LG LGMS910 - Manuals

5 Important Customer Information SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RF EXPOSURE l Avoid using your phone near metal structures (for example, the steel frame of a building). l Avoid using your phone near strong electromagnetic sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio. l Use only original ma...

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9 Technical Details LTE Standard Designator Description Basic Air Interface TS 36.101 TS 36.104 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and receptionEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS) radio transmission and recep...

10 Technical Details 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...

11 Technical Details 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 interfe...

13 The Basics Phone Overview Front View Proximity Sensors Quick Keys - Phone Key- Contacts Key- Messaging Key- Applications Key Menu Key Home Key Back Key Search Key Earpiece Touchscreen Power/ Lock Key Front Camera Lens Microphone NOTES All screen shots in this guide are simulated. Actual displays ...

14 The Basics 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- ...

16 The Basics 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 ...

17 The Basics 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 pla...

18 The Basics 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 ...

19 The Basics 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 4 Turn off radio communications that ...

20 The Basics 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...

21 The Basics Turning the Phone On and Off Turning the phone on 4 Press and hold the Power/Lock Key for a couple of seconds until 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 confi...

22 The Basics 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. Sel...

23 The Basics 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 a...

24 The Basics 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. If you have more notifications than can fit in the ...

26 The Basics 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. Quick Keys The Quick Keys are located at the bottom of the Home screen and Applications screen. : Open...

27 The Basics 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...

28 The Basics 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 i...

29 The Basics 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. Typing tips E...

30 The Basics Applications: How to View, Open and Switch All of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market TM or other sources, are grouped together on the Applications screen, which you access from your Home screen. If you have m...

31 The Basics 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 application...

32 The Basics 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 ...

33 The Basics 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 M...

34 The Basics 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 p...

35 The Basics 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 e...

36 The Basics 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 searc...

37 The Basics 2. Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box. 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 acc...

38 The Basics 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 Se...

39 The Basics 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 sequenc...

40 The Basics 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...

42 The Basics Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use Quick Contact for Android to quickly chat, email, text message, place a call, or to locate your contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special set of icons that you can use to quick...

43 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 th...

44 Connecting to Networks and Devices 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...

45 Connecting to Networks and Devices 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 Ne...

46 Connecting to Networks and Devices 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 physic...

47 Connecting to Networks and Devices Internet Connection Mode Autorun may automatically use Internet Connection mode in certain circumstances. 4 Autorun automatically switches to Internet Connection mode if the connection fails while syncing or connecting. Always ask You can choose to be asked to c...

48 microSD Card 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...

49 microSD Card 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 withi...

50 microSD Card 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 sa...

51 Calls 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 4 From the Home screen, touch the...

52 Calls l 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. l Press the Volume Keys to adjust the call volume. l Use the on-screen buttons to enter additional numbers, place the call on...

53 Calls Answering or Rejecting Calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you have saved in the Contacts list. All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log. To answer a call 4 If the screen is unlock...

54 Calls To decline a call and divert it to voicemail 4 If the screen is unlocked, simply touch the Decline Key . 4 If the screen is locked, slide the Decline Key to the left. 4 The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message. Unlocked Screen Locked Screen 4 To silence the ringe...

55 Calls To dial a number in the Call log 4 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 cal...

56 Calls To clear the Call log 4 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 en...

57 Calls 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,...

59 Calls 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 4 Touch the Swap Key . The current call will be placed on hold and you will be connected with the other ca...

60 Calls 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 4 Open the Notifications...

61 Web 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 • You may incur additional...

64 Web Changing Browser settings You can configure a number of Browser settings, such as managing your privacy settings. 4 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 ...

66 Web 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 se...

68 Web Checking the weather Touch the Applications Key > Weather to view summarized and detailed weather information. 4 Touch the Hourly or 15 Days tab for a more detailed forecast. Tap the Weather application screen to access the Accuweather website. 4 Touch a time on the weather graph in the Ho...

