LG 616960029557 - Manual

6 Safety Information Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this user guide. Never use an unapproved battery since this could damage the phone and/or battery and could cause the battery to explode.Never place your phone ...

9 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 c...

12 TIA Safety Information Provided herein is the complete TIA Safety Information for Wireless Handheld phones. Inclusion of the text covering Pacemakers, Hearing Aids, and Other Medical Devices is required in the owner’s manual for CTIA Certification. Use of the remaining TIA language is encouraged ...

18 When using the power plug, ensure that it is firmly connected. If it is not, it may cause excessive heat or fire.If you put your phone in a pocket or bag without covering the receptacle of the phone (power plug pin), metallic articles (such as a coin, paperclip or pen) may shortcircuit the phone....

19 Do not use the phone if the antenna is damaged. If a damaged antenna contacts skin, it may cause a slight burn. Please contact an LG Authorized Service Centre to replace the damaged antenna.Do not immerse your phone in water. If this happens, turn it off immediately and remove the battery. If the...

20 mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue), exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects. Some studies have suggested that som...

25 Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Project since its inception in 1996. An influential result of this work has been the development of a detailed agenda of research needs that has driven the establishment of new research programs around the world. The project has also helped develop a series of public ...

26 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement. The exposure limit takes into consideration the body’s ability to remove heat from the tissues that absorb energy from the wireless phone and is set well below levels...

27 laboratories on the same 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 guid...

29 medical device manufacturers, and many other groups, was completed in late 2000. This standard will allow manufacturers to ensure that cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from wireless phone EMI. The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld wireless phones and helped ...

30 10 Driver Safety Tips Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice almost anywhere, anytime. An important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones, one that every user must uphold. When operating a car, driving is your first responsibility. When usi...

34 network, in general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.Before a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government adopted requirement for safe ...

36 Important notice Please check to see whether any problems you encountered with your phone are described in this section before taking the phone in for service or calling a service representative. 1. Phone memory When available space in your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone cannot receive...

37 Checking the battery charge level In the Home screen, touch the Applications tab, then select Settings > About phone > Status. The battery status (Charging, Not charging) and level (percentage charged) is displayed at the top of the screen. Monitoring and controlling what uses the battery I...

38 WARNING To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from trusted sources, such as Android Market™. If there are improperly installed applications on your phone, your phone may not work normally or a serious error may occur. You must uninstall those applications and all the...

39 log in with your Google account to unlock your phone.If you have not created a Google account on the phone or you forgot it, you have to perform a hard reset. Caution: if you perform a hard reset, all user applications and user data are deleted. Remember to back up any important data before perfo...

40 Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a Wi-Fi network In the Home screen, touch the Applications tab, then select Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings . Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and begin scanning for available Wi-Fi networks. A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed. Se...

41 8. Opening and switching applications Multitasking is easy with Android because you can keep more than one application running at the same time. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. Use and switch between several open applications. Android manages each application, stopp...

43 10. Connecting your phone to a computer using USB NOTE: to synchronise your phone with your PC using the USB cable, you need to install LG PC Suite onto your PC. Download the program from the LG website (www.lg.com/ca). Go to www.lg.com/ca and select your region, country and language. For more in...

44 TIP To use the microSD card on your phone again, you need to open the notifi cation drawer and touch Turn off USB storage . During this time, you can’t access the microSD card from your phone, so you can’t use applications that rely on the microSD card, such as Camera, Gallery and Music.To disconn...

46 Getting to know your phone To turn on your phone, press and hold the Power key for 3 seconds.To turn off the phone, press and hold the Power key for 3 seconds, then touch Power off and OK . Home key Return to Home from any screen. Menu key Check what options are available. Speaker Proximity senso...

49 Replace the back cover of the phone. 4 Charging your phone Slide open the cover of the charger connector on the side. Insert the charger, then plug it into an electrical outlet. Your LG-P690b must be charged before you see . NOTE: the battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lif...

50 Installing the memory card To store multimedia files, such as images captured using the built-in camera, you must insert a memory card into your phone. NOTE: the LG-P690b supports memory cards up to 32 GB. To insert a memory card: Remove the back cover. 1 Insert the memory card into the slot. Mak...

51 Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it. NOTE: all fi les on the card are deleted when you format the card. In the Home screen, touch the Applications tab to open the applications menu.Scroll to and touch Settings ...

52 Touch screen tips Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone. Touch – to choose a menu/option or open an application, touch it. Touch and hold – to open an options menu or grab an object you want to move, touch and hold it. Drag – to scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across ...

53 Setting an unlock pattern: you can draw your own unlock pattern by connecting the dots.If you set a pattern, the phone screen locks. To unlock the phone, draw the pattern that you set on the screen. Caution: when you set an unlock pattern, you need to create your Gmail account fi rst. Caution: if ...

55 TIP To add an application icon to the Home screen from the Applications menu, touch and hold the application you want to add. TIP To remove an application icon from the Home screen, touch and hold the icon you want to remove, then drag it to . NOTE: you cannot delete preloaded applications. (Only...

56 Viewing the status bar The status bar uses different icons to display phone information such as signal strength, new messages, battery life and active Bluetooth and data connections.Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar. [Status bar] Icon Descript...

59 The first time you open the Google application on your phone, you are required to sign in with your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you are asked to create one. Creating your Google account In the Home screen, touch the Applications tab to open the Applications menu....

61 Making a call Touch to open the keypad. Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, touch the Clear icon . Touch the Call icon to make a call.To end a call, touch the End icon . TIP To enter “+” to make international calls, touch and hold . Calling your contacts Touch to open your conta...

