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Set Up Gmail™
Customize Your Phone
View a DivX® Video
Download an App
Use Swype® Text Entry
Take and Send a Picture
Bluetooth® Pairing
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BACK
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Getting to Know Your Phone
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FRONT SIDES
1. Earpiece
2. LCD Touch Screen
3. Home Key
4. Menu Key
5. Microphone
6. Micro USB Charging Port
7. Search Key
8. Back Key
9. Power/Lock Key
10. Camera Lens
11. 3.5mm Headset Jack
12. Volume Up/Down Keys
13. Camera Key
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In addition to providing mobile access to your Gmail
inbox and syncing your Gmail contacts, setting up a
Google™ Account on Optimus C will allow you to take
advantage of many of your phone’s other great features,
such as Google Talk™ and Android Market™.
Sign in to a Google Account
1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Tray
icon
Set Up Gmail™
2. Read the information and touch Next to continue.
3. Touch Sign in. (You may also create a Google Account
4. Enter the username and password associated with
5. Touch Finish setup.
6. Once syncing is complete, you’ll be taken to your
7. Touch an email to read it, or press
> Gmail.
if you don’t yet have one. Just touch Create and follow
the on-screen steps.)
your Google Account and touch Sign in again.
Gmail inbox. Touch OK to close the What’s new
in Gmail? prompt.
for
more options.
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Add shortcuts, favorites, apps, and widgets to your
choice of five or seven home screens, and add live
wallpaper for a moving, interactive background.
Organize your Optimus C to fit your lifestyle!
1. From the Home screen, press
Home settings.
2. Touch 7 > OK.
3. Swipe to an empty home screen and then
press and hold an empty part of the screen.
4. Touch a category, and then select an item
from the list.
>
Customize Your Phone
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Optimus C expands your viewing options with its
powerful video player with DivX video support. Watch
all of your favorite movies when you’re on the go.
1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Tray
2. Touch the name of a video.
3. Rotate the phone for a landscape view.
4. Touch the screen to access video controls.
icon
> Video Player.
View a DivX® Video
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With thousands of apps available in Android Market,
you’re sure to find just the right one for every need.
Find apps for organization, shopping, communication,
and more, or download a game to enjoy a little
downtime.
1. From the Home screen and with a Google Account
already set up on your phone, touch Market.
2. Read the Terms of Service and touch Accept.
3. You can browse featured apps, select a
Download an App
category, or search for an app. To search, tap
the Search icon
and touch the Search icon again.
4. Touch an app to view details.
5. Touch Buy (paid apps) or Install (free apps).
(To purchase a paid app, you’ll need to set up
a payment method with Google Checkout™.)
6. Read the application access information and
touch OK.
7. Once the app has been downloaded and installed,
you can find it in the Downloads section of the
Applications Tray.
, enter the search term,
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Optimus C features a virtual QWERTY keyboard
with Swype, an innovative method of text entry.
Simply swipe your finger across the virtual keyboard
in one continuous motion to spell words and web
addresses faster than ever.
• TouseSwype,pullupthevirtualkeyboard
and move your finger in one motion over the
corresponding keys in your word. Don’t worry
about entering apostrophes separately—for
instance, to spell “What’s,” you’d drag your
finger across w-h-a-t-s.
• Swypewillautomaticallyaddaspacebetween
Use Swype® Text Entry
words as you begin composing the next word.
• Toenterthesameletterinarow,traceacircle
on that letter.
• Youmaybepresentedwithseveralwordoptions.
Simply touch the word you wish to insert.
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Capture every moment in detail with
Optimus C’s 3.2 megapixel camera and
camcorder. Share photos and videos via
multimedia messaging or upload them directly
to Facebook® or other online destinations.
1. From the Home screen, press and hold
located on the right side of the phone.
2. Rotate the phone for a landscape view.
3. Adjust zoom, brightness, and other
customizable settings by touching the
screen to bring up the controls. When
you’re ready, press
4. Touch Share and select a destination
Take and Send a Picture
from the list.
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Take advantage of the freedom of Bluetooth wireless
technology with Optimus C.
1. From the Home screen and with the device you wish
to pair with in pairing mode,* press
2. Touch Settings > Wireless & networks.
3. Touch Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth power on.
4. Touch Bluetooth settings > Scan for devices.
5. Touch the name of the device you wish to pair with.
6. Touch Pair to pair and connect.
Bluetooth® Pairing
* Please consult the documentation included with the Bluetooth
device for information on placing the device into pairing mode.
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Bluetooth Headset
Optional Accessories
(HBM-235 – Purple and Black)
Bluetooth Headset
(HBM-570 – Silver, Dark Blue,
Pink, and Purple)
Bluetooth Headset with
Speakerphone/Solar Charging
Cradle (HBM-810)
Bluetooth Stereo Headset
(HBS-700)
Bluetooth Headset with Vehicle
Power Charger (HBM-585)
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