LG LG-P999 User manual

User Guide
LG-P999
P/N : MFL67228102 (1.0) www.lg.com
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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.

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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
About this user manual........ 4
Important notice ................... 8
Getting to know your
phone................................. 1 7
Installing the SIM card and
battery...................................19
Charging your phone ........21
Installing the memory
card........................................22
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......................................... 42
Adjusting call volume....... 42
Making a second call ....... 42
Viewing your call logs....... 43
Call settings........................ 43
Contacts .............................. 45
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

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Adding and editing email
accounts ...............................5 1
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 .................................56
Viewing your saved
photos .................................. 59
Video camera...................... 60
Getting to know the
viewfinder ............................ 60
Recording a quick video...6 1
After recording a video.....6 1
Using the advanced s
ettings ...................................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............66
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.........................8 1
Sound....................................83
Display .................................84

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Location & security ......... 84
Applications.........................86
Accounts & sync ...............87
Privacy.................................. 88
SD card & phone
storage................................. 89
Language & keyboard ..... 89
Voice input & output........ 90
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 ..................................97
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.........................103
Accessories ........................105
Technical data.................... 106
FAQ ..................................... 107
For Your Safety ..................1 1 6
Safety Guidelines .............. 124

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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
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power. The body of the screen lists applications or
services using battery power from greatest amount to
least.
3. Installing an open source OS
Installing an open source OS on your phone and not
using the OS provided by the manufacturer may cause
your phone to malfunction.
WARNING: If you install and use an OS other than
the one provided by the manufacturer, your phone is no
longer covered by the warranty.
4. Using an unlock pattern
Set an unlock pattern to secure your phone.
On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab >
Settings > Location & security >Set up screen lock.
A set of screens guide you through drawing a screen
unlock pattern.
Draw your own unlock pattern by connecting four or
more dots.
To unlock the phone, draw the pattern you have set on
the screen.
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