LG Electronics 840G, LG840G User Manual

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User Guide

LG 840G

P/NO : MFL67580401(1.0)Printed in China www.lg.com

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and
compact LG 840G 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.

• Copyright ©2012 LG Electronics, Inc. All

rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are
registered trademarks of LG Group 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.

Contents

Getting to know your phone ............4

Installing the SIM Card and Battery .......6

Charging your phone ...................................8

Installing a memory card ..........................10

On-Screen Icons ...........................................11

Menu Tree ........................................ 13

Connecting to Networks and

Devices ............................................18

Connect Wi-Fi.............................................. 18

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices .......... 19

Working With Secure Certificates .......... 19

General Functions ...........................21

Making a Call ............................................... 21

Answering a Call ........................................ 22

Adjusting the Volume ............................... 22

Setting Profiles ........................................... 23

Entering Text................................................ 24

In-Call Menu .................................. 29

During a Call................................................29

Conference Calls ........................................30

Your Standby Screen ..................... 33

Home Screen .............................................. 35

Contacts ......................................... 39

Contact List ................................................. 39

New Contact ................................................ 39

Groups ........................................................... 41

Speed Dial .................................................... 41

SIM Management ...................................... 42

My Business Card ......................................43

Messages ........................................44

Create Message .........................................44

Inbox ..............................................................48

Drafts ............................................................. 49

Outbox .......................................................... 49

Message Settings ......................................50

Email .............................................................. 52

Multimedia ..................................... 55

Games & Apps ...........................................55

SNS ................................................................ 55

Camera ......................................................... 55

Music Player ................................... 60

Music Player ................................................60

Audio ............................................................. 65

Pictures ......................................................... 65

Video.............................................................. 65

Voice Recorder ........................................... 66

Calendar ....................................................... 68

Notepad ........................................................ 69

Tasks .............................................................. 69

Stopwatch .....................................................70

Calculator .......................................................71

Tip Calculator ................................................71

Unit Converter ..............................................71

Alarm ..............................................................72

File Manager.................................................73

Browser ........................................... 75

Settings ...........................................77

Display ............................................................77

Phone .............................................................77

Call .................................................................. 81

Touch ............................................................. 82

Sound ............................................................ 82

Bluetooth ......................................................84

Accessories .................................... 87

Technical data ................................ 88

For Your Safety ............................... 89

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Getting to know your phone

3.5mm Headset Jack

Earpiece

Lets you hear the caller and
automated prompts.

Main LCD

Displays phone status icons,

menu items, web items,
web information, pictures
and more in full color. You
can select menu items by
touching the corresponding
icons on the touchpad.

SEND Key

Press this key in standby
mode to quickly access the
most recent missed, dialed
and received calls.

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Power/Lock Key

• Powers your phone on/off by

pressing and holding the key.

• Turns your screen on and off

and locks it.

End Key

Ends or rejects a call. Press

once to return to the standby
screen.

Clear/Back Key

Allows you to return to the

previous screen.

Side Volume Keys

• When on the standby screen: Allows you to set
the Ringtone volume. Hold the Down key to
toggle the Vibration Mode On and Off.

• During a call: Allows you to change the Earpiece

volume.

• When playing background music: Allows you to

change the music volume.

microSD™ memory
card slot

External camera
lens

Back Cover

Battery

SIM card slot

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Installing the SIM Card and Battery

1. Remove the battery cover

Hold the phone on your hand firmly. With the other hand, lift the back
cover using the fingertip cutout located on the bottom of the cover and
remove it.

2. Remove the battery

Hold the top edge of the battery and using your fingernail, lift the
battery from the battery compartment.

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WARNING

Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may

damage the phone.

3. Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make sure that the gold
contact area on the card is facing downward. To remove the SIM card,

pull it gently in the opposite direction.

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4. Install the battery

Insert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery
compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals

on the phone. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clicks into
place.

Charging your phone

Lift the charger port cover on the top side of your LG840G. Insert the
charger connector to the phone (ensure that side ‘B’ of the connector

is facing up) and then plug the other end into the wall socket. Your

LG840G will need to be charged until you receive a ‘Battery Full’

notification.

Important! You should insert the battery before charging.

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NOTE: Always unplug the charger from the wall socket after the phone is

fully charged to save unnecessary power consumption of the charger.

WARNING

Use of unauthorized accessories could damage your phone and void
your warranty.

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Installing a memory card

You can expand the available memory space on your phone by using a
microSD™ memory card. The LG840G will support up to a 32 GB microSD™

memory card.

Tip! A memory card is an optional accessory.

1. Lift the memory card cover and insert a microSD™ card with the gold

contact area facing the back side of the phone. Close the memory
card cover.

NOTE: If your memory card has existing content it will automatically be
filed in the correct folder. For example, videos will be accessible from the
Videos folder. If your memory card has protected content (i.e. content
such as songs or graphics with Digital Rights Management copywriting

loaded from another device), they will not be accessible. You may need to
reformat the memory card prior to using it with this device.

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On-Screen Icons

The table below describes various display indicators or icons that appear
on the phone’s display screen.

Icon Description

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal
Battery empty
New text message
New email
An alarm is set
Ring profile in use
Silent profile in use
Call Forward
Calendar event with Alarm is set

Bluetooth is active

The browser is active
Vibration mode
Ring after Vibration mode

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Icon Description

Ring and Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Call in Progress
Voicemail
Battery Full
Battery Charging
Flight Mode
Wi-Fi is connected

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Menu Tree

1.1 Prepaid

[Single Tank -TF / Net 10]

1.1 Add Airtime

1.2 Buy Airtime

1.3 My Phone Number

1.4 My Airtime Info

1.5 Airtime Display

1.6 Serial Number

1.7 SIM Number

1.8 Code Entry Mode

[Single Tank -Straight Talk]

1.1 Add Airtime

1.2 My Phone Number

1.3 Service End Date

1.4 Serial Number

1.5 SIM Number

1.6 Code Entry Mode

[Multi Tank -Straight Talk]

1.1 Add Airtime

1.2 My Phone Number

1.3 My Balance Info

1.4 Serial Number

1.5 SIM Number

1.6 Code Entry Mode

1.2 Contacts

2.1 All Contacts

2.2 New Contact

2.3 Groups

2.4 Speed Dial

2.5 SIM Management

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1.3 Messages

3.1 Create Message

3.2 Inbox

3.3 Drafts

3.4 Outbox

3.5 Message Settings

3.5.1 Message Alert

3.5.2 Save To

3.5.3 Signature

3.5.4 Text Message

3.5.5 Multimedia Message

3.5.6 Voicemail Number

3.5.7 Service Message

1.4 Dialing

1.5 Recent Calls

5.1 All Calls

5.2 Missed Calls

5.3 Dialed Calls

5.4 Received Calls

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1.6 Games & Apps

6.1 Buy Games

1.7 Calendar

1.8 Camera

1.9 Video Camera

1.10 Alarm

1.11 Browser

1.12 Settings

12.1 Display

12.2 Phone

12.2.1 Languages

12.2.2 Auto Screen Lock

12.2.3 Set Flight Mode

12.2.4 Security

12.2.5 Memory

12.2.6 Reset Settings

12.2.7 Phone Information

12.3 Call

12.3.1 Send My Number

12.3.2 Answer Mode

12.3.3 Time

12.3.4 Accessibility

12.4 Touch

12.4.1 TouchScreen Feedback

12.4.2 Sound

12.4.3 Sound Type

12.4.4 Volume

2.1 Email

1.1 Write e-mail

2.2 SNS

2.1 Facebook

2.2 Twitter

2.3 MySpace

2.3 Voice Recorder

2.4 File Manager

2.5 Pictures

5.1 Buy Graphics

5.2 Take Picture

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2.6 Music Player

6.1 Now Playing

6.2 All Songs

6.3 Playlists

6.4 Artist

6.5 Album

6.6 Genre

6.7 Shuffle

6.8 Favorites

2.7 Notepad

2.10 Sound Settings

10.1 Ringtone

10.2 Message Tone

10.3 Alert Tone

10.4 Dial Readout

10.5 Keypad Tone

10.6 Multimedia

10.7 Call

2.11 Wi-Fi

11.1 Wi-Fi(Turn On/Off)

2.8 Audio

8.1 Buy Ringtones

8.2 Voice Recorder

2.9 Video

9.1 Record Video

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2.12 Bluetooth

12.1 Bluetooth (Turn On / Off)

12.2 Search New Device

12.3 My Devices

12.4 My Bluetooth Info

12.4.1 My Device Visibility

12.4.2 Device Name

12.4.3 Supported Services

12.4.4 My Bluetooth Address

3.1 Calculator

3.2 Tasks

3.3 Stopwatch

3.4 Tip Calculator

3.5 Unit Converter

3.6 SIM Application

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Connecting to Networks and Devices

With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed Internet access within the coverage
of the wireless access point (AP).

Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi, without extra charges.

Connect Wi-Fi

In the Home screen, open the notification drawer and touch or you can

also access from the apps screen.

Then drag the round button to the right to turn on Wi-Fi functionality to

connect to available Wi-Fi networks.

Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you see , you need

to enter a password to connect.

NOTE

• If you are outside the Wi-Fi coverage area and choose 3G

connection, additional charges may apply.

• If your phone goes into sleep mode when connected to Wi-Fi, the

Wi-Fi connection is automatically disabled.

• In this case, if your phone has access to 3G data, it may connect to

the 3G network automatically and additional charges may apply.

• The LG 840G supports WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK and 802.1x EAP

security.

• If your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator sets encryption

for network security, enter the key into the pop-up window. If

encryption is not set, this pop-up window is not shown. Obtain the
key from your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator.

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Connecting to Bluetooth Devices

Bluetooth is on
Connected to a Bluetooth device

To turn Bluetooth on or off

1. Touch .

2. Touch Bluetooth to turn the function on or off.

Working With Secure Certificates

If your organization’s VPN or Wi-Fi network relies on secure certificates,
you must obtain the certificates and store them in your phone’s secure
credential storage before you can configure access to that VPN or Wi-Fi

network on your phone.
For specific instructions, contact your network administrator.

To install a secure certificate from the microSD card

1. Copy the certificate from your computer to the root (that is, not in a

folder) of the microSD card.

2. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key .

3. Touch Settings > Location & security.

4. Touch Install from SD card.

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5. Touch the file name of the certificate to install.

Only the names of certificates that you have not already installed on
your phone are displayed.

6. If prompted, enter the certificate’s password and touch OK.

7. Enter a name for the certificate and touch OK.

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General Functions

Making a Call

1. Make sure your phone is powered on.

2. Touch and enter a phone number using the touch pad. Toedit a

number on the display screen, simply press the key to erase one
digit at a time.

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Press and hold the key to erase the entire number.

3. Press the [SEND] key to call the number. Or touch on the

touch pad.

Making International Calls

1. Press the [SEND] key, and the most recent missed, dialed and

received phone calls will be displayed.

2. Select the desired number.

3. Press the [SEND] key or touch

Making a Call with the Send Key

1. When using the touch pad to dial, touch and hold .

2. Enter the country code, area code and the phone number.

3. Press the [SEND] key to call the number. Or touch .

Ending a Call

When you have finished a call, press the [END] key.

Call Back

.

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Making a Call from the Contacts

You can store frequently called names and phone numbers in the SIM

card as well as in the phone memory known as the Contacts.
You can dial a number by simply selecting a name in the Contacts List

and pressing the [SEND] key.

Answering a Call

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the phone icon appears on

the screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or
name if stored in your Address Book) is displayed.

Press the [SEND] or unlock the screen and touch

Accept Call

.

If Any Key has been set as the Answer Mode, any key press will answer
a call except for the [END] key.

4. End the call by pressing the [END] key.

NOTE: You can answer a call while using other functions or features.

Adjusting the Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece volume, use the side

volume keys of the phone.

In the standby screen, you can adjust the ring volume using the side

volume keys.

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Setting Profiles

Press either of the side volume keys. You can adjust the ringtone volume
from the Ringtone and you can also set your ringtone profile to Ring,
Vibrate All, Silent All.

Profiles

Vibration Mode (Quick)

Vibration Mode can be activated by touching and holding from the
dial pad. You can also set Vibration Mode by pressing and holding down

side volume key as well.

The phone will display ‘Vibrating Mode On’. If you would like to turn
Vibration mode Off, touch and hold again.

Signal Strength

If you are inside a building, being near a window may give you better

reception. You can see the strength of your signal by the signal indicator

on your phone’s display screen.

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Entering Text

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the phone’s touch pad.
For example, storing names in the Address Book, writing a message or
scheduling events in the calendar all require text to be entered.

The following text input modes are available on the phone.

Using the Symbol Mode

The Symbol Mode enables you to enter various symbols or special
characters. To enter a symbol, touch . Then select the desired symbol.

Changing between ABC and 123 Mode

You can change the text input mode by touching the Text Input Mode

toggle button on the touch screen.

ABC Mode

This mode allows you to enter letters by touching the key labeled with the

required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

Type numbers using one key touch per number. To change to 123 mode
in a text entry field, touch .

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Using the Mode

The predictive text input mode allows you to enter words easily with a
minimum number of key presses. As you touch each key, the phone

begins to display the characters that it thinks you are typing based on a

built-in dictionary. As new letters are added, the word changes to reflect

the most likely candidate from the dictionary.

1. When you are in the predictive text input mode, begin entering a word

by pressing the touch screen keys.

Touch one key per letter.

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The word changes as letters are typed- ignore what is displayed on

the screen until the word is typed completely.

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If the word is still incorrect after typing completely, touch on the
pop up menu to see the options. Then select the word you want by

touch.

(To display the word candidates, first you need to select the Show
Candidate option. Touch > Text Entry Settings > Show Candidate.)

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If the desired word is missing from the word choices list, add it by

pressing and selecting

Add Word

to enter the new word. Then

touch Save to save the word into the built-in dictionary.

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any letters.

3. Complete each word with a space by touching .

To delete letters, touch . Touch and hold down to erase the
entire text entry.

NOTE: Pressing the [END] key will save your unsaved message in the

Drafts folder.

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Using the ABC Mode

Use the touch pad keys to enter your text.

1. Touch the touch key labeled with the required letter:

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Once for the first letter

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Twice for the second letter

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And so on

2. To insert a space, touch . To delete letters, touch . Touch

and hold down to erase the entire text entry.

NOTE: Refer to the table below for more information on the characters

available using the keys.

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Refer to the table below for more information on the characters available

using the keys.

Key

1 . , ‘ @ ? ! - : / 1 . , ‘ @ ? ! - : / 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

Upper Case Lower Case

A B C 2
D E F 3

G H I 4
J K L 5

M N O 6

P Q R S 7

T U V 8

W X Y Z 9

Space Key, 0 (Long press) Space Key, 0 (Long press)

Description

a b c 2

d e f 3
g h i 4

j k l 5

m n o 6

p q r s 7

t u v 8

w x y z 9

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Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode

The 123 Mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message
(a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys

corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to

the appropriate text entry mode.

My Dictionary

The My Dictionary is a feature that allows the user to add any unique or
personal words to the standard language database. The My Dictionary

function can be selected from the Text Entry Settings by using Options

. Within the My Dictionary function, the user can add, modify, delete or

reset personal words.
NOTE: You can select a different language from the same Options menu.

