LG LGD295F.AAUSKW - User Manual

7 Efficient phone operation Electronics devices All mobile phones may receive interference, which could affect performance. • Do not use your mobile phone near medical equipment without requesting permission. Avoid placing the phone over pacemakers, for example, in your breast pocket. • Some hearing...

8 Guidelines for safe and efficient use NOTE: Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Glass Parts Some parts of your mobile device are made of glass. This glass could break if your mobile device is dropped on a hard surface or receives a substantial impact. If ...

10 Guidelines for safe and efficient use Driver Safety Tips Your mobile telephone gives you the powerful ability to communicate almost anywhere, anytime, but an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of mobile phones, one that every user must uphold. When driving a car, driving is your fi...

11 Please read this before you start using your phone! 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 there is less than 10% of space available in ...

12 To monitor and control how battery power is being used: • Tap > > Apps tab > Settings > General tab > About phone > Common > Battery > Battery use . Battery usage time is displayed on the screen. It tells you how long it has been since you last connected your phone to a po...

14 Important notice WARNING If you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications, user data and DRM licenses will be deleted. Please remember to backup any important data before performing a Hard Reset. 6. Opening and switching applications Multi-tasking is easy with Android, you can keep more than on...

15 Phone overview Front-Facing Camera Proximity Sensor Earpiece SIM Switch Key Touch the key for SIM1/SIM2 selection (Selected SIM is marked by Rectangle box on RSSI icon). Touch and Hold the key to go to Dual SIM settings. Home Key Touch the key to return to the Home screen from any screen. Touch a...

17 Installing the SIM card and battery Before you can start exploring your new phone, you'll need to set it up. To insert a SIM card(s) and battery. 1 To remove the battery cover, hold the phone firmly in one hand. With your other hand, lift off the battery cover with your thumbnail as shown in figu...

19 4 Align the battery cover over the battery compartment (1) and press it down until it clicks into place (2). NOTE: Power On/Off is available when battery cover is inserted to your phone. Charging the phone Charge the battery before using it for the first time. Use the charger to charge the batter...

20 Getting to know your phone NOTE: • The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. • Do not open the back cover while your phone is charging. Using the memory card Your phone supports the use of microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 32 GB capacity. These memory car...

22 Getting to know your phone 1 Touch to open the application list. 2 Scroll and touch Settings > General tab > Storage . 3 Touch Unmount SD card . 4 Touch Erase SD card > Erase SD card > Erase everything . 5 If you have set a pattern lock, input the pattern lock then select Erase everyt...

23 Your Home screen Touch screen tips Here are some tips on how to navigate on your phone. Tap or touch – A single finger tap selects items, links, shortcuts and letters on the on-screen keyboard. Touch and hold – Touch and hold an item on the screen by tapping it and not lifting your finger until a...

24 Home screen The Home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions, and it allows you to add items like application shortcuts, or Google widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. This is the default canvas and accessible from any menu by tapping . Stat...

25 Customising the Home screen You can customise your Home screen by adding apps, widgets or changing wallpapers. To add items on your Home screen 1 Touch and hold the empty part of the Home screen. 2 In the Add Mode menu, select the item you wish to add. You will then see this added item on the Hom...

26 Your Home screen Notifications panel Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as to ongoing events, such as when you are on a call.When a notification arrives, its icon appears at the top of the screen. Icons for pending notifications appear on ...

30 When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to activate network data, to sign into your Google Account and select how you want to use certain Google services. To set up your Google account • Sign into a Google Account from the prompted set-up screen. OR • Tap > > Apps tab &g...

31 Connecting to Networks and Devices Wi-Fi With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed Internet access within the coverage of the wireless access point (AP). Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you need to access a wireless access point or ‘hotspot’....

32 Connecting to Networks and Devices Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to send data by running a corresponding application, but not from the Bluetooth menu as on most other mobile phones. NOTE: • LG is not responsible for the loss, interception or misuse of data sent or received via the Bluetooth wir...

