LG Electronics USA MS659 User Manual

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Making a second call

1. During your initial call, tap the Menu Key and select Add call.

2. Dial the number or search your contacts.

3. Tap Call to connect the call.

4. Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be put

on hold.

5. Tap the call entry on the screen to toggle between active calls or tap

Merge calls to merge the calls.

6. To end active calls, tap End . If there is no active call, it will end the

call on Hold.

Ending a Call

Tap End to end a call.

NOTE

To redial recent numbers, touch Redial at the end of the call or find the number

within the Call logs and tap Call to the right of the entry.

If you exit the current call screen and return to the Home screen, you will

be notified that you are still on an active call by the green phone icon within

the Status Bar.

Active Call Notification

Ending a Call from the Status Bar

1. Touch and drag the Status Bar down to open the Notifications Panel.

2. Tap End call to end the currently active call.

Viewing your call logs

From the Home screen, tap Phone , then tap the Call logs tab.

View a complete list of all dialed, received, and missed voice calls.

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Tap any single call log entry to view the date, time, and duration of the call.

Tap the Menu Key

, then tap Clear to delete entries individually or Clear all to

delete all.

Call settings

You can configure phone call settings, such as call forwarding, and other

special features offered by MetroPCS.

1. From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and tap System settings.

2. Tap Call and set any desired options.

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Contacts

You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the

contacts in your Google Account or other accounts that support syncing

contacts.

Searching for a contact

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps and then tap Contacts to open

your contacts.

2. Tap the Search contacts box and enter the contact name using the

keypad. You can also tap a letter along the right side of the screen to

access names starting with the chosen letter.

Adding a new contact

1. From the Home screen, tap Phone and enter the new contact’s

number.

2. Tap Add to Contacts > Create new contact. Select the desired account (if

applicable).

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

Take photo to take a picture using the camera or Select from Gallery.

Then browse for an image and select it.

4. Tap to enter more specific name information.

5. Enter the details about your contact.

6. Tap Save to save the contact entry.

Favorite Contacts

You can classify frequently called contacts as favorites.

To add a contact to your favorites

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps and then tap Contacts to open

your contacts.

2. Tap a contact to view its details.

3. Tap the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gold and

the contact is added to your favorites.

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To remove a contact from your favorites list

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps and then tap Contacts to open

your contacts.

2. Tap the Favorites tab to view your favorite contacts.

3. Tap a contact to view its details.

4. Tap the gold star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns grey

and the contact is removed from your favorites.

Creating a group

1. From the Home screen, touch Apps and then touch Contacts to

open your contacts.

2. Touch the Groups tab, then touch the Menu Key and select New

group.

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

group.

4. Touch 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.

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Messaging

Your phone combines text and multimedia messages into one intuitive,

easy-to-use menu.

Conversation view

Messages exchanged with another party are displayed in chronological

order so that you can conveniently see an overview of your conversations.

Sending a message

1. From the Home screen, tap Messaging , then tap Compose to

create a new message.

2. Enter a contact name or phone number in the To field. As you enter

the contact name, matching message appear. You can tap a suggested

recipient. You can also add multiple message

3. Tap the text field to start entering your message.

4. Tap the Menu Key to open the options menu. Choose from any of

the available options.

5. Tap Send(or Send MMS) to send your message.

WARNING!

The 160-character limit may vary from country to country depending on how the text

message is coded and the language used in the message.

If an image, video, or audio file is added to a text message, it will be automatically

converted into a multimedia message and your service plan will be decremented

accordingly.

NOTE

When you get a text message during a call, there will be an audible notification.

Using smilies

Liven up your messages using smilies.

When writing a new message, tap the Menu Key

, then tap Insert

smiley.

Changing your message settings

Your phone’s message settings are predefined, so you can send messages

immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences.

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From the Home screen, tap Messaging > Menu Key > Settings.

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Email

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 setup, Email 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 > Accounts >

Menu Key

> Add account.

To change an email account’s settings:

• Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key > Account

settings.

To delete an email account:

• Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key > Accounts >

Menu Key

> Remove account > tap an account you want to delete

> Remove > Yes.

Working with account folders

Open the Email application and tap the Menu Key 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.

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Composing and sending email

To compose and send a message

1. While in the Email application, tap Compose .

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 Cc and Bcc fields to copy contacts and tap Attach to attach

files, if required.

4. Enter the subject and your message.

5. Tap Send to send the message.

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.

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

Tap the email notification to stop receiving notifications.

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Camera

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

Getting to know the viewfinder

Swap camera – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the

front–facing camera lens.

Voice shutter – To take a photo, say one of the following words: Cheese,

Smile, Whisky, Kimchi or LG.

Shot mode – Choose from Normal, Panorama or Continuous shot.

Flash – Allows you to turn on the flash when taking a photo in dark

conditions.

Settings – Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the

advanced settings on the following page.

Mode switch – Touch this icon and drag it downwards to switch to video

mode.

Capture – Touch to capture a picture.

Gallery – Touch 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.

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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

the Back Key

.

Touch if you want to change the viewfinder menu.

Zoom in or out.

Defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the photo.

Focuses on a specific spot.

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.

Finds the appropriate color and light settings for the current

environment.

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. 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.

NOTE

This function is only available when the GPS function is active.

Selects a shutter sound.

Automatically shows you the picture you just took.

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Camera

Set the storage location for your pictures. Choose from Internal

memory and SD card.

Restore all camera default settings.

Touch this whenever you want to know how a function works. This

icon will provide you with a quick guide.

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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.

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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.

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

want to photograph.

3. A focus box will appear in the center of the viewfinder screen. You can

also tap anywhere on the screen to focus on that spot.

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

subject.

5. Touch to capture the photo.

Once you’ve taken a photo

Your captured photo will appear on the screen if Auto review is set to On

(refer to Using the advanced settings). Touch image preview in the bottom

right corner of the screen to view the last photo you took. The following

options are available:

Touch to share your photo using the SmartShare function.

Touch to take another photo immediately.