LG P936 Users manual

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LG -P936 User Guide

This guide helps you get started using your phone.

If you need more information, please visit www.lg.com/ca_en.

•Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone. This depends on your phone’s software and your service provider.

•This handset is not recommended for the visually impaired because of its touch screen keyboard.

•Copyright ©2012 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™, Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Talk™ and Android Market™ are trademarks of Google, Inc.

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 and OK to confirm.

Front View

Earpiece

Proximity Sensor

Home Key

-Returns to the Home screen from any screen.

Menu Key

-Displays available options for the current screen.

n Warning

Power/Lock Key

- Powers your phone on/off by pressing and holding the key.

- Turns your screen on and off and locks it.

Front Camera Lens

Back Key

- Returns to the previous screen.

Search Key

- Search the web and contents in your phone.

Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functionalities. Do not cover the LCD’s proximity sensor with a protective film.

This can cause the sensor to malfunction. n TIPS

-Press the Menu Key whenever you open an application to check what options are available.

-This phone does not support video calls.

-If your phone 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.

Side View

3.5mm Headset Jack

USB

HDMI Slot

-Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI port on your phone to an HDMI port on your TV.

Rear View

Back Camera Lens

SIM Card Slot

Battery

Your Phone

Power/Lock Key

Volume Keys

-From the Home screen: Controls ringer volume.

-During a call: Controls your earpiece volume.

-When playing a track: Controls volume continuously.

3D Key

-Easy to access 3D Space directly.

microSD Card Slot

Getting Started

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:

1Hold the phone on your hand firmly. With the other hand, firmly press your thumb on the back and lift off the battery cover with your forefinger using the fingertip cutout at the top of the phone.

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

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

4Replace the back cover of the phone (as demonstrated below). Apply a steady downward pressure until the battery cover clicks into place.

Getting Started

Charging your phone

Plug the USB cable (as shown below) into the phone's accessory/charger port. Make sure the ‘B’ side is facing upwards.

Installing the microSD card

To store multimedia files, such as images taken using the camera, you must insert a microSD card into your phone.

To insert a microSD card:

n NOTE

This device supports up to a 32GB microSD card.

1Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the microSD card. Remove the battery cover.

n NOTE

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

n NOTE

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

Getting Started

2Slide the slot protector upwards to unlock it and flip it open. Then insert the microSD card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.

3Flip the slot protection down to close it. Then slide the slot protection downwards to lock it and replace the battery cover.

n Warning

Do not insert or remove the microSD card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may damage the microSD card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the microSD card may be corrupted.

Getting Started

Formatting the microSD card

Your microSD card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it.

n NOTE

All files on the card are deleted when you format the microSD card.

1From the Home screen, press the Menu Key.

2Touch Settings.

3Touch SD card & phone storage.

4Touch Unmount SD card and OK to confirm.

5Touch Format SD card(twice).

6If you set an unlock pattern, enter it and touch Erase Everything. The card will then be formatted and ready to use.

n NOTE

If there is content on your microSD card, the folder structure may be different after formatting since all the files will have been deleted.

Getting Started

Switching between and Exiting Applications

Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There is 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.

Switching between applications

-Press and hold the Home Key. A list of recently used applications will be displayed. Then touch the application you want to access.

To stop/exit an application

1From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings > Applications > Manage applications.

2Touch the desired application and touch

Force stop to exit.

Your Home screen

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).

n NOTE

•To select an item, touch the center of 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 or icons.

Proximity sensor

When receiving and making calls, this sensor automatically turns the backlight off and locks

the touch keypad by sensing when the phone is near your ear. This extends battery life and prevents the touch keypad from activating unintentionally during calls.

Lock your phone

When you are not using the LG P930, 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 other screen you are viewing, is automatically replaced with the lock screen after 30 seconds of inactivity

to conserve the battery and prevent pocket dialing.

To wake up your phone, press the Menu,

Home, Back, Search or Power Keys. The lock screen will appear. Touch the lock icon and drag your finger to the right to unlock your Home screen. The last screen you were working on opens.

n NOTE

-The automatic screen timeout can be configured manually in Settings.

-If there are any programs running when you lock the phone, they may still be running in

Your Home screen

lock mode. It is recommended that you exit all programs before entering the 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.

