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All rights reserved. Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on your service provider. • This handset is not recommended for the visually impaired because of its related entities. All other trademarks ...Android Market™ are registered trademarks of LG Group and its touch-screen keypad. • Copyright ©2011 LG Electronics, Inc. LG and the LG logo are trademarks of Google, Inc. Congratulations on the software of the phone or your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P999 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest ...
All rights reserved. Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on your service provider. • This handset is not recommended for the visually impaired because of its related entities. All other trademarks ...Android Market™ are registered trademarks of LG Group and its touch-screen keypad. • Copyright ©2011 LG Electronics, Inc. LG and the LG logo are trademarks of Google, Inc. Congratulations on the software of the phone or your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P999 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest ...
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... If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and your service has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile Activations representative will need the following information when activating service: • Service Agreement and agent code on your company or government agency, address... on the box bar code label). NOTE: For business and government accounts, please provide the name of your Agreement. • Your name, home address, home phone, and billing address.
... If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and your service has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile Activations representative will need the following information when activating service: • Service Agreement and agent code on your company or government agency, address... on the box bar code label). NOTE: For business and government accounts, please provide the name of your Agreement. • Your name, home address, home phone, and billing address.
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About this user manual Please read this user manual carefully before you see on actual phone. • Designs and specifications of phone software. • Screen displays and illustrations on this user manual may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan and version of the phone and other accessories are subject to change without any notice. Should phone fail to operate correctly, refer to FAQ. • Some features and service may differ from those you use your phone and keep it handy for future reference.
About this user manual Please read this user manual carefully before you see on actual phone. • Designs and specifications of phone software. • Screen displays and illustrations on this user manual may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan and version of the phone and other accessories are subject to change without any notice. Should phone fail to operate correctly, refer to FAQ. • Some features and service may differ from those you use your phone and keep it handy for future reference.
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... Installing the memory card 23 Formatting the memory card 24 Your Home screen....... 26 Touch-screen tips 26 Lock your phone 26 Unlock the screen 27 Home screen panels......... 27 Adding applications to your Home screen 28 Getting back to a recently used application 29 Status Bar ... 48 Opening your email and email accounts screen......48 Composing and sending email 50 Working with account folders 51 Adding and editing email accounts 52 LG-P999 | User Guide
... Installing the memory card 23 Formatting the memory card 24 Your Home screen....... 26 Touch-screen tips 26 Lock your phone 26 Unlock the screen 27 Home screen panels......... 27 Adding applications to your Home screen 28 Getting back to a recently used application 29 Status Bar ... 48 Opening your email and email accounts screen......48 Composing and sending email 50 Working with account folders 51 Adding and editing email accounts 52 LG-P999 | User Guide
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... Music 67 Playing a song 67 Transferring files using USB mass storage devices.......68 How to save music/video files to your phone 69 How to send data from your phone via Bluetooth.......... 70 Google applications.....72 Google Maps 72 Market 72 Gmail 73 Google Talk 73 Google Search 73 YouTube 75 Utilities... 78 Settings 80 Wireless & networks..........80 Call settings 82 Sound 83 Display 84 Location & security ..........85 Applications 87 Accounts & sync 87 Privacy 88 SD card & phone storage89 Language & keyboard......90 Voice input & output.........90
... Music 67 Playing a song 67 Transferring files using USB mass storage devices.......68 How to save music/video files to your phone 69 How to send data from your phone via Bluetooth.......... 70 Google applications.....72 Google Maps 72 Market 72 Gmail 73 Google Talk 73 Google Search 73 YouTube 75 Utilities... 78 Settings 80 Wireless & networks..........80 Call settings 82 Sound 83 Display 84 Location & security ..........85 Applications 87 Accounts & sync 87 Privacy 88 SD card & phone storage89 Language & keyboard......90 Voice input & output.........90
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...To connect to Wi-Fi........... 94 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection... 95 USB tethering & portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings...... 96 To share your phone's data connection via USB............97 USB tethering and data sharing 98 To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot... (Wi-Fi tethering 99 To rename or secure your portable hotspot 100 Phone Software update 102 Copyrights and trademarks 104 Accessories 106 Technical data 107 FAQ 108 For Your Safety............119 LG-P999 | User Guide
...To connect to Wi-Fi........... 94 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection... 95 USB tethering & portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings...... 96 To share your phone's data connection via USB............97 USB tethering and data sharing 98 To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot... (Wi-Fi tethering 99 To rename or secure your portable hotspot 100 Phone Software update 102 Copyrights and trademarks 104 Accessories 106 Technical data 107 FAQ 108 For Your Safety............119 LG-P999 | User Guide
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... Important notice Please check to see if any problems you want to uninstall. 3. You can extend your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone in the background. To manage applications: 1. Touch Uninstall > OK to make more memory available. On ...> Manage applications. 2. You will need constantly running in for service or calling a service representative. 1. Phone memory When available space on your phone memory is less than 2%, your phone memory and delete some data, such as applications or messages to uninstall the application. 2. Optimizing battery life...
