LG P999 User Manual

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User Guide

LG-P999

P/N : MFL67206101 (1.0)

www.lg.com

Bluetooth QD ID B017679

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P999 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

• This handset is not recommended for the visually impaired because of its touch-screen keypad.

and its related entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

•Google™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Android

Market™ are trademarks of

Google, Inc.

SERVICE ACTIVATION

If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and your service has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist you. You will need the following information when activating service:

•Service Agreement and agent code on your Agreement.

•Your name, home address, home phone, and billing address.

NOTE: For business and government accounts, please provide the name of your company or government agency, address, and tax ID.

•Your Social Security number, current driver’s license number, and date of birth for credit check purposes.

•Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan and services (see www.t-mobile.com for the latest plan information).

•SIM serial number and IMEI number (located

on the box bar code label).

By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions and your Service Agreement.

About this user manual

Please read this user manual carefully before you use your phone and keep it handy for future reference.

Should phone fail to operate correctly, refer to FAQ.

•Some features and service may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan and version of phone software.

•Screen displays and illustrations on this user manual may differ from those you see on actual phone.

•Designs and specifications of the phone and other accessories are subject to change without any notice.

Contents

SERVICE ACTIVATION.4 About this user manual 5

Important notice.............	9
Getting to know your
phone............................	18
Installing the SIM card and
battery....................................	20
Charging your phone........	22
Installing the memory
card.........................................	23
Formatting the memory
card.........................................	24
Your Home screen.......	26
Touch-screen tips...............	26
Lock your phone.................	26
Unlock the screen..............	27
Home screen panels.........	27
Adding applications to your
Home screen.......................	28
Getting back to a recently
used application.................	29
Status Bar.............................	30
Viewing the Status Bar.....	30
On-screen Keyboard.........	33
Text Input Methods............	34
Using the Swype
Keyboard...............................	34
Swype Text Entry Tips.......	35
Swype Settings...................	35

Google Account
Set-up..........................	38
Creating your Google
account..................................	38
Signing in to your Google
account..................................	39
Calls/Contacts..............	41
Making a voice call..............	41
Calling your contacts..........	41
Answering and rejecting a
call............................................	41
Adjusting call volume........	42
Making a second call........	42
Viewing your call logs........	42
Call settings.........................	43
Contacts................................	44
Searching for a contact....	45
Adding a new contact.......	45
Favorite contacts.................	46
Messaging/E-mail........	47
Messaging.............................	47
Sending a message...........	47
Changing your message
settings..................................	48
Opening your email and
email accounts screen......	48
Composing and sending
email.......................................	50
Working with account
folders.....................................	51
Adding and editing email
accounts................................	52

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Camera.........................	53
Getting to know the
viewfinder..............................	53
Using the focus mode......	54
Taking a quick photo ........	54
Once you’ve taken the
photo......................................	55
Using the advanced
settings..................................	55
Viewing your saved
photos....................................	59
Video camera...............	60
Getting to know the
viewfinder..............................	60
Recording a quick video....	61
After recording a video......	61
Using the advanced
settings..................................	62
Watching your saved
videos.....................................	64
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video....................	64
Video camera...............	65
Gallery....................................	65
To change how the contents
of an album are
displayed...............................	65
Using Smart Share............	65
Music.......................................	67
Playing a song......................	67
Transferring files using USB
mass storage devices.......	68

How to save music/video
files to your phone.............	69
How to send data from your
phone via Bluetooth..........	70
Google applications.....	72
Google Maps™.....................	72
Market™..................................	72
Gmail™...................................	73
Google Talk™........................	73
Google Search™................	73
YouTube™..............................	75
Utilities..........................	76
Setting your alarm...............	76
Using your calculator..........	76
Adding an event to your
calendar.................................	77
The Web........................	78
Browser..................................	78
Using options......................	78
Settings........................	80
Wireless & networks..........	80
Call settings.........................	82
Sound....................................	83
Display ..................................	84
Location & security ...........	85
Applications..........................	87
Accounts & sync ................	87
Privacy....................................	88
SD card & phone storage89
Language & keyboard......	90
Voice input & output.........	90

