutorial and touch the Next
button. Draw your pattern (connect at least 4 dots) and touch the
Continue button. Then redraw your pattern and touch the Confirm
button.
NOTE Follow the on-screen instructions to create a backup PIN number in case you forget your
pattern.
PIN Unlocks the screen with a number sequence. Enter a PIN (at least 4
digits) and touch the Continue button. Reenter your PIN and touch the
OK button to confirm it.
Password Unlocks the screen with an alphanumeric sequence. Enter a
password (at least 4 characters) and touch the Continue button. Reenter
your password and touch the OK button to confirm it.
From then on, any time you wish to turn the phone on or unlock the
screen, you will need to draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or
password to unlock the screen.
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NOTES
You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock pattern, PIN or password. If you used
all the 5 opportunities, you can try again after 30 seconds.
When you can’t recall your unlock pattern:
- If you’ve created a Google Account on the phone, touch Forgot pattern?. Then you
are required to sign in with your Google Account or enter your backup PIN to unlock
your phone.
- If you haven’t created a Google Account on the phone, you need to perform a
factory reset (Caution: If you perform a factory reset, all user applications and
user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before
performing a factory reset).
Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
1. Turn the power off.
2. Press and hold the following keys at the same time:
Power/Lock Key
+ Volume Down Key
.
3. Release the keys when the FACTORY HARD RESET screen is displayed.
4. Press the Power/Lock Key
to continue or the Volume Keys
to
cancel.
5. Press the Power/Lock Key
once more to confirm or the Volume
Keys
to cancel.
Disabling the lock sequence
If you change your mind about using a lock sequence to secure your phone,
you can disable it.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
> Lock
screen.
2. Touch Select screen lock.
3. Confirm your unlock information.
4. Touch None.
Changing Your Unlock Pattern
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings > Lock
screen.
2. Touch Select screen lock.
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3. Draw your current unlock pattern.
4. Touch Pattern to change it.
5. You’re prompted to draw and redraw your new pattern.
6. Enter a Backup PIN and touch Continue. Then confirm your Backup PIN
and touch OK.
Changing Your PIN or Password
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings > Lock
screen.
2. Touch Select screen lock.
3. Enter your current unlock sequence.
4. Touch PIN to change your number lock sequence or touch Password to
change your alphanumeric lock sequence.
5. You’re prompted to enter and reenter your new lock sequence.
From then on, you will need to enter that sequence and touch the OK
button to unlock the screen.
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You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock pattern, PIN or password. If you used
all of the opportunities, you can try again after 30 seconds.
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If you have set up a Microsoft Exchange account, you are only allowed to set up a
password to unlock the screen.
When you can’t recall your unlock pattern:
- If you’ve created a Google Account on the phone, touch Forgot pattern?. Then you
are required to sign in with your Google Account or enter the Backup PIN to unlock
your phone.
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You can also perform a factory hard reset. Please note that this will delete all of your
data from the device.
Lock timer
If a security lock is enabled, touch Lock timer to set the delay time after
the screen darkens due to inactivity before the screen automatically locks
and requires you to enter your unlock sequence.
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Power button instantly locks
If a security lock is enabled, checkmark the box to enable this function so
that pressing the Power/Lock Key
immediately locks the device.
Remove the checkmark to disable it.
The default Lock screen
Press the Power/Lock Key
to turn on the screen if it has timed
out. If the unlock sequence is set to Swipe, the default Lock screen is
displayed, but you can still conveniently check the date, time, and Status
Bar icons. You can drag the Status Bar down to open the Notifications Panel
without unlocking the screen. In addition, you can also quickly access four
applications (the Phone application, the Messaging application, the Email
application, and the Camera application) without fully unlocking the screen.
Simply swipe the icon upward to open and use it.
Changing the items on the default Lock Screen
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
> Lock
screen.
2. Touch Clocks & shortcuts.
To change the Quick access icons, touch one of the icons at the
bottom of the screen, then touch the application you want to replace it
with.
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To change the date and time format, swipe left or right until the one
you want is displayed.
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3. Touch the Save button to save these settings.
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Customizing the Home Screen
You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons,
shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen canvas. You can
also change the wallpaper.
To add an item to the Home screen
1. Go to the Home screen canvas where you want to add the item.
2. Touch Add . Or just touch and hold an empty spot on the Home
screen canvas.
NOTE If space is not available on a particular Home screen canvas, you must delete or remove
an item before you can add another item. Or switch to another Home screen canvas.
3. In the menu that opens, touch the desired tab.
Slide the screen right or left to view
different screen.
Touch and hold the icon and drag at the
screen you want to put.
Touch to access different tabs.
4. Touch and hold the desired item and drag it to the Home screen.
To rearrange an item on the Home screen
1. Touch and hold the item.
2. Drag the item to a new location on the screen.
Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item onto the
next available Home screen canvas.
3. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger.
NOTE If Move home screen items is enabled in the Gestures settings, simply tilt the device in
the direction you want to move the item and it will slide to the canvases in that direction.
Lift your finger when it arrives at the canvas you want.
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To remove an item from the Home screen
1. Touch and hold the item.
2. Drag the item to the Remove icon
at the top of the screen.
3. When the Remove icon changes to , lift your finger.
To change the look of your Home screen
From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key
> Home screen settings
to access Theme, Animation, Screen swipe effect, Wallpaper, Scroll
wallpaper, Scroll screens circularly and Home backup & restore.
Theme: Allows you to set the theme, each with a stylized Home
screen wallpaper and unique application icons. Choose from Optimus,
Biz, Cozywall and Marshmallow.
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Animation: Set whether you want to enjoy animated transitions for all
supported effects (including when navigating from screen to screen)
or to use the phone without any optional animation effects (this setting
does not control animation in all applications).
Screen swipe effect: Sets how the items on the Home screen
canvases slide from one to the next. Choose from Basic, Breeze,
Accordion, Panorama, Carousel, Layer, or Domino.
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Wallpaper: Allows you to set the wallpaper. Choose from Gallery, Live
wallpapers, or Wallpapers.
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Scroll screens circularly: Checkmark this setting so that the Home
screen canvases continuously rotate (does not stop at the far left or
right right canvas).
Home backup & restore: Touch to backup and restore app/widget
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QuickMemo
The QuickMemo feature allows you to create memos and capture screen
shots. You can use QuickMemo to easily and efficiently create memos
during a call, with a saved picture or on the current phone screen.
1. Access the
Or touch and slide
the Status Bar
2. Select the
3. Touch
from
QuickMemo
desired menu
option from Pen
type, Color,
the Edit menu
feature by pressing downwards and
and select to
save the memo
to your Gallery.
both the Volume
Up and Volume
Down Keys for
one second while
viewing the screen
you want to
touch
.
Eraser. Then
create a memo.
capture.
NOTE Please use a fingertip while using the QuickMemo function. Do not use your fingernail.
Using the QuickMemo options
While using the QuickMemo function, the following options are available:
- Tap to select whether to use or not use the background screen.
- Tap to undo the most recent action.
- Tap to redo the most recently deleted action.
- Tap to select the pen type and color.
- Tap to use the eraser to erase the memo that you created.
- Tap to share the memo with others via any of the available applications.
- Tap to save the memo you’ve created.
- Drag each corner to crop the image.
Viewing the saved QuickMemo
Open the Gallery and select the QuickMemo album.
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Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use the Quick
Contact for Android feature to quickly chat, email, text message, place a
call, or locate your contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special set of
icons that you can use to quickly and easily connect with a contact.
Open your Contacts list and touch the contact’s picture.
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Touching the contact’s picture opens a Quick Contact dialog box
displayed with icons for all of the ways you can communicate with
that contact. The available icons depend on the information you have
saved for that contact.
Type in the
name you want
to search.
New Contact
Touch to add a new
contact.
Alphabetical
Listing
Contact picture
Touch to open
Quick Contact
for Android for
this contact.
Slide your finger
vertically along the
letters to view the
entries under a
specific letter.
Contact list
Quick Contact for
Android
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Adding a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen allows you to open Quick Contact
for that contact without opening the Contacts application.
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Connecting to Mobile Networks
When you buy your phone and sign up for service, your phone is configured
to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting
data.
Different locations may have different mobile networks available.
Initially, your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile network
available for data. You can also configure your phone to access a different
set of networks entirely, or to behave in specific ways when roaming.
Connected to the 4G network (LTE).
Connected to the EVDO network (EVDO revA).
Signal strength - more bars that are lit, the stronger the wireless
signal.
Connected to another wireless service provider’s network
(roaming).
The icons in the Status Bar indicate which kind of data network you’re
connected to and the network signal strength.
When connected to slower networks, you may want to postpone using your
phone for data-intensive tasks until you are connected to a faster network
again or find a Wi-Fi network to connect to.
To disable data when roaming
You can prevent your phone from transmitting data over other carriers’
mobile networks when you leave an area that is covered by your carrier’s
networks. This is useful for controlling expenses if your cell plan doesn’t
include data roaming.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
> More...
> Mobile networks.
2. Touch Data roaming to remove the checkmark from the box. With Data
roaming unchecked, you can still transmit data with a Wi-Fi connection.
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Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access
at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your
surroundings.
To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you must connect to a wireless access point.
Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others
are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure
your phone so it can connect to them.
Turn off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it to extend the life of your battery.
The following Status Bar icons indicate your Wi-Fi status.
Connected to a Wi-Fi network (waves indicate connection
strength).
An open Wi-Fi network is available and in range.
When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, the phone obtains a network
address and other information it needs from the network, using the DHCP
protocol. To view advanced settings, from Wi-Fi settings touch the Menu
Key
> Advanced or touch and hold the connected network > Modify
network and check the Show advanced options.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
> Wi-Fi.
2. If the Wi-Fi button is on the left and the icon is grey-colored, drag the
button to the right to turn on Wi-Fi. The button turns blue and your device
scans for available Wi-Fi networks.
3. Touch a network and then touch Connect to connect to it.
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If the network is open, you can connect to the network directly by
touching the network name.
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If the network is secured, you will be prompted to enter a password
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(Ask your network administrator for details).
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When you’re connected to a network, you can touch the network
name in the Wi-Fi settings screen for details about the speed, security,
address, and related settings.
To receive notifications when open networks are in range
By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status Bar
when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. From the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Network notification to
checkmark the box. Touch again to remove the checkmark and stop
receiving notifications.
To add a Wi-Fi network
You can add a Wi-Fi network so the phone will remember it, along with any
security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it is in range. You
can also add a Wi-Fi network manually if it does not broadcast its name
(SSID) or if you want to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of its range.
To add a secured network, you need to contact the network’s administrator
to obtain the password or other required security credentials.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. From the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch ADD NETWORK.
3. Enter the Network SSID (name) of the network. If the network is secured,
touch Security and touch the type of security deployed on the network.
4. Enter the required passwords and security credentials.
5. Touch Save.
The phone will connect to the wireless network. Any credentials that you
entered are saved, so you are connected automatically the next time you
come within range of this network.
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To forget a Wi-Fi network
You can make the phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that
you added. For example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it
automatically or if it’s a network that you no longer use.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch and hold the name of the network
that you want to forget.
3. Touch Forget network.
USB connection
USB connection is a feature that allows your device to connect to a PC
using a USB cable.
Allows the phone to be used as Mass storage when a microSD card is
present in the device. It also allows you to transfer unprotected content
from the phone to the PC and vice versa.
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NOTE User content, such as photos, videos, and voice recordings, can be stored on a
removable microSD card that is inserted in the device.
To select a USB mode for a connection
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings > PC
connection > USB connection type.
2. Touch Media sync (MTP) or Camera (PTP) to connect to the PC.
Touch Charge only to use only the charging function and not the USB
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function.
Always ask
You can choose to be asked to confirm the USB connection when
connecting to a computer.
When Ask on connection is checkmarked, the USB selection window is
displayed.
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Using the Status Bar to change the settings
The Status Bar shows the current USB connection mode so you can easily
open the Status Bar and change the settings as needed.
When connected via USB, the current USB connection mode also appears
on the Notifications panel. Touch the connection setting to display a screen
where you can change the USB connection mode.
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microSD Card
Unmounting and removing the microSD Card
To safely remove the microSD card from your device, first you need to
unmount the microSD card before removing it from the phone.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
> Storage >
Unmount SD card > OK. Now you can safely remove the microSD card.
2. Remove the back cover.
3. Carefully pull the microSD card out of the slot.
NOTE You can easily damage the microSD card and its adapter by improper operation. Please
be careful when inserting, removing, or handling them.
NOTE microSD cards are optional and sold separately.
Viewing Memory in the microSD Card
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
>
Storage.
2. Review the available information.
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The storage capacity page is divided into two sections: Internal
Storage and SD Card.
Formatting the microSD Card
Formatting a microSD card permanently removes all files stored on the card.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
>
Storage.
2. Touch Unmount SD card and OK to release the microSD card from
device use. The icon appears within the Notifications panel to indicate an
unmounted microSD card.
3. Once released, touch Erase SD card > Erase SD card > Erase everything.
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Once completely formatted, the card is automatically re-mounted
(reconnected for use by the device).
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NOTE The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files
CANNOT be retrieved. To prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents
before you format the card.
Connecting Your Device to Your Computer
Before using your device’s mass storage capabilities, you need to prepare
your device’s data services to synchronize with your desktop or laptop
computer. Once you have connected the device to the computer, you can
transfer your data to or from the device memory.
To connect your device to a computer via USB
1. Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
2. Open the Notifications panel and then touch USB connected.
3. Touch the connection mode you want to use to connect to the PC.
Choose from the following options: Charge only, Media sync (MTP),
USB tethering, LG software or Camera (PTP).
Using Media sync (MTP) mode
When you connect the phone and PC using a USB cable and set your
device’s USB connection mode to Media sync (MTP), you will see one
Portable Devices on the PC. You can copy files to/from the removable SD
card.
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Sending data from your phone using Bluetooth
Sending data using Bluetooth
You can use Bluetooth to send data by opening a corresponding application,
not from the Bluetooth menu as on most other mobile phones.
* Sending pictures: Open the Gallery application, then open the picture
and touch > Bluetooth. Check whether Bluetooth is turned on, then
touch Search for devices. Choose the device you want to send data to
from the list.
* Exporting contacts: Open the Contacts application. Touch the Contact
you want to export. Touch the Menu Key
> Share > Bluetooth.
Check whether Bluetooth is turned on, then touch Search for devices.
Choose the device you want to send data to from the list.
* Sending multiple contacts: Open the Contacts application. To select
more than one contact, touch the Menu Key
> Share > Select all >
Attach > Bluetooth . Check whether Bluetooth is turned on, then touch
Search for devices. Choose the device you want to send data to from
the list.
* Connecting to FTP (only FTP server is supported on this handset):
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
>
Bluetooth. Slide to the right so you can search for your phone on
other devices. Find the FTP service and connect to the FTP server.
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If you want to search for this phone from other devices, go to from
the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Bluetooth. Slide
to
the right and touch Make phone visible. Your device will be able to be
detected by other devices for 120 seconds.
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Calls
Placing and Ending Calls
You can place calls using the Phone application. Calls can be manually
dialed using the Dial tab. You can also dial from your phone’s memory using
the Call logs tab, the Contacts tab, or the Favorites tab.
To open the Phone application
From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
in the Quick Keys
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bar.
To place a call by dialing
1. From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
to open the Phone
application.
To dial an international number, touch and hold
to enter the plus ( + ) symbol. Then enter the
international prefix for the country; followed by the
full phone number.
Touch to erase a digit. Touch and hold to erase the
entire number.
Touch to send a message
to the number you
entered.
Touch
to dial the number that you entered.
2. Touch the keys on the dial pad to manually enter a phone number.
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If you enter a wrong number, touch the Delete Key
to erase digits
one by one.
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To erase the entire number, touch and hold the Delete Key
.
To dial an international number, touch and hold
to enter the plus ( + )
symbol. Then enter the international prefix for the country; followed by the
full phone number.
3. Touch the Call Key
to dial the number that you entered.
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You can use other phone features while the call is underway. If you
open another application, the Call icon appears in the Status Bar for
the duration of the call.
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Press the Volume Keys to adjust the call volume.
Use the on-screen buttons to enter additional numbers, place the
call on hold and take an incoming call, add another call, use the
speakerphone, end the call, and other options.
NOTE If you opened other applications while on a call, you'll need to return to the Call screen
to end the call. You can touch the Home Key
, then the Phone Key or drag the
Notifications panel down and touch the Call icon. You can also touch the Contact's name
or number at the top right corner of the Home screen.
Airplane mode
Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s wireless
connections by placing your phone in Airplane mode.
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
.
2. Touch Turn on Airplane mode.
NOTE The Wireless & networks menu also has a checkbox to enable or disable Airplane mode.
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Answering or Rejecting Calls
When you receive a phone call, the Incoming call screen opens with the
caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you have saved
in the Contacts list. All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log.
To answer a call
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If the screen is unlocked, simply touch the Answer Key
.
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If the screen is locked, swipe the Answer icon
in any direction to
answer the call.
If you were already on a call, touch the Answer Key
to place the
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first call placed on hold while you answer the new call.
NOTE To silence the incoming call ringer, press the Volume Keys.
Unlocked Screen
Locked Screen
Touch the Answer
Key to answer the
call.
Swipe the Answer
icon in any direction to
answer the call.
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To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
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If the screen is unlocked, simply touch the Decline Key
.
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If the screen is locked, swipe the Decline icon
in any direction to
ignore the call.
The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message.
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Unlocked Screen
Locked Screen
Swipe the Decline
icon in any direction
to decline the call.
Touch the Decline
Key to decline the
call and send the
caller directly to your
voicemail box to
leave a message.
NOTE To silence the ringer, press the Volume Keys.
To decline a call and send a text message
1. When you receive an incoming call and the screen is unlocked, touch the
Quick msg Key . If the screen is locked, touch and drag the Quick
msg icon in any direction.
2. Touch the text message you want to send in place of answering the call.
NOTE This feature can only be used to send a message to another mobile phone. It is not
applicable to incoming landline calls.
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Working with the Call Log
The Call log is a list of all of the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed. It
offers a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to
your Contacts.
To open the Call log
From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
(in the Quick Keys
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bar) and then the Call logs tab at the top of the screen.
The most recent calls are located at the top of the list. Scroll down to
see older entries.
The Call log tab
displays the history of
all your calls.
To dial a number in the Call log
From the Call log, touch the Call Key
at the right of the call entry.
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You can also touch and hold the entry to open a Context menu with
more options to communicate with that contact in other ways.
To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
1. Touch and hold the call entry.
2. Touch Add to Contacts in the Context menu.
3. Touch
to add a new contact or choose an existing contact to add the
new number to.
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Calling Your Contacts
Instead of manually dialing phone numbers using the dial pad, you can use
your Contacts list to dial quickly and easily.
You can also quickly call a contact by using Quick Contact.
If you have contacts on the web, they’re synchronized with your phone
when you first synchronize to your GoogleTM Account.
To call a contact
1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key
bar.
from the Quick Keys
from the Quick Keys
2. Touch the contact you wish to call.
3. Touch the contact’s phone number you want to call.
To call a favorite contact
1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key
bar, then touch the Favorites tab.
2. Touch the contact you wish to call.
3. Touch the contact’s phone number you want to call.
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Voice Dialer
You can use the Voice Dialer application to place a phone call by speaking
the name of a contact or a phone number.
To place a call by speaking
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Voice Dialer
.
