LG E510 Users manual

LG-E510LG-E510 User Guide

This guide helps you get started using your phone. If you need more information, please visit www.lg.com.

Some of the contents of this

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manual may not apply to your phone depending on your phone’s software or your service provider. This handset is not recommended

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Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Android Market™ are trademarks of Google, Inc.

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This device is not intended for sale in the USA.

Part 15.21 statement " Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. “

Part 15.105 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If

this equipment does cause harmful interference or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Part 15 Class B Compliance This device and its accessories comply with part 15 of FCC rules and

ICES-003 Class B digital apparatus requirements for Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) This device and its accessories may not cause harmful interference that may cause undesired operation.

Body-worn Operation This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back

of the phone kept 1.0cm (0.39 inches) between the user’s body and the back of the phone. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 1.0cm (0.39 inches) must be maintained between the user’s body and the back of the phone. Third-party belt-clips, holsters, and similar accessories containing metallic components should not be used. Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain 1.0cm (0.39 inches) separation distance between the user’s body and the back of the phone, and have not been tested for typical body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF exposure limits and should be avoided.

Getting to know your phone

Volume keys

On the home screen: control ringer volume.

• During a call: control your earpiece volume.

• When playing a track: control volume continuously.

Camera lens

microSD memory card slot

SIM card slot

Internal antenna

Charger, micro USB cable connector

Stereo earphone connector

Power/Lock key

Back cover

Battery

Microphone

Installing the SIM card and battery

To remove the back cover, hold

the phone in your hand firmly. With the other hand, firmly press your thumb on the back cover. Now lift off the battery cover.

Slide the SIM card into the SIM

card slot. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.

Getting to know your phone

Insert the battery into place by

aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery.

Replace the back cover of the

phone.

Charging your phone

Slide open the cover of the charger connector on the side. Insert the charger, then plug it into an electrical outlet. Your LG-E510 must be charged before you see

NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime.

Installing the memory card

To store multimedia files, such as images captured using the built-in camera, you must insert a memory card into your phone.

NOTE: The LG-E510 supports memory cards up to 32 GB.

To insert a memory card:

Turn the phone off before

inserting or removing a memory card. Remove the back cover.

Insert the memory card

into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.

Close the slot cover.

Getting to know your phone

WARNING

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

Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it.

NOTE: All ﬁ les on the card are deleted when you format the card.

On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab to open the

applications menu. Scroll to and touch Settings

> Storage, then select Mass storage only. Touch Unmount SD card.

Touch Erase SD card, then

confirm your choice. If you set a pattern lock, input

the pattern lock, then select Erase Everything. The card is then formatted and ready to use.

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

Your home screen

Touch-screen tips

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

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

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

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

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

NOTE:

To select an item, touch the

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centre of the icon. Do not to press too hard; the

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touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.

Use the tip of your finger to

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touch the option you want. Be careful not to touch any other keys.

Lock your phone

When you are not using the LGE510, press the power key to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and saves battery power.

Also, if you do not use the phone for a while, the home screen or other screen you are viewing is replaced with the lock screen to conserve battery power.

If there are any programs

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running when you set the pattern, they may be still running in Lock mode. It is recommended to exit all programs before entering Lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges (e.g., phone calls, Web access and data communications).

Your home screen

Setting unlock pattern: You can draw your own unlock pattern by connecting dots. If you set a pattern, the phone's screen locks. To unlock the phone, draw the pattern you set on the screen.

Caution: When you set an unlock pattern, you need to create your Gmail account ﬁ rst.

Caution: If there are more than 5 pattern drawing errors in a row, you cannot unlock the phone. In this case, your personal information and downloaded data is deleted.

Unlock screen

Whenever your LG-E510 is not in use, it returns to the lock screen. Drag your finger from bottom to top to unlock the screen.

Silent mode

In the notification drawer, touch

to be.

Home

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view the panels. You can customise each panel with widgets, shortcuts (to your favourite applications), folders and wallpaper.

NOTE: Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider.

On your home screen, you can view quick keys at the bottom of the screen. Quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most.

Touch the Phone icon to bring up the touch-dial pad to make a call.

Touch the Contacts icon to open your contacts.

Touch the Message icon to access the messaging menu. This is where you can create a new message.

Touch the Applications tab at the bottom of the screen. You can then view all your installed applications.

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

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

Adding widgets to your home screen

You can customise your home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets or folders to it. For more convenience using your phone, add your favourite widgets to the home screen.

On the home screen, touch the

Menu key and select Add. Or

touch and hold the empty part of the home screen. On the Edit Mode menu, touch

the type of item you want to add. For example, select Folders

from the list and tap it. You then see a new folder’s

icon on the home screen. Drag it to the desired location on the desired panel, then take your finger off the screen.

Your home screen

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

TIP!

To remove an application

icon from the home screen, touch and hold the icon you want to remove, then drag it to

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

Returning to recently used applications

Touch and hold the Home key.

