LG G Pad 8.0 V480 User manual

MFL69162101 (1.0)
User Guide
www.lg.com
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LG-V480

User Guide
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• Screendisplaysandillustrationsmaydiffer
fromthoseyouseeonactualdevice.
• Someofthecontentsofthisguidemay
notapplytoyourdevice,dependingon
thesoftwareandyourserviceprovider.All
informationinthisdocumentissubjectto
changewithoutnotice.
• Thisdeviceisnotsuitableforpeoplewho
haveavisualimpairmentduetothetouch
screenkeyboard.
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registeredtrademarksofLGGroupandits
relatedentities.Allothertrademarksare
thepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
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About this user guide .........................5
About this user guide ........................... 5
Trademarks............................................. 5
DivX HD .................................................. 6
Important notice ................................. 7
Getting to know your device ............. 11
Tablet Overview......................................11
Charging your tablet ............................13
Optimizing Battery Life .......................14
To extend the life of your battery .........14
To view the battery charge level...........15
To monitor and control what uses the
battery.............................................................15
Inserting a microSD card.....................15
Removing the microSD card...............16
Formatting the microSD card .............17
Locking and unlocking the screen......17
Turning the screen on using the
KnockON feature .......................................18
Unlocking your screen using the
Knock Code feature..................................18
Your Home screen ............................ 20
Touch screen tips.................................20
Tap or touch............................................... 20
Touch and hold......................................... 20
Drag............................................................... 20
Swipe or slide...............................................21
Double-tap....................................................21
Pinch-to-Zoom ...........................................21
Rotate the screen.......................................21
Home screen .........................................21
Customizing the Home screen .......... 23
Opening, switching, and stopping
apps.......................................................23
Using Dual window ..............................24
Customizing app icons on the Home
screen....................................................25
Quick access ........................................26
Notifications .........................................26
Accessing notifications...........................27
Quick Settings on the Notifications
Panel ..............................................................27
To rearrange Quick Setting options
on the Notification Panel....................... 28
QSlide apps on the Notifications
Panel ............................................................. 28
Using the QSlide apps........................... 28
Notification icons on the Status Bar. 28
Multiple Users ......................................30
QSlide ....................................................31
Capturing a Screenshot......................33
Using QuickMemo+ to capture a
screenshot .................................................. 33
Using Capture plus to capture a
screenshot of the browser .................... 33
Text Input Methods .............................34
Enter suggested word using gesture
control........................................................... 34
Entering special characters.................. 35
Google account setup.......................36
Table of contents

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Connecting to Networks and
Devices ...............................................37
Wi-Fi ..................................................... 37
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks .............37
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a
Wi-Fi network..............................................37
Bluetooth ..............................................38
Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up
your tablet with a Bluetooth device... 38
Send data using the Bluetooth
feature........................................................... 39
Receive data using the Bluetooth
feature........................................................... 39
SmartShare ..........................................40
Enjoying the content via a variety of
devices ......................................................... 40
Playing/Sending....................................... 40
Enjoying the content from Nearby
devices ..................................................40
Connecting devices ................................ 40
Searching other devices..........................41
Using the content from the Cloud .....41
Using the Cloud .........................................41
QPair ......................................................41
PC connections with a USB cable.....44
Transferring music, photos and
videos using the Media device (MTP)
mode ............................................................ 44
Synchronize with Windows Media
Player ............................................................ 44
PC connections with a USB cable for
Mac OS X users ....................................... 45
Contacts .............................................46
Searching for a contact ......................46
Adding a new contact .........................46
Favorite Contacts.................................46
Creating a group.................................. 47
Email.................................................. 48
Managing an email account...............48
Working with account folders ............49
Composing and sending email..........49
Receiving emails..................................49
Entertainment................................... 50
Camera .................................................50
Getting to know the viewfinder ........... 50
Using the advanced settings.................51
Taking a photo.............................................51
To zoom in or out..................................... 52
Gesture shot............................................... 52
Once you've taken a photo.................. 52
Viewing your saved photos .................. 54
Recording a video.................................... 54
Watching your saved videos................ 54
Gallery ...................................................55
Viewing pictures ....................................... 55
Playing videos............................................ 56
Deleting images and videos................ 56
Setting as wallpaper................................ 56
Slideshow..............................................56
Video ..................................................... 57
Playing a video ...........................................57
Music.....................................................58
Transfer music using Media device
(MTP) mode............................................... 58

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Playing a song........................................... 59
Tools.....................................................61
QuickMemo+.........................................61
QuickRemote .......................................63
Clock .....................................................65
Calculator .............................................65
Calendar ...............................................66
Tasks...................................................... 67
File Manager ........................................ 67
Voice Recorder.....................................68
POLARIS Office 5 ..............................69
Google+.................................................70
LG SmartWorld ....................................70
The Web .............................................72
Browser ................................................. 72
Opening a page ........................................72
Bookmarks...................................................73
History............................................................73
Using Reader mode ................................73
Using QSlide...............................................73
Download files ............................................73
Chrome ................................................. 73
Viewing web pages .................................. 74
Opening a page ........................................ 74
Searching the web by voice.................. 74
Syncing with other devices.................... 74
Adding and viewing bookmarks .........75
Chrome Options menu ..........................75
Settings..............................................76
Access the Settings menu ................. 76
WIRELESS NETWORKS.................... 76
DEVICE ................................................. 78
PERSONAL..........................................83
SYSTEM................................................85
LG Backup..........................................89
About backing up and restoring
device data ...........................................89
Backup your tablet data......................90
Restoring tablet data ..........................90
Tablet software update.....................92
Tablet software update .......................92
LG tablet software update via
Over-the-Air (OTA)..............................92
Accessories ........................................94
Troubleshooting.................................95
For Your Safety ..................................97