69 Web 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. 4 To open the Weather settings screen, touch the Menu Key > Settings . Weather settings City list You c...

70 Communication 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 Sig...

71 Communication 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. 4 The Dial icon places a call to the number. 4 The Message icon starts a message. 4 The Mail icon start...

72 Communication 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 nam...

73 Communication 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...

74 Communication 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 cont...

75 Communication 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 sour...

77 Communication 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...

78 Communication 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. 4 The Dial icon places a call to the number. 4 The Message icon starts a ...

79 Communication 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 ...

80 Communication 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 appli...

81 Communication Email Opening Email and the Accounts Screen You can use the Email application to read email from services other than Gmail TM . The Email application supports the following account types: Microsoft Exchange, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail, and other accounts. To ...

82 Communication 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 ...

83 Communication 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. Gmail Opening Gmail and Your Inbox When you open the Gmail application, the most recent conversations are displayed in your Inbox. To open the Gma...

84 Communication To open your Inbox If you are viewing a message or another label, touch the Back Key until you return to your Inbox. OR 4 When reading a message, touch the Menu Key > Go to inbox . OR 4 When viewing a list of labeled conversations, touch the Menu Key > More > Go to inbox . ...

85 Communication 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 4 Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read. A conversation opens to the first ...

87 Communication 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...

88 Communication 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 ...

89 Communication 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 th...

90 Communication 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. To label a conversation 1. When reading a conversation’s messages, touch the Menu Key > Change labels ...

91 Communication To unstar a message 4 Touch its star again. The star will turn gray again. To star or unstar all messages in a conversation 4 When viewing the Inbox, or another label, touch a conversation’s star. Viewing Conversations by Label You can view a list of the conversations that have the ...

92 Communication 4 From the Inbox, touch the checkmark box to select the messages you want to report as spam > Menu Key > Report spam . 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 b...

93 Communication 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 . Appending a Signature to Your Messages You can add...

94 Communication Messaging Opening Messaging To open Messaging 4 Touch the Messaging Key in the Quick Keys bar. The Messaging screen will open, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread. 4 Touch New message to start a new text or multimedia message. 4 Touch an existing mes...

95 Communication 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 t...

97 Communication 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...

98 Communication Talk To open Google Talk and sign in 4 Touch the Applications Key > Talk . When you first open Google Talk, your Friends list will be displayed. This list includes all of the friends you’ve added by using Google Talk on the web or on the phone. To return to your Friends list You ...

99 Communication Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend 1. Touch the Applications Key > Talk . If you’re already chatting with someone, you can touch the Menu Key > Friends list to return to the Friends list. 2. Touch the friend you want to chat with.3. Enter your message then touch Send ...

100 Communication To accept an invitation to chat When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you will receive a notification. The friend’s name in the Friends list turns white and displays the message. 4 Touch the friend in your Friends list. OR 4 Open the Notifications panel then touch the chat...

101 Communication To invite a friend to join a group chat While you’re chatting, you can invite additional friends to join a group chat. 1. On a chat screen, touch the Menu Key > Add to chat . 2. Touch the name of the friend to invite. The friend you invited and the current participants will rece...

102 Communication Changing and Monitoring Online Status Google Talk allows you to change how you appear to others; you can change your online status and status messages, as well as the picture that appears next to your name on your friends’ list. To change your online status 1. Touch the Application...

103 Communication To change your status message 1. Touch the Applications Key > Talk . 2. Touch your email address at the top of your Friends list.3. Enter a new status message in the Status message field.4. Touch Done to save your status message. To change your picture 1. Touch your email addres...

106 Communication Changing Google Talk Settings You can configure Google Talk to send you a notification with the contents of each message that you receive in a chat, and also to sound a ringtone or vibrate the phone. You can also configure Google Talk to sign you in automatically when you turn on y...

108 Communication The Phone application The phone features of your device include many ways to make calls. 4 Touch the Phone Key in the Quick Keys bar at the bottom of the screen. The Phone application has four tabs across the top of the screen: Phone , Call log , Contacts , and Groups . Using these...

