LG Rumour Plus User Guide

LG Rumour Plus™ User Guide

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LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS:

LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and workmanship, according to the following terms and conditions:

1. The limited warranty for the product extends for ONE (1) year beginning on the date of purchase of the product by the original end user.

2. The limited warranty extends only to the original end user of the product and is not assignable or transferable to any subsequent purchaser/end user.

3. This warranty is good only to the original end user of the product during the warranty period as long as it is in Canada.

4. Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide information to reasonably prove the date of purchase.

5. During the applicable warranty period, LG will repair or replace at LG’s sole option, without charge to the original end user, any defective component part of the phone or accessory.

6. LG may use rebuilt, reconditioned or new parts or components when repairing any product or replace a product with a rebuilt, reconditioned or new product.

2. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:

1. Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in other than its normal and customary manner.

2. Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal conditions, improper storage, exposure to moisture or dampness, unauthorized modiﬁcations, unauthorized connections, unauthorized repair, misuse, neglect, abuse, accident, alteration, improper installation or other acts which are not the fault of LG, including damage caused by spills of food or liquids.

3. Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by defects in material or workmanship.

4. The fact that the Customer Service Department at LG was not notiﬁed by the original end user of the alleged defect or malfunction of the product, during the warranty period.

5. Products which have had their serial numbers removed or made illegible.

6. Damage resulting from use of non-LG approved accessories.

7. All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal customer use.

8. Products serviced by non-authorized persons or companies.

Notes:

1. This limited warranty supersedes all other warranties, expressed or implied either in fact or by operations of law, statutory or otherwise, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or ﬁtness for a particular purpose.

2. Shipping damage is the sole responsibility of the shipping company.

3. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY:

No other express warranty is applicable to this product. THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED

WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN. LG ELECTRONICS CANADA, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PRODUCT OR FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT.

4. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:

To obtain warranty service, please call the following telephone number from anywhere in Canada:

LG Electronics Canada, Inc. Tel. 1-888-LG-Canada (1-888-542-2623)

www.lg.com/ca_en (see links to “Support > Mobile phone support”)

http://

Electronics Canada Inc. Mississauga, Ontario

Some of the information in this manual may not apply to your phone, depending on your phone's software or your service provider.

LG Rumour Plus™ User Guide

Contents

Your Phone ..................................4

Phone Components ............................4

Slide Open View ....................................5

Rear View .................................................6

Getting Started...........................7

Installing the SIM Card and

Battery ......................................................7

Installing a Memory Card ...............10

Touch Calibration ................... 12

General Features ..................... 13

Making a Call .......................................13

Answering a Call ................................ 14

Adjusting the Volume ...................... 14

Setting Proles ...................................15

Entering Text .......................................15

Qwerty Keypad .................................. 17

Contacts ..................................... 20

Contact List ..........................................20

New Contact ........................................ 20

Caller Groups.......................................21

Speed Dial Lists .................................. 21

SIM Management .............................. 22

Service Dial Numbers ....................... 22

My Numbers ........................................ 22

In-Call Menu ............................. 23

During a Call ........................................23

Conference Calls ................................ 25

Your Standby Screen .............27

Messaging ................................. 29

Create Message .................................. 29

Inbox ...................................................... 33

Facebook .............................................. 35

Drafts .....................................................35

Outbox ..................................................35

Sent ........................................................36

Voicemail .............................................. 37

Message Settings ..............................37

Web .............................................41

Tunes & Apps ........................... 43

Audio .....................................................43

Games .................................................... 44

Picture ...................................................44

Video ...................................................... 45

Applications ........................................45

Music ...................................................... 45

Web pages ........................................... 53

Other Files ............................................ 53

File Manager ........................................ 53

Camera ....................................... 54

Take Photo ........................................54

Record Video....................................57

Camera Album ................................ 58

Record Voice .................................... 59

Tools ............................................ 60

Voice Command ................................60

Alarm Clock .........................................61

Notepad ................................................ 62

Calculator ............................................. 62

World Clock .........................................62

Tasks ....................................................... 63

Stopwatch ............................................ 63

Tip Calculator ...................................... 64

Unit Converter .................................... 64

Settings ...................................... 65

Audio & Ringtones ............................ 65

Phone Settings ................................... 66

Display ................................................... 70

Touch Keypad ..................................... 71

Call .......................................................... 71

Connection .......................................... 74

Memory ................................................. 78

Application Settings ......................... 79

Accessories ............................... 85

For Your Safety ......................... 86

Safety Guidelines .................... 92

Trouble Shooting ..................116

Your Phone

Phone Components

Charger/USB Port

Earpiece

Lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.