If you have a Bluetooth headset that supports “voice-recognition” or
“voice dialing,” you may be able to open Voice Dialer by pressing your
headset’s main button or in some other way, and dial by voice using
your headset. For details, see the documentation that came with your
headset.
2. Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact or say “Dial” followed
by a phone number.
Options During a Call
Touch to switch between a Bluetooth headset and the
phone.
Touch to mute the microphone during a call. The Mute
Key lights up to indicate that the microphone is muted.
Touch to turn the speakerphone on or off. The Speaker
Key lights up to indicate that the speakerphone is on.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the phone
against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.
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To mute the microphone during a call
Touch the Mute Key
.
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The Mute Key
lights up to indicate that the microphone is muted.
The Mute icon will appear in the Status Bar to remind you that the
microphone is turned off.
When viewing the in-call screen, you can unmute the microphone by
touching the Mute Key
again.
The microphone is unmuted automatically when the call ends.
To turn the speakerphone on or off
Touch the Speaker Key
.
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The Speaker Key
lights up to indicate that the speakerphone is on.
The Speaker icon will appear in the Status Bar and the sound from
your call is played through the phone’s speaker.
When viewing the in-call screen, you can turn the speakerphone off
by touching the Speaker Key
again.
The speaker is turned off automatically when the call ends.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the phone against your ear when the
speakerphone is turned on.
To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone
When a Bluetooth headset is paired and connected to your phone, you can
conduct calls on the headset for hands-free conversation. During a call, you
can opt to use the Bluetooth headset or just the phone.
When using the Bluetooth headset during a call, the Ongoing Call notification
icon is blue in the Status Bar (the icon is green when using the phone).
Touch the Bluetooth Key
to switch the call from the headset to
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the phone, or vice versa.
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Managing Multiple Calls
Contact your wireless service provider to learn whether they support
conference calls and how many participants you can include.
To switch between current calls
Touch the Swap Key
.
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The current call will be placed on hold and you will be connected with
the other call.
To set up a conference call
Contact your wireless service provider to learn whether they support
conference calls and how many participants you can include.
1. Place a call to the first participant.
2. When you’re connected, touch the Menu Key
3. Touch the keys on the dialpad to manually enter a phone number, then
touch the Call Key
> Add Call.
.
4. After you’re connected, touch the Merge call Key . The participant is
added to the conference call.
Touch here to merge
the calls.
Touch here to open the dial pad.
Touch here to activate
the speaker mode.
Touch here to activate Bluetooth.
Touch here to activate mute.
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Listening to Your Voicemail
When you have a new voicemail message, the Voicemail notification icon
appears in the Status Bar. If you have not set up your voicemail number,
or if you need to change it, you can do that in the Call settings.
To listen to your Voicemail
Open the Notifications panel and touch New voicemail.
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OR
From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
bar, then touch and hold
in the Quick Keys
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.
To set up your Voicemail
1. From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
in the Quick Keys bar
on the Home screen.
2. Touch and hold
to dial your voice mailbox.
3. If you hear a system greeting, touch
4. Follow the setup tutorial.
5. Select a password.
to interrupt it, if applicable.
6. Record a voice signature and greetings.
To access your voice mail from your wireless device
1. From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
in the Quick Keys bar
on the Home screen.
2. Touch and hold
to dial your voice mailbox. If you hear a system
greeting or your own greeting, touch the Pound Key
interrupt the system greeting and follow the prompts.
immediately to
3. Follow the prompts to enter your password and retrieve your messages.
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MetroWEB
The MetroWEB feature allows you to access the internet from your device.
Access and selections within this feature are dependent upon your service
provider. For specific information on MetroWEB access through your
phone, contact your service provider.
NOTES s 9OU MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR ACCESSING THE WEB AND DOWNLOADING MEDIAꢀ &OR
details, contact your service provider.
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Browse web pages
1. From the Home screen, touch the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> MetroWEB
To access a specific web page, touch the URL input field, enter the web
address (URL) of the web page, and touch
or touch the MetroWEB icon on the Home screen.
.
2. Touch the Menu Key
to access the MetroWEB options.
URL Input Field
Tabs
Touch here to enter a web
address for the web page
you wish to access.
Allows you to view your open
tabs.
Drag this tab upwards to display
the toolbar.
3. While browsing the web page, the following options are available on the
toolbar and by touching
.
To go to the previous page, touch the Back button
in the toolbar or
ꢀ
touch the Back Key
.
To go to a next page in history, touch the Forward button
.
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To zoom in or out, double-tap the screen. You can also use the
pinch to zoom method. Place your two fingers on the screen and
slowly pinch or spread them apart.
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To go to the home page, touch the Home button
in the toolbar.
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To open a new window, touch the New tab button
in the toolbar
To view the list of bookmarks, touch Bookmarks
in the toolbar. You
can also edit, or delete a bookmark from this menu.
To stop loading a web page, touch the Menu Key
> Stop. The Stop
ꢀ
option appears while a web page is loading.
To reload the current web page, touch the Menu Key
> Refresh.
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To bookmark the current web page, touch the Menu Key
> Save
to bookmarks.
To send the web address (URL) of the web page to others, touch the
ꢀ
ꢀ
Menu Key
> Share page.
To search for text on the web page, touch the Menu Key
> Find
on page.
To copy and paste text, touch and hold the desired text from the web
page. The selected text will be highlighted and a pop-up with the
following options will appear: Select all, Copy, Share, Find, or Web
Search. If you want to adjust the range of the text, drag the cursor
from each edge of the text.
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To change the current mobile page to desktop page, touch the Menu
ꢀ
ꢀ
Key
To access the current web page later, you can save it in the device
storage by touching Menu Key > Save for offline reading to
and check the Request desktop site checkbox.
access when offline. You can check the saved web pages by touching
> Saved pages.
To customize the MetroWEB settings, touch the the Menu Key
>
ꢀ
Settings.
To close the MetroWEB module, touch the Menu Key
> Exit.
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To view the currently active windows, touch the Tabs button
.
You can scroll up and down the open windows. To close the window,
touch or flick the window to the right or left. The windows closes
and disappears from the screen.
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To open new incognito tab, touch the Tabs button
> New incognito tab.
>
Menu Key
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To view the web page details, touch the icon to the left of URL bar.
NOTE When you are in a secure page, touch the View certificate button on the Page info
screen to see the certificate for the current page.
Bookmark your favorite web pages
If you know the web address of the web page, you can manually add a
bookmark. To add a bookmark:
1. Touch the Menu Key
> Save to bookmarks
2. You can edit the label and address (URL). You can also select the
account and folder to add it to.
3. Touch OK to save the bookmark.
From the bookmarks list, touch and hold a bookmark and use the following
options:
To open the web page in the current window, touch Open.
To open the web page in a new window, touch Open in new tab.
To edit the bookmark details, touch Edit bookmark.
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ꢀ
To add the bookmark as a shortcut to one of the Home screen
canvases, touch Add shortcut to Home.
To send the web address (URL) of the web page to others, touch
ꢀ
Share link.
To copy the web address (URL) of the web page, touch Copy link URL.
ꢀ
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To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark.
To use the web page as your MetroWEB homepage, touch Set as
homepage.
To delete the group of bookmark list at once, touch the Menu Key
> Delete. Touch each bookmark to be deleted to checkmark it, touch
Delete > OK.
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To move the group of bookmark list at once, touch the Menu Key
ꢀ
> Move. Touch each bookmark to be moved to checkmark it, touch
Move, select the subfolder, then touch OK.
To view the recently visited web pages, touch
> History tab.
ꢀ
ꢀ
To view the saved pages, touch
> Saved pages tab.
Changing MetroWEB settings
You can configure a number of MetroWEB settings, such as managing your
privacy settings.
To open the MetroWEB settings screen, open MetroWEB and touch
ꢀ
the Menu Key
> Settings.
General
Set homepage Allows you to set the homepage to the following options:
Current page, Blank page, Default page, Most visited sites, Other.
Toolbar Displays the toolbar on the bottom of the screen.
Form auto-fill Fill in web forms automatically.
Auto-fill text Set up text to be auto-filled.
Privacy & Security
Clear cache Clear locally cached content and databases.
Clear history Clear the MetroWEB navigation history.
Show security warnings Show warning if there’s a problem with a site’s
security.
Accept cookies Allow sites to save and read cookie data.
Clear all cookie data Clear all MetroWEB cookies.
Remember form data Remember data typed in forms for later use.
Clear form data Clear all saved form data.
Enable location Allow sites to request access to your location.
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Clear location access Clear location access for all websites.
Remember passwords Save usernames and passwords for websites.
Clear passwords Clear all saved passwords.
Accessibility
Force enable zoom Checkmark to override a website’s request to control
the zoom behavior.
TEXT SIZE
Preview Allows you to see how the text size choices are affected as you
move the slider on the Text scaling bar and the Minimum font size bar.
Text scaling Sets the text magnification when you access a web page.
Move the slider along the bar to set it.
Zoom on double-tap Sets the zoom magnification when you double-tap
the screen. Move the slider along the bar to set it.
Minimum font size Sets the minimum font size to display. Move the
slider along the bar to set it.
INVERTED SCREEN RENDERING
Preview Displays what the screen will look like if the Inverted rendering
box is checkmarked.
Inverted rendering Checkmark for inverted rendering. Black becomes
white and vice versa.
Contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast level. This option is only
available when the Inverted rending option is selected.
Advanced
Set search engine Allows you to select which search engine to use.
Open in background Checkmark to open new window tabs behind the
current window tab.
Enable javascript Checkmark to enable javascript.
Enable plug-ins Allows you to set when to enable plug-ins.
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Website settings Allows you to manage advanced settings for individual
websites.
Storage Allows you to set where to store your downloaded data.
PAGE CONTENT
Default zoom Allows you to set the default zoom to far, medium, or
close.
Open pages in overview Checkmark to show newly-opened pages in an
overview format.
Auto-fit pages Checkmark to format web pages to fit the screen.
Block pop-ups Checkmark to block websites from displaying pop-ups.
Text encoding Allows you to set text encoding.
RESET DEFAULTS
Reset to default Restores all of the MetroWEB settings back to the
default values.
Bandwidth management
Pre-load search results Allow MetroWEB to preload high confidence
search results in the background.
Load images Display images on Web pages.
Labs
Quick controls Slide thumb from the left or right edge to open quick
controls and hide app, URL bars, and the toolbar.
Fullscreen Use fullscreen mode to hide the Status Bar.
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Maps
Maps Menu
Touch here to access Map,
Local, Navigation, Offers, My
Places, Latitude, and Location
history.
Local
Directions
Touch to get directions to a
destination.
Touch to find types of places
near your location.
Search
Touch to perform a search.
Layers
Touch to add layers to the map.
To search for a location
1. From the Home Screen, touch the Apps Key
> Maps
.
2. Touch the search icon at the bottom of the screen.
3. In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an
address, a city, or a type of business or establishment. For example,
“theater in New York”.
4. Touch the Search Key on the keyboard.
Red markers indicate search matches on the map.
You can touch a marker to open a balloon that contains a label. Touch the
balloon to open a screen with more information about the location, as
well as options for obtaining directions.
To get directions
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Maps
.
2. Touch Directions
.
3. Enter a starting point in the first box and your destination in the second
box.
The starting point and destination can be entered manually using the
keyboard or you can select places using their drop-down menus
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The starting point drop-down menu includes My current location,
Contacts, Point on map, and My Places.
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The destination drop-down menu includes Contacts, Point on map,
and My Places.
NOTE To reverse the directions, touch the Menu Key
> Reverse Start & End.
NOTE When you search for a location in the Maps application, your current location is
automatically entered as the starting point and a dialog box displays your recent searches
allowing you to touch one to select it as the destination.
4. Touch the Car icon
for driving directions, the Transit icon
for transit
directions, the Cycling icon
for cycling directions, or the Walking icon
for walking directions.
5. Touch GET DIRECTIONS at the bottom of the screen.
6. Your route is displayed on a map.
Touch a white circle marker on the map to see direction change
indicators.
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Touch
to display each direction instruction sequentially in a bubble
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at each juncture. You can touch
direction instructions.
to step backward through the
To view the directions in text format, touch DIRECTIONS LIST at the
bottom left corner of the screen. From the directions list screen, touch
MAP VIEW to return to the map view.
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Touch the Back Key
to return to map view.
Switching between common features
The Maps application has icons for easy access to many common features
used when searching for the places you want to go.
Touch the Maps menu
at the top left corner of the screen to access
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Map, Local, Navigation, Offers, My Places, Latitude, and Location history.
Touch the Layers icon to access Traffic, Satellite, Terrain, Transit
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Lines, Latitude, My Maps, Bicycling, Wikipedia, and your search
history.
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Touch the Local icon
to search for places near your location or your
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destination.
Touch the Directions icon
icon to get directions.
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Touch the Search icon
to conduct a new search.
Touch the My Location icon
to display your current location on the
map.
Maps settings
Access the Maps application, then touch the Menu Key
> Settings.
Checking the Weather
The Weather application provides weather forecasts. You can place a
Weather widget on your Home screen for a summary of your local weather.
Access the Weather application for more detailed weather information.
To get details about the weather
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Weather
.
Swipe right or left to scroll through the weather information for each
of the cities in your list.
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Touch the Refresh icon
in the lower right corner of the Weather
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application screen to update the current weather of the city displayed
on the weather application screen.
To update or add city
The City list screen allows you to manage a list of cities that you want to
monitor. Touch the Add icon
to add a new city or update your current
location.
Touch Current location at the top of the screen to update your
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Type in the city, state or ZIP
code to search the name.
Touch to search.
Changing Weather Settings
You can configure a number of settings for the Weather application.
The location and related settings also affect the display of the Weather
widget application.
To open the Weather settings screen, touch the Menu Key
> Settings.
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Contacts
The Contacts application allows you to store names, phone numbers and
other information in your phone’s memory.
Using Your Contacts
Use the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate with your
friends and acquaintances.
To open your Contacts application
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
>
Contacts
.
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OR
Touch Contacts
in the Quick Keys bar.
All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list. If you have a new
phone and haven’t added any contacts yet, the Contacts application will
display hints on how to start adding contacts to your phone.
To open a list of your favorite contacts
Open your Contacts application and touch the Favorites tab at the top
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of the screen.
Favorites lists the contacts you’ve added to the list.
To view details about a contact
1. Open your Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact whose details you want to view.
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3. The Contact’s information will be displayed. The following options are
available.
The Dial icon
places a call to the number.
The Message icon starts a message.
starts an email.
starts a chat.
for the following menu options: Delete, Share,
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The Mail icon
The Chat icon
Touch the Menu Key
Join, Export, and Add to home screen.
Adding Contacts
You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the
contacts in your GoogleTM Account, Microsoft Exchange account, or other
accounts that support syncing contacts.
Since your contacts can come from a variety of sources, the Contacts
application attempts to join new information with existing similar contact
entries, to create a single entry. You can also manage that process manually
by joining or splitting entries.
To add a new contact
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the New contact icon
to the right of the Search field.
at the top
3. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch
of the screen and choose the account to which you want to add the
contact.
4. Enter the contact’s name.
5. Touch a category of contact information, such as phone number or email
address, to enter that kind of information about your contact.
6. Touch a category’s Add new icon
to add more than one entry for
that category. For example, in the phone number category, enter a work
number and add a home number. Touch the label field to the right of
the entered information to open a drop-down menu of preset labels. For
example, Work or Home for a phone number.
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7. Touch the Picture frame icon
to select a picture to display next to the
name in your list of contacts and in other applications.
8. When you’re finished, touch the Save button.
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts
If you have contacts stored in vCard format on a microSD card you can
import them into your Contacts application on your phone. You can also
export contacts in vCard format onto a microSD card.
Export to back them up to a computer or other device or so you can send a
contact via email.
To import contacts from your microSD card
You can copy contacts, in vCard format, onto your microSD card then
import them into your phone.
1. Insert the memory card (that contains the vCard files) into your phone.
2. Open the Contacts application.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Import/Export.
4. Touch Import from SD card.
5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into
which you want to import the contacts.
6. Touch the contacts you want to import to the microSD card. Then touch
Import.
To export contacts to your microSD card
You can export all of the contacts on your phone to your microSD card, as
vCard files. You can then copy this file to a computer or another device that
is compatible with this format, such as an address book application.
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Import/Export.
3. Touch Export to SD card.
4. Touch the contacts you wish to export to the SD card. To export all
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contacts, touch Select all in the top left corner of the screen.
Then touch Export and OK.
To share a contact
You can share a contact with someone by sending it to them as a vCard file.
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact you want to share to view the contact details.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Share.
4. Choose the method for sending.
5. Enter the necessary information and share it.
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
The Favorites section contains a short list of the contacts you communicate
with most often.
To add a contact to your favorites list
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch a contact to view its details.
3. Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name.
When the contact is added to your favorites list, the star will be
gold-colored.
To remove a contact from your favorites list
1. Open the Contacts application and touch the Favorites tab.
2. Touch a contact entry to view its details.
3. Touch the gold star to the right of the contact’s name.
The grey-colored star will indicate that the contact was removed from
your Favorites list.
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Communicating with Your Contacts
From the Contacts, Groups, or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send
a text (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone
number. You can also open a list of all the ways you can communicate with
that contact.
This section describes ways to initiate communication when viewing your
list of contacts. The Contacts application shares your contacts with many
other applications, such as GmailTM and Messaging.
To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM
1. Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android.
New Contact
Type in the
name you want
to search.
Touch here
to add a new
contact.
Alphabetical
Listing
Contact picture
Touch here to
open Quick
Contact for
Slide your
finger vertically
along the
Android for this
contact.
letters to view
the entries
under a specific
letter.
Quick Contact for
Android
Contact list
2. Touch the icon corresponding to the type of communication you want to
start.
The communication icons displayed depend on the types of information
you saved in the contact information.
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To communicate with a contact
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact with whom you want to communicate.
3. In the contact’s details screen, touch the way to start communicating
with the contact.
The Dial icon
places a call to the number.
The Message icon starts a message.
starts an email.
starts a chat.
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The Mail icon
The Chat icon
NOTE Anytime you see the Dial icon next to a number, such as in your Favorites or Call log,
just touch it to call that number.
To call a contact’s default number
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch Dial icon
next to the contact entry you wish to call.
Selecting Which Contacts are Displayed
You can hide contacts that don’t have phone numbers. You can also
configure which groups of contacts you want to display in the Contacts list.
To change which groups are displayed
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Display options.
3. Touch an account to open its list of available groups.
4. Touch All contacts to display contacts from all of your sync’d accounts,
touch a single account, or touch Customize to select more than one (but
not all) account types to display their contacts.
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Joining Contacts
When you add an account or add contacts in other ways, such as by
exchanging emails, the Contacts application attempts to avoid duplication by
joining contact information automatically. You can also join contacts manually.
To join contacts
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact entry to which you want to add information. The
contact name for this entry will remain unchanged after you join with
another contact.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Join.
4. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first
contact. The information from the two contacts will be merged and
displayed under the name from the first contact.
Separating Contact Information
Each contact entry on your phone may contain ‘joined’ information from a
variety of sources.
If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can
separate the information back into individual contact entries on your phone.
To separate contact information
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact entry whose information you want to separate.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Separate.
4. Touch OK to confirm you want to separate the entries. The contact
information will separated into individual contact entries in the Contacts
list.
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Email
You can use the Email application to read email from providers other than
Gmail. The Email application supports the following account types: POP3,
IMAP and Microsoft Exchange.
