ENGLISH Simple Manual LG-P500 P/N : MMBB0393947 (1.1) G www.lg.
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LG-P500 User Guide tal e n . e This guide helps you get started using your phone. If you need more information, please visit www.lg.com. • Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone depending on your phone’s software or your service provider. • This handset is not recommended for the visually impaired because of its touch-screen keypad. • Copyright ©2011 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities.
Important notice Please check to see if any problems you have 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 available space on your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone can not receive a new message. You need to check your phone memory and delete some data such as applications or messages to make more memory available.
fe tly so ns s or To check the battery charge level 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> About phone> Status. 2 The battery status (charging, not charging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen. To monitor and control what uses the battery 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> About phone> Battery use. 2 The top of the screen displays battery usage time.
Important notice 4. Using Unlock pattern Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. Opens a set of screens that guide you through drawing a screen unlock pattern. WARNING: Precautions to take when using the Pattern Lock, It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you set. You have 5 opportunities to enter your unlock Pattern, PIN or Password. If you used all the 5 opportunities, you can attempt it after 30 seconds.
e a on rn ng er h + Home + Down volume key at the same time (for 10 seconds), the phone will turn on and perform factory reset immediately. Please note, after you perform Hard Reset, all your data and applications on your phone will be erased and cannot be reversed. WARNING If you perform Hard Reset, all user applications and user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before performing Hard Reset. 6.
Important notice a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.) 4 The Status bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status. 7. Using a microSD card Pictures, along with Music and Video files, can only be saved to external memory. Before using the built-in camera, you need to insert a micro SD memory card to your phone first. Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to save pictures and video you had taken.
e ng s don’t consume resources unnecessarily. To stop the application you use 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> Applications> Manage applications. 2 Scroll to the desire application and touch Force stop to stop using it. TIP! Getting back to recent Apps - Press and hold Home key, then a screen will display list of the applications you used recently. 9.
Important notice check box.) 3 Connect your phone through USB data cable to your PC. 4 • In the status bar, drag the USB icon. • Choose USB Connected and Mount. • You can view the mass storage content on your PC and transfer the files. 5 • Copy the ‘LGPCSuiteIV’ folder on your mass storage to your PC. • Run ‘LGInstaller.exe’ file on your PC and follow the instructions. * When LG PCSuite IV installation completed, disable Mass storage only mode to run LG PCSuite IV.
er ne u s . PC. h 1 Use the USB cable with your phone to connect the phone to a USB port on your computer. You receive a notification that the USB is connected. 2 Open the Notification drawer and touch USB connected. 3 Touch Mount to confirm that you want to transfer files between your phone’s microSD card and the computer. When the phone is connected as USB storage, you receive a notification. You phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on your computer.
Important notice 11. Unlock screen when using data connection Your display will go dark if untouched for a period of time when using data connection. To turn on your LCD screen, just Press any of the hard keys. 12. Hold Phone straight up Please hold the mobile phone straight up as a regular phone. While making/receiving calls or sending/receiving data, try to avoid holding the lower part of the phone where the antenna is located. It may affect call quality. Ge 13.
es to s: Getting to know your phone To turn on the phone, press and hold Power key for 3 seconds. To Turn off the phone, press Power key for 3 seconds and touch Power Off and touch Ok. Earpiece e. Proximity Sensor Home key - Returns to home screen from any screen. Menu key - Check what options are available. Power/Lock key - Powers your phone on/off by pressing and holding the key. - Turns off the screen and locks your phone. Back key - Returns to the previous screen.
Getting to know your phone Stereo earphone connector Power/Lock key Bef you set and 1 Volume keys - On the home screen: controls ringer volume. - During a call: controls your earpiece volume. - When playing a track: controls volume continuously.
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 on your hand firmly. With the other hand, firmly press your thumb on the back cover. And lift off the battery cover. After that remove Battery firmly. 2 Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.
Getting to know your phone 4 Replace the back cover of the phone. Installing the memory card Charging your phone To store multimedia files such as captured images by using a built-in camera, you must insert a memory card to your phone. To insert a memory card: 1 Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the memory card. Remove the back cover. NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. 14 2 Open the slot protection and insert the memory card into the slot.
WARNING! Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may damage the memory card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. a rt d Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it. 3 Close the slot protection. NOTE: All files on the card are deleted when you format the card.
