LG V905 Users manual

User Guide

LG-V905

P/NO : (1.0) www.lg.comPrinted in Korea

ENGLISH

Part 15.21 statement

" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer 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 limits for a class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance 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

television reception, which can be 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.

Part 15 Class B Compliance

This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Body-worn Operation

This device was tested for typical use with the back of the device

kept 0 inch (0 cm) from the body.

Conformité aux normes FCC Part 15 Class B

la norme NMB

003 classe B d'Industrie Canada sur les appareils

de l'

tilisat

Cet appareil et ses accessoires sont conformes aux normes FCC

Part 15 Class B de la Federal Communications Commission et à

numériques.Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes :(1) Cet appareil et ses accessoires ne doivent pas provoquer de brouillage préjudiciable, et (2) cet appareil et ses accessoires doivent accepter toutes les interférences reçues, y compris celles pouvant causer un fonctionnement indésirable.

Utilisation comme appareil portatif

Ce téléphone a été testé en vue d'une utilisation type comme appareil portatif, avec une distance de 0cm( 0, po) entre l'arrière

appareil et le corps de l'u Les pinces de ceinture, les étuis et autres accessoires semblables d'autres marques et contenant des composantes métalliques ne doivent pas être utilisés.

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LG-V905 User Guide - English

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-V905 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

• Some of the contents of this

manual may not apply to your phone depending on your phone’s software or your service provider.

• This handset has a touch screen

keypad and is not recommended for people with impaired vision.

• Google™, Google Maps™,

Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Android Market™ are trademarks of Google, Inc.

Important notice

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

1. Phone memory

When available space on your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone can not receive a new message. You need to check your phone memory and delete some data such as applications or messages to make more memory available.

To manage the application

On the home screen, touch

Applications Settings> Applications Manage applications

When all applications

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

T a p

to uninstall application you desired.

Uninstall

tab and select

and touch OK

2. Optimising Battery Life

You can extend your battery's life between charges by turning off features that you don't need to run constantly in the background. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power.

To extend the life of your battery

- Turn off radio communications that you aren't using. If you aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS, turn them off.

- Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.

- Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, 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

On the home screen, touch

1. Applications Settings> About phone Status

The battery status (charging,

tab and select

not charging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen.

To monitor and control what uses the battery

On the home screen, touch

1. Applications

tab and select

Settings> About phone> Battery use.

The top of the screen displays

battery usage time. Either how long since last connected to a power source or, if connected to a power source, how long you were last running on battery power. The body of the screen lists applications or services using battery power from greatest amount to least.

3. Installing an Open Source OS

If you install an open source OS on your phone, and do not use the OS provided by the manufacturer, this may cause your phone to malfunction.

WARNING:

If you install

To protect

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

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.

Important notice

4. Using Unlock pattern

Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. Opens a set of screens that guide you through drawing a screen unlock pattern.

WARNING:

to take when using the Pattern Lock It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you set. You will not be able to access your phone if you use an incorrect pattern 5 times. After attempting the unlock pattern 5 times, you can touch the Forget Pattern Option and use your Google account information to unlock your phone.

If you do not have Google account, you don't create the Google account on the phone, or you forget it, you can use

Reset

Precautions

Hard

5. Using Safe Mode and Hard Reset

Using Safe mode * To recover from malfunction

state of your phone

Turn off your phone and

reboot. While your phone is powering back on, press and hold the Home key during Android Logo is displayed. Your phone will boot all the way to the main screen and display "safe mode" in lower left corner.

Select

Settings Applications>Manage applications

application then select an

Uninstall

After uninstalling the application, turn off and reboot your phone.

* Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)

If it does not restore to the original condition, use initialize your phone.

, and choose the

icon.

Hard Reset

When your phone turns on and the lock screen displays, press and hold the volume up + Home + Search keys all at the same time (for ﬁve seconds). When the pop up screen is shown, choose OK to reset your phone. Please note, after you perform

Hard Reset

applications on your phone will be erased and cannot be reversed.

, all your data and

WARNING:

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

Hard Reset

6. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks

To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you access a wireless access point, or “hotspot.” Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others

are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure your phone so it can connect to them.

Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not using it, to extend the life of your battery.

To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network

On the home screen, touch

1. Applications

tab and select

Settings> Wireless controls Wi-Fi settings

Touch

Wi-Fi

to turn it on and begin scan for available Wi-Fi networks.

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

Touch a network to connect

to it.

- If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching

Connect

Important notice

- If the network is secured, you're prompted to enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.)

The Status bar displays icons

that indicate Wi-Fi status.

7. Using a microSD card

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

Before using the built-in camera, you need to insert a micro SD memory card to your phone first.

Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to save pictures and videos you had taken.

NOTE:

Applications can only be saved to the phone's internal memory.

WARNING:

Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may damage the memory card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. To remove the memory card safely, please select Home

Screen > Applications Settings > SD Card&phone storage > Unmount SD card.

8. Opening and Switching Applications

Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. Use and switch among several open applications. Android manages each application, stopping and

starting them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily.

To stop the application you use

On the home screen, touch

1. Applications Settings> Applications Manage applications

Scroll to the desire application

and touch using it.

Connecting your phone

tab and select

Force stop

to stop

to a computer via USB

NOTE:

You need LG PC Suite to use LG-V905 as USB mass storage.

LG-V905 does not support:

- PC Connection via Bluetooth

- LG Air Sync (Web Sync, R-Click)

- OSP (On Screen Phone)

- To-do in Calendar

- Memo

- E-mail

- Java Application

User’s guide for PC Suite IV is in Help menu after install PC Suite IV.

Use the USB cable with

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

Open the Notification drawer

and touch USB connected.

