Printed in Korea
P/NO : MFL67205801 (1.0) H
Important Customer Information
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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.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
This product is intended for use when supplied with power from the
designated battery or power supply unit. Other usage may be dangerous
and will invalidate any approval given to this product.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER GROUNDING
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Connecting to improperly grounded equipment can result in an
electric shock to your device. This product is equipped with a USB cable
for connecting to a desktop or notebook computer. Be sure your computer
is properly grounded (earthed) before connecting this product to the
computer. The power supply cord of a desktop or notebook computer has
an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be
plugged into an appropriate outlet which is properly installed and grounded
in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT
Use the correct external power source
A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated
on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power
source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power
company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources,
refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product.
Important Customer Information
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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).
WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. To
reduce risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short
external contacts, expose to temperature above 60°C (140°F), or dispose
of in fire or water. Replace only with specified batteries. Recycle or
dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference
guide supplied with your product.
Take extra precautions
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Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it
may cause a short circuit.
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Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery
or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation.
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The phone should be only connected to products that bear the USB-IF
logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance program.
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Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or
one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.
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Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children,
to avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult a doctor immediately if the
battery is swallowed.
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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.
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Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with
the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-200x. Use of an unqualified
battery may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard.
Important Customer Information
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Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped,
especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a
service center for inspection.
If the battery leaks:
Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If
contact occurs, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and
seek medical advice.
Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes. If contact
occurs, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek
medical advice.
Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there
is a danger of ignition or explosion.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT
Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme
temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in
places where the temperature may exceed 140°F (60°C), such as on a car
dashboard, window sill, or behind glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or
strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the
product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.
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 aircraft’s
navigation system and its communications network, using this device’s
phone function on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. If
you want to use this device when its use is restricted on board an aircraft,
remember to switch to Airplane Mode which turns off RF functions that
could cause interference.
Important Customer Information
ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS
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Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or
where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive
atmospheres such as fueling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on
boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and
areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or
metal powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an
explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where
flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user
should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an
explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised
not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations,
and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio
equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where blasting operations
are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often,
but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below 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. In some countries,
using hands-free devices as an alternative is allowed.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE
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Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel
frame of a building).
Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic sources, such as
microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio.
Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories, or accessories that
do not contain any metal.
Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your
local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.
INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS
This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this
device is prohibited in most hospitals and medical clinics.
If you use any personal medical device(s), consult the manufacturer of
your device(s) to determine if the device(s) are adequately shielded from
external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining
this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any
regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health
care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external
RF energy.
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.
Important Customer Information
NON-IONIZING RADIATION
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Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its
normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety from
interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are
advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for personal
safety, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to
come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment. Use
only the supplied internal antenna. Use of unauthorized or modified antennas
may impair call quality and damage the phone, causing loss of performance
and SAR levels exceeding the recommended limits as well as result in non-
compliance with local regulatory requirements in your country. To assure
optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is
within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your
device only in its normal-use position. Contact with the antenna area may
impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level
than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN
USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.
HAC
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some
of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some
newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested
yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different features of
this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or
cochlear implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise. Consult
your service provider or the manufacturer of this phone for information on
hearing aid compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange
policies, consult your service provider or phone retailer.
Table of Contents
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Important Customer Information...........................................................1
Table of Contents ................................................................................... 7
Technical Details.....................................................................................8
The Basics............................................................................................. 13
Connecting to Networks and Devices ............................................... 43
microSD Card ...................................................................................... 48
Calls....................................................................................................... 51
Communication ....................................................................................70
Entertainment.....................................................................................109
Tools......................................................................................................141
Settings ...............................................................................................155
Safety...................................................................................................156
Specifications ..................................................................................... 179
FAQ.......................................................................................................181
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT................................................193
NOTE The screen images may vary due to software updates.
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Technical Details
CDMA
Standard
Designator
Description
CDMA Dual-Mode Air Interface
TIA/EIA-95A
TSB-74
14.4kbps Radio Link Protocol and Inter-band
Operations
Basic Air
Interface
ANSI J-STD-008
TIA/EIA-IS2000
IS-95 Adapted for PCS Frequency Band
CDMA2000 1xRTT Air Interface
TIA/EIA/IS-634
TIA/EIA/IS-651
TIA/EIA/IS-41-C
TIA/EIA/IS-124
MAS-BS
PCSC-RS
Network
Intersystem Operations
Non-Signaling Data Communications
TIA/EIA/IS-96-B
TIA/EIA/IS-637
TIA/EIA/IS-657
IS-801
Speech CODEC
Short Message Service
Packet Data
Service
Position Determination Service (gpsOne)
TIA/EIA/IS-707-A High Speed Packet Data
CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air
Interface
1x EV-DO Inter-Operability Specification for
HRPD Access Network Interfaces
TIA/EIA/IS-856
TIA/EIA/IS-878
1x EV-DO
Related
Recommended Minimum Performance
Standards for HRPD High Rate Packet Data
Access Terminal
Interface TIA/EIA/IS-866
TIA/EIA/IS-890
Test Application Specification (TAS) for High
Rate Packet Data Air Interface
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LTE Standard
Designator
Description
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
User Equipment (UE) radio transmission
and reception
TS 36.101
Basic
Air Interface
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
TS 36.104
Base Station (BS) radio transmission and
reception
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
User Equipment (UE) conformance
specification;
Radio transmission and reception;
Part 1: Conformance testing
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
TS 36.521-1
TS 36.521-2
TS 36.521-3
User Equipment (UE) conformance
specification;
Conformance
Test
Radio transmission and reception;
Part 2: Implementation Conformance
Statement (ICS)
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio
Access (E-UTRA);
User Equipment (UE) conformance
specification;
Radio transmission and reception;
Part 3: Radio Resource Management
(RRM) conformance testing
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FCC RF Exposure Information
WARNING! Read this information before operating the phone.
In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the
United States, with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326, adopted
an updated safety standard for human exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)
electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those
guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S.
and international standards bodies. The design of this phone complies with
the FCC guidelines and those international standards.
Bodily Contact During Operation
This device was tested for typical use with the back of the phone kept
0.79 inches (2.0 cm) from the body. To comply with FCC RF exposure
requirements, a minimum separation distance of 0.79 inches (2.0 cm)
must be maintained between the user’s body and the back of the
phone, including the antenna. Third-party belt-clips, holsters, and similar
accessories containing metallic components should not be used. Avoid
the use of accessories that cannot maintain 0.79 inches (2.0 cm) distance
between the user’s body and the back of the phone and have not been
tested for compliance with FCC RF exposure limits.
Vehicle-Mounted External Antenna
(Optional, if available.)
To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements, keep 8 inches (20 cm) between
the user / bystander and vehicle-mounted external antenna. For more
information about RF exposure, visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov.
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FCC Notice and Cautions
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, and (2) this device and its
accessories must accept any interference received, including interference
that causes undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this user guide
could void your warranty for this equipment. Use only the supplied antenna.
Use of unauthorized antennas (or modifications to the antenna) could
impair call quality, damage the phone, void your warranty and/or violate FCC
regulations.
Don’t use the phone with a damaged antenna. A damaged antenna could
cause a minor skin burn. Contact your local dealer for a replacement
antenna.
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.
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Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If you experience interference with reception (e.g.,
television), determine if this equipment is causing the harmful interference by turning
the equipment off and then back on to see if the interference is affected. If necessary,
try correcting the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- 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.
The LG Esteem™ operates on 4G network, based on Long Term Evolution (LTE)
technology and Mobile Broadband 4G networks in the United States*.
Now you can connect easily at high speeds to the Internet, your corporate Intranet,
and your email while you’re away from the office.
* Service not available everywhere.
* Information subject to change.
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Phone Overview
Front View
Earpiece
Power/
Lock Key
Proximity
Sensors
Front Camera
Lens
Touchscreen
Quick Keys
- Phone Key
- Contacts Key
- Messaging Key
- Applications Key
Search Key
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
Microphone
NOTES All screen shots in this guide are simulated. Actual displays may vary.
Instructions to perform tasks in this guide are based on the default phone settings and
may change depending on the software version on your phone.
1. Proximity Sensors Senses proximity towards other objects (such as your
head) so that touch commands are not accidentally activated during a call.
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NOTES
Do not block the sensor or near sensor to avoid problems with the touch operations.
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The use of a film cover produced by manufacturers other than LG can cause a
disturbance in touch operation, the display, etc.
2. Quick Keys
- Phone Key Opens the Phone application for access to the dialpad, Call
log, Contacts, and Groups.
- Contacts Key Opens the Contacts application.
- Messaging Key Opens the Messaging application.
- Applications Key Opens the Applications screen, where you can view
all your installed applications.
3. Menu Key Opens an options menu with options that affect the current
screen or application.
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4. Home Key Returns to the Home screen. If you’re already viewing one of
the Home screen extension panes, it navigates you to the central Home
screen pane. Touch and hold to view the most recently used applications.
5. Microphone Transmits your voice to the other caller and for Voice-
activated functions.
6. Back Key Returns to the previous screen. Also closes pop-up display
items, such as menus and dialog boxes.
7. Search Key Opens the Quick Search BoxTM from the Home screen to
search the phone and the web.
8. Touchscreen Displays all the information needed to operate your phone,
such as applications, call status, date, time, signal status, and battery
strength.
9. Front Camera Lens Use to take pictures and video. Keep clean for
optimal performance.
10. Power/Lock Key Locks the screen with a single press. Press and hold
to open the phone options menu for the following options: Silent mode,
Airplane mode, and Power off.
11. Earpiece Lets you hear callers and automated prompts.
Rear View
3.5mm Headset Jack
Speaker
Back Camera Lens
Back Cover
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12. 3.5mm Headset Jack Allows you to plug in an optional headset for
convenient, hands-free conversations. You can also plug in headphones
to listen to music.
