LG LGV490 User manual

MFL69201201 (1.0)

User Guide

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LG-V490

User Guide

ENGLISH

• Screendisplaysandillustrationsmaydiffer

fromthoseyouseeonactualdevice.

• Someofthecontentsofthisguidemay

notapplytoyourdevice,dependingon

thesoftwareandyourserviceprovider.All

informationinthisdocumentissubjectto

changewithoutnotice.

• Thisdeviceisnotsuitableforpeoplewho

haveavisualimpairmentduetothetouch

screenkeyboard.

rightsreserved.LGandtheLGlogoare

registeredtrademarksofLGGroupandits

relatedentities.Allothertrademarksare

thepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

• Google™,GoogleMaps™,Gmail™,

YouTube™,Hangouts™andGooglePlay™

aretrademarksofGoogle,Inc.

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About this user guide .............................5

About this user guide ............................... 5

Trademarks ................................................. 6

DivX HD ...................................................... 6

Guidelines for safe and efﬁcient use ....8

Important notice ................................... 16

Getting to know your device ............... 20

Tablet Overview........................................20

Charging your tablet ...............................22

Optimizing Battery Life ..........................23

To extend the life of your battery ............ 23

To view the battery charge level .............. 24

To monitor and control what uses the

battery ............................................................... 24

Installing the SIM card ............................ 24

Inserting a microSD card........................25

Removing the microSD card ..................26

Formatting the microSD card ................ 27

Locking and unlocking the screen ........ 27

Turning the screen on using the

KnockON feature .......................................... 28

Unlocking your screen using the

Knock Code feature.....................................28

Your Home screen ................................ 29

Touch screen tips .....................................29

Tap or touch .................................................... 29

Touch and hold .............................................. 29

Drag.................................................................... 29

Swipe or slide .................................................30

Double-tap ......................................................30

Pinch-to-Zoom ..............................................30

Rotate the screen .........................................30

Home screen ............................................ 30

Customizing the Home screen ............... 32

Opening, switching, and stopping

apps ...........................................................32

Using Dual window .................................. 33

Customizing app icons on the Home

screen ........................................................34

Quick access ............................................35

Notiﬁcations ............................................. 35

Accessing notiﬁcations ............................... 36

Quick Settings on the Notiﬁcations

Panel .................................................................. 36

To rearrange Quick Setting options

on the Notiﬁcation Panel ............................37

QSlide apps on the Notiﬁcations

Panel ...................................................................37

Using the QSlide apps ................................37

Notiﬁcation icons on the Status Bar .......37

Multiple Users .......................................... 39

QSlide .......................................................40

Capturing a Screenshot .......................... 42

Using QuickMemo+ to capture a

screenshot .......................................................42

Using Capture plus to capture a

screenshot of the browser ......................... 42

Text Input Methods .................................43

Enter suggested word using gesture

control ............................................................... 43

Entering special characters ......................44

Table of contents

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Using Clip Tray ............................................... 45

