LG Splendor User manual

LG Splendor™ User Guide
This guide helps you to get started using your phone.
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Contents 3
Getting to know your phone ................. 8
Your Home screen ............................... 27
Google account setup......................... 38
Connecting to Networks and Devices40
Calls ...................................................... 54
Contacts ...............................................60
Messaging ............................................ 63
Email ..................................................... 66
Camera ................................................. 70
Video camera........................................76
Multimedia ...........................................80
Utilities.................................................. 83
The web ................................................ 89
Settings ................................................. 91
Accessories ........................................ 102
Troubleshooting ................................. 104
Safety.................................................... 111
Limited Warranty Statement.............196

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6IOLATIONOFTHEINSTRUCTIONSMAY
CAUSESERIOUSINJURYORDEATH
s.EVERUSEANUNAPPROVEDBATTERY
SINCETHISCOULDDAMAGETHEPHONE
ANDORBATTERYANDCOULDCAUSETHE
BATTERYTOEXPLODE
s.EVERPLACEYOURPHONEINA
MICROWAVEOVENASITWILLCAUSETHE
BATTERYTOEXPLODE
s.EVERSTOREYOURPHONEIN
TEMPERATURESLESSTHANª&OR
GREATERTHANª&
s$ONOTDISPOSEOFYOURBATTERYNEAR
lREORWITHHAZARDOUSORmAMMABLE
MATERIALS
s7HENRIDINGINACARDONOTLEAVE
YOURPHONEORSETUPTHEHANDS
FREEKITNEARTHEAIRBAG)FWIRELESS
EQUIPMENTISIMPROPERLYINSTALLED
ANDTHEAIRBAGISDEPLOYEDYOUMAY
BESERIOUSLYINJURED

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s$ONOTUSETHEPHONEINAREAS
WHEREITSUSEISPROHIBITED&OR
EXAMPLEAIRCRAFT
s$ONOTEXPOSETHEBATTERYCHARGER
ORADAPTERTODIRECTSUNLIGHTORUSEIT
INPLACESWITHHIGHHUMIDITYSUCHAS
ABATHROOM
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ALCOHOLBENZENETHINNERSETCOR
DETERGENTSTOCLEANYOURPHONE4HIS
COULDCAUSEAlRE
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PHONESEVERELY)TMAYHARMTHE
INTERNALCIRCUITBOARDSOFTHEPHONE
s$ONOTUSEYOURPHONEINHIGH
EXPLOSIVEAREASASTHEPHONEMAY
GENERATESPARKS
s$ONOTDAMAGETHEPOWERCORDBY
BENDINGTWISTINGPULLINGORHEATING
$ONOTUSETHEPLUGIFITISLOOSEASIT
MAYCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE
s$ONOTPLACEANYHEAVYITEMSONTHE
POWERCORD$ONOTALLOWTHEPOWER
CORDTOBECRIMPEDASITMAYCAUSE
ELECTRICSHOCKORlRE
s$ONOTHANDLETHEPHONEWITHWET
HANDSWHILEITISBEINGCHARGED
)TMAYCAUSEANELECTRICSHOCKOR

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SERIOUSLYDAMAGEYOURPHONE
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s$ONOTPLACEORANSWERCALLSWHILE
CHARGINGTHEPHONEASITMAYSHORT
CIRCUITTHEPHONEANDORCAUSE
ELECTRICSHOCKORlRE
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INCONTACTWITHYOURBODYDURINGA
CALL
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ITEMSSUCHASANIMALSTEETHOR
NAILSCOMEINTOCONTACTWITHTHE
BATTERY4HISCOULDCAUSEAlRE
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CHILDREN
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SWALLOWANYPARTSSUCHAS
EARPHONECONNECTIONPARTSOF
THEPHONEETC4HISCOULDCAUSE
ASPHYXIATIONORSUFFOCATIONRESULTING
INSERIOUSINJURYORDEATH
s5NPLUGTHEPOWERCORDANDCHARGER
DURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSTOAVOID
ELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

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s/NLYUSETHEBATTERIESANDCHARGERS
PROVIDEDBY,'4HEWARRANTYWILL
NOTBEAPPLIEDTOPRODUCTSPROVIDED
BYOTHERSUPPLIERS
s/NLYAUTHORIZEDPERSONNEL
SHOULDSERVICETHEPHONEANDITS
ACCESSORIES&AULTYINSTALLATIONOR
SERVICEMAYRESULTINACCIDENTS
ANDCONSEQUENTLYINVALIDATETHE
WARRANTY
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AREWITHINASERVICEAREAANDTHATTHE
PHONEISTURNEDON
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OFADEQUATEVENTILATIONMAYRESULT
INDISCOMFORTORMINORBURNS
4HEREFOREUSECAREWHENHANDLING
YOURPHONEDURINGORIMMEDIATELY
AFTEROPERATION

