LG LG-V500 User manual

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ENGLISH
MFL67986005 (1.0)
User Guide
LG-V500
www.lg.com

User Guide
ENGLISH
• Screendisplaysandillustrationsmaydiffer
fromthoseyouseeonactualdevice.
• Someofthecontentsofthisguidemay
notapplytoyourdevice,dependingon
thesoftwareandyourserviceprovider.All
informationinthisdocumentissubjectto
changewithoutnotice.
• Thishandsetisnotsuitableforpeoplewho
haveavisualimpairmentduetothetouch
screenkeyboard.
• Copyright©2013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™,Hangouts™andPlayStore™are
trademarksofGoogle,Inc.

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About this user guide .........................5
About this user guide ........................... 5
Trademarks............................................. 5
DivX HD .................................................. 6
Dolby Digital Plus .................................. 6
Guidelines for safe and efficient
use......................................................... 7
Important notice ................................17
Getting to know your device ............22
Tablet Overview....................................22
Charging your tablet ...........................24
Optimizing Battery Life ......................25
To extend the life of your battery ....... 25
To view the battery charge level......... 26
To monitor and control what uses
the battery................................................... 26
Inserting a microSD card....................26
Removing the microSD card.............. 27
Formatting the microSD card ............28
Locking and unlocking the screen.....28
Your Home screen .............................29
Touch Screen tips ................................29
KnockON..................................................... 29
Slide aside................................................... 30
Tap or touch............................................... 30
Touch and hold...........................................31
Drag.................................................................31
Swipe or slide...............................................31
Double-tap....................................................31
Pinch-to-Zoom ......................................... 32
Rotate the screen..................................... 32
Home screen ........................................32
Customizing the Home screen .......... 34
Returning to recently-used
applications ..........................................34
Notifications .........................................35
Swipe down for notifications &
settings......................................................... 35
Quick Settings on Notification
Panel ............................................................. 36
To rearrange Quick Setting items
on the Notification Panel....................... 36
QSlide apps on the Notifications
panel ............................................................. 36
Using the QSlide apps........................... 36
Indicator icons on the Status Bar.......37
Plug & Pop ...........................................38
Capturing a Screenshot......................39
Using QuickMemo to capture a
screenshot .................................................. 39
Using Capture plus to capture a
screenshot .................................................. 39
Entering Text.........................................39
Entering accented letters...................... 40
Google account setup....................... 41
Connecting to Networks and
Devices .............................................. 42
Wi-Fi .....................................................42
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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ............ 42
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting
to a Wi-Fi network.................................... 42
Bluetooth ..............................................43
Turning on Bluetooth and pairing
up your tablet with a Bluetooth
device ........................................................... 43
Send data using the Bluetooth
wireless feature.......................................... 44
Receive data using the Bluetooth
wireless feature.......................................... 44
SmartShare ..........................................45
To send content from your tablet to
other devices ............................................. 45
To enjoy content from nearby
devices such as a computer or
mobile device on your tablet............... 45
PC connections with a USB cable.....46
Transferring music, photos and
videos using the USB mass storage
mode ............................................................ 46
Synchronize with Windows Media
Player ............................................................ 46
Contacts ............................................ 48
Searching for a contact ......................48
Adding a new contact .........................48
Favorite Contacts.................................48
Creating a group..................................49
E-mail ................................................ 50
Managing an E-mail account .............50
Working with account folders .............51
Composing and sending E-mail .........51
Camera ...............................................52
Getting to know the viewfinder..........52
Using the advanced settings..............53
Taking a quick photo ..........................54
Once you've taken a photo.................55
Viewing your saved photos.................56
Video camera.....................................57
Getting to know the viewfinder.......... 57
Using the advanced settings..............58
Recording a quick video .....................58
After recording a video .......................59
Watching your saved videos...............59
Live Zooming .......................................59
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video.....................................60
Multimedia ..........................................61
Gallery ....................................................61
Viewing pictures .........................................61
Zooming in and out..................................61
Playing videos............................................ 62
Viewing photo and video options...... 62
Deleting images and videos................ 62
Setting as wallpaper................................ 62
Videos ...................................................63
Playing a video .......................................... 63
Music.....................................................64
Add music files to your tablet............. 64
Transfer music using Media sync
(MTP) ............................................................ 64
Playing a song........................................... 64
Tools....................................................67

