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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents .........1 The Basics .
Page 2: The Basics
The Basics Phone Overview Front View Power/Lock Key Earpiece Touchscreen Quick Keys - Phone Key - Contacts Key - Messaging Key - Browser Key Applications Launcher Key Menu Key Search Key Back Key Home Key Earpiece lets you hear callers and automated prompts. Quick Keys - Phone Key opens the Phone Application for access to the dialpad, Call log, Contacts,...
Page 3: Rear View
The Basics Rear View 3.5mm Headset Jack Camera Lens Volume Keys Back Cover Voice Dialer Key microSD Slot Camera Key Accessory/ Charger Port Volume Keys allow you to adjust the ringer and media volumes, or to adjust the in-call volume during a call. Voice Dialer Key lets you activate Voice Dialer from Home screen.
Page 4: Installing The Battery And Microsd Card
The Basics Installing the Battery and microSD Card NOTE It is important to fully charge the battery before initial use of the phone. The phone comes with a rechargeable battery. Keep the battery charged while not in use in order to maximize talk, use, and standby time.
Page 5: Charging The Phone
In the worst case, the microSD card can be corrupted or damaged. Charging the Phone Your Optimus U device comes with a wall/USB charger and a USB cable which connect together to charge your phone. To charge your phone: NOTICE Please use only an approved charging accessory to charge your LG phone.
Page 6: Optimizing Battery Life
The Basics Charging with USB You can use your computer to charge your phone. To be able to charge with the USB cable, you need to have the necessary USB drivers installed on your PC first. Connect one end of the USB cable to the charger port on your phone and connect the other end to a USB port on your PC.
Page 7 The Basics To check the battery charge level From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings > About phone > Status . The battery status (charging or discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) will be displayed at the top of the screen.
Page 8: Turning The Phone On And Off
The Basics Turning the Phone On and Off Turning the phone on Press and hold the Power/Lock Key for a couple of seconds. NOTE When you turn on your phone for the first time, follow the instructions on the screen to activate your device. Turning the phone off 1.
Page 9: Creating A Google Account
The Basics To turn the phone sounds off If you're in a place where your phone sounds may disturb others, you can quickly silence your phone from the lock screen. 1. Press the Power/Lock Key 2. Drag the Sounds off icon to the left.
Page 10: Signing Into Your Google Account
The Basics Signing into Your Google Account 1. Launch the application that requires a Google account (such as Android Market or Gmail). 2. Click Next > Sign in . NOTE If you do not already have a Google account, touch Create and follow the onscreen prompts to create your new account.
Page 11: Status Icons
The Basics Phone’s Status Icons Status icons 3G connected Roaming 3G in use No signal Connected to a Wi-Fi network No microSD card installed Bluetooth is on Vibrate mode Connected to a Bluetooth device Ringer is silenced Airplane mode is set Phone microphone is muted Alarm is set Battery is very low...
Page 12: Notification Icons
The Basics Notification icons 3 more notifications not New Gmail message displayed New text or multimedia Call in progress message Problem with text or Call in progress using multimedia message delivery Bluetooth headset New Google Talk message Missed call New voicemail Uploading data Upcoming event Downloading data...
Page 13: Getting To Know The Home Screen
The Basics Getting to Know the Home Screen Status Bar Shows device status information including the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons. Application Icon Touch an icon (application, folder, etc.) to open and use it. Quick Keys Provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most.
Page 14 The Basics Location Indicator The dots indicate which Home screen pane you are viewing. Touchscreen The following terms are used for describing the different available actions using the touchscreen: Touch A single finger touch selects items. Touch and hold Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs.
Page 15: Text Input Methods
The Basics Rotate the screen From many applications, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from vertical to horizontal and back again. NOTE To turn this feature on and off, from the Home screen, touch the Applications Launcher Key >...
Page 16: Swype Tips
The Basics Swype Tips Access the Swype Tips to watch a video or tutorial on using Swype. You can also use the following Swype text entry tips. Create a squiggle (like an S shape) to create a double letter (such as pp in apple). Touch and hold a key to enter the alternate letter or symbol located at the top right corner of the key.
Page 17 The Basics Touch the word you want as soon as it appears in the predictive word box. Touch the Space Key or a punctuation key to enter the predicted word. Touch another word in the predictive word box. Continue touching letters until the word appears in the predictive word box.
