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LG-P929

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Body-worn Operation

This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back of the phone kept 0.79

inches (2cm) from the body. To comply with FCC RF exp

separation distance

back of the phone. Third-party belt-clips, holsters and similar accessories containing metallic

com

ponents should not be used. Body-worn accessories that cannot maintain 0.79 inch (2cm)

separation distance between the user’s body and the back of the phone, and have not been

tested for typical body-worn operations may not comply with FCC RF exposure limits and should be avoided.

of 0.79 inches (2cm) must be maintained

osure requirements, a minimum

between the user’s body and the

FCC Part 15 Class B Compliance

This device and its accessories comply with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device and its accessories may not cause harmful interference,

and (2) this device and its accessories must accept any interference received, including

interference that cause undesired operation.

Part 15.21 statement

Changes or Modifications that are not expre ssly approved by the manufa cturer could void the

user's authority to operate the equipment

Part 15.105 statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are de signed to pro vide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a reside ntial installation. This equi pment generates

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordan ce with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference or televisio n reception, which can b e determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of

the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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 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 uninstall an application

From the Home screen, touch the Application

Launcher icon  Settings  Applications  Manage applications.

When all applications appear, scroll and select the

application you want to uninstall. Touch Uninstall and then OK to uninstall the

application you desire.

Important notice

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.

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.

To check the battery charge level

From the Home screen, touch the Application Launcher icon  Settings  About phone  Status.

The battery status (charging or discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen.

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To monitor and control what uses the battery

From the Home screen, touch the Application

Launcher icon  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.

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.

Important notice

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: Take precautions when using the Unlock pattern. It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you set. You are allowed 5 attempts to enter the Unlock pattern. If you used up all 5 opportunities, you will have to wait 30 seconds to attempt unlocking again.

When you can’t recall your Unlock pattern, PIN, or Password:

If you logged into your Google account on the phone and failed to use the correct pattern 5 times, touch the Forgot pattern button. Then, you are

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required to sign in with your Google account and prompted to create a new unlock pattern.

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 the following keys at the same

time for 10 seconds: Power Key + Home Key + Down Volume Key.

When the power turns on, release these keys.

5. Using Hard Reset

* Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)

If it does not restore to the original condition, use Hard Reset to initialize your phone. If the user turns on the phone by pressing and holding the Power Key + Home Key + Down Volume Key at the same time (for 10 seconds), the phone will turn on and perform the factory reset immediately.

Important notice

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 need access to 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 in order 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

From the Home screen, touch the Application

Launcher icon  Settings  Wireless & networks

Wi-Fi settings.



Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and begin scanning for

available Wi-Fi networks.

A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed.

• Secured networks are indicated by a lock icon.

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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 will display an icon that indicates

your Wi-Fi status.

7. Using a microSD card

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

In order to use the built-in camera, you must first insert a microSD card to your phone.

Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to save pictures and video you have 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 touch the Application Launcher

icon  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 run in the background when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. You are allowed to 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

From the Home screen, touch the Application

Launcher icon  Settings  Applications Manage applications.

Touch the desired application and touch Forc e

stop to stop using it.

TIP: Getting back to recent Apps

Press and hold the Home Key. A screen will display a list of the most recently used applications.

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9. Connecting your phone to a computer via USB

Use the USB cable with your phone to connect

the phone to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the USB is connected.

Opens the Notifications panel for USB Connected

and touch Turn on USB storage. Touch OK 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 will receive a notification that your phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card.

10. Unlock screen when using data

connection

Your screen will lock if untouched for a period of time when using data connection. To turn on your LCD screen, press any key on the phone (except volume keys).

TIP: To use a microSD card on you phone again, you need to open the Notifications panel and touch "Turn off USB storage".

Important notice

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 Notifications panel and touch Turn off

USB storage.

11. Hold the 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.

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12. When the 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 the service center.

13. Do not connect your phone when you

power on/off your PC

Make sure to disconnect your phone from the PC via USB cable when powering your PC on or off as it might result in PC errors.

Understanding Your Phone

To turn on the phone, press and hold the Power/ Lock Key for 3 seconds. To turn off the phone, press the Power/Lock Key for 3 seconds and touch Power off. Then touch OK to confirm.

Front View

5 Power/Lock

Key

1 Proximity

Sensor

2 Phone icon

3 Menu Key

4 Home Key

Proximity Sensor senses proximity towards

other objects (such as your head) so that touch commands are not accidentally activated during a call.

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6 Earpiece

7 Touchscreen

8 Application

Launcher icon

9 Search Key

10 Back Key

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the

phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functionalities. Do not cover on the LCD’s proximity sensor with a protective film. This can cause the sensor to malfunction.

Phone icon accesses Dialer, 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 touch 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 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.

Understanding Your Phone

Application Launcher icon opens the Launch

menu to view installed applications. Search Key opens Quick Search Box

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

10.

Back Key returns to the previous screen. Also

search by voice.

closes pop-up display items such as menus and dialog boxes.

, from the

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Rear View

1 3.5mm

Headset Jack

2 Camera Lens

3 Volume

Keys

4 Back Cover

5 Microphone 6 Accessory/

Charger Port

3.5mm 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.

Volume Keys allow you to adjust the ringer, media

volumes and the in-call volume during a call.

