Viewing the Display Screen | LG Electronics AS680 guide

22The Basics

Viewing the Display Screen

The Status Bar appears at the top of the screen. It displays icons indicating that you’ve received notiﬁcations (on the left) and icons indicating the device’s status (on the right), along with the current time.

Notiﬁcation iconsStatus icons

If you have more notiﬁcations than can ﬁt in the Status Bar, a plus icon prompts you to open the Notiﬁcations panel to view them all.

The following icons indicate the status of your phone.

Status Bar – Service Icons

Signal Strength – Shows your current signal strength. (More bars = stronger signal.)

No Service – Your phone cannot ﬁnd a usable signal.

3G Connected – Indicates that 3G data service is available.

3G In Use – Indicates that 3G data service is in use.

1x Data Connected – Indicates that 1x data service is available.

1x Data Service In Use – Indicates that 1x data service is in use.

Bluetooth On – Indicates that Bluetooth is on.

Bluetooth Connected – Indicates that the phone is connected to a Bluetooth device.

GPS On – Indicates that GPS is on.

GPS Communicating – Indicates that the device is receiving location data from GPS.

Roaming – Your phone is “roaming” off wireless service provider’s network.

Airplane Mode – Indicates that the device is in Airplane Mode.

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LG Electronics AS680 manual Viewing the Display Screen, Following icons indicate the status of your phone