By default, entry modes are set to off.

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In-Call Menu

Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use
during a call. To access these functions during a call, touch .

During a Call

Making a Second Call

You can select a number you wish to dial, to make a second call.

Dialpad

Press

Swapping Between Two Calls

Once the second call has been dialed (and answered), you can switch
between the two on-going calls.

Press [SEND] key or touch .

Answering an Incoming Call

To answer an incoming call when the handset is ringing, simply press

the [SEND] key or touch

warn you of an incoming call while you are already on a call. Two tones

will sound in the earpiece, and the display will show that a second call
is waiting. This feature, known as Call Waiting, is only available if your
network supports it.

, enter the 2nd phone number and press

or

Contacts

Press

to select a contact from your Address Book and then press

the Call button .

Accept Call

.

. The handset is also able to

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If Call Waiting is turned on, you can put the first call on hold and answer

the second call by pressing the [SEND] key.

Rejecting an Incoming Call

You can reject an incoming call without answering by simply pressing the

[END] key or touching .

Muting the Microphone

You can mute the microphone during a call by touching . The
handset can be unmuted by touching again. When the handset is
muted, the caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear the caller.

Using the Speakerphone

You can use the integrated Speakerphone during a call by touching .

The loudspeaker is automatically deactivated when you end the call.

WARNING

Due to increased volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear

while the speakerphone is enabled.

Conference Calls

The conference service provides you with the ability to have a
simultaneous conversation with more than one caller. The conference call

feature can be used only if your network service provider supports this
feature.

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Once a conference call is set up, calls may be added, disconnected or
separated (that is, removed from the conference call but still connected to

you) by the person who set up the conference call. These options are all
available from the In-Call menu.

The maximum number of callers in a conference call is five. Once started,

you are in control of the conference call, and only you can add calls to the
conference call.

Making a Second Call

You can make a second call while currently on a call simply by pressing

, entering the second number and pressing the
When the second call is connected, the first call is automatically placed
on hold. You can swap between calls by pressing the [SEND] key.

.

Setting Up a Conference Call

To set up a conference call, place the first call. Once that is connected,
follow the steps above to make a second call. You can then join the two

separate calls by touching [Options] and select Merge Calls.

Activate the Conference Call on Hold

To activate a conference call on hold, press the key.

Adding Calls to the Conference Call

To add a call to an existing conference call, touching [Options] and

select Merge Calls.

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Private Call in a Conference Call

To have a private call with one caller from a conference call, touch .
When the numbers of the callers are displayed, select the one you wish
to speak in private with. Only the person who initiates the Conference Call
can initiate a Private Call.

Ending a Conference Call

The currently active conference call can be disconnected by pressing the

key.

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Your Standby Screen

From the standby screen, you can access all menu options, make a quick
call and view the status of your phone - as well as many other things.

Touch Screen Tips

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The standby screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the

touch screen.

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To select an item, touch the icon accurately. Your LG840G can be set
to vibrate slightly when it recognises you’ve touched an option.

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To scroll through lists, touch the last item visible and slide your finger
up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.

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There’s no need to press hard, the touchscreen is sensitive enough to

pick up on a light yet firm touch.

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Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you require. Do not use

your fingernail.

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When the screen light is off, press the key on the top side twice
to restore the standby screen.

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Don’t cover the phone with a case or cover as the touch screen will not

work with any material covering it.

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The Quick Keys

The quick keys on your standby screen provide easy, one-touch access to

your most used functions.

Touch to bring up the touch
dialpad, to make a call. Input

the number as you would
using a normal key pad and
touch or press the
key.

Touch to open your contacts

and search for the number
you want to call. You can also
create new contacts and edit

existing ones.

Touch to access the
Messaging options menu.

From here you can create a
new outgoing message.

Touch to open the full Main
Menu which is separated into
four sub-menus. Touch the

vertical tabs to view further
options.

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Quick Keys

Home Screen

LG840G provides three types of Home Screens. To swap between the
Home Screens, just swipe quickly over the display from left to right or

right to left.

Widget

Allows you to use Widgets and even add them to your Home screen.

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Touch from the standby screen.

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Touch to open widget panel.

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Drag a widget from the roll-out menu onto the Widget panel. Touch
again to close the Home Screen.

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You can play songs, add memos, check the calendar, play slide show,
set an alarm, set second city or add calendar events directly from the
standby screen using Home Screen.

Widget

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Favorite Contacts

Allows you to easily contact your friends and family by displaying your

favorite contacts on the standby screen.

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First, touch from the standby screen. Then touch .

Favorite

Contacts

Select

Add

to register your favorite contacts. You can add up to 30

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contacts on the screen.

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If you want to delete a contact from this screen, touch .

Done

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Touch

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To access your Contacts, simply touch on their corresponding icon.

to finish editing the Contacts on this screen.

Touch to call, to send a message and to check
messages received from that person. And touch to check call

history.

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If you want to view one of the Contacts, touch the picture. It will turn to

the detail view screen.

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Shortcuts

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Add your favorite menu on the standby screen.

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Touch from the standby screen.

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To turn to the Edit Screen, touch .

Add

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Touch

application from Shortcuts, touch

to add another application, touch to delete the

Done

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Shortcuts

to finish.

Contacts

From the standby screen, touch and touch . You will see following

Address Book options.

Contact List

This menu allows you to save and manage contact address information.
The Contact List’s functions allow you to add a new address or search
saved contact addresses by name. To search for a contact, touch and
input the contact person’s name. If you input ‘At’, it will show all contacts
beginning with ‘At’ in their names. From the standby screen, you can

directly search for a contact by touching and .

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: Search a contact.

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: Allows you to quickly jump to a contact of a specific letter.

New Contact

This menu allows you to add a new contact address. You can enter
contact address information, including: name, phone numbers, email

addresses, group information, pictures, ringtone and a memo.

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Touch here to go back to

previous screen.

Touch here to add a photo

Type in the First name.

Touch here to save.

1. From the standby screen, touch and touch Add New.

2. Touch to set a Picture ID for a contact by using a saved picture

from Pictures or taking a new picture of the contact person. Choose
from No picture, Pictures or Take New Picture. After you take a new
picture of the contact person, touch set as the Contact Picture ID.

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Enter the First name, last name or both.

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Enter a phone number. Touch so you can set that number as Speed
Dial. For more information, see the “Speed Dial” section.

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Enter an email address.

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Select a Group for the contact.

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Set the ringtone for the contact or leave it as default ringtone.

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Add memo if necessary.

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Choose whether to save the contact to Phone or SIM Card memory.

3. Touch Save to save the contact.

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Groups

This menu allows you to manage group information. By default, there are
7 groups: BUSINESS, Colleague, Company, Family, Friends, PERSONAL,

and School. Or you can put a contact in No Group. You can also configure
a ring tone for a group so that the group ring tone sounds when a call
from a specific contact address within that group is received and there is
no ring tone configured for the specific contact address.

1. From the standby screen, touch and touch All Contacts.

2. A drop-down menu will appear, touch Groups.

Speed Dial

You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial list. You can

select a number from 2to 9 as a speed dial. You can configure speed

dial numbers for any of the 8 numbers for a specific contact address.

1. From the standby screen, touch .

2. Touch a contact.

3. Touch > Set Speed Dial.

4. Touch the Speed Dial location from 2 through 9 and touch Save.

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Your Voicemail is already set to speed dial 1. This is a default setting

and can not be changed.

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To call an assigned speed dial number, touch from the standby
screen. Then touch and hold the assigned number; the call will be

placed to the assigned number automatically.

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To see your Speed Dial entries:

1. From the standby screen, touch and touch All Contacts.

2. A drop-down menu will appear, touch Speed Dial.

SIM Management

This menu allows you to copy information from your SIM card, e.g. name,
handset number, etc. to your handset. If a name is duplicated during the

copying operation, the information is also duplicated.

