LG Electronics USA V500 Users Manual

Maps and Latitude

You can find your current location, view real-time
traffic conditions and get detailed directions. You can
search on a street map or a satellite image to locate
an address or a landmark.

To open the Maps application

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Apps > Maps

Icon Description

Search – You can search for a location you

want.

My Location – Point your current location on
the map.

Places – Searches for places around your
current location that are related to the
category you choose.

Directions – This will let you find out the route
of any place you enter. Touch the My Location
and End point fields to input the data. You
can also choose a location from Contacts or
a point on the map.

Layers – You can switch view from Traffic to
Satellite, Terrain, or others.

More – Clear map or find Starred places and
more.

Getting directions

1. While viewing a map, touch .

2. Enter your start point and destination point, type

the address, or find from contacts.

3. Choose the transportation method and touch
Go.

Starring a location

You can star any location or labeled feature on a map
to make it easy to spot.

1. Touch and hold a location or labeled feature on
a map.

2. Touch the balloon that opens.

3. Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to

star the location.

You can open a list of your starred locations, so you
can quickly go to a starred location on the map.

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Touch > Starred Places

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Joining Latitude

Google Latitude™ lets you and your friends view
each others’ locations on maps and share status
messages with each other. Your location is not shared
automatically. You must join Latitude and then invite
your friends to view your location, or accept invitations
from your friends.

This allows you to choose to share your location with
friends you choose.

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While viewing a map on the Google Maps
application, touch > Join Latitude

Finding your friends with Latitude

1. Apps > Latitude > > Add friends

2. Touch Select from Contacts to check all of the
contacts you want to invite. Touch Add via email
address to enter one or more email addresses,
then touch Add friends.

3. When your friend accepts your invitation, you

can share locations.

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Market

Android Market™ lets you download useful
applications and games. If you install applications
and games from Android Market™, they appear in
the menu. You can check the downloaded application
by touching the My apps tab.

To open the Market application

•

Apps > Market

Downloading applications

1. Select a category to browse its contents.

2. Choose an application to install.

3. For free applications, touch Install. For paid

applications, touch the price button.

4. Read the information on the type of information
the application will access. If you agree to the
application’s access requirements, touch OK.

Removing applications

1. Apps > Market

2. Touch the My apps tab.

3. Choose the application you wish to remove and

touch Uninstall.

You can also remove an application from the Settings
menu.

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Apps > Settings > Applications > Manage
applications > Downloaded

WARNING: To protect your device and
personal data, download applications only from
trusted sources, such as Android Market™. If some
applications are not properly installed on your
device, your device may not work normally or a
serious error can occur. You will need to uninstall
those applications and all of its data and settings
from the device.

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Talk

This application lets you chat with other people
who also use Google Talk™. You remain signed in,
even when you’re using other applications, until you
deliberately sign out.

Managing Your Friends List

Your Google Talk™ Friends list contains the friends
you’ve invited to become friends or whose invitations
you’ve accepted in Google Talk™. Friends can invite
each other to chat in Google Talk™ and see each
others’ online status in Google Talk™ and other
applications, such as in Gmail™ and Google Maps™.

To add a friend : Touch and enter your friend’s
email address. Then touch Send invitation.

Chatting with a friend

1. Apps > Talk

2. Find the friend you want to chat with and enter

your message. Then touch to send it.

The messages that you exchange are displayed
on the screen and include information about the
chat, such as whether it’s on the record, the time
a message was sent (if there’s no response after a
short while), etc.

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If your friend is available for voice chat, will
appear next to their name on the Friends list. Touch

in the conversation screen to begin a voice chat.

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If your friend is available for video chat, will
appear next to their name on the Friends list. Touch

in the conversation screen to begin a video

chat.

To sign out of Google Talk™

You can sign out of Google Talk™. For example, if
you want to limit Google Talk™ conversations to your
device. Also, signing out can extend your battery life.

•

Apps > Talk > > Sign out

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Books

Use Books to read eBooks you purchase or download
for free from the web-based Google Books service.

To shop for books:

1. Apps > Books > Shop

2. You will be connected to Market where you can

search for books.

To read books:

Apps > Books > Select a book from the library.

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To show the menu while you are reading, touch the
screen.

•

returns to the main Book screen at any time.

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shows the table of the contents.

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goes to the settings.

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opens the book menu.

Slide the bar to skip the page
backward and forward.

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Email

Enjoy user-friendly Email environment with your
device. You can add multiple Email accounts using
POP3, IMAP and Exchange ActiveSync.

To open the Email application

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Apps > Email

Adding an account

The first time you open the Email application, a setup
wizard opens to help you set up an email account.
Your service provider or system administrator can
provide the account settings you need.

To add other email accounts:

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Apps > Email > > Account settings >
Addaccount

OR

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Apps > Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account

Opening inbox

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

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allows you to compose an email.

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synchronizes your messages with the mail web

server.

Using Combined view

If you added more than one account, you can view
all messages sent to all accounts. The accounts are
distinguished by colored labels.

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Touch Combined view from the drop-down menu
at the top left corner of the screen. You can also
switch accounts by touching the desired account
on this menu.

Changing account settings

Once you finished setting up the email account, you
can change the general settings and set your favorite
ringtone to notify you when new email has arrived or
add and remove accounts.

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Apps > Email

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Touch > Account settings

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Personalize the settings according to your needs.

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Remove an email account

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Apps > Email > > Account settings >
Removeaccount

Gmail™

Gmail™ is configured when you first set up your
device. Depending on your synchronization settings,
Gmail™ on your device is automatically synchronized
with your Gmail™ account on the web.

When you open the Gmail application, the most
recent conversations are displayed in your Inbox.

To open the Gmail application

•

Apps > Gmail

The current Google account is displayed at the top
left corner of the Inbox. If you have more than one
Gmail account, you can switch accounts to view the
messages in each Inbox.

To search specific emails

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Apps > Gmail >

A list of results will appear, displaying all of the
conversations with emails that contain the words you
searched for.

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Contacts

You can add contacts on your device and synchronize
them with the contacts in your Google account or
other accounts that support syncing contacts.

To open the Contacts application

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Apps > Contacts

Adding a new contact

1. Touch Apps > Contacts.

2. Touch to create a new contact.

Choose the account you wish to add the contact
to, if necessary.

3. If you want to add a picture to the new contact,
touch the image area. Choose Take photo to
take a photo with the Camera or Select photo

from Gallery to choose one from your Gallery.

4. Enter any contact information you want to add.

5. Touch Done when you finish editing.

Editing a contact

While viewing a contact’s details, touch and
enter the desired contact information. Then touch

Done to save the contact entry.

Searching for a contact

Touch Find contacts on the top left side of your
screen and type the name you want to find. Matching
contacts will be displayed immediately. Touch the
contact you are searching for.

Once you find a contact, you can use the
following options:

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Touch the Email field to send an email.

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Touch the Website field connect to the URL.

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Touch the Address field to pinpoint the location on
the map.

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Touch the IM field to connect to instant messaging.

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Touch and Delete contact to delete a contact.

Importing and Exporting contacts to
your memory

If you have contacts stored in vCard format on your
device’s memory, you can import and export them
into your Contacts application.

You can also export all of the contacts on your device
to your device’s memory as vCard files.

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