LG LGP925G Owner’s Manual

Important notice

Getting to know your phone

Your Home screen

Installing the SIM card and battery

Charging your phone

Installing the memory card

Formatting the memory card

Touch-screen tips

Lock your phone

Unlock screen

Home

Adding widgets to your home screen

Getting back to a recently used application

Notification drawer

Viewing the status bar

On-screen keyboard

Entering accented letters

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User Guide

LG-P925g

LG-P925g User Guide - English

This manual contains information on Android Gingerbread Operating System version 2.3. If your phone is using Android Froyo Operating System version 2.2, please refer to page 91 to update your phone.

• Some parts of this manual may not apply to your phone, depending on its software or your service provider.

•This handset is not recommended for the visually-impaired because it has a 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 Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Talk and Market are trademarks of Google, Inc.

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P925g phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Contents
Important notice..........................	6
Getting to know your phone......	15
Installing the SIM card
and battery.................................	17
Charging your phone..................	18
Installing the memory card..........	18
Formatting the memory card.......	19
Your Home screen......................	21
Touch-screen tips.......................	21
Lock your phone.........................	23
Unlock screen.............................	23
Home ........................................	23
Adding widgets to your home
screen........................................	24
Getting back to a recently used
application..................................	25
Notification drawer......................	25
Viewing the status bar.................	25
On-screen keyboard...................	27
Entering accented letters.............	28
Google Account Set-up..............	29
Creating your Google account.....	29
Signing in to your Google
account......................................	29
Calls/Contacts............................	31
Making a voice call.....................	31
Calling your contacts...................	31
Answering and rejecting a call.....	31

Adjusting call volume..................	32
Making a second call..................	32
Viewing your call logs..................	32
Call settings................................	32
Contacts.....................................	34
Searching for a contact...............	34
Adding a new contact.................	34
Favourite contacts......................	34
Messaging/Email.......................	36
Messaging.................................	36
Sending a message....................	36
Changing your message settings 37
E-mail........................................	37
To open the E-mail application.....	37
Microsoft Exchange E-mail
Account......................................	37
Other (POP3, IMAP) E-mail
Account......................................	37
The Accounts Screen..................	38
To open your Combined Inbox.....	38
Composing and Sending E-mail...	39
Working with Account Folders.....	40
Adding and Editing E-mail
Accounts...................................	40
Social networking......................	41
Adding your account to your
phone........................................	41
Viewing and updating your
status ........................................	41

Contents
Removing accounts from your
phone........................................	42
What’s New................................	42
Photos and videos.....................	43
Getting to know the viewfinder
(Camera)....................................	43
Taking a quick snap ...................	44
Once you’ve taken the photo.......	44
Using the advanced settings
(Camera)....................................	45
Viewing your saved photos..........	46
Getting to know the viewfinder
(Video camera)...........................	48
Shooting a quick video................	49
After shooting a video.................	49
Using advanced settings
(Video camera)...........................	50
Watching your saved videos........	51
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video...........................	51
3D photos and videos.................	51
3D Space....................................	54
YouTube 3D................................	54
3D Gallery..................................	54
3D Camera.................................	54
3D Game & Apps........................	54
3D Guide....................................	55

Multimedia.................................	56
Gallery.......................................	56
Music.........................................	57
Playing a song............................	57
Using SmartShare.......................	57
Transferring files using USB
mass storage devices.................	60
How to save music/video files
to your phone.............................	60
How to move contacts from your
old phone to your current phone..61
How to send data from your
phone via Bluetooth....................	62
HDMI.........................................	63
Utilities.......................................	65
Setting your alarm......................	65
Using your calculator..................	65
Adding an event to your
calendar.....................................	65
Recording a sound or voice.........	66
Sending the voice recording........	66
Polaris Office..............................	66
Home Time Zone........................	69
3D Game Converter....................	69
Editing videos.............................	69
The Web.....................................	71
Browser.....................................	71
Using options..............................	71

Google applications...................	73
Maps.........................................	73
Market.......................................	73
Gmail.........................................	73
Talk............................................	74
Google Search............................	74
LG SmartWorld...........................	75
How to Get to LG SmartWorld
from Your Phone.........................	75
How to use LG SmartWorld.........	75
Settings......................................	77
Wireless & Networks...................	77
Sound........................................	78
Display ......................................	79
Gesture......................................	79
Location & security ....................	80
Applications................................	81
Accounts & sync ........................	82
Privacy.......................................	82
SD card & phone storage............	83
Language & keyboard.................	83
Voice input & output....................	83
Accessibility................................	85
Date & time................................	85
About the phone.........................	85
Wi-Fi..........................................	85
Sharing your phone’s mobile
data connection..........................	86

