LG LG Optimus Elite Specification sheet

Get
Started
All you need to know to get going.

Welcome!
Sprint is committed to developing technologies that give you the
ability to get what you want when you want it, faster than ever
before. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started
with Sprint and your LG Optimus Elite™.
Visit sprint.com/support for the complete User Guide, along with
videos, tutorials, and community forums for your phone.

Using This Guide
Using This Guide
This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
LG Optimus Elite™. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the
information you need quickly and easily.
Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what you
need to do before you use your device
the first time, including inserting a battery
and activating Sprint service on your
device.
Android Basics − page 4 − Learn some
basics about how to move around on
your device, use the home screen, and
enter text. If you’re familiar with Android
devices, you can probably skip these
pages (although a refresher course never
hurt anyone).
Use Your Device − page 14 − Take
advantage of your device’s features
and Sprint services, from the basics
(Making Calls) to the more advanced
(using Android Market, WiFi, and more).
Tools & Resources − page 30 − Find
useful tips for your device and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint
information. For additional information
including the full User Guide, videos,
tutorials, and community forums, visit
sprint.com/support.

Your LG Optimus Elite™
Display
Screen
Phone
BACK
key
HOME
key MENU
key
SEARCH
key
Headset
Jack
Power button
Applications
Sprint ID
Status
Bar Icons
Proximity
Sensor
Volume
button
Camera
self-portrait
mirror
Camera lens Flash
Charger/Accessory Jack

Get Ready
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Get Your Device Ready
Install the Battery
1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the
back of the device.
2. Align the battery’s contacts with those inside the
battery compartment and gently press down
until the battery is seated.
3. Replace the back cover.
Charge the Battery
1. Insert the USB cable into the charging head.
2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the
Charger/Accessory Jack.
3. Plug the charging head into a standard AC
power outlet.
Turn the Device On
• Press and hold the power button..
Unlock the Screen
• Drag to the right to unlock.

2
Activate Your Device
Activate Your Device
• If you purchased your device at a Sprint Store, it
is probably activated and ready to use.
• If you received your device in the mail, and it is a
new Sprint account or a new phone number, your
device is designed to activate automatically when
you first turn it on. You will see a Hands Free
Activation screen at startup. When it’s finished,
tap OK to continue. To confirm your activation,
make a phone call.
• If you received your device in the mail and
it is going to be activated on an existing
number (you’re swapping phones), go to
sprint.com/activate and follow the instructions.
When you have finished, make a phone call to
confirm your activation. If your device is still not
activated or you do not have access to the
Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at
1-888-211-4727 for assistance.
Turn the Screen On and Off
• To quickly turn the display screen off, press the
power button on top of the device.
• To turn the screen on and display the unlock
screen, press the power button.
Turn the Device Off
• Press and hold the power button and then tap
Power off > OK to turn the device off.

Get Ready
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Setup Application
The setup application helps you set up various
options and applications, including setting up
your Google™ account.*
Complete the Setup Application
1. When you see the Welcome screen, tap the
android icon to begin.
• Set up your Google Account – Create or sign
in to your Google account.
• Use Google location – Tap the check marks to
select your Google location options.
• Backup and restore – Choose whether or not
to back up data with your Google account.
2. Tap Finish setup. You will see a Welcome to
your Sprint device screen.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to learn about
your Home screen. (See "Your Home Screen"
on pages 6 - 7.)
*You do not need to sign up for a Google
account to use your device; however, to
download applications from Android Market, you
must link your device to a Google account.
Switch to Spanish Menu (optional)
1. Press > and tap Settings >
Language & keyboard.
2. Tap Select language > Español.

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Tap
Flick
Press
and hold
Android Basics: Getting Around Your Device
Move Around Your Device’s Menus
and Screens Using Gestures
Your device’s touchscreen lets you control
everything through various types of touches, or
gestures.
Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen
keyboard, select items such as application and
settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply
tap them with your finger. A light touch works best.
Press and hold: To display the available options
for an item simply touch and hold the item.
Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes
than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in
a vertical motion, such as when flicking through
contacts or a message list.