Contents

LG-AS680 Page Electrical Safety Handle battery packs carefully Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight Road Safety Safety Precautions for RF Exposure NON-IONIZING Radiation 105 Technical Details FCC RF Exposure Information Optional, if available Part 15.19 statement Phone Overview Front View Rear View Side View Installing the Battery and microSD Card Installing the batteryRemoving the battery Inserting a microSD card To remove the microSD cardTo unmount the microSD card Charging the Phone Charging with USB Optimizing Battery Life Tips to extend the life of your batteryTo check the battery charge level To monitor and control what uses the battery Setup Wizard Turning the Phone On and Off Turning the phone onTurning the phone off To unlock the phone Setting Up Your Device Setting up your Google Account Your Google Account Viewing the Display Screen Following icons indicate the status of your phone Status Bar Status Icons Basics Getting to Know the Home Screen To return to the Home screenTo view other Home screen panes #Press the Home Key at any time, from any application Touchscreen Basics Text Input Methods Applications How to View, Open and Switch Opening and Closing the Apps screen Opening and Switching Applications Touch an application icon to open it Press the Home KeyTouch the icon for the other application you want to open Switching between multiple applications Adding application icons to the Home screen Working with Menus Options menusContext menus Managing Notiﬁcations To open the Notiﬁcations panel To respond to a notiﬁcation To clear all notiﬁcationsTo close the Notiﬁcations panel Phone and Web search using text entry Searching Your Phone and the Web Locking the Screen Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen Touch the Apps Key Settings Location & securityChanging Your Unlock Pattern Customizing the Home Screen To add an item to the Home screen To move an item on the Home screen To remove an item from the Home screenTo change the Home screen wallpaper Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts To rename a folder Connecting to Mobile Networks To disable data when roaming Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi networkFrom Wi-Fi settings press the Menu Key and touch Advanced To receive notiﬁcations when open networks are in range To add a Wi-Fi networkTo forget a Wi-Fi network USB tethering USB connectionFrom the phone to the PC and vice versa To select USB mode for connection Using the Status Bar to change the settingsAlways ask MicroSD Card Settings MicroSD CardViewing Memory in the microSD Card Connecting Your Device to Your Computer Formatting the microSD Card Placing and Ending Calls To open the Phone applicationTo place a call by dialing Open the Phone application Airplane mode Press and hold the Power/Lock Key Touch Airplane mode Answering or Rejecting Calls To answer a callTo decline a call and divert it to voicemail # Simply drag the Answer button to the right Working with the Call Log To open the Call logTo dial a number in the Call log To add an entry’s number to your Contacts Calling Your Contacts To take other actions on a Call log entryTo clear the Call log To call a contact Voice Dialer Options During a CallTo call a favorite contact To place a call by speaking To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone To mute the microphone during a callTo turn the speakerphone on or off To set up a conference call Managing Multiple CallsTo merge current calls To set up your Voicemail To access your voicemail from your wireless deviceListening to Your Voicemail To listen to your Voicemail Learn to access and bookmark your favorite web pages BrowserInternet Browse web pages 58 Web Bookmark your favorite web pages Changing Browser settings Content settings Privacy settings Invert color Display pages in inverted color Security settings Advanced settings Maps To search for a locationTo get directions Using Your Contacts ContactsTo open your Contacts application To open a list of your favorite contacts Adding Contacts To add a new contact When you’re ﬁnished, touch the Done button Importing, Exporting, and Sharing ContactsTo import contacts from your microSD card Enter the contact’s name Adding a Contact to Your Favorites To export contacts to your microSD cardTo share a contact To add a contact to your favorites list Searching for a Contact Editing Contact DetailsTo remove a contact from your favorites list To search for a contact To change a contact’s default phone number To edit contact detailsTo divert calls from a contact to your voicemail To set a ringtone for a contact To delete a contactCommunicating with Your Contacts To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM To communicate with a contactTouch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android To call a contact’s default number Selecting Which Contacts are DisplayedTo set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed Joining Contacts To change which groups are displayedTo join contacts Separating Contact Information Opening Email and the Accounts ScreenTo separate contact information To open the Email application Reading Your Messages Accounts screenTo read a message Responding to a Message To reply to or forward a messageTo mark a message as unread To delete a message Gmail Gmail is Different To open your Inbox when Gmail is running Opening Gmail and Your InboxTo open the Gmail application To switch accounts To reread a message Composing and Sending a Message To compose and send a message Replying to or Forwarding a Message Working with Conversations in Batches Labeling a Conversation Starring a Message To label a conversationTo label a batch of conversations at once To star a message Viewing Conversations by Label Reporting SpamTo report a conversation as spam Synchronizing Your Messages To select which conversations to synchronizeTo set how many days of conversations to synchronize Changing Gmail Settings To change the settingsAppending a Signature to Your Messages General settings Notiﬁcation settingsText Messaging and MMS Accessing Text Messages Composing Text Messages To reply to a text message Multimedia Messaging MMSComposing MMS Messages Touch the Apps Key Messaging New message Select a multimedia attachment type To reply to a multimedia message Once completed, tap Send Adjusting Message Settings Deleting a Message or Message Thread Text message SMS settings Talk To open Google Talk and signTo return to your Friends list To sign out of Google Talk Chatting with Friends To chat with a friendTo accept an invitation to chat To switch between active chats To invite a friend to join a group chatTo chat on or off-the-record Changing and Monitoring Online Status To end a chatTo change your online status Status Icons To change your status message To change your pictureManaging Your Friends List To add a friend to your Friends list To view and accept an invitation to become a friend To view a list of pending invitations to friendsTo view all friends or only those most popular with you To add a friend to the ‘Most popular’ group Changing Google Talk Settings To block a friendTo conﬁgure notiﬁcations for new Google Talk messages To show or hide the mobile indicator to friends Phone applicationTo set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically To set Google Talk to change your status Phone Call logContacts Favorites Open an Application using Voice Dialer Call a Contact by Voice Dialing Camera and Video Taking Pictures Camera Settings Frame your subject on the screen Viewing Your Pictures Gallery Options Assigning Pictures Video Settings Recording Videos Video Gallery Options Market Opening Android Market and Finding ApplicationsTo open the Android Market application To get help with Android Market To browse for applications Downloading and Installing Applications To download and install an applicationTo open a screen with details about an application To search for applications Entertainment To create a Google Checkout account Music Transferring Music Files to Your PhoneTo copy music ﬁles onto the phone’s microSD card Opening Music and Working with Your Library To open Music and view your music libraryTo search for music in your library # Touch the Apps Key Music Playing Music To delete a song from the microSD cardTo play music To control playback To control playback volume To play your tracks in a party shufﬂeTo use a song as a ringtone Working with Playlists To create a playlistTo add a song to a playlist To remove a song from a playlist YouTubeTM Opening YouTube and Watching VideosTo open the YouTube application To watch and interact with YouTube videos To search for videos To share your videos on YouTube Calendar Viewing Your Calendar and EventsTo open the Calendar application To change your calendar view To switch to Agenda view Working in Agenda ViewTo learn more about events in Agenda view # Press the Menu Key and touch Agenda To switch to Day view Working in Day ViewTo learn more about events in Day view To add an event in Day view To switch to Week view Working in Week ViewTo learn more about events in Week view To add an event in Week view To switch to Month view Working in Month ViewViewing Event Details To view more information about events in Month view Creating an Event To create an event Editing or deleting an event To edit an eventInvite guests to the event Setting an Event Reminder To delete an eventTo set an event reminder To delete an event reminder Calculator To open and use the CalculatorAllows you to perform simple mathematical calculations Also press the Menu Key and touch Advanced panel Clock To open the Clock application# Touch the Apps Key Clock To set an alarm Alarms screen Using alarmsAlarm Settings Alarm settings allow you to set how the alarms react ThinkFree Ofﬁce Create a new folder Settings Opening SettingsTo open Settings LG Mobile Phone Software update via Over-the-Air OTA TIA Safety Information Safety Vehicles For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag Safety Information Safety Explosion, Shock, and Fire Hazards Avoid potential hearing loss Safety Safety FDA Consumer Update Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? 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