109 Communication Groups This tab displays your contacts by group for each account type you have set up, starting with Favorites, followed by a list of recent frequent contact. From here you can call or contact any of the entries based on the saved information or manage your list. For additional opt...

110 Communication Voice Dialer Call a Contact by Voice Dialing You can call numbers directly by saying the contact’s name or number. 1. Touch the Applications Key > Voice Dialer . 2. Say “Call” or “Dial” then a name or a phone number. Or, you can say “Redial” to redial the last number dialed.3. I...

111 Entertainment Camera To open the Camera application, touch the Applications Key > Camera . Getting to know the viewfinder NOTE Default resolution is 5M(2592X1944) . Photo options You can make adjustments to optimize your shot. The following options are available: l Image size : 5M(2592X1944),...

113 Entertainment Once you’ve taken the photo Your captured photo will appear on the screen until you touch an option or icon to proceed. NOTE Simply touch the screen to redisplay photo options if they recede from the screen. The following options are available after taking a photo: Share Touch to s...

114 Entertainment Rotate Touch one of the rotation icons to rotate the photo clockwise or counter-clockwise. Edit Touch to access ImageEditor, which allows you to edit the image using various tools. Video Camera To open the Video Camera, touch the Applications Key > Camera . Slide the Camera mode...

115 Entertainment Recording a quick video 1. Open the Camera application. 2. Slide the Camera mode icon down to change to Video mode. The Camera mode icon changes to and the Capture button changes to . 3. The Video camera’s viewfinder will appear on the screen.4. Holding the phone horizontally, poin...

116 Entertainment Your Photos and Videos Adjusting the volume when viewing a video To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the Volume Keys on the right side of the phone. Setting a photo as wallpaper 1. Touch the photo you want to set as wallpaper to open it.2. Touch Menu at the bot...

117 Entertainment 4 Touch an album to open it and view its contents. The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order (except from Camera). 4 Touch a picture or video in an album to view it. 4 Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by touching at the top left of the s...

119 Entertainment To Work with Batches of Pictures or Videos In addition to working with whole albums and with individual pictures, you can select one or more pictures or videos in an album to work on them in batches. For example, to send a few pictures from an album to a friend. 1. Touch the Applic...

120 Entertainment To delete an album You can delete an album and its contents from your microSD card and internal memory. 1. Touch the Applications Key > Gallery . 2. Touch the Menu Key . 3. Checkmark or uncheckmark the album(s) you want to delete.4. Touch Delete at the bottom center of the scree...

123 Entertainment To share a picture You can share a picture by sending it to friends or posting it in a Picasa web album. 1. Touch the picture you want to share and then touch Menu . 2. Touch Share . 3. In the menu that opens, touch the application to use to share the selected picture. 4. Enter the...

124 Entertainment To share a video You can share your videos in a variety of ways, including sending it by email or multimedia message (MMS), or via a Bluetooth device. You even have the option to share your videos publicly by uploading it to the YouTube TM website. 1. Touch the Applications Key >...

125 Entertainment Market Opening Android Market and Finding Applications Open Android Market to browse and search for free and paid applications. To open the Android Market application 4 Touch the Applications Key > Market . When you open Android Market application for the first time, you must re...

126 Entertainment To browse for applications You can browse applications by category and sort them in different ways. 1. On the Android Market home page, touch a category along the left side. These are displayed as tabs and include Apps , Games , Books , and Movies . 2. Scroll to the left or right t...

127 Entertainment To open a screen with details about an application 4 At any time while browsing Android Market, touch an application to open its details screen. The Application details screens include a description, ratings, comments, and related information about the application. From this screen...

128 Entertainment 2. Touch Install (for free applications) or the Price button (for paid applications). If the application requires access to your data or control of any functions on your phone, Market tells you what the application can access. WARNING ! Read this screen carefully. Be especially cau...

