LG Tribute 5 User manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
GetStarted 2
PartsandFunctions 2
NanoSIMCard 3
microSDCard 6
InsertmicroSDCard 6
UnmountthemicroSDCard 8
RemovemicroSDCard 8
FormatmicroSDCard 9
BatteryUse 9
InserttheBattery 9
RemovetheBattery 11
ChargetheBattery 13
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 14
UsetheTouchscreen 15
ActivateYourPhone 19
CompletetheSetupScreens 19
BasicOperations 21
Basics 21
HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 21
PhoneSettingsMenu 22
PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 22
CaptureScreenshots 23
Applications 23
LaunchApplications 23
AppsList 24
PhoneNumber 26
SilentMode 26
AirplaneMode 27
EnterText 27
TouchscreenKeyboards 27
QWERTYKeyboard 28
PhoneKeyboard 28

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TipsforEditingText 29
SearchYourPhoneandtheWeb 32
PhoneandWebSearchUsingTextEntry 32
PhoneandWebSearchUsingVoiceCommand 33
GoogleAccount 33
CreateaGoogleAccount 34
SignintoYourGoogleAccount 35
GooglePlayStore 35
FindandInstallanApp 36
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 36
UpdateanApp 37
UninstallanApp 37
GetHelpwithGooglePlay 37
LockandUnlockYourScreen 38
UnlockYourScreenUsingtheKnockCodeFeature 39
UpdateYourPhone 39
UpdateYourPhoneSoftware 40
UpdateYourProfile 42
UpdateYourPRL 42
YourPhoneInterface 43
HomeScreenBasics 43
HomeScreenLayout 43
ExtendedHomeScreens 44
StatusBarandNotificationPanel 44
StatusBar 44
NotificationPanel 46
CustomizetheHomeScreen 47
ChangetheWallpaper 47
AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 47
AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 48
AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 48
PhoneApp 49
PlaceandAnswerCalls 49
CallUsingthePhoneDialer 49
CallEmergencyNumbers 50
AnswerPhoneCalls 51
In-CallScreenLayoutandOperations 52

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PlaceaCallfromContacts 53
CallfromCallLogs 53
OptionalServices 54
VoicemailSetup 54
VisualVoicemail 54
SetUpVisualVoicemail 54
ReviewVisualVoicemail 55
ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 56
VisualVoicemailOptions 56
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 56
CallerIDBlocking 58
CallWaiting 58
ConferenceCalling 59
CallForwarding 59
CallSettings 60
Contacts 63
AddaContact 63
ViewContacts 64
ContactsScreenLayout 65
EditaContact 66
DeleteaContact 66
ShareaContact 66
ImportContacts 67
BackUpContacts 67
MessagingandInternet 68
TextandMultimediaMessaging 68
SendaTextMessage 68
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 69
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 70
NewMessagesNotification 70
ManageMessageConversations 71
TextandMMSOptions 73
Gmail 74
CreateandSendaGmailMessage 74
CheckReceivedGmailMessages 75
UseGmailLabels 76
ArchiveGmailThreads 76

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MuteGmailThreads 76
DeleteGmailThreads 77
SearchGmailMessages 77
ReportSpamGmail 77
AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 78
SwitchingbetweenGmailAccounts 78
GmailSettings 78
Email 79
SetUpanEmailAccount 79
AddanEmailAccount 79
AddanExchangeAccount 80
ComposeandSendEmail 81
OpenEmailMessages 81
DeleteanEmailAccount 82
ManageYourEmailInbox 82
MicrosoftExchangeEmailFeatures 83
DataServicesGeneralInformation(4GLTEand3GNetworks) 84
4GLTE 85
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 85
ChromeBrowser 85
UsetheBrowser 85
AddaBookmark 86
ViewBrowserHistory 86
OpenNewBrowserTabs 87
BrowserSettings 87
CameraandVideo 88
CameraOverview 88
TakePicturesandRecordVideos 89
TakePictures 89
RecordVideos 89
GestureShot 90
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 90
EditPictures 91
SharePicturesandVideos 92
SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 93
SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 93
SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 94