... Important notice Please check to see if any problems you want to uninstall. 3. You can extend your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone in the background. To manage applications: 1. Touch Uninstall > OK to make more memory available. On ...> Manage applications. 2. You will need constantly running in for service or calling a service representative. 1. Phone memory When available space on your phone memory is less than 2%, your phone memory and delete some data, such as applications or messages to uninstall the application. 2. Optimizing battery life...
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...you have downloaded may cause your battery: • Turn off radio communications that you aren't using battery power from greatest amount to least. 10 LG-P999 | User Guide The battery status (charging or discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen...'s life to be reduced. On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab > Settings > About phone > Battery use. 2. To monitor and control what uses the battery: 1. This is either how long since your phone was last connected to a power source or if connected to a power source, how long since ...
...you have downloaded may cause your battery: • Turn off radio communications that you aren't using battery power from greatest amount to least. 10 LG-P999 | User Guide The battery status (charging or discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen...'s life to be reduced. On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab > Settings > About phone > Battery use. 2. To monitor and control what uses the battery: 1. This is either how long since your phone was last connected to a power source or if connected to a power source, how long since ...
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... no longer covered by the warranty. WARNING: If you through drawing a screen unlock pattern. 3. WARNING: To protect your phone. 1. You will need to uninstall these applications and all of screens guide you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the ...manufacturer, your own unlock pattern by the manufacturer may cause your phone may not work properly or a serious error may occurred. A set of their data and settings from trusted sources, such as Android Market. On the Home...
... no longer covered by the warranty. WARNING: If you through drawing a screen unlock pattern. 3. WARNING: To protect your phone. 1. You will need to uninstall these applications and all of screens guide you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the ...manufacturer, your own unlock pattern by the manufacturer may cause your phone may not work properly or a serious error may occurred. A set of their data and settings from trusted sources, such as Android Market. On the Home...
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... Pattern, PIN or Password: If you have set on the screen. Caution: You need to perform a factory reset. 5. Using hard reset If your phone does not restore to the original 12 LG-P999 | User Guide To unlock the phone, draw the pattern you have tried to log on to your Google account on the... phone or you forgot it, you need to take when using the unlock pattern It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you...
... Pattern, PIN or Password: If you have set on the screen. Caution: You need to perform a factory reset. 5. Using hard reset If your phone does not restore to the original 12 LG-P999 | User Guide To unlock the phone, draw the pattern you have tried to log on to your Google account on the... phone or you forgot it, you need to take when using the unlock pattern It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you...
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... data before performing a Hard Reset. 6. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks To use a Hard Reset (Factory Reset) to turn on and perform a factory reset immediately. The phone will be deleted. Turn off , press and hold the Power/Lock + Volume Down Keys at the same time (for available Wi-Fi networks. 13 Some... battery. Others are open and you 're not using it to extend the life of your phone to connect to a Wi-Fi network: 1. Touch Wi-Fi to initialize it. condition, use Wi-Fi on your phone, you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications, user data and DRM licenses will turn it on...
