Violation of the instructions may cause serious injury or death.
WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
Never use an unapproved battery since this could damage the phone and/or
battery and could cause the battery to explode.
Never place your phone in a microwave oven as it will cause the battery to
explode.
Never store your phone in temperatures less than -4°F or greater than
122°F.
Do not dispose of your battery near fire or with hazardous or flammable
materials.
When riding in a car, do not leave your phone or set up the hands-free kit
near the air bag. If wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air
bag is deployed, you may be seriously injured.
Do not use the phone in areas where its use is prohibited. (For example:
aircraft)
Do not expose the battery charger or adapter to direct sunlight or use it in
places with high humidity, such as a bathroom.
Do not use harsh chemicals (such as alcohol, benzene, thinners, etc.) or
detergents to clean your phone. This could cause a fire.
Do not drop, strike, or shake your phone severely. It may harm the internal
circuit boards of the phone.
Do not use your phone in high explosive areas as the phone may generate
sparks.
Do not damage the power cord by bending, twisting, pulling, or heating. Do
not use the plug if it is loose as it may cause electric shock or fire.
Do not place any heavy items on the power cord. Do not allow the power
cord to be crimped as it may cause electric shock or fire.
Do not handle the phone with wet hands while it is being charged. It may
cause an electric shock or seriously damage your phone.
Do not disassemble the phone.
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Do not place or answer calls while charging the phone as it may short-circuit
the phone and/or cause electric shock or fire.
Do not hold or let the antenna come in contact with your body during a call.
Make sure that no sharp-edged items, such as animal’s teeth or nails, come
into contact with the battery. This could cause a fire.
Store the battery out of reach of children.
Be careful that children do not swallow any parts (such as earphone,
connection parts of the phone, etc.) This could cause asphyxiation or
suffocation resulting in serious injury or death.
Unplug the power cord and charger during lightning storms to avoid electric
shock or fire.
Only use the batteries and chargers provided by LG. The warranty will not
be applied to products provided by other suppliers.
Only authorized personnel should service the phone and its accessories.
Faulty installation or service may result in accidents and consequently
invalidate the warranty.
An emergency call can be made only within a service area. For an
emergency call, make sure that you are within a service area and that the
phone is turned on.
Your phone is an electronic device that generates heat during normal
operation. Extremely prolonged, direct skin contact in the absence of
adequate ventilation may result in discomfort or minor burns. Therefore, use
care when handling your phone during or immediately after operation.
Getting to know your phone
Before you start using the phone, please read this!
Please check to see whether any problems you encountered with your
phone are described in this section before taking the phone in for service or
calling a service representative.
1. Phone memory
When there is less than 10% of space available in your phone memory,
your phone cannot receive new messages. You need to check your phone
memory and delete some data, such as applications or messages, to make
more memory available.
To uninstall applications:
1. On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > Apps
(DEVICE category).
2. Once all applications appear, scroll to and select the application you want
to uninstall.
3. Touch Uninstall and OK to confirm.
2. Optimizing battery life
Extend your battery's life between charges by turning off features that you
don't need to having running constantly in the background. You can monitor
how applications and system resources consume battery power.
Extending your phone's battery life:
Turn off radio communications you are not using. If you are not using
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS, turn them off.
Reduce 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 reduce battery power.
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To check the battery power level:
# On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > About
phone (SYSTEM category) > Battery.
The battery status (charging or not charging) and level (percentage charged)
is displayed at the top of the screen.
To monitor and control how battery power is being used:
# On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab> Settings > Power
saver (DEVICE category) > Battery use (BATTERY INFORMATION
category).
Battery usage time is displayed at the top of the screen. It tells you how
long it has been since you last connected your phone to a power source
or, if currently connected, how long the phone was last running on battery
power. The screen shows the applications or services using battery power,
listed in order from the greatest to smallest amount used.
3. Using folders
You can combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over
another on a Home screen panel or the Applications screen and the two
icons will be combined.
NOTE You can customize contents and properties of each folder. To change the folder name and
color, touch the folder, then touch
drop the icons into the desired folder.
. To add more apps to the folder, simply drag and
4. Before installing an open source application and
operating system (OS)
WarNiNg
If you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the manufacturer it may
cause your phone to malfunction. In addition, your phone will no longer be covered by
the warranty.
5. Using the hard reset (Factory reset)
If your phone needs to be restored to its original condition, perform a hard
reset to reboot your phone.
