Charging the Phone | LG Electronics MFL67011201(1.0)G, Vortex

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Charging the Phone

Your LG VortexTM device comes with a Wall/USB charger and a USB data cable which connect together to charge your phone. To charge your phone:

NOTICE

Please use only an approved charging accessory to charge your LG phone.

Improper handling of the charging port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger, may cause damage to your phone and void the warranty.

1.Connect the USB cable into the Wall/USB charger. When connecting, as shown below, the LG logo on the USB cable should face toward you.

USB Cable

Wall/USB charger

2.Plug the USB cable (as shown below) into the phone's charger port.

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LG Electronics MFL67011201(1.0)G, Vortex manual Charging the Phone

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User Guide Page Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Use the correct external power source Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight Environment Restrictions Interference with Medical Equipment Functions HAC Regulatory requirements in your country Connecting to Networks and Devices Installing the Battery and microSD Card MicroSD Card Placing and Receiving Calls Communication Changing Messaging Settings Entertainment Settings Tool 325 SafetySpecifications FAQ FAQUpdated Important Customer Information Important Information Technical Details FCC RF Exposure Information TIA/EIA-95A Technical Details Technical Details Phone Overview Front View Rear View Volume Keys MicroSD Slot Left Side Right Side Removing the battery Installing the Battery and microSD CardInstalling the battery Cover as shown Battery cover Above Clicks into place To unmount the microSD card Inserting a microSD cardTo remove the microSD card Charging the Phone Using the phone without battery Battery temperature protectionBattery charge level Charging with USB To check the battery charge level Optimizing Battery LifeTips to extend the life of your battery To monitor and control what uses the battery Turning the phone off Turning the Phone On and OffTurning the phone on To unlock the phone Touch Begin to start using the phone To turn the phone sounds off Setting up your Google Account Your Google Account Additional accounts Following icons indicate the status of your phone Phone’s Status IconsStatus icons Notification icons Following icons indicate that youve received a notification Getting to Know the Home Screen To view other Home screen panes TouchscreenTo return to the Home screen Press the Home Key at any time, from any application Basics Swype Tips Using the Swype KeyboardText Input Methods Preferences settings Swype SettingsTo configure Swype settings About Swype Advanced SettingsHelp You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing Using the Android keyboardTo enter text To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters To change the keyboard orientation You can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking Entering text by speakingTo enter text by speaking To select text Editing textTo edit text Copy or Cut the text to paste To cut or copy textTo paste text Applications How to View, Open and Switch Overview Opening and Closing the Launch screen Customizing the Launch screen Touch the icon for the other application you want to open Opening and Switching ApplicationsTouch an application icon to open it Press the Home Key Adding application icons to the Home screen Working with Menus Options menus Managing Notifications Context menus Touch and drag the Status bar to the bottom of the screen To open the Notifications panelTo respond to a notification To clear all notifications Phone and Web search using text entrySearching Your Phone and the Web To close the notifications panel Touch Search to search for the entered terms Changing Your Lock Pattern Setting a Lock Pattern for the First TimeLocking the Screen Touch Pattern Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen Customizing the Home Screen To add an item to the Home screen To change the Home screen wallpaper To move an item on the Home screenTo remove an item from the Home screen Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts To rename a folder Connecting to Mobile Networks To disable data when roaming Touch 1x only Connecting to Wi-Fi NetworksTo limit your data connection to 2G networks To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network To receive notifications when open networks are in range To add a Wi-Fi network With ActiveSync, you can To forget a Wi-Fi networkActiveSync Windows Media Sync Touch the Applications Launcher Key Music Menu Key Sync Follow the process below to Disconnect Disconnect the USB Cable USB Autorun To select USB mode for AutorunTouch Mass Storage mode to connect PC for Autorun You can change the settings while Autorun is running. Press Modem Mode with AutorunTo change the setting while Autorun is running Autorun is not available when Using the Status bar to change the settings Downloading LG USB Modem