LG Optimus extreme User manual

User Guide
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LG Optimus Extreme™ User Guide
This guide helps you to get started using your phone.
Some of the contents of this manual
may not apply to your phone, depending
on the software and your service
provider.
This handset is not suitable for people
who have a visual impairment due to the
touch screen keyboard.
Copyright ©2012 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™, Google Talk™ and Google
Play™ Store are trademarks of Google,
Inc.
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Getting to know your phone ...............4
Device components...............................9
Installing the SIM card and battery.......11
Charging your phone...........................12
Using the memory card.......................12
Locking and unlocking the screen........14
Secure your lock screen......................14
Google account set up.........................15
Your Home screen ............................16
Touch screen tips................................16
Home screen......................................16
Customizing the application icon from
Home screen......................................17
Customizing the Home screen .............17
Returning to recently-used applications 18
Status Bar ..........................................18
Viewing the Status Bar ........................18
On-screen keyboard............................20
Entering special characters..................20
QuickMemo.......................................21
Connecting to Networks and
Devices.............................................22
Wi-Fi..................................................22
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ..............22
Bluetooth............................................22
Calls..................................................25
Making a call......................................25
Calling your contacts...........................25
Answering and rejecting a call .............25
Adjusting call volume ..........................25
Making a second call ..........................25
Viewing your call logs..........................26
Call settings .......................................26
Contacts............................................28
Searching for a contact .......................28
Adding a new contact..........................28
Favorite contacts ................................28
Import or export contacts.....................29
Messaging ........................................30
Sending a message ............................30
Threaded box ....................................30
Using Smilies......................................30
Changing your message settings .........31
Email.................................................32
Managing an email account.................32
Email account screen..........................32
Working with account folders...............32
Composing and sending email.............33
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Camera .............................................34
Getting to know the viewfinder.............34
Taking a quick photo ..........................35
Using the advanced settings................35
View a photo ......................................36
Video camera....................................38
Getting to know the viewfinder.............38
Recording a video ...............................39
Using the advanced settings................39
Play a video........................................39
Multimedia........................................41
Gallery ...............................................41
Music Player.......................................41
Transferring music files using Media sync
(MTP) devices.....................................41
Playing a song....................................41
Utilities..............................................43
Setting your alarm...............................43
Using your calculator...........................43
Adding an event to your calendar.........43
Polaris Office......................................43
Using SmartShare...............................44
The web............................................46
Browser .............................................46
Using the web toolbar .........................46
Using options......................................46
Settings ............................................47
WIRELESS & NETWORKS.....................47
DEVICE...............................................48
PERSONAL.........................................49
SYSTEM.............................................51
DivX Mobile ........................................51
Phone Software update ....................52
Accessories ......................................54
Troubleshooting................................55
FAQ ...................................................58
For Your Safety .................................69
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Please 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
When there is less than 10% of space
available in your phone memory, your
phone cannot receive new messages. You
need to check your phone memory and
delete some data, such as applications
or messages, to make more memory
available.
To uninstall applications:
From the Home screen, touch >
Apps tab > Settings > Apps from
the DEVICE category.
Once all applications appear, scroll to
and select the application you want to
uninstall.
Touch Uninstall and OK to confirm.
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2. Optimizing battery life
Extend your battery's life between
charges by turning off features that you
don't need to having running constantly
in the background. You can monitor
how applications and system resources
consume battery power.
Extending your phone's battery life:
Turn off radio communications you are
not using. If you are not using Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth or GPS, turn them off.
Reduce screen brightness and set a
shorter screen timeout.
Turn off automatic syncing for
Gmail™, Calendar, Contacts and other
applications.
Some applications you have downloaded
may reduce battery power.
To check the battery power level:
From the Home screen, touch >
Apps tab > Settings > About
phone from the SYSTEM category >
Status
The battery status (charging or not
charging) and level (percentage charged) is
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To monitor and control how battery
power is being used:
From the Home screen, touch >
Apps tab >Settings >Power
saver from the DEVICE category
> Battery use from the BATTERY
INFORMATION category.
Battery usage time is displayed on the
screen. It 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. The screen shows the
applications or services using battery
power, listed in order from the greatest to
smallest amount used.