The screen displays a pop-up with icons of applications you used recently. Touch an icon to open its

application. Or, touch the Back key to return to the current application.

Notification drawer

The notification drawer runs across the top of your screen.

Wi-Fi

Ring

Touch and slide the notification drawer down with your finger.

Or on the home screen, press the Menu key and select Notifications. Here you can check and manage sound, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS as well as other notifications.

GPSBluetooth

Data

enabled

Viewing the status bar

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

Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.

[Status bar]

Icon Description

No SIM card

No signal

Airplane mode

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Wired headset

Icon Description

Call in progress

Call hold

Speakerphone

Phone microphone is muted

Missed call

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

System warning

Alarm is set

New voicemail

Ringer is silenced

Vibrate mode

Battery fully charged

Battery is charging

Your home screen

Icon Description

Data in and out

Phone is connected to PC via USB cable

Downloading data

Uploading data

GPS is acquiring

Receiving location data from GPS

On-Screen Phone connected

3 more notifications not displayed

Data is syncing

Download finished

New Gmail

New Google Talk message

Icon Description

New message

Song is playing

Upcoming event

FM radio turned on in the background

USB tethering is active

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are active

Onscreen keyboard

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text.

Using the keypad & entering text

Tap once to capitalise the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps.

Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. You can also touch and hold this tab to view the settings menu.

Tap to view or long press to

change the writing language.

Tap to insert the emoticon you

prefer which writing a message.

Tap to enter a space.

Tap to create a new line in

the message field.

Tap to delete the previous

character.

Tap to hide the onscreen

keyboard.

Entering accented letters

When you select French or Spanish as the text entry language, you can enter special French or Spanish characters (e.g. “á”).

For example, to input "á", touch and hold the "a" key until the zoom-in key grows bigger and displays all the other characters of different languages for the alphabet. And now you can select the special character you want.

Google account setup

The first time you open the Google application on your phone, you are required to sign in with your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you are asked to create one.

Creating your Google account

On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab

the Applications menu. Tap Google Mail, then tap

Next > Create to start the

Gmail™ setup wizard. Enter your name and username

for your Google account. Tap Next. Your phone is now

communicating with Google servers and checking username availability. Enter and re-enter your

password. Follow the instructions and enter

to open

the required and optional information about your account. Wait while the server creates your account.

Signing in to your Google account

Enter your email address and

password, then tap Sign In. Wait while the system signs you in. After signing in, you can use

Gmail™ and take advantage of Google services on your phone. Once you have set up your

Google account on your phone, your phone automatically synchronises with your Google account on the Web. (This depends on your

synchronisation settings.) After signing in, you can use other Google services on your phone.

IMPORTANT!

Some applications, such as

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Calendar, work only with the first Google Account you add. If you plan to use more than one Google Account on your phone, be sure to sign in to the one you want to use with such applications first. When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events and other information from these applications and services on the Web are synchronised with your phone. If you do not sign in to a Google account during setup, you are asked to sign in or create a Google account the first time you start an application that requires one, such as Gmail or Android Market™.

If you have an enterprise

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account through your company

or other organisation, your IT

department may have special

instructions on how to sign in to

that account.

Calls

Making a call

Touch to open the keypad.

Enter the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit, touch the Clear icon Touch the Call icon

make a call. To end a call, touch the End

icon

TIP! To enter “+” to make

international calls, touch and hold

Calling your contacts

Touch to open your

contacts. Scroll through the contact list

or enter the first letter(s) of the contact you want to call by touching Search. In the list, touch the contact

you want to call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, drag the Answer icon

Drag the Decline icon

to the right.

to the left to reject an incoming call. Drag the Excuse messages bar from the bottom if you want to send one. If the caller is unknown, the Excuse messages bar is not available.

TIP! Excuse messages

When you reject a call, you can send a message quickly by touching Send SMS. This is useful if you need to reply the message during a meeting.

Adjusting call volume

To adjust the in-call volume during a call, use the Volume Up and Down key on the left side of the phone.

Making a second call

During your initial call, touch

. Then, select the number you want to call. Dial the number, or search your

contacts. Touch the Call icon

connect the call.

Both calls are displayed on the call screen. Your initial call is locked and put on hold. Touch

to toggle between calls. Or touch conference call.

To end active calls, touch End. If there is no active call, it ends the Hold Call. To end all calls at the same time, press the

Menu key and select End all calls.

NOTE: You are charged for each call you make.

to make a

Viewing your call logs

On the home screen, touch and choose the Call log tab.

View a complete list of all dialled, received and missed voice calls.

TIP! Touch any single call

log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

TIP! Press the Menu

key, then touch Delete all to delete all the recorded items.

Call settings

You can configure phone call settings, such as call forwarding and other special features offered by your carrier.

On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab to open the

applications menu. Scroll and touch Settings.

Tap Call settings and choose

options that you want to adjust.

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