13. Speaker Sound comes from the rear speakers.
14. Back Camera Lens Use for taking pictures and recording videos. Keep
clean for optimal performance.
15. Back Cover Encloses the battery compartment.
Side View
Volume Keys
Accessory/
Charger Port
HDMI Port
16. Accessory/Charger Port Allows you to connect the phone charger,
USB cable, or other compatible accessories.
17. Volume Keys Allow you to adjust the ringer, media volumes, or the in-
call volume during a call.
18. HDMI Port Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI Port on your phone
to an HDMI Port on your TV. You can only view user generated content,
which includes your photos and videos.
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Installing the Battery and microSD Card
NOTE It is important to fully charge the battery before initial use of the phone.
Installing the battery
The phone comes with a rechargeable battery. Keep the battery charged
while not in use in order to maximize talk, use, and standby time. The
battery charge level is shown at the top right corner of the screen.
1 Use the fingertip
cutout at the bottom
of the phone to
remove the battery
cover.
Align the battery
contacts with
the terminals
Place the battery
cover over the battery
compartment, then
press it downward
until it clicks into
place.
2
3
in the battery
compartment and
push the battery
down until it clicks
into place.
Removing the battery
1. Turn the phone off and use the fingertip cutout at the bottom of the phone
to remove the battery cover.
2. Remove the battery from the battery compartment by lifting the top of the
battery using the fingertip cutout.
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Inserting a microSD card
Turn the power off. Remove the battery cover and the
battery (as demonstrated in the previous instructions).
Locate the microSD card slot (microSD is inscribed
near the slot opening). Position the microSD card with
the label side facing up and slide it into place until it is
fully inserted and locked in place.
NOTE The microSD card can be easily damaged by improper operation. Please be careful when
inserting, removing or handling it.
To remove the microSD card
Turn the power off. Remove the battery cover and take
the battery out. Locate the microSD card slot. Gently
push the exposed edge of the microSD card to release
it. Then gently pull it out to remove it.
To unmount the microSD card
It is important to unmount the card to avoid damage to the card or data
saved on the card.
1. Touch the Applications Key
.
2. Touch Settings > SD card & phone storage.
3. Touch Unmount External SD card.
Installing the 4G SIM card
Turn the power off. Remove the battery cover and the battery. Locate the
4G SIM card slot (a SIM card graphic is inscribed near the slot opening).
Position the 4G SIM card with the label side facing up and slide it into place
until it is fully inserted and locked in place.
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Removing the 4G SIM card
Turn the power off. Remove the battery cover and
take the battery out. Locate the 4G SIM card slot.
Gently slide the 4G SIM card out to remove it.
Charging the Phone
Your LG Esteem™ 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.
Improper handling of the accessory/charger port, as well as the use of an incompatible
charger, may cause damage to your phone and void the warranty.
1. Connect the USB cable into the wall/USB charger. When connecting, as
shown below, the LG logo on the USB cable should face toward you.
USB Cable
Wall/USB
Charger
2. Plug the USB cable (as shown below) into the phone’s Accessory/
Charger Port.
NOTE
Make sure the 'B' side is
facing toward you when
inserting the USB cable into
the phone.
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 Accessory/Charger
Port on your phone and connect the other end to a USB port on your PC. It
is best to use the rear USB port when connecting to a desktop PC. The USB
hub should be powered by an external power source.
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Optimizing Battery Life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features
that run in the background. You can also monitor how applications and
system resources consume battery power.
Tips to extend the life of your battery
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Turn off radio communications that you aren’t using. If you aren’t
using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings menu to turn them
off (Note that the GPS receiver is only turned on when you’re using an
application that makes use of it).
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Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
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Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and other
applications if you don’t need it.
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Use the Power Control widget to control the wireless connections,
GPS connection, Bluetooth power, display brightness, and syncing
activity.
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Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> Applications
>
Running services and select the items that are no longer in use and
close them.
To check the battery charge level
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Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> About phone >
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Status.㻌
The battery status (Charging or Discharging) and level (as a percentage
of fully charged) will be displayed at the top of the screen.
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To monitor and control what uses the battery
The Battery use screen allows you to see which applications are consuming
the most battery power. Information on this screen allows you to identify
downloaded applications you may want to turn off when not being used, so
you can get the most out of your battery power.
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Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> About phone >
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Battery use. The screen will display battery usage time. Either how
long since last connected to a power source, if connected to a power
source, and how long you were last running on battery power.
The list of applications or services using battery power are displayed
in order of energy used, from greatest amount to least.
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Touch an application in the Battery use screen to see the details about
its power consumption.
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Different applications offer different kinds of information, and they
may even include options to modify the settings so you can reduce
power consumption by that application.
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Turning the Phone On and Off
Turning the phone on
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Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
for a couple of seconds until
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the screen turns on.
Turning the phone off
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
until the pop-up menu appears.
2. Touch Power off in the pop-up menu.
3. Touch OK to confirm that you want to turn off the phone.
To unlock the phone
If you don’t use the phone for a while, the screen and backlight will shut off
to conserve battery power. To unlock the phone:
1. Press the Power/Lock Key
.
Your Lock Screen will appear.
2. Slide the screen up to unlock.
The last screen you were working on opens.
NOTE This is the default Lock Screen. If you've set up an Unlock
Pattern, use your fingertip to draw the pattern.
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 Home screen.
1. Press the Power/Lock Key
, then unlock the screen.
2. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
, then touch Silent mode.
OR
Press the down Volume Key on the side of the phone
until all
sounds are turned off or vibration is set.
NOTE The Vibrate setting in the Sound menu affects this mode. If the Vibrate setting is set to
Only when not in Silent mode (or Never), then the down Volume Key turns all sounds
off. If the Vibrate setting is set to Only in Silent mode (or Always), the down Volume
Key will set the phone to vibrate.
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Setting Up Your Device
When you turn on your wireless device for the first time, you have the
option to quickly set up various accounts. Simply follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the initial setup of your wireless device.
To set up your device, follow the steps below:
1. Select your language and touch Next.
2. Set the Date and time settings and touch Next.
3. Set your Wi-Fi settings and touch Next.
4. Touch Next to begin the Google Account setup or Skip to skip to the
next step. With a Google Account, Google applications are automatically
synced between your phone and computer regardless of where you
make an update.
5. Select the other accounts you want to set up. (Email, Facebook,
Twitter, MySpace).
6. To begin using your phone after completing the setup, touch Use Phone.
TM
Help on using your LG Esteem
Touch the Applications Key
> Guided Tours
to get information
about using your device, including the user guide and video tutorials.
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Setting up your Google Account
1. At the setup screen, touch Create or Sign in.
2. Enter your username and password and any other necessary information.
NOTE Touch the Back Key
to close the keyboard.
3. Touch Sign in.
Now your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar events will all be
loaded to your phone automatically.
You can use the area below to record your Google Account information for
future reference.
Username:[email protected]
Password:________________________________________________
Your Google Account
You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, Google
Calendar, and other Google Applications; to download applications from
Android Market; to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take
advantage of other Google services on your phone.
IMPORTANT
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If you want to restore your settings to this phone, from another phone that was
running Android release 2.0 or later, you must sign into your Google Account now,
during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored.
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If you don’t have a Google Account, you’re prompted to create one.
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If you have an enterprise account through your company or other organization, your IT
department may have special instructions on how to sign into that account.
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When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events, and other
information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with
your phone.
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If you don’t sign into a Google Account during setup, you are prompted to sign in or to
create a Google Account the first time you start an application that requires one, such
as Gmail or Android Market.
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When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and password, using the
on-screen keyboard.
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Phone’s Status Icons
The Status Bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons
indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating
the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current time.
Notification icons
Status icons
If you have more notifications than can fit in the Status Bar, a plus icon
prompts you to open the Notifications panel to view them all.
The following icons indicate the status of your phone.
Call icons
Microphone muted during a
Missed call notification
call
In call
In call using Bluetooth device
Speaker on
Calendar & Alarm icons
Calendar event notification
Alarm set
Email and Messaging icons
New message received
Sending message failed
New Gmail message received
New voice mail received
High priority message
received
Google Talk message received
Sound icons
Music currently playing
Vibrate mode
Silent mode
Wired headset connected
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Network icons
4G network connected
Download through 4G
network
Using 4G network
Connected to a 3G network
Downloading data
GPS on
Upload through 4G network
3G network is in use
Uploading data
No service
Acquiring GPS access
Airplane mode is on
Roaming
Strong network signal
Weak network signal
Location service on
Connectivity icons
The following icons indicate the status of your phone.
Wi-Fi connection detected
Bluetooth on
Android debugging connected
Bluetooth device connected
No Wi-Fi signal
USB connected
Strong Wi-Fi signal
HDMI cable connected
SmartShare on
HDMI cable disconnected
SmartShare sharing request
System icons
The following icons indicate the status of your phone.
More notifications
Internal memory full
SD card inserted
Google sync started
Battery empty
System secure
System alert
No SD card inserted
Error during Google sync
Battery full
Battery charging
No SIM card
Battery status unknown(error)
Unknown SIM card
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Getting to Know the Home Screen
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your
phone. It displays application shortcuts, icons, widgets, and other features.
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 the application and use it.
Quick Keys
Provide easy, one-touch access to the
functions you use the most.
Applications Key
Touch to open the Applications screen to
view all of your installed applications.
Quick Keys
The Quick Keys are located at the bottom of the Home screen and
Applications screen.
: Opens the Phone application which displays the dialpad so you can
dial an unsaved number. It also provides additional tabs to access the
Call log, Contacts, and your Groups.
: Opens your Contacts list. You can also access the Phone application, Call
log, and your Groups by touching the tabs across the top of the screen.
