LG Splendor Splendor US Cellular User guide

LG Splendor™ User Guide

This guide helps you to get started using your phone.

• Someofthecontentsofthismanualmaynotapplytoyourphone,

dependingonthesoftwareandyourserviceprovider.

• Thishandsetisnotsuitableforpeoplewhohaveavisualimpairment

duetothetouchscreenkeyboard.

• Google™,GoogleMaps™,Gmail™,YouTube™,GoogleTalk™andPlay

Store™aretrademarksofGoogle,Inc.

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WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocause

cancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Wash hands after handling.

MFL67566601 (1.0)

• U.S.Cellular

®

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trademarksofLGGroupanditsrelatedentities.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheir

respectiveowners.

Contents

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Getting to know your phone ................. 8

Your Home screen ............................... 26

Google account setup .......................... 41

Connecting to Networks and Devices 43

Calls ...................................................... 56

Contacts ................................................ 61

Messaging ............................................ 64

Email ..................................................... 67

Camera .................................................. 71

Video camera ........................................77

Multimedia ............................................81

Utilities..................................................84

The web ................................................. 91

Settings ................................................ 93

Accessories ........................................ 104

FAQ ..................................................... 106

Safety ...................................................125

Limited Warranty Statement .............194

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Violationoftheinstructionsmay

causeseriousinjuryordeath.

•Neveruseanunapprovedbattery

sincethiscoulddamagethephone

and/orbatteryandcouldcausethe

batterytoexplode.

•Neverplaceyourphoneina

microwaveovenasitwillcausethe

batterytoexplode.

•Neverstoreyourphonein

temperatureslessthan-4°For

greaterthan122°F.

•Donotdisposeofyourbatterynear

reorwithhazardousorammable

materials.

•Whenridinginacar,donotleave

yourphoneorsetupthehands-

freekitneartheairbag.Ifwireless

equipmentisimproperlyinstalled

andtheairbagisdeployed,youmay

beseriouslyinjured.

Caution

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•Donotusethephoneinareas

whereitsuseisprohibited.(For

example:aircraft)

•Donotexposethebatterycharger

oradaptertodirectsunlightoruseit

inplaceswithhighhumidity,suchas

abathroom.

•Donotuseharshchemicals(suchas

alcohol,benzene,thinners,etc.)or

detergentstocleanyourphone.This

couldcauseare.

•Donotdrop,strike,orshakeyour

phoneseverely.Itmayharmthe

internalcircuitboardsofthephone.

•Donotuseyourphoneinhigh

explosiveareasasthephonemay

generatesparks.

•Donotdamagethepowercordby

bending,twisting,pulling,orheating.

Donotusetheplugifitislooseasit

maycauseelectricshockorre.

•Donotplaceanyheavyitemsonthe

powercord.Donotallowthepower

cordtobecrimpedasitmaycause

electricshockorre.

•Donothandlethephonewithwet

handswhileitisbeingcharged.

Itmaycauseanelectricshockor

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seriouslydamageyourphone.

•Donotdisassemblethephone.

•Donotplaceoranswercallswhile

chargingthephoneasitmayshort-

circuitthephoneand/orcause

electricshockorre.

•Donotholdorlettheantennacome

incontactwithyourbodyduringa

call.

•Makesurethatnosharp-edged

items,suchasanimal’steethor

nails,comeintocontactwiththe

battery.Thiscouldcauseare.

•Storethebatteryoutofreachof

children.

•Becarefulthatchildrendonot

swallowanyparts(suchas

earphone,connectionpartsof

thephone,etc.)Thiscouldcause

asphyxiationorsuffocationresulting

inseriousinjuryordeath.

•Unplugthepowercordandcharger

duringlightningstormstoavoid

electricshockorre.

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•Onlyusethebatteriesandchargers

providedbyLG.Thewarrantywill

notbeappliedtoproductsprovided

byothersuppliers.

•Onlyauthorizedpersonnel

shouldservicethephoneandits

accessories.Faultyinstallationor

servicemayresultinaccidents

andconsequentlyinvalidatethe

warranty.

