LG Optimus F7 User manual

User Guide
This guide helps you to get started using your phone.
ENGLISH
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maynotapplytoyourphone,
dependingonthesoftwareandyour
serviceprovider.
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Contents
Contents ..................................................................................................3
Getting to know your phone ..................................................................6
Your Home screen ................................................................................ 17
Google account setup......................................................................... 25
Connecting to Networks and Devices ............................................... 26
Calls ...................................................................................................... 33
Contacts ................................................................................................37
Messaging ............................................................................................ 39
Email ..................................................................................................... 42
Camera ................................................................................................. 44
Video camera....................................................................................... 48
Multimedia ............................................................................................ 51
Utilities.................................................................................................. 58
The web ................................................................................................ 65
Settings ................................................................................................ 66
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................75
Safety.................................................................................................... 82
Limited Warranty Statement..............................................................112

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Violationoftheinstructionsmaycauseseriousinjuryordeath.
WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Wash hands after handling.
#
Neveruseanunapprovedbatterysincethiscoulddamagethephoneand/or
batteryandcouldcausethebatterytoexplode.
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Neverplaceyourphoneinamicrowaveovenasitwillcausethebatteryto
explode.
#
Neverstoreyourphoneintemperatureslessthan-4°Forgreaterthan
122°F.
#
Donotdisposeofyourbatterynearreorwithhazardousorammable
materials.
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Whenridinginacar,donotleaveyourphoneorsetupthehands-freekit
neartheairbag.Ifwirelessequipmentisimproperlyinstalledandtheair
bagisdeployed,youmaybeseriouslyinjured.
#
Donotusethephoneinareaswhereitsuseisprohibited.(Forexample:
aircraft)
#
Donotexposethebatterychargeroradaptertodirectsunlightoruseitin
placeswithhighhumidity,suchasabathroom.
#
Donotuseharshchemicals(suchasalcohol,benzene,thinners,etc.)or
detergentstocleanyourphone.Thiscouldcauseare.
#
Donotdrop,strike,orshakeyourphoneseverely.Itmayharmtheinternal
circuitboardsofthephone.
#
Donotuseyourphoneinhighexplosiveareasasthephonemaygenerate
sparks.
#
Donotdamagethepowercordbybending,twisting,pulling,orheating.Do
notusetheplugifitislooseasitmaycauseelectricshockorre.
#
Donotplaceanyheavyitemsonthepowercord.Donotallowthepower
cordtobecrimpedasitmaycauseelectricshockorre.
#
Donothandlethephonewithwethandswhileitisbeingcharged.Itmay
causeanelectricshockorseriouslydamageyourphone.
#
Donotdisassemblethephone.
Caution

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Donotplaceoranswercallswhilechargingthephoneasitmayshort-
circuitthephoneand/orcauseelectricshockorre.
#
Donotholdorlettheantennacomeincontactwithyourbodyduringacall.
#
Makesurethatnosharp-edgeditems,suchasanimal’steethornails,come
intocontactwiththebattery.Thiscouldcauseare.
#
Storethebatteryoutofreachofchildren.
#
Becarefulthatchildrendonotswallowanyparts(suchasearphone,
connectionpartsofthephone,etc.)Thiscouldcauseasphyxiationor
suffocationresultinginseriousinjuryordeath.
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Unplugthepowercordandchargerduringlightningstormstoavoidelectric
shockorre.
#
OnlyusethebatteriesandchargersprovidedbyLG.Thewarrantywillnot
beappliedtoproductsprovidedbyothersuppliers.
#
Onlyauthorizedpersonnelshouldservicethephoneanditsaccessories.
Faultyinstallationorservicemayresultinaccidentsandconsequently
invalidatethewarranty.
#
Anemergencycallcanbemadeonlywithinaservicearea.Foran
emergencycall,makesurethatyouarewithinaserviceareaandthatthe
phoneisturnedon.
#
Yourphoneisanelectronicdevicethatgeneratesheatduringnormal
operation.Extremelyprolonged,directskincontactintheabsenceof
adequateventilationmayresultindiscomfortorminorburns.Therefore,
usecarewhenhandlingyourphoneduringorimmediatelyafteroperation.

6Getting to know your phone
Before you start using the phone, please read this!
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:
1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Apps
(DEVICEcategory).
2.Onceallapplicationsappear,scrolltoandselecttheapplicationyouwant
touninstall.
3.TouchUninstall>OKtoconrm.
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.Yo u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.

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To check the battery power level:
# OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >About
phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Battery.
The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:
# OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab >Settings >About
phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Battery>Battery use.
Batteryusagetimeisdisplayedatthetopof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andafolderwill
becreatedwiththetwoiconsinit.
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)
Installing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
•Toprotectyourphoneandpersonaldata,downloadapplicationsonlyfromtrusted
sources,suchasPlayStore.Ifsomeapplicationsarenotproperlyinstalledonyour
phone,yourphonemaynotworkproperly-orseriouserrorsmayoccur.Youwillneedto
uninstallthoseapplicationsandallofitsdataandsettingsfromthephone.