Main LCD screen

Soft keys

Touch the left or right soft key to select available menu or options.

SEND key

Press this key in standby mode to quickly access your most recently missed, dialed, and received calls.

Dial pad

Press to open the dial touch key pad.

OK key + 4-way navigation key

Use for quick access to phone functions. Roll the ball to navigate and press to choose menu.

Clear key END/Power

Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Pressonce to return to the standby screen.

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Headset Port

Side volume keys

• When on the Standby screen:

Allows you to set the Ringtone and Touch-tone volume. Hold the Down key to toggle the Vibration Mode On and Off.

• During a call: Allows you to change

the Earpiece volume.

• When playing music: Allows you

to change the music volume.

microSD™ memory card slot

Multitasking key

Camera key

Press to start the Camera function. Press and hold to start the Video record function.

Slide Open View

Text Msg

Messaging Inbox

Contacts

Internet

Caps

Press to change between Uppercase and Lowercase.

Press to type the symbols and numbers that appear on the QWERTY keypad.

Del

Deletes digits and letters.

Press to input “@” and “.com”.

Up Right Down

Left

Press to move to the next row.

Space

Press to enter a space between words.

Sym

Press to open the Symbol menu.

Your Phone

Rear View

Mirror

Battery cover

External camera lens

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microSD™ memory card socket

Battery

SIM card socket

Getting Started

Installing the SIM Card and Battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Press the battery cover release

latch. The battery cover should lift off easily.

2 Remove the battery

Lever the bottom edge of the

battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment.

WARNING: Do not remove

the battery when the phone is on; this may damage the phone.

Getting Started

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM

cardholder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downward. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction.

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4 Install the battery

First, insert the top of the battery

into the top edge of the battery compartment. Make sure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clicks into place.

5 Charging your phone

Lift the charger port cover on the

top of your LG Rumour Plus™. Insert the charger connector into the phone (the "B" side of the connector must face up when connecting to the phone), and then insert the plug into the wall socket. Your LG Rumour Plus™ must be charged until a message that says “Battery full. Please unplug charger to save energy” appears on the screen.

Important! Insert the battery

before charging.

WARNING: Use of

unauthorized accessories could damage your phone and void your warranty.

Getting Started

Installing a Memory Card

You can expand the memory available on your phone using a microSD™ memory card. The LG Rumour Plus™ supports microSD™ memory cards with up to 16 GB of memory.

TIP! A memory card is an

optional accessory.

1 Lift the memory card cover, and

then insert a microSD™ card with the gold contact area facing downwards. Close the memory card cover so that it clicks shut.

Note: The phone will automatically organize existing content on your memory card in appropriate folders. For example, videos will be accessible from the Videos folder. If your memory card has protected content (e.g., songs or graphics with Digital Rights Management copywriting loaded from another device), it will not work. You must reformat the memory card before using it with this device.

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Screen Icons

The table below describes various indicators and icons that appear on the phone's display screen.

ICON DESCRIPTION

Multitasking Network signal strength

(number of bars will vary) No network signal Battery empty New text message An alarm is set Normal profile in use Silent profile in use 3G available Bluetooth® is active The browser is active Vibration mode Speakerphone Call in Progress Voicemail Battery Full Battery Charging Flight Mode

Touch Calibration

Adjust your touch screen for ease of use. Press the "•" markers to calibrate the screen.

• Once you’ve finished calibrating

your screen, Save the settings.

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General Features

Making a Call

1 Make sure your phone is on. 2 Press , and then enter a

phone number using the touch pad. Orslide open the QWERTY keypad, and enter a phone number using the QWERTY keys. To edit a number on the display screen, simply press the key briefly to delete one digit at a time.

– Press and hold the key to

delete the whole number.

3 Press the [SEND] key to call

the number.

Making a Call with the Send Key

1 Press the [SEND] key, and

the most recently missed, dialed, and received phone numbers will display.

2 Select the number you want. 3 Press the [SEND] key.

Ending a Call

When you have finished a call, pressthe [END] key.

Making a Call from Contacts

You can store frequently called names and phone numbers in the SIM card as well as in Contacts in the phone's memory.