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SharePicturesorVideosviaAdditionalAppsorSocialMedia 94
ShareVideosonYouTube 95
CameraSettings 95
SwitchCameras 95
SetCameraFunctions 96
AppsandFeatures 97
NavigationApps 97
GoogleMaps 97
Scout 97
GoogleHangouts 98
GoogleSearch 99
UseGoogleSearch 99
GoogleSearchOptions 99
UseGoogleVoiceSearch 99
Capture+ 100
Music 102
GooglePlayMusic 102
MusicPlayer 102
BackUpYourDownloadedMusicFiles 103
SprintMusicPlus 103
Calendar 105
AddanEventtotheCalendar 105
ViewCalendarEvents 106
SyncCalendars 106
SynchronizeanMicrosoftExchangeCalendar 106
Clock 107
AdditionalClockFeatures 108
Calculator 109
Twitter 109
InstalltheTwitterApponYourPhone 109
TweetonTwitter 110
Facebook 110
InstalltheFacebookApponYourPhone 110
UseFacebook 111
QuickMemo+ 111
FileManager 111
SprintZone 112

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Connectivity 113
TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 113
Wi-Fi 114
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 114
Wi-FiSettings 115
DisconnectWi-Fi 115
Wi-FiDirect 115
Wi-FiHotspot 116
Tethering 117
Bluetooth 117
BluetoothInformation 117
EnabletheBluetoothFeature 117
PairBluetoothDevices 118
ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 118
SendInformationUsingBluetooth 119
ReceiveDataviaBluetooth 120
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 120
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 120
SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 120
AddaVPNConnection 121
ConnecttoorDisconnectFromaVPN 121
Settings 122
BasicSettings 122
NetworksSettings 123
Wi-FiSettings 123
BluetoothSettings 123
MobileDataSettings 123
CallSettings 123
RoamingSettings 124
Share&Connect 126
Tethering 126
MoreSettings 126
SoundSettings 127
SoundProfile 127
Volume 128
Ringtone 128
SoundwithVibration 129

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VibrateType 129
Interruptions 129
LockScreen 129
Apps 129
MoreSettings 130
DisplaySettings 131
HomeScreen 131
LockScreen 132
HomeTouchButtons 134
FontType 135
FontSize 135
Brightness 135
Auto-RotateScreen 135
ScreenTimeout 136
MoreSettings 136
GeneralSettings 136
Language&keyboard 136
Location 137
Accounts&Sync 137
Accessibility 138
ShortcutKey 140
Security 140
Date&Time 141
Storage 141
Battery&PowerSaving 142
ActivateThisDevice 142
SystemUpdates 142
Apps 142
DefaultMessageApp 143
Backup&Reset 143
AboutPhone 144
ForAssistance 145
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 145
SprintAccountPasswords 145
SprintSupportServices 146
Anti-TheftGuide 146
CopyrightInformation 147

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Index 148

Introduction 1
Introduction
Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofusingthisguideandyournewphone.
About the User Guide
ThankyouforpurchasingyournewLGTribute5.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowbesttousethis
guidetogetthemostoutofyourphone.
Before Using Your Phone
ReadtheGetStartedguideandImportantInformationbookletthatwerepackagedwithyourphone
thoroughlyforproperusage.
Accessibleservicesmaybelimitedbysubscriptioncontractconditions.
Descriptions in the User Guide
Notethatmostdescriptionsinthisguidearebasedonyourphone'ssetupatthetimeofpurchase.
Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthephone'shomescreen,whichisdisplayedby
tappingtheHome key .Someoperationdescriptionsmaybesimplified.
Screenshots and Key Labels
Screenshotsintheuserguidemayappeardifferentlyonyourphone.Keylabelsintheuserguideare
simplifiedfordescriptionpurposesanddifferfromyourphone'sdisplay.
Other Notations
Intheuserguide,thephonemaybereferredtoeitheras"phone,""device,"or"handset."A
microSD™ormicroSDHC™cardisreferredtoasan"SDCard"ora"memorycard."