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings....	86
To share your phone’s data
connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.......................................	87
To rename or secure your
portable hotspot.........................	87
How to use On-Screen Phone.....	88
On-Screen Phone icons..............	88
On-Screen Phone features..........	89
How to install On-Screen Phone
on your PC.................................	90
How to connect your mobile
phone to your PC........................	90
To check the phone-to-PC
connection ................................	91
To disconnect your phone from
your PC......................................	91
Phone Software update...............	91
Sync your phone with your
computer...................................	92
Copyrights and trademarks.......	94
Accessories................................	96
Technical data............................	97
Troubleshooting.........................	98
For Your Safety.........................	101
Safety Guidelines.....................	108

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

1. Phone memory

When the available space in your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone can't receive new messages. You will need to delete some data from your phone memory, such as applications or messages, to provide more memory space.

To manage the application:

1On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings > Applications > Manage applications.

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

3Tap Uninstall and touch OK to uninstall the selected application.

WARNING

If you delete your data stored on the internal SD card of your

phone, you cannot restore it using the Factory data reset option (Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset).

2. Optimising battery life

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

To extend the life of your battery:

•Turn off radio communications that aren't in use. Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS when not in use.

•Turn down 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 your battery’s life.

To check the battery charge level:

1On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings > About phone > Status.

2The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of a full charge) are displayed at the top of the screen.

To monitor and control battery use:

1On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings > About phone > Battery use.

2The top of the screen displays the battery usage time. This is either how long since your phone was last connected to a

power source or, if connected to a power source, how long since your phone last ran on battery

power. The body of the screen lists the applications or services using battery power, from highest consumption 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, your phone may malfunction.

WARNING

If you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the manufacturer, your phone will not be covered by the warranty.

Important notice

WARNING

To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from trusted sources such as Android Market. If some applications are incorrectly installed on your phone, your phone may not work properly, or serious errors may occur. You will need to remove these applications and all their data and settings from the phone.

4. Using unlock pattern

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

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

If you set a pattern, the phone screen will lock. To unlock the phone, enter the pattern you have set on the

screen.

Caution: Create a Gmail account first, before setting an unlock pattern.

WARNING

Precautions to take when using Pattern Lock

It is essential that you remember the unlock pattern you set.

You have five chances to enter your unlock pattern, PIN or password. Once you have used all five chances, you can try again 30 seconds later.

If you can’t remember your unlock pattern, PIN or password:

If you have tried to log on to your Google account on the phone and failed to enter the correct pattern five times, tap the Forgot pattern button. You will then be required to sign in with your Google account to unlock your phone.

If you haven’t created a Google

account on the phone or cannot remember it, you will have to carry out a factory reset.

5. Using hard reset

If it does not restore to the original condition, use Hard Reset to initialise your phone.

When the phone is turned off, Press and hold 3D key + Volume down key + Power key for over ten seconds.

When screen shows LG logo, release power key.

After screen shows hard reset screen, release other keys.

Choose Yes using Volume down key and press 3D key to select. Leave your phone over a minute while it performs hard reset, then select reboot system now.

Caution: If you perform a Hard reset, all user applications and user data are deleted. This cannot be reversed. 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 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 have other security features, so you must configure your phone to 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 the

Applications tab and select Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.

2Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and start scanning for available Wi-Fi networks.

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

Important notice

3 Touch a network to connect to it.

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

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

4The status bar displays icons indicating Wi-Fi status.

7.Opening and switching applications

Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running even when you open a further application. You do not need to quit an application before opening another one. Use and switch between several opened applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting it as needed, to ensure idle applications don’t consume

resources unnecessarily.

To stop using an application:

1On the home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings> Applications> Manage applications.

2Scroll to the chosen application and touch Force Stop to close it.

TIP!

Going back to a recent Application

Touch and hold the Home key. A screen will appear listing the

applications you have used recently.

8. Installing the LG PC suite on your PC

To synchronize your phone with your PC via a USB cable, you need to install the LG PC suite programme on your PC.

You can download this programme from the LG website at www.lg.com. Go to http://www.lg.com and select your region, country and language. Visit the LG website for more information on installing and using the programme.

LG PC SUITE

The LG PC Suite IV is a programme that helps you connect your mobile phone to a PC using a USB data communication cable, so that

you can use your mobile phone's functions on your PC.