Understanding Your Phone

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! The LG-P929 does not support Video call.

Tip! If the LG-P929 has errors when you use it or

you cannot turn it on, remove the battery, install it again and turn it on after 5 seconds.

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).

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Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make

sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.

Understanding Your Phone

Align the battery contacts with the terminals near

the bott

om 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.

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Charging your Phone

Your LG-P929 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.

Understanding Your Phone

Gently uncover the Accessory/Charger port, then

plug one end of the USB cable int charger port and the other end into an electrical outlet. The charge time varies depending upon the battery level.

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.

o the phone’s

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NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. The LG-P929 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  Click Mobile Support  Select the Carrier(T-Mobile)  Select the Model  Click USB Cable Driver to download.

Understanding Your Phone

Turning the Phone On and Off

Turning the phone on

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

Turning the phone off

Press and hold the Power/Lock Key

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-P929 supports up to a 32 GB memory card.

until

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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.

Understanding Your Phone

Slide the slot protection downwards to lock it and

replace the ba

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.

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.

Touch Settings.

Touch SD card & phone storage.

ttery cover.

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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.

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.

Understanding Your Phone

Notifications panel

The Notifications panel runs across the top of your screen.

Touch and slide the Notifications panel down with your finger or from the Home screen, press the Menu Key and select Notifications. Here, you can check and manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS status as well as other notifications.

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

GPS

connection

Ring

Viewing the Status bar

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

Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the Status bar.

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[Status bar]

Icon Description

No SIM card installed

No signal

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Wired headset connected

Call forwarded

Call on hold

Speakerphone is on

Phone microphone is muted

Missed call

Understanding Your Phone

Icon Description

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

System warning

Alarm is set

New voicemail

Flight mode is set

Silent mode is set

Vibrate mode is set

No microSD card installed

Battery is fully charged

Battery is charging

Data in

Data out

Data in and out

Phone is connected via USB cable

Downloading data

Uploading data

GPS is on

Receiving location data from GPS

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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.

Your Home screen

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.

: 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

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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 five 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.

Your Home screen

Notes:

•

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-P929, press the Power/Lock Key to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and 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 applications 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)

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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/Lock Key and draw the pattern to unlock it.

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

Unlock screen

Whenever your LG-P929 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. Drag the unlock icon from left to right to unlock the screen.

Your Home screen

Silent Mode

From the Notifications panel, touch the icon to set Silent Mode (the Vibrate menu is set to Never or Only when not in Silent mode; otherwise, the 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/Lock Keys. The lock screen will appear. Touch the unlock icon and drag your finger to the left to unlock your Home screen. The last screen you were working on opens.

icon is displayed if the

icon is displayed).

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Home screen

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 to 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, one-touch 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.

Applications: How to View, Open and Switch

All of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market grouped together on one Launch screen that you access from your Home screen. If you have more applications than can fit on the Launch screen, you can slide the screen up or down to view more.

or other sources, are

Your Home screen

Getting back to a recently used applications

Press and hold the Home Key. The screen will

show you a pop-up with icons of applications that you've used recently.

Touch an icon to open the desired application

or press the Back Key to return to the current application or screen.

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Overview

Touch to open the Launch screen

Slide the screen up or down to bring more icons into view

Touch an application icon to open the application

Touch to close the Launch screen

Quick Icons

Home screen

Launch screen

Your Home screen

Opening and Closing the Launch screen

Opening the Launch screen

With your LG-P929, it’s easy to access the Launch screen no matter what feature you’re currently using. Simply press the Home key

Application Launcher icon Closing the Launch screen

To manually close the Launch screen, press the Home Key

NOTE: The Launch screen closes automatically when you touch an icon to open its application. Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Launch screen automatically.

Customizing the Launch Screen

The items on the Launch screen are listed alphabetically. You can customize the Launch screen by moving the position of applications so that you don’t have to scroll the screen up to access the applications you use most often. You can also add additional categories to the screen to organize your files.

, then touch the

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Moving application positions

From the Home screen, touch the Application Launcher icon

Press the Menu Key

Drag the application icon to the position you want,

then lift your finger. Application icons to the right of the position shift accordingly.

Adding a category

From the Home screen, touch the Application

Launcher icon Press the Menu Key

category. Enter the category name, then touch OK.

and touch Move item.

and touch Add

Opening and Switching Applications

Multi-tasking is easy with AndroidTM because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. You can 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.

Your Home screen

Opening an application

Open an application simply by touching it the screen.

TIP: You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often. Applications are located on the Launch screen, but you can copy any application icon to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Launch screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and use it.

Opening multiple applications

Touch an application icon to open it.

Press the Home Key

NOTE: If the application icon you want is on your

Home screen, simply touch the icon to open and use it.

Touch the Application Launcher icon

Touch the icon for the other application you want to open.

Switching between multiple applications

Press and hold the Home Key opens with icons of applications that you’ve used recently.

s icon on

. A window

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Touch the application icon you want to open. Or touch the Back Key

to return to the current

application.

Touch an icon to open an application you’ve used recently.

Adding application icons to the Home screen

Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often.

Open the Launch screen.

Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home screen. Your Launch screen will be minimized so that you can place the icon on a Home screen.