Google account setup .......................... 46

Connecting to Networks and

Devices ...................................................47

Wi-Fi ......................................................... 47

Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ..................47

Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to

a Wi-Fi network ............................................... 47

Bluetooth ..................................................48

Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up

your tablet with a Bluetooth device .......48

Send data using the Bluetooth

feature ............................................................... 49

Receive data using the Bluetooth

feature ............................................................... 49

SmartShare ..............................................50

Enjoying the content via a variety of

devices .............................................................. 50

Playing/Sending ............................................50

Enjoying the content from Nearby

devices ......................................................50

Connecting devices ..................................... 50

Searching other devices ..............................51

Using the content from the Cloud .........51

Using the Cloud ..............................................51

QPair .......................................................... 51

PC connections with a USB cable .........54

Transferring music, photos and videos

using the Media device (MTP) mode ... 54

Synchronize with Windows Media

Player ................................................................. 54

PC connections with a USB cable for

Mac OS X users ............................................ 55

Contacts ................................................ 56

Searching for a contact ..........................56

Adding a new contact ............................. 56

Favorite Contacts .....................................56

Creating a group...................................... 57

Messaging ............................................. 58

Conversation view ....................................58

Sending a message ................................. 58

Using smilies ............................................59

Changing your message settings .......... 59

E-mail .................................................... 60

Managing an email account ................... 60

Working with account folders .................61

Composing and sending email ...............61

Receiving emails .......................................61

Entertainment....................................... 62

Camera .....................................................62

Getting to know the viewﬁnder ................ 62

Using the advanced settings ................... 63

Taking a photo ............................................... 63

To zoom in or out .......................................... 64

Gesture shot....................................................64

Once you've taken a photo .......................64

Viewing your saved photos ....................... 66

Recording a video ........................................ 66

Watching your saved videos..................... 66

Gallery ....................................................... 67

Viewing pictures .............................................67

Playing videos ................................................. 68

Deleting images and videos .....................68

Setting as wallpaper.....................................68

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Slideshow..................................................68

Video ......................................................... 69

Playing a video ............................................... 69

Music ......................................................... 70

Transfer music using Media device

(MTP) mode ..................................................... 70

Playing a song ..................................................71

Tools ........................................................ 73

QuickMemo+ ............................................ 73

QuickRemote ........................................... 75

Clock ......................................................... 76

Calculator ................................................. 77

Calendar ................................................... 77

Tasks.......................................................... 78

File Manager ............................................ 79

Voice Recorder .........................................80

POLARIS Ofﬁce 5 ...................................81

Google+ ....................................................82

LG SmartWorld ........................................82

The Web ................................................ 84

Internet .....................................................84

Opening a page ............................................ 84

Bookmarks .......................................................85

History ............................................................... 85

Using Reader mode .................................... 85

Using QSlide ................................................... 85

Download ﬁles ................................................ 85

Chrome ..................................................... 85

Viewing web pages ...................................... 86

Opening a page ............................................ 86

Searching the web by voice ..................... 86

Syncing with other devices .......................86

Adding and viewing bookmarks ..............87

Chrome Options menu ...............................87

Settings ................................................. 88

Access the Settings menu .....................88

WIRELESS NETWORKS ........................ 88

DEVICE ...................................................... 91

PERSONAL .............................................. 95

SYSTEM....................................................98

LG Backup ............................................102

About backing up and restoring

device data ............................................. 102

Backup your tablet data........................ 103

Restoring tablet data ............................ 103

Tablet software update .......................105

Tablet software update ......................... 105

LG tablet software update via

Over-the-Air (OTA) ............................... 105

Accessories ..........................................107

Troubleshooting ................................... 108

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About this user guide

•Beforeusingyourdevice,pleasecarefullyreadthismanual.Thiswillensure

thatyouuseyourdevicesafelyandcorrectly.

•Someoftheimagesandscreenshotsprovidedinthisguidemayappear

differentlyonyourtablet.

•Yourcontentmaydifferfromthefinalproduct,orfromsoftwaresupplied

byserviceprovidersorcarriers,Thiscontentmaybesubjecttochange

withoutpriornotice.Forthelatestversionofthismanual,pleasevisitthe

LGwebsiteatwww.lg.com.

•Yourdevice'sapplicationsandtheirfunctionsmayvarybycountry,region,

orhardwarespecifications.LGcannotbeheldliableforanyperformance

issuesresultingfromtheuseofapplicationsdevelopedbyprovidersother

thanLG.

•LGcannotbeheldliableforperformanceorincompatibilityissuesresulting

fromeditedregistrysettingsbeingeditedoroperatingsystemsoftware

beingmodified.Anyattempttocustomizeyouroperatingsystemmay

causethedeviceoritsapplicationstonotworkastheyshould.

•Software,audio,wallpaper,images,andothermediasuppliedwithyour

devicearelicensedforlimiteduse.Ifyouextractandusethesematerials

forcommercialorotherpurposesis,youmaybeinfringingcopyrightlaws.

Asauser,youarefullyareentirelyresponsiblefortheillegaluseofmedia.