: Opens the Messaging application.
: Opens the Applications screen and displays phone options and
applications.
To return to the Home screen
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Touch the Home Key
at any time, from any application.
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To view other Home screen panes
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Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The Home
screen spans seven screen widths, allowing more space for icons,
widgets, shortcuts, and other items.
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Home Screen Pane Indicator
The dots near the top of the screen indicate which Home screen pane you are viewing.
Touchscreen
Your touchscreen provides an excellent way to interact with and use your
Android phone. With the touch of your finger, you can download and use
available applications, make menu selections, and access data saved to
your phone.
The following terms are used for describing the different available actions
using the touchscreen:
Touch A single finger touch selects items. For example, touch an icon
(e.g., application or menu item), touch words (e.g., menu selection or to
answer onscreen question), or touch letters and numbers to type.
Touch and hold Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and
not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a pop-
up menu for customizing the Home screen, touch an empty area on the
Home screen until the menu pops up.
Drag Touch and hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your
finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position.
You can drag items on the Home screen to reposition them.
Swipe or slide To swipe or slide, quickly move your finger across the
surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you
don’t drag an item instead). For example, you can drag or slide the screen
up or down to scroll a list, or browse through the different Home screens
by swiping from left to right (and vice versa).
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Double-tap Double-tap to zoom a web page or a map. For example,
quickly double-tap a section of a web page to zoom that section to fit the
width of the screen. You can also double-tap to control the zoom in Maps
and in other applications.
Pinch-to-Zoom Use your index finger and thumb in a pinch or spread
motion to zoom in or out when using the browser, a map, or pictures.
Rotate the screen From many applications, the orientation of the screen
rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back
again.
Rotate the phone counter-clockwise Rotate the phone clockwise for
for landscape orientation.
portrait orientation.
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Text Input Methods
On-screen Keyboard
You can easily enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen
keyboard displays automatically on the screen when you need to enter text.
To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want
to enter text.
Toggles between the
different keyboards
(letters and symbols/
numbers).
Opens Swype Tips.
Typing tips
From the numbers keyboard, touch . Touch
Enter other characters
to return to the numbers keyboard.
Enter one capital letter
Enter all capital letters
Touch Shift
.
Touch Shift twice.
Touch again to revert to lowercase.
Tap the text to highlight it. Then touch and hold
Cut or copy selected text
Paste cut or copied text
the text, then touch Cut or Copy.
Touch and hold the location to paste the text,
then touch Paste.
Delete a character
(hold to delete faster)
Touch Delete
.
Text input settings
To change your text entry settings and see the dictionary of terms you’ve
used, from the Home screen, touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> Language & keyboard.
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To change the default language, touch Select language.
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Applications: How to View, Open and Switch
All of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you
downloaded and installed from Android MarketTM or other sources, are
grouped together on the Applications screen, which you access from your
Home screen. If you have more applications than can fit on the Applications
screen, you can slide the screen up or down to view more.
Home screen
Touch
to open the Applications screen.
Applications screen
Slide the screen left or right to
bring more icons into view.
Touch an application icon to open
the application.
Quick Keys (
,
,
,
)
Touch
to close the Applications screen.
Opening and Closing the Applications screen
Opening the Applications screen
With your LG Esteem™, it’s easy to access the Applications screen no matter
what feature you’re currently using. Simply touch the Applications Key
.
Closing the Applications screen
To manually close the Applications screen, touch the Home Key
or
touch Home
.
NOTE The Applications screen closes automatically when you touch an icon to open its application.
Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Applications screen automatically.
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Customizing the Applications screen
The items on the Applications screen are listed alphabetically within each
application category. You can customize the Applications screen by moving
the position of applications so that you don’t have to scroll the screen up
to access the applications you use most often. You can also add additional
categories to the screen to organize your files.
Moving application positions
1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key
.
2. Touch the Menu Key > Manage app.
3. Touch and hold the application icon and drag it to the position you want,
then lift your finger. Application icons to the right of the position shift
accordingly.
Adding a category (if Layout is set to Category)
1. From the Home screen, touch the Applications Key
.
2. Touch the Menu Key > Manage category > Add.
3. Enter the category name, then touch Save.
Opening and Switching Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with AndroidTM because open applications keep
running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an
application before opening another. You can use and switch among several
open applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting
them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources
unnecessarily.
Opening an application
Open an application simply by touching its icon on the screen.
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TIP! You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often.
Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any application icon
to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications
screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and use it.
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Opening multiple applications
1. Touch an application icon to open it.
2. Touch the Home Key
.
NOTE If the application icon you want is on your Home screen, simply touch the icon to open
and use it.
3. Touch the Applications Key
.
4. Touch the icon for the other application you want to open.
Switching between multiple applications
1. Touch and hold the Home Key
.
A screen with the icons of applications that you’ve used recently will appear.
2. Touch the application icon you want to open or touch the Back Key
to return to the current screen.
Touch an icon to open an application
you’ve used recently.
Adding application icons to the Home screen
Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often.
1. Open the Applications screen.
2. Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home
screen. Your Applications screen will close so that you can place the icon
on the Home screen.
3. Lift your finger to place it or drag the icon to where you want it on the
screen, then lift your finger.
NOTE You can place application icons on any of the Home screen panes. Simply drag the icon
to the left or right edge of the screen to advance to the other screen panes before lifting
your finger.
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Working with Menus
There are two kinds of Android menus: Options menus and Context menus.
Options menus
Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current
screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. To open the
available options menu, touch the Menu Key
Options menus; if you touch the Menu Key
Options menu, nothing will happen.
. Not all applications have
on a screen that has no
Some applications have more Options menu items than can fit in the
options menu. To view the additional menu items, touch More.
Touch More to view additional menu items.
Context menus
Context menus contain options that apply to a specific item on the screen.
To open a Context menu, touch and hold an item on the screen. Not all
items have Context menus. If you touch and hold an item that has no
Context menu, nothing will happen.
When you touch and
hold certain items on
a screen, a Context
menu opens.
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Managing Notifications
Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,
alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are in a call.
When you receive a notification, the notification icon will be displayed in the
Status Bar. You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all recent
notifications. Depending on your settings, you may hear a notification sound
and/or the phone may vibrate.
To open the Notifications panel
Touch and drag the Status Bar to the bottom of the screen.
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OR
From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key
> Notifications.
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The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider and a list of
your current notifications, organized into ongoing and event-based
notifications.
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Touch a
notification
to open it.
To respond to a notification
1. Open the Notifications panel. Your current notifications are listed in the
panel, each with a brief description.
2. Touch a notification to view it.
The Notifications panel will close and the application that corresponds to
your response will open. For example, new voicemail notifications dial
your voicemail box, and Gmail notifications open the Gmail application so
you can read your new messages.
To clear all notifications
1. Open the Notifications panel.
2. Touch the Clear button.
All event-based notifications will be cleared; ongoing notifications will
remain in the list.
To close the Notifications panel
Touch and drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of
the screen or just press the Back Key
.
The panel will also close when you touch a notification.
NOTE The tab for the Notifications panel at the bottom of screen is sensitive to the drag motion
so just beginning the upward drag will close the panel.
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Searching Your Phone and the Web
You can search for information on your phone and on the web by using the
Google search application.
Some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and Browser have the ability
to search contents within those specific applications.
You can conduct the search by typing in the search terms or saying what
you’re looking for. Typing can be useful because the search application can
provide suggestions so you don’t necessarily have to type out your full
request.
Phone and Web search using text entry
1. Touch the Search Key
.
When you touch the Search Key
on the Home screen or in
other applications that support this, the Quick Search Box will open
automatically.
Voice Search
Touch to search by voice.
Provides one-touch shortcut to
matching search items and past
searches.
In some applications, such as Gmail, Contacts, and Browser, the
application’s own search box opens when you touch the Search Key
.
This is indicated by the application’s icon on the left side of the search box.
No matter what application you’re working in (except for Camera),
touching the Search Key
will open the Quick Search Box.
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2. Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box.
As you type, search results from your phone,
previous search terms, and web search
suggestions appear. Touch an item to activate
that search result.
You can use the Search preferences to configure some aspects of 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. To access settings, open the Google Search application and
touch the Menu Key
> Search settings.
3. Touch to search for the entered terms.
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Locking the Screen
You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls,
access your data, buy applications, and so on.
Setting an Unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password for the First Time
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings > Location & security.
2. Touch Set up screen lock (under the Screen unlock section of the
settings).
3. Touch Pattern, PIN, or Password.
Pattern: The first time you set an unlock pattern, you will see a tutorial
with instructions on how to create it. Read the tutorial and touch Next
(twice). Draw your pattern (connect at least 4 dots) and touch Continue.
Then redraw your pattern and touch Confirm.
PIN: Enter a PIN (at least 4 digits) and touch Continue. Reenter your PIN
and touch OK to confirm it.
Password: Enter a password (at least 4 characters) and touch Continue.
Reenter your password and touch OK to confirm it.
From then on, any time you wish to turn the phone on or unlock the
screen, you will need to draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or
password to unlock the screen.
Changing Your Unlock Pattern
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings > Location & security.
2. Touch Change screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).
3. Draw your current unlock pattern.
4. Touch Pattern to change it (or touch None to remove it).
5. You’re prompted to draw and redraw your new pattern.
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Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings > Location & security.
2. Touch Set up screen lock (under the Screen unlock section).
3. Touch PIN to lock the screen with a number sequence or touch
Password for an alphanumeric lock sequence.
4. You’re prompted to enter and reenter the lock sequence.
From then on, you will need to enter the sequence and touch OK to
unlock the screen.
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NOTES
You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock pattern, PIN or password. If you used
all the 5 opportunities, you can try again after 30 seconds.