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QPair ..................................................... 67
QSlide ...................................................68
QuickMemo..........................................70
QuickRemote ....................................... 72
QuickTranslator.................................... 73
Multiple Users ...................................... 75
Voice Mate............................................ 76
Alarm..................................................... 77
Calculator ............................................. 78
Calendar ............................................... 78
File Manager ........................................79
Voice Recorder.....................................80
Task Manager .......................................80
POLARIS Office 5 ...............................81
Google+.................................................82
Voice Search.........................................82
Downloads ............................................82
The Web ............................................ 83
Internet..................................................83
Opening a page ....................................... 84
Searching the web by voice................. 84
Bookmarks.................................................. 84
History........................................................... 84
Using QSlide.............................................. 84
Chrome .................................................85
Viewing webpages................................... 85
Opening a page ....................................... 85
Searching the web by voice................. 85
Syncing with other devices................... 85
Adding and Viewing bookmarks ....... 85
Settings..............................................86
Access the Settings menu .................86
WIRELESS NETWORKS....................86
DEVICE .................................................87
PERSONAL..........................................92
SYSTEM................................................94
LG Backup..........................................97
About backing up and restoring
device data ........................................... 97
LG Backup your tablet data................98
Scheduling automatic backups .........98
Restoring tablet data ..........................98
Tablet software update...................100
Tablet software update .....................100
LG Tablet Software update via
Over-the-Air (OTA)............................100
Accessories ......................................102
Troubleshooting...............................103

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About this user guide
•Beforeusingyourdevice,pleasecarefullyreadthismanual.Thiswillensure
thatyouuseyourdevicesafelyandcorrectly.
•Someoftheimagesandscreenshotsprovidedinthisguidemayappear
differentlyonyourtablet.
•Yourcontentmaydifferfromthefinalproduct,orfromsoftwaresupplied
byserviceprovidersorcarriers,Thiscontentmaybesubjecttochange
withoutpriornotice.Forthelatestversionofthismanual,pleasevisitthe
LGwebsiteatwww.lg.com.
•Yourdevice'sapplicationsandtheirfunctionsmayvarybycountry,region,
orhardwarespecifications.LGcannotbeheldliableforanyperformance
issuesresultingfromtheuseofapplicationsdevelopedbyprovidersother
thanLG.
•LGcannotbeheldliableforperformanceorincompatibilityissuesresulting
fromeditedregistrysettingsbeingeditedoroperatingsystemsoftware
beingmodified.Anyattempttocustomizeyouroperatingsystemmay
causethedeviceoritsapplicationstonotworkastheyshould.
•Software,audio,wallpaper,images,andothermediasuppliedwithyour
devicearelicensedforlimiteduse.Ifyouextractandusethesematerials
forcommercialorotherpurposesis,youmaybeinfringingcopyrightlaws.
Asauser,youarefullyareentirelyresponsiblefortheillegaluseofmedia.
•Additionalchargesmaybeappliedfordataservices,suchasmessaging,
uploadinganddownloading,auto-syncing,orusinglocationservices.To
avoidadditionalcharges,selectadataplantoissuitableforyourneeds.
Contactyourserviceprovidertoobtainadditionaldetails.
Trademarks
•LGandtheLGlogoareregisteredtrademarksofLGElectronics.
•Allothertrademarksandcopyrightsarethepropertyoftheirrespective
owners.
About this user guide

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DivX HD
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO:DivX®isadigitalvideoformatcreatedbyDivX,LLC,a
subsidiaryofRoviCorporation.ThisisanofficialDivXCertified®devicethat
haspassedrigoroustestingtoverifythatitplaysDivXvideo.Visitdivx.com
formoreinformationandsoftwaretoolstoconvertyourfilesintoDivXvideos.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:ThisDivXCertified®devicemustbe
registeredinordertoplaypurchasedDivXVideo-on-Demand(VOD)movies.
Toobtainyourregistrationcode,locatetheDivXVODsectioninyourdevice
setupmenu.Gotovod.divx.comformoreinformationonhowtocomplete
yourregistration.
DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium
content.
DivX®, DivX Certified® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi
Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license.
Notice: Open Source Software
ToobtainthecorrespondingsourcecodeunderGPL,LGPL,MPLand
otheropensourcelicences,pleasevisithttp://opensource.lge.com/
Allreferredlicenceterms,disclaimersandnoticesareavailablefor
downloadwiththesourcecode.
Dolby Digital Plus
ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolby,DolbyDigital
Plus,andthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

