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.
• Copyright©2015LGElectronics,Inc.All
rightsreserved.LGandtheLGlogoare
registeredtrademarksofLGGroupandits
relatedentities.Allothertrademarksare
thepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
• Google™,GoogleMaps™,Gmail™,
YouTube™,Hangouts™andGooglePlay™
aretrademarksofGoogle,Inc.

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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.
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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.

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When you can’t recall your Pattern, PIN or Password:
< If you have forgotten your pattern >
IfyouloggedintoyourGoogleaccountonthetabletbutfailedtoenterthe
correctpattern5times,taptheForgot pattern?buttonatthebottomofthe
screen.YouarethenrequiredtologinwithyourGoogleAccountoryouhave
toentertheBackupPINwhichyouenteredwhencreatingyourPatternLock.
IfyouhavenotcreatedaGoogleaccountonthetabletoryouforgotthe
BackupPIN,youhavetoperformahardreset.
< If you have forgotten your PIN or Password >
IfyouforgetyourPINorPassword,youwillneedtoperformahardreset.
Caution:Ifyouperformahardreset,alluserapplicationsanduserdatawill
bedeleted.
NOTE:IfyouhavenotloggedintoyourGoogleAccountandhave
forgottenyourPattern,youwillneedtoenteryourBackupPIN.
4. Using the Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
Ifyourtabletdoesnotrestoretoitsoriginalcondition,useaHardReset
(FactoryReset)toinitializeit.
1 Turnthetabletoff.
2 PressandholdtheVolume Down Keyfirst,thenpressandholdthe
Power/Lock KeyontherightsideofthetabletuntiltheLGlogois
displayed.
3 ReleaseonlythePower/Lock Key whentheLGlogoisdisplayed.Then
immediatelypressandholditagain.
4 ReleaseallkeyswhentheFactoryhardresetscreenisdisplayed.

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5 PresseitheroftheVolume KeystohighlightYes,thenpressthe
Power/Lock Keytocontinue.
6 PresseitheroftheVolume KeystohighlightYesonceagain,then
pressthePower/Lock Keytoconfirm.
7 Yourdevicewillperformahardreset.
WARNING
IfyouperformaHardReset,alluserapplications,userdataandDRM
licenseswillbedeleted.Pleaseremembertobackupanyimportantdata
beforeperformingaHardReset.
5. If the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the tablet does not respond when you try to operate
it:PressandholdthePower/Lock Key forover8secondsuntiltheLGlogo
isdisplayedtorestartyourtablet.Ifitstilldoesnotwork,pleasecontactthe
servicecenter.

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Getting to know your device
Tablet Overview
Volume keys
Rear-facing camera
Speakers
Front-facing camera
Power/Lock key
Earphone jack
microSD card slot
Infrared (IR) LED
Charger/USB port
Microphone
NOTE:Yourtabletisdesignedtohave
twospeakeropeningsonthebackside
foraestheticreasons.However,theactual
soundcomesfromonlyonespeaker.
Pleasenotethatit’snotaproductdefect.
NOTE:Makesurethatthemicrophoneisnotblockedwhenrecordinga
videooraudioclip.

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Front-facing
camera
Usetotakepicturesandrecordvideosofyourself.
Youcanalsousethisforvideochatting.Keepit
cleanforoptimalperformance.
Power/Lock key
Presstolock/unlockthescreen.Pressandhold
toturnthetableton/off,restartit,andactivate/
deactivateairplanemode.
Volume keys
Allowyoutoadjustthemediavolumes.Pressand
holdbothkeysatthesametimetoaccessthe
QuickMemo+feature.
Earphone jack
Allowsyoutopluginanoptionalheadsetfor
convenient,hands-freeconversations.Youcanalso
pluginheadphonestolistentomusic.
Infrared (IR) LED UsedasasensorfortheQuickRemoteapp.
microSD card slot InsertamicroSDCardforstoringfilessuchas
music,videosandphotos.
Microphone Recordsyourvoiceandallowsuseforvoice-
activatedfunctions.
Charger/USB port
AllowsyoutoconnectthetabletandtheUSBcable
forusewiththechargeradapter,yourPC,orother
compatibleaccessories.
Rear-facing
camera
Usetotakephotosandrecordvideos.Keepitclean
foroptimalperformance.
Speakers Usetolistentotheaudiofromtheselectedfunction
(e.g.,music,videos,soundclips,etc.).

