LG P875 Users manual

LG-P875
User Guide
All screen shots in this guide are simulated. Actual displays and the color of the phone may vary. Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
P/NO: MFL00000000 (1.0)
www.lg.com
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed
subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and workmanship, according to the following terms and conditions:
1. The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE
(12) MONTHS beginning on the date of purchase of the product with valid proof of purchase, or absent valid proof of purchase, FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS from date of manufacture as determined by the unit’s manufacture date code.
2. The limited warranty extends only to the original
purchaser of the product and is not assignable or transferable to any subsequent purchaser/end user.
3. This warranty is good only to the original purchaser of
the product during the warranty period as long as it is in the U.S, including Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories and Canada.
4. The external housing and cosmetic parts shall be free of
defects at the time of shipment and, therefore, shall not be covered under these limited warranty terms.
5. Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide
information to reasonably prove the date of purchase.
6. The customer shall bear the cost of shipping the product
to the Customer Service Department of LG. LG shall bear the cost of shipping the product back to the consumer after the completion of service under this limited warranty.
2. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER :
1. Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in
other than its normal and customary manner.
2. Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal
conditions, improper storage, exposure to moisture or dampness, unauthorized modifications, unauthorized connections, unauthorized repair, misuse, neglect, abuse, accident, alteration, improper installation, or other acts which are not the fault of LG, including damage caused by shipping, blown fuses, spills of food or liquid.
3. Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly
by defects in material or workmanship.
4. That the Customer Service Department at LG was
not notified by consumer of the alleged defect or malfunction of the product during the applicable limited warranty period.
5. Products which have had the serial number removed or
made illegible.
6. This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties,
express or implied either in fact or by operations of law, statutory or otherwise, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of marketability or fitness for a particular use.
7. Damage resulting from use of non-LG approved
accessories.
8. All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts
that are scratched or damaged due to normal customer use.
9. Products operated outside published maximum ratings.
10. Products used or obtained in a rental program.
11. Consumables (such as fuses).
Some states do not allow the exclusive of limitation of
3. WHAT LG WILL DO:
LG will, at its sole discretion, either repair, replace or
refund the purchase price of any unit that does not conform to this limited warranty. LG may choose at its discretion to use functionally equivalent reconditioned, refurbished or new units or parts or any units. In addition, LG will not re-install or back-up any data, applications or software that you have added to your phone. It is therefore recommended that you back-up any such data or information prior to sending the unit to LG to avoid the permanent loss of such information.
4. STATE LAW RIGHTS :
No other ex warranty is applicable to this product.
THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN. LG INFOCOMM INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PRODUCT OR FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT.
5. HOW TO GET WARRANTY
To obtain warranty service, please call or fax to the
Tel. 1-800-793-8896 or Fax. 1-800-448-4026 Or visit www.lg.com.
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. 201 James Record Road Huntsville, AL 35824 DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE ABOVE
incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts; so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
SERVICE :
following telephone numbers from anywhere in the continental United States:
Correspondence may also be mailed to:
ADDRESS. Please call or write for the location of the LG authorized service center nearest you and for the procedures for obtaining warranty claims.
Table of Contents
Important Notice ..............................7
Your Phone ......................................12
Getting Started ...............................14
Installing the SIM card and battery ..14
Charging your phone .........................15
Inserting a microSD card...................15
Removing the microSD card..............16
Formatting the microSD card ............17
Switching between and exiting
applications .......................................17
Your Home screen .........................18
Touch screen tips ..............................18
Proximity sensor ................................18
Lock your phone ................................19
Quick Switch to Silent Mode ............19
Home screen panels..........................20
Customizing your Home screen.........20
Customizing App Icons on the Home
screen ................................................21
Getting back to a recently used
application.........................................21
Home screen clean view ...................22
Notifi cations Panel ............................22
Viewing the Status Bar .....................22
On-screen Keyboard ..........................24
123 Mode ..........................................26
Entering Accented Letters.................26
Google Account Setup ..................27
Creating your Google account...........27
Signing into your Google account .....27
Calls .................................................29
Making a call.....................................29
Calling your contacts.........................29
Answering and rejecting a call .........29
Adjusting the in-call volume .............29
Making a second call ........................30
Viewing your call logs .......................30
Call settings ......................................30
Contacts...........................................31
Searching for a contact .....................31
Adding a new contact .......................31
Favorite Contacts ..............................31
AT&T Address Book (AAB) ................32
Messaging/Email ...........................33
Messaging.........................................33
Email..................................................34
Adding an account to your phone .....37
Social Networking ........................37
Adding a social networking widget on
the Home screen ...............................37
Viewing and updating your status ...38
Syncing accounts on your phone ......38
Removing accounts on your phone ...38
Camera.............................................39
Getting to know the viewfi nder ........39
Taking a photo ..................................40
Once you’ve taken the photo ............40
Using the advanced settings.............40
Viewing your saved photos ...............42
Setting a photo as wallpaper............42
Video Camera .................................43
Getting to know the viewfi nder ........43
Recording a video..............................44
After recording a video .....................44
Using the advanced settings.............44
Watching your saved videos .............45
