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 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
 Specifications FAQ FAQUpdated
Safety
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 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
 Installing the Battery and microSD Card
Installing the battery
Removing the battery
Cover as shown Battery cover Above Clicks into place
 To remove the microSD card
Inserting a microSD card
To unmount the microSD card
 Charging the Phone
 Battery temperature protection
Battery charge level
Using the phone without battery
Charging with USB
 Tips to extend the life of your battery
Optimizing Battery Life
To check the battery charge level
 To monitor and control what uses the battery
 Turning the Phone On and Off
Turning the phone on
Turning the phone off
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
 Status icons
Phone’s Status Icons
Following icons indicate the status of your phone
 Notification icons
Following icons indicate that youve received a notification
 Getting to Know the Home Screen
 Touchscreen
To return to the Home screen
To view other Home screen panes
Press the Home Key at any time, from any application
 Basics
 Text Input Methods
Using the Swype Keyboard
Swype Tips
 To configure Swype settings
Swype Settings
Preferences settings
 Help
Swype Advanced Settings
About
 To enter text
Using the Android keyboard
You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing
 To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
To change the keyboard orientation
 To enter text by speaking
Entering text by speaking
You can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking
 To edit text
Editing text
To select text
 To paste text
To cut or copy text
Copy or Cut the text to paste
 Applications How to View, Open and Switch
Overview
 Opening and Closing the Launch screen
Customizing the Launch screen
 Touch an application icon to open it Press the Home Key
Opening and Switching Applications
Touch the icon for the other application you want to open
 Adding application icons to the Home screen
 Working with Menus
Options menus
 Managing Notifications
Context menus
 To respond to a notification
To open the Notifications panel
Touch and drag the Status bar to the bottom of the screen
 Phone and Web search using text entry
Searching Your Phone and the Web
To clear all notifications
To close the notifications panel
 Touch Search to search for the entered terms
 Setting a Lock Pattern for the First Time
Locking the Screen
Changing Your Lock Pattern
Touch Pattern
 Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen
 Customizing the Home Screen
To add an item to the Home screen
 To remove an item from the Home screen
To move an item on the Home screen
To change the Home screen wallpaper
 Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
To rename a folder
 Connecting to Mobile Networks
To disable data when roaming
 To limit your data connection to 2G networks
Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Touch 1x only
 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
 ActiveSync
To forget a Wi-Fi network
With ActiveSync, you can
 Windows Media Sync
Touch the Applications Launcher Key Music Menu Key Sync
 Follow the process below to Disconnect
Disconnect the USB Cable
 Touch Mass Storage mode to connect PC for Autorun
To select USB mode for Autorun
USB Autorun
 Modem Mode with Autorun
To change the setting while Autorun is running
You can change the settings while Autorun is running. Press
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
 Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
To disconnect from a Bluetooth device
To unpair 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
 Your Devices microSD Card and Adapter
MicroSD Card
MicroSD Card
 MicroSD Adapter
 MicroSD Card Settings
Viewing Memory in the microSD Card
Formatting 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 open the Phone application
Placing and Ending Calls
To place a call by dialing
 Airplane mode
 Answering or Rejecting Calls
When unlocked
To answer a call
 To silence the ringer, press the Down Volume Key
Working with the Call Log
To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
To open the Call log
 To dial a number in the Call log
To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
To take other actions on a Call log entry
To clear the Call log
 Calling Your Contacts
Voice Dialer
To call a contact
To call a favorite contact
 Options During a Call
To mute the microphone during a call
 To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone
To switch between current calls
Speaker is turned off automatically when the call ends
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
 Setting Web and Quick Search Box Options
Search
Bing Search
Scroll the screen up, then touch Search
 Browser
Searching the Web and Your Phone Using the Quick Search Box
Internet
 Browse web pages
 100 Web
 Bookmark your favorite web pages
To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark
 Bing Maps Searching For Locations and Places
To search for a location
Getting Directions
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 view traffic conditions on your route
To preview your route
To get an alternate route to your destination
 Checking the news and weather
To open News and Weather
 Changing News and Weather Settings
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 Weather settings
News settings
 Refresh settings
110 Web
 RSS Reader
Using RSS Reader
City ID
 Slacker
To purchase City ID if you said no during the trial?
