LG LG-P925G User manual

User Guide
LG-P925g
P/N : MFL67306401 (1.1) www.lg.com
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LG-P925g User Guide - English
This manual contains information on Android Gingerbread Operating System
version 2.3. If your phone is using Android Froyo Operating System version
2.2, please refer to page 91 to update your phone.
Some parts of this manual may not
apply to your phone, depending
on its software or your service
provider.
This handset is not recommended
for the visually-impaired because it
has a touch-screen keypad.
Copyright ©2011 LG Electronics,
Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the
LG logo are registered trademarks
of LG Group and its related
entities. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective
owners.
Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Talk and Market are
trademarks of Google, Inc.
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Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact LG-P925g phone by
LG, designed to operate with the latest digital
mobile communication technology.

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Contents
Important notice.......................... 6
Getting to know your phone...... 15
Installing the SIM card
and battery................................17
Charging your phone..................18
Installing the memory card .........18
Formatting the memory card ......19
Your Home screen..................... 21
Touch-screen tips ......................21
Lock your phone ........................23
Unlock screen............................23
Home .......................................23
Adding widgets to your home
screen.......................................24
Getting back to a recently used
application.................................25
Notification drawer.....................25
Viewing the status bar................25
On-screen keyboard...................27
Entering accented letters............28
Google Account Set-up ............. 29
Creating your Google account.....29
Signing in to your Google
account .....................................29
Calls/Contacts ........................... 31
Making a voice call.....................31
Calling your contacts..................31
Answering and rejecting a call....31
Adjusting call volume .................32
Making a second call .................32
Viewing your call logs.................32
Call settings...............................32
Contacts....................................34
Searching for a contact ..............34
Adding a new contact.................34
Favourite contacts......................34
Messaging/Email....................... 36
Messaging.................................36
Sending a message....................36
Changing your message settings 37
E-mail........................................37
To open the E-mail application....37
Microsoft Exchange E-mail
Account.....................................37
Other (POP3, IMAP) E-mail
Account.....................................37
The Accounts Screen .................38
To open your Combined Inbox.....38
Composing and Sending E-mail..39
Working with Account Folders.....40
Adding and Editing E-mail
Accounts ..................................40
Social networking ..................... 41
Adding your account to your
phone........................................41
Viewing and updating your
status .......................................41

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Removing accounts from your
phone........................................42
What’s New ...............................42
Photos and videos..................... 43
Getting to know the viewfinder
(Camera)....................................43
Taking a quick snap ..................44
Once you’ve taken the photo ......44
Using the advanced settings
(Camera)....................................45
Viewing your saved photos .........46
Getting to know the viewfinder
(Video camera)...........................48
Shooting a quick video ...............49
After shooting a video.................49
Using advanced settings
(Video camera)...........................50
Watching your saved videos .......51
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video ..........................51
3D photos and videos.................51
3D Space................................... 54
YouTube 3D ...............................54
3D Gallery..................................54
3D Camera................................54
3D Game & Apps .......................54
3D Guide...................................55
Multimedia ................................ 56
Gallery.......................................56
Music........................................57
Playing a song ...........................57
Using SmartShare......................57
Transferring files using USB
mass storage devices.................60
How to save music/video files
to your phone.............................60
How to move contacts from your
old phone to your current phone.61
How to send data from your
phone via Bluetooth....................62
HDMI.........................................63
Utilities ...................................... 65
Setting your alarm......................65
Using your calculator..................65
Adding an event to your
calendar ....................................65
Recording a sound or voice ........66
Sending the voice recording .......66
Polaris Office .............................66
Home Time Zone........................69
3D Game Converter ...................69
Editing videos.............................69
The Web..................................... 71
Browser.....................................71
Using options.............................71
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Google applications................... 73
Maps.........................................73
Market.......................................73
Gmail.........................................73
Talk ...........................................74
Google Search ...........................74
LG SmartWorld.......................... 75
How to Get to LG SmartWorld
from Your Phone ........................75
How to use LG SmartWorld.........75
Settings ..................................... 77
Wireless & Networks..................77
Sound........................................78
Display .....................................79
Gesture .....................................79
Location & security ....................80
Applications...............................81
Accounts & sync .......................82
Privacy ......................................82
SD card & phone storage ...........83
Language & keyboard ................83
Voice input & output...................83
Accessibility...............................85
Date & time ...............................85
About the phone ........................85
Wi-Fi .........................................85
Sharing your phone’s mobile
data connection .........................86
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings ...86
To share your phone’s data
connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot......................................87
To rename or secure your
portable hotspot.........................87
How to use On-Screen Phone.....88
On-Screen Phone icons..............88
On-Screen Phone features .........89
How to install On-Screen Phone
on your PC.................................90
How to connect your mobile
phone to your PC .......................90
To check the phone-to-PC
connection ................................91
To disconnect your phone from
your PC .....................................91
Phone Software update..............91
Sync your phone with your
computer...................................92
Copyrights and trademarks ...... 94
Accessories............................... 96
Technical data........................... 97
Troubleshooting......................... 98
For Your Safety........................ 101
Safety Guidelines .................... 108