33 Receive data using the Bluetooth wireless feature 1 Tap > > Apps tab > Settings > Networks tab > set Bluetooth to ON . 2 Tap the Bluetooth menu again and mark the checkbox at the top of the screen to make your phone visible to other devices. NOTE: To select the length of time that ...

34 To rename or secure your portable hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network. 1 Tap > > Apps tab > Settings > Networks tab > Tethering & networks > Wi-Fi hotspot . 2 Tap Set up Wi-Fi hotspot . • The Set up Wi-Fi hot...

36 Calls Making a call 1 Tap to open the keypad. 2 Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, tap the . 3 Tap to make a call. 4 To end a call, tap the End icon . TIP! To enter "+" to make international calls, touch and hold . Calling your contacts 1 Tap to open your contacts. 2 Sc...

37 Making a second call 1 During your first call, tap > Add call and dial the number. You can also go to the recently dialled numbers list by tapping Call logs or can search contacts by tapping Contacts and selecting the contact you want to call. 2 Tap to make the call. 3 Both calls are displayed...

38 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 On the Home screen 1 Tap to open your contacts. 2 Tap Search contacts and enter the contact name using the keyboard. Adding a n...

39 Creating a group 1 Tap to open your contacts. 2 Tap Groups and tap . Select New group . 3 Enter a name for the new group. You can also set a ringtone for the newly created group. 4 Tap Save to save the group. NOTE: If you delete a group, the contacts assigned to that group will not be lost. They ...

40 Your phone combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. WARNING: LG message should be set up to default SMS app. If not, some message functions will be limited. Sending a message 1 Tap on the Home screen and tap to open a blank message. 2 Enter a contact name or contact number in th...

43 To open the Camera application, tap > > Apps tab > . Getting to know the viewfinder Options – Tap to display and hide the camera options on the screen. Flash – Choose from Off , On , Auto . Swap camera – Switch between the rear–facing camera and the front–facing camera. Shot mode – Choos...

44 Camera and Video Using the advanced settings In the viewfinder, tap to open the advanced options. You can change the camera settings by scrolling through the list. After selecting the option, tap . Selects photo resolution. If you choose high resolution, file size will increase, which means you w...

45 Once you've taken a photo Tap the image thumbnail at the bottom of the Camera screen to view the last photo you took. Tap to edit the photo. Tap to take another photo immediately. Tap to send your photo to others or share it via social network services. Tap to delete the photo. Tap to access Set ...

46 Camera and Video Add location – To add the location information. Rename – Tap to edit the name of the selected photo. Details – Find out more information about the file. Gesture shot Take a picture with hand gesture. To take photo, raise your hand until front camera detects it and a box appears o...

47 Recording a quick video 1 Open the Camera application. 2 Holding the phone, point the lens towards the subject you wish to capture in your video. 3 Tap once to start recording. 4 A red light will appear at the top left corner of the viewfinder with a timer showing the length of the video. 5 Tap o...

48 Camera and Video From your Gallery Tap Gallery . • To view more photos, scroll left or right. • To zoom in or out, double-tap the screen or place two fingers and spread them apart (move your fingers closer together to zoom out). • Tap on video play icon to play the video.

49 Function Guest Mode To protect your privacy or limit some applications to your children, you can use the Guest mode.When you lend your phone to others, you can limit the applications to be displayed.In advance, set the Guest mode and customise the options. NOTE: To use the Guest mode, the pattern...

52 Function QSlide From any screen, bring up a notepad, calendar, and more as a window inside your screen. OR Tap to exit the QSlide and return to full window. Tap to adjust transparency. Tap to end the QSlide. Tap to adjust the size. 1 Touch and slide the status bar downwards > tap QSlide apps o...

53 Smart Keyboard Smart Keyboard recognises your keyboard typing sequences and provides you with word suggestions for faster input.

54 Function Live Zooming Live Zooming allows you to zoom in or zoom out on a portion of a video that is being played to make the desired section appear larger or smaller.When viewing a video, use your index finger and thumb in a pinching or spreading motion to zoom in or out. NOTE: • While a video i...