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1. Turn the power off
2. Press and hold the following keys at the same time:
Volume Down Key
+ Home Key + Power/Lock Key .
3. Release all of the keys when you see the screen message "Permanently
Erase User Data & Reset Settings? Press the Power key to confirm and
any other key to cancel." The first message will be displayed in 10 to 12
seconds.
4. Press the Power/Lock Key
cancel). When you press the Power/Lock Key
to confirm (or press any other key to
to confirm, a pop-up
appears asking "Are you sure you want to continue with erase?".
5. Press the Power/Lock Key
and your phone will be restored to the
factory settings. To cancel, press any other key.
Leave your phone for at least a minute while the hard reset is carried out.
Your phone will reboot automatically.
Caution
If you perform a hard reset, all user applications and user data will be deleted. This cannot
be reversed. Remember to back up any important dat a before performing a hard reset.
6. Opening and switching applications
Multitasking is easy with Android because you can keep more than one
application running at the same time. There's no need to quit an application
before opening another. Use and switch between several open applications.
Android manages each application, stopping and starting them as needed
to ensure that idle applications don't consume resources unnecessarily.
To view a list of recently used applications:
Simply press and hold the HomeKey.
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To stop applications:
1. On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > Apps
(DEVICE category) > Running tab.
2. Scroll and touch the desired application and touch Stop to stop it.
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7. Hold your phone upright
Hold your mobile phone vertically, as you would a regular phone. The LG
Venice™ has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the
back of the phone, as this may affect performance.
While making/receiving calls or sending/receiving data, avoid holding the
lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. Doing so may affect
call quality.
8. When the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the phone does not respond when you try
to operate it:
Remove the battery, reinsert it, then turn the phone on.
OR
Press and hold the Power/LockKey
If it still does not work, please contact the service center.
When receiving and making calls, the proximity sensor automatically turns the backlight
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off and locks the touch screen by sensing when the phone is near your ear. This extends
battery life and prevents you from unintentionally activating the touch screen during calls.
WARNING
Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage the LCD and touch
screen functions. Do not cover the LCD proximity sensor with protective film. This could
cause the sensor to malfunction.
Power/Lock Key
Earphone Jack
Charger/USB Port
Microphone
Volume Keys
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continuously.
TIP! Press and hold both Volume Keys at the
same time to access the QuickMemo™
feature.
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Back Camera Lens
microSD Card Slot
Back Cover
Battery
Speaker
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Installing the battery
You must first install and charge the battery to begin setting up your device.
1. To remove the back cover, hold the phone firmly in one hand. With your
other hand, lift off the back cover with your thumbnail as shown in figure
below.
NOTE
Put your thumbnail into the Charger/USB Port hole and lift off the back cover.
2. Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the battery
and the phone and pressing it down until it clicks into place .
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3. Align the back cover over the battery compartment and press it down
until it clicks into place .
Charging your phone
The Charger/USB Port is at the bottom of the phone. Insert the charger and
plug it into an electrical outlet.
The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime.
NOTE
Do not open the back cover during the charging your phone.
NOTE
Using the memory card
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To insert a memory card:
Remove the back cover and insert the memory card into the slot. Make
sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.
To remove the memory card safely:
On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > Storage
(DEVICE category) > Unmount SD card > OK.
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The LG Venice™ supports memory cards up to 32 GB.
NOTE
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
get corrupted.
To format the memory card:
Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn't, you must format it
before you can use it.
All files on your memory card are deleted when it is formatted.
NOTE
1. On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch Unmount SD card and touch OK to confirm it.
3. Touch Erase SD card and then Erase SD card to confirm your choice.
4. If you have set a pattern lock, enter the pattern lock and touch Erase everything.
If there is content on your memory card, the folder structure may be different after
NOTE
formatting as all the files will be deleted.
Locking and unlocking the screen
If you do not use the phone for a while, the screen is turned off and locked
automatically. This helps to prevent accidental touches and saves battery power.
When you are not using the LG Venice™, press the Power/Lock Key
to lock your phone.
If there are any programs running when you set lock screen, they may be
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still running in Lock mode. It is recommended that you exit all programs
before entering Lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges (e.g. phone calls,
web access and data communications).
To wake up your phone, press the Power/Lock Key
. The lock screen
will appear. Touch and slide the lock screen in any direction to unlock your
Home screen. The last screen you viewed will open.