Page 18: Entering Text By Speaking
The Basics To change the keyboard orientation Turn the phone horizontal or vertical. You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. Entering text by speaking You can use voice input to enter text by speaking. Voice input is an experimental feature that uses Google’s speech-recognition service, so you must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it.
Page 19 Symbols Key first). 3. When prompted to “Speak now, ” speak what you want to enter. Overview LG Home screen Touch to open Launch screen Launch screen Slide the screen up or down to bring more icons into view...
Page 20 The Basics Switching between multiple applications 1. Press and hold the Home Key A small window opens with icons of applications that you’ve used recently. 2. Touch the application icon you want to open. Or press the Back Key to return to the current application.
Page 21: Context Menus
The Basics Some applications have more Options menu items than can fit in the options menu; touch More to open the additional items. Options menus contain items that apply to the current screen or to the application as a whole. Touch to open more menu items.
Page 22 The Basics Notifications Notifications appear conveniently on the Status Bar to announce new messages, calendar events, alarms, and more. To open the Notifications panel Touch and drag the Status Bar downwards. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Notifications .
Page 23 The Basics Phone and Web search using text entry 1. Press the Search Key When you press the Search Key on the Home screen or in the other applications that support this, the Quick Search Box will open automatically. Voice Search Touch to search by voice.
Page 24: Locking The Screen
The Basics Touch to conduct the search. As you type, search results from your phone, previous search terms, and web search suggestions appear. Touch an item to search that term. You can use the Search preferences to configure some aspects of Google web search (for example, whether it makes suggestions below the Quick Search Box as you type), and what phone features you want to include in searches.
Page 25: Unlock The Screen
The Basics Setting a Lock Pattern 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key 2. Touch Settings > Location & security . 3. Touch Set up screen lock (under the Screen unlock section). The first time you do this, you will see a tutorial with instructions on how to create an unlock pattern.
Page 26: Customizing The Home Screen
The Basics Customizing the Home Screen You can add the following types of items to the Home screen: Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked webpage, a favorite contact, a destination in Google Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and more. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.
Page 27: Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
The Basics Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use Quick Contact for Android to quickly chat, email, text message, place a call, or to locate your contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special set of icons that you can use to quickly and easily connect to a contact.
Page 28: Connecting To Networks And Devices
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks When you buy your phone and sign up for service, your phone is configured to use your provider's mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data. Different locations may have different mobile networks available. Connected to the 3G network (EVDO Rev 0) Connected to a 2G network (1x) The more bars that are lit, the stronger the wireless signal...
Page 29 Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks Connected to a Wi-Fi network (waves indicate connection strength) Notification that an open Wi-Fi network is in range To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key 2.
Page 30: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device To turn Bluetooth on or off 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key 2. Touch Settings > Wireless & networks . 3.
Page 31: Working With Secure Certificates
Connecting to Networks and Devices Working With Secure Certificates If your organization's VPN or Wi-Fi network relies on secure certificates, you must obtain the certificates and store them in your phone's secure credential storage before you can configure access to that VPN or Wi-Fi network on your phone. For specific instructions, contact your network administrator.
Page 32 Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting Your Device to Your Computer Before using your device's mass storage capabilities, you need to prepare your device's data services to synchronize with your desktop or laptop computer. Once you have connected the device to the computer, you can transfer your data to or from the microSD card.
Page 33 Connecting to Networks and Devices To remove the connection: WARNING! Carefully follow your computer's instructions to unmount, remove, or disconnect any removable USB devices or disks, to avoid losing information on the microSD card when disconnecting your phone from your computer. 1.
Page 34: Placing And Receiving Calls
Placing and Receiving Calls Placing and Ending Calls Touch and hold to enter +, for international calls. Touch to erase a digit. Touch and hold to erase the entire number. Touch to dial the number that you entered. The duration of the call. Information from Contacts about the person you re calling.
Page 35: Answering Or Rejecting Calls
Placing and Receiving Calls Answering or Rejecting Calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller, if saved in the Contacts list. All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log. To answer a call Use the Answer Key to answer a call.
Page 36: Working With The Call Log
Placing and Receiving Calls Drag the Decline Key to the left to decline the call and send to voicemail. To silence the ringer, press the up/down Volume Key. To switch between current calls Touch the Swap Key The current call will be placed on hold and you will be connected with the other call.
Page 37: Calling Your Contacts
Placing and Receiving Calls To add an entry’s number to your Contacts 1. Touch and hold the entry. 2. Touch Add to contacts . 3. In the list of contacts that opens, touch Create new contact at the top, or touch an existing contact to add the new number to that existing contact.
