LG LS970 Sprint User manual

User Guide
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Important Messages
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IMPORTANT: If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone 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 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.
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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........................................................................................................ 3
Sprint Account Information and Help................................................................................... 4
Sprint Account Passwords........................................................................................... 4
Manage Your Account................................................................................................. 5
Sprint Support Services............................................................................................... 5
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................. 7
Your Phone Overview......................................................................................................... 8
Status Bar..........................................................................................................................10
Turn Your Phone On and Off.............................................................................................13
Lock and Unlock Your Phone .....................................................................................14
Battery and Charger...........................................................................................................15
Extend Your Battery Life.............................................................................................16
Phone Function Keys.........................................................................................................17
Menu Key...................................................................................................................17
Work with Menus........................................................................................................18
Notifications Panel......................................................................................................20
Home Key...................................................................................................................21
Back Key....................................................................................................................21
Touchscreen Navigation....................................................................................................21
Your Home Screen............................................................................................................22
Home Screen..............................................................................................................23
Extended Home Screen..............................................................................................23
Use the Applications Key............................................................................................24
Applications: How to View, Open and Switch..............................................................24
Applications................................................................................................................26

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Customize Your Home Screen....................................................................................29
Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen.........................................................30
Change the Phone's Wallpaper ..................................................................................31
Customize Applications Icons on the Home screen ....................................................31
Access Recently-Used Applications............................................................................32
Home Screen Clean View...........................................................................................33
Change the Screen Orientation...................................................................................33
Enter Text With the On-screen Keyboard...........................................................................33
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.........................................................38
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................40
Make Phone Calls..............................................................................................................40
Call Using the Phone Dialer........................................................................................41
Dialing Options...........................................................................................................41
Missed Call Notification ..............................................................................................42
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................42
In-Call Options............................................................................................................43
Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses..............................................................43
Dial From the Contacts List.........................................................................................44
Use Direct Dialing.......................................................................................................44
Plus (+) Code Dialing..................................................................................................45
Receive Phone Calls..........................................................................................................45
Visual Voicemail ................................................................................................................46
Set Up Visual Voicemail..............................................................................................46
Review Visual Voicemail.............................................................................................47
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages .......................................................................48
Configure Visual Voicemail Options............................................................................48
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings...........................................................................48
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu..................................................49
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu...........................................................49
Voicemail(Traditional)........................................................................................................50

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Set Up Voicemail........................................................................................................50
Voicemail Notification .................................................................................................51
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages ............................................................................51
Phone Call Options............................................................................................................52
Caller ID .....................................................................................................................52
Call Waiting ................................................................................................................52
3-way Calling..............................................................................................................53
Call Forwarding ..........................................................................................................53
In-call Options.............................................................................................................54
Set Up Speed Dialing.........................................................................................................55
Call Logs............................................................................................................................56
Save a Phone Number.......................................................................................................58
Find a Phone Number........................................................................................................59
Voice Command................................................................................................................59
Text-to-Speech..................................................................................................................60
Settings.....................................................................................................................................62
Wireless & Networks Settings............................................................................................62
Wi-Fi Settings.............................................................................................................63
Bluetooth Settings.......................................................................................................63
Data Usage.................................................................................................................63
Airplane Mode ............................................................................................................63
File Networking...........................................................................................................64
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot................................................................................................65
Wi-Fi Direct.................................................................................................................65
Miracast......................................................................................................................65
Bluetooth Tethering ....................................................................................................65
NFC Settings..............................................................................................................65
Android Beam.............................................................................................................66
VPN Settings..............................................................................................................66
Mobile Networks Settings ...........................................................................................66
Call Settings ......................................................................................................................67
Quick Messages.........................................................................................................67
North American Dialing...............................................................................................68

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International Dialing....................................................................................................68
TTY mode...................................................................................................................68
Proximity Sensor ........................................................................................................69
Noise Reduction.........................................................................................................69
Voicemail Settings......................................................................................................69
Save Unknown Numbers............................................................................................69
Roaming Settings ..............................................................................................................69
Set Roam Mode..........................................................................................................70
Roaming Guard..........................................................................................................71
Data Roam Guard.......................................................................................................71
Device Settings..................................................................................................................72
Sound Settings...........................................................................................................72
Ringtones and Notifications........................................................................................73
Touch Feedback & System.........................................................................................75
Display Settings..........................................................................................................76
Home screen..............................................................................................................79
Lock screen................................................................................................................80
Gestures.....................................................................................................................84
Storage.......................................................................................................................85
Power saver................................................................................................................85
App Settings...............................................................................................................85
Quad Core Control......................................................................................................86
Personal Settings...............................................................................................................87
Accounts & sync.........................................................................................................87
Location services........................................................................................................87
Security ......................................................................................................................88
Language & Input Settings..........................................................................................89
Backup & reset...........................................................................................................90
System Settings.................................................................................................................91
Date & time.................................................................................................................91
Accessibility................................................................................................................91
PC connection............................................................................................................91
Developer Options......................................................................................................92

