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LG-E960
This guide helps you to get started using your phone.
• Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone, depending on the
software and your service provider.
• This handset is not suitable for people who have a visual impairment due to the
touch screen keyboard.
• Copyright ©2012 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are
registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
• Google™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Play Store™
are trademarks of Google, Inc.
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  • Page 1 ENGLISH LG-E960 User Guide This guide helps you to get started using your phone. • Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone, depending on the software and your service provider. • This handset is not suitable for people who have a visual impairment due to the touch screen keyboard. • Copyright ©2012 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. • Google™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Play Store™ are trademarks of Google, Inc.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents For Your Safety ..........4 Calls ............47 Device components .........29 Making a call ..........47 QuickMemo ..........31 Calling your contacts .......47 Installing the SIM card and battery ...32 Answering and rejecting a call ....47 Charging your phone .......33 Adjusting call volume ......47 Using the memory card ......33 Making a second call ......47 Locking and unlocking the screen ....34 Viewing your call logs ......48 Secure your lock screen ......35 Call settings ...........48 Your Home screen ........36 Contacts ...........50 Touch screen tips .

  • Page 3: For Your Safety

    DEVICE ...........72 Gallery ...........61 PERSONAL ..........74 Music Player ...........61 SYSTEM ..........75 Transferring music files using USB mass Phone software update ......76 storage devices ........61 DivX HD ..........77 Playing a song ........62 LG On-Screen Phone ........78 FM Radio ..........62 On-Screen Phone icons ......78 Searching for stations ......63 On-Screen Phone features ......78 LG Tag+ ..........63 How to install On-Screen Phone on Media Home ...........64 your PC ..........78 LG SmartWorld .........65 Accessories ..........79...
  • Page 4 • Replace the battery only with another battery that has been Violation of the instructions may qualified with the system per this cause minor or serious damage to standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. the product. Use of an unqualified battery may • Do not disassemble or open crush, present a risk of fire, explosion, bend or deform, puncture or shred. leakage or other hazard. • Repairs under warranty, at LG’s • Promptly dispose of used option, may include replacement parts or boards that are either new batteries in accordance with local or reconditioned, provided that they regulations. have functionality equal to that of • Battery usage by children should the parts being replaced. be supervised. • Do not modify or remanufacture, • Avoid dropping the phone or...
  • Page 5 • For those host devices that utilize bending, twisting, or heating. Do a USB port as a charging source, not use the plug if it is loose as it the host device’s user manual shall may cause electric shock or fire. include a statement that the phone Do not place any heavy items on shall only be connected to products the power cord. Do not allow the that bear the USB-IF logo or have power cord to be crimped as it may completed the USB-IF compliance cause electric shock or fire. program. • Unplug the power cord prior to cleaning your phone, and clean Charger and Adapter Safety the power plug pin when it’s dirty. • The charger and adapter are When using the power plug, ensure intended for indoor use only. that it’s firmly connected. If not, it • Insert the battery pack charger may cause excessive heat or fire. If vertically into the wall power you put your phone in a pocket or socket. bag without covering the receptacle • Unplug the power cord and charger of the phone (power plug pin), during lightning storms to avoid metallic articles (such as a coin, electric shock or fire.
  • Page 6 For Your Safety • Never store your phone in • When using the battery for the temperature less than -4 °F or first time, if it emits a bad smell, greater than 122 °F. you see rust on it, or anything • Charging temperature range is else abnormal, do not use the between 32 °F and 113 °F. Do equipment and bring the battery to not charge the battery out of the shop which it was bought. recommended temperature range. • Keep batteries away from babies Charging out of recommended and small children. If children use range might cause the generating the battery, their parents or legal heat or serious damage of guardians are responsible for battery. And also, it might cause supervising and teaching them the deterioration of battery’s about the safe handling of batteries characteristics and cycle life. and how to use batteries according • Do not use or leave the battery to the manual with care. under the blazing sun or in heated • If liquid from the battery rubs car by sunshine. The battery against skin or clothing, wash with may generate heat, smoke or fresh water. It may cause the skin...
  • Page 7 • Do not place or answer calls while drying with the use of an oven, charging the phone as it may short- microwave, or dryer, because this circuit the phone and/or cause may damage the mobile device and electric shock or fire. could cause a fire or explosion. • Do not use harsh chemicals (such Do not use the mobile device with a as alcohol, benzene, thinners, etc.) wet hand. or detergents to clean your phone. Doing so may cause an electric shock This could cause a fire. to you or damage to the mobile • Always unplug the charger from device. the wall socket after the phone is Extreme heat or cold fully charged to save unnecessary Avoid temperatures below 0°C / 32°F power consumption of the charger. or above 45°C / 113°F. Care and Maintenance Microwaves Your mobile device is a product of Do not try to dry your mobile device superior design and craftsmanship in a microwave oven. Doing so may and should be treated with care. The cause a fire or explosion. suggestions below will help you fulfill Dust and dirt any warranty obligations and allow...
  • Page 8 • Using the phone in proximity to Rough handling can break internal receiving equipment (i.e., TV or circuit boards. radio) may cause interference to Paint the phone. Do not paint the mobile device. Paint • Do not use the phone if the can clog the device’smoving parts antenna is damaged. If a damaged or ventilation openings and prevent antenna contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. Please contact proper operation. an LG Authorized Service Center to General Notice replace the damaged antenna. • An emergency call can be made • The data saved in your phone only within a service area. For an might be deleted due to careless emergency call, make sure that you use, repair of the phone, or are within a service area and that upgrade of the software. Please the phone is turned on. backup your important phone • Do not place items containing numbers. (Ringtones, text magnetic components such as messages, voice messages,...
  • Page 9 liable for damage due to the loss any interference received, including of data. interference that causes • When you use the phone in public undesired operation. places, set the ringtone to vibration Part 15.21 statement so you don’t disturb others. Any changes or modifications • Do not turn your phone on or off not expressly approved by the when putting it to your ear. manufacturer could void the user’s • Your phone is an electronic device authority to operate the equipment. that generates heat during normal operation. Extremely prolonged, Part 15.105 statement direct skin contact in the absence This equipment has been tested and of adequate ventilation may result found to comply with the limits for in discomfort or minor burns. a class B digital device, pursuant Therefore, use care when handling to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These your phone during or immediately limits are designed to provide after operation. reasonable protection against harmful Use accessories, such as earphones interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 10 For Your Safety the equipment off and on, the user international standards bodies. is encouraged to try to correct the The design of this phone complies interference by one or more of the with the FCC guidelines and these following measures: international standards. • Reorient or relocate the receiving Bodily Contact During Operation antenna. This device was tested for typical • Increase the separation between use with the back of the phone kept the equipment and receiver. 0.39 inches (1 cm) from the body. • Connect the equipment into an To comply with FCC RF exposure outlet on a circuit different from that requirements, a minimum separation to which the receiver is connected. distance of 0.39 inches (1 cm) must • Consult the dealer or an be maintained between the user’s experienced radio/TV technician body and the back of the phone, for help. including the antenna, whether FCC RF Exposure Information extended or retracted. Third-party WARNING! Read this information belt-clips, holsters, and similar...