When you can’t recall your unlock pattern:
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- If you’ve created a Google Account on the phone, touch Forgot pattern?. Then
you are required to sign in with your Google Account to unlock your phone.
- If you haven’t created a Google Account on the phone, you need to perform a
factory reset (Caution: If you perform a factory reset, all user applications and
user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before
performing a factory reset).
1. Turn the power off.
2. Press and hold the following keys at the same time:
Power/Lock Key + the down Volume Key + the up Volume Key.
3. Release only the Power/Lock Key just right after the phone vibrates.
It may take around 3 seconds.
4. Release the Volume Keys when you see the screen message "Permanently Erase
User Data & Reset Settings? Press the Power key to confirm and any other key
to cancel." The first message will be displayed in 10 to 12 seconds.
5. Press the Power/Lock Key to confirm (or press any other key to cancel).
When you press the Power/Lock Key to confirm, a pop-up appears asking "Are
you sure you want to continue with erase?".
6. Press the Power/Lock Key and your phone will be restored to the factory
settings. To cancel, press any other key.
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Customizing the Home Screen
You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons,
shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen pane. You can also
change the wallpaper.
To add an item to the Home screen
1. Go to the Home screen pane where you want to add the item.
2. Touch the Menu Key
and touch Add. Or, just touch and hold an
empty spot on the Home screen pane.
NOTE If there is no available space on a particular Home screen pane, Add will not be available;
you must delete or remove an item before you can add another item. In this case, you
have the option of switching to another Home screen pane.
3. In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add.
You can add the following types of items to the Home screen:
Widgets Add any of a variety of widget applications to your Home screen,
including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, Google Search bar,
a power manager, a calendar of upcoming appointments, a News and
Weather widget, and more. Note that more widgets can also be found in
the Android MarketTM
.
Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked web page, a
favorite contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and
more. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.
Folders Add a folder where you can organize other Home screen shortcuts
and icons, or folders that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone
numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up-to-date
automatically.
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To move an item on the Home screen
1. Touch and hold the item.
2. Drag the item to a new location on the screen.
Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item onto the
next available Home screen pane.
3. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger.
To remove an item from the Home screen
1. Touch and hold the item (note that the Quick Keys change to an icon of a
trash can).
2. Drag the item to the trash can icon.
3. When the icon turns red, lift your finger.
To change the Home screen wallpaper
1. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key
> Wallpaper.
You can also touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen and
then touch Wallpapers in the menu that opens.
2. Touch Wallpapers or any wallpaper that is displayed.
Touch Gallery to use a picture you’ve taken with your camera as a
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wallpaper. You can crop the picture before setting it as your wallpaper.
Touch Live Wallpapers to open a list of animated wallpapers installed
on your phone.
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Live wallpapers can change according to the time of day, respond to
touching the screen, tell the time, or offer other information.
Touch any available wallpaper and it will automatically be applied to
your phone.
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3. Touch Set wallpaper or Save (if necessary).
To rename a folder
1. Touch the folder icon to open it.
2. Touch and hold the folder window’s title bar.
3. Enter the new folder name.
4. Touch OK.
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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.
Open your Contacts list and touch the contact’s picture. A bubble will
open with the available options, displayed as icons. This is the Quick
Contact bubble. Depending on the contact information saved, the
available actions will be displayed above the name.
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Touch a Quick Contact icon to communicate with the contact.
Depending on the icon you’ve touched, a different application will
open.
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If you add a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen, you will be able to
use it to open Quick Contact for that contact.
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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.
Initially, your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile network
available for data. You can also configure your phone to access a different
set of networks entirely, or to behave in specific ways when roaming.
Connected to the 4G network (LTE)
Connected to a 2G network (1x)
The more bars that are lit, the stronger the wireless signal
Connected to another wireless service provider’s network (roaming)
The icons in the Status Bar indicate which kind of data network you’re
connected to and the network signal strength.
When connected to slower networks, you may want to postpone using
your phone for data-intensive tasks until you are connected to a faster
network again or find a Wi-Fi network to connect to.
To disable data when roaming
You can prevent your phone from transmitting data over other carriers’
mobile networks when you leave an area that is covered by your carrier’s
networks. This is useful for controlling expenses if your cell plan doesn’t
include data roaming.
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> Wireless & networks >
Mobile networks.
2. Touch Data roaming to remove the checkmark from the box. With
Data roaming uncheckmarked, you can still transmit data with a Wi-Fi
connection.
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Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access
at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your
surroundings.
To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you must connect to a wireless access point.
Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others
are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure
your phone so it can connect to them.
Turn off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it, to extend the life of your battery.
The following Status Bar icons indicate your Wi-Fi status.
Connected to a Wi-Fi network (waves indicate connection strength)
Notification that an open Wi-Fi network is in range
When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, the phone obtains a network
address and other information it needs from the network, using the
DHCP protocol. To configure the phone with a static IP address and
other advanced settings, from Wi-Fi settings touch the Menu Key
>
Advanced.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> Wireless & networks >
Wi-Fi settings.
2. If the Wi-Fi box is not checkmarked, touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and scan
for available Wi-Fi networks.
3. Touch a network to connect to it.
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If the network is open, you will be prompted to confirm that you want
to connect to that network by touching Connect.
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If the network is secured, you will be prompted to enter a password
(Ask your network administrator for details).
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When you’re connected to a network, you can touch the network
name in the Wi-Fi settings screen for details about the speed, security,
address, and related settings.
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To receive notifications when open networks are in range
By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status Bar
when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. From the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Network notification to
checkmark the box. Touch again to remove the checkmark and stop
receiving notifications.
To add a Wi-Fi network
You can add a Wi-Fi network so the phone will remember it, along with any
security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it is in range. You
can also add a Wi-Fi network manually if it does not broadcast its name
(SSID) or if you want to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of its range.
To add a secured network, you need to contact the network’s administrator
to obtain the password or other required security credentials.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. From the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network.
3. Enter the Network SSID (name) of the network.
If the network is secured, touch Security and touch the type of security
deployed on the network.
4. Enter the required passwords and security credentials.
5.Touch Save.
The phone will connect to the wireless network. Any credentials that you
entered are saved, so you are connected automatically the next time you
come within range of this network.
To forget a Wi-Fi network
You can make the phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that
you added. For example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it
automatically or if it’s a network that you no longer use.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
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2. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch and hold the name of the network
that you want to forget.
3. Touch Forget network.
USB Autorun
USB Autorun is a feature that allows your LG Esteem™ to connect to a PC
using a USB cable and set it up on a PC without a physical CD-ROM.
Automatically installs the LG USB Modem driver.
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Allows the phone to be used as Mass Storage when a microSD card is
present in the LG Esteem™. It allows transfer of unprotected content
from the phone to the PC and vice versa.
NOTE The LG Esteem™ has an internal memory and can use a removable microSD card to
store user content, such as photos, videos, and voice recordings.
If the USB connection mode is set to Mass Storage when connecting the phone to a
PC via USB cable, two removable disk drives will be displayed on your PC, one for the
internal memory and another for the microSD card (if installed). You can copy files to and
from both disk drives.
To select USB mode for Autorun
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings > Connectivity > Default
connection mode.
2. Touch Mass storage to connect to the PC for Autorun.
3. Touch Charge only to use only the charging function and not the USB
function.
USB Autorun only works with Windows® XP, Windows 7, and VistaTM operating
systems.
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NOTES
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Log on to the PC as Administrator. Non-Administrator accounts have insufficient
privilege to install the USB Modem driver and don’t run the Autorun feature.
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Do not unplug the USB cable during Autorun.
If Autorun doesn't function properly, unplug and plug the USB cable to set Mass
Storage mode.
Autorun automatically installs the USB device driver for every USB mode.
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Internet Connection Mode
Autorun may automatically use Internet Connection mode in certain
circumstances.
Autorun automatically switches to Internet Connection mode if the
connection fails while syncing or connecting.
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Always ask
You can choose to be asked to confirm the USB connection when
connecting to a computer.
When Always ask is checkmarked, the USB selection window is displayed.
Autorun is not available when:
Phone is booting (powering up).
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PC operating system is not set to Autorun (automatic execute command).
To change the setting while Autorun is running:
You can change the settings while Autorun is running. Touch the
Applications Key
> Settings > Connectivity > Default connection
mode > Mass storage.
NOTE Be sure to checkmark the box Always ask if you want to be asked to confirm the USB
connection mode when the phone is connected to a computer.
Using the Status Bar to change the settings
The Status Bar shows the current USB connection mode so you can easily
open the Status Bar and change the settings as needed.
When connected via USB, the current USB connection mode also appears
on the Notifications panel. Touch the connection setting to display a screen
where you can change the USB connection mode.
NOTE If the Always ask checkbox is marked, the screen is only provided during USB
connection, but is not provided in the notification area.
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microSD Card
Unmounting and removing the microSD Card
To safely remove the microSD card from your device, first you need to
unmount the microSD card before removing it from the phone.
WARNING!
On the Android OS 2.2, you can download applications from Android Market and can
store them on the microSD card as well as on the device. Therefore, skipping the
unmount procedure can cause a serious error between the microSD card and the device.
In the worst case, the microSD card can become corrupted or damaged.
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> SD card & phone storage
> Unmount External SD card. Now you can safely remove the microSD
card.
2. Turn off the phone, remove the back cover, and remove the battery.
3. Gently push the exposed edge of the microSD card in with your fingertip
to release it from the slot.
4. Carefully pull the microSD card out of the slot.
NOTE You can easily damage the microSD card and its adapter by improper operation. Please
be careful when inserting, removing, or handling them.
microSD Card Settings
Viewing Memory in the microSD Card
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> SD card & phone
storage.
2. Review the available information.
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The storage capacity page is divided into three sections: SD card,
Internal Memory, and Internal phone storage.
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Formatting the microSD Card
Formatting a microSD card permanently removes all files stored on the card.