129 Entertainment To create a Google Checkout account You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google Account to purchase items from Android Market. 4 On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com to establish a Google Checkout account. OR 4 The first time you use your phone...

130 Entertainment Music Transferring Music Files to Your Phone The Music application plays audio files that are stored on your phone’s microSD card. Copy audio files from your computer onto the microSD card before you open the Music application. The Music application supports audio files in numerous...

131 Entertainment Opening Music and Working with Your Library After you’ve copied some music onto your microSD card you can open the Music application and see your library of music files, sorted in one of four ways. To open Music and view your music library 4 Touch the Applications Key > Music . ...

132 Entertainment To delete a song from the microSD card You can delete music from the storage card. 4 Touch and hold a song in a library list. In the menu that opens, touch Delete . OR 4 On the Playback screen, touch the Menu Key > Delete . You can also delete music files from the microSD card w...

133 Entertainment You can return to the Playback screen from most other screens in the Music application by touching the currently playing song at the bottom of the screen. You can return to the Playback screen from any other application by opening the Notifications panel and touching the ongoing mu...

135 Entertainment Landscape view When holding the phone in landscape orientation, the Music application screen changes to fit the screen as shown below: To use a song as a ringtone You can use a song as your phone ringtone, in place of one of the ringtones that come with the phone. 4 Touch and hold ...

137 Entertainment SmartShare SmartShare uses DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology to share digital content through a wireless network. Both devices must be DLNA certified to support this feature. To turn SmartShare on and allow sharing contents 1. Touch the Applications Key > SmartSh...

139 Entertainment Video player You can play a wide variety of videos using the Video player. The video player supports the following file formats: 3gp, mp4, avi, wmv, mov, mkv (Codec: MPEG4, H.263, Sorenson H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX/XviD). • Supported file formats are dependent on the software versio...

140 Entertainment YouTube TM Opening YouTube and Watching Videos You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rank YouTube videos on your phone with the YouTube application. To open the YouTube application 4 Touch the Applications Key > YouTube . Touch a video to watch it or touch to take other ...

142 Entertainment Voice Recorder The Voice Recorder application records audible files for you to use in a variety of ways. Use them simply to remind you about something you don’t want to forget (like a grocery list) or record sound effects that you can attach to a message or set as a ringtone for ca...

143 Calendar Viewing Your Calendar and Events Open the Calendar application to view events you’ve created or that others have invited you to. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Google Account or you created a new account. The first time you open the Calendar appli...

144 Tools Working in Agenda View Agenda view is a list of your events in chronological order. All-day and multi-day events are listed at the start of each day. To switch to Agenda view 4 Touch the Agenda tab above the calendar. To learn more about events in Agenda view 4 Touch an event. A screen wit...

145 Tools Working in Day View Day view displays a chart of the events of one day, in a table of one-hour rows. The current time will be highlighted. All-day and multi-day events are displayed at the top. Part of the title of each event is displayed in the rows that correspond to when it occurs. To s...

146 Tools Working in Week View Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. All-day and multi-day events are displayed at the top. To switch to Week view 4 Touch the Week tab above the calendar. To learn more about events in Week view 4 Touch an event to view its details. 4 Touch and hold a...

147 Tools Working in Month View Month view displays a chart of the events of the month. Segments of each day with scheduled events are green in the day’s vertical bar. To switch to Month view 4 Touch the Month tab above the calendar. To view more information about events in Month view 4 Touch a day ...

148 Tools Viewing Event Details You can view more information about an event in a number of ways, depending on the current view. To view information about an event 4 In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details. 4 In Month view, touch a day to display the events below the calenda...

149 Tools Creating an Event You can use the Calendar application on your phone to create events that appear on your phone and in Google Calendar on the web. To create an event 1. In any Calendar view, touch the Menu Key > New event to open an Event details screen for a new event. You can also tou...

150 Tools Editing or deleting an event You can edit or delete an event that you created on the phone or on the web. You can also edit or delete events created by others, if they have given you permission. To edit an event 1. Touch an event to view its details.2. Touch the Menu Key > Edit event . ...