Lift your finger to place it, or drag the icon to where you want it on the screen, then lift your finger.

Your Home screen

Working with Menus

There are two kinds of Android menus: Options menus and Context menus.

Options menus

Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. To open the available Options menu, press the Menu Key Not all applications have Options menus; if you press the Menu Key Options menu, nothing will happen.

Some applications have more Options menu items than can fit in the options menu; touch More to open the additional items.

on a screen that has no

Options menus contain items that apply to the current screen or to the application as a whole.

Touch to open more menu items.

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Context menus

Context menus contain options that apply to a specific item on the screen. To open a Context menu, touch and hold an item on the screen. Not all items have Context menus. If you touch and hold an item that has no Context menu, nothing will happen.

When you touch and hold certain items on a screen, a Context menu opens.

Managing Notifications

Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are in a call.

When you receive a notification, text appears briefly and the notification icon will be displayed in the Status bar.

Your Home screen

You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all recent no you may hear a notification sound and/or the phone may vibrate.

Applications whose activities produce notifications, such as Gmail settings, which you can use to configure whether, and how, they send notifications.

To open the Notiﬁ cations panel

•

To respond to a notiﬁ cation

Open the Notifications panel. Your current

notifications are listed in the panel, each with a brief description.

Touch a notification to view it.

The Notification panel will close and the application that corresponds to your response will open. For example, new voicemail notifications

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tifications. Depending on your settings,

and Google Talk, have their own

Touch and drag the Status bar to the bottom of the screen.

From the Home screen, press the Menu Key

and touch Notifications. The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider and a list of your current notifications, organized into ongoing and event-based notifications.

dial your voicemail box, and network disconnect notifications open the list of configured networks so you can reconnect.

To clear all notiﬁ cations

Open the Notifications panel.

Touch Clear at the top right of the panel.

All event-based notifications will be cleared; ongoing notifications will remain in the list.

To close the notiﬁ cations panel

Touch and drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of the screen or just touch the Back Key when you touch a notification.

. The panel will also close

Searching Your Phone and the Web

You can search for information on your phone and on the web by using the Quick Search Box or Google search. Some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and Browser have the ability to search contents within those specific applications.

Along with being able to search by typing in search terms, you are also able to search by voice.

Your Home screen

Phone and Web search using text entry

Press the Search Key.

When you press the Search Key Home screen or in other applications that support this function, the Quick Search Box will open automatically.

In some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and Browser, the application’s own search box opens when you press the Search Key indicated by the application’s icon on the left side of the search box.

Press the Menu Key

Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box.

You can use the Search preferences to configure some aspects of Google web search (for example, whether it makes suggestions below the Quick Search Box as you type), and what phone features you want to include in searches.

Touch the Search icon to search for the entered

terms.

If what you want to search for what appears in the suggestions list, touch that item to conduct the search.

and touch Search .

on the

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Locking the Screen

You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls, access your data, buy applications, etc.

Setting a Lock Pattern for the First Time

Press the Home Key

Application Launcher icon

Touch Settings  Location & security.

Touch Set up screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).

Touch Pattern.

Read the instruction screen, touch Next to see tutorial instructions on how to create an unlock pattern, then touch Next when you’re ready to create your unlock pattern.

Draw the pattern you wish to use and touch Continue.

Redraw the pattern and touch Confirm.

, then touch the

Your Home screen

Draw your unlock pattern.

Touch Continue to draw your

From then on, any time you wish to turn the phone on or unlock the screen, you will need to draw your unlock pattern to unlock the screen.

Changing Your Lock Pattern

Press the Home Key , then touch the

Application Launcher icon

Touch Settings  Location & security.

Touch Change screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).

Draw your current lock pattern.

Touch Pattern to change it (or touch None to remove it).

Draw the pattern you wish to use and touch Continue.

Redraw the pattern and touch Confirm.

pattern again to confirm it.

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Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen

Press the Home Key , then touch the

Application Launcher icon

Touch Settings  Location & security.

Touch Change screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).

Enter your current lock pattern and touch PIN to lock the screen with a number sequence or touch Password for an alphanumeric lock sequence.

Enter the PIN or Password you wish to use and touch Continue.

Enter the PIN or Password again and touch OK. From then on, you will need to enter the

sequence and touch OK to unlock the screen.

Your Home screen

NOTES:

• 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’ve created a Google account on the phone, touch Forgot pattern? 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, you need to perform a factory reset.

(Caution: If you perform a factory reset, all user applications and user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before performing a factory reset.)

Turn the power off.

Press and hold the following keys for 5

seconds: Down Volume Key + Home Key + Power/Lock Key.

When the power turns on, release these keys.

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Customizing the Home Screen

You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper.

To add an item to the Home screen

Go to the Home screen pane where you want to

add the item. Press the Menu Key

Or, just touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen.

NOTE: If there is no available space on a particular Home screen pane, Add will not be available; you must delete or remove an item before you can add another item. In this case, you have the option of switching to another Home screen pane.

In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add.

and touch Add.

Your Home screen

You can add the following types of items to the Home screen:

Short

cuts: Add shortcuts to applications, a

bookmarked webpage, a favorite contact, a destination in Google Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and more. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.