  • Page 11 requirements, keep 8 inches (20 cm) Are wireless phones safe? between the user / bystander and Scientific research on the subject of vehicle-mounted external antenna. For wireless phones and radio frequency more information about RF exposure, (“RF”) energy has been conducted visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov. worldwide for many years, and continues. In the United States, the Caution Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Use only the supplied antenna. and the Federal Communications Use of unauthorized antennas (or Commission (“FCC”) set policies and modifications to the antenna) could procedures for wireless phones. The impair call quality, damage the phone, FDA issued a website publication on void your warranty and/or violate FCC health issues related to cell phone regulations. usage where it states, “The scientific Don’t use the phone with a damaged community at large … believes that antenna. A damaged antenna could the weight of scientific evidence cause a minor skin burn. Contact does not show an association your local dealer for a replacement between exposure to radiofrequency antenna. (RF) from cell phones and adverse health outcomes. Still the scientific Consumer Information About community does recommend Radio Frequency Emissions conducting additional research to...
  • Page 12 For Your Safety can also contact the FDA toll-free at limits established by the FCC. One of these limits is expressed as a Specific (888) 463-6332 or (888) INFO-FDA. Absorption Rate, or “SAR.” SAR is In June 2000, the FDA entered a measure of the rate of absorption into a cooperative research and of RF energy in the body. Tests for development agreement through SAR are conducted with the phone which additional scientific research transmitting at its highest power level is being conducted. The FCC issued in all tested frequency bands. Since its own website publication stating 1996, the FCC has required that the that “there is no scientific evidence SAR of handheld wireless phones that proves that wireless phone usage not exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram, can lead to cancer or a variety of averaged over one gram of tissue. other problems, including headaches, Although the SAR is determined at dizziness or memory loss.” This the highest power level, the actual publication is available at http:// SAR value of a wireless phone while www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety or through operating can be less than the the FCC at (888) 225-5322 or (888) reported SAR value. This is because CALL-FCC. the SAR value may vary from call to call, depending on factors such as What does “SAR” mean? proximity to a cell site, the proximity In 1996, the FCC, working with of the phone to the body while in use,...
  • Page 13 body) as required by the FCC for each Telecommunications Industry Association model. website at http://www. The highest SAR value for this model ctia.org/consumer_info/index.cfm/ phone when tested for use at the ear is AID/10371. You may also wish to contact 0.56 W/kg and when worn on the body, as the manufacturer of your phone.
  • Page 14 For Your Safety regardless of whether they are used brain tumors or other ill effects. [The against the head or against the body. UK’s] recommendation to limit cell Either configuration should result in phone use by children was strictly compliance with the safety limit.” Also, precautionary; it was not based on if you use your wireless phone while scientific evidence that any health in a car, you can use a phone with an hazard exists. A copy of the UK’s antenna on the outside of the vehicle. leaflet is available at http://www. You should also read and follow dh.gov.uk (search “mobile”), or you your wireless phone manufacturer’s can write to: NRPB, Chilton, Didcot, instructions for the safe operation of Oxon OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom. your phone. Copies of the UK’s annual reports on mobile phones and RF are available Do wireless phones pose any special online at www.iegmp.org.uk and risks to children? http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/ The FDA/FCC website states that (search “mobile”). Parents who wish “the scientific evidence does not to reduce their children’s RF exposure show a danger to users of wireless may choose to restrict their children’s...
  • Page 15 subject index, select Cell Phones > International Commission on Non-Ionizing Research.) Radiation Protection c/o Bundesamt fur Strahlenschutz U.S. Federal Communications Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1 Commission 85764 Oberschleissheim 445 12th Street, S.W. Germany Washington, D.C. 20554 Telephone: 011 49 1888 333 2156 Telephone: (888) 225-5322 http://www.icnirp.de http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety American National Standards Institute Independent Expert Group on Mobile 1819 L Street, N.W., 6th Floor Phones Washington, D.C. 20036 http://www.iegmp.org.uk Telephone: (202) 293-8020 http://www.ansi.org Royal Society of Canada Expert Panels on Potential Health Risks of Radio Frequency National Council on Radiation Protection Fields from Wireless Telecommunication...
  • Page 16 For Your Safety TIA Safety Information Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific The following is the complete TIA literature. For example, over 120 Safety Information for wireless scientists, engineers, and physicians handheld phones. from universities, government health Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal agencies, and industry reviewed the Your wireless handheld portable available body of research to develop phone is a low power radio transmitter the ANSI Standard (C95.1). and receiver. When ON, it receives The design of your phone complies and sends out Radio Frequency (RF) with the FCC guidelines (and those signals. standards). In August, 1996, the Federal Antenna Care Communications Commissions (FCC) Use only the supplied or an approved adopted RF exposure guidelines with replacement antenna. Unauthorized safety levels for handheld wireless antennas, modifications, or phones. Those guidelines are attachments could damage the phone consistent with the safety standards...
  • Page 17 when the phone is in use. Contact • Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket; with the antenna affects call quality • Should use the ear opposite and may cause the phone to operate the pacemaker to minimize the at a higher power level than otherwise potential for interference; needed. • Should turn the phone OFF Electronic Devices immediately if there is any reason to Most modern electronic equipment is suspect that interference is taking shielded from RF signals. However, place. certain electronic equipment may not Hearing Aids be shielded against the RF signals Some digital wireless phones may from your wireless phone. interfere with some hearing aids. In Pacemakers the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service The Health Industry Manufacturers provider (or call the customer service Association recommends that a line to discuss alternatives). minimum separation of six (6) inches be maintained between a handheld Other Medical Devices wireless phone and a pacemaker to If you use any other personal medical avoid potential interference with the...
  • Page 18 For Your Safety Hospitals or health care facilities may signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas use equipment that could be sensitive could cause an explosion or fire resulting in to external RF energy. bodily injury or even death. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere Vehicles are often, but not always marked clearly. RF signals may affect improperly Potential areas may include: fueling areas (such installed or inadequately shielded as gasoline stations); below deck on boats; electronic systems in motor vehicles. fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities; Check with the manufacturer or vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such its representative regarding your as propane or butane); areas where the air vehicle. You should also consult the contains chemicals or particles (such as grain, manufacturer of any equipment that dust, or metal powders); and any other area has been added to your vehicle. where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine. Posted Facilities Turn your phone OFF in any facility where For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag posted notices so require. An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including either installed or Aircraft...
  • Page 19 touch the antenna unnecessarily. Consumer FDA Consumer Update 2. What is the FDA’s role concerning the Update safety of wireless phones? Under the law, the FDA does not review The U.S. Food and Drug the safety of radiation-emitting consumer Administration’s Center for The U.S. Food and Drug products such as wireless phones before Devices and Radiological Health Administration’s Center for Devices they can be sold, as it does with new drugs Consumer Update on Mobile and Radiological Health Consumer or medical devices. However, the agency has Phones: Update on Mobile Phones:...
