LG Optimus Ultimate L96G User manual

User Guide
L96G
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LG Optimus Ultimate™ User Guide
This guide helps you to get started using your phone.
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1MFBTFCFBEWJTFEUIBUNBOZTFSWJDFTBOEBQQMJDBUJPOTPGGFSFE
UISPVHIUIJTVOJRVFEFWJDFBSFQSPWJEFECZWBSJPVTEFWJDFPQFSBUJOH
TZTUFNTPGUXBSFBOEBQQMJDBUJPOEFWFMPQFSTFH(PPHMFŬ-(FUD
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NBSLFUQMBDFPSTPDJBMOFUXPSLGSPNUIJTEFWJDFZPVTIPVMEDBSFGVMMZ
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UIFTF8JSFMFTTTFSWJDFTPSBQQMJDBUJPOTQFSTPOBMJOGPSNBUJPOZPV
TVCNJUNBZCFSFBEDPMMFDUFEPSVTFECZUIFTFSWJDFPSBQQMJDBUJPO
QSPWJEFSBOEPSPUIFSVTFSTPGUIPTFGPSVNT
4QFDJGJDUFSNTBOEDPOEJUJPOTUFSNTPGVTFBOEQSJWBDZQPMJDFT
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BOEBMMUFSNTBOEDPOEJUJPOTBQQMJDBCMFUPUIPTFBQQMJDBUJPOTBOE
TFSWJDFTJODMVEJOHUIPTFSFMBUFEUPBOZMPDBUJPOCBTFETFSWJDFTGPSBOZ
QBSUJDVMBSQSJWBDZQPMJDJFTSJTLTPSXBJWFST
NOTE: The user interface of Google applications (Google Search, Google Maps,
Navigation, etc.) can vary depending on its software version.
Locations are inaccurate when GPS and Wi-Fi are not set.
WARNING: With the Android operating system, some available Google Play
applications only operate correctly with phones that have a specific screen resolution.
Please be advised that some of the applications on Google Play may not be
available for your phone due to LCD resolution requirements that do not match your
phone. In addition, please be aware that 3rd party applications with programming
defects may cause issues with your phone, including lock ups and resets.
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.
Important Customer Information

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 %POPUFYQPTFUIFCBUUFSZDIBSHFSPSBEBQUFSUPEJSFDUTVOMJHIUPS
VTFJUJOQMBDFTXJUIIJHIIVNJEJUZTVDIBTBCBUISPPN
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FUDPSEFUFSHFOUTUPDMFBOZPVSQIPOF5IJTDPVMEDBVTFBGJSF
 %POPUESPQTUSJLFPSTIBLFZPVSQIPOFTFWFSFMZ*UNBZIBSNUIF
JOUFSOBMDJSDVJUCPBSETPGUIFQIPOF
 %POPUVTFZPVSQIPOFJOIJHIFYQMPTJWFBSFBTBTUIFQIPOFNBZ
HFOFSBUFTQBSLT
 %POPUEBNBHFUIFQPXFSDPSECZCFOEJOHUXJTUJOHQVMMJOHPS
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FMFDUSJDTIPDL
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QPXFSDPSEUPCFDSJNQFEBTJUNBZDBVTFFMFDUSJDTIPDLPSGJSF
 %POPUIBOEMFUIFQIPOFXJUIXFUIBOETXIJMFJUJTCFJOHDIBSHFE
*UNBZDBVTFBOFMFDUSJDTIPDLPSTFSJPVTMZEBNBHFZPVSQIPOF
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EVSJOHBDBMM
Important Safety Precautions