Secure your lock screen
You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to access your phone.
To set Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password for the first time:
On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > Lock
screen > Select screen lock > Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, Pin or
Password
Precautions to take when using pattern lock.
NOTE
It is very important to remember the unlock pattern you set. You will not be able to
access your phone if you use an incorrect pattern 5 times and cannot recall your Backup
PIN or Google account information. You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock pattern,
PIN or password. If you have used all 5 opportunities, you can tr y again after 30 seconds.
The
NOTE
Face Unlock
When you cannot recall your unlock pattern:
If you logged in to your Google account on the phone but failed to enter the
correct pattern 5 times, touch Forgot pattern?. You are then required to log
in with your Google account to unlock your phone or enter your Backup PIN.
If you have not created a Google account on the phone or you forgot it, you
have to perform a hard reset. Refer to page 7 for instructions to perform a
hard reset.
option is only available after setting up your Google account.
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To adjust the volume
On the Home screen, touch the Menu Key > System settings >
profile
Sound
You can adjust the volumes for Phone ringtone, Notification sound, Touch feedback & system, Music, video, games and other media and Alarms.
Just scroll each volume button to the right or left to adjust then touch OK.
> Volumes.
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Touch screen tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.
Touch – To choose a menu/option or open an application, touch it.
Touch and hold – To open an options menu or grab an object you want to
move, touch and hold it.
Drag – To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touch screen.
Flick – To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the touch screen
(drag quickly and release).
NOTE
To select an item, touch the center of the icon.
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Do not press too hard; the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm
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touch.
Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you want. Be careful not to touch any
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other keys.
Home screen
Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view the Home screen
panels. You can customize each panel with apps, downloads, widgets and
wallpapers.
Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider.
NOTE
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 screen dialpad to make a
call.
: Touch the Messaging icon to access the messaging menu, where
you can create a new message.
: Touch the Mobile ID icon to download ID packs to personalize your
phone.
: Touch the Apps icon to view all your installed applications. To open
any application, simply touch the icon in the applications list.
Your Home screen
Customizing the Home screen
You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons,
shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen canvas. You can
also change the wallpaper.
To add items on your Home screen:
1. Go to the Home screen panel where you want to add the item. Then
touch and hold the empty part of the Home screen or touch
2. Touch the desired tab at the bottom of the screen and select items you
want to add. You will then see added items on the Home screen.
3. Drag it to the location you want and lift your finger.
Slide the screen right or left to
view different panels.
Touch and hold the icon and drag
to the screen you want to place
it on.
Touch to access different tabs.
To remove an item from the Home screen:
On the Home screen, touch and hold th e icon you want to remove
and drag it to
To add an application icon to the Home screen from the Applications screen, touch and
TIP!
hold the application you want to add.
at the top of the screen.
.
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Customizing an application icon from the Home screen
NOTE: This feature allows you to make
and use an icon with the pictures in your
Gallery.
You can further edit application icons on the Home screen.
1. Touch and hold an icon until the canvas grid is displayed, then release the
icon. An editing icon appears at the upper right side of the application
icon.
2. Touch the icon and select the desired icon design.
3. Touch Create photo icon and select Take photo to open the Camera
application and take a picture or Select from Gallery to choose one of
the available pictures.
Returning to recently-used applications
1. Press and hold the HomeKey . The screen displays a pop-up with
icons of applications you used recently.
2. Touch an icon to open the application. Or touch the BackKey
return to your current application.
Status Bar
The Status Bar runs across the top of your screen.
to
Your Home screen
Touch and slide the Status Bar down with your finger to display the
Notifications Panel. The Notifications Panel displays all of your notifications
along with the Quick Settings at the top.
Touch
> to manage your Quick Settings. Here you can check and
manage QuickMemo, Sound profile, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Accounts & sync,
Airplane mode, Auto-rotate screen, Brightness, Data enabled, GPS and
Power saver.
Viewing the Status Bar
The Status Bar uses different icons to display phone information such as
signal strength, new messages, battery life, active Bluetooth and data
connections.
Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you're likely to see in the
Status Bar.
Icon DescriptionIcon Description
No signalAirplane mode
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Connected to a Wi-Fi networkPower saver is on
Wired headsetCall in progress
Missed callBluetooth is on
System warningAlarm is set
New voicemailRinger is silenced
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Icon DescriptionIcon Description
Vibrate modeBattery fully charged
Battery is charging
Downloading dataUploading data
Acquiring GPS
Data is syncingNew Gmail message
New Google Talk message
Song is playing
Phone is connected to PC via
USB cable
Receiving location data from
GPS
New text or multimedia
message
On-screen keyboard
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen 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 capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps.