You can also copy entries from the SIM card to the phone memory and
entries from the handset memory to the SIM card (not all the data will be

copied).

From this menu, you are also able to delete entries in the SIM card and

the Handset.

1. From the standby screen, touch and touch .

2. A drop-down menu will appear, touch SIM Management.

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My Business Card

This displays your own contact information. You can edit and create the
contact information. Depending on the SIM card, the number of Biz

Cards you can enter can vary.

1. From the standby screen, touch and touch .

2. A drop-down menu will appear, touch My Settings > My Contact Info.

3. Touch an empty field, then enter and save your Biz Card information.

4. If there's a Biz Card stored previously, touch that to view the specific

information and edit it.

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Messages

This section includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service),
MMS (Multimedia Message Service), Voicemail as well as the network’s

service messages.

Create Message

1. From the standby screen, touch .

2. Touch Create New Message.

Editing a message

The following options are available when editing a Message.

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Symbol: You can insert symbols ranging from sentence notes to

emoticons. Touching the twice, and you can select the symbols
you want. You can use Previous and Next to scroll through the various

pages of symbols.

Inserting Multimedia Files

Inserting Multimedia files in outgoing messages is easy. While editing a
message, press and select an option from below:

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Picture: You can preview the selected picture. Touch to insert the
selected picture.

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Audio: You can insert from your saved Audio files.

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Video: You can insert from your saved Video clips.

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Slide: You can insert from your saved Slide files.

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Take New Picture: You can insert a new image taken from the camera
by touching .

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Record New Audio: You can record a new audio clip by touching REC.

• Quality: Allows you to select between Normal, Economy or Fine.

• Recording mode: MMS mode will limit the recording length so that it

can be sent by MMS. General mode will record as long as memory

is available.

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Record New Video: You can record a new video.

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More: Allows you to insert Template, vCard, vCalendar, vNote, vTask or

Contact.

NOTE:

vCard, vCalendar, vNote, vTask and Contact are created by the Address

Book, Calendar, Notepad and Tasks functions. Go to the corresponding sections for

more detailed information.

Using Options

While entering a text message, touch to use the options below.

• Input Method: Allows you to select between keypad and keyboard

type.

• Text Entry Settings

- Languages: Allows you to set the text entry language to English or

Español.

- Turn On Auto Correction: Allows you to turn auto correction

function.

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- Show/Hide Candidate: When in Entry Mode, you can see the word

candidates as you type.

- Show/Hide Next Word

- My Dictionary: Here you can add/delete/reset/modify words to the

My Dictionary.

• Copy & Paste

• Preview: Allows you to preview your message.

• View attachment: Allows you to view the message’s attachment.

• Save to Drafts: Saves the selected message to Drafts.

• Remove Elements: Allows you to remove elements from the

message.

• Slide Settings

- Duration: Allows you to set the duration of the slide presentation.

• Cancel Message: Allows you to exit the Message without saving your

input message.

Sending a Message

After completing a message using Insert/Options, select Send To to

select recipients.

• Enter the recipient(s). With , you can choose an option from below.

- Enter Number: You can input the recipient(s) number using the

Touch keypad.

- Enter Email: You can enter an Email address instead of a phone

number.

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- Enter Recipient: You can input the recipient(s) using the Touch

keypad.

- Caller Groups: Displays Contact Groups.

- Recent Recipients: Choose a contact from recent messages.

- Recent Calls: Choose a contact from recent calls.

- Delivery Options: Allows you to set Add Cc and Add Bcc.

- Save to Drafts: Saves the selected message to Drafts.

- Text Entry Settings: This menu allows you to set the text entry

Language. It also allows you to Show/Hide Candidate, Show/Hide
Next Word and access the My Dictionary to delete/add/modify

words.

- Cancel Message: Allows you to cancel the message.

Message folders

The folder structure on your LG840G was designed to be fast and easy

to use.

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Inbox: All the messsages you receive are placed into your Inbox.

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Drafts: If you don’t have time to finish writing a message, you can save

it as a draft.

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Outbox: All Sending, Sent messages are placed into your Outbox.

NOTE:

If you see the message “Message box full. Delete old messages.”, then you

should delete some messages from your inbox.

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Inbox

You will be notified when you receive a message. They will be stored in the
Inbox. In the Inbox, you can identify each message by icons. To reach the
Inbox, from the standby screen, touch .

The following Options are available in Inbox folder.

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Delete: You can pick a message and delete it.

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Sort By: You can sort all messages by Date, From Read/Unread and
Subject.

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Message Settings: Allows you to set messaging settings.

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Delete All Read Messages: You can delete all read messages.

The following view modes are available for your Inbox.

Standard View

Allows you to view messages individually. When viewing a message, the
following options are available in standard view:

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Add to Address Book: You can save the sender’s phone number in the

Contact List.

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Select Slide: If the multimedia message has more than one slide, you

can select and move to the desired slide.

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Extract Data: You can make a voice call or send a message. You can

save the number As New contact or Updating Existing.

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View Attachment: Allows you to view the message’s attachments.

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Copy to SIM/Phone: Allows you to copy the message to the SIM card

or the phone.

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Move to SIM/Phone: Allows you to move the message to the SIM card

or the phone.

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Message Details: You can view information about received messages;
message Type, Subject, Sender’s address, and message Time.

Drafts

You can view the messages saved as drafts. To see the Drafts folder, touch

from the standby screen, then touch Inbox and touch Drafts from the

drop-down menu.

Outbox

The Outbox is a place where you can find your sent messages. To see the
Outbox folder, touch from the standby screen, then touch Inbox and
touch Outbox from the drop-down menu.

When you press the [SEND] key, you can make a call to the number
of the recipient number of the selected message.

If a message is not successfully sent, you will receive a Message Sending
Failure notification on the screen. Another attempt will be made to send

the failed message and after two unsuccessful attempts, the message will

no longer be sent automatically. In order to send the message that has

failed, you must touch

Resend

to resend the message.

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The Outbox will display all failed, sent and pending messages in the order
in which they are sent. Touch to use options available from the Outbox.

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Delete: Deletes a message you choose.

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Sort by: Sorts by Date, To and Subject.

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Message Settings: Allows you to set messaging settings.

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Delete All: Delete all messages.

The following options are available when you select a message in Outbox

and touch .

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View Status: Shows the message status.

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Select Slide: If the multimedia message has more than one slide, you

can select and move to the desired slide.

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View Attachment: To view the message attachment.

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Message Details: Allows you to view the message information.

Message Settings

To configure Messaging settings, touch from the standby screen,
touch , then select Message Settings for the following options.

Message Alert

You can set the Sounds, Volume, and Alert Type here.

Save To

Choose a default save location between Phone and SIM Card.

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Signature

This feature allows you to create your signature.

Text Message

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Text Templates

There are 6 predefined messages in the list. You can view and edit the

template messages or create new ones.
The following options are available when you touch .

- Delete: Allows you to delete the selected template message.

- Delete All: Deletes all text message templates in the folder.

To edit an existing Template, touch it (to open) then touch the
text. The Edit Template screen will automatically open.

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Message Center: The details for the Message Center are pre-loaded

onto your handset and should not be changed.

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Email Gateway: The details for the Email Gateway are pre-loaded onto

your handset and should not be changed.

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Reply via Same Message Center: Allows you to activate or deactivate
the Subject field in an SMS message.

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Insert Signature: Insert signature you created.

Multimedia Message

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Multimedia Templates: Multimedia templates are available and can be

created here.

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Message Center: The details for the Multimedia gateway are pre-loaded

onto your handset and should not be changed.

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Voicemail Number

This menu allows you to set the voicemail center number if this feature
is supported by Tracfone. Please check with Tracfone for details of their

service in order to configure the handset correctly.