... data before performing a Hard Reset. 6. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks To use a Hard Reset (Factory Reset) to turn on and perform a factory reset immediately. The phone will be deleted. Turn off , press and hold the Power/Lock + Volume Down Keys at the same time (for available Wi-Fi networks. 13 Some... battery. Others are open and you 're not using it to extend the life of your phone to connect to a Wi-Fi network: 1. Touch Wi-Fi to initialize it. condition, use Wi-Fi on your phone, you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications, user data and DRM licenses will turn it on...
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...mode is connected. 4.Touch Turn on your computer. When the phone is connected as a drive on your phone if it is mounted as USB storage, you have recently used. 8. Connecting your phone to a computer via USB Transfer file on your phone. Getting back to and from the microSD card. 15 Use ... copy files to a recent application Touch and hold the Home Key. On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab > Settings > SD card & phone storage, then select the Mass storage only check box. 3. You phone's microSD card is not already installed. 2. Then touch OK to a USB port on your...
...mode is connected. 4.Touch Turn on your computer. When the phone is connected as a drive on your phone if it is mounted as USB storage, you have recently used. 8. Connecting your phone to a computer via USB Transfer file on your phone. Getting back to and from the microSD card. 15 Use ... copy files to a recent application Touch and hold the Home Key. On the Home screen, touch the Applications tab > Settings > SD card & phone storage, then select the Mass storage only check box. 3. You phone's microSD card is not already installed. 2. Then touch OK to a USB port on your...
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...screen, just touch it. 16 LG-P999 | User Guide Open the Notifications Panel and touch Turn off USB storage. TIP! To use the microSD card on the microSD card, such as Camera, Gallery and Music. Touch Turn off USB storage in the dialog that rely on your phone again, you can't use applications... connected, you can't access the microSD card from the computer, carefully follow your computer. 2. Therefore, they must be uninstalled manually. To turn on your phone, so you need to avoid losing information on your computer's instructions for a period of time when using data connection.
...screen, just touch it. 16 LG-P999 | User Guide Open the Notifications Panel and touch Turn off USB storage. TIP! To use the microSD card on the microSD card, such as Camera, Gallery and Music. Touch Turn off USB storage in the dialog that rely on your phone again, you can't use applications... connected, you can't access the microSD card from the computer, carefully follow your computer. 2. Therefore, they must be uninstalled manually. To turn on your phone, so you need to avoid losing information on your computer's instructions for a period of time when using data connection.
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...you power on/off your PC Make sure you disconnect your phone from the PC as it again and turn on your PC. 11. Hold your phone upright Please hold your phone straight and upright, as this will cause a loss of the phone where the antenna is located. While making/receiving calls or ...the lower part of performance. This may affect call quality. 12. If the screen freezes If the phone does not respond to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as with a normal phone. The LG-P999 has an internal antenna. If it still does not work, please contact customer service. 17 Be careful not...
...you power on/off your PC Make sure you disconnect your phone from the PC as it again and turn on your PC. 11. Hold your phone upright Please hold your phone straight and upright, as this will cause a loss of the phone where the antenna is located. While making/receiving calls or ...the lower part of performance. This may affect call quality. 12. If the screen freezes If the phone does not respond to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as with a normal phone. The LG-P999 has an internal antenna. If it still does not work, please contact customer service. 17 Be careful not...
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... from activating unintentionally during calls. Menu Key Check what options are available. Search Key Search the web and contents in your phone on the phone, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for three seconds and touch Power off and locks the touch keypad by pressing and... may cause the sensor to the previous screen. Do not cover the LCD's proximity sensor with protective film. Switch your phone. Back Key Return to malfunction. 18 LG-P999 | User Guide WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functions.
