LG MACH User manual

User Guide
This guide helps you to get started using your phone.
ENGLISH
s3OMEOFTHECONTENTSOFTHISMANUAL
MAYNOTAPPLYTOYOURPHONE
DEPENDINGONTHESOFTWAREANDYOUR
SERVICEPROVIDER
s'OOGLE©'OOGLE-APS©'MAIL©
9OU4UBE©'OOGLE4ALK©AND'OOGLE
0LAY©ARETRADEMARKSof Google,
Inc.

2
s#OPYRIGHT¥,'%LECTRONICS)NC!LLRIGHTSRESERVED,'ANDTHE,'
LOGOAREREGISTEREDTRADEMARKSOF,''ROUPANDITSRELATEDENTITIES!LL
OTHERTRADEMARKSARETHEPROPERTYOFTHEIRRESPECTIVEOWNERS

3
Contents
Contents ..................................................................................................3
Getting to know your phone ..................................................................6
Your Home screen ................................................................................ 16
Google account setup......................................................................... 24
Connecting to Networks and Devices ............................................... 25
Calls ...................................................................................................... 29
Contacts ............................................................................................... 32
Messaging ............................................................................................ 34
Email ......................................................................................................37
Camera ................................................................................................. 39
Video camera....................................................................................... 42
Multimedia ........................................................................................... 45
Utilities.................................................................................................. 50
The web ................................................................................................ 53
Settings ................................................................................................ 54
Accessories .......................................................................................... 62
Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 63
Safety.................................................................................................... 70
Limited Warranty Statement..............................................................101

4
6IOLATIONOFTHEINSTRUCTIONSMAYCAUSESERIOUSINJURYORDEATH
WARNING4HISPRODUCTCONTAINSCHEMICALSKNOWNTOTHE3TATEOF#ALIFORNIATOCAUSECANCERAND
BIRTHDEFECTSOROTHERREPRODUCTIVEHARMWash hands after handling.

.EVERUSEANUNAPPROVEDBATTERYSINCETHISCOULDDAMAGETHEPHONEANDOR
BATTERYANDCOULDCAUSETHEBATTERYTOEXPLODE

.EVERPLACEYOURPHONEINAMICROWAVEOVENASITWILLCAUSETHEBATTERYTO
EXPLODE

.EVERSTOREYOURPHONEINTEMPERATURESLESSTHANª&ORGREATERTHAN
ª&

$ONOTDISPOSEOFYOURBATTERYNEARlREORWITHHAZARDOUSORmAMMABLE
MATERIALS

7HENRIDINGINACARDONOTLEAVEYOURPHONEORSETUPTHEHANDSFREEKIT
NEARTHEAIRBAG)FWIRELESSEQUIPMENTISIMPROPERLYINSTALLEDANDTHEAIR
BAGISDEPLOYEDYOUMAYBESERIOUSLYINJURED

$ONOTUSETHEPHONEINAREASWHEREITSUSEISPROHIBITED&OREXAMPLE
AIRCRAFT

$ONOTEXPOSETHEBATTERYCHARGERORADAPTERTODIRECTSUNLIGHTORUSEITIN
PLACESWITHHIGHHUMIDITYSUCHASABATHROOM

$ONOTUSEHARSHCHEMICALSSUCHASALCOHOLBENZENETHINNERSETCOR
DETERGENTSTOCLEANYOURPHONE4HISCOULDCAUSEAlRE

$ONOTDROPSTRIKEORSHAKEYOURPHONESEVERELY)TMAYHARMTHEINTERNAL
CIRCUITBOARDSOFTHEPHONE

$ONOTUSEYOURPHONEINHIGHEXPLOSIVEAREASASTHEPHONEMAYGENERATE
SPARKS

$ONOTDAMAGETHEPOWERCORDBYBENDINGTWISTINGPULLINGORHEATING$O
NOTUSETHEPLUGIFITISLOOSEASITMAYCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

$ONOTPLACEANYHEAVYITEMSONTHEPOWERCORD$ONOTALLOWTHEPOWER
CORDTOBECRIMPEDASITMAYCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

$ONOTHANDLETHEPHONEWITHWETHANDSWHILEITISBEINGCHARGED)TMAY
CAUSEANELECTRICSHOCKORSERIOUSLYDAMAGEYOURPHONE

$ONOTDISASSEMBLETHEPHONE

5

$ONOTPLACEORANSWERCALLSWHILECHARGINGTHEPHONEASITMAYSHORTCIRCUIT
THEPHONEANDORCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

$ONOTHOLDORLETTHEANTENNACOMEINCONTACTWITHYOURBODYDURINGACALL

-AKESURETHATNOSHARPEDGEDITEMSSUCHASANIMALSTEETHORNAILSCOME
INTOCONTACTWITHTHEBATTERY4HISCOULDCAUSEAlRE

3TORETHEBATTERYOUTOFREACHOFCHILDREN

"ECAREFULTHATCHILDRENDONOTSWALLOWANYPARTSSUCHASEARPHONE
CONNECTIONPARTSOFTHEPHONEETC4HISCOULDCAUSEASPHYXIATIONOR
SUFFOCATIONRESULTINGINSERIOUSINJURYORDEATH