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Activate This Device...................................................................................................93
System Updates.........................................................................................................93
About Phone...............................................................................................................94
Transfer User Contents From an Android Phone to LG optimus GTM .................................94
Transfer Via PC or Laptop..........................................................................................94
Transfer Via Bluetooth connection..............................................................................95
Transfer Via Cloud Storage ........................................................................................96
Contacts....................................................................................................................................98
Get Started With Contacts .................................................................................................98
Add a Contact....................................................................................................................99
Add a Contact to Your Favorites......................................................................................100
Edit a Contacts Entry.......................................................................................................100
Communicate with Your Contacts....................................................................................104
Import, Export, and Share Contacts.................................................................................105
Import contacts from your internal storage................................................................105
Export contacts to your internal storage....................................................................106
Share a contact ........................................................................................................106
Accounts and Messaging........................................................................................................107
Gmail...............................................................................................................................107
Create a Google Account..........................................................................................107
Sign into Your Google Account.................................................................................108
Access Gmail............................................................................................................108
Send a Gmail Message ............................................................................................110
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages.........................................................................111
Change Gmail Settings.............................................................................................113
Email ...............................................................................................................................115
Add an Email Account (POP3 or IMAP)....................................................................116
Corporate Email (Outlook)........................................................................................116
Open Email...............................................................................................................117
Create and Send Email.............................................................................................118
Reply to or Delete an Email Message.......................................................................118
Configure and Sync Corporate Email Settings..........................................................119
Text and Multimedia Messaging.......................................................................................120

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Compose Text Messages.........................................................................................121
Read and Reply to Text Messages...........................................................................121
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS).........................................................................122
Save and Resume a Draft Message .........................................................................123
Managing Message Conversations...........................................................................123
Delete Messages......................................................................................................125
Text and Multimedia Message Options.....................................................................125
Synchronize Accounts .....................................................................................................127
Synchronize Your Google Account...........................................................................128
Synchronize Your Corporate Account.......................................................................128
Apps and Entertainment..........................................................................................................130
Play Store™ ....................................................................................................................130
Sprint ID...........................................................................................................................131
Sprint Applications...........................................................................................................133
Sprint Zone...............................................................................................................134
NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile .....................................................................................134
NBA Game Time ......................................................................................................135
Sprint TV & Movies..........................................................................................................136
Music...............................................................................................................................136
Music Player.............................................................................................................136
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files....................................................................137
Sprint Music Plus......................................................................................................138
YouTube™ ......................................................................................................................138
Media Home ....................................................................................................................139
GPS Navigation...............................................................................................................140
Google Maps™.........................................................................................................140
ScoutTM by Telenav...................................................................................................143
Google Navigation....................................................................................................144
LG Tag+ ..........................................................................................................................144
Web and Data.........................................................................................................................146
Connect Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................146
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Network.................................................................146
Add a Wi-Fi Network.................................................................................................147

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Wi-Fi Direct...............................................................................................................148
Data Services ..................................................................................................................148
Your User Name.......................................................................................................149
Launch a Web Connection........................................................................................149
Data Connection Status and Indicators.....................................................................149
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)........................................................................................150
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection.................................................................150
Set Up Secure Credential Storage............................................................................150
Add a VPN Connection.............................................................................................150
Connect to or Disconnect From a VPN.....................................................................151
Browser ...........................................................................................................................151
Learn to Navigate the Browser .................................................................................152
Go to a Specific Website...........................................................................................153
Browser Menu ..........................................................................................................153
Adjust Browser Settings............................................................................................154
Create Website Settings...........................................................................................155
Create Bookmarks....................................................................................................155
Tethering and Portable Hotspot .......................................................................................156
Camera and Video..................................................................................................................158
Take Pictures...................................................................................................................158
Camera Settings.......................................................................................................159
View Your Pictures ...................................................................................................160
Gallery Options.........................................................................................................160
Assign Pictures.........................................................................................................161
Record Videos.................................................................................................................162
Video Settings ..........................................................................................................162
Video Gallery Options...............................................................................................163
Video Wiz ........................................................................................................................164
Tools and Calendar.................................................................................................................166
QuickMemoTM ..................................................................................................................166
Notebook.........................................................................................................................168
FileShare.........................................................................................................................170
SmartShare .....................................................................................................................170

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Calendar..........................................................................................................................172
Change Calendar View.............................................................................................173
View Event Details....................................................................................................175
Create an Event........................................................................................................175
Edit or Delete an Event.............................................................................................176
Set an Event Reminder.............................................................................................176
Respond to an Event Reminder................................................................................177
Display and Synchronize Calendars.........................................................................177
Change Calendar Settings........................................................................................178
Folders.............................................................................................................................178
Alarm/Clock .....................................................................................................................179
Calculator ........................................................................................................................181
Bluetooth .........................................................................................................................182
Turn Bluetooth On and Off........................................................................................182
Bluetooth Settings Menu...........................................................................................183
Pairing Bluetooth Phones .........................................................................................183
Send Items via Bluetooth..........................................................................................184
Disconnect Bluetooth Connection During an Active Call...........................................185
System Updates ..............................................................................................................186
Index.......................................................................................................................................187