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Settings
> SD card & phone
storage.
2. Touch Unmount External SD card to release the microSD card from
device use. The icon appears within the Notifications panel to indicate an
unmounted microSD card.
3. Once released, touch Format External SD card > Erase SD card >
Erase everything.
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Once completely formatted, the card is automatically re-mounted
(reconnected for use by the device).
NOTE The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files
CANNOT be retrieved. To prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents
before you format the card.
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 device memory.
To connect your device to a computer via USB:
1. Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
2. Open the Notifications panel and then touch USB connected.
3. Touch the connection mode you want to use to connect to the PC.
Choose from the following options: Charge only, Mass storage or
Internet connection.
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Device memory
The LG Esteem™ has 4GB of internal memory where you can store user
content such as photos, videos, voice recordings, etc. In addition, it also has
removable memory in the form of a 2GB microSD card. Most applications
allow you to choose where the user content will be saved either in the
internal memory or to the removable microSD card.
For example, in the Camera application, touch the Settings icon
> SD
card & phone storage > Internal memory or SD card. When viewing
the Gallery application, photos saved in the internal memory are stacked
separately from those saved to the SD card.
Using Mass storage mode
When you connect the phone and PC using a USB cable and set your
device’s USB connection mode to Mass storage, you will see two
removable disks on the PC. You can copy files to/from both the internal
memory and the removable SD card.
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Placing and Ending Calls
You can place calls using the Phone application. Calls can be manually
dialed using the Phone tab. You can also dial from your phone’s memory
using the Call log tab, the Contacts tab, or the Groups tab.
To open the Phone application
From the Home screen, touch the Phone Key
in the Quick Keys
ꢀ
bar.
To place a call by dialing
1. Open the Phone application.
To dial an international number, touch and hold the
0 key to enter the plus ( + ) symbol. Then, enter the
international prefix for the country; followed by the
full phone number.
Touch to erase a digit. Touch and hold to erase the
entire number.
Touch the Call Key
entered.
to dial the number that you
Touch the Message Key
to send a message to the
number that is entered.
2. Touch the keys on the dialpad to manually enter a phone number.
O
If you enter a wrong number, touch the Delete Key
to erase digits
one by one.
O
O
To erase the entire number, touch and hold the Delete Key
.
To dial an international number, touch and hold the
key to enter the
plus ( + ) symbol. Then, enter the international prefix for the country;
followed by the full phone number.
3. Touch the Call Key
to dial the number that you entered.
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O
You can use other phone features while the call is underway. If you
open another application, the Call icon appears in the Status Bar for
the duration of the call.
O
O
Press the Volume Keys to adjust the call volume.
Use the on-screen buttons to enter additional numbers, place the
call on hold and take an incoming call, add another call, use the
speakerphone, end the call, and other options.
NOTE If you opened other applications while on a call, you'll need to return to the Call screen
to end the call. You can touch the Home Key , then the Phone Key or drag the
Notifications panel down and touch the Call icon. You can also touch the bar at the top
left corner of the screen that contains the Contact's name or number.
Airplane mode
Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s wireless
connections by placing your phone in Airplane mode.
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
.
2. Touch Airplane mode.
NOTE The Wireless & networks setting also has a checkbox to enable or disable Airplane
mode.
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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 that you have saved
in the Contacts list. All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log.
To answer a call
If the screen is unlocked, simply touch the Answer Key
.
ꢀ
If the screen is locked, drag the Answer Key
to the right to
ꢀ
answer.
If you were already on a call, the first call is placed on hold while you
answer the new call.
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ꢀ
To silence the incoming call ringer, press the Volume Keys.
Unlocked Screen
Locked Screen
Touch the
Answer Key
to answer
the call.
Drag right to
answer the
call.
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To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
If the screen is unlocked, simply touch the Decline Key
.
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ꢀ
ꢀ
If the screen is locked, slide the Decline Key
The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message.
Unlocked Screen Locked Screen
to the left.
Drag left to
ignore the
call.
Touch the
Send msg
key to send
a quick
Slide up to
send the caller
directly to
your voicemail
box and
send a quick
message to
the caller.
Touch the Decline
Key to decline
the call and send
the caller directly
to your voicemail
box to leave a
message
to the caller
and forward
them to your
voicemail.
message.
To silence the ringer, press the Volume Keys.
ꢀ
Working with the Call Log
The Call log is a list of all the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed. It
offers a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to
your Contacts.
To open the Call log
Touch the Phone Key
from the Quick Keys bar and then touch the
ꢀ
Call log tab
at the top of the screen.
Calls are listed in the Call log tab. The most recent calls are located at
the top of the list. Scroll down to see older entries.
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To dial a number in the Call log
From the Call log, touch the Call Key
at the right of the call entry.
ꢀ
You can also touch and hold the entry to open a menu with more
options to communicate with that contact in other ways.
To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
1. Touch and hold the call entry.
2. Touch Add to contacts.
3. Touch Create new contact or touch Add to the existing and choose an
existing contact to add the new number to.
To take other actions on a Call log entry
Touch a Call log entry to open a screen from where you can call
the contact, send the contact a message, add the number to your
Contacts list, and learn more about the original call.
ꢀ
Touch and hold a Call log entry to open a menu where you can call the
contact, view contact information, edit the number before you redial,
and more.
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To clear the Call log
Touch the Phone Key
from the Quick Keys bar and then touch the
ꢀ
Call log tab
at the top of the screen. Touch the Menu Key
>
Delete all. Or touch Multiselect, choose the call entries you wish to
delete, then touch Delete > OK.
You can also touch and hold an entry in the log. In the menu that
opens, touch Remove from call log > OK.
Calling Your Contacts
Instead of manually dialing phone numbers using the dialpad, you can use
your Contacts list to dial quickly and easily.
You can also quickly call a contact by using Quick Contact.
If you have contacts on the web, they’re synchronized with your phone
when you first synchronize to your GoogleTM Account.
To call a contact
1. Touch the Contacts Key
from the Quick Keys bar.
2. Touch the contact you wish to call.
3. Touch the contact’s phone number you want to call.
To call a favorite contact
1. Touch the Contacts Key
from the Quick Keys bar, then touch the
Groups tab.
2. Touch Favorites and then touch the contact you wish to call.
3. Touch the contact’s phone number you want to call.
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Voice Dialer
You can use the Voice Dialer application to place a phone call by speaking
the name of a contact or a phone number.
To place a call by speaking
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Voice Dialer
.
If you have a Bluetooth headset that supports “voice-recognition” or
“voice dialing,” you may be able to open Voice Dialer by pressing your
headset’s main button or in some other way, and dial by voice using
your headset. For details, see the documentation that came with your
headset.
2. Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact or say “Dial” followed by
a phone number.
Options During a Call
Touch to turn the speakerphone on or off. The Speaker
Key lights up to indicate that the
speakerphone is on.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the phone
against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.
Touch to mute the microphone during a call. The Mute
Key lights up to indicate that the microphone is muted.
Touch to switch between a Bluetooth headset and the
phone.
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To mute the microphone during a call
Touch the Mute Key.
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The Mute Key lights up to indicate that the microphone is muted.
The Mute icon will appear in the Status Bar to remind you that the
microphone is turned off.
When viewing the in-call screen, you can unmute the microphone by
touching the Mute Key again.
The microphone is unmuted automatically when the call ends.
To turn the speakerphone on or off
Touch the Speaker Key.
ꢀ
The Speaker Key lights up to indicate that the speakerphone is on.
The Speaker icon will appear in the Status Bar and the sound from
your call is played through the phone’s speaker.
When viewing the in-call screen, you can turn the speakerphone off
by touching the Speaker Key again.
The speaker is turned off automatically when the call ends.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the phone against your ear when the
speakerphone is turned on.
To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone
When a Bluetooth headset is paired and connected to your phone, you can
conduct calls on the headset for hands-free conversation. During a call, you
can opt to use the Bluetooth headset or just the phone.
When using the Bluetooth headset during a call, the Ongoing Call notification
icon is blue in the Status Bar (the icon is green when using the phone).
Touch the Bluetooth Key to switch the call from the headset to the
ꢀ
phone, or vice versa.
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Managing Multiple Calls
Contact your wireless service provider to learn whether they support
conference calls and how many participants you can include.
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.
Touch to swap calls.
The current call will be
placed on hold and you
will be connected with the
other call.
To set up a conference call
Contact your wireless service provider to learn whether they support
conference calls and how many participants you can include.
1. Place a call to the first participant.
2. When you’re connected, touch Contacts
or Dialpad
.
3. Choose a contact to call from your Contact list or enter the number on
the dialpad.
4. After you’re connected, touch the Merge calls Key . The participant is
added to the conference call.
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Listening to Your Voicemail
When you have a new voicemail message, the Voicemail notification icon
appears in the Status Bar. If you have not set up your voicemail number,
or if you need to change it, you can do that in the Call settings.
To listen to your Voicemail
Open the Notifications panel and touch New voicemail.
ꢀ
OR
Touch the
to listen or manage your voicemail.
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MetroWEB
The MetroWEB feature allows you to access the internet from your device.
Access and selections within this feature are dependent upon your service
provider. For specific information on MetroWEB access through your
phone, contact your service provider.
NOTES s 9OU MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR ACCESSING THE WEB AND DOWNLOADING MEDIAꢀ &OR
details, contact your service provider.
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Browse web pages
1. Touch the Applications Key
web page, touch the URL input field, enter the web address (URL) of
the web page, and touch
> MetroWEB . To access a specific
.
2. Navigate web pages using the following options:
URL Input Field
Bookmarks
Touch here to view and edit your
bookmarks.
Touch here to enter a web
address for the web page
you wish to access.
