LG LGUS740 - Manuals

8 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 ...

10 Device Overview Front View 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. Earpiece Touchscreen Menu Key Microphon...

11 Device Overview Rear View Left Side Right Side Camera Flash 3.5mm Headset Camera Lens Back Cover Speaker Volume Keys microSD Slot Camera Key Accessory/ Charger Port US740GSG(eng).indd 11 2010.11.5 3:14:35 PM

12 Device Overview Slide Out QWERTY Keyboard Delete Key Home Key Menu Key Space Key OK Key Enter Key Directional Keys Back Key • Goes back to the previous screen, one level at a time. Alt Key • To enter alternate characters. • To lock the Alt key, press twice. To unlock it, press the key again. Sear...

13 Onscreen Keyboard The onscreen keyboard displays automatically on the screen when you open certain applications (and the QWERTY is not opened). To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text. Delete KeyEmoticon Key • Touch to enter an emoticon.• Touch and...

14 Charging/ microSD Card The device comes with a rechargeable battery. After installing the battery, charge the phone with the wall adapter and a USB cable. NOTICE: Please use only an approved charging accessory to charge your LG phone. Improper handling of the charger port, as well as the use of a...

15 Turning the Phone On Turning the Phone On • Press and hold the Power/Lock Key until the screen turns on. NOTE: When you turn on your phone for the first time, follow the instructions on the screen to activate your device. To wake up the phone After you don’t use the phone for a while, the screen ...

16 Google TM Account Set-up The first time you power on your phone, you will be prompted to touch the Android logo to begin using your phone. During setup you will be asked to sign into your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account you can create one.If you are an existing Gmail ...

17 Getting to Know the Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. Selecting a Home screen There are two Home screens you can select. You can choose Android Home or LG Home . Essen...

18 Getting to Know the Home Screen Selecting a Home Screen Theme You can change themes any time, just access the Launch screen and open the Theme application. 1. From the Home screen, touch the Launch icon: • On Android Home, touch . • On LG Home, touch . 2. Touch the Themes icon . 3. Touch either A...

19 Getting to Know the Home Screen To view other Home screen panes • Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The Home screen spans five screen widths allowing more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, etc. • Touch and hold the Home screen pane Location indicator to view the Home scre...

20 Using Applications Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. Use and switch among several open applications. Android TM manages each application, stopping and sta...

21 Using Applications Adding application icons to the Home screen Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often. 1. Access the Launch screen. 2. Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home screen. The phone will vibrate and the Home screen will appear, into...

22 Notifications Notifications appear conveniently on the Status Bar to announce new messages, calendar events, alarms, and more. To open the Notifications panel • Touch and drag the Status Bar down. OR • On the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Notifications . The Notifications panel displa...

23 Notifications Notification Icons New Gmail message 3 more notifications not displayed New text or multimedia message Call in progress Problem with text or multimedia message delivery Call in progress using Bluetooth headset New Google Talk TM message Missed call New voicemail Call on hold Upcomin...

24 Touchscreen The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. • Touch A single finger touch selects items. For example, touch an icon to open that application or feature, touch a browse...

26 Calling & Contacts Placing and Ending Calls To place a call by dialing 1. Touch the Phone icon on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. • If you’re already in the Contacts list or the Call log, touch the Phone tab. 2. Touch the number touch keys to enter the phone number. 3. Touch the gree...

27 Calling & Contacts To answer a call • Drag the green Answer button to the right. If you were already on a call, the first call is placed on hold while you answer the new call. To decline a call and divert it to voicemail • Drag the red Decline button to the left. The caller is sent directly t...

29 Setting Up Email Your device will provide instant access to your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar as soon as you set up your Google account during activation. Linking all of your other email addresses to your device is quick and easy. If you did not set up a Google account during the i...

30 Setting Up Email OR If you must set up the account manually, continue to Step 5. 5. Select the type of email account. (If the account type is unknown, check with your email provider. POP3 is the most common.) 6. Enter your Incoming server settings , then touch Next . 7. Enter your Outgoing server...

31 Setting Up Email 8. Set the desired account options, then touch Next . Return to step 4 to complete setting up your account. NOTES: • If you receive an error message starting “Setup could not finish”, check with your email provider to confirm incoming server settings and settings to access their ...

32 Using the Menus There are two available types of menus: Options menus and Context menus. Options menus Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, and not to any specific item on the screen. To open the Options menu, press the Menu Key . Not all ...

33 Using the Menus Context menus Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen. To open a Context menu, touch and hold an item on the screen for 2 seconds. Note that not all items have Context menus. If you touch and hold an item that has no available Context menu, nothing ...

34 Searching You can search for information on your phone and on the web with the Quick Search Box. NOTE: You can also search the web by voice with the Voice Search application. From the Home screen, touch the Voice Search icon and then say what you want to search. To search your phone and the web b...

35 Bluetooth To turn Bluetooth on or off 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings > Wireless & networks . 2. Touch Bluetooth to turn the function on or off. The green checkmark indicates that the functionality is on. To pair and connect to a Bluetooth headset 1. From the...

36 Browser To open Browser • Touch the Browser icon on the Home screen or in the Launch screen. To go to a webpage 1. Touch the URL field at the top of the Browser screen. If the URL field isn’t visible, press the Menu Key . 2. Enter the address (URL) of the webpage. As you enter the address, Google...

