LG Electronics USA D120F Users Manual

Contacts

Add contacts to your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing.

Searching for a contact

1From the Home screen, tap to open your contact list.

2Tap the Search contacts box and enter the contacts name.You can also scroll the alphabet bar along the right side of the screen.

Adding a new contact

1From the Home screen, tap and enter the new contact's number.

2Tap > New contact.

3If you want to add a picture to the new contact, tap . Choose from Take photo or

Select from Gallery.

4Tap at the top of the screen and select the account you want to save the contact to.

5Tap a category of contact information and enter the details about your contact.

6Tap Save.

Favorite contacts

You can classify frequently called contacts as favorites.

Adding a contact to your favorites

1From the Home screen, tap to open your contact list.

2Tap a contact to view its details.

3Tap the star to the right of the contact's name.The star will turn yellow color.

Removing a contact from your favorites list

1From the Home screen, tap to open your contact list.

2Tap the tab and choose a contact to view its details.

3Tap the yellow color star to the right of the contact's name.The star turns grey color and the contact is removed from your favorites.

Creating a group

1From the Home screen, tap to open your contact list.

2Tap the Groups tab, then tap the Menu Key > New group.

3Enter a name for the new group.You can also set a ringtone for the newly created group.

4Tap Save to save the group.

NOTE: If you delete a group, the contacts assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your contacts.

Messaging

Your phone combines text and multimedia messages into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.

NOTE: LG message should be set up to default SMS app. If not, some message functions will be limited.

Sending a message

1Tap on the Home screen and tap to compose a new message.

2Enter a contact name or contact number in the To field.As you enter the contact name, matching contacts will appear.You can tap a suggested recipient.You can add more than one contact.

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

3Tap the text field and begin composing your message.

4Tap the Menu Key to access the messaging options.

TIP! You can tap the icon to attach a file you want to share.

5Tap Send to send your message.

6Responses will appear on the screen.As you view and send additional messages, a message thread is created.

WARNING

•The 160-character limit may vary from country to country, depending on the language and how the text message is coded.

•If an image, video or audio file is added to an text message, it is automatically converted into a multimedia message and you are charged accordingly.

View mode

Unread messages are located at the top. Other messages exchanged with another party are displayed in threads and in chronological order so that you can conveniently see an overview of your conversation.

Changing your message settings

Your phone message settings are pre-defined, so you can send messages immediately.You can change the settings according to your preferences.

• Open the Messaging app and tap the Menu Key > Settings.

E-mail

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

Your service provider or system administrator can provide you with the account settings you need.

Managing an email account

The first time you open the Email application, a set-up wizard opens to help you to set up an email account.

After the initial set-up, the Email application displays the contents of your inbox. If you have added more than one account, you can switch among accounts.

To add another email account:

• Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key > Settings > Add account.

To change an email account's settings:

•Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key > Settings.Then tap General settings to configure settings for all accounts or tap an individual account to configure settings only for that particular account.

To delete an email account:

•Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key > Settings > Menu Key

> Remove account > tap an account > Remove > Yes.

Working with account folders

Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key > Folders.

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

Composing and sending email

To compose and send a message

1While in the Email application, tap .

2Enter an address for the message's intended recipient.As you enter text, matching addresses will be proposed from your Contacts. Separate multiple addresses using semicolons.

3Tap the Cc/Bcc field to copy recipients.Tap to attach files, if needed.

4Tap the message field and enter your message.

5Tap to send the email.

If you aren't connected to a network, for example, if you're working in airplane mode, the messages that you send will be stored in your Outbox folder until you connect to a network again. If it contains any pending messages, the Outbox will be displayed on the Accounts screen.

TIP! When a new email arrives in your Inbox, you will be notified by a sound or vibration (depending on your sound and vibration settings).

Multimedia

Camera

To open the Camera application, tap Camera on the Home screen.

Getting to know the viewfinder

Settings – Tap to open the Settings menu.

Video mode – Tap to switch to video mode.

Capture – Takes a photo.

Gallery – Tap to view the last photo you captured.This enables you to access your Gallery and view saved photos within camera mode.

NOTE: The memory capacity may differ depending on the configured camera settings.

Using the advanced settings

In the viewfinder, tap to open the advanced options.You can change the camera settings by scrolling through the list.After selecting the option, tap the Back Key .

This enables you to take a picture by saying a voice command.

Say Cheese, Smile, Whiskey, Kimchi or LG to take a photo.

This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the image.

You can choose the image size.

The ISO rating determines the sensitivity of the camera's light sensor.The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera.This is useful in darker conditions when you cannot use the flash.

Improves white balance in various lighting conditions.

Applies color effects to your pictures.

Sets a delay after the Capture button is pressed.This is ideal if you want to be in the photo.

