LG LS720 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 phone database, you will be
asked to enter more details. Contact your email service provider or your
company's Exchange Server administrator for your email settings and additional
information.
WARNING: Use only Sprint-approved or manufacturer-approved batteries and chargers with
your phone. The failure to use a Sprint-approved or manufacturer-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.
Notice: The NFC antenna for this model is on the back cover and this back cover is the
only one that is offered with the device.

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
Make Your First Call ........................................................................................................... 3
Set Up Your Voicemail........................................................................................................ 4
Sprint Account Information and Help................................................................................... 4
Sprint Account Passwords........................................................................................... 4
Manage Your Account................................................................................................. 5
Sprint Support Services............................................................................................... 5
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................. 7
Your Phone Overview......................................................................................................... 7
Status Bar........................................................................................................................... 9
Turn Your Phone On and Off.............................................................................................12
Lock and Unlock Your Phone .....................................................................................13
Battery and Charger...........................................................................................................14
Extend Your Battery Life.............................................................................................16
Phone Function Keys.........................................................................................................17
Menu Key...................................................................................................................17
Work with Menus........................................................................................................17
Notifications Panel......................................................................................................19
Home Key...................................................................................................................20
Back Key....................................................................................................................20
Touchscreen Navigation....................................................................................................20
Your Home Screen............................................................................................................21
Home Screen..............................................................................................................21
Extended Home Screen..............................................................................................22
Use the Applications Key............................................................................................23
Applications: How to View, Open and Switch..............................................................23
Applications................................................................................................................25

Table of Contents ii
Customize Your Home Screen....................................................................................27
Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen.........................................................29
Change the Phone's Wallpaper ..................................................................................29
Customize Applications Icons on the Home Screen....................................................30
Access Recently-Used Applications............................................................................31
Home Screen Clean View...........................................................................................31
Change the Screen Orientation...................................................................................31
Enter Text..........................................................................................................................32
Google Voice Typing ..................................................................................................32
LG Keyboard ..............................................................................................................32
Swype.........................................................................................................................35
Tips for Editing Text...........................................................................................................36
Search Your Phone and the Web.......................................................................................37
Phone and Web Search Using Text Entry...................................................................37
Phone and Web Search Using Voice Command.........................................................39
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................40
Make Phone Calls..............................................................................................................40
Call Using the Phone Dialer........................................................................................40
Dialing Options...........................................................................................................41
Missed Call Notification ..............................................................................................41
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................41
Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses..............................................................42
Dial From the Contacts List.........................................................................................43
Use Direct Dialing.......................................................................................................43
Plus (+) Code Dialing..................................................................................................43
Receive Phone Calls..........................................................................................................44
Answer a Roam Call With Call Guard Enabled...........................................................44
Visual Voicemail ................................................................................................................45
Set Up Visual Voicemail..............................................................................................45
Review Visual Voicemail.............................................................................................46
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages .......................................................................46
Configure Visual Voicemail Options............................................................................47
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings...........................................................................47

Table of Contents iii
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu..................................................48
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu...........................................................48
Voicemail (Traditional).......................................................................................................49
Set Up Voicemail........................................................................................................49
Voicemail Notification .................................................................................................49
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages ............................................................................50
Phone Call Options............................................................................................................50
Caller ID .....................................................................................................................50
Call Waiting ................................................................................................................51
3-way Calling..............................................................................................................51
Call Forwarding ..........................................................................................................51
In-call Options.............................................................................................................52
Set Up Speed Dialing.........................................................................................................53
Call Logs............................................................................................................................54
Save a Phone Number.......................................................................................................56
Find a Phone Number........................................................................................................57
Voice Dialer .......................................................................................................................57
Text-to-Speech..................................................................................................................58
Contacts....................................................................................................................................60
Get Started with Contacts..................................................................................................60
Add a Contact....................................................................................................................61
Edit ICE-Emergency Contacts List.....................................................................................62
Add a Contact to Your Favorites........................................................................................63
Edit a Contacts Entry.........................................................................................................63
Communicate with Your Contacts......................................................................................66
Import, Export, and Share Contacts...................................................................................68
Import Contacts From Your Internal or External Storage.............................................68
Export Contacts to Your Internal or External Storage..................................................68
Share a Contact..........................................................................................................68
Accounts and Messaging..........................................................................................................70
Gmail.................................................................................................................................70
Create a Google Account............................................................................................70
Sign into Your Google Account...................................................................................70

Table of Contents iv
Access Gmail..............................................................................................................71
Send a Gmail Message ..............................................................................................73
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages...........................................................................74
Change Gmail Settings...............................................................................................76
Email .................................................................................................................................77
Add an Email Account ................................................................................................78
Corporate Email..........................................................................................................79
Open Email.................................................................................................................80
Create and Send Email...............................................................................................80
Reply to or Delete an Email Message.........................................................................81
Configure and Sync Corporate Email Settings............................................................81
Text and Multimedia Messaging.........................................................................................83
Compose Text Messages...........................................................................................84
Read and Reply to Text Messages.............................................................................84
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)...........................................................................85
Save and Resume a Draft Message ...........................................................................86
Managing Message Conversations.............................................................................86
Delete Messages........................................................................................................87
Text and Multimedia Message Options.......................................................................88
Synchronize Accounts .......................................................................................................90
Synchronize Your Google Account.............................................................................90
Synchronize Your Corporate Account.........................................................................91
Apps and Entertainment............................................................................................................93
Play Store..........................................................................................................................93
Sprint ID.............................................................................................................................94
Sprint Applications.............................................................................................................95
Sprint Zone.................................................................................................................96
NASCAR Mobile '13 ...................................................................................................96
NBA Game Time ........................................................................................................97
Sprint TV & Movies............................................................................................................98
Music.................................................................................................................................99
Music Player...............................................................................................................99
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files....................................................................100