37 Camera You can take pictures and shoot videos with Camera. NOTE: Insert a microSD card to use the camera and other multimedia features. To take and share a picture 1. Press the Camera Key located on the right side of the phone. 2. Frame your subject on screen and touch the Shutter icon to take th...

38 Android Market TM Use Android Market to browse and download from the thousands of available applications. To download an application 1. From the Home screen, touch the Market icon . NOTE: Press the Menu Key and touch Help to get help with Android Market. 2. Browse for an application or game. 3. C...

39 Tips 1. Optimize your battery life with a power control widget: On the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Add > Widgets > Power Control . 2. Watch YouTube™ videos in high resolution: While a YouTube video is playing, touch the screen to display the video options. Then touch the HQ bu...

41 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....

42 Safety Antenna Care Use only the supplied internal antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the phone and may violate FCC regulations. Phone Operation NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoul...

43 Safety Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six (6) inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent rese...

45 Safety as grain, dust, or metal powders); and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine. For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including either installed or portable wireless equipment, in the are...

47 Safety the terminal may damage the battery and cause an explosion. • Do not disassemble or crush the battery. It may cause a fire. General Notice • Using a damaged battery or placing a battery in your mouth may cause serious injury. • Do not place items containing magnetic components such as a cr...

48 Safety so you don’t disturb others. • Do not turn your phone on or off when putting it to your ear.• Use accessories, such as earphones and headsets, with caution. Ensure that cables are tucked away safely and do not touch the antenna unnecessarily. Warning! Important safety information Avoiding ...

49 Safety Using headsets safely Use of headsets to listen to music while operating a vehicle is not recommended and is illegal in some areas. Be careful and attentive while driving. Stop using this device if you find it disruptive or distracting while operating any type of vehicle or performing any ...

51 Safety The FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless phone networks rely upon. While these base stations operate at higher power than do the wireless phones themselves, the RF exposures that people get from these base stations are typically thousands of times lower than those they ca...

52 Safety animals that had been genetically engineered or treated with cancer-causing chemicals so as to be predisposed to develop cancer in the absence of RF exposure. Other studies exposed the animals to RF for up to 22 hours per day. These conditions are not similar to the conditions under which ...

53 Safety angle at which the phone is held, or which model of phone is used. 6. What is the FDA doing to find out more about the possible health effects of wireless phone RF? The FDA is working with the U.S. National Toxicology Program and with groups of investigators around the world to ensure that...

54 Safety a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). The FCC limit is consistent with the safety standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement. The exposure limit takes...

55 Safety 9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to Radio Frequency energy from my wireless phone? If there is a risk from these products — and at this point we do not know that there is — it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even potential risks, you can take a...

56 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 det...

57 Safety ctsandProcedures/HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones/default.htm)Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF SafetyProgram (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)International Commission on Non-lonizing RadiationProtection (http://www.icnirp.de)World Health Organization (WHO) International EM...

60 Safety Consumer Information on SAR (Specific Absorption Rate)This Model Phone Meets the Government’s Requirements for Exposure to Radio Waves. Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency ...

65 FAQs with Apex TM 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. FAQs with Ally™ Contact Contaa Conta C Email Emaill Email Sync ...

66 FAQs with Apex TM Can I import contacts to my Apex TM ? Yes. If you have .vcf files stored on a microSD card, you can import those to your phone. 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts . 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Import/Export . 3. Touch Import from SD card . 4. If you have more than one a...

67 FAQs with Apex TM I added contacts to the Contacts list, but they’re not displayed. Why? 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts . 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Display options . 3. Check whether Only contacts with phones is selected. (When selected, a gold checkmark will appear.) If Only conta...

68 FAQs with Apex TM How can I sync contacts? 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings . 2. Touch Accounts & sync . OR 1. From the Home screen, touch Contacts . 2. Press the Menu Key and touch Accounts . 3. Touch Add account and touch an account to add. 4. Follow the on-scr...

69 FAQs with Apex TM FAQs with Ally™ Contact Contaa Conta C Email Emaill Email Sync Email Information Unable to access your Email on the Apex TM ? 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 down...

70 FAQs with Apex TM FAQs with Ally™ Contact Contaa Conta C Email Emaill Email Sync Other Email-Related Issues Why can’t I connect to the Mail Server? If you are unable to connect to the Mail server but other applications are still able to access the data network, you will need to contact the Email ...

71 FAQs with Apex TM Supported Email Features The chart below details which Email account types (EAS, IMAP4, and POP3) support which features. EAS(Exchange ActiveSync) IMAP4 POP3 Notes Push O X X Push Email is a feature that instantly notifies you when a new email is received by your email server. S...

72 FAQs with Apex TM FAQs with Ally™ Contact Contaa Conta C Email Emaill Email Sync How do I sync Socialite with Facebook? 1. From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings > Accounts & sync . 2. Touch Add Account . 3. Touch Socialite . US740GSG(eng).indd 72 2010.11.5 3:15:25 PM

73 FAQs with Apex TM 4. Enter your Email address and Password, then touch Log in . 5. Select the type of synchronization you want to set up, then touch Save . You can sync data about all friends to Contacts You can sync data only about friends already in Contacts You can’t sync US740GSG(eng).indd 73...

74 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) MON...

77 LG Electronics Service- Mobile Handsets, P.O. Box 240007, Huntsville, AL 35824 DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. Please call or write for the location of the LG authorized service center nearest you and for the procedures for obtaining warranty claims. LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT US...