Widgets: Add any of a variety of widget applications to your Home screen, including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, a power manager, a calendar of upcoming appointments, a News and Weather widget, and more. Note that more widgets can also be found on Android Market

Folders: Add a folder where you can organize other Home screen shortcuts and icons, or folders that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up-to-date automatically.

To move an item on the Home screen

Touch and hold the item.

Drag the item to a new location on the screen.

Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item onto the next available Home screen pane.

When the item is where you want it, lift your

finger.

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To remove an item from the Home screen

Touch and hold the item, note that the Launch

icon changes to an icon of a trash can. Drag the item to the Trash Can icon.

When the icon turns red, lift your finger.

To change the Home screen wallpaper

Press the Home Key, then press the Menu Key and touch Wallpaper.

You can also touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen, then touch Wallpapers in the menu that opens.

Touch Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers. Touch Gallery to use a picture on your phone

as a wallpaper. You can crop the picture before setting it as a wallpaper.

Touch Live wallpapers to open a list of animated wallpapers installed on your phone. Live wallpapers can change according to the time of day, respond to touching the screen, tell the time, or offer other information. Touch Wallpapers to open a screen of wallpaper images that come with the phone. Slide the thumbnail images left and right to view the available images.

Touch Set wallpaper or Save.

Your Home screen

To rename a folder

Touch the folder icon to open it.

Touch and hold the folder window’s title bar.

Edit the current folder name.

Touch OK.

Applications

The Application menu provides quick access to the most frequently used applications.

The following pages contains a description of each application. If the application is already described in another section of this user manual, then a cross reference to that particular section is provided.

TIP: You cannot delete the preloaded applications. (Only their icons can be deleted from the screen.)

The following applications are available:

Browser

Open the browser to start surfing the web. The browser is fully optimized and comes with advanced functionality to enhance the Internet browsing feature on your phone.

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Calculator

This feature allows you to use the phone as a calculator. The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You also have access to an advanced panel, which includes more advanced functions.

Calendar

With the Calendar feature, you can:

Consult the calendar by month, week, or day.

• Set schedules and note anniversaries.

• Create an event list.

• Write memos to keep track of your schedule.

• Set an alarm to act as a reminder, if necessary.

• Check your event memory status.

•

Camera

Use your 3.2 megapixel camera feature to produce photos in JPEG format.

NOTE: A microSD card must be inserted before the Camera will take and store photos.

Your Home screen

Contacts

e the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate with your friends, family, and acquaintances.

Gallery

Gallery allows you to view photos and play videos. For photos, you can also perform basic editing tasks, view a slideshow, set photos as wallpaper or contact icon, and share as a picture message or other available means.

Gmail

Google Mail (Gmail) is a web-based email service. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail can automatically synchronize with your Gmail account on the web.

Maps

Google Maps allow you to track your current location, view real-time traffic issues, and view detailed destination directions. There is also a search tool included to help you locate places of interest or a specific address. You can view locations on a vector, aerial map, or at the street level.

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Market

Android Market provides access to downloadable applications and games to install on your phone. Android Market also allows you to provide feedback and comments about an application, or flag an application that might be incompatible with your phone.

Messaging

This application allows you to use the Short Message Service (SMS) to send and receive text messages to and from other mobile phones.

You can also use the Multimedia Message Service (MMS) to create multimedia messages to send and receive from other mobile phones.

Music

Music allows you to play music files that you have stored on your microSD card. You can also create playlists.

My Account

This option provides you with account specific information, such as your current status, current activity, Bill Summary, Plan Services, Voicemail Settings, Find a Retail Store, and FAQ’s Info.

Your Home screen

My Device

e the My Device application to configure device settings, view Tips & Tricks, personalize your CallerTunes, Ringtones, or Wallpapers, or view battery storage information.

Settings

This menu includes settings for your display, security, memory, and any extra settings associated with your phone.

Swype Tips

Using the SwypeTips application you can watch a video or start a tutorial that teaches you how to use the Swype function most efficiently.

Ta lk

Google Talk allows you to communicate with other people who are also connected with Google Talk on the phone or on the web via instant messaging.

TeleNav GPS Navigator

TeleNav GPS Navigator is a driving aid that uses both audible and visual directions for GPS navigation.

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ThinkFree Office

ThinkFree Office Mobile for Android provides a central place for managing your documents online or offline.

Video Player

The Video Player application plays video files stored on your microSD card.

Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail enables users to view a list of people who left a voicemail message, and listen to any message they want without being limited to chronological order.

Voice Dialer

Voice Dialer is a voice recognition software used to activate a wide variety of functions on your phone.

Voice Recorder

The Voice Recorder allows you to record an audio file up to one minute long and then immediately send it as a message.

Your Home screen

Voice Search

The V

oice Search feature is a voice-activated application that allows you to search for items via the Google search engine.

YouTube

YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can view, upload and share videos.

Onscreen Keyboard

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. The onscreen keyboard displays 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.

Text Input Methods

Swype (default): Swype™ is a text input

•

method that allows you to enter a word by sliding your finger from letter to letter, lifting your finger between words.

Android keyboard: The Android keyboard can

•

also be used to enter text. To switch to the Android keyboard, touch and hold a text field, then touch Input method  Android keyboard.