Tap to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. You can also
touch and hold this tab to view the Settings menu.
Tap to enter a space.
Tap to create a new line in the message field.
Tap to delete the previous character.
Your Home screen
Entering accented letters
The on-screen keyboard allows you to enter special characters (e.g. "á").
For example, to input "á", touch and hold the "a" key until the zoom-in key
grows bigger and displays special characters. Then select the special
character you want.
QuickMemo
The QuickMemo feature allows you to create memos and capture screen
shots. You can use QuickMemo to easily and efficiently create memos
during a call, with a saved picture or on the current phone screen.
1. Access the QuickMemo feature by pressing both Volume Keys for one
second on the screen you want to capture.
Or touch and slide the Status Bar downwards and touch .
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Your Home screen
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2. Select the desired menu option from Pen type, Color, Eraser. Then
create a memo on the screen.
3. Touch from the Edit menu and select to save the memo.
Please use a fingertip while using the QuickMemo feature. Do not use your fingernail.
NOTE
Using the QuickMemo options
While using the QuickMemo feature, the following options are available:
- Select if you want to use the background screen or not use it.
- Select the pen type and the color.
- Erase the memo that you created.
-Share the memo with others.
- Save the memo to your Gallery.
-Crop the screen capture to the desired size.
Viewing the saved QuickMemo
Open the Gallery and touch the QuickMemo album.
Google account setup
When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to activate the
network, to sign into your Google Account and how you want to use some
Google services.
To set up your Google account:
Sign into a Google Account from the prompted setup screen.
OR
On the Home screen, touch
application, such as Gmail
If you have a Google account, touch Existing, enter your email address and
password, then touch Sign in.
Once you have set up your Google account on your phone, your phone
automatically synchronizes with your Google account on the web.
Your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events and other information
from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with your
phone. (Depending on your synchronization settings.)
After signing in, you can use Gmail™ and take advantage of Google services
on your phone.
> Apps tab > select a Google
> select New to create a new account.
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Wi-Fi
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.
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you need to access a wireless access point
or "hotspot". Some access points are open and you can simply connect to
them. Others are hidden or use security features; you must configure your
phone to be able to connect to them.
Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not using it to extend the life of your battery.
If you are out of the Wi-Fi zone or set Wi-Fi to
NOTE
your mobile operator for mobile data use.
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. On the Home screen, touch > Apps tab > Settings > Wi-Fi from
the WIRELESS & NETWORKS category.
2. Slide
Secured networks are indicated by a lock icon.
3. Touch a network to connect to it.
If the network is open, you are asked to confirm that you want to
If the network is secured, you are prompted to enter a password or
4. The Status Bar displays an icon that indicates the Wi-Fi status.
NOTE
to the right to turn it on and start scanning for available Wi-Fi
networks.
connect to that network by touching Connect.
other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details)
Using WiFi will conserve battery life.
OFF
, additional charges may be applied by
Connecting to Networks and Devices
Bluetooth
You can use Bluetooth to send data by running a corresponding application,
not from the Bluetooth menu as on most other mobile phones.
Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up your phone with a Bluetooth
device
You must pair your device with another device before you connect to it.
1. On the Home screen, touch
from the WIRELESS & NETWORKS category.
2. Slide
3. Choose the device you want to pair up with from the list. Depending on
Once the paring is successful, your device will connect to the device.
to the right to turn Bluetooth on. Your phone will scan for and
display the IDs of all available Bluetooth in-range devices. If the device
you want to pair with isn’t on the list, make sure the target device is set
to be discoverable, then tap Search for devices again.
the type of device, you will have to confirm pairing, enter a code, or it
will automatically pair.
Sending pictures using Bluetooth
1. Open the Gallery and touch a picture, then touch > Bluetooth
2. Check whether Bluetooth is ON, then select Search for devices.
3. Choose the device you want to send data to from the list.
> Apps tab > Settings > Bluetooth
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Using SmartShare
SmartShare uses DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology to
share digital content through a wireless network.
Both devices must be DLNA certified to support this feature.