8Getting to know your phone
Before you start using the
phone, please read this!
0LEASE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
7HENTHEREISLESSTHANOFSPACE
AVAILABLEINYOURPHONEMEMORYYOUR
PHONECANNOTRECEIVENEWMESSAGES
9OUNEEDTOCHECKYOURPHONE
MEMORYANDDELETESOMEDATASUCH
ASAPPLICATIONSORMESSAGESTOMAKE
MOREMEMORYAVAILABLE
To uninstall applications:
1. /NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH 
AppsTABSettingsApps
$%6)#%CATEGORY
2. /NCEALLAPPLICATIONSAPPEARSCROLL
TOANDSELECTTHEAPPLICATIONYOU
WANTTOUNINSTALL
3. 4OUCHUninstall OK TOCONlRM

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2. Optimizing battery life
%XTENDYOURBATTERYgSLIFEBETWEEN
CHARGESBYTURNINGOFFFEATURESTHATYOU
DONgTNEEDTOHAVINGRUNNINGCONSTANTLY
INTHEBACKGROUND9OUCANMONITOR
HOWAPPLICATIONSANDSYSTEMRESOURCES
CONSUMEBATTERYPOWER
Extending your phone's battery life:
s4URNOFFRADIOCOMMUNICATIONSYOUARE
NOTUSING)FYOUARENOTUSING7I&I
"LUETOOTHOR'03TURNTHEMOFF
s2EDUCESCREENBRIGHTNESSANDSETA
SHORTERSCREENTIMEOUT
s4URNOFFAUTOMATICSYNCINGFOR
'MAIL©#ALENDAR#ONTACTSANDOTHER
APPLICATIONS
s3OMEAPPLICATIONSYOUHAVE
DOWNLOADEDMAYREDUCEBATTERY
POWER
To check the battery power level:
s/NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH 
AppsTABSettings  About
phone3934%-CATEGORYStatus.
Getting to know your phone

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4HE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:
s/NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH 
AppsTAB Settings  Power
saver$%6)#%CATEGORYBattery
use"!44%29).&/2-!4)/.
CATEGORY
"ATTERYUSAGETIMEISDISPLAYEDATTHE
TOPOFTHESCREEN)TTELLSYOUHOWLONGIT
HASBEENSINCEYOULASTCONNECTEDYOUR
PHONETOAPOWERSOURCEORIFCURRENTLY
CONNECTEDHOWLONGTHEPHONEWASLAST
RUNNINGONBATTERYPOWER4HESCREEN
SHOWSTHEAPPLICATIONSORSERVICESUSING
BATTERYPOWERLISTEDINORDERFROMTHE
GREATESTTOSMALLESTAMOUNTUSED
3. Using folders
9OUCANCOMBINESEVERALAPPICONS
INAFOLDER$ROPONEAPPICONOVER
ANOTHERONA(OMESCREENPANELORTHE

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!PPLICATIONSSCREENANDTHETWOICONS
WILLBECOMBINED
NOTE 9OUCANCUSTOMIZECONTENTSAND
PROPERTIESOFEACHFOLDER4OCHANGETHE
FOLDERNAMEANDCOLORTOUCHTHEFOLDER
THENTOUCH 4O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
)FYOUINSTALLANDUSEAN/3OTHERTHAN
THEONEPROVIDEDBYTHEMANUFACTURERIT
MAYCAUSEYOURPHONETOMALFUNCTION
)NADDITIONYOURPHONEWILLNOLONGERBE
COVEREDBYTHEWARRANTY

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5. Using the hard reset
(Factory reset)
)FYOURPHONENEEDSTOBERESTOREDTOITS
ORIGINALCONDITIONPERFORMAHARDRESET
TOREBOOTYOURPHONE
1. 4URNTHEPOWEROFF
2. 0RESSANDHOLDTHEFOLLOWINGKEYS
ATTHESAMETIMEVolume Down
Key + Home Key 
Power/Lock Key
3. 2ELEASEALLOFTHEKEYSWHEN
YOUSEETHESCREENMESSAGE
0ERMANENTLY%RASE5SER$ATA
2ESET3ETTINGS0RESSTHE0OWER
KEYTOCONlRMANDANYOTHERKEY
TOCANCEL4HElRSTMESSAGEWILL
BEDISPLAYEDINTOSECONDS
4. 0RESSTHEPower/Lock Key
TOCONlRMORPRESSANYOTHERKEY
TOCANCEL7HENYOUPRESSTHE
Power/Lock KeyTOCONlRM
APOPUPAPPEARSASKING!REYOU
SUREYOUWANTTOCONTINUEWITH
ERASE

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5. 0RESSTHEPower/Lock Key 
ANDYOURPHONEWILLBERESTORED
TOTHEFACTORYSETTINGS4OCANCEL
PRESSANYOTHERKEY
,EAVEYOURPHONEFORATLEASTAMINUTE
WHILETHEHARDRESETISCARRIEDOUT9OUR
PHONEWILLREBOOTAUTOMATICALLY
Caution
)FYOUPERFORMAHARDRESETALLUSER
APPLICATIONSANDUSERDATAWILLBEDELETED
4HISCANNOTBEREVERSED2EMEMBER
TOBACKUPANYIMPORTANTDATABEFORE
PERFORMINGAHARDRESET
6. Opening and switching
applications
-ULTITASKINGISEASYWITH!NDROID
BECAUSEYOUCANKEEPMORETHANONE
APPLICATIONRUNNINGATTHESAMETIME
4HEREgSNONEEDTOQUITANAPPLICATION
BEFOREOPENINGANOTHER5SEANDSWITCH
BETWEENSEVERALOPENAPPLICATIONS
!NDROIDMANAGESEACHAPPLICATION
STOPPINGANDSTARTINGTHEMASNEEDED
TOENSURETHATIDLEAPPLICATIONSDONgT
CONSUMERESOURCESUNNECESSARILY