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Using the Swype Keyboard

The default keyboard uses Swype™. Swype uses error correcting algorithms. Swype also includes a touch predictive text system.

Toggles from

123/ABC Mode

to SYM Mode

Allows you to

view Swype Tips

and Help.

Swype Text Entry Tips

You can access the Swype Tips application and watch a video or tutorial on using Swype. You can also use the following Swype text entry tips.

Create a squiggle (like an S shape) to create a

• double letter (such as pp in apple).

Your Home screen

Touch and hold a key to enter the alternate

• lett

er or symbol located at the top right corner

of the key. Move your finger over the apostrophe to enter

• contractions.

Double-touch on the word you want to change

• or correct a misspelled word.

Touch the delete key to erase one character.

• Touch and hold the delete key to erase an entire word.

Swype Settings

To conﬁ gure Swype settings:

From the Home screen, press the Menu Key  Settings  Language & keyboard  Swype.

Touch one of the following Swype settings to configure the setting:

Preferences settings

Preferences settings provide access to Swype operation preferences.

•

Language: Allows you to select the current text

input language. Default language is set to US English.

•

Word prediction: Uses a built-in word database to predict words while entering text in Swype.

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Audio feedback: Turns sounds generated by

•

the Swype application on and off.

Vibrate on keypress: Activates a vibration

•

sensation as you enter text using the keypad.

Enable tip indicator: Turns on an on-screen

•

flashing indicator that provides helpful user information.

Swype Advanced Settings

Swype Advanced settings provides access to Swype Advanced Operation settings.

Auto-spacing: Automatically inserts a space

• between words. When you finish a word, just lift your finger and start the next word.

Auto-capitalization: Automatically capitalizes

• the first letter of a sentence.

Show complete trace: Sets the length of time

• the word trace line remains on-screen as you swipe across the screen.

Word choice window: Sets the amount of times

• the word choice selection window displays on screen. Move the slider between Never or Always and touch OK.

Speed vs. accuracy: Sets how quickly Swype

• responds to on-screen input. Move the slider between Fast Response (speed) or Error Tolerance (accuracy) and touch OK.

Your Home screen

Help

This menu provides help and a tutorial to guide you through the process.

•

Swype help: Displays the Swype User Manual.

•

Tutorial: Provides an on-screen tutorial.

About

The about menu provides the current software version for the Swype application.

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Google Account Set-up

The first time you open a Google application on your phone, you will be required to sign in with your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you’re prompted to create one.

Creating your Google account

From the Home screen, touch the Application Launcher icon

Touch Gmail and then Next  Create to start the Google Mail™ set up wizard.

Touch a text field to open the touch keyboard, and enter your name and username for your Google account. When entering text, you can move to the next text field by touching Next on the keyboard.

When you’re finished inputting your username, touch Next. Your phone then communicates with Google servers to verify username availability.

Then follow the instructions and enter the required and optional information about the account.

to open the applications menu.

Google Account Set-up

Signing in your Google account

Enter your e-mail address and password, then

touch Sign in. After sign in, you can use Google Mail™ and take

advantages of Google services on your phone. Once you have set up your Google account on

your phone, your phone will be automatically synchronized with your Google account on the web. (It depends on your synchronization settings.)

After sign in, you can use Google Mail™, Google Calendar, Android Market™ and Google Maps™;

Download applications from Android Market™; back up your settings to Google servers; and take advantage of other Google services on your phone.

IMPORTANT

Some applications, such as Calendar, work

• only with the first Google Account you add. If you plan to use more than one Google Account with your phone, be sure to sign into the one you want to use with such applications first. When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events, and other information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with your phone. You will be prompted to sign in or

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to create a Google Account the first time you start an application that requires one, such as Gmail or Android Market™.

If you want to use the backup feature to restore

• your settings to this phone from another phone that was running Android release 2.0 or later, you must enable that option during set up.

If you have an enterprise account through

• your company or other organization, your IT department may have special instructions on how to sign into that account.

Call

Making a call

From the Home screen, touch

dialpad. Enter the number on the dialpad. To delete a

digit, touch the Clear icon Touch the Call icon

To end a call, touch the End icon

TIP: To enter “+” to make international calls,

touch and hold down

to make a call.

Calling your contacts

From the Home screen, touch

contact list. Scroll through the contact list or touch Search

and enter the first letter(s) of the contact you want to call.

In the contact list, touch the contact you want to

call.

When the Contact’s details are displayed, touch the phone number you want to dial.

to open the

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Answering and rejecting a call

When the screen is locked

When your phone rings, drag the Answer icon to the right.

Drag the Decline icon incoming call. Drag the Excuse msg bar upwards from the bottom if you want to send a message to the caller. If the caller is unknown, the Excuse msg bar is not available.

to the left to reject an

When the screen is unlocked

When your phone rings, touch the Answer icon Touch the Decline icon

Touch the Send SMS button if you want to send a message to the caller. If the caller is unknown, the Send SMS button is not available.

to reject an incoming call.

Adjusting call volume

To adjust the In-call volume during a call, press the volume keys on the right side of the phone.

Call

Making a second call

During your initial call, touch .

Dial the number, or search your contacts to select

the number you want to call. Touch the Call icon

Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be put on hold.

Touch make a conference call.

To end active calls, touch End.