To open the Email application
From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key
> Email
.
The first time you open the Email application, a setup wizard opens to help
you add an email account.
Microsoft Exchange Email Account
Email address – Enter the account email address.
Username – Enter the account username.
Password – Enter the account password.
Server address – Enter the server address.
Domain – Enter the account domain (optional).
Use SSL – Choose whether or not to use SSL for Microsoft Exchange.
Other (POP3, IMAP) Email Account
Email address – Enter the account email address.
Password – Enter the account password.
Incoming Server Settings
POP3 / IMAP4 – Select protocol type, either POP3 or IMAP4.
Incoming server – Enter the incoming email server address.
Secure type – TLS/SSL/Off.
Port number – Normally each account’s default number will be displayed.
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Advanced Server Settings (Outgoing)
Outgoing server – Enter the outgoing email server address.
SMTP secure type – Choose from Off, SSL, or TLS.
SMTP Port number – Normally each account’s default number will be
displayed.
The Accounts Screen
The Accounts screen lists your Combined Inbox and each of your email
accounts.
1. Open the Email application and touch the Menu Key
> Accounts.
2. The Account list appears.
TIP
To make a shortcut to the Inbox of an account:
In the accounts list, touch and hold an email account. Then tap Add to home screen.
You can tap an account to view its Inbox. The default account from which you send
email is indicated with a checkmark.
To open your Combined inbox
If you have configured email to send and receive email from more than one
account, you can view all messages sent to all accounts in your Combined
inbox.
1. Open the Email application and touch Combined inbox (on the
Accounts screen).
Messages in the Combined inbox are color coded on the left, by account,
using the same colors used for your accounts in the Accounts screen.
When a new email arrives in the inbox, there will be sound and vibration
notification. Tap the email notification to end it.
Composing and Sending Email
1. In the Email application, touch Compose
.
2. Enter an address for the message’s intended recipient. As you enter
text, matching addresses will be offered from your contacts. Separate
multiple addresses with commas.
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3. Touch the Cc/Bcc, From field to copy or blind copy to other contacts/
email addresses.
4. Touch the text field and enter the text of the message.
5. Touch Attach
to attach the file you want to send with your message.
to send the message.
6. Touch Send
If you are not connected to a network, for example if you’re working in
airplane mode, the messages you send are stored in your Outbox folder
until you’re connected to a network. If it contains any pending messages,
the Outbox will be displayed on the Accounts screen.
NOTE The messages sent using an Exchange account will not be stored on the phone; they will
be stored on the Exchange server itself. If you want to see your sent messages in the
Sent folder, you may need to open the Sent folder and select Refresh from the options
menu.
Working with Account Folders
Each account has Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Drafts, Trash and Junk folders.
Depending on the features your account service provider supports, you
may have additional folders.
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Adding and Editing Email Accounts
To add an email account
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Email
.
2. Select the desired email provider.
If an email account is already set up, the wizard is not activated
automatically. In this case, tap the Menu Key
> Add account on the
Accounts screen.
To change account settings
1. Open the Accounts screen.
2. Tap the Menu Key
> Settings.
To delete an email account
1. Open the Accounts screen.
2. Touch and hold the account you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete account in the context menu and tap OK in the dialogue box
to confirm.
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Gmail
Opening Gmail and Your Inbox
When you open the Gmail application, the most recent conversations are
displayed in your Inbox.
To open the Gmail application
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gmail
.
All of your conversations are displayed in your Inbox unless you delete,
archive, or filter them.
The current Google Account is displayed at the top of the Inbox. If you
have more than one account, you can switch accounts to view the
messages in each Inbox. Simply touch
to the right of the current
account to select another account to display.
Conversations with new messages are displayed with bold subject lines.
To read a message in a conversation, touch its subject line text.
indicates that you were CC’d on this message.
indicates that this message was sent directly to you.
Adding another Google Account
1. From your Gmail Inbox, touch the Menu Key
> Settings.
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Touch the Existing button or the New button, then enter the necessary
information.
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To switch accounts
Gmail displays conversations and messages from one Google Account at a
time. If you have set up more than one Google Account on your device, you
can easily switch between them.
From your Gmail Inbox, touch
on the header, then touch the
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account that contains the email you want to read.
NOTE The number to the right of the selected Google Account indicates the number of unread
messages you have in that account.
Touch here to add an account.
Accounts Icon
Touch here to
switch accounts or
folders.
Gmail Inbox
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Navigating in the Gmail application
If you are viewing a message or another label, touch the Back Key
until
you return to your Inbox.
The icons at the bottom of the screen allow you to navigate within the
Gmail application.
While viewing your Inbox, swipe the screen up and down to scroll through
the list and use the following icons:
Compose
Search
Touch this icon to start a new Gmail message.
Touch this icon to search within the Gmail application.
Touch this icon to view your messages by Gmail label.
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Labels
Sync
Touch this icon to sync your Google Account(s) on your
device.
While viewing a message, swipe the screen left and right to scroll through
all of your messages and use the following icons:
Archive
Delete
Labels
Touch this icon to send the message to your archive folder.
Touch this icon to delete the message.
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Touch this icon to set labels for the message to help
organize your messages.
Unread Touch this icon to return the message to an unread state.
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Reading Your Messages
While viewing a list of conversations in your Inbox or in any list of labeled
conversations, you can open a conversation to read its messages.
To read a message
Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read.
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The conversation opens to the first new (unread) message, or to the
first starred message, if you’ve previously starred a message in the
conversation.
Google Talk
Online Status
The Google Talk online status will appear below the name of the
sender of each message if the sender has a Google Account. Touch
the contact’s picture to open Quick Contact.
While reading messages in a conversation, you can use the icons at
the bottom of the screen to archive the entire conversation , delete
it , add a label , or label it as unread . After you archive or delete
a conversation, you can touch Undo
at the bottom of the screen to
undo the last action and restore the message to its previous location.
You can also swipe left and right across the screen to scroll though
and read the messages in your Inbox (or the conversation list you’re
working in).
While viewing a message, touch the message action icons on the
message header to access options which include
to star it,
to reply to the sender, and to access Reply all to reply to all
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addresses and Forward to forward the message to someone else.
To reread a message
When you open a conversation, messages that you’ve already read are
minimized into a tab that indicates the number of hidden messages.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gmail . Then touch
the conversation you want to view.
2. Touch the contact name to open that message.
While reading a message you can touch to return a read message to
the unread state. For example, to remind yourself to read it again later.
Composing and Sending a Message
You can compose and send a message to people or groups with Gmail
addresses or other email addresses.
To compose and send a message
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gmail
> Compose
at the bottom left corner of the screen.
NOTE If you want to send the message from a different Google Account, touch
to the right
of the current Google Account, then touch the account you want to use.
2. Enter a recipient’s address.
As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts
list. You can touch a suggested address or continue entering text to enter
a new one.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Add Cc/Bcc to copy (normal or blind status)
recipients, if necessary.
4. Enter a subject for the message in the Subject field.
5. Enter your message in the text field.
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6. Touch the Menu Key
> Attach file if you want to add an attachment
to the email.
7. Touch the Send icon
at the top right corner of the screen to send your
message.
NOTE If you aren't ready to send the message, touch the Menu Key
> Save draft.
Replying to or Forwarding a Message
You can continue an email conversation by replying to a message or by
forwarding it.
To reply to or forward a message
1. Open the message you want to reply to or forward.
2. On the message header, touch the Reply icon , or touch the message
actions icon , then touch Reply all or Forward.
Replying to or forwarding messages without changing the subject adds
your reply to the current conversation.
Changing the subject starts a new conversation.
The message will open in a new screen where you can add or remove
addresses, edit the subject, and add or remove text or attachments.
You can add one or more people to an ongoing conversation by replying
to all and then adding the new person’s address(es) to the reply.
Note that the conversation text and previous messages are also included
in your reply (or forwarded message).
3. Enter your message and touch the Send icon
at the top right corner of
the screen to send your message.
NOTE You can change the message action after you've started the message. Simply touch
in the message header and touch the option you want. For example, if you chose Reply
but decide you want to Reply all.
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Google Account settings
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gmail
.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Settings > General settings.
Confirm before deleting Mark the checkbox to ask to confirm before
deleting a message.
Confirm before archiving Mark the checkbox to ask to confirm before
archiving a message.
Confirm before sending Mark the checkbox to ask to confirm before
sending a message.
Reply all Mark the checkbox to make Reply all the default message action.
Auto-advance Allows you to set which conversation list is viewed next.
Message text size Allows you to set your message text size.
Hide checkboxes Mark the checkbox to hide checkboxes and allow you to
touch and hold to select an item.
Message actions Allows you to set when to show message actions.
Clear search history Touch to clear your search history.
Hide pictures in messages Pictures will not be displayed automatically
until you allow by sender.
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Messaging
To open Messaging
From the Home screen, touch the Messaging Key
in the Quick
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Keys bar.
Touch here to create a new message.
Touch New message
to start a new text or multimedia message.
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Touch an existing message thread to open it.
To delete a message thread from the Messaging window
1. Touch and hold the message thread.
2. Touch Delete thread in the Context menu that opens.
3. Touch Delete to confirm you want to delete the message thread.
To send a text message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message
.
2. Enter a mobile phone number in the To field.
As you enter the mobile phone number, matching contacts appear. You
can touch a suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.
3. Touch the text field to start entering your message.
Touch here to add contacts
from the contact list.
Displays the number of
characters entered and
amount remaining.
Touch here to attach
the files.
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A counter is displayed in the top right corner of the text field to tell you
how many characters are left and the number of pages.
If you touch the Back Key
while composing a message, it’s saved
as a draft in your Messaging application. Touch the message to resume
composing it.
4. Touch Send to send the message.
Your message is displayed and responses appear in the same window,
creating a message thread with that contact.
To create and send a multimedia message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message
at the top right
corner of the screen.
2. Enter a mobile phone number, email address, or Contact name in the To
field. As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested
contact or continue typing.
3. Touch the text field to start entering your message.
4. Touch the Menu Key
5. Touch the Attachment icon
choose the type of media file to attach to the message.
> Add subject to add a message subject.
to open a dialog box where you can
If you touch Picture, you’re prompted to select a picture from your
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Gallery.
If you touch Capture picture, the Camera application opens so you
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can take a picture and attach it.
If you touch Video, you’re prompted to select a video from your Gallery.
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If you touch Capture video, the Camcorder application opens so you
can record a video and attach it.
If you touch Audio, you’re prompted to select an audio file from your
microSD card.
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If you touch Record voice, the voice recording function opens and
allows you to record an audio message and attach it.
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If you touch Slideshow, a dialog box opens and allows you to as-
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semble photos, audios, videos, texts into a slideshow (up to 10 slides)
to attach to the message. Use the buttons in the slideshow screen
to preview the message, add or replace a picture, or remove a slide.
Touch the Done button when you finish editing the slideshow.
If you touch Contact (vCard), you’re prompted to select the contact(s)
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you want to send as vCard file(s).
6. Touch the Send MMS button to send the message.
To respond to messages you receive
If you’re working in a message window, messages that you receive
from that contact are displayed. Otherwise, you receive a new message
notification and a new message icon
appears in the Status Bar. When
you touch the new message notification, the Message screen opens where
you can reply to the message.
If Auto-retrieve is uncheckmarked, you must touch Download to view the
message.
If the message contains a media file, touch the Play button to view, watch,
or listen to it. Touch and hold the media file to open a Context menu with
additional options.
To view details about a message
1. Touch and hold a message in a message window.
2. Touch View message details in the menu that opens.
Changing Messaging Settings
You can change a number of Messaging settings.
To change the Messaging settings, open the Messaging application,
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touch the Menu Key
> Settings.
STORAGE SETTINGS
Delete old messages Checkmark this setting to allow the phone to delete
older messages in a thread when the Text message limit or Multimedia
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message limit is reached. Uncheckmark this setting to keep all messages.
Text message limit Touch to set the number of text messages to save per
thread.
Multimedia message limit Touch to set the number of multimedia
messages to save per thread.
COMMON MESSAGE SETTINGS
Signature Allows you to enter a signature to automatically send with your
messages.
Callback number Allows you to view or edit the callback number sent with
your messages.
TEXT MESSAGE (SMS) SETTINGS
Delivery reports Checkmark this setting to allow your phone to receive
delivery reports for the messages you send.
Set priority Allows you to set the default priority for your text messages.
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE (MMS) SETTINGS
Delivery reports Checkmark this setting to allow your phone to receive
delivery reports for the messages you send.
Auto-retrieve Uncheckmark this setting to download only the heading
of multimedia messages, allowing you to manually download the whole
message when you’re ready. This is useful for controlling how much data
you download.
Roaming auto-retrieve Allows you to automatically retrieve messages
while roaming.
Set priority Allows you to set the default priority for your multimedia
messages.
NOTIFICATION SETTINGS
Notifications Checkmark this setting to allow your phone to receive a
notification in the Status Bar whenever you receive a new message.
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Notification sound Allows you to select the notification sound when you
receive a new message.
Vibrate Allows you to set the phone vibration setting when you receive a
new message notification.
New message popup A pop-up will be shown when the messages are
received.
How to select the type of keyboard you want
1. While entering text, open the Notifications panel and touch Select input
method.
2. Choose between Google voice typing and LG Keyboard.
You will now be able to enter text using the new keyboard.
Touch and drag
down.
Touch Select input
method.
Choose the type of
keyboard you want.
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Talk
To open Google Talk and sign in
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Talk
.
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When you first open Google Talk, your Accounts list will be displayed.
This list includes all of the Google Accounts you’ve added. Touch an
account to see the Friends list.
Touch here to add
an account.
To sign out of Google Talk
You can sign out of Google Talk. For example, if you want to limit Google
Talk conversations to your computer. Also, signing out can extend your
battery life.
Touch here to search.
Touch here to add friend.
From your Friends list, touch the Menu Key
> Sign out.
You will no longer receive chat notifications or see others’ Google Talk
status in other applications, such as GmailTM
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Chatting with Friends
To chat with a friend
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Talk
.
If you’re already chatting with someone, you can touch
corner of the screen.
at the top left
2. Touch the friend you want to chat with.
3. Enter your message then touch Send
.
Friends list options
From the Friends list, touch the Menu Key
to access the following
settings: Display options, End all chats, Sign out, Settings, Help and Send
feedback.
To accept an invitation to chat
When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you will receive a notification.
The friend’s name in the Friends list turns white and displays the message.
Touch the name of the person in your Friends list.
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Open the Notifications panel then touch the chat notification.
A chat window will open where you can exchange messages with
your friend.
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Chat options
While you chat, touch the Menu Key
to access the following settings:
End chat, Go off the record, Friend info, Add to chat, Clear chat history,
Settings, Help and Send feedback.
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Changing and Monitoring Online Status
Touch to return to your Friends list.
Your current online status.
Touch to change your
picture.
Touch here to change your online status.
Touch here to change the status message.
Your current status
message.
Touch here to access previously used
status text.
Previously used online
status.
Touch to clear your status
history.
Status Icons
Icons in Google Talk, Gmail, and other applications indicate the Google Talk
status for you and your friends.
Available: Signed into Google Talk and available to chat.
Away: Signed into Google Talk but not active.
Busy: Signed into Google Talk but too busy to chat.
Signed out of Google Talk.
Invisible: Signed into Google Talk but appear signed out to others.
Video Chat: Video chat is available.
Voice Chat: Voice chat is available.
Changing Google Talk Settings
To change the Google Talk settings, touch the Menu Key
from the friends
list and touch Settings. Select the desired account and configure the settings.
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Voice Dialer
Call a Contact by Voice Dialing
You can call numbers directly by saying the contact’s name or number.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Voice Dialer
.
2. Say “Call” or “Dial” then a name or a phone number.
Or you can say “Redial” to redial the last number dialed.
3. If a list of results is displayed, touch the one you want to use.
Open an Application using Voice Dialer
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Voice Dialer
.
2. Say “Open” and then an application name.
3. If a list of results is displayed, touch the one you want to use.
The device opens the corresponding application.
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Camera
To open the Camera application, from the Home screen touch the Apps
Key > Camera
.
Getting to know the viewfinder
Time catch shot – Time catch shot allows you to capture the missing moments by taking five
sequential pictures at once before the shutter key is touched.
Cheese Shutter – Allows you to say voice commands to take a photo.
Swap Camera – Allows you to swap between the rear camera lens and the front camera lens.
Mode Switch – Touch this icon to switch between
Camera mode and Video mode.
Capture – Touch to take a photo.
Gallery – Accesses your saved photos from within
Camera mode. Simply touch this icon and your Gallery
will appear on the screen.
Settings – Opens the Camera settings menu.
Shot Mode – Allows you to set the Shot mode to Normal, HDR, Panorama, or Continuous shot.
NOTE Default resolution is 5M(2560x1920).
Photo options
You can make adjustments to optimize your shot. The following options are
available:
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Edit quick menu : Allows you to change the quick menu functions
that appear on the viewfinder.
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Flash : Allows you to set the Flash to Off, On, or Auto.
O
Zoom : Allows you to zoom in or out on the subject.
O
Brightness : Defines and controls of the amount of light entering the
lens. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar toward “-” for a lower
brightness image or toward “+” for a higher brightness image.
O
Focus : Allows you to adjust the focus mode to Auto or Face
tracking.
O
Image size : Allows you to adjust the image size to 5M (2560x1920),
3M (2048x1536), W3M (2304x1296), 1M (1280x960), W1M (1536x864).
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Scene mode : Adjust for better image capture in different
environments. Choose from Normal, Portrait, Landscape, Sports,
Sunset, Night, and Smart shutter.
O
ISO : Controls the camera’s sensitivity to light. Choose from Auto,
400, 200, 100.
O
White balance
: Improves color qualities under different lighting
conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and
Cloudy.
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Color effect : Applies artistic effects to pictures. Choose from None,
Mono, Sepia, or Negative.
Timer : Allows you to set a timer to delay taking the picture. Choose
from 3 sec, 5 sec, or 10 sec.
Geotagging : Allows you to select if you want to save the location
information for the pictures you take. Choose from Off or On.
Shutter sound : Allows you to set the shutter sound. Choose from
Tone 1, Tone 2, Tone 3, Tone 4, or Off.
Auto review : Allows you to set if you want to automatically view the
picture after you take it. Choose from Off, On, 2 sec, or 5 sec.
Storage : Sets where your pictures are saved. Choose from SD card
or Internal storage.
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Reset : Resets all of the settings back to the default values.
Camera help guide
Touch to get information about some camera
:
features.
Using the focus mode
You can select from the following focus options:
Auto Sets the camera to focus automatically.
Face tracking Sets the camera to detect and focus on human faces
automatically.
Taking a quick photo
1. Open the Camera application.
2. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens toward the subject you
want to photograph.
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3. Touch the subject on the screen and a focus box will appear in the
viewfinder.
4. When the focus box turns green, the camera has focused on your
subject.
5. Touch the Capture button
to take the picture.
NOTE You can also press the Volume Keys to take a picture.
Once you’ve taken the photo
If Auto review is set to On, your captured photo will appear on the screen
until you touch an option or icon to proceed.
The following options are available after taking a photo:
Share
Touch to share your photo using Bluetooth, Email, Facebook,
FileShare, Gmail, Google+, Memo, Messaging, Picasa,
Twitter, or any other application you’ve downloaded that
supports this feature.
Set as
Touch to use the image as a Contact photo, Home screen
wallpaper, or Lockscreen Wallpaper.