62 Both calls are displayed on the call screen. Your initial call is locked and put on hold.Touch the displayed number to toggle between calls. Or touch Merge calls to make a conference call.To end active calls, touch End or press the Home key and slide the notification bar down and select End call ...

63 Contacts Add contacts to your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. Searching for a contact In the Home screen Touch to open your contacts. Touch Search and enter the contact name using the keyboard. Adding a new contac...

65 Messaging/email Messaging Your LG-P690b combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. Sending a message Touch the icon, then touch New message . Enter a contact name or call number into the To field. As you enter the contact name, matching contacts appear. Touch a suggested recipient...

66 NOTE: when you get an SMS message during a call, you receive a notifi cation. Changing your message settings Your LG-P690b message settings are predefined so that you can send messages immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences. Touch the Messaging icon in the Home screen a...

70 Getting to know the viewfinder Zoom - zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys. Settings - touch this icon to open the Settings menu. See 'Using the advanced settings'. Brightness - this defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the image. Slide the brightnes...

71 Taking a quick photo Open the Camera application. Hold the phone horizontally and point the lens towards the subject you want to photograph.In the centre of the viewfinder screen, a focus box starts blinking as it tries to get the subject in focus.The focus box turns green when the subject is in ...

74 Getting to know the viewfinder Duration – set a duration limit for your video. Choose between Normal and MMS to limit the maximum size to send as an MMS message. Zoom - zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys. Settings - touch this icon to open the settings menu. See '...

75 Shooting a quick video Slide the Camera mode button down and the icon changes to . The video camera viewfinder appears on the screen.Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject you want to capture in your video.Press the Record button once to start recording.REC appears at ...

76 Using the advanced settings Using the viewfinder, touch to open all the advanced options. Adjust the video camera setting by scrolling through the list. After selecting the option, touch the Back key. White balance – white balance ensures that the white areas in your video are realistic. To enabl...

77 You can store multimedia files on a memory card to have easy access to all your image and video files.Touch the Applications tab, then select Gallery . Open a list of catalogue bars that store all your multimedia files. NOTE: make sure you install a memory card in the phone to save photos and acc...

78 Press the Menu key and select Settings . Touch the SmartShare tickbox to turn on.You can change your device name, icon and select the sharing content types. * Let your renderer device (e.g. TV) play multimedia contents from remote content library (e.g. PC) Touch the top right button to select the...

80 your PC, you need to change the settings manually. Choose Settings > SD card & phone storage, then select Mass storage only . Touch Turn on USB storage . You can view the mass storage contents on your PC and transfer the files. NOTE: you need to install an SD card fi rst. Without an SD card...

83 Setting your alarm In the Home screen, touch the Applications tab and select Clock . If you want to add a new alarm, touch and select Add alarm . Set the time, then touch to turn on the alarm. After you set the time, the LG-P690b lets you know how much time is left before the alarm will sound.Set...

84 Touch What then enter the event name. Check the date and enter the time you want your event to start and finish. Also, touch Where then enter the location.If you want to add a note to your event, touch Description and enter the details.If you want to repeat the alarm, set Repetition , and set Rem...

85 NOTE: touch to access your album. You can listen to the saved recording. Notice: the available recording time may differ from the real time. Sending the voice recording Once you have finished recording, you can send the audio clip by touching Share . Choose from Bluetooth, Email, Gmail and Messag...

86 Browser Browser gives you a fast, full-colour world of games, music, news, sport, entertainment and much more, right on your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you enjoy. NOTE: additional charges apply when connecting to these services and downloading content. Check data charges with you...

89 Tethering & portable hotspot – you can configure the USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings. VPN settings – displays the list of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that you’ve previously configured. Allows you to add different types of VPN. Mobile network settings – set options for da...

91 Call waiting : if call waiting is activated, the handset will notify you of an incoming call while you are on the phone (depending on your network provider). Sound < General >Silent mode – allows you to silence all sounds (including call and notification ringtones) except the audio from mus...

92 Display Brightness – adjust the screen brightness. Auto-rotate screen – set to switch orientation automatically when you rotate the phone. Animation – set to display an animation. Screen timeout – set the time for screen timeout. Location & security Use wireless networks – if you select Use w...

95 Privacy If you select Factory data reset, it will erase all of your personal data from the internal phone storage, including information about your Google account, any other accounts, your system/application data and settings as well as any downloaded applications and DRM licence. Resetting the p...

96 Voice input & output < Voice input >Voice recognizer settings – use the Voice recognizer settings to configure the Android voice input feature. Language: opens a screen where you can set the language you use speech to enter text. SafeSearch: opens a dialog where you can set whether you ...

98 Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi, without extra charges. Turning on Wi-Fi From the Home screen, open the notification drawer and touch . Or touch Application > Settings > Wireless & networks , then > Wi-Fi . Connecting to Wi-Fi Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If y...

103 Phone software update LG Mobile phone software update from the Internet For more information about using this function, please visit the http://update.lgmobile.com or http://www.lg.com/common/ index.jsp J select country and language. This feature allows you to update the firmware on your phone t...

105 These accessories are available for use with the LG-P690b. ( Items described below may be optional. ) Travel adapter Data cable Connect your LG-P690b and PC. Battery User Guide Learn more about your LG-P690b. Stereo headset NOTE: Always use genuine LG accessories.Failure to do this may void your...

106 Ambient temperatures Max: 131°F(55°C) (discharging), 113°F(45°C) (charging)Min: 14°F(-10°C) Technical data

107 This chapter lists some problems you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require you to call your service provider, but most are easy to fix yourself. Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures SIM error There is no SIM card in the phone or it is inserted incorrectly....

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 ONE (1) year beginn...