LG LGP505R Owner’s Manual

Important notice

Understanding Your Phone

Your Home screen

Front View

Rear View

Installing the SIM card and battery

Charging your phone

Charging with USB

Turning the Phone On and Off

Installing the memory card

Formatting the memory card

Getting to Know the Home Screen

Touch screen tips

Lock your phone

Unlock screen

Home screen

Adding widgets to your Home screen

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User Guide

LG-P505R

LG -P505R User Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P505R phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Some of the content 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 ©2011 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™, Google mail™, YouTube™, Google Talk ™ and Android Market™ are trademarks of Google, Inc.

Contents
Important notice.........................	5
Understanding Your Phone.......	14
Front View...............................	14
Rear View...............................	16
Installing the SIM card and
battery....................................	18
Charging your phone...............	19
Charging with USB..................	20
Turning the Phone On and Off..	21
Installing the memory card.......	21
Formatting the memory card....	23
Your Home screen....................	25
Getting to Know the Home
Screen....................................	25
Touch screen tips....................	27
Lock your phone......................	27
Unlock screen.........................	28
Home screen ..........................	29
Adding widgets to your Home
screen....................................	29
Getting back to a recently used
applications............................	30
Applications: How to View, Open
and Switch..............................	31
Working with Menus................	34
Managing Notifications............	35
Searching Your Phone and the
Web.......................................	36
Locking the Screen..................	37

Customizing the Home Screen.. 40

Applications............................	42
Notifications panel...................	46
Viewing the Status Bar.............	46
Onscreen Keyboard.................	49
Entering text............................	49
Abc mode...............................	50
123@#...................................	50
Entering accented letters.........	50
Example..................................	50
Google Account Set-up.............	51
Creating your Google account...	51
Signing in your Google
account..................................	51
Call...........................................	53
Making a call..........................	53
Calling your contacts...............	53
Answering and rejecting a call	53
Adjusting call volume...............	54
Making a second call...............	54
Viewing your Call logs..............	54
Call settings............................	54
Contacts...................................	55
Searching for a contact............	55
Adding a new contact..............	55
Favorite contacts.....................	55
Messaging/E-mail....................	57
Messaging..............................	57

Sending a message.................	57
Threaded box .........................	58
Using smilies...........................	58
Changing your message
settings...................................	58
Opening Email and the Accounts
Screen....................................	58
Reading Your Messages...........	59
Responding to a Message........	60
Starring Messages...................	60
Composing and Sending Email 61
Working with Account Folders..	62
Adding and Editing Email
Accounts................................	62
Camera.....................................	63
Getting to know the viewfinder. 63
Using the focus mode..............	64
Taking a quick photo ...............	64
Once you’ve taken the photo....	65
Using the advanced settings.....	65
Viewing your saved photos.......	67
Video camera...........................	68
Getting to know the viewfinder. 68
Shooting a quick video.............	69
After shooting a video..............	69
Using the advanced settings.....	69
Watching your saved videos.....	71
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video........................	71

Your photos and videos............	72
Setting a photo as wallpaper....	72
Multimedia...............................	73
View model.............................	73
Timeline view..........................	73
My Images options menu.........	73
Sending a photo......................	73
Sending a video.......................	74
Using an image.......................	74
Creating a slideshow...............	74
Checking your photo................	74
Transferring files using USB mass
storage devices.......................	74
Music.....................................	75
Playing a song.........................	75
Searching for stations..............	76
Resetting channels..................	77
Listening to the radio...............	77
Utilities.....................................	78
Setting your alarm...................	78
Using your calculator...............	78
Adding an event to your
calendar.................................	78
Changing your calendar view....	79
ThinkFree Office......................	79
Voice Recorder........................	80
Recording a sound or voice......	80
Sending the voice recording.....	80

Contents
The Web....................................	81
Browser..................................	81
Using options..........................	81
Adding and accessing
bookmarks..............................	82
Changing Web browser
settings...................................	82
Settings....................................	83
Wireless & networks................	83
Sound.....................................	83
Display...................................	83
Location & Security .................	83
Applications............................	84
Accounts & sync.....................	84
Privacy....................................	84
Storage ..................................	85
Search....................................	85
Language & keyboard..............	85
Voice input & output................	85
Accessibility............................	85
Date and time.........................	85
About phone...........................	85
Wi-Fi.........................................	86
Turn on Wi-Fi..........................	86
To connect to Wi-Fi..................	86
Sharing your phone’s mobile data
connection..............................	87
USB tethering & portable Wi-Fi
hotspot settings.......................	87

