LG Electronics P500H User Manual

User Guide

LG-P500h

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P/N : MFL66990602 (1.0) G

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LG-P500h LG-P500h User Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P500h phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital

mobile communication technology.

Some of the contents 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 ©2010 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

Contents .................................... 2

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 Notiﬁ cations ............ 35

Searching Your Phone and the

Web ....................................... 36

Locking the Screen .................37

Customizing the Home Screen . 40

Applications ............................42

Notiﬁ cation Bar .......................46

Viewing the Status bar ............46

Onscreen Keyboard ................. 47

Entering text ........................... 48

Abc mode...............................48

123@! ................................... 48

Entering accented letters ......... 49

Example ................................. 49

Google Account Set-up ............50

Creating your Google account .. 50 Signing in your Google account 50

Call ...........................................52

Making a call .......................... 52

Calling your contacts ...............52

Answering and rejecting a call 52

Adjusting call volume ..............53

Making a second call ..............53

Viewing your Call logs .............53

Call settings ...........................53

Contacts ...................................54

Searching for a contact ...........54

Adding a new contact .............54

Favorite contacts ....................54

Messaging/E-mail ....................56

Messaging ............................. 56

Sending a message ................56

Threaded box ........................57

Using smilies .......................... 57

Changing your message

settings .................................. 57

Opening Email and the Accounts

Screen ................................... 57

Reading Your Messages ..........58

Responding to a Message .......59

Starring Messages .................. 59

Composing and Sending Email 60 Working with Account Folders .. 61 Adding and Editing Email

Accounts ................................ 61

Social Networking .................. 62

Adding your account to your

phone .................................... 62

Viewing and updating your

status ....................................62

Removing accounts on your

phone .................................... 63

Camera .................................... 64

Getting to know the viewﬁ nder . 64

Using the focus mode .............65

Taking a quick photo ..............65

Once you’ve taken the photo ...66

Using the advanced settings .... 66

Viewing your saved photos ......68

Video camera ...........................69

Getting to know the viewﬁ nder . 69

Shooting a quick video ............70

After shooting a video .............70

Using the advanced settings .... 70

Watching your saved videos ....72

Adjusting the volume when

viewing a video ....................... 72

Your photos and videos ...........73

Setting a photo as wallpaper....73

Multimedia ...............................74

View model ............................74

Timeline view..........................74

My Images options menu ........74

Sending a photo .....................74

Sending a video ...................... 75

Using an image ....................... 75

Creating a slideshow ............... 75

Checking your photo ...............75

Transferring ﬁ les using USB mass

storage devices ......................75

Music .....................................76

Playing a song ........................ 76

Searching for stations .............77

Resetting channels .................78

Listening to the radio ..............78

Contents Im

Google applications .................79

Google Maps™ ...................... 79

Market™ ............................... 80

Google mail™ ........................ 80

Google Talk™ ........................81

Utilities .....................................82

Setting your alarm ..................82

Using your calculator ............... 82

Adding an event to your

calendar ................................. 82

Changing your calendar view ... 83

ThinkFree Ofﬁ ce .....................83

Voice Recorder .......................84

Recording a sound or voice .....84

Sending the voice recording ....84

The Web ................................... 85

Browser ................................. 85

Using options .......................... 85

Adding and accessing

bookmarks ............................. 86

Changing Web browser settings 86

Settings ................................... 87

Wireless & networks ...............87

Sound .................................... 87

Display ................................... 87

Location & Security ................ 87

Applications ............................88

Accounts & sync ..................... 88

Privacy ................................... 88

SD card & phone storage ........88

Search ................................... 89

Language & keyboard .............89

Voice input & output ................ 89

Accessibility ........................... 89

Date and time .........................89

About phone ...........................89

Wi-Fi ........................................ 90

Turn on Wi-Fi ..........................90

To connect to Wi-Fi .................90

Sharing your phone’s mobile data

connection ............................. 91

USB tethering & portable Wi-Fi

hotspot settings ...................... 91

USB tethering and data sharing 92 To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi

hotspot...................................93

To rename or secure your portable

hotspot...................................94

Software update ...................... 96

Phone Software update ........... 96

DivX Mobile ............................96

Before using the mobile phone,

please read ﬁ rst! ..................... 98

FAQ ........................................ 100

For Your Safety ......................109

Safety Guidelines ................... 116

Important notice

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

1. Phone memory

When available space on your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone can not 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

On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings> Applications> Manage applications.

When all applications

appear, scroll and select the application you want to uninstall.

Tap 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

On the home screen, touch

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

The 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

On the home screen, touch

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

The 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.

If you install and

WARNING:

use an OS other than the one provided by the manufacturer, your phone is no longer covered by the warranty.

To protect your

WARNING:

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:

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, tab the Forgot pattern button. Then, you are required to sign in with your Google account to unlock your

Precautions

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.

Turn the power off.

Press and hold for over 10

seconds: Power key + Home Key + Down volume key.

When the power turns on,

release these keys.

5. Using Safe Mode and Hard Reset

Using Safe mode * To recover from malfunction

state of your phone

Turn off your phone and

reboot. While your phone is powering back on, press and hold the Menu key during

Important notice

Android Logo is displayed. Your phone will boot all the way to the main screen and display "safe mode" in lower left corner.