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Android Basics
Swipe, Slide
or Drag
Rotate
Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically
or horizontally across the screen.
Drag: Press and hold your finger with some
pressure before you start to move it. Do not
release your finger until you have reached the
target position.
Rotate: Activate the auto-rotate feature to
automatically change the screen orientation
from portrait to landscape by turning the
device sideways.
Swype: This unique feature allows you to enter a
word by sliding a finger from letter to letter, lifting
only between words. See page 10 for instructions
on using this text input method.
Swype

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Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the Home screen lets
you quickly see both your device status
(connections, signal strength, battery, GPS) and
any current notifications.
Your Home Screen
Viewing Your Home Screen
Your device’s Home screen extends horizontally to
five full screens. This gives you room to customize
your device and put the things you need front and
center, just a swipe away.
• To display the main (center) Home screen, press
from any screen.
• To view extended screens, swipe the screen left
or right. There are two additional screens on each
side of the main Home screen.
• To display thumbnails of all five screens, press
and hold one of the extended screen icons. Tap
a thumbnail to display the screen. Notification
area
Device
status area

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Android Basics
Notifications Panel
You can expand the notification area to provide
more detailed information about the current
onscreen notification icons.
1. Tap the status bar to reveal the Notifications tab,
and then drag the tab to the bottom of the
screen to open the Notifications panel.
2. Tap a notification entry to open the associated
application.
Note: The Notifications panel can also be opened
on the Home screen by pressing and then
tapping More > Notifications.
Customize Your Home Screen
1. Press > and tap Add.
2. On the Add to Home screen, touch the item
you wish to add (Shortcuts, Widgets, Folders,
or Wallpapers).
For example, to add a Power Control widget:
1. From the Add to Home screen, tap Widgets >
Power Control.
2. If the widget is too large for the free space on
the screen, slide to a screen with sufficient
space, and repeat step 1.
From your new Power Control widget, you can
turn wireless capabilities (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS,
Sync, Brightness) on and off, and adjust the
screen brightness.

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LG Optimus Elite™ Buttons and Keys
The bottom front of your device contains a row of
four static keys that let you perform specific
functions. Above the buttons, there is a
program-dependent row of keys (they’re always
available from the unlocked Home screen).
Buttons and Keys
• Home Key ( ) – Press to return to the main
Home screen.
• Menu Key ( ) – Press to open context-specific
menus.
• Back Key ( ) – Press to return to the previous
screen view.
• Search Key ( ) – Press to launch a search
within the current screen or application.
• Phone Button ( ) – Tap to open the phone
screen.
• Applications Button ( ) – Tap to display the
applications list.
• Sprint ID Button ( ) – Tap to add, remove,
and switch between ID packs.
Phone
BACK
key
HOME
key MENU
key
SEARCH
key
Applications
Sprint ID

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Android Basics
Open Applications
• If an application is on one of your Home screens,
just tap it to open it.
• If an application is not available from your Home
screen, press (if you’re not already on the
Home screen), tap to display the applications
list, and then tap the application from the
alphabetical list. You may have
to scroll down to find the
application you’re looking for.
Access Recently-Used Applications
Your device keeps a running list of your eight
most recently used applications.
1. Press and hold to open the recently-used
applications window.
2. Tap an icon to open an application.

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Your QWERTY Keyboards
There are two versions of onscreen keyboards
available on your Optimus Elite™: the Android
keyboard and Swype (default), which uses a
unique gliding method to let you enter whole
words quickly. When you select a field that requires
text or numbers, an onscreen keyboard will appear
so you can enter the information, or type your
message. (If you don’t see the keyboard when, for
instance, you’re entering contact information, just
touch the field you’re working on to bring it up.)
The device’s onscreen QWERTY keyboards can be
used in either portrait or landscape mode.
Text Entry with Your Swype Keyboard
1. Touch an onscreen character, and then, while
maintaining your finger onscreen, drag to the
next character in the desired word.
Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard
2. Repeat this process until the desired characters
have been drawn over. Select from an onscreen list
of possible word matches (if prompted). This occurs
if your current swype has generated more than one
possible word match. For tips on using Swype,
touch and follow the onscreen information.
Recipient
Entry
field
Delete
Text Input mode Speech to Text
Caps/
ALT
SWYPE
mode
Send

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Android Basics
Your Swype Keyboard Settings
You can customize your onscreen keyboard
settings to suit your needs:
Press and tap Settings > Language & keyboard >
Swype and select from the following options:
• Select Input Method allows you to choose either
the Swype keyboard or the Android keyboard.
• How to Swype gives you quick and easy steps
for using Swype.
• Personal dictionary to manage your personal
dictionary.
• Preferences allows you to view and modify
Swype settings:
• Audio feedback turns on/off sounds generated
by the Swype application during use.
• Vibrate on keypress activates a vibration as
you enter text.
• Show tips turns on an onscreen flashing
indicator that provides helpful usage information.
• Auto-spacing automatically inserts spaces
between words. When you finish a word, just
lift your finger to start the next word.
• Auto-capitalization automatically capitalizes
the first letter of the first word in a sentence.
• Show complete trace determines whether to
show the entire path formed by the letters you
are sliding over to form a given word.
• Word suggestion (predictive text) uses a
built-in word database to predict your desired
words while entering text in Swype.
• Speed vs. accuracy sets how quickly Swype
responds to your onscreen input. Move the
slider between Speed (fast response) or
Accuracy (error tolerance) and touch OK.
• Reset Swype’s dictionary allows you to delete
all the words you’ve added to Swype’s dictionary.
• Version displays the current software version.
Language Options allows you to select the
current text input language. Default language is
US English.