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Important Safety Precautions
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OBJMTDPNFJOUPDPOUBDUXJUIUIFCBUUFSZ5IJTDPVMEDBVTFBGJSF
 4UPSFUIFCBUUFSZPVUPGSFBDIPGDIJMESFO
 #FDBSFGVMUIBUDIJMESFOEPOPUTXBMMPXBOZQBSUTTVDIBTSVCCFS
QMVHTFBSQIPOFDPOOFDUJPOQBSUTPGUIFQIPOFFUD5IJTDPVME
DBVTFBTQIZYJBUJPOPSTVGGPDBUJPOSFTVMUJOHJOTFSJPVTJOKVSZPS
EFBUI
 6OQMVHUIFQPXFSDPSEBOEDIBSHFSEVSJOHMJHIUOJOHTUPSNTUP
BWPJEFMFDUSJDTIPDLPSGJSF
 0OMZVTFUIFCBUUFSJFTBOEDIBSHFSTQSPWJEFECZ-(5IFXBSSBOUZ
XJMMOPUCFBQQMJFEUPQSPEVDUTQSPWJEFECZPUIFSTVQQMJFST
 0OMZBVUIPSJ[FEQFSTPOOFMTIPVMETFSWJDFUIFQIPOFBOEJUT
BDDFTTPSJFT'BVMUZJOTUBMMBUJPOPSTFSWJDFNBZSFTVMUJOBDDJEFOUT
BOEDPOTFRVFOUMZJOWBMJEBUFUIFXBSSBOUZ
 :PVSTFSWJDFQSPWJEFSQSPHSBNTPOFPSNPSFFNFSHFODZQIPOF
OVNCFSTTVDIBTUIBUZPVDBODBMMVOEFSBOZDJSDVNTUBODFT
FWFOXIFOZPVSQIPOFJTMPDLFE:PVSQIPOFŜTQSFQSPHSBNNFE
FNFSHFODZOVNCFSTNBZOPUXPSLJOBMMMPDBUJPOTBOE
TPNFUJNFTBOFNFSHFODZDBMMDBOOPUCFQMBDFEEVFUPOFUXPSL
FOWJSPONFOUBMPSJOUFSGFSFODFJTTVFT
 :PVSQIPOFJTBOFMFDUSPOJDEFWJDFUIBUHFOFSBUFTIFBUEVSJOH
OPSNBMPQFSBUJPO&YUSFNFMZQSPMPOHFEEJSFDUTLJODPOUBDUJOUIF
BCTFODFPGBEFRVBUFWFOUJMBUJPONBZSFTVMUJOEJTDPNGPSUPSNJOPS
CVSOT5IFSFGPSFVTFDBSFXIFOIBOEMJOHZPVSQIPOFEVSJOHPS
JNNFEJBUFMZBGUFSPQFSBUJPO

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Getting to know your phone ......... 7
%FWJDFDPNQPOFOUT
*OTUBMMJOHUIF4*.DBSEBOE
CBUUFSZ
$IBSHJOHZPVSQIPOF 
6TJOHUIFNFNPSZDBSE
-PDLJOHBOEVOMPDLJOHUIF
TDSFFO
4FDVSFZPVSMPDLTDSFFO
Your Home screen ....................... 21
5PVDITDSFFOUJQT
)PNFTDSFFO 
$VTUPNJ[JOHUIF)PNFTDSFFO
3FUVSOJOHUPSFDFOUMZVTFE
BQQMJDBUJPOT
4UBUVT#BS
7JFXJOHUIF4UBUVT#BS
0OTDSFFOLFZCPBSE
&OUFSJOHTQFDJBMDIBSBDUFST
QuickMemo..................................27
Google account setup.................29
Connecting to Networks and
Devices ........................................ 30
8J'J
$POOFDUJOHUP8J'JOFUXPSLT
#MVFUPPUI
6TJOH8J'J%JSFDU
&OBCMJOH8J'J%JSFDUUPTIBSF
UISPVHI4NBSU4IBSF33
6TJOH4NBSU4IBSF34
Calls ..............................................37
.BLJOHBDBMM 37
$BMMJOHZPVSDPOUBDUT 37
"OTXFSJOHBOESFKFDUJOHBDBMM 37
"EKVTUJOHDBMMWPMVNF38
.BLJOHBTFDPOEDBMM38
7JFXJOHZPVSDBMMMPHT38
$BMMTFUUJOHT39
Contacts ....................................... 41
4FBSDIJOHGPSBDPOUBDU 
"EEJOHBOFXDPOUBDU 
'BWPSJUFDPOUBDUT
Messaging ................................... 43
4FOEJOHBNFTTBHF43
5ISFBEFECPY44
6TJOH4NJMJFT44
$IBOHJOHZPVSNFTTBHF
TFUUJOHT44
Email ............................................ 45
.BOBHJOHBOFNBJMBDDPVOU45
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8PSLJOHXJUIBDDPVOUGPMEFST46
$PNQPTJOHBOETFOEJOHFNBJM46
Camera .........................................47
(FUUJOHUPLOPXUIFWJFXżOEFS 47
5BLJOHBRVJDLQIPUP48
0ODFZPVŜWFUBLFOUIFQIPUP48
6TJOHUIFBEWBODFETFUUJOHT49
Video camera ............................... 51
(FUUJOHUPLOPXUIFWJFXżOEFS
3FDPSEJOHBWJEFP
"GUFSSFDPSEJOHBWJEFP
6TJOHUIFBEWBODFETFUUJOHT53
"EKVTUJOHUIFWPMVNFXIFO
WJFXJOHBWJEFP53
Multimedia .................................. 54
(BMMFSZ54
.VTJD1MBZFS54
5SBOTGFSSJOHNVTJDżMFTVTJOH
.FEJBTZOD.51EFWJDFT54
1MBZJOHBTPOH54
Utilities..........................................56
4FUUJOHZPVSBMBSN56
6TJOHZPVSDBMDVMBUPS56
"EEJOHBOFWFOUUPZPVS
DBMFOEBS56
1PMBSJT0GżDF 57
The web ....................................... 58
#SPXTFS58
6TJOHUIFXFCUPPMCBS58
6TJOHPQUJPOT59
Settings ....................................... 60
8*3&-&44/&5803,4
%&7*$& 
1&340/"-64
4:45&.66
%JW9.PCJMF  67
Phone Software update ............. 68
6QEBUFZPVSTNBSUQIPOF
XJUIPVUB1$'05"68
Troubleshooting ...........................70
FAQ ...............................................73
For Your Safety............................ 83
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Before you start using the phone, please read this!
1MFBTFDIFDLUPTFFXIFUIFSBOZQSPCMFNTZPVFODPVOUFSFEXJUIZPVS
QIPOFBSFEFTDSJCFEJOUIJTTFDUJPOCFGPSFUBLJOHUIFQIPOFJOGPS
TFSWJDFPSDBMMJOHBTFSWJDFSFQSFTFOUBUJWF
1. Phone memory
8IFOUIFSFJTMFTTUIBOPGTQBDFBWBJMBCMFJOZPVSQIPOF
NFNPSZZPVSQIPOFDBOOPUSFDFJWFOFXNFTTBHFT:PVOFFE
UPDIFDLZPVSQIPOFNFNPSZBOEEFMFUFTPNFEBUBTVDIBT
BQQMJDBUJPOTPSNFTTBHFTUPNBLFNPSFNFNPSZBWBJMBCMF
To uninstall applications:
1 'SPNUIF)PNFTDSFFOUPVDI AppsUBCSettingsApps
GSPNUIF%&7*$&DBUFHPSZ
2 0ODFBMMBQQMJDBUJPOTBQQFBSTDSPMMUPBOETFMFDUUIFBQQMJDBUJPOZPV
XBOUUPVOJOTUBMM
3 5PVDIUninstallBOEOKUPDPOGJSN
2. Optimizing battery life
&YUFOEZPVSCBUUFSZŜTMJGFCFUXFFODIBSHFTCZUVSOJOHPGGGFBUVSFTUIBU
ZPVEPOŜUOFFEUPIBWJOHSVOOJOHDPOTUBOUMZJOUIFCBDLHSPVOE:P V 
DBONPOJUPSIPXBQQMJDBUJPOTBOETZTUFNSFTPVSDFTDPOTVNFCBUUFSZ
QPXFS
Extending your phone’s battery life:
ţ5VSOPGGSBEJPDPNNVOJDBUJPOTZPVBSFOPUVTJOH*GZPVBSFOPU
VTJOH8J'J#MVFUPPUIPS(14UVSOUIFNPGG
ţ3FEVDFTDSFFOCSJHIUOFTTBOETFUBTIPSUFSTDSFFOUJNFPVU
Getting to know your phone