Activate this to use your phone's location-based services.Take pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location. If you upload tagged pictures to a blog that supports geo-tagging, you can see the pictures displayed on a map.

Selects a shutter sound.

Select what action to take when pressing the Volume Keys. Choose from Capture or Zoom.

Select the location where you want to save your images.

Tap this whenever you want to know how a function works.This icon will provide you with a quick help guide.

Restore all camera settings back to default.

TIP!

•When you exit the camera, some settings return to their defaults, such as white balance, color effect, timer and scene mode. Check these before you take your next photo.

•The setting menu is superimposed over the viewfinder, so when you change photo color or quality elements, you will see a preview of the changed image behind the Settings menu.

Taking a quick photo

1Open the Camera application.

2Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject you want to photograph.

3Tap to capture the photo.

Once you've taken a photo

Tap the image preview at the bottom of the screen to view the last photo you captured. Choose to view the photo with the Gallery.

Tap to take another photo immediately.

Tap to send your photo to others or share it via social network services.

Tap to delete the photo.

TIP! If you have an social networking account set up on your phone, you can share your photo with your social networking community.

NOTE: Additional charges may apply when multimedia messages are downloaded while roaming.

Tap the Menu Key to open the following advanced options.

Set image as – Tap to use the photo as a Contact photo, Home screen wallpaper, Lock screen wallpaper, or Wallpaper.

Move – Tap to move the photo to another album.

Copy – Tap to copy the selected photo and save it to another album. Copy to Clip Tray – Tap to copy the photo and store in the Clip Tray. Rename – Tap to edit the name of the selected photo.

Rotate left/right – Tap to rotate the picture to the left or right. Crop – Tap to crop your photo.

Edit – Tap to edit the photo.

Slideshow – Displays a slideshow using all of your photos. Add location – Add location information to your photo. Details – Displays information about the photo.

Viewing your saved photos

You can access your saved photos when in camera mode. Just tap the image preview at the bottom of the screen and your Gallery will be displayed.

•To view more photos, scroll left or right.

•To zoom in or out, double-tap the screen or place two fingers and spread them apart (move your fingers closer together to zoom out).

Video camera

To open the video camera, tap Camera on the Home screen, then tap to switch to video mode.

Getting to know the viewfinder

Settings – Tap to open the settings menu.

Camera mode – Tap to switch to camera mode.

Record – Starts recording.

Gallery – Tap to view the last video you recorded.This enables you to access your Gallery and view your saved videos from within video mode.

NOTE: While recording a video, place two fingers on the screen and pinch to use the Zoom function.

Using the advanced settings

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

Tap to set the size (in pixels) of the video you are recording.

This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the video.

Improves white balance in various lighting conditions.

Choose a color effect to use for your video.

Activate this to use your phone's location-based services for geo-tagging purposes.

NOTE: This function is available when the GPS function is active or connected network.

Select what action to take when pressing the Volume Keys. Choose from Record or Zoom.

Select the location where you want to save your videos.

Tap this whenever you want to know how a function works.This icon will provide you with a quick help guide.

Restore all video camera settings back to default.

Recording a quick video

1Open the Camera application and tap the Video mode button .

2The video camera viewfinder appears on the screen.

3Hold your phone, point the lens towards the subject you wish to capture in your video.

4Tap once to start recording.

5A timer showing the length of the video is displayed.

6Tap to stop recording.

After recording a video

Tap the image preview at the bottom to view the last video you recorded.

Tap to record another video immediately.

Tap to send your video to others or share it via social network services.

Tap to delete the video.

Watching your saved videos

1In the viewfinder, tap the image preview at the bottom of the screen.

2Your Gallery will appear on the screen.

3Tap a video to play 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 left side of the phone.

Gallery

You can store multimedia files in the internal and external memory for easy access to all your multimedia files. Use this application to view multimedia files like pictures and videos.

•From the Home screen, tap > Apps tab (if necessary) > Gallery .

NOTE:

•Some file formats are not supported, depending on the software installed on the device.

•Some files may not play properly, depending on how they are encoded.

Viewing pictures

Open the Gallery to display your available albums.When another application, such as Email, saves a picture, the download folder is automatically created to contain the picture. Likewise, capturing a screenshot automatically creates the Screenshots folder. Select a folder to open it.

Pictures are displayed by creation date in a folder. Select a picture to view it full screen. Scroll left or right to view the next or previous image.

Zooming in and out

Use one of the following methods to zoom in on an image:

•Double-tap anywhere to zoom in.

•Spread two fingers apart on any place to zoom in. Pinch to zoom out, or double-tap to return.

Playing videos

Video files show the icon in the preview. Select a video to watch it and tap .