5NPLUGTHEPOWERCORDANDCHARGERDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSTOAVOIDELECTRIC
SHOCKORlRE

/NLYUSETHEBATTERIESANDCHARGERSPROVIDEDBY,'4HEWARRANTYWILLNOT
BEAPPLIEDTOPRODUCTSPROVIDEDBYOTHERSUPPLIERS

/NLYAUTHORIZEDPERSONNELSHOULDSERVICETHEPHONEANDITSACCESSORIES
&AULTYINSTALLATIONORSERVICEMAYRESULTINACCIDENTSANDCONSEQUENTLY
INVALIDATETHEWARRANTY

!NEMERGENCYCALLCANBEMADEONLYWITHINASERVICEAREA&ORAN
EMERGENCYCALLMAKESURETHATYOUAREWITHINASERVICEAREAANDTHATTHE
PHONEISTURNEDON

9OURPHONEISANELECTRONICDEVICETHATGENERATESHEATDURINGNORMAL
OPERATION%XTREMELYPROLONGEDDIRECTSKINCONTACTINTHEABSENCEOF
ADEQUATEVENTILATIONMAYRESULTINDISCOMFORTORMINORBURNS4HEREFOREUSE
CAREWHENHANDLINGYOURPHONEDURINGORIMMEDIATELYAFTEROPERATION

6
Before you start using the phone, please read this!
0LEASECHECKTOSEEWHETHERANYPROBLEMSYOUENCOUNTEREDWITHYOUR
PHONEAREDESCRIBEDINTHISSECTIONBEFORETAKINGTHEPHONEINFORSERVICEOR
CALLINGASERVICEREPRESENTATIVE
1. Phone memory
7HENTHEREISLESSTHANOFSPACEAVAILABLEINYOURPHONEMEMORY
YOURPHONECANNOTRECEIVENEWMESSAGES9OUNEEDTOCHECKYOURPHONE
MEMORYANDDELETESOMEDATASUCHASAPPLICATIONSORMESSAGESTOMAKE
MOREMEMORYAVAILABLE
To uninstall applications:
 /NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH AppsTABSettingsApps
$%6)#%CATEGORY
/NCEALLAPPLICATIONSAPPEARSCROLLTOANDSELECTTHEAPPLICATIONYOUWANT
TOUNINSTALL
4OUCHUninstallOKTOCONlRM
2. Optimizing battery life
%XTENDYOURBATTERYgSLIFEBETWEENCHARGESBYTURNINGOFFFEATURESTHATYOU
DONgTNEEDTOHAVINGRUNNINGCONSTANTLYINTHEBACKGROUND9OUCANMONITOR
HOWAPPLICATIONSANDSYSTEMRESOURCESCONSUMEBATTERYPOWER
Extending your phone's battery life:
 4URNOFFRADIOCOMMUNICATIONSYOUARENOTUSING)FYOUARENOTUSING
7I&I"LUETOOTHOR'03TURNTHEMOFF
 2EDUCESCREENBRIGHTNESSANDSETASHORTERSCREENTIMEOUT
 4URNOFFAUTOMATICSYNCINGFOR'MAIL©#ALENDAR#ONTACTSANDOTHER
APPLICATIONS
 3OMEAPPLICATIONSYOUHAVEDOWNLOADEDMAYREDUCEBATTERYPOWER
Getting to know your phone

7
Getting to know your phone
To check the battery power level:
 /NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH AppsTABSettings About
phone3934%-CATEGORYBattery
4HEBATTERYSTATUSCHARGINGORNOTCHARGINGANDLEVELPERCENTAGECHARGED
ISDISPLAYEDATTHETOPOFTHESCREEN
To monitor and control how battery power is being used:
 /NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH AppsTAB Settings Power
saver$%6)#%CATEGORYBattery use"!44%29).&/2-!4)/.
CATEGORY
"ATTERYUSAGETIMEISDISPLAYEDATTHETOPOFTHESCREEN)TTELLSYOUHOW
LONGITHASBEENSINCEYOULASTCONNECTEDYOURPHONETOAPOWERSOURCE
ORIFCURRENTLYCONNECTEDHOWLONGTHEPHONEWASLASTRUNNINGONBATTERY
POWER4HESCREENSHOWSTHEAPPLICATIONSORSERVICESUSINGBATTERYPOWER
LISTEDINORDERFROMTHEGREATESTTOSMALLESTAMOUNTUSED
3. Using folders
9OUCANCOMBINESEVERALAPPICONSINAFOLDER$ROPONEAPPICONOVER
ANOTHERONA(OMESCREENPANELORTHE!PPLICATIONSSCREENANDAFOLDERWILL
BECREATEDWITHTHETWOICONSINIT
NOTE
9OUCANCUSTOMIZECONTENTSANDPROPERTIESOFEACHFOLDER4OCHANGETHEFOLDERNAMEAND
COLORTOUCHTHEFOLDERTHENTOUCH 4OADDMOREAPPSTOTHEFOLDERSIMPLYDRAGAND
DROPTHEICONSINTOTHEDESIREDFOLDER
4. Before installing an open source application and
operating system (OS)
)NSTALLINGANOPENSOURCEOPERATINGSYSTEMONYOURPHONEANDNOTUSING
THEOPERATINGSYSTEMPROVIDEDBYTHEMANUFACTURERCANCAUSEYOURPHONE
TOMALFUNCTION
Warning
4OPROTECTYOURPHONEANDPERSONALDATADOWNLOADAPPLICATIONSONLYFROMTRUSTED
SOURCESSUCHAS0LAY3TORE)FSOMEAPPLICATIONSARENOTPROPERLYINSTALLEDONYOUR
PHONEYOURPHONEMAYNOTWORKPROPERLYORSERIOUSERRORSMAYOCCUR9OUWILLNEEDTO
UNINSTALLTHOSEAPPLICATIONSANDALLOFITSDATAANDSETTINGSFROMTHEPHONE