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Get Started
Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandwirelessservice
forthefirsttime.
Parts and Functions
Thesetopicsillustrateyourphone’sprimarypartsandkeyfunctions.
Note:Yourphone'sscreensandappslayoutsaresubjecttochange.Thisuserguideusessample
imagesonly.
Phone Layout
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.
Part Description
Front-Facing Camera Lens Allowsyoutotakepicturesandvideoofyourself.Alsoletsyou
participateinvideochats.
Proximity Sensor Sensesproximitytowardsotherobjects(suchasyourhead)so
thattouchcommandsarenotaccidentallyactivatedduringacall.
Note:Pleasebecarefulnottocoverthesensorswitha
protectivefilm,pouch,oraprotectivecasenotauthorizedbyLG.
Touchscreen Displaysalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone,such
astheapplications,callstatus,theContactslist,thedateand
time,andthesignalandbatterystrength.

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Part Description
Back Key Returnstothepreviousscreen.Italsoclosespop-updisplay
itemssuchasmenusanddialogboxes.
Home Key ReturnstotheHomescreen.Ifyou'realreadyviewingoneof
extensioncanvases,itopensthecentralHomescreen.Touch
andholdtoaccessGoogleNow.
3.5mm Headset Jack Allowsyoutopluginaheadsetforconvenient,hands-free
conversations.
Recent Apps KeyAllowsyoutoaccessrecently-usedapps.Touchandholdto
accesstheavailableoptions.
Earpiece Letsyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.
Power/Lock Button Locksthescreen.Pressandholdtoopenthephoneoptions
menuforthefollowingoptions:Poweroff,Poweroffandrestart,
andTurnon/offAirplanemode.
Speaker Letsyouhearthedifferentringersandsounds.Thespeakeralso
letsyouhearthecaller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.
Microphone Transmitsyourvoiceforphonecallsorrecordsyourvoiceor
ambientsoundsforvoicerecordingsandvideos.
Charger/Accessory Port AllowsyoutoconnectthephonechargeroranoptionalUSB
cable.
Volume Buttons Allowyoutoadjusttheringerandmediavolumes,ortoadjustthe
in-callvolumeduringacall.
Flash Helpsyoutakepicturesandvideoindimlighting.
Back-Facing Camera Lens Letsyoutakepicturesandrecordvideos.
CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.
Nano SIM Card
TheNanoSIMcardisanIC(IntegratedCircuit)cardcontainingphonenumberandothercustomer
information.
Handling the Nano SIM Card
KeepthefollowinginmindwhenhandlingaNanoSIMcard.
n CustomerisresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyinsertingNanoSIMcardinanother-brand
ICcardreader,etc.Sprintisnotresponsibleinsuchcase.
n AlwayskeeptheICchipclean.
n Wipecleanwithadry,softcloth.
n Avoidapplyinglabels.MaydamagetheNanoSIMcard.

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n SeeinstructionsincludedwiththeNanoSIMcardforhandling.
n TheNanoSIMcardisthepropertyofSprint.
n TheNanoSIMcardisreplaceable(atcost)incaseofloss/damage.
n ReturntheNanoSIMcardtoSprintwhencancellingyoursubscription.
n ReturnedNanoSIMcardsarerecycledforenvironmentalpurposes.
n NotethatNanoSIMcardspecificationsandperformancemaychangewithoutnotice.
n ItisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofinformationthatisstoredontheNanoSIM
card.Sprintisnotresponsiblefordamagesfromstoredinformationthatislost.
n AlwaysfollowemergencyprocedurestosuspendserviceifyourNanoSIMcardorphone(Nano
SIMcardinserted)islost/stolen.Fordetails,contactCustomerService.
n Alwayspoweroffthephonebeforeinserting/removingaNanoSIMcard.
Insert Nano SIM Card
FollowtheseinstructionstoinsertaNanoSIMcard.Remembertopoweroffyourphonebefore
insertingaNanoSIMcard.
1. Removethebackcover.
l Liftgentlyinthedirectionshown.
2. InserttheNanoSIMcard.