Page 38 Placing and Receiving Calls To call a favorite contact 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts then touch the Favorites tab. You can add and remove favorites by touching the star next to their names (when you're viewing information about the contact).
Page 39: Listening To Your Voicemail
Placing and Receiving Calls 1. Place a call to the first participant. 2. When you're connected, touch Add call Add call The first participant is put on hold and you're prompted to dial the second caller. 3. Place the next call using the Phone , Call log , Contacts , or Favorites tab.
Page 40: Web
Google Search Google Search is the search engine which helps you to search through the web, as well as search for applications and contacts on your phone. Type the words you want to search If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, touch it.
Page 41 Browse web pages 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Launcher , then touch Browser to launch the browser. To access a specific web page, touch the URL input field, enter the web address (URL) of the web page, and touch Go . 2.
Page 42: Google Maps Tm
To search for text on the web page, Menu Key > More > Find on page . To select text on the web page, press Menu Key > More > Select text . Highlight the text you want with your finger.
Page 43: Searching For Locations And Places
Touch and hold a location to open a balloon with its address. Touch the balloon to access additional options. Touch the balloon to access additional options. To view map, satellite, or traffic layers Press the Menu Key , touch Layers , and select a layer option, including Map layer, Satellite layer and Traffic layer.
Page 44: Getting Directions
Getting Directions To get directions 1. While viewing a map, press the Menu Key and touch Directions . 2. Enter a starting point in the first text box and your destination in the second text box. You can also touch open a menu with options for selecting an address from other locations.
Page 45: Your Navigator Deluxe
Press the Search Key and search for locations of interest. The results are displayed as markers along your route; the first result is labeled. You can use the left and right arrow buttons to move from result to result, zoom in and out, or touch a label for more information about the marker.
Page 46: Rss Reader
Places To find places Touching the Places icon while in Google Maps and you can choose a category, such as gas stations, coffee shops, bars, restaurants, etc. Once selected you’ll see a list of closest matches, including their distance, compass bearing, description and even user reviews. You can customize your own location search categories, and even add the Places icon to your Home screen.
Page 47: Communication
Communication Contacts Using Your Contacts Use the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate with your friends and acquaintances. To open your Contacts application Touch the Contacts Key on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. NOTE You can also access your contacts by using Quick Contact. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list.
Page 48 Communication To connect by using Quick Contact for Android 1. Touch a contact's picture to open Quick Contact for Android. 2. Touch the icon corresponding to the type of communication you want to start. Depending on the contact information saved, the available actions will be displayed above the name.
Page 49 Communication To change which groups are displayed 1. Open your Contacts application. 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Display options . 3. Touch an account to open its list of available groups. 4. Touch each group whose contacts you want to view in your Contacts application.
Page 50 Communication My Contacts Backup U.S. Cellular ® will back up your contacts for free, so if you ever need to replace a phone, you won’t need to reload your contacts. Simply select the My Contacts Backup application and you’re on your way.
Page 51 Communication Accounts Screen Touch to open your Combined Inbox, with messages sent to all of your accounts. Touch to open a list of just your starred messages. Touch an account to open its Inbox. Touch the folder icon to open the account’s folders.
Page 52: Reading Your Messages
Communication Reading Your Messages You can read messages from your Combined Inbox, from the Inbox, or from other folders from the individual accounts. To read a message 1. Press the Home Key , then touch the Applications > Email Launcher Key 2.
Page 53: Composing And Sending Email
Communication Composing and Sending Email You can send email to your contacts or to other people or groups. To compose and send a message 1. While in the Email application, press the Menu Key then touch Compose . 2. Enter an address for the message's intended recipient. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts.
Page 54: Working With Account Folders
Communication Please note that messages sent using an Exchange account will not be located on the phone; they will, however, be located on the Exchange server itself. If you want to see your sent messages in the Sent folder (or with the Sent label), you will often need to open the Sent folder/label, press the Menu Key , then touch Refresh .
Page 55 Communication Adding and Editing Email Accounts To add an email account 1. Open the Accounts screen. 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Add account . In the Setup Email screen, enter your email address and password. If you're adding a second or subsequent email address, you can also check the option to use the new account as default when sending outgoing messages.
