LG LG-P720h User manual

• Someofthecontentsofthismanualmaynotapplytoyourphone,
dependingonthesoftwareandyourserviceprovider.
• Thishandsetisnotsuitableforpeoplewhohaveavisualimpairment
duetothetouchscreenkeyboard.
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entities.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespective
owners.
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LG-P720hUserGuide
English

Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules
and ICES-003 Class B digital apparatus requirements for Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device was tested for typical use with the back of the phone kept 0.39 inches (1 cm)
from the body. To comply with FCC/IC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation
distance of 0.39 inches (1 cm) must be maintained between the user’s body and the back
of the phone, including the antenna, whether extended or retracted. Third-party belt-clips,
holsters, and similar accessories containing metallic components may not be used.
Avoid the use of accessories that cannot maintain 0.39 inches (1 cm) distance between
the user’s body and the back of the phone and have not been tested for compliance
with FCC/IC RF exposure limits.

repairorsoftwareupgrade.
Pleasebackupyourimportantphone
numbers(ringtones,textorvoice
messages,images,andvideosmightalso
getdeleted).Themanufacturerisnotliable
fordamagesduetolossofdata.
•Whenusingthephoneinpublicplaces,
youmaysettheringeronvibratetoavoid
disturbingothers.
•Donotswitchthephoneon/offwhileitis
inyourear.
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Getting to know your phone
Before you start using the
phone, please read this!
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yourphonememory,yourphone
cannotreceivenewmessages.Youneedto
checkyourphonememoryanddeletesome
data,suchasapplicationsormessages,to
makemorememoryavailable.
To uninstall applications:
1 Applications>Settings>
Applications>Manage applications.
2 Onceallapplicationsappear,scrollto
andselecttheapplicationyouwantto
uninstall.
3 TouchUninstall.
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• TurnoffautomaticsyncingforGmail™,
Calendar,Contactsandotherapplications.
• Someapplicationsyouhavedownloaded
mayreducebatterypower.
To check the battery power level:
• Applications>Settings >About phone