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Getting to know your phone
ţ5VSOPGGBVUPNBUJDTZODJOHGPS(NBJMŬ$BMFOEBS$POUBDUTBOEPUIFS
BQQMJDBUJPOT
ţ4PNFBQQMJDBUJPOTZPVIBWFEPXOMPBEFENBZSFEVDFCBUUFSZQPXFS
To check the battery power level:
ţ'SPNUIF)PNFTDSFFOUPVDI AppsUBCSettings
About phoneGSPNUIF4:45&.DBUFHPSZStatus
5IFCBUUFSZTUBUVTDIBSHJOHPSOPUDIBSHJOHBOEMFWFMQFSDFOUBHF
DIBSHFEJTEJTQMBZFEBUUIFUPQPGUIFTDSFFO
To monitor and control how battery power is being used:
ţ'SPNUIF)PNFTDSFFOUPVDI AppsUBCSettingsPower
saverGSPNUIF%&7*$&DBUFHPSZBattery useGSPNUIF#"55&3:
*/'03."5*0/DBUFHPSZ
#BUUFSZVTBHFUJNFJTEJTQMBZFEBUUIFUPQPGUIFTDSFFO*UUFMMTZPV
IPXMPOHJUIBTCFFOTJODFZPVMBTUDPOOFDUFEZPVSQIPOFUPBQPXFS
TPVSDFPSJGDVSSFOUMZDPOOFDUFEIPXMPOHUIFQIPOFXBTMBTUSVOOJOH
POCBUUFSZQPXFS5IFTDSFFOTIPXTUIFBQQMJDBUJPOTPSTFSWJDFTVTJOH
CBUUFSZQPXFSMJTUFEJOPSEFSGSPNUIFHSFBUFTUUPTNBMMFTUBNPVOU
VTFE
3. Using folders
:PVDBODPNCJOFTFWFSBMBQQJDPOTJOBGPMEFS%SPQPOFBQQJDPO
PWFSBOPUIFSPOB)PNFTDSFFOQBOFMPSUIF"QQMJDBUJPOTTDSFFOUP
DSFBUFBGPMEFSXJUICPUIJDPOTJOTJEF