  • Page 20 For Your Safety The FDA belongs to an interagency working stations are typically thousands of times lower group of the federal agencies that have than those they can get from wireless phones. responsibility for different aspects of RF safety Base stations are thus not the subject of the to ensure coordinated efforts at the federal safety questions discussed in this document. level. The following agencies belong to this 3. What kinds of phones are the subject working group: of this update? • National Institute for Occupational Safety The term “wireless phone” refers here to and Health handheld wireless phones with built-in • Environmental Protection Agency antennas, often called “cell”, “mobile”, or • Occupational Safety and Health “PCS” phones. These types of wireless phones Administration can expose the user to measurable Radio • National Telecommunications and Frequency (RF) energy because of the short Information Administration distance between the phone and the user’s The National Institutes of Health participates...
  • Page 21 4. What are the results of the research glioma, meningioma, or acoustic neuroma, done already? tumors of the brain or salivary gland, The research done thus far has produced leukemia, or other cancers. None of the conflicting results, and many studies have studies demonstrated the existence of any suffered from flaws in their research methods. harmful health effects from wireless phone RF Animal experiments investigating the effects exposures. However, none of the studies can of Radio Frequency (RF) energy exposures answer questions about long-term exposures, characteristic of wireless phones have since the average period of phone use in yielded conflicting results that often cannot these studies was around three years. be repeated in other laboratories. A few 5. What research is needed to decide animal studies, however, have suggested whether RF exposure from wireless that low levels of RF could accelerate the phones poses a health risk? development of cancer in laboratory animals.
  • Page 22 For Your Safety be many, many years. The interpretation Cooperative Research And Development of epidemiological studies is hampered by Agreement (CRADA) to do research on difficulties in measuring actual RF exposure wireless phone safety. The FDA provides during day-to-day use of wireless phones. the scientific oversight, obtaining input from Many factors affect this measurement, such experts in government, industry, and academic as the angle at which the phone is held, or organizations. CTIA-funded research is which model of phone is used. conducted through contracts with independent investigators. The initial research will include 6. What is the FDA doing to find out more both laboratory studies and studies of wireless about the possible health effects of phone users. The CRADA will also include wireless phone RF? a broad assessment of additional research The FDA is working with the U.S. National needs in the context of the latest research Toxicology Program and with groups of...
  • Page 23 Engineering (IEEE) and the National Council measuring the rate at which RF is deposited on Radiation Protection and Measurement. in the heads of wireless phone users. The The exposure limit takes into consideration test method uses a tissue-simulating model the body’s ability to remove heat from the of the human head. Standardized SAR test tissues that absorb energy from the wireless methodology is expected to greatly improve phone and is set well below levels known the consistency of measurements made at to have effects. Manufacturers of wireless different laboratories on the same phone. SAR phones must report the RF exposure level for is the measurement of the amount of energy each model of phone to the FCC. The FCC absorbed in tissue, either by the whole body website (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety) gives or a small part of the body. It is measured directions for locating the FCC identification in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of matter. This number on your phone so you can find your measurement is used to determine whether phone’s RF exposure level in the online listing. a wireless phone complies with safety guidelines. 8. What has the FDA done to measure the Radio Frequency energy coming from 9.
  • Page 24 For Your Safety phone every day, you could place more all. For example, the government in the United distance between your body and the source Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such of the RF, since the exposure level drops off a recommendation in December 2000. They dramatically with distance. For example, you noted that no evidence exists that using a could use a headset and carry the wireless wireless phone causes brain tumors or other phone away from your body or use a wireless ill effects. Their recommendation to limit phone connected to a remote antenna. Again, wireless phone use by children was strictly the scientific data does not demonstrate that precautionary; it was not based on scientific wireless phones are harmful. But if you are evidence that any health hazard exists. concerned about the RF exposure from these 11. What about wireless phone interfer- products, you can use measures like those ence with medical equipment? described above to reduce your RF exposure Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless from wireless phone use. phones can interact with some electronic 10. What about children using wireless devices. For this reason, the FDA helped phones? develop a detailed test method to measure...
  • Page 25 The FDA has tested hearing aids for World Health Organization (WHO) International interference from handheld wireless phones EMF Project and helped develop a voluntary standard (http://www.who.int/emf) sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and National Radiological Protection Board (UK) Electronic Engineers (IEEE). This standard (http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/) specifies test methods and performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless Driving phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a “compatible” phone and a Check the laws and regulations on the use “compatible” hearing aid at the same time. of wireless phones in the areas where you This standard was approved by the IEEE in drive and always obey them. Also, if using 2000. your phone while driving, please observe the The FDA continues to monitor the use of following: wireless phones for possible interactions • Give full attention to driving -- driving safely with other medical devices. Should harmful is your first responsibility; interference be found to occur, the FDA will • Use hands-free operation, if available; conduct testing to assess the interference and • Pull off the road and park before making or work to resolve the problem. answering a call if driving conditions or the law require it. 12. Where can I find additional information? For additional information, please refer to the following resources:...
  • Page 26 For Your Safety FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility HAC statement (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for While some wireless phones are used some of the wireless technologies near some hearing devices (hearing aids that it uses. and cochlear implants), users may detect However, there may be some newer a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. wireless technologies used in this Some hearing devices are more immune phone that have not been tested than others to this interference noise, yet for use with hearing aids. and phones also vary in the amount of It is important to try the different interference they generate. features of this phone thoroughly The wireless telephone industry has and in different locations, using developed a rating system for wireless your hearing aid or cochlear phones, to assist hearing device users to implant, to determine if you hear find phones that may be compatible with any interfering noise. their hearing devices. Not all phones have Consult your service provider or been rated. Phones that are rated have the manufacturer of this phone...
  • Page 27 FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely (HAC) Regulations for Wireless to generate less interference to hearing Devices devices than phones that are not labeled. The M mark is intended to be M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. synonymous with the U mark. The T mark is intended to be synonymous with the UT mark. The M and T marks are recommended by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industries Solutions (ATIS). The U and UT marks are referenced in Section 20.19 of the FCC Rules. In the above example, if a hearing The HAC rating and measurement aid meets the M2 level rating and the procedure are described in the American wireless phone meets the M3 level rating, National Standards Institute (ANSI) the sum of the two values equal M5. C63.19 standard. This should provide the hearing aid user To enter that the Hearing Aid with “normal usage” while using their Compatibility rating for your phone is hearing aid with the particular wireless maintained, secondary transmitters such phone. “Normal usage” in this context as Bluetooth and WLAN(this phone does is defined as a signal quality that’s not have WLAN) components must be acceptable for normal operation.