USB tethering and data
sharing...................................	88
To share your phone’s data
connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot...................................	89
To rename or secure your portable
hotspot...................................	90
Software update.......................	92
Phone Software update............	92
DivX Mobile ......	92
Before using the mobile phone,
please read first!......................	94
FAQ...........................................	96
For Your Safety.......................	105
Safety Guidelines...................	112

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

When available space on your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone cannot receive a new message.

You need to check your phone memory and delete some data such as applications or messages to make more memory available.

To manage the application

1On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings>

Applications> Manage applications.

2When all applications appear, scroll and select the application you want to uninstall.

3Tap Uninstall and touch OK to uninstall application you

desired.

2. Optimising 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. If you aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, turn them off.

-Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.

-Turn off automatic syncing for Google mail™, Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.

-Some applications you’ve downloaded may cause your battery’s life to be reduced.

Important notice

To check the battery charge level

1On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings> About phone> Status.

2The battery status (charging, not charging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen.

To monitor and control what uses the battery

1On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings> About phone> Battery use.

2The top of the screen displays battery usage time. Either how long since last connected to a power source or, if connected to a power source, how long you were last running on battery power. The body of the screen lists applications or services using battery power from greatest amount to least.

3.Installing an Open Source OS

If you install an open source OS on your phone, and do not use the OS provided by the manufacturer, this may cause your phone to malfunction.

WARNING: If you install and use an OS other than the one

provided by the manufacturer, your phone is no longer covered by the warranty.

WARNING: To protect your phone and personal data,

download applications only from trusted sources, such as Android Market™. If some applications are not properly installed on your phone, your phone may not work normally or a serious error can be occurred. You will need to uninstall those applications and all of its data and settings from the phone.

4. Using Unlock pattern

Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. Opens a set of screens that guide you through drawing a screen unlock pattern.

WARNING: Precautions to take when using the

Pattern Lock, It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you set. You will not be able to access your phone if you use an incorrect pattern 5 times. You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock Pattern, PIN or Password. If you used all

the 5 opportunities, you can attempt it after 30 seconds.

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

If you logged in Google account on the phone and failed to use correct pattern 5times, tap the Forgot pattern button. Then, you are required to sign in with your Google account to unlock your

phone.

If you haven’t created a Google account on the phone or you forgot it, you need to perform a hard reset.

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.

1Turn the power off.

2Press and hold the following keys at the same time for 10 seconds: Power/Lock Key + Home Key + Up Volume Key.

3When the power turns on, release these keys.

5. Hard Reset

*Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)

If using Safe Mode does not restore your phone to the original condition, use a Hard Reset to initialize your phone.

1 Turn the power off.

Important notice

2Press and hold the following keys at the same time for 10 seconds: Power/Lock Key + Home Key + Up Volume Key.

3When the power turns on, release the keys.

WARNING

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.

6.Connecting to Wi-Fi networks

To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you access a wireless access point, or “hotspot.” Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure your phone so it can connect to them.

Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not

using it, to extend the life of your battery.

To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network

1On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings > Wireless & networks.

2Touch Wi-Fi to turn on WIFI and open WI-FI settings

to scan for available WI-FI networks.

-List of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed. Secured networks are indicated by a lock icon.

3Touch a network to connect to it.

-If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching Connect.

-If the network is secured, you're prompted to enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.)

4The Status bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status.

7. Using a microSD card

Pictures, along with Music and Video files, can only be saved to external memory.

Before using the built-in camera, you need to insert a micro SD memory card to your phone first.

Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to save pictures and video you had taken.

WARNING:

Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may damage the memory card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. To remove the memory card safely, please select Home Screen > Settings > Storage (For Android 2.2 version, SD Card & Phone Storage) > Unmount SD card.

8.Opening and Switching Applications

Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. Use and switch among several open applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily.

To stop the application you use

1On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings>

Applications> Manage applications.