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Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard
Your Android Keyboard
Text Entry with the Android Keyboard
Note: To switch from the Swype keyboard (default)
to the Android keyboard, press and tap
Settings > Language & keyboard settings > Input
Method > Android keyboard.
Entering text with the onscreen Android QWERTY
keyboard is easy: just tap the letters to type the words.
1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the
input field to reveal the onscreen keyboard.
2. With the Android keyboard as your text entry method,
select one of the following text mode options:
• ABC to use alphabetic characters from the
onscreen keyboard.
• ?123 to enter numbers by pressing the
numbers on the onscreen keyboard.
• Voice Input allows the device to use its built-in
voice recognition software to hear your voice
and transcript it directly into text.
3. Tap the corresponding onscreen keys to begin
typing your word.
If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single
character. Touch and hold to erase all previously
entered words.
Recipient
Entry
field
Delete
Text
mode Voice input
Caps/
ALT
Send

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Use Your Device
Your Android Keyboard Settings
Press and tap Settings > Language &
keyboard > Android keyboard to access the
Android keyboard settings such as:
Vibrate on keypress, Sound on keypress,
Popup on keypress, Touch to correct words,
Auto-capitalisation, Show settings key, Voice
input, and Input languages.
Word suggestion settings include:
Quick fixes, Show suggestions, and
Auto-complete.
Make a Phone Call
1. If the screen is locked, drag to the right side
of the screen.
2. Press and tap Phone.
3. Tap the digits of the number you want to call on
the phone keypad. (The number will appear just
above the keypad as you enter it. Tap to
delete one or more digits.)
4. Tap .
Answer an Incoming Call
• Drag to the right on the screen.
Send a Call Directly to Voicemail
• Drag to the left.
Mute the Ringer on a Call
• Press the volume button on the left side of the
phone to mute the ringer.
Make and Answer Calls

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Use Your Device: Voicemail
Set Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls are automatically transferred to
your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned
off. You should set up your voicemail and personal
greeting as soon as your phone is activated:
1. Press and tap Voicemail.
2. Follow the voice prompts to create your
password and record your name and greeting.
Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has
access to your phone can access your
messages.
Voicemail Password
(do not share): __________________
Retrieve Your Voicemail
1. Press and tap Voicemail.
2. Tap a message to listen to it.
From any other phone:
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When your voicemail answers, press *.
3. Enter your password.

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Use Your Device
Messaging
Send a Text Message
1. Press and tap Messaging .
2. Tap New message, or press and tap Compose.
3. Enter a phone number, email address, or contact
name in the To: field. (If the device recognizes a
contact, you’ll see a list. Touch the contact to
complete the address.)
4. Tap Type to compose and then type your message.
5. When you are finished, tap Send.
Send a Picture or Video Message
(Multimedia Messaging)
1. Follow steps 1 – 4 for sending a text message.
2. Press and tap Attach.
3. Tap a media type (such as Pictures, Videos,
Audio, etc.) and then tap an available album.
4. Tap a picture or clip to select it. (For Audio, tap OK.)
5. If you are satisfied with your message, tap Send MMS.
Note: For information on taking pictures and videos
with your device, see "Camera & Camcorder" on
page 20.
Access Messages
1. Press and tap Messaging .
2. From the Messaging screen, tap the message
you want to view.
–or–
1. Open the Notifications panel.
2. Tap the message you want to view.
All your of text and MMS messages for a contact
are collected in an ongoing “conversation,” so when
you view a message, you can scroll through the
entire history of your messages with that person.
Be a hero. Don't
drive distracted.
sprint.com/focusondriving

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Contacts
Save a Phone Number
1. Press and tap .
2. Enter a phone number using the onscreen
keypad.
3. Press and tap Add to contacts >
Create new contact.
4. Tap First name and Last name fields, and enter
a name for the new entry.
5. Tap Mobile (default) to select a label such as
Mobile, Home, Work, Work Fax, Home Fax,
Pager, Other, or Custom.
6. Tap Done to complete and save the entry.
Retrieve a Phone Number
1. Press , tap Contacts , and then press .
2. Enter the first letter or letters of an entry.
3. Tap the contact to display the contact’s phone
number(s).
Add a New Entry to Contacts
1. Press and tap Contacts .
2. Press and tap New Contact.
3. Tap any field and use the onscreen keyboard to
enter the name, phone number, and other
contact details.
4. Add more data fields or a picture if desired, and
tap Done.
Your device’s Contacts function lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of sources,
including Google and Corporate email accounts, contacts synced from your computer, and
old-fashioned contacts entered by hand.