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Important notice
Please check this section to see if
any problems you have had with your
phone are described, before taking
the phone in for servicing or calling a
service representative.
1. Phone memory
When the available space in your
phone memory is less than 10%,
your phone can't receive new
messages. You will need to delete
some data from your phone memory,
such as applications or messages, to
provide more memory space.
To manage the application:
On the home screen, touch the
Applications tab and select
Settings >Applications >
Manage applications.
When all applications appear,
scroll down to the application you
want to uninstall and select it.
Tap Uninstall and touch OK to
uninstall the selected application.
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WARNING
If you delete your data stored
on the internal SD card of your
phone, you cannot restore it using
the Factory data reset option
(Settings > Privacy > Factory data
reset).
2. Optimising battery life
You can extend your battery's life by
turning off features that you don't
need that run in the background. You
can also monitor how applications
and system resources use battery
power.
To extend the life of your battery:
Turn off radio communications
that aren't in use. Turn off Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth or GPS when not in use.
Turn down screen brightness and
set a shorter screen timeout.
Turn off automatic syncing for
Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and
other applications.
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Some applications you have
downloaded may reduce your
battery’s life.
To check the battery charge level:
On the home screen, touch the
Applications tab and select
Settings > About phone >
Status.
The battery status (charging,
discharging) and level (as a
percentage of a full charge) are
displayed at the top of the screen.
To monitor and control battery
use:
On the home screen, touch the
Applications tab and select
Settings > About phone >
Battery use.
The top of the screen displays
the battery usage time. This
is either how long since your
phone was last connected to a
power source or, if connected to
a power source, how long since
your phone last ran on battery
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power. The body of the screen
lists the applications or services
using battery power, from highest
consumption to least.
3. Installing an open
source OS
If you install an open source OS on
your phone and do not use the OS
provided by the manufacturer, your
phone may malfunction.
WARNING
If you install and use an OS
other than the one provided by
the manufacturer, your phone
will not be covered by the
warranty.

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WARNING
To protect you r phone and
personal data, only download
applications from trusted
sources such as Android
Market. If some applications
are incorrectly installed on your
phone, your phone may not
work properly, or serious errors
may occur. You will need to
remove these applications and
all their data and settings from
the phone.
4. Using unlock pattern
Set unlock pattern to secure your
phone. This opens a set of screens
that guide you through drawing a
screen unlock pattern.
You can draw your own unlock
pattern by connecting four or more
dots.
If you set a pattern, the phone
screen will lock. To unlock the phone,
enter the pattern you have set on the
screen.
Caution: Create a Gmail account
first, before setting an unlock pattern.
WARNING
Precautions to take when
using Pattern Lock
It is essential that you remember
the unlock pattern you set.
You have five chances to enter
your unlock pattern, PIN or
password. Once you have used
all five chances, you can try
again 30 seconds later.
If you can’t remember your unlock
pattern, PIN or password:
If you have tried to log on to your
Google account on the phone and
failed to enter the correct pattern five
times, tap the Forgot pattern button.
You will then be required to sign in
with your Google account to unlock
your phone.
If you haven’t created a Google
Important notice