Page 56 Communication 4. Enter a name for the account, confirm how you want your name to appear in outgoing mail, then touch Done to complete adding the account. If you are adding an Exchange ActiveSync account, you can also decide whether you want to synchronize your contacts from the Exchange ActiveSync server to your phone.
Page 57 Facebook on your computer. Using the Facebook application 1. Press Menu Key then touch Facebook for LG . 2. If this is your first time to use Facebook, enter your Email and Password to sign in to your Facebook account.
Page 58: Opening Gmail And Your Inbox
Communication Gmail Opening Gmail and Your Inbox When you open the Gmail application, the most recent conversations are displayed in your Inbox. To open the Gmail application Touch Gmail on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. The number of unread Your account.
Page 59 Communication When viewing a list of labeled conversations, press the and touch More > Go to Inbox . Menu Key To switch accounts Gmail displays conversations and messages from one Google Account at a time. If you have more than one account, you can open the Accounts screen to view how many unread messages you have in each account and to switch accounts.
Page 60: Composing And Sending A Message
Communication To read a message Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read. A conversation opens to the first new (unread) message, or to the first starred message, if you've previously starred a message in the conversation. This conversation has one label.
Page 61 Communication To compose and send a message 1. From the Home screen, touch Gmail , press the Menu and touch Compose . 2. Enter a recipient's address. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts list. You can touch a suggested address or continue entering text to enter a new one.
Page 62: Working With Conversations In Batches
Communication To reply to or forward a message 1. Touch to the right of the sender's name to view your message options. 2. Touch Reply , Reply to all , or Forward . 3. Enter the recipient, if necessary, and you message. Then touch Send to send the email.
Page 63: Labeling A Conversation
Communication If you never work with batches of messages, you can hide the checkboxes to leave more room for the subjects of conversations. Labeling a Conversation As mentioned previously, conversations are organized by labels. Gmail has several default labels, but you can also add your own through Gmail on the web.
Page 64: Starring A Message
Communication Starring a Message You can star an important message or conversation to make it easy to locate again. To star a message When reading a message, touch the star in its header. When viewing a list of messages, touch the star to star the newest message in a conversation.
Page 65: Searching For Messages
Communication 2. Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label. Note that the conversation list will resemble your Inbox. Most of the options available while using your Inbox will also be available while viewing these lists of labeled messages. Searching for Messages 1.
Page 66: Opening Messaging
Communication Messaging Opening Messaging To open Messaging From the Home screen, touch Messaging The Messaging window will open, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread. Touch to compose a new text or multimedia message. Touch to open an ongoing message thread.
Page 67 Communication Excuse Message Displays your list of Excuse Message phrases that help you to reduce manual input into messages. To access from the Home screen, press the Menu Key , then touch Settings > Call settings > Excuse Messages . Press the Menu Key to add new messages, multiselect, or deleting all the messages.
Page 68 Communication 4. Touch Send to send the message. To create and send a multimedia message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message. 2. Enter a mobile phone number or email address in the To field. As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact or continue typing.
Page 69: Google Talk
Communication If you touch Record audio, the voice recording function ● opens and allows you to record a spoken message and attach it to your message. If you touch Slideshow , a menu opens and allows you to ● assemble photos into a slideshow (up to 10 slides) to attach to the message.
Page 70: Chatting With Friends
Communication Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend 1. From the Home screen, open the Launch screen and touch Talk If you're already chatting with someone, you can press the Menu Key and touch Friends list to return to the friend's list.
Page 71 2. Checkmark or uncheck Automatically sign in . When Automatically sign in is checked, you are signed into Google Talk when you turn on your phone. Twitter for LG Home screen 1. Shows all the tweets from your Friends and tweets that you have sent out.
Page 72 Communication Updating your status 1. Open the Twitter for LG application. 2. Touch the text field with the words “What’s happening?” . 3. Update your status and touch Update . Phone This allows you to make a call. Call log This shows you the history of your call.
Page 73: Voice Search
Communication Voice Dialer Call a contact by voice dialling You can call numbers directly by saying the contact’s name or number. 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Launcher > Voice Dialer 2. Say “Call” or “Dial” and then a name or a phone number. Alternatively, say "Redial"...
Page 74: Entertainment
Entertainment Camera Press the Home Key , then touch the Applications Launcher > Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Brightness – Defines and controls of the amount of sunlight entering the lens. Touch the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness image, or towards “+”...
Page 75: Video Camera
Entertainment Details - Displays the information about the selected photo (e.g., file type, file size, etc.). Show on map Displays the location where the picture was taken on Google Maps. You must have the Tag location menu set to On for this menu to be displayed.