  • Page 28: Device Components

    For Your Safety For information about hearing aids and digital wireless phones Wireless Phones and Hearing Aid Accessibility http://www.accesswireless.org/ FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/ hac_wireless. html...
  • Page 29 Getting to know your phone Device components Earpiece Power/Lock key • Switch your phone on/off by pressing and holding this key. • Short press to lock/unlock the screen. Camera lens Proximity sensor Back key Return to the previous screen. Home key Return to the home screen from any screen. Menu key • Check what options are available. • Go to Google Search™ by pressing and holding this key. NOTE: Proximity sensor WARNING When receiving and making calls, the Placing a heavy object on the proximity sensor automatically turns phone or sitting on it can damage the backlight off and locks the touch the LCD and touch screen screen by sensing when the phone is functions. Do not cover the LCD near your ear. This extends battery life proximity sensor with protective and prevents you from unintentionally film. This could cause the sensor to activating the touch screen during calls.

  • Page 30: Quickmemo

    Getting to know your phone Volume keys • In the home screen: Control ringer volume. • During a call: Control your earpiece volume. • When playing a track: Control volume continuously. Tip! Once press the volume up and down keys simultaneously, you can use Quick memo function. Power/Lock key Earphone Jack Charger/USB port/MHL port Microphone SIM card slot Camera lens Battery cover Battery microSD Card slot Speaker...

  • Page 31: Installing The Sim Card And Battery

    QuickMemo Use QuickMemo to practically and efficiently create memos during a call, with a saved picture or on the current phone screen. Enter the Quick- Or touch and slide the Select the desired Touch from Memo screen by Status Bar downwards menu option from the Edit menu and pressing both the and touch . Pen type, Color, select to save Volume Up and Eraser, and create the memo with the Volume Down Keys a memo. current screen. for one second on the screen you want to capture. NOTE: Please use a fingertip while using the QuickMemo function. Do not use your fingernail. Using the QuickMemo options While using the QuickMemo function, you can easily use the QuickMenu options. – S elect if you want to use the background screen or not. – Select the pen type and the colour. – E rase the memo that you created. – S et the location where you want to save the memo.

  • Page 32: Charging Your Phone

    Align the battery cover over the battery NOTE compartment (1) and press it down • T he battery must be fully charged until it clicks into place (2). initially to improve battery lifetime. • D o not open the battery cover during the charging your phone. Using the memory card To insert a memory card: Insert the memory card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards. Charging your phone To remove the memory card safely: The charger connector is at the bottom of Touch > Apps tab > Settings > the phone. Insert the charger and plug it Storage from the DEVICE > Unmount SD into an electrical outlet.

  • Page 33: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    Getting to know your phone NOTE: The LG-E960 supports NOTE: If there is content on your memory cards up to 64 GB. memory card, the folder structure may be different after formatting as all the files will be deleted. WARNING Do not insert or remove the Locking and unlocking the memory card when the phone is screen on. Doing so may damage the memory card as well as your If you do not use the phone for a while, phone, and the data stored on the the screen is turned off and locked memory card may get corrupted. automatically. This helps to prevent accidental touches and saves battery To format the memory card: power. Your memory card may already be When you are not using the LG-E960, formatted. If it isn't, you must format it press the Power/Lock key to lock before you can use it.

  • Page 34: Secure Your Lock Screen

    Secure your lock screen When you cannot recall your unlock pattern: You can lock your screen so that only you If you logged in to your Google account on can unlock it to access your phone. the phone but failed to enter the correct To set an Unlock Pattern, PIN or pattern 5 times, tap the Forgot pattern Password for the first time: button. You are then required to log in • Touch > Apps tab > Settings > with your Google account to unlock your Lock screen > Select screen lock > phone.

  • Page 35: Your Home Screen

    Your Home screen Touch screen tips Home Here are some tips on how to navigate Simply swipe your finger to the left or right around your phone. to view the panels. You can customise each panel with Apps, Downloads, Touch – To choose a menu/option or Widgets and wallpapers. open an application, touch it. Touch and hold – To open an options NOTE: Some screen images may menu or grab an object you want to move, be different depending on your touch and hold it. phone provider. Drag – To scroll through a list or move On your home screen, you can view menu slowly, drag across the touch screen. icons at the bottom of the screen. Menu Flick – To scroll through a list or move icons provide easy, one-touch access to quickly, flick across the touch screen (drag the functions you use the most. quickly and release). Touch the Phone icon to bring up the NOTE: touch screen dialpad to make a call. • T o select an item, touch the Touch the Contacts icon to open your centre of the icon. contacts.

  • Page 36: Customising The Home Screen

    Customising the Home screen Returning to recently-used applications You can customise your home screen by adding Apps, Downloads, Widgets or Touch and hold the Home key. The Wallpapers. For more convenience using screen displays a pop-up with icons of your phone, add your favourite apps and applications you used recently. widgets to the home screen. Touch an icon to open the application. To add items on your home screen: Or touch the Back key to return to Touch and hold the empty part of the your current application. home screen. Notification drawer Or touch at the top of the right The notification drawer runs across the side. top of your screen. In the Add Mode menu, select items you want to add. You will then see added items on the home screen. Drag it to the location you want and lift your finger. To remove an item from the home screen: • Home screen > touch and hold the...

  • Page 37: Viewing The Status Bar

    Your Home screen Viewing the status bar Icon Description The status bar uses different icons to System warning display phone information such as signal strength, new messages, battery life, Alarm is set active Bluetooth and data connections. New voicemail Below is a table explaining the meaning of Ringer is silenced icons you're likely to see in the status bar. NFC is on Icon Description Vibrate mode No SIM card Battery fully charged No signal Battery is charging Airplane mode Phone is connected to PC via Connected to a Wi-Fi network USB cable Wired headset Downloading data Call in progress Uploading data Call hold GPS is acquiring Speakerphone Receiving location data from Phone microphone is muted Data is syncing Missed call New Gmail...

  • Page 38: Onscreen Keyboard

    Onscreen keyboard Icon Description You can enter text using the onscreen New Google Talk message keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears automatically on the screen when you New message need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where Song is playing you want to enter text. FM radio turned on in the Using the keypad & entering text background Tap once to capitalise the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps. USB tethering is active Tap to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. You can also touch and Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active hold this tab to view the Settings menu. Both USB tethering and portable Tap to enter a space. hotspot are active Tap to create a new line in the message field. Tap to delete the previous character. 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"). For example, to input "á", touch and hold the "a" key until the zoom-in key grows bigger and displays characters from...

  • Page 39: Google Account Set Up

    Google account set up 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 • Touch > Apps tab > select a Google application, such as Gmail > select New to create a new account. If you have a Google account, touch Existing, enter your email 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.