•Additionalchargesmaybeappliedfordataservices,suchasmessaging,

uploadinganddownloading,auto-syncing,orusinglocationservices.To

avoidadditionalcharges,selectadataplantoissuitableforyourneeds.

Contactyourserviceprovidertoobtainadditionaldetails.

About this user guide

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Trademarks

•LGandtheLGlogoareregisteredtrademarksofLGElectronics.

•Allothertrademarksandcopyrightsarethepropertyoftheirrespective

owners.

DivX HD

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subsidiaryofRoviCorporation.ThisisanofficialDivXCertified®devicethat

haspassedrigoroustestingtoverifythatitplaysDivXvideo.Visitdivx.com

formoreinformationandsoftwaretoolstoconvertyourfilesintoDivXvideos.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:ThisDivXCertified®devicemustbe

registeredinordertoplaypurchasedDivXVideo-on-Demand(VOD)movies.

Toobtainyourregistrationcode,locatetheDivXVODsectioninyourdevice

setupmenu.Gotovod.divx.comformoreinformationonhowtocomplete

yourregistration.

DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium

content.

DivX®, DivX Certified® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi

Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license.

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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE NOTICE INFORMATION

ToobtainthesourcecodeunderGPL,LGPL,MPL,andother

opensourcelicenses,thatiscontainedinthisproduct,pleasevisit

http://opensource.lge.com.

Inadditiontothesourcecode,allreferredlicenseterms,warranty

disclaimersandcopyrightnoticesareavailablefordownload.

LGElectronicswillalsoprovideopensourcecodetoyouonCD-ROM

forachargecoveringthecostofperformingsuchdistribution(such

asthecostofmedia,shipping,andhandling)uponemailrequestto

opensource@lge.com.Thisofferisvalidforthree(3)yearsfromthedate

onwhichyoupurchasedtheproduct.

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Guidelines for safe and efﬁcient use

Pleasereadthesesimpleguidelines.Notfollowingtheseguidelinesmaybe

dangerousorillegal.

Shouldafaultoccur,asoftwaretoolisbuiltintoyourdevicethatwillgather

afaultlog.Thistoolgathersonlydataspecifictothefault,suchassignal

strengthandapplicationsloaded.Thelogisusedonlytohelpdeterminethe

causeofthefault.Theselogsareencryptedandcanonlybeaccessedbyan

authorizedLGRepaircentreshouldyouneedtoreturnyourdeviceforrepair.

Exposure to radio frequency energy

RadiowaveexposureandSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)information.

ThistabletdevicemodelLG-V490hasbeendesignedtocomplywith

applicablesafetyrequirementsforexposuretoradiowaves.These

requirementsarebasedonscientificguidelinesthatincludesafetymargins

designedtoassurethesafetyofallpersons,regardlessofageandhealth.

•Theradiowaveexposureguidelinesemployaunitofmeasurementknown

astheSpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR).TestsforSARareconductedusing

standardisedmethodswiththedevicetransmittingatitshighestcertified

powerlevelinallusedfrequencybands.

•WhiletheremaybedifferencesbetweentheSARlevelsofvarious

LGdevicemodels,theyarealldesignedtomeettherelevantguidelinesfor

exposuretoradiowaves.

•TheSARlimitrecommendedbytheInternationalCommissiononNon-

IonizingRadiationProtection(ICNIRP)is2W/kgaveragedover10gof

tissue.

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•ThehighestSARvalueforthisdevicewhenwornonthebody,asdescribed

inthisuserguide,is1.420W/kg.

•ThisdevicemeetsRFexposureguidelineswhenusedeitherinthenormal

usepositionagainsttheearorwhenpositionedatleast0.00cmaway

fromthebody.Whenacarrycase,beltcliporholderisusedforbody-worn

operation,itshouldnotcontainmetalandshouldpositiontheproductat

least0.00cmawayfromyourbody.

Inordertotransmitdatafilesormessages,thisdevicerequiresaquality

connectiontothenetwork.Insomecases,transmissionofdatafilesor

messagesmaybedelayeduntilsuchaconnectionisavailable.Ensurethe

aboveseparationdistanceinstructionsarefolloweduntilthetransmissionis

completed.