Touch

Mount

that you want to transfer files between your phone’s microSD card and the computer.

to confirm

Important notice

When the phone is connected as USB storage, you receive a notification. You phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card.

NOTE: Unlock screen when using data connection

Your display will go dark if untouched for a period of time when using data connection. To turn on your LCD screen, just

touch it.

Note:

When uninstalling PC Suite IV, USB and Bluetooth Drivers are not automatically removed. Therefore, they must be uninstalled manually.

Tip!

To use a microSD card on you phone again, you need to open the Notification drawer and touch "Turn off USB storage".

During this time, you can’t access the microSD card from your phone, so you can’t use applications that rely on the microSD card, such as Camera,

Gallery and Music. To disconnect your phone from

the computer, carefully follow your computer’s instructions to disconnect USB devices correctly, to avoid losing information on the card.

Safely disconnect the USB

device on your computer.

Open the Notification drawer

and touch

storage

Touch

that opens.

Turn off USB

Turn off

in the dialog

Getting to know your phone

Earpiece

Menu key

- Opens options menu and check what options are available.

Send key

- Accesses to call

logs and answers incoming calls.

Home key

- Returns to home screen from any screen.

Back key

- Returns to the previous screen.

End/Power/Lock key

- Ends or rejects a call.

- Power ON / OFF Your phone by pressing and holding the key

- Turns off the screen and locks the phone.

Microphone

Getting to know your phone

Volume keys

- On the home screen: controls ringer volume.

- During a call: controls your earpiece volume.

- When playing a track: controls volume.

Stereo earphone connector

Camera lens

Charger, micro USB cable connector

Search key

- Searches the web and contents in your phone.

Camera key

- Goes to the camera menu directly by pressing and holding the key.

Back cover

microSD memory card slot

Charger, micro USB cable connector

Search key

Battery

SIM card slot

Camera key

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:

With the back of the phone

facing you, remove the back cover. To remove the back cover, firmly press your thumbs on either side of the back cover, and slide the cover below the camera lens.

Slide the SIM card into the

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

Getting to know your phone

Insert the battery into place

by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery, then gently press the battery until it snaps into space.

Replace the back cover of the

phone and slide it down into place until the latch clicks.

Charging your phone

Slide back the cover of the charger connector on the side of your LG-V905. Insert the charger, and plug it into an electrical outlet. Your LG-V905 must be charged until you can see

NOTE:

fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime.

The battery must be

NOTE:

The LG-V905 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage this rear area, as that will cause loss of performance.

Installing the memory card

To store multimedia files such as captured images by using a built-in camera, you must insert a memory card to your phone.

To insert a memory card:

NOTE:

The LG-V905 supports upto a 32GB memory card.

Turn the phone off before

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

Open the slot protection

and insert the memory card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.

Close the slot protection.

Getting to know your phone

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 use it.

NOTE:

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

On the home screen, touch

Applications

applications menu.

Scroll and touch

phone storage.

Unmount SD Card.

tab to open the

Settings SD card &

Touch

confirm your choice.

If you set the pattern lock,

input the pattern lock and select card will then be formatted and ready to use.

NOTE:

your memory card, the folder structure may be different after formatting since all the files will have been deleted.

Tip!

If your memory card is already Unmount, you can use the following step to format it. Touch

SD card & phone storage > Format SD Card.

Format SD card

Erase Everything

If there is content on

Applications > Settings >

, then

. The

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 -

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).

Note

•

To select an item, touch the

centre of the icon.

•

Do not to press too hard;

the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.

To open an

•

Use the tip of your finger to

touch the option you want. Be careful not to touch any other keys.

Touch calibration

Calibrating the device screen involves tapping the centre of a cross as it moves around the screen. This process ensures that when you tap the screen, the tapped item is activated.

If your phone does not accurately respond to screen taps, follow these steps to re-calibrate.

T a p

Application

Sound & display

Touch settings

the

Touch

follow the instructions on the screen.

After calibration is completed,

choose between

calibration check

Calibration.

Settings

, and scroll to

Touch calibration

Check

and

Save without

, then complete

, and

Your Home screen

Lock and unlock screen

Whenever your LG-V905 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen.

If you do not use the phone for

a while, the home screen or other screen you are viewing, is replaced with the lock screen when the screen blacks out, to conserve the battery. To wake up your phone, press

Power

or will appear. Touch the lock icon and drag your finger to the right to unlock. The last screen you were working on opens.

Using your home screen

Touch the the bottom of the screen. You can then view all your installed applications.

Send, Home

key. The lock screen

Applications

tab at

NOTE:

Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider.

Select your default home screen

The user interface is based on two types of home screens:

and

Home

You can set your favorite home screen as the default.

If you want to change the default home settings, choose

selector

menu.

Android Home

from the applications

Applications

Home

LG Home

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customize each panel with widgets, shortcuts which are shortcuts to your favorite applications, folders and wallpapers.

Centre panel

Right panel

Left panel

Tip!

Small dots at the application tab on the bottom of the screen indicate which panel you’re viewing.

Your Home screen

In your LG home screen, you can view quick keys on the bottom of the screen. The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most.

Touch the icon to bring up the touch-dialling pad to make a call.

Phone

Touch the applications menu. Just touch to scroll through your applications.

Applications

Touch the

Message

to access the messaging menu. Here, you can create a new message.

icon to open the

icon

Android Home

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customize each panel with widgets, shortcuts which are shortcuts to your favorite applications, folders and wallpapers.

Left panel

Centre panel

Right panel

Touch the

Applications

icon to open the applications menu. Just touch and slide up or down the screen to scroll through your applications.

Applications

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