LG Volt User manual

User Guide

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Table of Contents
Get Started....................................................................................................................................................1
Your Phone at a Glance........................................................................................................................1
Set Up Your Phone...............................................................................................................................2
Install the battery...........................................................................................................................2
Charge your battery......................................................................................................................3
Activation and Service ..........................................................................................................................4
Complete the Setup Screens................................................................................................................4
Set Up Voicemail...................................................................................................................................5
Phone Basics ................................................................................................................................................6
Your Phone‟s Layout.............................................................................................................................6
Turn Your Phone On and Off................................................................................................................7
Turn Your Screen On and Off...............................................................................................................7
Touchscreen Navigation .......................................................................................................................8
Lock and Unlock Your Phone .............................................................................................................12
Guest Mode.........................................................................................................................................13
Setting Up Guest Mode...............................................................................................................13
Using Guest Mode ......................................................................................................................14
Your Home Screen..............................................................................................................................14
Home Screen Overview..............................................................................................................14
Customize Your Home Screen ...................................................................................................14
Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen........................................................................15
Change the Phone's Wallpaper ..................................................................................................16
Customize Applications Icons on the Home Screen...................................................................17
Access Recently-Used Applications ...........................................................................................18
Home Screen Clean View...........................................................................................................18
Quick Access ..............................................................................................................................18
Change the Screen Orientation ..................................................................................................19
Status Bar ...........................................................................................................................................19
Enter Text With the On-screen Keyboard...........................................................................................22
Phone Calls.................................................................................................................................................25
Make Phone Calls...............................................................................................................................25
Call Using the Phone Dialer........................................................................................................25

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Call from Call Logs......................................................................................................................25
Call from Contacts ......................................................................................................................26
Call Using a Speed Dial Number................................................................................................26
Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message ................................................................26
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................................26
Receive Phone Calls...........................................................................................................................27
Voicemail.............................................................................................................................................28
Voicemail Setup..........................................................................................................................28
Voicemail Notification..................................................................................................................28
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages............................................................................................29
Visual Voicemail..................................................................................................................................30
Set Up Visual Voicemail..............................................................................................................30
Review Visual Voicemail.............................................................................................................30
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages.......................................................................................31
Visual Voicemail Options............................................................................................................31
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings...........................................................................................32
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu.................................................................33
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu..........................................................................33
Phone Call Options.............................................................................................................................33
In-call Options.............................................................................................................................34
Caller ID......................................................................................................................................35
Call Waiting.................................................................................................................................35
Conference Calling .....................................................................................................................36
Call Forwarding...........................................................................................................................37
Set Up Speed Dialing..........................................................................................................................38
Call Logs .............................................................................................................................................38
Call Settings........................................................................................................................................39
Voicemail Settings ......................................................................................................................39
Call Reject...................................................................................................................................39
TTY Mode ...................................................................................................................................40
Roaming Settings................................................................................................................................40
Roaming Mode............................................................................................................................40
Roaming Guard...........................................................................................................................41
Data Roam Guard.......................................................................................................................41
Contacts......................................................................................................................................................43

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Get Started with Contacts...................................................................................................................43
Access Contacts .........................................................................................................................43
The Contacts List........................................................................................................................43
Contacts List Options..................................................................................................................44
Add a Contact .....................................................................................................................................45
Save a Phone Number........................................................................................................................46
Edit a Contact Entry............................................................................................................................46
Communicate with Your Contacts.......................................................................................................49
Import, Export, and Share Contacts....................................................................................................51
Import Contacts From Your Internal Storage..............................................................................51
Export Contacts to Your Internal Storage...................................................................................51
Share a Contact..........................................................................................................................51
Joining and Separating Contacts................................................................................................52
Accounts and Messaging............................................................................................................................53
Gmail / Google....................................................................................................................................53
Create a Google Account............................................................................................................53
Sign In to Your Google Account..................................................................................................54
Access Gmail..............................................................................................................................54
Send a Gmail Message...............................................................................................................55
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages ..........................................................................................55
Email ...................................................................................................................................................56
Add an Email Account (POP3 or IMAP) .....................................................................................56
Corporate Email (Outlook)..........................................................................................................57
Open Email .................................................................................................................................58
Create and Send Email...............................................................................................................58
Reply to or Delete an Email Message ........................................................................................59
Configure and Sync Corporate Email Settings...........................................................................59
Text and Multimedia Messaging .........................................................................................................61
Send a Text Message.................................................................................................................61
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)...........................................................................................62
Save and Resume a Draft Message...........................................................................................64
New Messages Notification.........................................................................................................64
Manage Message Conversations ...............................................................................................64
Text and Multimedia Message Options ......................................................................................66
Apps and Entertainment..............................................................................................................................69