Product care and maintenance

WARNING

Notice for Battery replacement

•Foryoursafety,donotremovethebatteryincorporatedintheproduct.

Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,takeittothenearestauthorized

LGElectronicsservicepointordealerforassistance.

•Li-IonBatteryisahazardouscomponentwhichcancauseinjury.

•Batteryreplacementbynon-qualifiedprofessionalcancausedamageto

yourdevice.

WARNING

Onlyusebatteries,chargersandaccessoriesapprovedforusewiththis

particulardevicemodel.Theuseofanyothertypesmayinvalidateany

approvalorwarrantyapplyingtothedeviceandmaybedangerous.

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•Donotdisassemblethisunit.Takeittoaqualifiedservicetechnicianwhen

repairworkisrequired.

•Repairsunderwarranty,atLG'sdiscretion,mayincludereplacementparts

orboardsthatareeitherneworreconditioned,providedthattheyhave

functionalityequaltothatofthepartsbeingreplaced.

•KeepawayfromelectricalappliancessuchasTVs,radiosandpersonal

computers.

•Theunitshouldbekeptawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiatorsor

cookers.

•Donotdrop.

•Donotsubjectthisunittomechanicalvibrationorshock.

•Switchoffthedeviceinanyareawhereyouarerequiredtobyspecial

regulations.Forexample,donotuseyourdeviceinhospitalsasitmay

affectsensitivemedicalequipment.

•Donothandlethedevicewithwethandswhileitisbeingcharged.Itmay

causeanelectricshockandcanseriouslydamageyourdevice.

•Donotchargeadevicenearflammablematerialasthedevicecanbecome

hotandcreateafirehazard.

•Useadryclothtocleantheexterioroftheunit(donotusesolventssuch

asbenzene,thinneroralcohol).

•Donotchargethetabletwhenitisonsoftfurnishings.

•Thedeviceshouldbechargedinawellventilatedarea.

•Donotsubjectthisunittoexcessivesmokeordust.

•Donotkeepthedevicenexttocreditcardsortransporttickets;itcan

affecttheinformationonthemagneticstrips.

•Donottapthescreenwithasharpobjectasitmaydamagethetablet.

•Donotexposethedevicetoliquidormoisture.

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•Useaccessorieslikeearphonescautiously.

•Donotuse,touchorattempttoremoveorfixbroken,chippedorcracked

glass.Damagetotheglassdisplayduetoabuseormisuseisnotcovered

underthewarranty.

•Yourtabletisanelectronicdevicethatgeneratesheatduringnormal

operation.Extremelyprolonged,directskincontactintheabsenceof

adequateventilationmayresultindiscomfortorminorburns.Therefore,

usecarewhenhandlingyourdeviceduringorimmediatelyafteroperation.

•Ifyourdevicegetswet,immediatelyunplugittodryoffcompletely.Donot

attempttoacceleratethedryingprocesswithanexternalheatingsource,

suchasanoven,microwaveorhairdryer.

•Theliquidinyourwetdevice,changesthecoloroftheproductlabelinside

yourdevice.Damagetoyourdeviceasaresultofexposuretoliquidisnot

coveredunderyourwarranty.

•Useyourtabletintemperaturesbetween0ºCand40ºC,ifpossible.

Exposingyourdevicetoextremelyloworhightemperaturesmayresultin

damage,malfunction,orevenexplosion.

Efficient device operation

Electronics devices

Alltabletdevicemayreceiveinterference,whichcouldaffectperformance.

•Donotuseyourtabletdevicenearmedicalequipmentwithoutrequesting

permission.Avoidplacingthetabletoverpacemakers,forexample,inyour

breastpocket.

•Somehearingaidsmightbedisturbedbytabletdevice.

•MinorinterferencemayaffectTVs,radios,PCsetc.

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Road safety

Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseoftabletdeviceintheareawhen

youdrive.

•Donotuseahand-helddevicewhiledriving.