Dial a number by simply selecting a name in Contacts and pressing the

[SEND] key.

General Features

Answering a Call

When you receive a call, the phone rings, and the phone icon appears on the screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name if stored in your Address Book) displays.

1 Press the [SEND] key or press

left soft key. If Any Key has been set as the Answer Mode, any key press will answer a call except for the [END] key, ,

, .

2 End the call by pressing the

[END] key.

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Note: You can answer a call while using the Address Book or other menu features.

Q: Can I use Video Telephony with

someone on a different carrier or outside of Canada?

A: No, all users must be of the same

carrier and within Canada.

Adjusting the Volume

If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a call, use the side volume keys.

When on the Standby screen, you can adjust the ring volume using the side volume keys.

Setting Profiles

Press either of the side volume keys. Set your Ringtone to Vibrate All, Alarm Only, or Silent All.

Vibration Mode (Quick)

Activate Vibration Mode by touching and holding on the dial pad. You can also adjust Vibration Mode by pressing and holding the side volume keys.

The phone will display "Vibrating Mode On". If you want to turn Vibration Mode Off, touch and hold

again.

Signal Strength

If you are inside a building, you may get better reception close to a window. The signal indicator on your phone’s display screen shows you the strength of the signal.

Entering Text

Use the phone’s QWERTY pad to enter alphanumeric characters. For example, saving names in the Address Book, writing a message, and scheduling events in the calendar all require you to enter text.

You phone supports the following text input modes.

General Features

Using the Symbol Mode

The Symbol Mode enables you to enter various symbols or special characters. To enter a symbol, press

key. Then select the desired

symbol.

ABC Mode

This mode allows you to enter capital letters by pressing the key.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

Type numbers using one key press per number. To change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press left soft key, select Text Entry Mode and then 123 Mode.

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Changing the Text Input Mode

You can change the text input mode by pressing left soft key and selecting Text Entry Mode.

Note: Pressing the [END] key will save your unsaved message in the Drafts folder.

Using ABC Mode

Use the Qwerty keys to enter your text.

1 Press key labeled with the

required letter.

2 To insert a space, press . To

delete letters, press . Press and hold down to erase the entire text entry.

Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode

The 123 Mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly.

T9 Dictionary

The T9 Dictionary is a feature that allows the user to add any unique or personal words to the T9 standard language database. The T9 Dictionary function can be selected from the Text Entry Settings by using Options. Within the T9 Dictionary function, the user can add, modify, delete or reset personal words.

Note: You can select a different T9 language from the same Options menu. The default setting on the phone is the T9 disabled mode.

Qwerty Keypad

Text input mode using the Qwerty Keypad

When you must enter text (e.g.,when writing a message), the keypad will default to Abc mode. If you are entering a number (e.g., when making a call), the keypad number keys will default to numbers. In Abc mode, enter numbers by first pressing and then pressing the number you want.

General Features

Note: Some fields may allow only one text input mode (e.g.,telephone numbers in Address Book fields).

To enter a symbol in the text entry field, press the key, and then select a symbol on the touch screen. Or, to enter a symbol using the QWERTY keys, just press , and then press the corresponding key. To return to Abc mode, press again.

Complete each word with a space by pressing . To delete a character, press the key.

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When entering an accented letter

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

To enter special characters using the Qwerty Keypad, press and hold the corresponding letter key.

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

For example

To enter "ä", press and hold the "a" key.

After the "a" character disappears, press the "a" key repetitively until "ä" appears on the screen. You can enter special characters by pressing the key continuously.

Using Korean Mode

Allows you to type Korean characters when you set the language to Korean.

Choose Options and select Key Guide.

Set Show, you can use Key Guide at Message, Notepad and WAP Mode only.

For when you input Korean at other modes, refer below Key Map.

Contacts

On the standby screen, choose Menu and Contacts. The following Contacts submenus will appear.

Contact List

This menu allows you to save and manage contact address information. With Contact List, you can add new addresses or search for existing contacts by name. When on the standby screen, you can directly search for a contact by pressing right soft key.

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New Contact

Use this menu to add a new contact address. Enter contact information such as name, company, phone number, email address and messenger.

• Enter the display name, first

name, last name, or all.

• Enter up to five different numbers.

If necessary, choose Options and set the number as a Speed Dial.

• Enter an email address.