Driver Enable DUN Before you proceed Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection Make Your Device a 3G Mobile Hotspot Touch 3G Mobile Hotspot Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active Portable hotspot are active Your portable hotspot is now created Connecting to Bluetooth Devices To turn Bluetooth on or off To change your phone’s Bluetooth name To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device To connect to a Bluetooth device To configure the Bluetooth features you want to use To unpair a Bluetooth device Connecting to Virtual Private NetworksTo disconnect from a Bluetooth device To add a VPN To connect to a VPN To disconnect from a VPN To install a secure certificate from the microSD card Working With Secure Certificates MicroSD Card MicroSD CardYour Devices microSD Card and Adapter MicroSD Adapter Formatting the microSD Card MicroSD Card SettingsViewing Memory in the microSD Card Review the available information Connecting Your Device to Your Computer Important Connection Information Carefully remove the USB cable from the phone To place a call by dialing Placing and Ending CallsTo open the Phone application Airplane mode To answer a call When unlockedAnswering or Rejecting Calls To decline a call and divert it to voicemail To silence the ringer, press the Down Volume KeyWorking with the Call Log To open the Call log To take other actions on a Call log entry To dial a number in the Call logTo add an entry’s number to your Contacts To clear the Call log To call a contact Calling Your ContactsVoice Dialer To call a favorite contact Options During a Call To mute the microphone during a call Speaker is turned off automatically when the call ends To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phoneTo switch between current calls Managing Multiple Calls To set up a conference call Listening to Your Voicemail To listen to your Voicemail To set up your Voicemail To access your voice mail from your wireless device Bing Search Setting Web and Quick Search Box OptionsSearch Scroll the screen up, then touch Search Internet Searching the Web and Your Phone Using the Quick Search BoxBrowser Browse web pages 100 Web Bookmark your favorite web pages To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark Getting Directions Bing Maps Searching For Locations and PlacesTo search for a location To get directions VZ Navigator Navigating with Spoken, Turn-by-Turn Directions To navigate with turn-by-turn directions To view turn-by-turn directions in a list To get an alternate route to your destination To preview your routeTo view traffic conditions on your route Checking the news and weather To open News and Weather Changing News and Weather Settings 108 Web Weather settings News settings Refresh settings 110 Web City ID Using RSS ReaderRSS Reader Slacker To purchase City ID if you said no during the trial? To use the Skype mobile To access the Slacker applicationSkype mobile Backup Assistant How to Access and Register Backup Assistant Using Backup Assistant Manually backing up your contacts Changing the backup schedule Change your PIN code Shop for books in the Kindle Store New Features on the Kindle for VortexTM applicationKindle To open the Kindle application Download video clips VideoCast Video on Demand Browse video clips Ringback Tones Verizon Wireless Media Store RingtonesMusic and Tones Cast Media Manager Download a PC copy of an over-the-air OTA purchased track Cast Music with RhapsodyPurchase songs on your phone Purchase songs or albums on your PC Play songs Play songs with your wireless deviceConnect your phone and PC using a USB cable Sync your music from your PC to your phone Contacts Using Your ContactsMobile IM To open your Contacts application To Use the Multiselect Feature Contact Multiselect To view details about a contact To open a list of your favorite contacts Adding Contacts To add a new contact Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts To import contacts from your microSD card To export contacts to your microSD card To share a contact To remove a contact from your favorites list Adding a Contact to Your FavoritesTo add a contact to your favorites list Searching for a Contact Editing Contact Details To edit contact details To set a ringtone for a contact To change a contact’s default phone numberTo divert calls from a contact to your voicemail To delete a contact Communicating with Your Contacts Touch a contacts picture to open Quick Contact for Android To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTMTo communicate with a contact To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed To call a contact’s default numberSelecting Which Contacts are Displayed To change which groups are displayed After youve made your selections, touch Done Joining Contacts To join contacts To separate contact information Adding and Removing AccountsSeparating Contact Information To add an account Touch the kind of account you want to add To remove an account Confirm that you want to remove the account Configuring Account Sync and Display Options To configure general sync settings