Touch to delete the image, then touch Yes to
confirm.
Touch to take another photo immediately. Your
current photo will be saved to your Gallery.
Touch to view the Gallery of your saved photos.
The thumbnail shows the recently taken photo.
Viewing your saved photos
You can access your saved photos from Camera mode. Just touch the
image thumbnail at the bottom of the Camera screen.
TIP
Slide or flick your finger left or right to view other photos or videos.
While viewing a photo, touch the screen to access the following options:
SmartShare Touch to share the photo using SmartShare (turn on Wi-Fi
if it’s not already on).
Camera Touch to take a photo, or record a video.
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Share
Touch to open a dialog box to select which application to use to
share the photo.
Delete
Touch to delete the photo, then touch the Yes button.
Touch to open an Options menu that includes the following
Menu Key
additional options.
Set image as Touch to set the photo as the icon identifying a contact
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or set it as your Lock screen wallpaper or Home screen wallpaper.
Move Touch to move the picture to another album or folder.
Copy Touch to copy the image to another album.
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Rename Touch to open the keyboard to rename the photo for easy
identification.
Rotate left Touch to rotate the photo counter-clockwise.
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Rotate right Touch to rotate the photo clockwise.
Crop Touch to open a cropping box tool that allows you to manually
crop the photo. Use your finger to move or resize the cropping box to
encompass only the part of the photo you want to see, then touch the
OK button.
Edit Touch to edit the photo.
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Slideshow Touch to see your photos played in a slideshow.
Details Touch to display information about the photo (e.g., file type,
file size, etc.).
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You can use the pinch-to-zoom gesture to easily zoom in and out of the displayed picture.
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Video Camera
To open the Video Camera, from the Home screen touch the Apps Key
> Camcorder
.
Getting to know the viewfinder
Live effect
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Allows you to add various visual effects when recording a video.
Video size – Allows you to choose the video size.
Swap Video Camera – Allows you to swap between the rear camera lens and the front
camera lens.
Mode Switch – Touch this icon to switch between
Camera mode and Video mode.
Record – Starts video recording.
Gallery – Accesses your saved photos and videos from
video camera mode.
Settings – Opens the Camcorder settings menu.
Flash
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Allows you to turn the flash on or off.
Video options
You can make adjustments to optimize your video. The following options
are available when you touch Settings
on the viewfinder screen:
Edit quick menu : Allows you to change the quick menu functions
that appear on the viewfinder.
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Zoom : Zoom in or zoom out. Set the zoom before starting a video.
You cannot change the zoom setting during recording.
Brightness : Defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering
the lens. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar toward “-” for a
lower brightness video or toward “+” for a higher brightness video.
White balance : Improves color qualities under different lighting
conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Florescent,
and Cloudy.
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Color effect : Applies artistic effects to videos. Choose from None,
Mono, Sepia, and Negative.
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Geotagging : Allows you to add location information to the video.
This is ideal for geotagging purposes. Choose from Off or On.
Audio recording : Allows you to select if you want to record audio
for the video. Choose from On or Off.
Auto review : Allows you to briefly view the video after taking it.
Choose from Off, On, 2 sec, or 5 sec.
Storage : Allows you to select where to store your videos. Choose
from SD card or Internal storage.
Reset : Resets all of the settings back to the default values.
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Video help guide : Allows you to get information of video.
Recording a quick video
1. Open the Camcorder application.
2. The Video camera’s viewfinder will appear on the screen.
3. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens toward the subject of the video.
4. Touch Record
5. The video length timer begins counting.
6. Touch Stop on the screen to stop recording.
once to start recording.
NOTE You can also press the Volume Keys to start and stop recording.
After recording a video
If Auto review is set to On, a still image representing your video will appear
on the screen until you touch an option or icon to proceed.
The following options are available:
Play Touch to play the video you just recorded.
Share Touch to share your video using Bluetooth, Email, FileShare,
Gmail, Google+, Messaging, YouTube, or any other compatible
applications you have downloaded.
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NOTE Additional charges may apply when multimedia messages are downloaded while
roaming.
Touch to delete the video you just made, and confirm
by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.
Touch to record another video right away.
Touch to view the Gallery of your saved videos. The
thumbnail shows the recently recorded video.
Watching your saved videos
1. In the viewfinder, touch the video thumbnail at the bottom of the Camera
application.
2. Your Gallery will appear on the screen.
3. Touch the video to play it automatically.
Your Photos and Videos
Adjusting the volume when viewing a video
To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the Volume Keys on
the left side of the phone.
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Gallery
Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums
Open the Gallery application to view albums of your pictures and videos.
To open Gallery and view your albums
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gallery
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Open Gallery from the Camera application by touching the thumbnail
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image at the bottom right corner of the screen.
The Gallery application presents the pictures and videos saved in your
phone or memory card, including those you’ve taken with the Camera
application and those you downloaded from the web or other locations.
Touch an album to open it and view its contents.
Touch a picture or video in an album to view it.
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Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by touching
top left of the screen.
at the
Touch the Menu Key
to access New Album, Delete, Hide/Show
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album, and Settings.
To share an album
You can share the entire contents of one or more albums or individual
images or videos from an album.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gallery
.
2. Touch and hold the desired album and then touch Share.
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Working with photos
Use the Gallery application to view pictures that you’ve taken with the
Camera application, downloaded, copied onto your microSD card or that
are stored in Picasa web albums.
To view and browse photos
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gallery
.
2. Open an album and touch a picture.
3. Touch the Menu Key
to access Set image as, Move, Copy,
Rename, Rotate left, Rotate right, Crop, Edit, Slideshow or Details.
Touch here to go to
camera mode.
Touch here to share.
Touch here to delete.
To edit pictures
Touch here to go to
undo the last action.
Touch here to redo the previously
undone action.
Touch here to save.
Touch here to access the editing tools.
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Working with Videos
Use the Gallery application to play videos that you’ve taken with the
Camera application and to share them with friends.
To play videos
Open a Gallery album, then touch a video.
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The video plays in the orientation you recorded it in.
Touch here to change the video
size.
Touch here to lock the screen.
Touch here to access
SmartShare.
Touch here to access Dolby
Mobile You need to insert ear
jack to access.
Touch here to adjust
the volume.
Touch the screen while the video is playing to view the playback
controls.
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To share a video
You can share your videos in a variety of ways, including sending it by email
or multimedia message (MMS), or via SmartShare or a Bluetooth device.
You even have the option to share your videos publicly by uploading it to the
YouTubeTM website.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Gallery , then
touch an album.
2. While viewing an album, touch the Share
.
3. Select the desired videos and touch Share.
4. In the dialog box that opens, touch the application you would like to use
to share the selected videos.
5. Enter the necessary information and share it.
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To delete a video
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
touch an album.
> Gallery , then
at the top right corner
2. While viewing an album, touch the Delete icon
of the screen.
3. Touch to checkmark the video(s) you want to delete.
4. Touch Delete at the bottom of the screen.
5. Touch Yes.
NOTE Touch and hold a video file to delete a single video. Touch Delete, then touch Yes to
confirm.
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Video Wiz
You can make your own movie using your images, videos, and music.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Video Wiz
.
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2. Touch the Add image/ video button (see below) to add the image and
video files to make your music video.
NOTE You can add up to 20 images and 5 videos. Video files should be between 3sec. -
10mins.
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3. Touch the Add music button (see below) to select the background
music.
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4. Touch the Add style button (see below) to select the style of video
you want to create.
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5. Touch the Play button (see below) to preview your music video.
NOTE The length of the final version will vary depending on the size and number of the images,
the size and length of the video footage, as well as the music added and the style
selected.
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6. Touch the Save button (see below) to save the video.
NOTE Your saved music video is saved in the 'video wiz' folder of your microSD card.
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Video Wiz Options
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Add Media
Touch this icon to add additional images and/or video
to your movie.
Touch Images to add images, then touch the image(s) you want to
add.
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Touch Videos to add video footage, then touch the video(s) you want
to add.
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Touch OK
to exit after all of the media files have been added.
Touch this icon to remove the selected image(s)
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Delete Media
and/or video(s).
Touch an image or video in the added media contents section, touch
the Delete Media icon , then touch Delete selected (or Delete all
files).
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Add Style Touch this button to select the desired movie style.
Touch the up or down arrow to scroll through and select the style you
want.
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Added Contents Displays all of the selected image(s) and/or video(s)
for your movie.
Swipe left and right to scroll through all of the files you’ve added.
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Save
Edit
Touch this icon to save the movie file.
Touch this icon to edit the movie file.
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Swipe left and right to select the footage to edit.
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Touch the Overlay Text icon
to insert text.
Touch the Overlay Image icon
to insert selected graphic(s).
Touch the Trim Video icon
to trim segments from your video
footage.
Touch OK
to exit when you’re finished editing.
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Add Music Touch this button to set the background music.
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Preview
Touch this icon to play your movie.
NOTE Touch Help
to view information on how to use the Video Wiz application.
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Play StoreTM
Play Store allows you to browse and search for free and paid applications.
To open the Play Store application
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Play Store
or
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touch the Play Store icon
on the Home screen.
When you open Play Store application for the first time, you must
read and accept the terms of service to continue.
Touch here to search for the apps.
Scroll to the left and
right to view and explore
sub-categories.
To get help with Play Store
Play Store Help web pages are available from all Play Store screens.
Touch the Menu Key
> Help.
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The MetroWEB application opens to the Play Store Help page, with
links to many help topics.
To open a screen with details about an application
At any time while browsing Play Store, touch an application to open
its details screen.
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The Application details screens include a description, ratings,
comments, and related information about the application. From this
screen, you can download, install, uninstall, and rate the application,
and more.
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To return to the Play Store home screen
You can return directly to the Play Store home screen from most other
screens in Play Store.
Touch the Play Store icon
at the top left corner the screen.
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Downloading and Installing Applications
When you find an application you want, you can install it on your phone.
To download and install an application
NOTE Before you can download a paid application, you must set up a billing arrangement.
1. Find an application you want and open its details screen.
In the application’s details screen, you can read more about the
application, including its cost, overall rating, and comments by users.
Scroll down to the Developer Info section to view more applications by
this developer, visit the developer’s website, or send the developer an
email message.
Here indicates the price.
2. Touch Install (for free applications) or the Price button (for paid
applications).
If the application requires access to your data or control of any functions
on your phone, Play Store tells you what the application can access.
WARNING!
Read this screen carefully. Be especially cautious with applications that have access to
many functions or to a significant amount of your data. Once you accept on this screen,
you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone.
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3. If you agree to the application’s access requirements, touch Accept &
download (for free applications) or Accept & buy (for paid applications).
If you selected a paid application, you’re redirected to the Google
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Checkout screen to pay for the application before it’s downloaded to
your phone.
If you selected a paid application (or after touching Accept & buy
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in Google Checkout ), you receive a series of notifications as the
application is downloaded and then installed on your phone.
When the application is installed, you can touch the notification to
open the application or open it by touching its icon in the Applications
screen.
You have 15 minutes to try out an application and, if you decide you
don’t want it, to uninstall it for a refund.
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If you have another Android phone, you can download a paid
application to that phone using the same Play Store account, at no
additional charge.
To create a Google Checkout™ account
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You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google
Account to purchase items from Play Store.
On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com to establish a
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Google Checkout account.
OR
The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Play Store,
you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google
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Checkout account.
WARNING!
When you’ve used Google Checkout once to purchase an application from Play Store,
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the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For
this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your
permission.
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Music Player
Transferring Music Files to Your Phone
The Music Player application plays audio files that are stored on your
phone’s microSD card. Copy audio files from your computer onto the
microSD card before you open the Music Player application.
NOTE The LG USB driver needs to be installed on your PC before connecting your phone to
transfer music.
To copy music files onto the phone’s microSD card
1. Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable. If the default
connection mode is not set to Media sync (MTP), open the Notifications
panel and touch USB connected > Media sync (MTP). Your computer
will prompt you with different actions to take. Choose to open the folder
to view files.
Use the computer to organize your audio files then create a music
folder at the top level of the microSD card.
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NOTE The LG SPIRIT 4G can use a removable microSD card to store user content, such as
photos, videos, and voice recordings.
If the USB connection mode is set to Media sync (MTP) when connecting the phone to
a PC via USB cable, one Portable Devices drive will be displayed on your PC, one for the
internal memory and another for the microSD card (if installed). You can copy files to and
from both disk drives.
2. Use the computer to copy music and other audio files into the folder that
you created on the microSD card.
You can use subfolders on the microSD card to organize your music
files or you can simply copy the audio files to the top level of the
microSD card.
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3. To disconnect your phone, open the Notifications panel and touch USB
connected > Charge only. Then disconnect the USB cable from the
phone.
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Opening Music and Working with Your Library
After you’ve copied some music onto your microSD card you can open the
Music Player application and view your library of music files, sorted in one
of five ways.
To open the Music Player and view your music library
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Music Player
.
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The Music Player application searches the microSD card for music files
you copied to your card, then builds a catalog of your music based on
the information contained in each music file. This can take from a few
seconds to several minutes, depending on how many files you have
copied onto the microSD card.
When the catalog is complete, the Music library screen opens with
tabs at the top of the screen that you can touch to view your music
library organized by Songs, Albums, Artists, Playlists, or Folders.
Touch here to select a
different tab.
Music is listed in
alphabetical order.
Touch one of the
entries to play it.
You can return to the main Library screen from the Playback screen in the
Music Player application by touching the Menu Key
> Library.
To search for music in your library
1. Open the main Library screen then touch the Menu Key
> Search.
2. Start typing the name of the artist, album, or track you’re looking for.
Matching songs are displayed in the list below the search box.
3. Touch a matching song to play it or touch a matching album or artist to
view a list of associated songs.
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To delete a song from the microSD card
You can delete music from the microSD card.
Touch and hold a song in a Library list. In the Context menu that
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OR
On the Playback screen, touch the Menu Key
> Delete > OK.
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You can also delete music files from the microSD card when your
phone is connected to the computer. To do this, browse for the music
files you want to delete then delete them from the folder.
Playing Music
You can listen to music using the phone’s built-in speaker, through a wired
headset, or through a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset that supports the
A2DP profile.
To play music
Touch a song in your library to listen to it.
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While viewing a list of tracks in an album, touch the Menu Key
>
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Play all.
The Playback screen opens and the song you touched or the first
song in the album or other playlist starts to play. Your music continues
to play even when you switch applications or receive a phone call. The
tracks in the current playlist play in order until it reaches the end, then
stops. If you choose a repeat option, playback only stops when you
stop it.
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Touch here to restart, play or skip.
You can return to the Playback screen from most other screens in the
Music Player application by touching the currently playing song at the
bottom of the screen.
You can return to the Playback screen from any other application
by opening the Notifications panel and touching the ongoing music
notification.
To control playback
The Playback screen contains several icons that you can touch to control
the playback of songs, albums, and playlists:
Touch to pause playback.
Touch to resume playback.
Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle. Touch and hold to fast-
forward.
Touch to restart the current track or skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or
shuffle. Touch and hold to rewind.
Touch to open the current playlist.
Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks are played in random order).
Touch to set repeat mode to repeating all songs, repeat current song, or repeat off.
Touch to set the Dolby Mobile setting, which enhances your music listening.
Displays the lyrics, if available. This icon is only activated when lyrics are available for
the current song.
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To control playback volume
In addition to the techniques for setting media volume, you can control the
volume of music in the Music Player application.
Press the phone’s up/down Volume Keys.
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A panel opens to show the current media volume.
Some headsets include their own volume controls or ways to pause
and resume playback or to skip tracks.
To play your tracks in a party shuffle
When you turn on Party Shuffle, the Music Player application plays tracks
from your microSD card in random order until Party Shuffle is turned off.
In a Library screen, touch the Menu Key
> Party shuffle.
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The Music Player application creates a playlist of tracks selected
randomly from your microSD card and starts playing them.
View the current playlist that Party Shuffle is playing by touching the
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Playlist icon
on the Playback screen.
Add a track to the end of the Party Shuffle playlist by touching and
holding the name of a track in your library. In the menu that opens,
touch Add to playlist > Now playing list.
Stop Party Shuffle by touching the Menu Key
> Party shuffle off.
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To customize settings in the Playback or a Library screen
From the Library or Playback screen, touch the Menu Key > Settings.
Show notification Shows the controller on the Notifications panel.
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Sleep timer Turns off the player automatically. Touch the following
options to apply sleep timer: Off, After 10 minutes, After 20 minutes,
After 30 minutes, After 1 hour, After 2 hours.
Audio effects Applies the following sound effect options:
Off, Dolby Mobile, Bass reducer, Treble booster, Bass booster,
Vocal booster, Headset enhancer, Custom.
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To use a song as a ringtone
You can use a song as your phone ringtone, in place of one of the ringtones
that come with the phone.
Touch and hold a song in a Library list. In the Context menu that
opens, touch Set as ringtone.
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On the Playback screen, touch the Menu Key
> Set as ringtone.
Working with Playlists
You can create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs,
which you can play in the order you set or in a shuffle.
To create a playlist
1. From the Music Player Library, touch the Playlists tab.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> New playlist.
3. Enter a name for the playlist and touch OK. The new playlist is added to
the Playlist tab
To add a song to a playlist
1. From the Music Player Library, touch and hold the song you want to add
to a playlist.
2. In the context menu that opens, touch Add to playlist and touch the
name of the playlist you want to add it to.
To remove a song from a playlist
1. Open a playlist.
2. Touch and hold the song you want to remove then touch Remove from
playlist.
To delete a playlist
1. Open the Playlist library.
2. Touch and hold the desired playlist to display the Context menu, then
touch Delete > OK to confirm.
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To rename a playlist
1. Open the Playlist library.
2. Touch and hold the desired playlist to display the context menu, then
touch Rename.
3. Enter the new name and touch OK to confirm.
Videos
You can play a wide variety of videos using the Videos application. The
Videos application supports the following file formats: mp4, avi, wmv, mov,
mkv (Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX® and Xvid).
NOTE
Supported file formats are dependent on the software version of the phone.
To open the Videos application
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Videos
.
2. Touch the video you want to play.
Playback controls
Touch the screen to display the playback controls. The following options
allow you to control the video playback:
Pause playback.
Play a video file.
Touch to play the next video file. Touch and hold to fast-forward playback.
Touch to play the previous video file. Touch and hold to rewind playback.
Touch to set the Dolby Mobile setting, which enhances your audio listening.
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Videos options
The following options are available from the Videos main screen:
Details Touch and hold a video, then touch Details.
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Delete Touch the Delete icon
at the top right corner of the screen,
then checkmark each video you want to delete. Then touch Delete >
Yes to confirm.
Sort Touch the Sort icon
by title, date, size, or type.
at the top right corner to sort the videos
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Grid/List View Touch the Menu Key
videos in a grid or list.
> Grid/List view to view the
Auto play next Touch the Menu Key
play the next video after the current video or stop playback.
> On/Off to automatically
DivX® VOD Touch to view the registration code to register your
device to allow playback of DivX® protected videos.
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YouTubeTM
Opening YouTube and Watching Videos
You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rank YouTube videos on your
phone with the YouTube application.
To open the YouTube application
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> YouTube
.
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Touch a video to watch it or touch the Menu Key
to take other
actions on the video.
To watch and interact with YouTube videos
Touch a video to play it.
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Touch the screen to view the Playback controls. You can pause and
play the video or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to
watch.
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Touch the Back Key
to stop playback and return to the videos list.