NOTE: You will be charged for each call you

make.

to swap between calls or touch to

Viewing your Call logs

From the Home screen, touch Call log tab.

From the Call log, you can view a complete list of all dialed, received, and missed calls.

TIP: Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time, and duration of the call.

TIP: Press the Menu Key, then touch Clear call log to delete all the recorded items.

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Call settings

You can configure phone call settings, such as call forwarding, and other special features offered by your carrier.

From the Home screen, press the Menu Key

and touch Settings. Touch Call settings.

Contacts

You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google Account or other accounts that support syncing contacts.

Searching for a contact

From the Home screen, touch

your contact list. Touch Search and enter the contact name using

the keypad.

Adding a new contact

From the Home screen, touch and enter the new contact’s number, then press the Menu Key, touch Add to contacts and then Create new contact.

If you want to add a picture to the new contact, touch . Choose from Take a picture or Pick from gallery.

Select the contact type by touching

Touch a category of contact information and enter the details about your contact.

Touch Save.

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Favorite contacts

You can classify frequently called contacts as favorites.

To add a contact to your favorites

From the Home screen, touch

contact list. Touch a contact to view its details.

Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name.

The star turns gold and is added to your favorites.

To remove a contact from your favorites list

From the Home screen, touch contact list.

Touch the Favorites tab and choose a contact to

view its details. Touch the gold star to the right of the contact’s

name. The star turns grey and the contact is removed from your favorites.

to open your

Messaging/E-mail

Messaging

Your LG-P929 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.

Sending a message

Touch the Messaging icon on the Home

screen, and touch New message to open a blank message.

Enter a contact name or number in the To

field. As you enter the contact name, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested recipient. You can also add multiple recipients.

NOTE: You will be charged for a text message for every recipient you send the message to.

Touch the text field to start composing a

message. Press the Menu Key to open the options menu.

Choose from Call, Add subject, Attach, Send, Insert Smiley, Discard, Templates, All threads and Add to Contacts.

Touch Send to send your message.

The message screen opens, where you can

view your sent message. Responses appear on the screen. As you view and send additional messages, a message thread is created.

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WARNING: The 160-character limit may vary from country to country depending on how the SMS is coded and language.

WARNING: If an image, video, or audio file is added to an SMS message, it will be automatically converted into an MMS message, and you will be charged accordingly.

NOTE: When you get an SMS message during a call, you will hear a ring notification.

Threaded box

Messages (SMS, MMS) exchanged with another party can be displayed in chronological order so that you can conveniently see an overview of your conversation.

Using smilies

Liven up your messages using smilies. When writing a new message, press the Menu Key, then choose Insert Smiley.

Messaging/E-mail

Changing your message settings

Your LG-P929 message settings are predefined, so you can send messages immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences.

Opening Email and the Accounts Screen

You can use the Email application to read email from services other than Gmail. The Email application supports the following account types: POP3, IMAP and Exchange.

To open the Email application

From the Home screen, touch Email.

•

The first time you open the Email application, a setup wizard opens to help you add an email account. After the initial setup, Email displays the contents of your Inbox (if you have only one account) or the Accounts screen (if you have multiple accounts).

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The Accounts screen

The Accounts screen lists your Combined Inbox and each of your email accounts.

Open the Email application. If you’re not on the

Account screen, press the Menu Key and touch Accounts.

- Touch to open your Combined Inbox, with

messages sent to all of your accounts.

- Touch to open a list of your starred messages.

- Touch the folder icon to open the account’s

folders.

Select the Email service provider.

You can touch an account to view its Inbox. The account from which you send email by default is indicated with a checkmark.

To open your Combined Inbox

If you have configured Email to send and receive email from more than one account, you can view all messages sent to all accounts in your Combined Inbox.

From the Home screen, touch Email.

Touch Combined Inbox (in the Accounts screen).

Messages in the Combined Inbox are color coded along their left sides, by account, using the same colors that are used for your accounts in the Accounts screen.

Messaging/E-mail

Only your account’s most recent emails are downloaded t email messages, touch Load more messages at the bottom of the emails list.

Reading Your Messages

Touch the message you want to read. The message opens in a screen that includes information about who sent it, the date it was sent, and other related information.

You can touch that status indicator to open Quick Contact.

Responding to a Message

You can reply to, forward, or delete messages.

To mark a message as unread

You can set a message to appear as though it has not been read – for example, to remind yourself to read it again later.

•

o your phone. To download older

While reading a message, press the Menu Key and touch Mark as unread.

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To delete a message

While reading a message, touch Delete.

•

-OR-

•

While reading a message, press the Menu Key and touch Delete.

For many types of accounts, deleted messages are moved to a Trash folder, so you can retrieve them in case they were deleted by mistake.

Starring Messages

You can add stars to important messages to make it easy to keep track of them.

To star a message

•

While reading a message, touch the star in its header.

-OR-

•

From a list of messages in a folder, touch a message’s star . The star turns gold.

To unstar a message

•

Touch the star again.

To view your starred messages

•

Touch the Starred folder in the Accounts screen. A folder opens with your starred messages.

Messaging/E-mail

Composing and Sending Email

To compose and send a message

While in the Email application, press the Menu

Key and touch Compose. Enter an address for the message’s intended

recipient. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts. Separate multiple addresses with commas.