 Skype mobile
To access the Slacker application
To use the Skype 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
 New Features on the Kindle for VortexTM application
Kindle
Shop for books in the Kindle Store
To open the Kindle application
 Cast Video on Demand Browse video clips
Video
Download video clips
 Verizon Wireless Media Store Ringtones
Music and Tones
Ringback Tones
Cast Media Manager
 Cast Music with Rhapsody
Purchase songs on your phone
Download a PC copy of an over-the-air OTA purchased track
Purchase songs or albums on your PC
 Play songs with your wireless device
Connect your phone and PC using a USB cable
Play songs
Sync your music from your PC to your phone
 Mobile IM
Using Your Contacts
Contacts
 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
 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites
To add a contact to your favorites list
To remove a contact from your favorites list
Searching for a Contact
 Editing Contact Details
To edit contact details
 To divert calls from a contact to your voicemail
To change a contact’s default phone number
To set a ringtone for a contact
 To delete a contact
Communicating with Your Contacts
 To communicate with a contact
To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM
Touch a contacts picture to open Quick Contact for Android
 Selecting Which Contacts are Displayed
To call a contact’s default number
To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed
 To change which groups are displayed
After youve made your selections, touch Done
 Joining Contacts
To join contacts
 Separating Contact Information
Adding and Removing Accounts
To separate 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
 To open the Email application
Opening Email and the Accounts Screen
Accounts screen
 To open your Combined Inbox
Accounts Screen
 Reading Your Messages
To read a message
 Responding to a Message
To reply to or forward a message
To mark a message as unread
To delete a message
 Starring Messages
To star a message
To unstar a message
To view your starred messages
 Composing and Sending Email
To compose and send a message
 To view an account’s folders
Working with Account Folders
Press the Menu Key , then touch Refresh
 Adding and Editing Email Accounts
To add an email account
 Communication
 Changing Email Account Settings
Email account settings
To change an account’s settings
Following settings can be changed for your Email accounts
 Communication
 Incoming server settings
 Settings for POP3 accounts
Port
Security type
Imap path prefix
 Outgoing server settings
Require sign-in
 Using the Facebook application
Facebook
Facebook for LG Application
With the Facebook application you can
 Adding a Facebook widget
My Status
Home screen
Press
 Share a status message
Searching for Facebook users to add to your friends
 Setting Facebook options
Visual Voice Mail
Sending a facebook message
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
 When reading a conversations messages, press the Menu
Labeling a Conversation
To label a conversation
To label a batch of conversations at once
 Viewing Conversations by Label
Starring a Message
Touch its star again
 To report a conversation as spam
Reporting Spam
Searching for Messages
 Synchronizing Your Messages
Archiving Conversations
To Archive a conversation
 To set how many days of conversations to synchronize
To select which conversations to synchronize
Enter the number of days then touch OK
 Appending a Signature to Your Messages
Changing Gmail Settings
Enter a signature or other information Touch OK
 General Settings
Notification settings
 Opening Messaging To open Messaging
Messaging
To delete a message thread from the Messaging window
 Exchanging Messages
To send a text message
 To create and send a multimedia message
 To respond to messages you receive
Changing Messaging Settings
To view details about a message
 Text message SMS settings
Storage settings
Multimedia message MMS settings
 How to select the type of keyboard you want
 Talk
Signing in and Opening your Friends List
To return to 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 invite a friend to join a group chat
To chat on or off the record
To end a chat
Touch the name of the friend to invite
 To change your online status
Changing and Monitoring Online Status
Status Icons
 To change your picture
To change your status message
Managing 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 friends
To 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 friend
 To configure notifications for new Google Talk messages
To show or hide the mobile indicator to friends
Checkmark or uncheck Mobile indicator