Page 76 Entertainment Shooting a quick video 1. Open the Camera application. Press the Home Key , then touch the Applications Launcher Key > Camera 2. Slide the Camera mode icon down to change to Video mode. The Camera mode icon changes to and the Capture button changes to 3.
Page 77 Entertainment The Gallery application presents the pictures and videos on your microSD card, including those you ve taken with the Camera application and those you downloaded from the web or other locations. If you have a Picasa account synced with one of your phone's Google Accounts, you'll also see your Picasa web albums in Gallery.
Page 78: Working With Videos
Entertainment When the picture is zoomed in, drag the picture to view parts that are not in view. When the picture is zoomed to fit in the window, drag left or right to view the next or previous picture in the album. Working with Videos Use the Gallery application to play videos that you ve taken with the...
Page 79: Android Market Tm
Entertainment Android Market Opening Android Market and Finding Applications Open Android Market to browse and search for free and paid applications. To open Android Market application Touch Market on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. When you open Android Market application for the first time, you must read and accept the terms of service to continue.
Page 80: Opening Music And Working With Your Library
Entertainment Music Opening Music and Working with Your Library After you ve copied some music onto your microSD card you can open the Music application and see your library of music files. To open Music and view your music library Touch Music on the Home screen or in the Launch screen.
Page 81 Entertainment To control playback The Playback screen contains several icons that you can touch to control the playback of songs, albums, and playlists: Touch to pause playback. Touch to resume playback. Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle. Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
Page 82: Tone Room Deluxe
Entertainment Tone Room Deluxe Hit the high notes, low notes and everything in between. Tone Room Deluxe gives you access to over 120,000 ringback tones and ringtones from a variety of musical genres and eras. The Tone Room Deluxe application is pre-installed on your phone. Video Player Learn to use the video player to play various kinds of videos.
Page 83: Opening Youtube And Watching Videos
Entertainment YouTube Opening YouTube and Watching Videos You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rate YouTube videos on your phone with the YouTube application. To open the YouTube application Touch YouTube on the Home screen or in the Launch screen.
Page 84: Voice Recorder
Entertainment Voice Recorder Learn to operate your phone’s voice recorder. You can set voice memos as call or alarm ringtones. Record a voice memo 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Launcher > Voice Recorder . 2. Select to start recording. 3.
Page 85 Entertainment City ID City ID reads the area code and local exchange of an incoming call and displays the location associated with that number. City ID includes over 20,000 cities, towns and neighborhoods in North America and over 200 country codes from around the world - providing mobile subscribers with a remarkably accurate tool to help identify incoming callers.
Page 86: Tool
Tool Calendar Agenda view Day view Week view Month view In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details. Touch a day in Month view to open that day’s events. To open Calendar Touch Calendar on the Home screen or in the Launcher. Events from each account you’ve added to your phone and configured to synchronize calendars is displayed in Calendar.
Page 87: Synchronizing And Displaying Calendars
Tool Working in Day view Day view displays a chart of the events of one day, in a table of one- hour rows. A red line indicates the current time. All-day and multiday events are displayed at the top. Part of the title of each event is displayed in the rows that correspond to when it occurs.
Page 88 Tool Calculator To open and use the Calculator Touch Calculator on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. Drag to switch between the Basic and Advanced panels. Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the Basic panel. Drag the Basic panel to the left to open the Advanced panel. Touch and hold the Calculator’s display to open a menu where you can copy what you’ve entered and access other tools.
Page 89: To Open The Clock Application
Tool Clock Viewing the Date, Time, and Other Information You use the Clock application to monitor several kinds of information at once, in addition to the current date and time. To open the Clock application Touch Clock on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. Touch to dim the screen.
Page 90: Thinkfree Office
Tool ThinkFree Office Create a new document 1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Launcher > ThinkFree Office . 2. Touch Accept > Activate now > Close (This is necessary only when you launch this application for the first time). 3.
Page 91: Homescreen
Homescreen Using Car Home The Car Home application opens with five large icons that you can touch to access Navigate, Voice Search, Music, Phone, and Contacts. You can also access Map and Settings by flicking the screen to the left, as well as adjust the screen brightness. Home Selector Allows you to choose the color scheme used in the background of the LCD screen.
Page 92: Important Health Information And Safety Precautions
Important Health Information and Safety Precautions When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the product operating instructions. To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.