3. Using folders
You can combine several app icons in a
folder. Drop one app icon over another on
a Home screen panel or the Applications
screen to create a folder with both icons
inside.
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NOTE: You can customize contents
and properties of each folder. To
change the folder name and color,
touch the folder, then touch . To
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)
WARNING
If you install and use an OS other than
the one provided by the manufacturer it
may cause your phone to malfunction.
In addition, your phone will no longer
be covered by the warranty.

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WARNING
To protect your phone and personal
data, only download applications
from trusted sources, such as Google
Play™ Store. If there are improperly
installed applications on your phone,
it may not work normally or a serious
error may occur. You must uninstall
those applications and all associated
data and settings from the phone.
5. Using the hard reset
(Factory reset)
If your phone needs to be restored to its
original condition, perform a hard reset to
reboot your phone.
Turn the phone off.
Press and hold the Volume Down Key
+ Home Key + Power/Lock
Key .
The touchkey lights will blink once. Then
the LG logo will be displayed. Release all
of the keys when the LG logo appears.
The phone will display an Android robot
animation and perform the factory reset.
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Leave your phone for at least a minute
while the hard reset is carried out. Your
phone will then reboot automatically and
will be ready for use.
Caution: If you perform a hard reset,
all user applications and user data will
be deleted. This cannot be reversed.
Remember to back up any important data
before performing a hard reset.
6. Opening and switching
applications
Multitasking is easy with Android because
you can keep more than one application
running at the same time. There's no
need to quit an application before opening
another. Use and switch between several
open applications. Android manages each
application, stopping and starting them
as needed to ensure that idle applications
don't consume resources unnecessarily.
To view a list of recently used
applications:
Simply press and hold the
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To stop applications:
From the Home screen, touch >
Apps tab > Settings > Apps from
the DEVICE category > RUNNING tab.
Scroll and touch the desired application
and touch Stop to stop it.
7. Connecting Your Device to
Your Computer
Before using your device’s mass storage
capabilities, you need to prepare your
device’s data services to synchronize with
your desktop or laptop computer. Once
you have connected the device to the
computer, you can transfer your data to or
from the device memory.
To connect your device to a computer
via USB:
Use the USB cable that came with your
phone to connect the phone to a USB
port on your computer.
Open the Notifications panel and then
touch the USB icon.
Touch the connection mode you want
to use to connect to the PC. Choose
from the following options: Charge only,
Media sync (MTP), LG software.
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Using Media sync (MTP) mode
When you connect the phone and PC
using a USB cable and set your device’s
USB connection mode to Media sync
(MTP), you will see one Portable Devices
on the PC. You can copy files to/from the
removable SD card.
NOTE: If you using Microsoft Windows
XP and synchronize your phone with
your PC using the USB cable, you need
to install Microsoft Windows Media
Player 11. Please refer to Microsoft's
Windows Media Player download site.
8. Hold your phone upright
Hold your mobile phone vertically, as
you would a regular phone. The Optimus
Extreme™ has an internal antenna. Be
careful not to scratch or damage the
back of the phone, as this may affect
performance.
While making/receiving calls or sending/
receiving data, avoid holding the lower part
of the phone where the antenna is located.
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9. When the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the phone does
not respond when you try to operate it:
Remove the battery, reinsert it, then turn
the phone on.
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Press and hold the
Power/Lock Key
for 10 seconds to reboot it.
If it still does not work, please contact the
service center.
10. About the Google account
setup screen
When setting up the Google account, some
texts or tabs on the screen may appear
overlapped with each other depending on
the software version.
Notice: With the Android ecosystem,
some available Play Store applications
only operate correctly with phones
that have a specific screen resolution.
Please be advised that some of the
applications on Play Store may not be
available for your phone due an LCD
resolution requirement that does not
match your phone. In addition, please
be aware that 3rd party applications
with programming defects may cause
abnormal behavior of your phone.
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Device components
Earpiece
Proximity sensor
Home Key
• Return to the Home screen from
any screen.
• Press and hold to view a list of the
most recently used apps Menu Key
Displays available options.
Power/Lock Key
• Switch your phone on/off by
pressing and holding this key.
• Short press to lock/unlock the
screen.
Back Key
Return to the previous screen.