While browsing the web page, use the following options:
To zoom in or out, double-tap the screen. You can also use the pinch-
to-zoom method. Place your two fingers on the screen and slowly
pinch or spread them apart.
ꢀ
To open a new window, touch the Menu Key
> New window
.
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To view the list of bookmarks, touch Bookmarks
field. You can also add, edit, or delete a bookmark from this menu.
next to the URL
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ꢀ
ꢀ
To bookmark the current web page, touch Bookmarks
Enter the name for the bookmark and touch OK.
> Add.
When a web page finishes loading, the RSS Indicator will appear if an
RSS feed is available. Touch the Menu Key
> Add RSS Feed
and select the feed you want to save.
To view the currently active windows, touch the Menu Key
>
ꢀ
Windows . You can open multiple pages and switch back and forth
between them.
To reload the current web page, touch the Refresh Icon . The
Refresh menu appears after the web page finishes loading.
ꢀ
ꢀ
To stop loading a web page, touch the Stop Icon
.
The Stop menu appears while a web page is loading.
To go to previous page, touch the Back Key
.
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
To go to a next page in history, touch the Menu Key
>
Forward
.
To search for text on the web page, touch the Menu Key
> More
> Find on page.
To select text on the web page, touch the Menu Key
> More >
ꢀ
Select text. Highlight the text you want with your finger.
The highlighted text is copied to the clipboard and you can paste it
anywhere that allows text to be entered.
To view the web page details, touch the Menu Key
Page info.
> More
>
ꢀ
ꢀ
To set home page, touch the Menu Key
> More
> Set home
page.
NOTE When you are in a secure page, you can see the certificate of the current page by
touching the View certificate button on Page info.
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To send the web address (URL) of the web page to others, touch the
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
Menu Key
> More > Share page.
To view the download history, touch the Menu Key
> More
>
Downloads.
To customize the MetroWEB settings, touch the Menu Key
>
Settings.
Bookmark your favorite web pages
If you know the web address of the web page, you can manually add a
bookmark. To add a bookmark:
1. Touch the Applications Key
> MetroWEB
.
2. Touch Bookmarks
next to the URL field.
3. Touch Add.
4. Enter a page title and a web address (URL).
5. Touch OK.
From the bookmark list, touch and hold a bookmark and use the following
options:
To open the web page in the current window, touch Open.
ꢀ
ꢀ
To open the web page in a new window, touch Open in new
window.
To edit the bookmark details, touch Edit bookmark.
ꢀ
ꢀ
To add the bookmark shortcut to one of the Home screen panes,
touch Add shortcut to Home.
To send the web address (URL) of the web page to others, touch
Share link.
ꢀ
ꢀ
To copy the web address (URL) of the web page, touch Copy link
URL.
To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark.
ꢀ
ꢀ
To use the web page as your MetroWEB homepage, touch Set as
homepage.
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Changing Browser settings
You can configure a number of Browser settings, such as managing your
privacy settings.
To open the Browser settings screen, open the Browser and touch
ꢀ
the Menu Key
> More
> Settings.
Page content settings
PC Browser mode Allows you to browse PC version web sites.
Text size Opens a dialog box where you can increase or decrease the size
of the text that the Browser uses when displaying webpages.
Default zoom Opens a dialog box where you can increase or decrease the
magnification level that the Browser uses when first opening a webpage.
Open pages in overview Checkmark to open webpages zoomed out, in
an overview. Uncheckmark to open webpages at 100% size, displaying
the top-left corner of the page.
Text encoding Opens a dialog box where you can change the character-
encoding standard that the Browser uses when displaying text on a webpage.
Block pop-up windows Checkmark to prevent websites from opening
windows unless you request it.
Load images Uncheckmark to omit images when the Browser displays
a webpage. This speeds up webpage loading, which can be useful if you
have a slow connection.
Auto-fit pages Checkmark to have the Browser optimize the presentation
of text and other elements of webpages to fit your phone’s screen.
Checkmarking this option also causes the Browser to reflow a column of
text to fit the screen if you double-tap the screen directly after zooming
with your fingers. Uncheckmark to view pages as designed for a computer
screen so that double-tapping simply switches between zoomed-in and
default view.
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Landscape-only display Checkmark to display pages in landscape (horizontal)
orientation on your screen, regardless of how you are holding the phone.
Enable JavaScript Uncheckmark to prevent JavaScript from running
on webpages. Many webpages function correctly only if they can run
JavaScript features on your phone.
Enable plug-ins Opens a dialog box to select when to enable plug-ins.
Open in background Checkmark to open new windows in the
background when you touch and hold a link, then touch Open in new
window. This is useful when you are working with windows that take
a long time to download and display. Uncheckmark if you prefer new
windows to open in place of the current window.
Set home page Opens a dialog box where you can enter the URL of
a page that you want to access whenever you open a new Browser
window. If you prefer to open new Browser windows more quickly, by not
opening any page by default, leave the dialog box blank.
Storage Allows you to choose the storage location.
Privacy settings
Clear cache Allows you to clear locally cached content and databases.
Clear history Allows you to clear the Browser history.
Accept cookies Checkmark to allow websites to save and read cookie
data.
Clear all cookie data Allows you to clear all Browser cookie data.
Remember form data Checkmark to allow the Browser to remember
data entered into forms for later use.
Clear form data Allows you to clear all saved form data.
Enable location Checkmark to allow sites to request access to your
location.
Clear location access Allows you to clear location access for all websites.
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Security settings
Remember passwords Checkmark to allow the Browser to save user
names and passwords for websites.
Clear passwords Allows you to clear all saved passwords.
Show security warnings Checkmark to show a warning if there is a
problem with a site’s security.
Advanced settings
Set search engine Allows you to select a search engine.
Website settings Allows you to manage advanced settings for individual
websites.
Reset to default Allows you to restore the Browser settings to default.
Maps
To search for a location
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Maps
.
2. Touch the search box at the top of the screen.
3. In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an
address, a city, or a type of business or establishment. For example,
“theater in New York”.
4. Touch the Search Key
.
Orange markers indicate search matches on the map.
You can touch a marker to open a balloon that contains a label. Touch the
balloon to open a screen with more information about the location, as
well as options for obtaining directions.
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To get directions
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Maps
.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> Directions.
3. Enter a starting point in the first text box and your destination in the
second text box. You can also select an address from your Favorites,
contacts or history.
To reverse directions, touch the Menu Key
> Reverse Start & End.
4. Touch the Car icon
for driving directions, the Bus icon
for public
transportation directions, the Bicycling icon
for bicycling directions, or
the Walking icon
for walking directions.
5. Touch Get directions.
6. Your route is displayed on a map.
7. To view the directions in a list format, touch List view
.
To switch back to your map route from List view, touch the Menu Key
> See map.
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Checking the weather
Touch the Applications Key
> Weather
to view summarized and
detailed weather information.
Touch the Hourly or 15 Days tab for a more detailed forecast.
Tap the Weather application screen to access the Accuweather
website.
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ꢀ
Touch a time on the weather graph in the Hourly tab for a detailed,
hour-by-hour forecast.
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Changing Weather Settings
You can configure a number of settings for the Weather application.
The location and related settings also affect the display of the Weather
widget application.
To open the Weather settings screen, touch the Menu Key
>
ꢀ
Settings.
Weather settings
City list You can add, edit, or remove a city from your list.
General settings
These settings control how frequently the information on the Weather
widget is updated and the temperature unit to use.
Refresh interval Allows you to set how often to update the weather. More
frequent updates trade the convenience of current information for increased
data use and decreased battery life between charges.
Temperature unit Allows you to use Fahrenheit or Celsius.
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IM and Social
IM and Social allows you to send and receive an Instant Message and
interact with Facebook and Twitter at any time.
1. Touch the Applications Key
2. Touch IM and Social
.
.
3. Choose an IM or Social Networking provider.
4. Enter your user name and password and touch Sign In.
Contacts
The Contacts application allows you to store names, phone numbers and
other information in your phone’s memory.
Using Your Contacts
Use the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate with your
friends and acquaintances.
To open your Contacts application
Touch the Applications Key
>
Contacts
.
ꢀ
OR
Touch the Contacts Key
in the Quick Keys bar.
All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list. If you have a
new phone and haven’t added any contacts yet, the Contacts application
will display hints on how to start adding contacts to your phone.
To open a list of your favorite contacts
Open your Contacts application and touch the Groups tab at the top
ꢀ
of the screen. Then touch Favorites.
Favorites lists the contacts you’ve added to the list, followed by a list
of your most frequently called contacts.
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To view details about a contact
1. Open your Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact whose details you want to view.
Touch an icon to call, message, or open other applications.
The Dial icon
places a call to the number.
The Message icon starts a message.
starts an email.
starts a chat.
for the following menu options: Edit contact,
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
The Mail icon
The Chat icon
Touch the Menu Key
Share, Options, Add to home screen, Delete contact, and Export.
Adding Contacts
You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the
contacts in your GoogleTM Account, Microsoft Exchange account, or other
accounts that support syncing contacts.
The Contacts application tries to join new addresses with existing contacts,
to create a single entry. You can also manage that process manually.
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To add a new contact
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the the Menu Key
> New contact.
3. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch Contact type at
the top of the screen and choose the account to which you want to add
the contact.
4. Enter the contact’s name.
5. Touch a category of contact information, such as phone number and
email address, to enter that kind of information about your contact.
6. Touch a category’s plus button
to add more than one entry for that
category. For example, in the phone number category, add a work
number and a home number. Touch the label button to the left of the
entry item information to open a drop-down menu of preset labels. For
example, Mobile and Work for a phone number.
7. Touch the Picture Frame icon
to select a picture to display next to the
name in your list of contacts and in other applications.
8. When you’re finished, touch Save.
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts
If you have contacts stored in vCard format on a microSD card you can
import them into your Contacts application on your phone. You can also
export contacts in vCard format onto a microSD card.
