LG US730 User manual

LG Splendor™ 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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Contents 3
Getting to know your phone ................. 8
Your Home screen ............................... 26
Google account setup.......................... 41
Connecting to Networks and Devices43
Calls ...................................................... 56
Contacts ................................................ 61
Messaging ............................................ 64
Email ..................................................... 67
Camera .................................................. 71
Video camera........................................77
Multimedia ............................................ 81
Utilities.................................................. 84
The web ................................................. 91
Settings ................................................ 93
Accessories ........................................ 104
FAQ ..................................................... 106
Safety...................................................125
Limited Warranty Statement.............194

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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.
Caution

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•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.
•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

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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.
•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.

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•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.
•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.

8Getting to know your phone
Before you start using the
phone, please read this!
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.

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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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)>Status.
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The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:
•OntheHomescreen,touch>
Appstab >Settings > Power
saver(DEVICEcategory)>Battery
use(BATTERYINFORMATION
category).
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panelorthe

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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.

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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the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?".

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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.
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.

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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to
stopit.
7. Hold your phone upright
Holdyourmobilephonevertically,as
youwouldaregularphone.TheLG
Splendor™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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8. 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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Device components
Earpiece
Proximity Sensor
Front Camera Lens
Home Key
• ReturntotheHomescreenfrom
anyscreen.
• Pressandholdtoviewalistofthe
mostrecentlyusedapps.
Back Key
Returntothepreviousscreen.
Power/Lock Key
•Switchyourphoneon/offbypressing
andholdingthiskey.
•Shortpresstolock/unlockthescreen.
Menu Key
• Displaysavailableoptions.
• GotoGoogleSearch™bylightly
pressingandholdingthiskey.

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NOTE Proximity sensor
When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.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
lm.Thiscouldcausethesensorto
malfunction.
Power/Lock Key
Charger/USB Port
Microphone
Earphone Jack
Volume Keys
•IntheHomescreen:Controlringer
volume.
•Duringacall:Controlyourearpiece
volume.
•Whenplayingatrack:Controlvolume
continuously.
TIP!PressandholdbothVolumeKeysfor
onesecondtoaccesstheQuickMemo
function.

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Back Camera Lens
microSD Card Slot
Speaker
Battery
Back Cover
Installing the SD card and
battery
Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournew
phone,you'llneedtosetitup.Toinsert
theSDcardandbattery:
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onthenextpage.
NOTE PutyourthumbnailintotheCharger/USB
Portholeandliftoffthebackcover.

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2. Insert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. Alignthebackcoveroverthe
batterycompartment andpress
itdownuntilitclicksintoplace .
Charging your phone
TheCharger/USBPortisatthebottom
ofthephone.Insertthechargerand
plugitintoanelectricaloutlet.