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Touch the Menu Key
for the following options: Add to, Like,
Dislike, Copy URL, Flag, Add YouTube TV, Settings, Feedback, and
Help.
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For details about these features, visit the YouTube website.
To search for videos
1. At the top of the main YouTube screen, touch
.
2. Enter the text to search for or touch the Microphone icon to search
by voice.
3. Touch a suggestion below the search box or touch the Search Key.
4. Scroll through the search results and touch a video to watch it
FileShare
FileShare application allows you to share multimedia files and documents to
other devices via Wi-Fi Direct.
1. To access this application, from the Home screen, tap Apps Key
FileShare
>
.
2. Choose the types of content you would like to share. Tap Images,
Videos, Music, or Documents.
3. Tap the Send file icon
in the upper right corner of the screen, then
checkmark the file(s) you want to share.
4. Tap to begin scanning for available devices, then select the device
you want from the list.
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SmartShare
SmartShare uses DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology to
share digital content through a wireless network. Both devices must be
DLNA certified to support this feature.
To turn SmartShare on and allow sharing contents
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> SmartShare
.
2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings.
3. Touch Discoverable to checkmark it to allow your device to be detected
by other devices.
Checkmark Always accept requests if you would like to automatically
accept sharing requests from other devices.
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Checkmark Receive files if you would like to allow other devices to
upload media files to your phone.
NOTE Make sure that the microSD card is correctly mounted and the Receive files option in the
Settings menu is checkmarked.
4. Under the SHARED CONTENTS section, touch to checkmark the types of
content you would like to share. Choose from Photos, Videos, and Music.
5. SmartShare is now activated and ready to share the available content
type(s) you selected for sharing.
To control your renderer devices
Let your renderer device (e.g., TV) play multimedia contents from your
remote content library (e.g., PC).
NOTE Make sure that the DLNA functionality of your devices are properly configured (e.g., TV
and PC).
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
2. Touch the To icon at the top right of the screen, then touch the device you
want to use from the renderer device list.
> SmartShare
.
3. Touch the From icon
at the top left of the screen, then touch the device
that has your remote content library.
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4. You can browse through the content library to find the content(s) you
want.
5. Touch and hold a content thumbnail and touch Play or touch the Menu
Key
> Play.
To share contents from your phone to your renderer device (e.g., TV)
1. While watching your Photos or videos using the Gallery application,
touch one of the icons
/
/
at the top of the screen.
2. Select the device from renderer lists to play the files.
NOTE The Videos uses similar steps to share contents.
: Need to connect to a network. Allows you to connect.
: Allows you to select a device on the network.
: Content is currently being shared through SmartShare.
NOTICE Check that your device is connected with your home network using a Wi-Fi connection
to use this application. Some DLNA enabled devices (e.g., TV) support only the DMP
feature of DLNA and will not appear in the renderer device list. Your device might not be
able to play some contents.
To download contents from the remote content library
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> SmartShare
.
2. Touch the From icon at the top left of the screen, then touch the device
that has your remote content library.
3. You can browse through the content library to find the content(s) you want.
4. Touch and hold a content thumbnail, then touch Download in the Context
menu.
NOTICE Some content types are not supported.
To upload contents to the remote content library
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> SmartShare
.
2. Touch the From icon at the top left of the screen, then select My phone.
3. You can browse through the local content library to find the content(s) you
want.
4. Touch and hold a content thumbnail, then touch Upload in the Context menu.
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5. Select the device of the remote content library to be uploaded.
NOTICE s Some DLNA enabled devices do not support the DMS upload functionality and will not
upload files.
sSome content types are not supported.
Voice Recorder
The Voice Recorder application records audible files for you to use in a
variety of ways. Use them simply to remind you about something you
don’t want to forget (like a grocery list) or record sound effects that you can
attach to a message or set as a ringtone for calls.
Record a Voice Memo
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
2. Touch to start recording.
> Voice Recorder
.
3. Speak into the microphone.
4. When you’re finished, touch
.
The recording is automatically saved to your recordings list.
Touch
Touch
Touch
to listen to your recording.
to record a new voice memo.
to view your list of recordings.
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Play a Voice Memo
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Voice Recorder
.
2. Touch
.
3. Touch the voice memo you wish to play.
NOTE You can send the voice memo to others by touching and holding a voice memo and
touching Share.
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Managing your Voice Memos
1. From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Voice Recorder
.
2. Touch
.
3. Touch the following options from the quick action bar at the top of the
screen.
Touch the New icon
to return to the Voice Record screen to record
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a new audio file.
Touch the Share icon
to send via Bluetooth, Email, FileShare,
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Gmail, Memo, Messaging, or other compatible applications you have
downloaded.
Touch the Delete icon
to delete voice memo(s). Touch the voice
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memo(s) to delete then touch Delete > Yes.
NOTE You can also touch and hold an audio file in the list to select Details, Share, Delete, or
Rename in the Context menu that appears.
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Calendar
Viewing Your Calendar and Events
Open the Calendar application to view events you’ve created or that others
have invited you to.
When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing
Google Account or you created a new account. The first time you open the
Calendar application on your phone, it displays any existing calendar events
from your Google Account on the web.
To open the Calendar application
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Calendar
.
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Events from each account you’ve added to your phone and configured
to synchronize calendars is displayed in your Calendar.
Events from each calendar account are displayed in a different color.
To change your calendar view
No matter where you are in the Calendar application, you can easily switch
calendar views. Simply touch the date in the upper left corner of the screen
to display a drop-down menu of calendar views. Touch Day, Week, Month,
or Agenda.
To view more information about an event in the Agenda, Day, or Week
view, touch the event.
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To view the events of a day in Month view, touch a day. The event will
be displayed. Touch the event to view its details.
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Working in Day View
Day view displays a list of the events of one day, in a table of one-hour
rows. The current time will be designated as a thick horizontal black line.
If it’s a day of commemoration (e.g., a holiday) it is listed at the top of the
screen. All-day and multi-day events are displayed at the top. Part of the title
of each event is displayed in the row that corresponds to when it occurs.
To view other days, simply swipe left to see future days and right to see
past days.
To switch to Day view
Touch the date in the top left corner above the calendar, then touch
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Day in the drop-down menu.
Touch here to switch
to Week, Month, or
Agenda view.
Touch here to create a
new event.
To learn more about events in Day view
Touch an event to view its details.
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To add an event in Day view
Touch and hold an empty spot or an event in the day to open a Context
menu then touch New event to create a new event at that time.
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OR
Touch and select the calendar you want to use (if applicable).
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Working in Week View
Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. All-day and
multi-day events are displayed at the top. To view other weeks, simply
swipe left to see future weeks and right to see past weeks.
To switch to Week view
Touch the date in the top left corner above the calendar, then touch
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Week in the drop-down menu.
Touch here to switch
to Day, Month, or
Agenda view.
Touch here to create a
new event.
To learn more about events in Week view
Touch an event to view its details.
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To add an event in Week view
Touch and hold an empty spot or an event in the week to open a Context
menu then touch New event to create a new event at that time.
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OR
Touch and select the calendar you want to use (if applicable).
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Working in Month View
Month view displays a chart of the events of the month. Segments of each
day with scheduled events are blue in the day’s vertical bar. To view other
months, simply swipe upward to see future months and downward to see
past months.
To switch to Month view
Touch the date in the top left corner above the calendar, then touch
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Month in the drop-down menu.
Touch here to switch
to Day, Week, or
Agenda view.
Touch here to create a
new event.
To view more information about events in Month view
Touch a day to display the events for that day. You can then touch the
event to view more information about it.
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Working in Agenda View
Agenda view is a list of your events in chronological order by day. A month’s
worth of events is displayed. To show earlier Agenda events, touch Touch
to view events before at the top of your Agenda list. To show later Agenda
events touch Touch to view events after at the bottom of your Agenda list.
All-day and multi-day events are listed at the start of each day.
To switch to Agenda view
Touch the date in the top left corner above the calendar, then touch
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Agenda in the drop-down menu.
Touch here to switch
to Day, Week, or
Month view.
Touch here to create a
new event.
To learn more about events in Agenda view
Touch an event.
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A screen with details about the event opens.
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Viewing Event Details
You can view more information about an event in a number of ways,
depending on the current view.
To view information about an event
In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details.
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In Month view, touch a day to display the events. Then touch an event
to view its details.
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Touch here to go back
to Calendar view.
Touch here to delete the event.
Touch here to edit the event.
Touch the REMINDERS field to change reminder settings, touch
to add another reminder, or touch the Remove reminder icon
the reminder.
to remove
If you have permission to change the event, you can touch the Edit icon
(at the top of the screen) to edit the event or touch the Delete icon
(at
the top right corner of the screen) to delete the event.
To share an event, touch the Menu Key
, touch Share in the Options
menu. Choose the method for sharing and complete as necessary.
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Setting an Event Reminder
You can set one or more reminders for an event, whether or not you
created the event or have permission to edit its other details.
To set an event reminder
1. Touch an event to view its details.
2. If no reminder is set, touch
for 10 minutes before the event.
to automatically add a reminder
to set more reminders
If a reminder is already set, touch touch
for the event.
3. Touch the Time field to set the length of time before the event that you
want to be reminded of it. Touch the Notification field in the REMINDER
section to set how you want to be reminded (by Notification or by email).
When the time comes, you receive a notification about the event.
You can use Google Calendar on the web to configure additional
reminder settings.
To delete an event reminder
1. Touch an event to view its details.
2. Touch the Remove reminder icon
next to the reminder field.
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Calculator
Allows you to perform simple mathematical calculations.
To open and use the Calculator
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Calculator
.
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Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the Basic panel.
Drag the Basic panel to the left to open the Advanced panel.
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Touch and hold the Calculator’s display to open a Context menu where
you can copy what you’ve entered and access other tools.
Touch the Delete Key
to delete the last number or operator you
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entered. Touch and hold the Delete Key
to delete all of the entered
information.
Touch the Menu Key
calculation(s) history or change panels between Advanced and Basic.
to open an Options menu to clear your
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Touch to view your calculator history. You can touch an entry
to calculate it again or edit it.
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Alarm/Clock
You use the Alarm/Clock application to access the Alarms, Timer, World
clock, and Stopwatch functions. These functions are accessed by touching
the tabs across the top of the screen.
To open the Clock application
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Alarm/Clock
.
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Touch the Alarms tab
at the top of the screen, if necessary.
To set an alarm
1. Open the Alarm/Clock application and touch
.
Existing Alarm
Touch here to modify
this alarm's settings.
Time Wheel
Scroll here to change
the alarm time.
Delete Icon
Touch here to delete
an alarm.
Repeat Field
Touch here to set
which days to
New Alarm Icon
Touch here to create
a new alarm.
activate the alarm.
Set Alarm Screen
2. Scroll the time wheel to set the alarm time.
Enter the alarm time manually by scrolling the hour (or minutes) field.
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Scroll to AM or PM to set for morning or afternoon.
3. Touch the day(s) when you want the alarm to sound in the Repeat field.
If you don’t touch the Repeat setting, the alarm sounds only the one day
you set it.
4. Touch Snooze duration to open a dialog box to set the amount of time
to wait before sounding the alarm again if it is not dismissed. You can set
the alarm to ring repeatedly from 5 minutes up to 1 hour.
5. Touch Vibration to checkmark the setting and have the phone vibrate, in
addition to playing the ringtone.
6. Touch Alarm sound to select a ringtone from the alarm sounds or a
music file. The ringtone plays briefly when you select it.
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7. Slide the Alarm volume bar to adjust the volume.
8. Touch Auto App Starter if you want to set an application to run when
the alarm is stopped.
9. Touch Puzzle lock to checkmark the setting, which requires you to wake
up enough to solve a simple puzzle to dismiss the alarm.
10. Touch Memo to enter a name for the alarm.
11. When you’re finished, touch the Save button.
When the alarm sounds
Touch the Stop button or, if set, use the gesture feature of simply
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flipping the device over to stop the alarm.
Touch the Snooze button to stop the alarm for the snooze duration
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you set.
NOTE If Puzzle lock is set to On, using the gesture feature of flipping the device over will
snooze the alarm instead of turning it off.
Setting the Timer
The Timer application can be used to alert you with an audible signal when
a set amount of time has passed.
1. Open the Alarm/Clock application and touch the Timer tab
.
2. Set the time by scrolling the Hour, Minute and/or Second on the time
wheel.
3. Touch Vibration to checkmark the setting and have the phone vibrate
when the set time expires.
4. Touch Alert sound to select an alert tone for the timer from the alarm
sounds or a music file
.
5. Touch the Start button at the bottom of the screen. to begin the time
countdown.
6. Once the alarm sounds, touch the Stop button to stop the timer.
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Setting the World Clock
This feature allows you to set up a list of cities to easily check current times
in other time zones with a quick glance.
1. Open the Alarm/Clock application and touch the World clock tab
.
2. Touch the New City icon at the bottom of the screen then search
through the available cities for the one you want.
Managing the World Clock Cities
Touch the New City icon
another city for your list.
at the bottom of the screen to select
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Touch the Delete icon
select one or more cities select a city to delete from your list.
at the bottom right corner of the screen to
Touch the Menu Key
list.
to delete all of the cities in your World Clock
Touch and hold an entry in the list to open a Context menu to select
Set Daylight Savings Time or Delete.
Using the Stopwatch
This feature allows you to use your phone as a Stopwatch.
1. Open the Alarm/Clock application and touch the Stopwatch tab
.
2. Touch the Start button at the bottom of the screen to start timing and
touch the Stop button to stop the time.
You can use the Lap function by touching the Lap button to record lap
times.
3. Touch the Reset button to reset the Stopwatch or the Resume button to
resume it.
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Polaris Office
With Polaris Office, you can view, create and edit document files on your
device. The loaded files can be from microSD cards of your device, or from
downloaded email attachments.
The Polaris Office application supports the following file formats: txt, doc,
docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf.
Create a New Document
1 From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Polaris Office 4
.
2 Register your name and email address on the User registration page.
3 Touch List view, Grid view or Favorites for folders and documents on
your microSD card.
4 Touch to start a new document.
5 Touch a document type.
6 Enter contents in the document using the tools at the bottom of the
screen and the on-screen keyboard.
7 When you’re done working on the document, touch
> Save (or Save
as to enter a new document name) to save.
8 Enter the document name and tap Save.
9 Tap the Back Key
to exit.
View and edit a document on your device
1 From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key
> Polaris Office 4
.
2 Touch List view, Grid view or Favorites for folders and documents on
your microSD card.
3 Move to the folder that contains the file that you want to open if it is not
in the root directory.
4 Touch the document that you want to view or edit.
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5 The document opens for you to view. If you want to edit it, touch
anywhere on the screen.
To move between pages or pan through the document, scroll in the
corresponding direction.
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To change the zoom level, simply pinch-to zoom to achieve the zoom
level you want.
Use the toolbar at the top of the screen to edit the document (Word,
Excel, or PowerPoint file).
LG On-Screen Phone 3.0
On-Screen Phone allows you to view your mobile phone screen from a PC
via a USB, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth connection. You can also control your mobile
phone from your PC, using the mouse or keyboard.
On-Screen Phone 3.0 icons
Launches LG Home Panorama or changes the On-Screen Phone
preferences.
Connects your mobile phone to your PC, or disconnects it.
Minimizes the On-Screen Phone window.
Maximizes the On-Screen Phone window.
Exits the On-Screen Phone program.
On-Screen Phone 3.0 features
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Real-time transfer and control: Displays and controls your mobile
phone screen when connected to your PC.
Mouse control: Allows you to control your mobile phone by using the
mouse to click and drag on your PC screen.
Text input with keyboard: Allows you to compose a text message or
note using your computer keyboard.
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File transfer (mobile phone to PC): Sends a file from your mobile
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phone (e.g. Gallery, Video Player, Music and Polaris Office) to your PC.
Simply right-click on the file and drag it to send it to your PC.
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File transfer (PC to mobile phone): Sends files from your PC to your
mobile phone. Just select the files you wish to transfer and drag and
drop them into the On-Screen Phone window. The sent files are stored
in the OSP folder.
LG Home Panorama: Shows all of the work spaces of LG Home. You
can easily organize icons or widgets and run an application by double-
clicking the shortcut.
NOTE Please make sure that LG Home is the default launcher. Some widgets may not work
properly on the LG Home Panorama.
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Real-time event notifications: Prompts a pop-up to inform you of any
incoming calls or text messages, as well as alarm and event notifications.
How to install On-Screen Phone on your PC
1. Visit LG.com (http://www.lg.com/us).
2. Locate the search box in the upper right corner and enter the model
number.
3. From the SUPPORT list, select your model.
4. Scroll down to the MANUALS & DOWNLOAD section, select the OSP
tab and click on DOWNLOAD.
5. When prompted, select Run to install On-Screen Phone on your PC.
How to connect your mobile phone to your PC
On-Screen Phone 3.0 provides USB, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connection.
Please follow the instructions on the Connection Wizard of the On-Screen
Phone program.
NOTE To use On-Screen Phone, from the Home screen touch the Menu Key
> System
settings > PC connection > On-Screen Phone check box to make sure it is selected.
Please note that the battery may run out more quickly due to the current consumption if
On-Screen Phone is connected via Wi-Fi.
When you connect your mobile phone to your PC via Mobile Hotspot and access to the
Internet on the PC, additional data charges may be incurred depending on your data plan.
Access to the Internet using Wi-Fi networks may not work well depending on the
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network's traffic. When you enlarge the On-Screen Phone window, the display on the
screen might become slow.
To check the phone-to-PC connection
Once the devices have been connected, drag the phone’s Status Bar
downwards to check the On-Screen Phone connection status. You can also
check the On-Screen Phone program on the computer to see if your device
successfully connected.
To disconnect your phone from your PC
Click
at the top left of the On-Screen Phone window and select
Disconnect. Alternatively, drag the Status Bar downwards and select On-
Screen Phone connected > OK.
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Settings
The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and
configuring your phone. All of the settings in the Settings menu are
described in this section.
To open Settings
From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key
> System settings.
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OR
From the Home screen, touch the Apps Key
> Settings
.
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WIRELESS & NETWORKS
The wireless and networks settings allow you to configure and manage
your device’s wireless radio communications.
Wi-Fi
Drag the Wi-Fi switch
to the right to turn on the Wi-Fi functionality to
connect to available Wi-Fi networks. Drag it to the left to turn it off.
Network notification: Checkmark to be notified when a Wi-Fi network is
in range when you launch an application.
WI-FI NETWORKS
The list of all of the Wi-Fi networks that are within access range. Touch
one to connect to it.
NOTE Touch SEARCH at the bottom of the screen to scan for available Wi-Fi networks. Touch
ADD NETWORK to add a new network.
TIP
Touch the Menu Key
> Advanced to view additional options.
Bluetooth
Drag the Bluetooth switch
to the right to turn on the Bluetooth
functionality to connect to Bluetooth devices. Drag it to the left to turn it off.
LG-MS870: Allows you to rename your phone as it is seen by other
Bluetooth compatible devices.
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Make phone visible: Tap to allow other Bluetooth devices to see your
phone for pairing and connection. A blue checkmark along with a timer
indicate that the phone is visible.
Device type to be searched: Allows you to select the type of device(s)
you want your Bluetooth device to search for. The default setting is All
devices.
AVAILABLE DEVICES
The list of all of the available in-range Bluetooth devices.
NOTE Tap Search for devices at the bottom of the screen to search for in-range Bluetooth
devices.
TIP
Touch the Menu Key
and select Visibility timeout to choose the amount of time
before the device’s visibility times out or Show received files to view your received
files.