•Anemergencycallcanbemade

onlywithinaservicearea.Foran

emergencycall,makesurethatyou

arewithinaserviceareaandthatthe

phoneisturnedon.

•Yourphone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phoneduringorimmediately

afteroperation.

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Getting to know your phone

Before you start using the

phone, please read this!

Pleasechecktoseewhetherany

problemsyouencounteredwithyour

phonearedescribedinthissection

beforetakingthephoneinforserviceor

callingaservicerepresentative.

1. Phone memory

Whenthereislessthan10%ofspace

availableinyourphonememory,your

phonecannotreceivenewmessages.

You needtocheckyourphone

memoryanddeletesomedata,such

asapplicationsormessages,tomake

morememoryavailable.

To uninstall applications:

1. OntheHomescreen,touch

>

Appstab>Settings >Apps

(DEVICEcategory).

2. Onceallapplicationsappear,scroll

toandselecttheapplicationyou

wanttouninstall.

3. TouchUninstall >OK toconrm.

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2. Optimizing battery life

Extendyourbattery'slifebetween

chargesbyturningofffeaturesthatyou

don'tneedtohavingrunningconstantly

inthebackground.Youcanmonitor

howapplicationsandsystemresources

consumebatterypower.

Extending your phone's battery life:

•Turnoffradiocommunicationsyouare

notusing.IfyouarenotusingWi-Fi,

BluetoothorGPS,turnthemoff.

•Reducescreenbrightnessandseta

shorterscreentimeout.

•Turnoffautomaticsyncingfor

Gmail™,Calendar,Contactsandother

applications.

•Someapplicationsyouhave

downloadedmayreducebattery

power.

To check the battery power level:

•OntheHomescreen,touch

>

Appstab>Settings

> About

phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Status.

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Thebatterystatus(chargingornot

charging)andlevel(percentagecharged)

isdisplayedatthetopofthescreen.

To monitor and control how battery

power is being used:

•OntheHomescreen,touch

>

Appstab > Settings

> Power

saver(DEVICEcategory)>Battery

use(BATTERYINFORMATION

category).

Batteryusagetimeisdisplayedatthe

topofthescreen.Ittellsyouhowlongit

hasbeensinceyoulastconnectedyour

phonetoapowersourceor,ifcurrently

connected,howlongthephonewaslast

runningonbatterypower.Thescreen

showstheapplicationsorservicesusing

batterypower,listedinorderfromthe

greatesttosmallestamountused.

3. Using folders

You cancombineseveralappicons

inafolder.Droponeappiconover

anotheronaHomescreenpanelorthe

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Applicationsscreenandthetwoicons

willbecombined.

NOTE

Youcancustomizecontentsand

propertiesofeachfolder.Tochangethe

foldernameandcolor,touchthefolder,

thentouch

.Toaddmoreappstothe

folder,simplydraganddroptheiconsinto

thedesiredfolder.

4. 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phonetomalfunction.

Inaddition,yourphonewillnolongerbe

coveredbythewarranty.

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5. Using the hard reset

(Factory reset)

Ifyourphoneneedstoberestoredtoits

originalcondition,performahardreset

torebootyourphone.

1. Turnthepoweroff

2. Pressandholdthefollowingkeys

atthesametime:Volume Down

Key

+ Home Key 

+Power/Lock Key

.

3. Releaseallofthekeyswhen

youseethescreenmessage

"PermanentlyEraseUserData&

ResetSettings?PressthePower

keytoconrmandanyotherkey

tocancel."Therstmessagewill

bedisplayedin10to12seconds.

4. PressthePower/Lock Key



toconrm(orpressanyotherkey

tocancel).Whenyoupressthe

Power/Lock Key

toconrm,

apop-upappearsasking"Areyou

sureyouwanttocontinuewith

erase?".

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5. PressthePower/Lock Key 

andyourphonewillberestored

tothefactorysettings.Tocancel,

pressanyotherkey.

