LG Electronics USA D280N Users Manual

Messaging

Your phone combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.

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

Sending a message

1 Ta p on the Home screen and tap to open a blank message. 2 Enter 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 to whom you send the message.

3 Tap the Message ﬁeld and begin composing your message. 4 Ta p to open the Options menu. Choose from Quick message, Insert smiley, Schedule sending,

Add subject and Discard.

TIP! You can tap the icon to attach the file, that you want to share with message.

5 Ta p Send to send your message. 6 Responses 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 SMS is coded.

• If an image, video or audio file is added to an SMS message, it is automatically

converted into an MMS message and you are charged accordingly.

Threaded box

Messages (SMS, MMS) exchanged with another party can be displayed 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.

• Tap the Messaging icon on the Home screen, tap and then tap Settings.

E-mail

You can use the E-mail application to read emails from services like Gmail. The E-mail 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 E-mail application, a set-up wizard opens to help you to set up an email account. After the initial set-up, E-mail displays the contents of your inbox.

To add another email account:

• Press > > Apps tab > E-mail > tap > Settings > Add account.

To change an email account's settings:

• Press > > Apps tab > E-mail > tap > Settings > General settings.

To delete an email account:

• Press > > Apps tab > E-mail > tap > Settings > tap > Remove account >

Select the account to delete > Remove > select Yes.

Working with account folders

Press > > Apps tab > E-mail > tap and select 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

1 While in the E-mail application, tap the . 2 Enter 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.

3 Tap the to add a Cc/Bcc and tap to attach ﬁles, if required. 4 Enter the text of the message. 5 Ta p .

TIP! When a new email arrives in your Inbox, you will be notified by a sound or vibration.

Camera

To open the Camera application, press > > Apps tab > .

Getting to know the viewfinder

Flash – Choose from Off , On , Auto . Swap camera – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front–facing camera lens. Shot mode – Choose from Normal, Panorama, Continuous shot or Sports. Settings – Tap this icon to open the settings menu. Video mode – Tap and slide down this icon to switch to video mode. Capture button Gallery – Tap to view the last photo you captured. This enables you to access your gallery and view saved

photos while in camera mode.

NOTE: Please ensure the camera lens is clean before taking pictures.

Camera

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 .

To take a photo, say one of the following words: Cheese, Smile, Whisky, Kimchi or LG.

Defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the photo.

Tap to select the focus mode.

Selects photo resolution. If you choose high resolution, file size will increase, which means you will be able to store fewer photos in the memory. 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 color quality in various lighting conditions.

Applies artistic 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.

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

Selects a shutter sound.

Set the Volume Key whether to use for the capture or zoom.

Select storage to save images.

Opens the help guide to know how a function operates.

Restores all camera default settings.

TIP!

• When you exit the camera, some settings return to their defaults, such as white

balance, color effect, timer and shot 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

1 Open the Camera application and point the lens toward the subject your want to photograph. 2 Focus boxes will appear in the center of the viewﬁnder screen. You can also tap anywhere on the screen to

focus on that spot.

3 When the focus box turns green, the camera has focused on your subject.

4 Ta p to capture the photo.

Once you've taken a photo

Tap the image thumbnail at the bottom of the Camera screen to view the last photo you took.

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 SNS account set up on your phone, you can share your photo with your SNS community.

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

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