Data usage
This menu allows you to manage your data usage.
Mobile data: Drag the Mobile data switch
to the right to enable
mobile data.
Limit mobile data usage: Checkmark to limit your mobile data. Your
mobile data connection will be disabled when you reach the limit you
set.
Data usage cycle: Displays your current data usage cycle. Tap to
change the cycle date.
Data usage graphic: Displays your data usage on a graph. If the Limit
mobile data usage option is set, you can move the data limit line on the
graph.
Data usage applications: Applications are displayed with their data
usage on a bar graph. Tap one to see more detailed information.
TIP Touch the Menu Key
to set additional options.
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Call
The Call menu allows you to manage various call settings.
VOICEMAIL
Voicemail service: Allows you to change your voicemail service. The
default is MetroPCS.
Voicemail settings: Allows you to alter your voicemail settings (e.g., the
number that dials your voicemail service).
END CALL SETTINGS
Save unknown numbers: Checkmark to add unknown numbers to your
contacts after a call.
OTHER CALL SETTINGS
Quick messages: Allows you to add or edit quick messages.
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delete and tap
select the messages you want to
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To edit quick messages, tap the quick message displayed, edit it and
tap
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Auto retry: Allows you to set the amount of time to wait before
automatically redialing a call that failed to connect.
TTY mode: Allows you to set the TTY mode to communicate with other
TTY devices.
DTMF tones: Allows you to set the length of the DTMF tones.
Auto answer: Allows you to set the amount of time to enable auto
answer with handsfree.
Call restrictions: Allows you to restrict incoming or outgoing calls.
Call duration: Allows you to check various call duration and sent/
received information.
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More...
This menu allows you to manage other network and wireless settings.
Airplane mode: Checkmark to disable all wireless connections.
4G Mobile Hotspot: Allows you to set up a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to
share your device’s Internet connection with one or more computers or
other devices.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot: Allows you to activate and deactivate the
Wi-Fi hotspot function.
Configure Wi-Fi hotspot: Allows you to configure the Wi-Fi hotspot
settings.
Timeout: Allows you to select the amount of time after which the
Wi-Fi hotspot automatically turns off due to inactivity.
Help: Displays Wi-Fi hotspot help information.
WI-FI HOTSPOT CLIENT LIST: Displays the list of Wi-Fi hotspot
clients.
Wi-Fi Direct: Allows you to set up the ability to directly connect with
Wi-Fi devices without any access point.
Wi-Fi Direct: Allows you to activate and deactivate the Wi-Fi Direct
function.
Device Name: Allows you to change your device’s name, which is
visible to other devices.
Password: Allows you to edit the password used for connection to
Wi-Fi devices.
AVAILABLE DEVICES: Lists the available devices.
NOTE Touch SEARCH at the bottom of the screen to search for available devices. Touch
CREATE GROUP to create a group of devices.
TIP
Touch the Menu Key
to set additional options.
VPN: Allows you to set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
NOTE You must set a screen lock to configure VPN.
Mobile networks: Allows you to enable/disable data, data roaming, and
change the CDMA roaming mode.
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DEVICE
The Device settings allow you to configure and manage the general device
functions such as sound and display options.
Sound
This menu allows you to manage your device’s sound settings.
Sound profile: Allows you to set the sound mode. Choose between
Sound, Vibrate only and Silent.
Volumes: Allows you to individually set the volumes for Phone ringtone,
Notification sound, Touch feedback & system, and for Music, video,
games, and other media. Move the slider icon on each volume bar to set
the volume.
RINGTONE & NOTIFICATIONS
Phone ringtone: Allows you to set the ringtone for calls. You can also
add a ringtone by tapping
Notification sound: Allows you to set the sound for notifications. You
can also add a sound by tapping at the top right corner of the screen.
at the top right corner of the screen.
Ringtone with vibration: Checkmark to set the phone to also vibrate
when you receive calls and notifications.
Quiet time: Drag the Quiet time switch
to the right to enable this
function. Tap Quiet time to open a screen to set the days and times to
automatically turn off all sounds except for alarms and media.
TOUCH FEEDBACK & SYSTEM
Dial pad touch tones: Checkmark to set the phone to make a sound
when you use the dialpad.
Touch sounds: Checkmark to set the phone to make a sound when you
touch an item to activate it (e.g., touching a checkbox).
Screen lock sound: Checkmark to set the phone to make a sound
when the screen is locked using the Power/Lock Key and also when it is
unlocked.
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Emergency tone: Allows you to set the emergency tone when an
emergency call is placed to Off, Alert, or Vibrate.
Vibrate on touch: Checkmark to set the phone to vibrate when you
touch the front touch keys.
Display
The Display menu allows you to manage your phone’s display settings.
Brightness: Allows you to adjust the brightness of the screen. For best
battery performance, use the dimmest comfortable brightness.
Auto-rotate screen: Checkmark to set the phone to automatically rotate
the screen based on the phone orientation (portrait or landscape).
Screen timeout: Allows you to set the amount of time before the screen
times out.
Wise screen: Checkmark to keep the screen on when the phone detects
your face looking at the screen.
Font type: Allows you to set the type of font used for the phone and
menus.
Font size: Allows you to set the size of the font displayed in the phone
and menus.
Front key light: Allows you to set whether the front keys are illuminated
and how long they will stay lit.
Home screen
This menu allows you to manage your Home screen settings.
Theme: Allows you to set the screen theme for your device.
Animation: Allows you to set the device to use the available animations.
Screen swipe effect: Allows you to select the effect to use when you
swipe to change screens.
Wallpaper: Allows you to set the wallpaper to use on your Home
screen.
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Scroll screens circularly: Checkmark to set the Home screens to scroll
continuously, eliminating the need to scroll back in the opposite direction
when you reach one end.
Home backup & restore: Allows you to backup and restore application,
widget, and theme configurations.
Lock screen
This menu allows you to manage your Lock screen settings.
SCREEN
Select screen lock: Allows you to set a screen lock to secure your phone
from unauthorized use.
Wallpaper: Allows you to set your Lock screen wallpaper.
Clocks & shortcuts: Allows you to set the clock widget displayed on the
Lock screen. Also allows you to change the shortcuts on the Lock screen.
Owner info: Checkmark to set owner information to be displayed on the
Lock screen. Tap
to enter the text to be displayed as the Owner info.
LOCK TIME
Lock timer: Allows you to set the amount of time before the screen
automatically locks after the screen has timed out.
Power button instantly locks: Checkmark to instantly lock the screen
when the Power/Lock Key is pressed.
Gestures
The Gestures menu allows you to manage various gesture settings.
Move home screen items: Checkmark to be able to move items within
the Home screen or applications by touching and holding an item, then
tilting the device in the direction you want to move it.
Tilt sensitivity: Allows you to test and adjust the sensitivity of the tilt
sensors used for the Home screens and applications. To adjust the
sensitivity, tap the Default sensitivity checkbox, then move the slider
along the bar toward slow or fast to suit your preference.
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Silence incoming calls: Checkmark to enable you to simply flip the
device to mute an incoming call ringtone.
Snooze or stop alarm: Checkmark to enable you to simply flip the
device to snooze or stop the alarm.
Pause video: Checkmark to enable you to simply flip the device to pause
the currently playing video.
Help: Opens a help guide on how to use the Gestures features of your
device.
Storage
Use the Storage settings to monitor the used and available space in your
phone and on your microSD card. You can also manage your microSD card
and, if necessary, erase the microSD card contents.
INTERNAL STORAGE
Total space: Displays the total amount of space in the phone’s memory.
It’s listed in Gigabytes and also on a colored bar graph with a color-
coordinated list of the applications as well as the amount of space they
use. Remaining memory space is black-colored.
SD CARD
Total space: Displays the total amount of memory space on the microSD
card. It’s listed on a colored bar graph and in Gigabytes.
Mount/Unmount SD card: Mounts and unmounts the microSD card
from your phone so that you can format the card or safely remove it. This
setting is dimmed if there’s no microSD card installed, if you’ve already
unmounted it, or if you’ve mounted the microSD card on your computer.
Erase SD card: Permanently erases everything on the microSD card and
prepares it for use with your phone.
Power Saver
Drag the Power saver switch
to the right to turn this function on. Drag
it to the left to turn it off. Tap Power saver to access the following settings:
Turn Power saver on: Allows you to set the battery charge percent level
at which to automatically turn on Power saver.
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Power saver Tips: Displays tips for using the Power saver function.
POWER SAVING ITEMS
Auto-sync: Checkmark to turn off Auto-sync when Power saver is
activated.
WI-FI: Checkmark to turn Wi-Fi off when data is not being used when
Power saver is activated.
Bluetooth: Checkmark to turn Bluetooth off when not connected when
Power saver is activated.
Vibrate on touch: Checkmark to turn off touch feedback when Power
saver is activated.
Brightness: Checkmark to turn off the screen brightness you set in
Power saver. Tap
Screen timeout: Checkmark to turn off the screen timeout you set in
Power saver. Tap to change the setting.
Front key light: Checkmark to turn off the front key light settings in
Power saver. Tap to change the settings.
to change the setting.
BATTERY INFORMATION
The Battery charge information is displayed on a battery graphic along
with the percentage of the remaining charge and its status.
Battery percentage: Checkmark to display the battery level percentage
on the Status Bar next to the battery icon.
Battery use: Displays which components and applications are using
the most battery power. Touch one of the entries to see more detailed
information.
Apps
Use the Apps menu to view details about the applications installed on your
phone, manage their data, force them to stop, and uninstall them. Select one
of the three tabs across the top of the screen to view detailed information for
Downloaded, Running, and All applications.
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PERSONAL
The Personal menu allow you to configure and manage your accounts.
Accounts & sync
Use the Accounts & sync menu to manage your Google™ and other supported
accounts. You also use these settings to control data synchronization. You can
set how and whether each application sends, receives, and syncs data on their
own schedules or whether user data is synchronized automatically.
Gmail™, Calendar, and other applications may also have their own settings to
control how they synchronize data; see the sections on those applications for
details.
You can also use this menu to turn on the sync function (drag the Accounts &
sync switch
at the top of the screen to the right) or add a new account (tap
the ADD ACCOUNT icon at the bottom of the screen).
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Displays a list of all of your general accounts, including your Google
Account. Tap one of the entries to access their settings.
LG ACCOUNTS
Displays a list of all of your LG accounts. Tap one of the entries to access
their settings.
Location services
Use the Location services menu to set your preferences for using and
sharing your location when you search for information and use location-
based applications, such as Maps.
E911: E911 Location cannot be turned off on any mobile phone. Intended
for personal safety in urgent situations, this setting cannot be altered by
the user.
Google’s location service: Checkmark to use information from Wi-Fi
and mobile networks to determine your approximate location that is
used while searching in Google Maps and other applications. When you
checkmark this option, you’re asked whether you consent to sharing
your location anonymously with Google’s location service.
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GPS satellites: Checkmark to let applications use GPS to pinpoint your
location.
Location & Google search: Checkmark to allow Google to use your
location to improve the search results and other services.
Security
Use the Security menu to configure how to help secure your phone and its
data.
ENCRYPTION
Encrypt phone: Allows you to encrypt the device to keep it secure. After
encryption, a PIN or password needs to be entered each time you power
the phone on.
PASSWORDS
Password typing visible: Checkmark to briefly show each character of
the password as you type so that you can see what you enter.
PHONE ADMINISTRATION
Phone administrators: Allows you to view and/or deactivate device
administrators.
Unknown sources: Checkmark to allow installation of non-Play Store
applications.
CREDENTIAL STORAGE
Trusted credentials: Allows applications to access your phone’s
encrypted store of secure certificates, related passwords and other
credentials. Credential storage is used to establish some kinds of VPN
and Wi-Fi connections.
Install from storage Allows you to install a secure certificate from a
:
microSD card.
Clear credentials: Allows you to delete all secure certificates and related
credentials and erase the secure storage’s own password. You are
prompted to confirm you want to clear this data.
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Language & input
Use the Language & input menu to select the language for the text on your
phone and for configuring the on-screen keyboard. You can also manage
your language dictionary for personal words that you’ve added.
Language: Allows you to set the language to use on your device.
Personal dictionary: Displays a list of the personal words that you’ve
added that are not in the standard dictionaries. Touch
or to delete a word.
to add a word
KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS
Default: Allows you to select the default input method.
Google voice typing: Checkmark to select Google voice typing to enter
text. Touch to adjust the Google voice settings.
Select input languages: Allows you to select the languages you can
use with Google voice typing.
Block offensive words: Checkmark to block recognized offensive text.
LG Keyboard: Checkmark to select the LG Keyboard to enter text. Touch
to adjust the following settings:
Input language and type: Allows you to select the keyboard language
and type and type.
Word suggestion: Allows you to set word prediction and auto word
correction.
Auto capitalize: Checkmark to automatically enter the first letter of a
word as a capital letter.
Auto punctuation: Checkmark to insert a period when double tapping
the space key.
Voice typing key: Checkmark to display the Voice typing key on the
keyboard.
Touch feedback: Allows you to set key preview, sound feedback, and
vibrate feedback when typing.
Handwriting: Allows you to set the pen width, color, and delay time
for the handwriting style.
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Hide keyboard: Checkmark to hide the keyboard by swiping it
downwards.
Fuzzy pinyin: Checkmark to automatically correct common pinyin
mistakes. Touch
Software version: Displays the LG Keyboard software version.
SPEECH
to select various settings.
Voice Search: Allows you to set voice search options.
Language: Allows you to select the Google search by voice language.
SafeSearch: Allows you to filter explicit search results. This option
only applies to Google search by voice.
Block offensive words: Checkmark to hide offensive voice results.
Personalized recognition: Checkmark to improve speech recognition
accuracy.
Google Account dashboard: Allows you to manage your collected
data.
Text-to-speech output: Allows you to set the preferred speech engine
and other general settings.
Google Text-to-speech Engine: Select your preferred text-to-speech
engine. Touch
to set the language and other settings.
Speech rate: Allows you to set the speed at which the text is spoken.
Listen to an example: Plays a short demonstration of speech
synthesis.
MOUSE/TRACKPAD
Pointer speed: Allows you to set the pointer speed.
Backup & reset
This menu allows you to back up and erase your data.
BACKUP & RESTORE
Back up my data: Checkmark to back up application data, Wi-Fi
passwords, and other settings to Google servers.
Backup account: Allows you to select the account to use for backing up
data. You can also add an account.
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Automatic restore: Checkmark to allow the device to automatically
restore backed up settings and data when an application is reinstalled on
the device.
PERSONAL DATA
Factory data reset: Allows you to erase all of the data on the phone.
Read the warning, then tap Reset phone at the bottom of the screen
and Erase everything to confirm.
SYSTEM
Date & time
This menu allows you to manage your date and time formats.
Automatic date & time: Checkmark to use the network provided date
and time.
Automatic time zone: Checkmark to use the network provided time
zone information.
Set date
:
Allows you to set your own date (if your don’t checkmark the
automatic setting).
Set time Allows you to set your own time (if you don’t checkmark the
automatic setting).
Select time zone
:
:
Allows you to set your own time zone (if you don’t
checkmark the automatic setting).
Use 24-hour format: Checkmark to display the time using the 24-hour
time format (for example, 13:00 instead of 1:00 pm).
Select date format: Allows you to set the format for displaying dates.
Accessibility
Use the Accessibility menu to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have
installed on your phone.
SYSTEM
Large text: Checkmark to set the size of the text.
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Power button ends call: Checkmark to allow to end calls by pressing
the Power/Lock Key.
Auto-rotate screen: Checkmark to allow the device to rotate the screen
depending on the device orientation (portrait or landscape).
Touch & hold delay: Allows you to set the touch and hold delay.
Install web scripts: Allows you to enable (or disable) installation of web
scripts.
PC connection
The PC connection menu allows you to manage the default USB connection
type and the On-Screen Phone function.
USB CONNECTION
USB connection type: Allows you to choose the default mode when
connecting your phone to a PC using a USB Cable.
Ask on connection: Checkmark to display a dialog box to confirm the
USB connection type when you connect to a PC.
Help: Opens a page to view connection help information.
LG SOFTWARE
On-Screen Phone: Checkmark to receive Wi-Fi connection request from
On-Screen Phone.
Help: Opens a page to view On-Screen Phone help information.
Developer options
Keep in mind that turning on these developer settings may result in irregular
device behavior.
USB debugging: Checkmark to turn on debug mode when USB is
connected.
Development device ID: Displays the development device ID.
Stay awake: Checkmark to set the screen to never timeout while
charging.
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Allow mock locations: Checkmark to set the device to a mock location.
Desktop backup password: Checkmark to set a password to back up
the desktop.
USER INTERFACE
Enable strict mode: Checkmark to flash the screen when applications
operate for a long period of time on the main thread.
Show touch data: Checkmark to make touch data visible on the screen.
Show touches: Checkmark to show visual feedback when the screen is
touched.
Show screen updates: Checkmark to flash areas of the screen when
they are updated.
Show CPU usage: Checkmark to overlay the current CPU usage on the
screen.
Force GPU rendering: Checkmark to use the 2D hardware acceleration
in applications.
Window animation scale: Allows you to set the window animation
scale.
Transition animation scale: Allows you to set the transition animation
scale.
APPS
Don’t keep activities: Checkmark to force stop every activity as soon as
the user leaves it.
Background process limit: Allows you to set the background process
limit.
Show all ANRs: Checkmark to show a dialog box when applications
running in the background are not responding.
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About phone
The About phone menu allows you to manage your software updates and
view various information relating to your device.
Software update: Allows you to check for Android system software
updates and other current information.
Network: Allows you to view your network, network type and strength,
service state, roaming status, mobile network state, channel, SID, IP
address, and supported technology.
Phone identity: Allows you to view the model number, phone number,
MIN, PRL version, ERI version, IMEI, ICCID, up time, lifetime calls, and
lifetime data.
Battery: Allows you to view the battery status, battery level, and battery
use information.
Hardware information: Allows you to view the Wi-Fi MAC address,
Bluetooth address, and hardware version.
Software information: Allows you to view the Android version, baseband
version, kernel version, build number, and software version.
Legal information: Allows you to view open source licenses, Google legal
information, and MetroPCS legal information.
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Update your smart phone without a PC (FOTA)
This feature allows you to conveniently update your phone’s software to a
newer version via Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) without connecting a USB
data cable.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key
> System settings >
About phone > Software update.
2. Select the task.
Device service
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Check now for update: You can check the new software update and
conduct the update (Wi-Fi mode is enabled for a download of more than
50MB).
Update history
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Last update: Displays the date of the last software update.
Next check for updates: Displays the date when the next check for
software update will occur.
NOTE - If no connection to the data network has previously been made since purchase, the
timeline for the next update cannot be identified since the interval for the automated
update will not be created.
- You will not be charged for data for software updates.
- Available software will be checked automatically.
- Make sure to check if the battery is charged before update.
- After download, you can install the software immediately or select a later time for the
installation.
- Each software version is updated sequentially. Even after the update is complete,
check if there is any newer version available.
- Some features and service may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan and software version.
- LG reserves the right to make firmware updates available only for selected models at
its own discretion and does not guarantee the availability of the newer version of the
firmware for all handset models.
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Update your smart phone by connecting it to your PC
This feature allows you to update the firmware on your phone to a newer
version conveniently from the Internet without you needing to visit a
service center.