Communication To change an account’s sync settings To sync information manually Accounts screen Opening Email and the Accounts ScreenTo open the Email application To open your Combined Inbox Accounts Screen Reading Your Messages To read a message To mark a message as unread Responding to a MessageTo reply to or forward a message To delete a message To unstar a message Starring MessagesTo star a message To view your starred messages Composing and Sending Email To compose and send a message Press the Menu Key , then touch Refresh Working with Account FoldersTo view an account’s folders Adding and Editing Email Accounts To add an email account Communication To change an account’s settings Changing Email Account SettingsEmail account settings Following settings can be changed for your Email accounts Communication Incoming server settings Security type Settings for POP3 accountsPort Imap path prefix Outgoing server settings Require sign-in Facebook for LG Application Using the Facebook applicationFacebook With the Facebook application you can Home screen Adding a Facebook widgetMy Status Press Share a status message Searching for Facebook users to add to your friends Sending a facebook message Setting Facebook optionsVisual Voice Mail You can also send a facebook message from your friends To use Visual Voice Mail Gmail Gmail is Different Opening Gmail and Your Inbox To open the Gmail application To open your Inbox when Gmail is running To switch accounts Touch the account that contains the email you want to read To reread a message Touch the contact name to open that message Composing and Sending a Message Replying to or Forwarding a Message Scroll to the bottom of a message Working with Conversations in Batches You action affects the selected batch of messages To label a conversation When reading a conversations messages, press the MenuLabeling a Conversation To label a batch of conversations at once Touch its star again Starring a MessageViewing Conversations by Label Searching for Messages Reporting SpamTo report a conversation as spam To Archive a conversation Archiving ConversationsSynchronizing Your Messages Enter the number of days then touch OK To select which conversations to synchronizeTo set how many days of conversations to synchronize Enter a signature or other information Touch OK Changing Gmail SettingsAppending a Signature to Your Messages General Settings Notification settings To delete a message thread from the Messaging window MessagingOpening Messaging To open Messaging Exchanging Messages To send a text message To create and send a multimedia message To view details about a message Changing Messaging SettingsTo respond to messages you receive Multimedia message MMS settings Storage settingsText message SMS settings How to select the type of keyboard you want To return to your friends list TalkSigning in and Opening your Friends List To open Google Talk and sign To sign out of Google Talk Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend To switch between active chats To accept an invitation to chat To end a chat To invite a friend to join a group chatTo chat on or off the record Touch the name of the friend to invite Status Icons Changing and Monitoring Online StatusTo change your online status Managing Your Friends List To change your status messageTo change your picture To view a list of pending invitations to friends To add a friend to your Friends listTo view and accept an invitation to become a friend To view all friends or only those most popular with you To block a friend Changing Google Talk SettingsTo add a friend to the Most popular group Checkmark or uncheck Mobile indicator To configure notifications for new Google Talk messagesTo show or hide the mobile indicator to friends To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically Tweeting on your phone TwitterTwitter for LG application Twitter home screen Sending a tweet Sending a direct message Setting Twitter for LG optionsSearching for Twitter users to follow Call log Phone applicationPhone Contacts Favorites Call a Contact by Voice Dialling Open an Application Voice Search Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Open the Camera application Using the focus modeTaking a quick photo Using the advanced settings Once you’ve taken the photo Entertainment Viewing your saved photos Reset Restores all the settings back the the defaultsYou can access your saved photos from within the camera Video Camera Shooting a quick video After shooting a video Your Photos and Videos Adjusting the volume when viewing a videoSetting a photo as wallpaper Watching your saved videos Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums Adjust the cropping box, if necessary, then touch SaveGallery To open Gallery and view your albums To open an album and view its contents Working with Albums To change how the contents of an album are displayed To Work with Batches of Pictures or Videos To share an album To get details about an album To delete an album Working with Pictures To view and browse pictures Touch a picture to view the control buttons, then touch