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Pleasereadthesesimpleguidelines.Notfollowingtheseguidelinesmaybe
dangerousorillegal.
Shouldafaultoccur,asoftwaretoolisbuiltintoyourdevicethatwillgather
afaultlog.Thistoolgathersonlydataspecifictothefault,suchassignal
strengthandapplicationsloaded.Thelogisusedonlytohelpdeterminethe
causeofthefault.Theselogsareencryptedandcanonlybeaccessedbyan
authorizedLGRepaircentreshouldyouneedtoreturnyourdeviceforrepair.
Exposure to radio frequency energy
RadiowaveexposureandSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)information.
ThistabletdevicemodelLG-V500hasbeendesignedtocomplywith
applicablesafetyrequirementsforexposuretoradiowaves.These
requirementsarebasedonscientificguidelinesthatincludesafetymargins
designedtoassurethesafetyofallpersons,regardlessofageandhealth.
•Theradiowaveexposureguidelinesemployaunitofmeasurementknown
astheSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR).TestsforSARareconductedusing
standardisedmethodswiththedevicetransmittingatitshighestcertified
powerlevelinallusedfrequencybands.
•WhiletheremaybedifferencesbetweentheSARlevelsofvarious
LGdevicemodels,theyarealldesignedtomeettherelevantguidelinesfor
exposuretoradiowaves.
•TheSARlimitrecommendedbytheInternationalCommissiononNon-
IonizingRadiationProtection(ICNIRP)is2W/kgaveragedover10gof
tissue.
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•ThehighestSARvalueforthisdevicewhenwornonthebody,asdescribed
inthisuserguide,is0.720W/kg.
•ThisdevicemeetsRFexposureguidelineswhenusedeitherinthenormal
usepositionagainsttheearorwhenpositionedatleast0.00cmaway
fromthebody.Whenacarrycase,beltcliporholderisusedforbody-worn
operation,itshouldnotcontainmetalandshouldpositiontheproductat
least0.00cmawayfromyourbody.
Inordertotransmitdatafilesormessages,thisdevicerequiresaquality
connectiontothenetwork.Insomecases,transmissionofdatafilesor
messagesmaybedelayeduntilsuchaconnectionisavailable.Ensurethe
aboveseparationdistanceinstructionsarefolloweduntilthetransmissionis
completed.
Product care and maintenance
WARNING
Notice for Battery replacement
•Foryoursafety,donotremovethebatteryincorporatedintheproduct.
Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,takeittothenearestauthorized
LGElectronicsservicepointordealerforassistance.
•Li-IonBatteryisahazardouscomponentwhichcancauseinjury.
•Batteryreplacementbynon-qualifiedprofessionalcancausedamageto
yourdevice.
WARNING
Onlyusebatteries,chargersandaccessoriesapprovedforusewiththis
particulardevicemodel.Theuseofanyothertypesmayinvalidateany
approvalorwarrantyapplyingtothedeviceandmaybedangerous.

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•Donotdisassemblethisunit.Takeittoaqualifiedservicetechnicianwhen
repairworkisrequired.
•Repairsunderwarranty,atLG'sdiscretion,mayincludereplacementparts
orboardsthatareeitherneworreconditioned,providedthattheyhave
functionalityequaltothatofthepartsbeingreplaced.
•KeepawayfromelectricalappliancessuchasTVs,radiosandpersonal
computers.
•Theunitshouldbekeptawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiatorsor
cookers.
•Donotdrop.
•Donotsubjectthisunittomechanicalvibrationorshock.
•Switchoffthedeviceinanyareawhereyouarerequiredtobyspecial
regulations.Forexample,donotuseyourdeviceinhospitalsasitmay
affectsensitivemedicalequipment.
•Donothandlethedevicewithwethandswhileitisbeingcharged.Itmay
causeanelectricshockandcanseriouslydamageyourdevice.
•Donotchargeadevicenearflammablematerialasthedevicecanbecome
hotandcreateafirehazard.
•Useadryclothtocleantheexterioroftheunit(donotusesolventssuch
asbenzene,thinneroralcohol).
•Donotchargethetabletwhenitisonsoftfurnishings.
•Thedeviceshouldbechargedinawellventilatedarea.
•Donotsubjectthisunittoexcessivesmokeordust.