Export to back them up to a computer or other device or so you can send a
contact via email.
To import contacts from your microSD card
You can copy contacts, in vCard format, onto your microSD card then
import them into your phone.
1. Insert the memory card (that contains the vCard files) into your phone.
2. Open the Contacts application.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> More > Import/Export.
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4. Touch Import from SD card.
5. When the pop-up appears, select the storage type.
6. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account
into which you want to import the contacts.
7. Touch the contacts you want to import to the microSD card. Then touch
Import and OK to confirm.
To export contacts to your microSD card
You can export all of the contacts on your phone to your microSD card, as
vCard files. You can then copy this file to a computer or another device that
is compatible with this format, such as an address book application.
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> More > Import/Export.
3. Touch Export to SD card.
4. When the pop-up appears, select the storage type.
5. Touch the contacts you wish to export to the SD card. To export all
contacts, touch Select All in the top left corner of the screen.
Then touch Export and OK.
To share a contact
You can share a contact with someone by sending it to them as a vCard file.
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact you want to share to view the contact details.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Share.
4. Choose the method for sending.
5. Enter the necessary information and share it.
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Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
The Favorites section contains a short list of the contacts you communicate
with most often.
To add a contact to your favorites list
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch a contact to view its details.
3. Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name.
When the contact is added to your favorites list, the star will be
blue-colored.
To remove a contact from your favorites list
1. Open the Contacts application and touch the Groups tab.
2. Touch Favorites and then touch a contact entry to view its details.
3. Touch the blue star to the right of the contact’s name.
The grey-colored star will indicate that the contact was removed from
your Favorites list.
Searching for a Contact
It’s easy to search for a contact by name.
To search for a contact
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the search box or touch the Search Key
.
3. Start entering the name of the contact you’re searching for. As you type,
contacts with matching names will appear below the search box.
4. Touch a matching contact in the list to view its details.
You can also search by nickname, email, organization and number.
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Editing Contact Details
You can change or add details saved in your contact entries. You can also
set specific ringtones to specific contacts or determine whether calls from
specific contacts are diverted to your voicemail.
Some contact entries contain information from multiple sources:
information that you added manually, information that Contacts joined from
multiple accounts to consolidate duplicates, etc.
If you find duplicate entries in Contacts, you can join them into a single entry.
Changes made to information from one source do not automatically change
the information on the other sources. For example, if you have information
about a contact from a Google Account and an Exchange account and both
are configured to sync contacts, changes to the contact from the Google
Account are synced to that account on the web, but the information from
the Exchange account will remain unchanged.
To edit contact details
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit. In the menu
that opens, touch Edit contact.
3. Edit the contact information.
4. Touch Save to save the changes.
To change a contact’s default phone number
The default phone number is used when you initiate a call or send a text
message using the context menu (by touching and holding a contact).
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.
3. Touch and hold the phone number to use as the contact’s default phone
number.
4. Touch Make default number in the menu that opens.
The default phone number is indicated by a checkmark.
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To divert calls from a contact to your voicemail
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.
3. Touch the Menu Key
4. Touch Incoming calls to checkmark the option and enable it.
5. Touch the Back Key
> Options.
.
When this contact calls you, your phone will not ring and the caller will
be forwarded directly to your voicemail.
To set a ringtone for a contact
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Options.
4. Touch Ringtone then touch a ringtone to select it.
5. Touch OK to save the ringtone to the contact.
To delete a contact
1. Open your Contacts list or Favorites list.
2. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Delete contact.
If you delete a contact from Google Contacts (or another account with
editable contacts), the contact is also deleted from Contacts on the
web the next time you sync your phone.
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You can’t delete contacts from a read-only account, such as Facebook.
Instead, a dialog box informs you that the contact will be hidden.
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If the contact contains information from both editable accounts (such
as Contacts) and from a read-only account (such as Facebook), a
dialog box informs you that the information from the read-only account
will be hidden, not deleted.
4. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact.
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Communicating with Your Contacts
From the Contacts or Groups tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS)
or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone number. You
can also open a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact.
This section describes ways to initiate communication when viewing your
list of contacts. The Contacts application shares your contacts with many
other applications, such as GmailTM and Messaging.
To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM
1. Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android.
Touch a contact's picture.
2. Touch the icon corresponding to the type of communication you want to
start.
The communication icons displayed depend on the types of information
you saved in the contact information.
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To communicate with a contact
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact with whom you want to communicate.
3. In the contact’s details screen, touch the way to start communicating
with the contact.
The Dial icon
places a call to the number.
The Message icon starts a message.
starts an email.
starts a chat.
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The Mail icon
The Chat icon
NOTE Anytime you see the Dial icon next to a number, such as in your Favorites or Call log,
just touch it to call that number.
To call a contact’s default number
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch and hold the contact you wish to call.
3. Touch Call contact in the menu that opens.
To send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default number
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch and hold the contact you wish to message.
3. Touch Text contact in the menu that opens.
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Selecting Which Contacts are Displayed
You can hide contacts that don’t have phone numbers. You can also
configure which groups of contacts you want to display in the Contacts list.
To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed
If you use your list of contacts only to call people, you can hide any contacts
that don’t have phone numbers.
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> More > Display options.
3. Touch Only contacts with phones to select or deselect this option.
When selected, a checkmark will appear.
4. Touch Apply to save the settings.
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To change which groups are displayed
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the Menu Key
> More > 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. Contact types with a checkmark will appear in your contacts
list. This action affects only which contacts are displayed. Your sync
settings will not be affected.
5. Touch Apply to save your settings.
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Joining Contacts
When you add an account or add contacts in other ways, such as by
exchanging emails, the Contacts application attempts to avoid duplication by
joining contact information automatically. You can also join contacts manually.
To join contacts
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact entry to which you want to add information. The
contact name for this entry will remain unchanged after you join with
another contact.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Edit contact.
4. Touch the Menu Key
> Join.
5. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first
contact. The information from the two contacts will be merged and
displayed under the name from the first contact.
6. Touch Save to confirm you want to join the entries. The contact
information will be displayed in one contact entry.
Separating Contact Information
Each contact entry on your phone may contain ‘joined’ information from a
variety of sources.
If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can
separate the information back into individual contact entries on your phone.
To separate contact information
1. Open the Contacts application.
2. Touch the contact entry whose information you want to separate.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Edit contact.
4. Touch the Menu Key
> Separate.
5. Touch the OK button to confirm you want to separate the entries. The
contact information will separated into individual contact entries in the
Contacts list.
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Email
Opening Email and the Accounts Screen
You can use the Email application to read email from services other than
GmailTM. The Email application supports the following account types:
Microsoft Exchange, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail,
and other accounts.
To open the Email application
Touch the Applications Key
> Email
.
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The first time you open the Email application, a setup wizard opens to help
you add an email account.
After the initial setup, Email displays the contents of your Inbox.
The Accounts screen
The Accounts screen lists all your accounts.
Open the Email application. If you’re not on the Account screen,
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touch the Menu Key
> Accounts.
Each folder and account on the Accounts screen displays the number
of unread messages in green, or will display the number of messages
in Starred, Drafts and Outbox in gray.
You can touch an account to view its Inbox.
The account from which you send email by default is indicated with a
checkmark.
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Reading Your Messages
You can read messages from the Inbox, or from other folders from the
individual accounts.
To read a message
From the Accounts screen, simply touch any account to display it.
You can also go to the folder list of the account by touching the Menu Key
> Folders from the Inbox.
NOTE When new email arrives, a notification appears in the Status Bar. Drag the Notifications
panel downward and touch the email notification.
Responding to a Message
There are many options how you can respond to a received email message.
You can reply to it, forward it, or even just delete it.
To reply to or forward a message
While reading a message, touch Reply or Reply all (available at the
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bottom of the screen).
While reading a message, touch the Menu Key
> Forward to
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forward the message.
To mark a message as unread
You can set a message to appear as though it has not been read – for
example, to remind yourself to read it again later.
From the Inbox, touch and hold the desired message, then touch
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Mark as unread in the dialog box that opens.
To delete a message
There are a few easy ways to delete a message.
While reading a message, touch Delete at the bottom of the screen.
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From the Inbox, touch the checkbox next to one or more messages,
then touch Delete at the bottom of the screen.
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For many types of accounts, deleted messages are moved to a Trash folder,
so you can retrieve them in case they were deleted by mistake.
Visual Voice Mail
Visual Voice Mail allows the management of voicemail directly from the
device rather than accessing voicemail via traditional methods.
Visual Voice Mail displays a list of messages and allows the user to choose
which message to listen to or delete, without having to dial into their
mailbox, listen to voice instructions, or prior messages.
To able to use Visual Voice Mail
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Visual Voice Mail
.
2. If it is your first visit, you will have to set up Visual Voice Mail.
3. After setup, you might have to enter the password. You are only allowed
to change the password by calling Visual Voice Mail (dial *86).
4. After entering the password, you are allowed to see Visual Voice Mail
entries in your Inbox.
While viewing the voicemail list, you can select an entry (see step 5). For
additional options, touch the Menu Key
> Sort, Settings, Help, About,
or Back.
5. Touch a Visual Voice Mail entry to open it. Touch the Play icon to play it.
For additional options, touch the Menu Key > Speakerphone, Play,
Call, Reply, Forward, or More (Add to Address Book, Delete, Help,
Back).
If you’d like to cancel Visual Voice Mail Subscription, touch the Menu Key
> Settings > Activated. A prompt will ask you to confirm. Touch OK.
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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 the Applications Key
> Gmail
.
All of your conversations are displayed in your Inbox unless you delete,
archive, or filter them.
The current Google Account is displayed at the top right of the Inbox. If
you have more than one account, you can switch accounts to view the
messages in each Inbox.
Conversations with new messages are displayed with bold subject lines.