>Status.
Thebatterystatus(chargingornotcharging)
andlevel(percentagecharged)isdisplayed
atthetopofthescreen.
To monitor and control how battery
power is being used:
• Applications >Settings >About phone
>Battery use
Batteryusagetimeisdisplayedatthetopof
thescreen.Ittellsyouhowlongithasbeen
sinceyoulastconnectedyourphonetoa
powersourceor,ifcurrentlyconnected,how
longthephonewaslastrunningonbattery
power.Thescreenshowstheapplicationsor
servicesusingbatterypower,listedinorder
fromthegreatesttosmallestamountused.
3. Before installing an open
source application and OS
WARNING
IfyouinstallanduseanOSotherthan
theoneprovidedbythemanufacturerit
maycauseyourphonetomalfunction.
Inaddition,yourphonewillnolongerbe
coveredbythewarranty.
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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,it
maynotworknormallyoraseriouserror
mayoccur.Youmustuninstallthose
applicationsandallassociateddataand
settingsfromthephone.
4. Using the hard reset (Factory
reset)
Ifyourphonedoesnotrestoretotheoriginal
condition,useaHardReset(FactoryReset)
toinitialiseit.
1 Turnthepoweroff.
2 Pressandholdthe3D key+Volume
Down keysimultaneouslyandpressthe
Power/Lockkey.
3 OnceLGLogoappearsonthescreen,
releaseallKeys.
4
Aftersomeseconds,allowyoutoselect
factoryresetfuctionintheAndroid
systemrecoveryutility.
5
ScrollthelistbyVolume keysand
selectitby3D key.
WARNING
IfyouperformaHardReset,alluser
applications,userdataandDRMlicenses
willbedeleted.Pleaseremembertoback
upanyimportantdatabeforeperforming
aHardReset.
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4. Using the hard reset (Factory
reset)
Ifyourphonedoesnotrestoretotheoriginal
condition,useaHardReset(FactoryReset)
toinitialiseit.
1 Turnthepoweroff.
2 Pressandholdthe3D key+Volume
Down keysimultaneouslyandpressthe
Power/Lockkey.
3 OnceLGLogoappearsonthescreen,
releaseallKeys.
4 Aftersomeseconds,allowyoutoselect
factoryresetfuctionintheAndroid
systemrecoveryutility.
5 ScrollthelistbyVolume keysand
selectitby3D key.
WARNING
IfyouperformaHardReset,alluser
applications,userdataandDRMlicenses
willbedeleted.Pleaseremembertoback
upanyimportantdatabeforeperforming
aHardReset.
5. 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,stoppingandstartingthemas
neededtoensurethatidleapplicationsdon't
consumeresourcesunnecessarily.
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To stop applications:
1 Applications>Settings>
Applications>Running services
2 Scrolltothedesiredapplicationand
touchStoptostopit.
TIP! Toreturntorecentapplication,press
andholdtheHomekey.Thescreenthen
displaysalistofapplicationsyouhave
recentlyused.
6. Installing PC Software(LG PC
Suite)
"LGPCSuite"PCSoftwareisaprogramthat
helpsyouconnectyourdevicetoaPCviaa
USBcableandWi-Fi.Onceconnected,you
canusethefunctionsofyourdevicefrom
yourPC.
With your "LG PC Suite" PC Software,
You Can...
• Manageandplayyourmediacontents
(music,movie,pictures)onyourPC.
• Sendmultimediacontentstoyourdevice.
•
Synchronisesdata(schedules,contacts,
bookmarks)inyourdeviceandPC.
•
Backuptheapplicationsinyourdevice.
•
Updatethesoftwaresinyourdevice.
•
Backupandrestorethedevice.
•
PlaymultimediacontentsofyourPCfrom
otherdevice.
TIP! YoucanusetheHelpmenufromthe
applicationtofindouthowtouseyour
"LGPCSuite"PCsoftware.
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6. Installing PC Software(LG PC
Suite)
"LGPCSuite"PCSoftwareisaprogramthat
helpsyouconnectyourdevicetoaPCviaa
USBcableandWi-Fi.Onceconnected,you
canusethefunctionsofyourdevicefrom
yourPC.
With your "LG PC Suite" PC Software,
You Can...
• Manageandplayyourmediacontents
(music,movie,pictures)onyourPC.
• Sendmultimediacontentstoyourdevice.
• Synchronisesdata(schedules,contacts,
bookmarks)inyourdeviceandPC.
• Backuptheapplicationsinyourdevice.
• Updatethesoftwaresinyourdevice.
• Backupandrestorethedevice.
• PlaymultimediacontentsofyourPCfrom
otherdevice.
TIP! YoucanusetheHelpmenufromthe
applicationtofindouthowtouseyour
"LGPCSuite"PCsoftware.
Installing "LG PC Suite" PC Software
"LGPCSuite"PCsoftwarecanbe
downloadedfromthewebpageofLG.
1 Gotowww.lg.comandselectacountry
ofyourchoice.
2 GotoSupport>Mobile Phone
Support>SelecttheModel
(LG-P720h).
3 ClickPC SyncfromDownloads,and
clickWINDOW PC Sync Downloadto
download“LG PC Suite”PCsoftware.
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System Requirements for “LG PC Suite”
PC software
• OS:WindowsXP32bit(Servicepack2),
WindowsVista32bit/64bit,Windows7
32bit/64bit
• CPU:1GHzorhigherprocessor
• Memory:512MBorhigherRAM
• Graphiccard:1024x768resolution,32
bitcolororhigher
• HDD:100MBormorefreeharddisk
space(Morefreeharddiskspacemay
beneededdependingonthevolumeof
datastored.)
• Requiredsoftware:LGintegrateddrivers.
NOTE: LG Integrated USB Driver
LGintegratedUSBdriverisrequired
toconnectanLGdeviceandPCand
installedautomaticallywhenyouinstall
“LGPCSuite”PCsoftware.
7. Synchronising your phone to a
Computer
DataofyourdeviceandPCcanbe
synchronisedeasilywith"LGPCSuite"PC
softwareforyourconvenience.Contacts,
schedules,andbookmarkscanbe
synchronised.
Theprocedureisasfollows:
1
ConnectyourdevicetoPC.(UseaUSB
cableorWi-Ficonnection.)
2
Afterconnection,runtheprogram
andselectthedevicesectionfromthe
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datastored.)
• Requiredsoftware:LGintegrateddrivers.
NOTE: LG Integrated USB Driver
LGintegratedUSBdriverisrequired
toconnectanLGdeviceandPCand
installedautomaticallywhenyouinstall
“LGPCSuite”PCsoftware.
7. Synchronising your phone to a
Computer
DataofyourdeviceandPCcanbe
synchronisedeasilywith"LGPCSuite"PC
softwareforyourconvenience.Contacts,
schedules,andbookmarkscanbe