55 Gallery Open the Gallery application to view albums of your pictures and videos. 1 Tap > > Apps tab > Gallery . You can manage and share all your image and video files with Gallery. NOTE: • Some file formats are not supported, depending on the software installed on the device. • Some fil...

57 Editing photos When viewing an photo, tap . Deleting photos/videos Use one of the following methods: • In a folder, tap and select photos/videos by ticking, and then tap on Delete . • When viewing a photo, tap . Setting as wallpaper When viewing a photo, tap > Set image as to set the image as ...

60 Multimedia FM radio Your phone has a built-in FM radio so you can tune in to your favorite stations and listen on the go. Tap > > Apps tap > FM radio . NOTE: You need to use your headphones to listen to the radio. Insert it into the headphone jack.

61 Utilities Setting your alarm 1 Tap > > Apps tab > Clock > . 2 After you set the alarm, your phone lets you know how much time is left before the alarm will go off. 3 Set Repeat , Snooze duration , Vibration , Alarm sound , Alarm volume , Auto app starter , Puzzle lock and Memo . 4 Tap...

62 Utilities Voice Recorder Use the voice recorder to record voice memos or other audio files. Recording a sound or voice 1 Tap > > Apps tab > Voice Recorder . 2 Tap to begin recording. 3 Tap to end the recording. 4 Tap to listen to the recording. NOTE: Tap to access your album. You can lis...

64 Utilities LG SmartWorld LG SmartWorld offers an assortment of exciting content – fonts, themes, games, applications. How to Get to LG SmartWorld from Your Phone 1 Tap > > Apps tab > tap the icon to access LG SmartWorld . 2 Tap Sign in and enter ID/PW for LG SmartWorld. If you have not si...

65 Internet Use this application to browse the Internet. Browser gives you a fast, full-color world of games, music, news, sports, 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 dow...

66 Bookmarks To bookmark the current webpage, tap > Add to bookmarks > OK . To open a bookmarked webpage, tap and select one. History Tap > History to open a webpage from the list of recently-visited webpages. To clear the history, tap . Chrome Use Chrome to search for information and brows...

67 Settings This section provides an overview of items you can change using your phone's System settings menus. To access the Settings menu: Tap > tap and hold > System settings . - or -Tap > > Apps tab > Settings . Networks < Dual SIM card > You can configure Dual SIM settings....

69 < Tethering & networks >USB tethering – Connect the USB cable to share the internet connection with the computer. Wi-Fi hotspot – You can also use your phone to provide a mobile broadband connection. Create a hotspot and share your connection. Please read "Sharing your phone's data ...

70 Settings Ringtone – Set the ringtone for calls. You can also add a ringtone by tapping at the top right corner of the screen. Notification sound – Allows you to set the sound for notifications. You can also add a sound by tapping at the top right corner of the screen. Ringtone with vibration – Ch...

71 Wallpaper – Sets your Lock screen wallpaper. Select it from Gallery or Wallpaper gallery . Widgets – This menu allows you to show widgets on the Lock screen. Shortcuts – Allows you to change the shortcuts on the Swipe Lock screen. Contact info for lost phone – Select whether to display the owner ...

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

78 About this user guide • Before using your device, please carefully read this manual. This will ensure that you use your phone safely and correctly. • Some of the images and screenshots provided in this guide may appear differently on your phone. • Your content may differ from the final product, o...

79 These accessories are available for use with the your phone. (Items described below may be optional.) Travel adaptor Stereo headset Quick Start Guide Data cable Battery NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may void your warranty. • Accessories may vary in different regi...

80 Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems you might encounter when 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 card error There is no SIM card in the phone or it is in...

83 Category Sub-Category Question Answer BT Bluetooth Devices What are the functions available via Bluetooth You can connect a Bluetooth audio device such as a Stereo/Mono headset or Car Kit. Also, when the FTP server is connected to a compatible device, you can share content stored on the storage m...