Major LG PC Suite IV functions

•Create, edit and delete phone data easily.

•synchronize data from a PC or phone (contacts, calendar, messages (SMS), bookmarks, call log).

•Transfer multimedia files (photo, video and music) easily with a simple drag & drop between your PC and phone.

•Transfer messages from your phone to your PC.

Important notice

•Software update without losing your data

The LG-P925g does not support:

-PC Connection via Bluetooth

-To-do in Calendar

-Java Applications

For more information, please refer to the LG PC Suite

IV user guide. This can be found in the Help menu after installing LG PC Suite IV.

9.Connecting your phone to a computer

via USB

To transfer files in your microSD card using USB devices:

1Install your microSD card on your phone. (It may already be inserted in your phone.)

2Before connecting the USB data cable, make sure the Mass

storage mode is enabled on your phone. (On the Applications tab, choose Settings > SD card & phone storage > Mass storage only)

3Use the USB cable with your phone to connect it to a USB port on your computer. Touch Turn on USB storage from the Notification Drawer menu. You will get a notification after the USB is connected.

When the phone is connected as USB storage, you will receive a notification. Your phone’s microSD card is installed as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card.

NOTE: When uninstalling PC Suite IV, USB and Bluetooth Drivers

are not automatically removed. They must therefore be removed manually.

TIP! To use the 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 functions. To disconnect your phone from

the computer, carefully follow the computer’s instructions about how to disconnecting USB devices, to avoid losing information on the card.

1Safely disconnect the USB device from your computer.

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

3Touch Turn off in the dialogue box that opens.

WARNING

Do not insert or remove the microSD card when the phone is on. This might damage the microSD card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the microSD card could be corrupted. To remove the microSD card safely, from the Home screen press the Menu key and touch Settings > SD

card & phone storage > Unmount SD card.

10.Unlock screen when using a data

connection

The LCD display will go dark if untouched for a set time when using a data connection. Touch it to turn it on again.

Important notice

11.Do not connect your phone when you turn your PC on and off

Make sure you disconnect your phone and PC via a data cable to avoid any harm to your PC.

12.Hold your phone upright

Please hold your phone straight and level, like a normal phone. The LGP925g has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as this will impair performance. While making/receiving calls or sending/receiving data, try to avoid holding the lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. Otherwise may affect call quality.

13. If the screen freezes

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

Remove the battery, reinsert it and switch on the phone. If it still does not work, please contact the service centre.

To turn on the phone, hold down the Power key for 3 seconds.

To turn off the phone, hold down the Power key for 3 seconds, touch Power off

and touch OK.

Earpiece Power/Lock key

		- Switch your phone on/off
	Proximity Sensor	by holding this key down.
	Proximity Sensor	- Lock and unlock the
		screen.
	Home key	Inner camera lens
	- Return to home from	Inner camera lens
	- Return to home from	Back key
	any screen.	Back key
	any screen.	- Return to the previous
		- Return to the previous
	Menu key	screen.
	Menu key
	- Check available	Search key
	options.	- Search the web and
		contents in your phone.

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functions.

Do not cover the protective film on the LCD’s proximity sensor. This could cause the sensor malfunction.

TIP! Touch the Menu key whenever you want to see the options available for the current application.

TIP! In case the LG-P925g displays an error message when you use it, or if you cannot turn it on, remove the battery, put it back in, then turn it on again after 5

seconds.

Getting to know your phone

Stereo earphone	Power/Lock key
connector
Volume keys
- On the home screen: control ringer volume.
- During a call: control your earpiece volume.
- When playing music: control volume at any time.
Charger, micro USB cable connector

HDMI

3D key

- Access 3D Space directly by holding this key down. - In Camera mode: take a photo by pressing this key.

Back cover

Battery

SIM card slot

microSD memory card slot

Camera lens

Before you can start using your new phone, it has to be set up. To insert the SIM card and battery:

1To remove the back cover, hold the phone firmly in one hand. With the other hand, firmly press down on the centre of the battery cover, while pulling the top away with your forefinger. Then lift off the battery cover.

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

3Insert the battery in place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery.

Getting to know your phone

4 Replace the phone's back cover.

The charger connector is on the top left side of your LG-P925g. Insert the charger and plug it into an electrical socket. Your LG-P925g must be charged until you can see .

NOTE: The battery must be fully charged before first use to extend battery lifetime.

To store multimedia files, such as photographs taken with the builtin camera, you can insert a memory card into your phone.