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•Donotkeepthedevicenexttocreditcardsortransporttickets;itcan
affecttheinformationonthemagneticstrips.
•Donottapthescreenwithasharpobjectasitmaydamagethetablet.
•Donotexposethedevicetoliquidormoisture.
•Useaccessorieslikeearphonescautiously.Donottouchtheantenna
unnecessarily.
•Donotuse,touchorattempttoremoveorfixbroken,chippedorcracked
glass.Damagetotheglassdisplayduetoabuseormisuseisnotcovered
underthewarranty.
•Yourtabletisanelectronicdevicethatgeneratesheatduringnormal
operation.Extremelyprolonged,directskincontactintheabsenceof
adequateventilationmayresultindiscomfortorminorburns.Therefore,
usecarewhenhandlingyourdeviceduringorimmediatelyafteroperation.
•Ifyourdevicegetswet,immediatelyunplugittodryoffcompletely.Donot
attempttoacceleratethedryingprocesswithanexternalheatingsource,
suchasanoven,microwaveorhairdryer.
•Theliquidinyourwetdevice,changesthecoloroftheproductlabelinside
yourdevice.Damagetoyourdeviceasaresultofexposuretoliquidisnot
coveredunderyourwarranty.
•Useyourtabletintemperaturesbetween0ºCand40ºC,ifpossible.
Exposingyourdevicetoextremelyloworhightemperaturesmayresultin
damage,malfunction,orevenexplosion.

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Efficient device operation
Electronics devices
Alltabletdevicemayreceiveinterference,whichcouldaffectperformance.
•Donotuseyourtabletdevicenearmedicalequipmentwithoutrequesting
permission.Avoidplacingthetabletoverpacemakers,forexample,inyour
breastpocket.
•Somehearingaidsmightbedisturbedbytabletdevice.
•MinorinterferencemayaffectTVs,radios,PCsetc.
Road safety
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseoftabletdeviceintheareawhen
youdrive.
•Donotuseahand-helddevicewhiledriving.
•Givefullattentiontodriving.
•RFenergymayaffectsomeelectronicsystemsinyourvehiclesuchascar
stereosandsafetyequipment.
•Whenyourvehicleisequippedwithanairbag,donotobstructwith
installedorportablewirelessequipment.Itcancausetheairbagtofailor
causeseriousinjuryduetoimproperperformance.
•Ifyouarelisteningtomusicwhilstoutandabout,pleaseensurethatthe
volumeisatareasonablelevelsothatyouareawareofyoursurroundings.
Thisisofparticularimportancewhennearroads.

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Avoid damage to your hearing
NOTE:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescan
causehearingloss.
Topreventpossiblehearingdamage,donotlistenathighvolume
levelsforlongperiods
•Damagetoyourhearingcanoccurifyouareexposedtoloudsoundfor
longperiodsoftime.Wethereforerecommendthatyoudonotturnonor
offthetabletclosetoyourear.Wealsorecommendthatmusicvolumes
aresettoareasonablelevel.
•Whenusingheadphones,turnthevolumedownifyoucannothearthe
peoplespeakingnearyou,orifthepersonsittingnexttoyoucanhear
whatyouarelisteningto.
Glass Parts
Somepartsofyourtabletdevicearemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreak
ifyourdeviceisdroppedonahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.
Iftheglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremoveit.Stopusingyour
deviceuntiltheglassisreplacedbyanauthorisedserviceprovider.
Blasting area
Donotusethetabletwhereblastingisinprogress.Observerestrictionsand
followanyregulationsorrules.

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Potentially explosive atmospheres
•Donotuseyourtabletatarefuelingpoint.
•Donotusenearfuelorchemicals.
•Donottransportorstoreflammablegas,liquidorexplosivesinthesame
compartmentofyourvehicleasyourtabletdeviceoraccessories.
In aircraft
Wirelessdevicescancauseinterferenceinaircraft.
•Turnyourtabletoffbeforeboardinganyaircraft.
•Donotuseitonthegroundwithoutpermissionfromthecrew.
Children
Keepthedeviceinasafeplaceoutofthereachofsmallchildren.Itincludes
smallpartswhichmaycauseachokinghazardifdetached.Thisdevicealso
containsaninternalbatterythatcanbehazardousifthedeviceisnotused
ormaintainedproperly.
Battery information and care
•Youdonotneedtocompletelydischargethebatterybeforerecharging.
Unlikeotherbatterysystems,thereisnomemoryeffectthatcould
compromisethebattery'sperformance.
•UseonlyLGbatteriesandchargers.LGchargersaredesignedtomaximise
thebatterylife.

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•Donotdisassembleorshort-circuitthebattery.
•Rechargethebatteryifithasnotbeenusedforalongtimetomaximise
usability.
•Donotexposethebatterychargertodirectsunlightoruseitinhigh
humidity,suchasinthebathroom.
Donotleavethedeviceinhotorcoldplaces,asthismaydeteriorate
batteryperformance.
•Thereisriskofexplosionifthebatteryisreplacedwithanincorrecttype.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.
Pleaserecyclewhenpossible.Donotdisposeashouseholdwaste.
•Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,takeittothenearestauthorisedLG
Electronicsservicepointordealerforassistance.
•Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafterthetabletisfully
chargedtosaveunnecessarypowerconsumptionofthecharger.
•Actualbatterylifewilldependonnetworkconfiguration,productsettings,
usagepatterns,batteryandenvironmentalconditions.
•Makesurethatnosharp-edgeditemssuchasanimal’steethornails,
comeintocontactwiththebattery.Thiscouldcauseafire.