2Scroll to the desire application and touch Force stop to stop using it.

Important notice

TIP Getting back to recent Apps

-Press and hold Home key, then a screen will display a listing the applications you used recently

9.Copy LG PC Suite from SD Card

The LG PC Suite IV is a program that helps you connect your mobile phone to a PC using a USB data communication cable, so that you can use the functions of the mobile phone on your PC.

Major Functions of the LG PC Suite IV

•Create, edit and delete phone data conveniently

•Synchronize data from a PC & phone (Contacts, Calendar, Message(SMS), Bookmark,Call log)

•Transfer multimedia files (photos, videos, music) conveniently with a simple drag & drop between a PC and phone

•Transfer the messages from a phone to a PC

•S/W update without loosing your data

Installing LG PC Suite from your microSD memory card

1Insert your microSD memory card to your phone. ( It may already be inserted to your phone.)

2Before connecting the USB data cable, make sure that the Mass storage only mode is enabled on your phone. (On the applications menu, choose Settings > Storage (For Android 2.2 version, SD Card & Phone Storage), then select Mass storage only check box.)

3Connect your phone through USB data cable to your PC.

4• In the status bar, drag the USB icon.

•Choose USB Connected and Mount.

•You can view the mass storage content on your PC and transfer the files.

5• Copy the ‘LGPCSuiteIV’ folder from your mass storage to your PC.

•Run ‘LGInstaller.exe’ file on your PC and follow the instructions.

* When LG PCSuite IV installation completed, disable Mass storage only mode to run LG PCSuite IV.

NOTE: Please do not remove or delete other program file installed on your memory card this may cause to damage your preinstalled application on the phone.

10.Connecting your phone to a computer via USB

NOTE: To synchronize your phone via USB cable with your PC, you need to install the LG PC suite program on your PC. You can download this program from the LG website (www.lg.com) .Go to http://www.lg.com and select your region, country & language.Visit LG Website for more information. As PC suite is embedded at inboxed SD card. you can simply copy it to your PC.

LG-P505R does not support:

-PC Connection via Bluetooth

-LG Air Sync (Web Sync, R-Click)

-OSP (On Screen Phone)

-To-do in Calendar

-Memo

-Java Application

User’s guide for PC Suite IV is in Help menu after install PC Suite IV.

Important notice

1Use the USB cable with your phone to connect the phone to a USB port on your computer. You receive a notification that the USB is connected.

2Open the Notification drawer and touch USB connected.

3Touch Mount to confirm that you want to transfer files between your phone ’s microSD card and the computer.

When the phone is connected as USB storage, you receive a notification. Your phone’s microSD card is mounted as a

drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card.

11.Unlock screen when using data connection

Your display will go dark if untouched for a period of time when using data connection. To turn on your LCD screen, just touch it.

Note: When uninstalling PC Suite IV, USB and Bluetooth Drivers are not automatically removed. Therefore, they must be uninstalled manually.

Tip! To use a microSD card on your phone again, you need to open the Notification drawer and touch "Turn off USB storage".

During this time, you can’t access the microSD card from your phone, so you can’t use applications that rely on the microSD card, such as Camera, Gallery and Music.

To disconnect your phone from the computer, carefully follow your computer’s instructions to disconnect USB devices correctly, to avoid losing information on the card.

1Safely disconnect the USB device on your computer.

2Open the Notification drawer and touch Turn off USB storage.

3Touch Turn off in the dialog

that opens.

12.Hold Phone straight up

Please hold the mobile phone straight up as a regular phone.

While making/receiving calls or sending/receiving data, try to avoid holding the lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. It may affect call quality.

13. When Screen freezes

If the phone does not respond to user input or the screen freezes:

Remove the battery, insert it again and power on the phone. If it still does not work, please contact to the service centre.

14.Do not connect your phone When you power on/off your PC

Make sure to disconnect your phone and PC via data cable as

it might have errors on your PC.

To turn on the phone, press and hold Power key for 3 seconds. To Turn off the phone, press Power key for 3 seconds and touch Power Off.