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l InsertgentlywithgoldICchipfacingdownward.
3. Insertthebattery.
4. Attachthebackcover.

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l Makesureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.
microSD Card
YourphonesupportstheuseofanoptionalmicroSDcard(notincluded)toexpanditsstorage
capacity.Somecardsmaynotoperateproperlywithyourphone.
microSD card Cautions
Data:InformationstoredonthemicroSDcardcanbecomelostorchangedaccidentlyorasa
resultofdamage.Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofimportantdata.Sprintis
notresponsiblefordamagesfromdatathatislostorchanged.
Reading/Writing Data:Neverpowerofforremovethebatterywhilereadingorwritingdata.
Handling microSD card:Use/storemicroSDcardsawayfromthereachofinfants.Maycause
chokingifswallowed.
Insert microSD Card
FollowthesestepstoinsertanoptionalmicroSDcard(notincluded).Makesuretopoweryour
phoneoffbeforeinsertingorremovingamicroSDcard.
1. Removethebackcover.
l Liftgentlyinthedirectionshown.
2. InsertthemicroSDcard.

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l InsertthemicroSDcardallthewaygentlywithoutbendingandwiththeterminalsfacing
down.
l InsertonlymicroSDcards.
3. Insertthebattery.

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4. Attachthebackcover.
l Makesureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.
Unmount the microSD Card
AlwaysunmountthemicroSDcardbeforeremovingitfromyourphone.
1. Tap > >Settings >Generaltab.
2. TapStorage.
3. TapUnmount SD card.
l ThemenuoptionnamechangesfromUnmount SD cardtoMount SD card.Thecardis
nowunmounted.
Remove microSD Card
FollowtheseinstructionstoremoveamicroSDcard.Alwayspowerthephoneoffbeforeinsertingor
removingamicroSDcard.
1. Tap > >Settings >Generaltab.
2. TapStorage.
3. TapUnmount SD card.
4. Removethebackcover.

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5. SlidethemicroSDcardoutoftheslottoremoveit.
6. Attachthebackcover.
Format microSD Card
WhenyouinsertanoptionalmicroSDcardforthefirsttime,itisrecommendedthatyouformatiton
yourphone.
1. Tap > >Settings >Generaltab.
2. TapStorage.
3. TapErase SD card.
4. TapErase SD cardagain.
5. TapErase SD cardtoconfirm.
l AlldataonthemicroSDcardiserased,andthecardisformattedforuseonyourphone.
Battery Use
Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowtoinsertandremoveyourphone’sbattery.
Battery Cautions
Storage:Avoidstoringorleavingbatterywithnochargeremaining.Savedinformationand
settingsmaybecomelostorchanged,orbatterymaybecomeunusable.Chargeonceeverysix
monthsbeforestoringorleavingunusedforalongperiod.
Bulges:Dependingonuse,bulgesmayappearnearendofbatterylife.Thisdoesnotaffect
safety.
Replacing Battery:Thebatteryisaconsumableitem.Itneedstobereplacedifoperatingtime
shortensnoticeably.Purchaseanewbattery.
Cleaning:Cleansoiledterminalsbetweenbatteryandphonewithaclean,drycottonswab.
Soiledterminalscanresultinapoorconnectionandpreventcharging,etc.
Insert the Battery
Followtheseinstructionstoinsertyourphone’sbatterysafelyandproperly.
1. Removethebackcover.

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2. Insertthebattery.
l Alignthecontactsofthebatterywiththecontactsinthephone.
3. Attachthebatterycover.

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l Makesureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.
Remove the Battery
Followtheseinstructionstoremoveyourphone’sbattery.Alwayspowerthephoneoffbefore
removingthebattery.
1. Removethebatterycover.