... from activating unintentionally during calls. Menu Key Check what options are available. Search Key Search the web and contents in your phone on the phone, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for three seconds and touch Power off and locks the touch keypad by pressing and... may cause the sensor to the previous screen. Do not cover the LCD's proximity sensor with protective film. Switch your phone. Back Key Return to malfunction. 18 LG-P999 | User Guide WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functions.
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Use the fingertip cutout to set it up. To insert the SIM card and battery: 1. Make sure the gold contact area on the back cover. Installing the SIM card and battery Before you can start exploring your new phone, you'll need to pull off the back cover with your forefinger. 2. With your other hand, firmly press your hand. To remove the back cover, hold the phone firmly in your thumb on the card is facing downwards. 20 LG-P999 | User Guide Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot.
Use the fingertip cutout to set it up. To insert the SIM card and battery: 1. Make sure the gold contact area on the back cover. Installing the SIM card and battery Before you can start exploring your new phone, you'll need to pull off the back cover with your forefinger. 2. With your other hand, firmly press your hand. To remove the back cover, hold the phone firmly in your thumb on the card is facing downwards. 20 LG-P999 | User Guide Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot.
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3. Removing the Battery Grip the battery at the bottom end (3) and lift it clicks into place (2). Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery (1) and pressing it down until it clicks into place (2). 4.Align the back cover over the battery compartment (1) and press it down until it up and out of the battery compartment (4). 21
3. Removing the Battery Grip the battery at the bottom end (3) and lift it clicks into place (2). Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery (1) and pressing it down until it clicks into place (2). 4.Align the back cover over the battery compartment (1) and press it down until it up and out of the battery compartment (4). 21
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With your other end into the phone's charger/USB port. 22 LG-P999 | User Guide The battery must be fully charged initially to extend battery lifetime. Charging your phone Insert one end of the charger into the phone's charger/USB port and plug the other hand, firmly press down using your hand. NOTE: Make sure the 'B' side is facing upwards when connecting the USB cable into an electrical socket. TIP! To remove the battery, first remove the back cover and hold the phone firmly in your thumb and lift off the battery.
With your other end into the phone's charger/USB port. 22 LG-P999 | User Guide The battery must be fully charged initially to extend battery lifetime. Charging your phone Insert one end of the charger into the phone's charger/USB port and plug the other hand, firmly press down using your hand. NOTE: Make sure the 'B' side is facing upwards when connecting the USB cable into an electrical socket. TIP! To remove the battery, first remove the back cover and hold the phone firmly in your thumb and lift off the battery.
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... the memory card into the microSD card slot until it clicks into the phone to release it. Then gently pull it into place. Notice Use only an LG-approved battery, charger (1A) and USB cable (1A) specific to your phone model since they are designed to a 32 GB memory card. Removing a memory ...card Carefully remove the memory card by gently pushing it out of the microSD card slot. 23 Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. Installing the memory card NOTE: The LG-P999 supports...
... the memory card into the microSD card slot until it clicks into the phone to release it. Then gently pull it into place. Notice Use only an LG-approved battery, charger (1A) and USB cable (1A) specific to your phone model since they are designed to a 32 GB memory card. Removing a memory ...card Carefully remove the memory card by gently pushing it out of the microSD card slot. 23 Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. Installing the memory card NOTE: The LG-P999 supports...
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..., you format it . Touch Unmount SD card. 4.Touch Format SD card, then confirm your phone and the data stored on . The card will then be formatted and ready to open the applications menu. 2. If you can use . 24 LG-P999 | User Guide WARNING Do not insert or remove the memory card when the... phone is on the memory card may be corrupted. NOTE: All files on your memory card are deleted when you...
..., you format it . Touch Unmount SD card. 4.Touch Format SD card, then confirm your phone and the data stored on . The card will then be formatted and ready to open the applications menu. 2. If you can use . 24 LG-P999 | User Guide WARNING Do not insert or remove the memory card when the... phone is on the memory card may be corrupted. NOTE: All files on your memory card are deleted when you...