Contents
Accessibility.........................	92
HDMI......................................	92
Date & time..........................	93
About phone.......................	93
Wi-Fi..............................	94
Turn on Wi-Fi.......................	94
To connect to Wi-Fi...........	94
Sharing your phone’s
mobile data connection.	..95
USB tethering & portable
Wi-Fi hotspot settings......	96
To share your phone’s data
connection via USB............	97
USB tethering and data
sharing...................................	98
To share your phone’s data
connection as a portable
Wi-Fi hotspot
(Wi-Fi tethering).................	99
To rename or secure your
portable hotspot...............	100
Phone Software
update.........................	102
Copyrights and
trademarks..................	104
Accessories.................	106
Technical data.............	107
FAQ..............................	108
For Your Safety............	119

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Important notice

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.

1. Phone memory

When available space on your phone memory is less than 2%, your phone cannot receive new messages. You will need to check your phone memory and delete some data, such as applications or messages to make more memory available.

To manage applications:

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab

> Settings > Applications > Manage applications.

2.When all applications appear, select the application you want to uninstall.

3.Touch Uninstall > OK to uninstall the application.

2. Optimizing battery life

You can extend your battery's life between charges by turning off features that you don't need constantly running in the background. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power.

To extend the life of your battery:

•Turn off radio communications that you aren't using. If you aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, turn them off.

•Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.

•Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.

•Some applications you have downloaded may cause your battery’s life to be reduced.

To check the battery charge level:

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab

> Settings > About phone > Status.

2.The battery status (charging or discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen.

To monitor and control what uses the battery:

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab

> Settings > About phone > Battery use.

2.The top of the screen displays battery usage time. This is either how long since your phone was last connected to a power source or if connected to a power source, how long since your phone was last run on battery power. The body of the screen lists applications or services using battery power from greatest amount to least.

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3. Installing an open source OS

Installing an open source OS on your phone and not using the OS provided by the manufacturer may cause your phone to malfunction.

WARNING: If you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the manufacturer, your phone is no longer covered by the warranty.

WARNING: To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from trusted sources, such as Android Market. If some applications are not properly installed on your phone, your phone may not work properly or a serious error may occurred. You will need to uninstall these applications and all of their data and settings from the phone.

4. Using an unlock pattern

Set an unlock pattern to secure your phone.

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab >

Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock.

2.A set of screens guide you through drawing a screen unlock pattern.

3.Draw your own unlock pattern by connecting four or more dots.

To unlock the phone, draw the pattern you have set on the screen.

Caution: You need to create your Google account first before you set an unlock pattern.

WARNING: Precautions to take when using the unlock pattern

It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you set. You will not be able to access your phone if you use an incorrect pattern five times. You have five chances to enter your unlock Pattern, PIN or Password. If you have used all five chances, you can try again after 30 seconds.

If you can’t recall your unlock Pattern, PIN or Password:

If you have tried to log on to your Google account on the phone and failed to use correct pattern five times, touch Forgot pattern? You will then be required to sign in with your Google account to unlock your phone.

If you haven’t created a Google account on the phone or you forgot it, you need to perform a factory reset.

5. Using hard reset

If your phone does not restore to the original

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condition, use a Hard Reset (Factory Reset) to initialize it.

When the phone is turned off, press and hold the Power/Lock + Volume Down Keys at the same time (for over ten seconds). The phone will turn on and perform a factory reset immediately.

WARNING: If you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications, user data and DRM licenses will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before performing a Hard Reset.

6. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks

To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you need to access a wireless access point or “hotspot.” 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 to connect to them.

Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not using it to extend the life of your battery.

To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network:

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.

2.Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and begin scanning for available Wi-Fi networks.

•A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed. Secured networks are indicated by a lock icon.

3.Touch a network to connect to it.

•If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching Connect.

•If the network is secured, you are prompted to enter a password or other credentials. Ask your network administrator for details.

4.The Status Bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status.

7. Opening and switching applications

Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. 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.

To stop the application you are using:

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab

> Settings> Applications> Manage applications.

2.Touch the desired application and touch Force stop to stop using it.

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TIP!

Getting back to a recent application

Touch and hold the Home Key. A screen will appear listing the applications you have recently used.

8.Connecting your phone to a computer via USB

Transfer file on your microSD card using USB devices:

1.Install your microSD card on your phone if it is not already installed.