Service Message

You can set the Service option to determine whether or not you will
receive service messages.

Email

Email allows you to access your Yahoo! Mail, AOL Mail, AIM Mail, Windows
Live Hotmail, Mail, Gmail and Other Providers accounts on your phone.

So, now you can quickly and easily check your email while you are away
from your computer.

To Set Up Email

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Open Email: From the standby screen, touch , and touch .

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Sign In

1. Highlight the Email address entry field, touch and then type in your

existing email address.

2. Touch the Password field, to highlight it, and enter your password.

3. Select Save.

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Sending an email using your new account

To send/receive an email, you should set up an email account.

1. Touch the Menu key, select E-Mail and choose the account you want

to use.

2. From Options choose New Email and a new email window will open.

3. Enter address in To field then Write a subject line and scroll down.

4. Enter your message using the keypad then touch Send to send the

email.

Retrieving your email

1. Touch the Menu key and select E-mail.

2. Select the account you want to use.

3. Select Inbox.

4. From Options choose update and the phone will connect to your email

account and retrieve your new messages.

Message folders

Touch the Menu key and select E-mail.
The folder structure used on your LG 840G should be self-explanatory.

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New Email: Create your new message.

Mailboxes

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Inbox: All the e-mails you receive are placed into your Inbox. From here

you can reply, forward and more.

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Drafts: If you don’t have time to finish writing a e-mail, you can save

what you have written so far in here.

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Outbox: This is a temporary storage folder while e-mail are being sent

or stores the messages that are failed to sent.

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Sentbox: Copies of all the e-mail you send are kept into your Sent
folder.

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Trash: The e-mail you remove are placed into your Trash. (POP3/Push

account)

Changing your email settings

1. Touch the Menu key, choose E-mail > Options > Mailbox > Accounts.

2. Select Options then Email Settings from options then you can adapt

the following settings:

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Email Accounts: You can edit e-mail account settings.

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Default Email: Choose which account to compose e-mail by default.

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Show Predictive Address List: Choose whether or not to be shown

about Predictive Address List.

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New Email Notification: Choose whether or not to be alerted to new
emails.

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Signature: Create an email signature and switch this feature on.

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Multimedia

Games & Apps

Allows you to download and play JAVA games and Java applications to
your enjoyment.

To access Games & Apps from the standby screen, touch , and then

.

SNS

Allows you to access Facebook, Twitter and Myspace.
To access SNS from the standby screen, touch and then .

Camera

From the standby screen, touch , and then to access the Camera
function.

Take Photo

Using the camera module built into your phone, you can take pictures of

people or events while on the move. Additionally, you can send photos to

other people in a picture message.
Press to go to camera mode directly. Or choose from the .

You can also take video by pressing and holding .

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Getting to know the viewfinder

Zoom

Back: Touch here to exit camera mode or return to the previous screen.

Camera mode: Indicates that

camera mode is selected.

Image size
Album: Shows the image taken

previously. When no pictures taken
previously, this would show you the
file list from the album.

Capture: Take the picture
Video camera mode: Toggle

between camera to video camera
mode.

Settings: Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See the Settings Menu

section on page 64 for details.

Brightness

Image Size: Allows you to change the resolution of the image.

NOTE: The shortcut options disappear after a few seconds automatically.

To recall the options, touch the screen again.

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Settings Menu

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White Balance: Choose between Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Illuminate or
Indoors.

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Night Mode: Allows you to set night mode On or Off.

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Shot Mode: Choose between Normal or Continuous Shot. This is great
for taking photos of moving objects or at sporting events.

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Image Review: If you select On, you can review the image you have
taken previously.

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Shutter Tone: Can be set to Tone 1/Tone 2/Tone 3/Off.

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Primary Storage: Choose to save a photo to Phone or Memory Card.

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Color Effects: Includes options of Off/Mono/Sepia/Negative/Blue.

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Timer: Set the Timer can be set to
Off/3 Seconds/5 Seconds/10 Seconds.

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View Mode: Choose between Full Image and Full Screen.

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Reset Settings: Allows you to set to the default settings.

NOTE: In Take Photo mode, you can adjust the zoom scale by moving the

slider. The maximum zoom levels depend on the resolution as follows.

Resolution Zoom scale

1600*1200 Level 1

1280*960 Level 1

640*480 Level 1 ~ Level 10

320*240 Level 1 ~ Level 10

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Record Video

When recording video, you have many of the same Settings options as
with taking a photo.

Getting to know the viewfinder

Zoom

Back: Touch here to return to the standby screen.

Video mode: Video mode is

selected.

Video Size
Album: Shows the video taken

previously. When no videos taken
previously, this would show you the
file list from the album.

Camera mode: Change from video
camera to camera mode.

Recording start

Settings: Touch this icon to open the settings menu.

Brightness

Duration: Allows you to select one of the recording duration presets between

Normal and MMS.

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Settings Menu

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White Balance: Choose between Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Illuminate or
Indoors.

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Color Effects: Choose between Off, Mono, Sepia, Negative or Blue.

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Video Size: Sets the size of video to 320*240 or 176*144. The selected

size appears on the capture screen.

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Primary Storage: Choose to save a video clip to Phone or Memory

Card.

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Recording Tones: Set Recording Tones On or Off.

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Reset Settings: Allows you to set to the default settings.

NOTE: In Video Record mode, you can adjust the zoom scale by moving

the slider. The maximum zoom levels depend on the resolution as follows.

Resolution Zoom scale

320*240 Level 1 ~ Level 10

176*144 Level 1 ~ Level 10

Album

You can view the Album containing your Pictures and Videos.

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Music Player

Music Player

To launch Music Player while in the standby screen, touch , and select

Music Player.

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Now playing: Shows the currently playing music screen.

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All Songs: You can view all the songs in your music library.

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Playlists: You can make your own playlists.

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Artist: Shows the list of artists of all the songs in your music library,
and shows all the songs by a chosen artist.

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Album: Shows the list of albums of all the songs in your music library,
and shows all the songs on a chosen album.

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Genre: Shows the list of genres of all the songs in your music library,
and shows all songs of a specific genre.

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Shuffle: Allows you to play all the songs in your music library with

shuffle.

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Favorites: Shows the music list set as your favorite music.

NOTE: Copyrights of music files may be protected by copyright and

intellectual property laws. Please ensure that you adhere to the applicable

Terms of Use of materials laws prior to downloading or copying files.

Playing Music

To listen to music in your phone or the external memory, follow these
quick easy steps:

1. From the standby screen, touch , then open the music playlist by

touching .

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2. You can select from All Songs, Playlists, Artist, Album, Genre, Favorites,

and Shuffle songs to select your Music. The Now Playing menu will be

only available when music is playing.

3. Touch the song you wish to play.

Repeat

Favorite

Volume

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Touch to pause the selected song. While playing, touch to

Minimize

Shuffle

Playlist

adjust the volume. Touch and to skip to the next song or
previous song.

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Touch to Minimize the music player and access other phone

functions while music is playing.

NOTE: Files under 300kb may not be displayed in this function and may
be categorized as Ringtones.

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Adding Music To Your Handset

Music files can be added to your handset by using one or more of the
following methods:

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Download music and ringtones over the network directly to your device
via the Buy Ringtiones link in the Audio.

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From your existing digital media collection on your PC via Windows
Explorer.

NOTE: In order to effectively store all your music files on your SD card, it’s
important to ensure that there is enough free space available remaining

on the SD card to support file transfer. If there is not enough free space
on the SD card, this may result in transfer failures or lost data.
(The maximum number of music files that the handset can support is

2000.)
A 512 MB card requires up to 3 MB of free memory.
A 4 GB card requires up to 6 MB of free memory.
A 8 GB card requires up to 15 MB of free memory.
A 16 GB card requires up to 25 MB of free memory.