Select Settings>

Applications>Manage applications, and choose

the application then select an Uninstall icon.

After uninstalling the

application, turn off and reboot your phone.

* Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)

If it does not restore to the original condition, use Hard Reset to initialise your phone. If user turns on the phone with pressing and holding Power + Home + Down volume key at the same time (for 10 seconds), the phone will turn on and perform hard reset immediately. Please note, after you perform Hard Reset, all your data and applications on your phone will be erased and cannot be reversed.

WARNING

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

On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings > Wireless & networks.

Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and

begin scan for available Wi-Fi networks.

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

Touch 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.)

The 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 > Applications

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

Important notice

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

On the home screen, touch

Application Launcher icon and select Settings> Applications> Manage applications.

Scroll to the desire application

and touch Force stop to stop using it.

Getting back to recent

TIP

Apps

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

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

• Synchronise 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

• Use your phone as a Modem

• S/W update without loosing your data

Installing LG PC Suite from your microSD memory card

Insert your microSD memory

card on your phone. ( It may already be inserted on your phone.)

Before connecting the USB

data cable, make sure that the Mass storage only mode is enabled on your phone. (On the applications menu, choose

Settings > SD card & phone storage, then select Mass storage only check box.)

Connect your phone through

USB data cable to your PC.

• 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.

• Copy the ‘LGPCSuiteIV’

folder on 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 ﬁ le installed on your memory card this may cause to damage your preinstalled application on the phone.

Important notice

10.

Connecting your phone to a computer via USB

NOTE: To synchronise 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-P500h 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.

Use 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.

Open the Notification drawer

and touch USB connected. Touch 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. You 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 you phone again, you need to open the Notiﬁ cation 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.

Safely disconnect the USB

device on your computer. Open the Notification drawer

and touch Turn off USB storage.

Touch 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.

Understanding Your Phone

Front View

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

3. Menu Key

4. Home Key

Proximity 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

8. Application Launcher icon

9. Search Key

10. Back Key

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

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

Menu 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.

Home 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.

Power/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.

Earpiece lets you hear callers and automated prompts.

Touchscreen displays all the information needed to operate your

phone, such as applications, call status, date, time, signal status, and battery strength.

Application Launcher icon opens the Launch menu to view

installed applications.

Search Key opens Quick Search Box

, 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 Google

Back Key returns to the previous screen. Also closes pop-up

search by voice.

display items such as menus and dialog boxes.

Understanding Your Phone

Rear View

1. Headset Jack

2. Camera Lens

3. Volume Keys

4. Back Cover

5. Microphone

6. Accessory/

Headset 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.

Camera Lens use for taking pictures and recording videos. Keep

clean for optimal performance.

Charger Port

Volume Keys allow you to adjust the ringer, media volumes and

the in-call volume during a call.

Back Cover encloses the battery compartment.

Microphone transmits your voice to the other caller and to Voice-

activated functions.

Accessory/Charger Port allows you to connect the phone

charger, USB cable, or other compatible accessories.

Tip! LG-P500h does not support Video call. Tip! If LG-P500h has errors when you use it or you can not turn it

on,remove battery ,install it again and turn it on after 5 seconds.

Understanding Your Phone

Installing the SIM card and battery

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

Hold 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).

Slide the SIM card into the

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

Align the battery contacts with

the terminals near the bottom of the phone, then press the battery into place.

Replace the battery cover

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

Charging your phone

Your LG-P500h comes with a wall adapter and a USB cable which connect together to charge your phone. 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.

Connect the wall adapter and

USB cable as shown. The LG logo on the USB cable should face toward you.

Gently 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-P500h has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage this rear area, as that will cause loss of performance.

Charging with USB

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.

The LG USB Driver is

•

downloadable from the following site: http://www. lgmobilephones.com Mobile Support  Select the Carrier Select the Model

Click USB Cable Driver to



download.



Click

Turning the Phone On and Off

Turning the phone on Press and hold the Power/Lock

Key

seconds.

for a couple of

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

The LG-P500h 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

Press and hold the Power/ Lock Key

until the

pop-up menu appears. Touch Power Off in the pop-

up menu. Touch OK to confirm that you

want to turn off the phone.

Installing the memory card

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

NOTE: The LG-P500h supports upto a 32GB memory card.

Understanding Your Phone

To insert a memory card:

Turn the phone off before

inserting or removing the memory card. Remove the back cover.

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 down to close it.

Slide the slot protection

downwards to lock it and replace the battery cover.

WARNING!

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.

Do not insert

Formatting the memory card

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.

From the Home screen, touch

the Application Launcher icon to open the applications

menu. Scroll and touch Settings.

Scroll and touch SD card &

phone storage. Touch Unmount SD Card

and OK to confirm. Touch Format SD card, then

confirm your choice. If 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

Settings  SD card &



phone storage  Format SD Card.

Your Home screen

Getting to Know the Home Screen

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 the functions you use the most.

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 an unsaved number. Includes additional tabs across the top of the screen to access Call log, Contacts and Favorites.

Your Home screen

: opens the Launch screen which displays phone options and

applications.

: opens the Messaging application.

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.

The dots indicate which Home screen pane you are viewing.

Location Indicator

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).

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.

Lock your phone

When you are not using your LG-P500h, 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.

Unlock screen

Whenever your LG-P500h 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 [Vibrate Icon] icon

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

to the left.

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