LG E989 Users manual

LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS :

LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed

subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free
from defects in material and workmanship, according to
the following terms and conditions:

1. The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE

(12) MONTHS beginning on the date of purchase of the
product with valid proof of purchase, or absent valid
proof of purchase, FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS from date of
manufacture as determined by the unit’s manufacture
date code.

2. The limited warranty extends only to the original

purchaser of the product and is not assignable or
transferable to any subsequent purchaser/end user.

3. This warranty is good only to the original purchaser of

the product during the warranty period as long as it is
in the U.S, including Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories and
Canada.

4. The external housing and cosmetic parts shall be free of

defects at the time of shipment and, therefore, shall not
be covered under these limited warranty terms.

5. Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide

information to reasonably prove the date of purchase.

6. The customer shall bear the cost of shipping the product

to the Customer Service Department of LG. LG shall bear
the cost of shipping the product back to the consumer
after the completion of service under this limited
warranty.

2. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT
COVER :

1. Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in

other than its normal and customary manner.

2. Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal

conditions, improper storage, exposure to moisture or
dampness, unauthorized modifications, unauthorized
connections, unauthorized repair, misuse, neglect, abuse,
accident, alteration, improper installation, or other acts
which are not the fault of LG, including damage caused
by shipping, blown fuses, spills of food or liquid.

3. Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly

by defects in material or workmanship.

4. That the Customer Service Department at LG was

not notified by consumer of the alleged defect or
malfunction of the product during the applicable limited
warranty period.

5. Products which have had the serial number removed or

made illegible.

6. This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties,

express or implied either in fact or by operations of
law, statutory or otherwise, including, but not limited
to any implied warranty of marketability or fitness for a
particular use.

7. Damage resulting from use of non-LG approved

accessories.

8. All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts

that are scratched or damaged due to normal customer
use.

9. Products operated outside published maximum ratings.

10. Products used or obtained in a rental program.

11. Consumables (such as fuses).

Some states do not allow the exclusive of limitation of

3. WHAT LG WILL DO:

LG will, at its sole discretion, either repair, replace or

refund the purchase price of any unit that does not
conform to this limited warranty. LG may choose at its
discretion to use functionally equivalent reconditioned,
refurbished or new units or parts or any units. In
addition, LG will not re-install or back-up any data,
applications or software that you have added to your
phone. It is therefore recommended that you back-up
any such data or information prior to sending the unit to
LG to avoid the permanent loss of such information.

4. STATE LAW RIGHTS :

No other ex warranty is applicable to this product.

THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MARKETABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF
THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN. LG INFOCOMM
INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF THE
USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR
ANY OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL,
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO
USE, THIS PRODUCT OR FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY APPLICABLE
TO THIS PRODUCT.

5. HOW TO GET WARRANTY

To obtain warranty service, please call or fax to the

Tel. [phone] or Fax. [phone]
Or visit www.lg.com.

LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc.
201 James Record Road Huntsville, AL 35824
DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE ABOVE

incidental or consequential damages or limitations on
how long an implied warranty lasts; so these limitations
or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives
you specific legal rights and you may also have other
rights which vary from state to state.

SERVICE :

following telephone numbers from anywhere in the
continental United States:

Correspondence may also be mailed to:

ADDRESS.
Please call or write for the location of the LG authorized
service center nearest you and for the procedures for
obtaining warranty claims.

Table of Contents

LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT ......... 2

Table of Contents ........................................ 4

Important Notice ......................................... 7

Your Phone ................................................. 12

Getting Started .......................................... 14

Installing the micro SIM card and microSD

card............................................................... 14

Charging your phone .................................... 15

Removing the microSD card......................... 15

Formatting the microSD card ....................... 16

Switching between and exiting applications 16

Your Home screen .................................... 17

Touch screen tips ......................................... 17

Proximity sensor ........................................... 17

Lock your phone ...........................................18

Quick Switch to Silent/Vibrate Mode .......... 18

Home screen panels ................................... 19

Customizing your Home screen.................... 19

Customizing apps icons on the Home screen 20
Getting back to a recently used application 20