  • Page 40: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    After connecting to a Wi-Fi "hotspot". Some access points are network,the status bar displays icon open and you can simply connect to that indicate Wi-Fi status. them. Others are hidden or use security Bluetooth features, you must configure your phone to be able to connect to them. You can use Bluetooth to send data by Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not using it to running a corresponding application as on extend the life of your battery. most other mobile phones. NOTE: If you are out of the Wi-Fi TIP! With LG-E960, you can enjoy zone or set Wi-Fi to OFF, additional Bluetooth high speed. If the device charges may be applied by your you want to share files which also mobile operator for mobile data supports high speed Bluetooth, the use. files will automatically be transferred via the high-speed network. To use Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a Bluetooth high speed data transfer, Wi-Fi network please make sure the Wi-Fi is OFF on your devices before use. The Touch > Apps tab > Settings settings for Bluetooth high speed > Wi-Fi from the WIRELESS &...

  • Page 41: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Sharing your phone's data Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up your phone with a Bluetooth device connection You must pair your device with another USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspot device before you connect to it. are great features when there are no Touch > Apps tab > Settings > wireless connections available. You Set Bluetooth to ON from the WIRE- can share your phone's mobile data LESS & NETWORKS connection with a single computer via a Tap Bluetooth menu again. Your USB cable (USB tethering). You can also phone will scan for and display the share your phone's data connection with IDs of all available Bluetooth in-range more than a single device at a time by devices. If the device you want to pair turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi which isn’t on the list, make sure the...

  • Page 42: To Rename Or Secure Your Portable Hotspot

    • The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog TIP! box will open. If your computer is running • You can change the network SSID Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavours of Linux (such (name) that other computers see when as Ubuntu), you don't usually scanning for Wi-Fi networks. need to prepare your computer • You can also touch the Security menu for tethering. But if you're running to configure the network with Wi-Fi an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you may Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security need to prepare your computer using a pre-shared key (PSK). to establish a network connection • If you touch the WPA2 PSK security via USB. For the most current option, a password field is added to information about which operating systems support USB tethering and the Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog. If how to configure them, visit http:// you enter a password, you will need to www.android.com/tether. enter that password when you connect to the phone's hotspot with a computer To rename or secure your or other device. You can set Open in the portable hotspot Security menu to remove security from...

  • Page 43: Using The Wi-Fi Cast

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Using the Wi-Fi Cast Touch > Apps tab > Settings > More from the WIRELESS & NET- You can share your music, picture and WORKS > Wi-Fi Direct video content between users who use Select a device to connect from the Android Phones connected via the same scanned device list. Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi Direct network. CREATE GROUP – Touch to activate group Check your Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi Direct network owner mode, which enables the legacy in advance and make sure the users are Wi-Fi devices to connect by scanning your connected to the same network. phone. In this case you must enter the Touch > Apps tab > Settings password that is set in Password. > More from the WIRELESS & NET- WORKS > Wi-Fi Direct NOTE: When your phone becomes Touch the Wi-Fi Direct checkbox to a group owner, it will consume turn on. more battery power than when it Select a device to connect from the is a client. Wi-Fi Direct connection...

  • Page 44: Using Smartshare

    Using SmartShare To share contents from remote content library to other devices SmartShare uses DLNA (Digital Living Let your renderer device (e.g. TV) play Network Alliance) technology to share multimedia contents from your remote digital content through a Wi-Fi network. content library (e.g. PC). Both devices must be DLNA certified to support this feature. NOTE: Make sure that the DLNA To turn SmartShare on and allow functionality of your devices is properly configured (e.g. TV and sharing contents PC). Touch > Apps tab > SmartShare Press and select Settings. Touch the top right button to or select the device from renderer lists. Touch Discoverable checkbox to turn off. Touch the top left button and select • Touch Always accept request to turn the device of the remote content...
  • Page 45 Connecting to Networks and Devices Touch Share on the menu and select You can browse the content library. the SmartShare. Touch and hold a content thumbnail SmartShare is automatically launched then touch Download menu key. with the selected files. Notice: A few types of contents are not supported. Select the device from renderer lists to play the files. To upload contents from my phone to remote content library NOTE: Follow the similar steps to use the Music Player, Camera and NOTE: Mare sure that SD card is Video player to share contents. correctly mounted and the Receive files in settings menu is checked. Notice: Check that your device is connected with your home network Touch > Apps tab > SmartShare using Wi-Fi connection to use this Touch the top left button and select application. Some DLNA enabled My phone.
  • Page 46 Calls Making a call Hold and slide the Quick msg icon from the bottom if you want to send one. Touch to open the keypad. Enter the number using the keypad. To TIP! Quick msg delete a digit, touch the You can send a message quickly Touch to make a call. using this function. This is useful if you need to reply the message To end a call, touch the End icon during a meeting. TIP! To enter "+" to make international calls, touch and hold Adjusting call volume To adjust the in-call volume during a call, use the Volume up and down keys on the Calling your contacts left-hand side of the phone. Touch to open your contacts. Making a second call Scroll through the contact list or enter the first few letters of the contact During your first call, touch Menu > you want to call by touching Search Add call and dial the number. Also, contacts.

  • Page 47: Viewing Your Call Logs

    Calls To end active calls, touch End or press On the home screen, touch . Home Key and slide the notification Touch menu. bar down and select End call icon . Tap Call settings and choose the options that you want to adjust. NOTE: You are charged for each Fixed dialing numbers – To turn on call you make. and compile a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. You’ll need Viewing your call logs your PIN2, which is available from your On the home screen, touch and operator. Only numbers within the fixed choose the Call logs tab dial list can be called from your phone. View a complete list of all dialled, received Voicemail service – Allows you to select and missed calls. your carrier’s voicemail service. TIP! Touch any call log entry to Voicemail settings – If you are using view the date, time and duration of your carrier’s voicemail service, this option the call.
  • Page 48 Call forwarding – Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you have no signal. Call barring – Select when you would like calls to be barred. Enter the call barring password. Please check with your network operator about this service. Call duration – View the duration of calls including all calls, dialled calls, received calls and last call. Call costs – View the charges applied to your calls. (This service is network dependent; some operators do not support this function) Additional settings – This lets you change the following settings: Caller ID: Choose whether to display your number on an outgoing call. C all waiting: If call waiting is activated, the handset will notify you of an incoming call while you are on the phone (depending on your network provider).

  • Page 49: Contacts

    Contacts Favourite contacts Add contacts to your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in You can classify frequently called contacts your Google account or other accounts as favourites. that support contact syncing. Adding a contact to your favourites Searching for a contact Touch to open your contacts. Touch a contact to view their details. In the home screen Touch the star to the right of the Touch to open your contacts. contact's name. The star turns color- Touch Search contacts and enter the ful. contact name using the keyboard. Removing a contact from your Adding a new contact favourites list Touch , enter the new contact's Touch to open your contacts.

