LG Electronics USA E610 Users Manual

Getting to know your phone

Insert the battery by aligning the gold

contacts on the phone and the battery.

Replace the back cover of the phone.

Charging your phone

Insert the charger, then plug it into an electrical outlet. Your LG-E610 must be charged before you see .

NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime.

Installing the memory card

NOTE: The LG-E610 supports memory

cards up to 32 GB.

To insert a memory card:

Turn the phone off before inserting or

removing a memory card. Remove the back cover.

Getting to know your phone

Insert the memory card into the slot.

Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.

Removing a memory card

Carefully remove the memory card out of the slot.

WARNING

Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Doing so 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 can use it.

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

In the Home screen, touch the

Applications tab to open the applications

menu. Scroll to and touch Settings > Storage.

Touch Unmount SD card and touch OK

to confirm.

Touch Erase SD card, then confirm your

choice. If you have set a pattern lock, input

the pattern lock then select Erase everything. The card is then formatted

and ready to use.

NOTE: If there is content on your memory card, the folder structure may be different after formatting since all the ﬁles will be deleted.

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 – To open an 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 press too hard; the touch screen

• is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch. Use the tip of your finger to touch the

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

Lock your phone

When you are not using the LG-E610, press the power key to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and saves battery power.

Also, if you do not use the phone for a while, the Home screen or another screen you are viewing is replaced with the lock screen to conserve battery power.

If there are any programs running when you set the pattern, they may be still running in Lock mode. It is recommended that you exit all programs before entering the

Lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges (e.g. phone calls, Web access and data communications).

Setting an unlock pattern: you can draw your own unlock pattern by connecting the dots. If you set a pattern, the phone screen locks. To unlock the phone, draw the pattern that you set on the screen.

Caution: When you set an unlock pattern, you need to create your Gmail account ﬁrst.

Caution: If there are more than 5 pattern drawing errors in a row, you cannot unlock

Your Home screen

the phone. In this case, refer to the point-4 under the Important Notice.

Unlock screen

Whenever your LG-E610 is not in use, it returns to the lock screen. Drag your finger from bottom to top to unlock the screen.

Silent mode

In the notification drawer, touch to change mode.

Home

Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view the panels. You can customise each panel with widgets, shortcuts (to your favourite applications), folders and wallpaper.

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

In your Home screen, you can view quick keys at the bottom of the screen. Quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most.

Touch the Phone icon to bring up the

touch screen dialpad to make a call.

Touch the Contacts icon to open your

contacts.

Touch the Messaging icon to access the messaging menu. This is where you can create a new message.

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

To open the desired application, simply touch the icon in the applications list.

NOTE: Preloaded applications may differ according to your phone’s software or your service provider.

Adding widgets to your Home screen

You can customise your Home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets or folders to it. For more convenience using your phone, add your favourite widgets to the Home screen.

In the Home screen, touch the Menu key

and select Add. Or touch and hold the empty part of the home screen.

Your Home screen

In the Add to Home screen menu, touch

the type of item you want to add. For example, select Folders from the list

and tap it. You then see a new folder icon on the

Home screen. Drag it to the desired location on the desired panel, then take your finger off the screen.

TIP! To add an application icon to the

Home screen from the Applications menu, touch and hold the application you want to add.

TIP! To remove an application icon from

the Home screen, touch and hold the icon you want to remove, then drag it to

NOTE: You cannot delete preloaded applications. (Only their icons can be deleted from the screen.)

Returning to recently-used applications

Press and hold the Home key. The

screen displays a pop-up with icons of applications you used recently. Touch an icon to open the application.

Or touch the Back key to return to the current application.

Notification drawer

The notification drawer runs across the top of your screen.

Sound/ Vibrate/

Silent

Wi-Fi

GPSBluetooth

Data

connectivity

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Touch and slide the notification drawer down with your finger.

Or, in the Home screen, touch the Menu key and select Notifications. Here you can check and manage sound, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS as well as other notifications.

Viewing the status bar

The status bar uses different icons to display phone information such as signal strength, new messages, battery life and active Bluetooth and data connections.

Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.

[Status bar]

Icon

Description

No SIM card

No signal

Airplane mode

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Wired headset

Call in progress

Call hold

Icon

Description

Speakerphone

Phone microphone is muted

Missed call

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

System warning

Alarm is set

Icon

Description

New voicemail

Ringer is silenced

Vibrate mode

Battery fully charged

Battery is charging

Data in and out

Phone is connected to PC via USB cable

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Icon

Description

Downloading data

Uploading data

GPS is acquiring

Receiving location data from GPS

3 more notifications not displayed

Data is syncing

Download finished

Icon

Description

New Gmail

New Google Talk message

New message

Song is playing

Upcoming event

USB tethering is active

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active

Icon

Description

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are active

Onscreen keyboard

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text.

