LG US780 User manual

LG US780 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.
• Google™,GoogleMaps™,Gmail™,YouTube™,
GoogleTalk™andPlayStore™aretrademarks
ofGoogle,Inc.
ENGLISH
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.
MFL67566601 (1.0)

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• Copyright©2013LGElectronics,Inc.Allrightsreserved.LGandtheLGlogoare
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thepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

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Contents
Getting to know your phone ................................................................................ 6
Your Home screen ............................................................................................... 17
Google account setup........................................................................................25
Connecting to Networks and Devices ..............................................................26
Calls .....................................................................................................................33
Contacts ..............................................................................................................36
Messaging ...........................................................................................................38
Email ....................................................................................................................40
Camera ................................................................................................................42
Video camera......................................................................................................46
Multimedia ..........................................................................................................49
Utilities................................................................................................................. 57
The web ................................................................................................................61
Settings ...............................................................................................................62
Accessories ......................................................................................................... 70
FAQ ....................................................................................................................... 71
Safety................................................................................................................... 78
Limited Warranty Statement........................................................................... 109
Index ................................................................................................................... 112

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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.
• 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seriouslydamageyourphone.
Caution

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• 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.
• 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.

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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.
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.

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To check the battery power level:
• OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings > About
phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Battery.
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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)
Installinganopensourceoperatingsystemonyourphoneandnotusing
theoperatingsystemprovidedbythemanufacturercancauseyourphone
tomalfunction.
WARNING
•Ifyouinstallanduseanoperatingsystemotherthantheoneprovidedbythemanufacturer,
yourphoneisnolongercoveredbythewarranty.
•Toprotectyourphoneandpersonaldata,downloadapplicationsonlyfromtrustedsources,

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suchasPlayStore.Ifsomeapplicationsarenotproperlyinstalledonyourphone,your
phonemaynotworkproperly-orseriouserrorsmayoccur.Yo u willneedtouninstallthose
applicationsandallofitsdataandsettingsfromthephone.
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.AtthesametimepressandholdVolume Down Key + Power/
Lock Key .
3.ReleasethekeyswhentheFACTORYHARDRESETscreenappears.
4.ReadthewarningandpressthePower/ Lock Keytoconrm.
Pressanyotherkeytocancel.
5.PressthePower/Lock Keytoconrmoncemoreorpressany
otherkeytocancel.
6.Yourdevicewillperformahardreset.
7.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.
To view a list of recently used applications:
SimplytouchandholdtheHome Key .

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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
US780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.
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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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.
Microphone
Charger/USB Port
Earphone Jack
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.
•Touchandholdtosearch
withinthecurrentapplication
(notavailableforall
applications).

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Power/Lock Key
QuickMemo Key
Volume Keys
•IntheHomescreen:Controlringer
volume.
•Duringacall:Controlyourearpiece
volume.
•Whenplayingatrack:Controlvolume
continuously.
Back Camera Lens microSD Card Slot
Speaker
Battery
Back Cover
micro SIM Card Slot
Notice
TheNFCantennaforthismodelisonthebackcover.Thisbackcoveristheonlyonethatis
offeredwiththemodel.

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Installing the SIM card and battery
Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournewphone,you'llneedtosetitup.To
inserttheSIM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.
2.SlidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcardslot.Makesurethegoldcontact
areaonthecardisfacingdownwards.
NOTE PleaseinsertthenotchedsideoftheSIMcardrst.Refertotheimageinscribedabove
theSIMcardslot.

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3.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 .
4.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.
NOTE Thebatterymustbefullychargedinitiallytoimprovebatterylifetime.
NOTE Donotopenthebackcoverduringthechargingyourphone.

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Using the memory card
To insert a memory card:
Insertthememorycardintotheslot.Makesurethegoldcontactareais
facingdownwards.
NOTE TheLGUS780supportsmemorycardsuptoSDHC32GB.
WARNING
Donotinsertorremovethememorycardwhenthephoneison.Doingsomaydamage
thememorycardaswellasyourphone,andthedatastoredonthememorycardmay
getcorrupted.
To remove the memory card safely:
OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab >Settings >Storage
(DEVICEcategory)>Unmount SD card>OK.
To format the memory card:
Yourmemorycardmayalreadybeformatted.Ifitisn't,youmustformatit
beforeyoucanuseit.
NOTE Alllesonyourmemorycardaredeletedwhenitisformatted.
1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Storage.
2.TouchUnmount SD cardandtouchOKtoconrmit.
3.TouchErase SD cardandthenErase SD cardonemoretimetoconrm
yourchoice.

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4.Ifyouhavesetapatternlock,enterthepatternlockandtouchErase
everything.
NOTE Ifthereiscontentonyourmemorycard,thefolderstructuremaybedifferentafter
formattingasalltheleswillbedeleted.
Locking and unlocking the screen
Ifyoudonotusethephoneforawhile,thescreenisturnedoffandlocked
automatically.Thishelpstopreventaccidentaltouchesandsavesbattery
power.
WhenyouarenotusingtheLGUS780,pressthePower/Lock Keyto
lockyourphone.
Ifthereareanyprogramsrunningwhenyousetlockscreen,theymaybe
stillrunninginLockmode.Itisrecommendedthatyouexitallprograms
beforeenteringLockmodetoavoidunnecessarycharges(e.g.phonecalls,
webaccessanddatacommunications).
Towakeupyourphone,pressthePower/Lock Key.Thelockscreen
willappear.Touchandslidethelockscreeninanydirectiontounlockyour
Homescreen.Thelastscreenyouviewedwillopen.
Secure your lock screen
You canlockyourscreensothatonlyyoucanunlockittoaccessyour
phone.
To set Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password for the first
time:
• OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings > Lock screen
>Select screen lock >Swipe, Face Unlock,Pattern,PIN or Password.
NOTE 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.
NOTE TheFace UnlockoptionisonlyavailableaftersettingupyourGoogleaccount.