Press the Menu Key and touch Add Cc/Bcc

to copy other contacts/email addresses to the message.

Compose your message.

Press the Menu Key and touch Add attachment

to send a photo  pictures, videos, audio and other files.

Touch Send.

If you’re not ready to send the message, touch Save as draft to save it in a Drafts folder. Touch a draft message in a Drafts folder to resume working on it. Your message will also be saved as a draft if you touch the Back Key sending it. Touch Discard to abandon and delete a message, including any saved drafts. If you aren’t connected to a network, for example, if you’re working in airplane mode, the messages that you send are stored in your Drafts folder

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until. If it contains any pending messages, the Drafts is displayed on the Accounts screen.

Please note that messages sent using an Exchange account will not be located on the phone; they will, however, be located on the Exchange server itself. If you want to see your sent messages in the Sent folder (or with the Sent label), you will often need to open the Sent folder/label and select Refresh from the options menu.

Working with Account Folders

Each account has Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Drafts folders. Depending on the features supported by your account’s service provider, you may have additional folders.

Adding and Editing Email Accounts

To add an email account

Press the Menu Key and touch Add account.

Touch the type of account you would like to add.

Then enter your email address and password and

touch Next. Enter a name for the account, confirm how you

want your name to appear in outgoing mail, then touch Done.

Messaging/E-mail

To change an account’s settings

Open the Accounts screen.

Touch and hold the account whose settings you

want to change. In the menu that opens, touch Account settings.

To delete an email account

Open the Accounts screen.

Touch and hold the account you want to delete.

Touch Remove account in the menu that opens.

Touch OK in the dialog box to confirm that you want to delete the account.

Social Networking

With your phone, you can enjoy social networking and manage your micro-blog in on-line communities. You can update your current status, upload photos and view your friends’ status updates in real-time.

You can add your Facebook and Twitter accounts to your phone. If you don’t have an account, you can visit their sites to set it up.

NOTE: An additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check your data charges with your network provider.

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Adding your account to your phone

From the Home screen, choose any social

networking application you want to use. Enter your e-mail address and password that you

set up on your community, then touch Log in.

TIP: If you add a social networking widget on

your Home screen, the widget will show your status when your phone updates from the network. You can also access the social network directly by touching the widget.

Viewing and updating your status

Choose a social networking application you want

to access. Update your status with comments or upload

photos.

NOTE: This is dependent on network services.

TIP: You can use information about friends only

in social network applications or sync all data to Contacts.

Messaging/E-mail

Removing accounts on your phone

From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings  Accounts & sync  touch the account you want to delete  Remove account.

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Camera

Getting to know the viewfinder

Zoom Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively, you can use the side volume keys.

Brightness This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the image. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness image, or towards “+” for a higher brightness image.

Scene mode Choose from Auto, Portrait,

Landscape, Sports, Night, and Sunset. Focu s Touch this icon to select the image size.

Choose from VGA, QVGA or QCIF. Settings Touch this icon to open the settings

menu. See Using the advanced settings on page

96. Video mode Slide this icon down to switch to

video mode. Take a photo Touch this icon to capture an

image.

Camera

Gallery This enables

photos from within the camera mode. Simply touch, and your gallery will appear on the screen.

NOTE: You need to insert a memory card first to take a picture. Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to take a picture.

TIP: You can close all the shortcut options to give a clearer viewfinder screen. Just touch the center of the viewfinder once. To recall the options, touch the screen again.

Using the focus mode

You can choose from the following focus modes:

Auto Focus – Set the camera to focus automatically. Macro – Macro mode allows you to take extreme

close-ups. If you are trying to take a close-up shot but the focus box remains red, try turning the macro mode on.

Face tracking –Allows your camera detects and focuses on human faces automatically.

Manual – Set the camera to focus manually.

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Taking a quick photo

Open the Camera application.

Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens

towards the subject you want to photograph. Touch and hold the capture button lightly, and

a focus box will appear in the center of the viewfinder screen.

Position the phone so you can see the subject in

the focus box. When the focus box turns green, the camera has

focused on your subject. Take your finger off the capture button.

Once you’ve taken the photo

Your captured photo will appear on the screen.

Touch to share your photo as Bluetooth,

acebook, Gmail, Messaging, Picasa

Email, F or Twitter.

NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS

messages are downloaded while roaming.

Touch to use the image as Contact icon

Set as

Wallpaper.

Touch to edit the name of the selected

Rename

pictur

Camera

Touch to delete the image. Touch to take another photo immediately. Your

current photo will be saved.

Touch to view the photo in the Gallery.

Using the advanced settings

In the viewfinder, touch to open the advanced options.

You can change the camera setting. After selecting the option, touch the Back Key.

Image size – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the picture you take. Select a pixel value from the numerical options: 3M (2048x1536), 2M

(1600x1200), 1M (1280x960), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240). ISO – The ISO rating determines the sensitivity of

the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful under darker conditions. Select from ISO values of

Auto, 400,200 and 100. White balance – Choose from Auto, Incandescent,

Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy. Color effect – Choose a color effect for your new

photo.

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Once you’ve made your selections, use the Back Key to close the menu. You are then ready to take a picture.