151 Tools Setting an Event Reminder You can set one or more reminders for an event, whether or not you created the event or have permission to edit its other details. To set an event reminder 1. Touch an event to view its details.2. If no reminder is set, touch to automatically add a reminder for 10...

152 Tools Calculator Allows you to perform simple mathematical calculations. To open and use the Calculator 4 Touch the Applications Key > Calculator . 4 Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the Basic panel. 4 Drag the Basic panel to the left to open the Advanced panel. 4 Touch and hold the ...

153 Tools Alarm/Clock You use the Alarm/Clock application to access the Alarm, Timer, World Clock and Stopwatch functions. To open the Clock application 4 Touch the Applications Key > Alarm/Clock . Setting Alarms You can set an alarm by modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. To set a...

154 Tools 6. Touch Alarm tone to select a ringtone for the alarm, then touch OK . The ringtone plays briefly when you select it. 7. Touch Puzzle lock on to checkmark the setting, which requires you to wake up enough to solve a simple puzzle to dismiss the alarm. 8. Touch Label to enter a name for th...

155 Tools DeskHome application The DeskHome application displays a Digital clock, Calendar, and a Slideshow of your saved photos in the Gallery. You can also access the Music application. HDMI NOTE You can only view your own photos and recorded videos without WM DRM and DivX DRM. 1. To select an HDM...

156 Tools Polaris Office Polaris Office 3.0 is a professional Mobile Office Solution which enables users to conveniently view or edit various types of office documents including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint file extensions anywhere, anytime, using their mobile device. Managing Files Polaris Office 3....

157 Settings Settings Opening Settings The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. All of the settings in the Settings application are described in this section. To open Settings 4 From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key > Settings . OR 4 Touch...

158 Safety TIA Safety Information The following is the complete TIA Safety Information for wireless handheld phones. Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal Your wireless handheld portable phone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When ON, it receives and sends out Radio Frequency (RF) signals...

159 Safety Phone Operation NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder. Tips on Efficient Operation For your phone to operate most efficiently: Don’t touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is in use. Contact with the ant...

160 Safety Persons with pacemakers: l Should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six (6) inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned ON; l Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket; l Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference; l Should turn the pho...

161 Safety Aircraft FCC regulations prohibit using your phone while in the air. Switch OFF your phone before boarding an aircraft. Blasting Areas To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone OFF when in a “blasting area” or in areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio”. Obey all signs ...

162 Safety Safety Information Please read and observe the following information for safe and proper use of your phone and to prevent damage. Also, keep the user guide in an accessible place at all times after reading it. Violation of the instructions may cause minor or serious damage to the product....

163 Safety Charger and Adapter Safety l The charger and adapter are intended for indoor use only. l Insert the battery pack charger vertically into the wall power socket. l Only use the approved battery charger. Otherwise, you may cause serious damage to your phone. l Use the correct adapter for you...

164 Safety Explosion, Shock, and Fire Hazards l Do not put your phone in a place subject to excessive dust and keep the minimum required distance between the power cord and heat sources. l Unplug the power cord prior to cleaning your phone, and clean the power plug pin when it’s dirty. l When using ...

165 Safety immediately and remove the battery. If the phone does not work, take it to an LG Authorized Service Center. l Do not paint your phone. l The data saved in your phone might be deleted due to careless use, repair of the phone, or upgrade of the software. Please backup your important phone n...

166 Safety The amount of sound produced by a portable audio device varies depending on the nature of the sound, the device, the device settings and the headphones. You should follow some commonsense recommendations when using any portable audio device: l Set the volume in a quiet environment and sel...

167 Safety American Academy of Audiology 11730 Plaza American Drive, Suite 300 Reston, VA 20190 Voice: (800) 222-2336 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.audiology.org National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institutes of Health 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 Bethesda...

168 Safety FDA Consumer Update The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer Update on Mobile Phones: 1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using wireless ...