NOTE: Proximity sensor
When 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. This extends battery life
and prevents you from unintentionally
activating the touch screen during
calls.
WARNING
Placing a heavy object on the phone
or sitting on it can damage the LCD
and touch screen functions. Do not
cover the LCD proximity sensor with
protective film. This could cause the
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Power/Lock Key
Charger/USB Port
Microphone
Earphone Jack
Volume Keys
• In the Home screen: Control ringer
volume.
• During a call: Control your earpiece
volume.
• When playing a track: Control
volume continuously.
TIP! Press and hold both Volume
Keys for one second to access the
QuickMemo function.
Back Cover
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SIM Card Slot
microSD Card
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Battery
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Installing the SIM card and
battery
Before you can start exploring your new
phone, you'll need to set it up. To insert the
SIM card and battery:
To remove the back cover, hold the
phone firmly in one hand. With your
other hand, lift off the back cover with
your fingernail as shown in the figure
below.
NOTE: Put your thumbnail into the
ledge at the top of the phone and lift
off the back cover.
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Slide the SIM card into the SIM card
slot. Make sure the gold contact area
on the card is facing downwards. Refer
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Insert the battery into place by aligning
the gold contacts on the phone and the
battery and pressing it down until it
clicks into place .
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Align the back cover over the battery
compartment and press it down until
it clicks into place .
Charging your phone
The Charger/USB Port is at the bottom of
the phone. Insert the charger and plug it
into an electrical outlet.
NOTE: The battery must be fully
charged initially to improve battery
lifetime.
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NOTE: Do not open the back cover
while charging your phone.
Battery Information and Care
Always unplug the charger from the wall
socket after the phone is fully charged to
save unnecessary power consumption of
the charger.
Using the memory card
Your phone supports the use of microSD
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32GB capacity. These memory cards are
specifically designed for mobile phones
and other ultra-small devices, and are ideal
for storing media-rich files such as music,
programs, videos, and photographs for use
with your phone.
To insert a memory card:
Remove the back cover and insert the
memory card into the slot. Make sure the
gold contact area is facing downwards.
To remove the memory card safely:
First, you must unmount the memory
card to remove it. From the Home screen,
touch > Apps tab >Settings
> Storage from the DEVICE category >
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NOTE:
Use only compatible memory cards
with your phone. Using incompatible
memory cards may damage the card
and data stored on the card, as well
as the phone.
As the device uses FAT32 the
maximum size for any given file is
4 GB.
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Do not remove the memory card
when the phone is on. Doing so may
damage the memory card as well as
your phone, and the data stored on the
memory card may get corrupted.
To format the memory card:
Your memory card may already be
formatted. If it isn't, you must format it
before you can use it.
NOTE: All files on your memory card
are deleted when it is formatted.
From the Home screen, touch >
Apps tab > Settings > Storage
from the DEVICE.
Touch Unmount SD card and touch OK
to confirm it.
Touch Erase SD card > Erase SD
card to confirm your choice.
If you have set a pattern lock, enter
the pattern lock and touch Erase
everything.
NOTE: If there is content on your
memory card, the folder structure may
be different after formatting as all the
files will be deleted.
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Locking and unlocking the
screen
If you do not use the phone for a while,
the screen is turned off and locked
automatically. This helps to prevent
accidental touches and saves battery
power.
When you are not using the phone, press
the Power/Lock Key to lock it.
If there are any programs running when
you set lock screen, they may be still
running in Lock mode. It is recommended
that you exit all programs before entering
Lock mode to avoid unnecessary charges
(e.g. phone calls, web access and data
communications).
To wake up your phone, press the Power/
Lock Key . The lock screen will
appear. Touch and slide the lock screen in
any direction to unlock your Home screen.
The last screen you viewed will open.
Secure your lock screen
You can lock your screen so that only you
can unlock it to access your phone.
To set Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password
for the first time:
From the Home screen, touch
> Apps tab > Settings > Lock
screen > Select screen lock > Swipe,
Pattern, PIN or Password.
NOTE:
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 phone 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.
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When you cannot recall your unlock
pattern:
If you logged in to your Google account on
the phone but failed to enter the correct
pattern 5 times, touch Forgot pattern?.
You are then required to log in with your
Google account to unlock your phone or
enter your Backup PIN.
