LG Dare Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

V CAST MULTIMEDIA PHONE with TOUCH SCREEN

Getting to Know Your Phone

3.5mm

Headset Jack

Lock/

Unlock Key

microSD

Port

Speakerphone

Key

USB/Charging

Port

Send Key

Microphone

*Customizable.

BACK SIDE

TM

Camera Flash

Volume
Up/Down

Speaker

Shortcut Menu*

Touch Screen

(Adaptive Menu
Interface)

Quick Touch Keys

Messaging

Dial

Menu

Contacts

Favorites

Camera
Key

Power/End Key

Clear & Back/
Voice Command/
Voice Memo Key

Note: Standby mode is when the phone is waiting
for input. No menu is displayed, and the phone isn’t
performing an action. It is the starting point for all of
the steps in the Quick Start Guide.

Touch Screen/Making a Call

Using the Touch Screen

• To make a selection, simply use the tip of your
nger to touch the on-screen text or a touch key.

• It’s not necessary to press hard. A light touch will do.

• Touch Home

Scrolling with the Touch Screen

• To scroll using the touch screen, touch the screen and
drag (or ick) up or down.

• You can also scroll left and right within the subcategories.

• When viewing your contacts or songs, you can scroll using
the Search Ribbon at the top of the screen. Either touch
a highlighted letter or touch and drag your nger along the
Search Ribbon to jump to contacts or songs that begin
with the selected letter.

Making a Call from the Contact List

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Contacts

3. To quickly nd the contact you wish to call, scroll using the
Search Ribbon.

4. Press Phone

to return to the standby screen.

Search Ribbon

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

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next to the contact’s name to place the call.

Handwriting Recognition

Saving a Contact

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Contacts

3. Touch the Name eld to begin entering your contact’s name.

4. There are a variety of text entry methods on Dare. The
default method is the alphabetical keypad, but you can
also touch the icons on the right side of the display to
access the virtual QWERTY keyboard or the handwriting
recognition feature. For this demonstration, touch
Handwriting Recognition

5. Write the letters of your contact’s name in the dark gray
area. To change case or shift between letters, numbers, and
symbols, touch the icons on the left side of the screen.
When you are nished, touch Done.

6. Enter additional information for your contact using the
same steps as above. When you are nished, touch Save.

Note: You can also use the Handwriting Recognition feature
when composing messages, entering URLs, and writing
notes. To learn more about this feature and its guidelines,
refer to the User Manual.

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

, and then touch New.

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Shortcut Menu

Access frequently used features through the customizable
Shortcut menu. In seconds, you can adjust both the
order and content of this convenient menu.

Customizing the Shortcut Menu

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Shortcut menu

3. Touch the icon you want to change.

4. You can now select a new shortcut from the list of features.

5. When you are nished, touch Done.

Moving Shortcuts to the Standby Screen

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Shortcut menu

3. Touch and drag the icon you want to move onto the
standby screen.

4. You can rearrange the icons on the standby screen by
touching and dragging them.

Note: To reorder the icons on the Shortcut menu,
open the menu and then touch and drag the icons to
the desired position to rearrange them.

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

, and then touch Set.

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

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Favorites

Stay in touch with frequently called contacts quickly
and easily with this fun feature.

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Favorites

3. To add a new favorite, touch Add

4. Touch a contact’s name, and then touch Done.

5. If your contact has an assigned picture ID, you’ll now
see a thumbnail of that image on the Favorites menu.
You can touch and drag the thumbnails to arrange them
on the screen.

6. To begin composing a text message to a favorite, touch
and drag the thumbnail over New Txt Message

To quickly call a favorite, touch and drag the thumbnail

over Dial

To view information about a favorite, touch and drag the

thumbnail over Info

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

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Intuitive Rotating Display

When you rotate the phone while listening to music, viewing your photos,
or browsing the web, Dare automatically detects the change and rotates the
on-screen display into portrait or landscape view.

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Menu

3. Select a song from one of the categories, or touch Play All.

4. You can return to the standby screen and continue listening
to music in the background by touching Home

5. Access your song list by touching the down arrow
You can touch a song title to begin playing a new song.

6. From the standby screen, touch the song title in the top
bar to return to the music player.

7. Rotate the phone counterclockwise to view
the display in landscape mode.

Note: Dare’s display will rotate 360° when
viewing pictures and using the music player.
Rotate the phone 90° (counterclockwise)
when browsing the web or accessing the
virtual QWERTY keyboard as well as some
Media Center applications.

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

, and then touch My Music .

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Taking a Picture

Dare’s 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus lets you capture your favorite moments
quickly and easily. Face detection, noise reduction, and scene mode options make
automatic camera adjustments for improved pictures, and you can even create
panoramic shots with this great device.

1. Press the
of the phone or touch
touch screen.

2. Rotate the phone counterclockwise, and
then press the side Key.

3. To access camera options, touch the screen.

4. Touch Settings
arrow

5. Touch Shot Type
touch Panorama.

6. To take a panoramic picture, you will take
three photos. For each photo, the right
side of the previous image will partially
appear in the viewnder so you can
better align your shot. Press
each picture. After the third picture, Dare
will automatically combine the images into
a single panoramic photo.

7. Touch Send

Key twice on the left side

to unlock the

, and then touch the right

to scroll to additional options.

, and then

to take

to send the photo.

Editing a Picture

With Dare’s Image Editor, enhance photos you’ve saved to your phone by
using functions such as zoom, rotate, crop, add frames, adjust color settings,
and much more.

1. Press the
the touch screen.

2. Touch Shortcut menu

3. Touch Options

4. Modify the picture using the provided editing tools. When you are nished
editing, touch Done

5. Touch Send to send the edited picture.

Key twice on the left side of the phone or touch to unlock

, then touch My Pictures and select a photo.

, and then touch Edit.

and then Save .

Back

Drawing

Image Adjustment

Color Settings

Icons & Frames

Home

Save

Undo

Recording a Video

Dare’s built-in camcorder allows you to capture real-time action right from your
phone. In addition to customizable options such as brightness and color effects, you
can also choose to use high-speed video recording for slow video playback. This is a
great option for up-close videos that showcase details of your subject.

1. Press the
touch screen.

2. Rotate the phone counterclockwise, and then press and hold the side

3. To access camcorder options, touch the screen.

4. Press

Key twice on the left side of the phone or touch to unlock the

Key.

to start/stop recording, and then touch Send to send the video.

Back

Increase Brightness

Brightness Scroll Bar

Decrease Brightness

Settings

Zoom Out Zoom In

Zoom

Scroll Bar

Home

Recording Time

High Rate (Speed)

Flash

My Videos

Editing a Video

Edit videos with Dare. Shorten lengthy videos, create still
images to be added to My Pictures, and add fade in and
out effects.

1. Press the
touch

2. Touch Shortcut menu

3. Select a video by touching the box to the left of the
video image.

4. Touch Options

5. Choose one of the editing options and customize your
video.

Key twice on the left side of the phone or

to unlock the touch screen.

, then touch My Videos .

, and then touch Edit & Save.

Optional Accessories

Cert no. XXX-XXX-XXX

Accessories for convenience and fashion are available at www.VerizonWireless.com.

Bluetooth Headset

(HBM-760)

Swivel Holster

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proprietary to their respective owners. All phone images are simulated.
The Bluetooth® trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
and any use of such marks by LG Electronics is under license. Dare™ is a
trademark of Verizon Wireless.

Bluetooth Stereo Headset

(HBS-200)

Extended Battery

(1,500 mAh)

Bluetooth Stereo Speakers

Portable Stereo Speakers

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