Leaveyourphoneforatleastaminute

whilethehardresetiscarriedout.Your

phonewillrebootautomatically.

Caution

Ifyouperformahardreset,alluser

applicationsanduserdatawillbedeleted.

Thiscannotbereversed.Remember

tobackupanyimportantdatabefore

performingahardreset.

6. Opening and switching

applications

MultitaskingiseasywithAndroid

becauseyoucankeepmorethanone

applicationrunningatthesametime.

There'snoneedtoquitanapplication

beforeopeninganother.Useandswitch

betweenseveralopenapplications.

Androidmanageseachapplication,

stoppingandstartingthemasneeded

toensurethatidleapplicationsdon't

consumeresourcesunnecessarily.

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To view a list of recently used

applications:

SimplytouchandholdtheHome Key

.

To stop applications:

1. OntheHomescreen,touch

>

Appstab>Settings >Apps

(DEVICEcategory)>Runningtab.

2. Scrollandtouchthedesired

applicationandtouchStopto

stopit.

7. Hold your phone upright

Holdyourmobilephonevertically,as

youwouldaregularphone.TheLG

Splendor™hasaninternalantenna.Be

carefulnottoscratchordamagethe

backofthephone,asthismayaffect

performance.

Whilemaking/receivingcallsorsending/

receivingdata,avoidholdingthelower

partofthephonewheretheantennais

located.Doingsomayaffectcallquality.

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8. When the screen freezes

If the screen freezes or the phone

does not respond when you try to

operate it:

Removethebattery,reinsertit,then

turnthephoneon.

OR

PressandholdthePower/LockKey

for10secondstoturnitoff.

Ifitstilldoesnotwork,pleasecontact

theservicecenter.

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Device components

Earpiece

Proximity Sensor

Front Camera Lens

Home Key

• ReturntotheHomescreenfrom

anyscreen.

• Pressandholdtoviewalistofthe

mostrecentlyusedapps.

Back Key

Returntothepreviousscreen.

Power/Lock Key

•Switchyourphoneon/offbypressing

andholdingthiskey.

•Shortpresstolock/unlockthescreen.

Menu Key

• Displaysavailableoptions.

• GotoGoogleSearch™bylightly

pressingandholdingthiskey.

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

NOTE Proximity sensor

Whenreceivingandmakingcalls,the

proximitysensorautomaticallyturnsthe

backlightoffandlocksthetouchscreen

bysensingwhenthephoneisnearyour

ear.Thisextendsbatterylifeandprevents

youfromunintentionallyactivatingthe

touchscreenduringcalls.



WARNING

Placingaheavyobjectonthephoneor

sittingonitcandamagetheLCDand

touchscreenfunctions.Donotcoverthe

LCDproximitysensorwithprotective

lm.Thiscouldcausethesensorto

malfunction.

Power/Lock Key

Charger/USB Port

Microphone

Earphone Jack

Volume Keys

•IntheHomescreen:Controlringer

volume.

•Duringacall:Controlyourearpiece

volume.

•Whenplayingatrack:Controlvolume

continuously.

TIP!PressandholdbothVolumeKeysfor

onesecondtoaccesstheQuickMemo

function.

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Back Camera Lens

microSD Card Slot

Speaker

Battery

Back Cover

Installing the SD card and

battery

Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournew

phone,you'llneedtosetitup.Toinsert

theSDcardandbattery:

1. Toremovethebackcover,hold

thephonermlyinonehand.

Withyourotherhand,liftoffthe

backcoverwithyourthumbnailas

showningureonthenextpage.



NOTE

PutyourthumbnailintotheCharger/USB

Portholeandliftoffthebackcover.

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2. Insertthebatteryintoplaceby

aligningthegoldcontactsonthe

batteryandthephone and

pressingitdownuntilitclicksinto

place .

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3. Alignthebackcoveroverthe

batterycompartment andpress

itdownuntilitclicksintoplace .

Charging your phone

TheCharger/USBPortisatthebottom

ofthephone.Insertthechargerand

plugitintoanelectricaloutlet.

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