LG VN280 Quick Start Guide

Get to Know Your Phone

Welcome to Verizon Wireless. You’re now part of a growing movement that’s about speed, signal and strength. This guide will show you how to set up and use your phone, access special features, and ﬁnd help.

Step 1. Remove the Back Cover

Place your ﬁngernail in the cutout at the bottom of the phone and pop the cover off the phone.

Step 2. Insert the Battery

Insert the battery, making sure to align the gold contacts. Press down gently to secure the battery.

Step 3. Replace the Back Cover

Place the back cover over the back of the phone and press down along the edges to secure it.

Step 4. Charge the Phone

Before turning on your phone, charge it fully.

1. Connect the USB cable to t he charger

adapter.

2. Plug the othe r end of the USB c able to

the Ch arging /USB por t and the cha rger adapter int o an electrical ou tlet.

CAUTION! Please use only an approved charger to charge your phone. Improper handling of the charging port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger, may cause damage to your device and void the warranty.

USB cable

Setting Up Your Phone

Optional: Insert the microSDTM Card

If you ha ve a microSD car d, open the microS D card slot and s lide the micro SD card in to it (as pictu red below).

NOTE: The microSD card is sold separately.

microSD™ slot

NOTE: Devices and software are constantly evolving so the screen images and icons on your device may differ slightly from what is shown here.

3.5 mm headset jack Earpiece

Shortcuts button

QWERTY keyboard Function/

Favorites key Shift/ Messaging key

Return key

Clear key

Send key

Back/Voice Commands key

Power/ End key

Quick keys

Camera Speaker

Volume keys

microSD card slot

Charging/ USB port

Camera/ Video key

Lock key

Your Wireless Device and Third Party Ser vices

Veriz on Wirel ess is th e mobile ca rrier a ssocia ted wit h this wire less dev ice, but m any ser vices a nd feat ures of fered thro ugh thi s wirele ss devic e are prov ided by o r in conju nctio n with third parties. Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your u se of this w ireles s device o r any non -Verizon W ireles s appl icatio ns, ser vices an d produ cts inc luding a ny pers onal info rmati on you cho ose to use , submi t or share w ith oth ers. Specific third party terms and conditions, terms of use, and pr ivacy p olicies s hall ap ply. Pleas e review c arefu lly all appl icable te rms and c ondit ions and p olicies p rior to us ing this wireless device and any associated application, product or service.

Hearing Aid Compatibility Information

This p hone ha s been tes ted and r ated for u se with h earin g aids fo r some of t he wire less tech nolog ies that i t uses. Howe ver, there m ay be som e newer wi reless t echno logies used i n this ph one tha t have not b een test ed yet for u se with hear ing aids . It is imp ortan t to try t he dif ferent f eatur es of this p hone th oroug hly and i n diffe rent loc ation s, using yo ur hear ing aid or c ochlea r impla nt, to de termin e if you he ar any in terfe ring no ise. Con sult you r serv ice prov ider or th e manu fact urer of t his phon e for inf ormat ion on hea ring aid comp atibil ity. If you h ave que stions a bout re turn or e xchan ge polic ies, con sult you r serv ice prov ider or ph one ret ailer.

Customer Information

Your phone has a Voice Commands feature that also lets you make calls by saying a phone number or Contact name. To access it, press the

Back/Voice Commands

key and say

Call

followed by the name or number.

Receiving a Call

When the phone rings or vibrates,

simply press the Send key or tap ANSWER to answer the call.

Tap QUIET to mute the ringing or

vibration for the call.

Tap IGNORE to ignore the call and

send the caller directly to voice mail.

Tap TEXT to ignore the call and send a

quick text message.

Press the Power/End key to end t he

call.

Locking/Unlocking the Phone

The touch screen is automatically locked when the backlight is off.

Press t he Lock key to lock or w akethe scree n. Then sw ipe your ﬁnge r across the scree n in any direc tion to unloc k it.

Turning Your Phone On/Off

Press and hold the Power/End key to

turn your phone on. Then swipe your ﬁnger across the screen in any direction to unlock it.

Press and hold the Power/End key to

turn your phone off.

Home Screen

Making a Call

Tap the

Phone

icon to open the dial pad

and enter the phone number.

Tap CALL or press th e Send key to dial

the number.

Press

the Power/End key

to end t he call.

Setting Up Voice Mail

1. Tap the

Phone

icon to open th e dial

pad. Then dial

*86

2. Tap CALL or press the Send key.

3. Then follow t he setup ins tructions.

Checking Voice Mail

From your phone:

Tap t he Phone icon to open t he dial pad .

Then dial *86.

Tap CALL or p ress the Send key. The n

follow the inst ructions.

From other phones:

1. Dial your wireless number.

2. When you hear t he greeting, press # to

interrupt.

3. Follow the inst ructions.

NOTE: Voice mailboxes not set up within 45 days will be canceled. Your voice mailbox is not password protected until you create a password by following the setup instructions.

Sending a Text

1. Slide ou t the QWERT Y keyboard.

2. Tap the

Messaging

icon. T hen tap

New Message

3. Tap

Ente r New

and en ter the pho ne

numb er or email ad dress of th e recipien t.

Then tap

Done

. (You can ent er up to 20

addresses f or a single message.)

4. Tap the

Add Text

ﬁeld and e nter your

message.

5. Ta p

Done

and th en

Send

to send y our

messge.

Taking Photos

1. Press t he

Camera

key.

2. Focus o n your subjec t and tap

Tak e

on the s creen or press the

Camera

key to take a pictu re.

3. Afte r taking the pictu re, tap one of the

following options:

•

Erase

to eras e it.

•

Save

to save it to My Pic tures.

•

Set As

to set it a s a wallpaper o r a

picture ID.

•

Send

to send i t as a picture m essage.

Turning Bluetooth On/Off

1. Tap the

Apps

icon to view your apps.

2. Tap the

Settings

icon.

3. Find

Bluetooth

and tap the

On/

Off

switch to turn it on o r off.

Backup Assistant SM Plus

You can save your phone’s address book to a secure website. If your phone is lost or damaged, or if you upgrade to a new phone,

Using Your Phone

MBM64397401 (1.0)

This booklet is made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

This booklet is printed with soy ink. Printed in China

Backup Assistant will restore your contacts. Go to verizonwireless.com/baplus.

NOTE: Subject to specific terms of use. See

verizonwireless.com/baplus

for details.

Internet

Take the Internet with you on the go. You can reach the latest news, weather and stock reports from your phone.

1. Tap the

Apps

icon to view your apps.

2. Tap t he

Browser

icon to start

sur ﬁng the web.

Support & More

My Verizon

Manage your account, track your usage, edit account information, pay your bill and more at verizonwireless. com/myverizon.

Customer Service

Call (800) 92 2-0204.

More Information

Download a User Guide from support.

vzw.com/phones or call (877) 268-7589 to order a copy.