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