  • Page 50: Moving Contacts From Your Old Device To Your New Device

    Moving contacts from your Old Device to your New Device Export your contacts as a CSV file from your old device to your PC using a PC sync program. Install "LG PC Suite" on the PC first. Run the program and connect your Android mobile phone to the PC using a USB cable. On the top menu, select Device > Import to device > Import contacts.

  • Page 51: Messaging

    Messaging Your LG-E960 combines SMS and MMS WARNING: The 160-character into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. limit may vary from country to country depending on the language Sending a message and how the SMS is coded. Touch on the home screen, and touch to open a blank message. WARNING: If an image, Enter a contact name or contact video or audio file is added to an number in the To field. As you enter SMS message, it is automatically the contact name, matching contacts converted into an MMS message appear. You can touch a suggested re- and you are charged accordingly. cipient. You can add multiple contacts. Threaded box NOTE: You will be charged for a Messages (SMS, MMS) exchanged text message for every person you send the message to. with another party can be displayed in chronological order so that you can Touch Enter message field and start to conveniently see an overview of your compose your message. conversation. Press to open the Options menu. Choose from Add subject, Discard,...

  • Page 52: E-Mail

    E-mail To delete an email account: You can use the Email application to read emails from services other than • Touch > Apps tab > E-mail > Gmail. The Email application supports the in the account screen, touch > following account types: POP3, IMAP and Remove account > touch an account Exchange. you want to delete > OK Your service provider or system Email account screen administrator can provide the account You can touch an account to view its settings you need. Inbox. Managing an email account The account from which you send email The first time you open the E-mail by default is indicated with a tick. application, a setup wizard opens to help – Touch to open your Combined you to set up an email account. Inbox, with messages sent to all of your accounts. Messages in the Combined To add another email account: Inbox are colour coded on the left, by • Touch > Apps tab > E-mail > in...

  • Page 53: E-Mail

    E-mail Working with account folders TIP! When a new email arrives Each account has an Inbox, Outbox, in the inbox, you will receive a notification by sound or vibration. Sent and Drafts folder. Depending on the Tap the email notification to stop features supported by your account's notifications. service provider, you may have additional folders. Composing and sending email To compose and send a message While in the E-mail application, touch the Enter an address for the message's intended recipient. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts. Separate multiple ad- dresses with semicolon. Add Cc/Bcc and add attachment files if required. Enter the text of the message. Touch the If you aren't connected to a network, for example, if you're working in airplane mode, the messages that you send are stored in your Outbox folder until you're connected to a network again. If it contains any pending mes- sages, the Outbox is displayed on the...

  • Page 54: Camera

    Camera Getting to know the viewfinder S witch lenses – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front–facing camera lens. Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the zoom in or out by pinching in or out. TimeCatch shot – Touch this icon to capture the missing moment before pressing the shutter. Shot mode – Choose from Normal, HDR, Panorama or Continuous shot. Settings – Touch this icon to open the Settings menu. V ideo mode – Touch this icon to switch to video mode. T aking a photo Gallery – Touch to view the last photo you captured. This enables you to access your gallery and view saved photos within camera mode.

  • Page 55: Taking A Quick Photo

    Camera Taking a quick photo T ouch to delete the photo. Touch to open the options. Open the Camera application. Set image as – Touch to use the photo Hold the phone, point the lens towards as a Contact photo, Lockscreen Wallpaper the subject you want to photograph. or Wallpaper. Touch the screen and a focus box will Move – Touch to move the photo to other appear in the viewfinder screen. place. When the focus box turns green, the Rename – Touch to edit the name of the camera has focused on your subject. selected picture. Click on the to capture the photo. Rotate left/right – To rotate left or right. Once you've taken the photo Crop – Crop your photo. Move your finger Touch to view the last photo you across the screen to select the area. captured. Edit – V iew and edit the picture. T ouch to share your photo using Select the photo resolution. If you Bluetooth, E-mail, Gmail, Google+,...

  • Page 56: Using The Advanced Settings

    Using the advanced settings – Activate to use your phone's location-based services. Take pictures In the viewfinder, touch to open all wherever you are and tag them with the advanced options. location. If you upload tagged pictures to – Allows you to turn on the flash a blog that supports geotagging, you can when taking a photo in dark conditions. see the pictures displayed on a map. – This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the photo. NOTE: This function is only – Focuses on the specific spot. available when GPS is active. – Select the photo resolution. If you – Select one of some shutter sounds. choose the high resolution, the file size – It automatically shows you the will increase, which means you will be picture you just took. able to store fewer photos in the memory. – Select storage to save photos. – Finds the color and light settings – Restore all camera default settings. appropriate for the current environment. – Touch whenever you want to know Choose from Normal, Portrait, how this function operates. This provides Landscape, Sports or Night. you with a quick guide. – The ISO rating determines the sensitivity of the camera's light sensor. TIP! When you exit the camera, The higher the ISO, the more sensitive some settings return to their the camera is. This is useful in darker...

  • Page 57: Video Camera

    Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder S witch lenses – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front-facing camera lens. Z oom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the zoom in or out by pinching in or out. Brightness – This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the video. E ffects – Live effect provides various visual effects when taking a video. Settings – Touch this icon to open the settings menu. C amera mode – Touch this icon to switch to camera mode. S tart recording Gallery – Touch to view the last video you recorded. This enables you to access your gallery and view your saved videos from within video mode.

  • Page 58: Shooting A Quick Video

    Shooting a quick video Touch to open the options. Move – Touch to move the video to other Touch the Camera mode button. place. The video camera viewfinder appears Rename – Tap to edit the name of the on the screen. selected video. Holding the phone, point the lens to- Details – Tap to see a detailed wards the subject you want to capture information, such as the name, date, time, in your video. size and type. Press the Record button once to start recording. Using the advanced settings A red light appears at the top corner Using the viewfinder, touch to open all of the viewfinder with a timer showing the advanced options. the length of the video. – Allows you to turn on the flash Tip! when recording a video in dark conditions. – Touch to capture image – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of during recording a video. the video you are recording. – Improves colour qualities in Touch on the screen to stop record- different lighting conditions.

  • Page 59: Adjusting The Volume When Viewing A Video

    Video camera – Touch if you want to know how this function operates. This provides you with a quick guide. Adjusting the volume when viewing a video To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the volume keys on the left- hand side of the phone.

  • Page 60: Multimedia

    Multimedia You can store multimedia files on a Touch to lock a video screen. memory card for easy access to all your multimedia files. Touch the direct list icon to see the list of videos. Video Player To change the volume while listening to Your LG-E960 has a built-in video player music, press the up and down volume that lets you play all your favourite videos. keys on the left-hand side of the phone. To access the video player, Touch > Touch and hold any song in the list. It Apps tab > Video Player. displays SmartShare, Delete and Details as options. Playing a video In the home screen, touch > Apps Gallery tab > Video Player. Touch > Apps tab > Gallery. Open Select the video you want to play. a list of catalogue bars that store all your multimedia files. Touch to pause playback a video. Music Player Touch to resume playback a video. Your LG-E960 has a built-in music player Touch to go 10 seconds forward.