2.Before connecting the USB cable, make sure that Mass storage only mode is enabled on your phone. On the Home screen, touch the

Applications tab > Settings > SD card & phone storage, then select the Mass storage only check box.

3.Use the USB cable with your phone to connect the phone to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the USB is connected.

4.Touch Turn on USB storage. Then touch OK to confirm.

When the phone is connected as USB storage, you will receive a notification. You phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card.

NOTE: USB and Bluetooth drivers are not automatically removed. Therefore, they must be uninstalled manually.

TIP! To use the microSD card on your phone again, you need to open the Notifications Panel and touch Turn off USB storage.

When the USB is connected, you can’t access the microSD card from your phone, so you can’t use applications that rely on the microSD card, such as Camera, Gallery and Music.

To disconnect your phone from the computer, carefully follow your computer’s instructions for correctly disconnecting USB devices to avoid losing

information on the card.

1.Safely disconnect the USB device on your computer.

2.Open the Notifications Panel and touch Turn off USB storage.

3.Touch Turn off USB storage in the dialog that opens.

9.Unlock screen when using data connection

Your display will go dark if untouched for a period of time when using data connection. To turn on your LCD screen, just touch it.

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10.Do not connect your phone when you power on/off your PC

Make sure you disconnect your phone from the PC as it might cause errors on your PC.

11. Hold your phone upright

Please hold your phone straight and upright, as with a normal phone. The LG-P999 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage

the back of the phone, as this will cause a loss of performance. While making/receiving calls or sending/receiving data, try to avoid holding the lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. This may affect call quality.

12. If the screen freezes

If the phone does not respond to user input or the screen freezes:

Remove the battery, insert it again and turn on the phone. If it still does not work, please contact customer service.

Getting to know your phone

To turn on the phone, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for three seconds.

To turn off the phone, press the Power/Lock Key for three seconds and touch Power off. Then touch OK to

confirm.

Earpiece

Power/Lock Key

Proximity Sensor

Switch your phone

Front-facing

on/off by pressing

Camera Lens

and holding this

key. It also locks

and unlocks the

Home Key

screen.

Back Key

Return to the

Home screen

previous screen.

from any screen.

Search Key

Menu Key

Search the web

Check what

and contents in

options are

your phone.

available.

NOTE: Proximity Sensor

When receiving and making calls, the proximity sensor automatically turns the backlight off and locks the touch keypad by sensing when the phone is near your ear. This extends battery life and prevents the touch keypad from activating unintentionally during calls.

WARNING:

Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functions. Do not cover the LCD‘s proximity sensor with protective film. This may cause the sensor to malfunction.

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Earphone Jack

HDMI Cable

Port

Power/Lock Key

Charger/USB Port

Back-facing

Camera Lens

Flash

microSD Card Slot

SIM Card Slot

Internal Antenna

Volume Keys

• On the Home

screen: Controls the

ringer volume.

•During a call: Controls your earpiece volume.

•When playing a song: Controls volume continuously.

Back Cover

Battery

Microphone

Speaker

Installing the SIM card and battery

Before you can start exploring your new phone, you’ll need to set it up. To insert the SIM card and battery:

1.To remove the back cover, hold the phone firmly in your hand. With your other hand, firmly press your thumb on the back cover. Use the fingertip cutout to pull off the back cover with your forefinger.

2.Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.

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3.Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery (1) and pressing it down until it clicks into place (2).

4.Align the back cover over the battery compartment (1) and press it down until it clicks into place (2).

Removing the Battery

Grip the battery at the bottom end (3) and lift it up and out of the battery compartment (4).

TIP!

To remove the battery, first remove the back cover and hold the phone firmly in

your hand. With your other hand, firmly press down using your thumb and lift off the battery.

Charging your phone

Insert one end of the charger into the phone’s charger/USB port and plug the other end into an electrical socket. The battery must be fully charged initially to extend battery lifetime.

NOTE: Make sure the ‘B’ side is facing upwards when connecting the USB cable into the phone’s charger/USB port.

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Notice

Use only an LG-approved battery, charger (1A) and USB cable (1A) specific to your phone model since they are designed to maximize battery life. Using other chargers and USB cables will not guarantee full battery charge and normal charging time.

Installing the memory card

NOTE: The LG-P999 supports up to a 32 GB memory card.

