LG LN272S User manual

User Guide
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Important Messages
Important Messages
IMPORTANT: If the account type you want to set up is not in the device database, you will be
asked to enter more details. You should get all pertinent information for the email
account, such as incoming and outgoing server settings, before you proceed.
WARNING: Use only Sprint-approved or LG-approved batteries and chargers with your
phone. The failure to use a Sprint-approved or LG-approved battery and charger
may increase the risk that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or explode,
resulting in serious bodily injury, death, or property damage

Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
Your Phone at a Glance...................................................................................................... 1
Set Up Your Phone............................................................................................................. 1
Activate Your Phone........................................................................................................... 2
Set Up Your Voicemail........................................................................................................ 3
Sprint Account Information and Help................................................................................... 3
Sprint Account Passwords........................................................................................... 4
Manage Your Account................................................................................................. 4
Sprint Support Services............................................................................................... 5
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................. 6
Your Phone Overview......................................................................................................... 6
Turn Your Phone On and Off.............................................................................................. 9
Battery and Charger............................................................................................................ 9
Your Home Menu...............................................................................................................11
Get to Know the Touchscreen............................................................................................11
Navigate Through the Menus.............................................................................................12
Touchscreen Navigation.............................................................................................12
Navigate through Menus Using the QWERTY Keyboard ............................................13
Back Up Within a Menu..............................................................................................13
Status Bar..........................................................................................................................13
Entering Text .....................................................................................................................16
Select a Text Input Mode............................................................................................16
Predictive Text Input...................................................................................................17
ABC Mode (Touch Keypad Only)................................................................................18
Enter Numbers, Symbols, Emoticons, Smileys and Preset Messages........................19
Handwriting.................................................................................................................20
Enter Text With the QWERTY Keyboard ....................................................................20
Voicemail...........................................................................................................................21
Voicemail Notification .................................................................................................22
New Voicemail Message Alerts...................................................................................22

Table of Contents ii
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages ............................................................................22
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................24
Make Phone Calls..............................................................................................................24
Dialing Options...........................................................................................................24
Receive Phone Calls..........................................................................................................25
Missed Call Notification ..............................................................................................26
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................26
In-Call Options............................................................................................................27
Save a Phone Number ...............................................................................................28
Find a Phone Number.................................................................................................28
Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses..............................................................29
Abbreviated Dialing.....................................................................................................29
Dial From the Contacts List.........................................................................................30
Speed Dialing.............................................................................................................30
Plus (+) Code Dialing..................................................................................................30
Caller ID.............................................................................................................................31
Call Waiting .......................................................................................................................31
Make a 3-Way Call.............................................................................................................31
Call Forwarding..................................................................................................................32
History ...............................................................................................................................32
Recent History Options...............................................................................................32
Make a Call From Recent History...............................................................................33
Save a Number From Recent History .........................................................................33
Prepend a Number From Recent History....................................................................34
Erase Recent History..................................................................................................34
Contacts....................................................................................................................................35
Add a New Contacts Entry.................................................................................................35
Save a Phone Number.......................................................................................................35
Contacts Entry Options......................................................................................................36
Edit a Contacts Entry.........................................................................................................36
Add a Number to a Contacts Entry.....................................................................................37
Edit a Contacts Entry‟s Numbers .......................................................................................37
Assign Speed Dial Numbers..............................................................................................37

Table of Contents iii
Select a Ringer Type for an Entry......................................................................................38
Assign a Picture to an Entry...............................................................................................39
Create a Group..................................................................................................................39
Find Contacts Entries.........................................................................................................39
Secret Contacts Entries.....................................................................................................40
Dial Sprint Services............................................................................................................41
Hello UI..............................................................................................................................42
Accounts and Messaging..........................................................................................................44
Text Messaging and MMS .................................................................................................44
Compose Text/Picture Messages...............................................................................44
Access Text/Picture Messages...................................................................................45
Messaging Settings ....................................................................................................45
Email .................................................................................................................................46
Get Started With Email ...............................................................................................46
Access Email..............................................................................................................47
Social Networking..............................................................................................................48
Apps and Entertainment............................................................................................................49
Games, Ringers, and More................................................................................................49
Sprint TV & Movies............................................................................................................51
Watch TV....................................................................................................................51
GPS Navigation.................................................................................................................52
Sprint Navigation........................................................................................................52
Sprint Family Locator..................................................................................................53
Web and Data...........................................................................................................................54
Get Started With Data Services .........................................................................................54
Navigate the Web.......................................................................................................55
Browser Menu....................................................................................................................56
Camera and Video....................................................................................................................58
Take Pictures.....................................................................................................................58
Assign Pictures...........................................................................................................59
Camera Mode Options................................................................................................59
Camera Settings.........................................................................................................61
Record Videos...................................................................................................................61