169 Safety l Design wireless phones in a way that minimizes any RF exposure to the user that is not necessary for device function; and l Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health. The FDA belongs to an...

170 Safety These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines that were developed with the advice of the FDA and other federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is located at greater distances from the user, the exposure to RF is drastically lower because a person’s RF exposure decreas...

173 Safety phone. SAR is the measurement of the amount of energy absorbed in tissue, either by the whole body or a small part of the body. It is measured in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of matter. This measurement is used to determine whether a wireless phone complies with safety guidelines. 9. What s...

174 Safety precautionary; it was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard exists. 11. What about wireless phone interference with medical equipment? Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless phones can interact with some electronic devices. For this reason, the FDA helped develop a de...

175 Safety International Commission on Nonlonizing Radiation Protection (http://www.icnirp.de) World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project (http://www.who.int/emf) Health Protection Agency (http://www.hpa.org.uk/) 10 Driver Safety Tips Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability...

177 Safety The above tips are meant as general guidelines. Before deciding to use your mobile device while operating a vehicle, it is recommended that you consult your applicable jurisdiction’s local laws or other regulations regarding such use. Such laws or other regulations may prohibit or otherwi...

179 Safety FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices On July 10, 2003, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Report and Order in WT Docket 01-309 modified the exception of wireless phones under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to require digit...

180 Safety The hearing aid and wireless phone rating values are then added together. A sum of 5 is considered acceptable for normal use. A sum of 6 is considered for best use. In the example to the left, if a hearing aid meets the M2 level rating and the wireless phone meets the M3 level rating, the...

181 The LG Esteem™ phone and Android TM 2.3.4 mobile platform feature the following specifications. Physical dimensions Height: 4.56 inches Width: 2.22 inches Depth: 0.62 inches Weight: 5.57 oz. Storage Internal Memory: 4GB microSD card: 2GB microSD card included (expandable to 32GB) Internal phone ...

182 Specifications Location Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning Digital compass Accelerometer Camera and flash Front-facing Camera: 5 megapixels Back-facing Camera: 1 megapixel Autofocus from 10cm to infinity 4X digital zoom LED flash Embedded photo lo...

183 Please check to see if any problems you have encountered with your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone in for service or calling a service representative. Category Sub-Category Question Answer BT Bluetooth Devices What are the functions available via Bluetooth? Connectin...

190 FAQ This is a step-by-step guide for frequently asked questions. If you run into a problem or are having trouble with a feature, take a look at this section before you contact the Customer Information Center. Thank you. Contacts How can I add contacts if I don’t have a microSD card inserted or a...

191 FAQ I have a Google Account and have a Contacts List for my Gmail account. How can I sync the list with my phone? 1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key from the Quick Keys bar. 2. Touch the Menu Key > More > Accounts . OR 1. From the Home screen, touch the Menu Key > Settings ...

192 FAQ How can I separate the grouped contacts? 1. From the Home screen, touch the Contacts Key from the Quick Keys bar. 2. Locate the contact then touch and hold the contact. The Context menu will open. 3. Touch Edit contact . If multiple contacts are joined under the same name, you can see each c...

193 FAQ Email Information Unable to access your Email on the LG Esteem™? You may need to manually set up your account as a POP3 or IMAP4 account. Why can’t I open email attachments? To view some file types, you must first download the applications (from the Android Market) that can access those file...

194 FAQ Why do I get a Connection Error message with my Hotmail account? When the Email application is set to check for new email less than every 15 minutes, this has been known to occur. Supported Email Features The chart below details which Email account types (EAS, IMAP4, and POP3) support which ...

195 1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS: LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and workmanship, according to the following terms and conditions: (1) The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE (12) M...

196 LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT applicable limited warranty period. (5) Products which have had the serial number removed or made illegible.(6) This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied either in fact or by operations of law, statutory or otherwise, including, but n...

197 LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Some states do not allow the exclusive limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts; so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have o...