To read a message in a conversation, touch its subject line text.
>
indicates that this message was sent directly to you.
>> indicates that you were CC’d on this message.
No indicator indicates that this message was sent to a group that
includes you.
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To open your Inbox
If you are viewing a message or another label, touch the Back Key
until
you return to your Inbox.
OR
When reading a message, touch the Menu Key
> Go to inbox.
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OR
When viewing a list of labeled conversations, touch the Menu Key
> More > Go to inbox.
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.
1. From your Gmail Inbox, touch the Menu Key
> Accounts.
2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.
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Reading Your Messages
When viewing a list of conversations in your Inbox or in any list of labeled
conversations, you can open a conversation to read its messages.
To read a message
Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read.
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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.
The Google Talk online status will appear next to the name of the
sender of each message if the sender has a Google Account. Touch
the contact’s picture to open Quick Contact.
When reading messages in a conversation, you can use the buttons at
the bottom of the screen to archive the entire conversation or delete
it. After you delete a conversation, you can touch Undo in the green
bar that appears at the top of the screen to undo the last action and
restore the message to its previous location.
You can also touch the arrow buttons to read the next, oldest, unread
message in a conversation in your Inbox (or the conversation list
you’re working in).
Touch
on the message header to access options for replying or
forwarding the message.
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To reread a message
When you open a conversation, messages that you’ve already read are
minimized into a tab that indicates the number of hidden messages.
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Gmail . Then touch the conversation
you want to view and the tab indicating minimized messages.
2. Touch the contact name to open that message.
When reading a message you can touch the Menu Key
unread to return a read message to the unread state. For example, to
remind yourself to read it again later.
> Mark
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Composing and Sending a Message
You can compose and send a message to people or groups with Gmail
addresses or other email addresses.
To compose and send a message
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Gmail
>
Menu Key
>
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.
3. Touch the Menu Key
> Add Cc/Bcc to Cc or Bcc recipients, if
necessary.
4. Enter a subject for the message in the Subject field.
5. Continue into the next field to enter your email message.
6. Touch the Menu Key
> Attach to add an attachment to the email.
7. Touch Send
to send your message.
If you’re not ready to send the message, touch
to save the message
as a Draft. You can read your drafts by opening messages with the Draft
label.
To erase the message, touch the Menu Key
> Discard (including any
saved drafts).
If you aren’t connected to a network
Airplane mode the messages that you send are stored on your phone
with the Outbox label until you connect to a network again.
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for example, if you’re working in
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Replying to or Forwarding a Message
You can continue an email conversation by replying to a message or by
forwarding it.
To reply to or forward a message
1. Touch
on the message header to access options for replying or
forwarding the message.
2. Touch Reply, Reply all, or Forward.
Replying to or forwarding messages without changing the subject adds
your reply to the current conversation.
Changing the subject starts a new conversation.
The message will open in a new screen where you can add or remove
addresses, edit the subject, and add or remove text or attachments.
You can add one or more people to an ongoing conversation by replying
to all and then adding the new person’s address(es) to the reply.
Note that the conversation text and previous messages are also included
in your reply (or forward).
3. Touch Send
to send your message.
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Working with Conversations in Batches
You can archive, label, delete, or perform other actions on a batch of
conversations at once, in your Inbox or in another label.
1. From the Inbox, or a folder with another label, touch the checkbox for all
the messages you want to include in the batch.
When you checkmark a conversation, the Archive, Delete, and Labels
buttons appear at the bottom of the screen.
2. Touch Archive, Delete, or Labels or touch the Menu Key
> Add
star, Mark unread, Not important, Report spam, Mute, or More
(Deselect all, Help, About).
Your action affects the selected batch of messages.
If you accidentally delete a batch of conversations, you can touch Undo
in the green bar (that appears briefly after the action) at the top of the
screen to undo the action and restore the message(s) to the previous
location. You can also use Undo after muting, archiving, and reporting
spam.
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.
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To label a conversation
1. When reading a conversation’s messages, touch the Menu Key
>
Change labels.
2. In the dialog box that opens, check the labels you want to assign to the
conversation and touch OK.
To label a batch of conversations at once
You can assign or change the labels of one or more conversations at once.
1. From your Inbox, or a folder with another label, checkmark the
conversations to select a batch.
2. Touch Labels at the bottom of the screen.
3. In the dialog box that opens, check the labels you want to assign to the
conversation.
4. Touch OK.
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.
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When viewing a conversation, touch its star
message in the conversation.
to star the newest
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To unstar a message
Touch its star again. The star will turn gray again.
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To star or unstar all messages in a conversation
When viewing the Inbox, or another label, touch a conversation’s star.
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Viewing Conversations by Label
You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label, including
conversations with starred messages.
1. When viewing your Inbox, or a folder with another label, touch the Menu
Key
> Go to labels.
2. Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label.
NOTE 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.
Reporting Spam
The Gmail service is quite effective at preventing spam (junk mail) from
reaching your Inbox. But when spam does make it through, you can help
improve the Gmail service by reporting the conversation as spam.
To report a conversation as spam
When reading the email, touch the Menu Key
> More > Report
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spam.
OR
From the Inbox, touch the checkmark box to select the messages you
want to report as spam > Menu Key > Report spam.
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When you report a conversation as spam, the conversation (and all its
messages) are removed from your Inbox. You can view the messages
you’ve marked as spam by viewing messages with the Spam label.
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Synchronizing Your Messages
The Gmail service has the resources to store all the messages you’ve ever
sent or received; your phone does not. To save space, Gmail downloads
only some of your messages to your phone. Use the Settings application to
control how and when applications synchronize their data.
To select which conversations to synchronize
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Gmail
.
2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Settings > Labels.
The Synchronization screen opens, displaying a list of your Gmail labels.
Below each label is its current synchronization setting:
Sync all, Sync 4 days, or Sync none (If Sync none is selected, the
labeled conversation is not synchronized).
3. Touch a conversation label whose synchronization settings you want to
change.
A dialog box for that conversation label opens, with three options:
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set) of conversations.
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Sync all Download all conversations with this label.
To set how many days of conversations to synchronize
1. Touch the Applications Key > Gmail
2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Settings > Labels.
.
3. Touch Number of days to sync.
4. Enter the number of days and touch OK.
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Appending a Signature to Your Messages
You can add information to every email you send, such as your name,
contact information, or even “Sent from my AndroidTM phone”.
1. Touch the Applications Key
> Gmail
.
2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Settings > Signature.
3. Enter a signature or other information.
4. Touch OK.
Changing Gmail Settings
You can change a number of settings for Gmail. Each Google Account
has its own settings, so your changes affect only the current account.
Notification volumes and some synchronization settings can also be
changed in the Settings application.
Touch the Applications Key
> Gmail
> Menu Key
> More
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> Settings.
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Messaging
Opening Messaging
To open Messaging
Touch the Messaging Key
in the Quick Keys bar.
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The Messaging screen will open, where you can create a new
message or open an ongoing message thread.
Touch New message to start a new text or multimedia message.
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Touch an existing message thread to open it.
To delete a message thread from the Messaging window
1. Touch and hold the message thread.
2. Touch Delete thread in the menu that opens.
3. Touch OK to confirm you want to delete the message thread.
Exchanging Messages
You can send text messages (SMS) of up to 160 characters to another
mobile phone. If you keep typing after the limit, your message is converted
to MMS.
Multimedia messages (MMS) can contain text and a picture, a recorded
voice, an audio file, a video, or slideshow which can attach media file such
as picture and audio.
The Messaging application automatically converts a message into a
multimedia message if you add a subject, or attach a media file.
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To send a text message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message.
2. Enter a mobile phone number in the To field.
As you enter the mobile phone number, matching contacts appear. You
can touch a suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.
3. Touch the text field to start entering your message.
Character counter
Displays number of
characters entered and
amount remaining.
A counter is displayed in the top right corner of the text field to tell you
how many characters are left.
If you touch the Back Key
while composing a message, it’s saved
as a draft in your Messaging application. Touch the message to resume
composing it.
4. Touch Send to send the message.
Your message is displayed and responses appear in the same window,
creating a message thread with that contact.
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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.
3. Touch the text field to start entering your message.
4. Touch the Menu Key
5. Touch to open a menu where you can choose the type of media file to
attach to the message.
> Add subject to add a message subject.
If you touch Pictures, you’re prompted to select a picture from your
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Gallery.
If you touch Capture picture, the Camera application opens so you
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can take a picture and attach it.
If you touch Videos, you’re prompted to select a video from your Gallery.
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If you touch Capture video, the Camcorder application opens so you
can record a video and attach it.
If you touch Audio, you’re prompted to select an audio file from your
microSD card.
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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.
Use the buttons in the Compose Message screen to preview the
message, replace a picture, or remove a slide. Touch Done when you
finish editing the slideshow.
6. Touch Send MMS to send the message.
To respond to messages you receive
If you’re working in a message window, messages that you receive
from that contact are displayed. Otherwise, you receive a new message
notification and a new message icon appears in the Status Bar. When you
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touch the new message notification, the Message screen opens where you
can reply to the message.
If Auto-retrieve is uncheckmarked, you must touch Download to view the
message.
If the message contains a media file, touch Play to view, watch, or listen to
it. Touch and hold the media file to open a menu with additional options.
To view details about a message
1. Touch and hold a message in a message window.
2. Touch View message details in the menu that opens.
Changing Messaging Settings
You can change a number of Messaging settings.
To change Messaging settings, open the Messaging application,
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touch the Menu Key
> Settings.
How to select the type of keyboard you want
1. Touch and hold a text field.
2. Touch Input method.
3. Choose between Swype and LG Keyboard.
You will now be able to enter text using the new keyboard.
Touch and hold the
text field.
Touch Input method
Choose the type of
keyboard you want.
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