Page 93 Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Handle battery packs carefully This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts or circuits, dispose of in fire or water, or expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60°C (140°F).
Page 94 Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualified battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard. Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x.
Page 95 Important Health Information and Safety Precautions PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume for prolonged periods of time. SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an ’...
Page 96 Important Health Information and Safety Precautions deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. ROAD SAFETY Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use communication services with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency.
Page 97 Important Health Information and Safety Precautions HEARING AIDS Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider, or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives.
Page 98: Technical Details
Technical Details Technical Details CDMA Designator Description Standard TIA/EIA-95A CDMA Dual-Mode Air Interface 14.4kbps Radio Link Protocol and Inter-band TSB-74 Basic Air Operations Interface ANSI J-STD-008 IS-95 Adapted for PCS Frequency Band CDMA2000 1xRTT Air Interface TIA/EIA-IS2000 TIA/EIA/IS-634 MAS-BS TIA/EIA/IS-651 PCSC-RS Network TIA/EIA/IS-41-C...
Page 99 Technical Details FCC Notice and Cautions Part 15.21 statement Changes or modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the ’ equipment. Part 15.19 statement This device and its accessories comply with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device and its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
Page 100 Technical Details - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses.
Page 101: Safety
Safety with the FCC guidelines (and those TIA Safety Information standards). The following is the complete TIA Safety Information for wireless Antenna Care handheld phones. Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna. Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal Unauthorized antennas, Your wireless handheld portable modifications, or attachments could phone is a low power radio...
Page 102 Safety Pull off the road and park before Hearing Aids making or answering a call if Some digital wireless phones may driving conditions or the law interfere with some hearing aids. In require it. the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service Electronic Devices provider (or call the customer service...
Page 103: Safety Information
Safety Aircraft equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment FCC regulations prohibit using your area. If in-vehicle wireless phone while in the air. Switch OFF equipment is improperly installed your phone before boarding an and the air bag inflates, serious aircraft.
Page 104 Safety Battery usage by children should Use only LG-approved chargers be supervised. specific to your phone model Avoid dropping the phone or since they are designed to battery. If the phone or battery is maximize battery life. dropped, especially on a hard...
Page 105 (metal battery. If the phone does not strips on the battery) upon work, take it to an LG Authorized moving. Short-circuit of the Service Center. terminal may damage the battery Do not paint your phone.
Page 106 Safety Use accessories, such as lowest volume at which you can earphones and headsets, with hear adequately. caution. Ensure that cables are When using headphones, turn the tucked away safely and do not volume down if you cannot hear touch the antenna unnecessarily. the people speaking near you or if the person sitting next to you can Caution:...
Page 107: Fda Consumer Update
Safety American Academy of Audiology problems are associated with using wireless phones. There is no proof, 11730 Plaza American Drive, Suite however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe. Wireless phones Reston, VA 20190 emit low levels of Radio Frequency Voice: (800) 222-2336 (RF) energy in the microwave range Email: info@audiology.org while being used.
Page 108 Safety Although the existing scientific data responsibilities for wireless phones does not justify FDA regulatory with the Federal Communications actions, the FDA has urged the Commission (FCC). All phones that wireless phone industry to take a are sold in the United States must number of steps, including the comply with FCC safety guidelines following:...
Page 109 Safety user, the exposure to RF is human health. Three large drastically lower because a person's epidemiology studies have been RF exposure decreases rapidly with published since December 2000. increasing distance from the source. Between them, the studies The so-called “cordless phones, ” investigated any possible association which have a base unit connected to between the use of wireless phones...
Page 110 Safety develop - if they do - may be many, scientific oversight, obtaining input many years. The interpretation of from experts in government, epidemiological studies is hampered industry, and academic by difficulties in measuring actual RF organizations. CTIA-funded research exposure during day-to-day use of is conducted through contracts with wireless phones.
Page 111 Safety must report the RF exposure level measurement is used to determine for each model of phone to the FCC. whether a wireless phone complies The FCC website with safety guidelines. (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.html) gives directions for locating the FCC 9. What steps can I take to reduce my identification number on your phone exposure to Radio Frequency energy so you can find your phone’s RF...
Page 112 Safety phones, including children and Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The teenagers. If you want to take steps final draft, a joint effort by the FDA, to lower exposure to Radio medical device manufacturers, and Frequency (RF) energy, the many other groups, was completed measures described above would in late 2000.