To unlock the phone, draw the pattern you set on the screen.

n Caution

If there are more than 5 pattern drawing errors in a row, you will be required to wait for 30 seconds to retry.

Unlock screen

Whenever your phone is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. Slide your finger from left to right to unlock the screen.

When the screen is locked, you can quickly turn off your ringer and put the phone in silent mode, by sliding finger from right to left.

Silent Mode

To set phone to silent when screen is unlocked,

open the Notifications panel and touch		.
The icon will change to	. To take it off

Silent, touch button again or, if the lock screen is displayed, simply drag to the left.

Home

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view the different panels.

You can also customize each panel with shortcuts, folders, and wallpapers. You can also customize each panel with widgets, which are shortcuts to your favorite applications.

n NOTE

On 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.

Quick Keys

Touch the Phone icon to bring up the keypad to make a call.

Touch to open your Contacts list.

Touch the Applications Launcher Key to view all your installed applications.

Touch the Messaging icon to access the messaging application.

Touch to open your phone's web browser.

Adding shortcuts and widgets to your Home screen

You can customize your Home screen by adding quick access elements, such as shortcuts, widgets, or folders to it.

•Shortcuts: Add application, web bookmark, contact, email, and music playlist shortcuts to the Home screen.

•Widgets: Add dynamically updating widgets to your Home screen to allow quick access to applications without opening the full application.

•Folders: Add folders to organize contacts and shortcuts.

Your Home screen

To do so, use the following steps:

1From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Add. Or touch and hold an empty part of the Home screen.

2On the Add to Home screen menu, touch the type of item you want to add. For example, touch Folders from the list and touch the folder you wish to add to the Home screen.

3You will see a new icon on the Home screen. Drag it to the desired location on the desired panel and release your finger from the screen.

n TIP

To add a preloaded application or an application you have downloaded from the Android Marketplace to the Home screen, simply touch and hold the icon you want in the Application Launcher to add to the Home screen.

n TIP

To delete an application icon from the Home screen, touch and hold the shortcut icon you want to delete and drag to at the bottom of the screen.

Your Home screen

n TIP

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

Getting back to a recently used application

1Press and hold the Home Key. The screen will display the icons of applications that you have used recently.

2Touch an icon to open its application or press the Back Key to return to the current application.

Notifications panel

The Notifications panel runs across the top of your screen.

Wi-Fi	Bluetooth GPS Airplane Ring
	Mode

Touch and slide the Notifications panel down with your finger. Or, from the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Notifications. From here, you can check and

manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Airplane mode, Ringer and view other notifications.

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 are likely to see in the Status Bar.

[Status Bar]

Icon Description

No SIM card is installed

No signal

Icon Description

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

A wired headset is connected

Call forwarded

Call on hold

Speakerphone is on

Phone microphone is muted

Missed call

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

System warning

Alarm is set

New voicemail

Airplane mode is set

Silent mode is set

Vibrate mode is set

Your Home screen

Icon Description

No microSD card installed

Battery is fully charged

Battery is charging

Data in

Data out

Data in and out

The phone is connected to a PC via USB cable

Downloading data

Uploading data

GPS is on

GPS is receiving location data

USB tethering is active

Mobile Hotspot is active

Your Home screen

Onscreen Keyboard

You can also 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.

There are two types of keypad that you can use, the Phone keypad and the QWERTY keypad.

n TIP

To switch between the Qwerty Keypad and Phone Keypad, touch and Keypad types. Then touch the keypad you wish to use.

The Phone keypad allows you to enter letters by touching the key labeled with the desired letters, similar to how you would on a traditional 12 key phone. You may have to

touch a key up to four times to type the desired letter or number.

The QWERTY keypad shows a letter for each key, similar to on a computer keyboard.

You can also use this keypad in landscape mode. Turn phone to a horizontal position to use the landscape QWERTY keypad.

Entering text

Shift Key - Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps.The colored circle on the button tells

you if uppercase is locked on	or if it is
just on for one character	.

Setting Key- Allows you to set the keyboard settings.

Number and Symbols Key - Touch to change to 123 Mode and enter numbers and symbols.

Enter Key- Adds another line when entering text.

Hide Keypad Key - Removes the keypad from the screen.

Delete Key- Deletes any text you have

entered.
To enter a space, touch	.