• Choose whether to save the

contact to Phone or SIM Card memory.

Caller Groups

This menu allows you to manage group information. By default, there are four groups: Colleague, Family, Friends, and School. Or you can put a contact in No Group. You can also configure a ringtone for a group so that the group ringtone sounds when you receive a call from a specific contact in that group if that contact has no personal ringtone.

Speed Dial Lists

You can assign a frequently called contact to a Speed Dial Lists. Select a number from 2 to 9 as a speed dial. You can configure any of the eight speed dial numbers for a specific contact.

• Your Voicemail is already set to

speed dial1. This is a default setting that cannot be changed. Choose the speed dial number you want to assign, and then press Assign key.

• This will open your address book.

Select the contact you want to assign and press Assign key.

• To call an assigned speed dial

number, press on the Standby Screen. Then touch and hold the assigned number; the call will automatically be placed to the assigned number.

Contacts

SIM Management

This menu allows you to copy information from your SIM card (e.g., name and handset number) to your handset. If a name is duplicated during the copying operation, the information is also duplicated.

You can also copy entries from the SIM card to the phone memory and entries from the phone memory to the SIM card (not all the data will be copied).

This menu also allows you to delete entries from the SIM card and Handset.

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Service Dial Numbers

You can view a list of Service Dial Number (SDN) assigned by your network provider. These numbers could include Directory Assistance; Customer Service and Taxi.

You may see the names of the available services. Select a service number, and then press the [SEND] key.

Please check with your network service provider for more information about service numbers.

My Numbers

This displays your personal phone numbers, stored in your phone and SIM card. You can send this information using Text Message, Multimedia Message, or Bluetooth.

In-Call Menu

Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. To access these functions during a call, press left soft key.

During a Call

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a call is different from the default menu displayed when on the Standby screen. The options are described below.

Making a Second Call

To make a second call, just select the number you want to dial.

1 Unlock the Screen. During a call,

an In-Call menu will be available.

2 Press , enter the second phone

number, and then press .

or Press left soft key to select a

contact from your Address Book, and then press the Call button. When the second call connects, the first call is automatically placed on hold.

Switching Between Two Calls

Using one of the two methods below, you can switch between two ongoing calls.

1 Press the [SEND] key. 2 Or press options and select Swap

Calls.

In-Call Menu

Answering an Incoming Call

To answer an incoming call when your handset is ringing, simply press the [SEND] key, or press left soft key. Your handset also alerts you to an incoming call while you are already on a call. A tone will sound in the earpiece, and the display will show that a second call is waiting. This feature, known as Call Waiting, is only available if your network provider supports it.

If Call Waiting is turned on, you can put the first call on hold and answer the second call by pressing the [SEND] key.

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Rejecting an Incoming Call

You can reject an incoming call without answering by simply pressing the [END] key or pressing right soft key.

Muting the Microphone

Mute the microphone during a call by pressing right soft key. Unmute the handset by pressing right soft key again. When the handset is on mute, the caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear the caller.

Using the Speakerphone

Use the integrated Speakerphone during a call by pressing center key. The loudspeaker is automatically deactivated when you end the call.

WARNING: Because of

increased volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear while the speakerphone is enabled.

Conference Calls

The conference call service allows you to have a conversation with more than one party at a time. This feature is only available if your network service provider supports it.

Once a conference call is set up, you can add, disconnect, or separate calls (that is, remove a call from the conference call but maintain the private connection), if you are the person who established the conference call. These options are all available in the In-Call menu.

The maximum number of callers in a conference call is five. Once you have set up a conference call, you are in control of the call. Only you can add calls to the conference call.

Setting Up a Conference Call

To set up a conference call, place the first call. Once that call is connected, follow the above steps to make a second call. You can then join the two separate calls by selecting options and selecting Join Calls from the Conference Call menu.

Activate the Conference Call on Hold

To activate a conference call on hold, press the key.

In-Call Menu

Adding Calls to the Conference Call

To add a call to an existing conference call, press the left soft key, and then select the Join Calls sub menu from the Conference Call option.

Private Call in a Conference Call

To talk privately with one caller in a conference call, press options and then select Private Call from the Conference Call option. When the numbers of the parties appear, select the one you want to talk to in private. Only the person who initiates the Conference Call can initiate a Private Call.

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Ending a Conference Call

You can disconnect the currently active conference call by pressing the key.

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