NOTE: You can change a color picture to black and white or sepia, but you cannot change a black-and-white or sepia picture to color.

Timer – The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the shutter is pressed. Select Off, 3 secs., 5 secs., or 10 secs. This is ideal if you want to be included in a photo.

Shot mode – Choose from Normal, Continuous shot, Beauty shot, Art shot, Face effect and Cartoon.

Image quality – Choose from Super Fine, Fine, and Normal. The finer the quality, the sharper the photo.

However, the file size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in the memory.

Auto review – If you set Auto review on, the camera will automatically display the picture immediately after taking it.

Shutter sound – Select one of the four shutter sounds.

Camera

Tag location – A location-based services. Take pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location. If you upload tagged pictures to a blog that supports geotagging, you can see the pictures displayed on a map.

NOTE: This function is only available when GPS is active.

Reset – Restore all camera settings to default.

– Touch whenever you want to know how this function operates. This provides you with a quick guide.

TIP: When you exit the camera, all settings will return to their defaults, except image size and image quality. Any nondefault settings must be reset, such as Color effect and ISO. Check these before you take your next photo.

TIP: The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfinder, so when you change elements of the image color or quality, you will see a preview of the image change behind the settings menu.

ctivate to use your phone’s

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Viewing your saved photos

You can access your saved photos from within

the camera mode. Just touch and you will be directed to the Gallery.

TIP: Flick left or right to view other photos or videos.

- Touch to see a slideshow.

- Touch to share the contents or delete

Touch More for the following options below.

Details - Check information of contents. Set as - Set as contact icon or wallpaper. Crop -Crop your photo. Move your finger across

the screen to select the area. To My Album Online - Send the photo to your

online album Rotate - Rotate left or right.

Video camera

Getting to know the viewfinder

Zoom Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively, you can use the side volume keys. Make sure to set the zoom function before recording because you cannot control it while recording.

Brightness This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the Video. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness Video, or towards “+” for a higher brightness Video.

Video size Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the

video you record. Choose your video image size from VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) or

QCIF (176x144). Scene mode Set the camera to adjust to the

environment. Choose from Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night and Sunset.

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Settings Touch this icon to open the settings

menu. See Using the advanced settings on page

102. Camera mode Slide this icon up to switch to

camera mode. Start recording Touch this icon to begin

recording. Gallery This enables you to access your saved

photos & Videos from within the video camera mode. Simply touch, and your gallery will appear on the screen.

Shooting a quick video

Slide the camera mode button down. The icon

will change to . The video camera’s viewfinder will appear on the

screen. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens

towards the subject of the video. Press the capture button once to start recording.

REC will appear at the bottom of the

viewfinder with a timer showing the length of the video.

Touch on the screen to stop recording.

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Video camera

After shooting a video

A still image representing your video will appear on the screen.

Play

Touch to play the video.

Touch to share your video as Bluetooth,

Email, Gmail,

NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS

messages are downloaded while roaming.

Touch to edit the name of the selected

Rename

video

Touch to delete the video you just recorded

and confirm by touching Yes . The viewfinder will reappear.

Touch to shoot another video right away. Your

current video will be saved.

Touch to access the Gallery and view your

recorded video.

Using the advanced settings

Using the viewfinder, touch to open the advanced options. After selecting the option, touch the Back Key.

Messaging or YouTube.

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White balance – The white balance ensures any the white areas in your video are realistic. To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly, you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and

Cloudy. Color effect – Choose a color tone to use for

your new view. Choose from Off, Mono, Negative, Solarize, Sepia, Negative Sepia, or Blue.

Duration – Set a duration limit for your video.

Choose between Normal and MMS to limit the maximum size to send as an MMS message. If you set as MMS , you can record 300k video. Also you can choose QVGA and QCIF only in this mode.

Video quality – Choose from Super fine, and Normal.

Audio recording – Choose Mute to record a video

without sound. Auto review – If you set Auto review on, the

video camera will automatically display the video immediately after recording it.

Reset

function operates. This provides you with a quick guide.

– Reset all the video camera settings.

– Touch whenever you want to know how this

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Video camera

TIP: You can change a video shot in color to black and white or sepia, but you cannot change a black-and-white or sepia video to color.

Watching your saved videos

In the viewfinder, touch .

Your gallery will appear on the screen.

Touch a video once to start playing it

automatically.

Adjusting the volume when viewing a video

To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the volume keys on the right side of the phone.

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Your photos and videos

Setting a photo as wallpaper

Touch the photo you want to set as wallpaper to

open it. Touch the screen to open the options menu, then

touch Menu. Touch More  Set as  Wallpaper.

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Multimedia

You can store multimedia files to a memory card to have easy access to all your image and video files.

Touch

the

Applicat

ion Launcher icon,

Gallery. A list of all your albums is displayed.

NOTE:

Make sure you install a memory card into the phone to save photos and access all your pictures. Without a memory card, the phone will not display any photos or videos (excluding Picasa images, which are in your Picasa album).

View mode

When you open the Gallery application, your albums will be displayed in Folder view mode. Touching an album displays your images in Grid view mode. If you touch an image, it will be displayed in Full view mode.

Timeline view

The LG-P929 Gallery also provides a timeline view of your photos and videos. From Grid view mode, drag date and location.

to the right to display your photos by

then select

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