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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.
1.Turnthephoneoff
2.AtthesametimepressandholdVolume Down Key+Power/
Lock Key.
3.ReleasethekeyswhentheFACTORYHARDRESETscreenappears.
4.ReadthewarningandpressthePower/ Lock Key toconrm.
Pressanyotherkeytocancel.
5.PressthePower/Lock Keytoconrmoncemoreorpressany
otherkeytocancel.
6.Yourdevicewillperformahardresetandrebootautomatically.
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
Multi-tasking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Home Key .
To stop applications:
1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Apps
(DEVICEcategory)>RUNNINGtab.
2.ScrollandtouchthedesiredapplicationandtouchStoptostopit.

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7. Hold your phone upright
Holdyourmobilephonevertically,asyouwouldaregularphone.Thephone
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.Doingsomayaffect
callquality.
8. 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.
OR
PressandholdthePower/LockKeyfor8secondstoturnitoff.
Ifitstilldoesnotwork,pleasecontacttheservicecenter.

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Device components
Earpiece
Proximity Sensor
Front Camera Lens
Home Key
• ReturntotheHomescreenfrom
anyscreen.
• Pressandholdtoviewalistof
themostrecentlyusedapps.
Back Key
Returntothepreviousscreen.
Power/Lock Key
•Pressandholdtoturnthe
phoneon/off,restart,activate/
deactivateairplanemode,and
changetheringertype.
• Pressbrieytolock/unlockthe
screen.
Menu Key
•Displaysavailableoptions.
• TouchandholdtoaccessGoogle
SearchandGoogleNow.
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lm.Thiscould
causethesensortomalfunction.
Volume Keys
•IntheHomescreen:Controlringervolume.
•Duringacall:Controlyourearpiecevolume.
• Whenplayingasong:Controlvolume
continuously.
Charger/USB Port
Microphone
Earphone Jack
QuickMemo Key
Power/Lock Key

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BackCameraLens microSDCardSlot
Speaker
Battery
BackCover
microSIMCardSlot
NOTICE TheNFCantennaforthismodelisonthebackcover.Thisbackcoveristheonlyonethat
isofferedwiththemodel.

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Installing the battery
Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournewphone,you'llneedtosetitup.To
inserttheSIMcardandbattery:
1.Toremovethebackcover,holdthephonermlyinonehand.Withyour
otherhand,liftoffthebackcoverwithyourthumbnailasshowningure
below.
NOTE PutyourthumbnailintotheCharger/USBPortholeandliftoffthebackcover.
2.SlidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcardslot.Makesurethegoldcontact
areaonthecardisfacingdownwards.
NOTE PleaseinsertthenotchedsideoftheSIMcardrst.Refertotheimageinscribedabove
theSIMcardslot.

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3.Insertthebatteryintoplacebyaligningthegoldcontactsonthebattery
andthephone andpressingitdownuntilitclicksintoplace .
4.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.
NOTE Donotopenthebackcoverwhenchargingyourphone.

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Using the memory card
To insert a memory card:
Insertthememorycard(notincluded)intotheslot.Makesurethegold
contactareaisfacingdownwards.
WARNING
Donotinsertor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 remove the memory card safely:
OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab >Settings >Storage
(DEVICEcategory)>Unmount SD card>OK.
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lesonyourmemorycardaredeletedwhenitisformatted.
1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Storage.
2.TouchUnmount SD cardandtouchOKtoconrmit.
3.TouchErase SD cardandthenErase SD cardonemoretimetoconrm
yourchoice.
4.Ifyouhavesetapatternlock,enterthepatternlockandtouchErase
everything.

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NOTE Ifthereiscontentonyourmemorycard,thefolderstructuremaybedifferentafter
formattingasalltheleswillbedeleted.
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
thescreen.
Ifthereareanyprogramsrunningwhenyousetlockscreen,theymaystill
be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 a screen lock
# OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Lock
screen >Select screen lock >Swipe,Face Unlock,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
enterthebackupPINorpasswordortryagainafter30seconds.

