LG P880G User manual

LG-P880g 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.
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Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules
and ICES-003 Class B digital apparatus requirements for Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device was tested for typical use with the back of the phone kept 0.39 inches (1 cm)
from the body. To comply with FCC/IC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation
distance of 0.39 inches (1 cm) must be maintained between the user’s body and the back
of the phone, including the antenna, whether extended or retracted. Third-party belt-clips,
holsters, and similar accessories containing metallic components may not be used.
Avoid the use of accessories that cannot maintain 0.39 inches (1 cm) distance between
the user’s body and the back of the phone and have not been tested for compliance
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Getting to know your phone
Please check to see whether any
problems you encountered with your
phone are described in this section before
taking the phone 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:
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.
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2. Optimising 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:
Touch > Apps tab > Settings >
About phone from the SYSTEM >
Status
The battery status (charging or not
charging) and battery level (percentage
charged) is displayed at the top of the
screen.
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To monitor and control how battery
power is being used:
Touch > Apps tab >Settings
>Power saver from the DEVICE
> Battery use from the BATTERY
INFORMATION
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, and the two icons will be
combined.
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4. Before installing an open
source application and 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 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
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5. Using unlock pattern
Set unlock pattern to secure your phone.
This opens a screen that guide you
through how to draw a screen unlock
pattern. You have to create a Backup PIN
as a safety measure if you forgot pattern
lock.
Caution: Create a Google account
before setting an unlock pattern and
remember Backup PIN you created
while creating Pattern lock.
WARNING
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.
When you can’t recall your unlock
Pattern, PIN, or Password:
<If you have forgotten pattern>
If you logged in to your Google account on
the phone but failed to enter the correct
pattern 5 times, tab the Forgot Pattern
button on the bottom of the screen. You
are then required to log in with your
Google Account or you have to enter
Backup PIN which you entered while
creating Pattern Lock.
If you have not created a Google account
on the phone or you forgot Backup PIN,
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.
Caution: If you perform a hard reset,
all user applications and user data are
deleted.
Note: If you have not logged in
Google Account and forgot Unlock
Pattern, you need to enter Backup
PIN.
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6. Using the hard reset
(Factory reset)
If your phone does not restore to the
original condition, use a Hard Reset
(Factory Reset) to initialise it.
Turn the power off.
Press and hold the Power/Lock key
+ Volume Down key.
Once LG Logo appears on the screen,
release all Keys.
After some seconds, allow you to
select factory reset function in the
Android system recovery utility.
Scroll the list by Volume keys and
select it by Power/Lock key.
WARNING
If you perform a Hard Reset, all
user applications, user data and
DRM licenses will be deleted.
Please remember to back up any
important data before performing a
Hard Reset.
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7. 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 return to view list recently used
applications:
Simply press and hold the Home key.
To stop applications:
Touch > Apps tab > Settings >
Apps > Running from the DEVICE
Scroll and touch the desired applica-
tion and touch Stop to stop it.
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8. Installing PC Software
(LG PC Suite)
"LG PC Suite" PC Application is a program
that helps you connect your device to
a PC via a USB cable and Wi-Fi. Once
connected, you can use the functions of
your device from your PC.
With your "LG PC Suite" PC
Application, You Can...
Manage and play your media contents
(music, movie, pictures) on your PC.
Send multimedia contents to your
device.
Synchronises data (schedules, contacts,
bookmarks) in your device and PC.
Backup the applications in your device.
Update the softwares in your device.
Backup and restore the device.
Play multimedia contents of your PC
from other device.
NOTE: You can use the Help menu
from the application to find out
how to use your "LG PC Suite" PC
application.
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Installing "LG PC Suite" PC Application
"LG PC Suite" PC application can be
downloaded from the webpage of LG.
Go to www.lg.com and select a coun-
try of your choice.
Go to Support > Mobile Phone Sup-
port > Select the Model (LG-P880g).
Click PC Sync from Download, and
click WINDOW PC Sync Download to
download "LG PC Suite" PC software.
System Requirements for "LG PC
Suite" PC software
OS: Windows XP 32 bit(Service pack 2),
Windows Vista 32 bit/64 bit, Windows 7
32 bit/64 bit
CPU: 1 GHz or higher processors
Memory: 512 MB or higher RAMs
Graphic card: 1024 x 768 resolution,
32 bit colour or higher
HDD: 100 MB or more free hard disk
space (More free hard disk space may
be needed depending on the volume of
data stored.)
Required software: LG integrated drivers,
Windows Media Player 10 or later
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NOTE: LG Integrated USB Driver
LG integrated USB driver is
required to connect an LG device
and PC and installed automatically
when you install "LG PC Suite" PC
software.
9. Synchronising your phone
to a Computer
Data from your device and PC can be
synchronised easily with "LG PC Suite"
PC application for your convenience.
Contacts, schedules, and bookmarks can
be synchronised.
The procedure is as follows:
Connect your device to PC. (Use a USB
cable or Wi-Fi connection.)
After connection, run the program
and select the device section from the
category on the left side of the screen.
Click [Personal information] to select.
Select the checkbox of contents to
synchronise and click the Sync button.
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10. Synchronising your phone
to a computer via USB
NOTE: To synchronise your phone
with your PC using the USB cable,
you need to install LG PC Suite
onto your PC.
Please refer to previous pages to
install LG PC Suite.
Touch > Apps tab > Settings >
Storage from the DEVICE to check
out the storage media. (If you want
to transfer files from or to a memory
card, insert a memory card into the
phone.)
Connect the phone to your PC using
the USB cable.
USB connection mode list will appear,
and select Media sync (MTP) option.
Open the removable memory folder on
your PC. You can view the mass stor-
age content on your PC and transfer
the files.
Copy the files from your PC to the
drive folder.
Select Charge only option to discon-
nect the phone.
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