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Google Play Store...............................................................................................................................69
Find and Install an App...............................................................................................................69
Create a Google Wallet Account ................................................................................................70
Request a Refund for a Paid App...............................................................................................70
Open an Installed App ................................................................................................................70
Uninstall an App..........................................................................................................................71
Get Help with Google Play..........................................................................................................71
Navigation ...........................................................................................................................................71
Google Maps...............................................................................................................................71
Music...................................................................................................................................................72
Music Player................................................................................................................................72
Google Play Music App...............................................................................................................72
Web and Data .............................................................................................................................................73
Connect Wi-Fi .....................................................................................................................................73
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Network...................................................................................73
Add a Wi-Fi Network...................................................................................................................74
Data Services General Information (3G and Sprint Spark LTE Networks).........................................74
Sprint Spark LTE.........................................................................................................................75
Your Data Services User Name..................................................................................................75
Data Connection Status and Indicators ......................................................................................75
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)...........................................................................................................76
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection ..................................................................................76
Set Up Secure Credential Storage .............................................................................................76
Add a VPN Connection...............................................................................................................77
Connect to or Disconnect from a VPN........................................................................................77
Browser...............................................................................................................................................77
Launch the Web Browser............................................................................................................77
Learn to Navigate the Browser ...................................................................................................78
Browser Menu.............................................................................................................................79
Select Text on a Web Page........................................................................................................80
Go to a Specific Website.............................................................................................................80
Adjust Browser Settings..............................................................................................................80
Create Website Settings .............................................................................................................81
Reset the Browser to Default......................................................................................................81
Set the Browser Home Page ......................................................................................................81

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Create Bookmarks......................................................................................................................81
Create a New Homepage ...........................................................................................................82
Add Bookmarks to Your Home Screen.......................................................................................82
Camera and Video ......................................................................................................................................83
Take Pictures......................................................................................................................................83
Open or Close the Camera.........................................................................................................83
Viewfinder Screen in Camera mode...........................................................................................83
Take a Picture.............................................................................................................................84
Multi-point Auto Focus ................................................................................................................84
Super Zooming ...........................................................................................................................85
Light Frame.................................................................................................................................85
Review Screen............................................................................................................................85
Record Videos.....................................................................................................................................86
Viewfinder Screen in Video mode...............................................................................................86
Record videos.............................................................................................................................86
Camera Settings .................................................................................................................................87
Video Camera Settings.......................................................................................................................88
View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery.............................................................................................89
Open or Close Gallery ................................................................................................................89
View Pictures and Videos...........................................................................................................89
Zoom In or Out on a Picture........................................................................................................90
Watch a Video.............................................................................................................................90
Video Gallery Options.................................................................................................................90
Live Zoom ...................................................................................................................................91
Work with Pictures ..............................................................................................................................91
Share Pictures and Videos .................................................................................................................92
Send Pictures or Videos by Email ..............................................................................................92
Send a Picture or Video by Multimedia Message.......................................................................93
Send Pictures or Videos Using Bluetooth...................................................................................93
Tools and Calendar.....................................................................................................................................94
QSlide .................................................................................................................................................94
QuickMemo.........................................................................................................................................94
QuickRemote ......................................................................................................................................96
Voice Mate..........................................................................................................................................96
Voice Command..................................................................................................................................97