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To view a list of recently used
applications:
3IMPLYTOUCHANDHOLDTHEHome Key

To stop applications:
1. /NTHE(OMESCREENTOUCH 
AppsTABSettingsApps
$%6)#%CATEGORYRunningTAB
2. 3CROLLANDTOUCHTHEDESIRED
APPLICATIONANDTOUCHStopTO
STOPIT
7. Hold your phone upright
(OLDYOURMOBILEPHONEVERTICALLYAS
YOUWOULDAREGULARPHONE4HE,'
3PLENDOR©HASANINTERNALANTENNA"E
CAREFULNOTTOSCRATCHORDAMAGETHE
BACKOFTHEPHONEASTHISMAYAFFECT
PERFORMANCE
7HILEMAKINGRECEIVINGCALLSORSENDING
RECEIVINGDATAAVOIDHOLDINGTHELOWER
PARTOFTHEPHONEWHERETHEANTENNAIS
LOCATED$OINGSOMAYAFFECTCALLQUALITY

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8. When the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the phone
does not respond when you try to
operate it:
2EMOVETHEBATTERYREINSERTITTHEN
TURNTHEPHONEON
OR
0RESSANDHOLDTHEPower/LockKey
FORSECONDSTOTURNITOFF
)FITSTILLDOESNOTWORKPLEASECONTACT
THESERVICECENTER

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Device components
Earpiece
Proximity Sensor
Front Camera Lens
Home Key
s 2ETURNTOTHE(OMESCREENFROM
ANYSCREEN
s 0RESSANDHOLDTOVIEWALISTOFTHE
MOSTRECENTLYUSEDAPPS
Back Key
2ETURNTOTHEPREVIOUSSCREEN
Power/Lock Key
s3WITCHYOURPHONEONOFFBYPRESSING
ANDHOLDINGTHISKEY
s3HORTPRESSTOLOCKUNLOCKTHESCREEN
Menu Key
s $ISPLAYSAVAILABLEOPTIONS
s 'OTO'OOGLE3EARCH©BYLIGHTLY
PRESSINGANDHOLDINGTHISKEY

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NOTE Proximity sensor
7HEN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4HISEXTENDSBATTERYLIFEANDPREVENTS
YOUFROMUNINTENTIONALLYACTIVATINGTHE
TOUCHSCREENDURINGCALLS
WARNING
0LACINGAHEAVYOBJECTONTHEPHONEOR
SITTINGONITCANDAMAGETHE,#$AND
TOUCHSCREENFUNCTIONS$ONOTCOVERTHE
,#$PROXIMITYSENSORWITHPROTECTIVE
lLM4HISCOULDCAUSETHESENSORTO
MALFUNCTION
Power/Lock Key
Charger/USB Port
Microphone
Earphone Jack
Volume Keys
s)NTHE(OMESCREEN#ONTROLRINGER
VOLUME
s$URINGACALL#ONTROLYOUREARPIECE
VOLUME
s7HENPLAYINGATRACK#ONTROLVOLUME
CONTINUOUSLY
TIP!0RESSANDHOLDBOTH6OLUME+EYSFOR
ONESECONDTOACCESSTHE1UICK-EMO
FUNCTION

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Back Camera Lens
microSD Card Slot
Speaker
Battery
Back Cover
Installing the SD card and
battery
"EFOREYOUCANSTARTEXPLORINGYOURNEW
PHONEYOUgLLNEEDTOSETITUP4OINSERT
THE3$CARDANDBATTERY
1. 4OREMOVETHEBACKCOVERHOLD
THEPHONElRMLYINONEHAND
7ITHYOUROTHERHANDLIFTOFFTHE
BACKCOVERWITHYOURTHUMBNAILAS
SHOWNINlGUREONTHENEXTPAGE
NOTE 0UTYOURTHUMBNAILINTOTHE#HARGER53"
0ORTHOLEANDLIFTOFFTHEBACKCOVER

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2. )NSERTTHEBATTERYINTOPLACEBY
ALIGNINGTHEGOLDCONTACTSONTHE
BATTERYANDTHEPHONE AND
PRESSINGITDOWNUNTILITCLICKSINTO
PLACE 

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3. !LIGNTHEBACKCOVEROVERTHE
BATTERYCOMPARTMENT ANDPRESS
ITDOWNUNTILITCLICKSINTOPLACE 
Charging your phone
4HE#HARGER53"0ORTISATTHEBOTTOM
OFTHEPHONE)NSERTTHECHARGERAND
PLUGITINTOANELECTRICALOUTLET