Purchasing and downloading Music directly to your Device

1. From the standby screen, touch

folder.

2. Select Buy Ringtone.

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, and then to access the Audio

NOTE: Some sites are data intensive (i.e. previews via streaming) so the
user should be enrolled in an unlimited data plan before using these
services to avoid per-use data charges.

Additional charges may apply when downloading music, ringtones etc.

Drag and Drop Music Using LG840G As A Mass Storage Device

1. Make sure the microSD™ card is inserted properly into the headset.

2. Connect the device to a PC using a LG840G USB data cable.

3. A bubble may appear on the PC, “Found New Hardware LG

USB Modem”.

4. Access My Computer on the PC.

5. The phone’s memory card will be listed under “Devices with

Removable Storage” in the same location as an optical drive.

NOTE: The PC will automatically assign a drive letter.

6. File explore in a new window for desired music files.

7. Drag and drop the desired music content from the PC window to the

“Storage Card” window.

8. Disconnect the device from the USB cable.

9. Access the Music Player on the phone.

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Deleting Music Files

The following are the three options available to delete Music from your
Phone:

1. Delete a file using Mass Storage.

2. Delete a file by directly inserting the microSD™ external memory onto

the PC.

3. Delete a file using delete function on the phone.

NOTE: If you delete a playlist from the phone, the songs in the playlist will
not be removed and remain in All Songs folder.

Do your file operations like Delete, Move and Copy.
Be aware that all of the existing data will be erased on microSD™ card if

you use the below process.

• Use the Memory Card function in the Settings menu (Menu > Settings
> Phone > Reset Settings > Master Clear > Memory Card).

• Format external memory using Mass Storage.

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Audio

From the standby screen, touch , and then to access the Audio
folder.

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Voice Recorder: Allows you to record your own audio by touching

REC

.

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Buy Ringtones

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You can view the audio files in the list.

Pictures

From the standby screen, touch , and then to access the Pictures
folder.

This allows you to view pictures when browsing.

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Take Picture: It starts up camera mode and allows you to take pictures.

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Buy Graphics

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You can view the graphic files in the list.

Video

From the standby screen, touch , and then to access the Video
folder.

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Record Video: You can record your own video.

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You can view the video files in the list.

NOTE: DRM sometimes restricts some functions, such as send.

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Voice Recorder

From the standby screen, touch and then to access the Voice
Recorder.

Voice Recorder

Use the Voice Recorder to record voice memos or other sounds.

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Settings

• Quality: You can assign the default quality to the Normal, Economy

or Fine.

• Recording Mode: MMS record mode shortens the time so that the

recording can fit in an MMS message and General mode provides

longer recording time.

• Storage: You can assign the default storage to the phone memory or

memory card.

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Touch
To continue recording, touch

REC

to start recording. Touch

Resume

. To stop recording, touch

The recording will be saved automatically.

Pause

to pause recording.

Stop

.

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To start a new recording, touch

Play

Send Via
Message

. To send the recording by Message or Bluetooth, touch

Send Via

or

. To delete the recording, touch

Bluetooth

Record New Audio

. To play the recording, touch

Delete

and confirm Yes.

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Calendar

When you enter this menu, a calendar will be displayed. The blue square
cursor is used to locate a particular day. The bottom bar on the calendar
indicates schedule(s) for that day. This function helps to remind you of
the schedule. The phone will sound an alarm tone if it has been set for a

specific schedule item.

The following options are available when you open the Calendar function

and touch the menu.

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New Schedule: Allows you to add a new schedule on the date you

select.

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Search: Allows you to search the saved schedule(s).

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Set Holiday: Allows you to set your personal holiday for the selected

date.

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View All: Allows you to view all saved schedules.

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Week View: Allows you to change Calendar view mode from Month
View to Week View and vice versa.

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Go to Date: Allows you to jump to a specific date.

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Selective Delete: Allows you to delete Old Schedules or All Schedules

selectively.

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Settings: Allows you set Default View and Weekly Begin day.

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Notepad

You can create up to a maximum of 30 memos.

1. From the standby screen, touch , , and choose Notepad.

2. To create a new Note, touch New Note, input the memo and touch

to save.

Tasks

This feature allows you to save and manage a task.

To add a New Task

1. From the standby screen, touch , , and select Tasks.

2. Touch New Task.

3. Input Due Date, Note and Priority for the new Task.

4. Touch Save to save the Task item.

The following options are available by pressing in the main Tasks
menu:

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New Task: Allows you to create a new task.

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Delete: Allows you to delete any tasks created.

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Delete All: Allows you to delete all tasks created.

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Send Task Via: Allows you to send tasks via Text Message, Multimedia
Message, Email and Bluetooth.

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Sort By: Allows you to sort tasks by Date, Status, and Priority.

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View Calendar: The calendar window will display, from there you will be
able to create New Tasks.

Stopwatch

This menu allows you to record the elapsed time of an event. The
duration of an individual lap time (up to 99 times) and the total time can

also be displayed.

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New Time

1. From the standby screen, touch , or , , and

select Stopwatch.

2. Select New Time.

3. To start timing, touch

The running time is displayed as HH.MM.SS.hh (hours, minutes,

seconds, hundredths of a second).

4. During the timing, you can record an individual lap time by touching

Lap

. Up to 99 lap times can be recorded.

5. You can stop timing by touching

Resume

.

6. To reset the stop watch, touch

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Saved Times: You can see the saved recorded times.

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Show Last: Displays the last time taken with the Stopwatch.

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Start

.

Stop

or restart by touching

Reset

.

Calculator

The calculator function allows you to calculate simple mathematical

equations.

To access the Calculator

1. From the standby screen, touch , and select Calculator.

Tip Calculator

This feature allows you to quickly and easily calculate the tip amount

based on the total bill as well as the split of the total bill based on the
number of people.

To access Tip Calculator

1. From the standby screen, touch , and select Tip Calculator.

Unit Converter

This function converts any measurement into a unit you want.
There are 6 types of units that can be converted: Area, Length, Weight,

Temperature, Volume and Velocity.

To access Unit Converter

1. From the standby screen, touch , and select Unit Converter.

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Alarm

The alarm function allows you to set up multiple separate alarms. You can

set the time, repetition interval and desired alarm tone.

To set a New Alarm

1. From the standby screen, touch , .

2. Select New Alarm.

3. Configure the following settings:

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Time: Input your desired alarm time by specifying the hour and
minutes. If the time is in the 12 hour format, you have to select either

or by touching it. You can also choose a predefined amount

of time (15Minutes Later, 30Minutes Later, 45Minutes Later, 1Hour

Later, Off).

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Repeat: Select the desired repeat mode from Once, Daily, Mon ~ Fri,
Sat ~ Sun, Select Weekday, and Except Holiday.

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Alarm Tone: Select the desired alarm tone to use for the set alarm.

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Alarm Volume: Allows you to adjust the alarm volume.

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Alarm Type: Select the desired Ring Alarm Type.

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Memo: Input alarm name.

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Snooze Interval: You can set the snooze interval at 5Minutes,
15Minutes, 30 Minutes, 45Minutes, 1Hour, or Off.

4. Touch Save to save your alarm.

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Quick alarm

In the Alarm Clock menu, touch Quick Alarm to set a Quick Alarm.

1. Drag the bar from left to right to set the time; 60 minutes is maximum

set value.

2. Scroll down to configure the options Alarm Tone, Alarm Volume, Alarm

Type, Memo and Snooze Interval.

3. Touch Save to save the alarm.

File Manager

From the standby screen, touch , then to access the File Manager.
This allows you to view all types of contents files in the internal phone

memory and the external memory card.
Touch for the following options:

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Send Via: Send the selected file via Bluetooth, Email or MMS.