•Givefullattentiontodriving.

•RFenergymayaffectsomeelectronicsystemsinyourvehiclesuchascar

stereosandsafetyequipment.

•Whenyourvehicleisequippedwithanairbag,donotobstructwith

installedorportablewirelessequipment.Itcancausetheairbagtofailor

causeseriousinjuryduetoimproperperformance.

•Ifyouarelisteningtomusicwhilstoutandabout,pleaseensurethatthe

volumeisatareasonablelevelsothatyouareawareofyoursurroundings.

Thisisofparticularimportancewhennearroads.

Avoid damage to your hearing

NOTE:Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescan

causehearingloss.

Topreventpossiblehearingdamage,donotlistenathighvolume

levelsforlongperiods

•Damagetoyourhearingcanoccurifyouareexposedtoloudsoundfor

longperiodsoftime.Wethereforerecommendthatyoudonotturnonor

offthetabletclosetoyourear.Wealsorecommendthatmusicvolumes

aresettoareasonablelevel.

•Whenusingheadphones,turnthevolumedownifyoucannothearthe

peoplespeakingnearyou,orifthepersonsittingnexttoyoucanhear

whatyouarelisteningto.

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Glass Parts

Somepartsofyourtabletdevicearemadeofglass.Thisglasscouldbreak

ifyourdeviceisdroppedonahardsurfaceorreceivesasubstantialimpact.

Iftheglassbreaks,donottouchorattempttoremoveit.Stopusingyour

deviceuntiltheglassisreplacedbyanauthorisedserviceprovider.

Blasting area

Donotusethetabletwhereblastingisinprogress.Observerestrictionsand

followanyregulationsorrules.

Potentially explosive atmospheres

•Donotuseyourtabletatarefuelingpoint.

•Donotusenearfuelorchemicals.

•Donottransportorstoreflammablegas,liquidorexplosivesinthesame

compartmentofyourvehicleasyourtabletdeviceoraccessories.

In aircraft

Wirelessdevicescancauseinterferenceinaircraft.

•Turnyourtabletoffbeforeboardinganyaircraft.

•Donotuseitonthegroundwithoutpermissionfromthecrew.

Children

Keepthedeviceinasafeplaceoutofthereachofsmallchildren.Itincludes

smallpartswhichmaycauseachokinghazardifdetached.Thisdevicealso

containsaninternalbatterythatcanbehazardousifthedeviceisnotused

ormaintainedproperly.

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Battery information and care

•Youdonotneedtocompletelydischargethebatterybeforerecharging.

Unlikeotherbatterysystems,thereisnomemoryeffectthatcould

compromisethebattery'sperformance.

•UseonlyLGbatteriesandchargers.LGchargersaredesignedtomaximise

thebatterylife.

•Donotdisassembleorshort-circuitthebattery.

•Rechargethebatteryifithasnotbeenusedforalongtimetomaximise

usability.

•Donotexposethebatterychargertodirectsunlightoruseitinhigh

humidity,suchasinthebathroom.

Donotleavethedeviceinhotorcoldplaces,asthismaydeteriorate

batteryperformance.

•Thereisriskofexplosionifthebatteryisreplacedwithanincorrecttype.

•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.

Pleaserecyclewhenpossible.Donotdisposeashouseholdwaste.

•Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,takeittothenearestauthorisedLG

Electronicsservicepointordealerforassistance.

•Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafterthetabletisfully

chargedtosaveunnecessarypowerconsumptionofthecharger.

•Actualbatterylifewilldependonnetworkconfiguration,productsettings,

usagepatterns,batteryandenvironmentalconditions.

•Makesurethatnosharp-edgeditemssuchasanimal’steethornails,

comeintocontactwiththebattery.Thiscouldcauseafire.

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How to update your tablet

Accesstolatestfirmwarereleases,newsoftwarefunctionsand

improvements.

•UpdateyourtabletwithoutaPC:SelectUpdate Center

>Software

Update>Check now for update.

•UpdateyourtabletbyconnectingittoyourPC.