8Getting to know your phone
5. Opening and switching applications
-ULTITASKINGISEASYWITH!NDROIDBECAUSEYOUCANKEEPMORETHANONE
APPLICATIONRUNNINGATTHESAMETIME4HEREgSNONEEDTOQUITANAPPLICATION
BEFOREOPENINGANOTHER5SEANDSWITCHBETWEENSEVERALOPENAPPLICATIONS
!NDROIDMANAGESEACHAPPLICATIONSTOPPINGANDSTARTINGTHEMASNEEDED
TOENSURETHATIDLEAPPLICATIONSDONgTCONSUMERESOURCESUNNECESSARILY
To view a list of recently used applications:
3IMPLYTOUCHANDHOLDTHEHome Key 
To stop applications:
 /NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH AppsTABSettings Apps
$%6)#%CATEGORYRunningTAB
3CROLLANDTOUCHTHEDESIREDAPPLICATIONANDTOUCHStopTOSTOPIT
6. Hold your phone upright
(OLDYOURMOBILEPHONEVERTICALLYASYOUWOULDAREGULARPHONE4HEPHONE
HASANINTERNALANTENNA"ECAREFULNOTTOSCRATCHORDAMAGETHEBACKOFTHE
PHONEASTHISMAYAFFECTPERFORMANCE
7HILEMAKINGRECEIVINGCALLSORSENDINGRECEIVINGDATAAVOIDHOLDINGTHE
LOWERPARTOFTHEPHONEWHERETHEANTENNAISLOCATED$OINGSOMAYAFFECT
CALLQUALITY

9
Getting to know your phone
7. When the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the phone does not respond when you try to
operate it:
2EMOVETHEBATTERYREINSERTITTHENTURNTHEPHONEON
OR
0RESSANDHOLDTHEPower/LockKeyFORSECONDSTOTURNITOFF
)FITSTILLDOESNOTWORKPLEASECONTACTTHESERVICECENTER

10 Getting to know your phone
Device components
Earpiece
Proximity Sensor
Front Camera Lens
QWERTY Keyboard Home Key
s2ETURNTOTHE(OMESCREENFROM
ANYSCREEN
s0RESSANDHOLDTOVIEWALISTOF
THEMOSTRECENTLYUSEDAPPS
Back Key
2ETURNTOTHEPREVIOUSSCREEN
Power/Lock Key
s0RESSANDHOLDTOTURNTHE
PHONEONOFFRESTARTACTIVATE
DEACTIVATEAIRPLANEMODEAND
CHANGETHERINGERTYPE
s0RESSBRIEmYTOLOCKUNLOCKTHE
SCREEN
Menu Key
s$ISPLAYSAVAILABLEOPTIONS
NOTE Proximity sensor
7HENRECEIVINGANDMAKINGCALLSTHEPROXIMITYSENSORAUTOMATICALLYTURNSTHEBACKLIGHT
OFFANDLOCKSTHETOUCHSCREENBYSENSINGWHENTHEPHONEISNEARYOUREAR4HISEXTENDS
BATTERYLIFEANDPREVENTSYOUFROMUNINTENTIONALLYACTIVATINGTHETOUCHSCREENDURINGCALLS
WARNING
0LACINGAHEAVYOBJECTONTHEPHONEORSITTINGONITCANDAMAGETHE,#$ANDTOUCH
SCREENFUNCTIONS$ONOTCOVERTHE,#$PROXIMITYSENSORWITHPROTECTIVElLM4HISCOULD
CAUSETHESENSORTOMALFUNCTION
Volume Keys
s)NTHE(OMESCREEN#ONTROLRINGERVOLUME
s$URINGACALL#ONTROLYOUREARPIECEVOLUME
s7HENPLAYINGASONG#ONTROLVOLUME
CONTINUOUSLY
Charger/USB Port
Camera Key
Microphone
2nd Microphone
Earphone Jack
Power/Lock Key