Home screen clean view .............................. 21

Notifi cations Panel ....................................... 21

Viewing the Status Bar ................................ 21

On-screen Keyboard ..................................... 23

123 Mode ..................................................... 26

Entering Special Characters......................... 26

Google Account Setup ............................. 27

Creating your Google account...................... 27

Signing into your Google account ................ 27

Calls ............................................................ 29

Making a call................................................ 29

Calling your contacts.................................... 29

Answering and rejecting a call .................... 29

Adjusting the in-call volume ........................ 29

Making a second call ................................... 30

Viewing your call logs .................................. 30

Call settings .................................................30

Contacts...................................................... 31

Searching for a contact ................................ 31

Adding a new contact .................................. 31

Favorite Contacts .........................................31

AT&T Address Book (AAB) ........................... 32

Messaging/Email ...................................... 33

Messaging.................................................... 33

Email............................................................. 34

Social Networking ................................... 37

Adding an account to your phone ................ 37

Adding a social networking widget on the

Home screen ................................................37

Viewing and updating your status .............. 38

Syncing accounts on your phone .................38

Removing accounts on your phone .............. 38

Camera........................................................ 39

Getting to know the viewfi nder ................... 39

Taking a photo ............................................. 40

Once you’ve taken the photo .......................40

Using the advanced settings........................ 40

Viewing your saved photos .......................... 42

Setting a photo as wallpaper....................... 42

Video Camera ............................................ 43

Getting to know the viewfi nder ................... 43

Recording a video......................................... 44

After recording a video ................................44

Using the advanced settings........................ 44

Watching your saved videos ........................ 45

Adjusting the volume when viewing a video 45

Multimedia................................................. 46

Gallery .......................................................... 46

Video Wiz ..................................................... 46

How to save music/video fi les to the phone 47
How to play music/video fi les on the phone 47

Playing a song .............................................. 47

Working with Playlists ................................. 48

To add a song to a playlist ........................... 48

To remove a song from a playlist ................. 48

To rename or delete a playlist ..................... 48

FileShare ...................................................... 49

Using SmartShare ........................................ 49

Media Home................................................. 51

Google Applications ................................53

About Google applications........................... 53

Google Maps™............................................. 53

Searching For Locations and Places ............53

Getting Directions ........................................ 54

Clear Map..................................................... 55

Latitude ........................................................ 55

Places ........................................................... 55

Play Store™ .................................................. 56

Gmail™ ......................................................... 56

Google Talk™ ............................................... 57

Utilities ....................................................... 59

QSlide Function ............................................ 59

QuickMemo .................................................. 59

View the Saved QuickMemo ........................ 60

Setting the alarm .........................................60

Using the calculator ..................................... 60

Adding an event to your calendar ................ 60

Polaris Offi ce ................................................ 61

Voice Command ...........................................62

LG Tag+ ......................................................... 63

The Web .....................................................64

Browser ........................................................ 64

Using options ...............................................64

Adding bookmarks........................................ 65

Changing the Browser settings.................... 65

Settings....................................................... 66

Networks tab................................................ 66

Airplane mode ............................................. 66

Wi-Fi ............................................................. 66

Data networks ............................................. 67

Bluetooth ...................................................... 68

File networking............................................. 69

Table of Contents

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot ................................. 70

Miracast ....................................................... 70

Bluetooth tethering ...................................... 70

NFC ............................................................... 71

Android Beam............................................... 71

VPN............................................................... 71

Mobile networks .......................................... 72

Call ............................................................... 72

Sound tab ..................................................... 72

Sound profi le ................................................ 72

Volumes ....................................................... 72

Quiet time..................................................... 72

Ringtone with vibration................................ 73

Phone ringtone ............................................ 73

Notifi cation sound ....................................... 73

Wise ringtone .............................................. 73

Touch feedback & system .......................... 73

Display tab ...................................................73

Home screen ................................................73

Lock screen................................................... 73

Brightness ...................................................74

Screen timeout ............................................ 74

Wise screen ................................................74

Auto-rotate screen ...................................... 74

Aspect ratio correction ................................ 74

Font type ...................................................... 74

Font size ......................................................74

Front key light .............................................. 74

Notifi cation fl ash ......................................... 75

Motion sensor calibration ............................ 75

General tab................................................... 75

Power saver.................................................. 75

Applications ................................................. 75

Quad core control ......................................... 76

Storage ......................................................... 76

Gestures ....................................................... 76

Accounts & sync........................................... 76

Location services ......................................... 77

Security ........................................................ 77

Backup & reset ............................................. 78

Date & time ................................................. 78

Language & input ........................................ 78

Accessibility ................................................. 79

PC connection............................................... 79

Developer options ....................................... 80

About phone ................................................. 80

LG On-Screen Phone 3.0 .......................... 81

Software Update ....................................... 83

Phone Software Update ............................... 83

LG Mobile Phone Software update via Over-

the-Air (OTA).................................................83

Trademarks ................................................ 84

Trademarks ................................................... 84

DivX Mobile ................................................ 84

DTS .............................................................. 84

Dolby Mobile ............................................... 84

Q&A ............................................................. 85

Accessories ............................................... 86

For Your Safety .......................................... 87

Safety Guidelines .....................................92

Important Notice

Please check to see if any problems you have
encountered with your phone are described
in this section before taking the phone in for
service or calling a service representative.