Formoreinformationaboutusingthisfunction,pleasevisit

http://www.lg.com/common/index.jspandselectthecountryand

language.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Hereby,LG ElectronicsdeclaresthatthisLG-V490productisin

compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprovisions

ofDirective1999/5/EC.AcopyoftheDeclarationofConformitycanbe

foundathttp://www.lg.com/global/declaration

Regulatory and Safety

Goto“System settings > About tablet > Regulatory and Safety”toget

regulatoryandsafetyinformation

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Please read this before you start using your tablet!

Pleasechecktoseewhetheranyproblemsyouencounteredwithyourtablet

aredescribedinthissectionbeforetakingthetabletinforserviceorcalling

aservicerepresentative.

1. Tablet Memory

Youneedtocheckyourtabletmemoryanddeletesomedata,suchas

applications,tomakemorememoryavailable.

To uninstall applications:

1 Tap > >Appstab>Settings >Apps.

2 Oncealloftheapplicationsappear,selecttheapplicationyouwantto

uninstall.

3 TapUninstallandOKtoconfirm.

2. Before installing an open source application and

operating system (OS)

WARNING

IfyouinstallanduseanOSotherthantheoneprovidedbythe

manufactureritmaycauseyourtablettomalfunction.Inaddition,your

tabletwillnolongerbecoveredbythewarranty.

Important notice

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WARNING

Toprotectyourtabletandpersonaldata,onlydownloadapplications

fromtrustedsources,suchasPlayStore.Ifthereareimproperlyinstalled

applicationsonyourtablet,thetabletmaynotworknormallyoraserious

errormayoccur.Youmustuninstallthoseapplicationsandallassociated

dataandsettingsfromthetablet.

3. Using a Screen Lock

Setanscreenlocktosecureyourtablet.Tap > >Appstab>

Settings >Display>Lock screen>Select screen lockandselecta

desiredscreenlockfromNone,Swipe,Knock Code,Pattern,PINand

Password.YoucancreateaBackupPINasasafetymeasureincaseyou

forgetyourscreenlock.

Caution:CreateorsignintoaGoogleaccountbeforesettingascreenlock

andremembertheBackupPINyoucreatedwhencreatingyourscreenlock.

WARNING

Precautions to take when using a screen lock.

Itisveryimportanttorememberthescreenlockyouset.Youwillnotbe

abletoaccessyourtabletifyouuseanincorrectscreenlock5times.You

have5opportunitiestoenteryourunlockpattern,PINorpassword.Ifyou

haveusedall5opportunities,youcantryagainafter30seconds.

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When you can’t recall your Pattern, PIN or Password:

< If you have forgotten your pattern >

IfyouloggedintoyourGoogleaccountonthetabletbutfailedtoenterthe

correctpattern5times,taptheForgot pattern?buttonatthebottomofthe

screen.YouarethenrequiredtologinwithyourGoogleAccountoryouhave

toentertheBackupPINwhichyouenteredwhencreatingyourPatternLock.

IfyouhavenotcreatedaGoogleaccountonthetabletoryouforgotthe

BackupPIN,youhavetoperformahardreset.

< If you have forgotten your PIN or Password >

IfyouforgetyourPINorPassword,youwillneedtoperformahardreset.

Caution:Ifyouperformahardreset,alluserapplicationsanduserdatawill

bedeleted.

NOTE:IfyouhavenotloggedintoyourGoogleAccountandhave

forgottenyourPattern,youwillneedtoenteryourBackupPIN.

4. Using the Hard Reset (Factory Reset)

Ifyourtabletdoesnotrestoretoitsoriginalcondition,useaHardReset

(FactoryReset)toinitializeit.

1 Turnthetabletoff.

2 PressandholdtheVolume Down Key first,thenpressandholdthe

Power/Lock Key ontherightsideofthetabletuntiltheLGlogois

displayed.

3 ReleaseallofthekeyswhentheLGlogoisdisplayed.

4 ImmediatelypressandholdthePower/Lock Key + Volume Down Key 

atthesametime.

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