  • Page 61: Playing A Song

    In the Home screen, touch > Apps treaties and national copyright laws. tab > Music Player. Therefore, it may be necessary to Touch Songs. obtain permission or a licence to Select the song you want to play. reproduce or copy music. In some countries, national Touch to pause playback. laws prohibit private copying of copyrighted material. Before Touch to resume playback. downloading or copying the file, check the national laws of the Touch to skip to the next track in the relevant country concerning the use album, playlist. of such material. Touch to go back to the beginning of the song. Touch twice to return to the previous song. FM Radio Your LG-E960 has a built-in FM Radio so Touch to manage the music volume. you can tune in to your favourite stations Touch to set repeat mode. and listen on the go. Touch to set shuffle mode. NOTE: You need to use your headphones to listen to the radio. Touch to see the current playlist. Insert it into the headphone jack. Touch to see lyrics. This option is on only if the song includes the lyrics. To change the volume while listening to music, press the up and down volume keys on the left-hand side of the phone.

  • Page 62: Searching For Stations

    Searching for stations LG Tag+ What is LG Tag+ You can tune in to radio stations by searching for them manually or LG Tag+ allows easy saving and loading automatically. They are then saved to to NFC tag, which can be customized to specific channel numbers, so you don't suit certain environments. have to find them again. Using Tag+ writing You can store up to 48 channels on your Touch > Apps tab > LG Tag+. phone. Select the desired mode (Car/Of- Tuning in automatically fice/Sleep/User mode settings) and tap Write on tag. In the home screen, touch > Apps tab > FM Radio. Touch the back of your device to a tag or a device to share, then launching Touch , then select Scan.

  • Page 63: Media Home

    Multimedia Media Home Using media home Touch > Apps tab > Media Home Select the desired funcion among of videos, photos, music. Setting media home Touch > Apps tab > Media Home > Settings You can change the settings based on your preferences. Tip! Once you connect your device to a TV or monitor via a MHL cable, media home apps will be launch automatically.

  • Page 64: Lg Smartworld

    LG SmartWorld How to use LG SmartWorld LG SmartWorld offers an assortment of exciting content - games, applications, • Participate in monthly LG SmartWorld wallpaper and ringtones - giving LG phone promotions. users the chance to enjoy richer "Mobile • Try the easy "Menu" buttons to find Life" experiences. what you’re looking for fast. Categories – Find contents by category How to Get to LG SmartWorld (e.g. Education, Entertainment, Games, from Your Phone etc). Tap the icon to access LG Search – Search Content. SmartWorld. Apps for you – Recommended content Tap Sign in and enter ID/PW for LG based on your previous choices. SmartWorld. If you have not yet signed My apps – List of downloaded/to-be...

  • Page 65: Utilities

    Utilities Setting your alarm Adding an event to your calendar Touch > Apps tab > Alarm/Clock > Touch > Apps tab > Calendar After you set the time, the LG-E960 On the middle of the screen, you can lets you know how much time is left find the different view types of the before the alarm will sound. Calendar (Day, Week, Agenda). Set Repeat, Snooze duration, Vibra- Tap on the date you want to add event tion, Alarm tone, Puzzle lock and on and touch Memo. Touch Save. Touch Event name then enter the event name. Using your calculator Touch Location and enter the location. Touch > Apps tab > Calculator Check the date and enter the time you Touch the number keys to enter want your event to start and finish.

  • Page 66: Polaris Office

    Touch > Apps tab > Polaris Office. file on Storage memory might allow you to recover smart phone data if your smart Managing files phone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an Polaris Office provides mobile users with unforeseen issue. convenient file management features, This Backup application support between including copying, moving and pasting, LG smart phones, other S/W version or and deleting files and folders right on the OS. And so, when you buy the new LG device. smart phone, you can back up the current Viewing files LG-E960 smart phone data on your new Mobile users can now easily view a wide one. variety of file types, including Microsoft If you have preloaded application Office documents and Adobe PDF, right Backup & Restore on your smart phone, on their mobile devices. When viewing you can back up and restore most of documents using Polaris Office, the your smart phone data, Applications objects and layout remain the same as in including unprotected applications, their their original documents. settings, Applications (Downloaded), Applications (Pre-installed), Bookmarks, Calendar, Call log, Contacts, Home screen, Messages, and System settings using this application.

  • Page 67: Back Up Your Smart Phone Data

    Utilities • To schedule automatic backups of your Insert to the memory card into the slot smart phone data. and check out the storage status. • To restore your smart phone data. Touch the Apps tab , and then select Backup > Schedule. Back up your smart phone On the Scheduled Backup Location data screen, touch Storage Card or Inter- Insert to the memory card into the slot nal Memory. and check out the storage status. From the list, select how often you Touch the Apps tab , and then want to back up your device data and select Backup > Backup > Storage settings, and select Continue. Card or Internal Memory. Select the check box next to the data Touch the Add new to enter a name you want to back up, and then select for your backup file, and then select Continue to finish the schedule set. Continue.
  • Page 68 Select the check box next to the item Press the Menu from the Backup you want to restore, and then select screen, and select Settings > Security Continue to restore to phone. and select the check box. And after enabling encryption, To restore NOTE: Please note that your synchronised organizer data, you must phone data will be overwritten with have an activation password. the contents of your backup. NOTE: If the backup file is encrypted, type the Y ou can also enable automatic password that you set to encrypt. delete old backups and only keep When all selected files restored, you the most recent backup. Press will see the message ‘Done’ and the Menu from the Backup screen, and select Settings > select Yes to restart the phone. Scheduled backup > Auto delete NOTE: old backups to select the number • W hile in Mass storage mode, this of scheduled backups to keep. Backup Application cannot be functioned. Select Charge only option when the USB cable is connected.

  • Page 69: The Web

    The web Internet Using options Browser gives you a fast, full-colour Press to view options. world of games, music, news, sport, Refresh – Update the current web page. entertainment and much more, right on Save to bookmarks – Add the current your mobile phone. Wherever you are and web page as bookmark. whatever you enjoy. Go to Homepage – Allow you to go to a homepage. NOTE: Additional charges apply Share page – Allows you to share the when connecting to these services web page with others. and downloading content. Check data charges with your network Find on page – Allows you to find letters provider. or words on the current web page. Request desktop site – Allows you to Using the web toolbar view the web page as desktop.