Your Home screen Proximity sensor When receiving and making calls, this sensor automatically turns the backlight off and locks the touch keypad by sensing when the phone is near your ear. This extends battery life and prevents the touch keypad from activating unintentionally during calls. Lock your phone When you are not using LGP500, Press the power key to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and saves battery power.
an by Unlock screen Whenever your LG-P500 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. Touch the lock icon and drag your finger to the right to unlock the screen. 's e et t. n5 w, unlock your home screen or the last screen you were working. Home screen Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customise each panel with widgets, shortcuts which are shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpapers.
Your Home screen Getting back to a recently used applications Touch and hold the Home key. The screen will show you a pop up with icons of applications that you've used recently. Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS 3G Ring connection The notification drawer runs across the top of your screen. 3G Ring connection Touch and slide the notification drawer down with your finger. Or, on the home screen, touch Menu key and select Notifications.
g n n, automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text. Phone Keypad Shift Key - Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps. XT9 Key - Turn on or off XT9 Mode. Setting key Number and Symbols Key Touch to change input to number and symbol entry. Enter Key Key Remove keypad from the screen. Delete Key Go forward or backward between letters.
Your Home screen Calls Answering and rejecting a call When screen locked Drag the Answer icon to the right to Accept an incoming call. to the left Drag Decline icon to reject an incoming call. Drag Excues msg bar bottom to up if you want to send one. When screen unlocked Touch the Answer icon to Accept an incoming call. Touch Decline icon to reject an incoming call. Touch Excuse button if you want to send one. Messaging Your LG-P500 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.
g Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Brightness – This defines and controls of the amount of sunlight entering the image. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness image, or towards “+” for a higher brightness image. Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys. e , Settings – Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings. Video mode – Slide down this icon to switch to video mode.
Camera Once you’ve taken the photo Share Touch to share your photo via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messaging or Picasa. NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are send or downloaded while roaming. Touch to use the image as Contact icon or Wallpaper. Rename Touch to edit the name of the selected picture.
ThinkFree Office Using options ThinkFree Office allows you to read documents, and provides limited edit functions for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. But You can not edit PDF file. Touch and hold a file, then View, Edit, Upload, Rename, Move, Copy, Delete, Send and Properties options are available. This is depending on the file type. Press the Menu key to view options. New window – Open a new window. Bookmark – Add/Show Bookmark, show Most Visited Site and History.
To connect to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Tethering Choose Wi-Fi network you want to connect. If you see , you need to enter password to connect. Use your LG-P500 as portable Wi-Fi hotspot or share LGP500's data connection via usb Settings > Wireless & network settings > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot TIP! If you are out of Wi-Fi area and choose 3G connection, additional charges may be applied. USB tethering You can share your phone's internet connection with your computer.
b k e pot ed e index.jsp → select country and language. This Feature allows you to update the firmware of your phone to the latest version conveniently from the internet without the need to visit a service centre. As the mobile phone firmware update requires the user’s full attention for the duration of the update process, please make sure to check all instructions and notes that appear at each step before proceeding.
Accessories Be These Accessories are available for use with the LG-P500. (Items described below may be optional.) Ho file Charger Data cable Connect your LG-P500 and PC. Battery User Guide Learn more about your LGP500. Stereo headset NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may void your warranty. • Accessories may vary in different regions.
Before using the mobile phone, please read first! How to save music/video files to the phone Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable. Touch and drag down the status bar on the home screen. Select USB connected > Turn on USB storage > select OK >Open folder to view files. If you didn't install LG Android Platform Driver on your PC, you need set it manually. For more information, refer to 'Transferring files using mass storage devices' .
Before using the mobile phone, please read first! How to move the contacts from the old phone to the current phone Export your contacts as a CSV file from your old phone to the PC using a PC sync program. 1 Download Mobile Sync for Android at www.lg.com and install it in the PC. Run the program and connect your Android mobile phone to the PC using the USB cable.
t! e le th th h t e ck to * Exporting contacts: Run the Contacts application. Touch the address you want to export to. Press Menu and Select Share > Bluetooth > Check If Bluetooth is turned on and select Scan for devices > Choose the device you want to send data from the list. * Sending multi-selected contacts: Run the "Contacts" application. To Select more than one contact press Menu key and touch Multiselect .
