LG Optimus Showtime User manual

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User Guide
MFL67700201 (1.1) W www.lg.com
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LG OPTIMUS SHOWTIMETM 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phoneisnotsuitableforpeoplewho
haveavisualimpairmentduetothetouch
screenkeyboard.
• Google™,GoogleMaps™,Gmail™,
YouTube™,GoogleTalk™andPlayStore™are
trademarksofGoogle,Inc.
• Copyright
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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.
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Contents
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Important Safety Precautions ........................................................................ 3
Important notice.............................................................................................. 7
Getting to know your phone ..........................................................................14
Your Home screen .........................................................................................23
Google account Setup ..................................................................................33
Connecting to Networks and Devices .........................................................34
Calls .................................................................................................................41
Contacts .........................................................................................................45
Messaging ...................................................................................................... 47
Email ...............................................................................................................49
Camera ...........................................................................................................52
Video camera.................................................................................................56
Multimedia .....................................................................................................59
Utilities............................................................................................................62
The web ..........................................................................................................66
Settings ..........................................................................................................68
Phone software update................................................................................. 76
Accessories .................................................................................................... 77
FAQ ................................................................................................................. 78
For Your Safety...............................................................................................88

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Important Safety Precautions
Violationoftheinstructionsmaycauseseriousinjuryor
death.
• Neveruseanunapprovedbatterysincethiscould
damagethephoneand/orbatteryandcouldcausethe
batterytoexplode.
• 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.
• 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.
Caution

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• 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.
• 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.

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• 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.
• 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.

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• 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.

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Important notice
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.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

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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:
• OntheHomescreen,touch>Appstab>Settings > About
phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Battery
Thebatterystatus(chargingordischarging)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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.

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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thetwo
iconswillbecombined.
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.
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.

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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poweroff
2. Pressandholdthefollowingkeysatthesametime:Volume Down Key
+ Home Key + Power/Lock Key .
3. Releaseallofthekeyswhenyouseethescreenmessage
"PermanentlyEraseUserData&ResetSettings?PressPowerkey
toconrmandanyotherkeytocancel."Therstmessagewillbe
displayedin10to12seconds.
4. PressthePower/Lock Keytoconrm(orpressanyotherkeyto
cancel).WhenyoupressthePower/Lock Keytoconrm,apop-
upappearsasking"Areyousureyouwanttocontinuewitherase?".
5. PressthePower/Lock Keyandyourphonewillberestoredtothe
factorysettings.To cancel,pressanyotherkey.
Leaveyourphoneforatleastaminutewhilethehardresetiscarriedout.
Yourphonewill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.

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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touch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andOKto
conrm.
7. Connecting Your Phone to Your Computer
Beforeusingyourphone’smassstoragecapabilities,youneedtoprepare
yourphone’sdataservicestosynchronizewithyourdesktoporlaptop
computer.Onceyouhaveconnectedthephonetothecomputer,youcan
transferyourdatatoorfromthephonememory.

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To connect your phone to a computer via USB:
1. UsetheUSBcablethatcamewithyourphonetoconnectthephone
toaUSBportonyourcomputer.
2. OpentheStatusBarandthentouchUSB connected.
3. 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.
Using Media sync (MTP) mode
WhenyouconnectthephoneandPCusingaUSBcableandsetyour
phone’sUSBconnectionmodetoMediasync(MTP),youwillseeone
PortableDeviceonthePC.Yo ucancopyles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. Internal antenna
Holdyourmobilephonevertically,asyouwouldaregularphone.TheLG
OPTIMUS SHOWTIMETM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.

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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.
OR
PressandholdthePower/LockKey for10secondstoturnitoff.
Ifitstilldoesnotwork,pleasecontacttheservicecenter.

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Getting to know your phone
Device components
NOTE: Proximity sensor
Whenreceivingandmakingcalls,theproximitysensorautomaticallyturns
thebacklightoffandlocksthetouchkeypad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sensortomalfunction.
Back Key
Returntotheprevious
screen.
Home Key
•ReturntotheHome
screenfromanyscreen.
•Pressandholdto
viewalistofthemost
recentlyusedapps.
Earpiece
Front Camera Lens
Proximity Sensor
Menu Key
•Displaysavailableoptionsfor
thecurrentscreenor
applications.
•Pressandholdlightlyto
performaGoogleSearch™
ofyourdevicecontentsand
theweb.
Power/Lock Key
•Pressandholdtoturn
thephoneoff,restart
it,orenable/disable
Airplanemode.
•Presstolock/unlockthe
screen.

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Back Cover
Battery
microSD
Card Slot
Back Camera
Lens
Flash
Internal Antenna
Speaker
Charger/USB Port
Volume Keys
• In the Home screen: Control
ringervolume.
• During a call: Controlyour
earpiecevolume.
• When playing media: Control
volumecontinuously.
TIP!: PressandholdbothVolume
Keysforonesecondtoaccessthe
QuickMemofunction.
Earphone Jack
Power/Lock Key
Microphone

16 L86C|UserGuide
Installing the battery
Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournewphone,you'llneedtosetitup.
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.
NOTE: PutyourthumbnailintotheCharger/USBPortholeandliftoffthe
backcover.
2. 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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3. Alignthebackcoveroverthebatterycompartment andpressit
downuntilitclicksintoplace.

18 L86C|UserGuide
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duringthechargingyourphone.
Using the memory card
To insert the memory card:
1. RemovethebackcoverandlocatethemicroSDcardslot.
2. HoldthemicroSDcardwiththegoldcontactareafacingdownand
gentlyslideitintotheslot.

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To remove the memory card safely:
1. To removethemicroSDcard,youmustrstunmountit.OntheHome
screen,touch>Appstab >Settings>Storage(DEVICE
category)>Unmount SD card>OK.
2. RemovethebackcoverandlocatethemicroSDcardslot.
3. GentlypullthemicroSDcardouttoremoveit.
NOTE: TheLG OPTIMUS SHOWTIMETMsupportsmemorycardsupto32GB.
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.