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Delete: Allows you to delete the selected file.

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Move: You can move selected files to the Phone Memory or Memory

Card.

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Copy: You can copy selected files to the Phone Memory or Memory

Card.

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Rename: You can edit the name of the selected file.

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New Folder: Allows you to create a new folder manually.

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Sort By: You can sort the folders by name, date, and type.

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Delete All: You can delete all files and folders.

NOTE: Limits: System files/folders cannot be listed.

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Browser

This application connects you to the Internet. By default, the account

connects you to web site.

Browser is one of the services provided by Tracfone and it gives you

access to all the cool things you can do with your wireless phone.

NOTE: Check the availability of WAP services, pricing and tariffs with your
network operator and/or the service provider whose service you wish to

use. Service providers will also give you instructions on how to use their
services.

Please contact your service provider to open an Internet account.

Launch the Browser

To launch the browser from the standby screen, touch , and .
Once connected, the homepage is displayed.

To exit the browser at any time, press the [END] key.

Menus for the Browser

You can surf the Internet using either the phone keys or the Browser

menu.

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Using the WAP Browser Menu

Online menu

Once you are connected to the Internet, the following menu options are
available when you touch [Options]:

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Home: Moves to the initial homepage.

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Windows: You can have several browser windows to navigate different
web pages at the same time.

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Enter URL: Connects to the specific URL after editing.

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Bookmarks: You can add or save the current page to Bookmark or view
the list saved under Bookmark.

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Landscape View: Allows you to view broad web pages easily.

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View Full Screen: View current page in full screen.

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Search Text: You can search the text what you want to find.

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Recent Pages: Allows you to see a list of recently visited web pages.

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Send URL: Allows the current page URL via SMS to another person.

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Settings: Allow you to set options such as Cache, Cookie and other
Browser Settings.

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Browser Help: Opens Help Overview to help make your browsing

experience easier.

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Exit: Exits the browser.

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Settings

Display

From the standby screen, touch , , and then Display to access the

Display settings menu.

Wallpapers

This menu allows you to set a picture or color as your background. You

may also choose to have no background wallpaper.

Fonts

You can configure the font size and color of the numbers which appear in

the Dialing screen when you make a call. You can also set the font size for

menus and lists.

Brightness

You can set the brightness of the display screen.

Backlight Timer

Use this to set the duration of the touch screen backlight and keypad.

Phone

From the standby screen, touch , , and then Phone to access the
Phone settings menu.

Languages

You can change the language for the display text on your phone. This
change will also affect the Language Input mode.

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Auto Screen Lock

This allows you to set the amount of time before your screen locks

automatically.

Set Flight Mode

This allows you to use only the phone’s features that do not require the

use of the wireless network when you are in an airplane or in places where

the wireless network is prohibited. If you set the flight mode ,
you will be prompted to confirm your selection. After you confirm it by

touching the Flight mode icon will be displayed on the screen
instead of the network signal icon.

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: You cannot make (or receive) any calls, including emergency calls or

use other features that require network coverage.

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: Deactivates Flight Mode and re-establishes your wireless

connections.

Security

Various codes and passwords are used to protect the features and
settings of your phone. They are described in the following sections.

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Phone lock: You can use a security code to avoid unauthorized use of

the phone. If you set phone lock to When Power On, the phone will
request a security code whenever you switch the phone on. If you set

the phone lock to Lock Phone Now, your phone will lock immediately.

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Change Codes: The Change codes feature allows you to change your

current password to a new one. You must enter the current password
before you can specify a new one. You can change the access codes

for: Security Code

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Memory

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Used Space: You are allowed to see the used storage.

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Set Storage Default: You are allowed to set the default storage.

Reset Settings

This function allows you to restore factory settings. To do this, you need

the security code.

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Master Reset: Restores the settings (e.g.: Audio, Display, Language,
Bluetooth Settings) stored in the handset memory to default values.

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Master Clear: Deletes downloaded or user created contents (e.g.:
images, videos) from the phone and the external memory card.

• Phone

- Deletes all downloaded or user Images, Videos & Sounds from the

phone memory.

- Deletes personal information stored in the handset memory (e.g.:

address book, messages, tasks, alarm, Calendar schedules) to
default values.

• Memory Card: Deletes all contents from the external memory card.

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Phone Information

This menu is used to view My Numbers, Manufacturer, Model Name,
Device ID, Hardware Version, Software Version and Language.

Call

From the standby screen, touch , , and then Call to access the Call
settings menu.

Send My Number

This network service allows you to set your phone number to be displayed

(On) or hidden (Off) from the person you are calling. You can select Set
by Network if you prefer to have different settings for different service

providers.

Answer Mode

This allows you to determine how to answer the phone.

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Any Key: You can answer an incoming call by touching any key.

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Send Key Only: You can only answer an incoming call by pressing .

Time

You can check Call Duration and Data Counter.

Accessibility

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TTY: Select from TTY Full/TTY Talk/TTY Hear/TTY Off.

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Hearing Aid: Select from .

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Touch

From the standby screen, touch , , and then Touch to access the

Touch settings menu.
You can customize the Touch settings and change Touchscreen Feedback.

When you set Sound as Touchscreen Feedback type, you can choose your
desired sound type and adjust its volume.

Sound

From the standby screen, touch , and then to access the Sound
Settings menu.

Ringtone

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Sounds: Shows and plays ring tones. You can select your preferred

Ringtone by touching the ringtone listed.

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Volume: Allows you to adjust your Ringtone volume.

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Alert Type: Supports 3 ring alert types: Ring, Ring and Vibration, and
Ring after Vibration.

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Increasing Ringtone: Allows you to select an Increasing Ringtone type

which is played when you receive an incoming call.

Message Tone

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Sounds: Shows and plays message tones. You can select your preferred

Message tone by touching the message tone listed.

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Volume: Allows you to adjust your new message alert tone volume.

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Alert Type: Supports 4 message alert types: Ring, Ring & Vibrate,
Vibrate and Silent.

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Alert Interval: Supports 5 message alert interval: Once, Every 2 Min.,
Every 5 Min., Every 10 Min. and Every 15 Min.

NOTE: Full length music tracks cannot be set as either ringtones or
message tones.

Alert Tone

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Sounds: Allows you to select a set of alert tones. Supports 2 alert tone
types:
Alert Tone 1 and Alert Tone 2.

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Volume: Allows you to adjust your alert tone volume.

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Alert Type: You can select to set Alert Tones to Ring or Silent.

Dial Readout

Select from .

Keypad Tone

This menu option allows you to select a tone that the phone sounds when

a key is pressed.

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Sounds: Allows you to select a set of keypad tones. Supports 3 keypad
tone types: Tone 1, Tone 2 and Tone 3.

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Volume: Allows you to adjust your keypad tone volume.

Multimedia

This menu allows you to adjust your multimedia volume.

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Call

This menu allows you to adjust your call volume.

Bluetooth

From the standby screen, touch and to access the Bluetooth
function settings menu.

Your phone has built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology, which makes it
possible for you to connect your phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth®
devices such as a hands-free device, PC, PDA, a remote screen or other
phones. The devices registered in your phone can only be connected one

at a time.

You can have a conversation via a cordless Bluetooth® hands-free phone
or browse the Internet, wirelessly connected, via a mobile phone.

You can also exchange, for example, business cards, calendar items and

pictures.

Music playing is supported through a Bluetooth® headset.

Hands-free profile

This icon appears when the hands-free profile is used between
the hands-free device. This allows you to call using a Bluetooth®

connection.

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A2DP profile

This icon appears when the A2DP profile is used between the stereo
headset device and the phone. This allows you to listen to an audio
clip. A2DP is the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, which provides
support for streaming either mono or stereo audio using Bluetooth®.