5. Power/Lock

Key

1. Proximity

and Light

Sensors

6. Earpiece

7. Touchscreen

2.	Phone icon	8.	Application
			Launcher icon
3.	Menu Key	9.	Search Key
4.	Home Key	10. Back Key

1Proximity and Light Sensors senses proximity towards other objects (such as your head) so that touch commands are not accidentally activated during a call. The Light Sensors sense ambient light and adjust the screen backlight accordingly (if Automatic brightness is activated).

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functionalities. Do not cover

the protective film on the LCD’s proximity sensor. This can cause the sensor to malfunction.

2Phone icon accesses phone, Call log, Contacts, and Favorites.

3Menu Key opens a context menu with options that affect the current screen of an application.

Tip! Press Menu key whenever you tap an application to check what options are available.

4Home Key returns to the Home screen. If you’re already viewing one of the Home screen extension panes, it navigates you to the central Home screen pane. Press and hold to view the most recently used applications.

5Power/Lock Key locks/unlocks the screen. Press and hold to open the phone options menu (for the following options): Silent mode, Airplane mode, and Power off.

6Earpiece lets you hear callers and automated prompts.

7Touchscreen displays all the information needed to operate your phone, such as applications, call status, date, time, signal status, and battery strength.

8Application Launcher icon opens the Launch menu to view installed applications.

9Search Key opens Quick Search BoxTM, from the Home screen to search the phone and the web. In many applications, you may touch this key to search within the application itself. Touch and hold to open GoogleTM search by voice.

10Back Key returns to the previous screen. Also closes pop-up display items such as menus and dialog boxes.

Understanding Your Phone

1. Headset Jack

2. Camera Lens

3. Volume

Keys

4. Back Cover

5. Accessory/

Charger Port

6. Microphone

1Headset Jack allows you to plug in an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations. The 3.5mm jack also allows you to plug in headphones to listen to music.

2Camera Lens use for taking pictures and recording videos. Keep clean for optimal performance.

3Volume Keys allow you to adjust the ringer, media volumes and the in-call volume during a call.

4Back Cover encloses the battery compartment.

5Accessory/Charger Port allows you to connect the phone charger, USB cable, or other compatible accessories.

6Microphone transmits your voice to the other caller and to Voiceactivated functions.

Tip! LG-P505R does not support Video call.

Tip! If LG-P505R has errors when you use it or you cannot turn it on, remove battery, install it again and turn it on after 5 seconds.

Understanding Your Phone

Before you can start exploring your new phone, you’ll need to set it up. To insert the SIM card and battery:

1Hold the phone with both hands and use the fingernail cutout at the top of the phone to pull open the battery cover (as shown below).

2Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.

3Align the battery contacts with the terminals near the bottom of the phone, then press the battery into place.

4Replace the battery cover over the back of the phone (as demonstrated below). Apply a steady downward pressure until the battery cover clicks into place.

Your LG-P505R comes with a wall adapter and a USB cable which connect together to charge your phone.

NOTICE: Please use

only an approved charging accessory to charge your LG phone. Improper handling of the charger port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger, may cause damage to your phone and void the warranty.

1Connect the wall adapter and USB cable as shown. The LG logo on the USB cable should face toward you.

2Gently uncover the Accessory/ Charger port, then plug one end of the USB cable into the phone’s charger port and the other end into an electrical outlet. The charge time varies depending upon the battery level.

Understanding Your Phone

Battery temperature protection

Though extremely rare, if the battery becomes overheated, the phone will automatically turn off.

Battery charge level

You can find the battery charge level at the top right of the screen. When the battery level becomes low, the phone will notify you. Once the battery level becomes exceedingly low, the phone will shut off without notice. As a result, unsaved items may be lost.

NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to

improve battery lifetime. The LG-P505R has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage this rear area, as that will cause loss of performance.

You can use your computer to charge your phone. To be able to charge with the USB cable, you need to have the necessary USB drivers installed on your PC first. Connect one end of the USB cable to the charger port on your phone and connect the other end to a USB port on your PC. It is best to use the rear USB port when connecting to a desktop PC. The USB hub should be powered by an external power source.

NOTES:

•Low-power USB ports are not supported, such as the USB port on your keyboard or bus-powered USB hub.

Turning the phone on

Press and hold the Power/Lock Key for a couple of seconds.

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

The LG-P505R has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage this rear area, as that will cause loss of performance.