Page 113: Driver Safety Tips
Safety Federal Communications readily available today. Whether you Commission (FCC) RF Safety choose an installed mounted device Program for your wireless phone or a (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.html) speaker phone accessory, take advantage of these devices if International Commission on available to you. Nonlonizing Radiation Protection (http://www.icnirp.de) 3.Make sure you place your wireless...
Page 114: Consumer Information
Safety may be stopped at a stop sign, red 10. Call roadside assistance or a light, or otherwise stationary. But if special wireless non-emergency you need to dial while driving, assistance number when follow this simple tip - dial only a necessary.
Page 115 Safety emission limits for exposure to phone is designed to operate at radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the multiple power levels to use only the Federal Communications Commission power required to reach the network, (FCC) of the U.S. Government. These in general, the closer you are to a FCC exposure limits are derived from wireless base station antenna, the...
Page 116: Regulations For Wireless
Safety The highest SAR value for this model FCC Hearing-Aid phone when tested for use at the ear Compatibility (HAC) is 1.26 W/kg and when worn on the Regulations for Wireless body, as described in this user’s Devices manual, is 0.70 W/kg. While there may be differences between SAR On July 10, 2003, the U.S.
Page 117 Safety successfully. Trying out the phone In the example to with your hearing device is the best the left, if a way to evaluate it for your personal hearing aid needs. meets the M2 level rating and M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 the wireless meet FCC requirements and are likely phone meets the M3 level rating, the...
Page 118: Specifications
Specifications The Optimus U phone and Android 2.2 mobile platform feature the following specifications. Height: 4.56 inches Physical Width: 2.22 inches dimensions Depth: 0.62 inches Weight: 5.57 oz. Internal Memory: 102MB Storage microSD card: 2GB microSD card included (expandable to 32GB) 3.2-inch (diagonal) widescreen...
Page 119: Divx Mobile
Specifications 3.5mm, 4-conductor, stereo headset jack Connectors, microSD card slot sensors, Micro USB port indicators, Proximity sensor Earpiece/ Speaker and audio Microphone Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning Location Digital compass Accelerometer 3.0 megapixels Autofocus from 10cm to infinity Camera and 4X digital zoom flash...
Page 120: Faq
Please check to see if any problems you have encountered with your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone in for service or calling a service representative. Sub- Category Question Answer Category Connecting to Stereo/Mono What are the Headset, Car Kit, FTP server is Bluetooth functions...
Page 121 Sub- Category Question Answer Category The Inbox is automatically Is it possible to synchronized. You can view other Synchroniz synchronize all Data folders by pressing the Menu ation the Email and selecting Folders. folders? Yes, if your contacts can be extracted into a .CSV file.
Page 122 Sub- Category Question Answer Category Google Is it possible to No, email filtering is not Google Service Account filter emails? supported via the phone. Yes, YouTube videos are Is it possible to supported but may have to be Phone Function YouTube play YouTube viewed through the YouTube...
Page 123 Sub- Category Question Answer Category What is the maximum microSD 32GB memory cards are Phone Function supported size Card compatible. for a memory card? Is it possible to Any application that is available on install another Android Market and is Phone Function Navigation navigation compatible with the hardware can...
Page 124 Google account 2. Press and hold: Home Key on the phone? + Power/Lock Key Up or Down Volume Key. 3. Turn the power on, while keeping the three keys pressed. 4. When the LG logo is shown, release the keys.
Page 125 Sub- Category Question Answer Category 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key 2. Touch Settings > Location & security. 3. Touch Set up screen lock How do I create Unlock (under the Screen unlock Phone Function the Unlock Pattern section).
Page 126 Category Sub-Category Question Answer Will I know Yes, you will receive a Phone Function Memory when my notification. memory is full? To change the language: 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key Is it possible to Language touch Settings. Phone Function change the Support...
Page 127 Sub- Category Question Answer Category VPN access configuration is different according to each How do I set up company. To configure VPN Phone Function a VPN? access from your phone, you must obtain the details from your company’s network administrator. 1.
Page 128 Category Sub-Category Question Answer Yes. Just touch and hold the icon Is it possible to until the trash can icon appears remove an Home at the bottom-center of the Phone Function application from screen screen. Then, without lifting your the Home finger, drag the icon to the trash screen? can.
Page 129 Sub- Category Question Answer Category Yes. After saving a music file as a ringtone, you can use it for your alarm. 1. Touch and hold a song in a Can I use music library list. In the menu that Phone Function Alarm files for my opens, touch Use as phone...