1. Go to www.lg.com > Support > Search for the model.
2. Scroll down and click on the SOFTWARE UPDATE tab.
3. Install and execute the USB DRIVER and LG MOBILE SUPPORT TOOL
by clicking the Download button.
4. Connect your phone to the PC using the USB Cable.
5. Click Start Updating within the LG Mobile Support Tool to begin.
NOTE s )F YOUR PHONE NEEDS TO UPDATEꢁ THE Start Updating button will be enabled.
s 0LEASE NOTE THAT REMOVING THE 53" DATA CABLE OR BATTERY DURING THE UPDATE MAY
seriously damage your mobile phone and make it inoperable.
s 4HIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IF OR WHEN ,' MAKES A NEWER lRMWARE VERSION AVAILABLE
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TIA Safety Information
The following is the complete TIA Safety Information for wireless handheld
phones.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal
Your wireless handheld portable phone is a low power radio transmitter and
receiver. When ON, it receives and sends out Radio Frequency (RF) signals.
In August, 1996, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) adopted
RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for handheld wireless phones.
Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standards previously set by
both U.S. and international standards bodies:
ANSI C95.1 (1992) *
NCRP Report 86 (1986)
ICNIRP (1996)
*American National Standards Institute; National Council on Radiation
Protection and Measurements; International Commission on Non-
Ionizing Radiation Protection
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations
of the relevant scientific literature. For example, over 120 scientists,
engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies,
and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI
Standard (C95.1).
The design of your phone complies with the FCC guidelines (and those
standards).
Antenna Care
Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized
antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and may
violate FCC regulations.
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Phone Operation
NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any other telephone
with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.
Tips on Efficient Operation
For your phone to operate most efficiently:
Don’t touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use. Contact
with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at
a higher power level than otherwise needed.
Driving
Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless phones in the areas
where you drive and always obey them. Also, if using your phone while
driving, please observe the following:
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Give full attention to driving -- driving safely is your first responsibility;
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Use hands-free operation, if available;
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Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving
conditions or the law require it.
Electronic Devices
Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However,
certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals
from your wireless phone.
Pacemakers
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a
minimum separation of six (6) inches be maintained between a handheld
wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the
pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent
research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.
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Persons with pacemakers:
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Should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six (6) inches from their
pacemaker when the phone is turned ON;
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Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket;
Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for
interference;
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Should turn the phone OFF immediately if there is any reason to suspect
that interference is taking place.
Hearing Aids
Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the
event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider (or
call the customer service line to discuss alternatives).
Other Medical Devices
If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer
of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external
RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this
information.
Health Care Facilities
Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in
these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may use
equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Vehicles
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded
electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or
its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the
manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.
Posted Facilities
Turn your phone OFF in any facility where posted notices so require.
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Aircraft
FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while in the air. Switch OFF your
phone before boarding an aircraft.
Blasting Areas
To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone OFF when in a
“blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio”. Obey all signs
and instructions.
Potentially Explosive Atmosphere
Turn your phone OFF when in any area with a potentially explosive
atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could
cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always
marked clearly. Potential areas may include: fueling areas (such as gasoline
stations); below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities;
vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane); areas
where the air contains chemicals or particles (such as grain, dust, or metal
powders); and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn
off your vehicle engine.
For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag
An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including either
installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in
the air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly
installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.
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Safety Information
Please read and observe the following information for safe and proper use
of your phone and to prevent damage. Also, keep the user guide in an
accessible place at all times after reading it.
Violation of the instructions may cause minor or serious damage
to the product.
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Do not disassemble or open crush, bend or deform, puncture or shred.
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Do not modify or remanufacture, attempt to insert foreign objects into
the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to fire,
explosion or other hazard.
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Only use the battery for the system for which it is specified.
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Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with
the system per this standard. Use of an unqualified battery or charger
may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard.
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Do not short circuit a battery or allow metallic conductive objects to
contact battery terminals.
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Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with
the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualified
battery may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard.
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Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations.
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Battery usage by children should be supervised.
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Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped,
especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a
service center for inspection.
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Improper battery use may result in a fire, explosion or other hazard.
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For those host devices that utilize a USB port as a charging source,
check the host device’s user manual for the USB-IF logo or some other
means to ensure that it has completed the USB-IF compliance program.
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Charger and Adapter Safety
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The charger and adapter are intended for indoor use only.
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Insert the battery pack charger vertically into the wall power socket.
O
Only use the approved battery charger. Otherwise, you may cause
serious damage to your phone.
O
Use the correct adapter for your phone when using the battery pack
charger abroad.
Battery Information and Care
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Always unplug the charger from the wall socket after the phone is fully
charged to save unnecessary power consumption of the charger.
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Please dispose of your battery properly or take it to your local wireless
carrier for recycling.
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The battery doesn’t need to be empty before recharging.
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Use only LG-approved chargers specific to your phone model since they
are designed to maximize battery life.
O
Do not disassemble or short-circuit the battery.
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Keep the battery’s metal contacts clean.
O
Replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance.
The battery can be recharged several hundred times before replacement.
O
Recharge the battery after long periods of non-use to maximize battery
life.
O
Battery life will vary due to usage patterns and environmental conditions.
O
Use of extended backlighting, Browser, and data connectivity kits affect
battery life and talk/ standby times.
O
The self-protection function of the battery cuts the power of the phone
when its operation is in an abnormal state. In this case, remove the
battery from the phone, reinstall it, and turn the phone on.
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Explosion, Shock, and Fire Hazards
O
Do not put your phone in a place subject to excessive dust and keep the
minimum required distance between the power cord and heat sources.
O
O
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Unplug the power cord prior to cleaning your phone, and clean the power
plug pin when it’s dirty.
When using the power plug, ensure that it’s firmly connected. If not, it
may cause excessive heat or fire.
If you put your phone in a pocket or bag without covering the receptacle
of the phone (power plug pin), metallic articles (such as a coin, paperclip
or pen) may short-circuit the phone. Always cover the receptacle when
not in use.
O
Don’t short-circuit the battery. Metallic articles such as a coin, paperclip
or pen in your pocket or bag may short-circuit the + and – terminals of
the battery (metal strips on the battery) upon moving. Short-circuit of the
terminal may damage the battery and cause an explosion.
General Notice
O
Using a damaged battery or placing a battery in your mouth may cause
serious injury.
O
Do not place items containing magnetic components such as a credit
card, phone card, bank book, or subway ticket near your phone. The
magnetism of the phone may damage the data stored in the magnetic
strip.
O
Talking on your phone for a long period of time may reduce call quality
due to heat generated during use.
O
When the phone is not used for a long period time, store it in a safe
place with the power cord unplugged.
O
Using the phone in proximity to receiving equipment (i.e., TV or radio)
may cause interference to the phone.
O
Do not use the phone if the antenna is damaged. If a damaged
antenna contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. Please contact an LG
Authorized Service Center to replace the damaged antenna.
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O
Do not immerse your phone in water. If this happens, turn it off
immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does not work, take it
to an LG Authorized Service Center.
O
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Do not paint your phone.
The data saved in your phone might be deleted due to careless use,
repair of the phone, or upgrade of the software. Please backup your
important phone numbers. (Ringtones, text messages, voice messages,
photos, and videos could also be deleted.) The manufacturer is not liable
for damage due to the loss of data.
O
When you use the phone in public places, set the ringtone to vibration so
you don’t disturb others.
O
O
Do not turn your phone on or off when putting it to your ear.
Use accessories, such as earphones and headsets, with caution.
Ensure that cables are tucked away safely and do not touch the antenna
unnecessarily.
O
Do not use your device for long periods of time while a part of your
body is making direct contact with it. The temperature of the product
may increase during normal operation and this may result in harming or
burning your skin.
Caution:
Avoid potential hearing loss.
Prolonged exposure to loud sounds (including music) is the most common
cause of preventable hearing loss. Some scientific research suggests
that using portable audio devices, such as portable music players and
cellular telephones, at high volume settings for long durations may lead to
permanent noise induced hearing loss. This includes the use of headphones
(including headsets, earbuds and Bluetooth® or other wireless devices).
Exposure to very loud sound has also been associated in some studies
with tinnitus (a ringing in the ear), hypersensitivity to sound and distorted
hearing. Individual susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss and other
potential hearing problems varies.
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The amount of sound produced by a portable audio device varies depending
on the nature of the sound, the device, the device settings and the
headphones. You should follow some commonsense recommendations
when using any portable audio device:
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Set the volume in a quiet environment and select the lowest volume at
which you can hear adequately.
O
When using headphones, turn the volume down if you cannot hear the
people speaking near you or if the person sitting next to you can hear
what you are listening to.
O
Do not turn the volume up to block out noisy surroundings. If you choose
to listen to your portable device in a noisy environment, use noise-
cancelling headphones to block out background environmental noise.
O
Limit the amount of time you listen. As the volume increases, less time
is required before your hearing could be affected.
O
Avoid using headphones after exposure to extremely loud noises, such
as rock concerts, that might cause temporary hearing loss. Temporary
hearing loss might cause unsafe volumes to sound normal.
O
Do not listen at any volume that causes you discomfort. If you
experience ringing in your ears, hear muffled speech or experience any
temporary hearing difficulty after listening to your portable audio device,
discontinue use and consult your doctor.
You can obtain additional information on this subject from the following sources:
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American Academy of Audiology
11730 Plaza American Drive, Suite 300
Reston, VA 20190
Voice: (800) 222-2336
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.audiology.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320
Voice: (301) 496-7243
Email: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg.
200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20201
Voice: 1-800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356-4674)
Internet:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/default.html
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FDA Consumer Update
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices
and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones:
1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems
are associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, however, that
wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones emit low levels of Radio
Frequency (RF) energy in the microwave range while being used. They also
emit very low levels of RF when in standby mode. Whereas high levels of RF
can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that
does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects.
Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects.
Some studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur, but such
findings have not been confirmed by additional research. In some cases, other
researchers have had difficulty in reproducing those studies, or in determining
the reasons for inconsistent results.
2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the safety of wireless phones?
Under the law, the FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting
consumer products such as wireless phones before they can be sold,
as it does with new drugs or medical devices. However, the agency
has authority to take action if wireless phones are shown to emit Radio
Frequency (RF) energy at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a
case, the FDA could require the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify
users of the health hazard and to repair, replace, or recall the phones so that
the hazard no longer exists.
Although the existing scientific data does not justify FDA regulatory actions,
the FDA has urged the wireless phone industry to take a number of steps,
including the following:
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Support needed research into possible biological effects of RF of the
type emitted by wireless phones;
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Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the
user that is not necessary for device function; and
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Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible
information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health.
The FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies
that have responsibility for different aspects of RF safety to ensure
coordinated efforts at the federal level. The following agencies belong to
this working group:
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Institutes of Health participates in some interagency working
group activities, as well.
The FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless phones with the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). All phones that are sold in
the United States must comply with FCC safety guidelines that limit RF
exposure. The FCC relies on the FDA and other health agencies for safety
questions about wireless phones.
The FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless phone networks
rely upon. While these base stations operate at higher power than do the
wireless phones themselves, the RF exposures that people get from these
base stations are typically thousands of times lower than those they can
get from wireless phones. Base stations are thus not the subject of the
safety questions discussed in this document.
3. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term “wireless phone” refers here to handheld wireless phones
with built-in antennas, often called “cell”, “mobile”, or “PCS” phones.
These types of wireless phones can expose the user to measurable Radio
Frequency (RF) energy because of the short distance between the phone
and the user’s head.
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These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines that were
developed with the advice of the FDA and other federal health and safety
agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the user,
the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person’s RF exposure
decreases rapidly with increasing distance from the source. The so-called
“cordless phones,” which have a base unit connected to the telephone
wiring in a house, typically operate at far lower power levels, and thus
produce RF exposures far below the FCC safety limits.
4. What are the results of the research done already?
The research done thus far has produced conflicting results, and many
studies have suffered from flaws in their research methods. Animal
experiments investigating the effects of Radio Frequency (RF) energy
exposures characteristic of wireless phones have yielded conflicting
results that often cannot be repeated in other laboratories. A few animal
studies, however, have suggested that low levels of RF could accelerate
the development of cancer in laboratory animals. However, many of the
studies that showed increased tumor development used animals that had
been genetically engineered or treated with cancer-causing chemicals so
as to be pre-disposed to develop cancer in the absence of RF exposure.
Other studies exposed the animals to RF for up to 22 hours per day. These
conditions are not similar to the conditions under which people use wireless
phones, so we do not know with certainty what the results of such studies
mean for human health. Three large epidemiology studies have been
published since December 2000. Between them, the studies investigated
any possible association between the use of wireless phones and primary
brain cancer, glioma, meningioma, or acoustic neuroma, tumors of the
brain or salivary gland, leukemia, or other cancers. None of the studies
demonstrated the existence of any harmful health effects from wireless
phone RF exposures. However, none of the studies can answer questions
about long-term exposures, since the average period of phone use in these
studies was around three years.
5. What research is needed to decide whether RF exposure from
wireless phones poses a health risk?
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A combination of laboratory studies and epidemiological studies of people
actually using wireless phones would provide some of the data that are
needed. Lifetime animal exposure studies could be completed in a few
years. However, very large numbers of animals would be needed to provide
reliable proof of a cancer promoting effect, if one exists. Epidemiological
studies can provide data that is directly applicable to human populations,
but ten or more years follow-up may be needed to provide answers about
some health effects, such as cancer. This is because the interval between
the time of exposure to a cancer-causing agent and the time tumors
develop - if they do - may be many, many years. The interpretation of
epidemiological studies is hampered by difficulties in measuring actual RF
exposure during day-to-day use of wireless phones. Many factors affect
this measurement, such as the angle at which the phone is held, or which
model of phone is used.
6. What is the FDA doing to find out more about the possible
health effects of wireless phone RF?
The FDA is working with the U.S. National Toxicology Program and with
groups of investigators around the world to ensure that high priority animal
studies are conducted to address important questions about the effects of
exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) energy.
The FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health Organization
International Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) Project since its inception in
1996. An influential result of this work has been the development of a
detailed agenda of research needs that has driven the establishment of new
research programs around the world. The project has also helped develop a
series of public information documents on EMF issues.
The FDA and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
(CTIA) have a formal Cooperative Research And Development Agreement
(CRADA) to do research on wireless phone safety. The FDA provides the
scientific oversight, obtaining input from experts in government, industry,
and academic organizations. CTIA-funded research is conducted through
contracts with independent investigators. The initial research will include
both laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users. The CRADA
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will also include a broad assessment of additional research needs in the
context of the latest research developments around the world.
7. How can I find out how much Radio Frequency energy exposure
I can get by using my wireless phone?
All phones sold in the United States must comply with Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) guidelines that limit Radio Frequency
(RF) energy exposures. The FCC established these guidelines in
consultation with the FDA and the other federal health and safety agencies.
The FCC limit for RF exposure from wireless phones is set at a Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR) of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC limit is
consistent with the safety standards developed by the Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and the National Council on Radiation
Protection and Measurement. The exposure limit takes into consideration
the body’s ability to remove heat from the tissues that absorb energy from
the wireless phone and is set well below levels known to have effects.
Manufacturers of wireless phones must report the RF exposure level for
each model of phone to the FCC. The FCC website (http://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/cellular.html) gives directions for locating the FCC identification number
on your phone so you can find your phone’s RF exposure level in the online
listing.
8. What has the FDA done to measure the Radio Frequency energy
coming from wireless phones?
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is developing a
technical standard for measuring the Radio Frequency (RF) energy exposure
from wireless phones and other wireless handsets with the participation and
leadership of FDA scientists and engineers. The standard, “Recommended
Practice for Determining the Spatial-Peak Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in
the Human Body Due to Wireless Communications Devices: Experimental
Techniques”, sets forth the first consistent test methodology for measuring
the rate at which RF is deposited in the heads of wireless phone users.
The test method uses a tissue-simulating model of the human head.
Standardized SAR test methodology is expected to greatly improve the
consistency of measurements made at different laboratories on the same
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phone. SAR is the measurement of the amount of energy absorbed in
tissue, either by the whole body or a small part of the body. It is measured
in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of matter. This measurement is used to
determine whether a wireless phone complies with safety guidelines.
9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to Radio Frequency
energy from my wireless phone?
If there is a risk from these products - and at this point we do not know that
there is - it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even
potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to minimize your exposure to
Radio Frequency (RF) energy. Since time is a key factor in how much exposure a
person receives, reducing the amount of time spent using a wireless phone will
reduce RF exposure. If you must conduct extended conversations by wireless
phone every day, you could place more distance between your body and the
source of the RF, since the exposure level drops off dramatically with distance.
For example, you could use a headset and carry the wireless phone away from
your body or use a wireless phone connected to a remote antenna. Again, the
scientific data does not demonstrate that wireless phones are harmful. But if
you are concerned about the RF exposure from these products, you can use
measures like those described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless
phone use.
10. What about children using wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless
phones, including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower
exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) energy, the measures described above
would apply to children and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the
time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance between the user
and the RF source will reduce RF exposure.
Some groups sponsored by other national governments have advised that
children be discouraged from using wireless phones at all. For example,
the government in the United Kingdom distributed leaflets containing
such a recommendation in December 2000. They noted that no evidence
exists that using a wireless phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects.
Their recommendation to limit wireless phone use by children was strictly
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precautionary; it was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard
exists.
11. What about wireless phone interference with medical
equipment?
Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless phones can interact with some
electronic devices. For this reason, the FDA helped develop a detailed
test method to measure Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) of implanted
cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators from wireless telephones. This test
method is now part of a standard sponsored by the Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint
effort by the FDA, medical device manufacturers, and many other groups,
was completed in late 2000. This standard will allow manufacturers to
ensure that cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from wireless
phone EMI.
The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld wireless
phones and helped develop a voluntary standard sponsored by the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). This standard specifies test
methods and performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless
phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a “compatible”
phone and a “compatible” hearing aid at the same time. This standard was
approved by the IEEE in 2000.
The FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless phones for possible
interactions with other medical devices. Should harmful interference be
found to occur, the FDA will conduct testing to assess the interference and
work to resolve the problem.
12. Where can I find additional information?
For additional information, please refer to the following resources:
FDA web page on wireless phones (http://www.fda.gov), under “C” in the
subject index, select Cell Phones > Research.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program (http://
www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/)
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International Commission on Nonlonizing Radiation Protection (http://www.
icnirp.de)
World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project (http://www.
who.int/emf)
Health Protection Agency (http://www.hpa.org.uk/)
10 Driver Safety Tips
Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice
almost anywhere, anytime. An important responsibility accompanies the
benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold.
When operating a car, driving is your first responsibility. When using your
wireless phone behind the wheel of a car, practice good common sense
and remember the following tips:
1. Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speed dial and
redial. Carefully read your instruction manual and learn to take advantage
of valuable features most phones offer, including automatic redial and
memory. Also, work to memorize the phone keypad so you can use the
speed dial function without taking your attention off the road.
2. When available, use a hands-free device. A number of hands-free
wireless phone accessories are readily available today. Whether you
choose an installed mounted device for your wireless phone or a speaker
phone accessory, take advantage of these devices if available to you.
3. Make sure you place your wireless phone within easy reach and where
you can reach it without removing your eyes from the road. If you get
an incoming call at an inconvenient time, if possible, let your voicemail
answer it for you.
4. Suspend conversations during hazardous driving conditions or situations.
Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving; if necessary,
suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather conditions. Rain,
sleet, snow, and ice can be hazardous, but so is heavy traffic. As a driver,
your first responsibility is to pay attention to the road.