  • Page 70: Settings

    Airplane mode – After switching to networks and switch to airplane mode. airplane mode, all wireless connections < Wi-Fi > are disabled. Wi-Fi – Turns on Wi-Fi to connect to Wi-Fi Direct – You can turn on or off. available Wi-Fi networks. Portable Wi-Fi hotspot – You can configure the portable Wi-Fi hotspot TIP! How to obtain the MAC address settings. To set up a connection in some NFC – Your LG-E960 is NFC-enabled wireless networks with MAC filters, mobile phone. NFC (Near Field you may need to enter the MAC Communication) is a wireless connectivity address of your LG-E960 into the technology that enables two-way router. communication between electronic You can find the MAC address in devices. It operates over a distance of the following user interface: Touch a few centimeters. You can share your Apps tab > Settings > Wi-Fi >...

  • Page 71: Device

    Settings DEVICE notification drawer down with your finger, then select the NFC icon to turn it < Sound > Sound profile – You can choose the Sound, Vibrate only or Silent. NOTE: When the Airplane mode is activated, NFC application can Volumes – You can manage the volume be used. of Phone Ringtone, Notification sound, Touch feedback & system, Music, video, Using NFC: To use NFC, make sure games and other media, Alarms. your device is switched on and activate Phone ringtone – Allows you to set your the NFC setting, if disabled. default incoming call ringtone. Android Beam – You can beam a web Notification sound – Allows you to set page, a video, or other content from your your default notification ringtone. screen to another device by bringing the Ringtone with vibration – Vibration devices together (typically back to back). feedback for calls and notifications. NOTE: Make sure both devices Quiet time – Set times to turn off all are unlocked, support Near Field sounds except alarm and media.
  • Page 72 < Display > When you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you're asked to draw your Brightness – Adjust the screen unlock pattern to unlock the screen. brightness. Wallpaper – You can select the wallpaper Auto-rotate screen – Set to switch lock from Wallpapers or Gallery. orientation automatically when you rotate Owner info – Show owner info on lock the phone. screen. Screen timeout – Set the time for screen < Gesture > timeout. Font type – Change the type of the Move home screen items – Press and display. hold item and tilt device to move item within home screens or applications. Font size – Change the size of the Tilt sensitivity – Test and adjust display font. sensitivity of tilt sensor for home screen Front key light – Set the front key LED and applications.

  • Page 73: Personal

    Settings < Power saver > < Security > Set up SIM card lock – Set up SIM card Here, you can manage the battery and check the power saving items. Also, you lock or change the SIM PIN. can check the battery use. Make passwords visible – Show password as you type. < Apps > Device administrators – View or You can view and manage the deactivate device administrators. applications. Unknown sources – Default setting to PERSONAL install non-Market applications. Trusted credentials – Display trusted CA < Accounts & sync > certificates.

  • Page 74: System

    Automatic restore – Set to restore your < Connectivity > settings and application data when the USB connection type – You can set the applications are reinstalled on your device. desired mode (Charge only, Media sync Factory data reset – Reset your settings (MTP), USB tethering, LG software or to the factory default values and delete Camera (PTP). all your data. If you reset the phone in Ask on connection – Ask USB this way, you are prompted to reenter connection mode when connecting to a the same information as when you first computer. started Android. Help – Help for connectivity. On-Screen Phone settings – Displaying SYSTEM screen and controlling phone from PC are <...

  • Page 75: Phone Software Update

    Settings Phone software update NOTE: LG reserves the right to make firmware updates available LG Mobile phone software update from only for selected models at its own the Internet discretion and does not guarantee For more information about using this the availability of the newer version function, please visit http://update. of the firmware for all handset lgmobile.com or http://www.lg.com/ models. common/index.jsp select country and language. This feature allows you to update the firmware on your phone to a newer version conveniently from the Internet without needing to visit a service centre. This feature will only be available if and when LG makes a newer firmware version available for your device. As the mobile phone firmware update requires the user's full attention for the duration of the update process, please make sure you check all instructions and notes that appear at each step before proceeding. Please note that removing the USB data cable or battery during the upgrade may seriously damage your...

  • Page 76: Divx Hd

    DivX HD ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX is a digital ® video format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation. This is an official DivX Certified device that ® plays DivX video. Visit divx.com for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX videos. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified device must be registered ® in order to play purchased DivX Video- on-Demand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.com for more information on how to complete your registration. DivX Certified to play DivX video up ® ® to HD 720p, including premium content DivX , DivX Certified and associated...

  • Page 77: Lg On-Screen Phone

    LG On-Screen Phone On-Screen Phone allows you to view your • File transfer (mobile phone to PC): mobile phone screen from a PC via a USB sends files from your mobile phone (e.g. or Bluetooth connection. You can also photos, videos, music and Polaris Office control your mobile phone from your PC, files) to your PC. Simply right-click on using the mouse or keyboard. the file which you want to send to PC and click on "Save to PC". On-Screen Phone icons • File transfer (PC to mobile phone): sends C onnects your mobile phone to your files from your PC to your mobile phone. PC, or disconnects it. Just select the files you wish to transfer C hanges the On-Screen Phone and drag and drop them into the On- preferences. Screen Phone window. The files sent are E xits the On-Screen Phone stored in internal SD card. programme. • Real-time event notifications: prompts M aximises the On-Screen Phone a pop-up to inform you of any incoming window. calls or text/multimedia messages. M inimize the On-Screen Phone How to install On-Screen window.

  • Page 78: Accessories

    Accessories These accessories are available for use with the LG-E960. (Items described below may be optional.) Travel adaptor Battery Stereo headset Data cable Connect your LG-E960 and PC. User Guide LG Tag+ Learn more about your LG-E960. NOTE: • A lways use genuine LG accessories. • F ailure to do this may void your warranty. • A ccessories may vary in different regions.

  • Page 79: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require you to call your service provider, but most are easy to fix yourself. Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures There is no SIM card in the SIM error Make sure that the SIM card is correctly inserted. phone or it is inserted incorrectly. Signal is weak or you're outside Move towards a window or into an open area. the carrier network. Check the network operator coverage map. No network connection/ Check whether the SIM card is more than 6~12 Losing months old. If so, change your SIM at your Operator applied new services. network network provider's nearest branch. Contact your service provider. To change a security code, you will need to confirm the new Codes do not If you forget the code, contact your service code by re-entering it. match provider. The two codes you have entered do not match. Any Not supported by service application Contact your service provider. provider or registration required. cannot be set Dialling error New network not authorised.
  • Page 80 Possible causes Possible corrective measures Battery is not charged. Charge battery. Outside temperature is too hot Make sure phone is charging at a normal or cold. temperature. Check the charger and connection to the phone. Contact problem Check the battery contacts and clean them if Charging error necessary. No voltage Plug the charger into a different socket. Charger defective Replace charger. Wrong charger Only use original LG accessories. Battery defective Replace battery. Number not The Fixed dialling number Check the Settings menu and turn the function permitted function is on. off. Impossible to receive / Memory full Delete some messages from the phone. send SMS & picture Files not Unsupported file format Check the file formats that can be supported. opening...
  • Page 81 Troubleshooting Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures Remove the battery, insert it again and switch on Hang up or the phone. Intermittent software problem freeze Try to perform a software update via the website.

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