Page 130 How can I keeping the three keys perform a pressed. Factory factory reset if I Recovery Solution 4. When the LG logo is shown, Reset can’t access the release the keys. phone’s setting menu? Attention: If a factory reset is performed, all installed applications and user data will be erased.
Page 131: Faq(Updated)
FAQ(Updated) This is a step-by-step guide for frequently asked questions. If you run into a problem or are having trouble with a feature, take a look at this section before you contact the Customer Information Center. Thank you. Contacts How can I add contacts if I don’t have a microSD card inserted nor Google account? 1.
Page 132 FAQ(Updated) Can I import contacts to my Optimus U? Yes. If you have .vcf files stored on a microSD card, you can import those to your phone. 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts , touch More 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Import/Export .
Page 133 FAQ(Updated) I added contacts to the Contacts list, but they’re not displayed. Why? 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Display options 3. Check whether Only contacts with phones is selected. (When selected, a Green checkmark will appear.) If Only contacts with phones is checked, the phone only displays contacts that have phone numbers.Please uncheck the option.
Page 134 FAQ(Updated) How can I sync contacts? 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings . 2. Touch Accounts & sync . 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Accounts . 3.
Page 135: Email Information
FAQ(Updated) Email Information File types supported by the Email application - Image: JPG/JPEG, BMP , PNG, GIF , WBMP - Audio: mp3, wma, 3gp, wav, amr, ogg, midi(mid), imy, aac, m4a - Video: mp4, wmv, asf, 3gp, 3g2, m4v, avi, divx - Document: MS office 2003, 2007(doc, xls, ppt, docx, xlsx, pptx), pdf, txt, rtf, zip Other Email-Related Issues...
Page 136 FAQ(Updated) Why do Exchange emails only go back a few days? Exchange accounts set up on your phone will only synchronize for a specific number of days. Check your settings, the options available are: One day, Three days, One week, Two weeks, and One month. Why do I get a Connection Error message with my Hotmail account? When the email application is set to check for new email less than...
Page 137 FAQ(Updated) How do I sync Facebook/Twitter for LG with the phone? 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings > Accounts & sync . 2. Touch Add Account . 3. Touch Facebook for LG or Twitter for LG.
Page 138 FAQ(Updated) 4. Enter your Email address and Password, then touch Log in . 5. If you want to import your Facebook or Twitter contacts now, touch Select Friends , otherwise touch Skip . Then select the type of synchronization you want to use. 6.
Page 139: Limited Warranty Statement
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT 1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS: LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and workmanship, according to the following terms and conditions: (1) The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE (12)
Page 140 LG will not re-install or back-up any data, applications or software that you have added to your phone. It is therefore recommended that you back-up any such data or information prior to sending the unit to LG to avoid the permanent loss of such information.
Page 141 To obtain warranty service, please call or fax to the following telephone numbers from anywhere in the continental United States: Tel. 1-800-793-8896 or Fax. 1-800-448-4026 Or visit http://us.lgservice.com. Correspondence may also be mailed LG Electronics Service- Mobile Handsets, P .O. Box 240007 , Huntsville, AL 35824...
Page 142 LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS . Please call or write for the location of the LG authorized service center nearest you and for the procedures for obtaining warranty claims.
Page 143 73 microSD Card 4 Call log 72 Excuse Message 67 Internet 40 Calling Your Contacts 37 Camera 74 Facebook for LG 57 Labeling a Conversation 63 Caution: Avoid potential FAQ 120 Latitude 45 hearing loss. 106 Favorites 72 Listening to Your Voicemail...
Page 144 Index To chat with a friend 70 To check the battery Opening Android Market Safety 101 charge level 7 and Finding Safety Information 103 To clear the Call log 37 Applications 79 Searching For Locations To communicate with a Opening Email and the and Places 43 contact 48 Accounts Screen 50...
Page 145 Turning the Phone On and Calculator 88 without phone numbers Off 8 To open Android Market are displayed 48 Twitter for LG 71 application 79 To set whether you sign To open Gallery and view into Google Talk Updating your status 72...
Page 146 Index Why can't I can’t connect to the Mail Serve? 135 Why do Exchange emails only go back a few days? 136 Why do I get a Connection Error message with my Hotmail account? 136 Why won't the phone open a file that is supposed to be supported by the phone? 135...
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