Adjusting the volume when viewing a
video ..................................................45
Multimedia......................................46
Gallery ...............................................46
Video Wiz ..........................................46
Music.................................................47
How to save music/video fi les to the
phone.................................................47
How to play music/video fi les on the
phone.................................................47
Playing a song ...................................47
Working with Playlists ......................48
To add a song to a playlist ................48
To remove a song from a playlist ......48
To rename or delete a playlist ..........48
Using SmartShare .............................49
Google Applications .....................51
About Google applications................51
Google Maps™..................................51
Searching For Locations and Places .51
Getting Directions .............................52
Clear Map..........................................53
Latitude .............................................53
Places ................................................53
Play Store™ .......................................54
Gmail™ ..............................................54
Google Talk™ ....................................55
Utilities ............................................57
QuickMemo
TM
....................................57
Setting the alarm ..............................58
Using the calculator ..........................58
Adding an event to your calendar .....58
Polaris Offi ce .....................................59
Voice Dialer .......................................60
Voice Recorder ..................................60
Tasks ..................................................61
Table of Contents
The Web ..........................................62
Browser .............................................62
Using options ....................................62
Adding bookmarks.............................63
Changing the Browser settings.........63
Settings............................................64
WIRELESS & NETWORKS .................64
Airplane mode ..................................64
Wi-Fi ..................................................64
Bluetooth ...........................................65
Mobile data ......................................67
Mobile Hotspot .................................67
NFC ....................................................67
Android Beam....................................68
VPN....................................................68
Mobile networks ...............................68
DEVICE...............................................69
Sound ................................................69
Display...............................................69
Home screen .....................................70
Lock screen........................................70
Gestures ............................................71
Storage ..............................................71
Power saver.......................................71
Apps ..................................................72
PERSONAL ........................................72
Accounts & sync................................72
Location access ................................72
Security .............................................73
Language & input .............................74
Backup & reset ..................................74
SYSTEM ...........................................75
Date & time ......................................75
Accessibility ......................................75
PC Connection ...................................75
LG On-Screen Phone 2.1 ...............77
Developer options ............................78
About phone ......................................80
Software Update ............................81
Phone Software Update ....................81
LG Mobile Phone Software update via
Over-the-Air (OTA) .............................81
Trademarks .....................................82
Trademarks ........................................82
DivX Mobile ......................................82
DTS ....................................................82
Dolby Mobile .....................................82
Q&A ..................................................83
Accessories ....................................84
For Your Safety ...............................85
Safety Guidelines ..........................90
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
In order to make more memory available, you will have to manage your applications and delete some data, such as applications or messages.
Managing Applications
1 From the Home screen, tap the
and tap
2 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of
the screen and select the application you want to uninstall.
3 Tap
Uninstall
that you want to uninstall the desired application.
Settings
and then tap OK to confirm
Menu Key
> Apps.
2. Optimizing 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, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS.
Wi-Fi will be set to On the first time you use
your newly purchased phone.
- Lower 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
cause your battery power to be reduced.
- While using downloaded applications, check
the battery charge level.
To view the battery charge level
1 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key
and tap
Settings
>
> Battery.
2 The battery status (charging or discharging)
and level are displayed.
To monitor and control what uses the battery
1 From the Home screen, tap the
and tap
Battery use.
About phone
Settings > Power saver
Menu Key
>
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Important notice
2 The top of the screen displays battery
usage time. It lists all of the applications or services using battery power from the greatest amount of energy used to the least amount.
3. Installing an Open Source Operating System
Installing an open source operating system on your phone and not using the operating system provided by the manufacturer can cause your phone to malfunction.
n
Warning
If you install and use an operating system other than the one provided by the manufacturer, your phone is no longer covered by the warranty.
To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources, such as Play Store. If some applications are not properly installed on your phone, your phone may not work properly- or serious errors may occur. You will need to uninstall those applications and all of its data and settings from the phone.
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4. Using the Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN, or Password
Set Swipe, Face unlock, Pattern, PIN, or Password to secure your phone. To set the screen lock, follow the process below.
From the Home screen, tap the
,
tap
Lock screen settings > Select
screen lock
from and Password
n
In case that you have trouble with Face Unlock, you can unlock the screen with a PIN as a backup. Please note that this feature is only available after you set up your Google account on your device.
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Take precautions when using an unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password. It is very important that you remember the screen unlock information you set. You are allowed 5 attempts to enter your screen unlock information. If you used up all 5 opportunities, you will have to wait 30 seconds to attempt
and select a desired screen lock
Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN
.
NOTE
Warning
Menu Key
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