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WARNING
PlacingaheavyobjectonthetabletorsittingonitcandamagetheLCD
andtouchscreenfunctions.
TIP!
•TaptheMenu icon wheneveryouopenanapplicationtocheckwhat
optionsareavailable.
•Ifthedeviceislockedanddoesnotwork,pressandholdthePower/
Lock Keyforover8secondsuntilLGlogoisdisplayedtorestartyour
tablet.
Charging your tablet
AUSBadapter,whichisincludedwithyourtablet,isusedtochargethe
battery.Beforeusingyourtabletforthefirsttime,makesurethebatteryis
fullycharged.
NOTE:Yourdevicehasaninternalrechargeablebattery.Foryoursafety,do
notremovethebatteryincorporatedintheproduct.
Warning!Ifthetouchscreendoesnotfunctionwhilethetablet’sinthe
processofcharging,thismaybeduetoanunstablepowersupply.Ifthis
occurs,disconnecttheUSBcablefromthedeviceorunplugtheUSB
adapterfromthepoweroutlet.

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1 ConnecttheUSBadapterandUSBcable.
2 PlugtheUSBcable(asshownbelow)intothetablet’sCharger/USBport.
3 Plugthechargerintoanelectricalsocket.
NOTE:Thebatterymustbefullychargedinitiallytoimprovebattery
lifetime.
Optimizing Battery Life
Youcanextendyourbattery’slifebetweenchargesbyturningofffeatures
thatyoudon’tneedtorunconstantlyinthebackground.Youcanalso
monitorhowapplicationsandsystemresourcesconsumebatterypower.
To extend the life of your battery
•Turnoffradiocommunicationsthatyouaren’tusing,suchasWi-Fi,
Bluetooth,orGPS.
•Lowerscreenbrightnessandsetashorterscreentimeout.

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•TurnoffautomaticsyncingforGmail™,Calendar,Contacts,andother
applications.
•Someapplicationsyouhavedownloadedmaycauseyourbatterypowerto
bereduced.
•Whileusingdownloadedapplications,checkthebatterychargedlevel.
To view the battery charge level
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>About tablet>
Battery.
2 Thebatterystatus(chargingordischarging)andlevelaredisplayedonthe
topmenuofthescreen.
To monitor and control what uses the battery
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>About tablet>
Battery>Battery usage.
2 Thescreendisplaysbatteryusagetimeandalsolistsapplicationsor
servicesusingbatterypowerfromgreatestamounttoleast.
Inserting a microSD card
YourdevicesupportstheuseofmicroSDmemorycardsofupto32GB
capacity.MultimediacontentscanbesavedinthemicroSDcard.
1 Placeyourfingernailinthecutoutandgentlypullthememorycardslot
covertoremoveit.

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2 Insertthememorycardintotheslotwiththecontactsfacingtowardsthe
screen.Carefullypushthememorycardslotcoverintothetablettoclose
it.
Removing the microSD card
TosafelyremovethemicroSDcardfromyourtablet,firstyouneedto
unmountit.
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Storage>
Unmount SD card.
2 OpenthemicroSDcardtrayandpushthecardintoreleaseit.
3 GentlypullthemicroSDcardfromtheslot.

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Warning!DonotremovethemicroSDcardwithoutunmountingitfirst.
Otherwise,itmaydamagethemicroSDcardaswellasyourtablet,and
thedatastoredonthemicroSDcardmaybecorrupted.
Formatting the microSD card
Warning!AllfilesstoredonyourmicroSDcardaredeletedwhenyou
formatthecard.
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps>Settings>Storage.
2 TapErase SD card(twice).
3 Ifyousetanunlockpattern,enteritandtapErase everything.Thecard
willthenbeformattedandreadytouse.
NOTE:IfthereiscontentonyourmicroSDcard,thefolderstructuremay
bedifferentafterformattingsinceallthefileswillhavebeendeleted.
Locking and unlocking the screen
Ifyoudonotusethetabletforawhile,thescreenwillbeautomatically
turnedoffandlocked.Thishelpstopreventaccidentaltouchesandsaves
batterypower.Whenyouarenotusingtheyourtablet,pressthePower/Lock
Keytolockyourtablet.
Ifthereareanyprogramsrunningwhenyoulockyour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.webaccess,
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Towakeupyourtablet,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.
Turning the screen on using the KnockON feature
TheKnockONfeatureallowsyoutodouble-tapthescreentoeasilyturnthe
screenonoroff.
•Quicklydouble-tapthecenterofthescreento
turnthescreenon.
•Quicklydouble-taptheStatusBar,anempty
areaontheHomescreen,ortheLockscreento
turnthescreenoff.
Unlocking your screen using the Knock Code feature
TheKnockCodefeatureallowsyoutocreateyourownunlockcodeusinga
combinationofknocks(ortaps)onthescreen.
•Whilethescreenisoff,tapthesamesequenceyouestablishedanywhere
onthescreen.TheHomescreenwillbeaccesseddirectly.