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How to update your tablet
Accesstolatestfirmwarereleases,newsoftwarefunctionsand
improvements.
•Update your tablet without a PC. Select Update Center > Software
Update.
•Update your tablet by connecting it to your PC.
Formoreinformationaboutusingthisfunction,pleasevisit
http://update.lgmobile.comorhttp://www.lg.com/common/index.jsp
selectcountryandlanguage.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Hereby,LG ElectronicsdeclaresthatthisLG-V500productisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprovisions
ofDirective1999/5/EC.AcopyoftheDeclarationofConformitycanbe
foundathttp://www.lg.com/global/declaration
Contact office for compliance of this product
LGElectronicsInc.
EURepresentative,Krijgsman1,
1186DMAmstelveen,TheNetherlands

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Disposal of your old appliance
1 Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolisattachedtoa
productitmeanstheproductiscoveredbytheEuropeanDirective
2002/96/EC.
2 Allelectricalandelectronicproductsshouldbedisposedof
separatelyfromthemunicipalwastestreamviadesignated
collectionfacilitiesappointedbythegovernmentorthelocal
authorities.
3 Thecorrectdisposalofyouroldappliancewillhelpprevent
potentialnegativeconsequencesfortheenvironmentandhuman
health.
4 Formoredetailedinformationaboutdisposalofyouroldappliance,
pleasecontactyourcityoffice,wastedisposalserviceortheshop
whereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
Disposal of waste batteries/accumulators
1 Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolisattachedto
batteries/accumulatorsofaproductitmeanstheyarecoveredby
theEuropeanDirective2006/66/EC.
2 Thissymbolmaybecombinedwithchemicalsymbolsformercury
(Hg),cadmium(Cd)orlead(Pb)ifthebatterycontainsmorethan
0.0005%ofmercury,0.002%ofcadmiumor0.004%oflead.
3 Allbatteries/accumulatorsshouldbedisposedseparatelyfrom
themunicipalwastestreamviadesignatedcollectionfacilities
appointedbythegovernmentorthelocalauthorities.
4 Thecorrectdisposalofyouroldbatteries/accumulatorswillhelp
topreventpotentialnegativeconsequencesfortheenvironment,
animalandhumanhealth.
5 Formoredetailedinformationaboutdisposalofyouroldbatteries/
accumulators,pleasecontactyourcityoffice,wastedisposal
serviceortheshopwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.

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Please read this before you start using your tablet!
Pleasechecktoseewhetheranyproblemsyouencounteredwithyourtablet
aredescribedinthissectionbeforetakingthetabletinforserviceorcalling
aservicerepresentative.
1. Tablet Memory
Youneedtocheckyourtabletmemoryanddeletesomedata,suchas
applicationstomakemorememoryavailable.
To uninstall applications:
1 Tap > >Appstab>Settings>Apps.
2 Onceallapplicationsappear,scrolltoandselecttheapplicationyouwant
touninstall.
3 TapUninstall.
2. 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tablettomalfunction.Inaddition,your
tabletwillnolongerbecoveredbythewarranty.
Important notice

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WARNING
Toprotectyourtabletandpersonaldata,onlydownloadapplicationsfrom
trustedsources,suchasPlayStore™.Ifthereareimproperlyinstalled
applicationsonyourtablet,thetabletmaynotworknormallyoraserious
errormayoccur.Youmustuninstallthoseapplicationsandallassociated
dataandsettingsfromthetablet.
3. Using an unlock pattern
Setanunlockpatterntosecureyourtablet.Tap > >Appstab>
Settings>Display>Lock screen>Select screen lock>Pattern.This
opensascreenthatwillguideyouthroughhowtodrawascreenunlock
pattern.YouhavetocreateaBackupPINasasafetymeasureincaseyou
forgetyourunlockpattern.
Caution:CreateaGoogleaccountbeforesettinganunlockpatternand
remembertheBackupPINyoucreatedwhencreatingyourpatternlock.
WARNING
Precautions to take when using pattern lock.
Itisveryimportanttoremembertheunlockpatternyouset.Youwillnot
beabletoaccessyourtabletifyouuseanincorrectpattern5times.You
have5opportunitiestoenteryourunlockpattern,PINorpassword.Ifyou
haveusedall5opportunities,youcantryagainafter30seconds.