Table of Contents v
Sprint Music Plus......................................................................................................100
YouTube™ ......................................................................................................................101
GPS Navigation...............................................................................................................101
Google Maps™.........................................................................................................101
ScoutTM by Telenav...................................................................................................104
Google Navigation....................................................................................................105
LG Tag+ ..........................................................................................................................105
Web and Data.........................................................................................................................107
Connect Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................107
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Network.................................................................107
Add a Wi-Fi Network.................................................................................................108
Wi-Fi Direct...............................................................................................................109
Data Services ..................................................................................................................109
Your User Name.......................................................................................................109
Launch a Web Connection........................................................................................109
Data Connection Status and Indicators.....................................................................110
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)........................................................................................110
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection.................................................................110
Set Up Secure Credential Storage............................................................................111
Add a VPN Connection.............................................................................................111
Connect to or Disconnect From a VPN.....................................................................111
Browser ...........................................................................................................................112
Learn to Navigate the Browser .................................................................................112
Go to a Specific Website...........................................................................................113
Browser Menu ..........................................................................................................113
Adjust Browser Settings............................................................................................114
Create Website Settings...........................................................................................115
Create Bookmarks....................................................................................................115
Camera and Video..................................................................................................................117
Take Pictures...................................................................................................................117
Camera Settings.......................................................................................................118
View Your Pictures ...................................................................................................119
Gallery Options for Pictures......................................................................................119

Table of Contents vi
Assign Pictures.........................................................................................................120
Record Videos.................................................................................................................121
Video Settings ..........................................................................................................121
Gallery Options for Videos........................................................................................122
Video Wiz ........................................................................................................................123
Tools and Calendar.................................................................................................................125
VuTalk .............................................................................................................................125
QuickMemoTM ..................................................................................................................127
Capture the Screen..........................................................................................................129
QSlide..............................................................................................................................129
SmartShare .....................................................................................................................130
Calendar..........................................................................................................................132
Change Calendar View.............................................................................................133
View Event Details....................................................................................................134
Create an Event........................................................................................................135
Edit or Delete an Event.............................................................................................135
Set an Event Reminder.............................................................................................136
Respond to an Event Reminder................................................................................136
Display and Synchronize Calendars.........................................................................137
Change Calendar Settings........................................................................................137
Folders.............................................................................................................................138
Alarm/Clock .....................................................................................................................138
Tasks...............................................................................................................................141
Calculator ........................................................................................................................143
Bluetooth .........................................................................................................................143
Turn Bluetooth On and Off........................................................................................143
Bluetooth Settings Menu...........................................................................................144
Pairing Bluetooth Devices.........................................................................................145
Send Items via Bluetooth..........................................................................................146
Disconnect Bluetooth Connection During an Active Call...........................................146
Settings...................................................................................................................................148
Wireless & Networks Settings..........................................................................................148
Airplane Mode ..........................................................................................................148

Table of Contents vii
Wi-Fi Settings...........................................................................................................149
Bluetooth Settings.....................................................................................................149
Mobile Data ..............................................................................................................149
Call Settings ....................................................................................................................149
Incoming Call Popup.................................................................................................149
Call Reject................................................................................................................149
Decline with Message...............................................................................................150
Privacy Keeper.........................................................................................................150
Power Button Ends Call............................................................................................150
North American Dialing.............................................................................................150
International Dialing..................................................................................................150
TTY Mode.................................................................................................................151
Proximity Sensor ......................................................................................................151
Wide Voice Extension...............................................................................................152
Voicemail Settings....................................................................................................152
Save Unknown Numbers..........................................................................................152
Voice Clarity .............................................................................................................152
Roaming Settings ............................................................................................................152
Set Roam Mode........................................................................................................153
Roaming Guard........................................................................................................154
Data Roam Guard.....................................................................................................154
Share & Connect .............................................................................................................155
NFC Settings............................................................................................................155
Android Beam...........................................................................................................155
File Networking.........................................................................................................155
More... .............................................................................................................................156
USB Tethering..........................................................................................................156
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot..............................................................................................156
Bluetooth Tethering ..................................................................................................157
VPN Settings............................................................................................................157
Mobile Networks Settings .........................................................................................157
Device Settings................................................................................................................158
Sound Settings.........................................................................................................158

Table of Contents viii
Ringtones & Notifications..........................................................................................160
Touch Feedback & System.......................................................................................161
Display Settings........................................................................................................162
Home Screen............................................................................................................164
Lock Screen..............................................................................................................165
Storage.....................................................................................................................168
Battery......................................................................................................................169
App Settings.............................................................................................................169
Personal Settings.............................................................................................................170
Accounts & Sync ......................................................................................................170
Location Access .......................................................................................................171
Security ....................................................................................................................172
Language & Input Settings........................................................................................173
Backup & Reset........................................................................................................173
System Settings...............................................................................................................174
Date & Time..............................................................................................................174
Accessibility..............................................................................................................174
PC Connection .........................................................................................................176
Developer Options....................................................................................................177
Activate This Device.................................................................................................178
System Updates.......................................................................................................178
About Phone.............................................................................................................179
Index.......................................................................................................................................180