1. Phone Memory

In order to make more memory available, you
will have to manage your applications and
delete some data, such as applications or
messages.

Managing Applications

1 From the Home screen, tap the

and tap

> Applications

2 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of

the screen and select the application you
want to uninstall.

3 Tap

Uninstall

that you want to uninstall the desired
application.

Menu Key

All settings > General tab

.

and then tap OK to confirm

2. Optimizing Battery Life

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

resources consume battery power.

To extend the life of your battery

- Turn off radio communications that you aren't

using, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS.

Wi-Fi will be set to On the first time you use

your newly purchased phone.

- Lower screen brightness and set a shorter

screen timeout.

- Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail™,

Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.

- Some applications you have downloaded may

cause your battery power to be reduced.

- While using downloaded applications, check

the battery charge level.

To view the battery charge level

1 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key

and tap

and tap

All settings

All settings

Power saver.

2 Slide the screen up to see the BATTERY

INFORMATION section. The battery status
(charging or discharging) and level are
displayed at the bottom of the screen.

To monitor and control what uses the
battery

1 From the Home screen, tap the

> General tab >

Menu Key

> General tab >

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Important notice

Power saver

2 It lists all of the applications or services

using battery power from the greatest
amount of energy used to the least amount.
You can also use it to turn off applications
or services, if they are consuming too much
power. Tap any of the listed items for more
options.

>

Battery use.

3. Installing an Open Source
Operating System

Installing an open source operating system
on your phone and not using the operating
system provided by the manufacturer can
cause your phone to malfunction.

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Warning

•

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

•

To protect your phone and personal data,
download applications only from trusted
sources, such as Play Store. If some
applications are not properly installed
on your phone, your phone may not work
properly- or serious errors may occur. You

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will need to uninstall those applications
and all of its data and settings from the
phone.

4. Using Swipe, Face Unlock,
Pattern, PIN, or Password

Set Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN, or
Password to secure your phone. To set the
screen lock, follow the process below.

From the Home screen, tap the

,

tap

Lock screen settings > Select

screen lock

from
and Password

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In case that you have trouble with Face Unlock,
you can unlock the screen a Backup Pattern
or PIN. Please note that this feature is only
available after you set up your Google account
on your device.

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Take precautions when using an unlock
Pattern, PIN, or Password. It is very
important that you remember the screen
unlock information you set. You are allowed

and select a desired screen lock

Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN

.

NOTE

Warning

Menu Key

Important notice

5 attempts to enter your screen unlock
information. If you used up all 5 opportunities,
you will have to wait 30 seconds to attempt
unlocking the phone again.

When you can’t recall your Unlock
Pattern, PIN, or Password:

If you logged into a Google account on
the phone and failed to use the correct
pattern 5 times, tap Forgot pattern? You
will be required to sign in with your Google
account and prompted to create a new
unlock pattern.

If you have set a backup PIN, you can
unlock the screen with keying in the backup
PIN.
If you haven’t created a Google account on
the phone or you forgot your PIN, Password,
and the backup PIN, you need to perform a
hard reset.

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Caution

If you perform a hard reset, all user
applications and user data will be deleted.
Please remember to back up any important
data before performing a hard reset.

Read ALL steps before attempting.

1 Turn the phone off.
2 Press and hold Volume Down Key +

Power/Lock Key

3 Release the keys when the FACTORY HARD

RESET screen appears.

4 Read the warning and press the Power/

Lock Key to confirm. Press any other

key to cancel.

5 Press the Power/Lock Key to confirm

once more or press any other key to cancel.

6 Your device will perform a hard reset.

at the same time.

5. Using Safe Mode

Using Safe mode

To recover your phone when malfunctioning.

1 Turn off your phone and reboot. When you

see the booting animation
press and hold the Volume Down

. Your Home screen will then be

Key

displayed with the words "Safe mode" in
lower left corner.

2 From the Home screen, tap the

and tap All settings > General tab >

Applications.

(Rethink Possible SM)

Menu Key

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