123 Mode

This mode allows you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys

corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode by touching the key.

Your Home screen

n TIP

You can also change your input method when typing between LG keyboard and Android Keyboard. To do so, press and hold a text field. Select Input Method from the menu and make your selection.

Entering accented letters

When you select French or Spanish as the text entry language, you can enter special French or Spanish characters (e.g., “á”).

From Phone Keypad

After the corresponding letter character disappears, press the same key repeatedly until you see the special character you want.

From Qwerty keyboard

To input the accent, press and hold the “á” key.

After the accented character appears, touch it to enter it.

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 will be prompted to create one.

Creating your Google account

1 From the Home screen, touch the
Applications Launcher Key	.

2Touch Gmail > Next > Create to start the Gmail™ setup wizard.

3Touch a text field to open the keyboard and enter your name and username for your Google account. When you finish entering the text, you can move to the next text field by touching Next on the keyboard.

4When you’re finished entering your name and username, touch Next. Your phone will communicate with Google servers and check for username availability.

5Enter and re-enter your password. Then follow the instructions and enter the required and optional information about the account. Wait while the server creates your account.

Signing into your Google account

1Enter your email address and password, then touch Sign in.

2After signing in, you can use Gmail™ and take advantages of Google services on your phone.

3Once you have set up your Google account, your phone will be automatically synchronized with your Google account on

the web. (Depending on your synchronization settings.)

After signing in, your phone will sync with your Google services, such as GmailTM, Contacts, Google Calendar, and Picasa photo albums. You can also use Google MapsTM, 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. If you don’t sign into a Google Account during setup, you will be prompted to sign in or 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 sign into your Google Account, during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings will not be restored.

•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.

Google Account Set-up

Calls

Making a call

1Touch to open the keypad.

2Enter the number on the keypad. To delete a


	digit, touch the Clear icon		.
3	Touch the Call icon	to make a call.
4	To end a call, touch the End icon			.

n TIP

To enter “+” to make international calls, touch and hold down .

Calling your contacts

1 Touch

to open your contacts.

2Scroll through the contact list or touch the Search box and enter the first letter(s) of the contact you want to call.

3In the list that is displayed, touch the contact you want to call.

4In the Contact Info screen, touch the phone number you wish to call.

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 to the left to reject an incoming call. Drag the Send msg bar upwards if you want to send a message to the caller. If the caller is unknown, this Send msg bar is not available.

When the screen is unlocked

When your phone rings, touch the Answer icon . Touch Decline icon to reject an incoming call.

Touch the Send msg bar upwards if you want to send a message to the caller. If the caller is unknown, the Send msg bar is not available.

Adjusting the In-call volume

To adjust the In-call volume during a call, use the volume up and down keys on the right side of the phone.

Making a second call

1During your initial call, touch . Then enter the number you want to call.

2Dial the number or search your contacts.

3Touch the Call icon to connect the call.

4Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and put on hold.

5Touch to toggle between calls or touch

to make a conference call.

6To end active calls, touch End. If there is no active call, it will end the call on Hold. To end all calls at the same time, press the

Menu Key and touch End all calls.

n NOTE

You will be charged for each call you make.

Calls

Viewing your call logs

From the Home screen, touch	and the
Call log tab.

View a complete list of all dialed, received, and missed voice calls.

n TIP

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

n TIP

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

Call settings

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

1From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings.

2Touch 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

1 Touch

to open your contacts.

2Press the Search Key and enter the contact name using the keypad.

Adding a new contact

1Touch and enter the new contact’s number. Press the Menu Key, touch

Add to contacts and then Create new contact.

2If you want to add a picture to the new

contact, touch

. Choose from Take

photo or Select photo from gallery.

3 Select the contact type by touching

4Touch a category of contact information and enter the details about your contact.

5Touch Done to save the contact entry.

Favorite Contacts

You can classify frequently called contacts as favorites.

To add a contact to your favorites

1 From the Home screen, touch	to open
your contacts.

2Touch a contact to view its details.

3Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gold.

To remove a contact from your favorites list

1 From the Home screen, touch	to open
your contacts.

2Touch the Groups tab and touch

Favorites.

3Touch a contact to view its details.

4Touch the gold star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns grey and the contact is removed from your favorites.

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