5. Don’t take notes or look up phone numbers while driving. If you are
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reading an address book or business card, or writing a “to-do” list while
driving a car, you are not watching where you are going. It is common
sense. Do not get caught in a dangerous situation because you are
reading or writing and not paying attention to the road or nearby vehicles.
6. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible, place calls when you are
not moving or before pulling into traffic. Try to plan your calls before you
begin your trip or attempt to coincide your calls with times you may be
stopped at a stop sign, red light, or otherwise stationary. But if you need
to dial while driving, follow this simple tip - dial only a few numbers,
check the road and your mirrors, then continue.
7. Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be
distracting. Stressful or emotional conversations and driving do not mix;
they are distracting and even dangerous when you are behind the wheel
of a car. Make people you are talking with aware you are driving and if
necessary, suspend conversations which have the potential to divert
your attention from the road.
8. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your wireless phone is one of
the greatest tools you can own to protect yourself and your family in
dangerous situations -- with your phone at your side, help is only three
numbers away. Dial 911 or other local emergency number in the case of
fire, traffic accident, road hazard, or medical emergency. Remember, it’s
a free call on your wireless phone!
9. Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies. Your wireless
phone provides you a perfect opportunity to be a “Good Samaritan” in
your community. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress or other
serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 911 or other local
emergency number, as you would want others to do for you.
10. Call roadside assistance or a special wireless non-emergency assistance
number when necessary. Certain situations you encounter while driving
may require attention, but are not urgent enough to merit a call for
emergency services. But you can still use your wireless phone to lend
a hand. If you see a broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard,
a broken traffic signal, a minor traffic accident where no one appears
injured or a vehicle you know to be stolen, call roadside assistance or
other special non-emergency wireless number.
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The above tips are meant as general guidelines. Before deciding to use
your mobile device while operating a vehicle, it is recommended that
you consult your applicable jurisdiction’s local laws or other regulations
regarding such use. Such laws or other regulations may prohibit or
otherwise restrict the manner in which a driver may use his or her phone
while operating a vehicle.
Consumer Information on SAR
(Specific Absorption Rate)
This model phone meets the Government’s requirements for exposure
to radio waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver.
It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for
exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government. These FCC exposure limits
are derived from the recommendations of two expert organizations, the
National Counsel on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) and the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In both cases, the
recommendations were developed by scientific and engineering experts
drawn from industry, government, and academia after extensive reviews of
the scientific literature related to the biological effects of RF energy.
The exposure limit for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement
known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR is a measure of the
rate of absorption of RF energy by the human body expressed in units of watts
per kilogram (W/kg). The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safety
limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC exposure limit incorporates
a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection to the public and to
account for any variations in measurements.
Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions specified
by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level
in all tested frequency bands. Although SAR is determined at the highest
certified power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating
can be well below the maximum value. Because the phone is designed to
operate at multiple power levels to use only the power required to reach
the network, in general, the closer you are to a wireless base station
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antenna, the lower the power output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested
and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by
the government adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are
performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body)
as required by the FCC for each model.
This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back of
the phone kept 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) between the user’s body and the back
of the phone. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum
separation distance of 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) must be maintained between
the user’s body and the back of the phone. Third-party belt-clips, holsters,
and similar accessories containing metallic components may not be used.
Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) separation
distance between the user’s body and the back of the phone, and have not
been tested for typical body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF
exposure limits and should be avoided.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone
with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF
emission guidelines.
The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for use at the
ear is 1.05 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user’s
manual, is 1.09 W/kg. While there may be differences between SAR levels
of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government
requirement for safe exposure.
SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be
found under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/
after searching on FCC ID ZNFMS870.
To find information that pertains to a particular model phone, this site uses
the phone FCC ID number which is usually printed somewhere on the
case of the phone. Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery
pack to find the number. Once you have the FCC ID number for a particular
phone, follow the instructions on the website and it should provide values
for typical or maximum SAR for a particular phone.
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Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be found
on the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) website at
http://www.ctia.org/
*In the United States and Canada, the SAR limit for mobile phones used
by the public is 1.6 watts/kg (W/kg) averaged over one gram of tissue.
The standard incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional
protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements.
FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations
for Wireless Devices
On July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309 modified the exception of wireless
phones under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to
require digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing-aids. The intent
of the HAC Act is to ensure reasonable access to telecommunications
services for persons with hearing disabilities.
While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing
aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or
whining noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this
interference noise, and phones also vary in the amount of interference they
generate.
The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system for
wireless phones, to assist hearing device users to find phones that may
be compatible with their hearing devices. Not all phones have been rated.
Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the
box.
The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending on the user’s
hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing device happens to be
vulnerable to interference, you may not be able to use a rated phone
successfully. Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way
to evaluate it for your personal needs.
M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely
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to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not
labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings.
T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely
to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not
labeled. T4 is the better/ higher of the two ratings.
Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or
hearing health professional may help you find this rating. Higher ratings
mean that the hearing device is relatively immune to interference noise.
The hearing aid and wireless phone rating values are then added together. A
sum of 5 is considered acceptable for normal use. A sum of 6 is considered
for best use.
In the example to the left, if a hearing aid meets the M2 level
rating and the wireless phone meets the M3 level rating, the
sum of the two values equal M5. This should provide the
hearing aid user with “normal usage” while using their
hearing aid with the particular wireless phone. “Normal usage” in this
context is defined as a signal quality that’s acceptable for normal operation.
The M mark is intended to be synonymous with the U mark. The T mark
is intended to be synonymous with the UT mark. The M and T marks are
recommended by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industries Solutions
(ATIS). The U and UT marks are referenced in Section 20.19 of the FCC
Rules. The HAC rating and measurement procedure are described in the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19 standard.
When you’re talking on a cell phone, it’s recommended that you turn the BT
(Bluetooth) or WLAN mode off for HAC.
For information about hearing aids and digital wireless phones
Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Accessibility
http://www.accesswireless.org/Home.aspx
FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/hac_wireless.html
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Please check to see if any problems you have encountered with your phone
are described in this section, before taking the phone in for service or
calling a service representative.
Category
Sub-Category
Question
Answer
Connecting to Stereo/Mono Headset,
Car Kit, FTP server is possible. When
it’s connected to another phone via
Bluetooth, you can receive Contacts
data.
What are the
functions available via
Bluetooth?
Bluetooth
Devices
Bluetooth
If my Bluetooth
headset is connected,
can I listen to my
music through
my 3.5mm wired
headphones?
When a Bluetooth headset is
connected, all system sounds are
played over the headset. As a result,
you will not be able to listen to music
through your wired headphones.
Bluetooth
Headset
Bluetooth
Contacts
Backup
How can I back up
Contacts?
The Contacts data can be synchronized
Data
Data
between your phone and GmailTM
.
Is it possible to set
up one-way-sync with
Gmail?
Only two-way synchronization is
available.
Synchronization
The Inbox is automatically
synchronized. You can view other
folders by touching the Menu Key
and selecting Folders.
Is it possible to
synchronize all the
Email folders?
Data
Synchronization
Yes, if your contacts can be extracted
into a .CSV file.
How to transfer:
1. Create “.CSV” file with the contacts
on your current phone (you may be
able to use the PC suite software
provided by LGE).
2. Log into Gmail with your PC.
3. Click Contacts.
Is it possible to
transfer Contacts data
from a feature phone
to an AndroidTM
phone?
Data
Synchronization
4. Click Import.
5. Attach the “.CSV” file.
6. Your contacts will then be
synchronized between your Android™
phone and Gmail.
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Category
Sub-Category
Gmail Log-In
Question
Answer
Should I have to log
into Gmail whenever
I want to access
Gmail?
Google
Service
Once you log into Gmail, you don’t
need to log in Gmail again.
Google
Service
Google
Account
Is it possible to filter
emails?
No, email filtering is not supported via
the phone.
Yes, YouTube videos are supported
but may have to be viewed through
the YouTube application (and not the
Browser).
Phone
Function
Is it possible to play
YouTube videos?
YouTubeTM
Email
What happens when
I execute another
application while
writing an email?
Phone
Function
Your email will automatically be saved
as a draft.
Is there a file size
limitation for when I
want to use a .MP3
file as a ringtone?
Phone
Function
Ringtone
There is no file size limitation.
My phone does not
display the time of
receipt for messages
older than 24 hours.
How can I change
this?
Open the message thread, then touch
and hold the desired message and
select View message details.
Phone
Function
Message Time
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Category
Sub-Category
microSD Card
Question
Answer
What is the maximum
supported size for a
memory card?
Phone
Function
32GB memory cards are compatible.
Is it possible to install
another navigation
application on my
phone?
Any application that is available on
Play Store and is compatible with the
hardware can be installed and used.
Phone
Function
Navigation
Is it possible to
Only Gmail and MS Exchange server
(Company Email Server) contacts can
be synchronized.
Phone
Function
synchronize my
contacts from all my
email accounts?
Synchronization
If you transferred a contact with the
Wait and Pause functions saved into
the number, you will not be able to use
those features. You will need to re-save
each number.
Is it possible to save
a contact with Wait
and Pause in the
numbers?
How to re-save numbers with Wait
and Pause:
Phone
Function
Wait and
Pause
1. From the Home screen, touch the
Phone Key
2. Dial the number, then touch the
Menu Key
.
.
3. Touch Add 2-sec pause or Add wait.
You are able to set the phone to require
the entry of an unlock sequence (face
unlock, pattern, PIN, or password)
before the phone can be accessed
or used.
Phone
Function
What are the phone’s
security functions?
Security
After attempting the Unlock Pattern
5 times, you can touch the Forget
Pattern? option and use your Google
Account information or Backup PIN to
unlock your phone.
What should I do if
I forget my Unlock
Pattern?
Phone
Function
Unlock Pattern
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Category
Sub-Category
Unlock Pattern
Question
Answer
1. From the Home screen, touch the
Menu Key
.
2. Touch Lock screen settings > Select
screen lock.
Phone
Function
How do I create the
Unlock Pattern?
3. Touch Pattern. The first time you do
this, a short tutorial about creating an
unlock pattern appears.
4. Set up by drawing your pattern once
> Continue, draw again > Confirm.
Yes. You can set Speed Dials as well as
save a contact directly on your Home
screen.
To set a Speed Dial:
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Speed
dial.
Phone
Function
Is Speed Dialing
supported?
3. Touch the speed dial location and
select the desired contact.
Speed Dial
To set a Direct Dial shortcut to your
Home screen:
1. Touch and hold an empty area on
your Home screen.
2. Touch Widgets > Direct dial.
3. Select a contact from your Contacts
List.
Phone
Function
Will I know when my
memory is full?
Memory
Yes, you will receive a notification.
The phone has multi-lingual capabilities.
To change the language:
1. From the Home screen, touch the
Phone
Function
Language
Support
Is it possible to
change the language?
Menu Key
> System settings.
2. Touch Language & input >
Language.
3. Touch the desired language.
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Category
Sub-Category
Question
Answer
The Play Store application supports
English and Spanish. Third party
applications may not support all
languages.
Which languages
are supported when
using Play Store?
Phone
Function
Language
Support
VPN access configuration is different
according to each company. To
configure VPN access from your phone,
you must obtain the details from your
company’s network administrator.
Phone
Function
How do I set up a
VPN?
VPN
1. From the Home screen, touch the
My screen turns off
after only 30 seconds.
How can I change
the amount of time
for the backlight to
turn off?
Menu Key
.
Phone
Function
Screen time
out
2. Touch System settings > Display >
Screen timeout.
3. Touch the preferred screen backlight
timeout time.
When using data, your phone may
default to the Wi-Fi connection (if
Wi-Fi connectivity on your phone is
set to On). However, there will be no
notification when your phone switches
from one to the other.
When Wi-Fi and 4G
are both available,
which service will my
phone use?
Phone
Function
Wi-Fi & 4G
To know which data connection is being
used, use the 4G or Wi-Fi icon at the
top of your screen.
Yes. Just touch and hold the icon until
the Remove bar appears at the top of
the screen. Then, without lifting your
finger, drag the icon to the Remove
bar.
Is it possible to
remove an application
from the Home
screen?
Phone
Function
Home screen
Application
1. From the Home screen, touch the
I downloaded an
application and it
causes a lot of errors.
How do I remove it?
Menu Key
.
Phone
Function
2. Touch System settings > Apps.
3. Touch the application > Uninstall
> OK.
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Category
Sub-Category
Ringtones
Question
Answer
Yes. After saving a music file, you can
use it for your ringtone.
Phone
Function
Can I use music files
for my ringtones?
1. Touch and hold a song in a library list.
In the menu that opens, touch Set
as ringtone.
Will my alarm be
audible or will it go
off if the phone is
turned off?
Phone
Function
Alarm
Alarm
No, this is not supported.
If my Ringer Volume
is set to Off or
Vibrate, will I hear my even in these scenarios.
Phone
Function
Your alarm is programmed to be audible
alarm?
What is the maximum
amount of time my
phone’s battery will
last before I need to
recharge it?
Talk time : Approx. 455 mins
Phone
Spec
Battery Time
Band
Standby : Approx. 20 days
Which wireless bands
Phone
Spec
Your phone is able to operate on the
are supported by the
800MHz, 1900MHz, and AWS bands.
phone?
FAQ
199
Category
Sub-Category
Question
Answer
How to perform a factory reset:
1. Turn the power off.
2. Press and hold the following keys at
the same time: Power/Lock Key
+ Volume Down Key
.
3. Release the keys when the FACTORY
HARD RESET screen is displayed.
4. Press the Power/Lock Key
continue or the Volume Keys
to cancel.
to
How can I perform a
factory reset if I can’t
access the phone’s
setting menu?
Factory Reset
5. Press the Power/Lock Key
once
more to confirm or the Volume Keys
to cancel.
Attention:
If a factory reset is performed, all
installed applications and user data
will be erased. Please remember to
back up any important data before
performing a factory reset.
Recovery
Solution
Remove the battery and install it to
restart your phone again. (similar
to how you may restart your PC/
computer).
Battery
installing
Phone locked up and
does not function
In the case of a malfunction or lock up
error, press and hold the Power/Lock
Key for 8 seconds to reset the phone.
Power Reset
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
200
1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS:
LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit
and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and
workmanship, according to the following terms and conditions:
(1)The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE (12) MONTHS
beginning on the date of purchase of the product with valid proof of
purchase, or absent valid proof of purchase, FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS
from date of manufacture as determined by the unit’s manufacture date
code.
(2)The limited warranty extends only to the original purchaser of the product
and is not assignable or transferable to any subsequent purchaser/end
user.
(3)This warranty is good only to the original purchaser of the product during
the warranty period as long as it is in the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii,
U.S. Territories and Canada.
(4)The external housing and cosmetic parts shall be free of defects at the
time of shipment and, therefore, shall not be covered under these limited
warranty terms.
(5)Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide information to
reasonably prove the date of purchase.
(6)The customer shall bear the cost of shipping the product to the
Customer Service Department of LG. LG shall bear the cost of shipping
the product back to the consumer after the completion of service under
this limited warranty.
2. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:
(1)Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in other than its
normal and customary manner.
(2)Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal conditions, improper
storage, exposure to moisture or dampness, unauthorized modifications,
unauthorized connections, unauthorized repair, misuse, neglect, abuse,
accident, alteration, improper installation, or other acts which are not the
fault of LG, including damage caused by shipping, blown fuses, spills of
food or liquid.
(3)Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by defects in
material or workmanship.
(4)That the Customer Service Department at LG was not notified by
consumer of the alleged defect or malfunction of the product during the
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201
applicable limited warranty period.
(5)Products which have had the serial number removed or made illegible.
(6)This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied
either in fact or by operations of law, statutory or otherwise, including,
but not limited to any implied warranty of marketability or fitness for a
particular use.
(7)Damage resulting from use of non LG approved accessories.
(8)All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts that are
scratched or damaged due to normal customer use.
(9)Products operated outside published maximum ratings.
(10) Products used or obtained in a rental program.
(11) Consumables (such as fuses).
3. WHAT LG WILL DO:
LG will, at its sole option, either repair, replace or refund the purchase price
of any unit that does not conform to this limited warranty. LG may choose
at its option to use functionally equivalent re-conditioned, refurbished or
new units or parts or any units. In addition, LG will not re-install or back-up
any data, applications or software that you have added to your phone. It is
therefore recommended that you back-up any such data or information prior
to sending the unit to LG to avoid the permanent loss of such information.
4. STATE LAW RIGHTS:
No other express warranty is applicable to this product. THE DURATION
OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF MARKETABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS
WARRANTY HEREIN. LG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF
THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PRODUCT OR FOR ANY BREACH OF
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT.
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
202
Some states do not allow the exclusive limitation of incidental or
consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty
lasts; so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty
gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which
vary from state to state.
5. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:
If you experience any problems with either the Bluetooth headset or the
mobile handset, in each case as may be covered by this limited warranty,
you need only return the affected device. For example, if a problem exists
with the Bluetooth headset, please DO NOT return your mobile handset
with the headset. Likewise, if a problem exists with the mobile handset,
please DO NOT return the Bluetooth Headset with the handset.
To obtain warranty service, please call or fax to the following telephone
numbers from anywhere in the continental United States:
Tel. 1-800-793-8896 or Fax. 1-800-448-4026
Or visit http://us.lgservice.com. Correspondence may also be mailed to:
LG Electronics Service- Mobile Handsets, P.O. Box 240007, Huntsville, AL
35824
DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS.
Please call or write for the location of the LG authorized service center
nearest you and for the procedures for obtaining warranty claims.
Index
203
Changing and
Monitoring Online
Connecting to
Networks and
123
10 Driver Safety Tips
Changing Google
Connecting to Wi-Fi
A
Changing
Consumer
Messaging Settings Information on SAR
Adding a Contact to
Changing
MetroWEB settings
Adding and Editing
Customizing the
Changing Weather
E
Answering or
Charging the Phone
ELECTRICAL
Applications: How
to View 31
Chatting with
Checking the
C
F
FCC Hearing-Aid
Compatibility (HAC)
Regulations for
Wireless Devices
Composing and
Sending a Message
Call a Contact by
Connecting Quickly
With Your Contacts
Calling Your
FDA Consumer
Connecting to
Mobile Networks
Index
204
G
P
Managing
Getting to Know the
Phone’s Status
Managing the World
Placing and Ending
I
Play StoreTM 118
Important Customer
Installing the Battery
and microSD Card
Q
O
Open an Application
using Voice Dialer
J
R
Reading Your
Opening and
Switching
L
Replying to or
Forwarding a
LG On-Screen
Opening Gallery
and Viewing Your
Listening to Your
S
Opening Gmail and
Locking the Screen
Safety Information
Optimizing Battery
SAFETY
M
Options During a
PRECAUTIONS
FOR PROPER
GROUNDING
Managing Multiple
Index
205
INSTALLATION 1
Searching Your
TIA Safety
Calendar and Events
Selecting Which
Contacts are
W
Turning the Phone
Sending data from
your phone using
Working in Agenda
U
Separating Contact
Update your smart
Working in Day View
Setting an Event
Working in Month
Update your smart
phone without a PC
(FOTA) 167
Working in Week
Setting the Timer
Using SmartShare
Working with
Setting the World
Using the Stopwatch
Working with Menus
Setting Up Your
Working with photos
V
T
Working with
Working with the
Viewing Event
Working with Videos
Text Input Methods
Viewing Your
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