To watch a slideshow of your picturesTo rotate a picture Picture is saved with the new orientation To crop a picture To delete a picture To get details about a pictureTo share a picture Touch the video to view the playback controls Working with VideosTo play videos To share a video To delete a video To get help with Android Market MarketOpening Android Market and Finding Applications To open Android Market application To browse for applications To return to Android Market home screen To open a screen with details about an applicationTo search for applications Touch Search at the top right of the screen or press Downloading and Installing Applications To download and install an application Entertainment To view your downloaded applications To create a Google Checkout accountManaging Your Downloads To uninstall an application To request a refund for an application To flag inappropriate applications To set whether you’re notified about updated applicationsTo rate an application To copy music files onto the phones microSD card MusicTransferring Music Files to Your Phone Opening Music and Working with Your Library To open Music and view your music library To search for music in your library To delete a song from the microSD card Playing Music To play music To play your tracks in a party shuffle To control playback volumeTo control playback To create a playlist To use a song as a ringtoneWorking with Playlists To rename or delete a playlist To add a song to a playlistTo remove a song from a playlist To sync from your phone Video player list options Video PlayerPlayback controls Touch the video you want to play To open the YouTube application YouTubeTMOpening YouTube and Watching Videos Touch YouTube on the Home screen or on the Launch screen To watch and interact with YouTube videos To search for videos Voice Recorder To share your videos on YouTube Managing your Voice Memos Record a Voice MemoPlay a Voice Memo Touch the voice memo you wish to play Voice Recorder Context Menu To access ScrabbleScrabble Tetris To access TetrisDynamic resolution To open the Calendar application CalendarViewing Your Calendar and Events To change your calendar view To learn more about events in Agenda view To switch to Agenda viewWorking in Agenda View Press the Menu Key , then touch Agenda To learn more about events in Day view To switch to Day viewWorking in Day View To add an event in Day view To learn more about events in Week view To switch to Week viewWorking in Week View To add an event in Week view To view more information about events in Month view To switch to Month viewWorking in Month View Press the Menu Key , then touch Month Viewing Event Details To view information about an event Creating an Event To create an event To delete an event Editing or deleting an eventTo edit an event To delete an event reminder Setting an Event ReminderTo set an event reminder Responding to an Event Reminder To respond to an event reminder Synchronizing and Displaying Calendars To set whether calendars are stored on the phone or visible Changing Calendar Settings Allows you to perform simple mathematical calculations CalculatorTo open and use the Calculator To open the Clock application ClockViewing the Date, Time, and Other Information To play a slideshow To dim the Clock display Setting AlarmsTo set an alarm Changing Clock Alarm Settings ThinkFree Office Create a New Document Document, press the Menu Key , then touch Edit View and edit a document on your deviceThinkFree document tools Manage documents online To open Settings SettingsOpening Settings Changing Browser settings Settings Wireless & networks Regulatory domain Set the number of channels to use Mobile networks Call settings Sound Incoming calls Display Location & security Screen unlock Device administration Applications Settings Accounts & sync Personal data PrivacySD card & phone storage Search Language & keyboard Menu Key and touch Add to add a word Voice input & output Accessibility Connectivity Date & time About phone TIA Safety Information Phone Operation Safety Safety Safety Information Safety Safety Safety Avoid potential hearing loss Safety FDA Consumer Update Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety Driver Safety Tips Safety Consumer Information on SAR Specific Absorption Rate Safety Safety Safety FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control Specifications Platform Sensors 306 FAQ FAQ 308 FAQ What is Remember to back up any Menu Key Touch Settings Location Security 312 FAQ VPN access configuration is Remove an Alarm 316 FAQ FAQUpdated Can I import contacts to my VortexTM? How can I separate the grouped contacts? To confirm the selection, touch the OK button Menu Key and touch Sync now to manually synchronize data How can I sync contacts?How can I check that my data is synchronizing? Other Email-Related Issues Email Information Why do my Exchange emails only go back a few days? Supported Email Features How do I sync Facebook/Twitter for LG with the phone? FAQUpdated Limited Warranty Statement What LG will do State LAW Rights Limited Warranty Statement Index Index Index