synchronised.
Theprocedureisasfollows:
1 ConnectyourdevicetoPC.(UseaUSB
cableorWi-Ficonnection.)
2 Afterconnection,runtheprogram
andselectthedevicesectionfromthe
categoryontheleftsideofthescreen.
3 Click[Personalinformation]toselect.
4 Selectthecheckboxofcontentsto
synchroniseandclicktheSyncbutton.
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8. Transferring music, photos
and videos using USB mass
storage devices
NOTE: LG Integrated USB Driver
LGintegratedUSBdriverisrequired
toconnectanLGdeviceandPCand
installedautomaticallywhenyouinstall
“LGPCSuite”PCsoftware.
1 Applications>Settings>Storage
tocheckoutthestoragemedia.(If
youwanttotransferfilesfromortoa
memorycard,insertamemorycardinto
thephone.)
2 ConnectthephonetoyourPCusingthe
USBcable.
3 USBconnectionmodelistwillappear,
andselectMass storageoption.
4 Opentheremovablememoryfolderon
yourPC.Youcanviewthemassstorage
contentonyourPCandtransferthe
files.
5 CopythefilesfromyourPCtothedrive
folder.
6
Whenyouarefinished,selectCharge
onlyoptiontodisconnectthephone.
9. Hold your phone upright
Holdyourmobilephonevertically,asyou
wouldaregularphone.TheLG-P720hhas
aninternalantenna.Alsomentionnotto
scratchordamagetheinsideoftheback
coverasthisistheNFCantenna.
Whilemaking/receivingcallsorsending/
receivingdata,avoidholdingthelowerpart
ofthephonewheretheantennaislocated.
Doingsomayaffectcallquality.
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Device components
Earpiece
Front camera lens
Proximity sensor
Home key
ReturntotheHomescreenfromany
screen.
Menu key
Checkwhatoptionsareavailable.
Power/Lock key
•Switchyourphoneon/offby
pressingandholdingthiskey.
•Shortpresstolock/unlockthe
screen.
Back key
Returntothepreviousscreen.
Search key
NOTE: Proximity sensor
Whenreceivingandmakingcalls,the
proximitysensorautomaticallyturns
thebacklightoffandlocksthetouch
screenbysensingwhenthephoneis
nearyourear.Thisextendsbatterylife
andpreventsyoufromunintentionally
activatingthetouchscreenduringcalls.
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Device components
Power/Lock key
•Switchyourphoneon/offby
pressingandholdingthiskey.
•Shortpresstolock/unlockthe
screen.
Back key
Returntothepreviousscreen.
Search key
NOTE: Proximity sensor
Whenreceivingandmakingcalls,the
proximitysensorautomaticallyturns
thebacklightoffandlocksthetouch
screenbysensingwhenthephoneis
nearyourear.Thisextendsbatterylife
andpreventsyoufromunintentionally
activatingthetouchscreenduringcalls.
WARNING
Placingaheavyobjectonthephoneor
sittingonitcandamagetheLCDand
touchscreenfunctions.Donotcover
theLCDproximitysensorwithprotective
film.Thiscouldcausethesensorto
malfunction.
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Volume keys
•IntheHomescreen:Controlringervolume.
•Duringacall:Controlyourearpiecevolume.
•Whenplayingatrack:Controlvolume
continuously.
Headset Jack
Power/Lock key
Microphone
Charger, micro USB cable
connector
3D key
•IntheHomescreen:access3DSpacedirectlybyholdingthiskeydown.
•IntheCameramode:takeaphotobypressingthiskey.
•ViewingfilesinGallery:Switchbetween2Dand3Dmodeof
viewingbyshortpressingthiskey.
Rear camera lens
microSD Card slot
SIM card slot
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3D key
•IntheHomescreen:access3DSpacedirectlybyholdingthiskeydown.
•IntheCameramode:takeaphotobypressingthiskey.
•ViewingfilesinGallery:Switchbetween2Dand3Dmodeof
viewingbyshortpressingthiskey.
Rear camera lens
Back cover
Battery
microSD Card slot
Speaker
SIM card slot
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Installing the SIM card and
battery
Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournew
phone,you'llneedtosetitup.Toinsertthe
SIMcardandbattery:
1 Toremovethebackcover,holdthe
phonefirmlyinonehand.Withyour
otherhand,pulloffthebackcoverwith
yourthumbasshowninfigure.
2
SlidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcard
slot.Makesurethegoldcontactareaon
thecardisfacingdownwards.
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2 SlidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcard
slot.Makesurethegoldcontactareaon
thecardisfacingdownwards.
3 Insertthebatteryintoplacebyaligning
thegoldcontactsonthephoneandthe
battery(1)andpressingitdownuntilit
clicksintoplace(2).
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4 Alignthebackcoveroverthebattery
compartment(1)andpressitdownuntil
itclicksintoplace(2).
Charging your phone
Slideandopenthecoverofthecharger
connectorontheside.Insertthechargerand
plugitintoanelectricaloutlet.
NOTE: Thebatterymustbefullycharged
initiallytoimprovebatterylifetime.
Using the memory card
YourphonesupportstheuseofmicroSD
TM

ormicroSDHC
TM
memorycardsofupto
32GBcapacity.Thesememorycardsare
specificallydesignedformobilephones
andotherultra-smalldevices,andareideal
forstoringmedia-richfilessuchasmusic,
programs,videos,andphotographsforuse
withyourphone.
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Charging your phone
Slideandopenthecoverofthecharger
connectorontheside.Insertthechargerand
plugitintoanelectricaloutlet.
NOTE: Thebatterymustbefullycharged
initiallytoimprovebatterylifetime.
Using the memory card
YourphonesupportstheuseofmicroSD
TM

ormicroSDHC
TM
memorycardsofupto
32GBcapacity.Thesememorycardsare
specificallydesignedformobilephones
andotherultra-smalldevices,andareideal
forstoringmedia-richfilessuchasmusic,
programs,videos,andphotographsforuse
withyourphone.
To insert a memory card:
Insertthememorycardintotheslot.
Makesurethegoldcontactareaisfacing
downwards.
To remove the memory card safely:
Applications>Settings>Storage>
Unmount SD card.
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