Using the keypad & entering text

Tap once to capitalise the next letter you

type. Double tap for all caps.

Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. You can also touch and hold this tab to view the Settings menu.

Tap to insert an emoticon when writing a

message.

Tap to enter a space.

Tap to create a new line in the message

field.

Tap to delete the previous character.

Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard.

Entering accented letters

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

Your Home screen

For example, to input "á", touch and hold the "a" key until the zoom-in key grows bigger and displays characters from different languages. Then select the special character you want.

Google account setup

When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to activate the network, to sign into your Google account and how you want to use some Google services.

To set up your Google account :

* Sign into a Google account from the prompted set up screen.

OR * Applications > select a Google application,

such as Gmail > select Next > select Create to create a new account.

If you have a Google account, enter your e-mail address and password, then touch Sign in.

Once you have set up your Google account on your phone, your phone automatically synchronises with your Google account on the Web.

Your contacts, Gmail messages, calendar events and other information from these applications and services on the web are synchronised with your phone. (This depends on your synchronisation settings.)

After signing in, you can use Gmail and take advantage of Google services on your phone.

Wi-Fi

With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed Internet access within the coverage of the wireless access point (AP).

Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi, without extra charges.

Turning on Wi-Fi

In the Home screen, open the notification drawer and touch .

Or touch Application > Settings > Wireless & networks, then Wi-Fi .

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you see , you need to enter a password to connect.

NOTE:

If you are outside the Wi-Fi coverage area

• and choose 3G connection, additional charges may apply. If your phone goes into sleep mode when

• connected to Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi connection is automatically disabled. In this case, if your phone has access to

• 3G data, it may connect to the 3G network

automatically and additional charges may apply. The LG-E610 supports WEP, WPA/WPA2-

• PSK and 802.1x EAP security. If your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator sets encryption for network security, enter the key into the pop-up window. If encryption is not set, this pop-up window is not shown. Obtain the key from your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator.

Sharing your phone’s data connection

You can share your phone’s mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable (USB tethering). You can also share your phone’s data connection with up to five devices at a time by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

When your phone is sharing its data connection, an icon appears in the status bar and as an ongoing notification in the notifications drawer.

Wi-Fi

Icon

Description

USB tethering is active

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are active

For the latest information about tethering and portable hotspots, including supported operating systems and other details, visit http://www.android.com/tether.

NOTE: Additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check data charges with your network provider.

USB tethering & portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings

In the Home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings. Touch Wireless & networks and select

Tethering & portable hotspot.

Choose options that you want to adjust.

USB tethering – Tick to share your phone’s

mobile network data connection with your computer via a USB connection.

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot – Tick to share your phone’s mobile network data connection as Wi-Fi sharing.

Help – Opens a dialog with information about USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspots as well as information on where to learn more.

To share your phone’s data connection via USB

If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavours of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you don’t usually need to prepare your computer for tethering. But if you’re running an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. For the most current information about which operating systems support USB tethering and how to configure them, visit http://www.android. com/tether.

Wi-Fi

USB tethering and data sharing

You can’t share your phone’s data connection and microSD card via USB at the same time. If you are using your USB connection to make your microSD card available to your computer, you must disconnect it first.

Use the USB cable that came with your

phone to connect your phone to your computer. In the Home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings.

Touch Wireless & networks and select

Tethering & portable hotspot. Tick USB tethering.

The phone starts sharing its mobile

• network data connection with your computer via the USB connection. An ongoing notification is added to the status bar and notifications drawer.

Deselect USB tethering to stop sharing

your data connection. Or just disconnect the USB cable.

To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot

In the Home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings. Touch Wireless & networks and select

Tethering & portable hotspot. Tick Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

After a moment, the phone starts

• broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID) so you can connect to it with up to eight computers or other devices. An ongoing notification is added to the status bar and notifications drawer.

When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is ticked,

• you can change its network name or secure it.

Deselect Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to stop

sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

You can change the name of your phone’s Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.

In the Home screen, touch the

Applications tab and select Settings.

Wi-Fi

Touch Wireless & networks and select

Tethering & portable hotspot. Ensure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is ticked.

Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.

Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog

• opens. You can change the network SSID (name)

• that other computers see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks. You can also touch the Security menu to

• configure the network with Wi-Fi Protected

Access 2 (WPA2) security, with a preshared key (PSK). If you touch the WPA2 PSK security

• option, a password field is added to the Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog. If you enter a password, you will need to enter that password when you connect to the phone’s hotspot with a computer or other device. Or touch Open in the Security menu to remove security from your Wi-Fi network.

ATTENTION!

If you set the security option as Open, you cannot prevent unauthorised usage of online services by other people and additional charges can be incurred. To avoid unauthorised usage, you are advised to keep the security option active.

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