Turning the phone off

1Press and hold the Power/

Lock Key until the pop-up menu appears.

2Touch Power Off in the popup menu.

3Touch OK to confirm that you want to turn off the phone.

To store multimedia files, such as captured images and videos, you must insert a memory card into your phone.

NOTE: The LG-P505R supports upto a 32GB memory card.

Understanding Your Phone

To insert a memory card:

1 Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the memory card. Remove the back cover.

2 Slide the slot protection upwards to unlock it and flip it up to open it. Then insert the memory card into the slot, making sure the gold contact area is facing downwards. Then flip the slot protection

22 down to close it.

3Slide the slot protection downwards to lock it and replace the battery cover.

WARNING! Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on.

Otherwise, it may damage the memory card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted.

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

NOTE: All files on the memory card are deleted when you format it.

1From the Home screen, touch the Application Launcher icon to open the applications menu.

2Scroll and touch Settings.

3Scroll and touch Storage (For Android 2.2 version, SD Card & Phone Storage).

4Touch Unmount SD Card and OK to confirm.

5Touch Format SD card, then confirm your choice.

6If you set the pattern lock, enter the pattern lock and select Erase Everything. The card will then be formatted and ready to use.

Understanding Your Phone

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

TIP: If your memory card is already unmounted, you can use the following step to format it. Touch the

Application Launcher icon g Settings g Storage (For Android 2.2 version, SD Card & Phone Storage) g Format SD Card.

The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It displays application shortcuts, icons, widgets, and other features.

Status Bar

Shows device status information including the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons.

Application Icon

Touch an icon (application, folder, etc.) to open and use it.

Quick Icons

Provide easy, one-touch access to functions.

Applications Launcher Icon

Touch to open the Launch screen to view installed applications.

Quick Icons

On the home screen, the Quick Icons are located on a bar along the bottom of the Home screen and the Launch screen.

:opens the Phone application which displays the dialpad so you can dial a number. It also includes additional tabs across the top of the screen to access Call log, Contacts and Favorites.

:use the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate

Your Home screen

with your friends, family, and acquaintances.

:opens the Launch screen which displays phone options and applications.

:opens the Messaging application.

:open the browser to start surfing the web.

To return to the Home screen

Press the Home Key at any time, from any application.

To view other Home screen panels

Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The Home screen spans five panels, allowing more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, etc.

Location Indicator

The dots indicate which Home screen pane you are viewing.

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).

Swiping - Swiping means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally on the screen to move the area of focus or to scroll through a list. For example: slide your finger left or right on the Home screen to scroll among the seven panels.

Rotating the screen - The screen can be rotated to change the orientation from portrait (default) to landscape. For example: rotate the phone horizontally to change to landscape orientation when entering text to provide a larger keyboard or when viewing web content to minimize scrolling.

NOTE:

•To select an item, touch the icon.

•Do not to press too hard; the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.

•Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you want. Be careful not to touch any other keys.

When you are not using your LG-P505R, press the Power Key to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and

Your Home screen

saves battery power.

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

•If there are any programs running when you lock the phone, 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 call, web access and data communications)

Setting an unlock pattern:

You can draw your own unlock pattern by connecting four or more dots.

When the phone’s screen locks and you have set an unlock pattern, press the Power Key and draw the pattern to unlock it.

Caution: To set an unlock pattern, you must first create a Google mail account.

Whenever your LG-P505R is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. Drag the unlock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.

Silent Mode

From the Notification Bar, touch

the	icon to set Silent Mode
(the	icon is displayed if the

Vibrate menu is set to Never or Only when not in Silent mode;

otherwise, the icon is displayed). If you don't have an unlock pattern set, simply drag

to the left.

To wake up your phone, press the Menu, Home, Back, Search or Power keys. The lock screen will appear. Touch the lock icon and drag your finger to the right to unlock your Home screen. The last screen you were working

on opens.

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view your Home screen panels.

You can also customize each panel with widgets and shortcuts of your favorite applications, folders and wallpapers.

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

In your LG Home screen, you can view quick keys at the bottom of the screen. The quick keys provide easy, onetouch access to the functions you use the most.

Touch the Application Launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view all your installed applications.

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

1 From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key and select Add or touch and hold an empty

part of the Home screen.

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