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When you cannot recall your pattern:
IfyouloggedintoyourGoogleaccountonthephonebutfailedtoenterthe
correctpattern5times,touchForgot pattern?.Yo u 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.
Formoreinformation,referto"5. Using the hard reset (Factory reset)" on
page 8.
To adjust the volume
OntheHomescreen,touchtheMenu Key >System settings >
Sound >Volumes.
YoucanadjustthevolumeforPhone ringtone, Notification sound, Touch
feedback & system, and Music, video, games and other media.
JustscrolleachvolumebuttontotherightorlefttoadjustthentouchOK.
TalkBack
Beforetheactivationprocesscanbegin,thedevicewillpromptthe
TalkBackvoicenavigationfeature.TalkBackisanAccessibilityServicethat
helpsblindandvision-impairedusersinteractwiththeirdevicesmoreeasily.
Tobypassthisfeature,touchNext.
To disable TalkBack follow these steps:
1.OntheHomescreen,touchMenu Key >System settings>
Accessibility
2.TouchTalkBackundertheSERVICESsection.
3.Touchtotogglethesetting.
NOTE WhenTalkbackisturnedon,thetouchscreensettingsrequiretheusertorsttapanitem
theywishtoselect,andthendoubletaptheitemagaininordertoaccessthefeature.

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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,ick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,rm
touch.
•Usethetipofyourngertotouchtheoptionyouwant.Becarefulnottotouchany
otherkeys.
Home screen
SimplyswipeyourngertotheleftorrighttoviewtheavailableHome
screencanvas.Youcancustomizeeachcanvaswithapps,downloads,
widgetsandwallpapers.
NOTE Somescreenimagesmaybedifferentdependingonyourphoneprovider.
OnyourHomescreen,youcanaccess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access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.
NOTE Toaddanicon,touchandholdthedesirediconanddragittotheQuickKeysbar.
Releaseitatthedesiredlocation.Toremoveanicon,touchandholdit,thendragitout
oftheQuickKeysbar.

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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:
1.GototheHomescreenpanelwhereyouwanttoaddtheitem.Then
touchandholdtheemptypartoftheHomescreenortouch .
NOTE IfspaceisnotavailableonaparticularHomescreencanvas,youmustdeleteorremove
anitembeforeyoucanaddanotheritem.OrswitchtoanotherHomescreencanvas.
2.Touchthedesiredtabatthebottomofthescreenandselecttheitems
youwanttoadd.Yo u willthenseeaddeditemsontheHomescreen.
3.Dragittothelocationyouwantandliftyournger.
Slidethescreenrightorlefttoviewdifferent
canvases.
Touchandholdtheiconanddragatthescreen
youwanttoput.
Touchtoaccesspreloadedanddownloadedapps,
widgets,andwallpapers.
To remove an item from the Home screen:
# OntheHomescreen,touchandholdtheiconyouwanttoremove,
thendragitto.
TIP!  ToaddanapplicationicontotheHomescreenfromtheApplicationsmenu,touchand
holdtheapplicationyouwanttoadd.TheApplicationsmenuclosesandtheHome
screenwillbedisplayed.

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Customizing an application icon from the Home screen
NOTE ThisfeatureallowsyoutomakeanduseaniconwiththepicturesinyourGallery.
YoucannowedittheiconsontheQuickKeysbarorHomescreenby
creatingyourowniconswiththecameraorGalleryimages.Thisgivesyou
theabilitytoreplacethegenericiconsandhavepersonalizedimages.
1.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.
2.Touchtheiconandselectthedesiredicondesign.
OR
 TouchCreate photo iconandselectTake phototoopentheCamera
applicationandtakeapictureorSelect from Gallerytochooseoneof
theavailablepicturesinyourGallery.
NOTE Touch tousebiggericons.
Returning to recently-used applications
1.PressandholdtheHome Key .Thescreendisplaysapop-upwith
iconsofapplicationsyouusedrecently.
2.Touchanicontoopentheapplication.OrtouchtheBackKey to
returntoyourcurrentapplication.
NOTE Flicktheapplicationpreviewstotherightorlefttoremovethemfromtherecentapps
list.

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Status Bar
TheStatusBarrunsacrossthetopofyourscreen.
TouchandslidetheStatusBardownwithyourngertodisplaythe
NoticationsPanel.TheNoticationsPaneldisplaysallofyournotications
alongwiththeQuickSettingsandQSlideappsatthetop.
Scrolltotherightandtouch> tomanageyourQuickSettings.
Youcanadd,remove,andrearrangeWi-Fi,Airplanemode,Bluetooth,GPS,
Quietmode,Dataenabled,PortableWi-Fi-hotspot,Miracast,NFC,Power
saver,Auto-rotatescreen,Soundprole,andAccounts&sync.
NOTE TouchandholdaniconfromtheQuickSettingstoviewthefunction'ssettingsmenu.
Viewing the Status Bar
TheStatusBarusesdifferenticonstodisplayphoneinformationsuchas
signalstrength,newmessages,batterylife,activeBluetoothanddata
connections.
Belowisatableexplainingthemeaningoficonsyou'relikelytoseeinthe
StatusBar.
Icon Description Icon Description
NoSIMcard Nosignal
Airplanemode ConnectedtoaWi-Fi
network