If you have not created a Google account
on the phone or you forgot it, you have to
perform a hard reset.
If you have forgotten PIN or Password:
If you forgot your PIN or Password, you
need to do Hard reset.
For more information, refer to "Using the
hard reset(Factory reset)" on page 6.
Google account set up
When you first turn on your phone, you
have the opportunity to activate the
network, to sign into your Google Account
and how you want to use some Google
services.
To set up your Google account:
Sign into a Google Account from the
prompted setup screen.
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From the Home screen, touch >
Apps tab > select a Google application,
such as Gmail > select New to
create a new account.
If you have a Google account, touch
Existing, enter your email address and
password, then touch Sign in.
Once you have set up your Google account
on your phone, your phone automatically
synchronizes with your Google account on
the web.
Your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar
events and other information from these
applications and services on the web are
synchronized with your phone. (Depending
on your synchronization settings.)
After signing in, you can use Gmail™ and
take advantage of Google services on your
phone.
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Your Home screen
Touch screen tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate
around your phone.
Touch – To choose a menu/option or open
an application, touch it.
Touch and hold – To open an options
menu or grab an object you want to move,
touch and hold it.
Drag – To scroll through a list or move
slowly, drag across the touch screen.
Flick – To scroll through a list or move
quickly, flick across the touch screen (drag
quickly and release).
NOTE:
• To select an item, touch the center
of the icon.
• Do not press too hard; the touch
screen is sensitive enough to pick
up a light, firm touch.
• Use the tip of your finger to touch
the option you want. Be careful not
to touch any other keys.
Home screen
Simply swipe your finger to the left or right
to view the panels. You can customize
each panel with apps, downloads, widgets
and wallpapers.
NOTE: Some screen images may be
different depending on your phone
provider.
On your Home screen, you can view quick
keys at the bottom of the screen. Quick
keys provide easy, one-touch access to the
functions you use the most.
Touch the Phone icon to bring up the
touch screen dialpad to make a call.
Touch the Contacts icon to open your
contacts.
Touch the Messaging icon to access
the messaging menu, where you can
create a new message.
Touch the Apps icon to view all
your installed applications. To open any
application, simply touch the icon in the
applications list.
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NOTE: This feature allows you to make
and use an icon with the pictures in
your Gallery.
You can further edit application icons on
the Home screen.
Touch and hold an icon until the canvas
grid is displayed, then release the icon.
An editing icon appears at the upper
right side of the application icon.
Touch the icon and select the desired
icon design.
Touch Create photo icon and select
Take photo to open the Camera
application and take a picture or Select
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from Gallery to choose one of the
available pictures in your Gallery.
Customizing the Home screen
You can personalize your Home screen
by adding application icons, and widgets
to any Home screen canvas. You can also
change the wallpaper.
To add items on your Home screen:
Go to the Home screen canvas where
you want to add the item. Then touch
and hold the empty part of the Home
screen or touch .
Touch the desired tab at the bottom of
the screen and select the item you want
to add. You will then see added items
on the Home screen.
Drag it to the location you want and lift
your finger.
To remove an item from the Home
screen:
From the Home screen, touch and hold
the icon you want to remove, then drag
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TIP! To add an application icon to the
Home screen from the Applications
screen, touch and hold the application
you want to add. The Applications
screen closes and the Home screen
will be displayed.
Returning to recently-used
applications
Press and hold the Home Key .
The screen displays a pop-up with
previews of applications you have used
recently.
Touch an icon to open the application.
Or touch the Back Key to return
to your current application.
Status Bar
The Status Bar runs across the top of your
screen.
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Touch and slide the Status Bar down with
your finger to display the Notifications
Panel. The Notifications Panel displays all
of your notifications along with the Quick
Settings at the top.
Touch > to manage your Quick
Settings. Here you can check and manage
QuickMemo, Sound profile, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, Accounts & sync, Airplane
mode, Auto-rotate screen, Brightness, Data
enabled, and GPS.
Viewing the Status Bar
The Status Bar uses different icons to
display phone information such as signal
strength, new messages, battery life, and
Bluetooth and data connections.
Below is a table explaining the meaning of
icons you're likely to see in the Status Bar.
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