Hands-free + A2DP profile

This icon appears when both profiles of the hands-free and the A2DP
are used between the compatible device and the phone. This allows
you to call and listen to an audio clip using a Bluetooth® connection.

When using each device, see the manual that comes with the device.

NOTE: We recommend that your phone and the Bluetooth® device you
are communicating with should be no more than 10 meters apart. The
connection may be improved if there are no solid objects between your
phone and the other Bluetooth® device.

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Bluetooth: This menu allows you to turn Bluetooth On or Off.

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Search New Device: This function allows you to search for and add new

devices.

To pair with another device

1. From the standby screen, touch and then .

2. Touch

New Device

to search for the device you wish to pair.

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3. If you want to stop searching, touch

Cancel

.

4. All of the devices found are displayed.

5. Touch the desired device and enter the password. If you would like to

search again, touch

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My Devices: This function allows you to view the list of all devices that

Refresh

.

are paired with your phone.

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My Bluetooth Info: This menu allows you to configure the profile for
Bluetooth.

- My Device Visibility: Choose from My Handset hidden or Visible
for 3 Min.

- My Device Name: Allows you to change the handset’s name so
other Bluetooth devices trying to pair with you can easily find it.

- Supported Services: Shows you all services that the handset
supports.

- My Bluetooth Address: Shows you the Bluetooth address of your
device.

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Accessories

There are a variety of accessories available for your mobile phone, some

of which may be sold separately. You can select these options according
to your personal communication requirements. Consult your local dealer
for availability.

Travel Adapter

This adapter allows you to charge the battery.

Battery

Standard battery is available.

NOTE:

•

Always use genuine LG accessories. Failure to do this may invalidate your

warranty.

• Accessories may be different in different regions; please check with our

regional service company or agent for further enquiries.

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Technical data

Ambient Temperatures
Max: +50°C (discharging), +45°C (charging)
Min: -10°C
Battery Standby and Talk Time

Standby and talk times will vary depending on phone usage patterns

and conditions. Battery power consumption depends on factors such as

network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features
selected, frequency of calls, and voice, data, and other application usage
patterns.

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For Your Safety

The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested for use at the
ear is 1.15 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user
guide, is 0.67 W/kg (body-worn measurements differ among phone

models, depending upon available accessories and FCC requirements).

While there may be differences between SAR levels of various phones

and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for

safe exposure.
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. 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 ZNFLG840G.

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Felicidades por comprar el teléfono avanzado y compacto LG

840G de LG, diseñado para funcionar con la más reciente

tecnología de comunicación digital móvil.

Parte del contenido de este guía puede no coincidir con el teléfono
dependiendo del software del teléfono o del proveedor de servicios.

• Este teléfono no es recomendado para

los discapacitados visuales debido al

teclado táctil.

• Derechos del autor ©2012 LG
Electronics, Inc. Todos los derechos

reservados. LG y el logotipo de LG
son marcas registradas de LG Group y

sus entidades relacionadas. Todas las
demás marcas son propiedad de sus

respectivos titulares.

• Google™, Google Maps™, Gmail™,
YouTube™, Google Talk™ y Android
Market™ son marcas registradas de
Google, Inc.

Contenido

Características del teléfono .............4

Instalación de la tarjeta SIM y la batería 6

Cargar el teléfono .........................................9

Instalación de una tarjeta de memoria 10

Iconos en pantalla ...................................... 12

Árbol de menús .............................. 14

Unión a Redes y Dispositivos ........19

Una Wi-Fi ...................................................... 19

Conectarse a aparatos Bluetooth ......... 20

Usar certificados seguros .......................20

Funciones generales ...................... 22

Hacer una llamada .................................... 22

Responder una llamada ..........................23

Ajuste del volumen ................................... 24

Configuración de perfiles ........................ 24

Introducir texto ...........................................25

Menú En llamada ........................... 30

Durante una llamada ................................30

Llamadas de conferencia ........................32

Pantalla de espera ......................... 34

Pantalla de inicio ........................................ 36

Agenda ...........................................40

Lista de Contactos ....................................40

Nuevo Contacto .........................................40

Grupos .......................................................... 42

Marcado Rápido .........................................42

Administración de la tarjeta SIM ..........44

Mi información de contacto ...................44

Mensajería ...................................... 45

Nuevo mensaje...........................................45

Buzón de Entrada ...................................... 49

Borradores ...................................................50

Buzón de Salida .......................................... 51

Conguración de mensajes ................... 52

E-Mail ............................................................54

Multimedia ..................................... 57

Juegos ...........................................................57

Redes Sociales ............................................57

Cámara ..........................................................57

Reproductor de música ................63

Reproductor de música ...........................63

Audio ............................................................. 68

Imágenes ..................................................... 68

Video..............................................................68

Registrador de Voz .................................... 69

Calendario ......................................................71

Bloc de Notas ..............................................72

Tareas .............................................................72

Cronómetro ..................................................73

Calculadora ...................................................74

Calculadora de Propinas ..........................74

Conversor de Unidad ................................74

Alarma............................................................75

Administrador de archivos .......................76

Browser ........................................... 78

Configuraciones .............................80

Pantalla .........................................................80

Teléfono ........................................................ 80

Llamar ........................................................... 85

Táctil ............................................................... 86

Sonido ........................................................... 86

Bluetooth ......................................................88

Accesorios ...................................... 92

Por su seguridad............................ 94

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Características del teléfono

Auricular

Permite escuchar a la persona
que llama e indicaciones
automatizadas.

Pantalla LCD

Muestra los iconos de estado

del teléfono, los elementos

de los menús, los elementos

web, la información web,

fotos y mucho más. Para

seleccionar los elementos

de los menús, toque los

iconos correspondientes en el

teclado táctil.

Tecla ENVIAR

Presione esta tecla en el
modo de espera para acceder

rápidamente a las llamadas

recientes perdidas, realizadas
y recibidas.

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Toma para auriculares de
3,5 mm

Tecla de encendido/bloqueo

• Enciende y apaga el teléfono

al mantenerla presionada.

• Enciende y apaga la pantalla,

y la bloquea.

Llave de Final

Finales o artículos defectuosos
una llamada. Prensa una vez
volver a la pantalla de reserva.

Tecla de finalización

Termina o rechaza una

llamada.

Teclas laterales de volumen

• En la pantalla de espera: Permite establecer el
volumen del tono de timbre y del tono táctil.
Mantenga presionada la tecla hacia abajo para

activar o desactivar el modo de vibración.

• Durante una llamada: Permite cambiar el

volumen del auricular.

• Al reproducir música de fondo: Permite cambiar
el volumen de la música.

Tapa de la batería

Ranura para tarjeta de
memoria microSD™

Lente externa de la
cámara

Batería

Ranura para
tarjeta SIM

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Instalación de la tarjeta SIM y la batería

Extraiga la tapa de la batería

Sostenga el teléfono firmemente en una mano. Con la otra mano,
use la abertura de dedo en la parte inferior de la tapa posterior para
levantarla y quitarla.

Extraiga la batería

Sostenga el borde superior de la batería y quite la batería del

compartimiento con la uña.

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Advertencia

No extraiga la batería cuando el teléfono está encendido porque puede
dañarlo.

Inserte la tarjeta SIM

Deslice la tarjeta SIM en la ranura para la tarjeta SIM. Asegúrese de
que el área de contactos dorados de la tarjeta esté orientada hacia
abajo. Para extraer la tarjeta SIM, tire suavemente hacia la dirección

contraria.

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Inserte la batería

Primero inserte la parte superior de la batería en el borde superior del

compartimiento de la batería. Asegúrese de que los contactos dorados

de la batería estén alineados con los terminales del teléfono. Presione

la parte inferior de la batería hasta que encaje en su sitio.

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