To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
 Twitter
Twitter for LG application
Tweeting on your phone
Twitter home screen
 Sending a tweet
 Searching for Twitter users to follow
Setting Twitter for LG options
Sending a direct message
 Phone application
Phone
Call log
Contacts
 Favorites
 Call a Contact by Voice Dialling
Open an Application
 Voice Search
 Camera
Getting to know the viewfinder
 Taking a quick photo
Using the focus mode
Open the Camera application
 Using the advanced settings
Once you’ve taken the photo
 Entertainment
 You can access your saved photos from within the camera
Reset Restores all the settings back the the defaults
Viewing your saved photos
 Video Camera
Shooting a quick video
 After shooting a video
 Adjusting the volume when viewing a video
Setting a photo as wallpaper
Your Photos and Videos
Watching your saved videos
 Adjust the cropping box, if necessary, then touch Save
Gallery
Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums
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
 To watch a slideshow of your pictures
To rotate a picture
Touch a picture to view the control buttons, then touch
Picture is saved with the new orientation
 To crop a picture
 To share a picture
To get details about a picture
To delete a picture
 To play videos
Working with Videos
Touch the video to view the playback controls
 To share a video
To delete a video
 Market
Opening Android Market and Finding Applications
To get help with Android Market
To open Android Market application
 To browse for applications
 To open a screen with details about an application
To search for applications
To return to Android Market home screen
Touch Search at the top right of the screen or press
 Downloading and Installing Applications
To download and install an application
 Entertainment
 Managing Your Downloads
To create a Google Checkout account
To view your downloaded applications
 To uninstall an application
To request a refund for an application
 To rate an application
To set whether you’re notified about updated applications
To flag inappropriate applications
 Transferring Music Files to Your Phone
Music
To copy music files onto the phones microSD card
 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 control playback
To control playback volume
To play your tracks in a party shuffle
 Working with Playlists
To use a song as a ringtone
To create a playlist
 To add a song to a playlist
To remove a song from a playlist
To rename or delete a playlist
To sync from your phone
 Video Player
Playback controls
Video player list options
Touch the video you want to play
 YouTubeTM
Opening YouTube and Watching Videos
To open the YouTube application
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
 Record a Voice Memo
Play a Voice Memo
Managing your Voice Memos
Touch the voice memo you wish to play
 Scrabble
To access Scrabble
Voice Recorder Context Menu
 Dynamic resolution
To access Tetris
Tetris
 Viewing Your Calendar and Events
Calendar
To open the Calendar application
 To change your calendar view
 To switch to Agenda view
Working in Agenda View
To learn more about events in Agenda view
Press the Menu Key , then touch Agenda
 To switch to Day view
Working in Day View
To learn more about events in Day view
To add an event in Day view
 To switch to Week view
Working in Week View
To learn more about events in Week view
To add an event in Week view
 To switch to Month view
Working in Month View
To view more information about events 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 edit an event
Editing or deleting an event
To delete an event
 To set an event reminder
Setting an Event Reminder
To delete 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
 To open and use the Calculator
Calculator
Allows you to perform simple mathematical calculations
 Clock
Viewing the Date, Time, and Other Information
To open the Clock application
To play a slideshow
 To set an alarm
Setting Alarms
To dim the Clock display
 Changing Clock Alarm Settings
 ThinkFree Office
Create a New Document
 ThinkFree document tools
View and edit a document on your device
Document, press the Menu Key , then touch Edit
 Manage documents online
 Settings
Opening Settings
To open 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
 SD card & phone storage
Privacy
Personal data
 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
 How can I check that my data is synchronizing?
How can I sync contacts?
Menu Key and touch Sync now to manually synchronize data
 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
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