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When you cannot recall your unlock pattern:
IfyouloggedintoyourGoogleaccountonthephonebutfailedtoenterthe
correctpattern5times,touchForgot pattern?.You arethenrequiredto
loginwithyourGoogleaccounttounlockyourphoneorenteryourBackup
PIN.
IfyouhavenotcreatedaGoogleaccountonthephoneoryouforgotit,you
havetoperformahardreset.
Formoreinformation,referto"5.Usingthehardreset(Factoryreset)"on
page12.
To adjust the volume
OntheHomescreen,touchtheMenu Key >System settings >
Sound>Sound profile and Volumes.
You canadjustPhone ringtone,Notification sound,Touch feedback &
system,Music,video,games and other media and Alarmsvolume.
JustscrolleachvolumebuttontotherightorlefttoadjustthentouchOK.

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Touch screen tips
Herearesometipsonhowtonavigatearoundyourphone.
Touch–Tochooseamenu/optionoropenanapplication,touchit.
Touch and hold–Toopenanoptionsmenuorgrabanobjectyouwantto
move,touchandholdit.
Drag–Toscrollthroughalistormoveslowly,dragacrossthetouchscreen.
Flick–Toscrollthroughalistormovequickly,ickacrossthetouchscreen
(dragquicklyandrelease).
NOTE • Toselectanitem,touchthecenteroftheicon.
• Donotpresstoohard;thetouchscreenissensitiveenoughtopickupalight,rm
touch.
•Usethetipofyourngertotouchtheoptionyouwant.Becarefulnottotouchany
otherkeys.
Home screen
Simplyswipeyourngertotheleftorrighttoviewthepanels.You can
customizeeachpanelwithapps,downloads,widgetsandwallpapers.
NOTE Somescreenimagesmaybedifferentdependingonyourphoneprovider.
OnyourHomescreen,youcanviewquickkeysatthebottomofthe
screen.Quickkeysprovideeasy,one-touchaccesstothefunctionsyouuse
themost.
TouchthePhoneicontobringupthetouchscreendialpadtomakea
call.
TouchtheContactsicontoopenyourcontacts.
TouchtheMessagingicontoaccessthemessagingmenu,whereyou
cancreateanewmessage.
TouchtheAppsicontoviewallyourinstalledapplications.Toopenany
application,simplytouchtheiconintheapplicationslist.

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Customizing the Home screen
You canpersonalizeyourHomescreenbyaddingapplicationicons,and
widgetstoanyHomescreencanvas.Youcanalsochangethewallpaper.
To add items on your Home screen:
1.GototheHomescreencanvaswhereyouwanttoaddtheitem.Then
touchandholdtheemptypartoftheHomescreenortouch .
NOTE IfspaceisnotavailableonaparticularHomescreencanvas,youmustdeleteorremove
anitembeforeyoucanaddanotheritem.OrswitchtoanotherHomescreencanvas.
2.Touchthedesiredtabatthebottomofthescreenandselecttheitem
youwanttoadd.YouwillthenseeaddeditemsontheHomescreen.
3.Dragittothelocationyouwantandliftyournger.
Slidethescreenrightorlefttoviewdifferent
screen.
Touchandholdtheiconanddragatthescreen
youwanttoput.
You canaddorremovetheappsandaccessthe
downloads.Youcanalsoaddorremovewidgets
andchangethewallpapers.
To remove an item from the Home screen:
• OntheHomescreen,touchandholdtheiconyouwanttoremove,then
dragitto
TIP!  ToaddanapplicationicontotheHomescreenfromtheApplicationsmenu,touchand
holdtheapplicationyouwanttoadd.TheApplicationsmenuclosesandtheHome
screenwillbedisplayed.

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Customizing an application icon from the Home
screen
NOTEThisfeatureallowsyoutomakeand
useaniconwiththepicturesinyourGallery.
You canfurthereditapplicationiconsontheHomescreen.
1.Touchandholdaniconuntilthecanvasgridisdisplayed,thenrelease
theicon.Aneditingiconappearsattheupperrightsideoftheapplication
icon.
2.Touchtheiconandselectthedesiredicondesign.
3.TouchCreate photo iconandselectTake phototoopentheCamera
applicationandtakeapictureorSelect from Gallerytochooseoneof
theavailablepicturesinyourGallery.
Returning to recently-used applications
1.TouchandholdtheHomeKey .Thescreendisplaysapop-upwith
iconsofapplicationsyouusedrecently.
2.Touchanicontoopentheapplication.OrtouchtheBackKeyto
returntoyourcurrentapplication.

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Status Bar
TheStatusBarrunsacrossthetopofyourscreen.
Quiet
mode
GPSBluetoothAirplaneWi-Fi
TouchandslidetheStatusBardownwithyourngertodisplaythe
NoticationsPanel.TheNoticationsPaneldisplaysallofyournotications
alongwiththeQuickSettingsatthetop.
Scrolltotherightandtouch> tomanageyourQuickSettings.You 
canaddandremoveWi-Fi,Airplanemode,Bluetooth,GPS,Quietmode,
Soundprole,Dataenabled,NFC,Auto-rotatescreen,Accounts&sync,
PortableWi-Fihotspot,Miracast,andPowersaver.
Viewing the Status Bar
TheStatusBarusesdifferenticonstodisplayphoneinformationsuchas
signalstrength,newmessages,batterylife,activeBluetoothanddata
connections.
Belowisatableexplainingthemeaningoficonsyou'relikelytoseeinthe
StatusBar.
Icon Description Icon Description
NoSIMcard Nosignal
Airplanemode ConnectedtoaWi-Fi
network