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About this user guide
• Beforeusingyourdevice,pleasecarefullyreadthismanual.Thiswillensurethat
youuseyourdevicesafelyandcorrectly.
• Someoftheimagesandscreenshotsprovidedinthisguidemayappear
differentlyonyourtablet.
• Yourcontentmaydifferfromthefinalproduct,orfromsoftwaresuppliedby
serviceprovidersorcarriers,Thiscontentmaybesubjecttochangewithout
priornotice.Forthelatestversionofthismanual,pleasevisittheLGwebsiteat
www.lg.com.
• Yourdevice'sapplicationsandtheirfunctionsmayvarybycountry,region,or
hardwarespecifications.LGcannotbeheldliableforanyperformanceissues
resultingfromtheuseofapplicationsdevelopedbyprovidersotherthanLG.
• LGcannotbeheldliableforperformanceorincompatibilityissuesresulting
fromeditedregistrysettingsbeingeditedoroperatingsystemsoftwarebeing
modified.Anyattempttocustomizeyouroperatingsystemmaycausethe
deviceoritsapplicationstonotworkastheyshould.
• Software,audio,wallpaper,images,andothermediasuppliedwithyour
devicearelicensedforlimiteduse.Ifyouextractandusethesematerialsfor
commercialorotherpurposesis,youmaybeinfringingcopyrightlaws.Asa
user,youarefullyareentirelyresponsiblefortheillegaluseofmedia.
• Additionalchargesmaybeappliedfordataservices,suchasmessaging,
uploadinganddownloading,auto-syncing,orusinglocationservices.Toavoid
additionalcharges,selectadataplantoissuitableforyourneeds.Contactyour
serviceprovidertoobtainadditionaldetails.
Trademarks
• LGandtheLGlogoareregisteredtrademarksofLGElectronics.
• Allothertrademarksandcopyrightsarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
About this user guide

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DivX HD
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO:DivX®isadigitalvideoformatcreatedbyDivX,LLC,a
subsidiaryofRoviCorporation.ThisisanofficialDivXCertified®devicethat
haspassedrigoroustestingtoverifythatitplaysDivXvideo.Visitdivx.com
formoreinformationandsoftwaretoolstoconvertyourfilesintoDivXvideos.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:ThisDivXCertified®devicemustbe
registeredinordertoplaypurchasedDivXVideo-on-Demand(VOD)movies.
Toobtainyourregistrationcode,locatetheDivXVODsectioninyourdevice
setupmenu.Gotovod.divx.comformoreinformationonhowtocomplete
yourregistration.
DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium
content.
DivX®, DivX Certified® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi
Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license.
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE NOTICE INFORMATION
ToobtainthesourcecodeunderGPL,LGPL,MPL,andother
opensourcelicenses,thatiscontainedinthisproduct,pleasevisit
http://opensource.lge.com.
Inadditiontothesourcecode,allreferredlicenseterms,warranty
disclaimersandcopyrightnoticesareavailablefordownload.
LGElectronicswillalsoprovideopensourcecodetoyouonCD-ROM
forachargecoveringthecostofperformingsuchdistribution(such
asthecostofmedia,shipping,andhandling)uponemailrequestto
[e-mail].Thisofferisvalidforthree(3)yearsfromthedate
onwhichyoupurchasedtheproduct.

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Please read this before you start using your tablet!
Pleasechecktoseewhetheranyproblemsyouencounteredwithyourtablet
aredescribedinthissectionbeforetakingthetabletinforserviceorcalling
aservicerepresentative.
1. Tablet Memory
Youneedtocheckyourtabletmemoryanddeletesomedata,suchas
applications,tomakemorememoryavailable.
To uninstall applications:
1 Tap > >Appstab>Settings>Apps.
2 Oncealloftheapplicationsappear,selecttheapplicationyouwantto
uninstall.
3 TapUninstallandOKtoconfirm.
2. 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tablettomalfunction.Inaddition,your
tabletwillnolongerbecoveredbythewarranty.
Important notice

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WARNING
Toprotectyourtabletandpersonaldata,onlydownloadapplications
fromtrustedsources,suchasPlayStore.Ifthereareimproperlyinstalled
applicationsonyourtablet,thetabletmaynotworknormallyoraserious
errormayoccur.Youmustuninstallthoseapplicationsandallassociated
dataandsettingsfromthetablet.
3. Using a Screen Lock
Setanscreenlocktosecureyourtablet.Tap > >Appstab>
Settings>Display>Lock screen>Select screen lockandselecta
desiredscreenlockfromSwipe,Knock Code,Pattern,PINandPassword.
YoucancreateaBackupPINasasafetymeasureincaseyouforgetyour
screenlock.
Caution:CreateorsignintoaGoogleaccountbeforesettingascreenlock
andremembertheBackupPINyoucreatedwhencreatingyourscreenlock.
WARNING
Precautions to take when using a screen lock.
Itisveryimportanttorememberthescreenlockyouset.Youwillnotbe
abletoaccessyourtabletifyouuseanincorrectscreenlock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.