To insert a memory card:

Slide the memory card into the microSD card slot until it clicks into place. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.

Removing a memory card

Carefully remove the memory card by gently pushing it into the phone to release it. Then gently pull it out of the microSD card slot.

WARNING

Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, you may damage the memory card as well as your phone and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted.

Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it. NOTE: All files on your memory card are deleted when you format it.

1.On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab to open the applications menu.

2.Touch Settings > SD card & phone storage.

3.Touch Unmount SD card.

4.Touch Format SD card, then confirm your choice.

5.If you set the pattern lock, input the pattern lock and select Erase everything. The card will then be formatted and ready to use.

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NOTE: If there is content on your memory card, the folder structure may be different after formatting, as all the files will have been deleted.

When the phone is connected as USB storage, some menu items cannot be used at the same time, or may be grayed out.

TIP!

If your memory card is already unmounted, you can use the following steps to format it.

Touch the Applications tab > Settings > SD card & phone storage > Format SD card.

WARNING: Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, you may damage the memory card as well as your phone and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. To remove the memory card safely, please touch the Applications tab > Settings > SD card & phone storage > Unmount SD card.

Your Home screen

Touch-screen tips

Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.

Touch - To choose a menu/option or open an application, touch it.

Touch and hold - To open an options menu or grab an object you want to move, touch and hold it.

Drag - To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touch screen.

Flick - To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the touch screen (drag quickly and release).

NOTE:

•To select an item, touch the center of the icon.

•Do not to press too hard; the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.

•Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you want. Be careful not to touch any other keys.

Lock your phone

When you are not using your phone, press the Power/Lock Key to lock your phone. This helps to prevent accidental touching of the keys and saves battery power.

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If you do not use the phone for a while, the screen you are viewing is replaced by the lock screen to conserve the battery.

NOTE: If there are any programs running when you set the pattern, they may be still running in lock mode. It is recommended that you exit all programs before entering lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges (e.g. phone call, web access and data communications).

Unlock the screen

To wake up your phone, press the Power/Lock Key. The lock screen will appear. Touch and slide the Unlock Key to the right to unlock the screen. The last screen you were working on will open.

Home screen panels

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view the Home screen panels. You can also customize each panel with widgets, shortcuts to your favorite applications, folders and wallpapers.

In your Home screen, you can view the Quick Keys at the bottom of the screen. The Quick Keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most.

Touch the Phone icon to display the touch dial pad to make a call.

Touch the Browser icon to open the Browser and navigate the Web.

Touch the Applications tab to view all your installed applications.

To open the desired application, simply touch the icon in the applications list.

NOTE: Preloaded applications may be different depending on your phone’s software or your service provider.

Adding applications to your Home screen

You can customize your Home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets, or folders to it. For more convenience when using your phone, add your favorite widgets to the Home screen.

To add a desired application to your Home screen:

1.On the Home screen, touch the Menu Key and select Add. You can also touch and hold an empty part of the Home screen.

2.On the Add to Home screen menu, touch the type of item you want to add.

3.For example, touch Folders from the list and then

Contacts with phone numbers.

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4.You will see a new folder’s icon on the Home screen. Drag it to the desired location on the desired panel and release your finger from the screen.

TIP! To add an application icon to the Home screen from the Applications menu, touch and hold the application icon you want to add.

To remove an application icon from the Home screen:

1.Touch and hold the icon you want to remove. The Applications tab will change to the Trash Can

icon .

2.Drag and drop the application icon to a Trash Can icon .

NOTE: You cannot delete the preloaded applications (Only their icons can be deleted from the screen).

Getting back to a recently used application

1.Touch and hold the Home Key. The screen will display a pop up with icons of applications that you have used recently.

2.Touch an icon to open its application. Or touch the Back Key to return to the current application.

Status Bar

The Status Bar runs across the top of your screen.

Touch and slide the Status Bar down with your finger to view the Notifications Panel.

Or on the Home screen, touch the Menu Key and select Notifications. All ongoing and activity based notifications will be displayed on the Notifications Panel.

Viewing the Status Bar

The Status Bar uses different icons to display phone information, such as signal strength, new messages, battery life, and active Bluetooth and data connections.

Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you are likely to see in the Status Bar.

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