To turn SmartShare on and allow sharing contents
1. On the Home screen, touch > SmartShare .
2. Touch the Menu Key
3. Touch Discoverable to allow your device to be detected by other
devices.
Touch Always accept requests if you would like to automatically
accept sharing requests from other devices.
Touch Receive files if you would like to allow the other devices to
upload media files to your phone.
4. Under the SHARED CONTENTS section, touch to checkmark the types
of content you would like to share. Choose from Photos, Videos and
Music.
5. SmartShare is now activated and ready to share contents.
To control your renderer devices
Let your renderer device (e.g. TV) play multimedia contents from your
remote content library (e.g. PC).
Make sure that the DLNA functionality of your devices is properly configured (e.g. TV and
NOTE
PC).
1. On the Home screen, touch > SmartShare .
2. Touch the To icon
3. Touch the From icon
library.
4. You can browse the content library to find the content(s) you want.
5. Touch and hold a content thumbnail or touch the Menu Key
Play.
> Settings.
and select the device from the renderer device list.
and select the device from the remote content
, then touch
Connecting to Networks and Devices
To share contents from your phone to your renderer device(e.g. TV)
Make sure that your renderer device is properly configured.
NOTE
1. While watching your photos or videos using the Gallery application, touch
/ / at the top of the screen.
2. Select the device from the renderer device list to play the files.
Follow the similar steps to use the Video player to share contents
NOTE
: Need to be connected to network.
: Select the device on the network.
: Content is currently being shared through SmartShare.
Check that your device is connected with your home network using Wi-Fi connection to use
Notice
this application Some DLNA enabled devices (e.g. TV) support only the DMP feature of DLNA
and will not appear in the renderer device list Your device might not be able to play some
contents
To download contents from remote content library
1. On the Home screen, touch > SmartShare .
2. Touch the From icon
and select the device from the remote content
library.
3. You can browse the content library.
4. Touch and hold a content thumbnail and then touch Download.
A few types of contents are not supported.
Notice
To upload contents from my phone to remote content library
Make sure that the microSD card is correctly mounted and the Receive files option in
NOTE
the Settings menu is checked.
1. On the Home screen, touch > SmartShare .
2. Touch the From icon
3. You can browse the content library.
4. Touch and hold a content thumbnail and then touch Upload.
5. Select the device from the remote content library to be uploaded.
Some DLNA enabled devices do not support the DMS upload functionality and will not
Notice
upload files. A few types of contents are not supported.
and select My phone.
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Making a call
1. On the Home screen, touch to open the keypad.
2. Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, touch
3. Touch
4. To end a call, touch
TIP!
to make a call.
.
To enter "+" to make international calls, touch and hold
.
Calling your contacts
1. On the Home screen, touch to open your contacts.
2. Scroll through the contact list or enter the first few letters of the contact
you want to call by touching the Search contacts field.
3. In the list, touch the contact you want to call.
4. Touch the phone number you want to dial.
Answering and rejecting a call
Locked screen
Swipe in any direction to answer an incoming call.
Swipe
in any direction to decline an incoming call.
Unlocked screen
Touch to answer an incoming call.
Touch
TIP!
to decline an incoming call.
Quick msg
You can send a message quickly using this function. 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 Keys on the left
side of the phone.
.
Calls
Making a second call
1. During your first call, touch Add call and dial the number. You can
also go to your recent dialed list by touching or search contacts by
touching and select the number you want to call.
2. Touch
to make the call.
3. Both calls are displayed on the call screen. Your initial call is locked and
put on hold.
4. To merge the calls, touch
You are charged for each call you make.
NOTE
. To end active calls, touch .
Viewing your call logs
On the Home screen, touch and choose the Call logs tab .
View a complete list of all dialed, received and missed voice calls.
Touch any call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.
TIP!
Touch the Menu Key
TIP!
, then touch Delete all > OK 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.
1. On the Home screen, touch
2. Touch the Menu Key
3. Touch Call settings and choose the options that you want to adjust.
Quick messages – When you want to reject a call, you can send a quick
message using this function. This is useful if you need to reject a call during
a meeting.
North American dialing – Replace + code as needed for outgoing calls.
International dialing – Allows you to set the dialing code for outgoing calls.
TTY mode – Allows you to set the TTY mode.
Proximity Sensor – Allows you to enable the proximity sensor.
.
.
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Voicemail settings – Allows you to set various voicemail settings.
Save unknown numbers – Add unknown numbers to contacts after a call.
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