To insert a memory card:

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

2Insert the memory card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.

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

NOTE: All files on your memory card are deleted when it is formatted.

1On your home screen, touch the

Applications tab to open the applications menu.

2Scroll down and touch Settings.

3Scroll down and touch SD card & phone storage.

4Touch Unmount SD Card.

5Touch Format SD card, then confirm your choice.

6If you set a pattern lock,enter it and select Erase Everything.

The card will then be formatted and ready to use.

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

Getting to know your phone

TIP! If your memory card is already Unmounted but NOT removed from phone, you can use the following steps to

format it. Touch Applications > Settings > SD card & phone storage > Format SD Card.

WARNING Do not insert or remove the memory card while the phone is on. Otherwise it may damage the memory card and your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. To remove the memory card safely, select

Applications > Settings > SD card&phone storage > Unmount SD card.

Here are some tips on navigating around your phone.

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

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

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

Flick - To scroll through a list, or move quickly, flick across the touch screen

(drag quickly and release).

Your Home screen

Pinch and stretch

- To zoom out on content while

centring the image between the finger tips, pinch on the screen by pressing two fingers down and bringing them together. For stretching content, move the fingers away from each

other to zoom in on an image.

NOTE:

•To select an item, touch the centre of the icon.

•Do not to press too hard: the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, steady 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 LGP925g, press the Power key to lock it. This helps avoid accidental touches on the screen and saves battery power.

If you do not use the phone for a while, whatever screen you are viewing will be replaced by the locking screen to conserve the battery.

NOTE: If there are any programmes running when you set the lock pattern, they may keep running

in lock mode. We recommend you exit all programmes before entering locking mode to avoid unnecessary charges and to avoid battery consumption also (e.g. for phone calls, web access or data communications).

To wake up your phone, press the Power key. The lock screen will

appear. Touch and slide up the lock screen to unlock your home screen. The last screen you viewed will open.

Simply swipe your finger left or right to view them.

You can also customize each panel with widgets, shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpaper.

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

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

Touch the Phone icon to bring up the touch-dialling pad to make a

call.

Touch to open your contacts. Touch the Messaging icon to

Your Home screen

access the messaging menu.

You can create a new message here.

Touch the Applications icon to view all the installed applications.

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

NOTE: Pre-loaded applications may vary depending on your phone’s software or your service provider.

You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets or folders to it. For more convenience by using your phone, you can put your favourite widgets on the home screen.

To add an icon to your home screen:

1On the home screen, touch the

Menu key and select Add. Alternatively, touch the empty part of the home screen for about 2 seconds.

2In the Edit Mode menu, touch the type of item you want to add.

3For example, select Folders from the list and tap it. Select

Contacts with phone numbers from the list and tap it.

4A new folder’s icon will appear on the home screen. Drag it to the desired location on a home panel and take your finger off the screen.

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

To remove an application icon from the home screen:

1Touch and hold the icon you want to remove. The rubbish bin icon will appear.

2Drag and drop the application icon to the rubbish bin icon .

NOTE: You cannot delete preloaded applications. (You can only remove their icons from the screen.)

1 Touch and hold the Home key

. The screen will give a pop up with icons for applications you have used recently.

2Touch an icon to open its application. Or touch the Back key to go back to your current application.

The notification drawer runs on the top of your screen.


Ring		Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS				4G

Touch and slide the notification drawer down with your finger.

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

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

The table below explains the meaning of the icons you are likely to see in the status bar.

Your Home screen

[Status bar]

Icon Description

No SIM card

No signal

Airplane mode

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Wired headset

Call in progress

Call on hold

Speakerphone

Phone microphone is muted

Missed call

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

System warning

Icon Description

Alarm is set

New voicemail

Ringer is silenced

Vibrate mode

Battery fully charged

Battery is charging

Data in and out

Phone is connected to PC via USB cable

Downloading data

Uploading data

On-Screen Phone connected

3 more notifications not displayed

Data is synchronising

Icon Description

Download finished

New email

New Gmail

New Google Talk message

New message

Song is playing

Upcoming event

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active

USB tethering & Portable WiFi hotspot are active.

USB tethering is active.

GPS On

You can enter text using the onscreen 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 capitals.

Tap to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. You can also hold this tab down to view the settings menu.

Tap to view or change the writing language.

Tap to enter a space.

Tap to create a new line in the message field.

Tap to delete the previous character.

Your Home screen

Tap to hide the on-screen keyboard.

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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 special characters are shown. Then select the special character you want.

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