LG LG-P999 User manual

User Guide
LG-P999
P/N : MFL67206101 (1.0) www.lg.com
ENGLISH

Bluetooth QD ID B017679

Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact LG-P999 phone
by LG, designed to operate with the latest
digital mobile communication technology.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ
from your phone depending on the software of
the phone or your service provider.
• This handset is not
recommended for the
visually impaired because
of its 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™, Google Maps™,
Gmail™, YouTube™,
Google Talk™ and Android
Market™ are trademarks of
Google, Inc.

If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and your
service has not been activated, simply call Customer
Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone
and a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist
you. You will need the following information when
activating service:
Service Agreement and agent code on your
Agreement.
Your name, home address, home phone, and
billing address.
NOTE: For business and government accounts,
please provide the name of your company or
government agency, address, and tax ID.
Your Social Security number, current driver’s
license number, and date of birth for credit
check purposes.
Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan and services
(see www.t-mobile.com for the latest plan
information).
SIM serial number and IMEI number (located
on the box bar code label).
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read,
understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms
and Conditions and your Service Agreement.
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SERVICE ACTIVATION

About this user manual
Please read this user manual carefully before
you use your phone and keep it handy for future
reference.
Should phone fail to operate correctly, refer to FAQ.
Some features and service may vary by area,
phone, carrier, plan and version of phone
software.
Screen displays and illustrations on this user
manual may differ from those you see on
actual phone.
Designs and specifications of the phone
and other accessories are subject to change
without any notice.
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Contents
SERVICE ACTIVATION.4
About this user manual 5
Important notice............9
Getting to know your
phone............................ 18
Installing the SIM card and
battery ...................................20
Charging your phone........22
Installing the memory
card........................................23
Formatting the memory
card........................................ 24
Your Home screen ...... 26
Touch-screen tips..............26
Lock your phone ................26
Unlock the screen ............. 27
Home screen panels......... 27
Adding applications to your
Home screen.......................28
Getting back to a recently
used application.................29
Status Bar ............................30
Viewing the Status Bar.....30
On-screen Keyboard ........33
Text Input Methods...........34
Using the Swype
Keyboard ..............................34
Swype Text Entry Tips.......35
Swype Settings...................35
Google Account
Set-up.......................... 38
Creating your Google
account.................................38
Signing in to your Google
account.................................39
Calls/Contacts ............. 41
Making a voice call............. 41
Calling your contacts......... 41
Answering and rejecting a
call........................................... 41
Adjusting call volume.......42
Making a second call........42
Viewing your call logs .......42
Call settings.........................43
Contacts ...............................44
Searching for a contact ...45
Adding a new contact......45
Favorite contacts................46
Messaging/E-mail .......47
Messaging.............................47
Sending a message...........47
Changing your message
settings .................................48
Opening your email and
email accounts screen .....48
Composing and sending
email......................................50
Working with account
folders..................................... 51
Adding and editing email
accounts...............................52

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Camera ........................ 53
Getting to know the
viewfinder .............................53
Using the focus mode .....54
Taking a quick photo .......54
Once you’ve taken the
photo .....................................55
Using the advanced
settings .................................55
Viewing your saved
photos ................................... 59
Video camera.............. 60
Getting to know the
viewfinder .............................60
Recording a quick video... 61
After recording a video ..... 61
Using the advanced
settings .................................62
Watching your saved
videos ....................................64
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video ...................64
Video camera.............. 65
Gallery ...................................65
To change how the contents
of an album are
displayed ..............................65
Using Smart Share............65
Music......................................67
Playing a song .....................67
Transferring files using USB
mass storage devices.......68
How to save music/video
files to your phone.............69
How to send data from your
phone via Bluetooth.......... 70
Google applications.....72
Google Maps™ ....................72
Market™.................................72
Gmail™...................................73
Google Talk™........................73
Google Search ™................73
YouTube™..............................75
Utilities..........................76
Setting your alarm..............76
Using your calculator.........76
Adding an event to your
calendar.................................77
The Web .......................78
Browser ................................. 78
Using options...................... 78
Settings ....................... 80
Wireless & networks..........80
Call settings.........................82
Sound....................................83
Display ..................................84
Location & security ..........85
Applications..........................87
Accounts & sync ................87
Privacy...................................88
SD card & phone storage89
Language & keyboard......90
Voice input & output.........90

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Accessibility.........................92
HDMI......................................92
Date & time.........................93
About phone....................... 93
Wi-Fi.............................94
Turn on Wi-Fi ...................... 94
To connect to Wi-Fi...........94
Sharing your phone’s
mobile data connection...95
USB tethering & portable
Wi-Fi hotspot settings......96
To share your phone’s data
connection via USB............97
USB tethering and data
sharing ..................................98
To share your phone’s data
connection as a portable
Wi-Fi hotspot
(Wi-Fi tethering).................99
To rename or secure your
portable hotspot...............100
Phone Software
update.........................102
Copyrights and
trademarks .................104
Accessories ................106
Technical data ............ 107
FAQ .............................108
For Your Safety............119

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Please check to see if any problems you have
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 on your phone memory is less
than 2%, your phone cannot receive new messages.
You will need to check your phone memory and
delete some data, such as applications or messages
to make more memory available.
To manage applications:
On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab
> Settings >Applications >Manage applications.
When all applications appear, select the
application you want to uninstall.
Touch Uninstall >OK to uninstall the application.
2. Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery's life between charges
by turning off features that you don't need
constantly running in the background. You can also
monitor how applications and system resources
consume battery power.
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To extend the life of your battery:
Turn off radio communications that you aren't
using. If you aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or
GPS, turn them off.
Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter
screen timeout.
Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar,
Contacts, and other applications.
Some applications you have downloaded may
cause your battery’s life to be reduced.
To check the battery charge level:
On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab
> Settings >About phone >Status.
The battery status (charging or discharging)
and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are
displayed at the top of the screen.
To monitor and control what uses the battery:
On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab
> Settings >About phone >Battery use.
The top of the screen displays 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 was last run on battery power. The body
of the screen lists applications or services using
battery power from greatest amount to least.
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