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Calendar..............................................................................................................................................98
Change Calendar View...............................................................................................................98
View Event Details....................................................................................................................101
Create an Event........................................................................................................................101
Edit or Delete an Event.............................................................................................................102
Set an Event Reminder.............................................................................................................102
Respond to an Event Reminder................................................................................................103
Display and Synchronize Calendars.........................................................................................103
Change Calendar Settings........................................................................................................103
Folders ..............................................................................................................................................104
Alarm/Clock.......................................................................................................................................105
Tasks.................................................................................................................................................107
Calculator..........................................................................................................................................109
File Manager.....................................................................................................................................109
File Manager Options................................................................................................................110
Searching in File Manager........................................................................................................110
Using QSlide.............................................................................................................................110
Bluetooth...........................................................................................................................................110
Turn Bluetooth On and Off........................................................................................................110
Bluetooth Settings Menu...........................................................................................................111
Change the Device Name.........................................................................................................112
Pairing Bluetooth Devices.........................................................................................................112
Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device.........................................................................113
Send Items via Bluetooth..........................................................................................................113
Disconnect Bluetooth Connection During an Active Call..........................................................114
SmartShare.......................................................................................................................................114
Enjoying content via a variety of devices..................................................................................114
Enjoying the content from Nearby devices ...............................................................................115
Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology.................................................................................115
microSD Card....................................................................................................................................115
Insert a microSD Card ..............................................................................................................116
Remove a microSD Card..........................................................................................................117
View microSD Card Memory.....................................................................................................117
Format the microSD Card.........................................................................................................117
Unmount the microSD Card......................................................................................................118

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Use the Phone‟s microSD Card as a USB Drive......................................................................118
Transfer User Contents From an Android Phone to Your LG Volt ...................................................119
Transfer Via PC or Laptop........................................................................................................119
Transfer Via Bluetooth Connection...........................................................................................120
Update Your Phone...........................................................................................................................120
Update Your Phone Firmware ..................................................................................................120
Update Your LG Software.........................................................................................................122
Update Your Profile...................................................................................................................122
Update Your PRL......................................................................................................................122
Settings .....................................................................................................................................................123
Wireless Networks ............................................................................................................................123
Airplane Mode...........................................................................................................................123
Wi-Fi Settings............................................................................................................................123
Bluetooth Settings.....................................................................................................................124
Mobile Data...............................................................................................................................124
Call Settings..............................................................................................................................124
Voicemail Settings ....................................................................................................................124
North American Dialing.............................................................................................................124
Incoming Voice Call Pop-up......................................................................................................124
Call Reject.................................................................................................................................124
Decline with Message...............................................................................................................125
Privacy Keeper..........................................................................................................................125
Home Button Answers Call.......................................................................................................125
Auto Answer..............................................................................................................................125
TTY Mode .................................................................................................................................125
Hearing Aids..............................................................................................................................125
Proximity Sensor.......................................................................................................................126
Voice Clarity..............................................................................................................................126
Save Unknown Numbers..........................................................................................................126
Power Button Ends Call............................................................................................................126
Share & Connect...............................................................................................................................127
NFC Settings.............................................................................................................................127
Android Beam ...........................................................................................................................127
SmartShare Beam ....................................................................................................................127
Miracast.....................................................................................................................................127

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Wireless Storage.......................................................................................................................128
More Settings....................................................................................................................................128
Bluetooth Tethering...................................................................................................................128
Mobile Networks Settings .........................................................................................................128
VPN Settings.............................................................................................................................129
Device Settings.................................................................................................................................130
Sound Settings..........................................................................................................................130
Ringtone & Vibration Settings...................................................................................................131
Display Settings ........................................................................................................................133
Home Screen............................................................................................................................136
Lock Screen..............................................................................................................................137
Gestures....................................................................................................................................140
One-handed Operation .............................................................................................................141
Storage......................................................................................................................................142
Battery.......................................................................................................................................142
Apps..........................................................................................................................................143
Tap & Pay .................................................................................................................................143
Personal Settings..............................................................................................................................143
Accounts & Sync.......................................................................................................................144
Guest Mode...............................................................................................................................144
Location.....................................................................................................................................144
Security.....................................................................................................................................145
Language & Input Settings........................................................................................................146
Backup & Reset ........................................................................................................................147
System Settings................................................................................................................................148
Date & Time..............................................................................................................................148
Accessibility...............................................................................................................................148
PC Connection..........................................................................................................................150
Accessory..................................................................................................................................150
Activate This Device .................................................................................................................151
System Updates........................................................................................................................151
Printing......................................................................................................................................152
About Phone .............................................................................................................................152
Copyright Information................................................................................................................................153
Index..........................................................................................................................................................154

Get Started 1
Get Started
The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and service the first time.
Your Phone at a Glance
The following illustration outlines your phone‟s primary external features and buttons.